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1、第一页，共九十二页。 The Author: Bill Bryson （1951-）A well-known American travel writer and humorist Bill Bryson cant decide where to live - England, Australia, Iowa, New Hampshire - its really a tough decision. But, as he points out in his book, Im A Stranger Here Myself, no matter where Bill is, Bills a str

2、anger. Michael Feldman第二页，共九十二页。about the author Bill Bryson was born in Iowa in 1951. He is a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel. A backpacking expedition in 1973 brought him to England, where he met his wife and decided to settle. He wrote for the English newspapers The times

3、 and The independent for many years, writing travel articles to supplement his income. 第三页，共九十二页。 He lived with his family in North Yorkshire before moving back to the states in 1995, to Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and four children. In 2003, he and his family moved back to England, where

4、they currently reside.第四页，共九十二页。Cultural note -the U.S. area; ideal living environment; time-consciousness; travel 1) USA, a country of vast territory:9,375,720 sq. km over 314 million people 第五页，共九十二页。 2) Ideal living environment for many Americans: to escape both isolation and crowds. People have

5、flocked to the suburbs. There is nothing but car that can make it possible for them to move around easily living in suburbs. 第六页，共九十二页。 3).For a country that moves generally according to schedules, being punctual is highly valued.第七页，共九十二页。 4) people regard travel as an indispensable part of their l

6、ife; people value freedom more than anything else. 第八页，共九十二页。 “If you are an American, you travel as much as you can; if you are an American, you travel in your own car.” It is not uncommon at all for American people to drive for 5 or more hours to have lunch or dinner with a friend and then drive b

7、ack for their favorite NBA games at home. Zhou Ping from her personal experience第九页，共九十二页。“I havent taken the train for nearly 20 years. No reason why I should now.” I used to hear people say. Indeed, for many people living far away from the train station, car is the only vehicle that takes them fro

8、m place to place. Besides, it is much cheaper and quicker to move around by driving a car than taking the train. That is why more considerations are given to drivers than to pedestrians whose voice is hardly audible. 第十页，共九十二页。 New England - the birthplace of America - is filled with rich history, c

9、ultural attractions, fascinating cities, scenic villages, and outdoor adventures at every turn. 第十一页，共九十二页。 New England New Hampshire Dartmouth College Main Street Residential Neighborhood Rosey Jekes Caf Cappuccino Nugget theatre Murphys on the Green Give a ride第十二页，共九十二页。New England New England is

10、 a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.第十三页，共九十二页。History of New England New England is one of the most historic and culturally rich regions of the USA. The region was one o

11、f the earliest English settlements in the “New World” following the arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers, who set sail from England aboard the Mayflower in 1620 in search of religious freedom. They and their descendants are called Yankees. 第十四页，共九十二页。 The region was the scene of the first Industrial Revol

12、ution in the United States. New England (and Virginia) led the way to the American Revolution, By the 1840s it was the center of the U.S. anti-slavery movement, and was the leading force in American literature and higher education.第十五页，共九十二页。Dartmouth College: one of the best art colleges in the wor

13、ld. Located on the Connecticut River and surrounded by the White Mountains, it offers the most beautiful natural scenery in the Ivy League. 第十六页，共九十二页。 Main Street In small towns in the United States, the street where most of the stores are is often called Main Street. (美国(mi u)小城镇的) 主街第十七页，共九十二页。 R

14、esidential neighborhood 居民区 curb N-COUNT The curb is the raised edge of a sidewalk which separates it from the road. 路边(l bin) 第十八页，共九十二页。 pull up 1. PHRASAL VERB When a vehicle or driver pulls up, the vehicle slows down and stops. 慢慢停下 例：The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out. 出租车慢慢停了下来(xi li)

15、，司机跳下了车。第十九页，共九十二页。第二十页，共九十二页。New Hampshire 新罕布什尔州的格言(gyn)是：“不自由，毋宁死”。 Live free or die. 。第二十一页，共九十二页。 Do you need/want a ride? Give someone a ride第二十二页，共九十二页。Hitchhiking 小说主人公及其伙伴(hubn)沿途搭车或开车， 几次横越美国大陆，最终到了墨西哥。 On The Road is based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across America. It is co

16、nsidered a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and drug use.第二十三页，共九十二页。 什么是搭车？什么是搭车？ 搭便车是在路上乘陌生人的顺路的车来完成一段的路程(lchng)。 路程可能只是几公里也可能是几百公里，看车主一起顺路多远。搭车一般是不付钱的。第二十四页，共九十二页。 欧美的搭车文化欧美的搭车文化 搭车自从汽车的诞生到60、70年代的欧美是非常普遍的一种交通方式。同时当

17、代著名的小说在路上描写的几个年轻人横跨北美的故事也给无数的欧美人心中流下了很深的印象(ynxing)-对他们来说搭车有着浓浓的自由浪漫的精神。至今在欧美每年有数万人都用搭车做成他们的交通方式。对他们来说搭车还是一种自由探险的旅行方式。第二十五页，共九十二页。A typical hitchhiking gesture第二十六页，共九十二页。warm-up 1. Which nation is said to be a nation on the wheel? 2. Cars are entering ordinary Chinese families. If you have a car, wh

18、en do you prefer to walk, and when to drive? Do you think Cars will be as predominant in China as they are in the United States. Why or Why not? 第二十七页，共九十二页。 3. If you / your parents won 200,000RMB in lottery, will you suggest buying a car, why or why not? 4. In modern society, it seems that people

19、are losing some traditional ways of living, what are they?第二十八页，共九十二页。 What information can you learn from the title? out of fashion no longer walk第二十九页，共九十二页。text analysis “Out of Step” is an exposition that presents the absurdity of the Americans dependence on cars. The Americans, being so accusto

20、med to using cars, have almost forgotten the existence of their legs. Wherever they go, they go in their cars. As a result, pedestrian facilities are neglected in city planning or rejected by the inhabitants.第三十页，共九十二页。text understanding 1.How do people in the small town take the authors habit of wa

21、lking around for his business? odd slightly guilty if not giving him a ride第三十一页，共九十二页。 2. Why do the people consider his preference for walking at times a bit eccentric?第三十二页，共九十二页。 3. To what extent have the American people come to depend on cars?第三十三页，共九十二页。 4. What is the problem with the urban

22、planning of American cities? What does that have to do with the dependence of the American people on cars?第三十四页，共九十二页。 5. What do you think makes the author sad at the end of the passage?第三十五页，共九十二页。 6. Did the author write out any solution to the problem that American people rely too much on cars?

23、No Sound the siren第三十六页，共九十二页。Text ComprehensionDecide which best states the authors purpose of writing.A. Pointing out the fact that Americans walk too little today.B. Introducing an alternative to car-driving as a means of transport for an average American.C. Complaining about inconvenience traffi

24、c conditions for pedestrians in America. 第三十七页，共九十二页。Structural Analysis Part I (para.16) Introduction of the idea with an anecdote. Part II (para.713) Presentation of the fact that the Americans are habituated to using cars for everything. Part III (para.1420) Explanation of the fact that pedestria

25、n facilities are neglected or discarded.第三十八页，共九十二页。Part I (para.16) What kind of town is it? What is considered the authors “eccentric behavior”? How do people in the small town take the authors habit of walking around for his business? Why would drivers “depart reluctantly, even guiltily” when the

26、ir offer was declined?第三十九页，共九十二页。 sedate a. quiet especially in a way that lacks excitement宁静的 a sedate country town The fight against a nuclear power station site has transformed a normally sedate town into a battlefield. calm, serious and formal庄重的，严肃(yn s)的，不苟言笑的 She is a sedate old lady; she is

27、 caring but never talks much.第四十页，共九十二页。 compact(a):small and easy to carry a compact camera using a small amount of space The kitchen was compact but well equipped. antonym:第四十一页，共九十二页。 venerable venerable things or people deserve respect because they are old, important, wise etc值得(zh d)敬重的，受敬佩的 a

28、venerable scholar the venerable ruins of the abbey Respectable; respectful; respective第四十二页，共九十二页。 debonair fashionable and confident,carefree(usu of men) He strolled about, looking very debonair in his elegant new suit.第四十三页，共九十二页。 cappuccino； a type of coffee made with hot frothy milk and sometime

29、s with chocolate powder on the top第四十四页，共九十二页。 Cappuccino此字的历史 圣芳济教会(Capuchin)的修士都穿著褐色道袍，头戴一顶尖尖帽子，圣芳济教会传到意大利时，当地人觉得修士服饰很特殊，就给他们取个Cappuccino的名字，此字的意大利文是指僧侣所穿宽松长袍(chn po)和小尖帽，源自意大利文头巾即Cappuccio。 然而，老意爱喝咖啡，发觉浓缩咖啡、牛奶和奶泡混合后，颜色就像是修士所穿的深褐色道袍，于是灵机一动，就给牛奶加咖啡又有尖尖奶泡的饮料，取名为卡布奇诺(Cappuccino)。直到一九九0年以后，才成为世人耳熟能详的咖

30、啡饮料。应该可以这么说Cappuccino咖啡这个字，源自圣芳济教会(Capuchin)和意大利文头巾(Cappucio).第四十五页，共九十二页。第四十六页，共九十二页。 eccentric(adj) of people/behavior unusual, peculiar, not conventional an eccentric lady The old gentleman, who lived alone all his life, was said to have some eccentric habits. Most people considered him a harmles

31、s eccentric. eccentricity(n) eccentricity of style, clothing, manners One of his eccentricities is sleeping under the bed instead of on it. eccentrically第四十七页，共九十二页。 stroll to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way第四十八页，共九十二页。 curb prevent sth from getting out of control防止.失控(sh kn)；约束 curb ones feeli

32、ngs/anger curb spending place/put a curb on.第四十九页，共九十二页。 Poor nutrition can curb a childs development both physically and mentally. There will be curbs on drunk-driving from next month.第五十页，共九十二页。paraphrase1) a pleasant, sedate and compact town2) a leafy residential neighborhood3) I wouldnt dream of

33、 going to any of these places by car.4) People have gotten used to my eccentric behavior.5) They would depart reluctantly, even guiltily as if leaving the scene of an accident without giving their name.第五十一页，共九十二页。Part II (para.713) What is the main idea of the part? How important is the car to aver

34、age Americans? How does the author support this idea in this part?第五十二页，共九十二页。 para7 habituate: By the end of the school term, the students had been habituated / accustomed / used to rising at five oclock.第五十三页，共九十二页。 Para 8Contortion 1countable a twisted position or movement that looks surprising o

35、r strange: I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet. facial contortions2uncountable when something is twisted so that it does not have its normal shape: involuntary muscle contortion 3countable something difficult you have to do in order to achieve something: He we

36、nt through a series of amazing contortions to get Karen a work permit.第五十四页，共九十二页。 Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: a face contorted with rage; Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning: a mouth twisted with pain. He accused me of twisting his words t

37、o mean what I wanted them to. The reporter distorted the facts.第五十五页，共九十二页。 Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: Great erosion deformed the landscape. Warp can refer to a turning or twisting from a flat or straight form. It also ca

38、n imply the bending or turning of something from a true course or direction: floorboards that had warped over the years. 第五十六页，共九十二页。Para 9The thing is : What matters ; What is important is e.g. The thing is not to interrupt him while hes talking. 要紧(yojn)的是 第五十七页，共九十二页。 extravagant: Shes very _ she

39、 spends all her money on clothes. (frugal, economical, thrifty,extravagant) I had a frugal meal of bread and cheese last night. They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries. As far as oil energy is concerned, we cannot be too frugal.第五十八页，共九十二页。 Her mother is a thrifty housewife. Mr. Th

40、ompson is so thrifty that he is able to save more than half of his weekly salary. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box. She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.第五十九页，共九十二页。 She has been longing for a luxurious life. Shes got very extravagant tastes.第六十页，共九十二

41、页。 Para 10 acquaintance a speaking acquaintance He is not a friend of mine, only an acquaintance. I am not acquainted with chemical terms. make the acquaintance of sb结识(jish)某人第六十一页，共九十二页。 Para 11-13 confess； Les confessions She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring. He confess

42、ed to sleeping/having slept through most of the film. + (that) I have to confess (that) when I first met Ian I didnt think he was very bright. I found it all very confusing, I must confess. confess ones sins第六十二页，共九十二页。第六十三页，共九十二页。 deficient: A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease ricke

43、ts. not good enough His theory is deficient in several respects. Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.第六十四页，共九十二页。 proficient:skilled and experienced a proficient swimmer Shes proficient in two languages. It takes a couple of years of regular driving before you become proficient at it. p

44、roficiency: It said in the job ad they wanted proficiency in at least two languages.第六十五页，共九十二页。 In this regard:第六十六页，共九十二页。paraphrase1)become so habituated to using the car that it doesnt occur to us to unfurl our legs and see what those lower limbs can do. 2)We will go through the most extraordina

45、ry contortions to 3)And the thing is, this man looked really fit.4)jogs extravagant distance5)She looked at me as if I were tragically simple-minded. 6) and I can adjust it for degree of difficulty7)I confess it had never occurred to me how thoughtlessly deficient nature is in this regard. 第六十七页，共九十

46、二页。Part III (para.1420) Why did the author say “Actually, Im surprised it was that much”? Why did Laconia change its downtown pedestrian mall to one with parking lots?第六十八页，共九十二页。Bring/drive sth home to sb: to make sb realize sth The editorial brought home to me that the government did spend some mo

47、ney on the pedestrian facilities though very little. The professor drove home to the students that they have to finish the writing assignment by Friday. 第六十九页，共九十二页。 pedestrian Skip skip lunch skip school/class skip the first chapter skip a year/grade Skipping rope/jump rope I suggest we skip over t

48、he details and get to the point. 第七十页，共九十二页。 ridiculous(adj) What a ridiculous suggestion! Thats ridiculous ! That fat woman looked ridiculous in her tight golden dress. Do I look ridiculous in this hat? He has become an object of ridicule.(n) Those who ridicule others will be punished in return.(v)

49、第七十一页，共九十二页。 exasperating: annoying; displeasing Its so exasperating when he wont listen to a word that i say. exasperated: annoyed Hes become increasingly exasperated with the situation.第七十二页，共九十二页。 entertain an idea/hope/thought etc to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that somethin

50、g might happen or be true: She could never entertain the idea of living in the country.第七十三页，共九十二页。paraphrase1)According to a concerned and faintly horrified 1997 editorial 2)Actually, Im surprised it was that much.3)I had this brought home to me one summer when 4) I realized that I was possibly the