大学英语2unit5furtherreadingppt课件

,Further reading,Culture points,Culture points,Whats wrong with boredom?,Warming up,What vegetable idioms can you get from the pictures?,carrot and stick,as like as two peas in a pod,big potato,Look at the title of the passage and check () the points you expect to read in the passage.,Warming up, 1 Being bored makes people behave badly. 2 Being bored can be bad for both physical and mental health. 3 Being bored is a precondition for being creative. 4 Having time on your hands and nothing to do is a precious experience. 5 Time passes slowly if you are bored.,Actually, we find points 3 and 4. The title might make us expect this rather surprising answer.,Task,Browse the passage within 8 minutes and find out which questions on the previous page the passage answers in full. Answer the questions of Activity 2 and 3 on page 104.,Skimming & Scanning, Check () the true statements.,Skimming & Scanning,The true statements are 1, 2, 3, 7 and 10.,1 Why were the writers friends doubtful about the trip? (a) They were concerned about the cost of petrol. (b) They thought the children would argue a lot. (c) They thought the children would be bored. (d) They didnt think that California was a suitable destination.,Answer: (c),Skimming & Scanning, Choose the best answer to the questions.,2. What did the writers husband think about taking the children? (a) He was worried about the cost of DVDs. (b) He thought the children might get bored. (c) He thought it was a foolish idea. (d) He thought it would not be safe.,Answer: (b),Skimming & Scanning,3 How did the seven-year-old boy behave as time went by? (a) He got more and more bored. (b) He became more interested in the journey. (c) He started to annoy his baby sister. (d) He told his family stories.,Answer: (b),Skimming & Scanning,4 How did the five-year-old girl spend her time in the car? (a) She played with things she had taken with her. (b) She spent the time looking out of the window. (c) She threw things around the car. (d) She spent a lot of time eating Cocoa Puffs.,Answer: (a),Skimming & Scanning,5 What did the baby do during the journey? (a) She ate all the time. (b) She was uncomfortable and unhappy. (c) She was fascinated by the landscape. (d) She did the sort of things babies usually do.,Answer: (d),Skimming & Scanning,6 How does the writer look back upon the journey? (a) With a sense of satisfaction and achievement. (b) She felt she had survived a long battle. (c) Wishing she had taken a DVD in the van. (d) With the realization that she wouldnt make such a trip again.,Answer: (a),Skimming & Scanning,1 Last month, my husband and I completed what some of our friends considered a fools errand: a 32-day, 5,232-mile camping trip from Louisiana to California and back with three children in our Volkswagen van.,译文,Whats wrong with boredom?,Digging,2 It wasnt the certainty of back-seat squabbling and high gas prices that provoked our friends skepticism. It was that we planned to make the trip without a DVD player to occupy the children as we crossed scrubby west Texas and New Mexico.,译文,Digging,3 “Theyll be so bored,” one friend said. “Its going to be awful,” said another. Even my husband had his doubts. “Im not opposed to getting a DVD player,” he confessed as we sat in traffic outside Beaumont, Texas. “Things might get a bit boring for the kids.” 4 I asked him what I had asked myself in the run-up to our departure: Whats so bad about boring?,译文,Digging,5 My friend Renee, who has driven cross-country with her three kids eight times, calls boredom the mother of creativity. Shes not the only one who sees virtue in idle time. In a recently published paper, researchers at East Anglia University in England concluded that the trancelike state helps recharge the mind and is “central to learning and creativity”.,译文,Digging,6 I wasnt trying to make my kids smarter or recharge their minds. I also do not dislike television. I know all the words to the Scooby Doo theme song, and when I visited New York last year I spent a Sunday morning at the NBC Store, where I loaded up on souvenirs with “The Office” logo on them. But I understand too well televisions power to transform our kids into zombies tuned out to the world. The bottom line was, I didnt want to transport zombies across the country. I wanted our kids to be there with us, even if being there meant boredom and the protests that go with it.,译文,Digging,7 They were there all right. “Texas is so boring,” our seven-year-old son announced on Day 1. “This is dull,” he declared on the way to Carlsbad Caverns along lonely state Highway 54. The next day, struggling against his seat belt, he wailed that he “couldnt take much more of this” before melting into cries of “Arrrghh!”,译文,Digging,8 His five-year-old sister was better at the long hours, pulling stickers off a sheet or playing make-believe with the stuffed animals she had packed for the road. Our toddler daughter was likewise a natural at free time, coloring her knees with marker pens and ripping sheets of paper from notebooks and flinging them around the car.,译文,Digging,9 Our son got better at boredom as we made our way west. On Day 3 he began to count windmills and look for trains. He started to see poodles and dolphins in puffy clouds in the Texas sky.,译文,Digging,10 “Texas is not as boring as I thought,” he said. I often joined the kids in the back, where we did taste-comparisons of gum, thumb- and toe-wrestled and used a monkey and a frog as proxies in mixed-martial-arts contests. Our son counted and recounted his money in preparation for stops at gift shops. “Gift shops are the best part about Texas,” he said.,译文,Digging,11 We had conversations that we would not have had if Scooby Doo, Shaggy, and the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang were with us. With the Superstition Mountains in the distance, my husband told the children the legend of the Lost Dutchmans Mine and the many failed attempts to find the gold in the mountains near Phoenix. “Arizona is not as boring as Texas,” our son declared. The children used diaper wipes to fashion capes for their animals. The baby learned to feed herself French fries with her toes.,译文,Digging,12 While there is no research on the benefits of eating French fries with your toes, I feel as if we all gained something in daydreaming out the windows. Our son sometimes settled into quiet contemplation of the landscape, which more than once he described as “big and square”.,译文,Digging,13 I hope the trip gave him some of the resilience that comes from learning to entertain yourself, but I also wish for something smaller. Lazy, unstructured time feels like a luxury to me, and I hope that the kids learned something about valuing it instead of looking for the fastest way to burn it up before the next stop at Dairy Queen.,译文,Digging,14 I do not always make the right call as a parent. I have been known to serve Cocoa Puffs instead of oatmeal. I am more likely to lose track of idle threats than follow through on punishments that may be well deserved.,译文,Digging,15 But parenting is often about picking your battles, and the mostly happy antics in the back of our van let me know that in banning the small screen we made the right choice this time.,译文,End,Digging,Difficult sentences,Text,the certainty of back-seat squabbling: The three children at the back of the van were likely to argue with each other.,1. It wasnt the certainty of back-seat squabbling and high gas prices that provoked our friends skepticism. (Line 1, Para 2),2. My friend Renee, calls boredom the mother of creativity. (Line 1, Para 5),Difficult sentences,Idleness gives rise to interesting ideas. The saying is modelled on older proverbs such as “Necessity is the mother of invention” when we need to do something we find a way.,Text,3. I know all the words to the Scooby Doo theme song, and when I visited New York last year I spent a Sunday morning at the NBC Store, where I loaded up on souvenirs with “The Office” logo on them. (Line 3, Para 6),Difficult sentences,The writer says she is not a freak running away from the modern world. She is fully a part of popular culture, but believes an occasional break from it is good.,Text,4. But I understand too well televisions power to transform our kids into zombies tuned out to the world. (Line 7, Para 6),Difficult sentences,The writer did not want to drive her children all that way with all their attention given to television programmes, so immersed in the world of the electronic media that they were not aware of the trip and what they were passing. zombies: fictional creatures from horror stories, walking dead bodies, mindless monsters, and the undead, hence, a metaphor for utterly dull people,Text,5. The bottom line was, I didnt want to transport zombies across the country. (Line 9, Para 6),Difficult sentences,Despite the advantages of bringing entertainment for the children by means of television programmes, it would be against this more important objective of travelling across the country. the bottom line: used to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is,Text,6. I wanted our kids to be there with us, even if being there meant boredom and the protests that go with it. (Line 11, Para 6),Difficult sentences,She wanted her children to be taking an active part in the trip, talking to their parents. She also humorously stated that she would be glad about their talking even though it was the kids loud complaints.,Text,7. His five-year-old sister was better at the long hours, pulling stickers off a sheet or playing make-believe with the stuffed animals she had packed for the road. (Line 1, Para 8),Difficult sentences,pulling stickers off a sheet: playing with a type of play book for small children playing make-believe: children imagining their toys as mothers and fathers etc and talking to them,Text,8. Our toddler daughter was likewise a natural at free time, (Line 4, Para 8),Difficult sentences,The smallest child can amuse herself with almost anything. natural: A natural is someone whose skills and abilities suit a particular job or activity. A natural at anything does not need to be taught.,Text,9. where we did taste-comparisons of gum, thumb- and toe-wrestled and used a monkey and a frog as proxies in mixed-martial-arts contests. (Line 2, Para 10),Difficult sentences,thumb- and toe-wrestled: wrestled with ones thumb and toe, junior versions of arm wrestling to see who has the stronger arm muscles and can force the opponents arm down onto the table top,Text,10. We had conversations that we would not have had if Scooby Doo, Shaggy, and the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang were with us. (Line 1, Para 11),Difficult sentences,We talked among ourselves, which we would not have done if the children had been watching cartoons on TV.,Text,11. I do not always make the right call as a parent. (Line 1, Para 14),Difficult sentences,The writer has not always made the best decisions as a parent, like she has sometimes allowed the children to eat cocoa puffs, a kind of junk food, but she did make a right decision this time. make the right call: An umpire (裁判员) of a game does this when judging if a move has been according to the rules or not.,Text,12. I am more likely to lose track of idle threats than follow through on punishments that may be well deserved. (Line 3, Para 14),Difficult sentences,We are told parents should always do what they say and not make threats of punishment and then not carry them out. The writer confesses she breaks this rule too.,Text,13. But parenting is often about picking your battles, (Line 1, Para 15),Difficult sentences,Parents cannot get all they want or win every battle. A wise parent chooses the most important issues to win on and lets others look after themselves.,Text,例句,翻译,释义,n. U the feeling of being bored 无聊；厌倦；厌烦,boredom,无聊比工作更让我心烦。,Words,I get more tired from boredom than from work.,例句,翻译,A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.,跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。,Text,We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and metal strain. (Jun. 2002, CET4, Reading comprehension),真题,释义,vt. to cause a reaction, especially an angry one 激发，引发 (尤指愤怒),provoke,The dog would not have attacked if it hadnt been provoked.,Words,例句,翻译,狗如果没被招惹是不会主动攻击的。,Stop provoking them with your negative comments.,别再用你那些否定的评论去激怒他们了。,例句,翻译,Text,例句,翻译,释义1,n. C an advantage or good feature that something has that makes it better than something else 优点；长处,virtue,我房间的优点是即使在冬天也很暖和。,Words,My room has the virtue of being warm even in winter.,可以骑自行车去上班是住在大学城的有利条件之一。,Riding a bike to work was one of the virtues of living in a university town.,例句,翻译,例句,翻译,释义2,n. C a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty 美德；良好的习惯,他的美德包括诚实与正直。,Words,His virtues include honesty and integrity.,Obedience is an important military virtue.,例句,翻译,服从命令是军人的一种重要品质。,virtue,For well over 2000 years the worlds great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. (Jan. 1992, CET4, Reading comprehension),真题,Text,例句,翻译,释义,vt. to put more power into a battery 给 (电池) 充电,电池充电的次数也是有限的，通常每两年就必须更换电池。,Words,Batteries can only be recharged a limited number of times, usually they have to be replaced every two years.,recharge,例句,翻译,笔记本电脑的电池必须每用几个小时就要进行充电。,Laptops batteries must be recharged every few hours.,Text,例句,翻译,释义1,n. C (or music / song / tune) a piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a radio or TV programme or a film 主题曲，主题歌，主旋律,theme,The kids were singing the theme song from “The Sound of Music”.,我很喜欢保镖的主题歌。,Words,I really like the theme song to the “The Bodyguard”.,例句,翻译,孩子们唱音乐之声的主题歌。,例句,翻译,释义2,n. C the main subject of something such as a book, speech etc 主题，话题，议题,本书的主题是爱情与职责之间的冲突。,Words,The books theme is the conflict between love and duty.,例句,翻译,这次大会的主题是教育与培训。,The conferences theme is education and training.,theme,Text,例句,翻译,释义,vt. to make someone or something completely different, usually in a way that makes them more attractive, easier to use etc 彻底改变；彻底改造,电子邮件改变了人们的交流方式。,Words,Email has transformed the way people communicate.,例句,翻译,你把自己交给我们的专家吧，他们会使你的发型和化妆彻底改观。,Put yourself in the hands of our experts, who will transform your hair and makeup.,transform,Text,例句,翻译,释义1,vt. to make small changes to musical instrument so that it will produce the correct notes (为乐器) 调音，定弦,tune,明天会有人来给钢琴调音。,Words,Someones coming tomorrow to tune the piano.,例句,翻译,演唱会之前，他们给所有的乐器都调了音。,They tuned all their instruments before the concert.,例句,翻译,释义2,vt. (usu passive) to set a radio or television to a particular station or programme 调到的频道；调整的频率,收音机被调到了一个古典音乐台。,Words,The radio was tuned to a classical station.,例句,翻译,有数百万人收看了关于选举结果的电视节目。,Millions of people tuned in to watch the election results.,tune,Text,点击查看短语 tune out,例句,翻译,释义,ad. (fml) in the same way or in a similar way 同样地； 照样地,likewise,湖的特色变了，湖周围的环境也跟着变样了。,Words,The character of the lake has changed and the character of the surrounding area likewise.,例句,翻译,观察你领导怎么做，然后照着样子做。,Watch your leader and do likewise.,Text,例句,翻译,释义,vt. to throw something carelessly or with a lot of force 乱抛；乱丢,fling,那个男孩向湖里扔石子打发时间。,Words,The boy passed the time by flinging stones into the lake.,例句,翻译,观众们向游行者扔瓶子和罐子。,Spectators flung bottles and cans at the marchers.,Text,例句,翻译,释义,v. to calculate how many people or things there are in a group 数；清点,count,The teacher was counting the children as they got on the bus.,数数屋里还有多少人。,Words,Count how many people are still in the room.,例句,翻译,在上公共汽车的时候，老师清点学生的人数。,Text,例句,翻译,释义,n. U the process of making someone or something ready for something 准备 (阶段) ；预备 (过程),preparation,这些鲜花是为筹备婚礼而订的。,Words,The flowers were ordered in preparation for the wedding.,Organizers are making final preparations for next weeks festival.,组织者正在为下周的庆祝活动做最后的准备工作。,例句,翻译,Text,It is recommended that the project not be started until all the preparations have been made. (Jun. 1995, CET4, Vocabulary and structure),真题,例句,翻译,释义,vt. if you deserve something, it is right that you get it 应得；应受,deserve,你已经工作了一早上 ， 我想你该歇歇了。,Words,Youve been working all morning I think you deserve a rest.,The drug dealer got what he deserved.,那贩毒者得到了应有的下场。,例句,翻译,If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, youll probably have to ask for it. (Jun. 1995, CET4, Vocabulary and structure),真题,Text,例句,翻译,释义,vt. to say officially that people must not do, sell, or use something (明令) 禁止 (做、卖或使用) ；取缔；查禁,ban,The city council banned billboards on most streets.,许多人认为应该取缔拳击比赛。,Words,A lot of people think boxing should be banned.,例句,翻译,市议会禁止在大多数街道上立广告牌。,Text,例句,翻译,释义,an impossible task 徒劳的任务,a fools errand,The people who advised to come to me for money sent you on a fools errand. I never lend money.,即便是在正常时期，判断汇率走势也是愚蠢的举动。,Words,Even in quiet times, predicting the paths of exchange rates is a fools errand.,例句,翻译,建议你到我这儿来借钱的人让你白跑一趟了。我可是从不借钱给别人的。,Text,例句,翻译,释义,the period of time just before an important event (重要事件的) 序幕；前奏；预备期,the run-up to sth,She got ill in the run-up to the college entrance examination.,快要选举的时候他放弃投票了。,Words,He gave up voting in the run-up to election.,例句,翻译,高考之前她生病了。,Text,例句,翻译,释义,(AmE) to get a lot of something so that you are sure you will have enough 使带够 (某物),load up on,People were worried about losing power, so they loaded up on batteries before the storm.,我今天会很晚才能吃上晚饭，所以我现在要多吃点。,Words,I won t have time to have dinner until late. So Im trying to load up on food now.,例句,翻译,人们担心停电，所以在风暴来临之前准备了很多电池。,Text,例句,翻译,释义,(mainly AmE) (very infml) to stop paying attention 不理睬；不过问,tune out,The children tuned out their mothers commands.,有时候很难对办公室的噪音充耳不闻。,Words,Its hard to tune out the noise in the office sometimes.,例句,翻译,孩子们不听母亲的吩咐。,Text,例句,翻译,释义,used to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is 底线，起码的要求；要旨,The bo