研究生英语综合教程上Unit6.pptx

1Unit 6 Sanctuary or Fulfillment第1页/共91页 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project第2页/共91页Task 1Work with your partner to match the following US cities with their nicknames.Try to explain the origin of the nicknames on Page 160.Starting outStarting out1.Detroit 2.Columbus 3.Seattle 4.St.Louis5.Honolulu6.New York City7.Philadelphia8.Anchorage9.Pittsburgh10.Los AngelesMotor CityThe Discovery CityJet CityThe Gateway CityThe Big PineappleThe Big AppleThe City of Brotherly LoveThe City of LightsThe Steel CityCity of Angels第3页/共91页Task 2 FA Native of Beijing in New York was a TV series reflecting the lives of Chinese living abroad.They struggle for a better life while coming to realize how much they have lost.Its prologue is quite impressive(P160):If you love him bring him to New York for its heaven;if you hate him bring him to New Yorkfor its hell.Starting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第4页/共91页Task 2FWith which part of the prologue would you agree?Justify your choice with examples(P161).Useful words and expressions:attractive;leading global city;land of opportunities;full of robbery;high crime rate;high living expenditure;widening gap between the rich and poor,etc Starting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第5页/共91页Starting outStarting outTask 3Task 3Task 3 The song New York,New York is often heard at many social events in New York area.Many sports teams play this song before or after the game,the New York Yankees is the most prominent example.Listen to the song,and sing along with it.第6页/共91页Starting outStarting outTask 3Task 3 New York,New York Start spreading the news,Im leaving todayI want to be a part of it-new york,new yorkThese vagabond shoes,are longing to strayRight through the very heart of it-New York,New YorkI wanna wake up in a city,that doesnt sleepAnd find Im king of the hill-top of the heapThese little town blues,are melting awayIll make a brand new start of it-in old New YorkIf I can make it there,Ill make it anywhereIts up to you-New York,New York(To be continued)第7页/共91页Starting outStarting outTask 3Task 3 New york,new yorkI want to wake up in a city,that never sleepsAnd find Im a number one-top of the list,king of the hillA number oneThese little town blues,are melting awayIm gonna make a brand new start of it-in old new yorkAnd if I can make it there,Im gonna make it anywhereIts up to you-new york new yorkNew york第8页/共91页Here is New YorkReading FocusReading Focus第9页/共91页 Global Understanding 1Detailed Information2Critical Thinking3Language Points4Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action5第10页/共91页Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2The vibrations of great things or people felt in New York3The insulation provided by New York(Para.1)(Paras.2-3)(Paras.4-6)Paras.7-84Conclusion(Paras.7-8)第11页/共91页IntroductionA.Its largess can account for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population.B.The capacity to make such dubious gifts is a mysterious quality of New York.C.The special quality of New York can either destroy an individual or fulfill him.New York presents the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy to everyone who comes to town.Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding第12页/共91页The vibrations of great things or people felt in New YorkA.I am curiously affected by emanations from the immediate surroundings while I am sitting in a hotel in New York:I am 22 blocks from where Rudolph Valentino lay in state beautifully.I am eight blocks from where Nathan Hale was executed.I am five blocks from the publishing house where Ernest Hemingway hit Max Eastman on the nose.I am four miles from where Walt Whitman sat sweating out editorials for The Brooklyn Eagle.B.The waiter also felt the same stimulus from being close to a famous actor.Example 1:Example 2:Example 3:Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingExample 4:第13页/共91页The insulation provided by New YorkA.New York succeeds in insulating the individual against all enormous and violent and wonderful events taking place every minute.I did not attend the worlds greatest air show staged in New York.I did not notice the biggest oceangoing ships on the North Atlantic.B.The inhabitants in New York is in the happy position of being able to choose his spectacle and so conserve his soul.C.The quality of New York that insulates its inhabitants from life may simply weaken them as individuals.Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingExample 1:Example 2:第14页/共91页Conclusion New York has a positive effect on the creative capacities of its inhabitants.New York can bring the sense of rejuvenation to its inhabitants.The positive qualities of New YorkA.B.Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding第15页/共91页Task 2Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage.(P170)Key:1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 1011 12 13 14 TFFFFFFTFTReading FocusReading Focus Detailed InformationFFTT第16页/共91页Critical ThinkingReading Focus第17页/共91页Step One Read the following sentences from the text and decide what the author actually meant.Do you agree with him or not?No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.I think that although many persons are here from some excess of spirit(which caused them to break away from their small town),some,too,are here from a deficiency of spirit,who find in New York a protection,or an easy substitution.Reading FocusCritical ThinkingWork in groups to provide examples from the text to support your ideas.第18页/共91页Step TwoJust like New York in America,Beijing is the city in China that many Chinese dream of living in.What are the gifts Beijing bestows on its residents?Suppose you are a university students in Beijing.After graduation,will you decide to stay in Beijing and why?Discuss in groups the above questions.Reading FocusCritical Thinking第19页/共91页1.It is this largess that accounts for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population;for the residents of Manhattan are to a large extent strangers who have pulled up stakes somewhere and comet to town,seeking sanctuary or fulfillment of some greater or lesser grail.(Para.1)considerable:adj.considerably:adv.much,a lot 非常；很；相当多的 grail:a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve,but never will 渴望但永远得不到的东西翻译：纽约城内数量庞大的居民中，冲着这份赠礼而来此落脚的绝不在少数；曼哈顿也因此聚集了众多异乡客，他们背井离乡到此闯荡，有的为了寻求庇护，有的为了一展抱负，还有的为了实现心中或大或小的愿望。Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第20页/共91页2.It carries on its lapel the unexpungeable odor of the long past,so that no matter where you sit in New York you feel the vibrations of great times and tall deeds,of queer people and events and undertakings.(Para.2)undertakings：1)an important job,piece of work,or activity that you are responsible for e.g.a commercial undertaking 2)an agreement or a promise to do something.e.g.The landlord _(书面保证)that repairs would be carried out before the end of the month.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point gave a written undertaking第21页/共91页3.“Mr.Stone is a very hearty eater,”said the waiter thoughtfully,content with this fragile participation in destiny,this link with Oz.(Para.4)In this sentence“content”is an adjective and“content with”means happy and satisfied with what you have.e.g.1)He seemed more content,less bitter.2)He had to be content with third place.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第22页/共91页 content(n.):1)the things that are contained in sth e.g.1)大火导致那栋大楼里的东西严重损毁。Fire has caused severe damage to the contents of the building.2)She hadnt read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.2)the different sections that are contained in a book e.g.1)a contents page 3)the subject matter of a book,speech,programme,etc.e.g.Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第23页/共91页 content(v.):1)to accept and be satisfied with sth and not try to have or do sth better e.g.Martina contented herself with a single glass of wine.2)to make sb feel happy or satisfied e.g.My apology seemed to content him.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第24页/共91页4.The Lions are overwhelming;the event is unavoidable.(Para.5)辨析 overwhelming;overwhelmed;overwhelmingly e.g.1)She was _by feelings of guilt.2)The _ majority of those present were in favor of the plan.3)They voted _against the proposal.overwhelmedoverwhelming overwhelminglyReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第25页/共91页5.A cornice falls,that it hits every citizen on the head,every last man in town.(Para.5)“every last man”means“everybody without exception”.This sentence means in most metropolises,no one can escape from the influence of every major event happening in the city.e.g.Every last man is supposed to seize each opportunity that comes along.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第26页/共91页6.I am not defending New York in this regard.(Para.7)“in this regard”means“concerning what has just been mentioned”.e.g.1)I have nothing further to say_(在这方面).Paraphrase:I do not think that New York is necessarily a better place because people are insulated from events.in this regardReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第27页/共91页7.I think that although many persons are here from some excess of spirit(which caused them to break away from their small town),some,too,are here from a deficiency of spirit,who find in New York a protection,or an easy substitution.(Para.8)excess(n.):1)more than is necessary,reasonable and acceptable e.g.He started drinking to excess after losing his job.2)an amount by which sth is larger than sth else e.g.We cover costs up to$600 and then you pay the excess.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第28页/共91页 excess(adj.):1)in addtion to an amount that is necessary,usual or legal e.g.1)Excess food is stored as fat.2)Drinking with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence.v syn.:excessive Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第29页/共91页Task 1 Fill in the missing information in the left-hand column of the table and write down your comparison in the right-hand column.(P170)Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第30页/共91页 Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action Unique qualities of New York Other places in the US compared with New York Para 1:New York presents the gift of _ and the gift of _ to _.Para 2:Every corner of New York City has been full of _.Para 3:New Yorkers are _ far as well as _ near to everyone including those great people.Para 4:For all the enormous events that are taking place every minute,New Yorkers enjoy _.loneliness privacy everyone comes to town They are less lonely and private and present fewer opportunities for fulfillment.wonderful people,events and undertakings.They are not the center of the US There arent so many tall deeds and great people and events.18 inches 18 inches Residents in other places might be closer or more distant to each other and to those famous people.the option of participation or insulation Residents are all involved in the major events taking place there.第31页/共91页 Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action Unique qualities of New YorkOther places in the US compared with New York Para 5:Compared with _,New Yorkers are lucky with regard to _.Para 6:_ in New York may simply weaken them as individuals.Para 7:However,it has a _ effect on the _ of New Yorkers.Para 8:_ _ prevents New Yorkers from a _ of spirit.inhabitants elsewhere their optional right In most metropolises,small and large,the choice is often not with the individual at all.The insulation Life might be healthier without the insulation in New York.positive creative capacities Settlers there cannot escape from reality.The abundance of excitements deficiency They sometimes seem dead or unresourceful.第32页/共91页Key 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-Task 2Read the words and their explanations in the box.Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and explain its meaning.Change the form if necessary.(P.172)contentedconventiontallcuriouslyConventioncontentexecutecountReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action curiousexecutecontentconventionscountconventiontall第33页/共91页Task 3 The culture of New York City is shaped by centuries of immigration,the citys size and variety,and its status as the cultural capital of the United States.Because of its 1)_ size and cultural influence,New York has been the 2)_ of many different,and often 3)_,portrayals in mass media.Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box.Change the form if necessary.(P174)contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action sheersubjectcontradictory第34页/共91页 From the sophisticated and 4)_ metropolis seen in many Woody Allen films,to the hellish and 5)_ urban jungle depicted in such movies as Martin Scorseses Taxi Driver,New York has served as the unwitting backdrop for virtually every conceivable viewpoint on big city life.contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action chaoticworldly第35页/共91页 In the early years of film New York City was characterized as urbane and 6)_.By the citys crisis period in the 1970s,however,films like Midnight Cowboy,The French Connection,Marathon Man,and Death Wish showed New York as full of chaos and 7)_.contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action sophisticatedviolence第36页/共91页 With the citys renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s came new portrayals on television;Friends,Seinfeld,and Sex and the City showed life in the city to be 8)_ and interesting.Nonetheless a disproportionate number of 9)_ dramas,such as Law&Order,continue to make criminality in the city as their subject even as New York has become the 10)_ large city in the United States in the last two decades.contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action glamorouscrimesafest第37页/共91页Feathers From A Thousand Li AwayReading MoreReading MoreClick the picture for the movie clip第38页/共91页Reading MoreReading More Global Understanding Detailed Information Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action 1 2 3 4 5 第39页/共91页 The American Dream Jing-Mei Woos mother hadParas.5-7The story of a swan featherHow Jing-Meis mother attemptedto turn her into a prodigyParas.1-4Para.8-19Jing-Mei finally refused to be a prodigy Paras.20-22Reading MoreGlobal Understanding第40页/共91页The story of a swan feather:A._ _B._C._ _D._ _Many years ago the old woman bought a swan in Shanghai for a foolish sum.She made up her mind to have a daughter who would become more than what was hoped for in America.Her swan was taken away by the immigration officials and there was only one swan feather left.She expected that one day she could leave this feature to her daughter.Reading MoreGlobal Understanding第41页/共9