英语(日语)3 Unit 3.ppt

1、Unit 3,Out of Step,Warm-up 1: Chunks,1. Put the following chunks into Chinese: the business district (美国)市中心 a central green 中央绿地 in short 总而言之 go about ones business 处理个人 事务 as far as I can tell 据我所知（表达非常肯定的口吻）,dream of doing sth. 期待着做某事 an eccentric behavior 一个古怪的行为 pull up to somewhere 将车停在某处 wan

2、t a ride 需要搭顺风车 politely decline 婉言谢绝 be habituated to 习惯于 It doesnt occur to sb. to do sth./that clause 某人从没有想过要做某事,Warm-up 2: Culture Notes,New England（美国）新英格兰地区 Main Street（美国）主街 residential neighborhoods居住小区 business district市中心 van小卡车,tragically simple-minded 笨到家了；极其愚蠢的 I had this brought home

3、to me. 我终于明白了这一点。 head over 朝（较远的）某处走过去 swiftly moving traffic 疾驰而过的车流 entertain the notion of 提出或体现某个观念（但不成功） an urban renewal project 一个城市出新项目 abandon A for B 放弃A，选择B,pick up sb. from somewhere 从哪里将某人接回来 go through 经历 save oneself from doing sth. 免去做某事的麻烦 the other day 前几天 And the thing is, 问题的关键是

4、 Im just as sure that 我对也十分肯定。 an acquaintance of ours 我们的一个熟人,driveway住户门前可将车开进车库的狭窄通道 sidewalk（美国）人行道 intersection（美国）十字路口 general store杂货铺 shopping mall大型购物中心 motel汽车旅馆 gas station fast-food place快餐店集中区,Global Reading,Summarize the main idea of each part.,“Out of Step” is an exposition that prese

5、nts the absurdity of the Americans dependence on _. The Americans, being so _ to using cars, have almost forgotten the existence of _. Wherever they go, they go _. As a result, pedestrian facilities are neglected in city planning or rejected by the inhabitants.,Answer the Questions,What kind of town

6、 is it? It is a small, pleasant and agreeable town. The inhabitants are friendly and willing to help. But although the town is compact, few people go about on foot.,What is considered the authors “eccentric behavior”? Instead of riding a car, the author walks around the city, doing his shopping, goi

7、ng to the movies or visiting the caf or bar. To people who are used to going everywhere in a car, he is an eccentric.,Why would drivers “depart reluctantly, even guiltily” when their offer was declined? With cars becoming the basic essentials of their life, people are so habituated to using the car

8、for everything. The scene of somebody walking around seemed so unusual to them that they would naturally show their concern to him. When their offer to give him a ride was declined, they were sorry for not being able to help him out.,Why did the author say “Actually, Im surprised it was that much”?

9、When the author found that the newly planned suburbs totally overlooked pedestrian needs, he assumed there was no budget for pedestrian facilities at all. So he says he was surprised to learn that there actually was less than one percent of budget on it. Here the author writes with a touch of irony.

10、,Why did Laconia change its downtown pedestrian mall to one with parking lots? Although the pedestrian mall was well decorated, shoppers were unwilling to walk to the stores from a parking garage. As a result, it was a commercial failure. The government had to compromise with the public preference.,

11、Discussion 1,What does the title mean? People no longer walk in America; The few people who do walk seem to be old-fashioned and “eccentric”; In fact, those who are habituated to car ride are out of step, i.e., out of the step of the nature.,Discussion 2,What is implied in the underlined part? In th

12、e United States we have become so habituated to using the car for everything that it doesnt occur to us to unfurl our legs and see what those lower limbs can do.,Translation,We wanted to live in a town small enough that we could walk to the business district, and settled on Hanover, N. H., a typical

13、 New England town-pleasant, sedate and compact. It is, in short, an agreeable, easy place to go about ones business on foot, and yet as far as I can tell, virtually no one does.,I wouldnt dream of going to any of these places by car. People have gotten used to my eccentric behavior, but in the early

14、 days acquaintances would often pull up to the curb and ask if I wanted a ride. “Im going your way,” they would insist when I politely declined. “Really, its no bother.” “Honestly, I enjoy walking.” “Well, if youre sure,” they would say and depart reluctantly, even guiltily, as if leaving the scene

15、of an accident without giving their name.,We will go through the most extraordinary contortions to save ourselves from walking. I had nothing better to do, so I paced it off. And the thing is, this man looked really fit. Im sure he jogs extravagant distances and plays squash and does all kinds of he

16、althful things, but I am just as sure that he drives to each of these undertakings. I confess it had not occurred to me how thoughtlessly deficient nature is in this regard. Go to almost any suburb developed in the last 30 years, and you will not find a sidewalk anywhere.,At the time, it seemed ridiculous and exasperating, but afterwards I realized that I was possibly the only person ever to have entertained the notion of negotiating that intersection on foot.,Homework,Do the selected exercises on your books. Read Text B.,Understanding Text B,How to understand the text with so