全新版大学英语综合教程第三册UNIT5-3

　　1.Read aloud paragraphs 21-23 and learn them by heart.
2.Read aloud the following poem:
Giving Thanks
Author Unknown
For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped,
For the labor¹ well done,and the barns that are heapde,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb(蜂窝),
For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home--
Thanksgiving!Thanksgiving!
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land,
For the cunning(灵巧)and strength of the workingman's hand,
For the good that hope and affection have brought--
Thanksgiving!Thanksgiving!
For the homes that with purest affection are blest(bless的过去分词),
For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest,
For our country extending from sea unto sea;
The land that is known as the"Land of the Free"--
Thanksgiving!Thanksgiving!
3.Read the following quatations.Learn them by heart if you can.You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
Life is a festival only to the wise.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
To give thanks in solitude² is enough.Thandsgiving has wings and goes where it must go.
--Victor Hugo
Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
--Kahlil Gibran
I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story.The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins,the anticipation³ of familiar turns it takes,the familiar moments of suspense,and the familiar climax⁴ and ending.
--Fred Roqers
4.Read the following humorous story for fun.You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
It was the first time the blonde was eating Thanksgiving dinner without her family.Trying to re-enact the tradition,she prepared a dinner for herself alone.The next day,her mother called to see how everything went.
"Oh,mother,I made myself a lovely dinner,but I had so much trouble trying to eat the turkey!"said the daughter.
"Did it not taste good?"her mother asked.
"I don't know,"the blonde said.“It wouldn't sit still!"

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

3 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

4 climax   

n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点

参考例句：

• The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
• His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。