大学英语精读3in_my_day.pptVIP

Sentence Paraphrase 10 If a parent does lift the curtain a bit, it is often only to stun the young with some exemplary tale of how much harder life was in the old days. (46) a moral lesson If a parent does tell his children a little bit about the past, he/she will usually just say how much harder life was in the old days. Metaphor: lift the curtain of life and let you see a story serving as a model go to 11 Lesson 13- In My Day Sentence Paraphrase 11 It irritated me that their childhood should be, as I thought, so easy when my own had been, as I thought, so hard. (47) used for describing a fact or event that someone has a particular feeling or opinion about (表达惊异或不以为然等情绪) go to 12 More examples Lesson 13- In My Day To be continued on the next page. Sentence Paraphrase 1. How sad that she should have no one to comfort her. 2. It’s odd you should mention Ben—I was just thinking about him. 3. It seems so unfair that this should happen to me. Lesson 13- In My Day back to 11 Sentence Paraphrase 12 At dinner… a son offended me with an inadequate report card, …he gazed at me with an expression of unutterable resignation and said, … (52) beyond description acceptance of an unpleasant situation without complaining go to 13 not good enough; not up to standard Lesson 13- In My Day Sentence Paraphrase 13 I was angry with him for that, but angrier with myself for having become one of those ancient bores whose highly selective memories of the past become transparently dishonest even to small children. (53) old people who bore the young by endlessly teaching them moral lessons Old people must have made mistakes in their time. But in order to set a good example for their children, they have to select what they consider would be suitable from their memories. go to 14 Lesson 13- In My Day Sentence Paraphrase 14 When she was young, with life ahead of her, I had been her future and resented it. Instinctively, I wanted to break free, and cease being