【单词】
Getting Ready
literature /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/ n. 文学，文学作品
novel /ˈnɒvl/ n.（长篇）小说
Lesson 13
gable /ˈɡeɪbl/ n. 三角墙，山墙
carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/ n.（旧时载客的）四轮马车；（火车的）客车厢
passenger /ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/ n. 乘客，旅客
braid /breɪd/ n. 发辫
freckle /ˈfrekl/ n. 雀斑
make up one's mind 决定，下定决心
cherry /ˈtʃeri/ n. 樱桃
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ adj. 可爱的；令人愉快的
shyly /ˈʃaɪli/ adv. 羞怯地
normally /ˈnɔːməli/ adv. 通常，正常情况下
apologise /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/ v. 道歉
plot /plɒt/ n. 故事情节
Lesson 14
trunk /trʌŋk/ n. 象鼻；树干
tusk /tʌsk/ n.（象或某些其他动物的）长牙
flat /flæt/ adj. 扁平的 n. 公寓
hose /həʊz/ n. 橡皮管
iron /ˈaɪən/ n. 铁
mat /mæt/ n. 小地毯，垫子
thick /θɪk/ adj. 粗的；厚的
upon /əˈpɒn/ prep. 当……时；在……上
once upon a time 很久以前
king /kɪŋ/ n. 国王
officer /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/ n. 官员；军官
cloth /klɒθ/ n. 布；布料
guard /ɡɑːd/ n. 卫兵，警卫
spot /spɒt/ n. 地点；斑点
obviously /ˈɒbviəsli/ adv. 明显地，显然
jacket /ˈdʒækɪt/ n. 夹克衫
Lesson15
series /ˈsɪəriːz/ n. 系列
graduation /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃn/ n. 毕业
epic /ˈepɪk/ adj. 巨大的
scale /skeɪl/ n. 程度
usual /ˈjuːʒuəl; ˈjuːʒəl/ adj. 寻常的，通常的
marriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/ n. 婚姻
raise /reɪz/ v. 抚养；提升
resolution /ˌrezəˈluːʃn/ n. 结果；解决
rich /rɪtʃ/ adj. 富有的
direct /dəˈrekt; daɪˈrekt/ adj. 直接的 v. 投入
pretend /prɪˈtend/ v. 假装
other than 除……之外；不同于
final /ˈfaɪnl/ adj. 最终的，最后的
theme park主题公园
related /rɪˈleɪtɪd/ adj. 相关的，有联系的
related to 与……相关的
remarry /ˌriːˈmæri/ v. 再婚
separate /ˈseprət/ v. 分离；划分
carelessness /ˈkeələsnəs/ n. 疏忽大意
Communication Workshop
celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/ v. 庆祝，祝贺
enjoy oneself 过得愉快
rush /rʌʃ/ v. 迅速移动
climax /ˈklaɪmæks/ n. 高潮；顶点
【课文】
Lesson 13 Reading
Meeting Anne
Matthew Cuthbert was on his way to Bright River on his horse and carriage. He was a quiet man who didn't speak much, especially to strangers. So he enjoyed the journey and the smell of the apple trees in silence. He reached Bright River but there was no sign of the 5:30 train which he'd come for. Matthew asked the station manager if it would come soon.
"It came half an hour ago," answered the manager. "There was one passenger. She's sitting over there."
"I don't understand. I'm not expecting a girl," said Matthew. "It's a boy that I've come for."
"Guess there's some mistake," he said. "Talk to the girl. She's very good at talking. That's for sure."
Matthew looked at her. She wore an old brown hat which covered two braids of very long, thick, red hair. Her face was small and thin with lots of freckles. Her big green eyes looked back at him.
Matthew began walking over but as soon as she saw him walking her way, she started the conversation.
"I suppose you're Mr Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables?" she said in a clear, sweet voice. "I'm Anne. I'm so glad to see you. I was afraid you weren't coming and I was imagining all the things that might have happened to you. If you didn't come for me tonight, I made up my mind to go down the road to that cherry tree at the corner, climb up it and stay all night. I wouldn't be afraid and it would be lovely to sleep in a wild cherry tree all white at night, don't you think?"
This girl was different.
"I'm sorry I'm late," he said shyly. "Come on. Give me your bag."
As they rode home, Anne talked on and on. Normally, too much talking would make Matthew angry, but from Anne, he didn't mind. She apologised but Matthew didn't want her to stop.
"Oh, you can talk as much as you like. I don't mind," said Matthew.
"Oh, I'm so glad. I know you and I are going to get along fine."
Lesson 15 Reading
In her speech to Harvard students in 2008, J.K. Rowling said, "...seven years after my graduation day, I had failed on an epic scale." She went on to say that "by every usual standard, I was the biggest failure I knew".
It might surprise some readers to know which period of her life J.K. Rowling was talking about here. She is talking about her life when she was writing the first novel of the Harry Potter books. The idea came to her during a train ride in 1990. In December that year, her mother died. The next few years were difficult for her. In 1993, her first but short marriage ended. She had no job and had to raise her daughter alone. She didn't have much money and life was not easy. As she said in that same speech, "That period of my life was a dark one and I had no idea that there was going to be... a kind of fairytale resolution."
As we all know now, the Harry Potter books went on to become extremely successful and also made J.K. Rowling very rich. So where does she think this success came from? She thinks it is a direct result of her early failures. As she went on to say, "Failure meant I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that really mattered to me... I was set free."
Her Harry Potter series was completed with its final book in 2007. The books have become a very successful film series and three years after the final book was published, a Harry Potter theme park opened in the United States. She has written other books related to the Harry Potter series and her first book for adults was published in 2012. She has also remarried and now has three children.
Communication Workshop Reading
A Story
Last Thursday was Daisy's birthday. I went to her home in the evening to celebrate. It was a fun night. Lots of her friends came and we had a great dinner together. We all enjoyed ourselves a lot and stayed until very late. When I got back home, it was already 11 pm. I was so tired that I fell asleep immediately and forgot to set the alarm for the next morning.
I had a really good sleep, but when I woke up the next day, it was already 10 am! I didn't know what to do, because I knew that I was very late for school. Then I quickly put on my uniform and rushed to school.
To my surprise, the school was closed and there were no students or teachers around. I was so confused. While I was trying to find out what happened, the school's guard came over to tell me that day was a school holiday! What a funny mistake!