unitgenderdifferencestextA学习课程

1、What jobs are more suitable for men than for women?第1页/共31页第一页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。What jobs are more suitable for women than for men?第2页/共31页第二页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。Gender Differences第3页/共31页第三页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。What Women Dont Understand About Guys One evening when they were driving home, a thought occurred to E

2、laine. “Roger, do you realize that weve been seeing each other for exactly six months?” she asked. “Gosh, Already six months!” Roger was surprised to hear what she said. Hearing that, Elaine began to wonder if it bothered him that she said that. “Maybe his feeling is that Im trying to push him into

3、some kind of obligation. Well, Im not so sure I want this kind of relationship. Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Do I really even know this person?” She was lost in thought. Roger began to think of something else. “It was a day in February when we started

4、going out, right after I had the car at the dealers let me check the meter Whoa! I am long overdue for an oil change here.”第4页/共31页第四页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 “Hes upset about our relationship. I can see that on his face.” Elaine was very disappointed to “find out” how Roger felt. Im going to have them look

5、at the transmission again. I dont care what those guys will say. And theyd better not try to blame it on cold weather this time. I paid those guys six hundred dollars!” Roger thought. Silence filled the car. After a while, Elaine felt a bit better. “Hes angry, but I shouldnt blame him. I could be an

6、gry, too. I felt so guilty making him feel so bad,” she thought. And Roger was still on his own train of thinking: “Theyll probably say its a 90-day warranty. Thats theyre gonna say!” Finally, Elaine thought: “Maybe Im too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse when Im

7、 sitting next to a very good person whos in pain because of my self-centered, school-girl fantasy.”第5页/共31页第五页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 “Roger,” Elaine said aloud. “What?” Roger asked. “Im such a fool,” Elaine said, “I mean, I know theres no knight and theres no horse.” “What? Theres no horse?” Roger was puzz

8、led. “You think Im a fool, dont you?” Elaine asked without explaining. “No!” Roger replied. Elaine gazed deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very nervous about what she might say next. At last she said, “Thank you, Roger.” “Thank you,” he responded. Roger has a guy brain, which is not comfor

9、table with such concepts as love, need and trust. If the guy brain has to form an opinion about another person, it prefers to base it on facts. Women have trouble accepting this. What they strongly believe is that guys must spend a certain amount of time thinking about the relationship. They are wro

10、ng. (437words)第6页/共31页第六页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。What Women Dont Understand About Guys One evening when they were driving home, a thought occurred to Elaine. “Roger, do you realize that weve been seeing each other for exactly six months?” she asked. “Gosh, Already six months!” Roger was surprised to hear wha

11、t she said. Hearing that, Elaine began to wonder if it bothered him that she said that. “Maybe his feeling is that Im trying to push him into some kind of obligation. Well, Im not so sure I want this kind of relationship. Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? D

12、o I really even know this person?” She was lost in thought. Roger began to think of something else. “It was a day in February when we started going out, right after I had the car at the dealers let me check the meter Whoa! I am long overdue for an oil change here.”第7页/共31页第七页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 “Hes ups

13、et about our relationship. I can see that on his face.” Elaine was very disappointed to “find out” how Roger felt. Im going to have them look at the transmission again. I dont care what those guys will say. And theyd better not try to blame it on cold weather this time. I paid those guys six hundred

14、 dollars!” Roger thought. Silence filled the car. After a while, Elaine felt a bit better. “Hes angry, but I shouldnt blame him. I could be angry, too. I felt so guilty making him feel so bad,” she thought. And Roger was still on his own train of thinking: “Theyll probably say its a 90-day warranty.

15、 Thats theyre gonna say!” Finally, Elaine thought: “Maybe Im too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse when Im sitting next to a very good person whos in pain because of my self-centered, school-girl fantasy.” “Roger,” Elaine said aloud. “What?” Roger asked.第8页/共31页第八

16、页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 “Im such a fool,” Elaine said, “I mean, I know theres no knight and theres no horse.” “What? Theres no horse?” Roger was puzzled. “You think Im a fool, dont you?” Elaine asked without explaining. “No!” Roger replied. Elaine gazed deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very nerv

17、ous about what she might say next. At last she said, “Thank you, Roger.” “Thank you,” he responded. Roger has a guy brain, which is not comfortable with such concepts as love, need and trust. If the guy brain has to form an opinion about another person, it prefers to base it on facts. Women have tro

18、uble accepting this. What they strongly believe is that guys must spend a certain amount of time thinking about the relationship. They are wrong. (437words)第9页/共31页第九页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。Part Division of the Text Part 1(1-2) Elaine mentioned to Roger that their relationship had lasted for six months. Par

19、t 2(3-9) Elaine and Roger started thinking about different matters. Elaine was occupied with ideas related to their relationship, while Roger was worrying about his car. Part3(10-17) Elaine broke the silence, but Roger couldnt understand what she said. Part4(18) The reason why women like Elaine dont

20、 understand guys like Roger :men prefer facts to abstract concepts.第10页/共31页第十页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。Key wordssix monthsLost in thoughtfoolDifferent brainsRetellRetell 第11页/共31页第十一页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。Group work: What advantages and disadvantages do men and women each have?第12页/共31页第十二页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。See you ne

21、xt time.第13页/共31页第十三页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 And theyd better not try to blame it on cold weather this time. 译文：他们这次最好不要怪到冷天气的头上。 They ought not to say the problem is because of the cold weather. 注意had better do sth.结构中动词前没有不定式的符号to。另一个表示“最好做某事”的短语是might as well，但两者用法不同。had better do sth.多用于上级对下级、长辈对晚辈提出建议，

22、或用于表示较强的语气。相较而言，might as well是一个比较客气的表达，可以用于礼貌平等地提出建议。 如: Her mother said to her, Youd better get back before 12 oclock. 她母亲对她说：“你最好十二点以前回来。” When going to school, you might as well dress your school uniform because the teacher asks us to. 上学的时候你最好穿上校服，因为老师要求我们这样做。第14页/共31页第十四页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 Maybe

23、Im too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse, when Im sitting next to a very good person whos in pain because of my self-centered, school-girl fantasy. 译文：也许我过于理想化了，等待什么白马上的骑士，而令坐在我身边的这个好男人因为我的自我中心和幼稚幻想而 Perhaps I am too unrealistic, for I am still expecting a knight

24、on a white charger to appear in front of me. A very good man is right here with me but I am hurting him with my selfish and nave imaginations. 这个长句总的结构是一个主句加when引导的时间状语从句。主句中waiting for 是一个现在分词短语作伴随状语的结构。时间状语从句中又有一个定语从句，修饰person。because of和because用法不同：前者是介词短语，后接名词；后者是连词，后接句子。 如： I am so happy becaus

25、e of the result of the story. 这个故事的结尾让我很开心。 I am so happy because the result of the story is a good one. 我很开心，因为这个故事有个好的结局。第15页/共31页第十五页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。thought n.念头，想法，思想。 thought表示“想法”、“主意”、“看法”等时是可数名词，但表示“思考”、“思想”等时是不可数名词，表示“打算”、“担忧”时既可用作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。如： A thought comes / occurs to me about the new

26、 house. （可数） Greek thought is not taught as much in modern schools.（不可数） 现代学校不怎么讲授希腊思想。He insists he has no thought / thoughts of running for office.（不可数可数） 他坚持说自己没打算竞选公职。 lost in thought . 陷入沉思。 thoughtful adj. 考虑周到的；认真思考的 thoughtfully adv. 有所思地；周到地 thoughtless adj. 粗心的，考虑不周的 think : v.想，思考，认为。I do

27、nt think you are right. 第16页/共31页第十六页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 occur occur的分词、名词形式拼写中要双写r：occurring, occurred, occurrence happen, occur, take place happen是普通常用词，用于任何事先无计划或明显原因的事情的发生：I remember an incident that happened in my childhood. 我记得小时候发生过的一件事。 take place指事先安排，计划的事情发生： When is the exam going to take pla

28、ce? 考试什么时候举行？ occur指发生时，有无计划都行，且更侧重于在眼前或意识中的出现： Such events, when they occur, fascinate the police. 这种事件的发生会引起警方浓厚的兴趣。 occur 除“发生”的意义外，还有“存在，出现”的意思，相当于exist, be found，这是happen 和take place没有的。如： This small tree also occurs in central and southern India. 这种小树在印度的中部和南部也有。 occurrence n. 发生；出现；发生的事情 occu

29、r to sb. 不用被动语态（想法或主意）被想起，被想到It didnt ever occur to her to doubt what he said. 她根本没有想到要质疑他所说的话。It suddenly occurred to her that Joe was afraid of snakes. 她突然想起乔害怕蛇。第17页/共31页第十七页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 exactly adv.准确地，确切地，恰恰，正好 exact adj. 准确的；确切的；严格的 exact, precise, accurate exact 指与事实、相关标准或真相的非常严格的一致： a sui

30、t tailored to exact measurements 严格按照量好的尺寸缝制的西服套装 the exact opposite 截然不同，恰恰相反 not exactly不完全是，不完全对 第18页/共31页第十八页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 bother v. 费力，常用在否定句或疑问句中费心；打扰；使苦恼 Doesnt the noise bother you when you are trying to sleep? 当你想睡觉的时候那嘈杂声不打扰你吗？ n. 麻烦，困难；麻烦的事，讨厌的人 I hope George wasnt too much of a bother.

31、 我希望乔治不是太令人讨厌。 表示“费力费心做某事”有以下一些搭配： bother to do sth. bother about doing sth. bother with sth. bother doing sth. bother, disturb, trouble bother 指使人烦恼，紧张不安或感到不耐烦：That mistake in the newspaper bothers me. 报纸上那个错误让我觉得不舒服。 disturb 较正式，指扰乱，使人不能平静，或妨碍人的工作或思维的正常秩序，程度较深：He wasnt disturbed by the wicked word

32、s. 他没受那些恶言恶语的干扰。 trouble 指给人带来不便，或在身心上造成痛苦：Dont trouble to see me out. 不必麻烦送我出去了。 bothersome adj.令人烦恼的，麻烦的 第19页/共31页第十九页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。obligation obligation :n.法律或道义上的义务，责任。 under an obligation to do sth.有责任做某事 have an obligation to sb.对某人负有责任 the obligation to do sth. 做某事的义务 meet / honor / fulfill

33、an obligation履行责任oblige :v.约束，迫使，束缚。 The police obliged him to leave.obligatory :adj.强制性的。 Attendance at tonights meeting is obligatory.第20页/共31页第二十页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 relationship relationship between and 与的相互关系 relate v. 联系起来，有关联 related adj. 有联系的，有亲戚关系的 relation n. 常用复数关系；（人或事间的）联系；亲戚 relative adj.

34、/ n. 比较的，相对的；亲戚 relatively adv. 相比较而言地 be in / have a relationship 在恋爱，有恋爱关系 I was already in a relationship when I met Ben. 我遇见本时已经有恋人了。 relationship, relation relationship 用法更广，包括了relation 的许多涵义，所以很多情况下两词可以互换。但只有relationship可以指强烈的感情关系。 以下是关于relation 的一些常用词组： international / public relations 国际公共关系

35、 in / with relation to 与有关；涉及 第21页/共31页第二十一页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 head n. 头部；头脑；首领 v. 朝行进；领导；居首位；给加标题 head for / towards / through 朝行进穿越 headache n. 头痛 heading n. 标题，题目 headline n. （报纸文章的）大字标题 head over heels完全地，彻底地 We met in 2003 and fell head over heals in love. 我们2003年相遇，然后就开始神魂颠倒地热恋。 have a big / swol

36、len head 骄傲自大，自负 like banging / hitting your head against a brick wall 如同以头碰壁；徒 劳无功；枉费心机 from head to toe 全身上下，从头到脚 be headed / heading for sth. 即将 It seems that the rebels are heading for victory. 叛乱分子看来要胜利了。 heads or tails（丢硬币猜）正面还是反面 Ill toss a coin, and you choose heads or tails. 我掷硬币，你选正反。第22页/

37、共31页第二十二页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 marriage married adj. 已婚的，有配偶的 marry v. （与某人）结婚；娶，嫁；为主持婚礼证婚 by marriage 通过姻亲关系 Im related to Bill by marriage (= he is a relative of my husband / wife). 我和比尔有姻亲关系。 get married结婚 be married with sb.与某人结婚 be married to sth. 对某事专心致志，献身于某事 young go-getters who are married to the

38、ir jobs 积极进取、全身心投入工作的年轻人 与婚姻有关的一些词汇： bride 新娘 bridegroom / groom 新郎 bridesmaid 女傧相 best man 男傧相 page boy 小男傧相flower girl 女花童 fiance 未婚妻 fianc 未婚夫 wedding 婚礼 reception 婚宴 engagement 订婚 honeymoon 蜜月第23页/共31页第二十三页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 blame vt. 归罪于，归咎于；责备，责怪 n. 责备，应受谴责的行为 blame sth. on sb. / sth.把归咎于 You can

39、t blame all your problems on others misunderstanding. 你不能把你所有的问题归咎于别人的误解。 blame sb. / sth. for sth. 因为责怪 Organizers blame the weather for low turnout. 组织者把到场人数少归咎于天气。 be to blame (for sth.) 应（对）承担责任 The hospital has launched an inquiry to find out who was to blame for the mistake. 医院开始调查谁应对这个过失承担责任。

40、 blameless adj. 无可责备的，不负有责任的 blameworthy adj. 该受责备的 第24页/共31页第二十四页，编辑于星期日：七点 十一分。 guilty be guilty about 对感到内疚 I still feel guilty about the things I said to my mother. 我还在为我对妈妈说的话感到内疚。 find sb. guilty / not guilty of sth. 判决某人罪名成立 不成立 Guilt n. 内疚，负罪感；罪，犯罪 Guiltless adj.无辜的，无罪的 Guiltily adv. 内疚地 have a guilty conscience内疚 It was a clear sig