大学英语新动力Unit 10公开课一等奖省优质课大赛获奖课件

Unit10MemoryMemory

ByBarbraStreisandmidnight

notasoundfromthepavement

hasthemoonlosthermemory

sheissmilingalone

inthelamplight

thewitheredleavescollectatmyfeet

andthewindbeginstomoan

memory!allaloneinthemoonlight

Icandreamattheolddays

lifewasbeautifulthen

Irememberthetime

Iknewwhathappinesswas

letthememoryliveagain

everystreetlampseemstobeat

afatalisticwarning

someonemuttersandthestreetlampsputters

soonitwillbemorning

daylight!Imustwaitforthesunrise

Imustthinkofnewlife

andImustn'tgivein

whenthedawncomestonightwill

amemorytoo

andanewdaywillbegin

burnoutendssmokydays

thestalecoldsmellofmorning

astreetlampdies

anothernightisover

anotherdayisdawning

touchme!it'ssoeasytoleaveme

allalonewiththememory

ofmydaysinthesun

ifyoutouchme

you'llunderstandwhathappinessislook,anewdayhasbegun!

“记忆”(Memory)选自音乐剧《猫》，是剧中最著名最广为流传一曲。这一曲主角为Grizabella,魅美猫，她在“记忆”里表明了她在外面世界所受痛苦，她所永远失去高兴和漂亮日子，以及她归家渴望。《猫》是英国作曲家安德烈·洛伊·韦伯（AndrewLloydWebber）依据Ｔ·Ｓ·艾略特（T.S.Eliot）诗集《老负鼠讲讲世上猫》（OldPussom‘sBookofPracticalCats）谱曲音乐歌舞剧。(这一部诗集，实际上是艾略特写给他教子。)自从在1981年伦敦首场演出之后，已经成为迄今以来最著名歌舞剧之一。/v_show/id_XNDgwMTk0MTI=.htmlShortConversations1.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?BM:Areyoumovingintoanewhouse?Needahandwiththoseboxes?W:That’sokay,Icanmanage.Theylookbig,butaren’tveryheavyactually.2.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutMichaelfromthisconversation?DW:Hi,Michael,Icanhardlyrecognizeyou,whyareyoudresseduptoday?Areyougoingtothetheatre?M:No,actually,Ijusthadaninterviewatthephotostudiothismorning.3.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthewoman’sanswer?AM:Doyouwanttoturnontheairconditioneroropenthewindow?W:Ilovefreshairifyoudon’tmind.4.Q:Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthisconversation?BW:It’sawfullydarkfor4o’clock.Doyouthinkit’sgoingtorain?M:You’dbetterdosomethingaboutthatwatchofyours.Itmusthavestoppedhoursago.Minesays7.5.Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?AM:Airportsaresadplaces.W:Sometimes,Iguess.Butwe’llkeepintouch.AndIwillflyovertoseeyouonChristmas.6.Q:WhatdoesJimplantodo?DW:Ihearthatyou’replanningatripfornextsummer,Jim.M:IhopetotourItalyifIcanfinishmydegreeintimeandsaveenoughmoney.7.Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan?CM:It’shardtobelievethatSusanhasalreadyfinishedherhomework.W:Well,shecopiedJack’shomeworkandmadeafewchanges.8.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?BW:IrememberTomsaidhegotA’sinallhistests.M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom’swordstooseriously.LongConversationWheredidMaryputthewalletbeforeitwasfoundlasttime?AAccordingtotheman,howdoesherememberwherehisthingsare?BWhatisMary’sroomprobablylike?AWhatprobablyisMary’sproblem?CM:Mary’smisplacedherwalletagain.W:Areyousure?Thelasttimeshecouldn’tfindit;welookedforiteverywhereintheofficeandfinallyfounditinherbag.M:Irememberedthatincident,soImadeherlooktherefirst.W:WhenIcan’tfindsomething,IgothroughthedayinmymindandtrytorememberthemomentIputitdown.M:That’swhatIdo,too.IalsoputthingsbackintheplaceIkeepthemsothey’retherewhenIneedthem.W:IwishMarywoulddothat.Haveyoueverseenherroom?M:No,andIdon’tthinkIeverwanttoeither.Ithinkitmustbeamess.W:Yes.Notonlyawalletcanbelostthere,giveMarytimeandshe’llgetlostinitherself.M:Iagree!Shedoesn’tknowhowtoputthingsinorderandalwaysforgetswhereshehasputthem.PassageOneWhatdidtheresearchersaskthesubjectstodointhestudy?BWhatistheresponseofthemeninthecontrolgroup?CWhatdoweknowfromthestudy?DTheFutureMaySufferAmnesiaisalossofmemory.ButscientistsinBritainhavefoundthatvictimsofmemorylossfromabraininjuryarenotonlytrappedinthepresent,itcanmeanalossofimaginationaswell.Theyaskedamnesiapatientsinastudytoimaginenewexperiencesandthendescribewhatitislike.Theresearcherssaythepatientscouldnotdescribewhattheysawintheirminds.Thefiveamnesiacsinthestudyallhadseriousdamagetoonepartofthebrain,thefunctionofwhichisbelievedtoprocessexperiencesintomemories.Allfiveamnesiacsweremen.Theywerecomparedwithacontrolgroupoftenmenwhohadnothingwrongwiththeirmemory.Theresearchersaskedallofthemeninthestudytoimaginethemselvesindifferentsituations.Forexample,theywereaskedtopicturethemselvesonasandybeachalongatropicalcoast–orinamuseumwithlotstosee.Themeninthecontrolgroupgavedescriptionsrichindetail.Onemandescribedtheheatofthesunonthebeach,anoldfishingboatonthewaterandbigbrownrocks.Hetoldhowtohisleftthebeachcurvedaroundandbecameapointwithwoodenbuildingsonit.Andhisdescriptioncontinued.Buttheamnesiacswerefarmorebasicinwhattheysaw.Oneofthemsaidhecouldhearseagullsandfeelthesand.Butwhenaskedifhewasseeingthisinhismind’seye,heanswered:“No,theonlythingIcanseeisblue.”PassageTwoWhatarethefindingsoftheresearch?DWhydoyoungpeoplenotrealizetheyareforgettingthings?BWhatareresearchersstudyingnow?AWhatshouldoldpeopledoinordertoreducethelossofmemory?C

FailingMemoryItiscommonforolderpeopletoforgetthings.NowanAmericanstudyhasfoundthatmemorystartstofailwhenweareyoungadults.Peopleyoungerthanthirtyyearsofageusuallydonotknowthattheyarestartingtoforgetinformation.Butscientistssaythelossofmemoryusuallyhasalreadystarted.Researchersfindthatpeopledonotobservethisslowreductioninmentalabilityuntilthelossaffectstheireverydayactivities.Youngadultsdonotknowtheyareforgettingthingsbecausetheirbrainshavemoreinformationthantheyneed.Peoplebetweentheagesofsixtyandseventymaynotthedecreaseintheirmentalabilities.Theybegintoobservethattheyarehavingmoretroublerememberingandlearningnewinformation.Thestudyalsofoundthatolderadultsaremorelikelytorememberfalseinformationasbeingtrue.Forexample,theyrememberedfalsemedicalclaimsasbeingtrue.Researchersarenowusingmodernequipm