现代大学英语B1U08

,TheKindnessofStrangers,MikeMclntyre,TheKindnessofStrangers,Unit8,Questions/Activities,Check-onPreview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,TheKindnessofStrangers,Unit8,Warmingup,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,Inpairs,tellyourpartneraboutanytripyouvehadsomewhereathome(i.e.thetripfromhometoBFSU)orabroad,esp.theexperiencewiththekindnessofparents,friendsandstrangers.Whatdidyouexperienceinandlearnfromthetrip?Whiletelling,beverycarefulwiththefollowingthings:Orderofevents(i.e.,Whathappenedfirst?Andthenwhatelsehappened?Usingtransitionaltechniquesweveobservedinthepreviouslessons)CorrectandcompletesentencesTense,W,B,T,R,Check-onPreview,Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.答案见备注栏,1.rigue3.stranded4.entertain5.motto,a.ariskyactionordecisionb.toinvitepeopletooneshome,usuallyforamealc.toarouseinterestorcuriosityd.ashortstatementusedasaguidetobehaviore.apersonwhocannotstoptakingdrugsf.takingpartinanactivityoreventg.unabletomovefromtheplacewhereyouare,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,Check-onPreview,WhydidtheauthordecidetostartthetripacrossAmerica?Whatkindoftripdidthewriterplan?Whenandwheredidthewritersetoff?Howlongdidittakethewritertofinishthetrip?Whatwashisdestination?Whydoyouthinkhechosethisasthedestination?Whatdidthewriterlearnaboutpeopleingeneralduringthetrip?Whatkindofanswerdidthewritergetforthequestioninhismindwhenhestartedthetrip?Whatisthetextmainlyabout?DoyouseeanypointthatcanrelatethistexttoTheGreenBanana?Ifyes,whatisit?Andcanyoushowitwithanyevidenceinthetext?,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,Objectives,UnderstandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthestoryThinkabouthowtointerpretthestoryKnowsomethingabouttheauthorSolveyourownquestionsaboutthestory,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,Background,CultureTips,TheKindnessofStrangers,Unit8,Genre,Author,B,W,T,R,Background,Author,B,W,T,R,ThetextisadaptedfromtheoriginalarticlebyMikeMclntyrewhichappearedinReadersDigest,May1997.,Background,Genre,AShortStory,Plot:TheauthortravelledacrosstheUnitedStatesalonetofindoutifpeoplewerewillingtohelpstrangers.Setting:PeopleintheUnitedStatesseemtohavebecomemoreandmoreindifferenttootherpeoplesneeds.Protagonists:“I”andthepeoplehelped“I”Theme:Whatdoyouthink?,B,W,T,R,WhereistheGoldenGateBridge?ItlinksthecityofSanFranciscowithMarinCountytothenorth.Sincethesuspensionbridgeopenedin1937,ithasbeenoneoftheprincipallandmarksofbothSanFranciscoandCalifornia.,Background,CultureTips,WhereisCapeFear?,AhighlongnarrowpieceoflandwhichgoesoutintotheseainsouthernNorthCarolina;onthesoutherntipofSmithIsland,juttingintotheAtlanticOcean,nearthemouthoftheCapeFearRiver.Itwassonamedbecauseofthetreacherouswaterssurroundingit.AprominentlandmarkonCapeFearisitslighthouse.,Background,CultureTips,WhoisBlancheDuBois?,AsouthernwomancharacterintheplaycalledAStreetcarNamedDesire(欲望号街车);Attheendoftheplay,shesaidthiswell-rememberedlinebeforesheistakentoanasylum:,“Whoeveryouare,-Ihavealwaysdependedonthekindnessofthestrangers.”,Background,CultureTips,TennesseeWilliams,TheauthorofAStreetcarNamedDesire(Pulitzerwinner);Inthisplays,asinmanyofhisotherworks,Williamsexplorestheintensepassionsandfrustrationsofadisturbedandfrequentlybrutalsociety;ThestoryopenswithBlancheDuBoiscomingtoNewOrleanstovisithersister,thepregnantStella,andthesistershusbandStanleyKowalski.Togettotheirapartment,shehastotakeastreetcarnamedDesire.ThustheDesirestreetcarbecamethemostfamousstreetrailwayintheworld.,Background,CultureTips,MoreaboutthePlay,In1947theplayopenedonBroadwayforatwo-yearrunwithMarlonBrandoasstarandEliaKazanasdirector.In1951thefamousplaywasmadeintoamoviestarring:*VivienLeighasBlancheDuBois*KimHunterasStella*MarlonBrandoasStanleyKowalski*KarlMaldenasMitch,Background,CultureTips,ANationalMotto,InGodWeTrust,thenationalmottooftheUnitedStates.Derivingfromtheline“Andthisbeourmotto,InGodisourtrust,”inthebattlesongthatlaterbecametheU.S.nationalanthem,“TheStar-SpangledBanner.”FirstappearingonU.S.coinsin1864andbecameobligatoryonallU.S.currencyin1955.In1956itwasmadethenationalmottobyactofCongress.,Background,CultureTips,TheMottoontheUnitedStatesSeal,TheofficialsealoftheU.S.government;TheAmericanEaglehasitswingsspreadandcarriesinitsbeakascrollonwhichappearstheLatinmottoEpluribusunum(“Frommany,one”).ItistheUnitedStatesmotto,appearingonthenationscoinsandonmanyofitspublicmonuments;Themottowasfirstusedtounifythe13BritishcoloniesinNorthAmericaduringtheAmericanRevolution(1775-1783),andacquirednewmeaningwhentheUnitedStatesreceivedwaveafterwaveofimmigrantsfrommanylands;Theimmigrantshadtofindwaystoreconciletheirvariedbackgroundsandfittogetherunderoneconstitutionandonesetoflaws.ThatprocessofcreatingonesocietyoutofmanydifferentbackgroundsisoneofthebiggeststoriesoftheAmericanexperience.,Background,CultureTips,TheKindnessofStrangers,Unit8,TextAnalysis,T,W,B,R,TextAnalysis,Theme,Basedonhispersonalexperience,heconcludesonecanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangersintheUnitedStates.,T,W,B,R,TextAnalysis,Structure,1,Paras.1-5WhythewriterstartedhistripacrosstheUnitedStateswithoutanymoneyandhispurpose.,2,Paras.6-14Howthewriterwastreatedduringhistrip,showingthatmostpeoplewerekind.,3,Paras.15Revealingthethemeofthearticle.Inspiteofeverything,wecanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.,T,W,B,R,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,MainIdea,SentenceParaphrase,WordstheAlmightyGod).“Cashless”isusedtoformthecontrastwith“almighty”,thusemphasizinghowdifficultthejourneywouldbeifpeopledidntofferanyhelp.,PartI:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:Words&Expressions,Words,Phrases,SentencePattern,Grammar,reachintrigue,comeuponleavestrandeddependonrelyon,Therewasatimewhenyoudbeconsideredajerkif,functionsofthepastcontinuousfunctionsof“would/wouldnot”,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:Exercise,Translatefollowingsentences.我在伦敦一家旧书店里碰巧发现了这本书。要放心地让你的助手干工作，但不要事事都依赖他。的确曾经有过这样一段时期：夜不闭户，路不拾遗。答案见备注栏,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:MainIdea,Whenandwheredidhestarthisjourney?Whatdidhetakewithhim?Andhowmanystatesdidhevisit?ReadPara.7againandtellwhatitismainlyaboutandwhatroleithasintheorganizationofthetext.TaketurnsandtellwhattheauthorexperiencedinNebraska,OregonandJamestown,Tennesseeandhisreflectionsoneachoftheexperiences.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,Iroseearlyandasigndisplayingmydestinationtopassingvehicles“America”.(para.6),Question:Whydidhetakesuchasign?(WashenotinAmerica?)BecausewhathewantedtodowastodiscoverAmericaandAmericanpeople.ThedestinationofthejourneywasCapeFear,justliterally,buttherealdestinationwastoseekunderstandingofthecountryanditspeople.Furtherquestion:WhatifhetookasignwithCapeFearonit?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,InMontanatheytoldmetowatchoutforthecowboysinWyoming.InNebraskatheysaidpeoplewouldnotbeasniceinIowa.(para.7),Question:Whatdothesentencessuggestaboutthepeoplethere?Theysuggestthatthepeoplethere(probablypeopleeverywhere),weremoreorlessprovincial(anothersub-conceptofethnocentric?).Theytendedtomakefalseassumptionsaboutpeopleinotherplaces,i.e.thepeopleintheirplacewerenicer/betterthanthoseinotherplaces.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Ididntknowwhethertokissthemorscoldthemforstopping.(para.8),Whydoestheauthorsayso?Becausethesituationwhenthetwolittleladiesstoppedfortheauthorwas,inhiseyes,potentiallydangerousforthem.Hesayssotoemphasizeboththekindnessandcouragetheladiesshowedinthatparticularsituation.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,OncewhenIwashitchhikingunsuccessfullyintherain,atruckerpulledover,lockinghisbrakessohardheskiddedonthegrassshoulder.(Para.9),Question:Whydidthedriverlockthebrakessohard?Whatdoesthisshowaboutthedriver?Becausehehadto.Otherwisehewouldnotbeabletostoprightbeforetheauthor.Itshowsthementalstrugglethatwasprobablygoingoninthedriversmind.Hewasoncerobbedatknifepointbyahitchhiker,whichmadeitmoredifficultforhimtomakesuchadecisionatthemomentthanothers.However,hechosetostopfinallyandhiskindnesswastherebyhighlighted.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Thosewhohadtheleasttogiveoftengavethemost.(para.10),Paraphrasing:Poorpeopleareoftenmoregenerous.Theyareoftenready/willingtogivecomparativelymoreofwhattheyhavetothoseinneedthanrichpeople.Question:Doyouagreewiththeauthoronthat?Why/whynot?,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Nowweretalking,Ithought.(para.12),Paraphrasing:NowheknewwhatIwantedandthetalkwasgoingintherightdirection.cf.“Nowyouretalking”usedwhenyouthinksomeonessuggestionisaverygoodidea.e.g.A:IsuggestwegodowntownbytrainandthentakeataxitotheSearsTower.B:Nowyouretalking.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,“Whenwedo,”hesaid,“itsusuallykin.”(Para.13),Paraphrasing:(Thelocalpeopledonotusuallyentertain/receiveguestsathome.)Theyonlydothisfortheirkinrelatives.Question:whatdoesthisshowaboutthelocalpeople?Itshowsthattheywerewillingtoofferhelptothoseinneedevenwhendoingsowentagainsttheirusualwayofliving.,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:Words&Expressions,Words,Phrases,SentencePattern,Grammar,reflectpotentialclaimlocatebreakthrough,headforwarnsbaboutruncontrarytoasamatterofcoursebescheduledtodosth.,lockinghisbrakessohardhearingIhadnomoneyseeingthatitcost$12,functionsofthewhat-clause.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:Exercise,Translatefollowingsentences.我们的雷达探测到某个信号，表明一个不明飞行物正向我城飞来。他们提醒他说，这是危险的工作，但他并不在意。他们定于星期三和他举行会谈。有些孩子理所当然地把到学校上学看作是父母对自己的惩罚。外面的世界以及村子里发生的一切和两位老人心中理想的生活背道而驰。答案见备注栏,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartIII:MainIdea,Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?Whatisitsroleintheorganizationofthestory?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartIII:SentenceParaphrase,Inspiteofeverything,youcanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.(para.15),Question:Whatdoesthis“everything”mean?Itmeansthefactthattherearepeoplewhoareindifferenttootherpeoplesneeds/whorefusetohelpothers/whomayhesitatetohelpandpeoplemaysayaboutlackofcompassioninoursocietyandagenerallymorald