1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材,综合教程（上）INTEGRATED COURSE,2,Unit 6,Sanctuary or Fulfillment,Content,Starting outReading FocusReading MorePractical TranslationFocused WritingFinal Project,Task 1 Work with your partner to match the following US cities with their nicknames. Try to explain the origin of the nicknames on P
2、age 160.,Starting out,Motor City,The Discovery City,Jet City,The Gateway City,The Big Pineapple,The Big Apple,The City of Brotherly Love,The City of Lights,The Steel City,City of Angels,Task 2 A Native of Beijing in New York was a TV series reflecting the lives of Chinese living abroad. They struggl
3、e for a better life while coming to realize how much they have lost. Its prologue is quite impressive (P160): If you love him bring him to New Yorkfor its heaven;if you hate himbring him to New York for its hell.,Starting outTask 2,Task 2 With which part of the prologue would you agree? Justify your
4、 choice with examples (P161). Useful words and expressions:attractive; leading global city; land of opportunities; full of robbery; high crime rate; high living expenditure; widening gap between the rich and poor, etc,Starting outTask 2,Starting outTask 3,Task 3The song New York, New York is often h
5、eard at many social events in New York area. Many sports teams play this song before or after the game, the New York Yankees is the most prominent example. Listen to the song, and sing along with it.,Starting outTask 3,New York, New York Start spreading the news, Im leaving today I want to be a part
6、 of it - new york, new york These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York I wanna wake up in a city, that doesnt sleep And find Im king of the hill - top of the heap These little town blues, are melting away Ill make a brand new start of it - in o
7、ld New York If I can make it there, Ill make it anywhere Its up to you - New York, New York (To be continued),Starting outTask 3,New york, new york I want to wake up in a city, that never sleeps And find Im a number one - top of the list, king of the hill A number one These little town blues, are me
8、lting away Im gonna make a brand new start of it - in old new york And if I can make it there, Im gonna make it anywhere Its up to you - new york new york New york,Here is New York,Reading Focus,Reading Focus,Reading Focus Global Understanding,(Para. 1),(Paras. 2-3),(Paras. 4-6),Paras. 7-8,(Paras. 7
9、-8),Introduction,A. Its largess can account for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population. B. The capacity to make such dubious gifts is a mysterious quality of New York. C. The special quality of New York can either destroy an individual or fulfill him.,New Yor
10、k presents the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy to everyone who comes to town.,Reading Focus Global Understanding,The vibrations of great things or people felt in New York,A. I am curiously affected by emanations from the immediate surroundings while I am sitting in a hotel in New York:I a
11、m 22 blocks from where Rudolph Valentino lay instate beautifully.I am eight blocks from where Nathan Hale was executed. I am five blocks from the publishing house whereErnest Hemingway hit Max Eastman on the nose.I am four miles from where Walt Whitman satsweating out editorials for The Brooklyn Eag
12、le. B. The waiter also felt the same stimulus from being close to a famous actor.,Example 1:,Example 2:,Example 3:,Reading Focus Global Understanding,Example 4:,The insulation provided by New York,New York succeeds in insulating the individual against all enormous and violent and wonderful events ta
13、king place every minute.I did not attend the worlds greatest air show staged inNew York. I did not notice the biggest oceangoing ships on theNorth Atlantic. B. The inhabitants in New York is in the happy position of being able to choose his spectacle and so conserve his soul. C. The quality of New Y
14、ork that insulates its inhabitants from life may simply weaken them as individuals.,Reading Focus Global Understanding,Example 1:,Example 2:,Conclusion,New York has a positive effect on the creative capacities ofits inhabitants.New York can bring the sense of rejuvenation to its inhabitants.,The pos
15、itive qualities of New York,A.,B.,Reading Focus Global Understanding,Task 2,Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage. (P170),Key:2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14,T,F,F,F,F,F,F,T,F,T,Reading Focus Detailed Information,F,F,T,T,Critical Thinking,Reading F
16、ocus,Step One Read the following sentences from the text and decide what the author actually meant. Do you agree with him or not?,No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky. I think that although many persons are here from some excess of spirit (which caused them to brea
17、k away from their small town), some, too, are here from a deficiency of spirit, who find in New York a protection, or an easy substitution.,Reading FocusCritical Thinking,Work in groups to provide examples from the text to support your ideas.,Step Two Just like New York in America, Beijing is the ci
18、ty in China that many Chinese dream of living in. What are the gifts Beijing bestows on its residents? Suppose you are a university students in Beijing. After graduation, will you decide to stay in Beijing and why? Discuss in groups the above questions.,Reading FocusCritical Thinking,1. It is this l
19、argess that accounts for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population; for the residents of Manhattan are to a large extent strangers who have pulled up stakes somewhere and comet to town, seeking sanctuary or fulfillment of some greater or lesser grail. (Para. 1)c
20、onsiderable: adj. considerably: adv. much, a lot 非常；很；相当多的 grail: a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve, butnever will 渴望但永远得不到的东西 翻译：纽约城内数量庞大的居民中，冲着这份赠礼而来此落脚的绝不在少数；曼哈顿也因此聚集了众多异乡客，他们背井离乡到此闯荡，有的为了寻求庇护，有的为了一展抱负，还有的为了实现心中或大或小的愿望。,Reading Focus Language Point,2. It carries on its lapel the u
21、nexpungeable odor of the long past, so that no matter where you sit in New York you feel the vibrations of great times and tall deeds, of queer people and events and undertakings. (Para. 2)undertakings：1) an important job, piece of work, or activity that you are responsible for e.g. a commercial und
22、ertaking2) an agreement or a promise to do something.e.g. The landlord _ (书面保证) that repairs would be carried out before the end of the month.,Reading Focus Language Point,gave a written undertaking,3. “Mr. Stone is a very hearty eater,” said the waiter thoughtfully, content with this fragile partic
23、ipation in destiny, this link with Oz.(Para. 4) In this sentence “content” is an adjective and “content with” means happy and satisfied with what you have. e.g. 1) He seemed more content, less bitter.2) He had to be content with third place.,Reading Focus Language Point,content (n.) :1) the things t
24、hat are contained in sthe.g. 1) 大火导致那栋大楼里的东西严重损毁。Fire has caused severe damage to the contents of thebuilding.2) She hadnt read the letter and so was unaware of itscontents.2) the different sections that are contained in a booke.g. 1) a contents page3) the subject matter of a book, speech, programme
25、, etc.e.g. Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say.,Reading Focus Language Point,content (v.) :1) to accept and be satisfied with sth and not try to have or do sth bettere.g. Martina contented herself with a single glass ofwine. 2) to make sb feel happy or satisfied
26、e.g. My apology seemed to content him.,Reading Focus Language Point,4. The Lions are overwhelming; the event is unavoidable. (Para. 5) 辨析 overwhelming; overwhelmed; overwhelminglye.g. 1) She was _by feelings of guilt. 2) The _ majority of those present were in favor of the plan.3) They voted _agains
27、t the proposal.,overwhelmed,overwhelming,overwhelmingly,Reading Focus Language Point,5. A cornice falls, that it hits every citizen on the head, every last man in town. (Para. 5) “every last man” means “everybody without exception”. This sentence means in most metropolises, no one can escape from th
28、e influence of every major event happening in the city.e.g. Every last man is supposed to seize each opportunity that comes along.,Reading Focus Language Point,6. I am not defending New York in this regard. (Para. 7) “in this regard” means “concerning what has just been mentioned”. e.g. 1) I have no
29、thing further to say_(在这方面). Paraphrase:I do not think that New York is necessarily a better place because people are insulated from events.,in this regard,Reading Focus Language Point,7. I think that although many persons are here from some excess of spirit (which caused them to break away from the
30、ir small town), some, too, are here from a deficiency of spirit, who find in New York a protection, or an easy substitution. (Para. 8) excess (n.) :1) more than is necessary, reasonable and acceptablee.g. He started drinking to excess after losing his job.2) an amount by which sth is larger than sth
31、 elsee.g. We cover costs up to $600 and then you pay theexcess.,Reading Focus Language Point,excess (adj.) :1) in addtion to an amount that is necessary, usual or legale.g. 1) Excess food is stored as fat.2) Drinking with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence. syn.: excessive,Reading Focu
32、s Language Point,Task 1,Fill in the missing information in the left-hand column of the table and write down your comparison in the right-hand column. (P170),Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,loneliness,privacy,everyone comes to town,They are less lonely and privat
33、e and present fewer opportunities for fulfillment.,wonderful people, events and undertakings.,They are not the center of the US There arent so many tall deeds and great people and events.,18 inches,18 inches,Residents in other places might be closer or more distant to each other and to those famous
34、people.,the option of participation or insulation,Residents are all involved in the major events taking place there.,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,inhabitants elsewhere,their optional right,In most metropolises, small and large, the choice is often not with the individual at all.,The insulation
35、,Life might be healthier without the insulation in New York.,positive,creative capacities,Settlers there cannot escape from reality.,The abundance of excitements,deficiency,They sometimes seem dead or unresourceful.,Key1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12-13- 14- 15-,Task 2 Read the words and their
36、 explanations in the box. Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and explain its meaning. Change the form if necessary. (P.172),contented,convention,tall,curiously,Convention,content,execute,count,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,curious,execute,content,conventions,count,convention,
37、tall,Task 3,The culture of New York City is shaped by centuries of immigration, the citys size and variety, and its status as the cultural capital of the United States. Because of its 1) _ size and cultural influence, New York has been the 2) _ of many different, and often 3)_, portrayals in mass me
38、dia.,Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box. Change the form if necessary. (P174),contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,sheer,subject,contradictory,From the sophisticated and 4) _ metro
39、polis seen in many Woody Allen films, to the hellish and 5) _ urban jungle depicted in such movies as Martin Scorseses Taxi Driver, New York has served as the unwitting backdrop for virtually every conceivable viewpoint on big city life.,contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crimesubject saf
40、est sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,chaotic,worldly,In the early years of film New York City was characterized as urbane and 6)_. By the citys crisis period in the 1970s, however, films like Midnight Cowboy, The French Connection, Marathon Man, and Death Wish showed New Yor
41、k as full of chaos and 7)_.,contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,sophisticated,violence,With the citys renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s came new portrayals on television; Friends, Seinfeld, and Sex and the City
42、 showed life in the city to be 8) _ and interesting. Nonetheless a disproportionate number of 9) _ dramas, such as Law & Order, continue to make criminality in the city as their subject even as New York has become the 10) _ large city in the United States in the last two decades.,contradictory world
43、ly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violence,Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action,glamorous,crime,safest,Feathers From A Thousand Li Away,Reading More,Click the picture for the movie clip,Reading More,Global Understanding,Detailed Information,Critical Thinking,Language Points
44、,Vocabulary in Action,1,2,3,4,5,The American Dream Jing-Mei Woos mother had,The story of a swan feather,How Jing-Meis mother attempted to turn herinto a prodigy,Jing-Mei finally refused to bea prodigy,Reading MoreGlobal Understanding,The story of a swan feather: A. _ B. _C. _ D. _,Many years ago the
45、 old woman bought a swan in Shanghai for a foolish sum. She made up her mind to have a daughter who would become more than what was hoped for in America.,Her swan was taken away by the immigration officials and there was only one swan feather left.,She expected that one day she could leave this feat
46、ure to her daughter.,Reading MoreGlobal Understanding,The American Dream Jing-Mei Woos mother had : A. _. B. How Jing-Meis mother attempted to turn her into a prodigy: A._. B._. Jing-Mei finally refused to be a prodigy.,Jing Meis mother considered America as a land of opportunities,Reading MoreGlobal Understanding,When Jing Mei was nine-year-old, Woos mother hoped that she could become a prodigy.,Jing Meis mother wanted to turn her into a prodigy in acting just like Shirley Temple.,
