SectionA unit 5 新视野大学英语第4册

Whochoosetobealone?,Divorced,Widowed,Neveryetcommitted,Specialpeople,ElizabethIthequeenofEngland,MotherTheresa,Howfamouspeaplethinkaboutloneliness?,Lonelinessandthefeelingofbeingunwantedisthemostterriblepoverty.-MotherTeresaBegoodandyouwillbelonely.-MarkTwainSolitudeisfine,butyouneedsomeonetotellyouthatsolitudeisfine.-HonoredeBalzacSolitarytrees,iftheygrowatall,growstrong.-WinstonChurchill,WilliamWordsworthEnglishpoet(17701850).Orphanedat13,WordsworthattendedCambridgeUniv.,butremainedrootlessandvirtuallypennilessuntil1795,whenalegacymadepossibleareunionwithhissisterD.Wordsworth.HebecamefriendswithS.T.Coleridge,withwhomhewroteLyricalBallads(1798),thecollectionoftenconsideredtohavelaunchedtheEnglishRomanticMovement.In1843hebecameEnglandspoetlaureate.HeisregardedasthecentralfigureintheinitiationofEnglishRomanticism.,Mainideaofthetext?Thereadingpassagefocusesonasocialphenomenonchoosingtobealoneonpurpose.Thepassagemainlytellsus:whatlivingaloneis,whatpeoplethinkoflivingalone,whopreferlivingalone,theauthorscommentsonlivingaloneandwhatheadvisesforlivinginsolitude.,Livingaloneacommonsocialphenomenon.,PartI(para.1),PartII(para.2）,Whatdopeoplethinkoflivingalone?,Theauthormentions3famousliterarygiantswhochoosetobealoneandtellsuswhatmessagewecandrawfromthepeoplewhochoosetobealone.,Part(paras.3-10),Theauthormakeshiscommentsonlivingalone.,Part(paras.11-16),Para.1Livingaloneisa_phenomenoninU.S.A.Para.2Peoplethinkoflivingaloneas_or_.Paras.310_,and_preferlivingaloneforinspiration.Paras.1113Thelifeofthesolitarypeopleandtheirneed_.Paras.1416Theauthoradvisespeopleto_,_and_.,commonsocial,anationaldisease,acharacteristicofAmericanheroes,Poets,philosophers,stayrational,settledown,makethemselvescomfortable,TextStudyStructureAnalysis,B.CompletetheMainIdeas,totalk,II.QuestionAnswering,WhyislonelinessasortofnationaldiseaseintheUS?,Becausetherearealtogether22millionofpeoplelivingaloneintheirroomsintheUS.,TextStudyUnderstanding,2.Whydopoetslikesolitude?,Becausetheygetinspirationfromit,andtheyfeelgoodaboutthemselvesforseekingitout.,TextStudyUnderstanding,3.WhatcanbelearnedfromThoreauschoiceofthesolitarywayoflife?,Themorepositiveoneistowardoneself,thelesstheneedforstayingwithothers.,TextStudyUnderstanding,4.Whomaythepersonlivinginsolitudetalkto?,Theymaycallfriendstotellthemimportantthings,ortalktohimself,hispets,thetelevision,oreventostrangersinthesupermarket.,TextStudyUnderstanding,5.Howisasolitarymanadvisedtoenjoylife?,Tostayrational,settledowninacomfortablewayandfindpleasurefromthecurrentlife,waitforanythinghappythatmayhappen.,TextStudyUnderstanding,e.g.Shediditonpurpose,ofcourse.她当然是故意那样做的。,1.tobealoneonpurpose,(Para.2),purposely故意的,onpurpose,Detailedstudyofthetext:,e.g.Wehavefoundameetingplacethatwillserveourpurpose.我们找到了一个很合适的会址。,扩展,e.g.Hemanagedtoseekouthisfriendinthecrowd.他设法在人群中找出了自己的朋友。,2.Theyallspeakhighlyofthemselvesforseekingitout,(Para.3),findsth.orsb.bylookinghard找出，搜寻出,seekout,3.hecallsthegirlstocomebackandwriteitdownwhilehedictates.(Para.6),e.g.Shespentthemorningdictatingletterstohersecretary.她花了一上午向她的秘书口述信件。,dictate,v.speaksth.aloudforanotherpersonorforamachinetorecordthewordssaid听写，口授,4.Thelargertheego,thelesstheneedforotheregosaround.(Para.10),n.onesideaoropinionofoneself,oragreatfeelingofonesownimportanceandability自我，自尊心,ego,e.g.Imgladshegotthejobsheneededsomethingtoboostherego.我很高兴她得到了那份工作她需要那份工作来增强她的自尊心。,e.g.ThatmanhasgotsuchanenormousegoIveneverknownanyonesofullofthemselves.那个人非常自负，我从来没有见过那么以自我为中心的人。,egoism:n.自我主义；自私；利己egoist:n.自私自利者；自我中心者egoistic(al):a.自私自利的；利己主义的ego-trip:n.(俚）以自我为中心的活动e.g.Herlifeisjustonebigego-trip.她的一生都是以自我为中心的。,e.g.Idoquiteahumblejobatthehospital.我在医院从事很普通的工作。,5.Themoremodestandhumblewefeel,themorewesufferfromsolitude.(Para.10),adj.havingalowopinionofoneself谦逊的，谦虚的,e.g.Hestrikesmeasaveryhumbleperson.他的谦虚给我留下了深刻的印象。,humble,6.youcanstretchoutyoursoul(Para.11),lengthensth.bypulling;causetoreachforward,aswiththehands拉长，伸长，伸出,e.g.Hestretchedoutonthegrass.他手脚伸开着躺在草地上。,stretchout,e.g.ShedoesnthaveallthequalificationsbutIthinkweshouldstretchapointinherfavour.她并非全部合格，但我认为我们可以为她放开一些限制。,扩展,stretchoneslegs去散步,7.peoplewecancalltosaywelostourjoborfellonaslipperyfloorandbrokeourarm.(Para12),a.1)difficulttoholdortostandon,driveon,etc.滑的,e.g.Theroadsareslipperyaftertherain.雨后道路很滑。,slippery,e.g.Onceyouvegivenintotemptationforthefirsttimeyoureontheslipperyslope.一旦你经不住第一次诱惑，以后就无法抵制得住。,e.g.Hesasslipperyasaneelyoucannevergetastraightansweroutofhim.他像鳝鱼般难以捉摸你永远不可能从他口里得到直接的回答。,a.2)nottobetrusted,shifty圆滑,e.g.Shewaschokedwithanger.她气得说不出话来。,8.andobservationsandopinionsthatbacksupandchokesus.(Para.12),v.1）becomeormakesb.Becomeunabletospeak说不出话来,e.g.Thesurprisefarewellpartyleftthemallchokedup.这一意外的告别聚会令他们激动得说不出话来。,choke,扩展,e.g.Hewasprettychokedaboutbeingdroppedfromteam.他因为队里未重用他而耿耿于怀。,e.g.Anelderlymanchokedtodeathinhishome.昨天一个老人在家因窒息而死。,2）stoporpartlystopbreathing窒息,choked:a.心烦，愤怒。通常做表语。,短语,chokesth.back克制，抑制chokesb.off粗鲁地或突然阻止某人chokesth.down困难地咽下某物chokesth.upwithsth.用某物填满某物,.opinionsthatbacksupand(Para12),2)support,esp.inanargument支持,backup,e.g.Thecorrespondencehasbeenbackingupforseveraldays.待处理的信件已积压了好几天。,1)causetoblockup使积压，使拥塞,e.g.Thepolicemanwouldnthavebelievedmeifyouhadntbackedmeup.如果当时你不支持我，警察是不会相信我的。,9.talkatlengthtoourselves(Para.13),foralongtimeoringreatdetail长久地，详尽地,侧重从全面广泛的角度来来描述某事物。,atlength,e.g.Hetalkedatlengthabouthischildhood.他详细地谈了他童年的经历。,e.g.Atlengththerecamethestepuponthestair,uponthelocktheoldfamiliarhand.终于从楼梯上传来了脚步声响，门把上又重现那以往熟悉的手。,2)intheend终于，最后,独自地根据最近的统计一种民族弊病另一方面冒险出去征服大