大学英语精读第三版第四册uint1----607PPT课件

1、Unit one Big Bucks the Easy Way12021/6/7 Information related to the text New words Phrases & Expressions Group discussion1. Montgomery Ward & Company and Sears, Roebuck & Company Montgomery Ward & Company Is a united states retail and mail-order concern. Across the united states the

2、company has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog stores. The company was founded as a mail-order business in Chicago in 1872 by A. Montgomery Ward. The company ranks as the second largest mail-order firm in the world. The worlds largest mail-order concern is Sears, Roebuck & Company蒙哥马利沃德

3、&公司和西尔斯,罗巴克公司&公司蒙哥马利沃德&公司是一家美国零售和邮购的关注。在美国公司拥有超过500家零售店和700目录商店。公司成立于1872年在芝加哥作为一个邮购业务由蒙哥马利沃德。公司是世界上第二大邮购公司。世界上最大的邮购的担忧是西尔斯,罗巴克公司&公司2. Minimum Wage Minimum wage is the smallest amount of money per hour that an employer may legally pay a worker. It is fixed by law, agreement, or other

4、 means. In the U.S.A., minimum wage laws are made by the federal government and state and municipal governments. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, popularly known as the Federal Wage and Hour Law, established a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour. By 1997, it had reached $ 5.15 最低工资每小时最低工资是最小的金额,雇主

5、可能合法支付工人。它是固定的法律、协议或其他方式。在美国最低工资法律是由联邦政府和州政府和市政府。1938年的公平劳动标准法案,俗称联邦工资和工时法,建立了最低工资每小时25美分。到1997年,达到了5.15美元New wordsbuck n. (sl.)U.S.dollarplastic a. 塑料的 n. 塑料doorknob 门把手leisurely. 从容的，慢慢的leisure. 空闲时间，闲暇lucrative a. 有利的，赚钱的pain vt. cause pain to panhandle vi. (AmE)beg,esp. on the streetsdelivery n.

6、 投递，送交enthuse vi. show enthusiasminquire vt. asksuper a. wonderful, splendid; excellent snap vt. 厉声说 insert n. 插页 normally a. 通常 company n. 公司 echo vt. 附和，重复 ad. n. (short for) advertisement inform vt. 告知 porch n. 门廊 walk n. 人行道 unnaturally ad. 不自然地 quaver vi. 颤抖 department store n. 百货公司 dime store

7、n. 廉价商品店，小商品 店 drugstore n. 药店 grocery n. 食品杂货店 section n. （文章等的）段落； 节；部分 New wordsPhrases & Expressions 1. pull up bring or come to a stop (使)停下2.a piece of cake (informal) sth. very easy to do3. even as just at the same moment as 4. know better than be wise or experienced enough not (to do sth

8、.) 明事理而不至于5. be at be occupied with, be doing 6. make a dent (in) 引起注意 make less by a very small amount;让更少的很少量的make a first step towards success减少一点；取得初步进展7. cut into 消减 reduce; decrease 减少Phrases & Expressions8. have no business have no right or reason 无权；没有理由9. settle for accept, although not

9、 altogether satisfactory （无可奈何的）满足于 10. settle ones account 结帐11. for sale intended to be sold 出售 打算出售12. for rent available to be rented 租金 可以租了Group discussion What are the advantages and disadvantages of College students doing part-time jobs?Reference:Advantages:1)They can make some money for the

10、ir own use to buy books, to go travelling, etc.2)They can learn some practical skills or techniques and form a sound attitude toward labor, either manual or mental.3)They can learn some practical skills or techniques and form a sound attitude toward labor, either manual or mental大学生做兼职工作的优点和缺点是什么?参考

11、:优点:1)他们可以为自己赚一些钱用买书,去旅游等等。2)他们可以学习一些实用的技能或技术,形成一个良好的态度劳动,体力或精神。3)他们可以学习一些实用的技能或技术,形成一个良好的态度劳动,体力或精神Disadvantages:1)with less time for their studies, some students may fall behind2)With more money in their pockets, some students may form the bad habit of spending money freely3)A few students may bec

12、ome interested in nothing but money and profits and even break the law in order to make more money.缺点:1)用更少的时间学习,一些学生可能落后2)与更多的钱在他们的口袋里,有些学生可能会形成自由花钱的坏习惯3)少数学生可能会感兴趣的只是金钱和利润,甚至违反法律为了赚更多的钱。II. Translation 1.我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。 We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience/

13、receive us the next day 2. 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。 I thought it odd that he didnt seem to remember his own birthday. 3. 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来 ，可是大部分学生 却至今几无进展。 Next Tuesday id the deadline for handling in the term papers, but mist students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.4. 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。 It pa

14、ined the headmaster to find the number of the students shrinking. Translation5. 在那个国家一般用现金付账 ，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久将会代替现金作为人们结帐的一种方式。 Cash is commonly used in paring bills in that country, but checks are becoming more and more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle th

15、eir accounts.6. 很立即与让母亲知道他在果园里，所以当她一到听得见的距离内他就叫了起来。 Anxious to let his mother know he was in the orchard, Henry started to shout as soon as she came within range. TranslationIII. Dictation Many American teenagers earn a good portion of their college expenses by working during summer as waiters or wa

16、itresses, construction workers（建筑工人）, mothers helpers, gas station attendants, telephone operators or messengers. They are not concerned with status. Being unskilled, they try to find jobs at whatever level they can. They seek not only money, but also experience. They learn work habits, responsibility, the ability to t