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Unit2NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeople新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)高级英语新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)高级英语1 1电子教案电子教案3DetailedReadingContents24516WarmUpGlobalReadingConsolidationActivitiesTextAppreciationFurtherEnhancementSection1:WarmUpLookatthetwopictures.Thinkofwordswhichyoucanusetodescribethestatesoftherooms.messy,sloppy,untidy,disorderly,dirty,unclean,unorganizedneat,tidy,orderly,clean,organizedLead-inBackgroundInformationSection1:WarmUp1.Whichroomwouldyouliketoworkin?2.Whatisyourroomlike?3.Lookatanotherpictureandtellwhatthepictureimplies.4.DoesSuzanneBritt,authorofthetextweregoingtostudy,thinkinthesameway?Lead-inBackgroundInformationSection1:WarmUpLead-inBackgroundInformationThe picture impliesthat sloppiness is amoral problem,notjust a problem ofhabit,forsloppypeoplearealso“evil”people.Section1:WarmUpAbouttheAuthorSuzanneBritt:Apoetandessayist,and Assistant Professor ofEnglish.SuzanneBrittwasborninWinston-Salem,NorthCarolina.She earned her bachelors degreefromSalemCollegeandhermasters degree from WashingtonUniversity.Britt currently teachesliterature and writing courses atMeredithCollegeinNorthCarolina.BackgroundInformationLead-inSection1:WarmUp A prolific writer,Britts poems have appeared inquiteafewliterarymagazines;heressaysandarticleshaveappearedinvariousnewspapersandmagazines,including Newsweek,The New York Times and The Boston Globe.Some of them have also been widelyreprintedincollegetextbooks.Brittisauthorofseveralbooks,includingShow and Tell(1982),andA Writers Rhetoric(1988).ShealsoadvisesThe Meredith HeraldandThe Colton Review.BackgroundInformationLead-inSection2:GlobalReadingWhatisthetextmainlyabout?StructuralAnalysisMainIdeaThrough a comparison of the peculiarities ofsloppypeopleandneatpeopleintheirdailylife,theauthor is trying to convince the readers of theargumentthatthemaindistinctionbetweenthetwotypes of peopleisa moralone,and furthermore,sloppy people are even morally superior to neatpeople.Section2:GlobalReadingPlease divide the text into 3 parts and summarize themainideaofeachpart.StructuralAnalysisMainIdeaPartI(Paragraph1)Introduction InParagraph1,theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextandpresentsheropinionthat“neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople”.StructuralAnalysisMainIdeaPartIII(Paragraphs6-12)DescriptionofNeatPeople Paragraphs6-12concentrateonthedescriptionofneatpeople.Intheseparagraphs,neatpeopleareportrayedascold-blooded,ruthlessandverypractical.PartII(Paragraphs2-5)DescriptionofSloppyPeople Paragraphs 2-5 focus on sloppy people who areportrayedashavingahighmoralstandardandambitiousplans.Besides,they are also described as“giving lovingattentiontoeverydetail”.Section2:GlobalReadingSection3:DetailedReading1 Ive finally figured out the difference between neatpeople and sloppy people.The distinction is,as always,moral.1Neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople.2Sloppypeople,yousee,arenotreallysloppy.2Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoralrectitude.3Sloppypeoplecarryintheirminds eye a heavenly vision,a precise plan,that is sostupendous,soperfect,itcantbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeopleQUESTIONSection3:DetailedReading34SloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheirmtier.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs.Somedaytheywillgothroughtheirwardrobesandmarkcertainitemsfortentativemendingandcertainitemsforpassingontorelativesofsimilarshapeandsize.Somedaysloppypeoplewillmakefamilyscrapbooksintowhichtheywillputnewspaperclippings,postcards,locksofhair,andthedriedcorsagefromtheirseniorprom.Somedaytheywillfileeverythingonthesurfaceoftheirdesks,includingtheQUESTIONSection3:DetailedReadingcash receipts from coffee purchases at the snack shop.SomedaytheywillsitdownandreadallthebackissuesofThe New Yorker.4Forallthesenoblereasonsandmore,sloppypeoplenevergetneat.Theyaimtoohighandwide.5Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,andstraightenouttheworld.Butwhiletheseambitiousplanstakeclearerandclearershapeintheirheads,thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamilyQUESTIONSection3:DetailedReadingmementosaccumulateineverydrawer,thesurfaceofthedeskisburiedundermoundsofpaperand6theunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.57Sloppypeoplecantbeartopartwithanything.Theygivelovingattentiontoeverydetail.Whensloppypeoplesaytheyregoingtotacklethesurfaceofthedesk,theyreallymeanit.8Notapaperwillgounturned;notarubberbandwillgounboxed.Fourhoursortwoweeksintotheexcavation,thedesklooksexactlythesame,primarilybecausethesloppypersonismeticulouslycreatingnewpilesofpaperswithnewSection3:DetailedReadingheadings and scrupulously stopping to read all the old bookcatalogsbeforehethrowsthemaway.Aneatpersonwouldjustbulldozethedesk.6 9 Neat people are bums and clods at heart.They havecavalierattitudestowardpossessions,includingfamilyheirlooms.Everythingisjustanotherdust-catchertothem.10If anything collects dust,its got to go and thats that.Neatpeoplewilltoywiththeideaofthrowingthechildrenoutofthehousejusttocutdownontheclutter.QUESTIONSection3:DetailedReading7Neatpeopledontcareaboutprocess.Theylikeresults.WhattheywanttodoisgetthewholethingoverwithsotheycansitdownandwatchtherasslinonTV.Neatpeopleoperateontwounvaryingprinciples:Neverhandleanyitemtwice,andthroweverythingaway.8Theonlythingmessyinaneatpersonshouseisthetrashcan.Theminutesomethingcomestoaneatpersonshand,hewilllookatit,trytodecideifithasimmediateuseand,findingnone,throwitinthetrash.Section3:DetailedReading911Neatpeopleareespeciallyviciouswithmail.Theynevergothroughtheirmailunlesstheyarestandingdirectlyoveratrashcan.Ifthetrashcanisbesidethemailbox,evenbetter.Allads,catalogs,pleasforcharitablecontributions,churchbulletinsandmoney-savingcouponsgostraightintothetrashcanwithoutbeingopened.Alllettersfromhome,postcardsfromEurope,billsandpaychecksareopened,immediatelyrespondedto,thendroppedinthetrashcan.Neatpeoplekeeptheirreceiptsonlyfortaxpurposes.Thatsit.12N osentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletteraSection3:DetailedReadingdyingrelativeeverwrote.13Intothetrashitgoes.10 14 Neat people place neatness above everything,eveneconomics.They are incredibly wasteful.Neat people throwaway several toys every time they walk through the den.Iknewaneatpersononcewhothrewawayaperfectlygooddishdrainerbecauseithadmoldonit.Thedrainerwastoomuchtroubletowash.Andneatpeopleselltheirfurniturewhentheymove.They will sell a La-Z-Boy reclinerwhile you arereclininginit.Section3:DetailedReading1115Neatpeoplearenogoodtoborrowfrom.Neatpeoplebuy everything in expensive little single portions.They gettheir flour and sugar in two-pound bags.They wouldntconsiderclippingacoupon,savingaleftover,reusingplasticnondairywhippedcreamcontainersorrinsingofftinfoilanddraping it over the unmoldy dish drainer.You can neverborrowaneatpersonsnewspapertoseewhatsplayingatthemovies.16Neatpeoplehavethepaperallwaddedupandinthetrashby7:05A.M.QUESTIONSection3:DetailedReading1217Neatpeoplecutacleanswaththroughtheorganicaswellastheinorganicworld.People,animals,andthingsareallone to them.They are so insensitive.After theyve finishedwiththepantry,themedicinecabinet,andtheattic,theywillthrowouttheredgeranium(toomanyleaves),sellthedog(toomanyfleas),andsendthechildrenofftoboardingschool(toomanyscuff-marksonthehardwoodfloors).QUESTIONACTIVITYSection3:DetailedReadingDoesthearticlehaveaneffectivebeginning?Whyorwhynot?(Paragraph1)Paragraph1provesitselfaveryeffectivebeginning.Instead of drawing a conclusion at the end of thecomparison,theauthorpresentsitatthebeginninginabluntandunexpectedmanner.Theconclusionhascompletelyoverthrownthetraditionalopinionsofthetwo types of people.Therefore,the beginningsucceedsinarousingthereadersinterest.Section3:DetailedReadingWhy does the author repeat the word“someday”so manytimes?(Paragraph3)Theparallelsentencesbeginningwiththesameword“someday”can emphasize the truth that morejustificationscanhardlybefoundforthebehaviorofsloppy people in their present life except offeringsomebeautifulhopethatallsuchwillbecompensatedforbytheirfutureplans.Section3:DetailedReadingWhat rhetorical device does the author employ in suchsentencesas“Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,and straighten out the world”and“the unreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling?”(Paragraph4)Hyperboleisusedinthesesentencestoexaggeratetherigidness and impracticability of sloppy people intheirlife.Section3:DetailedReadingWhatisthefunctionofthesentence“Aneatpersonwouldjustbulldozethedesk”intermsofthetextstructure?(Paragraph5)The sentence serves as a transition from thedescription of sloppy people to neat people in thefollowingparagraphs.Section3:DetailedReadingWhyareneatpeoplenogoodtoborrowfrom?(Paragraph11)Neatpeoplebuyanythinginexpensivelittleamountandthrowawayanythingtheyveused.Theydonthaveanythingleftthatpeoplecanborrowfromthem.Section3:DetailedReadingWhatdoneatpeoplelooklikeinothersmind?Whatmakestheauthorthinkthatthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeopleismoral?(Paragraph12)Theyareinsensitiveandcold-blooded.Accordingtotheauthor,amorehumanerelationshipisreflectedinthebehaviorofsloppypeople.Forneatpeople,theprimaryconcernintheirlifeistoestablishaneatbutcoldandinhumanorderevenattheexpenseofthewarm and friendly relationship between them andtheir belongings.Therefore,the author thinks thedistinctionbetweenthetwotypesofpeopleismoral.Section3:DetailedReadingClassDiscussions1)Describetwopeopleyouknowwhohaveverydifferentapproachestobeingneatandorganized.Explainwhatitisliketobewitheachofthem.2)Howwouldyoudescribethehouseholdinwhichyougrew up?In what ways were your parents veryorganized?Inwhatareasweretheydisorganized?Section3:DetailedReadingsloppy:a.careless;untidye.g.asloppypieceofworksloppyworkmanship Section3:DetailedReadingrectitude:n.honestyandmoraluprightnesse.g.striveforrectitudeandrighteousnessSection3:DetailedReadinginonesmindseye:inonesimaginationormentalviewe.g.Each person as he comes upon the scene isdescribed for us so that we may see him inourmindseye.Section3:DetailedReadingstupendous:a.of astounding force,volume,degree,orexcellence;marvelouse.g.astupendouserror/achievementstupendoussumsofmoneyTransformation:stupendouslyad.stupendousnessn.Section3:DetailedReadingTranslatethefollowingsentences.1)Theroaroftheexplosionwasstupendous.(=爆炸声震耳欲聋。)爆炸声震耳欲聋。)2)多愚蠢的行为!多愚蠢的行为!(=Whatstupendousfollies!)Practice:Section3:DetailedReadingNever-NeverLand:Theterm“never-neverland”,originatedinJ.M.BarriersPeter Pan,nowusuallyreferstosomethingdismissiveusedwhensomeoneisdreamingunrealistically about a utopian future.“Going to Never-NeverLand”canalsomeangoingtosleep,or,moredarkly,dying.Never-NeverLandisarealplace,though.Thenamewasfirstrecordedinthelate19thcentury,describingtheuninhabited regions of Australiathen called just“TheNever-Never”.The more remote outback regions of theNorthernTerritoryandQueenslandarestillknownbythatname.Section3:DetailedReadingmtier:n.anoccupation,atrade,orprofession,workoractivityforwhichapersonisparticularlysuitede.g.Thiswasassuredlynotmymtier.Hesfoundhismtieratlast.Synonym:callingSection3:DetailedReadingalphabetize:v.arrangeinalphabeticorderPractice:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1)Thelistingsarearrangedbystateandarealphabetizedbycity.(=表中项目按州编排,以各个城名的字母顺序排列。)表中项目按州编排,以各个城名的字母顺序排列。)2)Pleasealphabetizethedocumentationbythenamesoftheauthorsinthebibliography.(=请将索引中的文献书目按作者的姓名字母顺序排列。)请将索引中的文献书目按作者的姓名字母顺序排列。)Section3:DetailedReadingscrapbook:n.a book with blank pages used for themountingandpreservingofpictures,clippings,orothermementosSection3:DetailedReadingcorsage:n.asmallbouquetofflowerswornbyawomanattheshoulderorwaistoronthewriste.g.acorsageoforchids Section3:DetailedReadingprom:n.aformaldanceheldforahigh-schoolorcollegeclasstypicallyatorneartheendoftheacademicyearSection3:DetailedReadingstraighten:v.makeorbecomestraighte.g.Hehelpedhimstraightenhistie.Collocation:straighten up:make ones body straight or upright,especiallyafteronehasbeenbendingordroopinge.g.Hestraightensup,combshishairandwalksintothemeeting.Section3:DetailedReadinge.g.Itlltakesixweekstogetthingsstraightenedout.Alegalcontractdoeshelptostraightenoutthemesswhenthingsgowrong.straightenout:makeorganizedortidy Section3:DetailedReadingtakeshape:assumeadistinctform;developintosth.definiteortangiblee.g.Thepastmonthshaveseenthestatesinsurancelegislationbegintotakeshape.Section3:DetailedReadinghamper:n.alargebasket,usuallywithacover,usedusuallyfor carrying food in,or clothes to be washed(as in thecontext)e.g.Wepackedabigwickerhamperandwentforapicnic.Section3:DetailedReadingmemento(pl.mementoesormementos):n.areminderofthepast;akeepsakee.g.the Presley napkin,a memento of the singersfarewellconcertoneofthepreciousmementoesofhisPresidency Synonym:souvenir,keepsakeSection3:DetailedReadingexcavation:n.sortingoutthingsmeticulouslyTransformation:excavatev.dig(Whenpeopleexcavateapieceoflandtheyremoveearthcarefullyfromitandlookforveryoldthingssuchaspots,bones,orbuildingswhichareburiedthere,inordertodiscoverinformationofthepast.)e.g.Theprojecthasexcavatedandpartiallyrestoredthehilltopfort.Section3:DetailedReadingmeticulously:ad.carefullyandexactlye.g.Thearrangementswereplannedmeticulously.Synonym:precisely,fastidiously,painstakinglyTransformation:meticulousa.givingorshowinggreatattentiontodetailse.g.ameticulousyoungmanmeticulousobservationofwildanimalsHehadpreparedhimselfwithmeticulouscare.Section3:DetailedReadingscrupulously:ad.carefully,conscientiouslye.g.Theoldchurchhasbeenbeautifullyandscrupulouslymaintained.Synonym:precisely,fastidiously,painstakinglyTransformation:scrupulousa.careful,conscientiouse.g.Thenursetoldhimtobescrupulousaboutkeepingthewoundclean.Section3:DetailedReadingbulldoze:v.flattenwithorasifwithabulldozere.g.bulldozedruinsSettlementshavebeenbulldozedoutoftheway.Synonym:flattenTransformation:bulldozer(=推土机)推土机)Section3:DetailedReadingSection3:DetailedReadingbum:n.(colloquial)aworthlessorirresponsiblepersone.g.Whatanilliteratelotofbumsyouare!Ifhedoesntleavehiswifeandkidsprovidedfor,hesabum.Synonym:loutSection3:DetailedReadingclod:n.afoolishpersone.g.WhataclodhemustthinkIam.Synonym:idiotSection3:DetailedReadingatheart:inonesrealnature,incontrasttohowoneappearse.g.Heisagoodladatheart.Section3:DetailedReadingcavalier:a.showingarrogantoroffhanddisregard;dismissivee.g.Hetreatedwomeninacavalierfashion.Farmerswereadoptingaverycavalierattitudetowhatwereverydangerousmatters.Section3:DetailedReadingheirloom:n.avaluedpossessionpasseddowninafamilythroughsucceedinggenerationse.g.jewelsandotherfamilyheirloomsSection3:DetailedReadingtoywith:considerwithoutbeingveryseriouse.g.Ivebeentoyingwiththeideaforsometime.Synonym:playwithSection3:DetailedReadingcutdownon:reduce,restraine.g.Shehadcutdownonsmoking.Section3:DetailedReadingclutter:n.aconfusedordisorderedstateorcollection;ajumblee.g.Theroomwasfullofclutter.Brodyeyedtheclutterofpotsandpackage.Section3:DetailedReadingget over with:complete an unpleasant and tedious butnecessarytaskpromptlye.g.Comeon,letsgetitoverwith.Section3:DetailedReadingrasslin:n.(also spelt as“rassling”)the professionalwrestling