宜立特大学英语1 Unit5-2 Text A

1、1. How much do you know about Hollywood?,Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. (From Wikipedia),2. Can you list some famous Hollywood actors, dire

2、ctors or producers? Which one do you like most? Why?,Top 10 Famous Hollywood Actors: Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Tom Cruise, Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Steve Carell. I like Johnny Depp most, because he is very humorous, and is very good at acti

3、ng.,The text is made up of four parts. Try to give each part a heading. The first has been given.,2-4,DeMilles way to early success.,5-6,DeMilles continued progress.,7,Conclusion: DeMilles lifetime achievement.,Who Made Hollywood Into Hollywood?,(1) When you hear the name Hollywood, you probably thi

4、nk of excitement, lights, cameras, and movie stars. Famous actors are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors and producers are important, too. Today, Hollywood is full of producers and directors. However, very few are as famous and successful as Hollywoods first motio

5、n picture businessmen, Cecil Blount DeMille, Samuel Goldwyn, and Louis Mayer. They are remembered for their excellent movies and their continuing influence in the motion picture industry. They led the way for movie producers and directors of today and those still to come. And we are going to focus o

6、n Cecil B. DeMille here.,Adapted from VOA Special English, written by Lawan Davis,(2)Cecil B. DeMille was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts in 1881. Both his parents were writers of plays. His father died when he was twelve years old. His mother kept the family together by establishing a theater compa

7、ny. Cecil joined the company as an actor. He continued working in his mothers theater company as an actor and a manager until 1913. That year, he joined Jesse L. Lasky and Samuel Goldfish to form the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. Goldfish later changed his name to Samuel Goldwyn.,(3) The thre

8、e men started making motion pictures immediately. They loved working in the movie business. They were deeply interested in its creative and financial possibilities. DeMille, Lasky and Goldfish began working on a movie version of the popular American western play Squaw Man. DeMille urged that the mov

9、ie be made in the real American West. He chose Flagstaff, Arizona. DeMille and the company traveled to Flagstaff by train. When they arrived, DeMille thought the area looked too modern. They got back on the train and kept going until they reached the end of the line. They were in a quiet little town

10、 in southern California. The town was called Hollywood. DeMille decided this was the perfect place to film the movie.,(4) Squaw Man was one of the first full-length movies produced in Hollywood. It was released in 1913 and was an immediate success. DeMille is considered the man who helped Hollywood

11、become the center of the motion picture business. He quickly became a creative force in the new movie industry. His success continued with Brewsters Millions, The Call of the North and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.,(5) Cecil B. DeMille was among the very few filmmakers in Hollywood whose name appe

12、ared above the title of his movie. His name was more important to movie-goers than the names of the stars in the movie. DeMills movies were known to be big productions. He combined a lot of action, realistic storytelling, and hundreds of actors to make some of Hollywoods best movies. He made many ki

13、nds of movies including westerns, comedies, romances, and movies dealing with moral issues. DeMille gained a great deal of fame with the kind of movie known as an epic. An epic tells a story of events that are important in history. DeMilles epic movies were based on the settings of the American West

14、, Roman history, or stories from the Bible.,(6) His first version of the historic film The Ten Commandments was a huge success among silent films in 1923. One of DeMilles last films was The Greatest Show on Earth. It won the Academy Award for best picture in 1952. It was about people who performed i

15、n the circus. Some people say it was a fitting subject because Cecil B. DeMille was often called the greatest showman in Hollywood. In 1956, he released a new version of The Ten Commandments to include sound. It is broadcast still on American television during the Christian observance of Easter.,(7)

16、 Cecil B. DeMille produced and directed 70 movies. In 1949 he received a special Academy Award for “37 years of brilliant showmanship”. He died of heart failure in 1959.,谁造就了好莱坞？,(1)当你听到“好莱坞”这个名字,你可能会想到兴奋、灯光、摄像机和电影明星。名演员并不是娱乐行业中唯一重要的人，导演和制片人同样重要。今天,好莱坞不乏制片人和导演。然而,很少有人比得上好莱坞的第一批电影人塞西尔布朗特戴米尔、塞缪尔高德温和路易

17、斯迈耶的名望和成功。人们会铭记他们的出色作品和在电影产业的持续影响。他们为今天以及今后的电影制片人和导演指明了道路。我们在此关注塞西尔B戴米尔。,改编自美国之音慢速英语，撰稿人劳安戴维斯,(2)塞西尔B戴米尔1881年出生于马萨诸塞州的阿什菲尔德，父母都是剧作家。他的父亲在他12岁时去世了，母亲开办了一家戏剧公司来维持家庭。塞西尔成了该公司的演员，后来一直在公司身兼演员和经理，直到1913年。同年，他和杰西L拉斯基、塞缪尔格德菲什合伙成立了杰西L拉斯基故事片公司。格德菲什后来改名为塞缪尔高德温。,(3)这三个人立即开始制作电影。他们喜欢从事电影制作工作，对其创造潜能和经济前景有着浓厚的兴趣。戴

18、米尔、拉斯基和格德菲什开始将广受欢迎的美国西部剧异种婚姻改编成电影。戴米尔强烈要求在真正的美国西部制作电影，他选择了亚利桑那州的弗拉格斯塔夫。戴米尔一行乘火车前往弗拉格斯塔夫，当他们到达时, 戴米尔认为该地区看起来太现代了。他们回到火车上继续前进,直到铁路的尽头。他们身处一个安静的南加州小镇，叫做好莱坞。戴米尔决定这就是拍摄电影的绝佳地方。,(4) 异种婚姻是在好莱坞制作的第一批足本的电影之一。该片在1913年上映,一炮走红。戴米尔被认为是帮助好莱坞成为电影产业中心的人，他也很快成为新的电影产业中的一位富有创造力的人物。酿酒师的百万横财、北方的呼唤和寂寞的松林径继续着戴米尔的成功。,(5)在好

19、莱坞，名字出现在其电影片名之上的电影制作人凤毛麟角，戴米尔是其中之一。对于电影观众来说，他的名字比电影中的明星的名字更重要。戴米尔的电影以大制作而闻名。他用大量的动作、现实的叙事和数以百计的演员来制作出一些好莱坞的顶级电影。他制作了很多类型的电影，包括西部片、喜剧片、爱情片/传奇片和道德伦理片。戴米尔制作的被称为史诗的电影更令他声名远扬。史诗讲述的是与重要的历史事件有关的故事。戴米尔的史诗电影是建立在美国西部、罗马历史或圣经故事的背景之上的。,(6)他的历史影片十诫的第一版在1923年的无声电影中是一个巨大的成功。戴米尔最后的电影之一是大马戏团，在1952年获得奥斯卡奖最佳影片奖。该片讲述的是

20、马戏团的演员，有些人说这是一个恰当的主题，因为戴米尔常被称为好莱坞最伟大的马戏团演员。1956年,他发布了一部有声的新版十诫，该片在基督教复活节纪念活动期间仍在美国的电视上播放。,（7）戴米尔制作和导演了70部电影。1949年,他获得了一个特殊的奥斯卡奖，表彰其“37年的出色演艺技巧”。他在1959年因心力衰竭而去世。,Directors, producers, as well as famous actors.,1.Who are the important people in the entertainment business according to the author?,娱乐行业(

21、movies)；not the only.，. too;,They led the way for movie producers and directors of today and those still to come.,2.What was the influence of the first motion picture businessmen?,电影, Can you locate influence in the first paragraph? are remembered for, 被记住,Here “keep the family together” means to ma

22、ke the family continue to exist and function despite hard conditions, in Chinese: “维系，维持，撑下去”.,3.What does “keep the family together” mean in “His mother kept the family together by establishing a theater company” in Paragraph 2?,The father died, there were only the mother and the son in the family.

23、 The son later worked in the company established by the mother.,He insisted on shooting the movie in a real American West setting and finally chose Hollywood.,4.By what means did DeMille manage to make Squaw Man an immediate success?,以什么方式； 立刻成功。working on a movie version of the popular American wes

24、tern play Squaw Man. The place where the movie is shoot must be in the west.,DeMilles movies were big productions of various kinds, and they were the combination of a lot of action, realistic storytelling, and hundreds of actors.,5.What were the main characteristics of DeMilles movies?,主要特点。DeMills

25、movies were known to be， 因为而出名。action, 动作；realistic storytelling 现实主义的讲故事手法,His movies included westerns, comedies, romances, movies dealing with moral issues, and epics.,6.What kinds of movies did DeMille make?,para 5, He made many kinds of movies including,The word “showman” has two basic meanings

26、: 1) someone who organizes public entertainments, for example, a circus manager; 2) someone who is good at entertaining people and getting a lot of public attention. If we compare Hollywood to a circus, we can understand “showman” both as a pun and a metaphor: DeMille was like a manager who “ran” th

27、e Hollywood film industry; meanwhile, he was a very entertaining guy who liked to show off himself.,7.How do you understand “showman” in “Some people say it was a fitting subject because Cecil B. DeMille often was called the greatest showman in Hollywood” in Paragraph 6?,showman, 玩杂耍的人；马戏团的老板；表演者,I

28、think DeMille was worthy of the special Academy Award he received in 1949. Cecil B. DeMille produced and directed 70 movies, which are all big productions, and he is considered the man who helped Hollywood become the center of the motion picture business. He quickly became a creative force in the ne

29、w movie industry.,8. Do you think DeMille was worthy of the special Academy Award he received in 1949? Why?,值得；配得上的.,probably ad.,It will probably rain.,used to say that something is likely to happen, likely to be true, etc. 很可能地；大概,天很可能要下雨了。,Can you think of a good place for the holidays?,你能想出度假的好地

30、方吗?,think of,to use your mind to solve something, decide something, imagine something, etc. 考虑；关心；想起,This wall will do as a rest for your camera.,这面墙可以作为你照相机的依托。,camera n.,a piece of equipment used to take photographs or make films or television programs 照相机；摄像机,The town provides a wide choice of en

31、tertainment.,这个镇提供了很多娱乐选择。,entertainment n.,1. things such as films, television, performances, etc. that are intended to amuse or interest people 娱乐活动；文娱节目,give an entertainment to sb.,招待某人,2. when you entertain someone at home, or for business 招待；款待,He will be remembered for that one book alone.,to

32、 be famous for something important that you did in the past 因而有名；因而被记住,仅仅那一本书就可以使他留名于世了。,be remembered for/as,Hell be remembered as a true sportsman.,人们将把他作为一名真正的运动员牢记在心中,influence,n. the power to affect the way someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks without using direct force or orders 影

33、响；势力,The Council had considerable influence over many government decisions.,这个理事会对很多政府决策有着重大影响。,Marx was strongly influenced by the historian Niebuhr.,马克思深受历史学家尼布尔的影响。,vt. to affect the way someone or something develops, behaves, thinks, etc. without directly forcing or ordering them 影响；感化,lead the

34、way,The Swedes have led the way in data protection.,be the first to do something, and show other people how to do it 带路；示范；引领,瑞典人引领了数据保护（技术）。,focus on,to give special attention to one particular person or thing, or to make people do this 集中；聚焦,She tried to focus her mind on her work.,她尝试集中精力工作。,keep

35、 together,to make something remain as it used to be 维系；维持,His mother left no means untried to keep the family together.,他的母亲想尽一切办法来维持这个家。,company n.,The company doubled its size in nine years.,1. a business organization that makes or sells goods or services 公司,9年来这家公司的规模扩大了一倍。,Her secret is known by

36、 the company she keeps.,2. when you are with other people and not alone 陪伴；同伴,她的秘密被她的同伴知道了。,creative a.,The writing of poems, stories or plays is often called creative writing.,诗歌、小说和剧本的写作常常被称作创作。,involving the use of imagination to produce new ideas or things 创造性的；有创造力的；有想象力的,urge vt.,1. to strongl

37、y suggest that someone do something 极力主张，强烈要求,他强烈要求在12月份进行一次公投。,He urged that a referendum be held by December.,I had an urge to see him.,我迫切希望见到他。,2. a strong wish or need 迫切要求；强烈的愿望,modern a.,belonging to the present time or most recent time 现代的；近代的,现代农业正在破坏我们美丽的农村。,Modern agriculture is spoiling

38、our beautiful countryside.,reach the end of the line,get to the end of a process, activity, or state 到了尽头；穷途末路,因为深爱上了同一个女孩，他们的友谊已经山穷水尽了。,Their friendship had reached the end of the line because of a girl whom they both loved so much.,film v.,1. to use a camera to record a story or real events so tha

39、t it can be shown in the cinema or on television 拍摄,这小说不适合拍摄成电影。,The story wont film well.,窗子上覆盖着水汽模糊不清。,The window filmed over with moisture.,2. film over: if something (your eyes) films over, it becomes covered with a thin layer of liquid 眼睛变模糊；朦胧,full-length a.,1. a play, etc. that is the normal

40、length 标准长度的，足本的 （戏剧）,标准长度小说,a full-length novel,2. a mirror, etc. that shows all of a person, from their head to their feet（照）全身的（镜子）,全身镜,a full-length mirror,filmmaker n.,As a filmmaker, I treat my works as I do my own sons or daughters.,someone who makes films, especially a director or producer 电

41、影摄制者，特指导演或制片人,作为一个导演，我把我的作品视为自己的儿子或女儿.。,movie-goer n.,Movie-goer Fatima seems to share his view.,someone who goes to see films at the cinema, especially regularly （经常）看电影的人,前去观看影片的法蒂玛与他有同感。,including prep.,The price is 25.50, including postage and packing.,used to introduce something or someone that

42、 is part of a larger group or amount you have just mentioned 包括；包含,价格是25.50英镑，包括邮资和包装。,moral issue,The Church should give more of a lead on basic moral issues.,subject or problem relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behavior, and with the difference between good and evil 道德问题,教会应当就基

43、本道德问题多做出些榜样。,gain,vt.,gain control of the company,1. to obtain or achieve something you want or need 获得，赚得,羸得公司的控制权,gain wisdom with age,2. to gradually get more and more of a quality, feeling, etc. especially a useful or valuable one 逐渐获得，取得,随着年龄增长而增加智慧,gain,n.,A fall into the pit, a gain into the

44、wit.,1. an advantage or improvement, especially one achieved by planning or effort 进步；改进；收获,吃一堑，长一智。,Eating too many fatty goods could cause weight gain.,2. an increase in the amount or level of something 增进、提高,吃太多油腻的东西会导致体重增加。,base on,Their relationship was based upon mutual respect.,to use somethi

45、ng as the thing from which something else is developed基于；在的基础上,他们的关系是建立在相互尊重的基础之上的。,This novel is based on historical facts.,这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。,Bible n.,You can find this sentence in the Holy Bible.,1. the Bible: the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testa

46、ment 圣经,你可以在圣经上找到这句话。,the photographers bible Amateur Photographer.,摄影师的宝典业余摄影师。,2. Singular the most useful and important book on a particular subject 权威书籍；金科玉律,silent film n.,The films by Charlie Chaplin were mostly silent movies.,film without voice 默片；无声电影,卓别林早期的电影多是默片。,perform v.,The theater gro

47、up performed a three-act play.,1. to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play or playing a piece of music 表演,剧团排演了一出三幕剧。,The surgeon performed the operation.,2. to do something, especially something difficult or useful 做；执行；完成,医师做了手术。,broadcast,v.,The station begins broadcastin

48、g at 6 a.m.,电台早晨 6:00开始播音。,2. to tell something to a lot of people 使广为人知,There was no need to broadcast the fact that he lost his job.,没有必要到处讲他失业了的事实。,1. to send out a radio or television program 播放,broadcast,n.,CNNs live broadcast of the trial,美国有线新闻网对这次审讯的现场直播,a program on the radio or on televisi

49、on,observance n.,1. something you do as part of a ceremony, especially a religious ceremony 宗教仪式、惯例等,religious observances,宗教仪式,2. when someone obeys a law or does something because it is part of a religion, custom, or ceremony （对法律，或者是宗教仪式、习俗、仪式等的）遵守；奉行,the observance of a peace agreement,对和平协定的遵守,

50、die of,to stop living and become dead as a result of 死于,The animals died of starvation in the snow.,动物在雪中饿死了。,die of / die from,I know, when I watched two of my dogs die of cancer, I found out too late in the process to help them.,当我看到我的两只小狗因为患癌症而死的时候，我知道没能帮上它们因为我发现得太晚了。,若死因存在于人体之上或之内（主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因

51、），一般用介词 of。如：die of illness (heart trouble, cancer, a fever, etc) 死于疾病（心脏病、癌症、发烧等）,(2) 若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的（主要指事故等方面的外部原因），一般用介词 from。如： die from an earthquake (a traffic accident, a lightning, a stroke, etc) 死于地震（交通事故、雷击等）,He died from a traffic accident.,他死于交通事故。,(3) 若死因是环境影响到体内，即两方面共有的原因，则可用 o

52、f, from 均可。如：die of from a drink ( a wound, overwork, starvation, hunger and cold, etc) 死于饮酒（受伤、劳累过度、饥饿、饥寒等），但是在实际运用中，两者混用的情况较多。,heart failure,a serious medical condition in which someones heart stops working properly, often resulting in death 心脏停跳；心力衰竭,Heart failure led to her fathers death.,心力衰竭导致

53、她父亲的死亡。,Read the following paragraph and learn it by heart. Pay particular attention to the pronunciation and intonation.,The three men started making motion pictures immediately. They loved working in the movie business. They were deeply interested in its creative and financial possibilities. DeMil

54、le, Lasky, and Goldfish began working on a movie version of the popular American western play Squaw Man. DeMille urged that the movie be made in the real American West. He chose Flagstaff, Arizona. DeMille and the company traveled to Flagstaff by train. When they arrived, DeMille thought the area lo

55、oked too modern. They got back on the train and kept going until they reached the end of the line. They were in a quiet little town in southern California. The town was called Hollywood. DeMille decided this was the perfect place to film the movie.,Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the box b

56、elow to fill in the following blanks. Change the form if necessary.,1.This provides an opportunity to _research on the health needs of the population.,2.We have successfully _clear rules that most students accept.,3.The dead rats in the street looked as though they had _hunger because the area was t

57、oo poor.,focus,established,died of,4.Figures to be officially _this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising.,released,5.Your boss must _of you if she gives you so much responsibility.,6.The company is putting on a _of the popular musical “Cats”.,7.Critics of the market economy _their

58、 position on the following points.,Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the box below to fill in the following blanks. Change the form if necessary.,think highly,performance,base,8.The firm made a loss in the first quarter of the current _year.,financial,9.New York has _in protection of freedom

59、 of the press.,10.The research and development department will roll out an enhanced _of its operating system in the new year.,Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the box below to fill in the following blanks. Change the form if necessary.,led the way,version,The suffix -ent can be added to some nouns or