综合英语4Unit4zhang

1、NoImageFun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itUnit 4Unit 4Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itNoImageWatch the video clip and answer the following questions. What is wrong with Mable?2. Whats the name of the game?3. Do you think it is fun to play that game? Where is fun in your opinion?Audiovisua

2、l SupplementCultural InformationShe just got braces.The peanut-butter game.Yes. Fun is around us and in our daily life.NoImageAudiovisual SupplementCultural InformationNoImageGeorge: All right, yeah.Ira: You okay, man?George: Yeah, yeah, Im good. Ira: I hope they got some food.Laura: Im so glad you

3、guys came, hello, hi.George: Good to see you.-wow. Ira: Hi, hows it going? Oh! Thank you.George: Jeez, beautiful house!Laura: Thank you.George: How long have you guys been here?Laura: Weve been here about five years now.Ingrid: Whats up?Laura: This is my friend, George. And this is Ira. This is Ingr

4、id.Ira: Wow! George didnt mention you had a daughter.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationFrom Funny PeopleNoImageGeorge: Have you seen any of my movies?Ingrid: I saw the movie where you had a baby body.George: So, you saw “Re-do”. Can you do the face? Hey, thats a good impression.Mable: Dont l

5、eave me in the playroom!Laura: This is my daughter, Mable. She just got braces.George: Oh, yeah, let me see them. You mind if I eat a little bit of that sandwich right there? Ira? Ira: Im Im full.Ingrid: Do you guys want to play the peanut-butter game?Laura: Its fun. You want to play?George: Lets do

6、 it!Laura: Ira?Ira: Yeah, I like peanut butter, yeah.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationNoImageLaura: Lets do the peanut-butter game!George: All right! Hooray! Peanut-butter game! Peanut-butter game! Laura: Okay, just put a little bit.Mable: Ok.Ira: Whats she doing? Laura: A little bit. Okay,

7、 okay. I think thats good.George: This is what you guys do in your free time? Okay. Ingrid: There he is! Ira: Oh, boy. Come on. He got her. He got her. Oh, so, youre supposed to do it on the ears.Laura: Georges turn! Yeah! Georges turn!George: No. I dont want to do that. No, Ira will go, let Ira go.

8、Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationNoImageIra: No, no, George.Ingrid: Come on. Okay, all right!George: I just washed my hair this morning.George! George!George: Oh! God. No! Thats not the game.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationNoImageFun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from it What does t

9、he text tell you? Where/what is fun? Should we seek fun Leisure industries Life equilibrium of pleasant and unpleasant momentsNoImage1. Fun can be defined as a pleasurable experience, enjoyable occupation or an activity that involves amusement or pleasure. 2. But what do we view as fun? The answer m

10、ay depend on our age, because whats pleasant and fun for a child is not necessarily entertaining and fun for a teenager or an adult. 3. What people consider fun often changes with age and maturity. Audiovisual SupplementCultural BackgroundNoImage In this text, the author challenges the modern idea t

11、hat fun is there for the asking and that fun overshadows everything. The author argues, instead, that fun is hard to have and that fun is a rare jewel. Structural AnalysisText AnalysisNoImage What is the tone of the essay?At the beginning, it is irony. Later it turns affirmative. In which paragraph

12、does the writer switch the tone?Para. 12 is the turning point where the writer switches from negation to affirmation. With the last three paragraphs presented mostly affirmatively, the tone is thus turned from irony to matter-of-factness.Rhetorical FeaturesStructural AnalysisNoImageStructural Analys

13、isText AnalysisParagraphsMain ideaPart 1 introduces the thesis of the essay: Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.Part 2 points out a prevalent misconception, and consequences thereof, that everything is supposed to be fun.Part 3 suggests that we ought to treat fun reverently. 1-23-11 12-15NoIma

14、geRepetition of certain patternsWas it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless? (Para. 4)Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun

15、. Education was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed to be fun. (Para. 6)-It shows, by way of illustration, how one might spare no effort to find fun is everything.Rhetorical FeaturesStructural An

16、alysise.g.NoImageDetailed ReadingFun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itSuzanne Britt Jordan1 Fun is hard to have.2 Fun is a rare jewel.3 Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, that people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we w

17、ould turn into (sakes alive!) puritans.4 “Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions: good questions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless?NoImage5 When the pleasures got to

18、be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. Everything was supposed to be fun. If it wasnt fun, then by Jove, we were going to make it fun, or else.6 Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun. Education

19、was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed to be fun.7 Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerat

20、or doors, bathroom mirrors.Detailed ReadingNoImageDetailed Reading8 If a kid, looking at his very happy parents traipsing through that very happy Disney World, said, “This aint fun, ma,” his mas heart sank. She wondered where she had gone wrong. Everybody told her what fun family outings to Disney W

21、orld would be. Golly gee, what was the matter?9 Fun got to be such a big thing that everybody started to look for more and more thrilling ways to supply it. One way was to step up the level of danger or licentiousness or alcohol or drug consumption so that you could be sure that, no matter what, you

22、 would manage to have a little fun.NoImageDetailed Reading10 Television commercials brought a lot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture. Everything that people in those commercials did looked like fun: taking Polaroid snapshots, swilling beer, buying insurance, mopping the floor, bowling, tak

23、ing aspirin. We all wished, Im sure, that we could have half as much fun as those rough-and-ready guys around the locker room, flicking each other with towels and pouring champagne. The more commercials people watched, the more they wondered when the fun would start in their own lives. It was pretty

24、 depressing.NoImageDetailed Reading11 Big occasions were supposed to be fun. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter were obviously supposed to be fun. Your wedding day was supposed to be fun. Your wedding night was supposed to be a whole lot of fun. Your honeymoon was supposed to be the epitome of fundo

25、m. And so we ended up going through every Big Event we ever celebrated, waiting for the fun to start.12 It occurred to me, while I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity. NoImageDetailed Reading

26、13 I dont mean to put a damper on things. I just mean we ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I do

27、nt want to blaspheme fun anymore. When fun comes in on little dancing feet, you probably wont be expecting it. In fact, I bet it comes when youre doing your duty, your job, or your work. It may even come on a Tuesday.NoImageDetailed Reading14 I remember one day, long ago, on which I had an especiall

28、y good time. Pam Davis and I walked to the College Village drug store one Saturday morning to buy some candy. We were about 12 years old (fun ages). She got her Bit-O-Honey. I got my malted milk balls, chocolate stars, Chunkys, and a small bag of M & Ms. We started back to her house. I was going

29、 to spend the night. We had the whole day to look forward to. We had plenty of candy. It was a long way to Pams house but every time we got weary Pam would put her hand over her eyes, scan the horizon like a sailor and say, “Oughta reach home by nightfall,” at which point the two of us would laugh u

30、ntil we thought we couldnt stand it another minute. NoImageDetailed ReadingThen after we got calm, shed say it again. You should have been there. It was the kind of day and friendship and occasion that made me deeply regretful that I had to grow up.15 It was fun.NoImage1. What is the thesis statemen

31、t of the essay? Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel. Detailed Reading2. In Paragraph 4, a series of questions has been raised. Whats the effect of it? Here, by making a startling statement (the question “Was it fun?” overshadowed all other questions) and raising a series of questions, Jordan po

32、ints out that fun has become the major concern of people. It has outweighed many other questions.NoImageDetailed ReadingWhat are some of the things that do not provide fun according to Jordan ? Failing in a test, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors are some of the things that are not sources of

33、 fun. NoImageDetailed ReadingWhat is the relationship between big occasions and the experience of fun? With high expectations for fun, people are not contented with the joy that big occasions such as holidays, weddings or birthdays bring them. To make up for the inadequacy of fun and joy, they are s

34、till expecting the next big occasion which might bring them excitement. NoImage1. What figurative techniques are used in Paragraph 13? Some figurative techniques are employed to further define what fun is, which include personification: “When fun comes in on little dancing feet, you probably wont be

35、 expecting it.” and simile: “It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal.” Detailed ReadingNoImage2. What does “It may even come on a Tuesday” mean? Tuesday is a workday, the day following the blue Monday. It is commonly regarded as an ordinary day when everyone is supposed

36、 to be doing the routine work. As a rule, no holidays, no big occasions would take place on this day. But if we treat fun properly, we can have fun even on such an ordinary day.Detailed ReadingNoImageDetailed ReadingWhy does Jordan use an anecdote to conclude her essay? Here Jordan suggests that fun

37、 comes when you are not expecting it. NoImageClass ActivityGroup discussion: An imaginary event is presented in Paragraph 8 and a real one in Paragraph 14. Whats the function of the narration of these two events?Tip: In the imaginary event, the elaborate preparation of the parents was wasted and the

38、 child failed to have the expected fun, whereas in the real event, the simple childish behavior gave the children satisfaction and joy. With a comparison of these events, the author suggests that what is supposed to be fun may not enable one to have a good time. The simple joy of life is the real fu

39、n people are seeking.Detailed ReadingNoImageClass ActivityGroup discussion: Two simple, direct statements are used to begin the essay and one to end it. What is the effect of these statements?Tip: Simple and direct as they are, the three statements are effective enough to convey the messages that fu

40、n is a rare jewel, but fun could also be easy to have if we treat it properly.Detailed ReadingNoImageovershadow v. make sb. or sth. less successful, important, or impressive by comparison with others; dominatee.g. Ben overshadows all his colleagues with his extraordinary insight and quick wit.She is

41、 overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.Detailed ReadingNoImageflunk v. fail, esp. (in) a course or an exame.g.The boy was upset because he flunked (in) an English exam.Detailed Readingflunk outexpel or be expelled from a school or course because of work that does not meet the requir

42、ed standardse.g. We didnt flunk out, but our records werent so good.NoImagetraipse v. walk wearilye.g.She spent the day traipsing from one shop to another.Detailed ReadingNoImageepitome n. an ideal; a typical representatione.g.His father is the epitome of goodness.Detailed Readingepitomize v. be an

43、epitome of sth.e.g.He epitomizes the loving father.She epitomizes all the good qualities of her family.NoImageDetailed ReadingPractice1. 他认为猫是懒惰的化身。他认为猫是懒惰的化身。In his eye, the cat is the epitome of laziness.2. 这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.3. 这位银行经理

44、的身上集中体现了他们家族的一切优秀这位银行经理的身上集中体现了他们家族的一切优秀品质。品质。The bank manager epitomizes all the good qualities of his family.NoImagedamper n. (inf.) sth. that stops an occasion from being as enjoyable as it was intended to bee.g. The bad news put / cast / threw a damper on the party.Will the snow put a bit of a d

45、amper on your hike plans?Detailed ReadingNoImageblaspheme v. show contempt or disrespect for (God, a divine being, or sacred things) e.g. The bank manager began to rage and blaspheme (against) God.The spiritual leader charged that the film blasphemed Islam.Detailed ReadingNoImageDetailed Readingmalt

46、ed milka soluble powder made of dried milk, malted barley, and wheat flour 麦乳精（由牛奶、大麦麦牙和面粉制成的可溶麦乳精（由牛奶、大麦麦牙和面粉制成的可溶粉粒）粉粒）NoImagechunky a. 1. (of candy, etc.) containing small, thick pieces2. (of a man) short and strong; stockye.g.chunky peanut butter; chunky soupDetailed Readinge.g. A chunky man usu

47、ally has a wide upper body and looks strong.NoImagescan v. examine sth. carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to obtain information1. To scan a text can also mean look through it quickly in order to find a piece of information that one wants or get a general idea of what the text cont

48、ains.e.g.She anxiously scanned the faces of the young men leaving the train in the hope of finding her son.Detailed Readinge.g. Now, scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.NoImageSomewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, tha

49、t people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn into (sakes alive!) puritans. (Paragraph 3)Paraphrase:Nowadays, people would believe that they can have fun whenever they ask for it, and they should have fun; otherwise they would be leading a dull and bitter life as

50、a puritan.Detailed ReadingNoImage“Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions: good questions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless? (Paragraph 4)Translation:“有趣吗？有趣吗？”这一问题使所有

51、其他问题黯然失色，比如这一问题使所有其他问题黯然失色，比如:“道道德吗？仁慈吗？诚实吗？有益吗？慷慨吗？有必要吗？和德吗？仁慈吗？诚实吗？有益吗？慷慨吗？有必要吗？和（我最喜欢的）无私吗？（我最喜欢的）无私吗？”等一些有意义的问题。等一些有意义的问题。 Detailed ReadingNoImageWhen the pleasures got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. (Paragraph 5)Translation:当乐趣成为生活中的主要内容时，随之而来必定是对乐趣的当乐趣成为生活中的主要内容时，随之而来

52、必定是对乐趣的迷恋崇拜。迷恋崇拜。Detailed ReadingNoImageIt occurred to me, while I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity. (Paragraph 12)Translation:在坐待乐趣来临的时候，我发现其实并没有多少乐趣可言，在坐待乐趣来临的时候，我发现其实并没有多少乐趣可言，我得告诉你们这一点

53、，免得你们怀疑自己感受乐趣的能力。我得告诉你们这一点，免得你们怀疑自己感受乐趣的能力。 Detailed ReadingNoImageThe god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. (Paragraph 13)Paraphrase:We have long assumed that fun was easy to have, but now we are paying a price for that s

54、hallow-mindedness, i.e., we can hardly have fun.Detailed ReadingTranslation:由于我们多年来总以为乐趣无处不在，快乐之神对我们实施由于我们多年来总以为乐趣无处不在，快乐之神对我们实施报复，不和我们来往了。报复，不和我们来往了。 NoImagePhrase Practice Word DerivationSynonym / AntonymVocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammarNoImage1) insure v. insura

55、nce n. insured n.&a.保险公司可以给你保寿险。保险公司可以给你保寿险。 未投保者需自付修理费。未投保者需自付修理费。投保人需支付一定比例的医药费。投保人需支付一定比例的医药费。VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammarAn insurance company will insure your life.People without insurance had to pay for their own repairs.The insured are required to pa

56、y a portion of all medical bills.e.g.NoImageVocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar2) deserve v. undeserved a. deserving a.这篇文章值得仔细研究。这篇文章值得仔细研究。他有罗密欧之称是名不副实的。他有罗密欧之称是名不副实的。值得同情的值得同情的The article deserves careful study. His reputation as a Romeo is quite undeserved.be des

57、erving of sympathy e.g.NoImageVocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar3) generous a. generosity n. generously adv.贤明的统治者在胜利时能宽宏大量。贤明的统治者在胜利时能宽宏大量。他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。请慷慨施予。请慷慨施予。A wise ruler is generous in victory. His generosity manifests itself in times of need.

58、 Please give generously. e.g.NoImageVocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar4) benefit n. / v. beneficial a.新规章对我们大家都会大有好处。新规章对我们大家都会大有好处。这些设施使全城受益。这些设施使全城受益。新鲜空气有益健康。新鲜空气有益健康。The new regulations will be of great benefit to us all.These facilities have benefited the whole

59、 town.Fresh air is beneficial to ones health.e.g.NoImageVocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar5) regret n. / v. regrettable a.我听到他去世的消息感到万分悲痛。我听到他去世的消息感到万分悲痛。很抱歉，此事我爱莫能助。很抱歉，此事我爱莫能助。她粗俗无礼，令人遗憾。她粗俗无礼，令人遗憾。I heard of his death with great regret.I regret that I cannot help

60、.Her rudeness was highly regrettable. e.g.NoImage6) mirth n. mirthful a. mirthless a.圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。她那滑稽的装束引得客人哄堂大笑。她那滑稽的装束引得客人哄堂大笑。苦笑苦笑VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammarChristmas is a time of mirth, especially for children.Her funny costume caused mu