UNIT4

SECTIONAFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureThesesymbolsstandfor…

Warming-up

TheEiffelTowelTheLeaningTowerTheOperaHouseThePyramidsBeijingOperaBigBenRedSquareParthenon

France

Italy

Australia

Egypt

China

England

Russia

Greece

Warming-up

WhatcanyouthinkofAmericanSymbolsTheWhiteHouseHollywoodMovieThestatueofLibertyMcDonalds,KFCBarbieCountryMusicUncleSamCoca-cola…TheMostFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureTheStatueofLibertyBarbieAmericanGothicBuffaloNickelUncleSamLet’smoveontothetextandseewhattheauthorhastosayaboutthis5symbols.Warming-upI.UnderstandingThetextisaboutfivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture,tellingreaderstheseinformation:who,inwhattime,designedthesesymbols,whatmadethemcomeupwithsuchidea...TextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

1.TheStatueofLibertyMore

Findtheseinformation:Time:

Mid-1870sDesigner:

FrenchartistFredericAuguste

BartholdiModel:

Hiswife’sarmandhismother’sface

History:

CelebratingUSindependenceandthe

France-AmericaallianceTextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

2.Barbie

Findtheseinformation:Time:1959Designer:ElliotandRuthHandlerModel:DaughterBarbara

History:Afterwatchingherdaughter

playwithpaperdolls,Ruthhad

theidea.TextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:3.AmericanGothicTime:

Augustof1930Designer:

GrantWoodModels:

HissisterandhisdentistHistory:

GrantWoodwasvisitingthetownof

EldoninthesouthernpartofIowa

whenhecameuponthefarmhouse.MoreTextStudy—Understanding(apitchfork)

Whatdidtheserious-lookingfaceandapitchforkimply?TextStudy—UnderstandingSerious-lookingface:thesolemnprideofAmericanfarmers;hard–workinganddiligent.Thepitchfork:hayinginthe19thcentury;toechotherepeatedlinesoftheGothicWindow.

TextStudy—Understanding4.BuffaloNickelTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:Time:

From1913to1938Designer:

FraserModel:

AnagingbuffalofromNowYorkCity’s

CentralParkZooHistory:

Ithonoredapairofconnectedtragedies

fromthesettlementoftheAmerican

frontier—thedestructionofthebuffalo

herdsandtheAmericanIndians.MoreTextStudy—Understanding5.UncleSamTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:Time:

After1913to1938Model:

SamWilsonDesigner:

JamesMontgomeryFlaggHistory:

Happeningtogetthename“UncleSam”,

UncleSamsoonreplacedBrother

JonathanasAmerican’smostpopular

symbol.TextStudy—UnderstandingIII.Summary

TheStatueofLibertyisamonumentbuilttocelebratetheUS_____________andtheFrance-Americaalliance.Holdingatorchhigh,thestatueexpresseswelcometopeoplewhohaveaffectionforpeaceand______.InspiredbyaGermandoll,RuthdesignedherAmericanversionof_____calledBarbie.Withlonglimbsandan____________breastsize,Barbieisshapelyandbeautiful.Guidedbyartistictheories,WoodcreatedtheportraitshowingthesolemnprideofAmerican_______.UnlikeothercoinsintheUS,thebuffalonickel________apairofconnectedtragedies,theTextStudy—Summaryindependencelibertydollsexaggeratedfarmershonored

__________ofbothbuffaloherdsandAmericanIndians.ThestoryofUncleSam________fromamanwhoinspectedmeatfortheUSArmyduringthewartoliberatetheAmerican_________.TherearemanyversionsofUncleSam’sportrait,butthemostfamousisintherecruiting_______,inwhichheisatallmanwithawhitebeardonhischin.destructionevolvescoloniesposterTextStudy—Summary1.workon…devoteto…2.goaheadgoondoing…;encouragetodo…3.goagainstfailtoagreewith;beinviolationof

4.beshortfor…betheabbreviationof…ActiveExpressionsNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

1.全世界的科學(xué)家正在致力于揭開(kāi)艾滋病之謎。2.盡管天氣不好，運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)將照常進(jìn)行。3.任何違反自然規(guī)律的事情都會(huì)遭到大自然的嚴(yán)厲懲罰。4.AIDS是“后天性免疫缺陷綜合癥”的縮寫(xiě)。TranslationNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

ScientistsaroundtheworldareworkinghardonthemysteryofAIDS.2.Despitethebadweatherthesportsmeetwillgoahead.3.Anythingthatgoesagainstthelawofnaturewillreceiveseverepunishmentfromit.4.AIDSisshortfor‘AcquiredImmuno-

deficiencySyndrome.NotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

NotestotheText—FocusStudy

2.Hestretchedthemodels’necksabit,but

therewasnodoubt

whoposedfortheportrait.(L44)

…therewasno/somedoubt,毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)/不確定，有疑問(wèn)Practice

毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，她是她那個(gè)時(shí)代最優(yōu)秀的芭蕾舞演員。

她是否適合該工作有些疑問(wèn)。

Thereisnodoubtthatsheisthefinestballerina

ofherday.

There’ssomedoubtabouthersuitabilityfor

thejob.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKey3.

co-foundern.

(L19)

someonewhoworkswithyouasabeginner

co→co-author合著者co-pilot合作駕駛者co-ordinate使協(xié)調(diào)co-exist共存co-habitation共同居住co-operate合作e.g.

togetherwithWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

4.assemble

v.

(L8)gather;collect我收集了寫(xiě)那篇文章所需要的所有信息。I’veassembledalltheinformationIneedformyessay.

TranslationKeyWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

7.inspirev.

(L39)givesb.afeelingofwantingandbeingabletodosth.good這部書(shū)的靈感源于一個(gè)真實(shí)的人。Thebookwasinspiredbyarealperson.TranslationKeyWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

inspire=in(向內(nèi))+spire(呼氣)perspire=per(每一處)+spireconspire合謀

=con(一起)+spire合謀呼吸系統(tǒng)

respire=re(再；又)+spireGeniusis1%inspirationplus99%perspiration.天才是1%的靈感加上99%的汗水。

—ElbertEinstein流汗WordsandExpressions—WordUsing

激勵(lì)，賦予靈感III.ChinesetoEnglish

著手（研究，設(shè)計(jì)）愛(ài)上贊成出售聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人一舉成名workonfall/beinlovewithapproveofforsaleco-founderrisetofameWordsandExpressions—CtoE

表情木訥杰出人物反傳統(tǒng)持久、永久的簽合同sour-lookingaprominentfigurebeagainsttraditionenduringsignacontractWordsandExpressions—CtoE

贊成

/

贊許:出于根深蒂固的偏見(jiàn)，大多數(shù)父母不會(huì)贊同自己的兒子去當(dāng)護(hù)士。toapproveofBack短

語(yǔ)

逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用outof/deep-rootedprejudice/becomeanurseOutofdeep-rootedprejudice,mostparentswouldnotapproveoftheirsonsbecomingnurses.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用想出:

在這個(gè)緊要關(guān)頭，我們必須想出一個(gè)萬(wàn)全之策。tocomeupwithBack短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用theurgentsituation/sovereignremedyUnderthisurgentsituation,wemustcomeupwithasovereignremedy.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用把······改造成······:

設(shè)計(jì)師們將那些舊服裝改造成流行款式以清理積壓的產(chǎn)品。torefashion…into…Back短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用designers/fashionablestyles/clearoff/overstockedproductsThedesignersrefashionedthoseolddressesintofashionablestylestoclearofftheoverstockedproducts.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用成名:

一些不切實(shí)際的年輕人總是夢(mèng)想著一夜成名，腰纏萬(wàn)貫。torisetofameBack短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用unrealisticyoungpeople/dreamof/overnight/havemoneytoburnSomeunrealisticyoungpeoplealwaysdreamofrisingtofameovernightandhavingalargesumofmoneytoburn.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用引人注目:

隨著春節(jié)的臨近，商家們想方設(shè)法吸引消費(fèi)者的注意力。tocaptureone’sattentionBack短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用drawnear/gotogreatlengthstodosth.WiththeSpringFestivaldrawingnear,businessesgotogreatlengthstocaptureconsumers’attention.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用使······免于······:

擁有金卡可以使你在銀行取錢時(shí)免去排隊(duì)等待的煩惱。tosave…from…

Back短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用haveagoldencard/drawmoneyfromthebank/waitinline/thetroubleofdoingsth.Havingagoldencardsavesyoufromthetroubleofwaitinginlinewhenyouwanttodrawmoneyfromthebank.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用把······從······中解放出來(lái):

婦女解放運(yùn)動(dòng)把廣大婦女從封建的婚姻制度中解放出來(lái)。toliberate…from…Back短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用women’sliberation/thebroadmassesofwomen/feudalisticmarriagesystemWomen’sLiberationliberatedthebroadmassesofwomenfromthefeudalisticmarriagesystem.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用因······而贏得聲譽(yù):他因?qū)r(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)而贏得聲譽(yù)。toearnareputationforBack短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用agriculturaldevelopment/makegreatcontributionsto

Heearnedareputationformakinggreatcontributionstotheagriculturaldevelopment.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用從······演化/發(fā)展而來(lái):他們的愛(ài)情是從一次偶然的相遇發(fā)展起來(lái)的。toevolvefromBack短

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逆

譯短語(yǔ)應(yīng)用romanticlove/achancemeetingTheirromanticloveevolvedfromachancemeeting.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語(yǔ)活用After-classTasks1.Althoughsomemembersslippedaway,_____________________________(會(huì)議照常進(jìn)行).2.Haveyoucomeupwithanideaof__________________________(怎么對(duì)付考試作弊)?

3.Onestorysaysthat___