全新版大学英语第二版综合教程 第5册 unit 3 课堂笔记.docx

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全新版大学英语第二版综合教程第5册unit3课堂笔记

Unit3Book5TheTruthaboutLying

#Step1BeforeReading

BeforeReading

1.SpotDictation

2.Word-web

3.BackgroundInformation

4.Warm-upQuestions

5.Discussion

6.Topic-relatedPrediction

##1.SpotDictation（要求：

插入声音文件spotdictation,点击空格显示答案）

（Directions:

）Listentothefollowingandfillintheblanks）

Whiteliesarethoselittleliesthatwetellto________

（1）_______.Canwelivewithoutthem?

Ontheonehand,wedon'twantto_____

（2）___________.Butontheother,wedon'twanttolietothem.Thereis,however,______（3）__________,asyouwilldiscoverintheshorttalkyouareabouttohear.

Whiteliesaresomuchapartofoureverydaylivesthatmostofusprobablydon'tevenrealizewhenwe've_____（4）_____.Butitdoesn'treallymatter,since_______（5）________.

Ofcourse,whiteliescanbeavoidedby____________（6）____________,butsooftenthe"ifyoucan'tsayanythingnice,don'tsayanythingatall”mottodoesn'tworkbecause___________（7）_____________.

（=

（1）avoidcausingembarrassment

（2）hurtotherpeople'sfeelings

（3）awayoutofthedilemma（4）letoneslip

（5）awhitelieisn'tareallie

（6）staringintospaceorpretendingyoudidn'thearthequestion

（7）weareexpectedtosaysomething）

（声音文件spotdictation）

（Whiteliesarethoselittleliesthatwetelltoavoidcausingembarrassment.Canwelivewithoutthem?

Ontheonehand,wedon'twanttohurtotherpeople'sfeelings.Butontheother,wedon'twanttolietothem.Thereis,however,awayoutofthedilemma,asyouwilldiscoverintheshorttalkyouareabouttohear.

Whiteliesaresomuchapartofoureverydaylivesthatmostofusprobablydon'tevenrealizewhenwe'veletoneslip.Butitdoesn'treallymatter,sinceawhitelieisn'tareallie.

Ofcourse,whiteliescanbeavoidedbystaringintospaceorpretendingyoudidn'thearthequestion,butsooftenthe"ifyoucan'tsayanythingnice,don'tsayanythingatall"mottodoesn'tworkbecauseweareexpectedtosaysomething.）

##2.Word-web

（Directions:

）Figureouttheexpressionswiththeword“lie”.

1）abold-facedlie厚颜无耻的谎言

2）abarefacedlie露骨的谎言

3）adownrightlie彻头彻尾的谎言

4）amonstrouslie弥天大谎

5）awhitelie善意的谎言

6）ablacklie用心险恶的谎言

7）livealie做人虚伪

8）nailalie拆穿谎言

##3.BackgroundInformation

###1.WatergateScandal

（声音文件Watergate）

（"Watergate"isageneraltermusedtodescribeacomplexwebofpoliticalscandalsbetween1972and1974.ThewordspecificallyreferstotheWatergateHotel,oneoftheplushesthotelsinWashingtonD.C.

"Watergate"hasenteredthepoliticallexiconasatermsynonymouswithcorruptionandscandal.ItwasherethattheWatergateBurglarsbrokeintotheDemocraticParty'sNationalCommitteeofficesonJune17,1972.

ThestoryofWatergatehasanintriguinghistoricalandpoliticalbackground,arisingoutofpoliticaleventsofthe1960s.Butthechronologyofthescandalreallybeginsduring1972,whentheburglarswerearrested.By1973,RichardNixonhadbeenre-electedPresident,butthestormcloudswerebuilding.Byearly1974,thenationwasconsumedbyWatergate.NixonmadethreemajorspeechesontheWatergatescandalduring1973and1974.

PoliticalinvestigationsbeganinFebruary1973whentheSenateestablishedaCommitteetoinvestigatetheWatergatescandal.TheCommitteeuncoveredtheexistenceofthesecretWhiteHousetaperecordings,sparkingamajorpoliticalandlegalbattlebetweentheCongressandthePresident.

In1974,theHouseofRepresentativesauthorizedtheJudiciaryCommitteetoconsiderimpeachmentproceedingsagainstNixon.Nixon'slastdaysinofficecameinlateJulyandearlyAugust,1974.TheHouseJudiciaryCommitteevotedtoacceptthreeoffourproposedArticlesofImpeachmentofthePresident.

ThefinalblowcamewiththedecisionbytheSupremeCourttoorderNixontoreleasemoreWhiteHousetapes.Aroundthecountry,therewerecallsforNixontoresign.

At9pmontheeveningofAugust8,1974,Nixondeliveredanationallytelevisedresignationspeech.Thenextmorning,hemadehisfinalremarkstotheWhiteHousestaffbeforesendinghisresignationlettertotheSecretaryofState,Dr.HenryKissinger.

TheWatergatebroughtdownRichardNixon,andhadprofoundconsequencesintheUnitedStates.

Nixondiedin1994andwaseulogizedbythepoliticalestablishment,althoughhewasstillafigureofcontroversy.）

###2.DeepThroat-----thefollow-upoftheWatergateScandal

（声音文件DeepThroat）

（Formorethan30years,WashingtonPostreportersBobWoodwardandCarlBernsteinpreservedanextraordinarysecret:

theidentityofthesourceknownasDeepThroat,whohelpedinformthestoriesThePostpublishedin1972and1973exposingwhatbecameknownastheWatergateScandal.TheykeptthesecretdespiteextraordinarypressureonThePostfromtheWhiteHouse,includingchargesthatDeepThroatwasaninvention;throughthehearingsandimpeachmentproceedingsthatledtoPresidentRichardM.Nixon'sresignationinAugust1974;anddespiteendlessspeculationaboutthesource'sidentityintheyearsafterward.Mr.Woodward,nowaPosteditor,andMr.Bernstein,whonolongerworkshere,saidthattheyhadmadeacommitmentnottorevealDeepThroat'sidentityuntilafterhisdeath.W.MarkFelt,formerdeputydirectoroftheFBI,confirmedthathewasDeepThroat.Herevealedhisroleinpartbecauseofhisfamily'sbeliefthathedeservestobehonoredforhisactionswhileheisalive.

Mr.Felt,now91,wasadedicatedservantoftheFBI,andnosoftie:

HewasoutragedthattheNixonWhiteHousebrazenlyinterferedwiththeFBI'sinvestigationoftheburglaryofDemocraticPartyheadquartersinJune1972andbywhathesawasMr.Nixon'sattempttogaincontrolovertheFBIforpoliticalpurposes.Riskingdismissalorprosecution,hebeganmeetingwithMr.WoodwardsecretlytoconfirmThePost'sreportingaboutthefundingoftheoperationandaboutotherillegalactsbythepresident'stopaides.DeepThroatwascrucialtothepaper'sreportingofWatergate.HadMr.Feltremainedquiet,Mr.NixonmighthavesucceededinoneofthemostseriousabusesofpowereverattemptedbyanAmericanpresident.

It'sworthrememberingthatthislandmarkvictoryfortheruleoflawalsodependedonthesecretpatriotismofasourcenamedDeepThroat------thatis,MarkFelt.It'snicetobeabletohonorhimbyhisrealnamewhilehestilllives.）

###3.RichardNixon’sChinaTour

（声音文件RichardNixon’sChinaTour）

（OnFebruary21，1972，AmericanPresidentRichardNixon'sspecialplanearrivedattheBeijingCapitalAirport，greetedbyChinesePremierZhouEnlai.ZhousaidtoNixon：

”Youareextendingyourhandacrossthevastestoceanoftheworldforahandshakewithme.Therehasbeennoexchangebetweenourtwonationsfor25years.”Nixonsaid:

”ThisisahandshakebytheChineseandUSleadersacrossanoceanandaconfrontationof20-oddyears，signalingtheopeningofanewchapterintheSino-USrelationship.”

OnthedaywhenNixonarrivedinBeijing,ChairmanMaoZedongmethimandtheytalkedformorethananhour.TheChineseandUSsidesagreedtouse"seriousandfrank"todescribethetalksBetweenMaoandNixon.

ThetwosidesputforwardtheircommongroundsaswellasdifferencesintheShanghaiCommunique,anunprecedentedpracticeinworlddiplomacy.PresidentRichardNixon'sice-breakingChinatourshooktheworld.）

##4.Warm-upQuestions

1.Haveyoueverhadthefeelingthatyouwerecompelledtotelllies,thoughyoudidnotwantto?

Ifyes,underwhatconditionsareyouinclinedtolie?

Howdoyoufeelafteryoutellsuchlies?

2.Somepeoplesaythatwhiteliesarenotlies.Whatisyourpositiononthisissue?

3.Doyouconsiderwhiteliesnecessaryinsociallife?

##5.Discussion

1.Supposeyouareintrouble.Whenyourparentscallyouandaskhowyouare,willyoutellthemaliebysayingthatyouarefineortellthemthetruth?

Discussinpairsoringroups.

（Tips:

A:

ItellliestomyparentsinsuchcasesbecauseIdonotwantthemtoworryaboutme.WhenIamintrouble,Itrytodealwithitmyself.Itisnousetellingthemthetruth.IfItellthemthatIamill,ordepressed,orsomething,theywillbeuneasy.Theymayevencometotheschooltoseeme,whichwillinfluencetheirwork.Tellingawhiteliebysaying“Iamfine,terrific,orexcellent”willmakethemfeelatease,andmakememorematuretohandlemyownproblems.Afterall,Iamanadultnow.

B:

Iwillnottellsuchwhitelies.IfIamintroubleorill,Iwilltellmyparentsthetruth,butinthemeanwhile,Iwilltellthemnottoworryaboutme.Nomatterwhatthetroubleis,Imyselfcancopewithit,becauseIhavetheabilitytodoso.Tellingthemthetruthandassuringthemofyourabilitytosolveyourownproblemsismuchbetterthantellingtheso-calledwhitelies.Thewhiteliesmaybringnoharmtoyourparents,buttheydoagreatharmtoyourself.Youmayformthehabitoftellingnotonlythewhiteliesbutalsoreallies.Inaword,whitelieserodeyourhonesty.）

2.Itwasreportedthatasongaveoneofhiskidneystohismotherwhohadtoreceivekidneytransplantationtosurvive,buthetoldherawhiteliethatthetransplantedkidneywasanotherperson’sordonator’s.Hesaidthathewouldnottellherthetruthuntilthelastminuteofherlife.Discussingroupsonthetopicwhetherheisagreatsonbecauseofhisconduct.

##6.Topic-relatedPrediction

1.Fromthetitle“TheTruthaboutLying”,whatcanyouinferthe“truth”mightbe?

2.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowards“whitelies”?

（Positiveornegative）

#Step2GlobalReading

GlobalReading

1.PartDivisionoftheText

2.FurtherUnderstanding

ForPart1Quest