新视野大学英语第二册unit3

1、Unit 3Marriage Across the NationsTeaching Objectives:1) To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns2) To to be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writingWriting skills: A paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by some other opini

2、ons.3) To improve Ss reading skills by studying Section B and passages in the Extensive Reading.Reading skills: Recognizing differences between facts and opinions.4) To stimulate Ss to think about the difficulties in interracial marriage.5) To read extensively outside class.Teaching Procedures:I. Pr

3、e-reading ActivitiesI) Meaning GuessGuess the real meanings of husband, wife and family.For examplew-washingi-ironingf-foode-entertainingHUSBANDH - housing 有房子U - understanding 有心灵相通S sharing有分享的喜悦B buying有钱买想要的东西A - and还有N - never绝对不D - demanding要求太高的WIFEW - witch 美女I - intelligent聪明伶俐的F faithful 忠

4、实的E - everyday 每一天FAMIL YF father A and M motherI IL love Y - youII) Role PlayVoiceover: Gail and Mark have been together for 2 years and considered marriage. While when Gail spread the news to her parents, she met with some resistance.Gail: All right; date him; wrong; marry him; color; problem.Mom:

5、 To start with; admit; harbored reservations about a mixed marriage; prejudices; But; charming; intelligent; any mother;be proud to; son-in- law; color; nothing to do with; some; express shock at; Mark' s color; notiggeptoboemi; my bmay be marrying; for the same wrong reason that; saw him as; be

6、loved intelligent charming and caring; on the surface; ours;ideal marriage; last forever; realized; only later; didn' t know your father very well.Gail: But; we; been together; 2 years; been through; together; at our worst; time; confirm; feel deeply; each other.Mom: maybe right; waiting won 

7、9; t hurt; 25 years old.Voiceover: Then Gail tried to talk to her dad about her marriage with Mark. Her father asked the same question as Gail' s mother.Dad: Why the haste? Who is this Mark? What' s his citizenship status? He just tries to stay in US by marrying you!Gail: But Dad, that '

8、 s harsh!Dad: Then why the rush? Buy time, buy time.Gail: Mark has had problems with citizenship before and has always taken care of them himself. In fact, he made it clear when we were discussing marriage that if I had any doubts about anything, I should not hesitate to cancel our plan.Dad: Have yo

9、u thought about the hardships your children would go through?Gail: Dad, are you a racist?Dad: No, of course not. But you have to be realistic.Gail: Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children don' t? But one thing they ' ll alwa：devotioin.Dad: That ' s idealistic. Peop

10、le can be vecruel toward children from mixed marriages.Gail: Dad, we ' ll worry about that when the time comes. If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done.Dad: Remember, it ' s never too late to change your mind.III) Global StudyI) The questions to the un

11、derstanding of the text:1) . For what two reasons did Gail and Mark live together?(Gail and Mark lived together for two years before they decided to marry. The following two reasons can best explain why they did so. For one reason, they just wanted to get to know each other and have a better underst

12、anding of the weaknesses and strengths of each other ' s characters before their marriage. For aniethwra nted to marry for the right reasons. Even though they were not sure what the future held for them, they wanted to avoid the mistake made by many other mixed couples.)2) . How did Gail ' s

13、 father and mother react to the news about the wedding plans?(On hearing the news of their wedding plans, Gails mother, though all along supportive of her daughter8the black man, still showed her worry that Gail would marry Mark for the same wrong reasons that she had done with Gailfather. In respon

14、se to the matter, however, Gail's father thought Mark megthft takesadvaribgie to obtainAmerican citizenship. He used statistics on mixed marriages, his counseling experience and children daughter against rushing into marriage without thinking enough about it.)3) . In what ways are Gail ' s a

15、nd her father ' s views different?(In response to whether to marry right now or later on, Gail and her father held views contrary to each other. Gail argued they would rather marry now and worry later. She believed if they had to clear up all uncertainty before they married, they could have litt

16、le to get done. As a contrast, Gail' s fathwrledkedugiststrtoibuy time and to be realistic about theirmarriage. He wanted to persuade her to change her mind by giving examples of mixed marriage and reminding her that it was never too late to change her mind.)II) SummaryGail and Mark decided to m

17、arry despite their racial and cultural differences after being together for two years and getting to know each other better, but the plan met with o pposition from the girl' s parentsIII) Text Analysis: Main idea and devices for developing itPart I (paras. 1-4): M ain Idea: Two years of living t

18、ogether, plus racial and cultural differences, enhanced the relationshipbetween Gail and Mark so much that they decided to marry even though they did not know what the future would hold for them as a mixed couple.Devices for developing it : Narration : The story is told in the first person. Through

19、his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage:Part II (paras.5-9): M ain I dea : Gail ' s mother ' s reaction to their wedding plan. she reaffirmed that Markproblem. Her biggest worry was that Gail might be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as she had.Dev

20、ices for developing it : ArgumentationTypical example of argumentation by rejecting the first idea and presenting some other idea.1. Present original ideas: (The mother presents her original opinion.)2. Reject the ideas: (The mother corrects her original opi nion.)3. Present some other ideas: (The m

21、other presents her opinion and gives an example to support it.)4. Present others ' opinion : Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are doin(P ara. 7)5. Reject the opinion: But they live in a different world. So, color is not the problem. (Para. 7)6. Present some other idea: M

22、y biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. (Para. 7)Part III (paras 10-21): Main Idea : Gail ' s father ' s reaction to their wedding plans. He quoted statistics and gave examples to persuade his daughter to change her mind.Devices

23、 for developing it : DialogueIII. Detailed Study1) New Words1 .ups and downs盛衰； 浮沉e.g. Life is full of ups and downs 人生充满了欢乐与痛苦e.g. He has seen the ups and downsin the history of the relations between the two countries. 他经历了两国关系史上的圆缺阴I反义词构成的短语：back and forth 来回的2 .compromise n.妥协，折衷vt.vi.和解，对.妥协，折衷处

24、理(2)危及，连累e.g. We can nocompromise on such terms.我们不能根据这样的条件和解。e.g. He asked more than I was willing to pay, so wcompromised on a price in between the two.他的要价超出我愿意付的数额，结果我们达成妥协，商定了一个居中的价格词组make a compromise 作出让步；strike compromise 达成妥协 be compromised by 被.危害连累 compromise with sb. on/over sth.在某方面/就某事

25、同某人妥协 compromise sb.'s reputation 损害某人的名誉3.subtle adjslight,not obvious,not easy to notice,understand or explain隹于觉察或描述的；精巧的；巧妙的；诡秘的；狡诈的e.g. There aresubtledifferences in meaning between these two words 这两个词词义有细微的差别。4. mutual.e.g. Prejudice can takesubtlerforms than this.偏见可能表现得比这更隐晦。adj 1)share

26、d by two or more peopl既有的,共同的；2)felt or done by each to the other 相互的e.g. Their working together was based onmutual respect, trust and understanding.他们的合作是建立在相互尊重、信任和理解的基础上的。e.g. Lynn and Phil met though amutual friend.林恩和菲尔是通过共同的朋友的。词组mutual aid 互助；mutual benefit 互利by mutual consent 双方同意；mutual aff

27、ection 相爱mutual respect 相互之间的尊敬mutual preferential duties 互惠关税mutual interests 共同的利益5. compatible adj 适宜的；（2）符合的；（3）能共的；（4）相容的，与.不矛盾的，一致的（with）,谐调的e.g. Accuracy is not always compatiblewith haste.忙中难免出错。e.g. Health and hard work are compatible® 康与努力工作是一致的。搭配be compatible with 与.相适应， 不矛盾， 一致， 相似

28、6.overlook vt （1） have or give a view of a place from above 眺望;俯视；（2） fail to notice or realize how important sth is漏看，没注意到；忽略 （3） forgive, pretend not to notice不予注意；宽恕；放任；宽容（4）耸出, 高过.（5）检查，监督；指导，照顾 （6）用目光迷住，看得.心慌意乱e.g. You haveoverlookseveral of the mistakes in this work.你忽略了这工作中的几个错误。e.g. We lbver

29、lookyour bad behavior this time, but den' t do it again.这一次我们不计较你的错误行为，但是切勿再犯了。搭配overlook a valley from a hill从山上俯视山谷overlook the accounts 检查帐目 overlook a fault 宽容过失辨析overlook, ignore, neglect都有 忽视，忽略”之意1. overlook通常指由于匆忙或没注意到忽视e.g. Don overlook the slow students.2. ignore指装着不知道或没有看见而不加理睬。 e.g.

30、It s so metimes best to ignore a rude person.3. neglect指粗心大意,未给某人或某事应有的或足够的重视，也可指有意地或无意地忽视所做的工作、应负的 职责等。e.g. He s been neglecting his bills for months.7. divorce n（1）离婚；（2）分离；断绝（亲系等）v. （1）离婚;（2）使离婚；使脱离；使脱节；使断绝亲系e.g. The marriage ended indivorce 他们的婚姻以离婚告终。e.g. She got adivorcefrom him last year.e.g.

31、 The judgedivorcedthe young couple.法官判决这对青年夫妻离婚。e.g. It is difficult to divorcepolitical affairs from sport.词组be divorced from与.离婚；与.脱离，与分开divorce oneself from 与.离婚；脱离,与.分开8 .for a time 暂时；一度e.g. The professor stayed in London for a time.那位教授曾一度住在伦敦。e.g. For a time the police thought she might be gu

32、ilty警方曾一度认为她可能有罪。由time构成的重要词组：ahead of time 提前；all the time 直；at a time 每次，次 ;from time to time 有时，不时;in no time （at all） 立亥U have no time for 没有时间做 （某事）;on time 准时， 按时 time after time （time and again）屡次; many a time常常，多次；keep time （钟表）走的准9 .meet with 遭受，受到；经历e.g. I met with some difficulties in sur

33、fing the net.在网上冲浪时我遇到了一些困难。e.g. His speech met with a cold acceptance. 他的演讲受到冷遇。习惯用语meet with o ne' s death 死去meet up with 偶遇10. counsel U n.劝告，忠告 vt.劝告，忠告(advise);辅导，提供咨询(give advice and support to) e.g. They counseled patience(caution).他们建议要耐心(谨慎)。e.g. The school is now providing a service to

34、 counsel students with drug problems.学校向有吸毒问题的学生提供咨询服务e.g. She counseled them not to accept his explanation.她建议他们不要接受他的解释词组legal counsel法律顾问on advice of counsel根据律师的意见搭配辨析take /hold counsel together take sb. into one's counsel take counsel with oneself take sb. into one's counsel take counse

35、l of one's pillow take/hold counsel with sb.counsel sb. to go at oncecounsel sb.'s going at协商和某人商量仔细考虑，共同商量和某人商量整夜考虑征求某人意见（当面）劝某人立刻去once （不当着某ll.harbor:vvt.隐匿；窝藏；庇护；心怀，怀有n.海港，港口的面）建议某人立刻去e.g.e.g. X-rays have confirmed that het suharshhwinter.He harbored a secret hatred against his father.他对他

36、的父亲暗怀憎恨。e.g. The girl still harbors the idea of going abroad.那女孩依然抱着出国的念头。e.g. For years he harbored a secret wish to become a painter.多年来他暗暗希望自己能成为一名画家。12 . have nothing to do with 与无关；不跟 往来e.g. In the evening he likes to read books which have nothing to do withhis work.晚上他喜欢看一些与他的工作无关的书籍习惯用语have n

37、othing to show for :在方面没有成绩可言13 .confirm vt.证实；确定；证明has not broken any bones.X光检查证明他没有任何骨折。e.g. I ' d likednfirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July.我想确认一下预定7月1日一间双人房间。辨析confirm, substantiate, corroborate都含 证明或证实.是真实的或准确的”1. confirm指 用事实或证据来进一步证实或证明.是真实的”e.g. confirm a rumour证实谣

38、言2. substantiate指列举事实以证实某一主张是有效的“e.g. The slanderer cannot substantiatehis tale.那个诽谤者不能证实他的谎言。3. corroborate指“以陈述新事实或证据来证明.是真实的“e.g. The witness corroborated her version of the event.证人证实了她对那事件的看法。1.1 learn of 获悉，听说；认识到e.g. I ' m sorrearn of your illness. 得知你生病，我甚为难过。e.g. I learned of the accide

39、nt only yesterday.我是昨天才听说这次事故的15 .harsh adj.粗糙的，荒芜的，苛刻的，刺耳的，刺目e.g. His family wouldn 他一家人将无法熬过这个冬天。e.g. I don ' t like the color of that dressl；oo harsh.'我不喜那件衣服的颜色，太刺眼了。搭配a harsh voice刺耳的声音harsh weather令人难受的天气harsh to the ear刺耳的 harsh terms苛刻的条件a harsh cloth 粗布 a harsh man 个无情的人16 .proceedv

40、i.继续下去，着手e.g. As soon as he came in, he proceeded。tell is all his troubles.他一进来就把所有的烦恼全告诉了我们。e.g. The interview proceededin a most friendly environment.会见是在极其友好的气氛中进行的词组proceedfrom 来自，发生于 出于，proceed against又(某人)依法起诉；向法庭控告(某人、某企业等)proceed on /upon 按照 行事,遵照 进行proceed to向进发；进入(下一个议程项目)；改读获取学位形近词process

41、ion 行列，队伍 process进彳f，过程，工序procedure程序，手续proceeding (pl.)(会议等的)进程,议项，17 .resolve n.决v.决心，决定，决心要，(使)分解，溶解，解决e.g. We need toresolvethis difference quickly.我们需要很快解决这一分歧。e.g. The company resolvedto take further actions against the thieves.公司决定采取进一步的防盗措施。搭配be it resolved决议如下keep one's resolve 坚持make a

42、 resolve to do/on doing sth. 决心做某事18 .too toe.g. One is never tooold to learn.(=No one is so old that he cannot learn.)活到老，学到老。e.g. It is never toolate to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为晚也。11) Expressions:1. to confront the weaknesses and strengths (L. 3) 面对弱点和长处eg: Confronting each other ' s weaknesses, a couple

43、 should learn how to be tolerant;and, in response to each other' s strengths, both should also learn how to be appreciative.面对彼此的弱点，夫妻要学会宽容；看到彼此的长处也要学会欣赏。2. to be open with each other (L. 6)开诚布公eg: Faced with the differences of opinions, we should be open with each other rather than feel doubtfu

44、l about one another. 面对 意见分歧，我们要开诚布公，而不是相互猜疑。3. to have no illusions about (L. 9) 对 不抱幻想eg: Confronted with strong resistance from all sides, she still harbored sweet illusions about this marriage, which confirms the saying “ Love makes one too blind to be wise".尽管遭到来自各方面的强烈反对，她对这桩婚事仍抱有甜蜜的幻想，这正

45、应了爱令智昏”的说法。4. take the time to do sth. (L. 13)花时间去做 eg: To our great delight, an increasing numbe r of parents are ready to take more time to improve their children很令人欣慰的是，越来越多的父母舍得花更多时间去改善子女的心理健康。5. in the expectation that (L. 14)指望eg: Many students graduate from college in the expectation that the

46、y can soon land jobs after their own hearts; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes.许多学生从大学毕业时，就指望不久能找到称心的工作；但常常是事与愿违。6. to make everything work out right (L. 15)使一切问题得到解决eg: The government relief can only help you tide over the most pressing need but can never make everything work out

47、 right for you.政府的救济只能帮你渡过燃眉之急，而不能为你解决一切问题。7. to go through (L. 17) 经历，经受eg: In the long process of human history, the Chinese people have not only gone through setbacks and sufferings, but also created civilization and glory.在人类历史的长河中，中国人民不仅经受了挫折和苦难，而且也创造了文明与辉煌。8. on the surface (L. 35). 在表面上eg: She seems rather shy on the surface, but that is not the case when you get to know her.表面上她似乎很腼腆，而当你了 解她时就会发现并非如此。9. to see sb. at his worst (L. 39)eg: In social contact, everyone desires others to see him at his best rather than at his worst.