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TheManintheWater Unit4 Questions Activities Check onPreview Objectives Warmingup TheManintheWater Unit4 Warmingup Questions Activities Doyouknowofanydisaster s thathappenedinrecentyearsorrecently Whendisasterhappens whatdoweusuallywanttoknow Wesometimesidentifysomeheroesindisasters Whatdoyouthinkaboutthem Check onPreview Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext mitment4 standoff5 impact a adeterminationtodowhatoneconsiderstobehisdutyb beingcentralormostimportantc asituationinwhichneithersideinafightcangainanadvantaged theforceofoneobjectstrikingorhittinganothere concerningbeauty esp beautyinartf astoporpauseg inastateofcompletedisorderandconfusion Warmingup Objectives Throughthislesson studentswillbeabletorecapthebasicfactsoftheplanecrushandthefollowingrescueefforts esp whatthemaninthewaterdid thinkaboutthequestionofheroismandthepowerofman analyzetheorganizationandthelanguagestyleofthetext learntherelatedvocabularyandotherusefulwordsandphrasesinthetext Warmingup Background Genre TheDisaster TheManintheWater Unit4 Background TheDisaster Aircrafttype Boeing737 222Operator AirFloridaPassengers 74Crew 5Date January13 1982Type CrashontakeoffAccidentsite Washington D C Fatalities 78 4onground Injuries 10Survivors 5 Background TheDisaster B W T R Background TheDisaster SummaryofthecrashBadweatherconditionsatWashingtonNationalAirportwhentakingoffDelays icingonthewings poordecisionsCrashontothe14thStreetBridgeHamperedrescueresponsesUnlikelyheroes Background TheDisaster TheRescueSite Responsesinthemedia Newsmediaoutletsfollowedthestorywithdiligence itmadeheadlines AHero PassengerAidsOthers ThenDies WashingtonPost January14 1982 thesixthman themaninthewater Background TheManintheWater Hewasabout50yearsold oneofhalfadozensurvivorsclingingtotwistedwreckagebobbingintheicyPotomacwhenthefirsthelicopterarrived Tothecopter stwo manParkPolicecrewheseemedthemostalert Lifevestsweredropped thenaflotationball Themanpassedthemtotheothers Ontwooccasions thecrewrecalledlastnight hehandedawayalifelinefromthehoveringmachinethatcouldhavedraggedhimtosafety andthehelicopterpilot DonaldW Usher returnedtothescene butthemanwasgone Background TheManintheWater ThemanwaslateridentifiedasArlandD WilliamsJr abankexaminerworkingfortheFederalReservesysteminAtlanta The14thStreetBridgewasrenamedinhishonor InJuneof1983 WilliamswasawardedamedalbyPresidentReagan Background Background Genre Whatkindofarticledowehaveforthislesson Wheredowegenerallyfindit Whatdoesthisarticleconcentrateon Doesitfocusonthedescriptionofthedisasterorhowpeoplearesaved Why Newsfallintobasiccategories hardnewsandsoftnews Hardnews includesstoriesofatimelynatureabouteventsorconflictsthathavejusthappenedorareabouttohappen suchascrimes fires meetings protestrallies speechesandtestimonyincourtcases Thesestorieshaveimmediacy Softnews isdefinedasnewsthatentertainsorinforms withanemphasisonhumaninterest 人情味 andnovelty 新奇 andlessimmediacythanhardnews Softnews canalsobestoriesthatfocusonpeople placesorissuesthataffectreaders lives Thesetypesofstoriesarecalled featurestories Background CategoryofNews Whichcategorydothesefallinto flash 快讯 features 特写 urgent 急电 anecdote 趣事 轶事 brief 简讯 personalprofile 人物特写 breakingnews 突发新闻 Background NewsFeature Anewsfeaturedoesnotcoverallthedetailsanewsreporthastocontainandonlyfocusesoncertainaspectsoftheeventonwhichthereporterhassomethingtosay Thoughthedetailsaboutthenewseventhavetobetrueandexact thereportercanaddhis herowncommentandinterpretationoftheevent whichhe sheisnotallowedinanewsreport Background LanguageStyle Journalisticarticles describethefactwithwhatisseenorheard sometimesguessesaremade butoftenwithmodelverbsandcontinuoustensestomakethedescriptionreliableandvivid Parenthesesandshortellipticalsentencestomakethereportvivid TextAnalysis TheManintheWater Unit4 TextAnalysis Theme Whatarethepossiblethemesofthearticle heroismmoralpowerintimeofcrisis TextAnalysis Structure TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI MainIdea Whatwasunusualaboutthisaircrash Diditmakethedisastermorespecialthanothers Whatistheaestheticcrash Isitreallyso Whatwasthecauseoftheaircrash Whatdidpeopleactuallyseeinthedisaster TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI SentenceParaphrase Washington thecityofformandrules turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal para 1 Thecityofformandrules thecitythatisneatandbeautiful Washingtonwasthefirstcarefullyplannedcityintheworldwithparallelstreetscutbydiagonalavenues Itsdesignwasconsideredamasterpiece Turnchaotic becomechaotic bethrownintoterribleconfusion Ablastofrealwinter asuddenstrongreallycoldwind Slap aquickblowwithsomethingflat TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI SentenceParaphrase Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell blue and greenAirFlorida thenameofaflyinggarden sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver para 1 Paraphrasing Whentheaircrashoccurred itwasnotjustaclashofmetalagainstthebridge butalsoaclashbetweencolors theblue greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcoloroftheiceandriver As go es comparedwiththeaverage 就 来说Aswritersgo OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented buthewasamongthemostpopular 40aticketisn tbadasfootballticketsgo Risetotheoccasion challenge todealsuccessfullywithadifficultsituationorproblem especiallybyworkingharderorperformingbetterthanusualWearecallingonallouremployeestorisetotheoccasionandbecomemoreefficientandproductive TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI Words Expressions Words Phrases TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI Exercise TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish 1 说起科幻电影 阿凡达 堪称经典 Assci fimoviesgo Avatarcanbecalledaclassic 2 就大学校园而言 北外小得出奇 Asuniversitycampusesgo thatofBFSUisridiculouslysmall 3 中国的汽车行业必须应对挑战 找到存活和发展方向 Theautoindustrymustrisetothechallengeandfinditsownwayofsurvivalanddevelopment 4 在那样的困难时期 中国的科学家们争了气 1964年10月成功地在戈壁滩引爆了中国的第一颗原子弹 Despitesuchhardshipsoftheera ChinesescientistsrosetotheoccasionandsuccessfullyexplodedChina sfirstatomicbombintheGobidesert TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII MainIdea Whowereabletoaccountforwhattheydid Whatdidtheydo Andwhydidtheydoso Whoattractedmostofpeople sattention Whatwas themaninthewater like Whatdid themaninthewater do Whatisthemeaningof thefactthathewentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter Whatisthisuniversalcharacter TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase deliveringeveryhero slinethatisnolessadmirableforbeingrepeated para 3 Paraphrasing sayingsomethingeveryherohassaidbefore butalthoughithasbeensaidagainandagain itisstilladmirablewhenwehearit TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase Thismanwasdescribed asappearingalertandincontrol para 4 Paraphrasing Thismanwasdescribedasapersonwhoappearedtobeabletothinkquicklyandclearly calmandwithperfectpresenceofmind TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase Thefactthathewentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter para 4 Paraphrasing Peopledidnotknowwhohewas Thismadehimakindofsymbol asymbolofhumancourage go subjectcomplement adj ed participle ing participle prep phrase toremaininastateof Allmyletterswentunanswered Hehopedthathisnervousnesswouldgounnoticed Trans 由于社会资源有限 很多犯罪都没有得到惩罚 Duetolimitedsocialresources manycrimeshavegoneunpunished Everyman Itwasthetitleoftheaplaywrittenbyanunknowndramatistprobablyafewdecadesbeforetheendofthe15thcentury Alltheeventsintheplayarecenteredaroundthesalvationhistory buttheplaydoesnotdealwiththecompletejourneyfromthebirthofEverymantohisdeath itfocusesonlyonthelastphaseofhislife theso calleddeath journeyofthesoultoJudgment Everymanisatypicalhumanbeing Itconveystheideathatthisanonymousmanreallyrepresentsthebestofhumannature Whathedidwasnottheactofasupernaturalbeing buttheactofanordinaryperson Yet theauthorsaysherethat nomanisordinary becauseeverypersoniscapableofrisingtotheoccasionandmakinghistory TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII Words Expressions Words Phrases TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII Exercise TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish 1 对国产奶粉的 信心荒 是造成市面上进口奶粉荒的原因 Shortageofconfidence indomesticbrandsisresponsiblefortheshortageofimportmilkpowderonthemarket 2 由于社会资源有限 很多犯罪都没有得到惩罚 Duetolimitedsocialresources manycrimeshavegoneunpunished TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII MainIdea Whatdoesthewriterwanttorevealthroughtheimaginedscene Hewatchedeverythingintheworldmoveawayfromhim andheletithappen Whatdoesthesentenceimply Didhejustpassivelywatchandletithappen Couldhestopit Whatmightbethereason TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII SentenceParaphrase Still hecouldneverhaveimaginedsuchacapacityinhimself para 5 Paraphrasing However itwasimpossibleforhimtoknowthathewouldbecapableofsuchheroism Whatthemandidwasthenaturalresponsetothecriticalsituation TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII SentenceParaphrase Foratsomemomentinthewaterhemusthaverealizedthathewouldnotliveifhecontinuedtohandovertheropeandringtoothers Hehadtoknowit nomatterhowslowtheeffectofthecold para 6 Paraphrasing Obviouslyitrequiresmuchmorecouragetofacesuredeathknowingthatyouhaveachoice keeponeoftheringsforyourself thantofacethepossibilityofdeathby forexample astraybulletinbattle Themaninthestorydidnotactonimpulse Hedidnotpassonhisringstootherswithatotalunawarenessoftheconsequences Atsomepointhemusthaveknownthathewasfreezingtodeathandwouldgounderanymoment Buthestillgavethechanceofsurvivaltothenextperson TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII Words Expressions Words Phrases TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIV MainIdea Whatdoes theessential classiccircumstance referto Theonemakingnodistinctionsofgoodandevil actingwhollyondistinctions principlesand perhapsonfaith Whatistheauthortryingtosayspecifically Hewaslikewisegivingalifelinetothosewhowatchedhim Whydoesthewritersayso Whydowebelievethatmandidnotlosethefightagainstnature Whatkindofpowerdoweseein themaninthewater TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIV SentenceParaphrase Hewasthere intheessential classiccircumstance para 7 Paraphrasing Whathappenedthatdaywasatypicalsituationinwhichnatureandmanfoughteachother Andwhennaturebeginstoshowitspower youalwaysfindmanfightingback Heisalwaysthere Wecanalwaysexpecttofindsuchahero TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIV SentenceParaphrase Yetwhatevermovedthesementochallengedeathonbehalfoftheirfellowsisnotpeculiartothem Everyonefeelsthepossibilityinhimself para 8 Paraphrasing Yetwhatevermadethesemenorgavethemthepowertochallengedeathforothersisnotunique Indeed everyoneofushasthepotentialtob