现代大学英语精读第二版Unit.ppt

,TheGreenBanana,DonaldBechelder,VocabularyExerciseTranslation,当我们到达目的地时，我们发现这块地上已经没有任何建筑，只有一些石头散落在地上。没有人能认出这是一段可以追溯到千年以前的城墙。Whenwereachedourdestination,wefoundnothingstandingonthegroundexceptsomerocksscatteredhereandthere.Nobodywouldbeabletorecognizeitaspartofthecitywallathousandyearsago.,2.今天，多数人看问题都有了新的角度，他们不再认为主要是国内生产总值（GDP）标志一个国家的幸福了。GDP:GrossDomesticProducts标志：mark,symbolize,represent,showToday,mostpeoplehavegotanewperspective.TheynolongeraccepttheviewthatmainlyGDPmarksthehappinessofanation.,3.让我们同意对方可以有不同意见吧。我们起码在一点上意见是一致的，我们同意不采取暴力，我们同意我们的分歧必须和平解决。Letsagreetodisagree.Weatleastagreeononething:Weagreenottouseforce.Weagreethatwemustsettleourdisputespeacefully.,4.桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一切都美极了，尤其是那些千姿百态的石峰。Guilinhasalwaysbeenregardedbyourpeopleasthemostbeautifulplaceinourcountry.Iusedtohavemydoubts,butnowItotallyagreewiththem.Everythingissobeautiful,especiallytherockformationsinallthosedifferentshapes.,5.我可以向你保证，她是一个非常随和的人。我从来没有见过她发脾气。Icanassureyou.Sheisaveryagreeableperson.Ihaveneverseenherlosehertemper.,6.一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年轻人同意出庭凭证。我很欣赏他的勇气。Ayoungmanwhosawthewomanrunoverbythecarhasagreedtoappearincourtaswitness.Iadmirehiscourage.,7.大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有进行批判性思维的能力。Collegeeducationshouldseetoitthatourstudentsareabletodocriticalthinking.,8.你们在预习功课的时候，一定要尽量试试，看你是否能提出重要的问题来，是否能作出有意义的评论。Whileyouarepreparingyourlessons,youmusttryyourbesttoseeifyoucanraisesomesignificantquestionsandgivemeaningfulcomments/criticisms.,9.在对这个问题进行仔细思考以后，我认识到，我们必须确保我们的学生不但能谋生，还能懂得怎样生活。Uponcarefulreflectionsonthisissue,Ivecometorealizethatwemustmakesurethatourstudentsnotonlycanmakealiving,butalsoknowhowtolive.,10.有一次我修好了一个漏气的自行车胎，爸爸拍拍我的肩膀，逗我说我是家里的天才，有当机械师的潜力。他的话引起了全家人的大笑。OnceIfixedmybiketire/tyrewhichwasleaking.MyDadpattedmeontheshoulderandteasedmesayingthatIamthefamilygeniusandhavethepotentialofagoodmechanic.Whathesaidsetthewholefamilylaughing.,VocabularyRevision,Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaningsinthetext.,1.assure2.encounter3.spout4.occasion5.potential,thepossibilitythatsth.willhaveapositiveeffecttosendoutwithgreatforce;gushtotellsb.thatsth.issuretohappenaspecialorparticulartimetomeetsb.orexperiencesth.,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,Retelling,Retellthefirst4paragraphsreferringtothefollowingpoints:WhathappenedtotheauthorsoldjeepinBrazil?Howdidthevillagershelprepairit?Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthecenteroftheworld(therock)?Howdidhefeeltowardit?Whatarethetwolearningmomentsoftheauthor?Whatdidhelearn?Whatstheuseofthegreenbananainthetext?Whatdoesitsymbolize?,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,Background,CultureTips,TheGreenBanana,Unit6,Genre,Author,B,W,T,R,Background,B,W,T,R,Sourceofthetext:BeyondExperience:AnExperientialApproachtoCross-culturalEducationBecheldersviewoncross-culturaleducation,Author,Background,Author,B,W,T,R,Thegoalsofeducation:a.“toopenuppossibilitiesfordiscovery”b.“toexpandlearningandthechanceformutualacceptanceandrecognition”c.toofferstudentsacross-culturalperspective:fromonesownimmediatecenteroftheworldtothecenterofsomeoneelsesworld,Background,Genre,AShortStory,Plot:“My”experienceinasmallBrazilianvillageandwhat“I”concluded.Setting:asmallvillageinthecentralareaofBrazilProtagonists:anAmericantraveler(“I”),severalBrazilianpeopleThemeofthestory:Whatdoyouthink?,B,W,T,R,Background,Ethnocentrism,B,W,T,R,Whatisethnocentrism?Ethnicreferstoculturalheritage,andcentrismreferstothecentralstartingpointorthetendencyofpeopletoputtheirowngroupatthecenter.ethnocentrismbasicallyreferstojudgingothergroupsfromonesownculturalpointofview,ormisinterpretingotherculturesbecauseoneusestheconceptsofhisownculture.Itisthebeliefthatoneparticularraceornationalityofpeopleissuperiortoallothers.,CultureTips,Background,Ethnocentrism,B,W,T,R,Whyarepeopleethnocentric?Limitedlifeexperience:,Peoplewillneverbeabletoexperienceeverylifesituationofeveryonearoundtheworld,soassumptionsaboutlifehavetobebasedonexistinglimitedexperience.Itisnormaltoassumethingsandinterpretnewexperienceandothersbehavioronthebasisofonesownexperience.,Lackofcross-culturalawareness,CultureTips,Background,Multiculturalism,B,W,T,R,Definition:asituationinwhichallthedifferentculturalorracialgroupsinasocietyhaveequalrightsandopportunities,andnoneisignoredorregardedasunimportant.,CultureTips,Unit6,TextAnalysis,T,W,B,R,TheGreenBanana,TextAnalysis,Theme,Weshouldrespectallcivilizationsintheworld.Wisdomsaretobediscoveredwithanopenmindtoothercultures.,T,W,B,R,TextAnalysis,Structure,T,W,B,R,1,Paras.1-4Thestoryof“thegreenbanana”astheobjectfixingtheradiator.,2,Paras.5-8Whattheauthorlearned:Everyculturehasitshiddentreasureandshouldberespected.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:MainIdea,Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?WhathappenedtotheauthorsjeepwhenhewasdrivingthroughbeautifulcountrysideinBrazil?Whatdidthehugerocklooklike?Andwhatdidthemantelltheauthorabouttherock?Howdidtheauthorreacttowhatthemansaidabouttherock?Doyouthinktheauthorfullyunderstoodandacceptedwhatthemansaidabouttherockthen?Why/whynot?Howdidthemanfixtheradiator?Whatdidthelocalmechanictellhim?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Althoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadinthecentralareaofBrazil.(para.1),Whatdoesthe“although-clause”imply?,Paraphrasing:Hecouldhavehisfirstexperiencewithaforeigntreasureanywhereoutsideofhishome.ItjustHAPPENEDtobeinBrazil.Itimpliesthateveryforeignculturehassometreasureswhichremainunknowntooutsiders.,PartI:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Whatisaradiator?Adevice,usuallyacontainerfilledwithwater,whichsendsoutheat,oftenaspartofaheatingorcoolingsystem.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Prefixover-:toomuchMoreexamples:over-lighted,overdressed,overeat,oversleep,overkill,overload,overcharge,overvalue,Morecollocations:Over-heatedeconomy,andover-heatedroom,over-heateddiscussion,etc.,Fine:verythinorinverysmallpiecesordropseg:finehair,thread,sand,etcStreamofhotwater:continuousflowofhotwaterMoreexamples:streamofcars,streamoftraffic,streamofvisitors,etc,Sendsbdoingsth:tocausesbtodosth;tocausesthtohappeneg:Themoviesentmanypeoplecrying.Theicyroadsentmanypeopleslippingandfalling.Thenewssentthecompanyssharesdroppingby3%.,Toassuresbthat:totellsbthatsthissuretohappenorisdefinitelytrueMoreexamples:Icanassureyouthathewillbeallright.Themechanicassuredmethatthecarwouldbegoodforanotherfiveyears.,Though:adv.Despitethefactthateg:Wewenttothesamehighschool;wewerenotclosefriendsthough.Note:thedifferencebetween“although”and“though”isthattheformerisalwaysusedasaconjunction,whereasthelattercanalsobeusedasanadverb,andcanbeplacedattheendofasentenceorclause.,SuperLoafinRio:untilthe19thcentury,HouseholdsugarusuallytooktheformofaLoaf,oblongandroundedatthetop.Hereitreferstoamountain,whichlookslikeasugarloaf.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,He,inturn,inspectedmecarefully,asiftomakesureIgraspedthesignificanceofhisstatement.(para.3),Paraphrasing:ThenheexaminedmewithgreatcautioninthewayofensuringwhetherIunderstoodtheimportanceofhiswords.,(hewanted)tomakesure,asaresult,PartI:SentenceParaphrase,anellipticaladverbialclauseofmanner,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Theoccasioncalledforsomeshowofrecognitiononmypart.(para.3)Callfor:needorrequireOnonespart/onthepartofsb:byorfromsbeg:Theprojectcallsforhardworkoneveryonespart.Itwasagoodeffortonthepartofallthestudents.,Paraphrasing:Thesituationthenneededmetosaysomethingtoshowmyapprovalforwhathesaid.(Isensedtheneedtosaysomethingtoshowmyapprovalforwhathesaidtobepolite.),PartI:SentenceParaphrase,tryingtoshowsomeinteresteventhoughIdidnotquiteagreewithhim.Ifnot:usedtointroduceanevenstrongeralternativetowhathasjustbeensaideg:Therescueteamsavedhundredsoflivesifnotthousands.Thelittleboyrunsasfastashiselderbrotherifnotfaster.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:Words&Expressions,Words,Phrases,SentencePattern,Grammar,encounterstrainleakscatterassuremarkgraspoccasion,consistofsendsbrunningforsthworkoutinturncallforonmypartanarmfulofcutsthinhalf/intohalvesincase,incase(should)do/didmainverb(pastcontinuous/pastperfecttense)+when+timeclause,verbswithtwoobjects“so”andresultclause,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:Exercise,Translatetherequiredpartsinthefollowingsentences.Imsurethat_(情况最后会变得对我们有利).Everybodyknowsthat_(当前的情况需要立即采取行动).Toomanyarguments_(会影响婚姻关系).Bequiet_(免得吵醒了孩子).大学教育的成功不在于它有多高大的楼，而在于它有什么样的教育理念和什么样的学者。Collegeeducationdoesnotconsistinhowtallthebuildingsareinthecollege,butinthatwhatkindofeducationalbeliefsitmaintainsandwhatkindofscholarsithas.,thingswouldworkoutwellforusintheend,thepresentsituationcallsforimmediateaction,maystrainmarriagerelations,incaseyou(should)wakethebaby,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:MainIdea,Whatdoesitmeanbyeachofthe“time”sinpara.5?Dotheymeanthesamething?Whatarethetwolearningmoments?Whatisthecenteroftheworldintheauthorseyes?Why?Whatisyourcenteroftheworld?Explainwhy.Howcanweexperienceasecondcenter?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,FurtherQuestions:,WhatcanyoulearnaboutAmericaneducationfromthefirstsentenceofpara.5?Howdoyouunderstandthesecondsentenceofpara.7?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,AsaproductofAmericaneducation,Ihadneverpaidtheslightestattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttoregarditasafruitwhosetimehadnotyetcome.(para.5),Paraphrasing:AssomeoneeducatedintheUnitedStates,Inaturallyhadneverpaidanyattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttotakeitasafruitwhichwasnotyetripeorwhichwasnotyetreadytobepickedandeaten.Question:whatistheauthorstone?Heisbeinghumorousandself-mocking.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Itwasmyowntimethathadcome,allinrelationtoit.(para.5),Paraphrasing:Itwasmewhohadcometoknowthegreenbananas,andeverythingconnectedwithit.Question:whatdoestheauthorimply?Heimpliesthateverycivilizationhasitsspecialgeniuses(heresymbolizedbythegreenbanana),whichhaveexistedformanyyears.Buttheywillnotcometoyournoticeandbenefityouuntilandunlessyouarereadytogooutandmeet/experiencethem.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Ihadatfirstdoubtedtheirclaim,asIknewforafactthatthecenterwaslocatedsomewhereelseinNewEngland.(para.6),Question:Why?TheauthorobviouslywasbornandbroughtupinNewEngland.Thereforehehadalwaysregardeditasthecenteroftheworld.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Theculturesoftheworldarefullofunexpectedgreenbananaswithspecialvalueandmeaning.(para.8),Question:Whatcanwelearnfromthesentence?Thegreenbananashavebecomeasymbolofhiddentreasuresfromeveryculture.Forproperunderstandingofapieceofwriting,itisoftenimportanttonoticesuchsymboliclanguageandtoknowwhatthesymbolsstandfor.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:Words&Expressions,Words,Phrases,SentencePattern,Grammar,reflectpotentialclaimlocatebreakthrough,meetonesneedknowforafacttendtodosthreachbacktoinrelationtodawnonsbinacertainsenseforagesallalong,so+adj/adv+that+resultclause,Theto-infinitiveassubject,object,complement,adverbial,attribute.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:Exercise,Translatetherequiredpartsinthefollowingsentences._（工会领袖一直说）thattheywillwinbutitturnedouttobeabigfailure._（我想起来了）thatIhadseenhimbefore._（植物在炎热天气容易枯死）ifyoudontwaterthem.Scientists_（已经取得重大突破）inthetreatmentofca