高级英语(第三版)第二册第五课-The-Sad-Young-Men课件

高级英语（第三版）第二册第五课TheSadYoungMen高级英语（第三版）第二册第五课TheSadYoungTeachingAimsTofamiliarizestudentswiththesocialconditionsofAmerican1920’sTohelpstudentstounderstandtheauthor’sattitudeandintentioninthetextTohelpstudentstoappreciatetheargumentativewritingtechniqueTorequirestudentstomemorizeallthenewwordsinthetextTeachingAimsTofamiliarizestBackgroundinformationVictorianMorality

PuritanismHOMEProhibitionGreenwichVillageBohemianlifeTheRoaring20’sBackgroundinformationVictoriaTextualStructureIntroductionPara1DevelopmentPara2-9ConclusionPara10-11TextualIntroductionDevelopmenGeneralQuestionsonthetextWhatisthepurposeofthetext?Whatistheattitudeofthewritertowardsthe‘LostGeneration’?GeneralQuestionsonthetextDetailedStudy

Introduction(para1)Questions:Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic?Whathaveyoulearnedaboutthelivesofthe20’sUSA?Whatisthegeneralimpressionofthe20’sUSA?Whyistheanswera‘yes’and‘no’atthesametime?DetailedStudy

IntrodWordsandExpressionssensationallyromanticized:treatedinapassionate,idealizedmannertoshockthrillandrousetheinterestofpeople.nostalgic:lookingforsomethingfarawayorlongagoorforformerhappycircumstance怀旧的deliciouslyillicitthrill:deliciously:pleasantly,illicit:illegalanimproperactionbutveryenjoyableandexcitingSpeakeasy:(Americanism)aplacewherealcoholicdrinksaresoldillegally,esp.suchaplaceintheU.S.duringProhibitionparkedsedan:inasedancarparkedonlonelycountryroadsflask-toting:alwayscarryingasmallflaskfilledwithwhiskyorotherstrongliquorSheik:(Americanism)amasterfulmantowhomwomenaresupposedtobeirresistiblyattractedFlapper:(Americanism)inthe1920s,ayoungwomanconsideredboldandunconventionalinactionanddress.vagary:anodd,eccentric,orunexpectedactionorbitofconduct.degeneration:moralcorruption,depravityseeinperspective:tovieworjudgethingsoreventsinawaythatshowtheirtruerelationstooneanotherWordsandExpressionssensationPara.1NoaspectoflifeintheTwentieshasbeenmorecommenteduponandsensationallyromanticizedthanthesocalledRevoltoftheYoungerGeneration.Theslightestmentionofthedecadebringsnostalgicrecollectionstothemiddle-agedandcuriousquestioningsbytheyoung.deliciouslyillicitthrill;speakeasy;fashionabledenunciationofPuritanmorality;fashionableexperimentationsinamourintheparkedsedanonacountryroad;jazzparties,flask-totting‘sheik’;moralandstylisticvagariesofthe‘flapper’;drugstorecowboy…becausewhatseemedsowild,irresponsible,andimmoralinsocialbehavioratthetimecannowbeseeninperspectiveasbeingsomethingconsiderablylesssensationalthanthedegenerationofourjazzmadyouth.Para.1NoaspectoflifeintheParaphrasingAfterWorldWarI,duringthe1920s,everyaspectoflifeintheUnitedStateshasbeencommentedupon,buttheso-calledYoungerGenerationhasbeenmorecommenteduponthanalltheotheraspects,andusuallytheRevolthasbeenidealizedandtalkedinpassionateway.Attheverymentionofthispost-warperiod,middle-agedpeoplebegintothinkaboutitlonginglyandyoungpeoplebecomecuriosandstartaskingallkindsofquestions.Whenwelookbacknowtothosedaysandviewthingsintheirtruerelationstooneanother,weseethatthesocialbehavioroftheyoungpeoplewasnotverywild,irresponsible,andimmoral.Theirbehaviorwasfarfrombeingassensationalasthedegenerationofjazzmadyouth.ParaphrasingAfterWorldWarI,

para2-9StructurePreconditionsoftheRevoltGoingtotheWarReturningfromtheWarPara2-3InternationalDomesticEnvironmentsPara4EscapeintheformofBohemianlifePara5EagertoparticipatePara6Disillusionedwithwar&countryPara7GreenwichsetpatternPara8WholecountryfollowedsuitPara9DisappointedexpatriatedtoEurope

para2-9PreconditionsGoingPleasegivethemainideaofeachparagraph

Para2:Therevoltwasalogicaloutcomeofconditionsintheage.(internationalenvironment)Para3:TherejectionofVictoriangentilitywasinevitable.(Domesticenvironment)Para4:TherevoltwasinaformofescapeundercoverofBohemianwayoflifemadepossiblebytheprosperityofthe20’sAmericaneconomy.Para5:Americanyouthswereeagertogotobattle.Para6:Thesoldiersreturned,disillusionedwiththewarandthecountry,angry.Para7:GreenwichVillagesetthepatternoflivingandwriting.Para8:Thewholecountryimitatedtheirlifestyle.Para9:Disappointedwiththecountryandpeople,theintellectualsemigratedtoEurope.PleasegivethemainideaofePara2Questionstoconsider

WhatwastheinternationalenvironmentfortheRevolt?WhydidtheAmericanshavetochangetheirpolity?Whatdoesthe‘firstseriouswar’referto?InSentence3),whatdoes‘provincialmorality’,‘artificialwalls’and‘geographicalprotectionoftwooceans’meanrespectively?Howdoyouinterpretthesentencethat‘theinternationalstatue…wouldpreventusfromretreating…”?Para2Questionstoconsider

WordsandExpressionslogicaloutcome:necessaryandexpectedconsequence.confinedto:limitedtoaftermath:aresultorconsequence,esp.anunpleasantone.internationalstature:todevelopandgrowintoanationrespectedandesteemedbyallothernationsintheworld.provincial:narrow,limitedlikethatofruralprovinces.borderingoceans:thePacificOceanandthePacificOcean.WordsandExpressionslogicaloParaphrasing

Second,itwasreluctantlyrealizedbysome–subconsciouslyifnotopenly—thatourcountrywasnolongerisolatedineitherpoliticsortraditionandthatwehadreachedaninternationalstaturethatwouldforeverpreventusfromretreatingbehindtheartificialwallsofaprovincialmoralityorthegeographicalprotectionofourtwoborderingoceans.SomepeopleintheUnitedStatesfullyunderstood,thoughunwillingly,thattheUnitedStatescouldnolongerremainisolatedpoliticallyorinmattersofsocialcustomsandpractices.Ifthesepeopledidnotstatetheirviewsopenly,atleast,theyunderstooditsubconsciously.Wehavebecomeaworldpowersowecannolongerinouractionjustfollowtheprinciplesofrightandwrongasacceptedinourowncountry,norcanweremainisolatedgeographicallyprotectedbytheAtlanticandPacificOceans.Inotherwords,theUnitedStatescannolongerpursueapolicyofisolationism.Paraphrasing

Second,itwaPara3Questionstoconsider

Whatwerethefeaturesofmodernindustry?WhatroledidthewarplayintheRevoltandintheyounggeneration?Whatattitudedid“themassmurder”and“shooting”revealofthewriterviewofthewar?Para3Questionstoconsider

WordsandExpressionsgentility:thequalityofbeinggenteel;specifically,excessiveoraffectedrefinementandelegance有教养,温文尔雅aggressiveness:boldandenergeticpursuitofone’send,enterprisebooming:rapidgrowthordevelopment.impersonality:lackofpersonalorhumancharacter;thequalityofnotinvolvingpersonalfeelings.fashion:trainorinfluenceintoaparticularstateorcharacter;produce,make,create.bustle:hurrybusilyorwithmuchfussandbotherprecipitate:throwheadlong;causetohappenbeforeexpected,needed,bringon,obsolescent:becomingobsolete,intheprocessofpassingoutofuseoruseless;WordsandExpressionsgentilityParaphrasing1.TherejectionofVictoriangentilitywas,inanycase,inevitable.

Inanycase,Americacouldnotavoidcastingasideitsmiddle-classresponsibilityandaffectedrefinement.2.Warornowar,asthegenerationpassed,itbecameincreasinglydifficultforouryoungpeopletoaccept…

Withorwithoutawar,asonegenerationfollowedanother,theyoungpeoplefounditincreasinglydifficulttoacceptstandardsofbehaviorthatseemedinnowaytoberelatedtothenoisy,busyworldofbusiness,anditwasinthisbustlingbusinessworldthattheywereexpectedtobecomesuccessful.3.ThewaractedmerelyasacatalyticagentinthisbreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure.

ThewaronlyhelpedtospeedupthebreakdownoftheVictoriansocialstructure.Paraphrasing1.TherejectionoPara4Questionstoconsider:

Whatdidtheyounggenerationtrytoescapefrom?WhatmadeitpossibleforthemtotakeuptheBohemianwayoflife?Whatdoesitmeanby‘internationalresponsibilities’?Para4Questionstoconsider

WordsandExpressionsmores:customs,esp.thefixedortraditionalcustomsofasociety,oftenacquiringtheforceoflaw.faddishness:thefollowingoffashionhectic:characterizedbyexcitement,rush,confusion,etc.perversion:corruptionorgy:anywildriotouslicentiousmerry-making;spree:alively,noisyfrolicreveller:apersonwhomakesmerryorisnoisilyfestivesoberup:freefromdrunkenness,beclear-headedafterdrunkenness.WordsandExpressionsParaphrasing1.Thusinachangingworldyouthwasfacedwiththechallengeofbringingourmoresuptodate.Thusinaworldwhereeverythingwaschanging,ouryoungpeoplehadtotakeupthedemandingtaskofreformingourtraditionalsocialcustomsinordertokeepupwiththischangingworld.2.Itwastempted…immorality:

InAmericaatleast,theyoungpeoplewerestronglyinclinedtoshirktheirresponsibilities.Theypretendedtobeworldly-wise,drinkingandbehavingnaughtily.Theypretendedtolivelikeunconventionalartistsorpoets,breakingthemoralcodeofthecommunity.3.Themuch-publicized…escapism:

ThismuchreportedwildandriotouslifetheintellectualsinGreenwichVillageandtheirdefiantopendeclarationsoftheirmotivesandintentionsprovidedtheyoungpeoplewithaphilosophythatcouldjustifytheirescapism.4.Thecrash…tosoberup:metaphor

TheGreatEconomicDepressionwhichstartedintheUnitedStatesin1929broughttheyoungescapistsbacktotheirsensesandstoppedthewild,riotouslivestheywereliving.Paraphrasing1.ThusinachangPara5--Questionstoconsider

Whatwasthewarlikeintheyounggeneration’smind?Whatdidtheybelievethewarcoulddo?Para5--QuestionstoconsideWordsandExpressionsstalemate:anyunresolvedsituationinwhichfurtheractionisimpossibleoruseless;deadlock僵持insolence:beingboldlydisrespectfulinspeechorbehavior;imprudencebelligerent(n.adj.)atwar;ofwarstrenuous:vigorous,arduous,zealous,etc.jingoism:chauvinismcharacterizedbyanaggressive,threatening,warlikeforeignpolicy.strife:astruggle,fight,orquarrelfracas:anoisyfightorloudquarrel;brawldissolveinto:fadeoutinfantry:footsoldierscollectivelyharass:trouble,worry,ortorment,aswithcares,debts,repeatedquestionsdraft:thechoosingortakingofanindividualorindividualsfromagroupforsomespecialpurpose,esp.forcompulsorymilitaryserviceunabated:sustaininganoriginalintensityormaintainingfullforcewithnodecreaseWordsandExpressionsstalemateParaphrasing1.Ouryoungmenbegantoenlistunderforeignflags.

Ouryoungmejoinedthearmiesofforeigncountriestofightinthewar.2.Theywanted…bellyup:

Theyoungpeoplewantedtotakepartinthegloriousadventurebeforethewholewarended.3.Thestrife…SanJuanHill.

TheCivilWarof1861–1865wasalwaysportrayedinthemoviesandinstoriesasahighlysentimentaldramaandthewarwithSpainin1898alwaysendedinasceneinamovieshowingtheone-sidedvictoryatManilaortheAmericanschargingupSanJuanHill.4.Morethanenoughotherwisesensibleboys….

whoweresensibleinmanyotherways.5.Theenlistmentcrazecontinuedunabated

PeoplekeptongoingtojointhearmywithoutanyreducingoftheirenthusiasmParaphrasing1.OuryoungmenbPara6--Questionstoconsider

Howdidtheyfindoutwhentheyreturnedhome?Whatmadethemfeelunbearable?Para6--QuestionstoconsiderWordsandExpressionsspiritofcarnival:festivespirit,spiritofrevelryandmerry-makingdissipate:becomeless,disappearcompletelycontingent:ashare,proportion,orquota,asoftroops,delegates,etc.bombast:talkorwritingthatsoundsgrandorimportantbuthaslittlemeaning;pompouslanguage.recession:atemporaryfallingoffofbusinessactivityduringaperiodwhensuchactivityhasbeengenerallyincreasing.problemchildren:childrenthataredifficulttohandle.whipup:rouse,exciteoutmoded:nolongerinfashionoracceptedsodden:dullorstupefied,asfromoverindulgenceinliquorsmug:pleasedwithoneselfashowgoodandkindtheyare.WordsandExpressionsspiritofParaphrasing1.Theeageryoungmenhadagoodtasteoftwentieth-centurywarfare.

metaphor.Theyhadrealorthoroughexperienceofthewar.2.Totheirlastingglory,theyfoughtwithdistinction.

Theyoungpeoplefoughtverybravelyandwellandasaresulttheywillalwaysbehonoredandadmired.3.Fourth-ofJulybombast:

pompousandpatrioticspeechesmadeduringtheFourthofJulycelebrations4.Theyhadoutgrowntownandfamilies…understand.

metaphor,comparingtheirunsuitabilitytogrowingtoolargeforone’sclothes.Theseyoungpeoplecouldnolongeradaptthemselvestolivesintheirhometownsortheirfamilies.Theysuddenlyfeltveryconfusedandwearyoftheworld.Theyandtheirrelativescouldnotunderstandwhythishappened.5.Resumetheposeofself-deceivingVictorianinnocence:

toresumelivingandbehavingsimplyandinnocentlyastheformerVictoriansocialstructurerequiredthemtodo.6.Somethinginthetension-riddenyouthofAmericahadto‘give’:

somethingintheyouthofAmerica,whowerealreadyverytense,hadtobreakdown.

Paraphrasing1.TheeageryoungPara7--WordsandExpressionsQuestionsWhatpatterndidtheGreenwichVillagesetup?WhatwasGreenwichVillagewell-knownfor?dubious:rousingsuspicion;feelingdoubt;skepticalharbor:provideshelterforBabbitry:titlecharacterof“MainStreet”bySinclairLewis–asmuglyconventionalpersoninterestedchieflyinbusinessandsocialsuccessandindifferenttoculturalvalues.flockto:swarmto,goinlargenumbersflout:bescornful;showcontempt;jeer,scoffPara7--WordsandExpressionsParaphrasingGreenwichVillagesetthepattern.

metonymy.ThewritersandartistslivinginGreenwichVillagesettheexamplewithotheryoungintellectualsthroughoutthecountryfollow.ThevillagehadlongenjoyedadubiousreputationforBohemianismandeccentricity.

GreenwichVillagehadlongbeenwidelybutunfavorablyknownforitsunconventionalandnonconformingwayoflife.GreenwichVillageharboredenoughmajorwriters.

GreenwichVillageprovidedshelterforenoughmajorwriters.Itwasonlynaturalthathopefulyoungwriters,theirmindsandpensinflamedagainstwas…artisticcentre.

Metonymy,“pens”standingfortheirwriting.Itwasonlynaturalthathopefulwriterswhosemindsandwritingswerefilledwithviolentangeragainstwar,Babbitry,and“Puritanical”gentility,shouldcomeingreatnumberstoliveinGreenwichVillage,thetraditionalartisticcenter.ParaphrasingGreenwichVillagePara8--WordsandExpressionsQuestiontoconsiderHowdidtheAmericansreacttothefashion?defy:showdisobedienceconflagration:abig,destructivefirefast:livinginareckless,wild,dissipatedwaypulpit:preacherscollectivelyobliquely:indirectlyorevasivelyvulgar:commontothegreatmassofpeopleingeneral;common;popularPara8--WordsandExpressionsParaphrasing

1.Soontheyfoundtheirimitatorsamongthenon-intellectuals.

Soonthereappearedmanyyoungpeoplewhowerenotwritersorartistsbutwhoimitatedthem.2.…toaddtheirownlittlematchstickstotheconflagrationof“flamingyouth”

metaphor.Manyotheryoungpeoplebegantointensifyandspreadthisrevoltoftheyoungbytheirownmisdeeds.3.itwasGreenwichVillagethatfannedtheflames.

Metonymyandmetaphor.TheyoungintellectualslivinginGreenwichVillagehelpedtokeeptherevoltaliveandtospreaditthroughoutthecountry.4.Eachtownhadits“fast”set.

Eachtownwasproudthatithadagroupofwild,recklesspeople,wholivedunconventionallives.5.Whohadsufferednorealdisillusion…vulgarrebellion.

metaphor,comparingunconventionallivestoplayingwithtoys.Theseyoungbrothersandsistersdidnottakepartinthewar,sotheyhadnofeelingofrealdisillusionmentorloss.Neverthelesstheybegantoimitatethemannersoftheireldersandlivetheunconventionalandnonconforminglivesofthosewhowererebellingagainstsociety.Paraphrasing

1.SoontheyfounPara9–QuestionstoconsiderWhydidtheintellectualsfeeldisappointedwiththenationalimitation?Whatwasthethemeofthebook“CivilizationoftheUnitedStates”?Whatdidtheintellectualsdoatlast?Why?Para9–QuestionstoconsiderWWordsandExpressionsavid:

havinganardentdesireorunboundedcrazing,greedy.acute:extremelysharporsevere;intense.susceptibleto:easilyaffectedemotionally;havingasensitivenatureoffeelingsdiatribe:abitter,abusivecriticismordenunciationboobery:sameas“Babbitry”,smug,self-satisfied,conformistinculturalmatters.grandiose:havinggrandeurormagnificence;imposing;impressive.burden:aprincipalorrecurringidea,atheme.adjunct:somethingattachedtoanotherinadependentorsubordinateposition.crook:onewhomakesalivingbydishonestmethods.glint:amomentaryflashoflight,asparkle.expatriate:withdrawoneselffromone’snativelandorfromallegiancetoit.WordsandExpressionsavid:havParaphrasing

1.Thetrueintellectualswerefarfromflattered.

Theywerenotatallpleasedorsatisfied.2.Theirideashadbeen…Rotaryluncheon.

Peopledidnotpayattentiontotheirideas.InsteadtheirBohemianmannersandbehaviorwereimitatedbyeverybody.ThiswildandeccentricwayoflifebecameasstandardandconventionalizedasaRotaryluncheon.3.Flamingdiatribespouredfromtheirpensdenouncing…

Theybegantowritebitter,abusivecriticismdenouncingthematerialismthematerialismandculturalBabbitryofAmericansociety.4.Journalismwasamereadjuncttomoneymaking.

Journalismisonlyatoolthathelp