新视野大学英语第四册第五单元ppt.ppt

1、Unit5ppt课件,索引,Group members,preview,New words,text,translation,preview,preview,preview,Personal relationship plays an important role in our life .it is important partly because we are scared of solitude . Most people ,if left to live alone will find life empty ,boring and lonely .while personal rela

2、tionship may make life fun and fulfilling ,it may also cause tension ,even conflicts. Nowadays more and more people are living alone ,either choosing to live that way or having to. While some claim that living alone gives them creative inspiration and the sense of independence ,many suffer from lone

3、liness .whether living alone or staying with families or friends ,what is important is to find pleasure in life .,solitary|a. |tending to spend a lot of time alone |独自的；喜欢独处的a solitary traveler 一位孤独的旅行者tame vt. |make sb. or sth. easy to control 驯服；控制He tamed the wild horse. 他驯服了那匹野马。 a. (esp. of ani

4、mals) not afraid of people, and used to living with them （尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的pond n. C a small still body of water formed naturally or created artiicially |池塘She has a pond at the bottom of her garden. 她在花园深处有个池塘。 inspiration n. C, U a sudden good idea about what to do or say 灵感Wordsworth found (his) inspi

5、ration in the Lake District. 华兹华斯从湖区获得灵感。 solitude n. U the situation of being alone 独居，孤独People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。,New words,commodity n.C sth. that is useful or necessary 有用的东西；必需品If youre going into teaching, energy is a necessary commod

6、ity. |如果你打算从事教学，精力充沛是个必要的素质。. C a substance or product that can be bought or sold 商品，货物 sunlight n. U the light that comes from the sun 阳光，日光The early morning sunlight shone through the curtains. 清晨的阳光透过窗帘照了进来。benign n. 慈祥的，温和的，善良的 cushion n. C a soft bag to make a seat more comfortable 坐垫；垫子 creep

7、vi. |move slowly and quietly |潜行；蹑手蹑脚地移动She turned off the light and crept through the door. 她关了灯，蹑手蹑脚地走过了门。,poetry n. |U poems in general 诗，诗歌 She has just published a collection of poetry. |她刚出版了一本诗集。dictate v. 1. say sth. for sb. else to write down |口授 I dictated my order over the phone. 我通过电话口授命

8、令。 2. tell sb. exactly what to do or how to behave |命令；指使 kettle the media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.|不能容认媒体向政府发号施令。 n. C a container with a lid, handle and a spout used for boiling water 水壶 an electric kettle |电水壶 priest n.1. C (high ) a person who is famous for being the best

9、at sth. |代表人物 a high priest of art |艺术宗师 2. C |神父；牧 a remarkable old Irish priest |一位杰出的爱尔兰老牧师,reliance n. C U the state of depending on a particular person or thing |依靠，依You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise. |你太依赖她的主意和知识了。 self-reliance |n. |U the state of doing or deciding things

10、 by oneself rather than depending on others |自立；自力更生 The Prime Minister called for more economic self-reliance. |首相号召更大程度上的经济自力更生。 hutn. C a small, simple building 小屋 he workmen put up a hut where they could have their food. |工人们搭了一间小屋，可以在里面吃饭。 18axe |n. C 斧子 He used an axe to chop the old apple tre

11、e down. |他用斧子砍倒了老苹果树 saucer n. C a small curved plate on which one puts a cup |茶托，茶碟John put his cup and saucer on the coffee table. |约翰把带茶托的茶杯放在咖啡桌上。 laundry |1. U the clothes and sheets which need to be or have just been washed |待洗或刚洗好的衣物,When shall we do the laundry? |我们什么时候洗衣服？ 2. C a place wher

12、e clothes, sheets, etc. are washed |洗衣店 a self-service laundry |自助洗衣房 companionable |a. |friendly and pleasant to be with |友善的，友好的 ego n. 1. C the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are 自我 Unconditional surrender was more than his fragile ego could bear. 无条件投降不是他脆弱的自我所能承受

13、得了的。 2. C your sense of your own value and importance 自我价值感,parcel n.|C an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, etc. so that they can be sent by a parcel of books tied with string 用绳子系住的一包 parrot n. C |鹦鹉 This parrot will repeat anything and everything you say to it. 这个鹦鹉会重复你对它讲的任何话和每句话

14、。sportsman n. C sb. who plays sport, esp. one who is good at it 运动员 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。 skate |vi. |move, dance, etc. on skates |溜冰，滑冰 The ice on the river is thick enough to skate on. |河上的冰足够厚，可以在上面滑冰。skater n. C a person who skates |溜冰者，滑冰者 There are lots

15、 of skaters in the park today. 今天公园里有许多滑冰者。 self-centered a. |only interested in oneself and ones own activities 自我为中心的，自私的 Robert is a self-centered, ambitious and bigoted man. 罗伯特自私、有野心，并且顽固。 seal vt. also seal up) close a container or space by covering it with sth. 封；密封 The windows have been seal

16、ed up for years. 这些窗户都已经密封了许多年了。,Phrases and Expressions on purpose |not by accident; deliberately 故意，特意 She did it on purpose, of course. 她当然是故意那样做的。 cast out|make sb. leave a place, or refuse to accept sb He was cast out of the upper society. |他为上流社会所摈弃。 speak highly of|express a good opinion of s

17、b. or sth. |对.给予高度评价；赞扬 They spoke highly of his behavior. |他们对他的行为赞颂备至。 seek out |ind sb. or sth. by looking for them in a determined way |找到；找出 He managed to seek out his friend in the crowd. 他设法在人群中找出了自己的朋友。 set forth |start a journey 出发，动身 Columbus set forth with three small ships. 哥伦布率领三只小船出发了。

18、 stretch out 1. lengthen sth. by pulling 拉长，伸长 She stretched out the rubber band to one meter long. 她把橡皮筋拉长到了1米。 2. lie down, usu. in order to relax or sleep 躺平；舒展,back up 1. (cause to) block up （使）积压；（使）拥塞 The correspondence has been backing up for several days. |待处理的信件已积压了好几天。 2. support sb., esp.

19、 in an argument |支持 Harry will back me up wholeheartedly as he used to. 哈里会像过去一样全心全意地支持我 at length |1. for a long time and in great detail 长久地；详尽地 in line |in a row of people standing one behind the other while waiting for sth. （排）成一行，（排）成一 。 settle down |become quiet and calm or make sb. do this （使

20、）安定下来 He settled down to do his homework. |他安下心来做家庭作业。for the time being |for a short period of time from now, but not permanently 暂时，眼下 All is well, for the time being. 眼下一切顺利 might as well 只好；还是.为好 I might as well go. |我最好还是去。,Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, al

21、one in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed.,Loneliness may be a sort of national disease here, and its more embarrassing for us to admit than any other sin. On the other hand, to be alone on purpose, having rejected

22、 company rather than been cast out by it, is one characteristic of an American hero. The solitary hunter or explorer needs no one as they venture out among the deer and wolves to tame the great wild areas. Thoreau, alone in his cabin on the pond, his back deliberately turned to the town. Now, thats

23、character for you.,text,Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers. Theyre all for it. They all speak highly of themselves for seeking it out, at least for an hour or even two before they hurry home for tea.,Consider Dorothy Wordsworth, for instance, helping her brother

24、William put on his coat, finding his notebook and pencil for him, and waving as he sets forth into the early spring sunlight to look at flowers all by himself. How graceful, how benign, is solitude, he wrote.,No doubt about it, solitude is improved by being voluntary.,Look at Miltons daughters arran

25、ging his cushions and blankets before they silently creep away, so he can create poetry. Then, rather than trouble to put it in his own handwriting, he calls the girls to come back and write it down while he dictates,You may have noticed that most of these artistic types went outdoors to be alone. T

26、he indoors was full of loved ones keeping the kettle warm till they came home. The American high priest of solitude was Thoreau. We admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be.All alone in the woods.,The American high priest

27、of solitude was Thoreau. We admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be.All alone in the woods.,Actually, he lived a mile, or 20 minutes walk, from his nearest neighbor; half a mile from the railroad; three hundred yards from

28、 a busy road. He had company in and out of the hut all day, asking him how he could possibly be so noble. Apparently the main point of his nobility was that he had neither wife nor servants, used his own axe to chop his own wood, and washed his own cups and saucers. I dont know who did his laundry;

29、he doesnt say, but he certainly doesnt mention doing his own, either. Listen to him: I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.“,Thoreau had his own self-importance for company. Perhaps theres a message here: The larger the ego, the less the need for other egos around. The mo

30、re modest and humble we feel, the more we suffer from solitude, feeling ourselves inadequate company.,If you live with other people, their temporary absence can be refreshing.Solitude will end on Thursday. If today I use a singular personal pronoun to refer to myself, next week I will use the plural

31、 form. While the others are absent you can stretch out your soul until it fills up the whole room, and use your freedom, coming and going as you please without apology, staying up late to read, soakin in the bath, eating a whole pint of ice cream at one sitting, moving at your own pace. Those absent

32、 will be back. Their waterproof winter coats are in the closet and the dog keeps watching for them at the window. But when you live alone, the temporary absence of your friends and acquaintances leaves a vacuum; they may never come back.,The condition of loneliness rises and falls, but the need to t

33、alk goes on forever. Its more basic than needing to listen. Oh, we all have friends we can tell important things to, people we can call to say we lost our job or fell on a slippery floor and broke our arm. Its the daily succession of small complaints and observations and opinions that backs up and c

34、hokes us. We cant really call a friend to say we got a parcel from our sister, or its getting dark earlier now, or we dont trust that new Supreme Court justice.,Scientific surveys show that we who live alone talk at length to ourselves and our pets and the television. We ask the cat whether we shoul

35、d wear the blue suit or the yellow dress. We ask the parrot if we should prepare steak, or noodles for, dinner. We argue with ourselves over who is the greater sportsman: that figure skater or this skier. Theres nothing wrong with this.Its good for us, and a lot less embarrassing than the woman in f

36、ront of us in line at the market whos telling the cashier that her niece Melissa may be coming to visit on Saturday, and Melissa is very fond of hot chocolate, which is why she bought the powdered hot chocolate mix, though she never drinks it herself.,Its important to stop waiting and settle down an

37、d make ourselves comfortable, at least temporarily, and find some grace and pleasure in our condition, not like a self-centered British poet but like a patient princess sealed up in a tower, waiting for the happy ending to our fairy tale.,After all, here we are. It may not be where we expected to be

38、, but for the time being we might as well call it home. Anyway, there is no place like home.,事实如此，我们孤独无依地生活着。据最近的统计，共有2,200万人独自生活在自己的住所里。其中有些人喜欢这种生活，有些却不喜欢。有些离了婚，有些鳏寡无伴，也有些从未结过婚。,孤独或许是这里的一种民族弊病，我们羞于承认它，甚于其他任何罪恶。而另一方面，故意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所弃，却是美国式英雄的一个特点。孤独的猎人或探险者去鹿群和狼群中冒险，征服广袤的荒野时，并不需要有人陪伴。梭罗独居在湖畔的小屋，有意疏离了城市生活。现在，这成了你的个性。,translation,独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家最有用的东西。他们都赞成独处，都因能够独处而自视甚高，至少在他们匆忙赶回家喝茶之前的一两个小时之内是这样。,就拿多萝西华兹华斯来说吧，她帮哥哥威廉穿上外衣，为他找到笔记本和铅笔，向他挥手告别，目送他走进早春的阳光