综合英语2Lesson6.省公开课金奖全国赛课一等奖微课获奖课件

Unit6TheManintheWater1/61AbouttheAuthor

RogerRosenblattProfessorofEnglish

ProfessorofWriting

AB,NewYorkUniversityPh.D,HarvardUniversity2/61AbouttheAuthor

RogerRosenblattisajournalist,author,playwrightandprofessor.AsanessayistforTimemagazine,hehaswontwoGeorgePolkAwards,andawardsfromtheOverseasPressClubandtheAmericanBarAssociation,amongothers.Histelevisionessaysforthe“MacNeil/LehrerNewsHour”havewonhimaGeorgeFosterPeabodyAwardandanEmmy.Heisalsotheauthorofsixbooks.3/61AbouttheAirCrash

OneoftheworstsnowstormsinthehistoryofWashington,D.C.hitthecity20yearsagoonJan.13,1982.Justabouteverythingcloseddown—thegovernment,businesses,schools,theairports.

Byaboutnoon,theskiesclearedandWashington’sNationalAirportreopenedforbusiness.ThecrewofAirFloridaFlight90beganpreparingforanonstoptriptosunnyFortLauderdale,Florida.At3:59p.m.,thetwin-engineBoeing737wasclearedfortakeoffandbeganrumblingdowntherunwayonitsfinalflight.4/61AbouttheAirCrashMinuteslater,theplanesmashedintothe14thStreetBridge,only1,200yardsfromthePentagon,destroyingfourautomobilesandkillingfivepeople.Thejetthenfellintotheice-coveredPotomacRiver,bringingallthepassengerstotheirinstant

deathexceptfive—fourpassengersandoneflightattendant—fromthetailsection,whofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywater.5/61AbouttheAirCrashThesefivepeoplehoweversurvivedandtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes.Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes,threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory,buttheman

thatreallyheldthewholenation’sattentionwasthefourthonewhohadkeptpushinghislifelineandflotationringstoothersuntilhewentunder.6/61MomentsAftertheCrashAt3:59theplaneshudderedasit

tookoffandtriedtogainaltitude.ItclearedtwoofthebridgesonthePotomicRiver,butwaslosingaltitude.Thecrewandpassengersknewtheywereintroublebeforeitstruckthe14thStreetBridgeandittoreinhalfasitslammedthroughcarsandrailing(栏杆）thenplungedintothecold,icy,darkwaters.7/61MomentsAftertheCrashMomentslateronlythetailsection

remainedafloat,79peoplewereaboardFlight90,sixweretosurvivethecrash,butonlyfivewouldlive.Huddledtogetherinthecoldicywaters，thesurvivorswaitedfortherescuehelicoptertoarrive.Treading（踩，踏）water,thesurvivorsheldon,somewithbrokenarmsandlegs,twowithcollapsedlungscausedfromtheimpact."We'reallgoingtodie,"someonesaid,8/61MomentsAftertheCrashAboardFlight90was

ArlandK.WilliamsJr.,whoalwayssatinthetailsectionoftheplane,“thesafestpartoftheplane,hesaid.”Notlongbefore,Williamshadjustdiscussedhismarriagewiththewomanheloved,“Ithinkwe’regoingtomarrysoon.”9/61MomentsAftertheCrashItwas4:20beforethehelicopterarrivedatthescene,droppingthefirstlifelinedeliveringBertHamilton100yardstoshore.Itwould

beten

minutesbeforethehelicopterreturned,droppingthelinetoWilliams.Hecaughtit,butinsteadofwrappingitaroundhimself,hepassedthelinetoflightattendantKellyDuncan,theonlycrewmembertosurvive.Shetooktheline,wrappeditunderherarmsandheldtightasshewas

carriedtoshore.10/61MomentsAftertheCrashWithroomforonlyonehelicopteratatimebetweenbridges,itreturnedwith

twolifelines,andagainWilliamscaughtitandhandeditoff

toyetanothersurvivor,JoeStiley,themostseriouslyinjuredpassenger.11/61MomentsAftertheCrashTirado

,whoalsoclungtoStileyandherlifeline,however,exhausted,inpainandshock,soonlosthergripandplungedbackintothecoldicywatersofthePotomac.Rescuersagaintossedheralifelinebutshewasunabletograspittosaveherownlife.UponseeingthisandasTiradowasabouttogounder,anonlooker,LennySkutnik,plungedfromthebanksoftheriverintothefreezingwaterandbroughthersafelytoshore.12/61MomentsAftertheCrashBy4:30p.m,Williamshadbeeninthefreezingwaterfor29minutes,andhis

turnhadfinallycome.Thehelicopterturnedoncemoretowardthesinkingtail,itstwo-mancreweagertomeet

themaninthewater,"totellhimtheyhadneverseensuchselflesscourage."13/61MomentsAftertheCrashTheystrained(竭尽全力）forsigns

oftheheroofFlight90.Butthebaldingmanwasgone."Hecouldhavegoneonthefirsttrip,"pilotUsherwept,“butheputeveryoneelseaheadofhimself.Everyone.”Why?Whydidhedothis?Whatdidhedothisfor?14/61CommentsontheEventThefollowingareafewwordshismotherVirginiaWilliamsusedtodescribe

herson."Hewasaverage,"shesaid."Justaverage."

Others’comment:“It‘speoplelikethesethatareheroes.Thosepeoplewhostepoutofthenorm（规范,准则）andputtheirlifesecondinconsiderationofothersinacrisis.”“Forisn'tit,intimesofdanger,theaveragemanwhosavesusall?”

15/61ThemeoftheTextHeroism.Heroismofcoursehasbeenadmired.Butthisman’sheroismwasunusual.Peopleusuallyexpectrevolutionariestodiemartyrs;truebelieverstobewillingtodiefortheirfaith;peoplereadytolaydowntheirlivesinperformingtheirduty;evenpeopletoshowcourageintheirattempttowinpower,influence,moneyortosavetheirlovedones.But

themaninthewaterdidnotfitanyofthesedescriptions.16/61ThemeoftheTextHeroism.Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisringstoothers;hedidnotevenknowthesepeople.Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary.Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddo.Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter.Thisistrueheroism.17/61RelatedInformationWashingtonD.C.,thecityofformandrules:DowntownHome18/61RelatedInformationWashingtonD.C.,thecityofformandrules:SightseeingMap19/61RelatedInformationWashingtonD.C.,thecityofformandrules:

MetroMap20/61RelatedInformationPresidentialMonuments:WashingtonMonument

InrecognitionofhisleadershipinthecauseofAmericanindependence,Washington

earnedthetitle"FatherofhisCountry".Withthismonument,thecitizensoftheUnitedStatesshowtheirenduringgratitudeandrespectforthefirstpresidentintheUnitedStates.21/61RelatedInformationPresidentialMonuments:JeffersonMemorial

ThomasJefferson—politicalphilosopher,architect,musician,bookcollector,scientist,horticulturist（园艺学家）,diplomat,inventor,andthirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,alsoauthoroftheDeclarationofAmericanIndependence,andFatheroftheUniversityofVirginia.

22/61RelatedInformationPresidentialMonuments:LincolnMemorial

TheLincoln

MemorialisatributetoPresidentAbrahamLincolnandthenationhefoughttopreserveduringtheCivilWar(1861-1865).TheLincolnMemorialwasbuilttoresembleaGreektemple.Ithas36Doriccolumns,oneforeachstateatthetimeofLincoln’sdeath.AsculpturebyDanielChesterFrenchofaseatedLincolnisinthecenterofthememorialchamber.23/61RelatedInformationThePotomacRiver

ThePotomacRiver

isoftenreferredtoasthe"Nation'sRiver,"becauseitflowsthroughthenation'scapital,wherethemagnificentmonumentsoftheWashington,Jefferson,andLincolnmemorialsarereflectedinitswaters.ItisoneofthemostbeautifulandbountifulriversontheEastCoastandisknownforitshistoric,scenicandrecreationalsignificance.ItbeginsasasmallspringattheFairfaxStoneinWestVirginia,andwindsitswaythroughthemountainsandvalleysofAppalachia,pastbattlefieldsandoldmanufacturingtowns.Theriverflowsmorethan380milesandgrowstomorethan11mileswideasitreachestheChesapeakeBayatPointLookout,Maryland.24/61RelatedInformationRalphWaldoEmerson

RalphWaldoEmerson(1803-1882)isoneofthemostfamousAmericanessayist,poetsandphilosophers.Knownasatranscendentalist,hismainthemesareindividualism,independentthinking,self-reliance,idealismandtheworshipofnature.HisworksincludeNature,Self-reliance,AmericanScholar,Overloadandmanyotheressaysandpoems.25/61RelatedInformationRalphWaldoEmerson

Transcendentalism:

aphilosophy/doctrinethatknowledgemaybeobtainedbyastudyofthementalprocesses,apartfromexperience.

先验哲学：认为无须依赖经验仅研究心智活动即可取得知识学说。26/61RelatedInformationRalphWaldoEmersonQuotesfromEmerson:

“

Thesumofwisdomisthattimeisneverlostthatisdevotedtowork.”"Doyourwork,andyoushallreinforceyourself."

“Goodbye,proudworld!I’mgoinghome;

Thouartnotmyfriend;Iamnotthine.”“Amanisabundleofrelations,aknotofroots,whoseflowerandfruitageistheworld.“27/61RelatedInformationRalphWaldoEmersonQuotesfromEmerson:

“Discontentisthewantofself-reliance:itisinfirmityofwill.”"Everysweethasitssour;everyevilitsgood.

“EverythinginNaturecontainsallthepowersofNature.Everythingismadeofonehiddenstuff.

”“Theonlyrewardofvirtueisvirtue;theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone”28/61LanguagePoints1.Asdisastersgo,thisonewasterrible,butnotunique…

as…goes…

:comparedwithsth.averageAswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular.和普通商人相比，人们认为他是非常老实。Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.

29/61LanguagePoints2.

Washington,thecityofformandrules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal.(para1)

chaotic:adj.

inastateofdisorderandconfusion

chaos:n.

Afterthefailureoftheelectricitysuppliesthecitywasinchaos.

电力供给中止，城市陷于混乱之中。

blast:strong,suddenmovementofwindorair

Whenthewindowwasopened,anicyblastcameintotheroom.

slap:strikewiththepalmofthehand,usedfigurativelyhere.

30/61LanguagePoints3.

Andtherewastheaesthetic

clashaswell-—blueandgreenAirFlorida,thenameofaflyinggarden,sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver.(para1)

aesthetic:审美；有审美能力Theplaywasanaestheticsuccess.

这部戏剧是个艺术上成功

aesthetics:审美学；美学

anaesthetic/anesthetic:麻木；麻醉；麻醉剂

31/61Thepatient'sconditionwascriticalandsheneededanoperationbuttherewasnoguaranteethatshewouldsurvivetheanaesthetic;thesurgeonwasonthehornsofadilemma.

病人情况危急，因而需要手术，但又无法确保她是否能经受得住麻醉剂，外科医生处于进退两难境地。

chunk:thick,solidpieceorlump一厚块，一大块achunkofmeat/ice32/61LanguagePointsclash:V.1.

makealoud,broken,confusednoise(aswhenmetalobjectsstriketogether)

Theirswordsclashed.

2.meetinconflict

Thetwoarmiesclashedoutsidethetown.

3.(ofevents)inteferewitheachotherbecausetheyaretobeatthesametimeonthesamedate

It’spitythatthetwoconcertsclashed.Iwantedtogotoboth.4.beindisagreementwith

Iclashedwithhimatthemeeting.

Thecolorofthecurtainclasheswiththecolorofthecarpet.

33/61LanguagePointsAndtherewastheaesthetic

clashaswell-—blueandgreenAirFlorida,thenameofaflyinggarden,sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver.(para1)

Whentheaircrashoccurred,itwasnotjustaclashofmetalagainstthebridge,butalsoaclashbetweencolors:theblue-greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcoloroftheiceandriver.34/61LanguagePoints4.LastWednesdaythe

elements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.Andonthatsameafternoonhumannature—groping

andstruggling—rosetotheoccasion.(para2)

theelements:theforcesofnature自然力；风，雨等力量

beexposedtothefuryoftheelements

grope:

feelorsearchinthedark探索、探索Igropeforthelightswitchinthedarkroom.

我在黑洞洞屋里探索著寻找电灯开关。

35/61LanguagePoints

indifferentto

:havingnointerestin;notcaringforHowcanyoubesoindifferenttothesufferingsofthosepeople?

risetotheoccasion/challenge/task:

proveoneselfabletodealwithanunexpectedproblem,adifficulttask,etc.应付自如I’msurehewillrisetotheoccasionwhenherealizeswhatisatstake.(处于危险境地）

36/61LanguagePointsLastWednesdaythe

elements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.Andonthatsameafternoonhumannature—groping

andstruggling—rosetotheoccasion.(para.2)

LastWednesday,thebadweather,unconcernedabouttheconsequencesitmightbringaboutasalways,madeFlight90falldown.Onthatsameafternoon,humannature,gropingfortheflotationringsandstrugglingintheicywater,cametoproveitsgreatnessdisplayedinanunexpectedtragedy.

37/61LanguagePoints5.Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,threeateabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.(para.3)

Onlythreeoutofthesefourheroeslivedtotellpeoplewhattheyactuallyhaddoneandhowtheyrescuedthefivesurvivors.

38/61LanguagePoints

acknowledge:

1.admitHerefusedto~thathewasdefeated.He~havingbeencheated.

2.expressthanksforWeshould~giftspromptly.

3.indicatethatonerecognizessb.bygreeting

Ipassedherinthestreet,butshedidn’teven~mewhenIsmiled.4.acknowledgementn.Wearesendingyouasmallsumofmoneyinacknowledgementofyourhelp.39/61LanguagePoints

accountfor:1.giveanexplanationorreasonfor说明原因Hecanaccountforeverypennyinhispocket.Sciencecannowaccountformanythingsthatancientpeoplecouldnotunderstand.

2.answerfor对…负责Youwillhavetoaccountforthemisprintsinthearticle.3.amountto总共到达(总计,等于)

Inthatcountrytheproductionofrawmaterialsaccountforaconsiderableproportionofthenationaleconomy.那个国家原材料生产在国民经济中占相当大比重。40/61LanguagePoints6.Ontelevision,sidebyside,theydescribedtheircourageaswellinthelineofduty.

(para3)

line:rangeofactivity

Hislineisbanking.他从事银行业。That’snotmyline.那不是我本行。inlinewith:inagreementwith符合（和…一致）Ourforeignpolicyisinlinewiththeinterestsofallthepeopleoftheworld.(be)inlinewith(be)outoflinewith跟…不一致

41/61LanguagePoints7.Skutnikaddedthat“somebodyhadtogointothewater,deliveringeveryhero’slinethatisnolessadmirableforbeingrepeated.

(para3)

deliverone’sline:

givearemark

deliveraspeechdeliveralectureSkutnikgavearemarkthathasbeensaidbeforebymanypeopleinsimilarsituations,butitisstilladmirable.

42/61LanguagePoints8.“Inamasscasualty,you’llfindpeoplelikehim,”saidWindsor.”ButI’veneverseenonewiththatcommitment.(para4)

masscasualty:largenumberofpeoplehurtorkilledinanaccidentorbattle集体事故

Wecanalwaysfindheroicpeoplelikehiminamasscasualtybecausealthoughnoteveryoneisahero,there’sboundtobeafairrepresentationofheroesinabigcrowd.ButI’veneverseenanyonewithsuchastrongsenseofresponsibility.

43/61LanguagePoints9.Hisselfishnesswasonereasonthestoryheldnationalattention;hisanonymityanother.(para4)

anonymityn.匿名,笔者不明

anonymousadj.an~letteran~gift匿名,无名

Wecanalwaysfindheroicpeoplelikehiminamasscasualtybecausealthoughnoteveryoneisahero,there’sboundtobeafairrepresentationofheroesinabigcrowd.ButI’veneverseenanyonewithsuchastrongsenseofresponsibility.44/61LanguagePoints10.Thefactthathewentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter.(para4)

Thefactthathewentunidentifiedmadehimarepresentativeman,likeeveryoneofuscoulddo.Wemayfeelthatitmighthavebeenanyone.

45/61LanguagePoints11.ForawhilehewasEveryman,andthusproof(asifoneneededit)thatnooneisordinary.

(para4)“Everyone”echoesthetitleofamedieval中世纪playaboutatypicalhumanbeing.Itconveystheideathatthisanonymousmanreallyrepresentsthebestofhumannature.Whathedidwasnottheactofasupernaturalbeing,buttheactofanordinaryperson.Yet

46/61LanguagePoints12.Stillhecouldneverhaveimaginedsuchacapacityinhimself.(para.5)abilitycapability&capacity:

ability:

做某种详细事情能力，尤其是经过学习实际本事;

capability：做某事才能或本事，可与ability通用，但更强

潜在能力；capacity：主要指接收，吸收或容纳能力.

Hehastheabilitytoswimlikeafish.Hehasthecapabilityofsolvingpracticalproblems.Thetheaterhasaseatingcapacityof300people.Thebookiswithinthereadingcapacityofyoungreaders.

47/61LanguagePoints13.Hewasthere,intheessential,classicalcircumstance.(para7)

essential:basictypical,mostimportant

classic:traditionalorlongestablishedWhathappenedthatdaywasatypicalsituationinwhichnatureandmanfoughteachother.Andwhennaturebeginstoshowitspower,youalwaysfindmanfightback.Heisalwaysthere.Wecanalwaysexpecttofindsuchahero.

48/61LanguagePoints14.Sotheage-oldbattlebeganagaininthePotomac.Foraslongasmancouldlast,theywentateachother,natureandman.(para7)

theage-oldbattle由来已久战役betweennatureandman:herereferstothetraditionalideathathumancivilizationisarecordofman’sgradualconquestofnature.

goat:attack;fightTheywentateachotherfuriously.

他们相互猛烈攻击.49/61LanguagePoints15.…theonemakingnodistinctionsofgoodandevil,actingonnoprinciples,offeringnolifelines;theotheractingwhollyondistinctions,principlesand,perhaps,onfaith.(para.7)

Natureisindifferent.Itdoesnothaveanyideawhatisgoodorwhatisbadforhumanbeings,anditdoesnotcare.Ithasnomoralprinciples.Humanbeings,ontheotherhand,aredifferent.Theyhavemoralstandards.Theyhavefeelings.Theycareandtheylove.Thereforetheyareabletochoosebetweenrightandwrong.

50/61LanguagePoints16.Inreality,webelievetheopposite,andittakestheactofthemaninthewatertoremindusofourtruefeelingsinthismatter.(para.8)

Actually,thedeathofthemandidnotmeanthathumanbeingshadlostthebattle.Inamoralsense,manhadwonbecauseman’scouragetodefydeathwasalsoatremendouspower.Therefore,whathappenedtothismaninthewatershouldfilluswithprideratherthansadness.

51/61LanguagePoints17.Themaninthewatersethimselfagainstanimmovable,impersonalenemy;hefoughtitwithkindness;andheheldittoastandstill.Hewasthebestwecando..(para.9)

setsb.against:makesb.starttofightorquarrelwithanimmovable,impersonalenemy:referstonature,whichisindifferentandcannotbepersuadedtochangeitsattitudetowardsushumansstandoff:asituationinwhichneithersideinafightorbattlecangiveanadvantageadj.冷淡,不关心n.疏远,冷淡,不亲切52/61

Vocabulary&GrammarExercises1.Hislongservicewiththecompanywas____withapresent. A.admitted B.acknowledged C.attributed D.accepted

2.Teachingstudentsofthresholdlevelishardworkbuttheeffortisvery____. A.precious B.rewarding C.worth D.challenging

BB53/61

Vocabulary&GrammarExercises3.Amongallthechangesresultingfromthe____entryofwomenintotheworkforce,thetransformationthathasoccurredinthewomenthemselvesisnottheleastimportant.. A.massive B.quantitative C.surplus D.tragic

4.Whethertheirfootballteamwillwinisamatterof____tome. A.indifference B.discrimination C.deviation D.interests

AA54/61

Vocabulary&GrammarExercises5.Theplane____,itsbombsexplodingasithittheground. A.collided B.crushed C.plunged D.crashed