大学英语教学课件：Unit1 SectionA

扫房办年货贴对联和剪纸挂灯笼团圆饭春晚放烟花，鞭炮

thegeneralhouse-cleaningmakespecialpurchasesforthespringfestivalpostthepoeticcoupletsandpaper-cutshanglanternsthefamilyreuniondinnerNewyear’spartylightthefireworksandfirecrackers辞旧岁守夜磕头拜年压岁钱舞龙舞狮观灯展猜灯谜bidfarewelltotheoldyearstayupkowtowwhileofferingNewYears'sgreetingsandblessingsgiftmoneylionanddragondancewatchexhibitoflanternsguessriddleswrittenonthemWordsandExpressions—CtoE

TheTailofFameSectionAUnit1of

1.

Whydoesthewriterusethistitle?TextStudy—UnderstandingKeyBecauselikeadogchasingitsowntail,whentheartistcapturesthefame,hedoesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.ReadthebeginningofthetextWarmUp

PictureShow&DiscussionAgoodfameisbetterthanagoodface.Whoarethey?Whatdotheyhaveincommon?WarmingUpWhichprogram?

Lookatthepictures.Doyouknowwhotheyare?

Lookatthepictures.Doyouknowwhotheyare?Whichprogram?AboutSuperstarWarmingUpAreyouafanofthesesuperstar?Whyaresomanycommonpeoplecrazyabouttalentsearchshowcontest?Whatcanthosepeoplebenefit

fromthevictoryinthecontest?WarmingUpNowwatchamovieclipandseehowterribleitistobeasuperstar.Whileenjoyingthemovie,thinkofthefollowingquestionsandthenhaveadiscussion.Whatpriceshouldbepaidtobeasuperstar?WatchandDiscuss

NottingHill

TextStudy

IdeaSharing

NotestotheText

WordsandExpressions

Writing

Understanding

Reproduction

StructureAnalysisI.StructureAnalysisTextStudy—StructureAnalysisArgumentation+SupportingDetails+ConclusionArgumentationPart2Part3ConclusionPart5Part4Part1Para.9SupportingDetailsII.UnderstandingThepassageisapieceofargumentationwhichtriestoconvinceusthatseekingfamesometimesleadstoone’sowndestruction.TextStudy—UnderstandingArgumentation:(Para.1)TextStudy—StructureAnalysisConclusion:Thewriter’sadvicetothoseseekingfameandfortune.(Para.9)Anartistishardtobebothsuccessfulanduncompromising.Initiallyfailedartists-----ThegreatestwinnersExamplesofthosewhofailedmanytimesbeforetheirfinalsuccess.SomenegativeeffectsParas.2~5Para.6Para.7Para.8Chasingfameoftenleadstoselfdestruction.

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buttonAnswerthefollowingquestions:Whatarethosenegativeeffectsofchasingfame?KeyEndupemotionallyifnotfinanciallybankruptShowalackofcontinuity,can’tsustainattentionPayforitbygivingupfreedomThepressureistoomuchtoendurewhenafraudisexposed.Inwhichwayistheperformersimilartothe

politician,accordingtothewriter?TextStudy—UnderstandingKeyTheyhavetopleasetheiraudiencesbysayingthingstheydon’tmeanorfullybelieve.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbygivinganexampleofOscarWilde’suncompromisingbehavior?TextStudy—UnderstandingKeyArtistspayaheavypriceforremainingtruetothemselves.UncompromisingstarTextStudy—UnderstandingWhatexplanationmayfailedartistsgivetothemselvesfortheirfailure?KeyTheirgeniusistoosophisticatedforcontemporaryaudiences.Famousartistsandpoetswhobecomefamousaftertheydied.Howdoyouunderstand“formostpeople,failureistheendofthestruggle,notthebeginning”?TextStudy—UnderstandingKeyFormostpeople,theygiveuptryingandstopstrugglingwhenfailed,Butforsomefamouspeople,failuremotivatedthemtoworkevenhardertosucceed.Theyconsideritasbeginning.

FocusStudyII.FocusStudyNotestotheText—FocusStudy

Theconquestoffameisdifficultatbest,andmanyendupemotionallyifnot…Line7Practice

evenwhenconsideredinthemostpositiveway充其量他才是学校真正的领导，你充其量只是个傀儡.

你这个行为说得好一点是羡慕，说的坏一点就是妒忌。

HeistherealleaderoftheUni.whileyouarejustapuppetatbest.Youractionisatbestadmirationandatworstjealousy.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKeyII.FocusStudyNotestotheText—FocusStudy

2.Mostwouldbehard-pressedtotellyouhow

theyevengotthere.line14Practice

behard-pressedto

dosth.

做某事有困难

今年这家小型房屋中介公司要赢利困难重重。

你很难找到更好的人做这项工作。Thisyearthesmallreal-estateagencycompanywillbehard-pressedtomakeaprofit.You’dbehard-pressedtofindanyonebetter

forthejob.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKeyNotestotheText—FocusStudy

3.Thepublicsimplydiscounts

stylesotherthan

thoseforwhichtheartisthasbecomefamous.Line21

…otherthan…除了……Practice

他只提到了自己的贡献，而没有提其他任何人的。

我们错过了最后一班公交车，又打不到出租车所以除了走回家别无选择。Hedidn’tmentionanyoneelse’scontributions

otherthan

hisown.Wemissedthelastbusandfindnotaxitotakesotherewasnochoiceotherthan

towalkhome.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKey4.Ittakesyououtofyourself:Youmustbewhatthepublicthinksyouare,notwhatyoureallyareorcouldbe.Line32

Ittakessb.outof…

使得某人缺乏……Practice

NotestotheText—FocusStudy

他的讽刺使得我丧失了理智，从而做出了打他一顿的错误的举动。

我失去了自我，再也做不回当初的自己。

Hisironicwordstakesmeoutofmindtoactwronglybybeatinghimup.

Ittakesmeoutofmyself:Ican’tcomebackto

whatIusedtobe.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKey

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Using

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Sentence1.Line5-7Dayjob:thejobyoudoeveryday,ordinaryjobcomparedtoartworkPessimistic:theirfamilymembersworrythattheywillfailtosucceedUnderstandable:theirworryandadvicecanbeunderstood.budding:beginningtodeveloporbecomesuccessful:abuddingartist

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writerourbuddingromanceTheartists'familyandfriendsfrequentlyadvisehimagainstgivinguphisdayjob.Theirworrythattheartistmightfailinhispursuitisunderstandable2.Line12-14Agentsmarket:经纪人Aggressive:actingwithforceanddeterminationinordertosucceed:anaggressivepeople﹠Agoodsalespersonhastobeaggressiveintoday’scompetitivemarket.Expresselevator:metaphor---theirfastprogressofbecomingsucceed.Blur:sth.thatonecannotrememberLine12-14hasten1.tomakesthhappensoonerormorequickly:Thetreatmentshereceivedmay,infact,havehastenedherdeath.Newsofthescandalcertainlyhastenedhisdeparturefromoffice.2.tosayordosthwithoutdelay:Shesawhisfrownandhastenedtoexplain.Hehasbeendescribedasa‘charmlessbore’—notbyme,Ihastentoadd.Theseartistsdemonstrateastylethatagentspromoteforcefullytomakethempopularmorequickly.Andtheirfastprogresstosuccess.canhardlybeseenandrememberedclearly.Mostofthemwouldfinditdifficulttotellyouhowtheybecomefamous.Line18-19flavorofthemonth:anidea,person,style,etc.thatisverypopularataparticulartime,butonlyforashortwhile.Uggsnowbootsisjustaflavorofthemonth.Aftertheirenthusiasmhasdisappeared,thepublicsimplyturnstoanotherstarwhothenisverypopular,butonlyforasimilarlyshorttime.UsefulWords1.spurasharppointedobjectthatriderssometimeswearontheheelsoftheirbootsandusetoencouragetheirhorsetogofaster2.spur(tosth)afactoraneventthatmakesyouwanttodosthbetterormorequickly

=motivation:HisspeechwasapowerfulspurtoEnglishstudy.1.spurvt.

spursb/sth(on)(tosth

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todosth)

toencouragesomeoneormakethemwanttodosomethingWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

我们鼓励他们做出更大的努力。

是当地报纸上一篇文章最终促使他采取了行动。

Wespurredthemontogreaterefforts.

Itwasanarticleinthelocalnewspaperthat

finallyspurredhimintoaction.(toact)TranslationKey2.drownvt.

1)tohaveaverystrongfeelingoraseriousproblemthatisdifficulttodealwithWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

这个国家债台高筑。

我们被各种猜测包围，可是却缺乏证据。

Thecountryisdrowningindebt.

Weweredrowning

indoubtsbutstarvedofevidence.TranslationKey2.drownvi.vt.

2)todiefrombeingunderwaterfortoolong,ortokillsomeoneinthiswayWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

他们的船在暴风雨中翻了，淹死了48个人。

昨夜有一个男孩在河里淹死了。

Forty-eightpeoplehavedrownedaftertheirboatoverturnedduringastorm.

Lastnightaboywasdrownedintheriver.TranslationKey3.exploitvt.

tousesomethingwellinordertogainasmuchfromitaspossibleWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

你可以利用已有的才能。

我们需要确保尽可能充分地利用资源。

Youcanexploitatalentwhichyoualready

possess.Weneedtomakesurethatweexploitour

resourcesasfullyaspossible.TranslationKey利用UseUtilizeMakeuseofExploitTakeadvantageofAvailoneselfof4..sustainvt.

1)tomakesomethingcontinuetoexistforaperiodoftimeWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

他发现自己无法维持对那份工作的兴趣。

这位演讲者成功地使听众的注意力保持到了最后。

Hefoundthathecouldn’tsustainhisinterestin

thejob.

Thespeakersucceededinsustainingthe

listeners’attentionrighttotheveryend.TranslationKey4.sustainvt.

2)togivesomeonestrength,energyorhopeWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

一顿丰盛的早餐能维持我们一天的精力。

整个审讯过程中，他家人的支持使他得以支撑下去。

Agoodbreakfastwillsustainusthroughtheday.

Throughoutthetrialhewassustainedbythe

supportofhisfamily.TranslationKey5.discountvt.

1)discountsth(assth)tothinkorsaythatsthisnotimportantornottrueWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

Wecannotdiscounteverycommonperson’sstrengths.Hehasbeendiscountedasapuppet.Translation5.discountvt.

2)totakeanamountofmoneyofftheusualcostofsth;tosellsthatadiscount

WordsandExpressions—WordUsing

It’sreallycooltoobtain

discountedprices

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fares.TranslationTheyweresellingeverythingatadiscount(=atreducedprices).adiscountshop6.single-mindeda.

someonewhoworkswithyouasabeginnere.g.blue-eyedkind-heartedbroad-mindedgood-naturedgray-hairedWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

light-heartedopen-mindedcold-heartednear-sightedsingle-handeda.+n.–ed具有什么特征的

7.desperatea.

1)needingorwantingsomethingverymuch2)veryworriedandwillingtodoanythingto

changeabadsituationWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

他急需一份工作养家糊口。

失踪者的家人越来越绝望。

Heisdesperate

forajobtosupporthisfamily.

Themissingman’sfamilyaregettingincreasinglydesperate.TranslationKey7.desperatelyad.

extremely;veryWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

她非常希望自己的文章能被发表。

我非常孤独。

Shedesperatelywantedherarticlepublished.

Iwasdesperatelylonely.TranslationKeydesperatelyill

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unhappy

encouragemakesth.morequicklymagnificenttiredverysmallnotworkingadmirespurhastenimperialboredminuteidleworshipII.OldtoNewWordsandExpressions—OldtoNew

asecretplanopposeordisapprovelawyerverymuchmakesth.dirtyplotobjectattorneydesperatelycontaminateWordsandExpressions—OldtoNew

III.ChinesetoEnglish

冒险；有……风险指控；控告忠于开除；解雇充其量；至多runa/theriskaccusesb.ofsth.remain/betruetothrowoutatbestWordsandExpressions—CtoE

碰到、遇到关系密切付出代价做某事很困难结果comeon/uponbeintimatewithpayforbehard-pressedtoendupWordsandExpressions—CtoE

MovieDubbingIsthefameaburdentothosefamouspeople?Dotheyfeeltiredofbeingfollowedbythepaparazzi?Asamoviestar,howtokeephis/herprivacy?MovieDubbingIdeaSharing

1.ADiscussionShareyouropinionswithyourgroupmembersonthefollowingquestions.2.DubbingtheMovieclipsThefollowingclipsarechosenfromaChinesemovie.WatchandchooseoneofthemtodubinEnglish.Clip1:Clip2:IdeaSharing

甲方乙方（1）甲方乙方（2）Step1:

Notedownthe

lines

Step2:

Translatethelines

intoEnglishStep3:Assigntheroles

inthegroupand

dubtheclip.PreparationTipsIdeaSharing

《五彩缤纷》的刘导：DirectorLiu

fromMulticolor嘉宾：distinguishedguest中央电视台的春节晚会：CCTVSpringFestivalGala普通人：a(n)ordinary/commonperson签名：signature影迷：fans演艺圈：entertainmentcircle是是非非：gossip冷冷清清的过日子：liveinpeace委托我们全权代理：authorizeustobeyourrepresentativeTipsfortranslation:IdeaSharing

我们就是吃这碗饭的：That’sjustourwork.对售后服务进行摸底：asksb.forfeedbackonafterservice神通广大：powerful起诉：suesb.名誉权：reputationright三炒两炒把你炒红了：You’llbecomefamousagainwiththosenegativereports.沾你的光：countonyou我也得吃饭：Ihavetosurvive.特别走红：veryhotTipsfortranslation:IdeaSharing

StructuredWriting

PracticalWritingOneofthewritingtechniqueswecanlearninSectionAistowriteaparagraphofageneralstatementsupportedbydetails.I.StructuredWritingSampleStructuredWriting

1.ASampleCuriouslyenough,itisthosewhofailthatreapthegreatestreward:Freedom!①Theyenjoythefreedomtoexpressthemselvesinuniqueandoriginalwayswithoutfearoflosingthesupportoffans.②Failedartistsmayfindcomfortinknowingthatmanygreatartistsneverfoundfameuntilwellaftertheyhadpassedawayorinknowingthattheydidnotsellout.③Theymayjustifytheirfailurebyconvincingthemselvestheirgeniusistoosophisticatedforcontemporaryaudiences.StructuredWriting

①②③—

Details2.YourTaskWriteacompositionofnolessthan120wordswithageneralstatementsupportedbydetailsonthefollowingtopic:StructuredWriting

ReferenceParentsDifferfromChildreninTheirCareerChoiceParentsdifferfromchildrenintheircareerchoice.Thequestionofwhoshouldberesponsibleforplanningtheircareeroftencausesproblemsformanychildren.Parentsthinkthattheyknowtheirchildrenwellenoughtodecidewhatkindofjobsuitsthem.Theyareafraidthattheirchildrenaretooyoungtodecidetheirfutureontheirown.However,manychildrenwouldarguethattheyshouldbeleftfreetomaketheirownchoices.ParentsDifferfromChildreninTheirCareerChoiceStructuredWriting

(Tobecontinued)Theotheraspectofcareerchoiceisthatparentsandtheirchildrenareoftendifferentintheiropinionsoftheidealprofession.Parentswouldpreferchildrentochoosesomeprofessionsthatarestableandcouldbringprestigeandeconomicbenefits.Butsomechildrenwouldratherchooseprofessionsthatarechallengingandrequireindependentandcreativethinking.StructuredWriting

Whenyouhaveproblemswithfaultygoodsorservices,itisoftenagoodideatoputthedetailsofyourcomplaintinwriting.

II.PracticalWritingLettersofComplaint

PracticalWriting

Lettersofcomplaintusuallyincludethefollowingstages:Background–describethesituationProblem–causeandeffect

SolutionWarning(optional)ClosingPracticalWriting

GeneralTips:Trytomakesureyourletterissenttotherightpersonordepartment.Tryandkeepyourlettershort.

Bepoliteassarcasmorrudenesswillnothelpyourcause!Saywhatyouwantforyourcomplainttoberesolved.Giveareasonabletimetableforactiontobetakenbeforeyouwillconsiderotheroptions.Keepacopyoflettersyouwrite.PracticalWriting

Nowthatyouhavelearnedtipsofwritinglettersofcomplaint,thefollowingaregeneraltemplatesandsampleletters.Youmaygetmoredetailsofwritingthiskindoflettersbylearningthem.PracticalWriting

ComplaintLetterTemplates

&SampleLetters:ComplaintletterTemplates:SampleLetters:Sample1PracticalWriting

DearMr.Chang:OnSeptember10,ourorderfor280