大学英语泛读第二册unit 3-ppt.ppt

1、Extensive Reading 2,Unit Three,Teaching Objectives,In this unit students are required to: 1. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich students vocabulary; 2. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help develop the students oral communicative abilities; 3

2、. Appreciate the two articles in this unit and learn some reading skills; 4. Learn something about recognizing restatement; 5. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students comprehensive skills.,Teaching Focus,1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Texts; 2. Vocabulary 5. Fast reading an

3、d exercises.,Teaching Procedure,1. Warm-up Activity Tell an inspiring story,II. Text explanation,Text A Text B,Text A,Background information Vocabulary Language points,Text A: Background information,the Columbine High school massacre科伦拜校园事件 The Columbine High School massacre (sometimes simply known

4、as the Columbine Incident) occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harrier and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and

5、1 teacher.,liberalism 自由主义：refers to an attitude, philosophy, or movement that has as its basic concern the development of personal freedom and social progress.,Popular culture通俗文化 (commonly known as pop culture) refers to the values that come from advertising, the entertainment industry, the media,

6、 and icons of style and are targeted to the ordinary people in society.,The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)美国州务卿协会, founded in 1904, is the oldest non-partisan（无党派的） professional organization of public officials in the United States, composed of the Secretaries of State of U.S. s

7、tates and territories. Currently, all secretaries of state, including Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands（维尔京群岛）, and Guam（关岛） are members of NASS. NASS maintains its office in Washington, D.C., and promotes positions on issues of interest to Secretaries of State: voter turnout, vo

8、ting procedures, business services, electronic government, securities, and government archives,The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is par

9、t of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948. As one of the Big Three television networks, its programming has contributed to American popular culture,Cable News Network (CNN) founded in 1980 by American businessman Ted Turner. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, CN

10、N was the frst 24-hour television network devoted entirely to news broadcast.,The Associated Press (AP, 美国联合通讯社）,largest news-gathering organization in the world. The organizations news stories reach approximately one billion people each day. AP is called a wire service because it transmits news to

11、subscribers by wire cable and by satellite. It is based in New York City.,Youth culture is “the sum of the ways of living of adolescents; it refers to the body of norms, values, and practices recognized and shared by members of the adolescent society as appropriate guides to actions” This definition

12、 includes two elements. The first is culture, which can be defined as the symbolic systems, and processes of maintaining and transforming those systems, that people share. The second part of this definition is that youth culture is specific to adolescents, and differs at least partially from the cul

13、ture of older generations. Elements of youth culture include beliefs, behaviors, styles, and interests. An emphasis on clothes, popular music, sports, vocabulary, and dating set adolescents apart from other age groups, giving them what many believe is a distinct culture of their own. Within youth cu

14、lture, there are many distinct and constantly changing youth subcultures. These subcultures norms, values, behaviors, and styles vary widely, and may differ from the general youth culture,Suburban innocence: immunity of the suburban areas from crimes. During WWI, the massive migration of African Ame

15、ricans from the South resulted in an even greater residential shift toward suburban areas. The city became seen as dangerous, crime-infested areas, while the suburbs were seen as safe places to live and raise a family, leading to a social trend known in some parts of the world as white flight(白人大迁移）

16、.,Soup kitchen（施舍处）, bread line, or meal center, place where food is offered to the poor and homeless for free or at a reasonably low price. Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoods, they are often staffed by volunteer organizations, such as church groups or community groups.,This phenomenon

17、 runs counter to much of the rest of the world, where slums mostly exist outside the city, rather than within them. With the increasing population of the older, more established suburban areas, many of the problems which were once seen as purely urban ones have manifested themselves there as well.,T

18、ext A: Vocabulary,*Massacre msk n. the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way: 大屠杀 Hitler-enamored *Politician plitin n. a person whose job is concerned with politics, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc.政治家，政客 *Mainstream meinstri:m n. the ideas and opinions th

19、at are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted:主流 *indulge indld vt. to satisfy a particular desire, interest, etc； in sth to take part in an activity, especially one that is illegal沉溺(于)；纵容，迁就，肆意从事 *frenzy frenzi n. (of sth)

20、 a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control狂乱, 狂暴, 狂怒,Unabomber n. 智能炸弹犯 Swear swe v. (at sb/sth) to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry: to make a serious promise to do sth:诅咒，咒骂；宣誓，发誓 Uphold phuld vt. to support

21、 sth that you think is right, fair, etc. and make sure that it continues to exist:(especially of a court of law) to agree that a previous decision was correct or that a request is reasonable:支持，维护 myth mi n. a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to des

22、cribe the early history of a people; this type of story: something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false；杜撰出来的人(或事物)；神话 youth culture青年文化 *alienation eilinein n. the feeling of not being part of society or a group；转化；让渡,mean-teen平均青少年 *clique kli:k n .a small group of people w

23、ho think they are special and do not want other people to join them.朋党派系，小集团 *adolescent dlesnt n .a young person who is developing from a child into an adult:青少年 subculture sbklt n.(sometimes disapproving) the behaviour and beliefs of a particular group of people in society that are different from

24、those of most people.亚文化群 *suburban sb:bn adj. in or connected with a suburb:市郊的, 郊区 defy difaivt. to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc:to successfully resist sb/sth to a very unusual degree:(公然)藐视；使成为不可能； *affluent flunt adj. having a lot of money and a good sta

25、ndard of living:富裕的,富足的. *shattered td adj. very shocked and upset: 疲惫不堪的, 垮掉的, 砸碎的,*trumpet trmpit vt. sth (as sth) to talk about sth publicly in a proud or enthusiastic way:大声宣告，鼓吹 *rampage rmpeid n. a sudden period of wild and violent behaviour, often causing damage and destruction:暴怒 high-powere

26、d haipaud adj. having a lot of power and influence; full of energy:(also high-power) (of machines) very powerful:马力大的, 精力充沛的, 高性能的 semi-automatic adj. (of a gun) able to load bullets automatically, and therefore very quickly, but not firing automatically:半自动 pistol pistl n. a small gun that you can

27、hold and fire with one hand:手枪 assault s:lt vt. to attack sb violently, especially when this is a crime: (武力或口头上的)攻击，袭击 *slaughter sl:t n. the killing of animals for their meat:the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war.屠杀，杀戮；屠宰 scary skeri adj. frightening:可怕的, 容易

28、受惊的, 引起恐慌的,恐怖的 *statistics sttistiks n.统计学, 统计, 统计数字,scriptskript n. written text of a play, film/movie, broadcast, talk, etc:剧本，广播稿； *blizzard blizd n. a SNOWSTORM with very strong winds:(written) a large quantity of things that may seem to be attacking you:暴风雪, 大量 *undermine ndmain vt. to make sth

29、, especially sbs confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective:逐渐削弱, 暗中损害, 从根基处损害 boilerplate bilpleit n. a standard piece of writing or a design for something that can be easily used each time you need it, for example in business or legal documents.样板文件. *Formula f:mjul n. (mathematic

30、s) a series of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a rule or law: (for sth / for doing sth) a particular method of doing or achieving sth: 原则，方案；公式，方程式；配方 *numbing nmi adj. (of an experience or a situation) making you unable to feel anything:使麻木的, 使失去感觉的.numbingly ,adv. conformist knf:mist ad

31、j. often disapproving) a person who behaves and thinks in the same way as most other people and who does not want to be different.因循守旧的.,thin in v. sth (down) (with sth) to make a liquid less thick or strong by adding water or another substance: to become less thick: 变瘦, 变稀少, 使变薄 *relentless rilentl

32、is adj. not stopping or getting less strong: refusing to give up or be less strict or severe: 冷酷无情的, 不间断的 culpable klpbl adj.(formal) responsible and deserving blame for having done sth wrong:应受惩罚的 *suppress spres vt. (usually disapproving) (of a government, ruler, etc.) to put an end, often by forc

33、e, to a group or an activity that is believed to threaten authority: usually disapproving) to prevent sth from being published or made known: 镇压, 隐瞒, 压制, 止住, 禁止 dub db vt. sth (into sth) to replace the original speech in a film/movie or television program with words in another language:配音，译制片 *menac

34、e mens n. (to sb/sth) a person or thing that will probably cause serious damage, harm or danger.有危险性的人(或物),*paranoid prnid adj. afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable: 偏执狂的，过份怀疑的 *depict dipikt vt.to show an image of sb/st

35、h in a picture: to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture:描绘，描述 terrifying terifai vt. frighten,horrify , shock 使害怕，使惊吓 cipher saif n. a secret way of writing, especially one in which a set of letters or symbols is used to represent others:密码. on the honor rol

36、l 光荣榜 *catalogue ktl:g n. a complete list of items, for example of things that people can look at or buy:a long series of things that happen (usually bad things): 目录, 总目,系列 *stereotype steritaip n. a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is ofte

37、n not true in reality:模式化观念, 典型, 老一套, conjure up以魔法召唤, 使在脑海中显现,变出,*genesis denisis n.(formal) the beginning or origin of sth.创始，起源 define difain vt. sth (as sth) to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is;o show clearly a line, shape or edge :给下定义，解释；限定，规定 *brutality bru:tlti n. cruel

38、 and violent behaviour, or an event involving cruel and violent treatment.残忍, 野蛮, 暴行 mundane mndein adj. (often disapproving) not interesting or exciting:平凡的, 世俗的, 世界的. headline hedlain n. the title of a newspaper article printed in large letters, especially at the top of the front page: a short sum

39、mary of the most important items of news, read at the beginning of a news program on the radio or television:大字标题； pl.新闻提要 rerun ri:rn v. to show a film/movie, television program, etc. again重播, 重放. *Banner bn n. a long piece of fabric with a message on it that is carried between two poles or hung in

40、 a public place to show support for sth:横幅；旗，旗帜,demon di:mn n. an evil spirit:魔鬼，恶魔 *vicious vis adv.(of animals) fierce and dangerous:(informal) very bad or severe: 恶毒的，凶残的；剧烈的，严重的 on the right在右边 Goth g n. a style of rock music, popular in the 1980s, that developed from PUNK music.哥德 GOP abbr. Gra

41、nd Old Party (the Republican political party in the US)大老党(美国共和党的别称) shaken eikn adj. shocked, upset or frightened by sth:受惊吓的 *encounter inkaunt vt.n. to experience sth, especially sth unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do sth else: a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected

42、 or violent:遇到，遭遇，遭到 Congressional kngrenl adj. related to or belonging to a congress or the Congress in the US:议会的, 国会的, 会议的,Hearings hiri n. taking part in an audition:听证会，发言的机会 precious pres adj. rare and worth a lot of money: loved or valued very much:宝贵的, 珍贵的 *agenda dend n. a list of items to

43、be discussed at a meeting:议事日程 *straddlestrdl vt. to sit or stand with one of your legs on either side of sb/sth: 伸展 camp kmp n. a place where people live temporarily in tents or huts:营地；拘留营 advocatedvkit vt. to support sth publicly.拥护,提倡 undue ndju:, -du: adv.(formal) more than you think is reasona

44、ble or necessary过分的，过度的 hunter hntn.a person who hunts wild animals for food or sport; an animal that hunts its food:猎人；,spree spri: n. a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it欢闹, 狂饮作乐, 放纵的行为 lobby lbi n. a large area inside the ent

45、rance of a public building where people can meet and wait大厅，休息室； panacea pnsi n. (for sth) something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation: 万灵药, 灵丹妙药 *counselor kaunsl n. someone whose job is to help and support people with problems顾问；参赞；律师 *dubious dju:bis adj.(about sth) / (ab

46、out doing sth) (of a person) not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; not knowing whether sth is good or bad怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的,deter dit: vt. sb (from sth / from doing sth) to make sb decide not to do sth or continue doing sth, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasa

47、nt results of their actions:阻止 *assessment sesmnt n. an opinion or a judgment about sb/sth that has been thought about very carefully; the act of judging or forming an opinion about sb/sth:估计；评估 *psychiatric saikitrik adj. psychiatric relating to PSYCHIATRY or to mental illness:精神病的 *medicated /medk

48、etd/ adj containing a substance for preventing or curing infections of your skin or hair: 药制的；含药的；掺入药物的 rampage rmpeid n. a sudden period of wild and violent behaviour, often causing damage and destruction暴怒 agenda-hawking议程摆卖,tin tin n. (Symbol Sn) a chemical element. Tin is a soft silver-white met

49、al that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from RUSTING: (also tin can) (both BrE) (also can Am E, BrE) (of sth) a metal container in which food and drink is sold; the contents of one of these containers:锡；罐头 parade preid n. a formal occasion when soldiers march o

50、r stand in lines so that they can be examined by their officers or other important people:游行，检阅 *spoiler/spl US -r/ n. a part of an aircrafts wing that can be raised in order to interrupt the flow of air over it and so slow the aircrafts speed; a raised part on a fast car that prevents it from being

51、 lifted off the road when traveling very fast: 掠夺者；损坏者；扰流器 ills il n. (formal) a problem or harmful thing;坏，不利。 *Proliferated prlifreitd adj. of increasing rapidly in number or amount.激增的，(迅速)繁殖的.,petty peti adj. small and unimportant: concerned with small and unimportant matters, especially when th

52、is is unkind to other people: 小的，琐碎的，不重要的； *fatality ftliti n. a death that is caused in an accident or a war or by some other act of violence: the fact that a particular disease will result in death: 宿命，致命性 malaise mleiz, mlez n. the problems affecting a particular situation or group of people that

53、 are difficult to explain or identify: a general feeling of being ill, unhappy or not satisfied, without signs of any particular problem: 不舒服 *decline diklain vi. to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc:下降；衰退； itching iti adj. having a strong wish to have or do sth: 渴望的,crusade kru:seid n. (to do sth)

54、 a long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth that you believe to be wrong:为维护理想，原则而进行的运动或斗争 *astounding staunding adj. so surprising that it is difficult to believe:震惊的. messed-up弄乱，混乱. edition idin n. the form in which a book is published: a particular ne

55、wspaper or magazine, or radio or television program, especially one in a regular series:版，版本 *equivalent ikwivlnt adj. (to sth) equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc:相等的，相当的 haystack /hestk/ n. a large pile of HAY, used as a way of storing it until it is needed.干草堆 *bombard /bmbd/ US /bmb

56、rd/ v. to attack a place for a long time using large weapons, bombs etc炮轰；轰击.,*receptive riseptiv adj. (to sth) willing to listen to or to accept new ideas or suggestions:接收能力强的，能迅速接受的 *hostile hstail adj. (to / towards sb/sth) very unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue or fight: (to sth) stro

57、ngly rejecting or opposed to sth:敌对的，敌意的，不友善的；敌方的 blanket blkit n.a large cover, often made of wool, used especially on beds to keep people warm: of sth a thick layer or covering of sth: 毛毯，毯子 unsettling /nsetl/ adj. making you feel upset, nervous or worried: 使人不安的 *affluent flunt adj. having a lot

58、of money and a good standard of living:富裕的，富足的,*drastically drstikli adv. extremely in a way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on sth:严厉地,极端地;激烈地,猛烈地 *deteriorate ditirireit vi. (into sth) to become worse恶化，变坏 hard-drug硬毒品 overdose uvdus n. too much of a drug taken at one time:(药物)过度剂量 *t

59、riple tripl v. to become, or to make sth, three times as much or as many(使)增至三 felony felni n.(plural felonies) (AmE or old-fashioned, law) the act of committing a serious crime such as murder or RAPE; a crime of this type: 重罪 spousal /spauzl/ adj. of being a husband or wife夫妻的，配偶的.,disarray disrei n. a state of confusion and lack of organization in a situation or a place: 混乱，漫无秩序 grip grip vt. to hold sth tightly: to interest or excite sb; to hold sbs attention:握紧，抓牢；引起注意 fuel fjul vt. to supply sth with material that can be burnt to produce heat or power: (written) to increa