现代大学英语3教案

92/92现代大学英语3教案LessononeYourCollegeYear

教学目的：了解及相关的背景知识

通过对本文的学习，使学生对大学生活有一个全面、正确地认识，全面了解自己，更好地适应

大学生活

掌握语言点

教学重点及难点：

重点——对文章内容的充分理解与掌握

难点——几个专业词汇的理解“developmentalchanges”、“identitycrisis”、“psychological

independence”、“internalizingreligiousfaith”

教学内容：1.及背景简介

2.课文讲解及语言点

3.课堂讨论

4.语法学习：thewaysbdoesdsth.

Waysofexpressingtheobject

Determiners

5.练习及作业

基本要求：1.学生在课前应预习课文，并完成pre-classwork中的作业

2.通过课堂讲解使学生理解文章内容，并对自己的大学生活有一个清晰地认识

3.认真完成课后作业

教学方法：加强互动，通过提问了解学生的预习情况。以师生互动方式讲授课文，练习以学生为主，教师侧重解决重点及检查学生的完成情况。

时间分配：8节课一个单元

I.Introduction

A.Aboutthetext

Thisisatextaboutwhatstudentswillexperienceintheir“collegeyears”.ItisaddressedtocollegestudentsintheUnitedStates.Butwithsomemodifications,whattheauthorsaysherewillalsomakeperfectsensetoourstudents.

Collegelifeisbothexcitingandfrustratingexperience.Itisclearthatyoungadulthoodisanextremelyimportantperiodinourlife.

Noteveryoneknowshowtohandletheirsuddenindependenceorfreedom.Therearealsothosewhotaketheirnewlyfoundindependencetomeanthattheycandoanythingtheywant.

B.Abouttheauthor

Dr.BobHartmanisachildren’sstory-tellerandpart-timepastor.HewasborninPittsburgh,theUnitedStates,andmovedtoEnglandinthesummerof2000.

II.Warming-upexercises

1.Whataremygoalsforthecollegeyears?

2.Doyoufinditeasytorelatetotheoppositesex?Doyouagreewiththeauthorthatstressfulasitis,itisneverthelessoneofthemostimportantgoalswemustachieveduringschoolyears?

III.Detailedstudyofthetext

1.（Para.1）“Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatyourprofessorsandotherschoolpersonnelhavecertaingoalsfor

yourgrowthandmaturityduringyourcollegeyears?Hasiteverdawnedonyouthatcertain

developmentalchangeswilloccurinyourlifeasyoumovefromadolescencetoyoungadulthood?”

A.Drawthestudent’sattentiontothedifferencebetweenChineseandEnglishinexpressingthisidea:InChinese,thesubjectisusuallyapersonalpronoun,whereasinEnglish,theanticipatory“it”isused.

Moreexamples:

Itneveroccurredtomethatwealthcouldruinaperson’slife.

我从来没想到财富能毁灭一个人的一生。

Itsuddenlydawnedonusthathighsavingsratemaynotbeagoodthing.

我们突然想到高的存款利率未必是件好事。

Itgraduallybegantodawnontheeconomiststhattheproblemwasnotoverproduction,but

under-consumption.

经济学家们逐渐认识到，问题不是生产过剩而是消费过低。

B.developmentalchanges:

Thisisapsychologicaltermwhichreferstothephysiologicalandbehavioralchangesthroughoutthelifespan.

2.（Para.2）Duringthistime,studentsaregoingthroughanidentitycrisisandareendeavoring…

togothrough:toexperience;toundergo;tosuffer

e.g.:Thecountryhasgonethroughtoomanywars.

这个国家经历了太多的战争。

Iadmirethewayshe’sstillsocheerfulafterallshe’sgonethrough.

我钦佩她经历了那么多苦难以后，仍然这样精神愉快。

Othermeaningsofthisphrasalverb:

Idon’tthinkthisplanwillgothroughtheSecurityCouncil.（beacceptedby）

我认为这个计划不会在安理会通过。

Haveyougonethroughallyourmoneyalready?（touseup;tofinish）

你已经把所有的钱花光了吗？

It’stoolatetobackout.Wejusthavetogothroughwithit.（todoitbecauseyouhavepromisedorplannedtodoit,eventhoughyouarenolongersureyouwanttodoit.）

现在打退堂鼓太晚了，我们必须把它完成。

Identitycrisis:Itreferstothedifficulties,confusionsandanxietiesthatyougothroughduringadolescencewhenyouarenotsurewhoyoureallyareandwhatyourpurposeinlifeis.

toendeavor:⑴vi（＋to-V）（fmlorpomp）totry（正式或夸张）尝试，企图

e.g.:I’llendeavortopaythebillassoonaspossible.

我会尽快地设法付清账单。

⑵n.努力，尽力。

e.g.:Theycouldn’tdoit,despitetheirbestendeavor.

他们虽然尽了最大努力，但仍做不成。

TheClimbingoftheMountEverestwasanoutstandingexampleofhumanendeavor.

攀登珠穆朗玛峰是人类奋勇进取的突出例证。

Shemadeno/everyendeavortohelpus.

她（没有）竭力帮助我们。

3.（Para2）Itisimportanttoknowhowpeopleperceivethemselvesaswellashowotherpeopleperceivethem.perceive:v[notinprogressiveform]

tonoticeorbecomeawareofsth发觉，察觉到，意识到；

tounderstandorthinkofsth.inaparticularway；认为，视为，理解为

e.g.Heperceivedasubtlechangeinhermanner.

perceive+thatTheyperceivedtheywereunwelcomeandleft.

perceive+wh-Wewereunabletoperceivewheretheproblemlay

perceive+obj.+V-ingIperceivedasmalltrickleofbloodcomingfromthepatient’sear.

perceivesb/sthasThisdiscoverywasperceivedasamajorbreakthroughinthefieldofmedicine.

perceptibleadjthatcanbeperceived,noticeable可察觉到的,可看见的(imperceptible)

perceptionna.theactionofperceiving(orperceptiveness)感觉,知觉

b.theabilitytoperceivewell;keennaturalunderstanding洞察力,理解力

e.gamanofgreatperception一个极有洞察力的人

perceptiveadjshowinganunusualgoodabilitytonoticeandunderstand感觉灵敏的,有洞察力的

e.g.aperceptivewoman/perceptivecomments一位洞察力强的女士/颇有见地的评论

4.（Para.2）…identityisdeterminedbygeneticendowment（whatisinheritedfromparents）,shapedbyenvironment,andinfluencedbychanceevents.

Meaning:Whoweareisdeterminedbythreethings:First,ourgenes,orwhatourparentshavegivenus,ourlegacy;

second,environment,andthird,luckoropportunities.

Chanceevents:“Chance”hereisanadjective,meaning“accidental”.

e.g.:Thischancemeetingwiththefamouswriterchangedhiswholelife.

与这位著名作家的偶然邂逅改变了他的一生。

Thismedicineissaidtobeachancediscovery.

据说这种药是偶然间发明的。

5.（Para.3）tobeindependentfrom

Noticethedifferentprepositionsusedafter“dependent”and“independent”:tobeindependentfrom（orof）buttobedependenton

e.g.:Financiallytheyarestilldependentontheirparents.

他们在经济上仍然依赖他们的父母。

Thesebanksarenowcompletelyindependentof(from)eachother.

现在这些银行不依赖他人而各自独立。

6.(Para.3)Itmaybeheightenedbytheirchoicetopursueacollegeeducation.

“It”herereferstotheword“struggle”intheprevioussentence.“Toheighten”meanstobecomestrongerorintensified.Thewholesentencethereforemeansthatiftheychoosetogotocollegetocontinuetheir

education,theywillfaceanevenmoreseriousstrugglebetweenthedesiretobeindependentandthe

needofbeingdependentonthefinancialsupportoftheirparents.

7.(Para.4)Whatarethefourdistinctaspects?

Thefourdistinctaspectsarefunctionalindependence,attitudinalindependent,emotionalindependence,andfreedomfrom“excessiveguilt,anxiety,mistrust,responsibility,inhibition,resentment,andangerinrelationtothemotherandfather.”

8.(Para.4)freedomfrom“excessiveneedforapproval,closeness,togetherness,andemotionalsupportin

relationtothemotherandfather.”

freedom(free)fromsth.:nolongerhavingsth.youdonotwant

e.g.Themostimportantfreedomourpeopleshouldhaveisthefreedomfromhunger.

我们的人民应有的最重要的自由是远离饥饿。

Anidealsocietyisonefreefromexploitationandoppression.

理想的社会是没有剥削和压迫的社会。

Withinamonth,thewholebuildingisfreefromfliesandmosquitoes.

这栋大楼一个月里没有苍蝇和蚊子。

Note:Freedomfromsthisdifferentfromfreedomofsth.Compare:

“Welookforwardtoaworldfoundeduponfouressentialhumanfreedoms.Thefirstisfreedomofspeech

andexpression—everywhereintheworld.ThesecondisfreedomofeverypersontoworshipGodinhisownway-everywhereintheworld.Thethirdisfreedomfromwant…everywhereintheworld.Thefourthisfreedomfromfear…Anywhereintheworld.”—FranklinD.Roosevelt.

9.(Para.4)Fourthisfreedomfrom“excessiveguilt,anxiety,mistrust,responsibility,inhibition,resentment,and

angerinrelationtothemotherandfather.”

Childrenoftenfeelveryguiltyinrelationtotheirparentsbecausetheythinktheyhavedonesomethingwrong;theyarealsoanxiousbecausetheyareeagertopleasetheirparents;theysometimesfeelunhappybecausetheythinkthattheirparentshavenotbeenfairtothem;theyfeelthattheyareresponsibletotheirparentsforeverythingtheydo;theyarealwaysafraidofnotsayingtherightthingornotbehavingproperly;allthesemaymakethemangrywiththeirparentsormakethemfeelresentful.

Thesefeelingsreflecttheiremotionaldependenceontheirparents.Whentheygrowup,theyusuallystriveforthefreedomfromthese.

10.(Para.4)tostandback:toconsideraboutsthbyacertaindistance置身于一定距离之外考虑事物

e.g.:Youmuststandbackfromday-to-daybusinesstograspthewiderpatternoftheevents.

11.(Para.7)He…wasseeinghisworldshrinkandhisoptionsnarrow.

Meaning:Hewasbeginningtorealizethathisworldwasbecomingsmallerandhischoicesfewer.

“Narrow”hereisusedasaverb.

Moreexamples:

Wemusttrytonarrowthedifferenceinincomebetweentherichandthepoorwithoutdelay.

Thismightyrivernarrowedtoagorgeofabout50meterswhenitcametothisplacebetweenthe

fountains.

12.(Para.7)peoplefromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds

Meaning:peoplefrommanydifferentraces

Todaysociologistsoftenprefertheword“ethnic”to“racial”,and“ethnicgroup”to“race”.Therearedifferencesofcourse.TheHansandtheTibetansarebothChinese,belongingtothesameyellowrace,buttheybelongtotwoethnicgroups.

13.(Para.7)equalto

tobeequalto:tobejustasgoodas

e.g.:Manyofourproductsareequaltothebestintheworld.堪称世界一流

Itisridiculoustothinkoneraceisnotequaltoanotherbecauseithasadifferentskincolor.

toequal:vt(notinprogressiveforms)不用进行时

⑴(ofasizeornumber)tobethesameas(在大小或数量上)等于，与…相等

e.g.:‘X=Y’meansthatXequalsY.

‘X=Y’就是指X等于Y。

Theyear’ssalesfiguresupuntilOctoberequalsthefiguresforthewholeoflastyear.

本年度到十月份的销售数字就等于去年全年的销售数字。

⑵(in,as)toreachthesamestandardas比得上，敌得过

e.g.:Noneofuscanequalhergraceasadancer.

论跳舞，我们谁也比不上她的舞姿优美。

Theirignoranceisonlyequaledbytheirstupidity.

只有他们的愚蠢才可能与他们的无知不相上下。

14.(Para.7)Thesereligious,moral,andethicalvaluesthataresetduringthecollegeyearsoftenlastalifetime.Meaning:Thesevaluesthatareestablishedduringthecollegeyearsoftenlastalifetime.Itisbelievedthatourcharacterorbasicmoralprinciplesareformulatedduringthisperiodoftime.

15.(Para.9)…seeingthepeoplefromothercountriesinadifferentlight.

toseesth/sbinacertainlight:toseesth/sbinacertainway

e.g.:Whathedidmadeusseehiminanewlight.

他的所作所为让我们对他有了新的看法。

AfterItookthatcourse,Ibegantoseetheworldindifferentlight.

学了那门课程之后，我开始用一种新的眼光看世界。

Note:“light”isaformalword,whichreferstothewayinwhichsthorsbappearsorisregarded

e.g.:Theworkersandtheemployeesseethesituationinaquitedifferentlight.

工人与雇主对形势的看法大相径庭。

16.(Para.10)…itisanexperiencethatcontributestoyoungadults’growthandmaturity.

tocontributeto:tohelptocausesthtohappen

e.g.:Thesemeasurescontributedgreatlytotheeconomicrecoveryofthatcountry.

这些措施对那个国家的经济复苏起了很大作用。

Whatdoyouthinkarethemainfactorsthatcontributedtothesuccessofthatcompany?

你认为那个工厂成功的主要因素是什么？

17.(Para.10)…theyarealsoacquiringnewwaysofassemblingandprocessinginformation.

Theyarealsofindingorlearningnewwaysofarranging,organizing,analyzingorunderstandinginformation.Itimpliesthatmereinformationisnotscientifictruth.Scientifictruthrequirestheprocessingofinformationincollege,studentswilllearnnewapproaches,methods,andtheorieswhichwillchangemanyoftheirprejudices.IV.Discussion

1.Doyouagreewiththeauthorthatyoungadultslikecollegestudentsareboundtogothroughanidentitycrisis?Haveyouhadanyidentitycrisisyourselfordoyouknowanybodywhohas?

2.Dodevelopmentalchangesandidentitycrisisonlyoccurtoadolescents?Howaboutyoungerchildrenandelderlypeople?Canyouelaborate?

V.After-classhomework

1.Reciteparagraphs1,9,and10.

2.Memorizethenewwords.

3.Finishalltheexercisesinthetextbook.

LessonTwoDiscoveryofaFather

教学目的：了解及其在文学史上的重要地位

掌握本文的语言点及一些有用的表达法

理解儿子的心里转变过程，即儿子是怎样由不解父亲到理解父亲的

通过对本课的学习使学生认识到交流的重要性，只有通过交流，才能弥补代沟造成的隔阂；只

有这样才能加深与父母的亲情。

教学重点与难点：

理解游泳对小男孩人生的重大影响，真正领悟那个情景中的象征意义及文中的深层含义

教学内容：1.简介

2.课文讲解及语言点

3.课堂讨论及内容复述

4.语法学习grammaticalfunctionsoftheparticiples(presentpasttense;verbforms

5.练习及作业

基本要求：1.学生在课前应预习课文，并完成pre-classwork中的作业

2.通过课堂讲解使学生理解文章内容，并使学生认识到交流在弥合代沟中的重要作用。

3.认真完成课后作业

教学方法：加强互动，通过提问了解学生的预习情况。以师生互动方式讲授课文，练习以学生为主，教师侧重解决重点及检查学生的完成情况。

时间分配：8节课一个单元

I.Introduction

A.Abouttheauthor

SherwoodAnderson(1876~1941)

SherwoodAnderson’slifewasinawayarchetypalofliterarylivesinmodernAmerica.HewasbornintoapoorfamilyinCamden,Ohio,theU.S.in1876,butspenthisformativeyearsinthetownofClyde,Ohio,whichinspiredthesettingofmanyofhisstories.Heworkedasalaborerin1896~1898,thenservedintheSpanishAmericanWar.

Hewastheauthorofmanystoriesandnovels,andhewasamajorinfluenceonayoungergenerationofimportantwriters,includingFaulkner,Hemingway,Wolfe,Steinbeck,andothers,boththroughhiswritingsandhisactsofpersonalkindness.Itwasthroughhisinfluence,forexample,thatthefirstbooksofbothFaulknerandHemingwaywerepublished.

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Thepassagecanbedividedintotwoparts:

Thefirstpartdescribeswhatthefatherlookedlikeintheboy’seyes:astupidwindbag,andevenaclown.

Thesecondpartdescribestheeliminationofthegenerationgapbetweenfatherandsononawetnight,thustheboyindeeddiscoveredhisfather.

II.Warming-upexercises

1.1.Doyouagreethatfathersoftenwanttheirchildrentobewhattheythemselvescannotbe?Whatdoesthe

authormeanwhenhesaysthatitalsoworkstheotherway?

2.2.Whatkindofafatherdidtheauthorwishtohaveasachild?Didhisfathermeethisrequirements?How

didhefeelabouthisfatheratfirst?Whatqualitiesdidhisfatherhavethatmadetheauthorparticularlyunhappy?Giveexamples.

3.Howdidtheauthorasachilddescribehisfather?Whydidhethinkofhimasfoolishandridiculous—a

windbagandagood-for-nothing?Washisfatherreallyshowingoffallthetime?Whywashesopopularamongthevillagersincludingthelocalcelebrities?Whydidtheauthor’smotherhavenocomplaintabouthim?

III.DetailedStudyofthetext

1.(Para.1)Youhearitsaidthatfatherwanttheirsonstobewhattheyfeeltheycannotthemselvestobe,butI

tellyouitalsoworkstheotherway.

Thefirstpartofthesentencenormallymeansthatfathersoftenwanttheirsonstorealizetheir

unfulfilleddreams.Herehowever,itmeansthatinageneralwayfatherswanttheirsonstoliveupto

theirexpectation.“But,”theauthorsays,“..italsoworkstheotherway.”“Itisalsotruetheotherway

around.Childrenhavethesamedemandontheirfathers”

Thissentenceisrathercomplexinstructure,involvingtheuseofa“that”clauserepresentedbythe

anticipatory“it”aspartofthecomplexobjectof“hear’.Withinthe“that”clause,thereisanother

complexobjectoftheverb“went”,andpartofthistheinfinitivephrase“tobe”,whichcontains

anothernounclauseintroducedby‘what”.

Havethestudentsanalyzethissentencegrammatically.

2.（Para.1）aflowofpride

Acontinuousstream,movement,orsupplyofsomething.

e.gDuringthetouristseason,theflowoftrafficusuallydoubles.

在旅游季节，交通流量通常成倍增长。

Thankstoasteadyflowofforeigncapitaltheyareabletoexpandtheireconomyrapidly.

由于外资的稳定流入，他们才能够快速发展经济。

Theyknowtheyaregoingtofaceaterribleflowofrefugeesifnothingisdonetopreventthishumanitariandisaster.

他们知道，如果不采取措施阻止这场人道主义灾难的发生，他们就会面临一场可怕的难民潮。

3.(Para.2)…..hewasalwaysshowingoff.

Refreshthestudents’memoryoftheuseofcontinuoustensestoexpressstrongapproval

ordisapproval.

e.gHeisalwaysmakingfunofotherpeople.Idon’tlikethat.

他总喜欢取笑别人。我不喜欢这样。

Heisembarrassing.Heisalwayssayingthewrongthingatthewrongtime.

他这会儿感到局促不安。他总是在不恰当的时候说些不该说的话。

Sheisawonderfulperson.Sheisalwayshelpingothers.

她是个非常好的人。她总喜欢帮助别人。

4.(Para.2)Ididn’tseehowmothercouldstandit.

Paraphrase:Ididn’tunderstandhowmothercouldputupwiththis.

tostand:[usuallyinquestionsandnegatives,一般用于疑问句和否定句；notinprogressiveforms不用于进行时]toacceptsuccessfullyorwithoutundesirableresults;bear经的起；承受；忍受；忍耐

e.g.:Thisworkwillhardlystandcloseexamination.

这件作品经不起仔细的检查。

IthinkthePrimeMinister’sdecisionwillstandthetextoftime.

我认为首相的决定将经的起时间的考验。

Hewantstomarryme,butIcan’tstandthesightofhim.

他想娶我，但我一看见他就讨厌。

[+V-ing]Ican’tstandseeingchildrensmoking.

我一看见孩子们吸烟就讨厌。

[+obj+v-ing]Inevercouldstandpeopletollingmewhattodo.

我从来不能忍受被人家摆布。

~~up:耐久；耐用；经的起。

5.（Para.4）…..hewasshoutingbackandhavingasgoodatimeastheywere.

Noticethedifferencebetweentheuseof“as…as”inthissentenceandthatin“herunsasfastasIdo.”Inthelatter,“as”isfollowedbyanadverb,whereasintheformer,“as“isfollowedbyanounmodifiedbyanadjective(‘agoodtime”).Whenitisfollowedbyanounmodifiedbyadjective,theadjectiveshouldbeplacedbeforetheindefinitearticle.

e.g.Theotherday,Iheardasinterestingastoryaswhatyoujusttoldus.

前几天，我听到一个有趣的故事，和你刚刚讲的一样。

Hegavemethelastfoodhehadalthoughtheywerehavingasdifficultatimeaswewere.

虽然他过着和我们一样苦的日子，但是他却把他剩下的最后一点粮食给了我们。

6.(para5)…..therewerealwaysalotofmen…….becausehegavetoomuchcredit.

Loafing:idling;wastingtime;killingtime;foolingaround(Compare:aloafofbread)

Wentbroke:becausebankrupt;becamepenniless

Note:“broke”hereisanadjective

togivetoomuchcredit:tolendtoomuch;toallowcustomerstobuythingswithoutpaying

Theimplicationisthatmostofthosedebtswereneverrepaid.

7.(Para.6)There’dbemenIdidn’tthinkwouldwanttobefoolingaroundwithhim.

Itshouldbe:There’dbemenwhoIdidn’tthinkwouldwanttobefoolingaroundwithhim.

Wanttobefoolingaround:thiscontinuoustenseintheinfinitivephrasealsoemphasizesastrongdisapproval.

e.g.Iknowhimonlytoowell.Youjustwaitandsee.Verysoonhe’llbecomplainingagain.

我太了解他了。你就等着看吧。很快他就会又开始抱怨了。

Evenafterheretires,hewillstillbethinkingaboutthefactorywherehehasbeenworkingfor40years.

他即使退休之后也仍然会想着他曾经工作了四十年的工厂。

8.(Para.7)…..towheretherewasagrassyplacebyacreek.

Noticethattheclauseintroducedby“where’hereisnotanadverbialclausebutisusedastheobjectclausetothepreposition“to”.Inmeaning,itissimilarto“…toaplace..”,butthenthe

“where”clauseisappositionto“place”.

Grassy:Noticethatthesuffix“-y”heremeans“fullof”or“covererwith”,

e.g.Duringtherainyseason;awindyday;adustyroom;hishairychest;abonyfish;aleafyvegetable;fattyfood;afleshyhand;awordyspeech;aweedyplace.

9.(Para.7)sitabout:(informal)tositdoingnothing,esp.whilewaitingorwhileothersareactive坐着等待，无所事事

10.（Para.10）Justthesame.

=allthesame:inspiteofaparticularsituationoropinionetc尽管如此；然而；不过

e.g.Wedon’tneedanymoremoney.Butthankyoujustthesame.

我们不需要更多的钱了。然而还是要谢谢你。

Theone-child-familypolicyofcoursecancauseproblems,butwemuststicktoitjustthesamerightnow.

独生子女政策当然会产生一些问题，尽管如此，我们现在仍要坚持实行它。

Youaremyonlybrother,butIcan’tletyoubreakthelawjustthesame.

你是我唯一的哥哥，尽管如此我仍不能让你违法。

11.(Para.11)Tohearhimtellithe’dbeeninabouteverybattle.

Paraphrase:Ifyouhadheardhimtellthestoryyouwouldthinkthathehasbeeninabouteverybattle.

Thisinfinitivephraseplacedatthebeginningofasentenceisusedasanadverbial,modifyingbutindependentofthewholesentence.Itshouldnotbeviewedasanadverbialofpurposeorresult.

e.g.Toseehimspendmoneythewayhedid,he’dbeaprinceofSaudiArabia.

看他如此花钱，他可能是沙特阿拉伯的王子。

Towatchthesepeoplewastegoodfood,you’dneverbelievethatitishappeninginacountrywheremillionsofpeoplearestillhungry.

看到人们如此浪费粮食，你绝不会相信这是发生在一个仍有成百万的人在忍受饥饿国家。

12.(Para.11)tobeintimatewith:tobeextremelycloseto亲密的亲切的

e.g.:Heisintimatewiththepresident.

他和总统关系密切。

13(Para.13)toslipoff:togooffquietlyorsecretlywithoutbeingnoticedorcaught.

Also:toslipout;toslipinto;toslipthroughone’sfinger

14.(Para.14)whenhegotword….cured

word:thenewsorinformation

e.g.Whenwordgetsoutthatthecompanyisplanningtofireanother500workers,theworkersareveryangry.

公司打算裁掉500名工人的消息传出后，工人们很愤怒。

Sofarthereisstillnowordaboutthecauseofthisairclash.

到目前为止，还没有关于这次空难起因的消息。

Justbeforetheslowdown,hepassedthewordthathewaswillingtonegotiate.

就在怠工之前，他传出话来，说他愿意谈判。

15.(Para.18).Iknewwehadthemlicked.

tolick:(informal)todefeatanopponentofteninsports,game,fightetc.(非正式)在比赛，战争中打败／战胜。

e.g.:Ithinkwearefinallygottheproblemlicked.

我认为我们最终解决了那个问题。

Othermeanings:

1)tomakethetongueacrossthesurfaceofsth.,inordertomakeitwet,eatit,cleanit,etc.舔舔吃。

e.g.:tolickapostagestamp.舔湿邮票。

tolickanicecream舔吃冰淇淋。

Thedoglickedthedishclean.那条狗把盘子舔净了。

e.g.:Thecatlickedupthemilkfromitsbowl.猫从碗里舔喝牛奶。

３）（～against）(esp.offlamesorwaves)topasslightlyorwithquickmovementsoveroragainstthesurfaceofsth..(火焰或浪头)掠过。吞卷。

e.g.:Theflameslickedagainstthebuilding.火焰吞卷着那栋楼。

Phrases:

tolickone’slips舔唇向往切盼

tolickone’swound（失败后）重整旗鼓，重新积蓄力量。

tolickone’sboots巴结某人，对某人卑躬屈膝

16.(Para.19)Anorderlyridingbyhadtoldhim,becausetheorderlyknewhowthickhewaswithGrant.

tobethickwithsb.:tobeveryfriendlywithsb.

Inthesentence“Theyareasthickasthieves”,itmeansthattheyareveryfriendlywitheachother,oftensharingalotofsecrets.

17(Para.23)He’dslapitonthetable

toslapsthonthetable:toputsth.onthetablenoisilybecauseyouareangryorproud.

18(Para.23)“youbetI’mgoingtosee…..

youbet:(slang)youcanbesure,certainly（俚）的确，当然，一定

e.g.:“Willyoutellher?”“youbet.”“你会告诉她吗？”“当然会。”

19(Para.23)….Maybethewomanhaddaredtosympathizewithher.

Paraphrase:…maybethewomanhadbeenrudeenoughorfoolishenoughtoexpresssympathyformymother.

20(para.25)Sotheyhadtohushitup.

tohushup:tokeep(sth.thatshouldbepubliclyknow)secret不让张扬，遮掩，隐瞒。

e.g.:Thepresidenttriedtohushitupthathisadviserhadlied.

总统竭力掩盖他的顾问说了谎这一事实。

tohushthefact/thetruthup掩盖事实/真相

21（Para.34）.….heputmyhandonhisshoulderandstruckoutthedarkness.

Thesymbolicmeaningofhisfather’saction:Fatherandson,strikingoutintothedarknesstogether,withtheboy’shandonthefather’sshoulder.Theyareswimmingtogetherinthepond,butinasymbolicsense,theyarealsogettingreadytofightagainstheavyoddsinlifetogether.

22(Para.38).Hehadbecomebloodofmyblood;hethestrongswimmerandItheboyclingingtohiminthedarkness.

Paraphrase:Hehadbecomemayrealfather.Hewasnolongerastrangertome.

Implicaiton:Inthedarkness,intherain,inthewater,Idiscoveredmyfather,strickinghardtosupportthefamily.

23.(para.40)Whathaveyouboysbeenupto?

Noticetheplayfultonethemotherused.Shewastreatingherhusbandasanaughtyboy.

IV.Discussion

1.1.Whywasfatherdifferentfromwhatheusedtobe?

2.2.Whydidfatherasksontogoswimmingonsuchawetnight?

3.3.Doyouthinkthechangeofson’sattitudetowardsfatherwastoosudden?Whyorwhynot?

V.After-classhomework

1.1.Reciteparagraphs23,31,and35-38.

2.2.Memorizethenewwords.

Finishalltheexercisesinthetextbook.

LessonThreeMichaelDell’sTwo-Billion-DollarDream

教学目的：了解MichaelDell的相关知识

掌握MichaelDell成功的关键因素

学会并掌握本文的语言点及一些有用的表达法

通过对本文的学习，引导学生讨论“什么是成功”，并使学生真正认识到物质财富并不是衡量成

功的唯一要素

教学重点与难点：

重点——MichaelDell成功的关键因素

难点——关于商业与贸易的一些有用的表达方法与专业术语

教学被容：

1.关于MichaelDell及其他

2.课文讲解及语言点

3.课堂讨论

4.语法学习：grammaticalfunctionsoftheinfinitives

AppositiveclausesVsrelativeclause

Tenses

基本要求：1.学生在课前应预习课文，并完成pre-classwork中的作业

2.通过课堂讲解使学生理解文章内容，并使学生认识到“什么是成功”以及应当如何正确对待成

功。

3.认真完成课后作业

教学方法：教学方法：加强互动，通过提问了解学生的预习情况。以师生互动方式讲授课文，练习以学生为主，教师侧重解决重点及检查学生的完成情况。

时间分配：8节课一个单元

I.Introduction

A.AboutMichaelDell

ThenameofMichaeldellisfamiliartomanyyoungpeople,especiallytothosewhoaredeterminedtogoinforbusiness.Bornin1965,thiswizardboyisabletoturnhimselfintoamultibillion-dollartycooninamatterofafewyears.Howdoeshedoit.Thistextgivesusaglimpseofthespecialqualitiesofthisboy,whichhavecontributedtohisdramaticsuccess.

Michaeldellisthechairmanandchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)ofDellComputerCorp.whichhefoundedin1984with$1,000andaninnovativeidea:sellcomputersystemsdirectlytocustomers.Byusingthisapproach,Dellhasmadeitselftheworld’smostpreparedcomputersystemscompanyandachiefproviderofproductsandservicesneededininformationtechnologyandInternetinfrastructure.In18years,thecompany’ssaleshavegrownto$31.2billionforthepastyear.

B.SecretsofMichaelDell’ssuccess

Dell’ssecretofsuccess: