高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6

1、高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,高等院校研究生英語系列教材,綜合教程（上） INTEGRATED COURSE,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,2,Unit 6,Sanctuary or Fulfillment,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Content,Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 1 Work with your partner to match the

2、 following US cities with their nicknames. Try to explain the origin of the nicknames on Page 160.,Starting out,Motor City,The Discovery City,Jet City,The Gateway City,The Big Pineapple,The Big Apple,The City of Brotherly Love,The City of Lights,The Steel City,City of Angels,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Tas

3、k 2 A Native of Beijing in New York was a TV series reflecting the lives of Chinese living abroad. They struggle for a better life while coming to realize how much they have lost. Its prologue is quite impressive (P160): If you love him bring him to New York for its heaven; if you hate him bring him

4、 to New York for its hell.,Starting outTask 2,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 2 With which part of the prologue would you agree? Justify your choice with examples (P161). Useful words and expressions: attractive; leading global city; land of opportunities; full of robbery; high crime rate; high living exp

5、enditure; widening gap between the rich and poor, etc,Starting outTask 2,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Starting outTask 3,Task 3 The song New York, New York is often heard at many social events in New York area. Many sports teams play this song before or after the game, the New York Yankees is the most promi

6、nent example. Listen to the song, and sing along with it.,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Starting outTask 3,New York, New York Start spreading the news, Im leaving todayI want to be a part of it - new york, new yorkThese vagabond shoes, are longing to strayRight through the very heart of it - New York, New Yo

7、rkI wanna wake up in a city, that doesnt sleepAnd find Im king of the hill - top of the heapThese little town blues, are melting awayIll make a brand new start of it - in old New YorkIf I can make it there, Ill make it anywhereIts up to you - New York, New York (To be continued),高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6

8、,Starting outTask 3,New york, new yorkI want to wake up in a city, that never sleepsAnd find Im a number one - top of the list, king of the hillA number oneThese little town blues, are melting awayIm gonna make a brand new start of it - in old new yorkAnd if I can make it there, Im gonna make it any

9、whereIts up to you - new york new yorkNew york,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Here is New York,Reading Focus,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Reading Focus,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Reading Focus Global Understanding,(Para. 1),(Paras. 2-3),(Paras. 4-6),Paras. 7-8,(Paras. 7-8),高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Introduction,A. Its largess c

10、an account for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population. B. The capacity to make such dubious gifts is a mysterious quality of New York. C. The special quality of New York can either destroy an individual or fulfill him.,New York presents the gift of loneliness

11、 and the gift of privacy to everyone who comes to town.,Reading Focus Global Understanding,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,The vibrations of great things or people felt in New York,A. I am curiously affected by emanations from the immediate surroundings while I am sitting in a hotel in New York: I am 22 blocks

12、 from where Rudolph Valentino lay in state beautifully. I am eight blocks from where Nathan Hale was executed. I am five blocks from the publishing house where Ernest Hemingway hit Max Eastman on the nose. I am four miles from where Walt Whitman sat sweating out editorials for The Brooklyn Eagle. B.

13、 The waiter also felt the same stimulus from being close to a famous actor.,Example 1:,Example 2:,Example 3:,Reading Focus Global Understanding,Example 4:,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,The insulation provided by New York,New York succeeds in insulating the individual against all enormous and violent and wond

14、erful events taking place every minute. I did not attend the worlds greatest air show staged in New York. I did not notice the biggest oceangoing ships on the North Atlantic. B. The inhabitants in New York is in the happy position of being able to choose his spectacle and so conserve his soul. C. Th

15、e quality of New York that insulates its inhabitants from life may simply weaken them as individuals.,Reading Focus Global Understanding,Example 1:,Example 2:,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Conclusion,New York has a positive effect on the creative capacities of its inhabitants. New York can bring the sense of

16、 rejuvenation to its inhabitants.,The positive qualities of New York,A.,B.,Reading Focus Global Understanding,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 2,Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage. (P170),Key: 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14,T,F,F,F,F,F,F,T,F,T,Reading

17、Focus Detailed Information,F,F,T,T,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Critical Thinking,Reading Focus,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Step One Read the following sentences from the text and decide what the author actually meant. Do you agree with him or not?,No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be

18、lucky. I think that although many persons are here from some excess of spirit (which caused them to break away from their small town), some, too, are here from a deficiency of spirit, who find in New York a protection, or an easy substitution.,Reading FocusCritical Thinking,Work in groups to provide

19、 examples from the text to support your ideas.,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Step Two Just like New York in America, Beijing is the city in China that many Chinese dream of living in. What are the gifts Beijing bestows on its residents? Suppose you are a university students in Beijing. After graduation, will

20、 you decide to stay in Beijing and why? Discuss in groups the above questions.,Reading FocusCritical Thinking,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,1. It is this largess that accounts for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population; for the residents of Manhattan are to a large ex

21、tent strangers who have pulled up stakes somewhere and comet to town, seeking sanctuary or fulfillment of some greater or lesser grail. (Para. 1) considerable: adj. considerably: adv. much, a lot 非常；很；相當(dāng)多的 grail: a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve, but never will 渴望但永遠(yuǎn)得不到的東西 翻譯：紐約城內(nèi)數(shù)量

22、龐大的居民中，沖著這份贈(zèng)禮而來此落腳的絕不在少數(shù)；曼哈頓也因此聚集了眾多異鄉(xiāng)客，他們背井離鄉(xiāng)到此闖蕩，有的為了尋求庇護(hù)，有的為了一展抱負(fù)，還有的為了實(shí)現(xiàn)心中或大或小的愿望。,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,2. It carries on its lapel the unexpungeable odor of the long past, so that no matter where you sit in New York you feel the vibrations of great times and tall dee

23、ds, of queer people and events and undertakings. (Para. 2) undertakings： 1) an important job, piece of work, or activity that you are responsible for e.g. a commercial undertaking 2) an agreement or a promise to do something. e.g. The landlord _ (書面保證) that repairs would be carried out before the en

24、d of the month.,Reading Focus Language Point,gave a written undertaking,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,3. “Mr. Stone is a very hearty eater,” said the waiter thoughtfully, content with this fragile participation in destiny, this link with Oz.(Para. 4) In this sentence “content” is an adjective and “content wi

25、th” means happy and satisfied with what you have. e.g. 1) He seemed more content, less bitter. 2) He had to be content with third place.,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,content (n.) : 1) the things that are contained in sth e.g. 1) 大火導(dǎo)致那棟大樓里的東西嚴(yán)重?fù)p毀。 Fire has caused severe damage to

26、 the contents of the building. 2) She hadnt read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. 2) the different sections that are contained in a book e.g. 1) a contents page 3) the subject matter of a book, speech, programme, etc. e.g. Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you h

27、ave to say.,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,content (v.) : 1) to accept and be satisfied with sth and not try to have or do sth better e.g. Martina contented herself with a single glass of wine. 2) to make sb feel happy or satisfied e.g. My apology seemed to content him.,Reading Fo

28、cus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,4. The Lions are overwhelming; the event is unavoidable. (Para. 5) 辨析 overwhelming; overwhelmed; overwhelmingly e.g. 1) She was _by feelings of guilt. 2) The _ majority of those present were in favor of the plan. 3) They voted _against the proposal.,overwhelme

29、d,overwhelming,overwhelmingly,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,5. A cornice falls, that it hits every citizen on the head, every last man in town. (Para. 5) “every last man” means “everybody without exception”. This sentence means in most metropolises, no one can escape from the inf

30、luence of every major event happening in the city. e.g. Every last man is supposed to seize each opportunity that comes along.,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,6. I am not defending New York in this regard. (Para. 7) “in this regard” means “concerning what has just been mentioned”.

31、e.g. 1) I have nothing further to say_(在這方面). Paraphrase: I do not think that New York is necessarily a better place because people are insulated from events.,in this regard,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,7. I think that although many persons are here from some excess of spirit (w

32、hich caused them to break away from their small town), some, too, are here from a deficiency of spirit, who find in New York a protection, or an easy substitution. (Para. 8) excess (n.) : 1) more than is necessary, reasonable and acceptable e.g. He started drinking to excess after losing his job. 2)

33、 an amount by which sth is larger than sth else e.g. We cover costs up to $600 and then you pay the excess.,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,excess (adj.) : 1) in addtion to an amount that is necessary, usual or legal e.g. 1) Excess food is stored as fat. 2) Drinking with excess alc

34、ohol in the blood is a serious offence. syn.: excessive,Reading Focus Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 1,Fill in the missing information in the left-hand column of the table and write down your comparison in the right-hand column. (P170),Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit

35、6,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,loneliness,privacy,everyone comes to town,They are less lonely and private and present fewer opportunities for fulfillment.,wonderful people, events and undertakings.,They are not the center of the US There arent so many tall deeds and great people and events.,18

36、 inches,18 inches,Residents in other places might be closer or more distant to each other and to those famous people.,the option of participation or insulation,Residents are all involved in the major events taking place there.,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,inhabitants elsew

37、here,their optional right,In most metropolises, small and large, the choice is often not with the individual at all.,The insulation,Life might be healthier without the insulation in New York.,positive,creative capacities,Settlers there cannot escape from reality.,The abundance of excitements,deficie

38、ncy,They sometimes seem dead or unresourceful.,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Key 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15-,Task 2 Read the words and their explanations in the box. Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and explain its meaning. Change the form if necessary. (P.172),con

39、tented,convention,tall,curiously,Convention,content,execute,count,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,curious,execute,content,conventions,count,convention,tall,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 3,The culture of New York City is shaped by centuries of immigration, the citys size and variety, and its status as

40、 the cultural capital of the United States. Because of its 1) _ size and cultural influence, New York has been the 2) _ of many different, and often 3)_, portrayals in mass media.,Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box. Change the form if necessary. (P174),contradictory w

41、orldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,sheer,subject,contradictory,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,From the sophisticated and 4) _ metropolis seen in many Woody Allen films, to the hellish and 5) _ urban jungle depicted in such movies as Ma

42、rtin Scorseses Taxi Driver, New York has served as the unwitting backdrop for virtually every conceivable viewpoint on big city life.,contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,chaotic,worldly,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,In t

43、he early years of film New York City was characterized as urbane and 6)_. By the citys crisis period in the 1970s, however, films like Midnight Cowboy, The French Connection, Marathon Man, and Death Wish showed New York as full of chaos and 7)_.,contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime su

44、bject safest sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,sophisticated,violence,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,With the citys renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s came new portrayals on television; Friends, Seinfeld, and Sex and the City showed life in the city to be 8) _ and interesting. Nonethel

45、ess a disproportionate number of 9) _ dramas, such as Law showing the state or nature of sth e.g. Every thing you do or say is reflective of your personality.,Reading More Language Point,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 1,1) sum A. Apple has spent huge _ in its drive to penetrate new markets. B. The citys

46、problem can be _ up in three words: too many people. C. I wrote a letter _ the main points we had discussed.,Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate form of the word given and explain its meaning.,sums,summed,summarizing,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,2) boast A. Hank

47、was _ that he could drink a case of beer by himself. B. Each luxury home _ an indoor pool and three-car garage. C. After they had drunk a lot of wine, they started to become loud and _.,boasting,boasts,boastful,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,3) worth A. The new computer syste

48、m has already proved its _. B. We had only three days _ of food left. C. Leeds United were_ winners of the competition.,worth,worth,worthy,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,4) tricky A. It would be very _to try to stabilize the region without the support of other countries. B. P

49、retending he doesnt remember is an old _ of his. C. A _ look crossed his face when Patsy mentioned the money. D. It was a piece of political _ that enraged the opposition.,tricky,trick,tricky,trickery,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,5) adore A. He_ his wife and children. B. Th

50、ey knelt in _ of their gods. C. Have you seen their new babyshes simply _. D. The elderly actress can still pull in _ audiences.,adores,adoration,adorable,6) reproach A. Youve got nothing to _ yourself forit was his own decision . B. She gave her daughter a _ glance. C. He listened to his wifes bitt

51、er _.,adoring,reproach,reproachful,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,reproaches,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,7) blink A. Lucy _at him in astonishment . B. Lynn laughed, _back unexpected tears. C. He kept giving back _to try to wash the dust from his eyes.,blinked,blinking,blinks,8) reflection A. I could see

52、 my _in his glasses. B. I was dazzled by the sunlight _off the wet road. C. A moments _ will show the stupidity of this argument. D. TV shows sometimes_ societys more liberal views on sex.,reflection,reflecting,reflection,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,reflect,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,Task 2,1) _ (一個(gè)

53、人能夠單獨(dú)在山里生活這么多年) is really something unthinkable. 2) It is dangerous _ (對(duì)任何問題一知半解). 3) It is common sense _ (液體沒有形狀，但有一定的體積）.,Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English. Try to use the expressions you have learned from the text.,That a man could live for so m

54、any years alone in the mountains,that you have a smattering of superficial knowledge on a subject,that a liquid has no definite shape, but it has a definite volume,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,4) It could be argued that the radio performs this service just as well:_ _ (但是在電

55、視屏幕上，每個(gè)節(jié)目都顯得更加生動(dòng)，更加真實(shí)). 5) Some people, however, maintain _ (這恰恰是危險(xiǎn)所在). 6) I make it clear _ (決心去執(zhí)行這個(gè)計(jì)劃). 7) This is _ (因?yàn)橹铝τ谧兏铿F(xiàn)實(shí)的人們常常受到許多限制).,but on TV everything is much more living, much more real,that this is precisely where the danger lies,that I was determined to carry out the plan,because peo

56、ple engaged in changing reality are usually subject to numerous limitations,Reading More Vocabulary in Action,高等學(xué)校研究生英語綜合教程上Unit 6,8) This is a universally accepted principle of international law_ (國(guó)家領(lǐng)土主權(quán)不容侵犯). 9) I will share with President Carter my conclusion _(為了我們和全人類的共同利益，我們必須共同發(fā)展）. 10) The thought came to him _ (敵人可能已經(jīng)逃出城了）.,that the territorial sovereignty doesnt admit infringement,that our two countries are destined to grow together for our mutual benefit and for the benefit of