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,LionsandTigersandBears,BillBuford,Unit4,LionsandTigersandBears,Questions/Activities,Check-onPreview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,LionsandTigersandBears,Warmingup,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,WhatdoyouknowaboutCentralPark?DoyouknowwhatNewYorkersthinkofCentralPark?,W,B,T,R,Check-onPreview,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,Paraphrase:,AnybodywhoknowsanythingaboutNewYorkknowsthecitysessentialplatitudethatyoudontwanderaroundCentralParkatnightandinthat,needlesstosay,wastheappeal:itwasthethingyoudontdo.,clich;banalremarks,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Warmingup,LearntoappreciatetravelwritingLearnmoreaboutAmericansocietyandculturethroughreadingaboutCentralPark3.Acquirewordsandexpressionsfordetaileddescription,Background,Genre,TheCentralPark,B,W,T,R,LionsandTigersandBears,Unit5,Background,B,W,T,R,TheCentralPark,FrederickLawOlmsted,CalvertVaux,B,W,T,R,ThefoundingcommissionersofCentralParkthecityofficialswhowereappointedtoestablishCentralPark.Acommissionerisanimportantofficialwhohasresponsibilityinagovernmentdepartmentoranorganization:ThereisacommissionerinchargeoftheLondonpoliceforce.,Background,TheCentralPark,Background,Genre,B,W,T,R,“SpinningalltheseelementsintoanengagingaccountofaplaceandamomentanightatCentralPark,Bufordenablesreaderstogetaglimpseofsomethingmuchbroaderandlonger-thehistoryofandlifeinNewYork.”-bookreviewCentralParkhistory,placesandviewsinCentralPark,thefeartheparkinspires,notedpeopleassociatedwiththepark?,TravelWritingTheBestTravelWriting2000,LionsandTigersandBears,TextAnalysis,T,W,B,R,TextAnalysis,Theme,T,W,B,R,Weseeinthisessay:theprideandloveofthecityandtheparkforitsculturalrichnessanditsbeauty(bothnaturalandman-made)thefearofthecrimeassociated,thedarknessinthewildInotherwords:Ambivalence/mixedfeelings,TextAnalysis,Structure,1,Para.1-2mydecisiononthesleepover,2,Para.3-12wanderinginthepark,3,Para.13-25mycamping:findingaplaceandtheencounterwiththeraccoons,T,W,B,R,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,MainIdea,SentenceParaphrase,Words9:15Whatstheweatherlike?aheavy,muggydayHeavy-warminastickyunpleasantway,especiallybeforerainorastormtheskyisheavy;heavycloudsMuggy-warminanunpleasantwaybecausetheairfeelswetmuggyweather,WhatwasOgdenNashtryingtosayinhispoem?ThesafestplaceinCentralParkatnightisthetigerslair.Why?Onlyafool,aloonorbadpeoplegoesthereatnight.,Para1Para2:MainIdea,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para1Para2Difficultwords,Platitude:(derog)aremarkorstatementthatmaybetruebutisboringandmeaninglessbecauseithasbeensaidsomanytimesbefore:Hisspeechwasfullofemptyplatitudesaboutpeaceanddemocracy.(cf:clich;commonplace;banalremarks)Appeal:aqualitythatsomethinghasthatmakespeoplelikeitorwantit:theappealofhorrormovieButthatstheappealoftheplace,saymanyresidentsandvisitors.Itsaplacewheremanycometofindaslowerpaceforalifetimeorjustaweekend.Partiesonriver-boatshavelosttheirappealsinceonesanklastyearkillingthirty-threepeople.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para1-Para2Vocabularydevelopment,heavy;muggy;foundingcommissioners;cityadministratorsDropofftoapeaceful,outdoorsysleepnamesforcriminaloffenders(para.2)apursesnatcher,drugdealer,garrotter,etc.Shouldyou(unlikely)Nottomention(asynonym?),TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Wheredidhevisit?theDelacorteTheatreBelvedereCastletheHenryLuceNatureObservatoryShakespeareGarden,Para3Para4Mainidea,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para3Para4Mainidea,Whatwashisfeelinglikeinthisperiod?Whydidhefeellikethat?Exhilaration(happy,excitement,fullofenergy)enjoy/experiencetherichculturalflavortheparkoffersatleisure,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para3Para4Drawinginferences,Summer-stockShakespeareproductionanywhereinAmericaStock:usuallykeptinstockandregularavailable,常备的,e.g.oneofourstockitems常备项目；Toothpasteisastockmerchandizeinadrugstore.ItisaculturaltraditioninAmericatoputonfreeShakespeareproductionsinsummer.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,usefulwordsinPara3Para4,nocturnalstockproductioninviewrotatereassure(assure,insure)peek,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Whatdidhedo?blunderedinRamblerecalledcrimesbythelake,Para5Para6Mainidea,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para5Para6Mainidea,ReadParas4and5Isthereachangeofmoodinthispart?relaxed,leisurelytensed,fearfulHowdoestheauthorcreatethismood?quickenthepacebyusingshorter,incompletesentencesminutedescription,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Paras5Para6Mainidea,Couldyougivethissectionatitle?thefeartheparkinspiresWhydopeoplehavesuchconstantfearinthePark?darknessinthewild(Ramble)witnesseddreadfulcrimes(thelake),anexamplestoryofadreadfulcrime,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,TheRamble,Olmstedcalledhiscreation,rambleawildgarden.Withtheinterlacedpathsandhillscountlesstrees,shrubs,meadows,rockycliffsandawindingstream,ittrulylivesuptothatdistinction.,TheRambleisasanctuaryforasmanyas250speciesofbirdsRaccoonscanbeseenscurryingintheunderbrushandRed-tailedHawksarenotunfamiliarvisitorstothislushterrain.WithitsintricatelandscapeIttakespeoplewithadventurousspirittohikeintheRamble,TextAnalysis,Thelake,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,NewYorkskylineatnight,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para7:mainidea,Whatwastheparklikeinthefirstperiodofitshistory?1ststage:1857-1878Whatwastheparklike?Intermsoffunction:thedomainoftheprivileged(bandconcertonSaturday;tokeeptherougherelementsout;luxuriousandsecluded)Inarchitecturalterms:acombinationofRomanticismandFrenchClassicism(thetwodesignelements),TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para7:Language,Paraphrase:TheParkwastobestrolledthrough,enjoyedasanaestheticexperience,likeawalkinsideapainting.Aesthetic:relatingtobeauty(dictionarydefinition)isanaestheticexperience:anoccasiontoenjoybeautyBeautifulscenery,music,andcompanyofwell-dressedpeople;behavedinrefinedmanners;talkingaboutarts:painting,music,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para7:language,Otherlanguagepoints:40年前的今天：40yearstothedayRougherelement:workingclass;elementSecluded:quietandprivate;awayfromordinarylaboringpeopleBecharacterizedbyhavesomethingasatypicalqualityorfeature,DetailedAnalysis,TextAnalysis,Para8:Mainidea,ReadPara.8.Doyoufindthelittleepisodeinteresting?Whatisthetoneusedintheepisode?Isthenarrationgiveninaseriousvein?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para8Para9:Mainidea,Hisnew“discovery”abouttheParkInterestingdiscovery:amanonhisownisfrighteningIwasemboldenedbytherealization.Embolden:tomakesomeonebrave:Emboldenedbydrink,hewalkedovertospeaktoher.Theauthornarratedtheepisodewith:amischievoussenseofhumorbecausehefounditbothfunnyandsad,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,panic:tohaveasuddenstrongfeelingoffearorworryandbeunabletothinkclearlyorcalmly:,Gerundandpasttense?panicking/panickedUse:Thebossalwayspanicsover/aboutthebudgeteverymonth.Dontpanic.panic-strickenpeopletryingtoescapetheteargas,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para8Para9:Language,Para10:Mainidea,WhatchangestookplaceintheParkattheturnofthecentury?WhotransformedtheParklateron?WhatwasNewYorkersattitudetothepark?WhatwastheauthorsattitudetoMosesreform?Howdoyouknow?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,2ndperiodofitshistory:19001934,TheParkbecame:arealpublicinstitutioninNYTheparkofthepeople:takenoverbyimmigrantsatitsmostpopular:venueforalotofculturalandsocialevents:bandconcertsNewYearsEvecelebrationsracesetc)InthetensandtwentiestheParkwasbeingdestroyedbyoveruseandneglect.,Push-mobileandScooterRaces,TheMall,c.1923,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,3rdperiodofitshistorty:(1934-1960)RobertMoseseraWhathappenedinthisperiod?Cleanedup;RejuvenatedPutin_Thisadditioniscalledthe_(English?French?Romantic?Classical?),recreationalfacilities,American,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para10:mainidea,WhatistheauthorsattitudetoMosesreform?Howishisattitudereflectedinhislanguage?MoseswaslegendaryfamousandadmiredHisadditionisefficient,purposeful,andunapologeticallyAmerican.asenseofprideTheironywasthatbytheendofMoseseratheParkwasdangerous.MosesdidalottoturnCentralParkintoanefficientpeoplespark.Buttheoutcomewasquiteunexpectedandsad:bytheendofhiseratheParkwasdangerous.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para10:Language,ThiswasattheheartofHenryJamesobservation.Thiswastheessence/centralideaofhisremarksaboutthePark.Whenitwasmostpopular-WhenitwasatitsmostpopularWhenitwasinitsbestconditionWhenitwasatitsbest,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para10:Language,Moseswasresponsibleforthethirdelementtotheparkberesponsibleforasituationorevent:bethecauseofitHeputinbaseballdiamondsPutit:install,buildAseniorcitizensrecreationcenter:aeuphemismforoldpeopleaneuphemismforoldpeopleEuphemisms:mild,pleasantorinoffensiveexpressionssubstitutedforharsh,bluntorunpleasantones.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Whereishenow?WhatdidheseeattheReservoir?Whatmadehimkeephisheaddownandpickuphispace?,Para11:mainidea,TextAnalysis,Para11:Appreciatingthelanguage,Howdoesthefollowingdescriptioncomparewiththeoriginal:NearthereservoiragroupofkidsonbicyclescycledacrosstheEighty-fifthTransverse,ringingthehornloudly.,gang,zoomed,hooting,withasenseofominouspower,onarampage,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Thereservoir,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para12:Mainidea,Whatdidheseeatthenorthendofthepark?thereassuringcityWhatstrucktheauthorasverybeautiful?Thecityatnight,viewedfrom_(whatwasmeanttobeanescapefromit)is_(shining),TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,thepark,shimmering,NewYorkCityatnight,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para12:Drawinferences,Toomuchglare.TheParkisnowframed,envelopedeven,bythecity,buttherewasnoescapingtherecognitionthatthiscitycontrived,man-made,glaringlyobtrusive,consumingwastefulandstaggeringquantitiesofelectricityandwaterandenergywasverybeautiful.thatseenfromthepark,thecityisbeautiful?theauthorsfeelingstoNewYork?Whatkindofbeautyisit?Whatkindoffeelingshehadforthecity?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Thereisnoescaping/denyingTheauthorthinksthat_thattheshimmeringcitywasverybeautiful.ThereisnodenyingthatTheresnoescapingbeinghuman.(Wecanneverescapewhoweare.)Thereisnoescapingthefactthathehaslied.(Onecannotescapefromthefactthathehaslied.)Therewasnoknowinghowlonghemightbeaway.Theresnotellingwhenanoutburstmightcome.,Para12:Sentencestructure,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Wheredidhecampfinally?IntheNorthWoods,Para13Para25:Mainidea,NorthWoods,TheNorthWoodsarethedensewoodlandscoveringthenorthwestCentralParkfrom101stto110thStreet.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para23:Mainidea,Notetheweatherchangedastheauthorwanderedfromoneplacetoanother:muggyheavydrizzlepourIsthementioningofhelicoptermeaningfultoyou?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Howdoestheessayend?,ThenextthingIheardwasbirds.Anatural,naturallybeautifulsound.Whydoesherepeat“natural”inthelastsentence?Dowereallylovenatureasmuchaswethink?,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,Para13Para25:LanguageChoosingasiteforhisoutdoorsysleep,AroundonethirtyheenteredtheNorthWoodsandwentdownthe_(valley)andthenfollowedadirt_(road)toastream.Thetrailwas_bytrees.Iwalkedontoanother_placedensely_bythetrees.EventuallyI_(opened)thesleepingbag_(onthetopof)alitt