新世纪大学英语综合教程n2-unit6

NewCenturyCollegeEnglish(BookII)Unit6:PartATheCreativePersonalityI.TeachingObjectives:1.Tomakeclearthewriter’spurposetowritethetext:encourageallpeopletobecreative2.Tograspthekeywordsandphrases.3.Tomastertheskillsofwritingandreadinginthisunit.1)Tointroducethethemewiththegeneral-to-specificstructure2)TounderstandidiomaticexpressionsII.TeachingContent1.Getstarted2.TextOrganization3.SkillLearninginWritingandReading4.LanguagePoints(keywords,phrasesanddifficultsentences)5.GrammarFocus(Relativepronouns)6.GuidedPracticeIII.TeachingProcess1.Getstarted(warm-upquestions)1.Whatiscreativity?Haveyoueverdoneanythingcreative?2.Whydoyouthinkbeingcreativeisimportantforapersonoranation?3.Whodoyouthinkisthemostthecreativepersontheworldhaseverseen?Why?2.TextOrganizationPart1(Para1):Whatmakesthepersonalitiesofcreativepeopledifferentfromotherscanbegeneralizedwithoneword—“complexity”.Part2(Para2-15):Theauthortellsuseighttraitsthatareoftenfoundincreativepeople.3.SkillLearninginWritingandReadingTheauthorusesthegeneral-to-specificmethodtofinishoffthisarticle.Hefirstdefinesthecreativepersonsasa“multitude”andthenliststhetraitsofthemonebyoneineachparagraph.4.LanguagePointsA)Newwordsandphrasesexplanation1.devote:v.useallormostofyourtime,effort,etc.inordertodosth.orhelpsb.Eg:Shedevotedherselftoherbusiness.2.multitude:n.averylargenumberofpeopleorthingsEg:Iegrate:v.iftwoormorethingsintegrate,orifyouintegratethem,theycombineorworktogetherinawaythatmakessth.moreeffectiveEg:Colorfulillustrationsareintegratedintothetext.Manyschoolsarenowintegratingcomputerscienceintothecurriculum.4.external:adj.relatingtotheoutsideofsth.orofaperson’sbody;relatingtoyourenvironmentorsituation,ratherthantoyourownqualities,ideas,etc.

Eg:Theydiditinresponsetoexternalpressures.5.rechargeone’sbatteries:(informal)restorrelaxinordertogetbackyourenergyEg:I’mgoingtospendaweekinthemountainstorechargemybatteries.6.trial:n.aprocessoftestingtofindoutwhethersth.workseffectivelyandissafeEg:Thenewdrugisundergoingclinicaltrials.7.(go)handinhand:iftwothingsgohandinhand,theyarecloselyconnected;Eg:Wealthandpowergohandinhandinmostsocieties.8.insight:n.asuddenclearunderstandingofsth,especiallyacomplicatedsituationorideaEg:Thearticlegivesusarealinsightintothecausesofthepresenteconomiccrisis.Hisspeechgaveusaninsightintotheproblemsofeducation.9.correlate:v.iftwoormorefacts,ideas,etc.correlateorifyoucorrelatethem,theyarecloselyconnectedtoeachotheroronecausestheotherEg:He’stryingtofindoutifthesebehaviorpatternscorrelatewithparticularchangesindiet.10.superior:adj.1)ofverygoodqualityEg:Thishandbagismadeofsuperiorleather.2)better,morepowerful,moreeffective,etc.thanasimilarpersonorthing,especiallyonethatyouarecompetingagainst.Eg:Thiswesternrestaurantissuperiortotheonewewenttolastweek.11.alternate:v.iftwothingsalternate,orifyoualternatethem,theyhappenoneaftertheotherinarepeatedpatternEg:Workalternatedwithsleep.Hismoodsalternatedbetweenhappinessandgloom.12.distinguish:v.recognizeandunderstandthedifferencebetweentwoormorethingsorpeopleEg:Smallchildrencan’tdistinguishbetweenrightandwrong.distinguish普通用词，指有能力辨别或实际观察到的区别，强调辨别所需的技巧。discriminate语气强，指把好坏区分开来。从非常相似的事物中辨出差异，尤其强调Canyou______goodbooksfrombadones?(=discriminate)Ican______myroommatesbytheirfootsteps.(=distinguish)Thetwinsaresoalikeit’sdifficultto______onefromtheother.(=distinguish)13.regard:n.(formal)attentionorconsiderationthatisshowntowardssb.orsth.Eg:Shehasnoregardforotherpeople’sfeelings.Thepresentadministrationhasdemonstratedlittleregardforenvironmentalissues.14.nerve:n.courageandconfidenceinadangerous,difficult,orfrighteningsituationEg:Itmusthavetakenalotofnervetorisksomuchmoneyononeproduct.15.innovation:n.theintroductionofnewideasormethodsEg:Wemustencourageinnovationifthecompanyistoremaincompetitive.16.credibility:n.thequalityofdeservingtobebelievedandtrustedEg:Thereareseriousquestionsaboutthecredibilityofthesereports.丑闻损害了他作为领导的威信。Thescandalhasdamagedhiscredibilityasaleader.17.expose:v.putsb.inasituationwheretheyarenotprotectedfromsomethingdangerousorunpleasantEg:Thereportrevealedthatworkershadbeenexposedtohighlevelsofradiation.18.thresholdn.thelevelatwhichsth.startstohappenorhaveaneffectEg:Shehasaverylowthresholdofpain.19.beat/in/totheforefront(ofsth.):beinaleadingpositioninanimportantactivitythatistryingtoachievesth.ordevelopnewideas

Eg:Thecompanyhasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofscienceandtechnology.Prisonconditionshavebeenpushedtotheforefrontofpublicdebate.20.vicious:adj.veryunkindinawaythatisintendedtohurtsb.’sfeelingsormaketheircharacterseembadEg:Hegavethedogaviciousblowwithhisstick.21.devastating:adj.badlydamagingordestroyingsth.Eg:Acidrainhasadevastatingeffectontheforest.22.expertise:n.specialskillsorknowledgeinaparticularsubjectthatyoulearnbyexperienceortrainingEg:Whathebringstothecompanyisfinancialexpertise.23.forthesakeofsb./sth.,forsb.’s/sth.’ssake:inordertohelp,improve,orpleasesb.orsth.Eg:Hemovedtotheseasideforthesakeofhishealth.24.strive:v.makeagreatefforttoachievesth.Eg:Wemustcontinuetostriveforgreaterefficiency.B)Paraphraseofdifficultsentences1.(Para.1)Theycontaincontradictoryextremes;insteadofbeingan“individual”,eachofthemisa“multitude”.Paraphrase:Creativepeoplehavemanydifferentpersonalities.Insteadofpossessingthepersonalitytraitsthatarenormallyfoundonlyindifferentpeople,theypossessthesedifferenttraitsallinthemselves,asifeachofthemweremadeupofmanyindividuals.2.(Para.3)Whennecessary,theycanfocusitlikealaserbeam;whennot,creativetypesimmediatelyrechargetheirbatteries.Paraphrase:Creativepeoplehavetheextraordinaryabilitytoconcentratetheirenergyontheirjobsifnecessary;however,whensuchconcentrationisunnecessary,theywillstopworkingandrelax,refreshingthemselvesforfuturetasks.3.(Para.3)Thisisnotabiorhythminheritedwiththeirgenes;itwaslearnedbytrialanderrorasastrategyforachievingtheirgoals.这不是得自遗传基因的生物节奏；而是为达到目标而通过反复尝试掌握的一种策略。4.(Para.4)AsHowardGardnerrevealsinhisstudyofthemajorcreativegeniusesofthe20thcentury,acertainimmaturity,bothemotionalandmental,cangohandinhandwithdeepestinsights.Paraphrase:Creativepeoplecanbeveryintelligentandinsightful;meanwhiletheymaybeimmaturebothemotionallyandmentallyinacertainway.Thatistosay,theymaybeveryintelligentandyetatthesametimebechildishandnaivesometimes5.(Para.8)…eitherpreferringtobeinthethickofcrowdsorsittingonthesidelinesandobservingthepassingshow.Paraphrase:Creativepeopleeitherchoosetobeinthecompanyofmanypeopleortostandoutsidethecrowdandwatchwhatothersdo.6.(Para.9)Theseindividualsstand“ontheshouldersofgiants”.ItquotesfromNewton’swords“IfIhaveseenfurther,itisbystandingontheshouldersofgiants.”7.(Para.12)Inventorshavealowthresholdofpain.Whatdoesalowthresholdofpainmean?(=Itmeanstheinabilitytosufferalotofpain.)8.(Para.13)Eminenceinvitescriticismandoftenviciousattacks.(“invite”means“encouragesomethingbadtohappen,especiallywithoutintendingto”.)

Translation:卓越会招致批评，甚至往往是恶毒攻击。5.GrammarFocus1)Reviewoftherelativeclausewhichisintroducedby“aprepositionandarelativepronoun”.2)Reviewoftherelativeclauseincluding“as”.Examplesare:Therestoodthemanforwhomshehadbeenlooking.Ihaven’tmuchmoneybutyoucanusesuchasIhave.Thetimeatwhicheachcontrolsignalissentiscarefullycontrolledbyadigitalclock.6.GuidedPractice(exercises,oralpracticeandgroupwork)1)SummaryofSomeUsefulPhrasesfromtheText有机组合、辨证统一integratewitheachotherinadialecticalmanner通过反复试验掌握……learn…bytrialanderror趋同思维convergentthinking根深蒂固的现实感adeeply-rootedsenseofreality呆在人群中beinthethickofcrowds独坐一旁sitonthesidelines冒险takerisks缺乏冒险精神alackofnerve凡事四平八稳playsafegames对痛苦的容忍很低havealowthresholdofpain提出一种理论developatheory在自己擅长的领域工作workintheareaofone’sexpertise2)After-classAssignments:completethesentences(P198-199);Closeandtranslation(P208-