Unit 4 Section Ⅲ Developing ideas & Presenting ideas（Word教参）-【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第一册（外研版）

Section Ⅲ Developing ideas & Presenting ideas

[对应学生用书P99]

AFTER TWENTY YEARS

BY O．HENRY

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 checking② the area sees a man outside a shop.He goes up to③ the man and finds he has a scar④ on his face.They have a chat 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, [1]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 eighteen and Jimmy was twenty.The next morning I was to⑧ start⑨ for the West to make my fortune⑩.You[2]couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of⑪ New York；he thought it was the only place on earth.[3]Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions⑫ might be or from what distance we might have to come．[4]We figured⑬ that in twenty years each of us ought to⑭ have our destiny⑮ worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.”

[1]此处为Jimmy Wells的同位语，起解释说明的作用。

[2]此处为“couldn't have done...”结构，表示对过去已经发生的事情的推测；“could have done...”表示过去有能力做，但没有做。

[3]本句中“we agreed that night”是主句，第二个that引导宾语从句，该宾语从句中no matter what引导让步状语从句。

[4]本句中that引导宾语从句，该宾语从句中whatever引导让步状语从句。have our destiny worked out 及 (have) our fortunes made为“have＋宾语＋过去分词”结构，worked out与destiny之间及made与fortunes之间均为逻辑上的动宾关系。

“It sounds pretty⑯ interesting，” said the policeman.“Rather⑰ a long time between meets⑱， though, it seems to me.[5]Haven't you heard from your friend since you left？”

[5]本句中since引导时间状语从句，从句用的是一般过去时，主句用的是现在完成时。

“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded⑲，” said the other.“But after a year or two we

lost track of each other.You see, the West is a pretty big proposition⑳， and I kept hustling㉑ around over it pretty lively㉒.[6]But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive㉓，for he always was the truest, staunchest㉔ old chap in the world. He'll never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it's worth it㉕if my old partner㉖ turns up㉗.”

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

[6]本句中for连接两个并列分句。第一个分句中“Jimmy...he's alive”是省略了引导词that的宾语从句，该宾语从句中if引导条件状语从句。

①be set in...以……为背景

②check vt.检查；审查(在此可引申为“巡逻”)

③go up to走近……(up是副词，to是介词)

④scar n.伤疤

⑤dine v.进餐

⑥chum n.好朋友

⑦chap n.小伙子，家伙

⑧be to do...准备做……

⑨start vi.[熟词生义] 出发，动身(for引出地点)

⑩make one's fortune 发财，发迹

fortune n.大笔的钱，巨款；财富；运气；命运

⑪drag...out of...将……

从……处拉出来

drag v.拖，拉

⑫conditions n.(居住、工作或做事情的)环境，境况，条件

⑬figure v.[熟词生义] 认为，认定

figure that...认为……

⑭ought to 应该，应当

⑮destiny n.命运，天命

 [近义词] fate命运，定数

⑯pretty adv.相当，颇

⑰rather adv.相当，在某种程度上

⑱meet n.会面(现代英语中多用于指运动会之类的集会)

⑲correspond v.通信

⑳proposition n.事业，生意

㉑hustle v.拼命干，努力干

㉒lively adv.[熟词生义]精力充沛地；有精神地

㉓alive adj.活着的；有活力的，有生气的(一般只作表语)

㉔staunch adj.坚定的，忠实可靠的

㉕it's worth it值得

worth adj.值得，有价值

㉖partner n.伙伴，搭档

㉗turn up(意外地或终于)出现；调高

[文化采风]

After Twenty Years(《二十年后》)出自欧·亨利的短篇小说集The Four Million，讲述了两个美国青年——鲍勃和吉米·威尔斯约定20年后见面的故事。他们是一对非常要好的朋友，当鲍勃要到西部去创业时，他们相约20年后在大乔·布雷迪餐馆相会，然而两人在20年后却发生了翻天覆地的变化。该小说通过这两个青年20年后重逢之际所发生的变化，反映了19世纪后半期到第一次世界大战前美国社会生活各方面的深刻变迁。

二十年后

欧·亨利

短篇小说《二十年后》以纽约的一个寒冷、漆黑的夜晚为背景。大多数人已经下班回家，这座城市的这片区域现在很安静。一位正在这一区域巡逻的警察看到一个商店外有一个人。他走到那个人面前，发现他的脸上有一道疤。他们聊了会儿天。那个人开始讲述他的故事。

“20年前的今晚，”那个人说，“我和吉米·威尔斯一起在大乔·布雷迪餐馆吃饭。吉米是我最要好的朋友，是世界上最好的人。他和我从小在纽约一起长大，就像俩兄弟一样。那年我18岁，吉米20岁。我准备第二天早上动身前往西部发财。没有人能硬拉吉米离开纽约，他认为纽约是地球上唯一的地方。那天夜里我们约好：二十年后的同一日期、同一时间，我们还来这里会面，不管我们的境况如何，不管我们要从多远的地方来。我们认为二十年后，我们俩应该有各自的命运，也应该各自都发了财，不管它们将会是什么。”

“这听起来相当有趣。”警察说，“不过，在我看来，(两次)会面相隔的时间太长了。