Unit_3_Security

1、Unit 3 Security路不拾遺，夜不閉戶路不拾遺，夜不閉戶No one picked up and pocketed anything lost on the road, while no family had the need to bolt the doors at night. Insecurities haunting usMuggingRobberyBurglaryWatch the video and retell it. Words or phrases for reference:midnight a man with a suitcasefollowed scared

2、 bump intoidea exchange mistakeforwanted end up Campus ShootingCampus Shooting 1) Virginia on April 16, 2007, A gunman opened fire in a Tech dorm and two hours later, shot up a classroom across campus , killing 32 people in the deadliest .2) Toulouse， FranceOn March 19st, 2012, a gunman on a motorcy

3、le opened fire in a Jewish school in the city of Toulouse, France, killing four people and wounding some others. Working in groups and discuss the following question with your group members:What can be done to better the situation of insecurity?/ How to steer clear of insecurity?Avoid walking or run

4、ning alone at Avoid walking or running alone at night. Instead go walking or jogging night. Instead go walking or jogging with a friend. with a friend. Dont use headphones while walking, Dont use headphones while walking, driving or jogging. driving or jogging. Always walk in well-lighted areas. Alw

5、ays walk in well-lighted areas. Avoid the use of short cuts. Avoid the use of short cuts. After dark, keep away from large After dark, keep away from large bushes or doorways where someone bushes or doorways where someone could be lurking(could be lurking(潛伏潛伏) ). . Do not display cash openly, Do no

6、t display cash openly, especially when leaving an ATM. especially when leaving an ATM. If someone in a vehicle stops and If someone in a vehicle stops and asks for directions, do not approach asks for directions, do not approach the vehicle.the vehicle.If followed, go immediately to an If followed,

7、go immediately to an area with lights and people. If area with lights and people. If needed, turn around and walk in the needed, turn around and walk in the opposite direction; your follower opposite direction; your follower will also have to reverse directions.will also have to reverse directions.M

8、ake sure you lock the door before Make sure you lock the door before leaving your house.leaving your house.Text A Text A The Land of the LockThe Land of the LockThe land of freedomThe land of the lockPlease scan the text to underline sentences containing the word “ lock” or the word root “ lock”.- t

9、he door was closed but not locked (Para.1)- doors do not stay unlocked (Para. 2)- It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic (Para. 4)- The lock is a new symbol of America (Para. 6)- a picture of a childs bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it (Para. 6)- the tran

10、sformation from the land of the Free to the Land of the Lock (Para. 7)- we devise ways to lock the fear out (Para. 16)-We may have locked the evils out, but in so doing we have locked ourselves in. (Para. 18)The central idea of the passage:America is deteriorating from “the land of the free” into “t

11、he most insecure nation”. And lots of facts are used to support that central point of view .Writing ModelViewed from the angle of writing ,the text adopts a writing model : Phenomenon measure advantage or disadvantage So the text can be roughly divided into three parts according to the writing model

12、 given above .Part I (Paras. 1-3):phenomenon In America, the era of leaving the front door _has drawn to a close. Part Two (Paras 4-15) : (Measure) A new atmosphere of fear and distrust creeps into every aspect of daily life. As a result, _, in varied forms, are put to use.Part III （Paras.16-19): Di

13、sadvantage By _ , we become prisoners of our own making.on the latchsecurity deviceslocking our fears out1. The phrase “on the latch” means the door is closed and locked. 2. Nowadays, doors, not only in cities but also in rural areas, are locked. 3. Urban streets are more dangerous than outskirts an

14、d country areas. F( )T( )True or False This phrase means the door is closed but unlocked.F( )Suburbs and country areas are more dangerous than urban streets.On the latch(line2):(of a door) closed but not locked Eg:如果你睡覺時我還沒回來，記得門別上鎖。Dont forget to leave the front door on the latch if you go to bed b

15、efore I come back. eg: I wanted so much to close up my store and go traveling. 除夕那天我家鄉(xiāng)所有的商店都關門了。 On the New Years Eve all the stores were closed up in my hometown.close up(line4): shut (sth.) esp. temporarily Close down:關閉、歇業(yè) Eg: The factory closed down because of short of orders.Close in:封鎖 Eg: The

16、 airport is closed in for the reason of typhoon.Close in on:包圍 Despair closed in on us.StatisticsStatistics:1)the science of statistics :1)the science of statistics Eg: Statistics Eg: Statistics is is not easy for those not easy for those who are not good at numbers.who are not good at numbers.2)col

17、lection of information shown in 2)collection of information shown in numbersnumbers Eg: Statistics Eg: Statistics showshow that the spread of that the spread of flu has been under control.flu has been under control.allegedly: used when reporting something that people say is true 據(jù)稱allege: vt. State

18、sth. as a fact but without proof Eg: The police allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.It is alleged that： 據(jù)說據(jù)說Statistics show the crime rate rising more dramatically in those allegedly tranquil areas than in cities.譯：統(tǒng)計表明，在所謂的寧靜的地區(qū)，犯罪率的增長比在城市的還要迅猛。Security devices:dead-bolt l

19、ocks (鋼栓式防盜鎖）鋼栓式防盜鎖）security chains （防護鏈）（防護鏈）electronic alarm systems （電子報警系統(tǒng)）（電子報警系統(tǒng)）trip wires （觸發(fā)式報警裝置）（觸發(fā)式報警裝置）sliding glass doors with steel bars built in (嵌嵌有鋼條的玻璃滑門有鋼條的玻璃滑門）hook up tohook up to: connect or attach (sth.) to : connect or attach (sth.) to (sth. else) with or as if with a hook(s

20、th. else) with or as if with a hooke.g. e.g. 我的電腦連上了網(wǎng)絡，所以我在我的電腦連上了網(wǎng)絡，所以我在寢室就可以和朋友通過電子郵件交流寢室就可以和朋友通過電子郵件交流了。了。My computer is My computer is hooked up tohooked up to the the Internet, so I can communicate with Internet, so I can communicate with my friends through email in the dorm. my friends through

21、 email in the dorm. Small notices pasted on the window announcing the premises are under surveillance(para. 5)premises (pl.): 1) all the buildings and the land that an institution occupies in one site eg: There will be a mall erected on that premises.2) sth. that you accept as true and use as a basi

22、s for another idea or way of thinkingeg: Major : children should go to school. Minor : Jack is a child. Conclusion: Jack should go to school. on the premise of / that:在在前提下前提下premisepremiseIt It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on

23、 the windows small homes, to see pasted on the windows small notices announcing that thenotices announcing that the premises premises are are under surveillance by this security force or under surveillance by this security force or that guard company. (Para 5)that guard company. (Para 5)譯：在最溫馨的家里，也常

24、?？梢钥吹酱皯羯腺N著小小的告示，稱本宅由某家安全保衛(wèi)機構或保安公司負責監(jiān)管。n. a diagram, picture, or graph, which is intended to make information easier to understandPie chartCurve chartBar charttableWhat do you think the above picture indicates?The new atmosphere of distrust and fear has taken over our lives.(主宰我們的生活）Who is going to p

25、ay for the atmosphere?Who is going to pay for the transformation of American from the Land of freedom to Land of lock?His face a worried expression.His face a worried expression.The earth heat and light from the The earth heat and light from the sun.sun.John acting while he was at college. John acti

26、ng while he was at college. It was at this point that her acting career It was at this point that her acting career really .really . Who do you think will now that Who do you think will now that the governor has been dismissed?the governor has been dismissed? take in, take off, take over, take on, t

27、ake uptakes intook uptook on took offtook overtransformtransform: : completely change the appearance, completely change the appearance, form formtransporttransport: : take goods, people etc from one take goods, people etc from one place to another place to anothertransmittransmit: : to send out elec

28、tronic signals, to send out electronic signals, messages messagestransplanttransplant: : move an organ, piece of skin etc move an organ, piece of skin etc from one persons body from one persons body The statue was to London.Increased population has the landscape. His kidney was in his daughter.The O

29、pening Ceremony will be live via satellite. transformedtransportedtransmittedtransplanted it occurs / occurred to sb 表示表示“某人某人突然想起突然想起”我突然想起我也有一件同樣顏色的我突然想起我也有一件同樣顏色的T恤。恤。 Eg: It occurred to me that I had got a T-shirt of the same color.TransformationIn the pastnowcompanyairportfree accessChances are

30、 you dont wander in and out of work; access cardfamilies went to watch planes land and take off; a place of education and funthe most sophisticated of security sitesChances are that = it is likely / probable that 譯：如果你在一家大中型公司上班，你上下班很可能不能隨意出入。 If you eat more and exercise less, chances are that you

31、will put on a lot of weight in a few months.1. Whats the relationship between the man and the woman? Where were they?2. Why were they taken by the police for further checking?Video clip (Check-in at the airport)measureresultelectronic X-rayHold the terrorists at bay; We pass it without so much as a

32、sideways glanceNeighborhoods are bathed in it; a shadow becomes a luxury.High-intensity lightNew machinesHook up to the telephone to tell whether your friend is telling lies.prevent (an enemy, pursuers, etc.) from coming near eg. Eating oranges keeps colds at bay. real and imagined = who are real an

33、d imagined, 形容詞短語后置，修飾形容詞短語后置，修飾terrorist。with not even a glance from sideways譯：甚至連瞧都不瞧一眼E.g. 他們甚至連招呼都不打一聲就走了。 They left without so much as saying goodbye.eg. Her face was bathed in tears. 她把腳泡在溫水里以減輕痛苦。She bathed her feet in warm water to relieve the pain. We become the most in the historyWe no one

34、 and we ourselves; We lock the out but ourselves in.We become of ourselves.outsmart insecure nationtrustlockevilsprisonersLook back on:think about (sth.) in one s past Eg: 當你回想自己的人生時，最值得珍當你回想自己的人生時，最值得珍 惜的是那段時光？惜的是那段時光？When you look back on your life, what moments would you cherish the most?譯：那也許是我們

35、將來回顧這個時代時記得譯：那也許是我們將來回顧這個時代時記得最牢的精神遺產。最牢的精神遺產。 不上鎖 on the latch防盜鎖 dead-bolt locks互不信任，當驚受怕的氛圍 the atmosphere of distrust and fear設置障礙 put up barriers將自己和鄰居隔絕開來barricade ourselves against neighbors主宰我們的生活take over our lives有可能/有這種可能性Chances are that自由出入的政策a policy of free access想出 figure out讓恐怖分子無法近

36、身 hold the terrorists at bay看都不看一眼 without so much as a sideways glance在強光源的照射下 be bathed in high-intensity light連接在電話機上 hooked up to the telephone以安全之名 in the name of security聰明反被聰明誤 outsmart oneself回顧這一時代 look back on this ageDoors are not left unlocked either in cities or in rural areas. Dead-bol

37、t locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires are widely in use. Suburban families have steel bars built in sliding glass doors. Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant of homes. Access cards are required of those who wo

38、rk with medium to large-size companies.Airport security uses electronic X-ray equipment to guard against terrorism. Businessmen employ new machines linked up to their telephone to help determine whether the caller is telling lies or not. Suburban housewives wear rape whistles on their key chains. Ro

39、le-playWatch the video “ get away” and prepare for a performance based on the plots in the video.Listen to a tape talking about the speakers view of todays life. After listening to the tape, please discuss with your group members how to change those situations mentioned in the tape. Give some constr

40、uctive suggestions. Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view; We spend more, but enjoy less; We have bigger houses, but smaller families; We have more compromises, but less time;We have more knowledge, but less judgment;We have more medi

41、cines, but less health;We have multiplied out possessions, but reduced our values;We talk much, we love only a little, and we hate too much;We reached the Moon and came back, but we found it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;We have conquered the outer space, but not our inn

42、er space;We have higher income, but less morals;These are times with more liberty, but less joy;We have much more food, but less nutrition;These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home, but divorces increase;These are times of finer houses, but more broken homes;Thats why I propose

43、, that as of today;You do not keep anything for a special occasion. because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.Search for knowledge, read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;Spend more time with your family and friends, eat your favorite food

44、s, visit the places you love;Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment; not only about survival;Use your crystal goblets. Do not save your best perfume, and use it every time you feel you want it.Remove from your vocabulary phrases like one of these days or someday;Lets write that letter we thought of wr