Unit 4.4 Developing ideas&Presenting ideas-【创新教程】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第一册五维课堂同步Word教案（外研版2019）

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①be set in 以……为背景

②go up to 走上前去

③scar n. 伤疤

④have a chat 聊天

⑤dine  v．进餐

⑥chum n. 好朋友

⑦chap n. 小伙子；家伙

⑧make one's fortune 发财

⑨drag v. 拖；拉

pull v．拉；扯

⑩ on earth 在世界上；到底

on the earth 在地球上

⑪ distance  n. 距离；间距

distant adj. 遥远的

⑫figure v. 认为

⑬ ought to modal verb

应该；应当

⑭ destiny n．命运；天命

⑮ hear from 收到……来信

⑯correspond v．通信

After Twenty Years

The short story “After Twenty Years”is set in① New York on a cold ，dark night.Most people have left work to go home，and this part of the city is now quiet.A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop.He goes up to② the man and finds he has a scar③ on his face.They have a chat④ and the man starts to tell his story.

“Twenty years ago tonight，”said the man, “I dined⑤ here at ‘Big Joe' Brady's with Jimmy Wells，my best chum⑥，and the finest chap⑦ in the world.He and I were raised here in New York，just like two brothers，together.I was to start for the West to make my fortune⑧.You couldn't have dragged⑨ Jimmy out of New York；he thought it was the only place on earth⑩.Well，we agreed that night [1] that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time，no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance⑪ we might have to come.We figured⑫ [2] that in twenty years each of us ought to⑬ have our destiny⑭ worked out and our fortunes made，whatever they were going to be.”

[1]that 引导宾语从句，no matter what引导让步状语从句，what引导宾语从句。

[2]that 引导宾语从句，句中含有have sth. done 结构，whatever引导让步状语从句。

“It sounds pretty interesting，” said the

《二十年后》(节选)

短篇小说《二十年后》以纽约一个寒冷漆黑的夜晚为背景。大多数人已经下班回家，此时城市的一个地区很安静。一名警察正在检查这个地区，他看到一名男子在一家商店外面。他走进那个男子，发现他脸上有一道疤。他们聊了一会儿。这个男子开始讲述他的故事。

“二十年前的今天晚上，”那个人说，“我在‘大乔’布雷迪饭店和我做好的朋友、世界上最好的小伙子吉米·威尔斯共进晚餐。他和我在纽约一起长大，我们就像两个兄弟一样。第二天早晨，我就要动身去西部发财了。你不可能把吉米从纽约拖出来；他认为这是地球上唯一的地方。那天晚上，我们约定，二十年后的今日此刻，我们将在这里再次见面，不管我们的条件如何，也不管我们可能走多远。我们认为，二十年后，一切都成了定局，我们有了该有的财富，不管是多少。”

　　“这听起来挺有意思，”警察说。“不过，在我看来这

⑰ proposition n．建议；提议

⑱hustle v. 努力干；拼命干

⑲staunch adj. 坚定的；可靠的

⑳ partner n. 搭档；伙伴

turn up出现；露面

excerpt n. 摘录；节选

policeman. “Rather a long time between meets，though，it seems to me.Haven't you heard from⑮ your friend since you left？”

“Well，yes，for a time we corresponded⑯，” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other.You see，the West is a pretty big proposition⑰，and I kept hustling⑱ around over it pretty lively.But I know [3] Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive，for he always was the truest，staunchest⑲ old chap in the world.He'll never forget .I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight，[4] and it's worth it if my old partner⑳ turns up.”

(excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O．Henry)

[3]Jimmy will...为省略了that的宾语从句，if引导条件状语从句，for引导原因状语从句。

[4]and引导并列句，if引导条件状语从句。

段时间挺长的。你走了之后收到过你朋友的来信吗？”

“收到过，有一段时间我们通过信，”另一个人说到，“但一两年之后我们就失去联系了。你知道，西部不好混，这些年我就忙着赚钱了。可我知道只要吉米活着，他就一定会来这里见我，因为他一直都是世界上最忠诚、最可靠的老朋友。他永远都不会忘的，今晚我千里迢迢赶来，如果他出现，就值得。”