高级英语Lesson 14 Loving and Hating New York.ppt

高级英语精品课程第二册绍兴文理学院元培学院,LessonFourteen,LovingandHatingNewYork,世界之都：TheCapitalofTheWorld不夜城：TheCityThatNeverSleeps大苹果：TheBigApple,WhyistheNewYorkcitycalled“theBigApple”?,Variousaccountshavetracedthe“BigApple”expressiontoDepression-Erasidewalkapplevendors,aHarlemnightclub,andapopular1930sdanceknownasthe“BigApple.”,经济大衰退时，许多银行家失业潦倒，必须从其市郊住家载着一袋袋苹果到到纽约大街上卖。包括一些明门望祖都被迫以此维持生计。因为纽约州常见到苹果树，对纽约经济扮演相当重要角色，进而市政府大力推行这个名词代表纽约。19201930年，爵士乐大行其道，有个爵士乐手大唱：成功树上苹果何其多，但如果你挑中纽约市，你就挑到了最大的苹果！(Therearemanyapplesonthesuccesstree,butwhenyoupickNewYorkCity,youpicktheBigApple.)之后有人又证实因市区内有一极受欢迎的爵士俱乐部就叫TheBigApple！所以称为大苹果。大约在50多年前，美国一群爵士乐师们经常到各地去巡回演出赚钱。乐师们把所有要去的城镇，都描述成树上的苹果。他们去演出赚钱，就像去摘苹果。纽约在当时是诸城镇中演出赚钱最多的城市。各城镇都叫Apple,自然纽约便是theBigApple了。,HowmuchdoyouknowaboutNewYork?,Lead-in,History1524DiscoveredbytheFrench1609ClaimedbytheDutch,namingittheNewNetherland1626MahattanwasestablishedcalledNewAmsterdam1664NewYorkwasofficiallyestablished,Geography,NewYorkislocatedinthenortheastofAmerica.ItbelongstoNewYorkState.,Itcontainsfiveboroughs：TheBronxBrooklynManhattanQueensStatenIsland,纽约5天4夜,第一天晴第一次踏上纽约的土地，乘着渡轮亲眼见到著名的自由女神像，那是新世界的象征，是美国梦的召唤者。那一瞬间感动的无以名状第二天太阳雨漫步在中央公园的绿地，一路尽览美景，在充满童话气氛的餐厅里，享受一下上流的奢华，再到园区内的大都会博物馆朝圣艺术第三天晴时多云欲望都市的凯利，在第五大道上血拼，提着大袋小袋的名品，寻觅着传说中的不可不去的潮流特色店第四天多云站在时代广场感受人潮川流的十字路口，顺道在百老汇看了朝思暮想的歌剧魅影，夜晚登上帝国大厦观景，那璀璨的夜景让人炫目第五天阴抓紧最后时间到苏活区体验潮流文化，在街里穿梭寻宝，用眼神向过路的型男潮女致意，带着不想回家的心情踏上归途，心里暗暗立誓，下一次，还要再来纽约,ForthemanyimmigrantsthatflockedfromEuropetoNewYork,theStatueofLibertywasthefirstimagetheysawoftheUSA.ThestatuewasagiftfromtheFrenchgovernmentforthe100thbirthdayofAmericasIndependence.,StatueofLiberty,Architecture,NYChasbeenrenownedforitsarchitecture,especiallyforamyriadofskyscrapers,whicharearchitecturallynoteworthy.,想要欣赏纽约的建筑之美，最佳方式便是隔岸观赏大都会壮观的“天际线”。摩登而现代的高楼大厦、装饰典雅的尖塔型建筑，与天空交织出万般柔情和多姿多彩的线条，展现了纽约的泱泱气度！,ManhattanSkyline曼哈顿天际线,ManhattanSkyline,GeneralElectricBuilding,通用电气大楼,ManhattanSkyline,FlatironBuilding,熨斗大楼,ManhattanSkyline,EmpireStateBuilding,帝国大厦,EmpireStateBuilding,TiredofstaringupatNewYorkCityskyscrapers?CheckouttheviewofNewYorkCityfromatoptheEmpireStateBuilding.YoucanavoidwaitingintheticketlinefortheEmpireStateBuildingifyoubuyyourticketsonlineinadvance.,TheInsideofEmpireStateBuilding,ClashofTheWorldTradeCenter,BrooklynBridge,theBrooklynBridge,TheimpressivebridgespanstheEastriverbetweenBrooklynandManhattanandstretchesforalengthof5989ft,about1.8km.Thelengthbetweenthelargetowersis1595.5ft(486meter).ThismadetheBrooklynbridgetheworldslargestsuspensionbridge.,OneofNewYorkCitysmostpopulartouristattractions,theMetropolitanMuseumofArtwelcomesover5millionvisitorsayear.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArtscollectionandspecialexhibitsoffersomethingforeveryone-fromAncientEgyptianVasesandRomanStatuestoTiffanyStainedGlassandRembrandtPaintingsthereissomethingfornearlyeveryone.IfyoureoverwhelmedbythesheersizeandbreadthoftheMetropolitanMuseumofArtscollection,takeaHighlightsTour.,MetropolitanMuseumofArt大都会艺术博物馆,centralpark,CentralParkisalargepublic,urbanparkinNewYorkCity.,FifthAvenue,TimesSquare,GrandCentralTerminalisabeautifulBeaux3-artsbuildinginmidtownManhattan.Firstopenedin1913,GrandCentralTerminalunderwentamassiverestorationtorestoreittoitsformerglory,andisnowbothatransportationhub,aswellasadestinationinitselfforvisitorstoNewYorkCity.,GrandCentralTerminal纽约中央车站,阿特拉斯，Atlas,希腊神话中的巨神，以肩膀扛顶地球。后代，也引伸有能担负重责大任的人，有人也因之称他为宇宙神。,TheRockefellerCentercomplexwasconceivedbyJohnD.RockefellerJr.inearly1929inthehopesofrevitalizingthearea.Despitethestockmarketcrash,constructioncontinued,providingmuchneededemploymentduringtheGreatDepression.Thiscommercialcomplexof19buildingsisworthvisitingtoexperiencethearchitectureandart,aswellastoenjoytheareasshoppinganddining.,TheRockefellerCenter洛克菲勒中心,Para.1-5Generalintroduction,SettingforththepresentstatusofNewYorkintheUnitedStatesandintheeyesofforeigners,Task:Collectevidencetoshowthat“Howthemightyhasfallen.”NewYork=BigApple=Mighty,AdvertisingcampaignspubliclypraiseNewYork;ManyNewYorkerswearT-shirtswithaheartdesignandtheworks“IloveNewYork”NewYorkistryingdesperatelytoregainherlostprestigeandstatus.,Para.2-3NewYork,Yesterdayitsenergeticpulse,“anddesignershopsthatexisttoflatterandbilkthefrivolousrich.”Theseshopsaresetuptocheatandgratifythevanityofthesillyrichpeople,Para6NewYork,Energy,contentionandstriving,Contention:angrydisagreementStriving:tryingveryhardtoachieveortodefeattheothersPut-down:(informal)aremarkorcriticismintendedtomaketheothersfeelstupid(令人难堪的话，噎人的话),“TowininNewYorkistobeuneasy;toloseistoliveinjostlingproximitytothefrustratedmajority.”ApersonwhowinsinNewYorkisconstantlydisturbedbyfearandanxiety(becauseheisafraidoflosingwhathehaswoninthefiercecompetition);apersonwholoseshastoliveamongthedefeated,whoareinthemajorityinNewYork.,Para.7NewYork,Inauthorseyes,“NewYorkwasneverMeccatome”Rhetoricaldevicesemployedinthissentenceare:_and_.TheauthorcomparesNewYorktoMecca;andMeccaisstandingfor_.Aplaceofholypilgrimage,ofaplaceoneyearnstogo.,Para8NewYork:,Nature,Questions:1)Thetopicsentenceis_.2)Therhetoricaldeviceemployedin“NatureconstantlyyieldstomaninNewYork”is_.3)Arethereanyotherplacesthatusethesamerhetoricaldeviceasmentionedabove?Whatsthefunctionofit?,Para.9NewYork,Opportunitiestocauseirritationorannoyanceto2.exhilarate:tomakecheerful;toexcite“Theplaceconstantlyexasperates,attimesexhilarates.”NewYorkconstantlyirritatesandannoysverymuchbutattimesitalsoinvigoratesandstimulates.,OrganizationPattern,1)Thethesis:LovingandhatingNewYorkormorespecifically:LovingandhatingNewYorkbecomesamatterofalternatingmoods,ofteninthesameday.2)ThethesisdevelopedbybothobjectiveandemotionaldescriptionofN