新视野大学英语Bookunit

UNIT4

SECTIONAFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureThesesymbolsstandfor…

Warming-up

TheEiffelTowelTheLeaningTowerTheOperaHouseThePyramidsBeijingOperaBigBenRedSquareParthenon

France

Italy

Australia

Egypt

China

England

Russia

Greece

Warming-up

WhatcanyouthinkofAmericanSymbolsTheWhiteHouseHollywoodMovieThestatueofLibertyMcDonalds,KFCBarbieCountryMusicUncleSamCoca-cola…TheMostFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureTheStatueofLibertyBarbieAmericanGothicBuffaloNickelUncleSamLet’smoveontothetextandseewhattheauthorhastosayaboutthis5symbols.Warming-upI.UnderstandingThetextisaboutfivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture,tellingreaderstheseinformation:who,inwhattime,designedthesesymbols,whatmadethemcomeupwithsuchidea...TextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

1.TheStatueofLibertyMore

Findtheseinformation:Time:

Mid-1870sDesigner:

FrenchartistFredericAuguste

BartholdiModel:

Hiswife’sarmandhismother’sface

History:

CelebratingUSindependenceandthe

France-AmericaallianceTextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

2.Barbie

Findtheseinformation:Time:1959Designer:ElliotandRuthHandlerModel:DaughterBarbara

History:Afterwatchingherdaughter

playwithpaperdolls,Ruthhad

theidea.TextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:3.AmericanGothicTime:

Augustof1930Designer:

GrantWoodModels:

HissisterandhisdentistHistory:

GrantWoodwasvisitingthetownof

EldoninthesouthernpartofIowa

whenhecameuponthefarmhouse.MoreTextStudy—Understanding(apitchfork)

Whatdidtheserious-lookingfaceandapitchforkimply?TextStudy—UnderstandingSerious-lookingface:thesolemnprideofAmericanfarmers;hard–workinganddiligent.Thepitchfork:hayinginthe19thcentury;toechotherepeatedlinesoftheGothicWindow.

TextStudy—Understanding4.BuffaloNickelTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:Time:

From1913to1938Designer:

FraserModel:

AnagingbuffalofromNowYorkCity’s

CentralParkZooHistory:

Ithonoredapairofconnectedtragedies

fromthesettlementoftheAmerican

frontier—thedestructionofthebuffalo

herdsandtheAmericanIndians.MoreTextStudy—Understanding5.UncleSamTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:Time:

After1913to1938Model:

SamWilsonDesigner:

JamesMontgomeryFlaggHistory:

Happeningtogetthename“UncleSam”,

UncleSamsoonreplacedBrother

JonathanasAmerican’smostpopular

symbol.TextStudy—UnderstandingIII.Summary

TheStatueofLibertyisamonumentbuilttocelebratetheUS_____________andtheFrance-Americaalliance.Holdingatorchhigh,thestatueexpresseswelcometopeoplewhohaveaffectionforpeaceand______.InspiredbyaGermandoll,RuthdesignedherAmericanversionof_____calledBarbie.Withlonglimbsandan____________breastsize,Barbieisshapelyandbeautiful.Guidedbyartistictheories,WoodcreatedtheportraitshowingthesolemnprideofAmerican_______.UnlikeothercoinsintheUS,thebuffalonickel________apairofconnectedtragedies,theTextStudy—Summaryindependencelibertydollsexaggeratedfarmershonored

__________ofbothbuffaloherdsandAmericanIndians.ThestoryofUncleSam________fromamanwhoinspectedmeatfortheUSArmyduringthewartoliberatetheAmerican_________.TherearemanyversionsofUncleSam’sportrait,butthemostfamousisintherecruiting_______,inwhichheisatallmanwithawhitebeardonhischin.destructionevolvescoloniesposterTextStudy—Summary1.workon…devoteto…2.goaheadgoondoing…;encouragetodo…3.goagainstfailtoagreewith;beinviolationof

4.beshortfor…betheabbreviationof…ActiveExpressionsNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

1.全世界的科学家正在致力于揭开艾滋病之谜。2.尽管天气不好，运动会将照常进行。3.任何违反自然规律的事情都会遭到大自然的严厉惩罚。4.AIDS是“后天性免疫缺陷综合症”的缩写。TranslationNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

ScientistsaroundtheworldareworkinghardonthemysteryofAIDS.2.Despitethebadweatherthesportsmeetwillgoahead.3.Anythingthatgoesagainstthelawofnaturewillreceiveseverepunishmentfromit.4.AIDSisshortfor‘AcquiredImmuno-

deficiencySyndrome.NotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

NotestotheText—FocusStudy

2.Hestretchedthemodels’necksabit,but

therewasnodoubt

whoposedfortheportrait.(L44)

…therewasno/somedoubt,毫无疑问/不确定，有疑问Practice

毫无疑问，她是她那个时代最优秀的芭蕾舞演员。

她是否适合该工作有些疑问。

Thereisnodoubtthatsheisthefinestballerina

ofherday.

There’ssomedoubtabouthersuitabilityfor

thejob.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKey3.

co-foundern.

(L19)

someonewhoworkswithyouasabeginner

co→co-author合著者co-pilot合作驾驶者co-ordinate使协调co-exist共存co-habitation共同居住co-operate合作e.g.

togetherwithWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

4.assemble

v.

(L8)gather;collect我收集了写那篇文章所需要的所有信息。I’veassembledalltheinformationIneedformyessay.

TranslationKeyWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

7.inspirev.

(L39)givesb.afeelingofwantingandbeingabletodosth.good这部书的灵感源于一个真实的人。Thebookwasinspiredbyarealperson.TranslationKeyWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

inspire=in(向内)+spire(呼气)perspire=per(每一处)+spireconspire合谋

=con(一起)+spire合谋呼吸系统

respire=re(再；又)+spireGeniusis1%inspirationplus99%perspiration.天才是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。

—ElbertEinstein流汗WordsandExpressions—WordUsing

激励，赋予灵感III.ChinesetoEnglish

着手（研究，设计）爱上赞成出售联合创始人一举成名workonfall/beinlovewithapproveofforsaleco-founderrisetofameWordsandExpressions—CtoE

表情木讷杰出人物反传统持久、永久的签合同sour-lookingaprominentfigurebeagainsttraditionenduringsignacontractWordsandExpressions—CtoE

赞成

/

赞许:出于根深蒂固的偏见，大多数父母不会赞同自己的儿子去当护士。toapproveofBack短

语

逆

译短语应用outof/deep-rootedprejudice/becomeanurseOutofdeep-rootedprejudice,mostparentswouldnotapproveoftheirsonsbecomingnurses.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用想出:

在这个紧要关头，我们必须想出一个万全之策。tocomeupwithBack短

语

逆

译短语应用theurgentsituation/sovereignremedyUnderthisurgentsituation,wemustcomeupwithasovereignremedy.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用把······改造成······:

设计师们将那些旧服装改造成流行款式以清理积压的产品。torefashion…into…Back短

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逆

译短语应用designers/fashionablestyles/clearoff/overstockedproductsThedesignersrefashionedthoseolddressesintofashionablestylestoclearofftheoverstockedproducts.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用成名:

一些不切实际的年轻人总是梦想着一夜成名，腰缠万贯。torisetofameBack短

语

逆

译短语应用unrealisticyoungpeople/dreamof/overnight/havemoneytoburnSomeunrealisticyoungpeoplealwaysdreamofrisingtofameovernightandhavingalargesumofmoneytoburn.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用引人注目:

随着春节的临近，商家们想方设法吸引消费者的注意力。tocaptureone’sattentionBack短

语

逆

译短语应用drawnear/gotogreatlengthstodosth.WiththeSpringFestivaldrawingnear,businessesgotogreatlengthstocaptureconsumers’attention.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用使······免于······:

拥有金卡可以使你在银行取钱时免去排队等待的烦恼。tosave…from…

Back短

语

逆

译短语应用haveagoldencard/drawmoneyfromthebank/waitinline/thetroubleofdoingsth.Havingagoldencardsavesyoufromthetroubleofwaitinginlinewhenyouwanttodrawmoneyfromthebank.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用把······从······中解放出来:

妇女解放运动把广大妇女从封建的婚姻制度中解放出来。toliberate…from…Back短

语

逆

译短语应用women’sliberation/thebroadmassesofwomen/feudalisticmarriagesystemWomen’sLiberationliberatedthebroadmassesofwomenfromthefeudalisticmarriagesystem.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用因······而赢得声誉:他因对农业发展做出了巨大贡献而赢得声誉。toearnareputationforBack短

语

逆

译短语应用agriculturaldevelopment/makegreatcontributionsto

Heearnedareputationformakinggreatcontributionstotheagriculturaldevelopment.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用从······演化/发展而来:他们的爱情是从一次偶然的相遇发展起来的。toevolvefromBack短

语

逆

译短语应用romanticlove/achancemeetingTheirromanticloveevolvedfromachancemeeting.意群提示NHCE新视野－短语活用After-classTasks1.Althoughsomemembersslippedaway,_____________________________(会议照常进行).2.Haveyoucomeupwithanideaof__________________________(怎么对付考试作弊)?

3.Onestorysaysthat___