全新版大学英语综合教程2

1、Unit 2 ValuesText A The Richest Man in America, Down HomeText A The Richest Man in America, Down Home Part Pre-reading tasks Part While-reading tasks Part Language Study Part Text Organization Part Pre-reading tasks 1. Answer the following questions :What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day? How is

2、the story related to the theme of the unit values?Part While-reading tasks 1. The text can be divided into three parts. Between each part, there is a blank line. Names mentioned in the text:Jamie Beaulieu, waiter at Sam Waltons birthday partyJonnie Baker, night manager at the local Wal-MartRichard H

3、oback, Mayor of Bentonville, ArkansasGordon Garlington, pastor of the local churchJohn Marshall, local barberJim Von Gremp, corporate affairs directorFerold F. Arend, retired president of Wal-MartJim Hendren, company lawyerPart Language Study1. Remote: far away in space or thimeExamples: The supply

4、of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province.2. Discount: amount of money which may be taken off the full priceExamples: Traditional retailers whove opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers. Language Points3. Only:

5、 In writing and formal speech, you can put “only” at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the word, word group, or clause it modifies, and then you put an auxiliary or “be” followed by the subject of the main clause.Examples: Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks.Language Points

6、4. Carry on: behave or conduct oneself in a specific wayExample: There is nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else.5. Folk: people in general (you can refer to people as folk or folks)Example: they got married and had kids and lived like other folksLanguage Points6. Get awa

7、y with: do sth. Wrong or risky without being caught or punishedExample: They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it.7. Bird dogs: dog which hunts birds8. Local: of or for a particular placeExample: The plane was to take off at 6 a.m. and land at 7 a.m. local time.Language

8、 Points9. Treatment: the way you deal with sb. Or behave towards them (followed by of)Example: Like everyone else, I resent his cruel treatment of his old father.10. Cheerful: (of sb.) happy in a lively, energetic way. (of sth.) make you happyExample: they are both very cheerful in spite of their co

9、ldsLanguage Points11. Throw ones weight around: behave in an aggressively arrogant wayExample: Mr. Smith is not much of a manager. He always throws his weight around12. Open up:unlock and open the door so that people can get inExample: Open up, or I break in.Language Points13. Headline: the title of

10、 a newspaper article, printed above the article in large lettersExample: headlines in the newspaper are arranged so that they attract attention.14. Hold to: keep toExample: John holds to his belief that you can be successful as long as you work hard.15. Stock: shares of a company that are sold to in

11、vestorsExample: Youd better get professional advice before buying stocks or bonds.Language Points16. On the run: continuously active and moving about; try to avoid being capturedExample: I have been on the run all day and I am exhausted.17. Steer clear of: keep away fromExample: Children are told to

12、 steer clear of troublemakers.18. Make up: form the whole of (sth.)Example: Women make up nearly 50% of university entrants.Language Points19. Liable: likely (to do sth.)Examples: Its liable to snow heavily tomorrow.20. Loyalty: the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for sb./sth.

13、; a stong feeling that one wants to be faithful to sb./sth.(followed by to)Example: my father is a soccer fan. His loyalty to the local team has taken him all over the country to see them play.Language Points21. Qualify: have or give sb. A legal right to sth./to do sth. (followed by for or infinitiv

14、e to)Example: A few useful skills English teaching, for example qualified foreigners for woek visas.22. Scholarship: award of a grant of money to a scholarExample: He cannot afford to go to college if he doesnt win a scholarship.Language Points23. And the like: and other things of the same sortExamp

15、le: Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.24. Cultivate: 1) make a special effort to establish and develop sth.Example: They encourage students to cultivate special interests in theoretical physics.2) prepare land and grow crops on itExample: The

16、y cultivated 500 acres in the suburb.Language Points25. Reward: give sth. To sb. In return for work or services (used in the pattern: reward sb. For sth. With sth.)Example: the officer is to be rewarded for his efforts with promotion to the rank of inspector.26. Retire: (cause to) stop working at on

17、es job, usu. Because of age (followed by from)Example: Although their carrers are important they plan to retire at 50.Language Points27. Come/get aboard: joinExample: Scientists have spent years studying the way the brain retains information.28. Deserve: be sth. or have done sth. for which ones shou

18、ld receive (a reward, special treatment etc.); be entitled to (not used in the continuous tense)Example: I am only partly responsible for the success of this book, my collaborator deserves more credit.Part Text Organization The text begins with an anecdote: how waiter Jamie Beaulieu had anticipated

19、a lavish mansion at the Waltons, only to find an ordinary-looking household. This kind of beginning lures readers to to on. There are other anecdotes, like how Sam Walton forgot his wallet and insisted on fetching it to pay the local barber, and how he lost 4 straight games after a Wal-Mart employee asked him a question about price. Text OrganizationPart One Paras 1-4The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.Part Two Paras 5-13Being friendly, easy-going and never