大学英语教程4读写译UNIT6

1、大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,Healthy Lifestyle,Part I LANGUAGE SKILL,PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,PART III TOWARD PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGE,若出现禁用“宏”和“ActiveX”对话框，请选择“启用”,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,KEY WORDS MADE EASY,KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE,Part I LANGUAGE SKILL,BACK,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,KEY WORDS MADE EASY,A Read aloud t

2、he following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The Clue in the parentheses will help. 1. Many teenagers today are no longer inspired to achieve, they think work is a bad four-letter word.(stimulate) 2. The high percentage of poorly motivated teens becomes even more obvious in

3、 the lower income, or lesser educated, socio-economic brackets. (category) 3. Eagle populations would decline if eagle parents stopped encouraging their fledglings to fly. (young bird that has just fledged ) 4. The first responsibility of any parent is to slowly, and without trauma, teach their fled

4、glings the ability and desire to function as responsible adults. (an emotional wound) 5. As the children get older, into their late teens this becomes even more burdensome for parents. (troublesome),BACK,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT FOUR,KEY WORDS MADE EASY,A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out wh

5、at each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help.,6. The parents are catering to their adult childrens every whim. (a sudden desire) 7. This is beginning to create a fairly onerous social problem in families in my community. (burdensome) 8. This means that if a young man of say 2

6、5, gets drunk and kills someone with his car, that his parents may have to sell all their assets to pay for his misdemeanor. (possession) 9. We have not yet been able to replicate this insane parental paradigm onto the third world. (reproduce) 10. We must, as responsible parents, teach our children

7、the value of a good work ethic.,BACK,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,B Read aloud each of the following sentences. See how these expressions are used.,1. In an effort to curb child abuse, we went way too far. 2. A lot of children stay without responsibility far too long, and remain living at home being dependa

8、nt upon parents. 3. I also have clients who struggle to make ends meet, whilst their 26-year-old, live-at-home son, has a good job and earns the same money as his father, drives a BMW Cabrio and buys his girlfriend expensive gifts. 4. We stopped being parents, and started to become slaves to our chi

9、ldren and giving them everything possible, whilst asking nothing in return. 5. Their parents are still responsible for them whilst ever they live at home!,KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE,BACK,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,STUDY AND PRACTICE,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIO

10、N,BACK,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,Preview Questions Work in pairs or groups and discuss the following questions. 1. Do you know why many young adults today think work is a bad four-letter word and see their parents as slaves? 2. Do you think parents should provide everything for their adult children? 3. H

11、ow can adult children be taught to grow to be independent? 4. How should parents take a more responsible parental approach from an early age to inspire their children?,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT

12、 A,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,Notes,Terrie Anderson is a human potential and transformational leadership coach, dynamic public speaker and author of The Little Red Success Book. She is a specialist in transformational leadership, and how to be a successful and happy human bei

13、ng. She understands the challenges of family life, and enjoys helping people open their minds to new ideas and concepts that generate happiness, and success, in both work and family.,Language Points,1. inspire Thatkindofpressureshouldntintimidate,butinspire. 但这种压力不应该使人望而生畏，而应成为一种激励。 Wehopethesewebsi

14、teswillinspireyou. 我们希望这些网站能够鼓舞着您。,2. Decline,Thedeclinehasbeenincreasinglyevident. 衰退的势头已经日益明显。 Ontheonehand,thedeclineisntsurprising. 不过，这种下跌并不意外。,3. trauma,IndustrialtownsacrossAmericaare experiencingsimilar trauma,Rosinwrites. 美国各地的工业城镇都在经历类似的创伤，罗森写道。 HasthetraumaofIraqmadeAmericans more isolati

15、onist? 伊拉克战争的创伤是否让美国人更孤立？,4. curb,Mr.Obamawantstocurbcapitalisms excesses. 奥巴马总统想要遏制资本主义的过度膨胀。 AmericadislikesRussianandChinese attemptstocurb spaceweapons. 美国十分反感中俄企图控制太空武器的做法。,5. Replicate,Lavaspawnsnowrequire15attacksto replicate,up from14. 火人现在需要攻击15下才会分裂，而不是14下。 Theversionwasraisedsuccessfully.

16、Itmay take15minutesormoreforthisinformationtoreplicatetoall domaincontrollers. 此版本提升成功。至少需要15分钟将此信息复制到所有的域控制器。 。,6. reprimand,Theofficerwastoldtoremovethephotos fromthesite andgivenaverbalreprimand. 之后该警察被告知从网站上删除这些照片，并遭到口头训斥。 ThehardnosedattitudeofMs.Ma,theBMWwoman, earnedheragentlereprimand recent

17、lyfromthefilm director zhangyimou. 马小姐，这位宝马女精明的态度，为她赢得了电影导演张艺谋一个轻轻地谴责。 。,7. pander,Thatdoesntnecessarilymeanyoupander. 那不一定意味着你要去迎合 Politiciansarehappytopander. 政客们也就高兴地迎合这一心态。,8. cater to v.供应伙食，迎合;面向,Theyexpectyoutocatertotheireverywhim. 他们预料到你会迎合他们的每一个古怪的念头。 Weshouldcatertopublicdemand. 我们应满足大众的需

18、要。,9. intimidate vt.恐吓，威胁,Noonecanintimidateus. 没有人能够胁迫我们。 Itcanalsoproducetwosmallhornsto intimidateand scareawaywouldbepredators. 它还能在头部出现两个小小的“角”来恐吓并吓走可能的捕食者。,10. resolve vt.,Howtoresolvethiscontradiction? 怎么解决这个矛盾呢？ Howdoesthisresolvethecrisis? 那么这又如何消除危机呢？,11. disable vt.使无能力;使残废，使伤残;使无资格;,Pres

19、singtheredbuttonwilltemporarily disablethe printer. 按下红色的按钮会使打印机暂停工作。 Administratorscanalsolimitattachment sizeordisable attachments. 管理员还可以限制附件大小或禁用附件。,12. throttle vt.勒死，使窒息,Conservativesworryregulatorswillthrottletheindustry. 保守派人士担心，监管机构将扼杀金融业 Theautothrottlecancontrolthethrottles automatically

20、tomaintainasetairspeed orn1. 自动油门系统可以自动地控制油门，来保持一个设定的空速或n1。,13. blossom vi.（植物）开花;繁荣，兴旺;,Iraqmayblossomintoademocracyoneday butisnot yetpeaceful. 有朝一日，民主之花可能会在伊拉克开放，但未必带有和平的芳香。 Life1withoutloveislikeatreewithoutblossomandfruits, wrotekhalilgibran. 纪伯伦说：生命中没有爱情，就像树上没有花朵和果实。,14. ethic n.伦理，伦理观;道德体系;（复

21、数）伦理学，道德学;（复数）行为准则;,Anditsnotonlyastrongworkethic. 这不仅仅只是一种强大的职业道德。 Itspeoplesworkethicandtheir commitmenttothe nationalprojectareexceptional. 人们对职业道德的恪守和对国家项目的投入也远远超越其他国家。,15. empower vt.授权;准许;使能够;使控制局势;,Youcanempoweryouththroughgame design. 你可以通过游戏设计授权给年轻人。 Theideaistoremovebarriersandto empower e

22、mployeestoactquickly. 这一理念为员工迅速采取行动消除了障碍和提供了授权。,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups.,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,For Comprehension 1. What does the author mean when she says as parents we lost something very important to our childrens futures? 2. According to the

23、 author, what would happen in nature if eagle parents stopped encouraging their fledglings to fly? 3. What should parents do to inspire their fledglings? 4. What does the author mean when she says it is indeed fortunate that we have not yet been able to replicate this insane parental paradigm onto t

24、he third world? 5. Is there any huge negative impact on children if the parents show overprotection and always pander to their childrens every desire?,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups.,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,For Viewpoints 6. Do you think parents who bec

25、ame slaves to their children will be respected and admired by their children at any time? Why? 7. Do you think that parents should be responsible for everything when their young adults live at home? Why? 8. In your opinion, how should parents teach their children the dignity of independence? 9. How

26、do you view the parental paradigm in China?,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,Structure Study the following sentences. Then make sentences with the phrases and expressions given. Write your sentences on the lines. The first sentence is done for you.,STUDY AND PRACTICE,A,B,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,STUDY AND

27、PRACTICE,A,There is a difference between. and.,A There is a difference between. and. Sentence from the Text There is a difference between child abuse and child disciplines and responsibility. 1. big difference knowing Theres a big difference between knowing that something is something is true true a

28、nd being able to prove it. being able to prove it 2. a vast difference happiness blessedness 3. a huge difference growing older growing up,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,STUDY AND PRACTICE,As in the case of.,Sentence from the Text As in the case of a friend of mine, her daughter did not pay her insurance

29、and the sheriff arrived and began to note down my friends assets. 1. most major disasters this one struck without any warning 2. their predecessors these Chinese encountered a great deal of prejudice 3. the motion of a body running water has energy,B,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,STUDY AND PRACTICE,So i

30、nstead of .,Sentence from the Text So instead of pandering to their laziness, inspire your children to dream. 1. blaming government they blame the banking industry 2. tackling the thieves single-handedly rang for the police 3. talking about serious stuff like work or school try to talk about fun thi

31、ngs,C,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,Contextual Practice,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,A Cloze,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,B Translation,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,Translate the following passage into English. Some sentence patterns, words and phrases are given below to help you perform the task. look forward to y

32、oungster inspiring boundaries charge of role model nurture uplift take personal responsibility constellation circumstances guide,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,B Translation,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,不管怎么样，这事关帮助年轻人创造他们的未来，一个令他们感到激动而又充满期望的未来。这事关帮助他们、影响他们并激励他们。这也涉及建立一个严格、公平而始终如一的界限，好让他们感到自己在这种“严格的爱”下得到引导、保护

33、和培养。这也关系到给他们树立一个他们可以遵从的积极而又令他们振奋的榜样。 作为年轻人，他们必须承担个人的责任。他们改变不了环境，也改变不了季节，但是他们必须改变自己，这一点他们可以做到。他们不需要去改变天空的星座，但是他们的确可以做到让自己是否读书，是否培养新的技能，是否上新的课程。摆脱97的人群，不要跟他们用同样的借口。你的生活掌握在你自己的手里。,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,B Translation,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,As a young man, they must take personal responsibility. Th

34、ey can not change the circumstances, it can not change the season, but they have to change themselves, that they can do it. They do not need to change the constellation of the sky, but they can indeed do so if they are reading, whether to develop new skills, whether on a new course. Get rid of 97% o

35、f the population, do not use the same excuse with them. Your life is in your own hands.,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,B Translation,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,Anyway, this is about helping youngsters to create their future, a way to make them feel excited and full of expectations for the future. Its about

36、 helping them, affecting them and inspiring them. It also involves the establishment of rigorous, fair and consistent boundaries, so that they feel themselves to be guided in this strict love to protect and nurture. It also gave them establish a positive relationship to one and they can make them co

37、mply exciting role models.,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,CCross-Cultural Experience Work in pairs. Student A reads the quotations from classical Chinese wisdom while student B reads those of the western. Tell and explain to each other what you have read. Then exchange your role.

38、When you finish, comment on the statements that follow.,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION, 志当存高远。诸葛亮诫外生书 （解：一个人应当有高尚远大的志向。） 天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为。所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。孟子告子下 （解：所以上天将要降落重大责任在这样的人身上， 一定要先使他的内心痛苦， 使他的筋骨劳累， 使他经受饥饿， 以致肌肤消瘦，使他受贫困之苦， 使他做的事颠倒错乱， 总不如意，通过那些来使他的内心警觉， 使

39、他的性格坚定， 增加他不具备的才能。）,CCross-Cultural Experience,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION, The best work we can all do is to create the highest vision possible for our lives and be led by that vision to the greatest good. Oprah Winfrey Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a sh

40、ip that has set sail with no destination. F. Dodson .,CCross-Cultural Experience,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,Statements Chinese scholars believe that everyone should have a vision to guide his/her direction and determine what effort he/she should make. Westerns believe that ev

41、eryone is architect of his own fortune. And custom makes all things easy. Both Westerners and Chinese hold that whether a person can achieve anything is determined by whether he/she has ambition in his/her youth. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,PART IIITOWARD PRODUCTIV

42、E LANGUAGE,READING ACTIVITIES,READING-WRITING LINK,WRITING AWARENESS,WRITING EXERCISES,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,Key Words and Phrases in Preparation,ambition n. 抱负, 雄心 dramatic adj. 有活力的, 强有力的 elusive adj. 难以捉摸的 vision n. 幻想, 梦想 self-discipline n. 自我约束 persistence / n. 坚持不懈, 执着 pay off debt 清偿债务 ada

43、pt to 适合, 使适应 succumb to next to impossible 几乎不可能,READING ACTIVITIES,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,Preview Questions Work in pairs and discuss the following questions. 1. What is your desired lifestyle? 2. How can people make their desired lifestyle come true? 3. Is money a goal, or a reward only for persona

44、l achievement? 4. In your mind, how can we develop skills for a quality lifestyle?,BACK,READING ACTIVITIES,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,TEXT B,READING ACTIVITIES,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,BACK,TEXT B,READING ACTIVITIES,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,Reading Comprehension in Display Decide whether the following statem

45、ents are true or false. Mark them with the letter “T” or “F.” Then check your answers with the key provided by your teacher. If the statement is true, paraphrase it; if it is false, rewrite it to make it true according to the text.,BACK,READING-WRITING LINK,大学英语教程4 读写译,UNIT SIX,1.( )We believe that

46、money can buy a desired lifestyle. Actually money alone cannot buy a lifestyle! 2.( )Achievement is the byproduct of planned action to burst through barriers to make desired events happen. 3.( )Success, money and the resulting lifestyle are not only the goals we desired to attain but also the reward

47、s we got from it. 4.( )The difference between wishing and living lies in whether you can take action to overcome barriers to get your desired lifestyle.,BACK,READING-WRITING LINK,大学英语教程4读写译,UNIT SIX,5.( )Living from payday to payday is a lifestyle that is hard for most of us to adapt to because no one can acquire materialistic wealth now. 6.( )When barriers become overpowering, most people begin to give up their vision and adapt to their current social environment. This is the path of least resistance. 7.( )Most peoples primary goal is to wish for more money because they believe money means