新视野大学英语三unit4 A课件.ppt

1、,FIVE FAMOUS SYMBOLS OF AMERICAN CULTURE,Section A,Questions presented in “导学材料” for oral use,1. What is the French artists purpose to make the Statue of Liberty It is to celebrate US independence and the France-America alliance. 2. How popular is Barbie according to the text? It has become the univ

2、ersally recognized Queen of the Dolls/the number one doll. 3. Why was buffalo on American coin? It was to honor the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians 4. What does Uncle Sam refer to? It represents American government and Americans.,L9 Why did the French artist need someone wh

3、ose face represented suffering yet strength? L11 What is your interpretation on Bartholdis remark “my daughter, Liberty”？ L27 Why is Barbie so popular in the world? L36 How do people interpret the painting? L39 What is the most impressive feature of this painting? L72 Why was the army recruiting pos

4、ter with the portrait of Uncle Sam so famous?,More questions for understanding SA text,Five Famous Symbols of American Culture,Barbie,The Statue of Liberty,American Gothic,The Buffalo Nickel,Uncle Sam,Main Idea of the Text,The passage is about five famous symbols of American culture, telling readers

5、 their historical backgrounds, origins and relevant stories.,Device for Developing it,标题法,时间法,Of the five parts of the passage, three (Part I, II and V) are written mostly following the time sequence.,Key words and phrases from SA,approve of dedicate version universal come up with interpretation str

6、etch inspect contract evolve,Examples of the key words,My plan has been approved of by the committee. Dedicate their money to scientific research I have heard 2 versions of the accident. The desire to look attractive is universal. Different people have different interpretations of the phenomenon. Th

7、e novel was inspired by his experience in Africa. Stretch ones arm His job is to inspect the quality of the final product. Break a contract. Darwin believed that we evolved from apes.,version (L.24),a copy of sth. that has been changed so that it is slightly different An updated version of the softw

8、are the original version of the text English/electronic /TV version (=presented in a different language or form),interpretation (L.36),the way in which someone explains or understands an event, information, someones actions etc One possible interpretation is that they want you to resign. Its difficu

9、lt to put an accurate interpretation on (=explain) the survey results.,1. Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.,对事物的分析和诠释因人而异。,2. 对这些数字他们有不同的解释。,They have a different interpretation on these figures.,stretch (L.42) 伸展, 拉紧; 倾注全力；曲解, 滥用,stretch ones leg stretch out a helping hand stret

10、ch the law stretch ones power stretch the facts She stretched herself to provide for the family.,伸长腿 伸出一只援助的手 曲解法律 滥用权力 夸大事实 她竭尽全力养家糊口。,contract (L.63),n . 合同,The contract still holds.,v. 1. 缔结；订（契约）,Their firm have contracted to build a bridge across the river.,他们公司已签约承建一座大桥。,contract a marriage,缔结

11、婚约,2. 得（病）,contract pneumonia,染上肺炎,3. 使缩起来；使变狭,Metal contracts as it cools.,金属遇冷收缩。,1. They are contracted to work 35 hours a week.,He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion.,他们已签订合同每周工作35 小时。,2. 他因输血(blood transfusion)染上爱滋病。,原句:While white people had previously been used as models for most Americ

12、an coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. (L. 50),1. Typical patterns for contrast:,While people tend to do sth., someone goes against tradition / conventionality by doing something else. 尽管人们习惯于做某事，另有人却反传统/常规而

13、行之，做了别的事。,句型提炼,尽管此前一直是白人被用作美国硬币上的模特，而著名艺术家詹姆斯 厄尔 弗雷泽却反传统而行之，启用了三名真正的美洲印第安人作为自己创作的原型。,应用：几乎所有的花儿都在春天开，但是梅花却违背常规在深冬绽放，它因不畏严寒而赢得盛誉。,While almost all flowers come into blossom in spring, the plums go against the conventionality by flowering in deep winter, thus earning a reputation for being fearless of

14、 severe cold.,原句:His mother could not approve of her sons affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and married his love in 1876. (L. 5),2. Typical patterns for showing ones persistence in doing sth.,Some people object to/are opposed to/dont approve of sb.s doing sth., but sb

15、. goes ahead and 一些人反对不同意某人做某事，但某人不为所动，仍,句型提炼,他母亲不赞成自己的儿子和一个她没有见过的女子恋爱，然而巴托尔迪不为所动，依然和心中所爱于1876年结为伉俪。,应用：在十九世纪五十年代,包括一些自然学家在内的许多人反对达尔文对物种进化的探索，然而达尔文不为所动，仍于1859年11月24日出版了他的巨著物种起源。,In 1850s, many people, including some naturalists, objected to Darwins exploration of the evolution of species, but he wen

16、t ahead and on November 24, 1859 published his great work The Origin of Species.,Tips Set up a fund designed to support the broadening of public awareness and appreciation of arts and culture of the two countries. Exchanges of the artists of the two. Cooperate with each other in some projects concer

17、ning cultural exchanges. ,How to promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States?,Directions: Translate the following sentences, using the word or phrases given.,他们献身于科研。（dedicate oneself to） 他的诚实让他免于被解雇(save from) 很难对调查（survey）结果作出准确的解释。（interpretation） 任何有悖自然规律的事情都会遭到大自然的严厉惩罚。（go against） 小李终于设计出成功的招聘广告。（come up with）,Translation exercise,They are dedic