【文章內容簡介】 e any cigarettes which had escaped their search. I found one but I had no matches. 5 “I looked through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, ?Have you got a light, sir?? He looked at me for a while and came over to light my cigarette. ? T A45_lp_nervous Language Points . nervous tense。 anxious。 afraid。 of the nerves 神經緊張的；情緒不安的；提心吊膽的；神經的 What are you so nervous about? 你為什么這么緊張？ The doctor told the nervous patient not to worry. 醫(yī)生告訴緊張的病人不要擔心。 Back T A45_lp_fumble Language Points . fumble feel with one’s hands in an uncertain way 亂摸；摸索 She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen. 她在手提包里摸索著尋找鋼筆。 He fumbled in the dark for the light switch. 他在黑暗中摸索著尋找燈的開關。 Back T A45_lp_escape Language Points . escape : get free。 get away (from sb. / sth.)。 find a way out (of sth.)。 get away from。 avoid 逃跑；逃走；逃出；逃脫；逃避；避免 He narrowly escaped death. 他死里逃生。 He escaped from the burning house with a rope. 他順著繩子爬下，逃離了著火的房子。 Back T A45_lp_search Language Points . search: 1. try to find sb. / sth. by looking in places, examining sth., ；搜索；搜查 He searched his pocket for a cigarette. 他在口袋里搜索，想找一支香煙。 The bear was searching about for food. 狗熊在四處尋找食物。 Back 2. n. act of searching 搜尋；搜索；搜查 They carried out a search for the missing child. 他們去搜尋失蹤的孩子。 He went to America in search of his American Dream. 他去美國尋求他的美國夢。 (in search of sth.: 尋找 (或尋求 )某物 ) . Back T A45_lp_bar Language Points . bar n. narrow piece of wood or metal placed as an obstacle in a doorway, window, etc.（門、窗等的）閂；（用作柵欄、杠桿等的）桿， a metal bar 金屬棒 a chocolate bar 一條巧克力 He was put behind bars for seven years. 他蹲了 7年監(jiān)獄。 (behind bars:在獄中 ) Back T A45_lp_contact Language Points . contact n. state of touching。 munication。 instance of meeting or municating 接觸；聯系；交往 We have lost contact since we graduated from high school. 我們高中畢業(yè)后便失去了聯系。 I finally made contact with my friend. 我終于和我的朋友聯系上了。 Back T A45_lp_call out Language Points . call out: shout。 speak loudly 叫喊；大聲地說 The patient called out in pain. 病人痛得叫了起來 。 The teacher called out two students? names and asked them to e forward. 老師喊出兩個學生的名字并叫他們站到前面來。 Back T A6 Q Questions About This Paragraph 7) What did he do when the jailer lit his cigarette? Why did he do so? He smiled at the jailer. He was not sure why he did that. Perhaps because he was nervous, or perhaps because it was a natural reaction to someone who came very close. 8) How did the jailer respond to his smile? He smiled too. T A6 6 “As he came close and lit the match, our eyes met. At that moment, I smiled. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, or perhaps it was because when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts. I know he didn’t want it, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. ? N N Back T A6_lp_moment Language Points . moment n. very brief period of time。 exact point in time 片刻，瞬間；時刻，時候 I?ll be back in a moment. 我一會兒就回來。 Let?s put the question aside for the moment. 我們暫時先把這個問題放一放吧。 (for the moment:暫時，姑且 ) He was out of town at the moment. 他當時不在城里。 (at the moment:當時；此刻 ) Back T A6_lp_in any case Language Points . in any case: whatever happens or may have happened 無論如何，不管怎樣；總之 In any case, you have to find a job and support yourself. 無論如何你得找個工作養(yǎng)活自己。 She missed the bus, but in any case she managed to arrive there in time. 她沒有趕上公共汽車，但不管怎樣她還是設法及時趕到了那里。 Back T A6_lp_instant Language Points . instant n. precise point of time。 short space of time。 moment 時刻；瞬息，頃刻，剎那 Please wait just an instant. 請稍等片刻。 I knew he was angry the instant I saw him. 我一見他就知道他生氣了。 I’ll be back in an instant. 我馬上回來。 Back T A6_lp_as though Language Points . as though: (= as if) with the appearance of。 apparently 好像，似乎，仿佛 Look at the dark clouds. It looks as though it’s going to rain. 看那些黑云?？瓷先ズ孟褚掠炅恕? He said goodbye to me quickly as though he was in a hurry. 他匆忙地跟我說了聲再見，好像有什么急事。 Back 如果 as though后面的情形不是真實的，那么要用虛擬語氣。 She looks as though she had seen a ghost. 她看上去像見了鬼一樣。 . Why is he looking at me as though he knew me? I’ve never seen him before. 他為什么好像認識我似的看著我？我可從未見過他。 Back T A6_lp_gap Language Points . gap opening, break or empty space in sth. or between two things。 difference (of opinions, views, etc.) between two groups of people 缺口；裂口；間隔；差距，分歧 the gap between the rich and the poor 貧富之間的差距 the generation gap 代溝 There is a wide gap between his idea and mine. 他的想法和我的想法有很大的差距。 Back T A6_lp_i… I know he didn?t want it: I know he didn’t want to smile. Notes on the Text Back T A6_lp_leap Language Points leap vi. jump or move very quickly 跳，跳躍；迅速移動 . He leaped with joy when she heard the news. 聽到那個消息她高興得跳了起來。 He leaped aside to avoid the ing car. 他跳到一旁躲避迎面開來的汽車。 Back T A6_lp_generate Language Points . generate: vt. cause (sth.) to exist or happen。 produce 使存在；引起；使產生；使發(fā)生 generate power / electricity 發(fā)電 generate new ideas 產生新想法 The findings generated much interest among the scientists. 這些發(fā)現引起了科學家們的極大興趣。 His kind smile soon generated friendliness. 他親切的微笑很快便使關系變得友善。 Back T A6_lp_look… Language Points . look (at) sb. in the eye(s): look directly at sb.?s eyes without shame, etc.（心地坦然地）直視某人，正視某人 When you talk to somebody, usually you should look at the