大学英语第二册视听说Unit-3PPT课件

1、Unit Three Unit Three The Generation GapThe Generation Gap Text A Father Knows BetterText A Father Knows BetterBook 2Book 2ObjectivesI. Students will be able to understand the I. Students will be able to understand the following ideas: following ideas: 1. generation gap between parents and children;

2、 2. appreciate the basic elements of a play;II. Students will be able to grasp the following:II. Students will be able to grasp the following: 1.Words: 1.Words: embarrass, dumb, fade, overall, bet, distract, exhaust, interference, constant, junior2. Phrases:2. Phrases: for the sake of, consist of, k

3、eep in suspense, hand down, at any rate, narrow down, come over, know better than, fill out, in charge of.3.Structures: 3.Structures: 1) whatever 2) know better than that / to do 3)adjective + to do Pre-reading Activities Background Information Oral Discussion While-reading Activities Text Organizat

4、ion Vocabulary and Structure Extra Activities Writing ContentsBackground InformationPart-time job in the U.S.A. Many American teenagers earn a good proportion of their college expenses by working during the summer as waiters or waitresses, construction workers, mothers helpers, gas station attendant

5、s, telephone operators or messengers. They are not concerned with status. Being unskilled, they try to find jobs at whatever level they can.PlayPlay The major components of a play include characters, settings, stage directions, language, conflicts, climax and themes. Conflicts are the essence of a p

6、lay, a clash of actions, ideas, desires or wills. They can happen in three forms: man against man, man against environment, man against himself. playplay When a conflict develops to the most intensified point, it becomes a climax. Set directions are one important part in the play. Their functions ar

7、e to set up stage properties in the proper place; to indicate a change in setting; to direct actors movement, gesture, facial expression, tone of voice and so on. Play is often divided into comedy and tragedy. Major components of a playMajor components of a playCharactersCharactersStageStageSettings

8、SettingsDirectionsDirectionsClimaxClimaxThemeThemeConflictsConflictsLanguageLanguagePlaywrightPlaywright A playwright, unlike a novelist or short story writer, can not come forward, interrupt the action, and tell the audience what he/she means by what a certain scene or explain to them what is going

9、 on in the minds of the directors. The audience must conclude by themselves what the theme of the play is.Oral Discussion1. Do you prefer to live by yourself or live with your parents? Hints: not bad; live alone; more freedom; loneliness; interruption. 2. Do you always remember your parents birthday

10、? What do you usually do for them on their birthday? Hints: celebrate; gifts; pocket money; card; visit; call; express my love 3. Do you turn to your parents for help when you have problems? why or why not? Hints: make them worry about me; I dont want to upset them unnecessarily.The play comprises t

11、hree settingsFather embarrassedSean by talkingtoo proudly to the RestaurantManager. Text OrganizationFatherembarrassedHeidi by boasting to an official of her new school about how bright she was.Vocabulary 1. embarrass vt. (Line 10) I chose my words carefully in order to avoid embarrassing anyone.译ma

12、ke sb. feel awkward or ashamed 使窘迫；使不好意思例我小心的选择用词以避免使任何人感到尴尬。3) the French embassy in London. 伦敦的法国大使馆1) Financial embarrassment 财务的困难 2) An embarrassment(=an over-abundance) of riches 财富过多的烦恼Embarrassing (adj.) 窘迫，局促不安的embarrassment(n.) 困窘，令人尴尬的事embassy(n.) 大使馆，大使之职务词汇扩充例 He was so dumb that he lef

13、t his keys at home again. Martin was born dumb, but he has still managed to get a good job.马丁天生就是哑巴，但他仍然找到了一份好工作。他真得很蠢又把钥匙忘在家里了。2.dumb(adj) (Line 16) 译译1) (informal) foolish 愚蠢的2) unable to speak 哑的例例3.fade (Line 57)1) vi / vt. Lose color or brightness, freshness, or strength 2) Disappear slowly/gra

14、duallyTime has faded her beauty.时间使青春消失.The memory of her sufferings in her childhood will never fade from her mind.她小时候所受的苦难永远也不会从她心里消失.例例译CollocationsFade in :1) to appear gradually 2) to cause to appear or be heard gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound. 渐强：使逐渐出现或被听见。用于电

15、影或电视的图像或声音。Fade out: (the opposite)4.overall (adj/adv/n.) (Line 61)Adj.1) From one end to the other the overall length of the house2) Including everything; comprehensive the overall costs of medical care3) Regarded as a whole; general My overall impression was favorable例例例Adv.on the whole; generally

16、 enjoyed the performance overall. 总的来说，这次演出是受欢迎的。N.1) (British) 一种宽松的起保护作用的外衣，罩衫2) 宽松的裤子，工装裤。 例译be sure 敢说， 确信 I bet she was late for the meeting on purpose. 我敢说她是故意迟到的。 I bet hell change his mind again. 我确信他又要改变主意了。5. bet v. (Line 79)例例译译take (sb. attention) away from sth. esp. for a short time (us

17、ed in the pattern; distract sb./sth.; distract sb./sth. from) 使分心 Tom admits that playing computer games sometimes distracts him from his home work. 汤姆承认玩电游有时候会让他写家庭作业时分心。 Passengers are requested not to distract the drivers attention while he is driving. 乘客被要求不能在司机驾驶时让他分心。6. distract v. (Line81)例例译

18、译n. steam, vapor, etc that has done its work.(机器等之)排气口；排出之废气 exhaust-pipe 排气管Vt. 1) use up completely; 用尽，耗尽 2) make empty; 使空 3) say, find out, all there is to say about (sth.) 详论；详尽阐述7. exhaust n./vt. (Line129)例 1) After exhausting all her ready excuses, she could think of nothing else to say. 用完准

19、备好的所有借口，她想不到还有什么可以说的。 2)exhaust a tube of air 抽尽管中空气 3) exhaust a subject 详论一问题 exhaustive adj. thorough; complete 完全的，彻底的 an exhaustive inquiry 彻查例译unwanted or unnecessary involvement in sth. (followed by in/with) Her parents continual interference in our affairs irritated me. 她的父母不断的干涉我们的事情惹怒了我。 Y

20、our interference in his private affairs is unreasonable. 你干涉他的私事是没有道理的。8. Interference v. (Line 167)例例译译N. 1) something that is unchanging or invariable 2) abbr. c, C, const 3) (maths, phys) number or quantity that does not vary.(物，数) 恒量， 永恒量9. constant n./adj.(Line 167)Adj.1) continually occurring;

21、 persistent 经常的，不断的，屡见的，永恒的 - constant rain / constant trouble2) unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable. 固定的 - constant speed3) steadfast in purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful (faithful, steady) 坚定的，忠实地 - a constant friend例例例Adj.Adj.1) abbr. jr. Jr. Jun. jun. jnr. Used to distingui

22、sh a son from his father when they have the same given name2) intended for or including youthful persons junior fashion; 年轻人的时尚 a junior sports league. 少年球队10.Junior: adj. n. (Line 197) 3) lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure - a junior officer; - the junior senator from Texas. 新议员4) student

23、s in the third year of a high school or college - the junior class - the junior prom 大学三年极生举办的舞会Phrases in order to 为了1.for the sake of (序言)例译Life is precious and love is more valuable, yet for the sake of freedom both can be sacrificed.生命诚可贵，爱情价更高，若为自由故，二者借可抛。例2.Some read for the sake of think, the

24、se are rare; some for the sake of write, these are common; and some read for the sake of talk, and these form the great majority.译有些人为思考而读书，这种人罕见；有些人为写作而读书，这种人常见；有些人为搜集谈话的资料而读书，这些人我们天天看见。例译The world consists of three classes of men - lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, lovers of gain.be made up of 由构

25、成2. Consist of (Line 20)世界上有三种人，爱智的人，爱名的人，爱利的人。 consist:不及物动词，与介词of 一起连用，不用于被动语态。Consist 的主语表示事物的整体，宾语表示事物的组成部分。 compose: 主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体，但在被动语态中正好相反。例Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.译水由氢和氧组成。例译Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧组成。 comprise: 主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体，也可以表示“由构成”，

26、此时主语表示事物的整体。 constitute:主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体例译例译The committee comprises ten people.委员会由十人组成。Seven days constitute a week.七天为一周。 whatever may happen; in any case 无论如何，不管怎么样3. at any rate (Line 122)例At any rate, you survived the car accident.译不管怎麽样，你在车祸中存活下来了。birth rate 出生率 first rate 一流的 at this /th

27、at rate 这样/那样的话 照这样/那样的情形 rate of exchange 汇率短语扩充be wise or well-trained enough to do sth.明白事理而不至于做某事4. Know better than that/to do (Line 158)例译You should know better than to look mourn-fully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present: it is yours.不要悲哀地回忆过去,它已经一去不复返,明智地把握现在,它

28、才是属于你的。例译Life is just like Card-Playing, we should know better than to expect we can always hold ace, after all, life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold.人生就像是玩纸牌,我们不要期待总是会拿到A,毕竟人生不在于你掌握了一手好牌,而在于打好你手中的牌.Paraphrasing and Translation1. . . Lifes dangerous sea (Line 4

29、7)Here the author uses a metaphor. metaphor. He compares life to an arduous sea voyage.例a sea of trouble译忧愁之海例All the worlds a stage.译整个世界一台戏。2. why, back in my day (line134) Well, when I was young (we didnt behave like that) (It implies a gap between the younger generation and the older generation.

30、)译唉，在我那个时候Sentence Structures Do you help your parents with housework? (do, can) Yes, _ I have a surprise for you. (be) Whatever it is, dont keep us in suspense例例I do whatever I can.2) You have such a wonderful collection of oil paintings, Mr. Benson! (it, be, you, like) _, take it as a wedding gift

31、 from an old man.Whatever it is that you like1) You ought to be wise enough not to go swimming right after lunch.2. Father, you should be wise enough not to overpraise me in front of Mrs. Higgins Father, you should know better than to overpraise me in front of Mrs. Higgins.You ought to know better t

32、han to go swimming right after lunch. 2) Jenny is old enough to have more sense than to spend all her time playing computer games. Jenny is old enough to know better than to spend all her time playing computer games.Grammatical Structures 1. Youre so eager to find out (line. 143) 形容词后的动词不定式小结小结：形容词后

33、的动词不定式某些作主语补语的形容词后面可加不定式短语作状语。句子的主语也是不定式逻辑上的主语。这类形容词包括:这次考试她肯定考得好。他不适宜独自生活。译译例Shes not fit to live by herself.例Shes certain to do well in the examination.They are proud to belong to such a fine team.他们为属于这么好的一个团队而自豪。译译例I was happy to see them again例再次见到他们我很高兴。He seems somewhat loath to part.我比较信任他。译

34、译例I m inclined to trust him.例他似乎有不愿离去之意谢谢你在我生病的时候来看我。他不小心把杯子打破了。译译例He was careless to break the cup.例It was kind of you to visit me when I was ill.那次事故后，你大难不死真够幸运的。His opponents were quick to take advantage of his mistake.译译例You are very lucky to be alive after that accident.例 他的对手很快利用了他的错误。My Parent(you should write about the following points:) 1. Who is the perso