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1、Quick Fix Society Unit 9 Janet Mendell GoldsteinPre-reading Question What is “Quick Fix Society”? Please give some examples to illustrate your point.Understanding of the textLesson 9:From comparison between two routes to comparison between two American life stylesSo the structure is:A hook- argument

2、ation - conclusionCompare routes in a trip Compare two American lifestyles (not personal but national)Explanatory writingnClassical structure:nIntroduction (para 1-3)nBody (para 4-6)nConclusion (para 7-8)nDiscussion for Part I (Para 1- Para 3): Please compare the trip to and the return trip. What do

3、es that experience make the author thinking about? Which route would you choose if you were the author? pastoralndescribes a piece of art, writing or music that represents the pleasant and traditional features of the countryside:nThe painting depicts an idyllic pastoral scene of shepherds watching o

4、ver their grazing sheep.npastoral agen畜牧时代npastoral economyn游牧经济npastoral stagen游牧时代nPastoralism n.n田园主义, 牧歌体npastoralistn田园诗曲、剧、画等的作者nPastorale /ra:li/n田园曲, 牧歌式歌剧It comes from this word:npastor noun Cna leader of a Christian group or church, especially one which is ProtestantHerd n.n1. a large grou

5、p of animals of the same type that live and feed together:na herd of nCattlenElephantsnGoats n2. MAINLY DISAPPROVING a large group of people that is considered together as a group and not separately:nPoor Janine - she just follows the herd (= does what all the other people are doing).Herd v.n1. I or

6、 T; + adverb or preposition to make animals move together as a group:nAn old woman was herding the goats up the mountainside.n2. T + adverb or preposition MAINLY DISAPPROVING to make people move somewhere as a group, often with force or against their wishes:nThe football fans complained that they ha

7、d been herded into a small alley.nherd instinct nnoun S DISAPPROVINGnthe tendency to act like everyone else without considering the reason whynslide: n1) To pass smoothly and quietly 平滑地、安静地通过e.g. Slide past the door without anyone noticing. 滑过门口，没被任何人发觉.n2) To move over a surface while maintaining

8、smooth, continuous contact 滑e.g. She fell over and slid across the shiny floor. 她跌倒了，滑过了发亮的地板。 ntake a different route nexplore: to travel through or examine an area in order to find out what is there or what it is like 探险、勘查e.g. exploring outer space.太空勘探nin the vain attemptnso as (not) toncrowd: v

9、t. To press, cram, or force tightly together 挤，塞：e.g. Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. 警察强行把观众推回观众席。ncrowded the clothes into the closet. 把衣服塞进衣柜中nstuff: to fill, cram or pack tightly 填塞e.g. a stuffed turkey 塞有佐料的火鸡nThe bed was stuffed with cotton so it was very soft. 这张床里塞满了

10、棉花，因此很柔软。nstuff with 1) To cram with food. 使饱食 2) To fill (the mind) 使（脑筋里）装满：e.g. His head is stuffed with silly notions. 他满脑子的愚蠢想法nrefresh: To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to. 恢复精力e.g. A cool drink refreshed me after my long walk. 走了很长的一段路之后，一杯冷饮使我恢复了精神。

11、nrefresh ones memory. 勾起某人的回忆nrefresh a drink. 再斟满酒nrefreshing 提神的, 凉爽的nrefreshment 点心, 饮料nrevitalize: To impart new life or vigor to: 给予新生活或新力量：e.g. tried to revitalize a flagging economy. 试图给正在衰退的经济以新生nfeatureless: Lacking distinguishing characteristics or features: 无特色的、平淡无奇的e.g. the featureless

12、landscape of the prairie 没有特色的草原地带景色A lot of waysnMotorway (BE)nFreeway (AE)nAutoroute (FE).nHigh waynSuperhighwaynExpresswaynTurnpike (charge) Summary of the first three paragraphsn1. function it serve as the introduction of the text-look at the structuren2. comparison and contrast are used nTry to

13、 work out the function of comparison in a detailed way by comparing lesson 9 with lesson 10n3. rhetorical questions. examplesnOnce upon a timenPlease feel the tone implied herenHumorously and ironically nPaycheck (AmE)nPay cheque (BrE)nBoth mean the amount of money people earn , salarynThinnSlim/sle

14、nder (women) = thin in a pleasant waynLean (men) = thin in a healthy waynSkinny / underweight = too thinndefer：To put off; postpone. 推迟；延期e.g. defer paying the bills 延迟付款；ngratification:满意ngratify：To please or satisfy使高兴或满足：e.g. His achievement gratified his father. 他的成就让他的父亲高兴。ndeferred gratificati

15、on ?n“for a rainy day”nready-made ：Already made, prepared, or available:现成的; Preconceived:事前已想好了的e.g. ready-made clothes. 现成的衣服 a raft of ready-made excuses. 一大堆预备好了的借口noff the rack：现成的nguarantee: To assume responsibility for the quality or performance of:品质保证e.g. guarantee a product.保证产品的质量ninfect:

16、 1) To communicate a disease to 感染e.g. be infected with cholera 被传染上霍乱 One of the boys in the class had a fever and he soon infected other children. 班上的一个孩子发烧了，不久他就传染上了其他孩子n2) To affect in a contagious way 使受影响e.g. Marys high spirits infected all the girls in the class. 玛丽振奋的精神感染了班上所有的女孩子。nagree wit

17、h:适宜健康；与相宜e.g. The liquor did not agree with me.这酒不适合我喝 I find that country life really agree with me.nlinger overncondense: 1) To remove water from (milk, for example).浓缩2) To make more concise; abridge or shorten 精简：e.g. A long story may be condensed into a few sentences. 一个长篇故事可缩写成几句话。nmore often

18、 than not:时常nDiscussion for Part II (Para 4-6) : 1. What are the examples the author use to explain the three ways Americans are in search of “quick fix”? 2. What are the two principles mentioned in this part? How do you understand them? nPrinciple of deferred gratification:nOpposite to relax now pa

19、y later. Have patience in waiting to enjoy life after the present hard work.nIceberg principle:nIceberg float with only 10% of their bulk above the surface of the water; the much larger part is out of sight.nskim: 1) To pass quickly and lightly over. 擦过ne.g. The swallows were skimming over the water.燕子掠过水面。2) To read or glance through (a book, for example) quickly or superficially. 略读nDont get me wrong.nDont be offended by what I have talked about /dont mi