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大学英语综合教程3unit2

Unit2TheCompanyMan

SectionOnePre-readingActivities1

I.AudiovisualSupplement1

II.CulturalBackground2

SectionTwoGlobalReading3

I.TextAnalysis3

II.StructuralAnalysis3

SectionThreeDetailedReading3

I.Text13

II.Questions5

III.WordsandExpressions6

IV.Sentences7

SectionFourConsolidationActivities7

I.Vocabulary8

II.Grammar10

III.Translation12

IV.ExercisesforIntegratedSkills13

V.OralActivities14

VI.Writing16

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement18

I.ALead-inQuestionforTextII18

II.Text219

III.MemorableQuotes21

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

.AudiovisualSupplement

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Script:

Ally:

Hi!

AllyLeeds.Ihavea9:

00withSamanthaRyland.

Secretary:

Yeah.Haveaseatrightoverthereandsheshouldberightwithyou.CanIgetyouanything?

Araspberryscone?

Ally:

No,thankyou.I’mallergictoraspberries.

Secretary:

Okay.

Justin:

Oh,oh.

Ally:

Ohmy,I’msosorry.It’sokay.You’vegotalittlesomethingon…

Justin:

Ihaveinsuranceifyouwanttoexchangeinformation.

Ally:

You’vegot—you’vegotalittlesomethingonyourchin.Uh,letme.

Secretary:

Justin,Dolan’swaitingforyouintheconferenceroom.

Justin:

I’llberightthere.Good?

Ally:

Yeah.

Justin:

Igottago.

Secretary:

Okay,theseareyourmessages.Andthat’sAllyLeeds.Your9:

00.

Samantha:

Oh.Mm,10minutesearly.Promptnessisavirtuetoday.Howdoyoudo?

SamanthaRyland.

Ally:

AllyLeeds.

Samantha:

Perfect.Followme.Holdmycalls…unlessit’sDonner.Ijustwantedtosaywhatanincrediblehonouritistofinallymeetyou.Imean,whatyoudidwiththeFioraPerfumelinewasgenius.

Ally:

Yeah,itsmelledlikewetdog.Well,Edwinlandusedtosaythatmarketingiswhatyoudowhenyourproduct’snogood.

Samantha:

Mmm,youdidyourhomework.Haveaseat.

Ally:

IsthattheoriginalPumpkinPatchDoll?

Samantha:

Sureis.PuttheRylandAgencyonthemap.Butthatwasalongtimeago.Whenmenweremenandadswereads.Let’stalk—what’syourname?

Ally:

Ally.

Samantha:

AllyLeeds.

Ally:

Letmegiveyouacopyofmyresume.

Samantha:

Ah,keepit.Referencesaremuchmoreimportantinthislineofwork.Tonyvouchedforyou.That’sallIcareabout.Sohowdoyoufeelaboutpersonalfitness?

Ally:

Ijogthreemilesaday.

Samantha:

AndShakespeare?

Ally:

Well,actuallyIplayedtheCourtezaninacollegeproductionof“AComedyofErrors.”Ibelieveinincorporatingalittledramaticflair—

Samantha:

Whatabouthomework?

Ally:

I’mabigbelieverofalwaysbeingprepared.

Samantha:

Terrific.Canyoubeavailableatamoment’snotice?

Ally:

I’mverydedicated.

Samantha:

AlsoI’mlookingforadisciplinarian.

Ally:

IranmydivisionfortwoweekswhenJohnsonwentonvacation.

Samantha:

Hmm.Good.IbelieveinbeinghonestsoI’mgonnabestraightwithyou.MyhusbandhasbeenbackEastforthelasttwomonthsopeningourNewYorkoffice.MeanwhileIamheredesperatelytryingtobalance—beingamother,beingafather,andrunninganentireadvertisingagency.IhavecometotheinevitableconclusionthatIneedhelp.Excuseme.

Questions:

1.WhydoesSamantharefusetoreadAlly’sresume?

Becauseshesays,“Referencesaremuchmoreimportantinthislineofwork.Tonyvouchedforyou.That’sallIcareabout.”

2.WhydoesSamanthaneedhelp?

HerhusbandhasbeenbackEastforthelasttwomonthsopeningtheirNewYorkoffice.Meanwhilesheisheredesperatelytryingtobalance—beingamother,beingafather,andrunninganentireadvertisingagency.Soshehascometotheinevitableconclusionthatsheneedshelp.

II.CulturalBackground

1.ArecentglobalsurveybytheCentreforWork-LifePolicy,aNewYork-basednonprofitgroup,foundthat45%ofexecutiveswere“extreme”workers,puttinginmorethan60hoursaweek.Some65%ofmensaidtheirworkstoppedthemfromhavingastrongrelationshipwiththeirchildren.Thesamewastruefor33%ofwomen.

2.Workaholismhasnotbeenextensivelyresearchedanddoesnothaveaclear,clinicaldefinition,butitcanbeaseriousproblem.

3.Apersonwhoisaddictedtoworkmayexperiencedepression,anxiety,anger,highbloodpressure,andaweakenedimmunesystemasaresultofthehighstress.

4.Spousesandchildrencanalsobeaffected,withworkaholicshavingahigherdivorceratethanothers.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

.TextAnalysis

MainIdea

●Inacolloquialstyle,theauthorpaintsanironicpictureofthelifeofacompanymanandhisfamily.

●Themanwasaworkaholicwhodiedofaheartattack,whichsurprisednoone.Hedevotedallhisthoughtsandenergytoworkandeverythingelsewassecondarytothatandtheendmightbeconsideredtragicallyheroic:

heworkedhimselftodeath.

.StructuralAnalysis

Paragraph1—Theintroductorypart.

Paragraphs2-6—Thispartreportshowdevotedthemanwastohiswork.

Paragraphs7-13—ThispartdescribesPhil’sroleinhisfamily.

Paragraphs14-16—Thisistheendoftheessay.AfterthecauseofPhil’sdeathbeingrestated,theauthorgoesontoreportthecompanypresident’sinquiryforhissuccessor.

SectionThreeDetailedReading

I.Text1

TheCompanyMan

EllenGoodman1

1Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:

00a.m.Sundaymorning.

2Theobituarydidn’tsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidthathediedofacoronarythrombosis—Ithinkthatwasit—buteveryoneamonghisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.HewasaperfectTypeA2,aworkaholic,aclassic,theysaidtoeachotherandshooktheirheads—andthoughtforfiveortenminutesaboutthewaytheylived.

3Thismanwhoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3:

00a.m.Sundaymorning—onhisdayoff—wasfifty-oneyearsoldandavice-president.Hewas,however,oneofsixvice-presidents,andoneofthreewhomightconceivably—ifthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough—havemovedtothetopspot.Philknewthat.

4Heworkedsixdaysaweek,fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight,duringatimewhenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives.HeworkedliketheImportantPeople3.Hehadnooutside“extracurricularinterests,”unless,ofcourse,youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweight,by20or25pounds.Hethoughtitwasokay,though,becausehedidn’tsmoke.

5OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuit,becauseitwastheweekend.

6Hehadalotofpeopleworkingforhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedhimmostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Theobituarydidn’tmentionthat.

7Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinanofficebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhisworkyearsago,whenthechildrenweresmall.Acompanyfriendsaid,“Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.”Andsheanswered,“Ialreadyhave.”

8“Missinghimalltheseyears,”shemusthavegivenuppartofherselfwhichhadcaredtoomuchfortheman.Shewouldbe“welltakencareof.”

9His“dearlybeloved”eldestofthe“dearlybeloved”childrenisahard-workingexecutiveinamanufacturingfirmdownSouth.Inthedayandahalfbeforethefuneral,hewentaroundtheneighborhoodresearchinghisfather,askingtheneighborswhathewaslike.Theywereembarrassed.

10Hissecondchildisagirl,whoistwenty-fourandnewlymarried.Shelivesnearhermotherandtheyareclose,butwhenevershewasalonewithherfather,inacardrivingsomewhere,theyhadnothingtosaytoeachother.

11Theyoungestistwenty,aboy,ahigh-schoolgraduatewhohasspentthelastcoupleofyears,likealotofhisfriends,doingenoughoddjobstostayingrassandfood4.Hewastheonewhotriedtograbathisfather,andtriedtomeanenoughtohimtokeepthemanathome.Hewashisfather’sfavorite.Overthelasttwoyears,Philstayedupnightsworryingabouttheboy.

12Theboyoncesaid,“MyfatherandIonlyboardhere5.”

13Atthefuneral,thesixty-year-oldcompanypresidenttoldtheforty-eight-year-oldwidowthatthefifty-one-year-olddeceasedhadmeantmuchtothecompanyandwouldbemissedandwouldbehardtoreplace.Thewidowdidn’tlookhimintheeye.Shewasafraidhewouldreadherbitternessand,afterall,shewouldneedhimtostraightenoutthefinances—thestockoptions6andallthat.

14Philwasoverweightandnervousandworkedtoohard.Ifhewasn’tattheofficehewasworriedaboutit.PhilwasaTypeA,aheart-attacknatural.Youcouldhavepickedhimoutinaminutefromalineup.

15Sowhenhefinallyworkedhimselftodeath,atprecisely3:

00a.m.Sundaymorning,noonewasreallysurprised.

16By5:

00p.m.theafternoonofthefuneral,thecompanypresidenthadbegun,discreetlyofcourse,withcareandtaste,tomakeinquiriesabouthisreplacement.Oneofthreemen.Heaskedaround:

“Who’sbeenworkingthehardest?

”

II.Questions

1）Whatisthegeneraltoneofthisarticle?

Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardPhil?

Thegeneraltoneofthisarticleissarcastic.Indescribinginamockinglyseriousmannerdifferentpeople’sresponsestoPhil’sdeath,theauthorwantstomakethereadersseetheabsurdityofasocietythatproducessuchatragicfigureasPhil.Heis,inthedeepsense,sympatheticwithPhil,whoseignoranceofthecauseofhisowntragedyrendershimmoretragic.

2）Whydoestheauthorfrequentlymentionthetime“3.00a.m.Sundaymor