全新21世纪大学英语读写教程3-Unit2演示文档

,Unit 2 Creative Capacity,Objectives,Part I Video Starter,Part II Text A,Part III Text B,Part V Additional Theme-Related Activities, Exercises, Exercises,Outline,Part IV Writing,From studying this unit, students are expected tolearn what it means to be creative;master the useful sentence structures (like it as a formal subject.) as well as words and expressions that are the focuses of the exercises following Text A;understand how to build words using prefixes im-/il-/ir-/in- and their usage;and talk about why many of us are not creative and what we should do if we want to create anything.,Objectives,Part I Video Starter,To begin, well watch a video clip and try to grasp its message. Getting to know the words and expressions in the box below first may be helpful.,Part I Video Starter,Video Clip,【Script】,Ask the students the following questions after listening and watching if you have enough time:,What are the two words to begin with?Is creativity he same as intelligence? Why or why not?3. What is the other question about creativity and intelligence?4. What if you always think the way youve always thought?,Creativity and intelligence.,No. The fact is that you can be far more creative than intelligent, or far more intelligent than creative.,Is it more important to be creative than to be intelligent, or vice versa, in life and work, and education?,Youll always get what youve always gotten.,_,_,_,_,5. What does author Michael Drury argue?6. How can you wake your dormant creativity?7. What is the message you have grasped from the video?,Creativity is not the special gift of a favored few. Actually, each of you can think like a genius.,When confronted with a problem, you can ask “How many different ways can I look it?” “How can I rethink the way I see it?” and “How many different ways can I solve it?” instead of “What have I been taught by someone else on how to solve this?”,Of course, youre creative./You can learn how to be creative. /You can think like a genius.,_,_,_,Now that the students have fully understood the Video Starter, you can ask some of them to dub the video, if time permits. Correct their errors in pronunciation and intonation.,Hi class, Today lets begin with two words: creativity1 and intelligence. Did you know that creativity is not the same as intelligence? You can be far more creative than intelligent, or far more intelligent than creative. Which do you belong to, the former or the latter? Heres one more question of whether it is more important to be creative than to be intelligent, or vice versa2, in life and work, and education.,Video script:,I would say that if you always think the way youve always thought, youll always get what youve always gotten. It is time you woke your dormant3 creativity. As author Michael Drury argues, creativity is not the special gift of a favored4 few. Actually, each of you can think like a genius. When confronted5 with a problem, you can ask “How many different ways can I look it?” “How can I rethink the way I see it?” and “How many different ways can I solve it?” instead of “What have I been taught by someone else on how to solve this?” This is the way you can be creative. Be creative and youll have a productive and meaningful future. Now, lets learn more about how to be creative by reading the text Of Course Youre Creative!,creativity: the ability to create new ideas or things using imagination 创造性，创造力 2. vice versa: The opposite of what has been said is also true. 反之亦然,He is an artist with seemingly unlimited creativity. 他是一位仿佛有着无限创造力的艺术家。,Women may bring their husbands with them, and vice versa.女的可以把丈夫带上，反过来男的也可以把妻子带上。,e.g.,e.g.,Human beings are now confronted with a dilemma. 人类现在面临进退两难的状况。The war confronted him with hardship. 战争使他面临困境。,favored: gifted; receiving better treatment than other people in a way that seems unfair 有天赋的；受到优待的 confronted: to face 面临,This is a special status enjoyed by a favored son.这是只有受宠爱的儿子方可享受的地位。Mozart is one of the few favored musicians in the history of music.莫扎特是音乐史上少有的几个有天赋的音乐家之一。,e.g.,e.g.,3. dormant: not active or developing now; inherent 暂停活动的；潜在的,e.g.,a dormant volcano 休眠火山dormant talent 潜在的才能,Part II Text A,Of Course Youre Creative! Michael Drury,How do you understand the title?,Question About the Title,Every one of us has the potential to be creative, whether we have realized it or not.,你当然有创造性 迈克尔特鲁里,Chinese Version,Author: Michael Drury （迈克尔特鲁里）is a contemporary American popular science writer. Many of her articles have been published in Scientific American.,For many of us the word “creativity” has a wall around it, and we are on the outside1. We protest that we have no gift, and that creativity is for geniuses.,1.不属于,Question About This Paragraph,Why do many of us think that the word “creativity” has a wall around it and we are on the outside?,Because we believe that we have no gift and creativity is for geniuses.,对于我们很多人来说，“创造性”一词的周围有一堵墙，我们却在墙外边。我们会申辩说，我们没有那份天赋，创造性非天才们莫属。,Chinese Version,creativity: n. the ability to create new ideas or things using your imagination 创造性,e.g.,I believe everyone has innate creativity. 我相信每个人都有与生俱来的创造力。All men, even if they are not so fortunate as to be scientists or artists, have still within them the capability to transform their lives into ones of creativity. 所有人，即便不能有幸成为科学家或艺术家，仍然有能力将自己的人生转化成具有创造性的一生。,e.g.,The countryside boy studies in this city school, but he feels that he is on the outside. The other students dont play together with him. 这个农村来的孩子在这个城市上学，但是他觉得自己是局外人。其他孩子不和他一起玩耍。,on the outside: not belonging to a particular group, or not working within a particular organization 不属于,But creativity is not the special gift of a favored few, a burst of2 light youve either got or you havent. One of the most creative people I ever knew was an old woman who lived on a remote sheep ranch in California. A Chilean she had married an American sea captain at sixteen, moved to his country and learned his language. On that lonely, fog-swept coast she made a home, a life, an empire both spiritual and commercial. She bought and sold land, delivered babies, and cooked for thirty men at shearing time. She bore five children, and taught them to read and write and ride and to be as much at home3 in the ocean as a seal. It made your blood sing to watch her, at ninety, climb the hill behind her house and face the sun as it went down in the sea.,2.一阵；迸发,3.自在地,To watch her, at ninety, climb the hill behind her house and face the sun as it went down in the sea.,What is creativity not, according to the author?,Questions About This Paragraph,Creativity is not the special gift of a favored few, a burst of light youve either got or you havent.,2）Why does the author refer to a Chilean woman here?,To illustrate that creativity is not the special gift of a favored few. Even a woman like her could do great things.,3）What would you be shocked and amazed to watch her doing?,但是，创造性并非是少数天之骄子才有的特殊天赋，或者是那种一个人要么有、要么没的灵光乍现。在我所认识的最具创造性的人中有一位老妇人，她生活在加利福尼亚州一个偏僻的牧羊场内。她是智利人，16岁时嫁给一位美国船长，移居到了丈夫的国度，学会了他的语言。她在那个偏僻且薄雾缭绕的海岸上安了家，过上了日子，创建了一片精神和经商兼顾的产业。她买卖土地，接生孩子，在剪羊毛的时节得给30个男人做饭。她生了5个孩子，教他们读书、写字、骑马，还教他们在海洋里像海豹那样舒适自在地游泳。看到她90高龄还能爬到屋后的山丘上去看日落的海景，你会心潮澎拜、叹服不已。,Chinese Version,favor: vt. to help someone and give them an advantage in an unfair way 偏爱,e.g.,I shall favor neither side in the election. 在这次选举中，我不会偏袒任何一方。The teacher favors hardworking students. 老师喜欢勤奋的学生。,a burst of: a short period in which sth. happens with a lot of energy 一阵；迸发,e.g.,put on a burst of speed 突然加速a tiny burst of hope 突然出现的一线希望The professor is greeted with a wild burst of applause. 这个教授受到暴风雨般的掌声欢迎。,remote: a. far away from other cities, towns, or people 偏僻的,e.g.,Much of our life appears quite ordinary and remote from the power centres of the world.我们的生活大都看似非常平凡，远离世界的权力中心。I went to bed utterly content; ahead of me were weeks of hunting and travel in remotemountains. 我很满足地上床睡觉了。接下来几周，我要到偏僻的山区去打猎和旅游。,ranch: n. a very large farm in the western US or Canada, where cows, horses, or sheep are kept（尤指美国、加拿大的）大牧场,e.g.,a chicken ranch 养鸡场Cowboys work on a ranch, looking after cattle. 牛仔们在牧场干活，照管牛群。,empire: n. a large powerful group of companies ruled by one person or company（由一人、一家族或一集团控制的）大企业,e.g.,an oil empire 石油大企业His publishing empire is flourishing. 他的出版大企业正办得兴旺。,spiritual: a. related to ones spirit instead of physical world 精神（上）的,e.g.,spiritual comfort 精神上的安慰spiritual life 精神生活We have found it amazing over the years how our spiritual relationship affects our physical relationship. 这些年，我们惊奇地认识到我们的精神关系如何影响了我们的身体关系。,shear: v. to cut the wool from a sheep 剪（羊毛等）,e.g.,They usually shear the sheep in June. 他们通常在6月剪羊毛。shear wool from sheep 剪羊毛I sheared the dead branches from the tree. 我把树上的枯枝剪掉。, to be as much at home in the ocean as a seal: to enjoy swimming in the ocean as freely as a seal,make sb.s blood sing: to make sb. full of awe and admiration 让某人敬畏、震撼. This phrase is modelled on the phrase “make sb.s blood boil (让某人怒火中烧)” or “make sb.s blood run cold (使某人不寒而栗)”.,She was a woman with little education except what she had taught herself, out of need and love and high courage. But by living up to4 herself and always a little beyond, she had found out what she was and used it freely for herself and others and thats creativity.,4.不辜负；实践,1) Why did the Chilean woman teach herself?2) What does “living up to herself and always a little beyond” mean?,Questions About These Paragraphs,Out of need, love and high courage.,It means that the Chilean woman did what she could to make the best of her life and always went a step further than was possible in other peoples eyes.,除了出于需要、爱心和巨大的勇气而自学的那点知识，她是个没有接受过多少教育的女人。但是，她从不辜负自己并且还总能超越一点，因而明白了自己是个什么样的人，并将之自如地应用于自己和他人那便是创造力。,Chinese Version,live up to sth.: to be as good as what was expected or promised 不辜负；实践,e.g.,He worked hard in school so as to live up to his parents expectations. 在学校里他学习刻苦，以不辜负父母亲的希望。She tried to live up to her ideals. 她努力实践自己的理想。,It is false to imagine that creativity just happens. The capacity to be creative is inherent in human beings, but the utilization of that capacity is hard work. It is not hobbies or “taking courses” or “keeping busy.” Creativity is work that goes somewhere; it is sustained effort toward an ideal.,1) Is it right to imagine that creativity just happens?2) If creativity is inherent in human beings, why many of us are not creative at all?,No. It is false to imagine that creativity just happens.,Because even if we are all born with the capacity to be creative, we have to use this capacity by working hard. Many of us simply dont make sustained effort toward an ideal.,Questions About This Paragraph,如果把创造力想象成是随便发生的事那就错了。创造的能力是人类固有的，但是运用这种能力是件艰苦的工作。那不是作为嗜好或是通过“上上课”、“忙个不停”就能做到的。创造性是带有方向性的工作，是朝着某个理想做出的持续努力。,Chinese Version,inherent: a. existing in sth. as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute 内在的，固有的,e.g.,The urge to survive is inherent in all creatures. 强烈的生存愿望是一切生物所固有的。His inherent laziness is what made him single all his life. 生性懒惰是他一辈子打光棍的原因。,utilization: n. practical and effective use 利用,e.g.,peaceful utilization of nuclear energy for the benefit of mankind 和平利用原子能造福人类His improper utilization of power ruined his political career. 他用权不当，毁了自己的政治生涯。,sustained: a. continuing at the same level or rate for a long time 持续的,e.g.,sustained economic development 持续的经济发展We must make sustained effort to improve our living environment. 我们应该不断努力地改善我们的生活环境。,When Sir William Herschel, the father of modern astronomy, set out to make the finest telescope the world had ever seen, he first had to learn to grind and polish mirrors. After months of work his first mirror turned out to be imperfect. He made two hundred attempts before he produced a telescope that satisfied him. It took Brahms almost twenty years to compose his “First Symphony.”,Who is Sir William Herschel? 2) What did he have to do to produce a telescope that satisfied him?3) How many years did it take Brahms to compose his “First Symphony”?,Questions About This Paragraph,He is the father of modern astronomy.,He had to learn to grind and polish mirrors and he made two hundred attempts before he produced a telescope that satisfied him.,Almost 20 years.,当代天文学之父威廉姆赫歇耳爵士着手制作世界上最精密的望远镜时，他得先学习如何磨制镜片、如何给镜片泡光。虽然经过数月的努力，他的第一块镜片仍不完美。他尝试了两百次才制作出一架自己满意的望远镜。勃拉姆斯花了近20年的时间才创作出他的第一交响乐。,Chinese Version,Sir William Herschel（威廉姆赫歇耳爵士，17381822）:British astronomer, technical expert, and a composer. Born in Hannover, William first followed his father into the Military Band of Hannover, but emigrated to Britain at age 19. Herschel became most famous for the discovery of the planet Uranus in addition to several of its major moons such as Titania and Oberon. He also discovered infrared radiation. Finally, Herschel is less known for the twenty-four symphonies that he composed.,grind: v. to make sth. such as a knife smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface 磨光,e.g.,An old man came to grind the knives and scissors. 有位老人来这里磨刀剪。grind glass with sand and water 用沙和水研磨玻璃,imperfect: a. not perfect 不完美的,e.g.,Seeing that the painting was imperfect, the artist tore it into pieces. 这个画家觉得那幅画不完美，便把它撕个粉碎。Life is always imperfect. 生活总是不完美的。,Brahms（勃拉姆斯，18331897）: German composer and pianist, one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene. In his lifetime, Brahms popularity and influence were considerable. Following a comment by the nineteenth century conductor Hans von Blow, he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the Three Bs.,compose: v. to write (a piece of music) 作（曲）,e.g.,He spent his spare time composing poetry. 他把业余时间用来写诗。This piece of music was composed for the piano. 这首曲子是为钢琴演奏而创作的。,We may not be endowed to build a bridge or write a poem or find a new star, but if we would live our lives deeply and creatively we must work and go on working to show our own view of what it means to be alive. The work itself may be modest, but if it calls for5 delight, curiosity, inventiveness, we are using the same forces that genius uses. For creativity is not so much an aptitude as an attitude, and therefore applicable anywhere from making a lemon pie to building a moon rocket. Those people we call talented know this by instinct6. The rest of us have to learn.,5.需要 6.凭本能,What must we do if we want to live our lives deeply and creatively?2) What is the right understanding of creativity?,Questions About This Paragraph,We must work and go on working to show our own view of what it means to be alive.,It is not so much an aptitude as an attitude, and therefore applicable anywhere from making a lemon pie to building a moon rocket.,我们也许没有造桥、写诗或发现新星的天赋，但如果我们不想浅薄地活着，想过富有创造性的生活，我们就必须工作、再工作，以展示自己如何理解活着的意义。工作本身可能很平凡，但是如果它能激发快乐、好奇心、创新发明，那么我们运用的力量就与天才无异。创造性与其说是一种天资，倒不如说是一种态度。因此，创造性在任何地方都用得上，不论是做柠檬馅饼，还是造登月火箭。那些被我们叫做“天才”的人本能地知道这一点，而我们其他人得通过学习获得。,Chinese Version,endow: vt. to provide with a quality, ability or asset 赋予,e.g.,The country is favorably endowed climatically. 那个国家的气候得天独厚。She is endowed with both beauty and brains. 她既美丽又聪慧。,inventiveness: n. the quality of being inventive 拥有发明的才能,e.g.,the inventiveness of Edison 爱迪生的发明才能This task requires inventiveness, knowledge and critical evaluation. 这项工作需要发明创造、知识和批判性分析等能力。,aptitude: n. natural ability that makes it easy for one to do sth. well 天资,e.g.,develop ones aptitude for music 发展音乐才能He shows an aptitude for learning languages. 他表现出学习语言的天赋。,applicable: a. able to be applied, relevant or appropriate 合用的；适当的,e.g.,The rule “Look before you jump” is almost always applicable.“三思而后行”这个准则几乎任何时候都适用。Yesterdays solutions are not always applicable to todays problems. 昨天的解决办法并不一定适用于今天出现的问题。,by instinct: by virtue of ones innate capability or aptitude 凭本能,e.g.,As winter approaches, swallows fly south by instinct. 冬天来临时，燕子凭本能飞向南方。Babies cry by instinct when they are hungry. 婴儿饥饿时会出于本能而啼哭。,The exact process is not known, but perhaps most often creativity begins in response to7 things greater than ourselves.The wonder of the sunrise, when for an instant8 you feel the slow, majestic roll of earth; the awe that flickers through you when you accomplish, after all, the task that was too hard; the glimpse into infinity when whole landscapes are mirrored in a puddle no deeper than a plate these are the stirrings of creativity. Beyond them comes reflection, an awareness of awareness, taking notice of9 our own thought.,7.对作出反应,8.一会儿,9. 注意到,How does creativity most often begin?2) What comes beyond the stirrings of creativity?,Questions About This Paragraph,It most often begins in response to things greater than ourselves.,Beyond the stirrings of creativity comes reflection, an awareness of awareness, taking notice of our own thought.,确切的过程尚不清楚，但创造性也许十之八九始于对于比我们更重要的事情做出反馈。观看日出的奇迹时，你在一瞬间感觉到地球缓慢而又威严的转动；完成一件非常艰难的任务后，你的头脑中一闪而过的敬畏感；看到整个景观倒映在和碟子一样浅的水坑时，你对无限性的惊鸿一瞥这些都是创造性的前兆。在此之后便是反思，是领悟到自己的意识，察觉到自己的思考。,Chinese Version,for an instant: for a very short period of time 一会儿,e.g.,Ball hesitated for an instant. 鲍尔犹豫了片刻。He laid his hand on her shoulder for an instant, got back into the driving-seat, and was gone. 他把手在她的肩上放了片刻，回到驾驶座，离开了。,majestic: a. big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way 威严的,e.g.,The Eiffel Tower, majestic symbol of Paris, is over 100 years old. 埃菲尔铁塔，巴黎的庄严象征，已经有一百多年的历史了。The Chinese Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo is more beautiful and more majestic than any