Unit 4 A View of Mountains.ppt

1、,Unit 4 A View of Mountains Jonathan Schell,Background Information About the Author Pre-reading Discussion Structural Analysis Questions for Further Comprehension Writing Skills,Teaching Objectives,Pre-readingDiscussion,2.What do you know about nuclear weapons? Whats your attitude towards nuclear we

2、apons?,1.What do you think is the greatest threat to the existence of mankind? What can we do with it?,The Effects of Nuclear Weapons both immediate and delayed destructive effects blast, thermal radiation, and prompt ionizing radiation radioactive fallout and other environmental effects,Background

3、Information,1.About World War II,Time,from 1939 to 1945,Two Opposing Parties,The Allies,The Axis,Death Toll,Over 70million fatalities,2. About the nuclear attacks,Time,on August 6 and 9, 1945,Place,Hiroshima menace The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice. They felt some kind of disaster was

4、 hanging over them. With the court case hanging over us, we couldnt enjoy our vacation.,Spare Itll spare him embarrassment if you speak to him about it in private. The doctor tried to spare him from pain. Could you spare some time to come to our art exhibition? The prisoner was spared. Do you carry

5、a spare wheel in the back of your car? Spare us the suspense and tell us who has won the first prize.,open-ended: without fixed limits or restrictions The BBC has decided to expand the programme on the Common Market into an open-ended discussion. an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets reci

6、pients write their own ticket,Intact: entire, unimpaired He can scarcely survive this scandal with his reputation intact. Despite his misfortunes, his faith and optimism remained intact. To preserve the farm intact, he transferred it to one heir.,Glimpse: n. a quick look, a brief passing look, sight

7、, or view / v. I glimpsed her among the crowd just now. One glimpse at himself in the mirror was enough. I only caught a glimpse of the speeding car. There is a glimpse of truth in what he said. The biography offers only a few glimpses of his life before he becomes famous.,Apprehend: a. get the mean

8、ing of something b. expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. In the abyss of his mind he apprehend the worlds minuteness. apprehend a hot summer,Peril: serious or immediate danger The refugees were in peril of death from hunger. Is the arms race the g

9、reatest peril now? The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked. He was in peril of losing his life. At ones peril (若有)咎由自取 You can do it at your peril.,Counterpoise: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to平衡，均衡 Counter- : 反对，逆，对付 Counteract 抵消 Counterclaim 反诉 Counterclockwise 逆时针 Counter

10、part 互相对应的人或物,we seem to need, in addition, some other picture to counterpoise against ruined Nagasaki (Paragraph 3) apart from the pictures of Nagasaki we seem to need some other picture to inspire in us a hope of life to counterbalance the sense of doom suggested by the ruined Nagasaki,Ensure: mak

11、e sth. Certain to happen I will ensure that the car arrives by six oclock. Preparedness ensures success. A letter of introduction will ensure you an interview. They must take steps to ensure against/from possible failure. A good sleep will ensure you quicker recovery.,Rhetorical Features,“A but B” s

12、tructure The photographs display the fate of a single city, but their meaning is universal. (Para. 2) The true measure of the event lies not in what remains but in all that has disappeared. (Para. 1) “A yet B” Yamahatas pictures afford a glimpse of the end of the world. Yet in our day (Para. 3),Here

13、 is a sentence that organizes the information in a similar way without the use of the conjunction but or yet Arriving a half-century late, they are all news.,By admitting something is correct first then saying something else is even more correct, or admitting something is urgent first and then sayin

14、g something else is more urgent with the help of the above-mentioned sentence structures, the author succeeds in making his sentences well balanced and his argumentation forceful and convincing.,Text II Statement at the 2003 Session of United Nations Disarmament Commission,Hu Xiao Di,Questions,Why is the world situation uncertain and unpredictable? Ho