新视界大学英语综合教程3-unit2.ppt

1、,The glass castle,Warming up, Listen and underline any words or expressions which are different from what you hear.,A: Looking back now on your childhood, what are the first things you can remember? B: You mean sights and smells, and things like that? A: Yes, thats right. Psychologists tell us our f

2、irst memories go back to when we were about two years old.,A: Looking back now on your childhood, what are the first things you can remember? B: You mean sights and smells, and things like that? A: Yes, thats right. Psychologists tell us our first memories go back to when we were about two years old

3、.,Warming up,A: Well, I remember the first time I saw the stars. My parents and I were on holiday we were in Scotland. At least, I think I remember. But perhaps its the photos I remember really, not the original memory. Maybe sounds and smells are more reliable as memories, like the smell of the flo

4、wers in the back garden, or the radio. I used to listen to the radio. I must have been about three. It was a programme in the afternoon for children called Listen with Father. I listened every day. The voice at the beginning used to say “Are you sitting straight?”, and I would pull myself up straigh

5、t in the chair. I used to love doing that.,A: Well, I remember the first time I saw the stars. My parents and I were on holiday we were in Scotland. At least, I think I remember. But perhaps its the photos I remember really, not the original memory. Maybe sounds and smells are more reliable as memor

6、ies, like the smell of the flowers in the back garden, or the radio. I used to listen to the radio. I must have been about three. It was a programme in the afternoon for children called Listen with Father. I listened every day. The voice at the beginning used to say “Are you sitting straight?”, and

7、I would pull myself up straight in the chair. I used to love doing that.,Warming up,Now listen again and correct the information.,Answer: smells sounds; two three stars sea; flowers grass Father Mother straight comfortably,Warming up, Work in pairs and discuss the questions.,1 What is your earliest

8、memory? 2 What smells do you associate with your childhood? 3 And what tastes? 4 And what sounds?,Listen to the story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her “Little House” books. Answer the questions. 1. What are the “Little House” books about? 2. What do you know about Laura Ingalls Wilder?,script,Warm

9、ing up,Laura Ingalls Wilder,1. What are the “Little House” books about? The “Little House” books are about the family of a little girl named Laura. The family lived on the great flat land known as the prairie in the central part of the United States. They were known as pioneers. The stories take pla

10、ce in the mid eighteen hundreds. The first book is called Little House in the Big Woods.,Warming up,2. What do you know about Laura Ingalls Wilder? Laura Ingalls was born in 1867 in an area known as the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Her family was always moving from one place to another. Life was not easy

11、 for them. Readers can read about Lauras early life in her books.,Warming up,The story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her “Little House” books Since the nineteen thirties, children have gone to sleep listening to the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She wrote nine Little House books that take place in

12、 the mid eighteen hundreds. They tell about a family who lived on the great flat land known as the prairie in the central part of the United States. They were known as pioneers. The family moved from one small house to another. They carried all they owned in a wagon, pulled by a horse. They did not

13、like to live and work in big cities. They enjoyed farming and raising animals. And they loved the open spaces of the prairie.,Warming up,Laura Ingalls was born in eighteen sixty-seven in an area known as the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Her father was said to have a restless spirit. He did not like to li

14、ve in one place very long. The family moved from Wisconsin to Kansas, then to Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. Lauras father was always looking for a better job, or better land to settle on. Life for the Ingalls family was not easy. They were often cold and hungry. Laura remembered these times whe

15、n she wrote her Little House books later in life.,Warming up,Laura Ingalls Wilders first book is called Little House in the Big Woods. It was published in nineteen thirty-two. It tells of her life when she was about five years old. She calls her mother and father Ma and Pa. She also includes an olde

16、r sister named Mary and a younger sister named Carrie in her stories. This first book tells how Laura helps her family on their small farm. She learns how to grow crops and prepare for a cold winter. After working hard all day, Pa would play his fiddle, and sometimes they would sing and dance. Life

17、was simple, but good.,Warming up,Warming up, Look at the title of the passage. What do you think a novel with the title The Glass Castle is most likely to be about?,1 an impossible dream 2 a fragile personality 3 a stimulating but unusual childhood 4 a fairy story,Skimming,Browse the passage within

18、8 minutes to get a rough idea about it. Answer the questions of Activity 2 and 3 on page 27.,Task,Skimming, Check () the true statements., 1 The passage describes what happened one Christmas in the writers family. 2 Her family usually celebrated Christmas like all other families. 3 Her parents usual

19、ly gave the children presents at Christmas. 4 Her father didnt have any job on this particular Christmas. 5 He took the children out all together to look at the stars. 6 He told the writer to choose a star as a Christmas present. 7 The writer chose Venus because it was very bright. 8 Her father knew

20、 a lot about physics and astronomy.,Answer: The true statements are 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.,Skimming, Answer the questions.,1 Why did the writers parents buy their children presents after Christmas? 2 What could be found on the roadside after Christmas? 3 What did the writers father think of people who li

21、ve in cities?,Boxes and paper that people had thrown away.,They were foolish.,Because they were cheaper then.,Skimming,4 How did the writer react to the idea of having a star as a present? 5 How did her father justify it? 6 What happened during Christmas dinner?,It made as much sense as claiming a w

22、hole continent of the earth.,She didnt think it was possible.,The family discussed outer space.,The glass castle,译文,Digging,1 I never believed in Santa Claus. 2 None of us kids did. Mom and Dad refused to let us. They couldnt afford expensive presents, and they didnt want us to think we werent as go

23、od as other kids who, on Christmas morning, found all sorts of fancy toys under the tree that were supposedly left by Santa Claus. So they told us all about how other kids were deceived by their parents, how the toys the grown-ups claimed were made by little elves wearing bell caps in their workshop

24、 at the North Pole actually had labels on them saying MADE IN JAPAN.,Digging,3 “Try not to look down on those other children,” Mom said. “Its not their fault that theyve been brainwashed into believing silly myths.”,译文,Digging,4 We celebrated Christmas, but usually about a week after December 25, wh

25、en you could find perfectly good bows and wrapping paper that people had thrown away and Christmas trees discarded on the roadside that still had most of their needles and even some silver tinsel hanging on them. Mom and Dad would give us a bag of marbles or a doll or a slingshot that had been marke

26、d way down in an after-Christmas sale.,译文,Digging,5 Dad lost his job at the gypsum mine after getting in an argument with the foreman, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad took each of us kids out into the desert night one by one. I had a blanket wrapped a

27、round me, and when it was my turn, I offered to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. The cold never bothered him. I was five that year and I sat next to Dad and we looked up at the sky.,译文,Digging,Dad loved to talk about the stars. He explained to us how they rotated through the night sky as th

28、e earth turned. He taught us to identify the constellations and how to navigate by the North Star. Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness. Rich city folks, hed say, lived in fancy apartments, but their air was so

29、polluted they couldnt even see the stars. Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them.,译文,Digging,6 “Pick out your favorite star,” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeps. He said it was my Christmas present. “You cant give me a star!” I said. “No one o

30、wns the stars.” “Thats right,” Dad said. “No one else owns them. You just have to claim it before anyone else does, like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella. Claiming a star as your own has every bit as much logic to it.”,译文,Digging,7 I thought about it and realized Dad was

31、right. He was always figuring out things like that. 8 I could have any star I wanted, Dad said, except Betelgeuse and Rigel, because Lori and Brian had already laid claim to them.,译文,Digging,9 I looked up to the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one. You could see hundreds, maybe thou

32、sands or even millions, twinkling in the clear desert sky. The longer you looked and the more your eyes adjusted to the dark, the more stars youd see, layer after layer of them gradually becoming visible. There was one in particular, in the west above the mountains but low in the sky, that shone mor

33、e brightly than all the rest.,译文,Digging,10 “I want that one,” I said. 11 Dad grinned. “Thats Venus,” he said. Venus was only a planet, he went on, and pretty dinky compared to real stars. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much closer than the stars. Poor old Venus didnt even make her o

34、wn light, Dad said. She shone only from reflected light. He explained to me that planets glowed because reflected light was constant, and stars twinkled because their light pulsed.,译文,Digging,12 “I like it anyway,” I said. I had admired Venus even before that Christmas. You could see it in the early

35、 evening, glowing on the western horizon, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.,译文,Digging,13 “What the hell,” Dad said. “Its Christmas. You can have a planet if you want.” 14 And he gave me Venus.,Digging,15 That evening over Christmas

36、dinner, we all discussed outer space. Dad explained light years and black holes and quasars and told us about the special qualities of Betelgeuse, Rigel, and Venus. Betelgeuse was a red star in the shoulder of the constellation Orion. It was one of the largest stars you could see in the sky, hundred

37、s of times bigger than the sun. It had burned brightly for millions of years and would soon become a supernova and burn out. I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star, but Dad explained that “soon” meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars.,译文,Digging,16 Rigel

38、 was a blue star, smaller than Betelgeuse, Dad said, but even brighter. It was also in Orion it was his left foot, which seemed appropriate, because Brian was an extra-fast runner.,译文,Digging,17 Venus didnt have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field, but it did have an atmosphere sort of

39、similar to earths, except it was super-hot about five hundred degrees or more. “So,” Dad said, “when the sun starts to burn out and earth turns cold, everyone here might want to move to Venus to get warm. And theyll have to get permission from your descendants first.”,译文,Digging,18 We laughed about

40、all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “youll still have your stars.”,译文,1. how the toys the grown-ups claimed were made by little elves wearing

41、bell caps in their workshop at the North Pole actually had labels on them saying MADE IN JAPAN. (Line 8, Para 2),The parents in the book tell their children that the stories other children believe about Santa Claus are false as can be seen by the fact that the gifts have not been made by elves at th

42、e North Pole but manufactured in factories in places like Japan, as can be seen by looking at the labels on them.,Difficult sentences,Difficult sentences,2. Mom and Dad would give us a bag of marbles or a doll or a slingshot that had been marked way down in an after-Christmas sale. (Line 7, Para 4),

43、The parents would give their children very cheap gifts, some of which had even been bought after Christmas in sales to get rid of unsold goods. marked way down: greatly reduced in price,Difficult sentences,3. Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like

44、us who lived out in the wilderness. (Line 14, Para 5),Pollution makes it difficult to see many stars in urban areas, whereas the night sky is a brilliant sight out in the uninhabited countryside. The father tells his children they are privileged to live in such remote places.,Difficult sentences,4.

45、Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them. (Line 19, Para 5),Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them. (Line 19, Para 5),Difficult sentences,5. Wed have to be out of our minds to want to trade places with any of them. (Line 19, Para 5),T

46、he father tells his daughter that the star will belong to her forever.,Difficult sentences,6. You just have to claim it before anyone else does, like that dago fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella. (Line 5, Para 6),In earlier European legal theory, lands which belonged to no organized

47、state could be claimed by their discoverers. Hence when Columbus, working for the Spanish queen, discovered America, he claimed it for her. In the same way, the girl can now claim the unoccupied star as her own.,Difficult sentences,6. You just have to claim it before anyone else does, like that dago

48、 fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella. (Line 5, Para 6),dago: It is a racist term for a Spaniard. Columbus was actually an Italian but working for the Spanish queen. The father shows disrespect for the discoverer of America presumably as part of his general rejection of the attitudes o

49、f most people in his society. His argument about claiming and owning anything not possessed by anyone else might be seen as criticizing the European seizure of America. The father is a rebel by nature.,Difficult sentences,7. I thought about it and realized Dad was right. He was always figuring out t

50、hings like that. (Para 7),The daughter shows her deep love and respect for her father. She finds his unusual way of looking at things convincing.,Difficult sentences,8. He explained to me that planets glowed because reflected light was constant, and stars twinkled because their light pulsed. (Line 7

51、, Para 11),The father explains to his daughter that planets merely give off a constant reflected light, while stars are balls of glowing gas whose heat and light come in waves thus shining in a different way (in fact, twinkling).,Difficult sentences,9. “What the hell,” Dad said. (Line 1, Para 13),wh

52、at the hell: Its a slang expression used when suddenly rejecting our own objections to something. e.g. “We cant go. Its raining. Okay, what the hell, lets get wet.” More examples,Difficult sentences,10. “Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “youll still

53、 have your stars.” (Line 3, Para 18),Other childrens worthless Christmas presents only last a short time, but the stars the father has given the children will be there all their lives.,fancy,释义,a. expensive, popular, and fashionable 昂贵的；流行的；时髦的,例句,We stayed in this really fancy hotel in the mountain

54、s.,我们住在山里这家十分豪华的旅馆里。,翻译,Words,例句,They sent me to a fancy private school.,他们将我送到一家昂贵的私立学校。,翻译,真题,It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. (Jun. 1998, CET-4, Reading Comprehension),释义1,n. C a room or building whe

55、re things are made using tools and machines 车间；工场；作坊,Words,workshop,例句,He set up a workshop for his carving.,他建起了一个雕刻工作间。,翻译,例句,The workshop employs 25 full-time workers.,工场雇佣了25位全职工人。,翻译,释义2,n. C an occasion when a group of people meet to learn about a particular subject, especially by taking part

56、in discussions or activities 研讨会；专题讨论会,例句,Many people are interested in the workshop.,许多人都对这次研讨会表示了极大的兴趣。,翻译,Words,例句,In the one-day workshop, she taught us the importance of breathing exercises.,在为期一天的研讨班上，她向我们讲述了呼吸练习的重要性。,翻译,workshop,bow,释义1,n. C a knot that you tie in something such as a piece of

57、 string so that there are two circular parts and two loose ends 蝴蝶结,例句,Ella wore a big bow in her hair.,埃拉头上扎着一只大蝴蝶结。,翻译,Words,例句,翻译,She tied the ribbon into a neat bow.,她用丝带打了一个很整洁的蝴蝶结。,释义2,vi. to bend your body forwards from the waist, especially to show respect for someone （尤指表示尊敬）鞠躬，躬身，弯腰,例句,翻译,

58、Words,例句,The pianist stood up and bowed to the audience.,翻译,钢琴手站起来向观众鞠躬。,Maria bowed down before the statue.,玛丽亚在塑像前躬身致敬。,bow,释义,vt. to get rid of something that you no longer want or need 丢弃,例句,Cut the olives into small slices and discard the pits.,将橄榄切成小片，将核扔掉。,翻译,Words,例句,Read the manufacturers g

59、uidelines before discarding the box.,在丢掉盒子前看一下制造商的说明。,翻译,discard,真题,Library application forms which are not picked up within 2 months will be discarded and you will have to reapply. (Jun. 1995, CET-4, Listening Comprehension),释义,v. to move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move something in this way （使）旋转；（使）转动,例句,The moon rotates around the earth.,月球绕着地球旋转。,翻译,Words,例句,Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle.,双手抓住自己的双脚，转动一下，放松脚踝。,翻译,rotate,navigate,释义,v. to choose a path so that a ship, plane, or car can go in