高英第五册unit10部分课件

TheAuthorAlvinToffler(bornOctober4,1928inNewYorkCity)isanAmericanwriterandfuturist,knownforhisworksdiscussingthedigitalrevolution,communicationrevolution,corporaterevolutionandtechnologicalsingularity.Hismostfamousworksarehisfuturetrilogy,FutureShock

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TheThirdWave

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Powershift.Accenture,themanagementconsultancyfirm,hasdubbedhimthethirdmostinfluentialvoiceamongbusinessleaders,afterBillGatesandPeterDrucker.HehasalsobeendescribedintheFinancialTimesasthe“world’smostfamousfuturologist.”People’sDailyclasseshimamongthe50foreignersthatshapedmodernChina.AlvinToffler(2006)Bornin1928(age83)NewYorkCityHisideasTofflerexplains,“Societyneedspeoplewhotakecareoftheelderlyandwhoknowhowtobecompassionateandhonest.Societyneedspeoplewhoworkinhospitals.Societyneedsallkindsofskillsthatarenotjustcognitive;they’reemotional,they’reaffectional.Youcan’trunthesocietyondataandcomputersalone.”Tofflerisalsofrequentlycitedasstating:"Tomorrow'silliteratewillnotbethemanwhocan'tread;hewillbethemanwhohasnotlearnedhowtolearn."ChenXianmei,a48yearoldwomanwhoisveryhelpful,hasbeenrewardedasoneofthemostbeautifulChinese.

Muchmorehelpfulpeopleareneededtotakecareoftheworld.Xiaoyueyue’ssufferinggivesusanawfulmorallesson.

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TheThirdWaveHismostfamousworkishisbookTheThirdWaveTofflerdescribesthreetypesofsocieties,basedontheconceptof“waves”—eachwavepushestheoldersocietiesandculturesaside.FirstWaveisthesocietyafteragrarianrevolutionandreplacedthefirsthunter-gatherercultures.

SecondWaveisthesocietyduringtheIndustrialRevolution(ca.late17thcenturythroughthemid-20thcentury).ThemaincomponentsoftheSecondWavesocietyarenuclearfamily,factory-typeeducationsystemandthecorporation.Tofflerwrites:“…Youcombinethosethingswithstandardization,centralization,concentration,andsynchronization,andyouwindupwithastyleoforganizationwecallbureaucracy.”ThirdWaveisthepost-industrialsociety.Hecoinedlotsofwordstodescribeitandmentionsnamesinventedbyhim(super-industrialsociety)andotherpeople,whichtovariousdegreespredicteddemassification,diversity,knowledge-basedproduction,andtheaccelerationofchange.

DictionaryworkPara.1Adore[əˈdɔ:]vt.loveintensely1.崇拜;热爱；爱慕（某人）Theyadoredherasalivinggoddess.他们把她当作活女神崇拜。2.非常喜欢Youwilladorethisfilm.你将十分喜欢这部电影。Eminent['eminənt]adj.distinguished,闻名的,卓越的,显赫的(品德)优秀的,突出的高的,巍峨的beeminentamongone'scontemporaries在同代人中是杰出的eminentasasculptor卓越的雕刻家eminentsouls社会名流eminentpeaks巍峨的山峰Dictionary

workDress-upableadj.可打扮装饰的Para.2Figure[‘fiɡə]n.轮廓;体形;隐约可见的人影;插图;图表形象;人物;身分;地位aslenderfigure苗条的身段ahalf-lengthfigure半身像makeafinefigure崭露头角;放异采,引人注目,超群出众vi.计算；出现；扮演角色figureout解决；算出；想出；理解；断定figurein算进；包括进figureas扮演···角色It/Thatfigures.有道理，合乎情理humanoid[ˈhju:mənɔid]adj.类人的n.人形机器人；类人动物；人猿Dictionaryworktrade-inn.折旧贴换交易；以旧折价换新thetrade-invalueofacar一辆汽车的以旧换新抵价Doyouhaveatrade-in?你有折价的旧物品吗？trade[treid]n.交易；行业；职业vi.交易；以物易物tradeonsth(为私不公正的)利用tradedown低价消费tradeinsthwithsb做生意Thefirmopenlytradedinarms.这家公司公开卖军火。vt.用···进行交换totradesecrets互换秘密Dictionaryworkpara.3fundamental[,fʌndə'mentəl]adj.基本的；根本的fundamentalprinciple基本原则fundamentalpoint基本点；基点；原点n.[usuallypl.]基本规律；根本法则；基本原理；基础Hetaughtmethefundamentalsofthejob.他教给我这工作的基本知识。para.4texture['tekstʃə]n.质地；纹理；结构；本质，实质surfacetexture表面纹理；表面构造iridescent[,iri'desənt]adj.彩虹色的；闪光的theperfectiridescentpinknailpolish闪光的粉红指甲油Dictionaryworkintimate['intimət]adj.亲密的；私人的（常指性方面的）；精通的；适合幽会的anintimateknowledgeoftheEnglishcountryside对英国乡村的透彻了解intimatewithsb(farmaloflaw)与···暧昧不清的onintimatetermswithsb与···关系亲密/来往密切Wearen’tonintimatetermswithourneighbours.我们和邻居来往不多。n.知己；至交vt.暗示；通知；宣布intimatesthtosb(formal)透露；暗示Hehasalreadyintimated(that)heintendstoretire.他已暗示他打算退休。para.5deride[di'raid]vt.取笑，嘲笑，愚弄，嘲弄Dictionaryworkpara.6breed[bri:d]vi.繁殖；饲养；产生vt.繁殖；饲养；养育，教育；引起breedsthfor/assth饲养；培育breedsthintosb[uauallypassive]以···方式教育；使养成Fearoffailurewasbredintohimatanearlyage.他从小就养成了对失败的恐惧。n.[生物]品种；种类，类型arearbreed凤毛麟角；极少见apurebreed纯种clutch[klʌtʃ]vt.紧握；抱紧Shestoodthere,theflowersstillclutchedinherhand.她站在那里，手里仍然紧握者花束。Dictionaryworklingeron苟延残喘；奄奄一息Helingeredonforseveralmonthsaftertheheartattack.他心脏病发作后又拖延了几个月才去世。lingeronsb/sth持续看（或思考）Hiseyeslingeredonthediamondringonherfinger.他的目光滞留在她手指的钻戒上。lingering['liŋɡəriŋ]adj.拖延的；逗留的；留恋的;缓慢消失的Lingeringprejudicemakeslifeharderformanyblackjobapplicants.歧视现象依然存在，增加了黑人就业难度。disintegrate[dis'intiɡreit]vt.使分解；使碎裂；使崩溃；使衰变Thebombdisintegratedourbuilding.炸弹把我们的大楼炸得粉碎。vi.粉碎，碎裂，分裂，分化，分解Theoldbookisgraduallydisintegratingwithage.这本旧书因长年翻阅正在逐渐破损。Dictionaryworksheer[ʃiə]adj.多的；完全的；陡峭的，几乎垂直的；（织物）薄的、透明的[onlybeforenoun]（用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量）eg.Theareaisunderthreatfromthesheernumberoftouristsusingit.这一地区由于游客人数太多而面临威胁。[onlybeforenoun]完全的；纯粹的；十足的sheernonsense一派胡言eg.Ionlyagreedoutofsheerdesperation.我一时情急才同意的。sheercliffs/slopes悬崖峭壁，陡坡adv.垂直的；陡峭的v.sheeraway/offfromsth急转以避开某物Hermindsheeredawayfromimagesshedidnotwishtodwellon.她有意不去想那些她不愿多想的事情。transience/transiency['trænziəns]n.短暂；无常；顷刻DictionaryworkTheresultisacultureoftransienceanddisposability.结果就是一种稍纵即逝的文化，一种随意弃置的文化。para.7bynomeans/noway/notintheleast/undernocircumstances/innocase/anythingbut决不clip[klip]n.回形针；首饰别针；修剪；电影片段；atarapid/fast/good/stedyclip迅速地；很快地ruthless['ru:θlis]adj.无情的，残忍的，冷酷的NotthattheAmericanswereruthless,hesays.他说，这倒不是美国人不讲人情。eliminate[i'limineit]vt.消除；排除；省略；[体育](比赛中)淘汰，刷掉eliminatenoise消除噪声Dictionaryworkeliminateilliteracy扫盲，扫除文盲Wehaveeliminatedallstatisticaltables.我们删去了全部统计表格。inextricable[in'ekstrikəbl]adj.逃脱不掉的；（绳结等）解不开的；纠缠的；使人困惑的；极端复杂的Becausethegirlhadnotcombedherhairfordaysshefounditinaninextricabletangle.由于好几天没梳头，女孩发现她的头发纠结一团。inextricablyadv.逃不掉地；解不开地；解决不了地embed[im'bed]vt.栽种；使嵌入；使深留脑中Sheembeddedthebulbsinaboxofsand.她把球茎栽在一盘沙土中。agoldcrownembeddedwithjewels一顶嵌有珠宝的金冠Hisnameliesembeddedinthemindsofmillionsofpeople.他的名字铭刻在千百万人的心中。para.8counterto与···相反；与···背道而驰Hisopinioniscountertomine.他的意见和我的正相反。Dictionaryworksteep[sti:p]adj.陡峭的；不合理的；夸大的；急剧升降的asteepdeclineinthebirthrate出生率的骤降vt.浸泡；沉浸besteepedin深深浸淫；饱含（某品质）acitysteepedinhistory历史古城steeponeselfin沉浸于；潜心于TheyspentamonthsteepingthemselvesinChineseculture.他们花了一整月时间潜心研究中国文化。disposable[dis'pəuzəbl]adj.可任意处理的；可自由使用的；用完即可丢弃的;可支配的disposableincome可支配收入disposablechopsticks一次性筷子disposablediaper一次性尿片，纸尿裤DictionaryworkWestandinaweofthecourageofthebeginninglearner.我们对于初学者的勇气充满敬仰。toawesomeoneintosilence/obedience使某人敬畏(或畏怯、惊奇)得说不出话来/吓得某人乖乖服从loandbehold你瞧;看哪（表示惊讶的感叹词）Loandbehold,theprodigalsonreturns.浪子回头了啊，儿子。unsanitary[,ʌn'sænitəri]adj.不卫生的；对健康有害的；不清洁的[亦作insanitary]coat[kəut]n.外套；上衣；表层vt.覆盖···的表面；给···穿上外衣Theflooriscoatedwithvarnish.地板上涂了一层清漆。commonplace['kɔmənpleis]n.老生常谈；司空见惯的事；普通的东西adj.平凡的；陈腐的Dictionaryworkpara.10quasi-['kwɑːzi]combiningform（构成形容词或名词）类似的···quasi-paper类似纸的quasi-scientific类似科学的半···的；差不多···的quasi-official半官方的breathtaking['breθ,teikiŋ]adj.惊人的；惊险的；令人激动的Theviewofthesunsetthereistrulybreathtaking.那里的日落的确是激动人心的景观。breathtakinglyadvsumptuous['sʌmptjuəs]adj.华丽的，豪华的；奢侈的OnNewYear‘sEvethewholefamilyhadasumptuousfeastofreunion.除夕之夜，一家人吃了一顿丰富的团圆饭。Dictionaryworkspillthebeans(informal)泄露秘密；说漏嘴vi.涌出Thedoorsopenedandpeoplespilledintothestreet.门开了，人们涌上街道。spillover溢出；波及eg.Thewaterspilledoverfromthebottle.水从瓶子里溢了出来。Unresthasspiltoverintoareasoutsidethecity.骚乱已波及到城市周边地区。n.洒出；泼出；溢出oilspill漏油；浮油chemicalspill化学溢出物；化学品溢漏benign[bi'nain]adj.仁慈的，慈祥的，和蔼的；(气候)宜人的，温和的；有利的，有益的；(土壤)松软的，宜于耕种的;[医学](肿瘤等)良性的，非恶性的benignlyadv.亲切地；仁慈地Dictionaryworkpara.12A-lineadj.(服装)呈A字形的，(女子衣裙)钟形的，上紧下摆的，上身紧下身张开的，上窄下宽的，狭肩宽下摆的WhatdoyouthinkofthisblackA-linedresswiththecaramelzip-frontjacket?你觉得这条褐色A字裙配这样黄褐色的前拉锁夹克怎么样?n.A字形(或钟形)女装；A字形(或钟形)女装裁剪法devil-may-care['devəlmei'kεə]adj.不顾一切的；漫不经心的；随遇而安的；不拘俗套的Hisdevil-may-caresenseofhumormadehimafamouscomedian.他那漫不经心的幽默感，使他成为一著名的喜剧演员。para.13radically['rædikəli]

adv.(从)根本上;彻底，完全;过激地，以激进的方式BarbieisthefigureheadofabrandofMatteldollsandaccessories,includingotherfamilymembersandcollectibledolls.Barbiehasbeenanimportantpartofthetoyfashiondollmarketforfiftyyears,andhasbeenthesubjectofnumerouscontroversiesandlawsuits,ofteninvolvingparodyofthedollandherlifestyle.Barbie,createdbyRothHandler,isafashiondollmanufacturedbytheAmericantoy-companyMattel,Inc.andlaunchedinMarch1959.AmericanbusinesswomanRuthHandleriscreditedwiththecreationofthedollusingaGermandollcalledBildLilliasherinspiration.ControversyaboutBarbieBarbie'spopularityensuresthathereffectontheplayofchildrenattractsahighdegreeofscrutiny.ThecriticismsleveledatherareoftenbasedontheassumptionthatchildrenconsiderBarbiearolemodelandwillattempttoemulateher.ARussiangirlspentforyearstobeaBarbie.Nowsheis.One

ofthemostcommoncriticismsofBarbieisthatshepromotesanu