何兆熊综合英语第三册Unit 4

Unit4

Fun,OhBoy,Fun.

YouCouldDiefromItOhBoy!exclamation(inf.,especiallyAmE)usedtoexpressfeelingsofsurprise,pleasure,pain,etc:Boy,itsureishot!Ohboy!That'sgreat!Boy,ithurts!Boy,amIgladtoseeyou!Theyeatitforbreakfastandboyisitgood!Questionfordiscussion

IfyouhadabillionRMBanddid

nothavetowork,youwould…

Considerhowyouaregoingtospendthemoney.Makealistofthethingsyouwouldliketodo.Considerhowyouwouldfeelwitheachdreamofyoursfulfilled.Doyouthinkyouwillhavealotoffun?Warm-upAmongthethingslistedbelow,whichissupposedtobefun?familyouting dance homegoingtobar/disco drinkingbeer/winelovestudy sex Karaokefailingexam gambling eatingcybergame takingdrug/ecstasymarriageWaltDisney funeral robbingsingingcontest keepfit sportsTV/movie/newspaper makingfriends workhavingababy goingtothespacepartymistreating

Pre-readingQuestions

Doyouthinkyourlifeisfulloffun?Whatissupposedtobefuninyouruniversitylife?

Howtohavefunatuniversity?(Whatisthesecretoffun?)Introduction:Para.1-5Whatisthethesisstatementoftheessay?Whattechniquedoestheauthoremployinthispartoftheessay?Theauthorusesdefinition,comparisonandquestionstointroducethetopic.InPara.4,aseriesofquestionshasbeenraised.What’stheeffectofit?Theauthorpointsoutthatfunhasbecomethemajorconcernofpeople.ithasoutweighedmanyotherquestions.“Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'thavealittlefuneverydaywewouldturninto(sakesalive!)puritans.”Itisnotclearfromwhichpointofhumandevelopmentitoccurredtopeoplethattheycouldeasilyfindfuneverywhere,thattheyshouldhavefun,andthatifpeoplelivedwithoutfunforasingledaytheywerebeingtooharshonthemselves.Para.1-5:ParaphrasePara.1-5:Grammar&Vocabulary

somewherealongtheline:(inf.)Duringthetimewhenyouareinvolvedinanactivityorprocess;atsomeunspecifiedtime;eventuallyoronceSomewherealongtheline,Jackseemedtohavelostinterestintheirmarriage.Somewherealongtheline,hisfatherbecameaddictedtogambling.Sakesalive!:forGod’s,Goodness’,Heaven’ssake;OMG

[AmE.slang]哎呀!好家伙!糟糕!天呀!吓我一跳!CultureNotes:whoarepuritans?PuritansrefertoagroupofradicalEnglishprotestantsthataroseinthelatesixteenthcenturyandbecameamajorforceinEnglandduringtheseventeenthcentury.Puritanswantedto“purify”theChurchofEnglandbyeliminatingtracesofitsoriginsintheRomanCatholicChurch.Inaddition,theyurgedastrictmoralcodeandplacedahighvalueonhardwork.AftertheexecutionofKingCharlesIin1649,theycontrolledthenewgovernment,theCommonwealth.CultureNotes:whoarepuritans?OliverCromwell,whobecameleaderoftheCommonwealth,isthebest-knownPuritans.ManyPuritans,persecutedintheirhomeland,cametoAmericainthe1620sand1630s,settingcoloniesthateventuallybecameMassachusetts.Thewordspuritanandpuritanicalhavecometosuggestazealforkeepingpeoplefromenjoyingthemselves.Onewhoisscrupulousandstrictinhisreligiouslife;oftenusedreproachfullyorincontempt;onewhohasoverstrictnotions.Para.1-5:Grammar&Vocabularyovershadow:1)tomakesb.orsth.elseseemlessimportantHerinterestinpoliticsbegantoovershadowherdesiretobeapoet.2)tomakeanoccasionorperiodoftimelessenjoyablebymakingpeoplefeelsadorworriedThethreatofwarovershadowedthesummerof1939.adarkvalleyovershadowedbytoweringpeaksPara.1-5:Grammar&VocabularyFetish:(usu.disapproving)sth.regardedwithextravaganttrustorrespect物神;迷恋(物);盲目崇拜的对象(syn.)obsessionHemakesafetishofhisowncar.Shehasafetishabout/forcleanliness.

thefunfetish:countingfunasthemostimportantqualityinlifefoot/featherfetishFetishism:拜物教；恋物癖TextAnalysis:Para.6-11WhatstyledoesJordancreateandhowdoesshecreateit?WhataresomeofthethingsthatdonotprovidefunaccordingtoJordan?Howdosomepeoplemanagetohavefun?Whatrelationshipdoestheuseofdrugsandalcoholhavetoourdifficultiesinhavingfuntoday?Whatistherelationshipbetweenbigoccasionsandexperienceoffun?Para.6-11:ParaphraseOnewaywastostepupthelevelofdangerorlicentiousnessoralcoholordrugconsumptionsothatyoucouldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.(P.9)Televisioncommercialsbroughtalotoffunandfun-lovingfolksintothepicture.TheTVadvertisementsofferedalotoffunandledthefun-enthusiastsintofullawarenessofallfun-seekingactivities.Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabularyflunk:v.

tofail,especially(in)acourseoranexamTheboywasupsetbecauseheflunked(in)anEnglishExam.flunkout:toexpelorbeexpelledfromaschooloracoursebecauseofworkthatdoesnotmeetrequiredstandards.

Heflunkedoutofseveralhighschools,notbecausehewastoostupid.

Similarlystepswillbetakentoreducethenumberofstudentswhodropoutorflunkout.Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabularytraipse:(informal)towalksomewhereinasloworunwillingwaybecauseyouaretiredorbored.I’vebeentraipsingaroundtheshopsallmorning.他们一路闲逛，漫步来到人民广场参加国庆庆祝活动。

TheytraipsedallthewaytothePeople’sSquareforthecelebrationsoftheNationalDay.flick:tohitsthwithasuddenquickmovement,especiallyusingyourfingerandthumbtogether,oryourhand:Papaflickedtheashfromhiscigar.Jackieflickedherlonghairback.Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary

ain’t

:

Amer.acontractionforamnot,arenot,isnot,hasnot,andhavenot.ain‘thascometoberegardedasamarkofilliteracy,itisvulgarEnglishAndlookatmyface,ain‘titasmile?Thingsain’twhattheyusedtobe.Iain’tgotnomoney.Youain’tseennothingyet.Cf.wanna,gotta,gonna,oughta…Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabularyrough-and-ready:crudebuteffective;simplebutjustgoodenoughforaparticularpurpose;

Thehouseisratherroughandready,Iamafraid.

依我看，这房子还算差强人意。Danielisarough-and-readycharacter;he‘dratherfightthantalkthingsover.

AMillionaireOfRough-and-ready

粗犷的百万富翁Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary

epitome:n.thingthatshowsonasmallscaleallthecharacteristicsofsthmuchlarger;theperfectexampleofsth.(syn.)embodiment

Hisfatheristheepitomeofgoodness.

“Heistheabsoluteepitomeofaschoolteacher.clothesthataretheepitomeofgoodtaste

《大亨小传》被普遍认为是美国上世纪爵士时代的缩影。 TheGreatGatsbyiscommonlyregardedastheepitomeoftheJazzAgeofthelastcentury.epitomize

TextAnalysis:Para.12-15AccordingtoJordan,howshouldwetreatfun?HowdoesJordandevelopP.13?Whatdoes“ItmayevencomeonaTuesday”mean?WhydoesJordanuseananecdotetoconcludeheressay?Twosimple,directstatementsareusedtobeginandendtheessay.Whatistheeffectofthesestatements?AnimaginaryeventispresentedinP.8andarealeventinP.14.What’sthefunctionofthenarrationofthesetwoevents?Para.12

“Itoccurredtome,whileIwassittingaroundwaitingforthefuntostart,thatnotmuchis,andthatIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou’reworriedaboutyourfuncapacity.”Itoccurstosb.

---sb.thinksofsth.suddenlyincase---lest;forfearWhileIwassittingaroundwaitingforthefuntostart,Isuddenlythoughtofsomething:notmuchisfun,andItellyouthisforfearthatyoumightbeworriedaboutyourabilitytofindfuninlife.Para.13:rhetoricaldeviceFindoutexamplesofthefollowingrhetoricaldevices:personification:Afigureofspeechinwhichinanimateobjectsorabstractionsareendowedwithhumanqualitiesorarerepresentedaspossessinghumanformsimile:Afigureofspeechinwhichtwoessentiallyunlikethingsarecompared,ofteninaphraseintroducedbylikeorasPara.13Paraphrase“Idon’tmeantoputdamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfunreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikevirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.”Idon’twanttomakethingsdull.Ijustsuggestthatweshouldhavemorerespectonfun.Itisakindofdivineforce,andwecannotcatchitaseasilyascatchingavirus,ortrapitasirreverentlyastrapananimal.Para.13Paraphrase“Thegodofmirthispaying

usback

forallthoseyearsofthinkingfunwaseverywhere

by

refusingtocometoourparty.Idon’twanttoblasphemefunanymore.”

paysb.backforsth.---tomakesb.sufferfordoingsth.wrongorunpleasant(revenge/punish)Thegodofhappinessispunishingusforregardingfunaseasilyobtainedallthroughtheyear,thepunishmentwasthatrealfunorhappinesshasbeenabsentfromourmerry-makingparties.Idon’twanttotreatfuninthatirreverentwayanymore.Para.12-15:Grammar&Vocabularydamper:(infml.）somethingthatstopsanoccasionfrombeingasenjoyableasitwasintendedtobeThebadnewsput/cast/threwadamperontheparty.Willthesnowputabitofadamperonyourhikeplans?

blaspheme:Toswearorcurse(usingthenameofGod);tousewordswhichshowalackofrespectforGodorreligionThebankmanagerbegantorageandblaspheme(against)God.Thespiritualleaderchargedthatthefilmbl