step by step 第二册 lesson 38

Lesson 78 DinnerFor David ( Ⅱ )

Lesson 78             Dinner For David (Ⅱ)

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ.1.William offered to accompany David for dinner because …

2.In order to drink the beer, William …

3.William said that beef could take away the harmful ef fects of the beer because he wanted …

4.The purpose for William to suggest an eating contest was …

5.David didn't eat much food at the dinner because …

6.Besides food, William also succeeded in getting … from David.

Ⅱ.Open questions

1.At the end of the story, David said to William, “And I'll never forget you.” Why did he say this ? What was the implied¹ meaning of the sentence ?

2.From the development of the story, can you find any change in the boy's attitude towards the waiter ?

3.David, Mr. Barkis, Mrs. Bulard and William are the four major characters in the story, Have a discussion² on their different personalities³.

1 implied   

adj.暗含的，暗示的

参考例句：

• The implied reservation doctrine has deep historical roots.所指的保留地原则有着很深的历史渊源。

2 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。

3 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。