I remember vividly that first English class in the last term of high school. We boys (there were no girls in the school) were waiting expectantly for the new teacher to appear. Before long, through the door came in a tall, unimpressive-looking man of about 40. He said shyly, “Good afternoon, gentlemen.”
   1. (Para.1) Before long, through the door came in a tall, unimpressive-looking man of about 40.  完全倒装句
Examples：
   Inside the parcel was a letter addressed to my father. ?(完全倒装)
   Seldom had I seen Sasha so upset. (部分倒装）
   2. appear: come into sight; be seen; seem, look 出现; 看起来，似乎
   He appears well this morning.
   His voice had a surprising tone of respect, almost as if he were addressing the Supreme Court instead of a group of youngsters. He wrote his name on the blackboard — Wilmer T. Stone-then sat on the front of his desk, drew one long leg up and grasped his bony knee. ?
   1. His voice had a surprising tone of respect, almost as if he were addressing the Supreme Court instead of a group of youngsters. 方式状语从句中用虚拟语气（他的声音里带有一种令人惊讶的尊敬口吻，仿佛是在高等法院发表演说，而不是面对一帮青年在讲话。）
   He ran off as fast as possible as if his life were in danger.
   2. grasp: hold firmly, take hold of; succeed in understanding sth. often complex 抓住，抓紧; 领会
   As she fell, she grasped at the window to try to stop her fall.
   “Gentlemen,” he began, “we are here this semester — your last — to continue your study of English. I know we shall enjoy learning with — and from — one another. We are going to learn something about journalism and how to get out your weekly school paper. Most important, we are going to try to really get interested in reading and writing. Those who do, I venture to say, will lead far richer, fuller lives than they would otherwise.”
   venture: risk going somewhere or doing something (dangerous); take the risk of saying (something that may be opposed or considered foolish) 冒险；大胆地说；冒昧地说
ex:
   1 venture that you are behaving foolishly.
   2. otherwise: adv. differently; in every other way, except for 别样， 以另一种方式 
   conj. if not, or else 否则， 不然 ex: I can’t say otherwise or I would be lying. ?
   Their plane was late, but otherwise they had a good trip. ?
   Seize the chance, otherwise you will regret it. ?
You must pay your taxes on time; otherwise you will be fined.
   He went on like that, voicing a welcome message of friendliness and understanding. An unexpected feeling of excitement stirred in me. ?
During the term that followed, his enthusiasm spread through us like a contagion. “Don’t be afraid to disagree with me,” he used to say. “It shows you are thinking for yourselves, and that’s what you are here for.” Warming to such confidence, we felt we had to justify it by giving more than our best. And we did.
   1. Warming to such confidence, we felt we had to justify it by giving more than our best. 分词短语作状语，意思是“become fond of or be stimulated by”.
译：
   在他的感召下，我们是如此有信心，感到必须表现优异才对。
   2. justify： give a good reason for; be a good reason for
   提供正当理由；论证 ex: How can you justify your rude behavior?
   Nothing can justify such rude behavior. ?
   He justified buying a car by showing how useful it would be.
   Mr. Stone gave us the greatest gift a teacher can bestow — an awakening of a passion for learning. He had a way of dangling before us part of a story, a literary character or idea, until we were curious and eager for more; then he would cut himself short and say, “But I suppose you have read so-and-so.” When we shook our heads, he would write the title of a book on the blackboard, then turn to us. “There are some books like this one I almost wish I had never read. Many doors to pleasure are closed to me now, but they are all open for you!”
bestow : give or present sth to some 给予
   The girl is lucky to be bestowed with both beauty and wisdom
dangle: try to attract someone by promising or describing; offer as an attraction 吊胃口； 招引；虚幌
   She likes to keep her lovers dangling.
   The end of the term came much too soon. The morning before graduation day the class suddenly and spontaneously decided to give Mr. Stone a literary send-off that afternoon — a good-bye party with poems and songs for the occasion. ?
   1. spontaneously: produced from natural feelings or causes without outside force, esp. quickly and unplanned 自然地， 自发地
   All at once the crowd spontaneously broke into applause. ?
   The decision they had spontaneously made to work for an extra half-hour turned out to be a bad idea. ?
   He made an offer to help spontaneously.
   That afternoon when Mr. Stone walked slowly into Room 318 we made him take a seat in the first row. One of the boys, sitting in the teacher’s chair, started off with a poem called “Farewell”; the rest of us were grouped around him. Mr. Stone sat tight-lipped, until toward the end when he slowly turned to the right and then to the left, looking at each of us in turn as if he wanted to register the picture on his mind.
   register: ? put into an official list or record; enter one’s name on a list;    show; have an effect 注册;记录;显现;发生效力
   Is the car registered?
   He told me he was married but I’m afraid they didn’t register. ?
Her face registered anxiety.
   When we got to the last chorus of the parody, we saw tears rolling down Mr. Stone’s high cheekbones. He got up and pulled out a handkerchief and blew his nose and wiped his face. “Boys,” he began, and no one even noticed that he wasn’t calling us “men” any more, “we’re not very good, we Americans, at expressing sentiment. But I want to tell you that you have given me something I shall never forget.”
   chorus: A chorus is a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people 合唱（歌曲）
   parody: A parody is a humorous piece of writing, drama, or music which imitates the style of a well-known person or represents a familiar situation in an   exaggerated way.
   滑稽的模仿诗文
   3. sentiment: attitude which is based on their thoughts and feelings 态度，情绪
   Public sentiment rapidly turned anti-American... 公众情绪迅速转变，开始反对美国