大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語(yǔ)綜合教程4 - Unit 1

1、What goes up but never comes down?Where does Thursday come before Wednesday?I begin with T and end with T, and I am full of T.What am I? Unit 1 Watch the video clip the Male Nanny and then discuss the following questions. Do you think Nanny is an exclusive job for women? If so, what jobs do you thin

2、k are exclusive for women or men? Do you think fathers are as important to children as mothers are? Why or why not?Whats the image of a “good family man”? Para. 1-2Introduction of “unnecessary father” conceptPara. 3-6Elaboration on “unnecessary father” concept Para. 7-9Emphasis on “necessary father”

3、 concept Criticize批評(píng) Glaring 炫目的，耀眼的 Omission 省略 Marginalize 忽視，邊緣化 Enormous 巨大的，相當(dāng)多的 Bombard 轟炸 Abusive 虐待的，濫用的 Deadbeat 游手好閑者 Dubious 懷疑的 Gutter 排水溝 Syndrome 癥狀 Deserve 應(yīng)得，應(yīng)受 Commitment 承諾 Applaud 贊同，鼓掌喝彩 Appreciation 欣賞 Flexibility 靈活性 Obligation 義務(wù)，責(zé)任 Insult 侮辱 Symbol 象征，標(biāo)志 Flaunt 炫耀 Supposedly

4、可能，按照推測(cè) Luxury 奢侈品 Entail 必需，使承擔(dān) Burden 負(fù)擔(dān) Consequently 因此，結(jié)果 Obsolete 陳舊的，老式的 Reactionary 反動(dòng)的 Mourn 哀悼 Devalue 貶值，降低的價(jià)值1. Why does the author want to mention the omission of the father in the movie “Toy Story”? 2.The only time fathers get attention in media stories is _3.Whats the authors attitude

5、(態(tài)度) toward this criticism (批評(píng))?4.In Para 4, what is the double standard at work?5.Our society acts as if _is what a mans life is all about.6.Why do many men question the value of their role as fathers? 7.Those fathers who are there to love and support their families - _- deserve our recognition and

6、 thanks. The more I thought about it, however, the more glaring an omission it seemed. The more I thought about the absence of the father in the movie, the more I became aware of the seriousness of the failure to mention the father.可后來(lái)越想越覺(jué)得這一疏忽太嚴(yán)重了。small or trivial; unimportant; insignificant不要擔(dān)心，這只

7、不過(guò)是個(gè)問(wèn)題。Dont worry. Its only a petty problem. How could you be so petty?having a mind that is narrow 器量小的point out the faults of sb/sth criticize sb/sth for (doing) sth; Stop criticizing my work! He was criticized by the committee for failing to report the accident. when sb or sth is present in a par

8、ticular place Your presence is requested at the club meeting. 敬請(qǐng)出席這次的俱樂(lè)部會(huì)議。 In the presence of sb / in sbs presence 當(dāng)著某人的面, 在某人面前 I asked you not to smoke in my presence.1) the empty space at the side of a written or printed page Someone has written some notes in the margin.2) an edge ; a border the

9、 margin of a river他已死亡。He is on the margin of death. reflect sth as in a mirror The trees were mirrored in the still water of the lake. a novel that mirrors modern society call as; regard as Dont refer to your sister as a silly cow! (= Dont call your sister silly cow.) The speaker referred to him as

10、 an up-and-coming young Democrat (民主人士). Para 3-6Elaboration on “unnecessary father” conceptMedia stories about fathers: abusive husbands; deadbeat dadsCalling forcultural recognition to breadwinner fathers as much as at-home dads Debating on whether at-home wives are really “status symbols” in real

11、ityNeglecting working fathers contribution 1) to attack with bombs, shells, or missilesIm not very keen on watching TV, because whenever you turn it on, we are _(會(huì)受到很多的廣告的。 2) to assail persistently, as with requests觀眾他很多問(wèn)題。The audience him with many questions. to disagree with sth such as a plan or

12、 an idea and try to prevent it from happening Congress this proposal. Congress this proposal. Congress this proposal. Ex8-3Ex8-3 閑暇時(shí)瑪麗喜歡外出購(gòu)物，與她相反，露茜卻喜歡呆在家里看書(shū)。(as opposed to) Mary likes to go shopping in her spare time, as opposed to Lucy, who prefers to stay at home reading. as opposed to Meanwhile,

13、 a high proportion of media stories about fathers focus on abusive husbands or deadbeat dads. relation of one thing to another in quantity, size, etc. The proportion of men to women in the population has changed in recent years. His reputation bore no proportion to his merit. to be worthy or deservi

14、ng He merited all the praise which had been given to him. The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper. 該建議值得認(rèn)真考慮。 The suggestion merits serious consideration. One exception to the “unnecessary father” syndrome is the glowing media attention that at-home dads have received.Paraphra

15、se The media have paid special attention to at-home dads, which is an exception to the “unnecessary father” tendency in society. 這種“無(wú)需父親”綜合癥的一個(gè)例外是家庭全職父親所受到的媒體的贊揚(yáng)。to have earned sth by good or bad actions or behaviors 應(yīng)得，應(yīng)受到（獎(jiǎng)賞/懲罰） They better. 他們應(yīng)該受到更好的待遇。他們應(yīng)該受到更好的待遇。(They treated in a better way.)

16、I think we a rest/break/holiday after all that hard work. This proposal serious consideration.這個(gè)建議認(rèn)真考慮Ex8-2 Ex8-2 他感到他沒(méi)有必要再一次對(duì)約翰承擔(dān)這樣的責(zé)任。（make a commitment） He felt he did not have to John any more.make such a commitmentCriticize批評(píng)Marginalize忽視/使邊緣化On the Margin of在的邊緣Applaud贊同，鼓掌喝彩Mirror反映Merit功績(jī)/值得

17、Deserve應(yīng)得Fulfill履行，實(shí)現(xiàn)Obligation義務(wù)Commit犯罪/承諾Make a Commitment to對(duì)做出承諾Flexibility靈活性 It seems that the only time fathers merit attention is when they are criticized for not helping enough with the housework or when they die.看起來(lái)似乎父親父親唯一值得人們提及值得人們提及的時(shí)候是因?yàn)樗麄冏黾覄?wù)太少而受到指責(zé)的因?yàn)樗麄冏黾覄?wù)太少而受到指責(zé)的時(shí)候，時(shí)候，或者是在他們?nèi)ナ赖臅r(shí)候。在他

18、們?nèi)ナ赖臅r(shí)候。 One exception to the “unnecessary father” syndrome is the glowing media attention that at-home dads have received.這種這種“無(wú)需父親無(wú)需父親”綜合癥的綜合癥的一個(gè)例外是家庭全職父親所受到的媒體的贊揚(yáng)。家庭全職父親所受到的媒體的贊揚(yáng)。 By the same token, sole wage earners have less flexibility when it comes to leaving unsatisfying careers because of th

19、e loss of income such a job change entails.同樣，家庭唯一的工資收入者同樣，家庭唯一的工資收入者在想辭去辭去不太滿(mǎn)意的工作時(shí)，其靈活程度也要小不太滿(mǎn)意的工作時(shí)，其靈活程度也要小一點(diǎn)，以為這種工作變換會(huì)使他們失去一點(diǎn)，以為這種工作變換會(huì)使他們失去收入。收入。1) If you fulfill a hope, wish, or aim, you achieve the thing that you hoped for, wished for游玩迪士尼樂(lè)園實(shí)現(xiàn)了他童年的夢(mèng)想。Visiting Disneyland his childhood dream.2)

20、 To do or provide what is necessary or needed 履行，執(zhí)行，符合 a role/duty/obligation/requirement/need. a moral or legal duty to do sth Have/be under an obligation to do sth 有義務(wù)做你買(mǎi)更多的書(shū)。You buy more books. Meet/fulfill an obligation 履行義務(wù)使某人有義務(wù)做某事 (多用被動(dòng))She help her mother.Paraphrase People seldom consider gi

21、ving as much flexibility about where one can work to men as to women. 在人們呼吁應(yīng)該給予工作者在工作地點(diǎn)上更大的靈活性時(shí)，很少有人認(rèn)為這種呼吁不但適用于女性，同時(shí)也適用于男性。as believed, as it appears Supposedly she is a rich woman, but no one knows for sure. He went home to his father supposedly to help him. involve; make necessary This job would_

22、(在計(jì)算機(jī)方面具有卓越的才能)。 an investment that entails high risks 承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的投資 The loss of income such a job change entails Such a job change entails a loss of incomeundertake, charge oneself with 承擔(dān) My doctor says Im too tired and has advised me not to take on any more work. In order to support the family, he has

23、to take on some extra work.Ex8-1 Ex8-1 隨著職務(wù)的提升，他擔(dān)負(fù)的責(zé)任也更大了。 (take on) With his promotion, he has greater responsibilities. promotionin general Did the people at large approve of the governments decision? The country at large is hoping for great changes. Yet, rather than holding up “ordinary” fathers

24、as positive role models for the dads of tomorrow, too often society has thrown up its hands and decided that traditional fatherhood is at best obsolete and at worst dangerously reactionary. Paraphrase Instead of offering “ordinary” fathers as good examples for fathers of the future, society has too

25、often given up its efforts and come to think that traditional fatherhood is at best out of date and at worst against social progress. 然而，我們這個(gè)社會(huì)并沒(méi)有把然而，我們這個(gè)社會(huì)并沒(méi)有把“普通普通”父親作為正面角父親作為正面角色為未來(lái)的父親色為未來(lái)的父親樹(shù)立榜樣樹(shù)立榜樣，相反地，卻常常持，相反地，卻常常持放棄態(tài)度放棄態(tài)度，認(rèn)為傳統(tǒng)的父道從最好的方面說(shuō)是已經(jīng)認(rèn)為傳統(tǒng)的父道從最好的方面說(shuō)是已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)過(guò)時(shí)，從最壞的，從最壞的方面講就是危險(xiǎn)的方面講就是危險(xiǎn)的反動(dòng)反動(dòng)。ca

26、use or be responsible for a lessening of value or quality Lots of people tried to devalue the great writers work, all in vain. We shall have to devalue our currency soon if we dont want to see a sharp drop in our exports.Ex8-4 Ex8-4 說(shuō)好聽(tīng)一點(diǎn)，可以說(shuō)他有抱負(fù)，用最糟糕的話(huà)來(lái)說(shuō)，他是一個(gè)沒(méi)有良心(conscience)或沒(méi)有資格的權(quán)力追求者。（at best, at worst）At best hes ambitious, at worst a po