1、Unit 6A French Fourth RegulationReg: rule, kingreignRegionRegimeRegalRegular RegulationRigid Key Words Analysis expatriatePatr : father, forefatherPaternalPatriarchPatriot patriotic - patriotismPatronExpatriate移居國外者Repatriate遣送回國 Do you have a national flag?Do Chinese hang flags often?Pre-reading Qu

2、estionsOURNational Flag Which day is American National Day?How do American celebrate their National Day? Independence Day(Fourth of July) a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created

3、equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.我們認(rèn)為下面這些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等。造物主賦予人假設(shè)干不可剝奪的權(quán)利。其中包括生命權(quán)、自由權(quán)和追求幸福的權(quán)利。 fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches

4、 and ceremonies, various other public and private events The Star-Spangled Banner The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty U.S. statesthe thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British Crown and became the first states in the Union.Nicknames for th

5、e flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory，and The Star-Spangled Banner The US National Anthem Francis Scott Key Oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light, What so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight, Oer the rampar

6、ts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, ??！在晨曦初現(xiàn)時(shí)，你可看見是什么讓我們?nèi)绱蓑湴?？在黎明的最后一道曙光中歡呼，是誰的旗幟在激戰(zhàn)中始終高揚(yáng)！烈火熊熊，炮聲隆隆，我們看到要塞上那面英勇的旗幟 在黑暗過后依然聳立！?。∧阏f那星條旗是否會(huì)靜止，在自由的土地上飄舞，在勇者的家園上飛揚(yáng)？Gave proof thro the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spa

7、ngled banner yet wave Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave? Do you know some history of our national flag? Qing Flag (Yellow Dragon) 1890-1912 Flag of the China Empire (1915-16)China Soviet Flag (1932-35) PRC Flag (Drafts)- by Zeng Liansong Text IA French FourthBackground information:

8、Globalization make people can touch their own cultures more easily and children abroad can learn the history of their motherland from school. The culture divide between different countries is less jarring. However, on the other hand, people are less than fully immersed in a truly foreign world.Analy

9、sisThis text talks about the influence of a foreign culture on expatriated families. It can be divided into three parts. In part I, the author starts with a way of celebrating his home countrys National Day; In part II he makes a contrastive analysis of the costs and benefits of the expatriated peop

10、le; In part III, he talks about the effect of globalization. The following question may be asked:Why does the author hang the American flag from his fourth-floor balcony in Paris?The author has kept the old flag for a long time. Why didnt he get a new one?Why do the author and his family go back hom

11、e for the summer?Highlights: Para. I-3 Fold away : make something into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times These camping chairs can be folded away and put in the trunk.The piece of paper was folded away carefully and trucked into her purse. Fold ones arms a folding chair, be

12、d, bicycleA Folding Bicycle the date and the occasion that prompt its appearance: The event of the thirteen sates of British colonies declaring their independence on July 4, 1776 brought about the appearance of this flag.PromptCarried out or performed without delay:To give rise to; inspire: The acci

13、dent prompted a review of school safety policy.Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. Prompter SuppressTo put an end to forcibly; subdue; inhibit 鎮(zhèn)壓；制服;抑制suppress an uprising, a revolt, etcsuppress a smile suppress such outward signs of their heritage: do not give manifestations of thei

14、r traditional culture handed down from their ancestors. Refuel: Its original meaning is to fill with more fuel for a vehicle but here it means to fill someones mind with more knowledge of their native culture. Oil tankers will accompany the containers for trans-ocean refuelling.In a society of inten

15、se competition, people have to refuel every year to catch up with the rapid renewal of knowledge. The American in me: the feeling of being American which is deeply rooted in my mind. TwingeA sharp, sudden physical pain.A mental or emotional pain an occasional twinge of rheumatism Lacuna(fml)An empty

16、 space or a missing part; a gapAnatomy A cavity, space, or depression, especially in a bone, containing cartilage or bone cells.(解剖學(xué)) 腔隙：含有軟骨或骨細(xì)胞的腔隙、陷窩或裂口，尤指骨頭處的a lacuna in the manuscript Para 4-51. What are the costs and benefits of raising children in a foreign culture?2. What is the authors purpo

17、se of telling the story of his own children in Paragraph 4 and 5? How is the story related to his argument? not much of aThat country is not much of an adversary. ShootDont shoot I surrender. I shot several bullets and I missed the target.Shoot a filmBamboo shootshoot straightTo talk or deal honestl

18、y.直說shoot the bullTo spend time talking; talk idly.閑聊 Object lessonA lesson taught by using a material object.實(shí)物教學(xué)課 A Gun Shop in the US /wiki/File:Houston_Gun_Show_at_the_George_R._Brown_Convention_Center.jpgGun Show ConveyTo communicate or make known;To take or carry from one place

19、 to anotherConvey ones sympathy,feelingThis train conveys both passengers and goods.A conveyor A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.Isnt it a delight to have friend from afar?American Revolution13 states joined against the British to defend that self-governance in the armed conflict from 1

20、775 to 1783 then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America. Boston Tea PartyOn December 16, 1773, a group of men, led by Samuel Adams and dressed like American Indians, boarded the ships of the British East India Company and dumped an estimated 10,000 worth of te

21、a on board (approximately 636,000 in 2021) into the harbor. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party and remains a significant part of American patriotic lore.George Washington rallying his troops in the battle of princetonAesops FablesAesopa slave and story-teller who lived in Ancient Greece

22、“The Tortoise and the Hare “The Fox and the Grapes The Farmer and the ViperThe Boy Who Cried Wolf The Tortoise and the Hare One day a hare saw a tortoise walking slowly along and began to laugh and mock him. The hare challenged the tortoise to a race and the tortoise accepted. They agreed on a route

23、 and started off the race. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought hed sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race.He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The tortoise, plodding on, overtook him and

24、finished the race. The hare woke up and realized that he had lost the race.The moral, stated at the end of the fable, is, Slow and steady wins the race.La Fontaine 拉封丹the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century.THe Lion and the Hunter The Fox and

25、the CrowMaster Crow sat on a tree, Holding a cheese in his beak. Master Fox was attracted by the odour, And tried to attract him thus. Mister Crow, good day to you. You are a handsome and good looking bird! In truth, if your song is as beautiful as your plumage, You are the Phoenix of this forest. H

26、earing these words the Crow felt great joy, And to demonstrate his beautiful voice, He opened his mouth wide and let drop his prey. The Fox seized it and said: My good Sir, Know that every flatterer, Lives at the expense of those who take him seriously: This is a lesson that is worth a cheese no dou

27、bt. The Crow, embarrassed and confused, Swore, though somewhat later, that he would never be tricked thus again. The moral of the fable is Beware of flatterers.Para 6-7Why do the authors son Louise answer the mans name “Gulliver? SkirmishA minor battle in war,a brief skirmish on the frontierBattle f

28、ight, esp between organized armed forces the battle of Waterloo 滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役WarA state of open, armed, often prolonged conflictThree-Cornered HatsThe tricorne (three-cornered hat) a style of hat that was popular during the late 17th/18th century, In the United States, the tricorne is associated with the Am

29、erican Revolutionbonnethat tied with strings under the chin (scots) A brimless cap worn by men Hat cap Chef hat mortarboardAn academic cap topped by a flat squareA Chinese bamboo hat Gullivers Travels?格列佛游記?a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the traveller

30、s tales literary sub-genre. LilliputYahoo , member of a race of brutes having human form in Gullivers Travelsyahoo Goggle A pair of tight-fitting eyeglasseslook (at sb/sth) with wide round bulging eyes a frog with goggling eyesgoggle-boxmade goo-goo eyes atEnlightenmentA philosophical movement of th

31、e 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. 啟蒙運(yùn)動(dòng)：18世紀(jì)的一個(gè)哲學(xué)運(yùn)動(dòng)，強(qiáng)調(diào)運(yùn)用理智來審視先前被接受了的信條和傳統(tǒng)，該運(yùn)動(dòng)帶來了許多人道主義改革。 DescartesFrench mathematician and philosopher. Considered the father of analytic geomet

32、ry, he formulated the Cartesian system of coordinates. His philosophy is based on the rationalistic premise “I think, therefore I am.因?qū)⒌芽栕鴺?biāo)體系公式化而被認(rèn)為是解析幾何之父。他的哲學(xué)思想基于唯理性的前提“我思故我在 Voltaire 伏爾泰Rousseau 盧梭Montesquieu 孟德斯鳩 The French Revolutionthe French governmental structure, previously an absolute mon

33、archy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights. The Storming of the Bastille Reposte(Sports) A quick thrust given after parrying an opponents lunge in fencing.quick verbal

34、 reply or retort, esp to criticism a witty riposte Frame of reference: a particular set of beliefs, ideas, or observations on which one bases his judgment.Please see to it that you are dealing with someone with a different frame of reference.The observer interprets what he sees in terms of his own c

35、ultural frame of reference.Para 9Why doesnt the author worry much about his childrens European frame of reference?Thomas JeffersonThe third President of the United States (1801-1809). He drafted the Declaration of Independence (1776). He established the University of Virginia. Franklin RooseveltHis

36、administration was marked by relief programs(New Deal), measures to increase employment and assist industrial and agricultural recovery from the Depression, and World War II. He was the only U.S. President to be reelected three times (1936, 1940, and 1944). Bill Clintonserved as the 42nd President o

37、f the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president; Bill Clinton has been appointed U.N. special envoy for Haiti, a part-time position in which the former U.S. president will aim to attract private and government investment and aid for the poor Caribbean island nation. Part I

38、II paragraph 10-12Why does the author recall his own experience as a child in Paragraph 10?What are the differences between the author and his children as expatriates at about the same time in their lives? What causes the differences?Why does the author say the development is sad? ResonateTo exhibit

39、 or produce resonance or resonant effects.His remarks resonated with everyone presentedMRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)Oklahoma (1955) Laurey CurlyJud Fry It tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams. The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 19

40、43. It was a box-office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying national tours, foreign productions and an Academy Award-winning 1955 film adaptation. It has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.Square danceSquare dance is a folk dance with fo

41、ur couples (eight dancers) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, It has become associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country. Nineteen U.S. states have designated it as their official state dance. surreyA four-wheeled horse-drawn pleasure

42、carriage having two or four seats.(四輪雙座通常有篷的)薩里式游覽馬車fringe outer edge (US bang) front hair cut so that it hangs over the foreheadA fringe benefit附加福利劉海兒: Migrant workers are on the fringes of society.She has a fringe and glassesThey dont get much salary, but good fringes. Personify personificationTo represent (an abstrac