《跨文化英语报刊选读》课件 第五单元 Technology and City、第六单元 Aging and Health

Unit5TechnologyandCityReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.东南形胜，三吴都会，钱塘自古繁华。

——柳永（984—1053年）

Aplaceofscenicbeautyinthesoutheast,themetropolisintheregionoftheThreeWus,Qiantanghasflourishedsinceancienttimes.——LiuYong(984–1053)Don’tletthecitystealyoursoul.——TerriGuillemets(1973--,Americanmottoeditor）

不要让城市偷走了你的灵魂。——特丽·吉耶梅（1973—,美国格言编纂者）TextA:GettingtoKnowChina’sNewInfrastructureProjects1)Chinaisfamousforitsinfrastructurefever.DoyouknowmuchaboutChina'sinfrastructure?2)CouldyouprovideuswithanexampleofChina'srecentlyconstructedinfrastructurethatisbothimpressiveandmemorable?1.DetailsofthetextA1)WhatcanbeinferredaboutthedemandforgoodsandservicesinChinabyApril2020?

A.Itwasstartingtogrowduetotheincreaseine-commerceinvestment.

B.Itremainedrobustdespitethepandemic.

C.ItcontinuedtodiminishasthePMIindicatedanegativevalue.

D.ItstayedweakfromtheimpactofCOVID-19,despitetheeconomybeginningtorecover.1.DetailsofthetextA2)Whichsectorshowedaremarkableincreaseininvestmentdespitetheeconomicdownturninearly2020?

A.Publictransportation.

B.Foreigntrademarket.

C.E-commerceservices.

D.Retailsalesofconsumergoods.1.DetailsofthetextA3)WhatwastheimpactofCOVID-19onChina'sretailsalesinthefirstthreemonthsof2020?

A.Retailsalesincreasedsignificantlyduetoonlineshopping.

B.Therewasnosignificantimpactonretailsales.

C.Totalretailsalesofconsumergoodsdroppedconsiderably.

D.Retailsalesdiversifiedintonewconsumergoods.1.DetailsofthetextA4)WhatisthemainpurposeofChina'stargetedinvestmentsin"newinfrastructure"projects?A.Toincreasethetotalinvestmentonmajorprojectsannouncedbylocalgovernments.B.Tofacilitateinnovationandstrengthenweaklinksinsocioeconomicdevelopment.C.Tooffsettheeconomicimpactofthepandemic.D.Alloftheabove.1.DetailsofthetextA5)AccordingtoWuHao,whichofthefollowingisNOTacategoryofnewinfrastructureprojects?Information-basedinfrastructure.B.Convergedinfrastructuresupportedbyapplicationsofnewtechnologies.C.Innovativeinfrastructuresthatsupportscientificresearchandproductdevelopment.D.Constructionoftraditionalpowerplants.1.DetailsofthetextA6)AsperWangJian,whatdistinguishesnewinfrastructurefromtraditionalinfrastructure?A.Newinfrastructureisrelatedtobasicfacilitiesforsurvivalanddevelopment.B.Traditionalinfrastructureadaptstothedevelopmentofe-commerceandgreenenergy.C.Newinfrastructureactsasnewgrowthdrivers.D.Traditionalinfrastructureismainlyusedfortransportationandhydro-power.1.DetailsofthetextA7)WhatisthemainfocusofthenewinfrastructureaccordingtoHuangRihan?Theconstructionoftraditionalinfrastructurefacilities.B.Theupgradingofdigitalizationandintelligence.C.Thecompletionoftheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction.D.TheimprovementofremoteruralareasinChina.1.DetailsofthetextA8)WhydoesWangbelieveitistherighttimetoproposethedevelopmentofnewinfrastructureinChina?BecauseChinahasalreadyachievedahighlevelofdigitalization.BecauseChinahascompletedtheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction.C.BecausetheChinesepeoplearenolongerpayingfortraditionalinfrastructurefacilities.D.Becausetheepidemichassloweddowntheprogressofdigitaltransformation.1.DetailsofthetextA8)WhydoesWangbelieveitistherighttimetoproposethedevelopmentofnewinfrastructureinChina?BecauseChinahasalreadyachievedahighlevelofdigitalization.BecauseChinahascompletedtheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction.C.BecausetheChinesepeoplearenolongerpayingfortraditionalinfrastructurefacilities.D.Becausetheepidemichassloweddowntheprogressofdigitaltransformation.1.DetailsofthetextA9)AccordingtoHuang,whatroledoestechnologyplayinnationalstrength?Ithasnosignificantimpactonnationalstrength.Itdetermineswhowillleadtheworldinvariousfields.Itplaysavitalroleindeterminingnationalstrengthandgloballeadership.Itisimportantbutnotascrucialaseconomicfactors.1.DetailsofthetextA10)AccordingtoHuang,whatroledoestechnologyplayinnationalstrength?Ithasnosignificantimpactonnationalstrength.Itdetermineswhowillleadtheworldinvariousfields.Itplaysavitalroleindeterminingnationalstrengthandgloballeadership.Itisimportantbutnotascrucialaseconomicfactors.1.DetailsofthetextAKeys:1.D(Atpresent,China’seconomyhasstartedtorecover,butdemandremainsweak...)2.C(Investmentine-commerceservices,nevertheless,inthefirstquarterthisyearincreasedby39.6percentfromayearearlier...）3.C(amajorindicatorofconsumptiongrowth,tumbledby19percent...）4.D(aimtofacilitateinnovation,strengthenweaklinksinsocioeconomicdevelopment,offsettheeconomicimpactofthepandemic,andachievesustainablegrowth)5.D(Traditionalpowerplantsarenotmentionedaspartofthenewinfrastructurecategories.)6.C.(newinfrastructureadaptstothedevelopmentofindustrieslikee-commerceandgreenandnewenergy,actingasnewgrowthdrivers)7.

B.(assistingintheupgradingofdigitalizationandintelligence,whichinturnhelpsthetransformationoftheChineseeconomy).8.B(WangstatesthatChinahascompletedtheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction)9.C(Huangarguesthattechnologyplaysavitalroleinnationalstrength,andwhoeverisatthehelmofscienceandtechnologywillleadtheworld),10.C(China‘snationalstrengthwillbegreatlyimprovedwithadvantagesinAI,IoT,and5G……)2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.unveileditseverlargestfiscalstimuluspackage（para.6）expandingdomesticdemand,increasingemploymentandstimulatingeconomicgrowth（para.7）3.facilitateinnovationandstrengthenweaklinksinsocioeconomicdevelopment,therebyoffsettingtheeconomicimpactofthepandemicandachievingsustainablegrowth（para.8）4.madepeoplemoreaccustomedtoonlineworkandlife（para.17）5.

definesthecharacteristicsofnewinfrastructure:fairnessandinclusiveness（para.26）TextBWhatMakesaCityGreat?AnAmericanPerspectivePleasebearinmindthefollowingquestionasyoucontinuereading:Whatdoeseach"C"standforinthecontextofthe4Cs?Onceyouhavefinishedreadingthepassage,youwillhaveabetterunderstandingofthisconcept.Enjoyreadingandrefrainfromconsultingadictionary,evenwhenencounteringunfamiliarwords.1.ReadtextBandthenanswerfollowingquestionsHowmanyCswereputforwardtoaccountforcities’greatness,andwhatarethey?2)WhyisLosAngelesinstructiveforunderstandingwhatgreatnessmightlooklikeinthe21stcentury?2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1)holdsacertainmajestyandprominence(para.2)2)acityshapestheworldbythevalueandforwardnessofitsactions.(para.4)3)Charismaisanelusiveconcept(para.5)4)

qualitative,thumbnailaccountsof(para.8)5)

acityofbalanceandeconomicdiversification(para.11)6)

representsaprogressive,pluralistic,middle-classidealofurbanlife(para.15)QuestionstoreflectuponaftercoveringthisunitInyouropinion,whichcityisbestpositionedtofulfillthecriteriaofthe4Cs?Couldyoupleasecomposea200-worddescriptionofyourdreamcity?Unit6AgingandHealthReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。

——孔子（公元前551年—公元前479年）

WhenIwasfifteen,Isetmymindonlearning;bythirty,Iwaswellestablished;atforty,Iwasimperturbable;atfifty,Iunderstoodmymissioninlife;atsixty,Icouldeasilyjudgepeoplebytheirwordsandatseventy,Iwasabletoactspontaneouslywithoutevercrossingtheline.——Confucius（551—479BCE）Readthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.Theoldbelieveeverything;themiddle-agedsuspecteverything;theyoungknoweverything.

——OscarWilde(1854—1900)老年人相信一切；中年人怀疑一切；年轻人知道一切。

——奥斯卡·王尔德（1854—1900）TextA:PopulationAginginChina:AMixedBlessing1).Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1)WhatistakingplaceinChinaconcerningaging?(para.1)2)WhatisthethreefactorscontributingtotherapidaginginChina?(para.2)3)WhataretheeconomicimpactsofaginginChina?(para.3)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions.4)Whydoesagingposeachallengetothegovernment?(para.4)5)Whatarethepositiveimpactsoftheboomingseniorpopulation?(para.5)6)Whatiskeytotackletheproblemofagingpopulation?(para.6)2.Detailsofthetext.1)HowdoespopulationagingaffectChina'seconomicperformance?

A.Increasesthenumberofyoungworkers

B.Lowerstheaveragewagelevel

C.Raisestheaveragewagelevel

D.Doesnotchangeeconomicperformance2.Detailsofthetext.2)WhymightChinabecomelesscompetitiveinlabor-intensiveindustries?

A.Duetoincreasedautomation

B.Becauseofthedropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce

C.Owingtolowertaxes

D.Asaresultofincreasedexporttariffs

2.Detailsofthetext.3)WhathashistoricallyhelpedChina'scompetitivenessinlabormarkets?A.High-costlaborB.Unlimitedhigh-costlaborC.Almostunlimitedlow-costlaborD.Highimporttariffs2.Detailsofthetext.4)Whatlikelyconsequencedoesashrinkingproductivelaborforcehaveonwages?A.DecreasesdemandforjobsB.ReducesthecostoflivingC.StabilizesthehousingmarketD.Increasestheaveragewagelevel2.Detailsofthetext.5)Whatdoes'itdoesnotbodewellfor'implyaboutChina’sinternationalcompetitiveness?A.ItisapositiveindicatorB.ItsuggestsimprovementovertimeC.ItindicatesalikelydeclineD.Ithasnorealimpact2.Detailsofthetext.6)Whyistheagingpopulationproblematicfortheeconomy?A.ItfostersinnovationB.ItstrengthensinternationalrelationsC.Itaffectsthecountry'seconomicperformancenegativelyD.Itincreasesthebirthrate2.Detailsofthetext1)C解析：人口老龄化导致生产劳动力比例下降，进而提高平均工资水平。（Itleadstoadropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce,whichinturnraisestheaveragewagelevel）2.Detailsofthetext.2)B解析：生产劳动力比例的下降使中国在劳动密集型产业中的竞争力下降。（Itleadstoadropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce,makingChinalesscompetitiveinlabor-intensiveindustries）2.Detailsofthetext.3)C解析：中国过去能够依靠几乎无限的低成本劳动力来维持竞争力。（Chinawasabletorelyonalmostunlimitedlow-costlabor）2.Detailsofthetext.4)D解析：生产劳动力的减少反过来又提高了平均工资水平。（adropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce,whichinturnraisestheaveragewagelevel）2.Detailsofthetext.5)C解析：该句暗示中国的国际竞争力可能会下降。（ItdoesnotbodewellforChina’sinternationalcompetitiveness）2.Detailsofthetext.6)C解析：人口老龄化对经济绩效有负面影响。（populationagingaffectseconomicperformance）3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1)Areportreleasedbyagovernment(para.1)2)RapidaginginChinahasbeendrivenbythreedistinctivedevelopments.(para.2)3)RobusteconomicgrowthoverthepastdecadeshasbeenassociatedwithincreasedaveragelifeexpectancyinChina(para.2)4)Itcouldquicklyloseitscompetitiveedgetootheremergingeconomies.(para.3)5)

Chinawillnotstandingoodsteadtoadjustitsindustrialstructure.(para.3)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6)Chinaisnotswimmingagainstthepopulationagingtide.(para.4)7)Thespeedandscopeofthechangehascaughtthegovernmentoffguard.(para.4)8)Thiswouldgeneratehugeopportunitiesforinvestors.(para.5)9)Thekeytocopingwiththepopulationagingistoimprovethesenior-carecapacity.(para.6)TextBTheAmericanPerspectiveonAgingandHealth1)American’sideaconcerningagingvariesfromus.Let’shaveadiscussionwithpeoplearoundandfindoutthedifferencesandwhatcontributetothe.1.ReadTextBandthenanswerfollowingque