Unit 1　The written word

词汇 poetry n. 诗歌　fiction n. 小说；虚构的事　characteristic n. 特征，特点　adj. 典型的，独特的，特有的　novelist n. 小说家opera n. 歌剧；歌剧团；歌剧院　abuse vt.虐待；辱骂；滥用　desperate adj.铤而走险的，拼命的，绝望的；非常需要，渴望　generous adj.慷慨的，大方的；宽厚的，仁慈的　bent adj.弯曲的；驼背的；不诚实的　n．天赋，爱好　live up to 达到，符合(期望)　violence n. 暴力，暴行　resist vi.& vt. 反抗，抵制，抵挡　worn out adj. 破烂不堪的，废旧的；精疲力尽的　brand new adj. 全新的，崭新的　rescue n．&vi.&vt. 救援，营救　intend vt.&vi. 打算，计划，想要 句型 1."so/such...that"引导结果状语从句

2．make＋宾语＋宾补

3．would rather do...than do...

4．表示喜欢、厌恶的动词之后加it，后接if/that/wh从句

5．what引导主语从句

6．unless引导条件状语从句

7．where引导定语从句 语法 否定陈述 写作 写一篇文学评论 考向 such；make＋宾语＋宾补；hate it if it's not clean；主语从句；unless；where；compare；否定陈述等 　　

　　Charles Dickens，the greatest representative(代表) of English critical realism(批判现实主义)，was born in 1812 at Portsmouth.When he was four years old，his family moved to Chatham，and the five years he spent there was the happiest of all his boyhood.

　　In 1821 the Dickens family moved to a poor quarter in London.Mr.Dickens was heavily in debt.Finally he was taken to the prison for debt.Shortly afterwards Mrs.Dickens and the younger children went to the prison，too，to join the father.

　　The 12yearold Charles was sent to work in a factory.Work there began at eight in the morning and ended at eight at night.He spent Sundays at the prison，and during the week he was out working all day.His miserable life at the factory left an everlasting，painful brand on the boy's mind.Years later，when he was a man，he would not walk by the place where the factory had lain.All this had a deep influence on Dickens' thought and works in after years.

Charles Dickens visited America in the fall of 1867.Wherever he went，the reception was always the same.The night before tickets went on sale，crowds arrived and lined up before the door.By morning the streets became campgrounds with men，women，and children sitting or sleeping right there.In New York City，over 5000 people waited from nine o'clock in the morning for the evening performance.Everywhere the readings were successful，but audiences were