2022年新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解_Unit5.pdf
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1、新视野三版读写 B2 U5 Text ASpend or save The students dilemma1 Do you feel as confused and manipulated as I do with this question, ShouldI spend or should I save I think that the messages we get from ourenvironment seem to defy common sense and contradict each other. Thegovernment tel s us to spend or wel
2、never get out of the recession. At thesame time, they tel us that unless we save more, our country isin grave offer higher interest rates so we increasesavings. Then the same banks send us credit card offers so we can spendmore.2 Heres another familiar example: If we dont pay our credit card bil on
3、time,we get demanding, nasty emails from the credit card company sayingsomething like: Your failure to pay is unacceptable. Pay immediately or youlbe in trouble! Then, as soon as we pay, we get a fol ow-up email in acharming tone tel ing us how valuable a customer we are and encouraging usto resume
4、spending. Which depiction is correct: a failing consumer in troubleor a valued customer The gap between these two messages is enormous.3 The paradox is that every day we get two sets of messages at odds witheach other. One is the permissive perspective, Buy, spend, get it now. Youneed this! The othe
5、r we could cal an upright message, which urges us,Work hard and save. Suspend your desires. Avoid luxuries. Controlyour appetite for more than you truly need. This message comes to us frommany sources: from school, from parents, even from political figures 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载
6、名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 1 页,共 20 页 - - - - - - - - - - referringto traditional values. Hard work, family loyalty, and the capacity to postponedesires are core American values that have made our country great.*4 But the opposite message, advertisings permissive message, isinescapable. Though someti
7、mes disguised, the messages are everywhere welook: on TV, in movies on printed media and road signs, in stores, and onbuses, trains and invade our daily lives. We areconstantly surrounded by the message to spend, spend, spend. Someonerecently said, The only time you can escape advertising is when yo
8、ure in yourbed asleep!5 Its been calculated that by the age of 18, the average American wil haveseen 600,000 ads; by the age of 40, the total is almost one mil ion. Eachadvertisement is doing its utmost to influence our diverse buying decisions,精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - -
9、 - - - - - -第 2 页,共 20 页 - - - - - - - - - - from the breakfast cereal we eat to which cruise line we wil use for ourvacation. There is no shortage of ideas and things to buy! Now, of course, wedont remember exactly what the products were, but the essential messageis cemented into our consciousness,
10、 Its good to satisfy your desires. Youshould have what you want. You deserve the best. So, you should buy it now! A famous advertisement said it perfectly, I love me. Im a good friend tomyself. I do what makes me feel good. I derive pleasure from nice things andfeel nourished by them. I used to put
11、things off. Not anymore. Today Il buynew ski equipment, look at new compact cars, and buy that camera Ivealways wanted. I live my dreams today, not tomorrow.6What happens aswetakeinthese contradictorybut explicit messages What are the psychological and social consequencesof this campaign to control
12、our spending habits On one hand, we want morethings because we want to satisfy our material appetite. Most of us derivepleasure from treating ourselves. On the other hand, a little voice insideus echoes those upright messages: Watch out, take stock of your life, dont letyour attention get scattered.
13、 Postpone your desires. Dont fal into debt.Wait! Retain control over your own life. It wil make you stronger.7 Anyway, many of the skil s you need as a successful student can be appliedto your finances. Consider your financial wel -beings a key ingredient of youruniversity education as money worries
14、 are extremely stressful anddistracting. They can make you feel terrible and hinder your ability to focus on精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 3 页,共 20 页 - - - - - - - - - - your prime objective: successful y completing your education.*8 How can you be a smart and e
15、ducated consumer Many schools,community organizations, and even some banks offer financial literacyclasses. Consider consulting with your schools financial aid office orseek input from your parents or other respected adults in setting up abudget. An additional option is finding a partner to help you
16、 stay on track andfind pleasure in the administration of your own financial affairs. Mostimportantly, if you find yourself getting into financial trouble, dont letyour ego get in your way; urgently get help with tackling your problem before itspins out of control and lands you in legal troubles.9 Al
17、 this wil help you become an educated consumer and saver. As you learnto balance spending and saving, you wil become the captain of your own ship,steering your life in a successful and productive direction throughthe choppy waters.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第
18、4 页,共 20 页 - - - - - - - - - - Language Points :1 Do you feel as confused and manipulated as I do with this question, “Should Ispend or should I save” (Para. 1)Meaning: When asking yourself whether you should spend or save, do you feel puzzledand control ed as I doMeaning beyond words: According to
19、the conventional concept, we are the master orthe boss of the money we have earned. It is up to us to decide how to use our money. However, the sentence gives us the hintthat we are actual y no longer in control of our money.2 I think that the messages we get from our environment seem to defy common
20、sense and contradict each other. (Para. 1)Meaning: In my opinion, the messages we get in our daily life about the question “ShouldI spend or should I save” are against common sense and they often dont agree witheach other.Usage note: defy, denydefy 和 deny 都是及物动词,词形相近,但实际上两者词义有别,用法也不同。1 defy 主要表示 “ 违
21、抗;反抗;蔑视 ” ,后接名词;而deny 主要表示 “ 否认;拒绝承认 ” ,后接名词或 that 引导的从句。*Nearly 11 thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading. 近一万一千人因违抗在街上交易的禁令而被捕。The government has denied that the authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate the*president. 政府已否认当局发现了一个暗杀总统的阴谋。2 defy 后接动词不定式表示“
22、挑战;刺激某人做某事” 时,不能用动名词形式; deny 表示“ 否认;拒绝承认 ” 时,后面不能接动词不定式,只能接动名词形式。*I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current prime minister. 我倒精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 5 页,共 20 页 - - - - - - - - - - 要看看你能否讲出一项现任首相作出的重大成就。He denied doing anything il
23、 egal. 他否认做过任何违法的事。3 The government tells us to spend or well never get out of the recession. (Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: To help the country recover from the economic recession, thegovernment is encouraging people to spend, which will help stimulate production, jobmarkets and bank liquidity.4 At
24、 the same time, they tell us that unless we save more, our country is in gravedanger. Meaning: Meanwhile, they warn us that if we dont save more money the economic精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 6 页,共 20 页 - - - - - - - - - - recession wil grow and severely harm
25、our country.Usage note: unless1 unless 作连词,表示 “ 除非 ;如果不 ” ,引导条件状语从句,意为 “ 如果某个条件不出现,某件事就不会进行” 。使用unless 时必须留意从句中动词的时态。虽然unless 所说的条件都是未出现或未发生的,但必须用一般现在时或过去时,不能用表示将来的时态。例如:*I will not go to Beijing unless the company pays for the trip. 如果公司不支付旅费,我不会去北京。 (不能用wil pay)She wouldn t do that unless I allowe
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