大學(xué)英語-多媒體課件-大學(xué)英語Ⅲ-unit7

Unit7MakingaLiving1Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanTheAuthorTomHallman,Jr.,45,hasworkedatTheOregonianfor19years.HewasbornandraisedinPortland.HegraduatedwithadegreeinjournalismfromDrakeUniversityinDesMoines,Iowa.HewasaPulitzerPrizefinalistinbeatreportingin1995andfeaturewritingin1999.2Unit7TextALifeofaSalesman

Hewonthe1996ASNEDistinguishedWritingAwardfornon-deadlinewriting,andthe1996featurewritingawardfromtheNationalSocietyofProfessionalJournalists,andtheLivingstonAwardforYoungJournalists.3Unit7TextALifeofaSalesman

Hewonthe2001PulitzerPrizeforFeatureWritingforhisseriesofarticlesinTheOregonianonSamLightner.Areporterformorethantwenty-fiveyears,HallmanhasbeenatTheOregoniansince1980,andiscurrentlyaseniorreporterspecializinginfeaturesandnarratives.4Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanTheBoybehindtheMask

TomHallman'sPulitzerprize-winningseriesSam:TheBoyBehindtheMasktellsthetrue,heart-wrenchingstoryofSamLightner.Bornwithararedisfiguringgrowththatcoversanddistortstheleftsideofhisface,skull,andneck--Samisdeterminedtoliveanormallife.

5Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanForfourteenyears,doctorsrefusetooperateonSam,untilaneliteteamofsurgeonsatBostonChildren'sHospitalundertakeariskythirteen-houroperationtoremovethemalformation.Samnearlydiesontheoperatingtable,butsurvives,andreturnshometobeginhisfreshmanyearofhighschool.However,whendoctorsdiscoverexcessfluidaroundhisbrain,

Samslipsintoacoma,andisnot6Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanexpectedtolive.Asthefamilyanddoctorsbegintogiveup,onedoctor--pediatricneurosurgeonMonicaWehby--keepsbelieving,evenasallhopeseemslost.Theonlyfemaleintheboy'sclubofneurosurgery,Dr.Wehbyisscornedforrefusingtoacceptfactsandforallowingheremotions--asawoman--tocloudhermedicaljudgment.Butsheperseveres,stayingbySam'sside,untilhemovesfirstafinger,thenafoot,andfinally,beginstointeractwiththosearoundhim.7Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanThinkingaboutDoyouhaveanyexperiencesofbeingasalesperson?Haveyoueversoldthingstoothersorbeenpersuadedtobuysomething?Whatarethequalitiesofbeingagoodsalesman?8Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanWhatisthetextabout?9Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanTextStructurePleasescanthetexttoseeifthereisanynaturaldivisionofpartsinthetext.Asterisksdividethetextinto4parts.Pleasereadthefirstparagraphofeachpart,locatethetimewordsorreferencestotime.Theyare5:45,7:45,“Thisisthemomenthe’sbeenpreparingforsince5:45a.m.”,after7p.m..10Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanPart1Paras1-7 earlymorningPreparationfortheday’sworkPart2Paras8-25 mid-morningOnhiswaytowork11Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanPart3Paras26-62 dayDoor-to-doorsellingPart4Paras63-84 eveningPaperwork12Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudyLinger(L1):spendalongtimedoingsth.,esp.becauseonedonenotwanttoleave磨蹭；留戀；徘徊Shehadasandwichbeforeheadingofftoworkandhadnotimetolingerforaglimpseofthecity’sscenery.沒有時(shí)間讓你磨磨蹭蹭吃飯了，校車快來了。Thereisnotimeforyoutolingeroveryourmealtheschoolbusiscoming.這美好的印象將永遠(yuǎn)留在我的記憶中。Thefondimpressionwilllingerinmymemoryforever.[syn:tarry,dally]13Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudytarry:todelayorbelateingoing,coming,ordoing;towait;toremainorstaytemporarily,asinaplacetarryonthewaytarry(for)sb’sreplytarryataninndally:towastetimedallyoverone’swork14Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudytwist(L5):扭曲；歪曲疼痛使他的臉都變了形。Hisfacewastwistedwithpain.一些日本人極力歪曲他們骯臟的歷史。SomeJapanesetrytotwisttheirdirtyhistory.twistandturn蜿蜒Theroadtwistedandturnedacrossthehills.twistsandturns彎彎曲曲處；曲折變化Thetwistsandturnsofhisargumentsmadehisspeechverydifficulttounderstand.15Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudygainonsb/sth

(L14):chasetogetinfrontoforneartosb/sth,esp.arivalorsth.unpursued

逼近，接近Thepolicearegainingonus!TheDemocraticcandidatewasgainingonhisRepublicanrivalintheelection,butonlydefeatedhimatthelastmoment.16Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudykickup(L19):causetorise揚(yáng)起；激起Thewindkickedupacloudofdust.Stopkickingupafuss.heismiserableenough.tilt(L21):moveintoaslopingpositionShesatlistening,withherheadtiltedslightlytooneside.輿論已經(jīng)偏向社會(huì)主義黨。PopularopinionhastiltedinfavoroftheSocialist.17Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudylean(L24):(1)v.bend;beinaslopingpositionGalileodroppedasmallstoneandabigstonefromtheLeaningTowerofPisatofalsifyAristotle’stheory.(2)a.thinandhealthy;smallinamountorqualityHehasaleanathleticbody.Theshopisjustmakingleanprofits.18Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudyguarantee(L58):(1)promisesth.withcertainty擔(dān)保霧天我們不能保證火車會(huì)準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)到達(dá)。Wecannotguaranteethepunctualarrivalofthetraininfoggyweather.大學(xué)生現(xiàn)在畢業(yè)不包分配。Collegestudentsarenolongerguaranteedjobsupongraduation.19Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudy(2)undertaketopaythecostofrepairsresultingfromafault保修Thecompanyguaranteeditsclocksforsixmonths.Compare:warrant保證是真的；證明是正當(dāng)?shù)腡hismaterialiswarrantedtobepuresilk.美國干涉我國內(nèi)政當(dāng)然是沒有道理的。America’sinterferencewithourinternalaffairsiscertainlynotwarranted.20Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudysell(on)

sth

(L58):<infml>persuadeeg.*Willtheybeabletoselltheirideastovoters?*I’mcompletelysoldontheidea;Ithinkit’sabrilliantplan.*Intheendshe’sreallysoldontheideaofbuyingsomesoap.*Canyousellyourbossyourscheme?21Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudytail(L106):1)vt.followsecretlyeg.*Thecarhasbeentailingmeforthewholemorning.2)n.<infml>thepersonwhofollowseg.*Theyputatailonthespyashelefttheairport.22Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudysolitary(L131):doneorexistingalone;withoutcompanionHefelthimselfmoresolitarythanhehadeverdoneinhislife.Compare:alone,lonesome,lonely,desolateShelivesonteaandcakewhensheis______.Comeoverandseeme,I’mfeelingabit________________________.Thedeathofhiswifelefthimcompletely_________.alonelonesome/lonely/solitary

desolate23Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudystraight(L136):1)consecutive:astraight-Astudent;atwo-hourstraightliveconcert2)simple,withnothing-addedeg.*Theworkersweregivenastraightchoicebetweenapaycutandlosingtheirjobs.24Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudybelaidup(with)(L139):confined(asbyillness)tobed;bebedriddeneg.*Thefootballplayerwaslaidupinbedwithatwistedknee.*Hewaslaidupwithacutefluforweeks.25Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudyintime(L157):Withinanindefinitetime;eventuallyeg.*Intimetheycametoaccepttheharshfacts.*Youwillintimerecoveryourhealthandstrength.

26Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanLanguageStudyunreadable(L150):1)(ofhandwriting)noteasilydeciphered;indecipherable[syn:indecipherable,illegible,unclear,undecipherable]2)unsuitableforornotworthreading;dull:unreadableprose;whollyunreadablestatistics.27Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanThetextisadescriptionofatypicaldayinthelifeofBillPorterandalsoaportrayalofhiswholelife.Todoso,theauthorskillfullyinsertsflashbacksofpasteventsandexperiencesinatleasttwoplaces.Couldyoufindthem?28Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanFlashback1Paras11-20hisdisability,hisschooling,andhishardstruggletomakealivingforhimselfFlashback2Paras71hisbacksurgeryandthesellingofhishouse29Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanThisarticlefirstappearedinanewspaper;thereforeitcarriesmanycharacteristicsofjournalisticwriting.Firstofall,ajournalisttriestobeobjectiveinreporting.Asaresult,third-personnarrativeisusuallypreferredoverfirst-personnarrative.Moreover,thejournalistwouldnotmakeanycommentstorevealhis/herfeelings,butsimplygivethefacts.

TextAnalysis30Unit7TextALifeofaSalesmanSecondly,aneye-catchingbeginninghelpslurereaderstolingermoreonthestoryoutofanover