The Kindness of Strangers2.ppt.ppt

thekindnessofstrangers,doneby:luoxiqiyangweilingchenqiurongwuyanyanyangqihai,warmingupquestions,haveyoueverhelpedbyanystrangers?haveyouevercheatedbyanystrangers?howdoyouthinkaboutwechinesepeople?arewegenerouspeopleornot?doyouthinkthatthegeneralmoralisdecaying?asthegenerationandgenerationgoeson?,abouttheauthor,mikemclntyre,a37-year-oldjournalistwithabeautifulgirlfriendandadecentnewspaperjobinsanfrancisco,waslivingtheeasylifewhenhehadasuddenrevelation:hislifewasutterlydevoidofmeaning.,iwasemptyofpassion.iwasnumb.iwashalfwaytonowhere.iwasdead,mcintyrewritesinthekindnessofstrangers,attemptingtohitchhikecross-countrywithnothingmorethanabackpackandapassiontodiscoverhimselfandamerica.,mcintyreclaimsthathewasbornscared.igrewupafraidofthebaby-sitter,themailman,thebirdsinthetrees,thenext-doorneighborscat.imafraidofthedark.imafraidoftheocean.thecity,thewilderness.imafraidofcrowdsandimafraidtobealone.imafraidoffailureandimafraidofsuccess.butwhatreallyscaresmeisliving.,inthefallof1994mcintyredecidedtomakeafinalstandagainsthisfearsbywalkingoverthegoldengatebridge.hesetout,notsurewhatawaitedhiminalandwhereonlyserialkillers(连续作案的杀人恶魔）andteenrunaways（失去控制的）hitchhike,alandwithimagesofguns,greed.miraculouslyamangavehimaliftnorth.,throughhistravels,hefoundvaryingdegreesofkindnessinstrangersfromallwalksoflifeanddiscoveredmoreaboutpeopleandvaluesandlifeontheroadinamericathanhedeverthoughtpossible.,thegiftsoffoodandshelterhereceivedalongthewaywereoutweighedonlybythetouchinggiftsoftheheart-thewillingnessofmanyhemettowelcomealonelystrangerintotheirhomes.andthediscoverythatsometimesthosewhogivethemostaretheoneswiththeleasttospare.intheprocesshelearnsthatthiscountryisfullofgood-heartedstrangerswillingtotaketheriskofkindness.,otherpeoplesopinionaboutmikemcintyre,heisadisillusionedjournalistabandonshisjob,hisgirlfriendandhisbankaccounttobackpackpennilessfromsanfranciscotocapefear,n.c.refusingtoacceptmoney,heplaceshimselftotallyatthemercyofstrangers.withonlyafewharrowingencounters,heisgivenrides,fedandshelteredalmostconsistentlythroughouthisjourney.,mclntyretakesyouonanadventure.thisbookisgreat.icouldntsetitdown.mcintyrehasanamazingabilitytocapturethehumor,ironyandsadnessinthelivesofeverydaypeople.hemeetstheamazingcharacters,aswellasordinarypeople,andwriteswithbeautifulsimplicity.thisisanadventureforthe90s,whenmostamericansfearadventuringintotheirowncountry,theatlanticoceanisthesecondlargestoftheworldsfiveoceans,thepacificoceanisthelargestoftheworldsfiveoceans(followedbytheatlanticocean,indiaocean,southernocean,andarcticocean).,montana,oregon,wyoming,iowa,virginia,northcarolina,louisiana,nebraska,california,goldengatebridge,capefear,goldengatebridge,background,americansareknownasagenerouspeople.“lovemyneighbor”and“beyourbrotherskeeper”usedtobetheirnationalmottoes.inrecentdecades,however,thingshavechanged.,peopleseemtohavebecomemoreandmoreindifferenttootherpeoplesneeds.crimerateshaveincreasedseriously.moreandmorepeopleareworriedaboutthegeneralmoraldeay.buttheauthorofthisarticletriestotellpeoplethatbasedonthispersonalexperience,thingsarenotasbadapeoplebelieve.,infact,onecanstilldependonethekindnessofstrangersinthiscountry.americanpeopleofcoursewillbehappytohearthis.however.thefactthattheyneedthiskindofreassuranceandthefactthatthesekindsofarticlearesoreadilyacceptedbythereadersdigestshowthatpeoplearefatfromcertain,andtheproblemisfarfrombeingresolved.,readersdigest,thearticleappearedinthereadersdigest,may1997.thereadersdigestisan80-year-oldpopularamericanmagazine,secondonlytotvguideincirculation.itispublishedin18languagesandmorethan24millioncopiesaresoldworldwidemonthly.thelargecirculationindicatedthatitisdesignedtoappealtoaveragepeople.therefore,mostarticlesfromthismagazinereflecttraditionalamericavaluesandtendapaintagenerallypositivepictureofthelandandpeopleoftheunitedstates.,today,peoplegenerallyagreethatcompetitionisgoodforeconomicgrowthbecauseitmakespeopleworkharderandbetter.buttheyalsofindthatitmightturnthesocietyintoabattlefieldorajunglewhereeverybodyisguidedbythelawof“thesurvivalofthefittest”andthatitmightdoharmtohumanrelationship.thishashappenedintheunitedstates.itisalsohappeninginourowncountry.ourstudentsshouldbeawareofthisproblemsantrytounderstandandlearntodealwiththem.,languagepoints,allthemore更加，益发thegirladmiredhimallthemore这个女孩越发钦佩他heoftenoverworks,andthatsallthemorereasonformorebonus.他经常加班，这是他多拿奖金的关键原因,inspiteof,不顾,不管prep.尽管hefailedtolifttherockinspiteofallhisexertions.他虽竭尽全力，但仍然未能将那石头搬起来。inspiteofthebadweather,wewentfishing.我们不顾恶劣的天气而去钓鱼。hecontinuedwithhisplantobuildaflyingmachine,inspiteofthemockeryofhisfriends.他不顾朋友们的反对，继续他建造飞行器的计划。,despite,prep.withoutbeingaffected;inspiteofeg.ifailedthetestdespitestudyingallnight.=ifailedthetestdespitethatihadstudiedallnight.heremainsagreatleaderdespiteageandinfirmity.,inspiteof与despite的区别,论语气，despite比inspiteof谨严，但意思没有分别，都可译做“虽然”或“不顾”，例如：“inspiteof/despitemountingpublicdiscontent,thegovernmentisdeterminedtopushthebillthrough.（虽然公众不满愈来愈强烈，政府还是执意要通过议案。）inspiteof或despite之后必须用名词或动名词（gerund），不能接普通子句（clause），例如不可说“despitethepublicisgettingincreasinglydiscontented”只能说“despitethefactthatthepublicisgettingincreasinglydiscontented”。英文有inspiteof/despiteoneself这说法，意思是“不由自主”或“不禁”，例如：“herwordsweresosatiricalthatilostmytemperinspiteofmyself.（她的话尖酸刻薄得令我忍不住发脾气。）,headfor,vt.取向于jasonshouldgoinforaccountingbecausehehasagoodheadforfigures.贾森应从事会计工作，因为他具有计算的才能。allow10perheadforexpenses.允许每人花10英镑。,pullover,v.把.拉过来,靠岸,开到路边ishoutedtothedriverofthetractortopulloverandletmethrough.我向拖拉机手喊，要他把拖拉机开到路边让我过去。hergoodlookgaveherapulloverothergirls.她的美貌使她与其他女孩相比占了优势。,runover,vt.复查(超过),在.上驶过,碾过,把.很快地过一遍mysoncamenearbeingrunoverbyatruck.我的儿子差点被大卡车辗过。ialwaysrunovermylinesbeforegoingonstage.我登台演出前总要温习一下台词.thelastdropmakesthecuprunover.最后一滴导致整杯满溢。,can,n.c1.(食物)罐头2.金属容器3.一罐(+of)addthreecansofwatertomaketheorangejuice.加进三罐水调橘子汁。vt.1.把(食品等)装罐idontlikecannedfood.我不喜欢罐头食品。2.【美】【口】解雇,jerk,vt.1.把.猛地一拉(或一推,一扭,一扔等)hejerkedthewindowopen.他猛地一推把窗子打开。hejerkedthestringandthepuppetjumped.他猛一拉线,木偶就跳动了。2.急促地说vi.1.猛然一动;猛推(或急拉等)ifeltthefishinglinejerk.我感觉到钓丝猛然一动。2.颠簸,摇晃thetruckjerkedtoastop.卡车晃动了几下便停下来了。3.抽搐,痉挛,jerk,n.c1.猛然地一拉(或一推,一扭,一扔等)2.颠簸,摇晃thebusstoppedwithajerk.汽车晃了一下,停住了。3.(肌肉的)抽搐,痉挛4.【美】【俚】蠢人;古怪的人vt.1.把(肉)切成长条晒干n.1.(条状)肉干,drug,n.c1.药品,药材whynottrythisnewdrug?为什么不试一试这种新药?2.麻醉药品;毒品fewteenagersinourcityusedrugs.我们城市极少有青少年吸毒。3.滞销货vt.1.使服麻醉药;使服毒品hedruggedhisroommateandstolehismoney.他对他的室友下了麻醉药,然后偷了他的钱。2.掺麻醉药于hiswinehasbeendrugged.他的酒里被人掺了麻醉药。vi.1.常用麻醉药;吸毒成癖,shoulder,n.1.肩,肩膀c2.衣服的肩部c3.肩状物;山肩;路肩;瓶肩c4.带肩肉的前腿肉cuvt.1.肩起,挑起2.担负,承担themanagerwasreadytoshouldertheblame.经理愿意承担过失。3.用肩推oheshoulderedthedooropen.他用肩把门顶开。,watchoutfor,v.戒备,提防,密切注意isaidishouldbesick,andthatimustwatchoutforsymptoms.我说过我一定是有病了，我得留意一下症状。intherushtogofolkloricwatchoutforcollisionofcultures.在民俗化的热潮中，要提防不同文化的冲突。thepolicearewatchingoutforthesuspect.警方正密切注意嫌疑犯的行动。,pitchedatent,搭帐蓬assoonaswegotthere,webegantolookaboutforaplacetopitchourtent.我们一到那里就开始找地方搭帐篷。wevedecidedtopitchourtentinwuhanuntilthespringfestival我们决定在武汉住到春节为止。,runthrough,v.跑着穿过,刺,戳,贯穿,匆匆处理,划掉,挥霍sheranthroughalotofmoneyinherfirsttermatuniversity.她上大学第一个学期就花了很多钱.heranthroughthenamesonthelist.他把名单匆匆地看了一遍。adeepmelancholyrunsthroughherpoetry.她的诗中贯穿著悲伤的情调.,asamatterofcourse,自然,不用说,照例whatifoundmosttouchingwasthefactthattheyalldiditasamatterofcourse最让我感动的还是他们把（助人为乐）的事当做理所当然地去做,intrigue,vi.搞阴谋诡计theyconstantlyintriguedagainsteachother.他们之间彼此耍阴谋。vt.激发兴趣激起的好奇心fairytalescanintriguemostchildren.神话故事能引起大多数孩子的兴趣。n.密谋策划,阴谋thisisanovelofintrigue.这是一本有阴谋情节的小说。阴谋,诡计hewasmadekingasaresultofvariousintrigues.由于搞了各种各样的阴谋,他当上了国王。,fromcoasttocoast,1.全国各地2.从一个海岸到另一个海岸theuniversityisouttoraidfacultiesfromcoasttocoast.那所大学要到全国各地去挖教授。ite