新编大学英语

BookThree

Unit1MythsandLegends

TeachingAims:

Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:

1）gettoknowsomeusefulinformationconcerningthetopicofthereadingpassages

inthisunitandtoknowmoreaboutEnglishculture;

2）dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.topracticetheir

spokenskillandcommunicativeskills;

3）graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrichtheir

vocabulary;

4）readthein-classreadingpassageinalimitedtimeandgraspsomeexpressionsand

grammaticalpointsinthein-classreadingpassagetoimprovetheirreading

comprehension;

5）dosomepost-readingexercisesandsomeafter-classreadingtopracticewhatthey

havegottoknowinclasstoimprovetheirEnglishcomprehensiveskills.;

6）translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsomeexpressions

learnedinthereadingpassagestoacquiresometranslatingskillsandbettertheir

translatingabilities.

I.UsefulInformation

Inordertounderstandtheworldaroundthem,virtuallyallearlycultures

developedmythsthatexplainedvariousaspectsoflifeandmysteriesofnature.

Animals,plantsandpeoplebothimaginaryandreal・・・wereoftenattributed

withspecialpowersthatgavethemaspiritualsignificance.InancientChina,

forexample,thephoenix（凤凰）,thedragon,theunicorn（独角兽）andthetortoise

wereregardedassacredcreaturesthatsymbolizedvariouscharacteristics

includingwisdom,longevity,indestructibility（不可-毁灭）andpower.The

ancientGreeksdevelopedacomplexsystemofmythsrelatedtohundredsof

godsandgoddessesthatweresaidtocontrolthefateofallmenandwomen.

Whethermythsbecamepartofanestablishedreligionornot,theywerealways

incorporatedintostoriesthatcouldbetoldandretoldascaptivating

explanationsofnaturalandsupernaturalevents.Andassuchtheybecame

culturaltreasuresthateducatedandunitedpeoplearoundcommonbeliefs.

Althoughthelinebetweenmythandlegendisoftenblurred（变得模糊），

mythstendtofocusonsuperhumananimalsandgods,whereaslegendsglorify

aherooragreateventandusuallycontainanelementoftruth.Likemyths,

legendsbecamepopularstorieshandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration

Inallcultures,story-tellingwasawayoftransmittingbeliefs,customs,and

moralprinciplestopeopleofallageswhocoldneitherreadnorwrite.

Story-tellingwasalsoanimportantformofentertainmentatthelevelofthe

familyandthevillage.Withtheadvent（appearance/coming）ofradioand

television,however,story-tellinghaveallbutdisappeared.Insteadofgathering

aroundanindividualcapableofrememberingallkindsofwonderfuland

amusingtales,peoplenowprefertositinfrontofaTVset.

Itismainlyintheirwrittenformthatwecanstillenjoytraditionalmyths,

legends,fablesandfolktales.Inreadingstoriesfromdifferentcultures,wecan

discoversomeoftheuniversal（普遍的）characteristicsofhumankind.The

trickster（骗子，恶作剧的精灵）,forinstance,isaclever,deceitfulandgreedy

individualwhoinspiresadmirationbutwhomustbetaughtalesson.

Insomeculturesheappearsasamonkey,inothersatortoiseoraraven（渡

鸦）。Or,totakeanotherexample,folktalesfromallovertheworldhave

shownthatthekindestandmostcompassionate（结伴的，同伴的）personisnot

necessarilybeautiful.Irrespective（不考虑，不问的，不顾的）oftheirorigin,

traditionalstoriesoftenpresentuniversaltruthsinasimplebuteloquent（有说月艮

力的）way.

ChineseFables

ThreeatDuskandFouratDawn

InthestateofSongtherewasamanwhowasveryfondofmonkeysand

keptalargenumberofthem.Hecouldunderstandthemonkeysandtheycould

understandhim.Inordertosatisfythemonkeys'demands,hereducedthefood

consumptionofhisfamily.

Afterawhilehisfamilydidnothaveenoughtoeat,sohewantedtolimit

thefoodformonkeys.Buthewasafraidthemonkeyswouldnotsubmittohim.So

heplayedatrickonthem.

“IfIgiveyouthreechestnutsinthemorningandfourintheevening,would

thatbeenough?”hwaskedthemonkeys.

Allthemonkeysroseupingreatanger.

Afterashorttimehesaid,“IfIgivefourchestnutsinthemorningandthree

intheevening,wouldthatbeenough?^^

Allthemonkeyslayonthefloor,happyandsatisfiedwiththisproposal.

HisSpearagainstHisShield

InthestateofChutherewasamanwhohadaspearandashieldforsale.He

wasloudinpraisesofhisshield.

“Myshieldissostrongthatnothingcanpierceitthrough.”

Healsosangpraisesofhisspear.

“Myspearissostrongthatitcanpiercethroughanything.^^

“Whatwouldhappen,“hewasasked,"ifyourspearisusedtopierceyourshield?”

Hewasunabletogiveananswer.

Itisimpossibleforanimpenetrable（刺不穿的）shieldtocoexistwithaspear

thatfindsnothingimpenetrable.

ILPassage-ReadingActivities

1.Finishingreadingthepassagewithin16minutes,andpointoutthemain

ideaofthepassage.

2.Fillingtheblanksinthereadingcomprehensionexercises.

3.LanguagePoints

1）topreparesb./oneselftodosth./forsth.:toaccustomsb./oneselftosomenew

idea,eventorcondition

•Prepareyourselfforashock.

•Hepreparedhimselftoacceptdefeat.

>topreparefor:getormakeready/toputsth.inaconditionreadyforuseorfora

purpose

•Pleasepreparethetablefordinner.

•Willyouhelpmepreparefortheparty?

>tobepreparedtodosth./forsth.:tobewillingtodo

•Howmuchareyoupreparedtopay?

•Theyarepreparedfortheworst.

2)toescape(one'snotice):tobeunnoticedorforgottenby

•HowtheyescapeournoticeIcannotsay?

•Heisveryobservant(善于观察的，留心的);nothingescapeshisnotice.

•Iamafraidyournameescapesme.

>toescapesth/doing:avoid(asatedevil)

•Henarrowly(onlyjust)escapeddeath/punishment.

•Thereisnowaytoescapedoingthework.

•Bytakingbackwayheescapedbeingseen.

3)Atthe(very/mere)thought(ofsth):onthinking;justthinkingaboutsth想至!)...

时；只要一想起…就,、、

e.g.Tearsfilledhereyesatthethoughtthatshemightneverseehimagain.

Atthethoughtofseeingyouagain,Iwasdelighted.

Theverythoughtofstrawberriesandcreammakesmymouthwater.

>onsecondthoughts:afterfurtherconsideration经过再三思考

OnsecondthoughtshedecidedtostayinEngland.

OnsecondthoughtsIaminclinedtoagreewithyou.

>togive(a)thoughttosth.:tothinkaboutbeforedeciding思考，想过

Givethemattercarefulthought.

Toolittlethoughthasbeengiventohisdifficultproblem.

A(tobe)indeepthought/deepinthought在沉思中，沉思着

Hesatthere,deepinthought.

Hewasdeepinthought/indeepthought.

Hewalkedslowlybacktowardsthesiteindeepthought.

4)Well-meaning:well-intentioned善意的，好心的

•Awell-meaningbuttactlessperson好心而不善应付之人

•well-advised深思熟虑的

•well-bred有教养的

•well-foundedorwell-grounded有充分理由的

•well-informed博学的，见识广的

•well-known

5)tomaketroublefor

e.g.Sheisalwaysmakingtroubleforherfriends.

>toask/lookfortrouble

Whatmadeyouwritesuchaletter?Itwasaskingtrouble.

•tobeintrouble:tobeindifficulty

•togetintotrouble

•otrouble

>totaketroubleover在...下功夫；做出努力

•Youshouldtaketroubleoveryourwork.

>totaketroubletodosth.鹿心做…

•Pleasetaketroubletoreadthecontractthoroughly.

>tohavetrouble/difficultyindoingsth.

•tofishintroubledwater浑水摸鱼

•Theylovetofishintroubledwater.

>totroubleone^headabout为...烦心

•Marynevertroubleherheadaboutthesethings.

•totroubleoneselfabout为…费事，为…担心

•Theyceasedtotroublethemselvesabouthim.

•WhyshouldItroublemyselfabouthim?

troublemakern.

troublesomeadj.:causingtroubleoranxiety;annoying;difficulttohandle

•IamafraidIamaskingyouanumberoftroublesomequestions.

•Beingshortofmoneyisabittroublesomebutwe'lldowhatwecan.

•Nevertroubletroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.

6)torestassured:tobecertain请放心

•Iassureyouthatthismedicinecannotharmyou.

•Heassuredusofhisabilitytowork.

>toreston/upon:dependon;bebasedon寄托在

•Onethingrestsonanotherifitdependsonit.

•Mywholeargumentrestsonthefactthatsheneverintendedtodoit.

•Hisfamerestsonhisplaysmorethanhisnovels.

•Ourhopesrestonyou.

>toreston/upon:toleanon;besupportedby

•Herhandsrestedlightlyuponhisshoulder.

•Thebridgerestsonstoneaches.

>toreston:(ofsightortheeyes)tobedirectedon;fallon

•Hiseyesrestedonthepeacefulvalleybelow.

>torestwith:tobetheresponsibilityof由…决定,得靠…

•Thechoicerestswithyou.

•Itrestswithyoutomakethedecision.

•Thefateoftheseprisonersrestswithjudge.

7)tospeakfor:toexpressthethoughts,opinionsetc.of

•apowergroupwithnoonetospeakforthem

•WhatothersthinkIdon'tknow;Icanonlyspeakformyself.

•Youspeakforotherpeoplewhenyouexpresstheiropinionforthem.

>tospeakfor:tobeawitnessof;saythingsabout;giveideaof替/给...讲话，讲话表

示赞成

•Ihopeyouwillspeakforhim.

•Ishouldliketospeakfortheboybeforeyoupunishhim.

>tospeakforitself/themselves:toneednofurtherexplanation本身就说明问题

•Somethingspeaksitselfifithasanobviousmeaningorsignificanceanddoesn'tneed

tobeexplained.

•Thereisnoneedformetocommendhisaction:itspeaksforitself.

•Lookatthefactsanddecide:theyspeakforthemselves.

•Ihardlyneedtotellyouwhathashappened;thecircumstancesspeakforthemselves.

8)tofillout:togetfatter

•Thethinchildgraduallyfilledoutashegrewolder.

•Hisfaceisbeginningtofillout.

>tofillout:(AmeE):tofillin

•Thepolicemanfilledoutareportoftheaccident.

•AfterTompassedhisdrivingtesthefilledoutanapplicationforhisdriver'slicense.

9)tochoosetodo:todecidetodo偏要,决定…

•Hechosenottogohomeuntillater.

•Ybuchoosetodosomethingwhenyoudecidetodoit.

•Ifyouchoosetoignoremywarning,I'mafraidIcan'tberesponsibleforthe

consequences.

•Hechosetobecomeadoctor.

•Youcanmakeitverydifficultformetospeaktoyouifyouchoosetomisunderstand

me.

•It'snotmybusiness;howshechoosestolive.

•cannot(choose/help)butdo:mustdo

•Icannot(help/choose)butadmitthetruthofyourremarks,althoughtheyarego

againstmyinterests.

•Wecouldnotbutweepatthebadnews.

•Hecannotchoosebutobey.

•Thereislittle(notmuch/nothing)tochoosebetween:theyareverymuchalike.大家/

两者不相上下

•Whenyousaythatthereisnothingtochoosebetweentwoormorethingsyoumean

thatitisdifficulttodecidewhichisbetterbecausetheyareaboutthesame.

•FrankandJulietarebothhighlysuitablecandidates;infact,thereisnotmuchto

choosebetweenthem.

10)onanemptystomach

•onafullstomach

•Nobodycanworkonanemptystomach.

•Itisdifficulttorunquicklyonafullstomach.

•tohavethestomachforsth.

•Ifyousayyouhavethestomachforsomethingunpleasant,youmeanyouhave

enoughcourageordeterminationtodoorfaceit.

>tohavenostomachfor不喜欢，不赞成

•Ihavenostomachfortheviolentmovies.

•Ihavenostomachfortheheavyfood.

III.Post-ReadingActivities

1.FindingtheBestSummary

EkwefiistellingastoryaboutTortoise.Longlongago,therewasafamine,

andthebirdsgotaninvitationfromtheskytoattendafeastthere.Tortoise

learnedaboutitandwithhissweettonguehepersuadedthebirdstotakehim

withthemandsoeachbirdlenthimafeather.Tortoisecunninglythoughtofan

ideathatenabledhimtohaveallthefoodbynaminghimself“Allofyou”.

Whentheyreachedthesky,theyreceivedawarmwelcomeandsoonthefood

waspresentedtothem.Thenheaskedoneofthepeopleinthesky,“Forwhom

haveyoupreparedallthisfeast?”Themanreplied“Forallofyou."Soheate

almostallthebestfood.Thebirdsbecameveryangryandtookbacktheir

feathersbeforeflyinghome.Withoutfeathers,hehadtojumpontotheground

andhisshellwasbrokenintopieces.

2.Questions

DoyouadmireTortoiseforhisclevernessordoyousympathizewithallthe

birds?

Idon'tadmireTortoise'scleverness.Hewasunwisetocheatallthebirds.

Afterhismischief(伤害),howcouldhehavefacetolivetogetherwiththem

anylonger?Hewouldhavenofriendsatall.Hewasclever,butatthesame

timehewasalsostupid.Whenallthebirdsbecamesoangry,howcouldhe

havetrustedParrot?Heshouldhavejumpedtheseatoavoidbeinghurt.

Isympathizewiththebirds.TheytookTortoiseoutofkindness,butafter

flyingsuchalongdistance,theyhadtoflybackhomeonanemptystomach.

Theywereformallyinvited,butthefoodwaseatenbyTortoise.Ithinkthe

birdswereveryunlucky.

Whatdoyouthinkisthemoralofthestory?

Ilearnedfromthestorythat

A）weshouldbehonest,andshouldn'tcheatothers.Ifwecheatothers,wewill

bepunishedintheend;

B）weshouldn'tbeearnedawaybysweetwords,likethebirds;

C）aleopardcan'tchangeitsspots,norcanTortoise.Hewascunning,hecould

neverchangehispersonalityandbehavehimself.

Whatisthemoralof“BeautyandtheBeast?”

A.——Virtuewillberewarded.Forexample,Beautyisakind-heartedand

pious（孝顺的）girl.Shelovesherfather,andsheiswillingtosacrificeherself

forthefather.Finallysheisrewardedwithahappymarriage.Ontheother

hand,theevilsistersarepunishedbythefairy（小妖精，仙女）.Theybecometwo

statuesbuthavetoobserveBeauty'shappinesspainfully.

B.—Agoodheartismoreimportantthanappearance.AlthoughtheBeastis

veryugly,helovesBeautyandhasakindheart.Intheendhewinstheheartof

Beautyandthespell（）匕语）isbrokenbyBeauty'slove.

Whatisthemoralof"TheMonkeyKing”？

A.——Nothingcanbegainedwithoutanyeffortorhardship.Ifyouwantto

succeedormakeachievements,youhavetofaceandovercomedifficulties,or

evengreatdangers.Tangseng,Monkeyandothershadgonethrougheighty

onegreatdangersorhardshipsbeforetheyobtainedtheauthentic（可靠的，可信

的，权威的）versionoftheBuddha'steachings.

B.--Aperson'sstrength,skillsandjudgmentsaretheguaranteeofsuccess.

WithoutMonkeyKing,Tangsengcouldn'thavefetchedtheBuddha's

teachings.UnlikeTangseng^otherfollowers,Monkeydevelopedhis

martial（元帅）artsandskillsandbecamesostrongthatalmostnoonecould

defeathim.

IV.FurtherDevelopment

1.Listasmanyconnectors

Timeandplace:

after,before,during,lateron,meanwhile,next,first,second,earlier,

immediately,soon,still,when,while,as,where,then

Comparisonandcontrast:

as...as,similarly,likewise,but,notso...as,ontheotherhand,onthecontrary,

incontrast,ratherthan

Addition:

and,inadditionto,furthermore,moreover,too,also

Causeandeffect:

because（of）,dueto（thefactthat）,asaresult,therefore,accordingly（因此，从而）,

so,consequently（因而，所以）,thus,hence,since,as,owingto

Purpose:

sothat,inorderto/that,soasto

Conditionandconcession:

if,despite,although,though,eventhough,inspiteof,however,nevertheless,

nonetheless（=nevertheless）,yet,allthesame

Summaryandrestatement:

inshort,inaword,inbrief,inconclusion,onthewhole,generally,altogether,

inall,inthefinalanalysis,inotherwords,finally

Others:

notonly...butalso,either...or,neither...nor,so...that,such...that,soas...to

2.Writing

Youhavetalkedmuchaboutmyths,legendsandstoriesinthisunit.Nowwritea

composition,whichcanbeamyth,alegendorastory.Remembertouseconnectors

andgiveavividnarration.

Sample:

StoporSlow?

Asoneapproachessomecrossroads,onecomestoasignwhichsaysthatdrivers

havetostopwhentheycometothemainroadahead.Atothercross-roads,drivers

havetogoslowly,buttheydonotactuallyhavetostop(unless,ofcourse,thereis

somethingcomingalongtheroad);andatstillothers,theydonothaveeithertostop

ortogoslowly,becausetheyarethemselvesonthemainroad.

Mr.Williams,whowasalwaysaverycarefuldriver,wasdrivinghomefromwork

oneeveningwhenhecametoacross-roads,Ithada"slow"sign,soheslowedwhen

hecametothemainroad,lookedbothwaystoseethatnothingwascoming,adthen

droveacrosswithoutstoppingcompletely.

Atonceheheardapolicewhistle,sohepulledontothesideoftheroadand

stopped.Apolicemanwalkedovertohimwithanotebookandpencilinhishandand

said,“Youdidn'tstopatthatcrossing/9

“Butthesigntheredoesn'tsay'stop'"，answeredMr.Williams,"Itjustsays

'slow',andIdidgoslowly.”

Thepolicemanlookedaroundhim,andalookofsurprisecameoverhisface.

Thenheputhisnotebookandpencilaway,scratchedhisheadandsaid,"Well,mbe

blowed(该死的)！Iaminthewrongstreet!”

Unit2Manners

TeachingAims:

Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:

1)gettoknowsomeusefulinformationconcerningthetopicofthereadingpassages

inthisunitandtoknowmoreaboutEnglishculture;

2)dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.topracticetheir

spokenskillandcommunicativeskills;

3)graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrichtheir

vocabulary;

4)readthein-classreadingpassageinalimitedtimeandgraspsomeexpressionsand

grammaticalpointsinthein-classreadingpassagetoimprovetheirreading

comprehension;

5)dosomepost-readingexercisesandsomeafter-classreadingtopracticewhatthey

havegottoknowinclasstoimprovetheirEnglishcomprehensiveskills.;

6)translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsomeexpressions

learnedinthereadingpassagestoacquiresometranslatingskillsandbettertheir

translatingabilities.

I.Preparation

1.WhatWouldYouSay?

Samples1)—Whatabeautifulring!Iloveit!

—Well,Ilikeitverymuch,butIcan'tacceptitbecauseitistoo

expensive.

-Thankyouverymuch,butIcan'tacceptitbecauseI'mmarried.

-Ilikethisring,butit'sgold-plated.Iwantarealgoldone.

-Thisisanicering,butyoumeanmoretomethananythingelse.

2)-Thankyouverymuch.Ihaveagiftforyou,too.

-Ilikeitverymuch,butIlikeyoumore.

-Ilikeitverymuch.Wouldyouputitonmyfinger?

-Itisabeautifulgift.Itmusthavecostyouafortune.

-Thankyouverymuch.Butyoureallyshouldn'thaveboughtsuch

anexpensivegift.

2.WhoseFaultIsIt?

Samples

Situation1Aboutgratitudeandmodesty

—Ithinkthatit'stheapplicant'sfault.

Heistoomodest.IfIweretheapplicant,Iwouldsay:"Thankyouverymuch.I

willdomybest.”

Modestyisnotapplicableinallsituations.IfIweretheapplicant,Iwillshowyou

thatyouhavemadeawisedecision.M

Ithinkthatoneneedstobeconfidentinthistypeofsituation.IfIwerethe

applicant,Iwouldsaygoodbyeandtakemyleave.

—Ithinkthatit'sthemanager'sfault.

TheapplicantismostlikelyChineseandwhathedidisanexampleoftypical

Chinesemodesty.ThemanagedoesnotseemtoknowmuchaboutChineseculture.If

Iwerethemanager,Iwouldchangemymind.

Situation2Aboutbeingembarrassed

—Ithinkthatit'sZhang'sfault.Heshouldn'thaveeatenallthechicken.IfIwerein

hissituation,Iwouldn'thavedoneso.IfIhadeatenallthechickenandrealizedthe

problem,IwouldhavetakentheboysoutforsomefriedchickenatMcDonald's.

—IthinkthatifsMrs.Johnson'sfault.Sheshouldhavepreparedmore.

-Ithinkthatit'stheboys'fault.Theyshouldhavebehavedthemselvesinthe

presenceofaguest.

--Ithinkthatit'snobody'sfault.Theboysweretooyoungtoknowhowtobehave

wellinthepresenceofaguest,anditwasallrightforZhangtoeatupallthechicken

afterbeinginvitedtodoso.AsforMrs.Johnson,shedidn'texpectZhangtoeatso

muchsinceitwasonlyasnack.

Situation3Aboutsomeinkonone'sface

—Ithinkthatit'sTom'sfault.Heshouldn'thavebeensostraightforwardandsaid

thisinclass.

—Ithinkthatit'stheteacher'sfault,becausewhatTomsaidwas,afterall,forher

good.

IfIwereinthesamesituation,Iwould:

—telltheteacherafterclass.

—writeanotetotheteachertotellheraboutit.

--waituntiltheteachercomesclosetome.

—keepsilent.

ILListening-CenteredActivities

1.Guestsshouldarriveontimeorabout10or15minuteslatebecauseAmericans

expectpromptness.InChina,peopleusuallyarriveseveralminutesearly,

2.InChina,peopleusuallybringwine,flowerstothehost/hostess,ortoys,candy,

etc.forchildren.InAmerica,flowers,candyandattractiveitemsmadeinone'snative

countryareconsideredappropriate.

3.InAmerica.Theguestshouldn'tmakeafussaboutit,whileinChina,theguest

neversayshe/shedoesn7likeit,andsometimespretendstoenjoyit.

4.Whenthehost/hostessseemstobetiredandrunningoutofthingstosay.

Listening-CenteredActivities

1.tolerant2.trouble3.annoyed

4.really5.creates6.soap

7.soup8.admit9.rude

10.standing11.stupid12.Conversation

13.youaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsth.Youdon'twantthemtohear.

14.TranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon'tfeelleftout

Words

1)annoybotherirritate“使恼怒”或“使烦恼”

annoy由于干扰、不顺利或受不了某种外界情况等而“使烦恼、懊恼”

e.g.Iwasannoyedbyhisbadmanners.他的无礼使我恼怒。

bother不停地“扰乱”、“麻烦”，使人不能安宁，而产生烦恼的心理。

e.g.Pardonmeforbotheringyouwithsuchasmallmatter.请原谅我为这点小事麻

烦你。

irritate表示“恼怒”、“不耐烦”的意思，比annoy更为强烈，着重指一种暂时或短期的

“恼怒”

e.g.Hisexplanationirritatedusall.他的解释使我们都恼火了。

2)complimentcomplement

e.g.Theygaveusacomplimentonourbeautifullysettable.他们对我们这张漂亮

的桌子表示赞许。

complement

e.g.Theantiquesilverwasacomplementtothebeautifullysettable.酉口上这个古

银器，这套美丽的桌子就完美无缺了。

Twodiscussionsfromdifferentpointsofviewmaycomplementeachother.不同

观点的两种讨论可以彼此互相参证。

3)wordsforcompliment

fishforcompliments

give/make/pay/present/sendmycomplimentsto

make/payacomplimentto

left-handedcompliment

returnthecompliment

thecomplimentsoftheseason

withthecomplimentsof

complimentaway

o

complimentsb.on

complimentsb.outofsth.

IILReading-CenteredActivities

1.Enrichingyourwordpower

placedishbreak

encounterpolllectureschool

shiftadvancestrikebeam

focuslabelshow

stridezoomcast

approach

2.Pre-ReadingActivities

Directions:Workinsmallgroupstoanswerthefollowingquestions

♦Whenyouwereachild,whatmannersdidyourparentsteachyou?

♦HaveyounoticedanychangesinmannersinChina?Giveexamplestoexplain

youranswer.

♦TheIntroductionoftheText

Inthe181,1and19thcenturies,goodmannerswerecommonlyconsideredasan

importantfactortomeasureone'ssocialstatus.Peoplebelongingtotheupperclass

wereallproudoftheircourtesy.Butwiththesocialdevelopment,inthiscivilized

world,moreandmorepeopleneglectgoodmannersforvariousreasons.Theauthor

providessomeevidence,evenbytakinganexampleofahomelessmantoillustrate

hispoint.Attheendofthearticle,theauthorputsforwardthatgoodmannersareof

vitalimportanceforpeopletoeasetheireverydaystressandcreateamorebeautiful

world.Soit'stimeforpeopletoactquicklyandadoptgoodmanners.

3.LanguagePoints

1)manner:wayinwhichathingisdoneorhappens

♦Hespokeslowlyinacuriousmanner.

♦ShelivedandentertainedintheFrenchmanner.

♦manner:person'swayofbehavingtowardsothers

♦Hehadanabsent-mindedmanner.

♦Hismannerwasslightlyaggressive,butyoumustn'tmind.

manners:(polite)socialpracticesorhabits礼貌，规矩

♦Peoplewhohavegoodmannersarepoliteandconsideratetoothers.

♦Mindyourmanners.

manners:socialbehavior;waysofliving(esp.ofanationorgroupofpeople)风

俗，习惯，生活方式

♦ShehaswrittenabookonthemannersandcustomsoftheancientEgyptians.

2)tobuzzwith:tomakeorfilledwithalowconfusedwhisper

e.g.Theroom'scrowdbuzzedwithexcitement.

3)togatherup:collectorpick

♦Thechildgathereduphistoysandputthemaway.

♦Igatheredupmyfewthingsandleft.

>togatherin:toharvest

♦Thisenabledustogatherinthesummercropsintime.

>togathertogether

♦Theygatheredtogethertheirbelongingsandsetoff.

4)tostepaside:letanotherpersontakeone'splace

♦Isteppedasidesothatshemightgoin.

♦Wouldyoumindsteppingasidetoletthisladyoffthebus?

>tostepin:toenterahouse/agreement;aplan...betweenotherpeopleby

sayingordoingsth.

♦Fathersteppedinandforbademetogocamping.

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