1、上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 Book II應(yīng) 用 型 大 學 英 語 系 列 教 程應(yīng) 用 型 大 學 英 語 系 列 教 程 Application-oriented college English Course 上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext Language Skills Development Language in Use Enhancement of Language Abilities Unit 1Unit OneTable of Contents上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextStarterText: Thanks for

2、 the best laugh weve had in yearsWorking with words and phrasesDiscussionPractice: interpretingPractice: translationPractice: writingSurfing the InternetHighlightsTable of ContentsPart 1 Language Skills Development上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextHighlights S: Facial expressionsL: An extremely self-satisf

3、ied womans racial stereotypesR: Thanks for the best laugh weve had in yearsW: How to avoid writing sentence fragmentsInternet work: Searching for information about Ritz Carlton Hotel Part 1 Language Skills Development上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext1. StarterA. Can you describe the facial expressions in

4、the following pictures using the words below? confused guilty panicked confident 4. _1. _2. _3. _panickedguilty confidentconfused上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextB. Listen to a story about an extremely self-satisfied womans racial stereotypes, and then complete the following notes with the appropriate wor

5、ds.1. StarterNotes to the StoryThe situation of the story: A white woman was seated a black man on .The womans racial stereotypes: 1. The black man is a(n) person.2. The black man shouldnt be given a seat next to . The captains solution to the womans complaint and his reasons: 1. is an unpleasant pe

6、rson. 2. It is unfair for to be forced to sit beside such an unpleasant person. 3. So the first class seat should be given to .next to a flightunpleasant a white personThe white womananyone the black man上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextOn a flight, a middle-aged white South African woman found herself sit

7、ting next to a black man. She called the flight attendant over to complain about her seating. “What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the attendant. “Cant you see?” she said. “Youve sat me next to a black. I cant possibly sit next to this unpleasant person. Find me another seat!” “Please calm d

8、own, Madam.” the attendant replied. “The flight is very full today, but Ill check to see if we have any seats available in club or first class.” The woman gave an unfriendly glance at the angry black man beside her. 1. StarterMind Mapflight attendantclub class（客機的）乘務(wù)員 （飛機）社交艙，公務(wù)級Tapescript 上海交通大學出版社

9、上海交通大學出版社 BackNextA few minutes later the attendant returned with the good news, which she gave to the woman, who looked at the people around her with a very pleased and self-satisfied smile, “Madam, we do have one seat in first class.” Before the woman had a chance to answer, the attendant continue

10、d, “I had to get special permission from the captain. But, in this case, the captain felt it unfair that someone should be forced to sit next to such an unpleasant person.” With these words, she turned to the black man and said, “So if youd like to get your things, sir, your seat is ready for you in

11、 first class.” At this point, the surrounding passengers stood up and clapped their hands loudly as the black man walked up.1. StarterWarm UpBackNext1. Can you still remember the best laugh youve had in your life? Tell us the story.2.How do you regard Black people?Text Lead-in上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 Back

12、NextText Lead-in上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 Text OrganizationA womans winning lots of money at a slot machine and returning to the hotel room (Paras. _ )The womans fear with the two black men she met in the elevator (Paras. _ )The womans stereotypical reaction to the two black men (Paras. _ )The two black me

13、ns kindness and consideration for the woman (Para. _ )The womans receiving gifts from the two black men she met the day before (Paras. _ ) 12356891012上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 1 On a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of qua

14、rters at a slot machine. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room.2 But first she wanted to hide the quarters in her room. “Ill be right back and well go to eat,” she told her husband and carried the coin-laden bucket to the elevator.Translation 謝謝您帶給我們多年來

15、最暢快的歡笑謝謝您帶給我們多年來最暢快的歡笑 1 最近一個周末，有位女士在大西洋城玩老虎機，贏了滿滿一桶二十五美分的硬幣。她暫時離開賭博機，與丈夫前往旅館餐廳吃晚飯。 2 不過，她想先去客房把硬幣藏起來?！拔胰ヒ粫壕突貋恚缓笪覀冊偃コ燥?。”她對她的丈夫說道，之后，便提著滿滿一桶硬幣朝電梯走去。Meaning: She stopped gambling at the slot machine for a while in order to have dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. bucketful: n. C一桶（的量）e

16、.g. Draw a bucketful of water from the well. n. + -fu l= n. e.g. handful, mouthful, pocketfulQuestions about Paras. 1-2 slot: n. C 硬幣投幣口；細長的孔，狹縫 e.g. Pick up the receiver and deposit a coin in the slot. take/have a break: 休息一會兒e.g. Well take a short break for lunch, and then start again at 2 oclock.

17、 coffee break 下午茶時間lunch hour: 午餐時間，午休spring break: 復活節(jié)假 laden: a. 1)（用于構(gòu)成形容詞）充滿的，裝載的e.g. The flavor of the soup permeates the moisture-laden air. 2)裝滿的，有負載的e.g. The orchard is full of trees laden with apples.上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextShe won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine.1. What happen

18、ed to the woman in Atlantic City on a recent weekend? She went back to her room. Because she wanted to hide the quarters first.2. Where did the woman go before having dinner with her husband? Why?2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 3 她正要走進電梯時，看到電梯里已經(jīng)有兩位男乘客。兩位都是黑人，其中一位個頭很高，體型令人望而生畏。這

19、位女士一下子愣住了。她的第一反應(yīng)是：“這兩個男人會打劫我。”她轉(zhuǎn)而又想：“不要戴著有色眼鏡看人；他們看上去完全像是紳士。”然而，種族偏見的力量是強大的，恐懼使她渾身發(fā)涼。她定在那里，眼睛緊盯著眼前兩位男子。上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext 3 As she was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men already aboard. Both were black. One of them was tallvery tallan intimidating figure. The woman froze. H

20、er first thought was: “These two are going to rob me.” Her next thought was: “Dont be a bigot; they look like perfectly nice gentlemen.” But racial stereotypes are powerful, and fear froze her blood. She stood and stared at the two men. Translation Question about Para. 3Meaning: One of the black men

21、 was so tall that he looked very frightening.Meaning: Overwhelmed with fixed and prejudiced ideas of black people, she was extremely afraid of the two men. She stopped moving forward and looked at them intently for a long time.Meaning: The woman became stiff with fear and stood there without moving.

22、 be about to do sth.: 正要，就要（做某事） e.g. I was about to leave home when it poured cats and dogs. not be about to do something 意思是“不愿意做，無意做某事”. e.g. She was not about to leave office after 10 years in power. aboard: ad. 在/到（船、飛機、火車或其他交通工具）上 e.g. The plane crash killed 100 passengers aboard yesterday. in

23、timidating: a. 嚇人的，令人膽怯的e.g. They shrug at mentioning the intimidating barrister. freeze: vi./vt. 1)（因恐懼、震驚而）呆住，僵住，愣住 e.g. I heard the explosion and froze in my tracks. 2)（使）凍結(jié)，凝固 e.g. It was so cold; the lake was sure to freeze overnight.3)（使）感到極冷；凍僵，凍死 e.g. They almost froze to death. racial: a.種族

24、的，人種的，民族的 e . g . We m u s t f i g h t r a c i a l discrimination. stereotype: n. C 成見，陳規(guī)，老一套，刻板印象e.g. The study says that British advertisements have stereotypes about women. vt. 對有成見，對形成模式化看法e.g. Black people are often stereotyped as trouble makers. freeze ones blood: 使人恐怖萬分，令人毛骨悚然e.g. I heard a s

25、cream that froze my blood.2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextBecause there were already two black men aboard and she was afraid that they were going to rob her.3. Why did the woman hesitate to enter the elevator? 2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Ha

26、d in Years 上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext 4 She felt anxious, upset and ashamed. She hoped they didnt read her mind but gosh, they had to know what she was thinking! Translation4 她開始焦慮，心神不定，又感到不好意思。她希望他們沒有看出她的心思，但是，天啊，他們肯定已經(jīng)知道她在琢磨什么了！ have (got) to: 表示一定真實或肯定發(fā)生 e.g. There has to be a reason for this. 2

27、. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext 5 Her hesitation about joining them in the elevator was all too obvious now. Her face was flushed. She couldnt just stand there, so with a mighty effort of will she picked up one foot and stepped forward and followed wit

28、h the other foot and was on the elevator. Avoiding eye contact, she turned around stiffly and faced the elevator doors as they closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her fear increased! The elevator didnt move. Panic consumed her. “My God,” she thought, “Im trapped and a

29、bout to be robbed!” Her heart sank. Sweat poured from every pore. Translation 要不要進去和他們同乘一部電梯？她遲疑不決的態(tài)度已經(jīng)太過明顯了。她漲得滿臉通紅。老站著不動也無濟于事，于是她橫下心來，抬起一只腳往前挪，接著另一只腳也跟了進來，站在電梯內(nèi)。她不敢抬眼，僵直地轉(zhuǎn)過身，臉朝外，這時，電梯門合上了。時間一秒一秒地過去。她越來越害怕！電梯紋絲不動。她陷入了恐懼的深淵。“我的天啊，”她暗忖，“我被困在這里，要遭人劫財！”她的心往下沉，每個毛孔都在冒汗水。 Meaning: She didnt know whether

30、she should step into the elevator and stand together with the two black men already aboard. Her uncertainty had become too obvious. She became so embarrassed that her face turned red.Meaning: She felt more and more frightened She was hit by fear that was extremely strong and nearly lost her reasonin

31、g She lost courage and hope. She was filled with such great fear that she sweated a lot. all too: 太（強調(diào)達到極端的程度）e.g. His father sold his property to a man all too anxious to buy. flushed: a. 臉紅的e.g. Her face was flushed with happiness. pick up: 抬起，拾起；取或收集某物；接乘客e.g. When we teach a horse to pick up its

32、 feet, we start by getting it accustomed to having a rope dangled around his legs. A t r u c k p i c k s u p t h e recycling once a week. Ill pick you up at six. mighty: a. 1) 強而有力的e.g. He is strong who conquers others; he who conquers himself is mighty. 2) 巨大的，非凡的e.g. They are cruising on the might

33、y Changjiang River. ad.非常，極其 e.g. Im mighty pleased. avoid: vt.躲開，避開；使無效，避免e.g. To avoid writing an invoice is a tax dodge. stiffly: ad.僵直地 e.g. Just then the old woman strode stiffly into the room. consume: vt. 1)使充滿（強烈的感情）e.g. She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her. 2) 吃，

34、喝，飲e.g. Mom was amazed by how much pizza Tom could consume. 3)消耗，消費e.g. The US has 5% of the world population, but consumes 25% of the global energy. trap: vt. 1)使陷入困境，使落入險境e.g. Many women are trapped in loveless marriages. 2)使陷入圈套，使中計 e.g. He felt he had been trapped into accepting the terms of the

35、 contract.2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 6 Then one of the men said, “Hit the floor.” Instinct told her to do what they told her. The bucket of quarters flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the elevator floor. A shower of coins rained down

36、on her. “Take my money and spare me,” she prayed. More seconds passed. She heard one of the men say politely, “Maam, if youll just tell us what floor youre going to, well push the button.” The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He was trying mightily to hold in a belly laugh

37、. NextBack Translation 6 這時，她聽到其中一個人說：“趴下（與“按下樓層”同音）。”她的本能反應(yīng)就是照著他們的話做。于是她張開雙臂，趴在了電梯地板上，滿桶的硬幣飛向空中，灑了出去。硬幣如雨點般落在了她的身上。她在心里默禱：“把錢拿去吧，饒我一命。”又過了幾秒鐘，她聽到其中一位男子彬彬有禮地說：“夫人，您只要告訴我您要去幾樓，我們來按按鈕?！闭f這話的人有點費力才把話說完，盡力忍住沒有放聲大笑。 Question about Para. 6 collapse: vi. 1)倒下，倒塌e.g. One of the four medieval churches was not

38、 structurally sound and collapsed. 2)崩潰，瓦解 e.g. A monarchy collapsed. n. 倒塌，塌陷；崩潰，瓦解 These miners were trapped by the collapse of the tunnel roof. a shower of: 一陣，一連串e.g. a shower of leaves 一陣落葉a shower of dust 一陣灰塵a shower of sparks 一連串火花 pray: vi. 1)祈禱e.g. They went to the mosque to pray. 2)請求e.g.

39、 I hope and pray that this is just a misunderstanding. have trouble (in) doing sth.: 做有困難e.g. What do you do when you have trouble solving a problem in the workplace?2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years She took it as “fall on your knees to the floor”.上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 4. What did t

40、he woman take “hit the floor” to mean? NextBack 2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 7 這位女士抬起頭望著這兩位男乘客。他們彎下腰，把她攙扶起來。她滿腹疑惑，掙扎著站了起來?！拔医形疫@個朋友按樓層，”那位普通個頭的男子說，“意思是叫他按我們要去的樓層的按鈕。夫人，我并非要您趴在地上?！彼f話時態(tài)度和藹，緊咬著嘴唇。上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNext 7 The woman lifted her head and looked up at the two me

41、n. They reached down to help her up. Confused, she struggled to her feet. “When I told my friend here to hit the floor,” said the average-sized one, “I meant that he should hit the elevator button for our floor. I didnt mean for you to hit the floor, Maam.” He spoke pleasantly. He bit his lip. Trans

42、lationQuestion about Para. 7Meaning: She was still unsure of what was happening. She made an effort to get up. confused: a. 迷惑的，糊涂的e.g. Jo looked very confused, but then she laughed. confused派生自動詞confuse，意為“使糊涂，疑惑不解；混淆，使分辨不清；使混亂”。e.g. He kept asking unnecessary questions that only confused the issue

43、. struggle: vi. 1)努力；爭取 e.g. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake. 2)掙扎著前行或進行某事e.g. He struggled along the rough road holding his son. n. C 掙扎，戰(zhàn)斗，斗爭 bite ones lip:抑制情感的流露，忍住話e.g. She paused uncertainly, biting her lip. 2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years

44、 According to the two black men, “hit the floor” meant “to push the button for the floor they were going to”.上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 5. What did “hit the floor” mean according to the two black men? NextBack 2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years Meaning: She felt like saying sorry to the tw

45、o men for having mistaken them for bad guys, but she didnt know what to say and became speechless.上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 8 It was obvious he was having a hard time not laughing. The woman thought: “My God, what a spectacle Ive made of myself.” She was too embarrassed to speak. She wanted to make an apol

46、ogy, but words failed her. How do you apologize to two perfectly respectable gentlemen for behaving as though they were going to rob you? She didnt know what to say. The three of them gathered up the scattered quarters and refilled her bucket. BackNextTranslationQuestion about Para. 8 make a spectac

47、le of oneself: 當眾出丑，出洋相e.g. He drank too much and made a spectacle of himself. fail: vt. 沒有幫助；辜負e.g. His strength failed him. 他（一下子）失去了力量。His friends failed him. 他的朋友沒有幫他的忙。 respectable: a. 1) 人格高尚的，值得尊敬的 e.g. The Chinese are a hard-working, respectable people. 2) 相當多的；滿意的；體面的e.g. She received a res

48、pectable sum of money for New Year gift from relatives. scattered: a. 分散的，零 散的，疏落的e.g. scattered villages scattered showers scattered派生自動詞scatter，意為“分散；散播；撒”。e.g. The crowd scattered at the sound of gunshots. 2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 8 很顯然，他在極力忍住不笑出來。該女士心想：“我的天啊，真是丟人現(xiàn)眼，出大

49、洋相了！”她羞愧難當，默不做聲。她想要道一聲歉，卻不知如何開口。把兩位絕對體面正派的紳士看作劫匪，如何請求他們的諒解？她不知該怎么說。他們?nèi)耸捌鹕⒙涞挠矌牛匦路胚M了桶里。She felt apologetic and embarrassed.上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 6. How did the woman feel toward the two black men later? NextBack2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years pull oneself together: 控制自己，鎮(zhèn)定下來；重新控制感情

50、，重新振作起來e.g. Stop crying and pull yourself together! brush oneself/sb. off:（尤指摔跤后）拂去衣服上的灰塵，撣凈自己/某人 e.g. I got up, brushed myself off, and carried on walking. unsteady: a. 1)不穩(wěn)固的，失去平衡的e.g. They are sitting at an unsteady table, enjoying the year-end dinner. 2) 容易變化的，不穩(wěn)定的 e.g. All goes smoothly except

51、the unsteady airflow. roar: vi./vt.1) 放聲大笑 e.g. These children roared in amusement at the fairy tales. 2) 吼叫，咆哮 e.g. Courage doesnt always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” 3)（車輛）呼嘯而過e.g. The car roared off down the road.9 電梯在她要去的樓層

52、停下了，兩位男士堅持要陪她到她的客房，因為她的腳步似乎有點搖晃，他們擔心她在過道里會有閃失。他們將她送到門口，然后道了晚安。她迅速進入客房，耳邊傳來他們走回電梯時發(fā)出的哈哈大笑。她撣了撣灰，定了定神，便來到樓下與丈夫一起用餐。上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 9 When the elevator arrived at her floor they then insisted on walking her to her room. She seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and they were afraid she might not mak

53、e it down the corridor. At her door they bid her a good evening. As she slipped into her room she could hear them roaring with laughter as they walked back to the elevator. The woman brushed herself off. She pulled herself together and went downstairs for dinner with her husband. BackNextTranslation

54、 walk: vt. 使（某人/某物）行走e.g. We walked our horses the last quarter of a mile.Question about Para. 9 2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh Weve Had in Years bid: vt./vi. 1) 向某人打招呼 e.g. bid somebody good afternoon/good morning, etc. 2) 吩咐 e.g. He bade them (to) leave at once. 3) 出價，投標 e.g. How much do you b

55、id for the late artists painting? n. C 競標 They helped her up, gathered the scattered quarters with her and walked her back to her room seeing that she was still unsteady on her feet.上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 7. How did the two black men exhibit their friendliness to the woman? NextBack2. Text: Thanks for t

56、he Best Laugh Weve Had in Years 10 第二天早晨，鮮花送到了她的客房是12朵玫瑰，每一朵玫瑰都附上了一張嶄新的百元美鈔。11 卡片上寫著：“謝謝您帶給我們多年來最暢快的歡笑?！?2 落款是： 艾迪墨菲 邁克爾喬丹上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 10 The next morning flowers were delivered to her rooma dozen roses. Attached to EACH rose was a crisp one-hundred-dollar bill. 11 The card said: “Thanks for t

57、he best laugh weve had in years.” 12 It was signed: Eddie Murphy Michael Jordan Question about Paras. 10-12BackNextTranslation deliver: vt. 1) 投遞；傳送；運送e.g. Could you try to deliver ahead of time? 2) 發(fā)表（演講）；宣布e.g. Professor Li will deliver the commencement address to this years graduating classes. 3)

58、 接生e.g. Heres how they delivered the baby inside a parked car at the gas station. attach: vt. 將某物系在另一物上e.g. Bill was frustrated when he tried to attach the trailer to his truck. crisp: a. 1) 嶄新的，挺括的 e.g. a crisp new 5 note 2) 脆的，酥的，松脆的e.g. crisp potato chips 脆脆的薯條2. Text: Thanks for the Best Laugh W

59、eve Had in Years 8. What did the woman receive the next morning? Who sent them and why?上海交通大學出版社上海交通大學出版社 BackNextShe received a dozen roses and twelve crisp 100-dollar bills. They were sent by Eddie Murphy and Michael Jordan to thank her for the best laugh theyd had in years. 2. Text: Thanks for th

60、e Best Laugh Weve Had in Years When I born, I blackWhen I grow up, I blackWhen I go in Sun, I blackWhen I scared, I blackWhen I sick, I blackAnd when I die, I still blackAnd you white fellowWhen you born, you pinkWhen you grow up, you whiteWhen you go in sun, you redWhen you cold, you blueWhen you s