大学英语综合教程4 Unit 6 The Pace of Life -

1、.,Unit 6 The Pace of Life,Text A: Old Father Time Becomes a Terror,.,Objectives,The students will be able to: Learn the main idea and structure of the text; Learn to distinguish supporting facts from opinions, and to use both in their own writing; Grasp the key language points and grammatical struct

2、ures in the text;,.,Step 1 Pre-reading Activities,Describe the caricature,.,Brainstorming: Discussion,1、Has technology made our life easier or more burdensome? Give examples to illustrate your view. Everything has two sides. Technology, on the one hand, changes our life completely. It makes our ever

3、yday life much easier. We can communicate instantly with the friend on the other side of the world. We can drive to the place of interest anytime convenient to us after tiresome work. However, it is notable that technology also makes us burdensome. We are overloaded with so much work created by thos

4、e modern facilities and equipment.,.,2、The author makes mention of “stress envy” in para.14.What do you think are the possible sociological motivation behind it?,Todays world is so competitive that everyone is in a rush to make a better station for himself. People are chained down by the lust to be

5、somebody. They try to appear busy to show to others they are working hard. If you are not busy, maybe you are considered a man of no future.,.,sound byte: a very brief excerpt from a speech or statement broadcast on television or radio quality time: time spent in active social interaction with anoth

6、er person, especially with ones young child.,Father Time: Time personified as a very old man, carrying a scythe and an hourglass,.,The structure of the text,See Text Organization on page 204.,.,three,reactions,remedy,.,Step 2 Language points making progress - Its difficult to contact her because she

7、s always on the move. The economy appeared to be on the move. Science is always on the move. (发展) It was vacation time, and the highways were full of families on the move. (驾车出游的家庭往来不绝) As it was a very cold day, I kept on the move to stay warm.,Preface,cope: deal successfully (often followed by wit

8、h ) People who attempt suicide usually suffer from extreme emotional distress and feel unable to cope with the stress and their problems. The task looks a formidable one, but I think we can cope. In their crazy search for fulfillment, theyve gotten themselves into situations in which they are not ab

9、le to cope.,Preface,set about sth. / doing sth.: start doing sth, with vigor or determination After breakfast, she set about her household duties. The school authorities must set about finding solutions to the campus security problems. set sb. off : cause someone to start doing sth., esp. laughing o

10、r talking set sth. off: set off a bomb; cause an alarm to go off; cause a series of things to occur; set off a chain reaction in other financial markets. set out to do: aim at intend to do sth. set to: begin doing sth. vigorously,Preface,tangle: v. twist together into a confused mass; become involve

11、d in a conflict or fight with Long hair tangles easily. The wind tangled my hair. I tangled with him over politics bitterly. be tangled in a controversy卷入 The power failure had tangled traffic in the city. (陷入混乱),Preface,n. - a tangle of ropes / people diplomatic tangles (外交纠纷) His thoughts were in

12、a tangle. (陷入混乱) have a tangle with sb. over sth. untangle: free from a tangled or twisted state; make sth. complicated easier to deal with - untangle the problem / a cable /the traffic jam (解开缠结的电缆/整顿交通堵塞),.,Part one (paras 1-11),What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today?,Part I

13、(Paras 1-11),eat into (Line 6): use up (profits, resources, or time), especially when they are intended for other purposes; gradually reduce the amount of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy His extravagances ate into his inheritances. Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time. Sales were h

14、ard hit by high interest rates eating into disposal income. The fear has eaten into my bones. (感到极为恐惧),Part I (Paras 1-11),eat sth. away or eat away at sth. (syn.) Rust was eating away the pipe. Inflation has eaten away at the value of some of their assets.(使财产价值下跌) I never did understand what was e

15、ating away at her. (烦扰),Part I (Paras 1-11),Promise (Line 11): give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence or situation) The clear sky promises fine weather. It promised to be a night that all present would long remember. promising: giving hope of success or good result a promising futu

16、re / boy (有出息) The weather is promising. (is likely to be fine),Part I (Paras 1-11),Deliver (Line 11): bring or hand over (a letter, parcel, or ordered goods); provide sth. promised or expected struggle to deliver election commitments. Shes waiting for him to deliver on his promise.,Part I (Paras 1-

17、11),toil at / on / over / through (Line 18): work extremely hard or incessantly; move slowly and with difficulty toil at ones task (辛苦工作) toil through the night (彻夜辛劳) toil with ones hands for a living toil up a hill / along the path n. a life of toil: a hard life succeed only after years of toil,Pa

18、rt I (Paras 1-11),multiply (Line 21): increase in number or quantity; add a number to itself a particular number of times The weeds just multiplied, and before long the garden was a jungle. Fear multiplies the difficulties of life. Multiply 16 by 4, to make 64. 6 multiplied by 3 is 18. (6 x 3 = 18)

19、multiply the height with the width to determine the area multiplication sign / table乘号/乘法表,Part I (Paras 1-11),multi- : (pref) having many of a multipolar world （多极世界） multiprocessing (多重处理) a multipurpose computer (多功能的) a multistage rocket (多节火箭) multi-racial country （多种族国家）,Part I (Paras 1-11),bu

20、rden (Line 24): a load, typically a heavy one; a duty or misfortune that causes hardship, anxiety share the burden with sb. burden sb. with questions/ worries / a large family impose / lay the burden on sb. shift the burden to sb. alleviate / lessen / lighten the burden relieve sb. of the burden The

21、 room was burdened with flowers. (摆满了花) The economy was further burdened by a flood of refugees. bear the burden and heat of the day 吃苦耐劳;完成责任 lay down lifes burden 婉 死,Part I (Paras 1-11),time-pressed (Line 28): be pressed: have barely enough of sth., esp. time - Im terribly pressed for time. / Im

22、time-pressed. be pressed to do sth.: have difficulty doing or achieving sth. - They may be hard pressed to keep their promise. press sb. to do sth / for sth. 催促，敦促；逼迫 press sb. into doing sth. / press sb. with questions a world pressed by / burdened with mushrooming populations.,Part I (Paras 1-11),

23、accommodate (Line 31): provide lodging or sufficient space for; Each flat can accommodate up to six people. Even the most prestigious universities, such as Oxford and Harvard, are making their efforts to make their graduates accommodate to the realities of the job market. accommodate to: adapt to Wh

24、erever he goes, he readily accommodates to new circumstances.,Part I (Paras 1-11),proliferate (Line 35): increase rapidly in number; produce in large quantities; multiply With the development of science, the science-fiction magazines proliferated in the 1920s.,Part I (Paras 1-11),amount to (Line 41)

25、: add up to; be equal to Losses amounted to over 100 million dollars. In 1959 the combined value of U.S. imports and exports amounted to less than 9 percent of the countrys gross domestic products. Their actions amounted to a conspiracy. Her standards amounted to perfection. (她简直要求事事十全十美。),Part I (P

26、aras 1-11),frontier (Line 41): part of a country bordering on another country; (fig / usu pl) extreme limit of an area of knowledge or a particular activity armed clashes on the frontier between the two countries Our passports were inspected at the Czech frontier. The frontiers of medical knowledge

27、are being pushed farther outwards every year. (开拓扩大),Part I (Paras 1-11),stress (Line 42): pressure or worry resulting from mental or physical distress, difficult circumstances Not all of us can cope with the stresses of modern life. Population growth and pollution place enormous stress on the world

28、s supply of usable water. v.: - A person who is stressed typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering. stress the point / need for sth. : attach importance to sth. stress / tension / nervousness: see Page 210 Ex. II,Part I (Paras 1-11),drive (Line 44): urge or force sb.

29、 to move in a specified direction or act in a particular way be driven: (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way. Youre driving yourself too hard. (You are pressing too hard.) He drove himself working until late at night. He was driven by ambition.,Part I (Paras 1-11),oblig

30、e (Line 45): do sth. for sb. as a favor or a small service (oblige sb. with sth. / by doing sth.) Will you oblige me by closing the windows? 请帮我把门关上。 Tell me what you want to know and Ill see if I can oblige. If you can give me a few minutes of your time Ill be much obliged. (grateful) repay an obli

31、gation n. 还人情債 be obliged to sb., be obliged to do sth.,.,Part one (paras 1-11) Questions,1. What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today? 2. The author gives us some examples to show technology has enslaved us. What are they? 3. Why does the author say that our world is facing with

32、the information explosion? 4. What does rising prosperity mean?,.,para 2: Instead of liberating us, technology has enslaved us. para 7: Technology apart, a second reason . the information explosion. para 11.another reasonrising prosperity,1. What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed tod

33、ay?,.,Part one (paras 1-11),2. The author gives us some examples to show technology has enslaved us. What are they?,.,1) the motorcar (para 3) 2) the aircraft (para 4) 3) washing machines (para 5) 4) the laptop/ portable computer(para 6),.,Part one (paras 1-11),3. Why does the author say that our wo

34、rld is facing with the information explosion?,.,para 8,para 9,para 10,.,para 11: ever-larger quantities of / more and more goods and services are produced, so people will buy more, travel more and play more. Therefore, people will suffer from the confusion of endless choice.,4. What does rising pros

35、perity mean?,Part I (Paras 1-11),Main Idea: The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today.,Part II (Paras 12-18),shorthand (Line 48): a short or simple way of expressing or referring to sth. - Poetry for him is simply a shorthand for literature.,Part II (Paras 12-18),(Line 53) per

36、ipherally involved in the economy: not fully involved in / not fully employed a peripheral member of a group外围成员 peripheral provinces边缘省份,Part II (Paras 12-18),nurture (Line 76): care for and encourage the growth and development of; cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition); nourish His father nurtured

37、his love of art. For a long time she has nurtured the dream of buying a shop. nurture resentment 滋生不满情绪 nurture connections with sb. 同某人拉关系 n. (often contrasted with nature) nature and nurture:本性和教养,.,Part Two (paras 12-18),How many people are not overstressed? Who are those people?,.,Para 13: 1) pe

38、ople retiring early 2) unemployed people 3) people who may be only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this situation at all,.,quotations and facts are used repeatedly to prove that not everyone feel time-stressed. You can find Michael Willmott in para 12, Paul Edwards in para 14, hou

39、r-by-hour log in para 15, the findings of John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey in para 16-18.,Part II (Paras 12-18),Main Idea: Not every one is time-stressed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade.,.,Part three (paras 19-23),What is this part about?,.,

40、.has provoked / caused/ triggered a variety of reactions.,.,Part three (paras 19-23),How many reactions are mentioned ? What are they?,.,para 19: one is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time. Para 21: people are also trying to buy time. Para 22: A third reaction tohas