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UNIT5,WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERS,BackgroundInformation,ThanksgivingDay（感恩节）ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.PepolecelebrateitonthefourthThursdayofNovembereveryyear.In1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts.,BackgroundInformation,ThanksgivingDay（感恩节）ThePilgrimsofPlymouthRockheldtheirthanksgivingin1621asathreeday“thankyou”celebrationtotheleaderoftheWampanoag（万帕诺亚格人）Indiantribeandtheirfamiliesforteachingthemthesurvivalskillstheyneededtomakeitintheworld.ItwastheirgoodfortunethatthetraditionoftheWampanoagswastotreatanyvisitortotheirhomeswithashareofwhateverfoodthefamilyhad,evenifsupplieswerelow.,BackgroundInformation,ThanksgivingDay（感恩节）TheAmericantraditionofThaksgivingrevolvearoundahugeandlavishmeal,usuallywithTurkeyasthecenterpiece.ForthosewhodonotlikeTurkeyrkey,aroastedorprimeribiscommon.Inmanyhomesfamilymemberswilleachmentionsomethingtheyareverythankfulfor.,Mainidea,TheauthorservedinthecoastguardduringtheworldwarII.OnathanksgivingDayatsea,hedecidedtocelebratethetruemeaningofthanksgivingbywritingthreeveryspecailletters.,TEXTANALYSIS,ToWhomThelettersiswritenTohisfather;Tohisgrammarschoolprincipal;Tohisgrandma.,TEXTANALYSIS,TheReasons,Father:TheRev.Nelson:,Hehadimpressedupontheauthorfromboyhoodtolovebooksandreading.Theauthorsloveofbooksneverdiminishedandlaterledtheauthortowardwritingbooks.,Theauthortoldhimwhateverpositivethingshehaddonesincehadbeeninfluencedatleastinpartybyhismorningschoolprayers.,TheReasons,TEXTANALYSIS,Grandma:,Sheusedtoteachtheauthorhowtotellthetruth,toshare,andtobeforgivingandconsiderateofothers.,TEXTANALYSIS,TheirresponsesFather:Hisfathershowedthatafterhavinghelpededucatemanyyoungpepole,henowfeltthathisbestresultsincludedhisownson.,TEXTANALYSIS,ReverendNelson:Hewrotethattheauthorsletterhadbroughthimwelcomereassurancethathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.Grandma:Sheexpressedherlovinggratefu-lnesstotheauthorwhomsheusedtodiaper.,draughtn.a.currentofair;theamounttakeninbyasingleactofdrinkingorinhalingE.g.1)Asthetrainbegantomoveapleasantdraughtcooledusalldown.2)Hetookadeepdroughtonthewine.questn.theactofseekingorpursuingsth.E.g.1)Aquestisalonganddifficultsearchforsomething.2)Hewenttothelibraryinthequestofsomethingtoread.,Languagepoints,reversevt.turnaroundtotheoppositedirection;exchangethepositionsofE.g.1)Hereversedthejudgementandsettheprisonerfreeafterall.2)Thedriverputthecarintoreverse.verbala.spoken;oforconnectedwithaverbE.g.1)Itcansomethingbedifficulttogiveaverbaldescriptionofthingslikecolorsandsounds.2)Sheonlygavemeaverbalpromise.,Languagepoints,behalfninterest;benefitE.g.1）Ithinkyouforallthetroubleyouhavetakeninmybehalf.2)onbehalfofdiminishvt.makeorsmallerorlessE.g.Absencediminisheslittlepassionandincreasegreatones,justasthewindblowoutacandleandfansafire.,Languagepoints,exposevt.leaveuncovered;makeaccessibletoE.g.1)Thechildrenshouldbeexposedtoallkindsofweather.2)Heexposedtheirplot.Immersevt.covercompletelyinaliquid;absorbdeeplyE.g.1)Themayorimmerseshimselfamongthemasses.2)Heimmersedthefilminthedeveloper.,Languagepoints,odda.alittlemorethan;thatcannotbedividedbytwo;strangeE.g.1)Hesanoddlookingoldman.2)HemadealivingbydoingoddjobsinLondon.successivea.fllowingoneaftertheotherE.g.1)threesuccessivedays2)Inhisspeech,theministerofindustrysaidthatindustrialexportswentupforfivesuccessiveyears.,Languagepoints,ImportantSentences,Irealize,swallowinghard,thatabouthalfofthemhadsincedied-sotheywereforeverbeyondanypossibleexpressionofgratitudefromme.(L33-34)非常难受的是，我意识到，他们中有一半已经过世了因此他们永远都无法接受我的谢意了。【注释】本句中swallowinghard为现在分词做伴随状语，表面我意识到这件事的痛苦。,ImportantSentences,Infact,thisgraduatedintoafamilyhabitofafter-dinnerquizzesatthetableaboutthebooksreadmostrecentlyandnewwordslearned.(L49-51)渐渐地成为一种家庭习惯，晚饭后大家围在餐桌旁互相考查最近所读的书以及新学的单词。【解释】其中read是过去分词作定语修饰books。Graduate意为“逐渐变化、发展”。,ImportantSentences,Aglanceatgrandmasfamiliarhandwritingbroughtbackinaflashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchingher“settindown”somelettertorelatives.(L92-94)看到外祖母熟悉的笔记，我顿时回想起以前站在她的白色摇椅旁边给她亲戚们写信的情景。【解释】standingalongside和watchingher是并列结构，后者省略“of”。,Thankyou!,
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