大学英语综合教程4 Unit 6 The Pace of Life -ppt课件.ppt

Unit6ThePaceofLife TextA OldFatherTimeBecomesaTerror Objectives Thestudentswillbeableto Learnthemainideaandstructureofthetext Learntodistinguishsupportingfactsfromopinions andtousebothintheirownwriting Graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext Step1Pre readingActivities Describethecaricature Brainstorming Discussion 1 Hastechnologymadeourlifeeasierormoreburdensome Giveexamplestoillustrateyourview Everythinghastwosides Technology ontheonehand changesourlifecompletely Itmakesoureverydaylifemucheasier Wecancommunicateinstantlywiththefriendontheothersideoftheworld Wecandrivetotheplaceofinterestanytimeconvenienttousaftertiresomework However itisnotablethattechnologyalsomakesusburdensome Weareoverloadedwithsomuchworkcreatedbythosemodernfacilitiesandequipment 2 Theauthormakesmentionof stressenvy inpara 14 Whatdoyouthinkarethepossiblesociologicalmotivationbehindit Today sworldissocompetitivethateveryoneisinarushtomakeabetterstationforhimself Peoplearechaineddownbythelusttobesomebody Theytrytoappearbusytoshowtootherstheyareworkinghard Ifyouarenotbusy maybeyouareconsideredamanofnofuture soundbyte averybriefexcerptfromaspeechorstatementbroadcastontelevisionorradioqualitytime timespentinactivesocialinteractionwithanotherperson especiallywithone syoungchild FatherTime Timepersonifiedasaveryoldman carryingascytheandanhourglass Thestructureofthetext SeeTextOrganizationonpage204 three reactions remedy Step2Languagepoints TextComprehension Preface onthego infml veryactiveorbusy Iwasonthegoalldayandwenthomeatabout10o clockintheevening go n 1 anattemptortrialatsth IthoughtI dgiveitago 2 aperson sturntousesth ortomoveoractinagame ComeonTony it syourgo 3 energyandenthusiasm Maryisalwaysgotplentyofgo Preface Cf onthemove intheprocessofmoving fromoneplaceorjobtoanother makingprogress It sdifficulttocontactherbecauseshe salwaysonthemove Theeconomyappearedtobeonthemove Scienceisalwaysonthemove 发展 Itwasvacationtime andthehighwayswerefulloffamiliesonthemove 驾车出游的家庭往来不绝 Asitwasaverycoldday Ikeptonthemovetostaywarm Preface cope dealsuccessfully oftenfollowedbywith Peoplewhoattemptsuicideusuallysufferfromextremeemotionaldistressandfeelunabletocopewiththestressandtheirproblems Thetasklooksaformidableone butIthinkwecancope Intheircrazysearchforfulfillment they vegottenthemselvesintosituationsinwhichtheyarenotabletocope Preface setaboutsth doingsth startdoingsth withvigorordeterminationAfterbreakfast shesetaboutherhouseholdduties Theschoolauthoritiesmustsetaboutfindingsolutionstothecampussecurityproblems setsb off causesomeonetostartdoingsth esp laughingortalkingsetsth off setoffabomb causeanalarmtogooff causeaseriesofthingstooccur setoffachainreactioninotherfinancialmarkets setouttodo aimatintendtodosth setto begindoingsth vigorously Preface tangle v twisttogetherintoaconfusedmass becomeinvolvedinaconflictorfightwithLonghairtangleseasily Thewindtangledmyhair Itangledwithhimoverpoliticsbitterly 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Theclearskypromisesfineweather Itpromisedtobeanightthatallpresentwouldlongremember promising givinghopeofsuccessorgoodresultapromisingfuture boy 有出息 Theweatherispromising islikelytobefine PartI Paras1 11 Deliver Line11 bringorhandover aletter parcel ororderedgoods providesth promisedorexpectedstruggletodeliverelectioncommitments She swaitingforhimtodeliveronhispromise PartI Paras1 11 toilat on over through Line18 workextremelyhardorincessantly moveslowlyandwithdifficultytoilatone stask 辛苦工作 toilthroughthenight 彻夜辛劳 toilwithone shandsforalivingtoilupahill alongthepathn alifeoftoil ahardlifesucceedonlyafteryearsoftoil PartI Paras1 11 multiply Line21 increaseinnumberorquantity addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimesTheweedsjustmultiplied andbeforelongthegardenwasajungle Fearmultipliesthedifficultiesoflife Multiply16by4 tomake64 6multipliedby3is18 6x3 18 multiplytheheightwiththewidthtodeterminetheareamultiplicationsign table乘号 乘法表 PartI Paras1 11 multi pref havingmanyofamultipolarworld 多极世界 multiprocessing 多重处理 amultipurposecomputer 多功能的 amultistagerocket 多节火箭 multi racialcountry 多种族国家 PartI Paras1 11 burden Line24 aload typicallyaheavyone adutyormisfortunethatcauseshardship anxietysharetheburdenwithsb burdensb withquestions worries alargefamilyimpose laytheburdenonsb shifttheburdentosb alleviate lessen lightentheburdenrelievesb oftheburdenTheroomwasburdenedwithflowers 摆满了花 Theeconomywasfurtherburdenedbyafloodofrefugees beartheburdenandheatoftheday吃苦耐劳 完成责任laydownlife sburden 婉 死 PartI Paras1 11 time pressed Line28 bepressed havebarelyenoughofsth esp time I mterriblypressedfortime I mtime pressed bepressedtodosth havedifficultydoingorachievingsth Theymaybehardpressedtokeeptheirpromise presssb todosth forsth 催促 敦促 逼迫presssb intodoingsth presssb withquestionsaworldpressedby burdenedwithmushroomingpopulations PartI Paras1 11 accommodate Line31 providelodgingorsufficientspacefor Eachflatcanaccommodateuptosixpeople Eventhemostprestigiousuniversities suchasOxfordandHarvard aremakingtheireffortstomaketheirgraduatesaccommodatetotherealitiesofthejobmarket accommodateto adapttoWhereverhegoes hereadilyaccommodatestonewcircumstances PartI Paras1 11 proliferate Line35 increaserapidlyinnumber produceinlargequantities multiplyWiththedevelopmentofscience thescience fictionmagazinesproliferatedinthe1920s PartI Paras1 11 amountto Line41 addupto beequaltoLossesamountedtoover100milliondollars In1959thecombinedvalueofU S importsandexportsamountedtolessthan9percentofthecountry sgrossdomesticproducts Theiractionsamountedtoaconspiracy Herstandardsamountedtoperfection 她简直要求事事十全十美 PartI Paras1 11 frontier Line41 partofacountryborderingonanothercountry fig usupl extremelimitofanareaofknowledgeoraparticularactivityarmedclashesonthefrontierbetweenthetwocountriesOurpassportswereinspectedattheCzechfrontier Thefrontiersofmedicalknowledgearebeingpushedfartheroutwardseveryyear 开拓扩大 PartI Paras1 11 stress Line42 pressureorworryresultingfrommentalorphysicaldistress difficultcircumstancesNotallofuscancopewiththestressesofmodernlife Populationgrowthandpollutionplaceenormousstressontheworld ssupplyofusablewater v Apersonwhoisstressedtypicallyhasanxiousthoughtsanddifficultyconcentratingorremembering stressthepoint needforsth attachimportancetosth stress tension nervousness seePage210Ex II PartI Paras1 11 drive Line44 urgeorforcesb tomoveinaspecifieddirectionoractinaparticularwaybedriven ofafactorfeeling compel someone toactinaparticularway You redrivingyourselftoohard Youarepressingtoohard Hedrovehimselfworkinguntillateatnight Hewasdrivenbyambition PartI Paras1 11 oblige Line45 dosth forsb asafavororasmallservice obligesb withsth bydoingsth Willyouobligemebyclosingthewindows 请帮我把门关上 TellmewhatyouwanttoknowandI llseeifIcanoblige IfyoucangivemeafewminutesofyourtimeI llbemuchobliged grateful repayanobligationn 还人情債 beobligedtosb beobligedtodosth Partone paras1 11 Questions 1 Whatarethethreereasonswhywefeelsotime pressedtoday 2 Theauthorgivesussomeexamplestoshowtechnologyhasenslavedus Whatarethey 3 Whydoestheauthorsaythatourworldisfacingwiththeinformationexplosion 4 Whatdoesrisingprosperitymean para2 Insteadofliberatingus technologyhasenslavedus para7 Technologyapart asecondreason theinformationexplosion para11 anotherreason risingprosperity 1 Whatarethethreereasonswhywefeelsotime pressedtoday Partone paras1 11 2 Theauthorgivesussomeexamplestoshowtechnologyhasenslavedus Whatarethey 1 themotorcar para3 2 theaircraft para4 3 washingmachines para5 4 thelaptop portablecomputer para6 Partone paras1 11 3 Whydoestheauthorsaythatourworldisfacingwiththeinformationexplosion para8 para9 para10 para11 ever largerquantitiesof moreandmoregoodsandservicesareproduced sopeoplewillbuymore travelmoreandplaymore Therefore peoplewillsufferfromtheconfusionofendlesschoice 4 Whatdoesrisingprosperitymean PartI Paras1 11 MainIdea Theauthorgivesthreereasonswhywefeelsotime pressedtoday PartII Paras12 18 shorthand Line48 ashortorsimplewayofexpressingorreferringtosth Poetryforhimissimplyashorthandforliterature PartII Paras12 18 Line53 peripherallyinvolvedintheeconomy notfullyinvolvedin notfullyemployedaperipheralmemberofagroup外围成员peripheralprovinces边缘省份 PartII Paras12 18 nurture Line76 careforandencouragethegrowthanddevelopmentof cherish ahope belief orambition nourishHisfathernurturedhisloveofart Foralongtimeshehasnurturedthedreamofbuyingashop nurtureresentment滋生不满情绪nurtureconnectionswithsb 同某人拉关系n oftencontrastedwithnature natureandnurture 本性和教养 PartTwo paras12 18 Howmanypeoplearenotoverstressed Whoarethosepeople Para13 1 peopleretiringearly2 unemployedpeople3 peoplewhomaybeonlyperipherallyinvolvedintheeconomywhodon thavethissituationatall quotationsandfactsareusedrepeatedlytoprovethatnoteveryonefeeltime stressed YoucanfindMichaelWillmottinpara12 PaulEdwardsinpara14 hour by hourloginpara15 thefindingsofJohnRobinsonandGeoffreyGodbeyinpara16 18 PartII Paras12 18 MainIdea Noteveryoneistime stressed andinthecaseofAmericanstheyhaveactuallygainedmorefreetimeinthepastdecade Partthree paras19 23 Whatisthispartabout hasprovoked caused triggeredavarietyofreactions Partthree paras19 23 Howmanyreactionsarementioned Whatarethey para19 oneisanattempttogainthelargestpossibleamountsatisfactionfromthesmallestpossibleinvestmentoftime Para21 peoplearealsotryingtobuytime Para22 Athir