新视野英语第二册四单元B2U4.ppt

Unit4 A Test of True Love,Discussion Cultural differences Words and expressions Text,Is there any love at first sight? Why?,Yes. The factors for such love can be analyzed as follows: 1) It is the human nature to love anything beautiful; 2) Physical attraction is the first seed of love; 3) Love in ones heart is like a hidden fire; 4) Love, whatever form it takes, is usually blind; ,Discussion,key,No. The reasons for absence of such love can be deduced as follows: 1) Looks can be deceitful; 2) It takes time for true love to grow; 3) Love is an integration of two minds into one; 4) Such love is like a flash in the pan; ,Can true love grow between pen pals or net friends who have never met each other? Why?,Discussion,key,For reference Yes. 1) Love is a product of communication. It is through lines of communication that both sides know each others inner world and how much they can have in common. 2) Love feeds on mystery about each other. To any of us, what attracts is just something mysterious about others.,The same holds true for lovers, because correspondence like this is often characteristic of mystery about each other. 3) Love is born of beauty in the distance. As an old Chinese saying goes, distance produces beauty. A case in point is the popular poemYou live at the head of the Yangtze River while I live at its end; I miss you day and night without seeing you ever; but the truth is we drink water from the same river.,No. 1) Love does not grow without contact between two minds. It is well said that sparks of love shine with frequent clashes of two hearts. No collision of their ideas, no birth of true love. 2) True love depends on acceptance of each others demerits as well as on hunger for each others merits. But such correspondence almost never reflects the weaknesses of lovers.,3) True love is based on the ups and downs of lovers in daily life. Deprived of such rises and falls in everyday life, lovers find no way to know, understand, and respect each other from all sides, thus making it impossible for both to be sure whether they are a good match.,The History of Valentines Day （情人节on Feb. 14）,St. Valentines Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges 残余of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint 圣徒Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite仪式，典礼?,Cultural differences,One legend contends 声称（某物为真）that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius 克劳迪II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed 宣布不合法marriage for young menhis crop of potential soldiers.,Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree法令, defied 违抗Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentines actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.,Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first valentine greeting himself.,While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girlwho may have been his jailors daughterwho visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged 宣称that he wrote her a letter, which he signed From your Valentine, an expression that is still in use today.,Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky阴暗的，昏暗的, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. Its no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.,公元3世纪，罗马帝国皇帝克劳迪乌斯二世在首都罗马宣布废弃所有的婚姻承诺，当时是出于战争的考虑，使更多无所牵挂的男人可以走上争战的疆场。一名叫瓦仑廷（Saint Valentine）的神父没有遵照这个旨意而继续为相爱的年轻人举行教堂婚礼。事情被告发后，瓦仑廷神父先是被鞭打，然后被石头掷打，最后在公元270年2月14日这天被送上了绞架被绞死。14世纪以后，人们就开始纪念这个日子。现在，中文译为“情人节”的这个日子，在西方国家里就被称为Valentines Day ，用以纪念那位为情人做主而牺牲的神父。,据说瓦伦丁是最早的基督徒之一，那个时代做一名基督徒意味着危险和死亡。为掩护其他殉教者，瓦沦丁被抓住，投入了监牢。在那里他治愈了典狱长女儿失明的双眼。当暴君听到着一奇迹时，他感到非常害怕，于是将瓦沦丁斩首示众。据传说，在行刑的那一天早晨，瓦沦丁给典狱长的女儿写了一封情意绵绵的告别信，落款是：From your Valentine（寄自你的瓦伦丁）。当天，盲女在他墓前种了一棵开红花的杏树，以寄托自己的情思，这一天就是2月14日。自此以后，基督教便把2月14日定为情人节。,Words and expressions,Volunteer v.自愿（做某事）,for sth for the Navy 自愿参加海军 to do sth She volunteered to clean the room. 她主动打扫房间 n. 志愿者 One of the volunteers died in the fight against the flood. 在抗洪斗争中有一个志愿者牺牲了。,Identical a. 完全一样的,(to /with sb/ sth) 完全同样的，相同的 Your fingerprint cannot be identical to mine. 你的指纹和我的不可能一样。 Identically adv.,Departure n. 离开，出发,（from）离开，启程，出发 They have received no news of him since his departure from the island. 自从他离开这座岛后，他们再没得到过他的消息。,Decrease v. （使）减少，（使）降低,(from sth ) (to sth) (使大小，数量等)减少，减小，降低 The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. 今年新生人数从210减少到160. n. 减少，降低 （in sth）/(of sth) There has been a 6% decrease in his incom. 他的收入减少了6%,Decline n. 减少，下降,(in sth)/(of sth) （数量，价值，质量等的）减少，下降，衰落 a rapid/sharp/gradual decline 迅速/急剧/逐渐下降 The company reported a small decline in its profits. 公司报告其利润略有减少 V. 拒绝，谢绝,I offered to give them a lift but they declined. 我主动邀请他们搭车，但他们婉言谢绝了 Vi. 减少，降低，下降 Her health has been declining these past months. 过去几个月来她的健康状况在走下坡路。,Objection n.反对，异议,（to sth/to doing sth）/(that) The main objection to the plan was that it would cost too much. 反对这个计划的主要理由是费用过高 Have no objection 不反对 raise an objection to sth 对提出异议 object v. 不同意，反对,Forbid vt. 禁止,sb （from doing sth）禁止，不准 He forbade them from mentioning the subject again. 他不准他们再提到这个问题 You are forbidden to leave before I come back. 在我回来之前你们不准离开,Spectacular a. 壮观的，引人入胜的,scenery/views 壮丽的风光/景色 It was a spectacular achievement on their part. 这是他们取得的一项了不起的成就。,Fancy a. 多装饰的，花哨的,I dont like his paintings. They are too fancy for me. 我不喜欢他的画。对我来说他们太花哨了。 n. 喜爱，迷恋 I have taken a fancy to that hat. 我特别喜欢那顶帽子 Catch/take sbs fancy 吸引某人，中某人的意 take a fancy to sb/sth 喜欢上，爱上（常指没有明显原因）,v. 想要，想做 Fancy a drink? 想喝一杯吗？ She didnt fancy(=did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. 她不喜欢黑夜回家这个主意。 fancy yourself自负，自命不凡 fancy yourself (as ) sth 自认为是，自名为 She fancies herself （as）a serious actress. 她自以为是严肃的演员。,Vanish vi. 消失,He just vanished and was never seen again. 他就此消失，再也没出现过。 My hopes vanished. 我的希望化为泡影。,Compress vt. 压缩，压紧,(sth) (into sth)（ 被）压紧 ，压缩 Compressed air/gas 压缩空气/气体 Her lips compressed into a thin line. 她的双唇抿成了一道缝,Longing n. 渴望,The young writer has a strong longing for fame. 那位青年作家强烈渴望出名。 He frustrated her longing to study abroad. 他渴望出国留学，而他使她的希望落空了。,Resist vt. 忍住，抗拒,I cant resist the urge to go home early. 我无法抗拒早些回家的冲动 The man was shot as he tried to resist arrest. 那名男子试图拒捕时被击毙。,Sentence Analysis,注视;盯着,to focus ones eyesight on,他们彼此用炽热的目光注视着，心中充满了激情。,They focused their burning eyesight on each other, with their hearts full of passion.,在某人的生命中占有特殊地位,to fill a special place in ones life,青春最遗憾的莫过于抓不住未来幸福中占主导地位的东西。,The saddest thing about youth is the failure to take hold of what will fill a leading place in ones future happiness.,必定;总是,without fail,成功总是眷顾那些不畏艰险勇往直前的人。,Success cares, without fail, for those who keep moving ahead regardless of hardships and dangers.,Question Answering,1. Why was John Blandford staying in Grand Central Station in New York?,waiting to see a woman who ,2. How was Johns first response to the woman different from that of his friends?,the only person to write back ,3. What had the woman, Hollis Meynell, done in the past thirteen months?,had faithfully written without decrease ,4. How did he feel as long as he received her letters?,as though, survive,禁止做,to forbid from,使她感到极为惊讶的是，越不想让儿子做什么，他就越想做什么。,Much to her surprise, the more his son is forbidden from doing something, the more eager he is to do it.,显露斑斑灰白,to sport patches of gray,夏去秋来,苹果园呈现出片片成熟的景象, 散发着阵阵果香。,With summer giving way to autumn, the apple orchard sports patches of ripeness, and sends out spells of fruity smell.,十分;不止是,more than,这道菜最合我的口味，因为它不是一般的好吃。,This dish of food is most to my taste, for it is more than delicious.,消失,to vanish into,人最大的失败是看着自己一生的努力化为乌有。,The failure of ones failures is to see ones lifelong effort vanish into void.,把压缩成,to compress into ,他千言万语汇成一句话:他对你的爱一如既往。,All his words are compressed into one sentenceHis love for you remains what it has ever been.,克制做某事的冲动,to resist the urge to do sth.,人的理智在于及时克制犯错误的冲动。,Ones reason lies in resisting the urge to make mistake.,The beginning of the story possible questions: Who was that woman ? How had she given him strength? What had happened between them? What had happened after they fell in love? Did they meet as planned? Was the young man the very one he had been waiting for so impatiently? How did the woman who addressed him book? What was John Blandford thinking then with the old lady before him? What was the result? What did the man do? What did the old woman say?,to volunteer for military service,to wish sb. safety,on the day of departure,to appreciate sbs support,to read sbs letter again and again,to receive sbs reply,during the difficult days of war,without decrease,to decline ones request,to explain ones objection,to be free to do sth.,to feel a connection with sb.,like springtime comes alive,right away,smile forms on ones lips,to go sbs way,to make one step closer to sb.,a woman we