1、应用型大学英语综合教程,上海交通大学出版社,应用型大学英语系列教材,Book ,2,上海交通大学出版社,Language in Use,Enhancement of Language Abilities,Unit 2,Unit Two,Table of Contents,Language Skills Development,3,上海交通大学出版社,Focus1 content,Starter,Text: Every orifice needs a stone,Working with words and phrases,Discussion,Practice: interpreting,Pr
2、actice: translation,Practice: writing,Surfing the Internet,Highlights,Table of Contents,Part 1 Language Skills Development,4,上海交通大学出版社,focus1highlights,Highlights S: Ways of getting rich quick L: Ali Baba and the forty thieves R: Every orifice needs a stone W: The topic sentence of a paragraph Inter
3、net work: Introducing Warren Buffett,Part 1 Language Skills Development,5,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,focus1starter,A. Look at the following pictures. Think over these questions.,6,focus1starter,1. Starter,The four pictures represent four different ways of getting rich. The first picture suggests that one
4、can get rich quick by buying stocks. The second picture shows that people can become rich through inheritance of fortunes, either of their own parents, or of some wealthy persons. The third picture indicates that marriage could be a passport to the kingdom of wealth. That is to say, a man or a woman
5、 could be a rich person if his or her spouse is rich. The fourth picture tells people that lotteries make millionaires.,上海交通大学出版社,7,focus1starter,1. Starter,All these four methods of getting rich quick could turn a penniless guy into a millionaire overnight, but it seems to me that winning a lottery
6、 is the quickest way of making people rich. Just pay a dollar or two and you could become a rich person overnight! But on the other hand, such an opportunity is very rare.,上海交通大学出版社,8,B. Listen to the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Part I) and answer the following questions.,focus1starter,上海交
7、通大学出版社,1. Starter,Mind Map Persia / n. 波斯（现称伊朗） mule / n. 骡子 dismount / vi. 下马，下（自行、摩托）车 sesame /n. 芝麻,9,focus1starter,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,They were “Open, Sesame!” and “Shut, Sesame!”.,He found rich silks and carpets, gold and silver ware, and great bags of gold.,Many of the bags of gold.,10,Ali B
8、aba and the Forty ThievesIn a town in Persia there lived a poor woodcutter named Ali Baba. One day, Ali Baba was working deep in the forest. Suddenly he heard the noise of many horses. He tied up his two mules behind some high rocks. Then he climbed into a tall tree to hide.From up high in the tree,
9、 Ali Baba saw forty men on forty horses. Each man wore a saber and a dagger in his belt. They looked very fierce. Ali Baba could see at once that they were thieves.The forty thieves dismounted in front of a huge rock, and one, who seemed to be captain, said, “Open, Sesame!” And a door flew open in t
10、he rock. Then they all went inside and the door closed behind them.,focus1starter,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,To be continued,11,focus1starter,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,Ali Baba could hardly believe what he had seen! He did not dare to climb down from his treethe thieves might come out at any moment and find hi
11、m. He waited a long time.At last the door opened, and the forty thieves came out. Their captain said, “Shut, Sesame!” The door closed, and the forty thieves rode away. When they were out of sight Ali Baba came down from the tree. He walked up to the huge rock and said, “Open, Sesame!” The door at on
12、ce opened, and Ali Baba stepped inside. He found himself in a large cave, lighted from a hole in the top, and full of all kinds of treasurerich silks and carpets, gold and silver ware, and great bags of gold. He loaded his two mules with as many of the bags of gold as they could carry, and, after cl
13、osing the door by saying, “Shut, Sesame!” made his way home.,12,focus1text,上海交通大学出版社,Text Lead-in,Warm Up,1. Have you ever made any investment? What kind? 2. Do you think anybody can make money from stock market? 3. Which do you prefer: to make money by hard working or make money by speculation?,13,
14、focus1text,上海交通大学出版社,Text Lead-in,Text Organization,1-2,3-12,13-14,9-12,5-8,3-4,14,roll in: 1)大量涌入，滚滚而来 e.g. The tanks rolled in and took control of the capital city. 2) 姗姗来迟 e.g. They rolled in very drunk at three oclock in the morning.,hold ones breath: 1) 屏息以待，焦虑地等待 e.g. All Europe held its breat
15、h to see who would win the election. 2) 闭气，屏气 e.g. Hold your breath and count to ten.,lottery: 1) （用发行彩票为政府、慈善机构等集资的）抽彩给奖法 e.g. France reinstituted its national lottery in 1933. cf. raffle, draw 2) C, sing. 碰运气的事 e.g. Some people think that marriage is a lottery.,每个小孔都需要一颗宝石 1 一夜暴富当然不错。但这常常意味着大量财富唾手
16、可得。如果想以此致富的话，我认为希望渺茫。2 然而，这种想法非常普遍，否则每次彩票抽奖也就不会有数以百万计的美元滚滚而来。,focus1text,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,1 Getting rich quick is nice if you can do it, but the phrase usually implies acquiring great sums of wealth with very little effort. If that is the method of study, I wouldnt hold your brea
17、th. 2 However, if that werent a popular notion, millions of dollars wouldnt roll in every time there was a lottery somewhere.,Translation,上海交通大学出版社,Question about Para. 1,Meaning: If one expects to acquire large sums of money with little effort as one expects to get quick results in ones study, this
18、 is certainly a bad idea.,15,focus1text,1. Whats the motive behind buying lottery tickets according to the writer?,It is the idea of getting rich quick, that is, acquiring great sums of wealth with very little effort.,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,16,in particular: 1) 尤其，特别，格外 e.g.
19、One dish in particular pleased the guests. 2) 特殊的，专门的，具体的 e.g. They chat about nothing in particular.,snapshot: n. 1)（尤指抢拍的）照片 e.g. This snapshot hasnt been printed very well. 2) C, usu. sing.简介，简要说明 e.g. The letters give us a snapshot of his life abroad.,3 城里正在巡展古埃及文物，许多有趣的手工艺品让公众大饱眼福。尤其是其中一份古埃及文献，
20、被认为揭示了获取财富的神秘方法。4 在当地的早报上读到这则新闻之后，约翰霍利戴便从邻居家借来了相机，以便拍下这份文献，供日后研究。,focus1text,3 An Egyptian archeological exhibit was touring through town with many interesting artifacts for the public to see. One in particular, was an ancient document believed to uncover a mysterious formula for acquiring wealth. 4
21、 Having read about this ancient document in the early edition of the local newspaper, John Holiday borrowed his neighbors camera for the purpose of taking a snapshot of the document, so he could study it later.,Translation,上海交通大学出版社,uncover: vt.揭示，揭发；发现 e.g. Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap th
22、e Presidents son.,Questions about Para. 3,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,17,focus1text,2. What started Johns quest for wealth?,It was an ancient document in an Egyptian archaeological exhibit believed to uncover a mysterious formula for acquiring wealth.,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs
23、a stone,18,focus1text,5 After getting a very clear image of the document, he went to the library and started reading books on ancient languages that are now dead. Strangely enough, John had a hidden talent for languages. He never developed this or any other talent, because he was lazy. He would alwa
24、ys look for the easy way to do everything he had to do in life. However in this case, a shot at sudden wealth was too much of an incentive for him to pass up.,Translation,5 拍了一张十分清晰的文献照片之后，他便前往图书馆，开始阅读有关现已消亡的古代语言的书籍。奇怪的是，约翰居然在语言上有潜在的天赋。他从来没有开发过自己的语言或者其他的天赋，因为他很懒惰，不管什么事都喜欢走捷径。但是，一夜暴富对他来说极具诱惑，是一次不能放过的
25、机会。,上海交通大学出版社,Meaning: John was lazy, but he wanted to be wealthy. The prospect of becoming rich was so attractive that he wouldnt let the opportunity slip.,hidden: a. 隐藏的 e.g. He set his mind on being a developer of hidden talent.,incentive: n. C, U 激励，刺激，鼓励 e.g. Some companies offer training as an
26、 incentive.,pass up: 放弃，不要（机会等）e.g. Why did you pass up the opportunity to go to university?,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,19,focus1text,6 In a few hours, he figured out the code of the language and began to decipher the ancient text. It told of a statue, thousands of years old, in the centra
27、l part of Egypt, hidden in a cave miles from a large pyramid. The text stated that the statue had eight orifices and that the seeker of wealth must place precious gems in each of the holes in the statue. The gems had to be cut in a special way and inserted in a specific manner.,Translation,上海交通大学出版社
28、,Question about Paras. 4-6,decipher: vt. 破译；辨认（难认、难解的东西） e.g. Human genome project is expected to decipher the genetic codes in the human cells.,insert: vt. 1)插入，嵌入 e.g. They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe. 2)（在文章中）添加，加插 e.g. The editor inserted an illustration into the text.,2. Te
29、xt: Every orifice needs a stone,6 他花了几小时就弄清楚了这种语言代码，并开始解读这份古文献。这份文献说，埃及中部有一座上千年的雕像，藏在距一座大金字塔几英里的洞穴中，还说这座雕像身上有8个小孔，寻宝者必须把珍贵宝石放进每个小孔中，这些宝石还必须按照特别的方式切割，然后以特定的方式嵌入。,20,focus1text,3. How did John labor over the ancient document?,He went to the library and started reading books on ancient languages that a
30、re now dead. After he figured out the code of the language, he began to decipher the ancient text.,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,21,focus1text,4. What did the ancient text say the seeker of wealth should do about the eight orifices of the statue?,The text stated that the seeker of w
31、ealth must place precious gems in each of the holes in the statue. The gems had to be cut in a special way and inserted in a specific manner.,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,22,focus1text,7 A clear diamond was to be inserted into the mouth of the statue, a deep blue sapphire into the
32、right eye socket, a bright red ruby into the left eye socket, a white pearl into the left ear, a rare pink topaz into the right ear, a black onyx into the left nostril, a green emerald into the right nostril, and a purple amethyst into the navel.,Translation,7 雕像的嘴里要塞入一块透明的钻石，右眼眶要填进一块深蓝色的蓝宝石，左眼眶要放入一
33、块明亮的红宝石，左耳要塞入一颗洁白的珍珠，右耳要放入一颗珍稀的粉色黄宝石，左边的鼻孔要塞进一块黑玛瑙，右边的鼻孔要填入一粒祖母绿，雕像的肚脐要塞入一颗紫水晶。,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,23,focus1text,8 The meaning was unclear why this was to be done, but John just wanted to become wealthy, so he didnt care. After extensive research, John determined it would
34、 cost approximately 1.2 million dollars to acquire the gems and passage to Egypt. It took him five years to diligently create a business and generate that large sum of money.,Translation,上海交通大学出版社,determine: vi./vt. 1)（尤指经过研究或计算）探知；确定 e.g. We set out to determine exactly what happened that night. 2)
35、 决定，决心（做某事）e.g. They determined to start early.,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,8 文献没说为什么要这样做，但是约翰一心想发财，并不在意。经过广泛的研究，约翰计算出买这些宝石加上去埃及的路费大约要花费120万美元。为此，他花了五年时间，努力工作，并开办了一家公司，终于赚足了这么一大笔钱。,24,focus1text,9 Once he had the funds, he purchased the gems and a ticket to the ancient city of Asyut. Once t
36、here, he spent months locating the pyramid and the cave that the Egyptian document had alluded to. Once in the cave, it only took a few minutes to locate the statue that the ancient manuscript had described.,Translation,9 一有了这笔钱，约翰立刻购买了宝石和去埃及古城艾斯尤特的票。到了那里，他花了好几个月才找到那份古埃及手写本中暗示的金字塔和山洞。进入山洞后，他只用几分钟便找到
37、了那座古代手写本里描绘的雕像。,上海交通大学出版社,allude: vi.间接提到，暗指，影射 allude常用于allude to结构中e.g. The characters evil nature is constantly alluded to throughout the play.,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,25,focus1text,10 He wasted no time inserting the precious stones into each hole of the statue. Right before his eyes
38、, the eight gems turned to stone, filling the holes, leaving no trace where the holes used to be. 11 With great disbelief, he stared at his investment of valuable gems, now turned to stones, and wondered what it all meant. Just then, at the foot of the statue, he noticed an inscription, which he cou
39、ld now decipher, which read, “Any fool can create wealth, but only the wise know what to do with it.”,Translation,10 他迫不及待地把这些宝石塞进雕像的每个孔中。但是，就在他眼皮底下，八颗宝石变成了石头，填满了原来的小孔，小孔在一瞬间消失，一丝痕迹都没留下。11 约翰眼睁睁地看着自己投资买来的宝石变成了石头，他难以置信，百思不得其解。就在这时，他注意到了雕像底座的一行铭文他现在能读懂了，上面写着：愚者亦能创造财富，但唯智者知晓用财之道。,上海交通大学出版社,waste no tim
40、e (in) doing sth: 不失时机地做谋事,赶紧做谋事 e.g. Obama will waste no time pursuing Middle East peace. c.f. 白费，糟蹋 e.g. We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk.,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,26,errand: n.差使，差事 e.g. He often runs errands for his grandmother. on a fools errand:（去
41、/被派去）白白奔走一场，做徒劳无功的事 e.g. The people who advised you to come to me for money sent you on a fools errand. I never lend money.,focus1text,12 Was that it? John was terribly disappointed and felt he had been on a fools errand for the last five years. He returned home and resumed his business, where he co
42、ntinued to expand the company he founded, originally for the purpose of buying the jewels for the statue.,Translation,12 难道就是这样吗！约翰感到五年辛苦，白忙一场，失望至极。于是，他回到家中，重整旧业，开始拓展自己当初为了购买雕像所需的宝石而创建的公司。,上海交通大学出版社,Question about Para. 12,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,27,focus1text,5. How did John feel when
43、the eight gems that he had inserted into each of the holes in the statue turned to stone?,John was terribly disappointed and felt he had been on a fools errand for the last 5 years.,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,28,focus1text,13 One night, as he sat in his new apartment in the afflu
44、ent side of town, he took a look once again at the photograph of the ancient document that had started his quest for wealth and noticed, for the first time, an inscription at the bottom that he needed a magnifying glass to read. The inscription read, “If one achieves this quest, they will have trans
45、formed their mind by the use of their faith and will from then on have the power to overcome in all things and nothing will be impossible to them.”,Translation,上海交通大学出版社,affluent: a. 富裕的 e.g. He was born in an affluent family.,magnifying glass: 放大镜 Note the present participle of the verb magnify fun
46、ctions as an adjective to modify the noun glass, meaning a glass that magnifies (objects). Other examples are: a highly amusing film, a satisfying result, etc.,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,13 一天晚上，他坐在城里富人区的新公寓里，再次看了看那张让他开始寻宝历程的古文献照片，他第一次发现文献最下端有一行要用放大镜才能看清的文字。这些文字是：凡历此功成者，必脱胎换骨，身心俱新，无坚不摧，无所不
47、能。,29,focus1text,14 As John looked around his luxury apartment and remembered once having trouble paying his rent just five short years earlier, he realized that the 1.2 million dollars he shelled out that started this adventure was a really great investment!,Translation,上海交通大学出版社,Question about Par
48、a. 14,shell out:（尤指不情愿地）付款，交出 e.g.The band shelled out $100,000 for a mobile recording studio.,Question about the whole passage,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,14 约翰环顾着奢华的公寓，回忆起就在短短五年前他连房租都付不起的情景。他终于意识到，当初为了探险而付出的那120万美元，真是一笔值得的投资！,30,focus1text,6. Why did John think that the 1.2 million dollar
49、s was a really great investment?,5 years ago, he had trouble paying his rent, but 5 years later, as a reward for his hard work, he possessed a luxury apartment and ran a company, so he thought the 1.2 million dollars was a really great investment.,上海交通大学出版社,2. Text: Every orifice needs a stone,31,fo
50、cus1text,7. What changes had John gone through during the pursuit of treasure?,At first, he was an opportunist, because he wanted to acquire wealth with very little effort. But then, in order to realize his ambition, he worked hard and opened his own company, so he was also a diligent and hard-working person. Finally, he realized what he really got from his adventure, that is, the 1.2 million dollars was a really great investment, so we can say he was a wise man, as well.,
