新世纪英语专业本科生综合教程(第二版)第3册Unit13.ppt

Unit13 Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions What sAmanda splanaftertheprojectisfinished 2 Whydoesshehavesuchanidea Pre readingActivities Audiovisualsupplement1 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation Tohaveaholidayforseveralweeks Becauseshewantstogetridofthestresswhichmakeswomenlookhaggard Pre readingActivities Audiovisualsupplement2 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation Ok sowearedone Allright Youknowlet sjusttakeoffforafewweeks Yeah Whatdoyoumeanby yeah I mnotkidding Youalwaysthatthisisourbusiesttime Ineedtogetoutofthetown Youknow IthinkIneedsomepeaceandquiet Whateverthesepeoplegoawayfor YouknowwhatIreallywanttodo IwanttoeatcarbssoIwouldn tneedtokillmyself Youknow Iwanttoreadabook notjustamagazine an VideoScript1 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation Amanda AssistantA Amanda AssistantA Amanda AssistantB Amanda actualbook ForyearsIreadthesereviewsIbuythebooksbutIneverreadthem DidyoureadthatarticleinNewYorkTimeslastSunday SeverestressmakeswomenageprematurelybecausestresscausesDNAinourcellstoshrinkuntiltheycannolongerreplicate Sowhenwearestressedwelookedhaggard Thisisjustwomennotmen I msorry RememberwhenIusedtosaythatsinglewomenovertheageof35willmorelikelytobekilledbyaterroristthantogetmarried OK thatwashorrible Butnowourgenerationis AssistantA Amanda VideoScript2 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation alsonotgettingmarriedandbonus realterroristsactuallybecomepartofourlives Sothestressofitatallactuallyshowsuponourfacesmakinguslookhaggard VideoScript3 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation Culturalinformation1 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation WaldenPondisalakelocatedinConcord Massachusetts intheUnitedStates Thewriter transcendentalist andphilosopherHenryDavidThoreaulivedontheshoresofthepondfortwoyearsstartinginthesummerof1845 HisaccountoftheexperiencewasrecordedinWalden or LifeintheWoods andmadethespotfamous WaldenPond Culturalinformation2 AudiovisualSupplement CulturalInformation IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach andnot whenIcametodie discoverthatIhadnotlived Ididnotwishtolivewhatwasnotlife livingissodear nordidIwishtopracticeresignation unlessitwasquitenecessary Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife fromHenryDavidThoreau Walden WhereILived andWhatILivedFor NowtheWaldenPondhastheculturalembodimentofleavingthebusycitylifeandimmersionintothenaturesoastopursueone sownself Alltheeffortswemakeinoursociallifemayleadtotheultimatepurposeofseekinghappiness Yetinmodernworldpeoplearesodriftedbytheirbusyschedulesthatwemayonedayfindoutthatwehavebeenfarawayfromouroriginaltarget Thistextiswrittenfromthosewhomightgetlostduringourlongjourneyofstruggle Welearnfromthetextthattheproblemofoverschedulinghasthreemaincauses whichareeconomiccause technologicalcauseand themostimportant psychologicalcause Allthesecauses whenworkingtogether makeustheslavesofourownschedulesandloseourfunindoingthings Besidesthismacroscopicchangeinourvaluejudgment GlobalReading TextAnalysis StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures GlobalReading TextAnalysis itisalsonecessarytoseekhelpfromoutsideeffortssuchasexpandingvacationtimeandshorteningtheworkweek Another whichismoreimportantandmoredifficulttoachieve istoadoptanewperspectiveoftime Onlythroughthiscanwebebacktoouroriginaljourneytopursuehappiness StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures Paragraphs1 3 introducesthefactthatmostAmericanshavebecometheslavesoftheirschedules Structuralanalysis 1 Intermsoforganization thearticleclearlyfallsintofourmainparts StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures Thefirstpart Paragraphs4 6 liststhethreemajorcausesofoverscheduling namely economiccause technologicalcauseandpsychologicalcauses Thesecondpart Paragraphs7 10 tellsusthebadeffectofoverscheduling itdeprivesusofthefunoflifeanditalsorevealstheauthor sopiniononthisproblem Wearebiggerthanourschedules Thispartalsobringsustohissuggestedsolutiontothisprobleminthelastpartoftheessay Thethirdpart Structuralanalysis 2 ThetransitionalparagraphsofthistextisParagraph9and10wheretheauthornotonlyrevealshisopiniononthisproblem Wearebiggerthanourschedules butalsobringsustohissuggestedsolutiontothisproblem whichispresentedinthelastpartoftheessay StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures Paragraphs11 14 suggeststhepoliticalsolutionwhichconsistsofmainlytheoutsideeffortsaswellasourownpsychologicaladjustment Thefourthpart RhetoricalFeatures StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures 1 Extensiveemploymentofshortsentences ellipsisandevenone wordsentences e g DAMN Thatwoulddoit Whew Yes No Paragraph1 RhetoricalFeatures StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures 2 Syntacticalfeatures inasinglesentence asuccessionofverbsareused e g You llskipyogaclass blowofftheneighborhoodmeeting ignorethepilesoflaundryandjustrelax paragraph1 Determinedandsternlyfocused wemarchthrougheachdayobeyingtheordersofourcalendars Paragraph2 virtualslavestotheirschedules Paragraph3 onerousobligations Paragraph3 butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties Paragraph3 RhetoricalFeatures StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures 3 Semanticfeatures tobringintoprominencetheideathatoneisconstantlydrivenbyendlessapparentlyurgenttriflesinlife e g RhetoricalFeatures StructuralAnalysis TextAnalysis RhetoricalFeatures feelthepinch Paragraph4 theyfuelthetrendthateveryminutemustbeaccountedfor Paragraph5 Youcan thappilysavoranexperiencebecauseyourmindracestowardthenextoneonthecalendar Paragraph7 fellhemmedinbyourschedules Paragraph11 Detailedreading1 1 DetailedReading OurSchedules OurSelves JayWalljasper 1DAMN You re20minutes no morelikehalfanhour lateforyourbreakfastmeeting whichyouwerehopingtoscootoutofearlytomakean8 30seminaracrosstown And somewhereinthere there sthatconferencecall Now atthelastminute youhavetobeata9 40meeting Nowayyoucanmissit Detailedreading1 2 Let ssee theafternoonistotallybooked butyoucanprobablypushbackyour10 15appointmentandworkthroughlunch Thatwoulddoit Whew Thedayhasbarelybegunandalreadyyouarecountingthehoursuntilevening whenyoucanfinallygohomeandhappily gloriously triumphantly donothing You llskipyogaclass blowofftheneighborhoodmeeting ignorethepilesoflaundryandjustrelax Yes No Tonight sthenightoftheconcert YoupromisedNathanandMaraweeksagothatyouwouldgo DAMN DetailedReading 2Welcometodailygrindcirca2003 agrueling24 7competitionagainsttheclockthatleaveseventhewinnerswonderingwhathappenedtotheirlives Determinedandsternlyfocused wemarchthrougheachdayobeyingtheordersofourcalendars Theidlemoment thereflectivepause serendipityofanysorthavenoplaceinourplans Stoppingtotalktosomeoneorslowingdowntoappreciateasunnyafternoonwillonlymakeyoulateforyournextroundofactivities Fromtheminuteweriseinthemorning mostofushaveourdaychartedout Theonlysurpriseisifweactuallygeteverythingdonethatwehadplannedbeforecollapsingintobedatnight Detailedreading2 DetailedReading 3Onthejob inschool athome increasingnumbersofNorthAmericansarevirtualslavestotheirschedules Someofwhatfillsourdaysareonerousobligations somearewonderfulopportunities andmostfallinbetween buttakentogethertheyadduptotoomuch Toomuchtodo toomanyplacestobe toomanythingshappeningtoofast allmappedoutforusinprecisequarter hourallotmentsonourpalmpilotsordayplanners Wearenotleadingourlives butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties commitments demands andoptions Howdidthishappen Where stheluxuriousleisurethatdecadesoftechnologicalprogresswassupposedtobestowuponus Detailedreading3 DetailedReading 4Theaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy andtheaccompanyingdeclineofpeoplehavinganykindofasayoverwagesandworkingconditions isachiefculprit Folksatthebottomofthesocio economicladderfeelthepainmostsharply Holdingdowntwoorthreejobs strugglingtopaythebills workingweekends novacationtime littlesocialsafetynet theyoftenfeeloutofcontrolabouteverythinghappeningtothem Butevensuccessfulprofessionals peoplewhoseemfullyinchargeoftheirdestinies feelthepinch Doctors forexample workingimpossiblycrowdedschedulesunderthecommandofHMOs feeloverwhelmed Manyofthemarenowseekingunionrepresentation traditionallytherecourseoflow payworkers Detailedreading4 DetailedReading 5Theonslaughtofnewtechnology whichpromisedtosetusfree hasinsteadratcheteduptherhythmsofeverydaylife Cellphones e mail andlaptopcomputersinstillexpectationsofinstantaneousaction Whilesuchdirectcommunicationcanloosenourschedulesincertaininstances it seasiertoshiftaroundanengagementonshortnotice overalltheyfuelthetrendthateveryminutemustbeaccountedfor It salmostimpossibletoputdutiesbehindyounow whenthebossorcommitteechaircancallyouatarapshoworsushirestaurant anddocumentscanbee mailedtoyouonvacationinBanfforThailand Ifyouareneveroutoftheloop thenareyouevernotworking Detailedreading5 DetailedReading 6Ourownhumandesireformorechoicesandnewexperiencesalsoplaysarole Justlikehungrydinersgatheringaroundabountifulsmorgasbord it shardnottopiletoomanyactivitiesonourplates Anexpandingchoiceofculturalofferingsoverrecentdecadesandtheliberatingsensethateachofuscanfullyplayanumberofdifferentsocialroles worker citizen lover parent artist etc hasopenedupenrichingandexcitingopportunities Spanishlessons Yes Joinavolleyballteam Whynot Celloandgymnasticsclassesforthekids Absolutely Ticketstoabluesfestival foodandwineexpo andpoliticalfundraiser Sure Andwecan tforgettomaketimeforschoolevents therapysessions protestrallies religiousservices anddinnerwithfriends Detailedreading6 DetailedReading Detailedreading7 DetailedReading 7Yes thesecanalladdtoourlives Butwithonly24hoursallottedtouseachday somethingislosttoo Youdon tjustrunintoafriendanymoreanddecidetogetcoffee Youcan thappilysavoranexperiencebecauseyourmindracestowardthenextoneonthecalendar Inabusylife nothinghappensifyoudon tplanit oftenweeksinadvance Our free hoursbecomejustasprogrammedastheworkday Whatbeginsasanideaforfunfrequentlyturnsintoanobligationobstaclecourse Visitthatnewbarbecuerestaurant Done Gototangolessons Done FlytoMontrealforalongweekend Done Detailedreading8 DetailedReading 8We vebookedourselvessofullofprescheduledactivitiesthere snotimeleftforthosemagic spontaneousmomentsthatmakeusfeelmostalive Weseldomstoptothinkofalltheexperiencesweareeliminatingfromourliveswhenweloadupourappointmentbook Reservingticketsforabasketballgamemonthsawaycouldmeanyoumissoutonthefirstbalmyeveningofspring Fivep m skatinglessonsforyourchildrenfitsoconvenientlyintoyourschedulethatyouneverrealizeit sthetimealltheotherkidsintheneighborhoodgatheronthesidewalktoplay Detailedreading9 DetailedReading 9Afewyearsback radicalBrazilianeducatorPauloFreirewasattendingaconferenceofMidwesternpoliticalactivistsandheardoverandoverabouthowoverwhelmedpeoplefeltaboutthedutiestheyfaceeachday Finally hestoodupand inslow heavilyaccentedEnglish declared Wearebiggerthanourschedules Theaudienceroaredwithapplause Detailedreading10 10Yes wearebiggerthanourschedules Sohowdowemakesureourlivesarenotoverpoweredbyanendlessrosterofresponsibilities Especiallyinanagewheredemandingjobs two workerhouseholdsorsingle parentfamiliesmakethejoyousdetailsofeverydaylife cookingsupperfromscratchororganizingablockparty seemlikeanimpossibledream Thereisnosetofeasyanswers despitewhatthemarketersofnewconvenienceproductswouldhaveusbelieve Butthatdoesn tmeanwecan tmakerealstepstotakebackourlives DetailedReading Detailedreading11 1 11Partoftheanswerispolitical SolongasAmericansworklongerhoursthananyotherpeopleonEarthwearegoingtofeelhemmedinbyourschedules Expandedvacationtimeforeveryone includingpart timeandminimumwageworkers isoneobviousandoverduesolution Shorteningtheworkweek somethingthelabormovementandprogressivepoliticianssuccessfullyaccomplishedintheearlydecadesofthe20thcentury isanotherlogicalobjective There snothingpreordainedabout40 hoursonthejob Italy France andotherEuropeannationshavealreadycutbackworkinghours DetailedReading Detailedreading11 2 Anopportunityforemployeesoutsideacademiatotakeasabbaticaleverydecadeorsoisanotherideawhosetimehascome Andhowaboutmorevacationandpaidholidays Let sstartwithMartinLutherKing sbirthday SusanB Anthony sbirthday andyourown Anyefforttogivepeoplemorecloutintheirworkplaces fromstrengthenedunionstoemployeeownership couldhelpusgainmuch neededflexibilityinourjobs andourlives DetailedReading Detailedreading12 12Onanotherfront howyouthinkabouttimecanmakeabigdifferenceinhowyoufeelaboutyourlife asotherarticlesinthiscoversectionillustrate Notehowsomeofyourmostmemorablemomentsoccurredwhensomethinginyourschedulefellthrough Thecanceledlunchthatallowsyoutospendanhourstrollingaroundtown Fridaynightplansscrappedforabowlofpopcorninfrontofthefireplace Don tbeshyaboutshuckingyourschedulewheneveryoucangetawaywithit Andwithsomeexperimentation youmayfindthatyoucangetawaywithitalotmorethanyouimagined DetailedReading 13Settingasidesometimeonyourcalendarforlifetojustunfoldinitsownsurprisingwaycanalsonurtureyoursoul Carveoutsomenonscheduledhours ordays onceinawhileandtreatthemasafirmcommitment Andresistthetemptationtoturneveryimpulseoropportunityintoanotherappointment It sneitherimpolitenorinefficienttosimplysay letmegetbacktoyouonthattomorrow or let scheckinthatmorningtoseeifit sstillagoodtime Youcannotknowhowcrammedthatdaymayturnouttobe orhowuninspiredyoumightfeelaboutanotherengagement orhowmuchyou llwanttoberollerbladingorplayingchessordoingsomethingelseatthatprecisetime Detailedreading13 DetailedReading 14Inourindustrialized fast pacedsociety wetoooftenviewtimeasjustanothermechanicalinstrumenttobeprogrammed Buttimepossessesitsownevershiftingshapeandrhythms anddefiesourbesteffortstocorralitwithinthetidylinesofourpalmpilotsordatebooks StephanRechtschaffen authorofTimeShifting suggestsyouthinkbackonascaryautocollision ornearmiss orspectacularnightoflovemaking Timeseemedalmosttostandstill Youcanremembereverythinginvividdetail Comparethattoanovercrammedweekthatyourecallnowonlyasarapid fireblur Keepinginmindthatourdaysexpandandcontractaccordingtotheirownpatternsisperhapsthebestwaytohelpkeeptimeonyourside Detailedreading14 DetailedReading Whatistheauthor scategorizationofallthethingsinNorthAmericans schedules Whatistheuseofsuchacategorization Paragraph3 Detailedreading3 Quesion Someofthemareobligationsthatpeoplehavetodo somearewonderfulopportunities andmostfallinbetween Suchacategorizationmayhelppeopletohaveamoregeneralandmacroscopicalviewoftheirlifeandmakesthereadersreadytoacceptthefollowingpartsofthearticlewhichisadeepreflectionofthepurposeoflife DetailedReading Theaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy andtheaccompanyingdeclineofpeoplehavinganykindofasayoverwagesandworkingconditions Evensuccessfulprofessionalscannotcontroltheirschedules WhatistheeconomicreasonforNorthAmericans tightschedules Paragraph4 Detailedreading7 Quesion DetailedReading Inwhatwaydoesnewtechnologymakepeople sschedulestighter Paragraph5 Detailedreading13 Quesion Newtechnologyissupposedtosetpeoplefree yetbyofferingdirectwaysofcommunication ithasinfactacceleratedtherhythmsofeverydaylife DetailedReading WhatisthepsychologicalreasonforthequickenedpaceoflifeofNorthAmericans Paragraph6 Detailedreading23 32 Quesion Peoplecannotresisttheirdesireformorechoicesandnewexperiences Theywanttousethesavedtimeforsomethingtheyhaven ttriedbefore DetailedReading Detailedreading8 Quesion DetailedReading Whatdopeoplelosefromoverscheduling Paragraph8 Peoplemaylosefromoverschedulingthefunindoingthingsandthemagic spontaneousmomentsthatmakepeoplefeelalive Detailedreading13 Quesion DetailedReading Whatdoestheauthorthinkismoreimportantthanthepoliticalsolution Paragraph13 Peopleshouldmaketheirownpsychologicaladjustmentandsetasidesomeoftheirtimeoncalendarforlife Detailedreading1 Activity ClassActivity DetailedReading Groupdiscussion Doyoumakespecificdailyschedulesandfollowthem Thinkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalifewithschedules ArepeopleinChinafacingthesameproblemwiththeAmericansastheauthormentionsintheessay Dialoguemaking Aisoccupiedwithhisdailyschedulesandleavesverylittletimeforhimself B ashisfriend istryingtopersuadeAtotakeavacationinthesuburbwithallitsadvantages We llseehoweffectiveB spersuasionwillbe scootoffscootover scootv runormoveveryquicklyorhastily Detailedreading1 scoot e g Scoot oryouwillbelate DetailedReading e g Shescootedoffonherbike Collocation e g HescootedoversoIcouldsitdown Detailedreading1 blowoff DetailedReading blowoffv permittobereleased here cancelanappointmentoranythingonedoesnotwishtodo e g BobandIdidmakeplanstogooutlastnight Butheblewmeoff Practice 凯莉刚放了我鸽子 她说她再也不想见我了 Kellyjustblewmeoff shesaidshedidn twanttoseemeanymore recoursen sth orsb turnedtoforassistanceorsecurity Detailedreading2 recourse DetailedReading e g Icouldn ttellwhichdirectiontotakewithoutrecoursetoamap Synonym resort Detailedreading2 ratchetup 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