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27A Footholdin Life
一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,词左右150A dozen children ran around laughing and playing in myfHends yard,while weparents satchatting andsippingcool summerdrinks.The barbecuehad beencleared awaywhen ourhost announceda surprise.A hugemovable rock wallwas loadedin,which was about twelvefeet wide,made ofgray moldedplastic with indented footholds that stretchedstraight up for what lookedlike atleast ahundred feet.The enthusiastickids swiftlylined upto giveit atry,and withthecomplete fearlessnessmost childrenpossess,scrambled to the top and rang the bellthat hungat thehighest point.Therewasnt really anything to be afraid of since they were belted into place.Three peoplecould climb side by side and talk toeachother,so graduallythe adultstried it,too.“Come on;lefs goget inline,“my husband Neil urged.t6No,you goahead withoutme.1had all sorts ofgoodexcuses:I donthave the right shoes;I forgotmy sunglasses;I haveto helpthe hostess.I havea uniquetalent forseeingunthinkable dangerin almostevery situation,and thisscene seemeddangerous to me.I watchedeveryone elsehaving fun,though,and finallyconvinced myselfto tryit.With all the nerveI couldgather,I startedthe climb.The beltwrapped aroundme like a diaper so there was no wayto fall.Yes,I thought,this isfun andsafe!Concentrating oneach foothold,I slowlymade myway up.I avoidedlookingdown to prevent any sudden panic,and withina few minutes I made it to the top andproudly rangthe bell.“Woo hoo!^^my daughterscalled upto me.Way togo,Col!”Neil yelled.I enjoyedmy successand theenjoyable viewof fieldsand farmlanduntil Irealized therewas aline belowmewaiting fora turn.It wastime togo down.It wasone thing to lookout at the worldin thedistance,but itwas awhole otherthing to look straightdown.By thetime wegot to the bottom,I feltgreat.
二、原作品读A Footholdin LifeAdozenchildrenranaroundlaughingandplayinginmy friendsyard,while weparents satchattingand sippingcoolsummer drinks.The barbecuehad beencleared awaywhen ourhost announcedasurprise.A hugetruck backedup thelong,narrow driveway,capturing everyonesattention.Adults andchildren watchedwith curiosityas thedriver gotout,and slowlyraised ahuge,portable rockwall.It was about twelvefeet wide,made ofgray plasticwithindentedfootholdsthatstretchedstraightupforwhatlookedlike atleast ahundred feet.The enthusiastickids swiftlylined upto giveit atry,and scrambled to the top and rangthe bellthat hungat thehighest point.There wasntreallyanything tobeafraidofsincetheywerebeltedintoplace.Three peoplecouldclimbsidebysideandtalkto eachother,so graduallythe adultstried it,too.“Come on;lefs goget inline my husbandNeilurged,No,you goahead withoutme.I havea uniquetalent forseeingunthinkable dangerin almostevery situation.I watchedeveryone elsehaving fun,though,and finallyconvincedmyselfto tryit.With allthe nerveI couldmuster.I startedthe climb.The beltwrappedaround me like a diaperso therewas nowaytofall.Yes,I thought,this isfun andsafe!Concentratingon each foothold,I slowlymade myway up.I avoidedlookingdown toprevent anysudden panic,and withina fewminutes Imade itto the top andproudly rangthe bell.“Woo hoo!^^my daughterscalled uptome.Way togo,Col!Neil yelled.I enjoyedmy successand thefabulous viewof fieldsand farmlanduntil Irealized therewas aline belowme waitingfora turn.It wastime togo down.It wasone thingto lookout atthe worldin thedistance,but itwasawhole otherthingto look straightdown.I wasparalyzed with fear.I willedmy hands to let go of the ripples in the wall,but I couldnt movethem.I slowedmy breathinganddecided towork onmy feetfirst.I wiggled my right foot,trying to find a safe hold without having to look.I couldntfind one.I startedto sweatso muchthe beltchafed mybelly andthighs,and Iwondered ifmy clammy hands wouldlosetheir grip.Taking anotherdeep breath,I spottedafoothold aboutthree feetaway andslidmy footinto it.Unfortunately,now Twassplayed out likea starfish across the wall.The childrenbelow recognizedmy fear andcalled upallsortsofrecommendations.All well-intentioned advice,but thefact remainedthat I couldnt move.I heardsome commotionbelow,and thenmyhusbandwas suddenlynext tome on the wall.“Hi,he said.Need somehelp”“I dontsee howyou canhelp.You cantcarry medown,and Icant move.”“Of courseyou can.You justneed tostop thinkingabout howhigh weare/9“I knowthat.I justcant doit JI whined,Okay,then letsjust sithere andchat fbr a whileJ he said.We chattedaboutthe partyfbra fewminutes,and thenhe said,“Col,brush thatfly awayfrom yourhead.Without thinking,I did,and theninstinctively reachedout fora differentledge tograb.I smiled,realizing that,of course,I could move.Over thenextfifteen minutes,Neil talkedme allthe waydown,step bystep.With eachstep hepointed outsomething lovelytodistractme.By thetime wegot to the bottom,I feltgreat.I wasntanxiousor stressed;in fact,I wascalmer andmore peacefulthanwhen I started out.It wasa greatlesson inmindfulness.Fixating onbeing stuckon thetop of the wall paralyzedmefrom being able to move on.Focusinginstead on allthe good things I could see alongthe waydown connectedme backtothe moment and distracted me from myfear.Who wouldhave thoughtthat an adventureon arockwallwould teachmesuch agood lessonabout lifeDont fret about what lies behind you or fear what lies ahead.Just takeone stepat atime andconcentrate onthe beauty in the moment!(加粗的单词为熟记单词,其它认识即可)I.Words forunderstanding单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义闲谈chat[tf act]V.thigh[Gai]n.大腿小口地喝黏糊糊的sip[si p]V.clammy[klaemi]adj.宣布紧握announce©nau ns]V.grip[an p]n.「吸引……注意发现capture kaeptfo]V.spot[spD t]vt.便携的悄悄移到portable[po t^bol]adj.slide[sial d]V.有凹痕的展开indented[i n dentl d]adj.splay[spiel]V.立足点辨认出foothold[fu th^u IdJn.recognize[reksgnai z]vt.伸展(肢体)提议stretch[stretf]V.recommendation n.[rekomen delJ on],攀爬scramble[skrasmbol]vi well-intentioned adj.好意的[wel-i ntenf0nd].催促突然的混乱urge[3d3]vt commotion[ka mouJ an]n.不同寻常的哀诉unique[juni k]adj.whine[wai n]V.劝服本能地convince|kon vi ns]vt.instinctively|insti gktiv]adv.]鼓起;聚集岩架muster[mA stV.ledge[leds]n.包;裹抓住wrap[raep]Vt.grab[graeb]vt.专注分散(注意力)concentrate[kD nsontrevi.distract[distraekt]vt.I t]「惊恐到焦虑的panic paenik]n.anxious[1kJ os]adj.叫喊紧张的yell Uel]V.stressed[strest]adj.极好的正念减压疗法fabulous[f^ebjohs]adj.mindfulness[mai ndfolnos]n.瘫痪的,卡住paralyzed|paerslai zdadj.stuck[stA k]adj]努力做某事痴迷;固着will[wl1]V.fixate[fl ksei t]vi.波痕;波纹集中(注意力)ripple[ri pol]n.focus[fou kos]V.摆动,扭动历险(经历)wiggle[*wi gol]V.adventure[od ventfQ]n.擦伤烦恼chafe[tf eif]V.fret[fret]vt.短语释义短语释义倒车成功做到back upmake it排成一行做得好line upway togoget inline排队work on努力改善IL Read to understandIII.Readtoappreciate:Fill in the blanksaccording toChinese translations
1.The enthusiastickids swiftlyto giveit atry,and withthe completefearlessness mostchildrenpossess,scrambledtothetopandrangthe bellthat hungatthehighest point.Action热情的孩子们迅速排起队来跃跃欲试他们带着大多数孩子所拥有的完全的无所畏惧,爬到顶端,摇响了挂在最高点的铃铛我摆动着右脚,试图不用看就能找到一
1.1wiggledmy rightfoot,tofind asafe holdwithout havingtolook.Action个安全的落脚点.我鼓起所有的勇气,开始攀登3With allthe nerveI could,I startedthe climb.Action我避免往下看以防突然袭来的恐慌
4.I avoidedlooking down to anysudden.Action+Thinking.我害怕到身体都瘫痪了我想强迫自己放开墙上的岩点,可是我的双手不听使唤5I waswith fear.I myhandsto letgo of the ripplesin thewall,but I couldnt movethem.Emotion+Action.我开始大汗淋漓,皮带摩擦着我的腹部和大腿,我怕我湿漉漉的双手会抓不稳6I startedtoso muchthe beltchafed mybelly andthighs,and Iwondered ifmy handswould.Action+Thinking.总想着被困最高处,这想法让我全身无力,动弹不得7Fixating onbeing stuckonthetopofthewallme beingable tomove on.Thinking•不要为过去烦恼,也不要害怕未来只需一步一步地走下去,专注于当下的美好!8Dontwhat liesbehind youor fearwhat.Just takeone stepat atime andthebeauty inthe moment!MoralIV.Language use1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences他站起身来,伸了个懒腰,打了个哈欠
1.He stoodup,and yawned.她手忙脚乱地翻过墙
2.She managedtothewall.她觉得,托马斯能说月艮任何人相信任何事
3.Thomas,she sensed,could anyoneof anything.我用毯子把婴儿裹了起来
4.Ia blanketaround thebaby.最后我鼓起了勇气约她出来
5.Finally Ithecourage toask herout..她想集中精神,但是发觉自己的思绪又飘回到了亚历克斯身上6She triedto,but foundher minddrifting backto Alex..他环顾房间四周,想在人群中找到她7His eyesscoped theroom,trying toher inthe crowd..又是这套老把戏一人分散我的注意力,另一人趁机把我的钱包偷走8It wasthe oldesttrick inthe book-one manme whileanother stolemy wallet.2Imitation ofthe scenes
1.I wasparalyzed withfear.I willedmyhandstoletgooftheripplesinthewall,but Icouldnt movethem.I slowedmybreathing anddecided towork onmy feetfirst.I wiggledmyrightfoot,trying tofindasafeholdwithouthavingtolook.Icouldnt findone.I startedto sweatso muchthe beltchafed mybelly andthighs,and Iwondered ifmy clammyhandswould losetheir grip.模仿一看到观众,莉莉就感到如此害怕以至于喉咙发紧膝盖发软她发现自己患有怯场症,手心出汗,双腿颤抖
2.With allthe nerveIcouldmuster,I startedthe climb.The beltwrapped aroundmelikeadiapersotherewasnoway tofall.Yes Ithought,this isfun andsafe!Concentrating oneachfoothold,I slowlymade myway up.I avoidedlooking9downtoprevent anysudden panic,and withinafewminutes Imade ittothetopandproudly rangthebell.模仿描写我走玻璃桥,害怕但成功走到对面Key:
一、读后续写It wasone thingtolookout atthe worldinthedistance,but itwasawhole otherthingtolook straightdown.Suddenly,fear struckme.I evencouldntfindtherightplace fbrmy footwithout looking down.I wasparalyzedwithfear andsplayedoutlikeastarfishacrossthewall.My husbandclimbed upand chattedwith mecasually,and thenhesaid,“Col,brush thatfly awayfrom yourhead.Without thinking,I did,and realizedthat Icouldmove!Over thenext fifteenminutes,Neil talkedme allthe waydown,step bystep,pointing outsomething lovelyto distractme.By thetime wegot tothe bottom,I feltgreat.It wasa greatlesson fromanadventureonarock.Fixating onbeing stuckonthetopofthewall paralyzedme frombeingabletomoveon.Focusing insteadon allthegoodthingsIcouldseealongthe waydown connectedme backtothemomentanddistractedmefrommyfear.So dontfretaboutwhatliesbehindyou
二、原作orfearwhatliesahead.Just takeone stepat atime andconcentrateonthebeautyinthemoment!173words品读Language use1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences
1.stretched
2.scrambled over
4.convince
5.wrapped
6.mustered up
7.concentrate
8.spot
9.distracted
10.2Imitation ofthe scenes:
1.At thesight ofthe audience,Lily feltso scaredthat herthroat tightenedand herknees weak.She foundherselfsuffering fromstage fright,her palmssweating andher legstrembling.
2.With allthe nerveIcouldmuster,Istartedthe walk.The glassbeneath myshoes seemedstrong andsafe sotherewas noway tofall.Yes Ithought,this isfun andsafe!I avoidedlookingdowntopreventanysuddenpanic,and withinaffew minutesImadeittothe otherend.。