新視野第四冊各單元教案

Unit1

Teachingaim：

1.Tolearnandtalkaboutfame;

2.Todevelopaparagraphsupportedbydetails;

3.Toholdaninterviewonthosecelebrities;

4.Toexplorethepotentialmeaninginthelatestnews.

Teachingmethods：

Heuristicteaching,discussioningroupswithinandoutsideclass,

multimediaapproach

Periods:

1一2課時：SectionA部分的單詞講解及課文分析

3—4課時：復習SectionA部分主要內(nèi)容，講解SectionA部分練習

5—6課時：SectionB部分的單詞講解及課文分析

1—4課時

SectionATheTailofFame

1.Pre-reading

1.1Backgroundinformation

ErnestHemingway(189^-1961)

AsoneofthemostfamousAmericannovelists,shortstorywritersandessayists,

Hemingwaywasawardedthe1954NobelPrizeforLiterature.Hisdeceptivelysimple

prosestylehasinfluencedawiderangeofwriters.HisseriousnovelTheSunAlsoRises

appearedin1926.ThenoveldealswithagroupofexpatriatesinFranceandSpain,

membersofthedisillusionedpost-WorldWarILostGeneration.Itbecamehisfirstgreat

successasanovelist.

TheOldManandtheSea,publishedfirstinLifemagazinein1952,againrestoredhis

fame.The27,000wordnovellatoldastoryofanoldCubanfishermannamedSantiago,

whofinallycatchesagiantmarlinafterweeksofnotcatchinganything.Ashereturnsto

theharbor,thesharkseatthefishlashedtohisboat.

OnJuly2,1961,Hemingwaycommittedsuicidewithhisfavoriteshotgunathis

home.

RobertFrost(1874-1963)

AsoneofAmerica'sleading20th-centurypoetsandafour-timewinnerofthePulitzer

Prize,Frostwrotepoems,whosephilosophicaldimensionstranscendanyregion.His

poetryisthusbothtraditionalandexperimental,regionalanduniversal.Heunquestionably

succeededinrealizinghislife'sambition:towrite“afewpoemswheretheywillbehardto

getridof.”

PierreAugusteRenoir(1841-1919)

RenoirwasafamousFrenchpainter,andoneofthefoundersandexponentsofthe

ImpressionistMovement.Hisworksarecharacterizedbyanextraordinaryrichnessof

feelings,warmthofresponsetotheworldandthepeopleinit.Renoironcesaid:"Why

shouldn'tartbepretty?Thereareenoughunpleasantthingsintheworld.”

StevenSpielberg(1946-)

HehaseverbeenperhapsHollywood'sbest-knowndirectorandoneofthewealthiest

filmmakersintheworld,andalsooneofthemostinfluentialfilmpersonalitiesinthe

historyoffilm.Spielberghasdirectedorproducedmanyofthetop-grossingfilmsin

Hollywoodhistory,includingE.T.:TheExtra-Terrestria,Schindler'sList,SavingPrivate

Ryan,etc.

LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827)

BeethovenisaGermancomposer,universallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatest

composersoftheWesternEuropeanmusictradition.Beethoven'sworkscrownedthe

classicalperiodandalsoeffectivelyinitiatedtheromanticerainmusic.Hisastonishing

ThirdSymphony(1803)wasthethunderclapthatannouncedtheromanticcentury,andit

embodiesthetitanicbutrigorouslycontrolledenergythatwasthehallmarkofhisstyle.

Hebegantolosehishearingfromc.1795;byc.1819hewastotallydeaf.Forhislast

15yearshewasunrivaledastheworld'smostfamouscomposer.Inmusicalformhewasa

considerableinnovator,wideningthescopeofsonata,symphony,concerto,andstring

quartet.Hisgreatestachievementwastoraiseinstrumentalmusic,hithertoconsidered

inferiortovocal,tothehighestplaneofart.

OscarWilde(1854-1900)

HewasanIrishplaywright,novelist,poet,andshortstorywriter.Knownforhiswit

andflamboyance,hewasoneofthemostsuccessfulplaywrightsoflateVictorianLondon,

andoneofthegreatestcelebritiesofhisday.Astheresultofafamous,trial,hesuffereda

dramaticdownfallandwasimprisonedfortwoyearsofhardlaborafterbeingconvictedof

thehomosexualoffences.

2.While-reading

2.1Understandthemajordetailsofthetext

1.Whydoesthewritercompareanartistwhoseeksfametoadogchasingitsowntail?

A:Becauselikeadogchasingitsowntail,whentheartistcapturesthefame,hedoesnot

knowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.

2.Whatisthewriter'sstatementaboutfame?

A:Thecrueltyofsuccessisthatitoftenleadsthosewhoseeksuchsuccesstoparticipatein

theirowndestruction.

3.Whatdeviceofwritingisemployedherein?

A:Simile.Tomakehisstatementmoreconvincing,thewriteradoptstherhetoricaldevice

“simile",asshowninthefirstsentence“Anartistwhoseeksfameislikeadogchasinghis

owntailwho,whenhecapturesit,doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasing

it”.

4.Howdocelebritiespayfortheirdistinctstyle?

A:Theypayforitbygivingupthefreedomtoexpressthemselveswithotherstylesor

forms.

5.Howdoesfailureaffectsingled-mindcdseekers?

A:Failuremotivatesthemtoworkevenhardertosucceed.Butunfortunately,notmany

followtheirlead.

2.2Understandorganizationofthetext

1)Summaryofthetext

Haveyoueverknownanyonefamous?Ifso,youmayhavefoundthattheyare

remarkablysimilartotherestofus.Youmayhaveevenheardthemobjecttopeople

sayingthereisanythingdifferentaboutthem."I'mreallyjustanormalguy/*protestsan

actorwhohasrecentlyrocketedintothespotlight.Thereis,ofcourse,usuallyabrief

periodwhentheyactuallystarttobelievetheyareasgreatastheirworshippingfans

suggest.Theystarttowearfancyclothesandtalkasifeveryoneshouldhearwhatthey

havetosay.Thisperiod,however,doesnotoftenlastlong.Theyfallbacktorealityasfast

astheyhadoriginallyrisenaboveitall.

Whatwillitfeelliketosoartosuchaltitudeandlookdownlikeaneaglefromup

highoneveryoneelse?Andwhatwillitfeelliketohaveflownsohighonlytowakefrom

yourdreamandrealizeyouareonlyhuman?Someonlyseethecrueltyinlosing

somethingtheyhadgained.Theyoftenmakedesperateattemptstoregainwhattheylost.

Oftentheseeffortsresultinevengreaterpain.Somebecomebankruptfinanciallyand

emotionally.Theonlyrealwinnersarethosewhoarehappytobebackonthegroundwith

therestofus.

2)Textstructureanalysis

PartOne(Para.1):Chasingfameoftenleadstoself-destruction.

PartTwo(Para.2-5):Theconquestoffameisnoeasyjobandalongwithfameandfortune

therecomesomenegativeeffects.

PartThree(Para.6):Anartistishardtobebothsuccessfulanduncompromising.

PartFour(Para.7):Thegreatestwinnersinitiallyfailedintheconquestoffame.

PartFive(Para.8):Examplesofthosewhofailedmanytimesbeforetheirfinalsuccess.

PartSix(Para.9):Conclusion:Thewriter'sadvicetothoseseekingfameandfortune.

3.Detailreading

3.1Wordsandphrases

chasev.torunaftersomeoneorsomethinginordertocatchthem

e.g.Policechasedthethiefandeventuallyrecoveredthemissingmoney.

Thekidschasedeachotherinthegarden.

pessimistica.expectingthatbadthingswillhappeninthefigureorthatsomething

willhaveabadresult

e.g.Iamdeeplypessimisticaboutthefuture.

我對未來感到極其悲觀。

Thismaysoundlikeputtingthecartbeforethehorseandbeingunnecessarily

pessimistic.

這聽起來像是本末倒置，是不必要的悲觀。

worshipvt.toadmireandlovesomeoneverymuch

e.g.Weallwantheroestoworship,betheysportsmen,filmstars,orpoliticians.我彳門都

要有崇拜的英雄，無論他們是運動員、電影明星還是政治家。

Asachild,Iworshippedmyolderbrother.我小時候崇拜我哥哥。

spurvt.toencouragesomeoneormakethemwanttodosomething

e.g.Wespurredthemontogreaterefforts.

我們鼓勵他們做出更大的努力。

Itwasanarticleinthelocalnewspaperthatfinallyspurredhimintoaction.

是當?shù)貓蠹埳弦黄恼伦罱K促使他采取了行動。

drownvt.1)tohaveaverystrongfeelingoraseriousproblemthatisdifficulttodeal

with

e.g.Thecountryisdrowningindebt.這個國家債臺高筑。

Weweredrowningindatabutstarvedofinformation.

我們被數(shù)據(jù)包圍，可是卻缺乏信息。

2)todiefrombeingunderwaterfortoolong,ortokillsomeoneinthisway

e.g.Forty-eightpeoplehavedrownedaftertheirboatoverturnedduringastorm.

他們的船在暴風雨中翻了，淹死了48個人。

Lastnightaboywasdrownedintheriver.

昨夜有一個男孩在河里淹死了。

exploitvt.tousesomethingwellinordertogainasmuchfromitaspossible

e.g.Youcanexploitatalentwhichyoualreadypossess.

你可以利用已有的才能。

Weneedtomakesurethatweexploitourresourcesasfullyaspossible.我

們需要確保盡可能充分地利用資源。

idlea.notworkingorproducinganything

e.g.Halfthesefactoriesarenowstandingidle.

一半的工廠在停工。

Thousandsofworkersareidlenowthatthecarfactorieshaveclosed.汽車廠的關閉

使數(shù)千人無事可做。

borevt.tomakesomeoneloseinterestandbecometiredandimpatient

e.g.Iwon'tboreyouwithallthetechnicaldetails.

我就不拿這些技術上的細節(jié)來煩你了。

Thelongnovelboredmetodeath.

那部冗長的小說煩死我了。

sustainvt.1)tomakesomethingcontinuetoexistforaperiodoftime

e.g.Hefoundthathecouldn'tsustainhisinterestinthejob.

他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無法維持對那份工作的興趣。

Thespeakersucceededinsustainingthelisteners?attentionrighttotheveryend.

這位演講者成功地使聽眾的注意力保持到了最后。

2)togivesomeonestrength,energyorhope

e.g.Agoodbreakfastwillsustainusthroughtheday.

一頓豐盛的早餐能維持我們一天的精力。

Throughoutthetrialhewassustainedbythesupportofhisfamily.整個審訊過程中，

他家人的支持使他得以支撐下去。

minutea.verysmall

e.g.Thescratchwasalmosttoominutetosee.

擦痕很輕微，幾乎看不清。

Theyshouldn'tbeloadeddownwithminuteandunimportantdetails.不應讓他被

這些瑣碎的事壓垮。

single-mindeda.someonewhoworkswithyouasabeginner

a.+—＞具有什么特征的

blue-eyedkind-heartedbroad-minded

good-naturedgray-hairedlight-hearted

open-mindedcold-heartcdnear-sighted

single-handed

desperatea.1)needingorwantingsomethingverymuch

2)veryworriedandwillingtodoanythingtochangeabadsituation

e.g.Heisdesperateforajobtosupporthisfamily.

他急需一份工作養(yǎng)家糊口。

Themissingman\familyaregettingincreasinglydesperate.

失蹤者的家人越來越絕望。

desperatelyad.extremely;very

e.g.Shedesperatelywantedherarticlepublished.

她非常希望自己的文章能被發(fā)表。

Iwasdesperatelylonely.我非常孤獨。

atbestevenwhenconsideredinthemostpositiveway

Themeetingwasatbestpartiallysuccessful.

這次會議充其量只是部分成功。

endupfinallybeinaparticularsituationorplace

Heendedupunemployedfbralongtime.

結(jié)果，他失業(yè)了很長一段時間。

objecttoopposeordisapprove(>fsomething

IalwaysobjectedtoCheideathateverythingispredeterminedandthatwehavenochoice.

我一直反對這種想法：一切都事先定好，我們沒有任何選擇。

comeon/uponfindsomethingormeetsomeoneexpectedly

WecameupontheideaofaskingpeopletodonatemoneyovertheNet.我們無意中想到

在網(wǎng)上請人們捐款。

behard-pressedtodosth.做某事有困難

Thisyeartheairlinewillbehard-pressedtomakeaprofit.

今年這家航空公司要贏利困難重重。

You'dbehard-pressedtofindanyonebetterforthejob.

你很難找到更好的人做這項工作。

...otherthan...除了……

Hedidn'tmentionanyoneelse'scontributionsotherthanhisown.他只提到了自己的貢

獻，而沒有提其他任何人的。

Wemissedthelastbussotherewasnochoiceotherthantowalkhome.我們錯過了最后

一班公交車，所以除了走回家別無選擇。

Ittakessb.outof…使得某人缺乏

Ittakesmeoutofmindtomakewrongdecisions.

這使得我喪失了理智，從而做出了錯誤的決定。

Ittakesmeoutofmyself:Ican'tcomebacktowhatIusedtobe.

我失去了自我，再也做不回當初的自己。

3.2Sentencepatterns

1.Anartistwhoseeksfameislikeadogchasinghisowntailwho,whenhecapturesit,

doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.(1)

AnartistwhotriesJoachievefamewillnotstopdoingsoevenwhenhesucceedsingetting

it,justasadogtriestogetitsowntail.藝術家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到

手，除了繼續(xù)追逐不知還能做些什么。

Sb.whodosth.belikesb.elsedoingsth.elsewho,when/once...做某事的人如同

他人做……，一旦……，就……用于表述“事物之間的類比”。

Ateenagerwhoishotononlinegames,islikeonetakingdrugswho,onceaddictedtoit,

doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinueseekingthrillfromit.

熱衷于網(wǎng)絡游戲的青少年，如同一個吸毒的，一旦成癮，除了繼續(xù)尋求刺激不知還

能做什么。

2.Thecrueltyofsuccessisthatitoftenleadsthosewhoseeksuchsuccesstoparticipatein

theirwondestruction.(1)

Theharshrealityofsuccessisthatisoftendestroysthosewhotryhardtoachieveil.

participatein:takepartinorbecomeinvolvedinanactivity.

3.“Don'tquityourdayjob!”isadvicefrequentlygivenbyunderstandablypessimistic

familymembersandfriendstoabuddingartistwhoistryinghardtosucceed.(2)

Thebuddingartist'sfamilyandfriendsfrequentlyadvisehimagainstgivinguphisdayjob.

Theirfeelingthattheartistmightfailinhispursuitisunderstandable.對一名正努力追

求成功并剛剛嶄露頭角的藝術家，其親朋常常會建議“正經(jīng)的飯碗不能丟！他們的

擔心不無道理。

"isadvicefrequentlygivenbysb.tosb.elsewhodosth.""是某人常常給做某事

的人提出的建議。

用于表述“人在特定情況下常提的建議

“Idlenessinyouthspellsregretinoldage!”isadvicefrequentlygivenbytheoldtothose

whoshowalackofthedesiretoadvance.

“少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲！”是老人們常常給缺乏上進心的年輕人提出的建議。

4.Theconquestoffameisdifficultatbest,andmanyendupemotionallyifnotfinancially

bankrupt.

Evenunderthemostfavorablecircumstances,gainingfameisdifficult,andintheend

manyartistsfailemotionallyeveniftheydonotfciilfinancially.

atbest:evenwhenconsideredinthemostpositiveway

Themeetingwasatbestpartiallysuccessful.這次會議充其量只是部分成功.

endup:finallybeinaparticularsituationorplace

Heendedupunemployedforalongtime.

bankrupt:a.withoutenoughmoneytopaywhatoneowes

Manysmallbusinesseswillgobankruptunlessinterestratesfall.

5.Still,impuremotivessuchasthedesireforworshippingfansandpraisefrompeersmay

spurtheartiston.Thelureofdrowninginfame'simperialgloryisnoteasilyresisted.(2)

Impuremotivessuchasthedesireforworshippingfansandpraisefrompeersmaypush

theartisttoachievefame.Itisalmostimpossibleioresisttheadmirationandpraisethat

famebrings.

worship:vt.admireandlovesomeoneverymuch

Asachild,Iworshippedmyolderbrother.

6.Thosewhogainfamemostoftengainitasaresultofexploitingtheirtalentforsinging,

dancing,painting,orwriting,etc.(3)

Veryoftenthereasonwhysomeartistsbecomefamousisthattheymakegooduseoftheir

talentforsing,dancing,painting,orwriting,etc.

7.Theydevelopastylethatagentsmarketaggressivelytohastenpopularity,andtheirride

ontheexpresselevatortothetopisablur.Mostwouldbehard-pressedtotellyouhow

theyevengotthere.(3)

Theseartistsdemonstrateastylethatagentspromoteforcejullylomakethempopular

morequickly.Mostofthemwouldfinditdifficulttotellyouhowtheybecamefamous.

behard-pressedtodosth.:havedifficultydoingsomething

Thisyeartheairlinewillbehard-pressedtomakeaprofit.今年這家航空公司要贏利困

難重重.

8.Artistscannotremainidle,though.(3)

Howeverartistscannotstopintheircareer.

9.Whentheperformer,painterorwriterbecomesbored,theirworkbeginstoshowalack

ofcontinuityinitsappealanditbecomesdifficulttosustaintheattentionofthepublic.

Whentheartistbecomestiredandimpatient,theirworkwillloseitscharmandtheywill

findithardiokeepthepublicsattention.

若表演者、畫家或作家感到厭煩，他們的作品就難以繼續(xù)保持以前的吸引力，也就

難以保持公眾的注意力。

Whenonebecomesbored(withsth./sb.),sth.orsb.begintoshowalackofcontinuity

in...anditbecomesdifficulttodosth.else.若人(對某事/人)感到厭煩，某事/人就

難以繼續(xù)保持，也就難以

用于表述“事物的因果關系

Whenyouremaintruetoyourmoralnorms,temptationbeginstoshowalack,ofcontinuity

initsappealanditbecomesdifficulttoexertanyeffectonyou.

若你始終堅持道德規(guī)范，誘惑會失去其原有吸引力，也就難在你身上起作用。

10.Aftertheirenthusiasmhasdissolved,thepublicsimplymovesontothenextflavorof

themonth.

Aftertheirenthusiasmhasdisappeared,thepublicsimplyturnstoanotherstarwhothenis

verypopular,butonlyforasimilarlyshorttime.

“Flavorofthemonth“means“anidea,person,style,etc.thatisverypopularataparticular

time,butonlyforashortwhile/9

11.Artistswhodoattempttoremaincurrentbymakingevenminutechangestotheirstyle

ofwriting,dancingorsinging,runasignificantriskoflosingtheaudience'sfavor.

Evenifartistsmakeverysmallchangestotheirstyleofwriting,dancingorsinging,etc.in

ordertosustaintheirpopularity,theywillprobablylosethesupport,approval,oraffection

oftheaudience.

有些藝術家為了不落伍，會對他們的寫作、跳舞或唱歌的風格稍加變動，但這將冒

極大的失寵的危險。

Sb.whodoattempttodosth.bydoingsth.else,runariskof...某人為了做某事，

會……，但這將冒……的危險。

用于表述“做某事存在的危險性

Somestudentswhodoattempttoenliventheirschoollifebyplayingonlinegamesfrom

timetotimerunariskofgettingaddictedtoit.

有些學生為了調(diào)劑學校生活，會偶爾玩一玩網(wǎng)上游戲，但這將冒上癮的危險。

12.Thepublicsimplydiscountsstylesotherthanthoseforwhichtheartisthasbecome

famous.(3)

Thepubliconlyacceptsthestylesforwhichtheartisthasbecomefamousandtheythink

otherstylesarenotworththeirattention.

discount:1.regardsthasunlikelytobetrueorimportant

Scientistsdiscountedhismethodofpredictingearthquakes.不予理會.

2.reducethepriceofsomething

Iboughtthepairofshoesata40%discount.我買這雙鞋打了6折.

otherthan:apartfrom;except

Hedidn'tmentionanyoneelse'scontributionsotherthanhisown.他只提以了自己的貢

獻，而沒有提其他任何人的.

13.ThesameistrueofpainterslikeMonet,Renoir,orDaliandmoviemakerslike

Hitchcock,Fellini,Spielberg,ChenKaigeorZhangYimou.

同樣，像莫奈、雷諾阿、達利這樣的畫家，希區(qū)柯克、費里尼、斯皮爾伯格、陳凱

歌或張藝謀這樣的電影制作人也是如此。

Sth./Sb.be/dosth.Thesameistrueof(holdstruefor)sth./sb.else.某人/物是/做某

事。這也同樣適用于……

用于表述“事物的普遍性

Theartoflivingistoknowhowtoenjoyalittleandtoenduremuch.Thesameistrueof

ourmarriage.

生活的藝術是懂得如何少享受而多忍受。這同樣適用于我們的婚姻。

14.Whenthingswereattheirworst,hefoundthatnoonewaswillingtoriskhisorher

nameinhisdefense.

在最糟糕的時候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有一個人愿意拿自己的名聲冒險來替他說話。

Whensth./sb.beattheirworst/best/prime,sb.findthat...某事/人處于最糟/好的

時侯，某人發(fā)現(xiàn)……

用于表述“某人在特定情形下的感悟

Whenathisbest,thepersonfoundthathecouldgetdonewhathehadneverbefore.

在他處于最佳狀態(tài)時，這個人發(fā)現(xiàn)他也能成就先前從未做成的事。

15.Hispriceforremainingtruetohimselfwastobeleftalonewhenheneededhisfans

themost.

為保持真我，他付出的代價是，在最需要崇拜者時，誰也不理他。

One'spricefordoingsth.istodosth.else.為了做某事，某人所付出的代價是...

用于表述“某人做某事的代價

Herpriceforgainingfamewastolosethefreedomtoleadafreeandeasylife.

為了贏得名氣，她所付出的代價是失去了無拘無束生活的自由。

16.Failedartistsmayfindcomfortinknowingthatmanygreatartistsneverfoundfame

untilwellaftertheyhadpassedawayorinknowingthattheydidnotsellout.

失敗的藝術家尋求安慰時，可以想想許多偉大的藝術家都是過世多年以后才成名，

或是他們沒有出賣自己。

Sb.findcomfortinknowing/thinkingthat...orinknowing/thinkingthat...某人尋求

安慰時，會想到……，或……

用于表述“某人自我安慰的方式

Lazybonesalwaysfindcomfortinknowingthataluckydogneedsnohaste,orinknowing

thatanunluckydogrunsheartbroken.

懶漢尋求安慰時，總會想“有福之人不用忙”，或“無福之人跑斷腸

4.Post-reading

4.1Usefulexpressions

參與自我毀滅toparticipateinone'sowndestruction

最樂觀地說atbest

出人頭地theconquestoffame

精神崩潰emotionallybankrupt

渴望粉絲追捧desireforworshipingfans

發(fā)揮唱歌特長exploitone'stalentfbrsinging

加速某人走紅tohastensb/spopularity

某人青云直上sb/srideontheexpresselevatortothetop

缺乏吸引力alackofcontinuityinone'sappeal

稍加改動某事makeminutechangestosth.

失寵tolosesb.'sfavor

污染心靈之井contaminatethewellofone'ssoul

最糟糕atone'sworst

冒名聲之險替人說話riskone'snameinsb.'sdefense

為某事感到高興behappywithsth.

丟掉有固定收入的工作toquit/giveup/leaveone'sdayjob

激勵某人向前tospursb.on

沉浸在成功后的無上榮光中todrowninfame'simperialglory

忠于toremain/betruetosth.(form/type/lifeJone'sword/oneself)

被開除/驅(qū)逐tobeexpelledfrom

4.2Writing

Topic:TheShadowofRomanceSeekingontheCampus

Outlines:

L你對追求校園浪漫的看法；

2.對你的觀點進行深入論述；

3.你的建議。

Topic:AHeavyPriceforSeekingThrillOnline

Outlines:

L你對尋求網(wǎng)上刺激的看法；

2.對你的觀點進行深入論述；

3.你的建議。

4.3Assignments

1)FinishalltheexercisesofSectionA.

2)PreviewSectionB,includingreadingskills.

1butto:但是，可是，只

Youhavenootherchoicebuttoreadit,你沒有其它選擇只有閱讀它。

2.leadsbtodo

leadsomebodytodo導致…做

leadsbtod。使某人做某事:促使某人做某事；導致某人做

leadsbt。d。sth導致某人做某事:引導某人做某事

taketheleadt。do帶頭做某事

3.dayjob,daydream,daylight日光

4.budding:詞根：buda.budless無芽的n.bud芽，萌芽：蒂番vi.bud發(fā)芽，萌芽

vt.bud使發(fā)芽

5.atbest:adv.underthebestofconditions,atmost:至多,atleast,至少atworst在

最壞的情況下

6.peer:vi.凝視，盯著看；窺視vt.封為貴族；與…同等n,貴族；同等的人

V-IIfyoupeeratsomething,youlookatitveryhard,usuallybecauseitisdifficulttosee

clearly.費力地看；盯著例：Ihadbeenpeeringatacomputerprint-outthatmadeno

senseatall.

7.lure:Cheeseisreallyagoodlureformice.奶酪是很好的引誘老鼠的誘餌。

allure:vt.引誘，誘惑;吸引n.誘惑力vi.誘人，吸弓I人absorb,attract,engage,induce,seduce

8.resist:sist=stand,表示"站立“"

assistv幫助；參加（as加強動作+sist一站在一起一幫助）

as-=ad-旁邊+拉丁詞根sisl站著“在旁邊站著，也就是“援助”的意思

assistantn助手，助理（assist+ant—幫助之人）

consistv由…組成；與…一致（con共同一sist—＞站到一起一＞組成）

consistencen無矛盾，一致（consist+ence）

desistv停止（de加強+sist一站著不動一停止）

existv存在，生存（ex+sist一站出來一活下來一＞存在）

existencen存在，生存（exist+ence）

insistv堅持；硬要（in進入+sist一站進去一堅持）

insistencen堅持：強調(diào)（insist+ence）

persistv堅持到底（per始終十sist一始終站著一堅持到底）

persistenta堅持的；頑固的（persist+ent）

resistv反抗，對抗（re反+sist一反進來站—＞反抗）

resistancen反抗；抵抗力（resist+ance）

irresistiblea不可抗拒的（ir不+resist反抗+ible—＞不可反抗的）

subsistv生存，維持生活（sub下面+sist-??站下去一活下去一生存）

subsistencen生存，生計（subsist+ence）

9.marketto...

vt.在市場上出售

5.做買賣

1（）.hard-pressed:

Ifyouwillbehard-pressedtodosomething,youwillhavegreatdifficultydoingit.很難的

11.idle:空閑idol二偶像

12.takeoutofoneself幫助散心解悶

5—6課時.

SectionBThePowerofaGoodName

1.Readingskills:MakingInferences

Readingbetweenthelinesmeansmakinginferencesaboutthewriter'sideasfrom

whatiswrittenandfromwhatisnotwritten.Writersdon'talwaysexpressalltheir

thoughtsopenly,eitherasamatterofstyle,orbecausetheyassumeweknowandshare

theiropinions.

Tomakeinferencesaboutthewriter'sideaswehavetobeverycarefulwithwhatis

advisedinthefollowing:

1)Youhavetomakeuseofcontextualclues,commonsenseandyourknowledge.

2)Connectideasanddrawconclusionsfromthereadingpassage.

3)Testwhatyouhaveunderstoodbetweenthelines.Readingisatwo-way

communicationbetweenthereaderandthewriteraboutunderstanding,formingideas,

testingyourideasduringthereadingofthepassage,correctingorchangingyourideasand

understandingand,finally,gettingwhatthewriterisdrivingatorcommunicating.

Example

Theydevelopastylethatagentsmarketaggressivelytohastenpopularity,andtheir

rideontheexpresselevatortothetopisablur.(Para.3)

Question:Whyisariseinpopularitylikearideonanexpresselevator?

Possibleanswer:Becauseitissomethingyoucannotcontrol.Also,itisfastandnot

veryenjoyable.

2.Textreading

2.1Summaryofthetext

Throughdescribingthewriter'sexperienceofbuyingsomewireandfencingocredit,

thepassagediscussesthenecessityofrestoringasenseofshameintheneighborhoodsof

Americaandpowerofagoodname.

2.2Textstructureanalysis

PartOne(Para.1-6):Iboughtsomewireandfencingoncreditthankstomyfather'sgood

name.

PartTwo(Para.7-8):Wechildrenenjoyandtrytohonormyfather'sgoodname.

PartThree(Para.9-10):Americaneedstorestoreasenseofshameinitsneighborhoods

andpeopleneedtorealizethepowerofagoo-dname.

PartFour(Para.11):Thegoodnamepassedonbymyfatherandmaintainedtothisdayby

mybrothersandsistersandmeisworthasmuchnowas.itusedtobe.

2.3Detailreading

2.3.1Wordsandphrases

penup:shutananimalorapersoninasnuillarea圈起來；使出不去

e.g.Theflukepthimpennedupathomefbrtwoweeks,whichinturngavehimenough

timetoconceiveanewnovel.

流感使他只好在家里呆了兩星期，這也給了他足夠的時間構思新小說。

Thereasonfbrhimtofeelpenneduphereisthatheisunwillingtogoalongwith

thoseintheirevildeeds.

他在這里感到憋屈的原因是他不愿意同流合污。

likedoingsth.most最喜歡做某事

likenothingotherthandoingsth.就喜歡做某事

likenothingbutsth.就喜歡某事

e.g.WheneverrunningintoanythingagainsthiswilLhelikesnothingbetterthan

drowninghissorrowindrink.

每當遇到不順心的事兒，他最喜歡借酒澆愁。

Thecorruptofficiallikesnothingbetterthantradinghispowerformoney.這個貪

官最喜歡權錢交易。

cooloff:becomecoolerafterbeingveryhot涼快涼快

cooldown:冷靜下來

coolone'sheels:空等

coolofftowardssb.:對某人冷淡下來

e.g.Weatherbeingtoohot，wehadtostoponthewayandwaitedfortheenginetocooloff.

山于天氣太熱，我們不得不在途中停下來，讓發(fā)動機冷卻一下。

Atfirst,theytooktoeachother,butbeforelongtheycooledofftowardsoneanother.

起初他們彼此愛慕，但不久卻又相互冷淡下來。

foraspell:forashortwhile一會兒；一段時間

e.g.Inhisboyhood,hestayedinthecountryforas