新編英語教程6Unit2省公開課金獎全國賽課一等獎微課獲獎?wù)n件

Unit2TheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff1/51AppreciationofthemovieFlippedBackgroundInformation/Director：RobReinerisanAmericanactor,director,producer,writer,andpoliticalactivist.Fromthe1980stopresentday,ReinerhasbeenknownasadirectorofsuccessfulHollywoodfilms.Someofthesefilms—ThePrincessBride,

StandbyMe,andThisIsSpinalTap—haveachievedcultstatus.ReinerhasstatedthatthefilmwhichwillgodownashismasterpieceisStandbyMe.Thefilmisalsohisfavoritefilmofhisownwork.2/51Reinerhasgoneontodirectothercriticallyandcommerciallysuccessfulfilmswithhisowncompany,CastleRockEntertainment,suchasWhenHarryMetSally...,

Misery,andhismostcommerciallysuccessfulworkAFewGoodMen.3/51OneofReiner'smostrecentfilms,TheBucketList,wasreleasedinDecemberandstarredJackNicholsonandMorganFreemanastwoterminallyillmenwhoescapefromacancerwardandheadoffonaroadtripwithawishlistoftaskstoaccomplishbeforetheydie.Reiner'slatestfilm,Flipped,wasreleasedinInthismovie,thedirectorportraitssix-yearjourneyofa“relationship”betweentwoneighborhoodyoungsters4/511.ThisIsSpinalTap

–Actor,Director,Song-Writer(1984)《搖滾萬歲》2.TheSureThing

–Director(1985)《犯賤情人》3.StandbyMe

–Director(1986)《伴我同行》本片獲1987年金球獎最正確電影、最正確導(dǎo)演提名，1987年奧斯卡獎最正確編劇提名。4.ThePrincessBride

–Director(1987)《公主新娘》1988年奧斯卡最正確音樂獎；1987年多倫多國際電影節(jié)民選獎Let’slookathimasdirector:5/515.WhenHarryMetSally...

–Director(1989)《當(dāng)哈利碰上莎莉

》影片以柏拉圖式感情可能性（或稱不可能性）為主題，展現(xiàn)了城市男女迷惑。

6.Misery

–Director(1990)《危情十日》（斯蒂芬·金小說改編）7.AFewGoodMen

–Director(1992)《好人寥寥》或《義海雄風(fēng)》湯姆·克魯斯TomCruise；戴米·摩爾DemiMoore；杰克·尼科爾森JackNicholson1993年奧斯卡最正確影片，最正確男配角，最正確剪輯，最正確音響四項(xiàng)提名6/518.North

–Director(1994)

9.TheAmericanPresident

–Director(1995)《白宮夜未眠》10.GhostsofMississippi

–Director(1996)《密西西比謀殺案》11.TheStoryofUs

–Director(1999)《KISS情人》布魯斯·威利斯BruceWillis；米歇爾·菲佛MichellePfeiffer7/5112.Alex&Emma

–Director()《當(dāng)阿歷克斯碰到艾瑪》13.RumorHasIt...-Director()《流言蜚語》（珍妮弗·安妮斯頓JenniferAniston凱文·科斯特納KevinCostner）14.TheBucketList

–Director()《遺愿清單》15.Flipped

–Director,Producer,Screenplay()《怦然心動》8/51GeneralQuestions:Howmanycharactersarethereinthemovie?Andwhoarethey?2.Describetherelationshipbetweenthetwomaincharacters:JuliandBryce.3.Describethetwofamilyinyourownwordsfromyourperspective.9/511.Howmanycharactersarethereinthemovie?Andwhoarethey?Juli;Julianna’s/Juli’sfatherandmother;Juli’stwinbrothers.Juli’sretardeduncle,Daniel;Juli’sgirlfriend;AndSherry/anothergirlwholikesBryceatschoolBryce;Bryce’sgrandfather;Bryce’sfatherandmother;Bryce’ssister.Theirneighbors:theladywhoboughttheeggsfromJuli10/512.Describetherelationshipbetweenthetwomaincharacters:JuliandBryceOnthedayBrycemovesintoavaguelyruralsuburbofanunnamedtown,Juliflipsoverhim.However,thesecond-gradeboywantsnothingtodowithher.SoJuli,wholivesacrossthestreet,stalksBryceforsixyearsuntiljuniorhigh.Thisamountsto,asBryce’svoice-overnarrationputsit,“halfadecadeofstrategicavoidanceandsocialdiscomfort.”ButwhenJulifindsthatBryceisalsoapersonwhoislessthanthesum,shedeterminesnottolikehimanymore.Atthistime,BrycefindsthathealwayslikesJuli.ThisisthestorybetweenJuliandBryce.11/513.Describethetwofamiliesinyourownwordsfromyourownperspective:Bryce’smomanddadstandforsuperficialvaluesandmisleadingappearances.Hisdadisbitterandsnide.Butsadly,hemusthavetradedhisone-timeartisticbent(saxophoneplaying)forbread-winnerdutiesandmiddle-classsocialvirtues.InBryce’sfamily,onlyhisgrandfatherreachesouttobefriendwithJuli’sfamily.HehelpsJulitameherfrontyardandilldisguiseshisdisdainforhisson-in-law’spretensions.12/51Julie'sfamilyisartisticandgoodhearted.Dadpaintslandscapes,andMomworkspart-timejobssothefamilycanfunnelmuchoftheirmoneyintomaintainingDad’smentallydisabledbrother,Daniel,inaprivate-carefacility.Twinbrothershavemusicaltalent.13/51WhatisProcrastination?Procrastinationisputtingofforavoidingdoingsomethingthatmustbedone.Itisnaturaltoprocrastinateoccasionally.However,excessiveprocrastinationcanresultinguiltfeelingsaboutnotdoingataskwhenitshouldbedone.Itcanalsocauseanxietysincethetaskstillneedstobedone.Further,excessiveprocrastinationcancausepoorperformanceifthetaskiscompletedwithoutsufficienttimetodoitwell.Inshort,excessiveprocrastinationcaninterferewithschoolandpersonalsuccess.14/51Doyouprocrastinate?Doyouputthingsoff?Findyourselfmakingexcusestogetoutofbothersomelittleduties?Inshort,areyouguiltyofthatnastyhabitofprocrastination?We'reallguiltyofitfromtimetotime,butwhenputtingthingsoffinterfereswithyourlife,there'scauseforconcern.Procrastinationcancauseproblemsatworkorschool,inyourrelationships,andwithyourhealth,amongotherthings.Findoutwhyyouprocrastinate.15/51InstructionsofProcrastinationTestEachprocrastinationquestionpointstodifferentbutoverlappingprocrastinationactivities.Youranswerisonathreepointscale:notme,somewhatlikeme,likeme.Scorezerofornotme,oneforsomewhatlikeme,andtwoforlikeme.Whenyoufinishthetest,totalyourscore.16/51TheProcrastinationTestNotmeSomewhatlikemeLikeme

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___18/51InterpretationEvenwhensomestatementsseemsimilar,theywon'thavethesamefeelbecausetheyhavedifferentnuances.Studythesubtlety.Itsayssomethingabouthowyouperceivesituationsorwhatyoudoasresultofyourperceptions.Forexample,itemsixsuggestsbehaviorprocrastination.Thisisdifferentfromintrigueprocrastination(item18),ordecision-makingprocrastination(item11).19/51Procrastinationrangesfromaninconvenience,toahindrance,todisabling.Andthemeaningofyourtotalscoreissuggestive.Ifyouhaveazerototalscore,whatareyoudoingwastingyourtimetakingthistest?0-15:youneedtopayattentiontotheitemsonwhichyoualwaysscore“2”,becausetheseareyourprocrastinationtendenciesorcausesandtheycanbringinconveniencetoyourlife;15-30:youneedtoretrospectyourlifeandtrytoimprovewhatyoucandoaboutyourprocrastinationbehavior,becausetheyhavealreadybecomehindrancetoyourlife;Ifyouscore30ormore,youhavecometotherightblogsite.20/51Supposeyoumarkmostitems"two".Maybeyou'retoohardonyourself.However,don'tdespair.Insteadofmanydifferenttypesofprocrastinationtoaddress,whatyoulikelyhavearemanyexamplesofsomebasicconditionsforprocrastination.Forexample,yourprocrastinationmaybeacombinationof(1)self-doubtsandhesitation,and(2)tensionsensitivityanddiscomfortdodgingreactions.Progressinoneareacancauseimprovementsintheother.

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21/51OvercomingProcrastinationIntroductionWilliamKnaus,apsychologist,estimatedthat90%ofcollegestudentsprocrastinate.Ofthesestudents,25%arechronicprocrastinatorsandtheyareusuallytheoneswhoendupdroppingoutofcollege.WhatisProcrastination?Procrastinationistheavoidanceofdoingataskwhichneedstobeaccomplished.Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguilt,inadequacy,depressionandself-doubtamongstudents.Procrastinationhasahighpotentialforpainfulconsequences.Itinterfereswiththeacademicandpersonalsuccessofstudents.22/51ExcessiveProcrastination?Procrastinationisputtingofforavoidingdoingsomethingthatmustbedone.Itisnaturaltoprocrastinateoccasionally.However,excessiveprocrastinationcanresultinguiltfeelingsaboutnotdoingataskwhenitshouldbedone.Itcanalsocauseanxietysincethetaskstillneedstobedone.Further,excessiveprocrastinationcancausepoorperformanceifthetaskiscompletedwithoutsufficienttimetodoitwell.Inshort,excessiveprocrastinationcaninterferewithschoolandpersonalsuccess.23/51WhydoStudentsProcrastinate?1.PoorTimeManagement.Procrastinationmeansnotmanagingtimewisely.Youmaybeuncertainofyourpriorities,goalsandobjectives.Youmayalsobeoverwhelmedwiththetask.Asaresult,youkeepputtingoffyouracademicassignmentsforalaterdate,orspendingagreatdealoftimewithyourfriendsandsocialactivities,orworryingaboutyourupcomingexamination,classprojectandpapersratherthancompletingthem.24/512.DifficultyConcentrating.Whenyousitatyourdeskyoufindyourselfdaydreaming,staringintospace,lookingatpicturesofyourboyfriend/girlfriend,etc.,insteadofdoingthetask.3.Yourenvironmentisdistractingandnoisy.Youkeeprunningbackandforthforequipmentsuchaspencils,erasers,dictionary,etc.Yourdeskisclutteredandunorganizedandsometimesyousit/layonyourbedtostudyordoyourassignments.Youprobablynoticethatalloftheexamplesthatyouhavejustreadpromotetimewastingandfrustration.25/514.FearandAnxiety.Youmaybeoverwhelmedwiththetaskandafraidofgettingafailinggrade.Asaresult,youspendagreatdealoftimeworryingaboutyourupcomingexams,papersandprojects,ratherthancompletingthem.5.NegativeBeliefssuchas;"Icannotsucceedinanything"and"Ilackthenecessaryskillstoperformthetask"mayallowyoutostopyourselffromgettingworkdone.26/516.Personalproblems.Forexample,financialdifficulties,problemswithyourboyfriend/girlfriend,etc.7.FindingtheTaskBoring.8.UnrealisticExpectationsandPerfectionism.YoumaybelievethatyouMUSTreadeverythingeverwrittenonasubjectbeforeyoucanbegintowriteyourpaper.Youmaythinkthatyouhaven'tdonethebestyoupossiblycoulddo,soit'snotgoodenoughtohandin.27/519.FearofFailure.Youmaythinkthatifyoudon'tgetan'A',youarefailure.Orthatifyoufailanexam,you,asaperson,areafailure,ratherthanthatyouareaperfectlyokpersonwhohasfailedanexam.28/51HowDoIKnowifIProcrastinateExcessively?Youprocrastinateexcessivelyifyouagreewithfiveormoreofthefollowingstatements:IoftenputoffstartingataskIfinddifficultIoftengiveuponataskassoonasIstarttofinditdifficult.IoftenwonderwhyIshouldbedoingatask.Ioftenhavedifficultygettingstartedonatask.IoftentrytodosomanytasksatoncethatIcannotdoanyofthem.IoftenputoffataskinwhichIhavelittleornointerest.29/517.IoftentrytocomeupwithreasonstodosomethingotherthanataskIhavetodo.8.IoftenignoreataskwhenIamnotcertainabouthowtostartitorcompleteit.9.Ioftenstartataskbutstopbeforecompletingit.10.IoftenfindmyselfthinkingthatifIignoreatask,itwillgoaway.11.IoftencannotdecidewhichofanumberoftasksIshouldcompletefirst.12.IoftenfindmymindwanderingtothingsotherthanthetaskonwhichIamtryingtowork.30/51HowtoOvercomeProcrastination1.Recognizeself-defeatingproblemssuchas;fearandanxiety,difficultyconcentrating,poortimemanagement,indecisivenessandperfectionism.2.Identifyyourowngoals,strengthsandweaknesses,valuesandpriorities.3.Compareyouractionswiththevaluesyoufeelyouhave.Areyourvaluesconsistentwithyouractions?4.Disciplineyourselftousetimewisely:Setpriorities.31/515.Studyinsmallblocksinsteadoflongtimeperiods.Forexample,youwillaccomplishmoreifyoustudy/workin60minuteblocksandtakefrequent10minutebreaksinbetween,thanifyoustudy/workfor2-3hoursstraight,withnobreaks.Rewardyourselfafteryoucompleteatask.6.Motivateyourselftostudy:Dwellonsuccess,notonfailure.7.Trytostudyinsmallgroups.8.Breaklargeassignmentsintosmalltasks.Keepareminderscheduleandchecklist.9.Setrealisticgoals.32/5110.Modifyyourenvironment:Eliminateorminimizenoise/distraction.Ensureadequatelighting.Havenecessaryequipmentathand.Don'twastetimegoingbackandforthtogetthings.Don'tgettoocomfortablewhenstudying.Adeskandstraight-backedchairisusuallybest(abedisnoplacetostudy).Beneat!Takeafewminutestostraightenyourdesk.Thiscanhelptoreduceday-dreaming.33/51Doesprocrastinationhaveanyadvantages?Doyoueverpostponethings,orjustforgetaboutthemforawhile,ortellyourself,"I'llgettothatlater?"Doyousometimesfeelguiltyaboutit?Well,it'struethatprocrastinationcanbeabadhabit,buttherearetimeswhenitcanbeuseful.

34/51ProcrastinationWhenYouAreUnsure

Sometimesprocrastinatingmakessenseifyouaren'tsureyoushouldbedoingsomething.Ifyouhaven'tstartedthatbusiness,forexample,maybeyourunconsciousmindissayingyouaren'treadytodoit.Lookintothereasonsforyourprocrastination,nottorationalizeyourlackofaction,buttoseeiftherereallyisagoodreasontowait.

35/51ProcrastinateWhenYouKnowIt'sWrong

Thisiswhereweallneedtolearnbetterprocrastination.Justputoffeatingthatpieceofcakeuntillater.Waitafewmoredaystogotothecasino,ortogettogetherwiththatfriendthatalwaysgetsyouintotrouble.Anytimeyouarethinkingaboutdoingsomethingyoushouldn'tbedoing,justsay,"I'llgettothatlater."

36/51Thekeytocreativeprocrastinationistorecognizewhichthingsyoushouldandshouldn'tdo.Byallmeans,learntoovercomethehabitofprocrastinatingongoodactions,butletyourselfgetintothehabitofwaitingtodoharmfulortime-wastingthings.

Ofcourseit'sbettertoquitbadhabitsandactions,butthisisreallyjustaneasierwaytoquit.Putoffsmokingthatcigaretteoftenenough,andyou'llbesmokinglessofthem.Waitacoupledaystogoeatthatfastfood,andyou'rebreakingthehabit,onestepatatime.That'screativeprocrastination.

37/51LecturePartI:1.coolone’sheels:beforcedtowait;bekeptwaiting2.attestto:serveasanevidencetoaffirm;tobeproofof3.apocalyptic:Forebodingimminentdisasterorfinaldoom38/514.proconsul:anadministrationinacolonyusuallywithwidepowers殖民地總督5.ruminate:gooverinthemindrepeatedlyandoftenslowly;6.nattering:chattering;hence,noisy7.echelon:rank,level8.fortify:encourage;support9.reappraisal:re-evaluation10.academe:theacademiccommunity;academics39/5111.shrink:psychoanalystorpsychiatrist12.subliminal:Existingorfunctioningoutsidetheareaofconsciousawareness13.truism:anundoubtedorself-evidenttruth14.mellowandmarinate:tomellowistobecomeripeorfullydeveloped,andtomarinateistosteep(meat,fish)inasavorysaucetoenrichitsflavour;here,ripenandmature40/51PartII:LibraryworkLordChesterfield(4thearl)Chesterfield,PhilipDormerStanhope(1694-1773)wasanEnglishStatesman,authorandorator.Hislongpubliccareerbegunin1715,includinganambassadorshiptotheHague(海牙),aseatinParliament,andasuccessfultenure(任期)aslordlieutenantofIreland.Hisliteraryfamerestsuponhisletters,whicharefullofwitandworldlywisdom,tohisillegitimateson,PhilipStanhope.Theseletterswerefistpublishedin1774underthetitleLetterstoHisSon.41/51Johns,Samuel(1709-1784):Englishpoet,critic,andmanofletters,theliterarydictatorofEnglandinthelatterhalfoftheeighteenthcenturyandoneofthemostfamouspersonalitiesofhistime.HeisbestknownforhisDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage(1755),whichisinsomerespectsaninnovationinlexicography(詞典編撰學(xué)).Hehadthestrongestinfluenceofanyofhiscontemporariesontheliterarythoughtandstyleofthelatterpartoftheeighteenthcentury.42/51PartIII:TextAppreciation:1.

Thattheelegantearlgotaroundtomarryinghisson’smotherandhadahabitofkeepingworthieslikeDr.Johnsoncoolingtheirheelsforhoursinananteroomatteststothefacteventhemostwell-intentionedmenhavebeenpostponersever.Paraphrase:Infact,thiselegantearlneverfoundthetimetomarryhisillegitimateson’smother,andhealsohadabadhabitofkeepingpeoplewaitingforlonghoursinhisanteroom,evensuchfamouspeoplelikeDr.Johnson.AndthisprovesthatevenamanlikeLordChesterfield,whowouldstronglyadviseusnottopostpone,iscapableofbeingapostponerhimself.43/512.MosespleadedaspeechdefecttorationalizehisreluctancetodeliverJehovah’sedicttoPharaoh.Hamlet,ofcourse,raisedprocrastinationtoanartform.Paraphrase:MosesusedhisslownessinspeechasajustificationforhisunwillingnesstopassJehovah’sordertoPharaoh.AndthroughHamlet,Shakespearemadeprocrastination,hesitation,themajortraitofHamlet,thethemeofhisdramaticart.摩西不愿想法老傳達(dá)耶和華法令，便借口說自己語言有缺點(diǎn)；當(dāng)然哈姆雷特更是把拖延上升為一個藝術(shù)形式。44/513.Yetforallthetroubleprocrastinationmayincur,delaycanofteninspireandreviveacreativesoul.Paraphrase:Inspiteoftheallthetroubledelaymaycause,inmanycases,delaycanoftenstimulatetheimaginationandcreativityofanartist.盡管拖延會帶來很多不便，但拖延經(jīng)常能夠激發(fā)和喚醒含有創(chuàng)新意識靈魂。45/514.Thereisadifference,ofcourse,betweenchronicprocrastinationandpurposefulpostponement,particularlyinthehigherechelonsofbusiness.Paraphrase:Thereisadifference,ofcourse,betweenhabitualandpurposefulpostponement,especiallyinthehigherlevelofbusiness.譯：當(dāng)然，習(xí)慣性拖延和刻意延緩是有差異，尤其是在商業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)高層中。46/515.Corporatedynamicsencouragethecautionthatbreedsdelay,saysRic