新视野大学英语4 unit 1 A.ppt

1、The Tail of Fame,Unit 1 Section A,AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS,Pre-reading Activities,Text Study,Summary,Writing,Lead-in,Lead-in,Lead-in,Our topic today is “Fame”. Fame refers to the state of being popular with a lot of people as a result of ones a

2、chievement. Whether or not to gain fame, therefore, is often seen as a good test for ones success in life. Now lets proceed with our topic-centered lead-in.,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,As is taken for granted in our society, fame results in a sharp rise of wealth and status. Hit with that belief, mo

3、re and more people are hot on seeking fame. My first question is:,Q1: What do people seek fame for?,Tips,Tips,For a rise in social position? For abundance of wealth? For drowning in fames glory? For refinement of social taste? For assimilation into high society?,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Interacti

4、ve Mode I,Q2: What side effects does fame seeking exert on one?,Tips,Tips,Will it lead to the loss of your identity? Will it result in a life far from your original wishes? Will it deprive you of the freedom to express yourself freely?,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Interactive Mode II,Q3: What on eart

5、h is there behind the celebrity?,Tips,Tips,Is there any spot on their souls? Will there be more feeling of failure than of success? Are there thousands more who are not so lucky? Is there a strong sense of regret?,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,随 笔,Interactive Mode III,Pre-reading,Background Information,Co

6、mpound Dictation,Watch and Discuss,Background Information,1. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,As one of the most famous American novelists, short story writers and essayists, Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. His deceptively simple prose style has influenced a

7、 wide range of writers. His serious novel The Sun Also Rises appeared in 1926. The novel deals with a group of expatriates in France and Spain, members of the disillusioned post-World War I Lost Generation. It became his first great success as a novelist.,Background Information,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Th

8、e Old Man and the Sea, published first in Life magazine in 1952, again restored his fame. The 27,000 word novella told a story of an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago, who finally catches a giant marlin after weeks of not catching anything. As he returns to the harbor, the sharks eat the fish lashe

9、d to his boat. On July 2, 1961, Hemingway committed suicide with his favorite shotgun at his home.,Background Information,2. Robert Frost (1874-1963),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,As one of Americas leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Frost wrote poems whose philosophical d

10、imensions transcend any region. His poetry is thus both traditional and experimental, regional and universal. He unquestionably succeeded in realizing his lifes ambition: to write “a few poems where they will be hard to get rid of.”,Background Information,3. Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919),背景知识,复合

11、听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Renoir was a famous French painter, and one of the founders and exponents of the Impressionist Movement. His works are characterized by an extraordinary richness of feelings, warmth of response to the world and the people in it. Renoir once said: “Why shouldnt art be pretty? There are en

12、ough unpleasant things in the world.”,Background Information,4. Steven Spielberg (1946-),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,He has ever been perhaps Hollywoods best-known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world, and also one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film. Spiel

13、berg has directed or produced many of the top-grossing films in Hollywood history, including E.T.: The Extra-Terrestria, Schindlers List, Saving Private Ryan, etc.,Background Information,5. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Beethoven is a German composer, universally recognized as

14、one of the greatest composers of the Western European music tradition. Beethovens works crowned the classical period and also effectively initiated the romantic era in music. His astonishing Third Symphony (1803) was the thunderclap that announced the romantic century, and it embodies the titanic bu

15、t rigorously controlled energy that was the hallmark of his style.,Background Information,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,He began to lose his hearing from c. 1795; by c. 1819 he was totally deaf. For his last 15 years he was unrivaled as the worlds most famous composer. In musical form he was a considerable inn

16、ovator, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto, and string quartet. His greatest achievement was to raise instrumental music, hitherto considered inferior to vocal, to the highest plane of art.,Background Information,6. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900),背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,He was an Irish playwright,

17、 novelist, poet, and short story writer. Known for his wit and flamboyance, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of har

18、d labor after being convicted of the homosexual offences.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the secondtime, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard. For bl

19、anks numbered S9 to S11 you are required tofill in missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Now listen to the passage.,Listen to the passage,Each human being is born as something new, something that

20、 never existed before. Each is born with the S1 _ to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking. Each has his or her own unique S2 _capabilities and limitations. Each can be a S3 _, thinking, aware, and creative beingproductive person, a winner.,Comp

21、ound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,capacity,potentials,significant,The word “winner” and “loser” have many meanings. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who makes someone else lose. To us, a winner is one who responds authentically (真正地) by being credible, S4 _, responsive, and

22、genuine, both as an S5 _ and as a member of a society.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,trustworthy,individual,Winners do not S6 _ their lives to a concept of what they imagine they should be; rather, they are themselves and as such do not use their energy putting on a S7 _, maintaining pretenc

23、e and S8 _ others. S9 _, between being stupid and acting stupid, between being knowledgeable and acting knowledgeable.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,dedicate,performance,manipulating,They are aware that there is a difference between being loving and acting loving,S10 _. Winners are not afrai

24、d to do their own thinking and to use their own knowledge. They can separate facts from opinions and dont pretend to have all the answers. S11 _.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Winners do not need to hide behind a mask,They listen to others, evaluate what they say, but come to their own concl

25、usions,Watch and Discuss,Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:,Video watching,2. What kind of fame is worth seeking?,1. Whats your understanding of fame?,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Key,Key,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Text Study,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,N

26、ew Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,New Words,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Spielberg,Beethoven,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,The passage is a piece of argumentation which tries to convince us that seeking fame som

27、etimes leads to ones own destruction. So the pattern of writing the writer adopts for the text is as follows:,Now lets make a detailed analysis of the text through dynamic interaction:,Interactive Analysis of Text,General Statement,Specific Argumentation,Conclusion,The Tail of Fame,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随

28、笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactiv

29、e Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,express themselves in unique and original ways,losing the support of fans,comfort in knowing,well after they had died,they did not sell out themselves for fame,their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文

30、学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Interactive Analysis of Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,The Tail of Fame,Para. 1 An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to con

31、tinue chasing it. The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction.,句型,句型,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 2 “Dont quit your day job!” is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who

32、is trying hard to succeed. The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on. The lure of drowning in fames imperial glory is not easily resist

33、ed.,句型,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 3a Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of exploiting their talent for singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. They develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevat

34、or to the top is a blur. Most would be hard-pressed to tell you how they even got there. Artists cannot remain idle, though.,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 3b When the performer, painter or writer becomes bored, their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it

35、 becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public. After their enthusiasm has dissolved, the public simply moves on to the next flavor of the month.,句型,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 3c Artists who do attempt to remain current by making even minute changes to their style

36、 of writing, dancing or singing, run a significant risk of losing the audiences favor. The public simply discounts styles other than those for which the artist has become famous.,句型,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 4 Famous authors stylesa Tennessee Williams play or a plot by Erne

37、st Hemingway or a poem by Robert Frost or T.S. Eliotare easily recognizable. The same is true of painters like Monet, Renoir, or Dali and moviemakers like Hitchcock, Fellini, Spielberg, Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou. Their distinct styles marked a significant change in form from others and gained them f

38、ame and fortune. However, they paid for it by giving up the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms.,句型,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 5 Fames spotlight can be hotter than a tropical junglea fraud is quickly exposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too

39、much for most to endure. It takes you out of yourself: You must be what the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be. The performer, like the politician, must often please his or her audiences by saying things he or she does not mean or fully believe.,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学

40、习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 6a One drop of fame will likely contaminate the entire well of a mans soul, and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly amazing. You would be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game.

41、 An example, the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, known for his uncompromising behavior, both social and sexual, to which the public objected, paid heavily for remaining true to himself.,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 6b The mother of a young man Oscar was intimate with accused

42、him at a banquet in front of his friends and fans of sexually influencing her son. Extremely angered by her remarks, he sued the young mans mother, asserting that she had damaged his “good” name. He should have hired a better attorney, though. The judge did not second Wildes call to have the woman p

43、ay for damaging his name, and instead fined Wilde.,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 6c He ended up in jail after refusing to pay, and even worse, was permanently expelled from the wider circle of public favor. When things were at their worst, he found that no one was willing to ri

44、sk his or her name in his defense. His price for remaining true to himself was to be left alone when he needed his fans the most.,句型,句型,Wilde,Wilde,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 7 Curiously enough, it is those who fail that reap the greatest reward: freedom! They enjoy the free

45、dom to express themselves in unique and original ways without fear of losing the support of fans. Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing that they did not sell out. They may justify their failure by conv

46、incing themselves their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences.,句型,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 8a Single-minded artists who continue their quest for fame even after failure might also like to know that failure has motivated some famous people to work even hard

47、er to succeed. Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published. Beethoven overcame his father, who did not believe that he had any potential as a musician, to become the greatest musician in the world.,Detailed Study of

48、the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 8b And Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss educator in the 19th century, failed at every job he ever had until he came upon the idea of teaching children and developing the fundamental theories to produce a new form of education. Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in t

49、he fourth grade, because he seemed to his teacher to be quite dull. Unfortunately for most people, however, failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning.,Detailed Study of the Text,单词学习,课文分析,课文学习,随 笔,Para. 9 I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck. But alas, you ma

50、y find that it was not what you wanted. The dog who catches his tail discovers that it is only a tail. The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good. So instead of trying so hard to achieve success, try to be happy with who you are and what you do. Try to do work t

51、hat you can be proud of. Maybe you wont be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art.,Detailed Study of the Text,Summary,English Equivalents of Chinese,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,Further Application of Typical Patterns,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,English Equivalents of Chine

52、se,English Equivalents of Chinese,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,to quit / give up / leave ones day job,to spur sb. on,to drown in fames imperial glory,to remain / be true to sth. (form / type / life / ones word / oneself),to be expelled from,典 型 例

53、句,意 群 提 示,某事干得漂亮:没有做到:尽力而为:,Back,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,知识链 接,他答应使他们的生活衣食无忧，但没有做到。,do a good job of sth. fall down on the job make the best of a bad job,keep ones life free from sth. / worry about clothing and food,He promised to keep their life free from worry about clothing and food, but he has fallen

54、 down on the job.,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,促使某人采取行动:鼓励某人更努力:激励某人夺取胜利:,Back,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,知识链 接,解决他消极态度的最佳方案不是一味地指责，而是鼓励他更努力。,spur sb. to action spur sb. on to greater efforts spur sb. to victory,the best solution to sth. / ones passive attitude / find endless

55、fault with sb.,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,The best solution to his passive attitude is not to find endless fault with him, but to spur him on to greater efforts.,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,专心于；埋头于:深陷:沉浸于；迷恋于:,Back,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,知识链 接,由于深陷金融危机，国际市场近期不太可能复苏。,be absorbed in be immersed / stu

56、ck in be drowned / bathed in,immersed in the financial crisis / in the near future / be less likely to do sth. / come back to life,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,Immersed in the financial crisis, the world market is less likely to come back to life in the near future.,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,某事

57、属实: 坚持原则: 某事会：,Back,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,知识链 接,一般说来，人生不是去分辨远处模糊的东西，而是去从事摆在眼前的工作。,It is true about sth. to stay true to ones principles It is true of sth. that ,see what lies dimly at a distance / do what lies clearly at hand,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,It is generally true of ones life

58、 that one needs to do what lies clearly at hand instead of seeing what lies dimly at a distance.,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,使某人感动得落泪： 觉得不得不做某事： 相互排斥：,Back,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,知识链 接,他们的性格如同水火，互不相容。,compel tears from sb. feel impelled to do sth. repel each other,As , so / repel each other,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,As water and fire repel each other, so do their characters.,汉英互译,短语活用,句式应用,随 笔,Further Application of Typical Patterns,Sb. who do sth. be like sb. else doing sth. else who, whenonce , ,When one becomes bored (with sth. / sb.), sth. or s