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UnitThree

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TheSubway

Pre-readingBrainstorming

Shareyourexperiencesofvisitingsubway（s）andpresentyourcommentaryononeofthesubwaysthatimpressedyoumost.

ThomasKennerlyWolfe,Jr.

TomWolfe（ThomasKennerlyWolfe,Jr.）,1931-,Americanjournalistandnovelist,b.Richmond,Va.WolfefirstgainedfameforhisstudiesofcontemporaryAmericancultureinastyleknownasNewJournalism,whichcombinedpersonalimpressionsandopinions,reconstructeddialogue,slang,andacademicjargon.HisjournalisticworksincludeTheKandy-KoloredTangerine-FlakeStreamlineBaby（1965）,TheElectricKool-AidAcidTest（1968）,RadicalChicandMau-mauingtheFlakCatchers（1970）,TheRightStuff（1975）,FromBauhaustoOurHouse（1981）,andtheanthologyHookingUp...

NewYorkCitySubway

TheNewYorkCitySubwayisarapidtransitsystemownedbytheCityofNewYorkandleasedtotheNewYorkCityTransitAuthority,[3]asubsidiaryagencyoftheMetropolitanTransportationAuthorityandalsoknownasMTANewYorkCityTransit.Itisoneofthemostextensivepublictransportationsystemsintheworld,with468reportedpassengerstations,[2]（or422ifstationsconnectedbytransfersarecountedasone）,[4][5]229 miles（369 km）ofroutes,[6]translatinginto656miles（1056km）ofrevenuetrack,andatotalof842miles（1355km）includingnon-revenuetrackage.[7]Thesubwayisalsonotableforbeingamongthefewrapidtransitsystemsintheworldtorun24hoursaday,365daysayear.[8]Itistheonlysystemtoholdthatdistinctionamongthetenbusiestsystemsintheworldintermsofannualpassengertraffic.ThesystemitselfhasmoreannualboardingsthanthoseincitiessuchasLondon,Paris,andMexicoCity.[9]IthasnearlytwiceasmanydailyridersaseveryotherrapidtransitsystemintheUnitedStatescombined.

Thoughitisknownas"thesubway",implyingundergroundoperations,about40%ofthesystemrunsonabove-groundright-of-way（thesystemisalmostentirelyundergroundinManhattan,aswellasportionsintheotherboroughs）,includingsteelorcastironelevatedstructures,concreteviaducts,embankments,opencutsandsurfaceroutes.Alloftheseconstructionmethodsarecompletelygrade-separatedfromroadandpedestriancrossings,andmostcrossingsoftwosubwaytracksaregrade-separatedwithflyingjunctions.

MainIdea

•InawaythesubwayisthelivingsymbolofallthataddsuptolackofstatusinNewYork.

Or:

ThesubwayinNewYorkCityisavividdemonstrationofthecity’slackofstatus.

•地铁是美国纽约城的重要交通工具，也是纽约贫穷的人栖息之地，作者通过对这些无家可归的乞丐的丑陋的行为的形象描述，揭示了在美国这样的社会，社会地位的划分和竞争无处不在。

PurposeofwritingandTone:

•TosharehisownexperienceasanAmerican.

•Style:

Asatire（Aliteraryworkinwhichhumanviceorfollyisattackedthroughirony,derision/ridicule,orwit）;

•tone:

satirical;

OrganizationandDevelopment:

•SectionI（P1）---introductionofthetheme:

thesubwayisthelivingsymbolofallthataddsuptolackofstatusinNewYork;

topic:

thereisasenseofmadnessanddisorientationatalmosteveryexpressstop.

•SectionII（P2-3）---topic:

theundergroundspacesseemtoattracteveryeccentric（古怪的；偏执的）passionandalsobeggars;

•SectionIII（P4-5）---topic:

however,somemendofalltothestateofbeingabum（游荡者,游民）.Forexample,ontheEastsideIRTsubwayline…

Lexicalwork

1.disorientation---Lossofone'ssenseofdirection,position,or

relationshipwithone'ssurroundings;Intellectualormoralconfusion;Atemporaryorpermanentstateofconfusionregardingplace,time,orpersonalidentity.

2.vistas---Adistantvieworprospect,especiallyoneseenthroughan

opening,asbetweenrowsofbuildingsortrees;abroadmentalview:

3.eerie---Inspiringinexplicablefear,dread,oruneasiness;strangeand

frightening.

4.qualms---Asuddendisturbingfeeling;一阵眩晕;恶心;

[常用复]不安,疑虑;（良心的）责备

5.tactile---Of,relatingto,orproceedingfromthesenseoftouch;

tactual;Perceptibletothesenseoftouch;tangible.

6.crucifying---Toput（aperson）todeathbynailingorbindingtoa

cross;Totreatcruelly;torment:

7.tensile---Capableofbeingstretchedorextended;ductile/elastic

8.ole`aginous---oily,fatty

9.flatulent---肠胃气胀的;自负的,空虚的,浮夸的,自负的

10.redemption---SalvationfromsinthroughJesus'ssacrifice.

赎回,偿还,拯救,履行

11.maniacal---Suggestiveoforafflictedwithinsanity;frantic,crazy;

Characterizedbyexcessiveenthusiasmorexcitement:

12.ricochetoff---Toreboundatleastoncefromasurface;bounceoff

13.mediocre---Moderatetoinferiorinquality中等偏下的;ordinary

14.lollygagger---onewhofoolsaround虚度光阴,闲游浪荡

15.condescension---Patronizinglysuperiorbehaviororattitude

硬要人家领情的态度;优越感

16.slouch---Tosit,stand,orwalkwithanawkward,drooping,

excessivelyrelaxedposture

无精打采的坐，站，走以笨拙的、颓丧的、极其放松的姿式坐、立或行

17.congealed---Tosolidifybyorasi