Unit2Heroes Lesson4Superhero
Christopher Reeve
“After the accident,Dana was told to say goodbye and people were talking about
my funeral”
Christopher Reeve was born in September,1952.He was
in his first school play when he was eight and he started to
act in TV shows and films while he was still in collage.He
made many successful films and TV shows but he is most
famous for his Superman films.
Unfortunately,disaster came in1995when he fell from his horse and broke his back.The doctors did not expect him to live.However,he made amazing progress.At first,he couldn’t breathe without a machine,but he learnt to breathe on his own.He would never
walk again but he started a new life with great courage.
The second year after his accident,Christopher returned to film making.he
also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries.
He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences.This not only
drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a
lot of people living with all kinds of problems.
From their home,Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about
their life after the accident.
Have you thought of giving up after the accident?
“No.Four days after the injury,I came to understand my situation.My wife Dana and I were in the hospital.The doctor said I was not going to pull through.Dana said:‘but you’re still you,and I love you.’And that saved my life.Since that moment I have never thought of giving up.Of course,I’ve had mo
ments of feeling sorry for myself,but I’ve never had any thoughts of commit ting suicide.”
Did you think that your marriage was so strong?
“Yes,because Dana’s so wonderful.We have always got on really well.Our relationship has always been fantastic.”
How did your parents react to the accident?
“They divorce d when I was four.They’ve got closer since the accident.”
How did you get involved with charity work?
“I know a lot of disabled people need my help.This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.”
“With the progress of new medical research,I’m confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day.So you can see,I’m far too busy with living to think of giving up!”Christopher Reeve died on October10,2004.But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero.
参考译文：超级英雄
克里斯托弗·里夫
“事故发生后，有人劝Dana和我分手，人们纷纷谈论着我的葬礼”
克里斯托弗·里夫出生于1952年9月。他八岁时在学校首次表演，在大学时他就开始在电视和电影中表演角。他在许多成功的电影和电视节目中出演，但最著名的还是电影《超人》。
不幸的是，灾难降临在1995年，他从马上摔下来，背部严重受伤。那时，医生甚至没有指望他能活下来。然而，他身体康复快得惊人。起初，他离不开呼吸机，但很快他就学会自己呼吸了。他永远站不起来了，但他以极大的勇气开始了新生活。
事故的第二年，克里斯托弗重返电影制作，他还筹集了很多钱来促进背部受伤的医学研究。他到美国各地讲述自己的亲身经历，这不仅吸引了公众对背部受伤问题的关注，还鼓励了许多有各种生理、心里问题的人。
在家中，克里斯托弗和妻子Dana讲述了事故发生后他们的生活。
事故发生后，你是否想过放弃？
“没有。受伤四天后，我逐渐明白了自己的处境。我妻子Dana和我在医院里。医生告诉我，我将无法康复了。而Dana说：‘你还是你，我依旧爱你。’这句话救了我的命。从那一刻起，我从未想过放弃。当然，又是我确实感到遗憾，但我从未产生过自杀的念头。”
你认为你的婚姻是如此牢固吗？
“是的，Dana很棒。我们相处得很好。而且关系一直都很好。”
你的父母对事故反应如何？
“我四岁时，他们就离婚了。事故发生后，他们的关系变得更亲近了。”
你是怎样介入慈善事业的？
“我知道很多残疾人需要帮助。这就是我积极参与慈善活动，为残疾人募捐，以便提高他们生活质量的原因。
随着新的医学研究的不断进步，我相信像我这样的人终有一天会重新站起来的。你可以看到，我太忙于生活了而决不会想到放弃！”
克里斯托弗里夫于2004年10月10日去世。但是全世界人民将永远记住，他是一个超级英雄。
Notes to the text：
1.be famous for以…而著名
He is famous for his songs.他以他的歌而著名。
【拓展】be famous as作为…而出名；be famous to为…而熟知
①She is famous as a novelist.她作为一名小说家而出名。
②Her novels are famous to people all over the country.她的小说为全国人所熟知。
①I didn’t expect him to stay so long.我没有料到他会待那么久。
②I expect to be back within a week.我预计一周之内回来。
③There’s the doorbell-l expect it’Il be my mother.有人按门铃——我期望是我的母亲。
【归纳】 do sth．期望某人做某事
expect to do sth.期望做某事expect(that)…期望…
【拓展】I expect not．=I don’t expect so．我认为不会
I expect so.我想是吧。than expected比预期的as expected正如所料
【延伸】expectation n．预料，期望
beyond one’s expectation出乎某人的预料have(every)expectation of胜券在握
< one's own独自地，单独地（=by oneself）
①You needn’t help him,he can dress himself on his own.你不必帮他，他能自己穿衣。
②I’ve been living on my own for four years now.我独自生活至今已有4年了。
辨别on one's own=by oneself意为“单独地，
独自地”，一般用作状语。
You can’t expect him to do it all on his own/by
himself．你不能期望他独自一人把它全部做完。of one’s own意为“属于（某人）自己的”，
一般用作定语。
Now many young teachers have houses of their
own.现在许多年轻教师都有属于自己的房子。
4.promote vt.促进；提升，晋级；推销
①We plan to promote economic growth through research and development.
我们计划通过研究和发展促进经济增长。
②He worked hard and was soon promoted.他工作努力，很快就被提升了。
③I think we should hire a public relations firm to promote our product.
我认为我们应该请一家公关公司来促销我们的产品。
【拓展】promote sb.as…将某人晋升为…promote sb.from…to…把某人从...提升到…
①They did some research on diseases of the blood/in ancient history.他们研究了血液疾病/古代史。
②The group of researchers are carrying out a research into the causes of brain damage.
那研究员正在从事脑损伤病因研究。
③Scientists are researching into the cause of cancer.科学家们正在研究癌瘁的病因。
④He researched on/into the effects of cigarette smoking.他研究了抽烟的影响。
【归纳拓展】do/make/research into/in/on sth.=research into/in/on sth.研究/调查某事
【注意】research n.[U]研究，探讨，如：a piece of research一项研究；[C]一项研究成果
6.injury n.伤害，损害
①She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.因为头部受重伤，她被送到了医院。
②He had a spinal injury in that accident.他在那次事故中脊柱受了伤。
③If you try and lift that suitcase you’ll do yourself an injury!如果你要试图提起那只箱子，你将会受伤！
react to翻译【归纳拓展】do sb.an injury=do an injury to sb.伤害某人be an injury to对…有伤害
【延伸】injure v．损害，伤害；冒犯injured adj.（心理或身体上）受伤的
①Don’t injure yourself with that tool.不要让那个工具伤害到你。
②The injured man was taken to a hospital.这名伤员被送往一家医院。
7.This not only drew people attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people
living with all kinds of problems.这不仅引起了公众对背部受伤问题的关注，还鼓舞了很多生活有各种问题的人。
【句式分析】not only…but also…连接两个并列谓语，现在分词短语living with作后置定语。
【用法点津】not only…but also…“不但…而且…”，连接句子的同等成分，可以连接两个在语法上并列的单词、短语或句子。
①He not only read the book,but also remembered what he had read.
他不仅读了这本书，而且还记得他所读的内容。（并列谓语）
②This book is not only interesting but also useful.这本书不仅有趣，而且有用。（并列表语）
③He speaks not only English but also French.他不仅讲英语，而且还讲法语。（并列宾语）
④Not only student but also teachers like this painting.不仅是学生们，而且老师们也喜欢这幅画。
⑤Not only was everything he had taken away from him,but also his citizenship.
不仅他所有的一切都被带走了，而且他的国籍也被取消了。（倒装语序）
【归纳】not only…but also…的主要用法：
⑴连接主语时，谓语动词应和邻近的主语保持一致。
⑵如果not only位于句首，not only后的主语和谓语需要使用倒装，但but also后的主谓不用倒装。
8e to do sth.开始（认识、理解…），(经过一段时间或经历)逐渐/终于…
①I came to realise that I was wrong.我逐渐意识到我错了。
②I have come to believe that the government’s economic policy is misguided.
我已开始认识到政府经济政策是误导。
③I have come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.我已渐渐预料到他的这种行为。
④In time she came to love him她终于爱上了他。
【归纳】come to后面跟表示意识思维类的动词，如come to realize/understand/believe/know…等。
【延伸】come to到达；共计；突然想到
①The water came to my waist.水深达我的腰部。②The bill came to50yuan.那账款共计50元。
③Suddenly the words of the song came to me.我突然想起这首歌的歌词。
【拓展】when it comes to sth.当说到…时，涉及…，谈到…
①When it comes to politics I know nothing.谈到政治，我一无所知。
②When it comes to clothes,she is always very excited.当说到衣服时，她总是很兴奋。
9.pull through度过难关，恢复健康
①I believe that you can pull through.我相信你能够渡过难关。
②The expert medical treatment pulled him through.专业医疗技术使他恢复了健康。
③She was so ill that it seemed unlikely that she would pull through.她病得很厉害，看来不大可能康复了。
④John hasn’t done well in his studies,but his tutor did his best to pull him through.约翰学习成绩不好，但他
的导师尽了最大努力帮他渡过难关。
【拓展】pull out拔出，抽出；(车、船)驶出;（火车）出站；驶离车站
pull in(车)停下，进站pull up（使车）停下pull off脱(帽、衣)；驶向路边
pull on穿，戴pull together齐心协力pull down拆毁，拉下来，使…下跌
①He reacted very angrily to the suggestion that he had.lied.有人说他撒谎，他非常生气。
②The company reacted to the workers’complaint by dismissing the director.
这家公司通过开除这个主管对工人们的抱怨作出了回应。
【拓展延伸】react to sth．对某事作出回应；回应某事react against sb./sth．反对某人／某事
react with sth.和某物起物理变化、化学反应react on/upon对…有影响、起作用
①—How did you react to your father’s suggestion?—你对你父亲的建议反应如何？
—I reacted strongly against it.—我强烈反对我父亲的建议。
②Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust.铁与水和空气起化学反应而生锈。
③Your applause would react on the speaker.衔你们的喝彩会对演讲者有影响。
11.divorce n.离婚；断绝关系；v.(与…)离婚；与…脱离关系
①Divorce is on the increase．离婚不断增多。②She is getting a divorce.她正办理离婚手续。
③The divorce between religion and science，宗教与科学分道扬镳，
④They believed that art should be divorced from politics.他们认为艺术应该与政治分开。
【归纳拓展】get a divorce离婚a divorce between…and…与…的分离
a divorce from与…的离婚；与…的分离be divorced from与…离婚
12.give up放弃
①Though I was very weak in English,I never gave up.虽然我英语薄弱，但我从不放弃。
②I did want a holiday abroad,but I’ve given up the idea.我确实想出国度假，但现在已放弃了这个想法。
③Here are some ideas to help people give up smoking.这里是一些可帮助那些想戒烟的人的一些方法。
【拓展】give in屈服，投降，让步give away赠送，捐赠；暴露；公布(答案)
give off发散，放出(光，气，气味）give back归还，交换，送还
give out分发；用完，用尽；停止，不动；发表，公布；筋疲力尽；发出(声音)
13mit v.犯(错误)，干(坏事)
①commit an error犯错误②commit a crime犯罪③commit a murder犯谋杀罪
④commit suicide自杀⑤commit theft偷窃
【拓展】commit vt.投入(时间，工作，活动等)；向(某人或自己)保证，承诺
committed adj.尽责的；乐于献身的
①As long as I am committed and never give up I will be able to produce high quality reports.
只要我坚持不懈，永不放弃，我就能写出高质量的报道
②He is totally committed to his work.他全心全意地做他的工作。
③Mandela committed himself to working for peace.曼德拉致力于和平工作。
④He has committed himself to supporting his brother’s children.他已答应抚养他弟弟的孩子.
【归纳】be committed to(doing)sth.=commit oneself to(doing)sth.全心全意投入某事，致力于…
< on融洽相处；进展
①What are your neighbours like?Do you get on with them?你邻居怎样？你和他们相处融洽吗？
②Lily’s getting on very well in Russian.She learns very quickly.莉莉俄语学习进展好，她学得很快。
③She is getting on nicely.她干得很好。
【拓展】get on/along with(well)sb./sth.与某人相处(好)/某事进展(好)
①How is your work getting on?=How are you getting on with your work?
②He gets along well with his classmates.他和同学们相处很好。
③How are you getting on with your English?=How is your English getting on?你英语学得怎样？
【延伸】与get构成的常见短语搭配：
get away from逃离，侥幸做成get on/off上/下（车、船等）
get rid of除掉，摆脱get down to开始认真（做某事）（to为介词）
get through通过；做完，看完get together聚会，碰头
get over克服（困难），从（疾病、损失等）中恢复过来
15.involve v.参与；涉及，（情况、行动）牵涉
①The accident involved a bus s and a truck.这起事故涉及一辆公共汽车和一辆卡车。
②Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.尽可能让多一些孩子试着参与这个游戏。
【拓展】involve v.需要；使（别人或自己）卷入，使介入；专心于
①Taking the job involves living abroad.接受这份工作就需要居住国外。
②If I were you,l wouldn’t get involved in their problems.如果我是你，我就不会介入他们的问题。
③Tom is involved in collecting stamps.汤姆专心于集邮。
【归纳】involve doing sth．需要做某事involve(sb./oneself)in使（某人）牵涉…
be/get involved in/with参加；参与；专心于be involved with sb.与某人关系密切
①He felt confident of succeeding/that he would succeed.他有信心能成功。
②Don’t lose confidence in yourself.不要对你自己丧失信心。
③I have every confidence in your success.我很有信心你会成功的。
④I have little confidence in him．我对他没有什么信心。
【归纳拓展】be confident of+n./pron./v-ing.=be sure of…对…确信
be confident that…确信…have/lose confidence in…对…有/失去信心
17.With the progress of new medical research,I’m confident that people like me would be able to walk again
one day.随着新的医学研究的不断进步，我相信像我这样的人终有一天会重新站起来的。
【点津】此句with介词短语作状语，with意为“随着…”。如：

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