Unit 7

1. Unit 7 Departure

2. About the Author • Nahid Rachlin, born in Iran, came to the United States to attend college and stayed on. She has been writing and publishing novels and short stories in English.

3. Iran-Iraq War September 1980 -- August 1988 The war was triggered by border dispute On September 22 1980, Iraq launched the full-scale invasion of Iran (Iraq) gained the upper hand (占上风) Both suffered heavy casualties and economic losses

4. July 1988; Resolution 598 bring the war to an end over 300,000 were killed, and over a million were wounded or captured (Iran) 200,000; (Iraq) 100, 000 civilian / military targets were damaged / destroyed; $ 500 billion for each side

5. go about • go about:continue to do sth.; keep busy with sth. • He will go about the work with his whole heart. • We were simply going about our business when we were pounced upon by these police officers.

6. attachment • attachment: liking; affection • If you have anattachmentto someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them. • As a teenager she formed a strong attachment to one of her teachers. • Mother and child form a close attachment. • ... a feeling of attachment to the land where their ancestors have lived

7. sever • If yousevera relationship or connection that you have with someone, you end it suddenly and completely. (FORMAL) • She severed her ties with England. • He was able to sever all emotional bonds to his family.

8. Paraphrase (1) • Seventeen years of attachment, of interdependency, could be severed in an instant. • In the past seventeen years, we have been loving and depending on each other, but this relationship could be cut off all of a sudden.

9. Map of Middle East and East Asia

10. Teheran, Iran

11. A bird’s eye view

12. Azadi Square

13. Mosque of Teheran

14. Mosque of Teheran

15. Summary of Para. 1 Introduce the setting of the story (time; place; characters; story)

16. Tehran rugs and carpets

17. forlorn • forlorn: deserted or forsaken • If a place isforlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it. (LITERARY) • They headed inland on a forlorn road. • The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.

18. feel • feel: an impression or atmosphere created by something

19. Paraphrase (2) • But the room, the whole house, had an empty, forlorn feel to it already... • But Farogh already felt that the room, the whole house, was empty and deserted...

20. get (be) carried away • get (be) carried away: be filled with a strong feeling and unable to behave oneself properly. (得意忘形;忘乎所以;不能自持) (colloq.) • I got completely carried away and almost cried. 2.Don’t be carried away by a little flattery. 3. I was quite carriedaway by the beauty of the grasslands. 4.Mary was so carried away in her quarrel with her brother that she hit him.

21. Paraphrase (3) • I must not let my thoughts get so carried away. • I must not let myself fall into deep thoughts and forget about everything else.

22. but then • but then: on the other hand; nevertheless • You usebut thenbefore a remark which slightly contradicts what you have just said. • You are the first person who has ever accused me of being irresponsible, but then it depends on what you mean by responsible. • I always thought that, but then I’m probably wrong. 3.He’s not so smart, but then he’s always willing to help.

23. Paraphrase (4) • He is no solace to me anyway. • His presence doesn’t give me comfort, anyhow.

24. pang • pang: a sudden, sharp pain, physical or emotional For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating her elder sister.

25. help out • help (sb.) out: help sb. esp. in a difficult situation or a crisis. • Her colleagues helped out when she became ill. • Janet finished her work and crossed to help May out with hers. • H’s always willing to help (us) out when we are short of staff.

26. Paraphrase (5) • He wrote letters to her in code but after a while they slowed down. • He wrote letters to her in special signs and symbols but after some time he wrote less and less.

27. Paraphrase (6) • Karim could have been Ahmad’s father just as easily as Hassan, if judged by physical appearance. • Karim and Ahmad looked very much like each other, so Karim could be easily mistaken for Ahmad’s father.

28. captivity • Captivity is the state of being captive or imprisoned. in captivity: Wild animals don’t breed wellin captivity.(圈养的野生动物繁殖不好。) hold sb. in captivity: The prisonershave been held in captivityfor three years.

29. Paraphrase (7) • It suddenly seemed that Hassan had kept her in captivity all these years. • She suddenly realized that all these years she seemed to have been Hassan’s captive who has no freedom and cannot get away.

30. garnish • A garnishis a small amount of salad, herbs, or other food that is used to decorate cooked or prepared food. • If yougarnishcooked or prepared food, you decorate it with a garnish. She had finished the vegetables and wasgarnishing the roast.

31. go well with sth. go well with sth.: match or suit sth. well Mary’s new dressgoes well withher green hat.

32. tear 1) He tore the paper into pieces. (pull or scratch sth. violently) The critics tore his novels to pieces. (批评得一无 是处/体无完肤) 2) The country was torn by the war. (陷入战乱) She was torn by the grief. (悲伤令她肝肠寸断) 3) The boy could hardly tear himself away from the TV. (舍不得离开) 4) He was torn between loyalty to his family and his love for Mary. (难于抉择；左右为难)

33. jangle • When objects strike against each other and make an unpleasant ringing noise, you can say that theyjangle. • Her bead necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked. • Jane took out her keys and jangled them. • The fire-alarm kept jangling.

34. be of service be of service: be of (any) help Can I be of any serve to you? 能帮您什么忙吗？ be at your service: willing to help (为您效劳，听候吩咐) If you need any help, I and my carare at your service.

35. flush • If youflush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger. • Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot? • He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red.

36. Paraphrase (8) • She felt her cheeks flushing with anger. • She was so angry that her face turned all red.

37. fuss over • fuss over: pay excessive attention to 1. He is always fussing over his grandchildren. 2. The young couplefuss overtheir pet dog as if it were their child. 3. Don’tfuss overthe matter. (这事就别瞎操心了)

38. have a crush on • crush: a strong feeling of attraction or love for someone that does not last very long, used esp. to describe the feelings of teenagers. • have a crush on:have a strong, but usu. brief love / liking for sb. (一度迷恋) • He had a crush on you, you know. • She scorned the girls who had crushes on football heroes.

39. Paraphrase (9) • She felt really apart from everyone. • She had different feelings from everyone else./ She felt that she was emotionally separated from everyone else.

40. Paraphrase (10) • … but a part of her remained unconnected to him, to the life in this alley. • … but there had always been a gap between her and her husband, and she had never accepted the entire life in this alley.

41. bond • Abondbetween people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them. • The experience created a very special bond between us. • ... the bond that linked them.

42. Paraphrase (11) • Ahmad was her strongest bond. • Ahmad was the best tie to connect her with Hassan and her present life.

43. turmoil • Turmoilis a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety. • Her marriage was in turmoil. • Your mind is in such a turmoil that you do not know what you are saying.

44. vacillation • vacillation: hesitation, indecision • He accused President Carter of vacillation and retreat. • ... Stalin’s miscalculations and vacillations vacillate (between):continually change from one opinion to another 1. Don’tvacillate betweentwo extremes. 别在两个极端之间摇摆不定。 2. Hevacillated betweensaying no and giving in to the boss. 对老板是说“不”还是作些让步，他举棋不定。

45. exempt • exempt: free from duty and obligation which apply to others. • South Carolina claimed the power to exempt its citizens from the obligation to obey federal law. • Companies with fifty-five or fewer employees would be exempted from the requirements.

46. Paraphrase (12) • At first he had tried to get himself exempted by pretending he could not hear in one ear but that had not worked. • At first he had tried to pretend that he was deaf in one ear so as to be free from being recruited as a serviceman, but he failed.

47. be reconciled to • be reconciled to: agree to accept an unwelcome fact or situation patiently • The situation is excellent. The enemies, however, will never be reconciled to their defeat. • He was cheerfully reconciled to a modest livelihood in a small country town.

48. ruffled • Ruffledclothes are decorated with small folds of material. She was wearing a white ruffled blouse and a blue velvet skirt.

49. carefree • Acarefreeperson or period of time doesn’t have or involve any problems, worries, or responsibilities. • They certainly gave the impression of a carefree couple who delighted in each other’s company. • Chantal remembered carefree past summers at the beach.

50. The other person, the person I was then, was so much more real than the one I am now, Hassan’s creation, she thought. Questions: • What did she use to be in the past? • What about now?