lesson6_text appreciation.pptVIP

* Lesson 6—The Man in the Water B T L E W Sentence Paraphrase 1 strong, sudden movement of wind With a sharp and loud noise, Washington, the neatly well-designed city of order was thrown into a terrible confusion. apposition phrase go to 2 a sharp, loud and forceful strike of the plane and the bridge, stressing what met the ear Washington, the city of form and rules, turned chaotic by a blast of real winter and a single slap of metal on metal. (Para. 1) disordered state of unformed things Sentence Paraphrase 2 And there was the aesthetic clash as well—blue and green Air Florida, the name of a flying garden, sunk down among gray chunks of ice in a black river. (Para. 1) apposition go to 3 The clash was also a clash of colours, a horrible eye-catching scene. combination of colours which gave an artistic effect on the horrible scene, stressing what met the eye Sentence Paraphrase 3 Last Wednesday the elements, indifferent as ever, brought down Flight 90. And on that same afternoon human nature—groping and struggling—rose to the occasion. (Para. 2) Last Wednesday, the bad weather, unconcerned about the consequences it might bring about as always, made Flight 90 fall down. On that same afternoon, human nature, groping for the flotation rings and struggling in the icy water, came to prove its greatness displayed in an unexpected tragedy. made the plane fall down go to 4 unconcern about the consequences as always was able to deal with an unexpected problem, a difficult task Sentence Paraphrase 4 Of the four acknowledged heroes of the event, three are able to account for their behavior. (Para. 3) go to 5 Only three out of these four heroes lived to tell people what they actually had done and how they had rescued the five survivors. Sentence Paraphrase 5 On television, side by side, they described their courage as all in the line of duty. (Para. 3) as part of one’s duty It’s their duty to be courageous enough to rescue people in the water. go to 6 Sentence Paraphrase