很多學(xué)生看過(guò)我上一回寫(xiě)的STS后，也在他們的STSs中向我提了不少慶祝結(jié)婚周年紀(jì)念日的建議。我向他們一一道謝，并且向他們描述了我去年那個(gè)有驚無(wú)險(xiǎn)的周年紀(jì)念日。
TEACHER'S
Dear students，
I would like to thank some of you for giving me some very good suggestions about how to celebrate my wedding anniversary. It is interesting to note that they all suggested one thing in common. They suggested I give my wife something that is made by myself. Good idea！ But the problem is—I am a poor hand at craftsmanship （the skill of making things by hands）。 I really don't know yet what I should make but I still have two more days to figure out what to make. May God grant me a good idea！ Besides， Eva suggested that I should give my wife 99 flowers which symbolize “endless love”。 How romantic！ But I would be broke （use all my money） if I did that. Thanks anyway！
Last year on our Eighth Anniversary something unhappy took place. That morning I went to school as usual. Honestly， I forgot that “big” day. The whole morning I was feeling very uneasy （nervous， uncomfortable， restless）。 I did not know the reason why I felt that way. I thought it was strange until my wife called me up at about one in the afternoon. She said on the phone， “Do you remember what 'day’ is today？” I immediately said， “Of course！” But to tell you the truth， I knew the answer only after a few seconds' thought. “Uhm， actually I am thinking about how to celebrate our anniversary in a special way，” I went on after a short “dangerous”silence. I promised to wait for her outside her school and take her to a special romantic place in Sai Kung where we could enjoy the sunset over the sea while having a nice evening tea. Everything seemed perfect. The best thing was that she never knew I had forgotten our wedding anniversary. （If she had known it， we would have lost a romantic afternoon.） I， however， still felt restless. Why？
We did everything as planned. Nothing unhappy happened. I drove my wife back home. I dropped her somewhere near our home before driving to park my car （the car park was quite far away from my home last year）。 I was feeling happy that I had narrowly escaped the danger of annoying my wife. My car was running at 50 km. per hour when I was making an ugly turn （sharp turn）。 My personal computer fell off the back seat with a loud noise “Boom”。 I turned my head to check what was going on. Unfortunately， I forgot that I was making a turn， so I failed to turn back the steering wheel. My car crashed into the metal railings on the right at such a high speed that it was thrown off the ground. I felt violent shocks and heard terrible engine noises in the following few seconds. When everything was still （motionless）， I found that my heart was calm and peaceful. I had felt restless the whole morning and afternoon but then I was peaceful. Strange！
Dennis
此處不能用proposals來(lái)代替suggestions，因?yàn)閜roposal是指正式的書(shū)面建議。
note可用其他單詞代替，例如 It is interesting to notice/find that…
thing是非常有用的單詞，既是可數(shù)名詞，又可泛指任何人、事或物。
留意正確的表達(dá)方式：
●…suggested that I give…√
●…suggested that I should give…√
●…suggested me to give…×
figure out跟find out的意思相近，但前者的思考成份較重。
grant的意思跟give相近，但前者主要指上對(duì)下的賜予。
symbolize解作“象征”，用mean代替也可。
此處的broke是形容詞，解作“破產(chǎn)”。用would be（過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)），表明作者認(rèn)為不太可能發(fā)生。
anyway =無(wú)論如何
這里用on，是因?yàn)閍nniversary是一個(gè)日子。
留意不同解釋：
●as usual =如往常一樣
●as before =如以前
●as expected =正如所料
●as required =按照要求、需要
●as instructed =按照指示
●as demanded =正如所要求的
用called me或rang me都比用telephoned me流暢。
這里的day是指特別的日子。通常這種問(wèn)題的回答是：Monday， Tuesday…Sunday.
另一種更簡(jiǎn)單的說(shuō)法是：…h(huán)ow to have a special celebration.
因不是一種會(huì)導(dǎo)致傷亡的危險(xiǎn)，故dangerous加上引號(hào)。
enjoy的意思是“欣賞/享受”；這里不能用appreciate（解作“賞識(shí)/感激”）來(lái)代替。
用I， however，…比用However， I…更有英語(yǔ)“味道”。
I dropped her的意思是I let her get off.
narrowly escaped的意思是“險(xiǎn)些兒沒(méi)避開(kāi)”。
這里用annoying或upsetting都可以。
ugly turn解作“急轉(zhuǎn)彎”。
這里with用in代替也可。
steering wheel解作“方向盤(pán)”，而wheels則解作“車輪”。
留意正確的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)：
●…was throw off…×
●…was threw off…×
●…was thrown off…√
這里的following可用next代替。
這里的then意思是at that time.
LANGUAGE
Second ＆ third conditional sentences
有兩種句子最能使閱卷者留下深刻印象，它們便是第二和第三種條件句（second and third conditional sentences）。這兩種條件句所包含的動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)較為復(fù)雜，再加上它們所表達(dá)的意思比較婉轉(zhuǎn)，因此不少學(xué)生對(duì)這兩種條件句望而卻步。
假如學(xué)生們能充分掌握這兩種條件句的用法，則能“善用”它們，在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)機(jī)將它們“表現(xiàn)”出來(lái)，以顯示自己良好的語(yǔ)言能力。請(qǐng)參考本單元的例子。
Ⅰ。第二種條件句：
EXAMPLE
But I would be broke if I did that.
說(shuō)明作者不喜歡這樣做，也不打算這樣做。
Ⅱ。第三種條件句：
EXAMPLE
If she had learnt the truth， we would have lost our romantic afternoon.
暗示作者慶幸妻子并不知道真相，也慶幸沒(méi)有錯(cuò)失一個(gè)難忘的下午。
通過(guò)寫(xiě)STS，我發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生們的思考能力和表達(dá)能力都有進(jìn)步，看完以下學(xué)生們的STSs后，或許讀者也有同感。請(qǐng)?jiān)谙铝械臈l件句中填上正確的動(dòng)詞。
Test Your Understanding
1.Happy Anniversary！ It's lucky that you have not forgotten your Ninth Anniversary. If you______ （forget） this “big” day this time， your wife______ （not forgive） you. The restlessness you felt last year is the result of your sins （not so serious I think）。 You forgot the “big” day， so you felt sorry. After the accident， you might think you had already been punished. The feeling of restlessness was then gone.
2.I want to give you a suggestion for your “big” day. You can cut some colourful sheets into long strips and then use them to make paper stars. You can make 99 stars and put them into a glass bottle. Easy job！ If I______ （do not need） to take the test， I______ （do） it for you. Have a great anniversary！
3.Test week is coming. This is the last time I will write to you before the Test Week. If I ______（keep） writing STSs， I______（fail） in all tests. I hope the Test Week will end fast because after that， I will be able to talk to you again. Lastly， I hope you will be happy tomorrow. I'll pray for your “big” day.
4. Yesterday， Mr. and Mrs. Johnson went to a fortune-teller in Kwun Tong. That old woman said something about their son which was very interesting. She said she knew that their son went to hospital once when he was twelve. When the couple got home and told their son about it， the young man said that if he______ （know） it before it happened， he______ （take） better care of his own health. Well， I am not a fortune-teller but I know that you will soon have a happy anniversary.
TEACHER'S
Dear students，
I would like to thank some of you for giving me some very good suggestions about how to celebrate my wedding anniversary. It is interesting to note that they all suggested one thing in common. They suggested I give my wife something that is made by myself. Good idea！ But the problem is—I am a poor hand at craftsmanship （the skill of making things by hands）。 I really don't know yet what I should make but I still have two more days to figure out what to make. May God grant me a good idea！ Besides， Eva suggested that I should give my wife 99 flowers which symbolize “endless love”。 How romantic！ But I would be broke （use all my money） if I did that. Thanks anyway！
Last year on our Eighth Anniversary something unhappy took place. That morning I went to school as usual. Honestly， I forgot that “big” day. The whole morning I was feeling very uneasy （nervous， uncomfortable， restless）。 I did not know the reason why I felt that way. I thought it was strange until my wife called me up at about one in the afternoon. She said on the phone， “Do you remember what 'day’ is today？” I immediately said， “Of course！” But to tell you the truth， I knew the answer only after a few seconds' thought. “Uhm， actually I am thinking about how to celebrate our anniversary in a special way，” I went on after a short “dangerous”silence. I promised to wait for her outside her school and take her to a special romantic place in Sai Kung where we could enjoy the sunset over the sea while having a nice evening tea. Everything seemed perfect. The best thing was that she never knew I had forgotten our wedding anniversary. （If she had known it， we would have lost a romantic afternoon.） I， however， still felt restless. Why？
We did everything as planned. Nothing unhappy happened. I drove my wife back home. I dropped her somewhere near our home before driving to park my car （the car park was quite far away from my home last year）。 I was feeling happy that I had narrowly escaped the danger of annoying my wife. My car was running at 50 km. per hour when I was making an ugly turn （sharp turn）。 My personal computer fell off the back seat with a loud noise “Boom”。 I turned my head to check what was going on. Unfortunately， I forgot that I was making a turn， so I failed to turn back the steering wheel. My car crashed into the metal railings on the right at such a high speed that it was thrown off the ground. I felt violent shocks and heard terrible engine noises in the following few seconds. When everything was still （motionless）， I found that my heart was calm and peaceful. I had felt restless the whole morning and afternoon but then I was peaceful. Strange！
Dennis
此處不能用proposals來(lái)代替suggestions，因?yàn)閜roposal是指正式的書(shū)面建議。
note可用其他單詞代替，例如 It is interesting to notice/find that…
thing是非常有用的單詞，既是可數(shù)名詞，又可泛指任何人、事或物。
留意正確的表達(dá)方式：
●…suggested that I give…√
●…suggested that I should give…√
●…suggested me to give…×
figure out跟find out的意思相近，但前者的思考成份較重。
grant的意思跟give相近，但前者主要指上對(duì)下的賜予。
symbolize解作“象征”，用mean代替也可。
此處的broke是形容詞，解作“破產(chǎn)”。用would be（過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)），表明作者認(rèn)為不太可能發(fā)生。
anyway =無(wú)論如何
這里用on，是因?yàn)閍nniversary是一個(gè)日子。
留意不同解釋：
●as usual =如往常一樣
●as before =如以前
●as expected =正如所料
●as required =按照要求、需要
●as instructed =按照指示
●as demanded =正如所要求的
用called me或rang me都比用telephoned me流暢。
這里的day是指特別的日子。通常這種問(wèn)題的回答是：Monday， Tuesday…Sunday.
另一種更簡(jiǎn)單的說(shuō)法是：…h(huán)ow to have a special celebration.
因不是一種會(huì)導(dǎo)致傷亡的危險(xiǎn)，故dangerous加上引號(hào)。
enjoy的意思是“欣賞/享受”；這里不能用appreciate（解作“賞識(shí)/感激”）來(lái)代替。
用I， however，…比用However， I…更有英語(yǔ)“味道”。
I dropped her的意思是I let her get off.
narrowly escaped的意思是“險(xiǎn)些兒沒(méi)避開(kāi)”。
這里用annoying或upsetting都可以。
ugly turn解作“急轉(zhuǎn)彎”。
這里with用in代替也可。
steering wheel解作“方向盤(pán)”，而wheels則解作“車輪”。
留意正確的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)：
●…was throw off…×
●…was threw off…×
●…was thrown off…√
這里的following可用next代替。
這里的then意思是at that time.
LANGUAGE
Second ＆ third conditional sentences
有兩種句子最能使閱卷者留下深刻印象，它們便是第二和第三種條件句（second and third conditional sentences）。這兩種條件句所包含的動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)較為復(fù)雜，再加上它們所表達(dá)的意思比較婉轉(zhuǎn)，因此不少學(xué)生對(duì)這兩種條件句望而卻步。
假如學(xué)生們能充分掌握這兩種條件句的用法，則能“善用”它們，在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)機(jī)將它們“表現(xiàn)”出來(lái)，以顯示自己良好的語(yǔ)言能力。請(qǐng)參考本單元的例子。
Ⅰ。第二種條件句：
EXAMPLE
But I would be broke if I did that.
說(shuō)明作者不喜歡這樣做，也不打算這樣做。
Ⅱ。第三種條件句：
EXAMPLE
If she had learnt the truth， we would have lost our romantic afternoon.
暗示作者慶幸妻子并不知道真相，也慶幸沒(méi)有錯(cuò)失一個(gè)難忘的下午。
通過(guò)寫(xiě)STS，我發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生們的思考能力和表達(dá)能力都有進(jìn)步，看完以下學(xué)生們的STSs后，或許讀者也有同感。請(qǐng)?jiān)谙铝械臈l件句中填上正確的動(dòng)詞。
Test Your Understanding
1.Happy Anniversary！ It's lucky that you have not forgotten your Ninth Anniversary. If you______ （forget） this “big” day this time， your wife______ （not forgive） you. The restlessness you felt last year is the result of your sins （not so serious I think）。 You forgot the “big” day， so you felt sorry. After the accident， you might think you had already been punished. The feeling of restlessness was then gone.
2.I want to give you a suggestion for your “big” day. You can cut some colourful sheets into long strips and then use them to make paper stars. You can make 99 stars and put them into a glass bottle. Easy job！ If I______ （do not need） to take the test， I______ （do） it for you. Have a great anniversary！
3.Test week is coming. This is the last time I will write to you before the Test Week. If I ______（keep） writing STSs， I______（fail） in all tests. I hope the Test Week will end fast because after that， I will be able to talk to you again. Lastly， I hope you will be happy tomorrow. I'll pray for your “big” day.
4. Yesterday， Mr. and Mrs. Johnson went to a fortune-teller in Kwun Tong. That old woman said something about their son which was very interesting. She said she knew that their son went to hospital once when he was twelve. When the couple got home and told their son about it， the young man said that if he______ （know） it before it happened， he______ （take） better care of his own health. Well， I am not a fortune-teller but I know that you will soon have a happy anniversary.