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大学英语综合教程3unit4

Unit4Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit

SectionOnePre-readingActivities1

I.AudiovisualSupplement1

II.CulturalBackground2

SectionTwoGlobalReading3

I.TextAnalysis3

II.StructuralAnalysis3

SectionThreeDetailedReading3

I.Text13

II.Questions5

III.WordsandExpressions6

IV.Sentences7

SectionFourConsolidationActivities7

I.Vocabulary7

II.Grammar10

III.Translation13

IV.ExercisesforIntegratedSkills14

V.OralActivities15

VI.Writing15

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement17

I.Lead-inQuestions17

II.Text217

III.MemorableQuotes20

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

.AudiovisualSupplement

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Script:

George:

Allright,yeah.

Ira:

Youokay,man?

George:

Yeah,yeah,I’mgood.Ihopetheygotsomefood.

Laura:

I’msogladyouguyscame,hello,hi.

George:

Goodtoseeyou.-wow.

Ira:

Hi,how’sitgoing?

Oh!

Thankyou.

George:

Jeez,beautifulhouse!

Laura:

Thankyou.

George:

Howlonghaveyouguysbeenhere?

Laura:

We’vebeenhereaboutfiveyearsnow.

Ingrid:

What’sup?

Laura:

Thisismyfriend,George.AndthisisIra.ThisisIngrid.

Ira:

Wow!

Georgedidn’tmentionyouhadadaughter.

George:

Haveyouseenanyofmymovies?

Ingrid:

Isawthemoviewhereyouhadababybody.

George:

So,yousawre-do.Canyoudotheface?

Hey,that’sagoodimpression.

Mable:

Don’tleavemeintheplayroom!

Laura:

Thisismydaughter,Mable.Shejustgotbraces.

George:

Oh,yeah,letmeseethem.YoumindifIeatalittlebitofthatsandwichrightthere?

Ira?

Ira:

I’m…I’mfull.

Ingrid:

Doyouguyswanttoplaythepeanut-buttergame?

Laura:

It’sfun.Youwanttoplay?

Let’sdoit!

Ira?

Ira:

Yeah,Ilikepeanutbutter,yeah.

Laura:

Let’sdothepeanut-buttergame!

George:

Allright!

Hooray!

Peanut-buttergame!

Peanut-buttergame!

Laura:

Okay,justputalittlebit.Okay.

Ira:

What’sshedoing?

Laura:

Alittlebit.Okay,okay.Ithinkthat’sgood.

George:

Thisiswhatyouguysdoinyourfreetime?

Okay.

Ingrid:

Thereheis!

Ira:

Oh,boy.Comeon.Hegother.Hegother.Oh,so,you’resupposedtodoitontheears.

Laura:

George’sturn!

George’sturn!

George:

No.Idon’twanttodothat.No,Irawillgo,letIrago.

Ira:

No,no,George.

Ingrid:

Comeon.Okay,allright!

George:

Ijustwashedmyhairthismorning.

George!

George!

George:

Oh!

God.No!

That’snotthegame.

Questions:

1.WhatiswrongwithMable?

Shejustgotbraces.

2.What’sthenameofthegame?

Thepeanut-buttergame.

3.Doyouthinkitisfuntoplaythatgame?

Whereisfuninyouropinion?

Yes.Funisaroundusandinourdailylife.

II.CulturalBackground

1.Funcanbedefinedasapleasurableexperience,enjoyableoccupationoranactivitythatinvolvesamusementorpleasure.

2.Butwhatdoweviewasfun?

Theanswermaydependonourage,becausewhat'spleasantandfunforachildisnotnecessarilyentertainingandfunforateenageroranadult.

3.Whatpeopleconsiderfunoftenchangeswithageandmaturity.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

.TextAnalysis

MainIdea

●Inthistext,theauthorchallengesthemodernideathatfunistherefortheaskingandthatfunovershadowseverything.

●Theauthorargues,instead,thatfunishardtohaveandthatfunisararejewel.

.StructuralAnalysis

Part1（Paragraphs1-5）introducesthethesisoftheessay:

Funishardtohave.Funisararejewel.

Part2（Paragraphs6-11）pointsoutaprevalentmisconception,andconsequencesthereof,thateverythingissupposedtobefun.

Part3（Paragraphs12-15）istheconcludingpartoftheessaywheretheauthorsuggeststhatweoughttotreatfunreverently.

SectionThreeDetailedReading

I.Text1

Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit

SuzanneBrittJordan

1Funishardtohave.

2Funisararejewel.

3Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn’thavealittlefuneverydaywewouldturninto（sakesalive!

）puritans.

4“Wasitfun?

”becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions:

goodquestionslike:

Wasitmoral?

Wasitkind?

Wasithonest?

Wasitbeneficial?

Wasitgenerous?

Wasitnecessary?

And（myfavorite）wasitselfless?

5Whenthepleasuresgottobethemainthing,thefunfetishwassuretofollow.Everythingwassupposedtobefun.Ifitwasn’tfun,thenbyJove,weweregoingtomakeitfun,orelse.

6Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutingsweresupposedtobefun.Sexwassupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.WaltDisneywassupposedtobefun.Churchwassupposedtobefun.Stayingfitwassupposedtobefun.

7Justtomakesurethateverybodyknewhowmuchfunwewerehaving,weputhappyfacesonflunkingtestpapers,dirtybumpers,stickyrefrigeratordoors,bathroommirrors.

8Ifakid,lookingathisveryhappyparentstraipsingthroughthatveryhappyDisneyWorld,said,“Thisain’tfun,ma,”hisma’sheartsank.Shewonderedwhereshehadgonewrong.EverybodytoldherwhatfunfamilyoutingstoDisneyWorldwouldbe.Gollygee,whatwasthematter?

9Fungottobesuchabigthingthateverybodystartedtolookformoreandmorethrillingwaystosupplyit.Onewaywastostepupthelevelofdangerorlicentiousnessoralcoholordrugconsumptionsothatyoucouldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.

10Televisioncommercialsbroughtalotoffunandfun-lovingfolksintothepicture.Everythingthatpeopleinthosecommercialsdidlookedlikefun:

takingPolaroidsnapshots,swillingbeer,buyinginsurance,moppingthefloor,bowling,takingaspirin.Weallwished,I’msure,thatwecouldhavehalfasmuchfunasthoserough-and-readyguysaroundthelockerroom,flickingeachotherwithtowelsandpouringchampagne.Themorecommercialspeoplewatched,themoretheywonderedwhenthefunwouldstartintheirownlives.Itwasprettydepressing.

11Bigoccasionsweresupposedtobefun.Christmas,ThanksgivingandEasterwereobviouslysupposedtobefun.Yourweddingdaywassupposedtobefun.Yourweddingnightwassupposedtobeawholelotoffun.Yourhoneymoonwassupposedtobetheepitomeoffundom.AndsoweendedupgoingthrougheveryBigEventweevercelebrated,waitingforthefuntostart.

12Itoccurredtome,whileIwassittingaroundwaitingforthefuntostart,thatnotmuchis,andthatIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou’reworriedaboutyourfuncapacity.

13Idon’tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfunreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.Thegodofmirthispayingusbackforallthoseyearsofthinkingfunwaseverywherebyrefusingtocometoourparty.Idon’twanttoblasphemefunanymore.Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,youprobablywon’tbeexpectingit.Infact,Ibetitcomeswhenyou’redoingyourduty,yourjob,oryourwork.ItmayevencomeonaTuesday.

14Irememberoneday,longago,onwhichIhadanespeciallygoodtime.PamDavisandIwalkedtotheCollegeVillagedrugstoreoneSaturdaymorningtobuysomecandy.Wewereabout12yearsold（funages）.ShegotherBit-O-Honey.Igotmymaltedmilkballs,chocolatestars,Chunkys,andasmallbagofM&M’s.Westartedbacktoherhouse.Iwasgoingtospendthenight.Wehadthewholedaytolookforwardto.Wehadplentyofcandy.ItwasalongwaytoPam’shousebuteverytimewegotwearyPamwouldputherhandoverhereyes,scanthehorizonlikeasailorandsay,“Oughtareachhomebynightfall,”atwhichpointthetwoofuswouldlaughuntilwethoughtwecouldn’tstanditanotherminute.Thenafterwegotcalm,she’dsayitagain.Youshouldhavebeenthere.ItwasthekindofdayandfriendshipandoccasionthatmademedeeplyregretfulthatIhadtogrowup.

15Itwasfun.

II.Questions

1）Whatisthethesisstatementoftheessay?

（paragraph1-2）

Funishardtohave.Funisararejewel.

2）InParagraph4,aseriesofquestionshasbeenraised.What’stheeffectofit?

（Paragraph4）

Here,bymakingastartlingstatement（thequestion“Wasitfun?

”overshadowedallotherquestions）andraisingaseriesofquestions,Jordanpointsoutthatfunhasbecomethemajorconcernofpeople.Ithasoutweighedmanyotherquestions.

3）WhataresomeofthethingsthatdonotprovidefunaccordingtoJordan?

（Paragraph7）

Failinginatest,dirtybumpers,stickyrefrigeratordoorsaresomeofthethingsthatarenotsourcesoffun.

4）Whatrelationshipdoestheuseofdrugsandalcoholhavetoourdifficultiesinhavingfuntoday?

（Paragraph9）

Todayaspeopleliveunderunprecedentedstress,theycanhardlyrelaxandthemonotonousroutineworkisnotintheleastexcitingforthem.Onlywhentheyindulgethemselvesindrugsandalcoholcantheyforgettheworriesofthedayandhavealittlefun.

5）Whatistherelationshipbetweenbigoccasionsandtheexperienceoffun?

（Paragraph11）

Withhighexpectationsforfun,peoplearenotcontentedwiththejoythatbigoccasionssuchasholidays,weddingsorbirthdaysbringthem.Tomakeupfortheinadequacyoffunandjoy,theyarestillexpectingthenextbigoccasionwhichmightbringthemexcitement.

6）HowdoesJordandevelopParagraph13?

（Paragraph13）

Todeveloptheidea,theauthorusesdefinition:

“itisamystery”,andcomparisonandcontrast.Somefigurativetechniquesareemployedtofurtherdefinewhatfunis,whichincludepersonification:

“Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,youprobablywon’tbeexpectingit.”andsimile:

“Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.”

7）What