上外版综合英语2 Unit 2 The virtues of growing older.ppt

Unit2 TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder Textcomprehension PartI Para 1 2 ParII Para 3 5 PartIII Para 6 1 2 3 Detailedreadingquestions 1 Whydopeoplewanttohidetheirgrayhairanddelaytheeffectsofaging Theyworshipyouthandareafraidofgrowingolder sotheytryeverymeanstolookyoung 2 Whatdoesthewritermeanwhenshesays itisun Americantosayso inPara 2 ShemeansthesequestionsseemcontrarytothevaluescommonlyheldbymostAmericans AndtheAmericanpeoplewoulddoanythingpossibletodelayaging scanning PART1 Detailedreadingquestions 3 Doesthewriterdenythevirtuesofbeingyoung No thewriteradmitsthevirtuesofbeingyoung butwhatshereallywantstotalkaboutistheadvantagesofgrowingolder whichwillbediscussedinthesubsequentparagraphs Sothelastsentenceisboththematicandtransitional scanning PART1 Languagepoints virtue n 1 attractiveorusefulquality advantagee g Thisseathasthevirtueofbeingadjustable 2 moralgoodnessorexcellencee g Patienceisavirtue Derivation Virtuous adj havinggoodmoralqualitiesandbehavior PART1 Languagepoints Wouldn tanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain para 2 Paraphrase Literally thephrasemeanstosignacontractwiththedevil sothatthedevilwouldhelpyoubecomeyoungagaininexchangeforyoursoul Inthetextthephraseismetaphoricallyusedtomeanbewillingtodoanything evenbad tobecomeyoungagain PART1 Languagepoints dreadv feelgreatfearoranxietyabout e g Thelittlegirldreadssleepingalone Thestaffinthiscompanydreadtothinkwhatwillhappenifthefinancialcrisiscomes IdreadthatImayneverseeyouagain 2 n greatfear thingthatisgreatlyfearede g Shehasadreadofhospitals Povertyismanypeople sconstantdread PART1 Languagepoints dreadDerivation dreadful adj causinggreatfearorsuffering shockinge g adreadfulaccident disease nightmare2 informal bad boringorannoyinge g Whatdreadfulweather PART1 1 Whyareadolescentsapttobeobsessedwiththeirappearances Becausetheyfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink 2 Isitaccuratetosaythatolderpeoplearetotallyfreefromuncertainty No becausetheystillhaveimportantchoicestomake However theyhavealreadymadethemajorones whileyoungpeoplewillmeettheirsateveryturn Detailedreadingquestions scanning PART2 Whenyoung youareapttobeobsessedwithyouappearance Para 3 Grammar Whenyoung whenyouareyoung状语从句的主语与主句的主语相同时 从句中的be动词可以和主语一起省略 做饭时 我听到有人在敲门 When Iwas cooking Iheardsomeoneknockingatthedoor Languagepoints PART2 Vocabulary obsess v Ifsomethingobsessesyouorifyouobsessaboutsomething youkeepthinkingaboutitandfinditdifficulttothinkaboutanythingelse E g Thefearofdeathobsessedherthroughoutheroldage 她童年时一直害怕父母离异 Thefearofherparents divorceobsessedherthroughoutherchildhood Languagepoints PART2 Beobsessedwith by unabletostopthinkingaboutsomething toointerestedinorworriedaboutsomething E g Whyarepeoplesoobsessedwithmoney 如今许多爱慕虚荣的年轻人 尽管还不富裕 但却迷上了漂亮的小汽车 vain beobsessedwith Manyvainyoungpeopleareobsessedwithfancycarsdespitethefactthattheyarenotyetrichenoughtoaffordthem Derivation obsession n obsessive adj Languagepoints PART2 Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets Wewouldbeconsideredfreaks para 3 Grammar Wearing 现在分词短语作状语 表伴随 Languagepoints PART2 Vocabulary tailor v tomakeorpreparesomethingfollowingparticularinstructionsE g Weshouldtailorourknowledgetotheneedofthesociety Derivation tailored adj close fittinge g awell tailoredcoatCollocation tailor made adj madebyatailore g atailor madesuit Languagepoints PART2 Vocabulary Freak n personconsideredabnormalbecauseofhisbehavior appearance ideas etc2 n ahealth computer control freak someonewhoisextremelyinterestedinaparticularsubjectoractivity Languagepoints PART2 Vocabulary Freak3 v haveanextremereactiontosthE g Myparentsfreaked out whentheysawmypurplehair Collocationfreakout Ifsomeonefreaksout orifsth freaksthemout theysuddenlyfeelextremelysurprised upset angry orconfused E g Hefreakedoutwhenheheardhe dgotthejob Languagepoints PART2 Idon tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood para 3 Denyoneselfsth notdosth thatoneenjoysdoingorhavesth onedesirestohave becausehethinksthatwillbegoodforhim E g Inordertosavemoneyforhisdaughter smedicaltreatment hedeniedhimselfsmoking 那位艺术家为了获得创作的灵感 在农村住了三年 放弃了生活上的许多享受 inspiration Forartisticinspiration theartistlivedinthecountry countrysideforthreeyears wherehedeniedhimselfmanycomfortsoflife Languagepoints PART2 Idon tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood para 3 inthemoodfor doing sth todosth feelinglikedoingsthinnomoodfor doing sth todosth notfeelinglikedoingsth他有 没心思开开玩笑 He sinthe nomoodfor telling jokes totelljokes Languagepoints PART2 Andwomen I membarrassedtoadmit evenmorethanmen havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion para 3 Paraphrase I membarrassedtoadmitthatitiseasierforwomentobecompletelycontrolledbyfashionthanmen Languagepoints PART2 atthemercyof inthepowerofsb sth underthecontrolofsb sth我不知道明天去崇明岛的活动能不能成行 因为这要取决于会不会下雨 excursion I mnotsureifwecanhavetheexcursiontoChongmingIslandtomorrow Itisatthemercyoftheweather Languagepoints PART2 Ihavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout para 4 rewritethesentenceinto3sentences Ihavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisions Thecriticaldecisionsconfrontthosepeople Thosepeoplejuststartout Languagepoints PART2 await vt formal Ifyouawaitsomeoneorsomething youwaitforthem E g Thecommitteeisawaitingadecisionfromheadofficebeforeittakesanyaction 2 Somethingthatawaitsyouisgoingtohappenorcometoyouinthefuture E g Asurpriseawaitedusonourarrival 我们所有的顾客将受到热烈的欢迎 Awarmwelcomeawaitsallourcustomers Languagepoints PART2 Pursue vt 1 follow sb sth espinordertocatchorkill chasee g Thepolicepursuedthestolenvehiclealongthemotorway 2 Ifyoupursueaplan activityorsituation youtrytodoitorachieveit usuallyoveralongperiodoftime e g Hedecidedtopursueacareerintelevision 他早年到日本学医 回国后却改变了主意 一辈子从事文学创作 WhenhewasyounghewenttoJapantolearnmedicine butafterhereturnedtoChinahechangedhismindandpursuedacareerasawriterallhislife Languagepoints PART2 Pursue vt Derivation Pursuer n someonewhoischasingyouPursuit n actionofpursuing E g thepursuitofhappinesspeopletravellingaboutthecountryinpursuitofwork Languagepoints PART2 It snowonderthat despitetheircarefreefacade theyareoftenconfused uncertain andtroubledbyalltheunknownsintheirfuture para 4 it s nowonder that itisnotsurprising E g It s Nowonder that youfailedintheexam Youneverworkedhard theunknown thing place etcthatisunknownE g ajourneyintotheunknown Languagepoints PART2 Beingyoungmeansfeelinghappywithyourselfonedayandwishingyouwereneverbornthenext para 5 Paraphrase Wishingyouwereneverbornthenextdaybecauseyoufeelsomiserable Languagepoints PART2 Itmeanstryingonnewselvesbytakingupwithdifferentcrowds para 5 Paraphrase Itmeanstryingbehavingdifferentlyfromtheirusualselvesbyassociatingwithdifferentpeople takeupwith becomefriendlywith esp sb Undesirable 她最近和足以做她父亲的老头好上了 这使她父母感到非常丢脸 disgrace She stakenupwithamanoldenoughtobeherfather whichisadisgracetoherparents Languagepoints PART2 Contrast1 n k n tr st or k n tr st anobviousdifferencebetweentwoormorethingse g Whitewallsmakeacontrastwiththeblackcarpet Thereisaremarkablecontrastbetweenthetwobrothers 2 v k n tr st US k n tr st 1 Ifyoucontrastonethingwithanother youpointoutorconsiderthedifferencesbetweenthosethings e g Shecontrastedthesituationthenwiththepresentcrisis 2 Ifonethingcontrastswithanother itisverydifferentfromit E g Hisactionscontrastedsharplywithhispromises Languagepoints PART2 CollocationIncontrast to withsth sb E g Thecompanylost 13millionthisyear incontrastwithaprofitof 15millionlastyear 1978年以来 我国经济发展神速 相比之下 一些发达国家的经济反而滑坡了 witness Since1978 oureconomyhaswitnessedarapiddevelopment incontrastthatofsomedevelopedcountrieshasdeclined Languagepoints PART2 Ihaveasurerself identitynow Identity youridentityiswhoyouare thecharacteristicsyouhavethatdistinguishyoufromothers Paraphrase IammuchsureraboutwhoIam whatIlike etc Languagepoints PART2 Inolongerblamemyparentsformyeverypersonalityquirkorkeeparunningscoreofeverythingtheydidwrongraisingmeup Grammar Raisingmeup现在分词作状语 表示时间 相当于状语从句whentheywereraisingme Languagepoints PART2 Vocabulary blamesb forsth considerorsaythatsbisresponsibleforsthdone badlyorwrongly ornotdonekeepscore countthenumberoftimessth happensParaphrase Inolongerholdmyparentstoblameformystrangecharacterandnolongerconstantlyremindmyselfofalltheunhappythingsthatmyparentsdidtomeintheprocessofbringingmeup Languagepoints PART2 1 Whatdoes thispremise referto Itrefersto newerisautomaticallybetter 2 Whatdoestheauthordrawfromherparents contentmentintheirsixties Thenewer younger isnotnecessarilybetter andshecanbehappiertha