新视野大学英语B4U9sectionA

新视野大学英语B4U9sectionA第1页/共88页PartI(lead-in)TheculturalissuesEuroDisneyfaces(Paras.1~7)PartⅡ(transition)PeoplearewonderingwhetherEuropeanswouldwelcometheDisneyland.(Para.8)PartⅢ

(majorpart)DifferentresponsestoorconcernsaboutEuroDisney(Paras.9~18)StructuralAnalysis第2页/共88页Paras.1~4DoesMickeyMousehaveabeard?

No.DoesthismeanthatFrenchmenseekingworkwiththeDisneyorganizationmustshaveofftheir

moustachestoo?

Itdepends.moustachebeard第3页/共88页AlaborinspectortooktheDisneyorganizationtocourtthisweek,contendingthatthecompany’sdressandappearancecode—whichbansmoustaches,beards,excessweight,shortskirtsandfancystockings—offendsindividuallibertyandviolatesFrenchlaborlaw.Paragraph5第4页/共88页Paragraph6Thecaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesthecompanyfacesasitgetsreadytoopenitsthemepark20miles(32kilometers)eastofParisinfivemonths’time.

第5页/共88页Paragraph7-1TheDisneymanagement,whichisassemblingwhatitcallsa“cast”of12,000torunthethemepark,arguesthatallemployees,frombottlewasherstothepresident,aresimilartoactorswhohaveto

obeyrulesaboutappearance.组织一只……人的演职人员队伍第6页/共88页Paragraph7-2

Anyway,acompanyspokesmansays,noonehasyetput

hismoustachebeforeajob.Asonenew“castmember”put

it:“Youmustbelieveinwhatyouaredoing,oryouwouldhaveaterribletimehere.”Weshouldputnationalinterestsbeforepersonalambition.

我们应当明白国家利益高于个人理想。第7页/共88页PartISpecificdetailsthatleadtoalawcaseAconclusionofthepreviousparagraphsTheresponsefromtheDisneyorganizationsParas.1~5Para.6Para.7???第8页/共88页Frenchlaborlaw.AlaborinspectortooktheDisneyorganizationtocourtbecausehebelievedthatthecompany’s

________________________

offended_________

______andviolated_________________Paras.1~5individualdressandappearancecodesliberty第9页/共88页

Thisisanillustrationof

_______________________

thecompanyfaces.Theconclusion:thedelicateculturalissuesPara.6第10页/共88页

Thecompanyarguesthat

alltheemployeeshaveto

_________________________anditbelievesthat

anemployeeshouldthink_____________________________________Para.7obeycodeaboutappearanceajobismoreimportantthanhismoustache.第11页/共88页Paragraph8ButwhatthepeoplethinkofEuroDisney?PeopleeverywherearewonderingwhetherEuropeanswouldliketheAmericanrecreation.第12页/共88页PartⅢWhatdoesFrenchgovernmentthink?Whatdotheordinarypeoplethink?WhatdoestheDisneyorganizationthink?Paras.9~11Para.12Paras.13~18???第13页/共88页Paragraph9*

ForallitsconcernaboutforeignculturalinvasionanditsdefenseagainstthepollutionoftheFrenchlanguagebyEnglishwords,France’sSocialistgovernmenthasbeenuntroubledaboutputtingsuchahugeAmericansymbolonthedoorstepofthecapitalandhasbeenmoreconcernedaboutitssocialeffect.*ItmadeanextraordinaryseriesoftaxandfinancialconcessionstoattractthethemeparkhereratherthanletitgotosunnySpain.第14页/共88页Paragraph10-1

Thethemeparkitselfwillbeonlypartofagiantcomplexofhousing,office,andresort

developmentsstretchingfarintothenextcentury,includingmovieandtelevisionproductionfacilities.AspartofitsdealwiththeDisneyorganization,thegovernmentislayingonandpayingfornewhighways,第15页/共88页Paragraph10-2anextensionofParis’sregionalexpressrailwayandevenadirectconnectionforthehighspeedTGVrailwaytotheChannelTunnel.TheTGVstationisbeingbuiltinfrontofthemainentranceofEuroDisneyland,andisscheduledto

comeinto

servicein1994.第16页/共88页EuroDisneylandLayoutTGV.RER&EurostarStationDisneylandParkWaltDisneyStudiosPara.10第17页/共88页EuroDisneyThemeParkLayoutPara.10AdventurelandFantasylandMainStreet,USAFrontierlandDiscoveryland第18页/共88页Paragraph11IfEuroDisneylandsucceeds—wherethemeparksalreadyinFrancehavesofar

failed—asecondandevenathirdparkislikelytobebuiltbytheendofthecentury.

*FinancialexpertssaythatEuroDisneyland,thefirstphaseofwhichiscostinganestimated$3.6billion,isessentialtoDisney’soverallfortunes,whichhavebeenhitbycompetitionanddecliningattendanceintheUnitedStates.第19页/共88页TheFrenchgovernmentismoreconcernedaboutEuroDisney’ssocialeffectandwantstoattractthethemeparktoParis.Para.9Para.10EuroDisneyisahugeproject.Para.11TheDisneyorganizationinvestshugeamountofmoney.Paras.9~11WhatdoesFrenchgovernmentthink?第20页/共88页PartⅢWhatdoesFrenchgovernmentthink?Whatdotheordinarypeoplethink?WhatdoestheDisneyorganizationthink?Paras.9~11Para.12Paras.13~18?第21页/共88页Paragraph12Frenchintellectualshavenotfoundmanykindthingstosayabouttheproject.Thekids,however,willprobablynevernotice.SleepingBeauty,SnowWhite,PeterPan,andPinocchioallcomefromEuropeanfairytalesorstoriesandareas

familiartochildrenhereastheyareintheUnitedStates.ToaFrenchchildMickeyisFrench.ToanItaliankidheisItalian.第22页/共88页havehadanegativeattitudetowardstheprojectandhavecriticizedit.Para.12ordinarypeople:willprobablynevernotice.FrenchintellectualsThekids第23页/共88页PartⅢWhatdoesFrenchgovernmentthink?Whatdotheordinarypeoplethink?WhatdoestheDisneyorganizationthink?Paras.9~11Para.12Paras.13~18?第24页/共88页Paragraph13-1*TheDisneymanagementisstressingthistraditioninanapparentresponseto

suggestionsthatitisculturallyinsensitive.AlthoughtheconceptofthethemeparkiscloselybasedontheoriginalMagicKingdominCaliforniaandWaltDisneyWorldinFlorida,“EuroDisneylandwillbeuniqueinamannerappropriatetoitsEuropeanhome,”第25页/共88页thecompanysays.“ThelegendsandfairytaleswhichcomefromEurope

figure

prominently

inthecreativedevelopmentofthethemepark.”Officialspointout,forexample,thatSleepingBeauty’scastle,thecentralfeatureofthethemepark,isbased

not

onHollywood,assomemightthink,buton

theillustrationsinamedievalEuropeanbook.Also,a360-degreemovie,basedontheadventuresofJulesVerne,featureswell-knownEuropeanactors.Paragraph13-2Seeline72,Para.18figure…in…:playanimportantrolein第26页/共88页Paragraph14Asked

todescribeotheraspectsoftheefforttomaketheparkmoreEuropean,aspokesmanmentionedthatdirectionsignsinthethemeparkwillbeinFrenchaswellasEnglish,andthatsomeperformerswillchatinFrench,SpanishandEnglish.“Thechallengeistellingthingspeoplealreadyknow—andatthesametimemakingitdifferent,”thespokesmansaid.(Whenhewas)第27页/共88页ThelegendsandfairytalesfromEuropeprominentlyinthecreativedevelopmentofthethemepark.figure2.A360-degreemovieofadventuresofJulesVernefeatureswell-knownEuropeanactors.3.Directionsignsinthethemeparkwillbein_______________________andsomeperformerswillchatin__________________________FrenchaswellasEnglish,MeasurestakenbytheDisneyorganizationinordertomakeEuroDisneylandmoreEuropeanFrench,SpanishandEnglish.Paras.13~14第28页/共88页Paragraph15Ontheotherhand,thiseffortisnotbeingtakentoofar.AnotherDisneyspokesmansaidearlierthattheaimofthethemeparkistoprovideabasicallyAmericanexperienceforthosewhoseekit.Inthisway,hesaid,peoplewhomightotherwisehave

contemplated

a

vacationintheUnitedStateswillbehappytostayonthissideoftheAtlantic.第29页/共88页Paragraph16TheDisneyorganizationdoesseemtofocusabittoomuchonhair.“MainStreet,USA”,theheartofEuroDisneyland,itpromises,willfeatureanoldtime“HarmonyBarberShop”todealwith“messyhairandhairychins”—andperhapsevenoffendingmustaches.OnedifferencefromCaliforniaorFlorida:PartsofMainStreetandwaitingareastogetintotheattractionswillbecoveredoverasaconcessiontoParis’srainyweather.第30页/共88页Provideforthosewhoseekit.abasicallyAmericanexperience2.Dealwith“messyhairandhairychins”.

—andperhapsevenoffendingmustaches.TheDisneymanagementmakesEuroDisneybearsomeAmericancharacteristics.Paras.15~16第31页/共88页Paragraph17EuroDisneyland’sshortdistancetoParisisadefiniteattraction.Anyone(tiringofAmericanorfakeEuropeanculture)canreachtheLouvreartmuseumbyexpressrailwayinlessthananhour—fromMinnieMousetoMonaLisa

inaflash.第32页/共88页Paragraph18CommunicationsfiguredlargelyintheDisneyorganization’sdecisiontosite

itsfourththemeparknearParis.Thesiteiswithinatwo-hourflightof320millionEuropeans.TheopeningofEasternEuropeisanotherprizeforthecompany,whichthinksthatmillionsofpeoplewillputDisneylandatthetopofalistofplacestovisitontheirfirsttriptoWesternEurope.第33页/共88页contendlegendcontemplateforallsofarinaflashI.OldtoNewclaim/stateoldstoryconsiderdespiteuntilnowquickly/suddenly第34页/共88页体重超标个人自由主题公园文化入侵经济入侵社会效果快速铁路excessweightindividuallibertythemeparkculturalinvasioneconomicinvasionsocialeffectexpressrailwayII.ChinesetoEnglish第35页/共88页comeintoservice360-degreemoviedirectionsign(s)messyhairhairychin(s)

交付使用球幕电影指示牌，路牌乱糟糟的头发胡子拉碴的下巴第36页/共88页ForallitsconcernaboutforeignculturalinvasionanditsdefenseagainstthepollutionoftheFrenchlanguagebyEnglishwords,France’sSocialistgovernmenthasbeenuntroubledaboutputtingsuchahugeAmericansymbolonthedoorstepofthecapitalandhasmoreconcerned

aboutitssocialeffect.（L.22）【译文】尽管对外国文化的入侵感到不安，尽管要保护法语不受英语的污染，法国的社会党政府对将这么大的美国文化象征放在首都门口却并不担忧，而是更担心其社会效果。第37页/共88页ItmadeanextraordinaryseriesoftaxandfinancialconcessionstoattractthethemeparkhereratherthanletitgotoSunnySpain.【译文】为了将这一主题公园留在这里，而不是建在充满阳光的西班牙，法国政府做出了税收和财政方面的一系列重大让步。InordertocompetewithSpain,thegovernmentagreedtolettheDisneyorganizationhavealotofspecialprivilegesintaxreductionandfinancialpreferentialrightstoattractthethemeparktoParis.第38页/共88页【例句】Hegotaperfectscoreinthetest,

where

allhisfriendsmerelypassedtheexam.

他在考试中得了满分，而他所有的朋友只是通过了考试。第39页/共88页

Financialexpertssay

that

EuroDisneyland,thefirstphaseofwhichiscostinganestimated3.6billion,isessentialtoDisney’soverallfortune,which

havebeenhitbycompetitionanddecliningattendanceintheUnitedStates.

【译文】欧洲迪斯尼乐园的第一期工程预计将花费

36亿美元，财政专家说这一项目对迪斯尼

的总体财富非常重要。迪斯尼在美国遇到

竞争，游客量正在下降。第40页/共88页

TheDisneymanagementisstressingthistraditioninanapparentresponsetosuggestions

that

itisculturallyinsensitive.【译文】迪斯尼管理层强调这一传统,显然这是对有人暗示迪斯尼管理层在文化传统方面麻木不仁的回应。第41页/共88页shaveoff-11)remove(athincovering,esp.hair)withsth.sharp剃（胡须、毛发等)，削去

Hesaidthathewouldnot

shaveoff

hisbearduntiltheywonthematch.

他说直到他们赢得这场比赛他才刮胡子。

Youmust

shaveoff

thetopbranchesofthatbush.

你必须把那棵灌木的顶枝修剪掉。

第42页/共88页【扩展】shaveoff:“削减，略降”。e.g.Shesaidtomeonthephone,“Mybiggestwishisgetaface-liftingto

shavetenyearsoffmyage.”她跟我说：“她真希望整一次容，使自己年轻十岁。”shaveoff-2第43页/共88页

takesb.tocourt-1

forcesb.toanswerchargesinacourtoflaw对······提起诉讼e.g.:Itisanindicationofincreasedlegalawarenessamongthepublicthatordinarypeoplebeginto

take

somegovernmentagencies

tocourt.

普通老百姓开始把一些政府部门告上法庭,这是公众法制观念增强的体现。第44页/共88页takesb.tocourt-2【扩展】gotocourt 上法庭，如：他们将上法庭解决这个争端。Theywillgotocourttosettlethedispute.outofcourt 私了，不经法院听审如：settleacaseoutofcourt私下了结一个案子EveryonewantstotakeTibetanseparatiststocourt

fortheirviolentdisruptionoftheBeijingOlympics.人们都想将藏独分子告上法庭，惩罚他们对北京奥运会的暴力破坏。

第45页/共88页contend:(v.)1)claim,stateasthetruth声称，坚持认为

Someastronomerscontendthattheuniversemaybeyoungerthanpreviouslybelieved.

有些天文学家坚持认为宇宙的历史可能不像先前所认为的那么悠久。他声称一名高级警官涉嫌受贿.He

contends

thataseniorpoliceofficerissuspectedoftakingbribes.第46页/共88页Theyarecontending________thechampionship.with B.forC.over D.against答案为【B】

【解析】此题的考点是contend的介词搭配。根据上下文，题意为“他们在争冠军”。选项A（与冠军称号竞争）和D（与冠军称号做斗争）显然不合题意，C中的介词over一般不与contend连用，因此正确答案为B。【搭配】contendwithsb. 与某人争夺某物

contendagainststh. 与困难等斗争第47页/共88页excess(n./a.)n.alargeramountofsomethingthanisallowedorneeded过量，超越An

excess

offat

inone’sdietcanleadtoheartdisease.

饮食中脂肪过量会导致心脏病。

a.additional,beingmorethanisrequired过量的,额外的Pleasecutany

excess

fatfromthemeat.

请把肉中任何多余的脂肪割除。第48页/共88页exceed:v.

surpass超过，胜过excess:n.

overflow过分，过量

a.

extra过量的，额外的excessive:a.

extreme过分的，极度的excessively:adv.

extremely过分地，过度地扩展第49页/共88页Thereisan______ofviolenceinthefilm.大量暴力充斥影片。

Thetruckdriverwasfinedfor_________thespeedlimit.

卡车司机因驾车超过时速限制而被罚款。Mycasesweretooheavy,andtheairlinechargedme$20for_____luggage.我的箱子太重了，航空公司多收了我20美金。Shetakesan________interestinclothes.她对服装极度感兴趣。excessexceedingexcessexcessive第50页/共88页illustration(n.)illustrate(v.)n.apictureinthebook,article,etc.especiallyonethathelpsyoutounderstandit说明，实例，图解e.g.:

Illustration

isoftenmoreusefulthandefinition

forshowingwhatwordsmean.

用图解或示例解释词义往往比定义解释更清楚。v.toclarify,asbyuseofexamples,picturesorcomparisonse.g.:艺术家给这本书插上了钢笔画插图。

Theartist

illustrated

thebookwithpen-and-inkdrawing.

可用一简单的例子来解释这一点。

Asingleexamplewillserveto

illustrate

thepoint.第51页/共88页delicate(adj.)adj.easilydamagedorbroken,orneedingtobedealtwithcarefullyorsensitivelyinordertoavoidproblem纤细的，易碎的；需要小心处理的1.Shehasbeenindelicatehealthforsometime.

她身体欠佳已有些日子了。2.Delicate

issues

concerning

two-waydirectshippingbetweencoastalareasofFujianProvinceandJinmenandMazu

havebeenproperlyresolved.

福建沿海与金门、马祖海上双向直航中的一些敏感问题已妥善解决。

第52页/共88页forall:despite尽管，虽然Forallhiswealth,hestillworksveryhard.尽管他很有钱，他还是很努力地工作。Nowyoutry:

虽然他有丰富的知识和经验，可他并不自满(conceited)。

Forall

hisknowledgeandexperience,heisnotconceited.第53页/共88页forall-2【扩展】aboveall 首先，最重要的是，如：Thepressures—political,socialand,

aboveall,

economical—aregrowing.

各种压力（政治的、社会的，最重要的是经济的）在增加。afterall 毕竟；终究；究竟atall （常用于否定句和条件从句等以加强语气)丝毫,根本;从任何方面说,如:

Doitwellifyoudoitatall.要做就做好。inall总共；简而言之，总之第54页/共88页concessionn.

①somethingyouallowsomeonetohaveinordertoendanargumentoradisagreement让步Theemployershadtomake

concessions

totheworkersinthenegotiations.在与工人的谈判中，雇主们不得不做出让步。【搭配】makeaconcessiontosb. 向······做出让步我们永远都不会向恐怖分子做出让步。Wewillnevermakeaconcessiontoterrorists.第55页/共88页concession(L28)

①

somethingyouallowsomeonetohaveinordertoendanargumentoradisagreement让步collocation

concessionofprofitconcessionoftariff让渡利润关税折让;关税减让第56页/共88页

concession(L28)

n.②

aspecialrighttodosth.thatisgivenorsoldtosb./sth.特许权collocation

oilconcessionminingconcession石油开采权采矿权第57页/共88页concession(L28)

n.②aspecialrighttodosth.thatisgivenorsoldtosb./sth.特许权collocation

concessionoilconcessionagreementconcessionsystem特许油特许制；让与制度;租让制特许协议第58页/共88页resort(n.)/(v.)n.aplacewherepeopleoftengotohaveholidays

常去地，胜地

TheOlympictorchrelayinMainlandstartsinSanya,thefamousseaside

resort.

奥运火炬在大陆传递的第一站是著名海滨旅游胜地三亚。

vi.useordosomethingthatisbad,inordertosucceedordealwithaproblem;求助于，凭借诉诸当sally的钱花光后，她想到了偷。

Sally

resortedto

stealingwhenhermoneyranout.第59页/共88页extension(L32)

n.①(anexampleof)theactofextending

orbeingextendedafurtherextensionofthepowerofcentralgovernment中央政府权利的进一步扩大TranslationI’veappliedforanextensiontomyworkpermit.Key我已申请把工作许可证的限期延长。第60页/共88页extension(L32)

n.②apartwhichisaddedtoabuildingTranslationThey’vejustopenedthehospitalextension.Translation我们在扩建我们的房子。Key医院的扩建部分刚刚启用。KeyWearebuildinganextension

to/onourhouse.第61页/共88页extension(L32)

n.③分机e.g.UseIt1)你的分机号码是多少?2)请给我接3536分机.1)What’syourextensionnumber?2)CanIhaveextension3536,please?

第62页/共88页express(v./adj.)vt.tellpeoplewhatyouarefeelingorthinkingbyusingwords（用言词）表达，表白，表露Nowordscan

express

thegrandeurofthatscene.那场面的宏伟无法用语言表达。adj.veryquick高速的，直达的；特快传递的Thereis

express

trainsbetweenthetwocities.

这两座城市之间有特快火车。【记忆】expressionn.表达，表露；措词；词组; 表情【搭配】expressoneself表达自己的思想

expressdelivery <英>快递第63页/共88页

comeinto…

begintobeinastateoractivity

开始处于某种状态Thenewsubwaywill

comeintoservice

earlynextyear.

新地铁明年年初开始运行。

新机器下周将投入使用。

Thenewmachinewill

comeintouse

nextweek.第64页/共88页sofaruntilnow,uptotoday迄今为止，到如今。

Noneoftheescapedprisonershasbeencaptured

sofar.

到目前为止还没抓到一个逃跑的囚犯。2)uptoaparticularpoint,degree,distanceetc.

到某一点、某种程度、距离为止Youcanonlytrusthim

sofar.

你就能信他那么多。第65页/共88页attendance(n.)1）thenumberofpeoplewhoattendagame,concert,meetingetc.出席人数，到场人数

Thereisanattendance

of50atthemeeting.

有50人参加了会议。

2)thenumberoftimesthatsomeonegoestoameeting,classetc.thatisheldregularly出勤率

Somestudentshaveverypoor

attendance.

有些学生出勤率很低。第66页/共88页

Managementhavegranteda10%payriseinresponseto

unionpressure.

在工会的压力下，管理层提高了10%的薪酬。

Thelawwaspassedinresponsetopublicpressure.

迫于公众压力，通过了该法律。

asareplyorreactionto(aneventorsth.thatissaid)

依照······，作为对······的答复/反应

inresponseto第67页/共88页take…toofar:

dotoomuchaboutsth.把事情做得过分Don’tyouthinkyouaretaking

disciplinestoo

far?Theyarestillchildren.

你不觉得你过分强调纪律了吗？他们还是孩子。ManyexpertsthinkVietnamisgoingtoofarbyrequiringthatallmobilephonesbeexpensivedigitalmodels,whenitisdesperateforanyphones,period.(Para.3,unit4-A)cf.:第68页/共88页contemplate(vt.)

spendtimeconsidering(apossiblefutureaction),orconsideroneparticularthingforalongtimeinaseriousandquietway思量，对······周密考虑

Youarenotcontemplatingachangeofjob,areyou?

你不打算换工作，是吗？

你现在考虑结婚太年轻了。

Youaretooyoungtobe

contemplating

marriage.【记忆】contemplationn.

盘算，思量【搭配】contemplatedoingsth.盘算着做某事第69页/共88页prize(n.)

Anon-EnglishmajorcarriedoffthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeakingcontest.

在这次英语演讲比赛中,一个非英语专业的学生获得了一等奖。2)anenemyshipcaughtatseainthepastorthegoods

containedinit捕获的敌船或其货物；战利品;意外收获1)sth.giventosb.whoissuccessfulinarace,gameetc.奖赏，奖金，奖品Thegoldmedalinthismatchisvirtuallyaprizefortheteam.实际上，对这个参赛队来说，这块金牌是出乎意料的。第70页/共88页prize,award&rewardaward奖，奖品：经过评定后对优异成绩或卓越贡献正式

授予的奖励，可是精神的也可是物质的。award的获得者不一定参加什么竞赛，是因为成就达到某种水平而获奖。如：1.Thenovelwontheprizeofbestnoveloftheyear,

accompaniedbyanawardof2,000dollars.

该书获年度最佳长篇小说奖并被授予2,000美元

的奖金。2.Shewontheawardforthebestactressoftheyear. 她荣获年度最佳女演员奖。第71页/共88页prize,award&rewardprize奖赏，奖品：与award接近，有时可以替换使用，但属非正式用语，含有优胜者几经拼搏,来之不易的意思。广义使用时,也可指极珍贵的东西。如：HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforphysics.他曾获得诺贝尔物理奖。Healthisaninestimableprize.健康是无价之宝。reward酬劳，报答：指应得的报酬,而不是荣誉.如：Thereisaspecialrewardofferedbythepolicetoanyo