新视野大学英语4unit1 section A课件

1、,New Horizon College English,Book Four,- 1 -,Unit One Section A The Temptation of a Respectable Woman,- 2 -,OBJECTIVES,1. Develop proper ways to resist temptations. 2. Tell stories in time sequence. 3. Develop positive attitude towards marriage and family. 4. Learn to read between lines. 5. Use new

2、words and expressions.,Unit One,- 3 -,Pre-reading Activities,Text Understanding,Language Points,1,2,3,Unit One,Summary,4,5,Writing,- 4 -,In Bible, an apple, a woman and a serpent remind us of temptation. We can resist everything except temptation maybe because temptation exists when God created man

3、and woman.,1. What do these two pictures remind you of?,Background Information,- 5 -,Temptation is something that you crave for now but regret later. It is an attack that falls upon you anytime and from anywhere.,2.What is temptation?,Background Information,- 6 -,Now that temptation has found its wa

4、y into every facet of our life and no one is immune to its attacks, its wise of us to get to its root.,3. Where does temptation stem from?,Background Information,- 7 -,In general, temptation stems from three major sources:,a. lust for sensual pleasures (3 minutes in classroom too long, three hours w

5、ith a pretty girl is too short) b. desire for material comfort (a man work for money regardless of his health or interests of others) c. zeal for power (an official polishes the apples(讨人欢心) for his supervisor),Background Information,- 8 -,I. What would you do in the following cases?,Pre-reading Act

6、ivities,- 9 -,Youre overweight and not allowed to eat too much. When you see the delicious food ,Pre-reading Activities,- 10 -,b. You can hardly pass the exam. Now, the supervisor is out for a moment ,Pre-reading Activities,- 11 -,c. You havent finished your term paper, which is due tomorrow. Now th

7、ere is one available on the Internet ,Pre-reading Activities,- 12 -,d. Earning money by taking a part-time job is too hard. Either gambling or dating with millionaires might be a short cut ,Pre-reading Activities,- 13 -,e. Staying in bed is so comfortable. But its time for class ,Pre-reading Activit

8、ies,- 14 -,f. The computer game is so fascinating, but you havent finished your homework ,Pre-reading Activities,- 15 -,II. How to Resist Temptations ?,Its inevitable for one to be faced with various temptations in his lifetime. Have you ever managed to resist any temptation or got trapped in it? No

9、w share your experience with your partner.,Tips,Pre-reading Activities,- 16 -,Choose your friends carefully. Think about how an honorable person would act. Think about what would happen if you were caught. Think over whether what you are about to do may hurt others. Walk away from the situations whe

10、re you are tempted. Remember what your parents or teachers taught you. Draw up a set of principles as a guide to all of our social conducts.,Pre-reading Activities,- 17 -,Pre-reading Activities,Text Understanding,Language Points,1,2,3,Unit One,Summary,4,5,Writing,- 18 -,How many characters are there

11、 in the story? Who are they?,Text Understanding,read the text and answer the following questions.,- 19 -,2. What did Mrs. Baroda think of her husbands friend at first?,Text Understanding,- 20 -,3. What did Mrs. Baroda decide to do after her talk with her husband？,Text Understanding,- 21 -,4. Which p

12、art of Gouvernail drew Mrs. Baroda to him?,Text Understanding,- 22 -,5. What did Mrs. Baroda want to do when Gouvernail was talking?,Text Understanding,- 23 -,6. When did Mrs. Baroda fall in love with Gouvernail, at that night or earlier?,Text Understanding,- 24 -,7. Mrs. Baroda was strongly against

13、 inviting Mr. Gouvernail again. Why?,Text Understanding,- 25 -,8. Did Mrs. Baroda finally manage to resist the temptation? How?,Text Understanding,- 26 -,Text Understanding,Main idea of the text ?,At first, Mrs. Baroda didnt like her husbands friend, Gouvernail, whom she found far from a man of wit

14、but a dull man hard to read. One night, however, a conversation between them revealed his true personality, which proved to be a strong temptation to her, a respectable woman. But in the end, she overcame that temptation.,- 27 -,Part One,Main Idea of Part One,(Para. 1),Text Understanding,- 28 -,Part

15、 Two,Main Idea of Part Two,(Paras. 2-10),Text Understanding,- 29 -,Devices for developing this part: cause-and-effect (因果法) Effect: Gouvernails quiet personality puzzled Mrs. Baroda. Cause 1: After a few days with the guest, she could understand him no better than at first. Cause 2: she left her hus

16、band and his guest alone together but she found that Gouvernail hardly notice her absence. Cause 3: she imposed her company upon him and pressed her attempt to penetrate the silence but without success.,Text Understanding,- 30 -,Part Three,One night Gouvernail came to sit beside Mrs. Baroda and talk

17、ed about his past and present. His talk and voice was so great an appeal to her that she desired to touch him. But, she withstood the temptation and chose to stay away from her house.,Main Idea of Part Three,(Paras. 11-20),Text Understanding,- 31 -,Part Four,Despite her husbands strong desire for Go

18、uvernails another visit, Mrs. Baroda was bitterly opposed to it, which implies her further struggle against the temptation.,Main Idea of Part Four,(Para. 21),Text Understanding,- 32 -,Part Five,Before the year ended, Mrs. Baroda proposed, from the bottom of her heart, to have Gouvernail visit them a

19、gain. For she had overcome everything, including the temptation.,Main Idea of Part Five,(Paras. 22-24),Text Understanding,- 33 -,The whole story ends up with a dialogue between the couple. For the husbands part, it is no more than a change of his wifes attitude to have his friend come again. For the

20、 wifes part, however, it is a noble victory of reason over temptation. In the dialogue, the key point lies in the different understandings of two wordsdislike and everything.,Text Understanding,- 34 -,Mrs. Barodas strong dislike for the man,Her inner desire to get close to the man,Her sensible decis

21、ion to move away from him,Her further struggle against the temptation,Victory of her reason over the temptation,Text Understanding,Mrs. Barodas emotional change in feelings,- 35 -,Pre-reading Activities,Text Understanding,Language Points,1,2,3,Unit One,Summary,4,5,Writing,- 36 -,respectable（title） C

22、ompare: respectable, respectful, respective,Language Points,respectable: a. considered to be socially acceptable; decent (体面的，正派的，值得尊敬的),2) respectful: a. feeling or showing respect (恭敬的，表示尊敬的),3) respective: a. belonging separately to each two or more people or things previously mentioned (各自的，分别的)

23、,- 37 -,E.g. 1) They stood at a distance from the president. 2) The three men were given work according to their abilities. 3) It is not considered to spit in public.,Language Points,respectful,respective,respectable,（敬而远之）,- 38 -,和以前一样不了解某人,to understand sb. no better than at first (L.4),他学了7年英语，还和

24、以前一样不懂英语。,After seven years of study, he knew English no better than at first.,Language Points,- 39 -,no better than Here “no” means “not at all”, and can be used as an adverb before comparatives.,Language Points,E.g. The CET-4 exam was no more difficult than the model exams you had done in class. 四

25、级考试一点也不比你们做的模拟题难。,Its no colder today than it was yesterday. 今天不比昨天冷。,- 40 -,penetrate (L7) vt: understand or discover sth. that is difficult to understand or is hidden E.g.: Science can penetrate many of natures mysteries. 科学可以解开很多自然之谜。 （into / through / to）go into or through sth. E.g.: The cold se

26、emed to penetrate his bones. 他感到寒气刺骨。 The war penetrates every area of the nations life. 战争影响到这个国家生活的方方面面。,Language Points,- 41 -,for the most part (L. 4) to impose ones company/oneself upon sb. (L. 6) to press ones attempt to do sth. (L. 6) for my part (L. 9) to be full of surprises (L.17),Language

27、 Points,执意陪同某人,试图做某事,就我而言,多半，大多,让人吃惊,- 42 -,E.g. Dont impose yourself /your company on people who dont want you.,不要缠着不愿和你在一起的人。,Language Points,E.g. For my part , Im quite satisfied with this arrangement.,对我来说，我对这一安排相当满意。,- 43 -,料想；指望,to count upon (L.18),如今，小孩子变得越来越聪明。你很难料到从一个两岁多的孩子嘴里会说出什么来。,Today,

28、 kids are growing wiser. You can hardly count upon what will come from the mouth of a child over 2 years old.,Language Points,- 44 -,对大惊小怪,to make a fuss about (L.20),睡懒觉只是年轻人的一个普遍习惯,与道德无关。不必为此小题大做。,Getting up late is nothing but a common habit among the young and has no bearing on morality. There i

29、s no need to make a fuss about it.,Language Points,- 45 -,最不希望的事情,the last thing (L.21): sth. that is desired in the least,E.g. If study is the last thing you would like to do in your college life, the first thing you have to face next is to drop out.,Language Points,如果学习是你大学生活中最不愿意做的事情，那你下一步首先要面临的就

30、是退学。,- 46 -,to run down (L. 24) (cause to) decline in physical condition(使)衰退;筋疲力尽,His health ran down to a dangerous level. 他的健康状况已经恶化到危险的地步。,下一页,Language Points,Since he took that extra job, hes really run himself down.,- 47 -,to run down (L. 24) without a suspicion/doubt that (L. 35) make reserva

31、tions about (L. 40) to drink in (L. 51),Language Points,（使）筋疲力尽,丝毫不曾怀疑,对发表意见,陶醉于,- 48 -,E.g. The battery has run down; it needs recharging.,电池已耗尽，需要在充电。,Language Points,E.g. The boy drank in every word of the sailors story of his adventures.,这男孩全神贯注地倾听着那水手讲述他冒险故事的每一句话。,- 49 -,in no sense (L.42): not

32、 at all in no way; by no means; under no circumstances,E.g. In no sense did he realize he had made such a serious mistake. 他根本没有意识到他出了这么大的错。,His mind was in no sense brilliant. 他一点也不聪明。,Language Points,- 50 -,很想做某事,to be greatly tempted to do sth. (L.57),每次当你很想做某事时，明智的做法是三思而后行。,Whenever youre greatl

33、y tempted to do something, it is wise of you to think twice before doing it.,Language Points,- 51 -,yield to/give way to the temptation (L. 58) resist/ withstand/ overcome the temptation,Language Points,没有抵挡住诱惑,抵制/经受住/战胜诱惑,- 52 -,sensible (L.59) I think its a very sensible suggestion. 我想这是一个很合理的建议。,

34、Language Points,A writer mustnt be too sensitive to criticism. 作家不可对批评意见反映过激。,compare: sensitive,- 53 -,1. Then she imposed her company upon him, accompanying him in his idle walks to the mill to press her attempt to penetrate the silence in which he had unconsciously covered himself. (L5),Language

35、Points,- 54 -,2. She could gather nothing from them but the feeling of a distinct necessity to leave her home in the next morning. (L31),Language Points,- 55 -,3. His periods of silence were not his basic nature, but the result of moods. (L42),Language Points,- 56 -,4. Now, all there was left with h

36、im was a desire to be permitted to exist, with now and then a little breath of genuine life, such as he was breathing now. (L47),Language Points,- 57 -,5. However, before the year ended, she proposed, wholly from herself, to have Gouvernail visit them again. (L65),Language Points,- 58 -,The rain pen

37、etrated through to his skin. Oscar Wilde was a famous wit. The crowd of demonstrators melted away when the police arrived. Stand upright when youre being spoken to! He deserves the praise for all his efforts.,湿透,机智风趣的人,逐渐散去,站直,应得到,Translate or explain the italicized part.,- 59 -,Their remarks are fo

38、r the most part correct. Dont impose your company on them. They are busy with their work. I dont know what he wants to do, but for my part, I would be glad to go. Im counting on my parents to help me.,mostly; usually,缠着他们,personally,expect; depend on,Translate or explain the italicized part.,- 60 -,

39、Please dont make a fuss about such a small thing. He is run down because hes been working too hard. They stopped for a moment to drink in the beauty of the scenery. He said he would give up smoking, but he ended up yielding to the temptation and took a cigarette.,大惊小怪,把身体搞垮,沉醉于,经不起诱惑,Translate or ex

40、plain the italicized part.,- 61 -,Translate the following into English.,He imposed his company upon her in spite of her repeated hints of hoping to be left alone.,1. 尽管她反复暗示想单独待一会儿，但他执意要陪她。,repeated hints,impose ones company upon her,to be left alone,- 62 -,His friends can never count upon how he is

41、 going to act under given conditions, as he is always full of surprises.,2. 他的朋友从来拿不准他什么时候会怎么做，因为他总是做些出人意料的事。,never count upon,how to act under given conditions,be full of surprises,Translate the following into English.,- 63 -,3. 别为这点小事大惊小怪的，这可是我最不希望看到的事。,make a fuss about,Dont make a fuss about suc

42、h a small thing because that is the last thing I expected.,Translate the following into English.,- 64 -,4. 巴罗达太太不仅是位正派体面的女子，也是位非常明智的女子。,very sensible,Besides being an upright and respectable woman Mrs. Baroda was also a very sensible one.,upright and respectable,Translate the following into English.

43、,- 65 -,5. 她的思绪从来没有这么乱过，丝毫理不出头绪。,She had never known her thoughts to be so confused, unable to gather anything from them.,unable to gather anything from,Translate the following into English.,- 66 -,6. 从古韦内尔的谈话中，巴罗达太太了解到他有时沉默寡言并非天性，而是情绪使然。,the result of moods,From Gouvernails talk, Mrs. Baroda came t

44、o know that his periods of silence were not his basic nature, but the result of moods.,basic nature,periods of silence,Translate the following into English.,- 67 -,7. 令加斯顿高兴的是，他妻子终于不讨厌古韦内尔了，主动提出邀请他再来。,To Gastons delight, his wife had finally overcome her dislike for Gouvernail and invited Gouvernail

45、 to visit them again wholly from herself.,finally overcome ones dislike for,invite sb. wholly from oneself,Translate the following into English.,- 68 -,8. 巴罗达太太对古韦内尔令人迷惑的性格颇为不解，并觉得很难打破他这种并非有意的沉默。,Mrs. Baroda felt confused about Gouvernails puzzling nature and found it hard to penetrate the silence i

46、n which he had unconsciously covered himself.,feel confused about sth.,Translate the following into English.,- 69 -,Pre-reading Activities,Text Understanding,Language Points,1,2,3,Unit One,Summary,4,5,Writing,- 70 -,Gouvernail was in no sense a shy man. He talked freely and intimately in a low, hesi

47、tating voice that was not unpleasant to hear. Mrs. Baroda only vaguely grasped what he was saying. She only drank in the _ of his voice. As she listened to him, she felt a foolish feeling _ her. Only the fact _ she was a _ and upright woman stopped her _ touching him. Her strength of character force

48、d her _ away from him _ her _ feelings tried to push her towards him. _ she could politely leave him she felt relieved. _,tones,respectable,that,seized,from,physically,while,internal,As soon as,Summary,Sensibly,- 71 -,Mrs. Baroda did not _ with her husband the feelings she _. She did resolve, howeve

49、r, to _ the plantation as quickly as possible. The next morning she left early and _ an early morning train to the city. In summer Gaston _ his friend returning but his wife would not _ the idea. _, before the year was _, much to her husbands _, she suggested that Gouvernail _. At that moment only s

50、he herself knew why.,over,share,had experienced,get away from,took,spoke of,yield to,However,surprise,return,Summary,- 72 -,Pre-reading Activities,Text Understanding,Language Points,1,2,3,Unit One,Summary,4,5,Writing,- 73 -,On Making Friends,As a human being, one can hardly do without a friend. Then, what is true friendship?