浙江电大开放教育英语专业高级英语写作-单元教学信

1、浙江电大开放教育英语专业高级英语写作-单元教学信息3-u5Illustration by giving examples:Example 1:Class Acts1(1) One day in 1957, songwriter Johnny Mercer received a letter from Sadie Vimmerstedt, a widowed grandmother who worked behind a cosmetics counter in Youngstown, Ohio. Vimmerstedt suggested Mercer write a song called

2、“I want to be around to *pick up the pieces2 When Somebody Breaks Your Heart”. Five years later, Mercer got in touch to hed written the song and that Tony Bennett would record it. Today, if you look at the label on any recording of “ I wanna be around”, youll notice that the credits3 for words and m

3、usic are shared by Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt. The royalties4 were split 50 50, too, thanks to which Vimmerstedt and her heirs have earned more than $ 100,000. In my opinion, Mercers generosity was a class act.(2) By “class acts”, I mean any behavior so virtuous that it put a normal behavio

4、r to shame. It was a class act, for instance, when *Alexander Hamilton5aimed high and fired over *Aaron Burrs6 head. Benjamin Guggenheim performed a class act on Titanic when he gave his life jacket to a woman passenger and put on white tie and tails so he could die like a gentleman.(3) That same ye

5、ar, 1912, Capt. Lawrence Oates became frostbitten and lame on Robert Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Rather than delay the others in their desperate trek back from the pole, he went to the opening of the tent one night and said, “I am just going outside and may some time.” He thereupo

6、n walked to his death in a blizard7. Certainly a class act.(4) On the stage, the tradition that the show must go on has produced a number of class acts. Katharine Hepburn and Orson Welles have both appeared onstage in wheelchairs. During the run of The King and I, Gertrude Lawrence was dying of canc

7、er but told no one. When she missed a series of the performances, the producers wrote her layers, suggesting she was faking illness. They warned that if this continued, she would forfeit8her share of the profits. The letter arrived on a Monday; Gertrude Lawrence had died over the weekend.(5) It was

8、a class act of a different order, but a class act nonetheless, for writer Laurence Housman to take off his jacket at a proper English tea party so that a man who had just arrived *in shirt sleeves9would not feel embarrassed.(6) Even simple good sportsmanship can rise to the level of class act, as it

9、 did with tennis player Mats Wilander in the semi-finals of the 1982 French Open. At *match point10, a shot by Wilander walked over to the umpire and said, “I cant win like this. The ball was good.” The point was played over, and Wilander won *fair and square11.Notes:1. class acts-（俚语）出类拔萃的人；出色的事物，了

10、不起的行为/举动。（可圈可点/令人称道的行为，可敬可佩的事迹, Shi ge hao yang de）相关的用法：* In my opinion, Mercers generosity was a class act. 在我看来，默瑟的慷慨是个了不起的行为。/ By class act 所谓了不起的行为/ * perform a class act on the Titanic when在泰坦尼克号上的表现也是可圈可点的-/ produce a number of class acts.造就了可亲可佩的事迹。* it is a class act of different order, but

11、 a class act nonetheless, for sb此举是另一种令人称道的行为，却也名副其实。* even simple good sportsmanship can rise to the level of class act.甚至纯朴优良的体育风范也堪称了不起的作为。2Pick up the pieces 愿意为 “收拾残局；使恢复正常”，在此处一语双关。3credits（复）对戏剧、广播或电视节目作出贡献的人（如创作者、导演或监制者）的姓名表。4royalties版税。5 Alexander Hamilton（17551804），美国联邦党领袖，独立战争时，曾任华盛顿的秘书、

12、大陆会议的代表。6Aaron burr（17561836），美国副总统（18011805），1804年在决斗中杀死政敌-A.Hamilton.7. blizd 暴风雪8 fo:fit v.丧失 lose9In short sleeves只穿衬衫的10. at match point赛点；赛末点，指赢得比赛所需要的最后一分，网球比赛用语。11Fair and square（口）正大光明地（的）译文(1) 那是1957年的一天，作曲家约翰尼默瑟接到一封信，写信人名叫萨迪维姆丝蒂，是俄亥俄州扬斯敦城的一位卖化妆品的孀居老奶奶。她建议默瑟写一首歌，歌名叫“当你心碎时，我愿在你身边拾拣那些碎片”。五年后

13、，默瑟和她取得联系，说他已经写好了这首歌，并将由托尼贝内特录制。今天，在每张我愿在你身边唱片的标签上，你都会看到，词曲的创作由约翰尼默瑟和萨迪维姆丝蒂共同分享。版税也是五五分成。为此，维姆丝蒂和她的继承人获利十多万美元。在我看来，默瑟的慷慨是个了不起的行为。(2) 所谓“了不起的行为”，我认为就是足以使任何世俗之举相形见拙的高尚行为。比如，亚历山大汉密尔顿在决斗中故意把枪瞄准得高些，朝艾伦伯尔头顶上方开枪，把死亡留给自己，是个好样儿的。本杰明古根海姆在“泰坦尼克号”上的表现也是可圈可点的，他把自己的救生衣让给了一位女乘客，然后系上白色领带，穿好燕尾服，这样，他便可以“像个绅士般”从容赴死。(3

14、) 也是那个1912年，在罗伯特斯科特哪次注定要倒霉的南极探险中，劳伦斯奥茨船长被冻跛了腿。为了不耽搁同伴们从极地舍命往回跋涉，一天晚上，他走到帐篷口，留下话：“我出去一下，可能要一阵子。”随即在暴风雪中走向死神，不用说这是个了不起的举动。(4) 舞台上演出不能中断这一传统，造就了可钦可佩的事迹。凯瑟琳赫本和奥森威尔斯都是坐着轮椅上台。在国王与我一剧的连续演出中，格特鲁德劳伦斯身患癌症，生命垂危，却只字未提。在她连接几场演出没有上台后，舞台监督给她的律师去信，说她在装病。他们扬言，照此下去，就扣除她那份演出收入。信是星期一到的，而劳伦斯在上周末就已离开了人世。(5) 在一次正式的英国茶会上，作

15、家劳伦斯豪斯曼脱下了外衣，这样，那位只穿了衬衫到场的男子便不会感到难堪了。此举是另一种另人称道的行为，却也名副其实。(6) 甚至纯朴优良的体育风范也堪称了不起的作为。网球选手马茨维兰德在1982年法国网球公开赛半决赛中的表现就是如此。在赛末点，对手的一个击球被判出界，维兰德走到裁判面前说：“我不能这样赢，那是个好球。”那个球重赛，维兰德赢得堂堂正正。Personal qualities:Think of the people you know. Can you think of someone who each of the following adjectives fits? Choose

16、four people you know well and write a sentence about them containing one of the following adjectives. Give examples of their behaviour to illustrate their character. For example: My brother is extraordinarily credulous: he believes that politicians can be relied upon to do what they promise.Ambitiou

17、sBluntCharming conservativeCredulousCynical-(愤世嫉俗的) sceptical-doubting unflappable-calmVersatile-skillful weird(unusual) weakindolent(f)-lazy/inactivesober(calm/serious) uncomplicated He is very ambitious: nothing can stop him from seeking power,even his humble origin.*He is very blunt with person:

18、he never say something in a round way.*Theyve grown rather cynical about democracy: so he never believes the government.*She is embarrassingly emotional in public: she never control herself.John is an extravagant man:he believes that spending is the mother of earning.She is far too independent: she never borrows anything from others.John is ve