新编英语教程5unit10

1、Unit VII Things: The Throw-Away Society Things:personal belongings or possessions Throw-away:intended or designed to be thrown away Humanoid:having human form or characteristics Texture:the degree of roughness or smoothness, coarseness or fineness,of a substance or material, especially as felt by to

2、uch; visual and tactile qualities of a surface 5.Staggering: stunning, wondrous,1. breathtaking6.deride:laugh at contemptuously; to scoff ator mock7.transience:temporariness, impermanence; the quality or state of being temporary or impermanent8.at a rapid clip(informal):at a fast pace9.inextricably

3、embedded:so deeply involved that it is impossible to get free10.boutique:a small fashionable clothes shop11.sumptuous:expensive and grand12.train:a part of a long dress that spreads over the ground behind the wearer13.A-line dresses: dresses with a flared bottom and close-fitting top, having an “A”

4、or tent-like shape14. Supplant:take the place of; replace*Library work:According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Year Book of1986,the population figures of the three cities are:Los Angeles 3,096,721 in 1984Greater London 6,756,000 in 1983Paris 2,165,892 in 1982Paris(Metropolitan area) 10,210,059 in 1

5、982Part I: Mans relationships with things are increasingly temporary.(thesis statement)Example1: Barbie dollIllustration: how the manufacturers encourage people to buy and how people are readily to replace their used things with new improved models.Part II: Both objectively and subjectively, it is r

6、evealed that man-made physical objects are gradually take the place of natural objects and this change of attitudes toward things reflects basic value judgments.(4-6)*Para.7 provides a long list of throw-away objects for daily use to show the throw-away culture in which the younger generation are em

7、bedded. *Para.8&9 give examples of other industrialized countries in which the throw-away culture has been gradually fostered since the late 50s. *Paras. 10-12 give the example of the introduction of paper clothes products to show peoples psychological need for throw-away things and the trend to

8、 maintain a transient relationship between man and man-made objects.Writing techniques:Apart from illustration and example, the method of comparison and contrast is also employed to some extent:*In para.6, it is used to show the difference between two generations in their value judgments. *In para.9

9、, the U.S. and Sweden are contrasted to show how the later was transformed into a throw-away society in the late 50s.Home work: Look up in your dictionary for the usage of the following words: Momentary Passing Temporary Transient Transitory1.momentary: lasting for, done in, a moment短暂的短暂的/ 瞬息间的瞬息间的

10、/ 刹那的刹那的 At every moment 随时的随时的2.passing: going by; not lasting 经过的；目前经过的；目前的；的； 短暂的短暂的3.temporary: lasting for, designed to be used for, a short time only暂时的，临时的，一时暂时的，临时的，一时的的 *temporary employment临时工作临时工作 a temporary bridge临时桥临时桥4.transient:lasting for a short time only 短暂的，仅持续片刻的，倏忽的短暂的，仅持续片刻的，倏

11、忽的5.transitory: transient短暂的短暂的/ 片刻的片刻的/ 倏忽的倏忽的1.The reason why Barbie appeals so much tolittle girls is that she looks just like a realperson in real life who can be dressed up inthe way they wish.(ll.4-5)2.Moreover, Mattel made public that, for thefirst time, all girls desirous of buying a Barbief

12、rom its company were to be given the rightof turning in their old dolls in exchange fornew models at a reduced price.(ll.10-12)3.But more and more,man-made productsform a very important part in the lives ofpeople.(ll.18-19)4.Technologically produced things come to be accepted by people and are begin

13、ning to shape their mentality.(ll.22)5.There has been a tremendous increase in machine-produced things in terms of their actual amount as well as their physical size in proportion to our natural environment.(22-24)6.This difference seems most noticeable between the modern throw-away-oriented girls,

14、who, on the the one hand, are delighted in replacing their out-of-date Bardies for up-to-date ones, and their old-fashionedcounterparts on the other hand, who, like their mothers and grandmothers, are reluctant to part with their dear little dolls until they are timeworn and broken / until they fall

15、 apart.(ll.30-34)7.The practice whereby people use a product and then quickly discard it may readily be rejected by those accustomed by scarcity to holding on to their old possessions.(ll.50-51)Discussion:1.We are actually living in a throw-away society. What are your attitudes toward throw-away thi

16、ngs? Very often, you may throw away some things and keep others, what are these respectively?And why?2. What do you think the quality of a product depends on? Text II The Do-it-Yourselfer What is the point Toffler aims to illustrate with the rich supply of examples contained in this passage? What ca

17、uses of self-service can be inferred from the examples given?1. In primitive society it was often the case that the producer of a product and the consumer were the same one person. Can we thus regard the ever-spreading “do-it-yourself” phenomenon as an indication of some kind of social regression?*1. The point he makes in the last paragraph, i.e., self-service is a widespread pattern that cuts across many industries.*2. Reducing pressure caused by increasing consumption, reducing cost on the part of produc