【正文】 eg:It is a bore having to go out again on a cold night like this. 像今天這樣寒冷的夜晚還得出門真煩死人。 The teacher bored his students. 這位老師使學(xué)生感到厭煩。 If I could by any possibility manage to do it, I would. 只要我有可能設(shè)法去做，我會(huì)去做的。 My new house has great possibilities. 我的新房子有很大的潛在價(jià)值。 2)something that is possible 可能的事物 eg: What are the possibilities? 可能會(huì)發(fā)生哪些情況？ It is a possibility that he will e tonight. 他今晚有可能來。I. Leadin Questions 1. Would you enjoy writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti ”? Why or why not? 2. Why did Russell Baker enjoy writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”? 3. Look at the title of Text A, then find out in which paragraph a similar phrase appears. Read that paragraph carefully and explain in your own words what the author means by saying “writing for myself”. II. Cultural Notes schools in the . and the proper way of eating it American teachers wear in school. schools in the . American schools generally consist of elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade), middle schools (grades 68) or junior high schools (grades 79), and high schools (grades 912 or 1012). Many children attend preschool and kinder garten from ages three to five, most youngsters begins first grade at around 6. Students do not pay tuition in grades 112. They graduate and receive a diploma after twelfth grade. and the proper way of eating it Spaghetti is the Italianstyle thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. It’s impossible to suck. American teachers wear in school. Nowadays, people in the . love to dress casually. Even among those panies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to wear suits on Fridays. . teachers wear fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more oldfashioned than ties. III. Language Points Words n. 1)the fact or state of being possible 可能，可能 性 eg: I admit the possibility of your being right . 我承認(rèn)你可能是對的。 There is no possibility of his success. 他不可能成功。 Words 3)potentiality for favorable or interesting eg:The idea has tremendous possibilities. 這個(gè)想法極具潛在價(jià)值。 短語： by any possibility 以任何可能的方法 eg:They cannot by any possibility be in time. 他們決不可能準(zhǔn)時(shí)。 Words vt. 1)to make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious 使人厭煩 eg:The play bored us. 這出戲劇令我們厭煩。 2) to make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill 鉆孔 eg:bore a tunnel through the mountain 開鑿一條穿山隧道 bore a hole in the floor 在地板上打個(gè)洞 Words n. 1)a hole made by boring孔 eg:He made a bore in the board. 他在板上鉆了一個(gè)孔。 The play was a bore. 那出戲令人生厭。 I was bored to death before the first day was out. 第一天還沒過去我就已經(jīng)厭煩得要命了。 bine聯(lián)合，合并 eg: They were closely associated with each other during the war. 在戰(zhàn)爭期間，他們的關(guān)系密切。 2) to connect in the mind or imagination 聯(lián)想，在心中聯(lián)系 eg: We associate China with the Great Wall. 我們想起中國，就聯(lián)想到長城。 Words )partner合伙人，伙伴 eg: He is not a friend。 He was my close associate at school. 他是我學(xué)生時(shí)代的親密伙伴。 短語 ： associate…with 把 …… 和 …… 聯(lián)想到一起。 We associate rose with love. 我們看到玫瑰就想到愛情。 2)to do sth. before搶占，占先 eg:We anticipated our petitors by publishing our article first. 我們搶在對手之前發(fā)表了文章。 Words 3） to make use of before the proper time 預(yù)支 eg:Don’t anticipate your ine. 不要寅吃卯糧。 Traveling through a desert in a car is tedious. 乘車穿越沙漠旅行是乏味的。 have a reputation for idleness 懶惰得出名 2） the state or situation of being held in high esteem 好名聲，名譽(yù)，聲望 eg:He is winning a reputation among businessmen. 他在商界贏得了好名聲。 Words 近義詞 ： fame 短語 ： save(ruin) one’s reputation 挽回（毀掉）某人的名譽(yù) build up a reputation 博得名譽(yù) W