现代大学英语精读第四册课件lesson2

1、Unit One: Thinking as a HobbyThinkingHobbyWilliam Golding (1911-1993), a remarkable British novelist, is never likely to be remembered for his social portraiture, which is not the essence of his work. He was a writer trained in a grand metaphysical Christianity who could address questions of good an

2、d evil in a corrupted and Godless age. Lord of the Flies (1954)The novel was one of the great novels of the Fifties, yet in no obvious sense was it a Fifties novel; one reviewer would find in Golding a sullen distaste for the contemporary. The novel was an ironic rewriting of the Victorian boys book

3、 tradition. The original story was R. M. Ballantynes The Coral Island (1858), the story of a highly resourceful group of British boys, led by Ralph Rover, who are shipwrecked on an isolated Pacific island, whose lives are threatened by savages but are rescued by a missionary.BackgroundA good liberal

4、 arts education must include good training in logical and critical thinking.You should play with ideas the way you play with balls.Three grades:Grade-three thinking: was no thinking at all, but a combination of ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy. Most people belong to this category (according to the

5、 author).Grade-two thinking: People can detect the contradictions of grade-three thinkers beliefs. They can see their ignorance, prejudice, hypocrisy and lack of logic, which gives them great delight and satisfies their ego.Grade-two thinking had nothing constructive to offer. It destroys without th

6、e power to create. Therefore the satisfaction it brings the thinker is limited and does not last.Grade-one thinking: People who set out to find the truth and get it.TEXT ORGANIZATIONP1 -p15 Prelude/ IntroductionP16-p24 Grade Three ThinkingP25-p29 Grade Two ThinkingP30-p35 Grade One Thinkingnothing b

7、ut(p2): nothing except;onlyHis parents care nothing but his scores at school.One was a lady wearing nothing but a bath towel. VenusIn Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. 【罗马神话】 维纳斯：爱情和形体美的女神 In other cultures, she has a more sinister role particularly in Mayan mythology.金星 Acc

8、ording to International Astronomical Union in 2006 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, how many planets are in the solar system?The eight planets now recognized by the IAU are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet lest (p2):for fear that

9、; in order to make sure that sth. will not happenHe hide behind the curtain lest the professor (should) see him.She turned pale when her son came out of the study lest he (should) have heard what she had said.farther v. further1 Walk farther to see if you can find any flowers under the snow.2 After

10、graduating from Fu Dan University with the bachelor degree, he went abroad to seek further study. be in a position to do sth.:to be able to do sth. because you have the ability, power or moneyI am not in the position to advise you on this matter because I do not know all the facts about it.A naked m

11、an, muscular gentleman, who sat, looking down, with his chin on his fist and his elbow on his knee.Rodins thinkerAuguste Rodin: a French sculptor.His most famous works:The KissThe thinkerA naked man, A learned professor, the wretched lifeOur beloved country, his beloved girlfriend, beloved by all.My

12、 aged parents, a man aged 33.delinquent adj.&n. (p3) : (person, especially the young) doing wrong; failing to perform a dutyjuvenile delinquentdelinquent childrenthe problem of juvenile delinquencyif anything(P4) :on the contraryYour suggestion did not encourage him. It, if anything, discouraged him

13、.He is not known for his generosity. He is, if anything, quite miserly.confront sb.with sth.(vt.) (p24):to oppose sb.or bring sb.to sth.I confronted him with my suspicions, and he admitted everything.(对质)The customers are confronted with a bewildering amount of choice. We must confront the future wi

14、th optimism.（勇敢面对）get sth. to thought(p24)I no longer dismiss lightly a mental process which for nine tenths of the population is the nearest they will ever get to thought.Meaning: I no longer consider the way grade-three thinkers unimportant because they account for nine-tenths of the people and th

15、erefore have great power. Now I know that ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy are very powerful enemies.stampede v. &n.(Pa.25)The stampede of deer shows that danger is near.At the roar of the tiger, the gang of hunters stampeded. sb into sth / doing sth hustle or frighten sb into rash actionDont be d

16、 into accepting his bargain.confer v. (p25)1 give or grantThe president of this university will confer bachelor degree on you after you complete your four-year study here.2 consult or discussHe conferred with his lawyer on/about the investment project. Convert v. & n.He had to convert his securities

17、 into cash so that he could pay off the debt for his son.They have tried to convert him from atheism to Methodist.(他们试图让他从无神论改信卫理公会教。）people converted,esp. to a different beliefHis convert(n.) to socialism is not easy.She claimed that the Bible was literally inspired (Pa.26)A true historical record;

18、 a factual account of Gods divine plan and prophecies. This is the belief of fundamentalists.Flag (vi.)(p26): begin to lose enthusiasm and energy; to decline in interestArgument flagged: argument became dull because Ruth did not know how to respond.His horse is flagging. 疲乏The countrys economy conti

19、nued to flag.衰退 if we were counting heads, the Buddhists were the boys for my money.the boys: people with the same interest;for my money: I bet, I believe, in my opinionif we were talking about the number of the people, I will bet on the Buddhists (because I believe they are greater in number) Be gi

20、ven the third degree (p28)Be severely questioned or interrogatedMake for sb./sth. (p.29)1 contribute to; tend towards 有助于，倾向于Frequent exposure to idiomatic English, such as VOA makes for your study at university.2 head for 走向，向某个方向移动It is late. Wed better make for home.3 charge at, rush towards 袭击，攻

21、击，冲向The bull suddenly made for the girl in red and everybody was shocked.Few and far between (p30)相隔很久才发生的; 彼此相距很远；稀少Good novels are few and far between.Idiomatic pairs of adj.Black and blue遍体鳞伤Fair and square公正，正大光明Hale and hearty精神充沛,老当益壮Aspire(p.30) vi. +for/to/after be filled with high ambitionD

22、o you aspire after knowledge?The more power they have, the more they aspire to it.English majors in non-English speaking countries aspire to abandon their native accents and speak pure English.What do you aspire for at present?go too far/carry sth. too far:(p.33)go beyond the limits of what is consi

23、dered reasonableYou have gone too far in saying that youd rather break with the family.Go far: 1(of person) be successful; do muchHe is clever and intelligent, and will go far.2(of money) buy goods, services,etc.A hundred does not go so far as it did ten years ago. （现在一百元不如十年前那么顶用了。）Parallelism:the

24、method to express ideas of equal importance in the same or similar grammatical form.Parallelism can be classified into five types, namely list and series, contrast, series plus contrast, choice, and comparison.He would stand before us, put his hands on his waist and takeThrough him I discovered that

25、 thought is often full of unconscious prejudice, ignorance and hypocrisy.(list) p. 23.To hear people justify their habit of hunting foxes by claiming that the foxes liked it.To hear our Prime Minister talk about the great benefit we conferred on India by jailing people like Gandhi. To hearOral topic

26、 1Marriage between college students should or should not be forbidden?Oral topic 2Do you think Internet isolates people or shortens the distance between people? Justify your answer. Oral topic 3Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer?

27、 Why?Tongue-twisterTEM 4NOTE-WRITINGWrite on answer sheet two a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:You have got to know that your classmate, Michael ,is organizing a weekend excursion for the class, and you are thinking of joining the trip. Write him a note expressing your interest in the exc