《大学基础英语》PPT课件.ppt

“Weve Been Hit!”,Unit 6,Background information,9.11 Incident refers to the September 11,2001 terrorists hijacked the plane hit the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington historical event.September 11,2001,at 4 airliner flying over the United States。When the American has just begin preparation of the work day when the New York World Trade Center,for the plane collision incident,the World Trade Center skyscrapers,the collapse came tumbling into ruins,causing more than 3,000 people were killed.And this text describes a particular episode in the disaster that occurred on September 11,2001 in NEW YORK in praise of the courage and compassion of man.,Pre-reading Questions:,Answer the pre-reading questions orally:1)Tell what know about the 9.11 Attack.2)Whats your opinion about the 9.11 Attack?,The first part(paragraph 1)tells of the common peoples perception about the WTC.The second part(paragraph 2-9)describes the initial reaction of people inside the WTC when the building was hit.The third part(paragraph 10-30)is mainly about how the three people(Ramos,Hong and Mayblum)tired their best to save a heavyset man.The last part(paragraph 31-34)describes the gathering of some of survivors and victims wives.,Main idea of each part:,Text work and Language Points,Part One:Paragraph I Related Questions：1)whats your understanding about“Im on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center.Thats power.”He used to be very proud of working in the tallest building in the world.,1.lash:to hit sb./sth.With great force 猛击；狠打 Rainstorm lashed the forest on the coast.暴风雨袭击了海岸的那片树林Lash out(at）猛击，猛踢；猛烈抨击，严厉斥责2.scoff:to laugh(at)嘲笑；讥讽We all scoff at such attempts.我们都嘲笑这种企图。scoff at sb.嘲笑某人,Language Points:,Language Points:,3.sway:to move or swing from side to side 摇摆 Our building began to sway,he said.建筑物发生了摇摆”，他说。4.illusion:something that deceives a person by seeming to be real 幻觉，错觉 Action is thought tempered by illusion.行动是理智被幻想调和后的产物。派生 illusionary(a)Illusionary landscapes are real landscapes now.幻觉的风景如今就成了真实的景致。,Text work and Language Points,Part Two Para.2-9Explain in your owe words the following sentences:1)Mayblum would be one of thousand s cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning.Mayblum would be among thousands of people,who was thrown suddenly into a state of extremely terrible suffering.2)Please list some examples to show peoples concern for others?He ripped his T-shirt into pieces,soaked the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues to cover their faces and so on.,Language Points:,5.devastating:completely destructive 毁灭性的；全然的 A life-threatening illness is devastating to every family it touches.危及生命的疾病对所有患者家庭都是破坏性的。派生 devastatingly adv.破坏性地 devastator n.蹂躏者,劫掠者6.glance at:to look quickly or briefly at 看一下，浏览；提到，影射 He darted a quick glance at me.他很快地瞥了我一眼。,Language Points:,7.purgatory:a place or condition of great suffering炼狱With the hot water of purgatory.溅出滚烫的炼狱之水。8.dilemma：a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice困境；进退两难 The aid industry faces a dilemma.援助行业陷入了两难境地。,Language Points:,9.off and on:Sometimes,occasionally;Intermittently on and off 有时，偶尔；间歇地，断断续续地It rained off and on yesterday.昨天断断续续地下了雨。10.pandemonium,pndimunjm:a state of extreme confusion and disorder 混乱的地方；闹哄哄的场所 Pandemonium broke out when the news was announced.这消息一宣布，立即乱成一片。,Text work and Language Points,Part three:Paragraph 10-30Explain in your owe words the following sentences1)The rumbles of the collapsing tower next door seemed to sap the heavyset man of his last gasps of energy.The loud noise caused by the collapse of the south tower took away the mans last energy.2)Please summarize Ramos,Hong and Mayblums characteristic.,Language Points:,11.descent:a movement downward 下降；倾斜Here there is a gradual descent to the sea.这里有个通向海的缓坡。12.spasm：a painful and involuntary muscular contraction痉挛；抽搐 A spasm of pain contorted his face.一阵剧烈的疼痛扭歪了他的脸。,Language Points:,13.stoop：bend ones back forward from the waist on down 弯腰；屈服 How could anyone stoop so low?哪有人能弯腰弯那麽低的啊?14.lobby:a large entrance or reception room or area 大厅；休息室 Most of the others were already there,talking excitedly in the lobby.别的人大半已经到了，正在大厅里很愤慨地谈话。,Sentence to paraphrase:,1.the collapsing tower next door It refers to the South Tower which collapsed thirty minutes earlier than the North Tower.2.Who are you,screaming at him to get out?Who do you think you are?You have no right to shout at him and order him to get out.,Language Points:,15.persuade:to convince(someone)说服，劝说；使某人相信 Typically,these client relationship managers can persuade some of their existing clients to follow them.这些客户关系经理一般都能劝说部分现有客户追随他们换银行。派生persuasion n.说服 persuasive adj.有说服力的；劝诱的,Language Points:,16.collapse:v.(break into pieces and)to fall down or in suddenly倒坍；坍陷;突然病倒；突然失败But adjustment is not collapse.但调整不代表着崩溃。Faced with a near collapse they are far more likely to give banks creditors a guarantee than to hurt them.面对迫在眉睫的崩溃，他们还是更愿意给银行的债权人以保证，而非损害他们的利益。A state of near collapse 体力近乎崩溃,Text work and Language Points,Part four:Paragraphs 31-34These paragraphs make up the last part of the text which relates the gathering of some of the survivors and victims family members in memory of the dead after the disaster.New Jersey:a state close to the New York City.Related Questions：1)What is the significance of the last paragraph?Echoes the first sentence”With the building in flames,one man needed help.Another man refused to leave him.”,Language Points:,17.meet up(with):to come across 偶然相遇；同碰见Julie and Steven meet up at a party after the game.朱莉和史蒂文在赛后的一次舞会中碰面。Would you be free to meet up with me for coffee?你会有空和我一起喝杯咖啡吗？,Sentences For Paraphrase,1)“the picture began to fade on the 36th floor.”Nothing was known about what had happened on the 36th floor.,Thank you for you attention!,Bye Bye!,