《跨文化英语报刊选读》课件 第八单元 Material and Spiritual

Unit8MaterialandSpiritualReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.凫胫虽短，续之则忧；鹤胫虽长，断之则悲。——庄子（公元前369年—公元前286年）Aduck’slegsareshort,butifwetrytolengthenthem,itcausespain;andacrane’slegsarelong,butifwetrytocutoffaportionofthem,itproducesgrief.——Zhuangzi(369–286BCE.)Habitishabitandnottobeflungoutofthewindowbyanyman,butcoaxeddownstairsastepatatime.——MarkTwain(1835–1910)习惯就是习惯，谁也不能将其扔出窗外，只能一步一步地哄它下楼。——马克·吐温（1835—1910）TextA:TheHistorybehindChina’sObsessionwithHotWater1)Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?Takeawildguess!2)WhyaretheChinesesoobsessedwithhotwateraccordingtoTextA?1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1).WhatkindofpicturecanyouseewithChinesetravelersaroundtheworld?(para.1)2).Whyitisunbelievableforpeopletoseea50-year-oldrocker,ZhaoMingyicarryingathermos?(para.2)3).WhenhaveChinesepeoplegrownusedtothewesternfoodanddrink?(para.3)4).Accordingtopara4.,whatarethefunctionsofthehotandcoldbeveragesaccordingtotraditionalChinesemedicine?(para.4)5).WhydidmostordinaryChinesepeopleregardhotwaterasaluxuryinancientChina?(para.5)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.6).Whatisthepossiblereasonthatthesouthremaineduntouchedduringtheoutbreakofcholerain1862?(para.8)7).WhatdidtheguidelineissuedbyKuomintangclaimtodrinkboiledwater?(para.11)8).HowdoyouthinknowadaysChineseyoungpeopleareincreasinglyenamoredwithcoldwater?(para.16)2.Detailsofthetext.1)WhatdoesthethermosrepresenttohotwaterdevoteesinChina?

A.Asymbolofmodernization

B.Astatussymbol

C.Anecessaryaccessory

D.Afashiontrend2)WhywashotwaterconsideredaluxuryiteminancientChina?

A.Fuelwasexpensive.

B.Itwasbelievedtohavemedicinalproperties.

C.Icewasreadilyavailable.

D.Coldbeverageswerepreferred.2.Detailsofthetext.3)DuringtheZhouDynasty,whohadaccesstoiceddrinks?

A.Ordinarycitizens

B.High-rankingofficialsandthesocialelite

C.Pregnantwomenandtheelderly

D.Alloftheabove4)WhatledtothewidespreadbeliefinthehealthbenefitsofhotwaterinChina?A.TraditionalChinesemedicineB.TheNewLifeMovementC.ThecholeraepidemicinShanghaiD.Thepopularityofthermoses2.Detailsofthetext.5)HowdidthecholeraepidemicinShanghaicontributetothebeliefinhotwater’shealthbenefits?A.Itwasbelievedthatsouthernerswhodrankmorehotwaterweresparedfromtheepidemic.B.Hotwaterwasfoundtokillthecholerabacteria.C.Theepidemicspreadthroughcontaminatedwatersupplies,leadingtoabeliefinthepurityofboiledwater.D.Alloftheabove.6)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheNewLifeMovement?A.ItwaslaunchedbytheKuomintanggovernment.B.Itsoughttoeducatethemassesonproperattire,eatinghabits,andlivingconditions.C.ItsuccessfullyuniversalizedtheconsumptionofboiledwaterthroughoutChina.D.Itgaveofficialrecognitiontothepopularbeliefinthepowerofhotwater.Keys:1-6:CABAAC3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.touristdestination;befloodedwith;beloadedwith;whenitcomesto;(para.1)2)socialmedia;fizzwith;clutchin;(para.2)3)growusedto;chowdown;(para.3)4)beclassifiedas;expelfrom;cooldown;(para.4)5)

anabidingfaith;prosperousareas;popup;(para.6)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6)breakout;crowdinto;beresponsiblefor;spreadnorth;(para.7)7)remainuntouched;residein;practicethehabitof;(para.8)8)livingconditions;trafficrules;seekto;growthofbacteria;spreadofdisease;makegreateffortsto;inpractice;(para.11)9)priorto;underone’scontrol;beprovidedwith;takethematterupwith;(para.12)10)beenamoredwith;bemockedas;(para.16)TextBWhyAmericansAreDevotedto“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”1)HaveyoueverreadanyChickenSoupfortheSoulbookseries?Whatkindofmotivationorinspirationdidthembringtoyou?2)ThefollowingtextwillmakeitcrystalclearwhyAmericansaredevotedto“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”.1.ReadTextBandthenanswerfollowingquestions.WhatvaluesthatmanyChickenSoupcollectionsseemtoradiate?(para.4)AccordingtoAlan’sinterpretation,whatdoesChickenSoupattempttodo?(para.6)WhatseemstobetheessentialthemeofChickenSoupfortheSoul?Why?(para.11)2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1)bedevotedto;rollpastthetomes;(para.1)2)offeraidto;anambitiousundertaking;attributeto;(para.3)3)bedrawnfrom;squeezefrom;readoutloud;attestto;(para.4)4)bedisownedfor;cuttieswith;beaccusedof;becrushedtodeath;(para.8)5)inessence;hookon;humanempathy;breakdownintears;secularpower;(para.10)Questi