内容正文:
Read to Write
Read and Think
Background :
Place :
Character:
Cause(起因):
Process(经过):
Effect(结果):
the economy was _____________
people _____________
in a small ______________ where people ___________ each other
_________ and ___________ Mrs. Meredith
her three children
A _________ family
a son named __________
A family lived a __________ life. And their son wanted to __________ ___________
Mrs. Meredith’s children suggested Bernard could make money by ___________ _________
They ________ money, __________love
in decline
lost jobs
community
helped
kind
thoughtful
poor
Bernard
poor
earn
money
selling
popcorn
made
passed
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The Meredith family lived in a small community. As the economy was in decline, some people in the town had lost their jobs. Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet(收支相抵). People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor. She knew they had problems, and they needed all kinds of help. When she had time, she would bring food and medicine to them.
Translate the following underlined expressions
因为
struggle to do sth
艰难地做某事
meet the challenges
面对挑战
try to do sth
尝试做某事
Adj 善良的
Adj 体贴的
spend +time + doing sth
花费时间做某事
a great deal of
大量
bring sth to sb把…带给某人
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One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, who took care of him and could not go out to work, and their little boy. The little boy — his name was Bernard — had interested her very much.
“I wish you could see him,” she said to her own children, John, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help to his mother. He wants very much to earn some money, but I don’t see what he can do.”
take care of
照顾…
interest
V 吸引
earn money
挣钱
be such a help to sb
对某人来说很有帮助
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After their mother left the room, the children sat thinking about Bernard. “I wish we could help him to earn money,” said Clara. “His family is suffering so much.”
“So do I,” said Harry. “We really should do something to assist them.”
For some moments, John said nothing, but, suddenly, he sprang to his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish (完成) .”
Sb be suffering
某人在遭受苦难
assist
V 帮助
To do sth表目的
accomplish
V 完成
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The other children also jumped up all attention. When John had an idea, it was sure to be a good one. “I tell you what we can do,” said John. “You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us? Well, we can make popcorn (爆米花), and put it into paper bags, and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”
Paragraph 1
When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s idea, she thought it was a good one, too. ____________________________________________
Paragraph 2
With everything ready, Bernard started out on his new business.____
What are the main ideas of paragraph 1 and 2?
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Sentence patterns
so + adj/adv + that 句子
太…以至于…
Mom was so pleased and proud that she hugged them.
他太感动了以至于他不知道该说什么(一般过去时)
他们对这个计划太感兴趣了以至于他们决定接受挑战(一般过去时)
be interested in decide to do sth
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Sentence patterns
主语+not only +V, but also +V
不仅……而且……
She is not only a writer, but also a director.
我不仅感激你的好意,而且钦佩你的诚实
kindness admire honesty
爆米花计划不仅帮助了Bernard家,而且把爱传递给整个社区
assist pass love around the community
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Who Did what How
they
需要买爆米花机器
为了完成这个计划
they
花几小时上网搜索
订购了一个
最终
机器
被送到家
….
送机器到Bernard家
立刻
Bernard and his mom
对爆米花计划感兴趣
Bernard and his mom
决定接受挑战
Bernard and his mom
不知道如何去做爆米花
spend + time + doing sth
order
deliver
bring sth to sb
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Who Did what How
Bernard and his mom
艰难地准备着一切
Bernard and his mom
做到了
made it
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Who Did what How
Bernard
做爆米花
放进袋子里
带着去卖
neighbors
在遭受苦难
neighbors
尝试从这个小男孩这里买几包
Bernard
挣了一些钱
钱对他们家很有用
爆米花计划
不仅帮助了Bernard而且把善意传递到整个社区
and
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When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s idea, she thought it was a good one, too. To accomplish this plan, they needed to buy a popcorn machine. So they spent a few hours searching online and eventually ordered one. When the machine was delivered to their house, Mrs. Meredith and her children immediately brought it to Bernard’s home. Bernard and his mom were so interested in the popcorn plan that they decided to meet the challenge. As they knew nothing about how to make popcorn,
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they struggled to prepare for it. Finally, they made it.
With everything ready, Bernard started out on his new business. He used the machine to cook popcorn, put it into bags and took it around houses to sell it. Although neighbors were suffering, they tried to buy a few bags from the boy. Bernard earned some money, which was such a help to his family. The popcorn plan not only assisted Bernard’s family, but also pass kindness around the community.
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Thank You
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