大学英语精读BookII.ppt

1、04-5-30,大学英语精读,Unit Seven,Book ,2,Unit Seven,1. Related Information 2. Pre-reading Questions 3. Text Structure Analysis 4. Words and Phrases 5. Sentences Analysis,I. Passage,The Sampler,3,1. Related Information,The Christmas season: For Christians, the Christmas season lasts from Christmas Eve till

2、after New Years Day or, especially in England, Epiphany (on the 6th of January). Commercially, the period is much longer. Stores usually begin to decorate their departments and to promote a sales campaign for Christmas in late November. Special attention is paid to the shop windows designed to attra

3、ct Christian shoppers.,4,2) Free samples Stores use free samples as a “come-on” in competing for customers. If a store provides free samples of some of their products, it is likely that more people will shop there. Samples, usually of new foods and drinks, are given with the understanding that if yo

4、u like them, you will buy them. It is not socially acceptable to continue to sample the same product time and time again without making a purchase.,1. Related Information,5,1) What are laid out in a row in the store during the Christmas season 2) What does the narrator in the story often wonder? 3)

5、Does the old man accept the narrators offer? 4) What does the old man have in his worn little black pocketbook? 5) In what country does the story take place?,2. Pre-reading Questions,6,At the beginning of the passage, the author wonders whether there are some people who will take advantage of this p

6、rivilege to sample the puddings free of charge in a certain store with no intention of making a purchase. Then in the following several paragraphs an old gentleman of this kind is pictured vividly in front of our eyes and in the concluding paragraph the narrator displays a sense of loss, for his sin

7、cere offer to help hurts the man awfully who has never visited the store ever since. On the whole, the passage is well-arranged and instructive.,3. Text Structure Analysis,7,1) intention: a determination to act in a certain way EG: Sometimes good intentions are ill received. 2) delicious: a: tasting

8、 or smelling pleasant EG: Chinese food is generally considered delicious. b: delightful EG: Love is always delicious to the young.,4. Words and Phrases,8,3) sample: a: test a part of EG: Guards sample the food before it is sent to the Empire. b: a small part representing the whole: EG: Athletes are

9、required to send urine samples to be tested after every sports event. 4) break off stop suddenly EG: The speaker was interrupted so often that in a buff he broke off and sat down. 5) cheat: a: deceive EG. Those students who cheat on exams will be expelled from school. b: an action of deception EG: S

10、ome tax cheats have been heavily fined.,9,6) positive: a: sure or certain EG: I am positive that it was Joan who screamed for help just now. b: constructive EG: Socialist literature should concentrate on positive role models. c: (of electricity) caused by deficiency of electrons. EG: You must have c

11、onfused the positive pole with the negative pole. 7) amidst: in the middle of; among EG: A church stands amidst skyscrapers.,10,8) crowd: (v) come together in a crowd EG: Pupils crowded around the tourist guide for more interesting stories. (n) large group of people together. EG: Upon his arrival, t

12、he President was cheered by welcoming crowds. 9) out of place: unsuitable EG: It was out of place for Russell to make that remark. 10) worn: bad from too much use EG: It is time you changed your worn tire.,11,1) Here you may be select the one which is most to your taste, and you are even allowed to

13、sample them before coming to a decision. In the adverbial clauses introduced by before, the subject can be left out if the subordinate clauses and the main clauses share one subject. 2) I have often wondered whether some people, who had no intention of making a purchase, would take advantage of this privilege