何兆熊综合英语第三册Unit.ppt

Unit 4Fun,Oh Boy,Fun.You Could Die from It,Oh Boy!,exclamation(inf.,especially AmE)used to express feelings of surprise,pleasure,pain,etc:Boy,it sure is hot!Oh boy!Thats great!Boy,it hurts!Boy,am I glad to see you!They eat it for breakfast and boy is it good!,Question for discussion,If you had a billion RMB and did not have to work,you would Consider how you are going to spend the money.Make a list of the things you would like to do.Consider how you would feel with each dream of yours fulfilled.Do you think you will have a lot of fun?,Warm-up,Among the things listed below,which is supposed to be fun?family outingdance home going to bar/disco drinking beer/wine lovestudy sex Karaokefailing exam gambling eatingcyber game taking drug/ecstasy marriageWalt Disneyfuneral robbingsinging contestkeep fit sportsTV/movie/newspapermaking friends workhaving a baby going to the space partymistreating,Pre-reading Questions,Do you think your life is full of fun?What is supposed to be fun in your university life?How to have fun at university?(What is the secret of fun?),Introduction:Para.1-5,What is the thesis statement of the essay?What technique does the author employ in this part of the essay?The author uses definition,comparison and questions to introduce the topic.In Para.4,a series of questions has been raised.Whats the effect of it?The author points out that fun has become the major concern of people.it has outweighed many other questions.,“Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking,that people deserved fun,that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn into(sakes alive!)puritans.”It is not clear from which point of human development it occurred to people that they could easily find fun everywhere,that they should have fun,and that if people lived without fun for a single day they were being too harsh on themselves.,Para.1-5:Paraphrase,Para.1-5:Grammar&Vocabulary,somewhere along the line:(inf.)During the time when you are involved in an activity or process;at some unspecified time;eventually or once Somewhere along the line,Jack seemed to have lost interest in their marriage.Somewhere along the line,his father became addicted to gambling.Sakes alive!:for Gods,Goodness,Heavens sake;OMG AmE.slang 哎呀!好家伙!糟糕!天呀!吓我一跳!,Culture Notes:who are puritans?,Puritans refer to a group of radical English protestants that arose in the late sixteenth century and became a major force in England during the seventeenth century.Puritans wanted to“purify”the Church of England by eliminating traces of its origins in the Roman Catholic Church.In addition,they urged a strict moral code and placed a high value on hard work.After the execution of King Charles I in 1649,they controlled the new government,the Commonwealth.,Culture Notes:who are puritans?,Oliver Cromwell,who became leader of the Commonwealth,is the best-known Puritans.Many Puritans,persecuted in their homeland,came to America in the 1620s and 1630s,setting colonies that eventually became Massachusetts.The words puritan and puritanical have come to suggest a zeal for keeping people from enjoying themselves.One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life;often used reproachfully or in contempt;one who has overstrict notions.,Para.1-5:Grammar&Vocabulary,overshadow:1)to make sb.or sth.else seem less important Her interest in politics began to overshadow her desire to be a poet.2)to make an occasion or period of time less enjoyable by making people feel sad or worriedThe threat of war overshadowed the summer of 1939.a dark valley overshadowed by towering peaks,Para.1-5:Grammar&Vocabulary,Fetish:(usu.disapproving)sth.regarded with extravagant trust or respect 物神;迷恋(物);盲目崇拜的对象(syn.)obsessionHe makes a fetish of his own car.She has a fetish about/for cleanliness.the fun fetish:counting fun as the most important quality in lifefoot/feather fetishFetishism:拜物教；恋物癖,Text Analysis:Para.6-11,What style does Jordan create and how does she create it?What are some of the things that do not provide fun according to Jordan?How do some people manage to have fun?What relationship does the use of drugs and alcohol have to our difficulties in having fun today?What is the relationship between big occasions and experience of fun?,Para.6-11:Paraphrase,One way was to step up the level of danger or licentiousness or alcohol or drug consumption so that you could be sure that,no matter what,you would manage to have a little fun.(P.9)Television commercials brought a lot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture.The TV advertisements offered a lot of fun and led the fun-enthusiasts into full awareness of all fun-seeking activities.,Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary,flunk:v.to fail,especially(in)a course or an examThe boy was upset because he flunked(in)an English Exam.flunk out:to expel or be expelled from a school or a course because of work that does not meet required standards.He flunked out of several high schools,not because he was too stupid.Similarly steps will be taken to reduce the number of students who drop out or flunk out.,Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary,traipse:(informal)to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored.Ive been traipsing around the shops all morning.他们一路闲逛，漫步来到人民广场参加国庆庆祝活动。They traipsed all the way to the Peoples Square for the celebrations of the National Day.flick:to hit sth with a sudden quick movement,especially using your finger and thumb together,or your hand:Papa flicked the ash from his cigar.Jackie flicked her long hair back.,Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary,aint:Amer.a contraction for am not,are not,is not,has not,and have not.aint has come to be regarded as a mark of illiteracy,it is vulgar English And look at my face,aint it a smile?Things aint what they used to be.I aint got no money.You aint seen nothing yet.Cf.wanna,gotta,gonna,oughta,Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary,rough-and-ready:crude but effective;simple but just good enough for a particular purpose;The house is rather rough and ready,I am afraid.依我看，这房子还算差强人意。Daniel is a rough-and-ready character;hed rather fight than talk things over.A Millionaire Of Rough-and-ready 粗犷的百万富翁,Para.6-11:Grammar&Vocabulary,epitome:n.thing that shows on a small scale all the characteristics of sth much larger;the perfect example of sth.(syn.)embodiment His father is the epitome of goodness.“He is the absolute epitome of a school teacher.clothes that are the epitome of good taste 大亨小传被普遍认为是美国上世纪爵士时代的缩影。The Great Gatsby is commonly regarded as the epitome of the Jazz Age of the last century.epitomize,Text Analysis:Para.12-15,According to Jordan,how should we treat fun?How does Jordan develop P.13?What does“It may even come on a Tuesday”mean?Why does Jordan use an anecdote to conclude her essay?Two simple,direct statements are used to begin and end the essay.What is the effect of these statements?An imaginary event is presented in P.8 and a real event in P.14.Whats the function of the narration of these two events?,Para.12,“It occurred to me,while I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start,that not much is,and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity.”It occurs to sb.-sb.thinks of sth.suddenly in case-lest;for fearWhile I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start,I suddenly thought of something:not much is fun,and I tell you this for fear that you might be worried about your ability to find fun in life.,Para.13:rhetorical device,Find out examples of the following rhetorical devices:personification:A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human formsimile:A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared,often in a phrase introduced by like or as,Para.13 Paraphrase,“I dont mean to put damper on things.I just mean we ought to treat fun reverently.It is a mystery.It cannot be caught like virus.It cannot be trapped like an animal.”I dont want to make things dull.I just suggest that we should have more respect on fun.It is a kind of divine force,and we cannot catch it as easily as catching a virus,or trap it as irreverently as trap an animal.,Para.13 Paraphrase,“The god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party.I dont want to blaspheme fun anymore.”pay sb.back for sth.-to make sb.suffer for doing sth.wrong or unpleasant(revenge/punish)The god of happiness is punishing us for regarding fun as easily obtained all through the year,the punishment was that real fun or happiness has been absent from our merry-making parties.I dont want to treat fun in that irreverent way anymore.,Para.12-15:Grammar&Vocabulary,damper:(infml.）something that stops an occasion from being as enjoyable as it was intended to beThe bad news put/cast/threw a damper on the party.Will the snow put a bit of a damper on your hike plans?blaspheme:To swear or curse(using the name of God);to use words which show a lack of respect for God or religionThe bank manager began to rage and blaspheme(against)God.The spiritual leader charged that the film blasphemed Islam.blasphemer;blasphemous;blasphemy,Para.12-15:Grammar&Vocabulary,Malted milk:is a powdered food product made from a mixture of malted barley,wheat flour,and whole milk,which is evaporated until it forms a powder.,chunky,(of candy,etc)containing small,thick pieces:Chunky candy;chunky peanut butter;chunky soup(of a man)short and strong;stocky:a chunky man usually has a wide upper body and looks strong.,scan,1.to examine sth carefully,with the eyes or with a machine,in order to obtain information:she anxiously scanned the faces of the young men leaving the train in the hope of finding her son.2.to scan a text can also mean to look through it quickly in order to find a piece of information that one wants or get a general idea of what the text contains:Now scan the newspaper article quicky and make a note of the main points.3.to get an image of an object,a part of sbs body,etc.on a computer by passing a beam of X-RAYS,ULTRASOUND waves or ELECTROMAGNETIC waves over it in a special machine:use a scanner to scan a book,