大学英语第二册视听说Unit 3

UnitThreeTheGenerationGap

TextAFatherKnowsBetter全新版Book2ObjectivesI.Studentswillbeabletounderstandthefollowingideas:

1.generationgapbetweenparentsandchildren;2.appreciatethebasicelementsofaplay;II.Studentswillbeabletograspthefollowing:

1.Words:

embarrass,dumb,fade,overall,bet,distract,exhaust,interference,constant,junior2.Phrases:

forthesakeof,consistof,keepinsuspense,handdown,atanyrate,narrowdown,comeover,knowbetterthan,fillout,inchargeof.3.Structures:

1)whatever2)knowbetterthanthat/todo3)adjective+todo

Pre-readingActivities

BackgroundInformation OralDiscussion

While-readingActivities

TextOrganization VocabularyandStructure

ExtraActivities

WritingContentsPre-readingActivitiesBackgroundInformationPart-timejobintheU.S.A.

ManyAmericanteenagersearnagoodproportionoftheircollegeexpensesbyworkingduringthesummeraswaitersorwaitresses,constructionworkers,mother’shelpers,gasstationattendants,telephoneoperatorsormessengers.Theyarenotconcernedwithstatus.

Beingunskilled,theytrytofindjobsatwhateverleveltheycan..Play

Themajorcomponentsofaplayincludecharacters,settings,stagedirections,language,conflicts,climaxandthemes.

Conflictsaretheessenceofaplay,aclashofactions,ideas,desiresorwills.Theycanhappeninthreeforms:managainstman,managainstenvironment,managainsthimself.play

Whenaconflictdevelopstothemostintensifiedpoint,itbecomesaclimax.

Setdirectionsareoneimportantpartintheplay.Theirfunctionsaretosetupstagepropertiesintheproperplace;toindicateachangeinsetting;todirectactor’smovement,gesture,facialexpression,toneofvoiceandsoon.Playisoftendividedintocomedyandtragedy.

MajorcomponentsofaplayCharactersStageSettingsDirectionsClimaxThemeConflictsLanguagePlaywright

Aplaywright,unlikeanovelistorshortstorywriter,cannotcomeforward,interrupttheaction,andtelltheaudiencewhathe/shemeansbywhatacertainsceneorexplaintothemwhatisgoingoninthemindsofthedirectors.Theaudiencemustconcludebythemselveswhatthethemeoftheplayis.OralDiscussion1.Doyouprefertolivebyyourselforlivewithyourparents?

Hints:notbad;livealone;morefreedom;loneliness;interruption.

2.Doyoualwaysrememberyourparents’birthday?Whatdoyouusuallydoforthemontheirbirthday?

Hints:celebrate;

gifts;pocketmoney;card;visit;call;expressmylove3.Doyouturntoyourparentsforhelpwhenyouhaveproblems?whyorwhynot?Hints:makethemworryaboutme;Idon’twanttoupsetthemunnecessarily.While-readingActivitiesTheplaycomprisesthreesettings1.Afast-foodrestaurant2.TheThompsonFamilydiningroom3.AnofficeatahighschoolFatherembarrassedDianebypersuadingawork-mateintopressinghissontoaskhertotheseniorpromFatherembarrassedSeanbytalkingtooproudlytotheRestaurantManager.TextOrganizationFatherembarrassedHeidibyboastingtoanofficialofhernewschoolabouthowbrightshewas.Vocabulary1.embarrassvt.(Line10)

Ichosemywordscarefullyinordertoavoidembarrassinganyone.译makesb.feelawkwardorashamed使窘迫；使不好意思例我小心的选择用词以避免使任何人感到尴尬。3)theFrenchembassyinLondon.伦敦的法国大使馆1)

Financialembarrassment

财务的困难

2)Anembarrassment(=anover-abundance)ofriches财富过多的烦恼Embarrassing

(adj.)

窘迫，局促不安的embarrassment

(n.)

困窘，令人尴尬的事embassy

(n.)

大使馆，大使之职务词汇扩充例Hewassodumbthathelefthiskeysathomeagain.Martinwasborndumb,buthehasstillmanagedtogetagoodjob.马丁天生就是哑巴，但他仍然找到了一份好工作。他真得很蠢又把钥匙忘在家里了。2.dumb(adj)(Line16)

译译1)(informal)foolish愚蠢的2)unabletospeak哑的例例3.fade

(Line57)1)vi/vt.Losecolororbrightness,freshness,orstrength2)Disappearslowly/graduallyTimehasfadedherbeauty.时间使青春消失.Thememoryofhersufferingsinherchildhoodwillneverfadefromhermind.她小时候所受的苦难永远也不会从她心里消失.例例译CollocationsFadein:1)toappeargradually2)tocausetoappearorbeheardgradually.Usedofacinematicortelevisionimageorofasound.渐强：使逐渐出现或被听见。用于电影或电视的图像或声音。Fadeout:(theopposite)4.overall

(adj/adv/n.)(Line61)Adj.1)Fromoneendtotheothertheoveralllengthofthehouse2)Includingeverything;comprehensivetheoverallcostsofmedicalcare3)Regardedasawhole;generalMyoverallimpressionwasfavorable例例例Adv.onthewhole;generallyenjoyedtheperformanceoverall.

总的来说，这次演出是受欢迎的。N.1)(British)

一种宽松的起保护作用的外衣，罩衫2)宽松的裤子，工装裤。例译besure敢说，确信

Ibetshewaslateforthemeetingonpurpose.

我敢说她是故意迟到的。

Ibethe’llchangehismindagain.

我确信他又要改变主意了。5.bet

v.(Line79)例例译译take(sb.attention)awayfromsth.esp.forashorttime(usedinthepattern;distractsb./sth.;distractsb./sth.from)使分心

Tomadmitsthatplayingcomputergamessometimesdistractshimfromhishomework.

汤姆承认玩电游有时候会让他写家庭作业时分心。

Passengersarerequestednottodistractthedriver’sattentionwhileheisdriving.

乘客被要求不能在司机驾驶时让他分心。6.distractv.

(Line81)例例译译n.steam,vapor,etcthathasdoneitswork.(机器等之)排气口；排出之废气

exhaust-pipe排气管Vt.1)useupcompletely;用尽，耗尽

2)makeempty;使空

3)say,findout,allthereistosayabout(sth.)详论；详尽阐述7.exhaustn./vt.

(Line129)例

1)Afterexhaustingallherreadyexcuses,shecouldthinkofnothingelsetosay.

用完准备好的所有借口，她想不到还有什么可以说的。

2)exhaustatubeofair抽尽管中空气

3)exhaustasubject详论一问题

exhaustiveadj.thorough;complete完全的，彻底的

anexhaustiveinquiry彻查例译unwantedorunnecessaryinvolvementinsth.(followedbyin/with)Herparents’continualinterferenceinouraffairsirritatedme.

她的父母不断的干涉我们的事情惹怒了我。

Yourinterferenceinhisprivateaffairsisunreasonable.

你干涉他的私事是没有道理的。8.Interferencev.(Line167)例例译译N.

1)somethingthatisunchangingorinvariable2)abbr.c,C,const3)(maths,phys)numberorquantitythatdoesnotvary.(物，数)恒量，永恒量9.constantn./adj.(Line167)Adj.1)continuallyoccurring;persistent经常的，不断的，屡见的，永恒的

--constantrain/constanttrouble2)unchanginginnature,value,orextent;invariable.固定的

--constantspeed3)steadfastinpurpose,loyalty,oraffection;faithful(faithful,steady)坚定的，忠实地

--aconstantfriend例例例Adj.1)abbr.jr.Jr.Jun.jun.jnr.Usedtodistinguishasonfromhisfatherwhentheyhavethesamegivenname2)intendedfororincludingyouthfulpersons

juniorfashion;年轻人的时尚

ajuniorsportsleague.少年球队10.Junior:adj.n.(Line197)

3)lowerinrankorshorterinlengthoftenure--ajuniorofficer;--thejuniorsenatorfromTexas.…新议员4)studentsinthethirdyearofahighschoolorcollege

--thejuniorclass--thejuniorprom大学三年极生举办的舞会Phrases

inorderto为了……1.forthesakeof

(序言)例译1.Lifeispreciousandloveismorevaluable,yetforthesakeoffreedombothcanbesacrificed.1.生命诚可贵，爱情价更高，若为自由故，二者借可抛。例2.Somereadforthesakeofthink,thesearerare;someforthesakeofwrite,thesearecommon;andsomereadforthesakeoftalk,andtheseformthegreatmajority.译有些人为思考而读书，这种人罕见；有些人为写作而读书，这种人常见；有些人为搜集谈话的资料而读书，这些人我们天天看见。例译1.Theworldconsistsofthreeclassesofmen-loversofwisdom,loversofhonor,loversofgain.

bemadeupof由……构成2.Consistof

(Line20)世界上有三种人，爱智的人，爱名的人，爱利的人。

consist:不及物动词，与介词of一起连用，不用于被动语态。Consist的主语表示事物的整体，宾语表示事物的组成部分。

compose:主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体，但在被动语态中正好相反。近义词辨析例Waterconsistsofhydrogenandoxygen.译水由氢和氧组成。例译Wateriscomposedofhydrogenandoxygen.水由氢和氧组成。

comprise:

主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体，也可以表示“由…构成”，此时主语表示事物的整体。

constitute:主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体例译例译Thecommitteecomprisestenpeople.委员会由十人组成。Sevendaysconstituteaweek.七天为一周。

whatevermayhappen;inanycase无论如何，不管怎么样3.atanyrate

(Line122)例Atanyrate,yousurvivedthecaraccident.译不管怎麽样，你在车祸中存活下来了。birthrate

出生率

firstrate

一流的

atthis/thatrate

这样/那样的话照这样/那样的情形

rateofexchange

汇率短语扩充bewiseorwell-trainedenoughtodosth.明白事理而不至于做某事4.Knowbetterthanthat/todo

(Line158)例译Youshouldknowbetterthantolookmourn-fullyintothepast.Itcomesnotbackagain.Wiselyimprovethepresent:itisyours.不要悲哀地回忆过去,它已经一去不复返,明智地把握现在,它才是属于你的。例译LifeisjustlikeCard-Playing,weshouldknowbetterthantoexpectwecanalwaysholdace,afterall,lifeconsistsnotinholdinggoodcards,butinplayingwellthoseyouhold.人生就像是玩纸牌,我们不要期待总是会拿到A,毕竟人生不在于你掌握了一手好牌,而在于打好你手中的牌.ParaphrasingandTranslation1....Life’sdangeroussea(Line47)Heretheauthorusesametaphor.Hecompareslifetoanarduousseavoyage.例aseaoftrouble译忧愁之海例Alltheworld’sastage.译整个世界一台戏。2.why,backinmyday…(line134)Well,whenIwasyoung…(wedidn’tbehavelikethat)(Itimpliesagapbetweentheyoungergenerationandtheoldergeneration.)译唉，在我那个时候……SentenceStructures—Doyouhelpyourparentswithhousework?(do,can)—Yes,_______________________—Ihaveasurpriseforyou.(be)—Whateveritis,don’tkeepusinsuspense例例IdowhateverIcan.2)—Youhavesuchawonderfulcollectionofoilpaintings,Mr.Benson!(it,be,you,like)—___________________________,takeitasaweddinggiftfromanoldman.Whateveritisthatyoulike1)Yououghttobewiseenoughnottogoswimmingrightafterlunch.2.Father,youshouldbewiseenoughnottooverpraisemeinfrontofMrs.Higgins—Father,youshouldknowbetterthanto

overpraisemeinfrontofMrs.Higgins.—Yououghttoknowbetterthantogoswimmingrightafterlunch.2)Jennyisoldenoughtohavemoresensethantospendallhertimeplayingcomputergames.

—Jennyisoldenoughtoknowbetterthantospendallhertimeplayingcomputergames.GrammaticalStructures1.You’resoeagertofindout(line.143)形容词后的动词不定式小结：形容词后的动词不定式某些作主语补语的形容词后面可加不定式短语作状语。句子的主语也是不定式逻辑上的主语。这类形容词包括:3）表示可能或适宜，如bale,adequate,free,Capable,certain,competent,liable,fit,safe,etc.这次考试她肯定考得好。他不适宜独自生活。译译例She’snotfittolivebyherself.例She’scertaintodowellintheexamination.1）表示人的情绪和感情，如angry,annoyed,Bored,content,delighted,disappointed,glad,Happy,impatient,indignant,puzzled,etc.Theyareproudtobelongtosuchafineteam.他们为属于这么好的一个团队而自豪。译译例Iwashappytoseethemagain例再次见到他们我很高兴。2）表示意愿，如afraid,anxious,curious,determined,eager,hesitant,inclined,keen,Resolved,loath,willing,etc.Heseemssomewhatloathtopart.我比较信任他。译译例I‘minclinedtotrusthim.例他似乎有不愿离去之意4）对行为，动作进行评价，如absurd,careful,Careless,clever,kind,nice,silly,etc.不过，这类形容词更常用be…+of…+不定式谢谢你在我生病的时候来看我。他不小心把杯子打破了。译译例Hewascarelesstobreakthecup.例ItwaskindofyoutovisitmewhenIwasill.5）此外还有fortunate,lucky,prompt,quick,slow等一类形容词那次事故后，你大难不死真够幸运的。Hisopponentswerequicktotakeadvantageofhismistake.译译例You