Text A Keep on Singing
# Vocabulary
tummy 英 /ˈtʌmi/
pregnancy 英 /ˈpreɡnənsi/
progress 英 /ˈprəʊɡres/
arise 英 /əˈraɪz/
C-section 英 /ˈsiː sekʃn/
intensive 英 /ɪnˈtensɪv/
cemetery 英 /ˈsemətri/
burial 英 /ˈberiəl/
funeral 英 /ˈfjuːnərəl/
nag 英 /næɡ/
oversized 英 /ˈəʊvəsaɪzd/
scrub suit 美 /skrʌb suːt/
glare 英 /ɡleə(r)/
pulse 英 /pʌls/
purr 英 /pɜː(r)/
healing 英 /ˈhiːlɪŋ/
conquer 英 /ˈkɒŋkə(r)/
bossy 英 /ˈbɒsi/
miracle 英 /ˈmɪrəkl/
incredibly 英 /ɪnˈkredəbli/
# phrase
fix up 修理；解决；改进；为……作好安排；商妥
make up one's mind 下决心，决定
sweep over 扫过;向……扩展
call off 取消；依次叫名；叫走
give up on 放弃；对……表示绝望；对……不再期待
# Dialogue
1. Like any good mother,when Karen found out that another baby was on the way,she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael,prepare for a new baby.They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl,and day after day,night after night,Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.
# 宾语从句
that another baby was on the way
what she could 她竭尽所能
Q: What needs to be prepared?
2. The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen.Then the labor pains come. Every five minutes...every minute.But difficulties arise. Hours of labor. Would a C-section be required?Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition and immediately sent to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
## arise 第1个意思：opportunity arises 机会出现
## arise 第2个意思：因果关系 arise from 由...引起
## arise(过去形式 arose)第3个意思： 形成；起源于：成立
PS： Heavy Metal 专有名词大写
## intensive 第1个意思： 密集的 PS：year-long 长达一年
## intensive 第2个意思：强化
## intensive 第3个意思：重症;重病；病重特别护理 intensive care
3. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst." Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby —— now they plan a funeral.
## fix up 1st意思：布置
## fix up 和不同的宾语做搭配 2nd意思： 安排 PS：get a travel sevice 提供一个旅行服务的机构，简称：旅行社
## fix up 3rd意思：修理
4. Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. Week two in intensive care. It looks as if a funeral will come before the week is over. Michael keeps nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. But Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not.
keep doing...sth 持续不断做某事
keeps begging 不断央求
keeps nagging 不停的唠叨
# It looks as if a funeral will come
## 陈述语气
## 虚拟语气
PS：如果从句表示与显示实事相反，谓语动词用一般过去时
PS：如果从句表示与过去实事完全想反，谓语动词用过去完成时"had+过去分词"
## nag 后面接介词 at 表示强调抱怨对象
## 不加介词at，看是把nags 做及物动词还是不及物动词使用
PS:
及物动词(vt)后面必须跟宾语。可以用于："主+谓+宾"；"主+谓+双宾"；"主+谓+宾+宾补"结构。
不及物动词(vi)后面不跟宾语。只能用于："主+谓"结构
5. if he doesn't see his sisther now, he may never see her alive.She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and they rush to ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts "Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed." The mother rises up strong in Karen, and the usually mild-mannered lady glares into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. "he is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He fixes his eyes on the tiny baby and begins to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:
# 复合形容词 其构成形式是形容词加上名词的ed形式
mild-mannered 温和的；柔和的
pure-hearted 心地善良的；心地纯正的
The mother 母性（Karen）
6. “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray...”
7. At once the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
PS: pulse rate 脉搏率
8. Keep on singing, Michael, You never know, dear,how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away..."The terrible breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.
9. Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms..." Michael's little sister relaxes as rest, healing rest, seems to sweep over her.
10. Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse.
## conquer 1st 意思： 占领；征服
## conquer 2nd 意思： 克服
11. Funeral plans are called off. The next day —— the very next day —— the little girl is well enough to go home!
12. The medical staff just call it a miracle. Karen calls it a miracle of God's love!
13. Never give up on the people you love. Love is so incredibly powerful.
PS: urged 敦促；力劝