新视野大学英语第三版第二册第三单元sectionB

1、编辑ppt To master the reading skillTo understand the textTo practice the phrases and patternsTo learn to conduct a surveyFinding my way back home3Unit编辑ppt Warming-up Reading skillsText studyComparative studyUnit projectSection B编辑ppt Warming-upSection B编辑ppt How does the man on the bus feel now and w

2、hy? Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsVideo Watching2. What did the man ask his love to do in the letter and what happens in the end?编辑pptWatch a video clip and answer the following questions编辑pptHis heart is filled with uncertainty and anxiety because he doesnt know whether his l

3、ove will accept him or not after three years of imprisonment. He is so anxious that he even asks the bus driver to look for him because he couldnt bear to see what he might see. How does the man on the bus feel now and why? Watch a video clip and answer the following questions编辑ppt2. What did the ma

4、n ask his love to do in the letter and what happens in the end?Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsThe man asked his love to tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree to show that she still wants him. To his great surprise, his love ties a hundred yellow ribbons around the old oak

5、 tree to welcome him home, which is responded with cheer of all the passengers.编辑ppt1. What is the American Dream? 2. Do young people in America value stability as much as the old generations did?编辑ppt1. What is the American Dream?The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of

6、 ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each accordi

7、ng to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.编辑ppt 2. Do young people in America value stability as much as the old generations did? From about 1946 to the 1960s people enjoyed a stable era after World War II. Most people married young, settled down, had childre

8、n and chased the so-called American Dream which was defined by material possessions and a comfortable life. Todays world, however, is marked by global economic instabilities and faster than ever turn over and changes. For young people now, mobility is a more desirable goal than stability and the bes

9、t measure of success is ones ability to adapt to instability. 编辑ppt Reading skillsSection B编辑pptTo make language more interesting and entertaining, we often use expressions which are not literally true. For example, we use figurative language in speaking and writing. Figurative language is language

10、that compares, paints a picture for the readers. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood literally. The ability to recognize and interpret or explain figurative language can help us fully understand a writers point.Understanding figurative language编辑pptDifferent ways of using figura

11、tive language1. Simile (明喻/直喻): a figurative expression which directly compares one thing to another by using the words as or like, such as as white as snow.Understanding figurative language编辑ppt2. Metaphor (暗喻): a figurative expression in which the comparison is only implied, without using as, like

12、 and the like.3. Personification (拟人化): a figurative expression which compares non-human things to humans.Understanding figurative language编辑pptNow, lets take a look at the following examples from Text A:1. Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high schoo

13、l graduation, continues through college, and then leads to starting a family and having a career, the so-called odyssey years. (Para. 4)Understanding figurative language编辑ppt2. Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delaying marriage and spending more years than ever shifting

14、between higher education and settling down with a career and family. (Para. 10)3. If youre a little late with your goals, dont feel like a failure! Stay strong, be positive, and keep focused! Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey years. (Para. 12

15、)Understanding figurative language编辑pptThe first one is a metaphor because it compares the new phase of life to The Odyssey, a well-known ancient Greek poem that depicts the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home; both contain a long journey. Thus the figurative meaning is obvious though not

16、directly said. Understanding figurative language编辑pptThe second one is personification because the sentence compares non-human things (nations) to humans (only living things can witness). The third one is definitely a simile since it compares the feeling to “failure” directly using the word like.Und

17、erstanding figurative language编辑pptThe following sentences are from Text B. Explain the underlined figurative language and also indicate in brackets which particular way is used.1 “Dear Dad,” I wrote, “I want to come home from my exile.” (Para. 1) Explanation: _ ( )2 Like a volcano erupting, I snapp

18、ed. (Para. 3) Explanation: _ ( )Understanding figurative language编辑ppt3 The truck driver smiled and said, “Look at that, would you! Just like in a fairy tale! .” (Para. 28) Explanation: _ ( )4 Four bamboo cane chairs are sitting on the porch, with lighted lamps in every one of them, and an old man,

19、as still as a statue, is out there with a flashlight aimed toward the road. (Para. 28) Explanation: _ ( )Understanding figurative language编辑ppt Text studySection B编辑pptWhen would the son always fall into despair when writing to his father? ( Para. 1)Whats the main reason for the sons running away fr

20、om home and what was he like at that moment? (Paras. 2 & 3)What did the son seem to learn from his experiences in looking for a job? (Para. 6) Why was the son willing to have a conversation with the deputy? (Para. 18) Why did the son say that it was torture to look at his home? (Para. 27)6. How did

21、the truck driver depict the father and what did that indicate? (Para. 28)7. What is the main idea of the text? Questions previewing编辑pptWhen would the son always fall into despair when writing to his father? ( Para. 1)He was not quite sure about his fathers attitude toward him. 编辑ppt原句原句：I wanted to

22、 go homehome to my parents and sisters, but I would always hesitate I didnt know if it was feasible. (Para.1, L6)解释解释: : I wanted to go home to be with my parents and sisters, but I couldnt make up my mind because I didnt know whether my father would accept me more than one year after the bitter fig

23、ht.译文：译文：我想回家回到有我父母和姐妹的家，但我 总是犹豫不决不知回家之路是否行得通。Sentence interpretation编辑ppt2. Whats the main reason for the sons running away from home and what was he like at that moment? (Paras. 2 & 3)His family code demanded that he go to college after finishing high school, but he was tired of school, and he tho

24、ught he was miserable because the allowance his father gave him was pitiful and the work on the farm was hollow and dull, so he had a fight with his father, like a volcano erupting, and ran away from home. 编辑ppt3. What did the son seem to learn from his experiences in looking for a job? (Para. 6) Tr

25、aveling east to west, the son did a series of jobs, while none of them amounted to very much because the employers always wanted college graduates, so the son came to realize that having a good educational background is very important. 编辑ppt4. Why was the son willing to have a conversation with the

26、deputy? (Para. 18) The boy thought the deputy wanted to listen to him and the deputy was a good person that he could trust.编辑ppt原句原句：He seemed truly interested. There was real integrity in his face. (Para. 18)解释解释: : He seemed to be very interested in the conversation, and, to me, he was trustworthy

27、 as well. 译文：译文：他好像真的很感兴趣，脸上写满了真诚。Sentence interpretation编辑ppt5. Why did the son say that it was torture to look at his home? (Para. 27)He wasnt sure whether there would be a light shining on the porch, which symbolizes his fathers forgiveness and acceptance. His heart was filled with strong desire

28、to go home and deep fear of being rejected. 编辑ppt原句原句：It was torture to look and I couldnt bear to do it. Suddenly, we were there. I surrendered myself to my fate! (Para. 27, L 2)解释解释: : When the young man was approaching his home, he was so anxious to learn about his fathers attitude to his coming

29、back home that it was just like torture to him. He felt he was simply not in control of his own fate at that moment. 译文：译文：每看一眼就好似一种折磨，我简直受不了了。刹那间，我们到了。我只能听天由命，任凭命运摆布了！Sentence interpretation编辑ppt6. How did the truck driver depict the father and what did that indicate? (Para. 28)The truck driver sai

30、d that his father was as still as a statue, standing out there with a flashlight aimed toward the road. By doing so the father wanted to indicate that he had forgiven his son. 编辑ppt7. What is the main idea of the text? A lost son got his way back home through self-discovery.编辑pptAfter finishing high

31、 school my parents had insisted I go to college, but _ school, so I ran away from home after a fight with my father. Traveling east to west, I did _ jobs, while none of them _ very much, so I fell into _ and wanted to come home from my _ and _ my family again, but Text summaryI was tired of a series

32、 of amounted to despairexilebond with 编辑pptI didnt know if it was _, so I wrote a letter to my father, asking him to allow me to come home to _ that he had forgiven me by leaving the porch light on. A deputy and a truck driver _ successively. When I was nearing my familys farm, I _ because I saw the

33、 lighted lamps, the flashlight, and the well-lighted porch. Text summaryfeasibledemonstrate offered me a ride surrendered myself to my fate编辑pptPractical phrases1. fall into （突然）陷入（某种心境）2. not amount to much/anything/ a great deal不太重要；没什么了不起3. bond with（与某人）培养一种亲密或紧密的关系4. resign oneself to sth. 使自己顺

34、从于（做某事）5. offer / give sb. a ride开车捎某人一段路程6. drift off慢慢入睡7. surrender oneself to sth. 听任某事摆布；屈服于某事编辑ppt（尤指突然）陷入（尤指突然）陷入（某种心境）（某种心境）(a strong feeling of frustration / intense frustration) The failure gives me such a strong feeling of frustration that I fall into a deep pain. fall into 短语逆译短语应用失败让我体验

35、到了强烈的挫败感，我陷入了深深的痛苦之中。意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt不太重要；不太重要；没什么了不起没什么了不起not amount to much / anything / a great deal短语逆译(later on) What he said did not seem to amount to much, but later on it helped us a great deal. 短语应用他的话当时似乎没有多大意思，可是后来对我们有很大帮助。意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt（与某人）培养一种（与某人）培养一种亲密或紧密的关系亲密或紧

36、密的关系(quiet private time)The hospital gives mothers quiet private time in which to bond with their babies.bond with短语逆译短语应用医院给母亲安静 的私人时间以帮助她们培养与婴儿的感情。意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt使自己顺从于使自己顺从于（做某事）（做某事）(a loss on the sale) We had to resign ourselves to a loss on the sale. resign oneself to sth. 短语逆译短语应用我

37、们只好接受销售造成的亏损。意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt开车捎某人一段开车捎某人一段(to have no transportation of ones own) If you have no transportation of your own, Ill be happy to give you a ride to work. give sb. a ride短语逆译短语应用如果您没有自己开车，我会很乐意开车送您去工作。意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt慢慢入睡慢慢入睡(sit in the warm afternoon sun) As the old

38、man was sitting in the warm afternoon sun, he grew tired and drifted off into a sleep. drift off短语逆译短语应用老人坐在温暖的午后阳光下，觉得很疲倦，就慢慢地入睡了。意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt听任某事摆布；听任某事摆布；屈服于某事屈服于某事(hijackers) The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.surrender oneself to sth. 短语逆译短语应用劫机者最终向警方投降。

39、意群提示Practical phrases编辑ppt1. Sb. had done sth. many times but would always do sth“某人已做某事好多次，但却总是”。用于表述做某事没有产生预期的结果或不能持之以恒。2. Sb.hates/dislikes/resents/likes/loves sb. /sth., finding him/it + adj“某人厌恶或喜欢某人/某事物，觉得他/它”。用于表达对某人或某事物的感受3. Like sb. /sth. doing, sb. does sth.“某人像一样做某事”。类比，用于表述事物间的相似性。4. Sb.

40、 asks sb. else to demonstrate sth./ thatby doing sth. .“某人请求/要求他人做某事以表明”。用于表述某人的主观意愿。Functional patterns编辑ppt句型提炼句型提炼这封信我已写了好多次开头，但每次都以绝望而告终。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习Id started this letter many times but would always fall into despair. (Para.1, L4)Functional patterns编辑ppt句型应用句型应用Sb. had done sth. many times

41、but would always do sth. .句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表述”做某事没有产生预期的结果或不能持之以恒。”Functional patterns编辑ppt(fitness and body building exercises /give up halfway) He had started fitness and body building exercises many times but would always give up halfway.典型例句他开了好几次头做健身锻炼，但总是半途而废。意群提示Functional patterns编辑ppt句型提炼句

42、型提炼我讨厌这样的工作，发现它既没意思又单调乏味!原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习I hated the work, finding it hollow and dull! (Para.2, L7)Functional patterns编辑ppt句型应用句型应用sb. hates/dislikes/resents/likes/loves sb. /sth., finding him/it + adj句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达 “对某人或某事物的感受。”Functional patterns编辑ppt(newly-enrolled cadet / military training

43、) This newly-enrolled cadet loves his first day of military training, finding it challenging and meaningful.典型例句这个新入校的学员很喜欢他军训的第一天，觉得它充满了挑战，富有意义。意群提示Functional patterns编辑ppt句型提炼句型提炼我突然发怒，犹如火山爆发。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习Like a volcano erupting, I snapped. (Para.3, L1)Functional patterns编辑ppt句型应用句型应用Like sb. /

44、sth. doing, sb. does sth.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示类比，用于表述 “事物之间的相似性。”Functional patterns编辑ppt(a candle flickering in the wind / be at ones last gasp) Like a candle flickering in the wind, the old lady in her hospital gown is at her last gasp. 典型例句穿着病号服的老太太如风中残烛一般奄奄一息。 意群提示Functional patterns编辑ppt句型提炼句型提炼爸爸，我

45、请求您让我回家，请把门廊的灯打开，表明您已经原谅了我。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习And, Dad, Im asking you to allow me to come home to demonstrate that youve forgiven me by leaving the porch light on. (Para.9, L2)Functional patterns编辑ppt句型应用句型应用sb. asks sb. else to demonstrate sth./ thatby doing sth. .句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表述“某人的主观意愿。”Functio

46、nal patterns编辑ppt(be loyal to/ spare no efforts to / turn the corner) The general manager asks the employees to demonstrate their loyalty by sparing no efforts to help the company to turn the corner. 典型例句总经理请求员工们竭尽全力帮助公司度过难关以表明他们对公司的忠诚。意群提示Functional patterns编辑ppt 1.失望 2.家规3.看到某人的悲痛4. 一系列的、一连串的5. 遵从

47、某人的决定6. 振作起来7. 迷迷糊糊地睡着了 8. 感觉神清气爽9. 任凭命运摆布Collocationsfall into despairfamily codesee ones grief a series ofresign oneself to sb.s decisionrouse oneself drift off to sleep feeling refreshedsurrender oneself to ones fate编辑ppt离家出走后，我碰到过很多人，有的有教养，有的很粗俗。离家几个月后我才知道什么是家。 a. Ive met many people since Ive b

48、een away; some were refined and others very coarse. I didnt know what home meant until Id been away for a few months.Language appreciation编辑ppt我再也不能忍受那些焦虑不安的思念了。我振作起来，踏上了回家的漫漫之路。 b. I couldnt bear my restless thoughts any longer. I roused myself and started down the long road home.Language appreciat

49、ion编辑ppt他好像真的很感兴趣，脸上写满了真诚。 c. He seemed truly interested. There was real integrity in his face.Language appreciationFurther discussion1. What do you think is the sons main motive to find his way back home?2. What are the main reasons for young people to run away from home?3. What are effective ways

50、to establish a healthy relationship between parents and children?编辑ppt The lesson he learned through the odyssey journey. The anxiousness to live with his family after the long journey. The eagerness to admit his wrong doing to his father. The motivation to start his new lifeFurther discussion1. Wha

51、t do you think is the sons main motive to find his way back home?编辑ppt The conflict with their parents; The wish to have more freedom; The desire to have a different life; The wish to get rid of anxiety and stress; The desire for self-exploration and discovery.2. What are the main reasons for young

52、people to run away from home?Further discussion编辑ppt3. What are effective ways to establish a healthy relationship between parents and children?Further discussion Be understanding and put themselves in their shoes; Be patient and rational when dealing withtheir children; Try to acquaint themselves w

53、ith theirchildrens needs; Communicate with their children in a positive manner; Provide necessary and appropriate parentalguidance. 编辑pptCultural explorationTalk about a Chinese idiom “三十而立” in terms of parents expectations of their children and young peoples self-exploration and self-awareness. 编辑p

54、ptWhat does “三十而立” mean? 2. Can you get any inspiration from the Chinese phrase “三十而立” to analyze the conflict between the son and his father and his own struggles? Cultural exploration编辑pptWhat does “三十而立” mean? Cultural exploration This phrase, which originated from The Analects (论语), is Confucius

55、 own account of his gradual progress and attainments. The original statement is “吾十有五，而志于学。三十而立，四十而不惑，五十吾十有五，而志于学。三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。” It means “At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I know th

56、e decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. ”To be continued编辑pptCultural explorationThe phrase means that at the age of thirty a man should be independent and steadfas

57、t, realize what he should do and shoulder his responsibilities. This phrase is originally an account of attainment at the age of thirty when Confucius looked back on his life. Later on, it is regarded as the ideal state a man should be in at this age. What does “三十而立” mean?编辑pptCultural exploration

58、Chinese culture are different from American culture; however, some beliefs and expectations are universal. Parents in almost every country hope that their children can be independent financially and mentally when they become adults. The father insisted that the son go to college and be equipped with

59、 more knowledge so that he could stand firm on his own feet in the future, but the son refused to do so, which led to their conflict. When the son was away from home, it gradually dawned on him that he would have to go to college and learn how to be an organic farmer so that he would be independent

60、in the future. 2. Can you get any inspiration from the Chinese phrase “三十而立” to analyze the conflict between the son and his father and his own struggles? 编辑pptThematic study Comparative studySection B编辑ppt2. What do you think are the rewards of the odyssey years after reading the two passages? Make