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大学英语全新版第四册电子教案
大学英语(全新版)第四册电子教案
大学英语(全新版)第四册电子教案
UnitFourTheMulticultural
Society
I.Teachingobjectives
Studentswillbeableto:
1.graspthemainidea(Manchangesnatureinordertolive.
However,manmustalsobecarefulnottodisregardthelaw
of
nature.)
and
structure
of
the
text
(
A
comparison-and-contrastanalysisofthetwoinvasions);
2.practicetheircriticalthinkingabilitythroughin-depth
discussionsinissuesmentionedinthetext;
3.masterkeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthe
text;
4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwriting
activitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
II.TextAnalysis
Peopletendtoworshipthingsprintedinblackandwhite.
Yetwewouldliketocultivateinourstudentstheabilitytothink
critically.Theyshouldunderstandthatnoteverythingtheyread
istrue.Atthesametimetheyneedtobeableto,andthey
shouldbeableto,justifytheirdisbelief.
TakeQuestion1intheafter-textPointsfordiscussionfor
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example.IsEuro-centerednessreallyphasingout?
The
economicandpoliticalpowerstillrestswiththewhites,notthe
AsianAmericans,AfricanAmericans,Hispanics,orNative
Americans.HaswhitemainstreamAmericareallygivenupon
policingtheworld?
The9/11/2001eventwastragicandshould
nothavehappened,butitdoesshowthattherearegroupsstrong
opposedtowhattheyseeastheinterferenceofAmericaandthe
Westinaffairsbeyondtheirborders.
Let'slookatQuestion2.Accordingtotheauthor,Los
Angelesisasymbolofthefuture.Yethehadn'tanticipatedthe
LosAngelesriotsof1992.(Theessaywaswrittenbeforethey
tookplace.)Duringtheriots,AfricanAmericansattackedAsian
Americans,especiallyKoreanAmericans.CantheLosAngeles
of1992standforracialharmony?
NowQuestion3.ManyWesterners,ideaofthenon-
Westernworldisdated.However,nowadaysthenon-Western
world,especiallyAsia,isdevelopingatarapidpace.People
herehaveacquiredquiteastrongsenseoftime.Agoodcasein
point:
ifyouobservethesubwaypatronsinHongKong,Tokyo
orShanghai,theywalkasfastascommutersinmajorcitiesin
theWest.
Inaword,ourstudentsmustrealizethattherearealways
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differentperspectives.
II.CulturalNotes:
IV.LanguageStudy
1.indecline/onthedecline
losingstrength;declining衰落中;衰退中
e.g.Heisstilloneoftheworld'smostpopulartennisplayers,
buthisgameisindecline.
Homecookingseemstobeonthe/indecline.
现在在家做饭的人似乎越来越少了.
Sheseemedtoberecoveringaftertakingsomemedicines
butafterawhileherhealthwasagainindecline.
2.debt
n.欠款;负债
e.g.Hehadenoughmoneytopayoffhisfather'sdebts.
Heran/gotintodebtafterhelosthisjob.
失业后他歉了不少债.
3.dropout:
n.personwhowithdrawsfromconventionalsociety
orschool
逃避现实社会的人;中途退学者
e.g.ahighschool/collegedropout中学/大学辍学者
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的人.
4.characteristic
n.specialmarkorquality特点,特征,特性
e.g.Genesdeterminethecharacteristicsofeverylivingthing.
5.dynamism:
n.power,energy活力;精力
e.g.Shekeepsafreshnessanddynamismaboutherwhile
othersgrowstale.
当其他人变得无精打采时,她还保持着饱满的精神和充沛的活力.
Eversinceitadoptedthereformandopenuppolicy,
Chinahasshowntotheoutsideworldthatitisfullof
dynamism.
中国自实行改革开放以来,已经向世界表明这个国家充满活力.
6.paralyze
vt.makeineffective;make(sb.)losetheabilitytomovepart
orallofthebody使失去功能;使瘫痪
e.g.Hehadaminorstrokein1987,whichlefthimpartly
paralyzed.
Thedrugparalyzesthenervessothatthereisnofeeling
ormovementintheleg.
那种药会麻痹神经,所以腿没有感觉,也不能动.
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Asuddensnowstormparalyzedthecity.
突来的暴风雪使整个城市陷入瘫痪.
7.thesis
n.(pltheses)论题,论点;论文,毕业(或学位)论文
e.g.Theirmainthesisisthatinflationiscausedbyincreasein
themoneysupply.
8.precedent
n.earlierhappening,decision,etc.takenasanexampleor
ruleforwhatcomeslater先例;惯例
e.g.Thetrialcouldsetanimportantprecedentfordealing
withlargenumbersofsimilarcases.
Thereareseveralprecedentsforpromotingpeoplewho
don'thaveformalqualifications.
以前有过几起让没有受过正规教育的人升职的先例.
Somepoliticiansfearthatagreeingtotheconcession
wouldsetadangerousprecedent.
有些政治家担心,做出让步会开创一个危险的先例.
9.havea/thesensethat
feel/believe/realizethat感到;意识到
e.g.Assoonaswehadthesensethatsomethingwaswrong,
wemovedthechildrenaway.
Althoughshesaidnothing,Ihadthesensethatshewas
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annoyed.
尽管她没开口,但我能感到她的不快.
Hehadasensethathisguestswerebored,thoughthey
werelisteningpolitely.
10.unprecedented:
a.withoutprecedent;neverdoneorknow
before无前例的;空前的
e.g.Thiscenturyhaswitnessedenvironmentaldestructionon
anunprecedentedscale.
本世纪人们对环境的破坏史无前例.
Inanunprecedentedstep,WaltDisneyhasthescenecut
fromthefilm.
华特.迪斯尼让人把那个镜头从影片中删去了,他以前从未这么做过.
11.pluralism:
n.aconditionofsocietyinwhichnumerous
distinctethnic,religious,orculturalgroupscoexistwithin
onenation多元主义;多元文化
e.g.Afteryearsofstatecontrol,thecountryisnowmoving
towardspolitical/religious/culturalpluralism.
在国家集权统治了多年之后,现在这个国家正向政治/宗教/文化多元化发展.
Theyarecommittedtodemocracy,humanrightsand
pluralism.
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他们决心为民主,人权和多元化而奋斗.
12.leavebehind
cause(sth.)toremain;failorforgettobringortake留下,遗留;未能(或忘记)带
e.g.Iamafraidwe'llhavetoleavethedogbehindathome.
IarrivedatthemeetingtofindI'dleftmynotesbehind.
13.mentality
n.characteristicattitudeofmind;wayofthinking心理状态;思想方法
e.g.Canyouunderstandthementalityofsomeonewholikes
towatchanimalsfightingeachother?
HehopesthatcloserlinksbetweenBritainandtherestof
EuropewillchangetheBritishmentalitytowards
foreigners.
他希望加强英国给其他欧洲国家之间的联系能改变英国人对外国人的看法.
14.plural:
a.concerning,ormadeupmorethanonekindof,
personorthing
多元的,多种的;复数的
e.g.Weneedtorecognizethatwearenowlivinginaplural
society.
我们应该认识到我们现在生活在一个多元的社会里.
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Veryfewcountriesallowpeopletohaveplural
citizenship.
没有几个国家允许国民拥有多重国籍.
15.composition:
n.thewayinwhichsomethingismade,esp.
intermsofdifferentparts
构成;组成部分
e.g.Thereweredramaticchangesinthecompositionofthe
committeeaftertheelection.
选举后委员会的构成有了重大改变.
He'sdoingresearchintothechemicalcomposition.
他正在研究植物的化学成分.
16.immigrant
n.apersonwhomovesasasettlertoanothercountry移民
e.g.Historically,theUnitedStateshasattractedvastnumbers
ofimmigrantsfromaroundtheglobe.
Itwasestimatedthatmorethan11outofevery20New
Yorkerswereimmigrantsorthechildrenofimmigrants.
17.landscape:
v.improvetheaestheticappearanceof(apieceof
land)byplantingtreesandshrubs,etc.对(土地)作景观美化
e.g.Itwilltakeusseveralmonthstolandscapethegarden.
Theslagheapisstillaneyesoreafterithadbeen
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landscaped.
那座矿渣堆虽已经过外观处理,但还是不顺眼.
18.ultra-常与形容词结合构成新词,说明原词描述的品质超过平常,极度.例如,说某人ultra-intelligent,表示这人极聪明;说某人后某物ultra-modern,表示他们时常时髦或新潮;说某种材料ultra-light,表示那是超轻的.
19.exploitation:
n.selfishuse;useforone'sownbenefit剥削;
利用
e.g.Britain'sexploitationofitsnaturalgasreservesbeganafter
theSecondWorldWar.
英国对天然气资源的利用始于二战后.
20.under-的构词能力比较强,能与动词,名词,过去分词结合构成新词,表示某物不足后做的事在数量,质量上未达到预定的要求.
e.g.1)underestimate低估,看轻
2)Thehospitalareunder-financed.这医院资金匮乏.
3)Hewasanunder-grownboys,thin,withalongpale
face.
他是个发育不健全的男孩,身材瘦长,张着一张瘦长,苍白的脸.
under-也可与表示职业,工作的名词结合,表示人在级别,地位上低于他人.
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e.g.undergraduate本科生;under-secretary副部长
21.constructive
a.havingausefulpurpose;helpful建设性的;有裨益的
e.g.Criticismiswelcomeonlywhenitisconstructive
criticism.
Aftertheirmeeting,bothsidesdescribedthetalksas
frank,friendlyandconstructive.
22.cooperation
n.workingoractingtogetherforacommonpurpose合作;协作
e.g.ThemissionoftheUnitedNationsistomaintainworld
peace,developgoodrelationsbetweencountries,promote
cooperationinsolvingtheworld'sproblems,andencourage
respectforhumanrights
TheEuropeanUnionisanorganizationdedicatedto
economiccooperationamongEuropeannations.
23.conception
n.ideaaboutwhatsth.islikeorunderstandingofsth.;
processinwhichsb.formsaplanoridea观念,概念;构想
e.g.Theirconceptionofloveseemstobeverydifferentfrom
ourown.
Ihadnoconceptionofthefinishedproduct.
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Thesymphonyisadmirableinconception.
24.destructive
a.causingdestruction毁灭(性)的;破坏(性)的
e.g.Technologycanbeconceivedasbothacreativeanda
destructiveprocess.
ThestrongElNinowhichoccurredbetween1982and
1983wasthemostdestructiveinmorethanacentury.
Iworryaboutthedestructiveeffectthatviolentfilms
mayhaveonchildren.
我很担心暴利影片可能对孩子产生毁灭性的影响.
25.showup
putinanappearance;bepresent出现;出席
e.g.IfIdon'tshowupforclassthismorning,I'llbekicked
out.
Iinvitedhimforeighto'clock,buthedidn'tshowup
untilnine-thirty.
我请他八点来,可他直到九点才出现.
Wewereexpectingthirtypeopletocome,buthalfof
themnevershowedup.
26.offend
vt.hurtthefeelingsof;giveoffenceto伤…的情感;得罪
e.g.Richardwasdeeplyoffendedthatpeoplethoughthe'd
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fakedthestory.
Heapologizedforhiscommentsandsaidhehadno
intentionofoffendingth