上外版综合英语2 Unit 2 The virtues of growing older

1、Unit 2,The Virtues of Growing Older,Text comprehension,Part I (Para. 1-2),Par II ( Para. 3-5),Part III (Para. 6),1,2,3,Detailed reading questions,1. Why do people want to hide their gray hair and delay the effects of aging? They worship youth and are afraid of growing older, so they try every means

2、to look young. 2. What does the writer mean when she says “it is un-American to say so” in Para. 2? She means these questions seem contrary to the values commonly held by most Americans. And the American people would do anything possible to delay aging.,scanning,PART 1,Detailed reading questions,3.

3、Does the writer deny the virtues of being young? No. the writer admits the virtues of being young, but what she really wants to talk about is the advantages of growing older, which will be discussed in the subsequent paragraphs. So the last sentence is both thematic and transitional.,scanning,PART 1

4、,Language points,virtue (n.) 1. attractive or useful quality; advantage e.g.:This seat has the virtue of being adjustable. 2. moral goodness or excellence e.g.: Patience is a virtue. Derivation: Virtuous(adj.):having good moral qualities and behavior,PART 1,Language points,Wouldnt any person over th

5、irty gladly sign with the devil just to be young again? (para. 2) Paraphrase: Literally, the phrase means to sign a contract with the devil, so that the devil would help you become young again in exchange for your soul. In the text the phrase is metaphorically used to mean be willing to do anything

6、(even bad) to become young again.,PART 1,Language points,dread v.: feel great fear or anxiety about. e.g.: The little girl dreads sleeping alone. The staff in this company dread to think what will happen if the financial crisis comes. I dread that I may never see you again. 2. n.: great fear; thing

7、that is greatly feared e.g.: She has a dread of hospitals. Poverty is many peoples constant dread.,PART 1,Language points,dread Derivation: dreadful (adj.) causing great fear or suffering; shocking e.g.: a dreadful accident, disease, nightmare 2. (informal) bad, boring or annoying e.g.: What dreadfu

8、l weather!,PART 1,1. Why are adolescents apt to be obsessed with their appearances? Because they feel anxious about what others will think. 2. Is it accurate to say that older people are totally free from uncertainty? No, because they still have important choices to make. However, they have already

9、made the major ones, while young people will meet theirs at every turn.,Detailed reading questions,scanning,PART 2,When young, you are apt to be obsessed with you appearance. (Para. 3) Grammar: When young=when you are young 状语从句的主语与主句的主语相同时， 从句中的be动词可以和主语一起省略。 做饭时，我听到有人在敲门。 When (I was) cooking, I h

10、eard someone knocking at the door.,Language points,PART 2,Vocabulary: obsess (v.): If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else. E.g.:The fear of death obsessed her throughout her old age. 她童年时一直害怕父母离异。 The

11、fear of her parents divorce obsessed her throughout her childhood.,Language points,PART 2,Be obsessed with/by: unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something. E.g.: Why are people so obsessed with money? 如今许多爱慕虚荣的年轻人，尽管还不富裕，但却迷上了漂亮的小汽车。 （vain, be obsessed with）

12、 Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich enough to afford them. Derivation: obsession (n.) obsessive (adj.),Language points,PART 2,How could we go to school wearing loose-fitting blazers when everyone else would be wearing smartly tailored leat

13、her jackets? We would be considered freaks. (para.3) Grammar: Wearing现在分词短语作状语，表伴随。,Language points,PART 2,Vocabulary: tailor (v.) to make or prepare something following particular instructions E.g.: We should tailor our knowledge to the need of the society. Derivation: tailored (adj.) :close-fittin

14、g e.g.: a well-tailored coat Collocation: tailor-made (adj.): made by a tailor e.g.: a tailor-made suit,Language points,PART 2,Vocabulary: Freak (n.):person considered abnormal because of his behavior, appearance, ideas, etc 2. (n.):a health/computer/controlfreak: someone who is extremely interested

15、 in a particular subject or activity,Language points,PART 2,Vocabulary: Freak 3. (v.):have an extreme reaction to sth E.g.:My parents freaked (out) when they saw my purple hair. Collocation freak out: If someone freaks out, or if sth. freaks them out, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, a

16、ngry, or confused. E.g.:He freaked out when he heard hed got the job.,Language points,PART 2,I dont deny myself a slice of pecan pie if I feel in the mood. (para. 3) Deny oneself sth：not do sth. that one enjoys doing or have sth. one desires to have, because he thinks that will be good for him. E.g.

17、: In order to save money for his daughters medical treatment, he denied himself smoking. 那位艺术家为了获得创作的灵感，在农村住了三年，放弃了生活上的许多享受。(inspiration) For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country/countryside for three years, where he denied himself many comforts of life.,Language points,PART 2,I don

18、t deny myself a slice of pecan pie if I feel in the mood. (para. 3) in the mood for (doing) sth/ to do sth: feeling like doing sth in no mood for (doing) sth/to do sth: not feeling like doing sth 他有/没心思开开玩笑。 Hes in the/no mood for (telling) jokes/to tell jokes.,Language points,PART 2,And women, Im e

19、mbarrassed to admit, even more than men, have always seemed to be at the mercy of fashion. (para. 3) Paraphrase: Im embarrassed to admit that it is easier for women to be completely controlled by fashion than men.,Language points,PART 2,at the mercy of: in the power of sb/sth; under the control of s

20、b/sth 我不知道明天去崇明岛的活动能不能成行，因为这要取决于会不会下雨。(excursion) Im not sure if we can have the excursion to Chongming Island tomorrow. It is at the mercy of the weather.,Language points,PART 2,I have already made many of the critical decisions that confront those just starting out. (para. 4) rewrite the sentence

21、into 3 sentences: I have already made many of the critical decisions. The critical decisions confront those people. Those people just start out.,Language points,PART 2,await (vt.) (formal) If you await someone or something, you wait for them. E.g.: The committee is awaiting a decision from head offi

22、ce before it takes any action. 2. Something that awaits you is going to happen or come to you in the future. E.g.: A surprise awaited us on our arrival. 我们所有的顾客将受到热烈的欢迎。 A warm welcome awaits all our customers.,Language points,PART 2,Pursue (vt.) 1. follow (sb/sth), esp in order to catch or kill; ch

23、ase e.g.: The police pursued the stolen vehicle along the motorway. 2. If you pursue a plan, activity or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time. e.g.: He decided to pursue a career in television. 他早年到日本学医，回国后却改变了主意，一辈子从事文学创作。 When he was young he went to Japan

24、to learn medicine, but after he returned to China he changed his mind and pursued a career as a writer all his life.,Language points,PART 2,Pursue (vt.) Derivation: Pursuer (n.): someone who is chasing you Pursuit (n.): action of pursuing. E.g.: the pursuit of happiness people travelling about the c

25、ountry in pursuit of work,Language points,PART 2,Its no wonder that, despite their carefree facade, they are often confused, uncertain, and troubled by all the unknowns in their future. (para. 4) (its) no wonder (that) : it is not surprising. E.g.: (Its) No wonder (that) you failed in the exam. You

26、never worked hard. the unknown: thing, place, etc that is unknown E.g.: a journey into the unknown,Language points,PART 2,Being young means feeling happy with yourself one day and wishing you were never born the next. (para. 5) Paraphrase: Wishing you were never born the next day because you feel so

27、 miserable.,Language points,PART 2,It means trying on new selves by taking up with different crowds. (para. 5) Paraphrase: It means trying behaving differently from their usual selves by associating with different people. take up with: become friendly with (esp. sb. Undesirable) 她最近和足以做她父亲的老头好上了。这使她

28、父母感到非常丢脸。(disgrace) Shes taken up with a man old enough to be her father, which is a disgrace to her parents.,Language points,PART 2,Contrast 1. (n.) /kn.trst/ or /kn.trst/:an obvious difference between two or more things e.g.: White walls make a contrast with the black carpet. There is a remarkable

29、 contrast between the two brothers. 2. (v.) /kntrst/ US /kntrst/ (1)If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. e.g.: She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. (2) If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different f

30、rom it. E.g.: His actions contrasted sharply with his promises.,Language points,PART 2,Collocation In contrast (to/with sth/sb) E.g.: The company lost $13 million this year, in contrast with a profit of $15 million last year. 1978年以来，我国经济发展神速，相比之下，一些发达国家的经济反而滑坡了。 (witness) Since 1978, our economy ha

31、s witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed countries has declined.,Language points,PART 2,I have a surer self-identity now. Identity: your identity is who you are; the characteristics you have that distinguish you from others. Paraphrase: I am much surer about who I am, what

32、 I like, etc.,Language points,PART 2,I no longer blame my parents for my every personality quirk or keep a running score of everything they did wrong raising me up. Grammar: Raising me up现在分词作状语，表示时间，相当于状语从句when they were raising me,Language points,PART 2,Vocabulary: blame sb. for sth. :consider or

33、say that sb is responsible for sth done (badly or wrongly) or not done keep score: count the number of times sth. happens Paraphrase: I no longer hold my parents to blame for my strange character and no longer constantly remind myself of all the unhappy things that my parents did to me in the process of bringing me up.,Language points,PART 2,1. What does “this premise” refer to? It refers to “newer is automatically better.” 2. What does the author draw from her parents contentment in their sixties? The newer (younger) is not necessarily better, and she can be happier th