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新视野第三册第九单元
新视野第三册第九单元
Unit9
SectionAPremaritalAgreements
1.Pre-reading
1.1Backgroundinformation
Premaritalagreements:
Premaritalagreementsorprenuptialagreementsarebindinglegalcontractsbetweentwopeoplewhointendtomarryeachother.
JacquelineKennedyOnassis:
BornonJuly28,1929,JacquelineBouvierKennedywasfirstladyoftheUnitedStatesduringtheadministration(1961-1963)ofherfirsthusband,JohnF.Kennedy.Shehadbeenanewspaperreporterandphotographerbeforetheirmarriagein1953.ShewasridingbesidePresidentKennedywhenhewasassassinatedinDallas,Texas,onNov.22,1963.In1968shemarriedtheGreekshippingmillionaireAristotleOnassis.
1.2Topic-relatedvideo
1.3Topic-relateddiscussion
2.While-reading
2.1Globalreading
2.1.1Understandthemajordetailsofthetext
2.1.2Understandorganizationofthetext
1)Mainideaofthetext
Theessayfocusesononesocialphenomenon:
prenupsorpremaritalagreements.Theauthorgivesthereaderadetailedexpositionofwhatprenupsare,whoneedsprenups,whatpointstobetakencareofbeforesigningprenups,andhowpeopleevaluateprenups.
2)Textstructureanalysis
PartOne(Paras.1-4)Ageneralintroductionofprenups:
Whatareprenupsandhowtheyareforged?
1.Prenupsaredesignedtoaddresstheproblemsofthedivisionoffinancialassetsastheyarise.
2.Prenupsarenegotiatedbylawyersfortheprospectivespouses,andsignedbytheprospectivespousesbeforeamarriageceremony.
PartTwo(Paras5-8.)Thispartisaboutwhoneedsprenups.
1.Prenupsforthosewhowillbeinvolvedingreateconomicconsequencesinadivorceandthosewhowanttoremarry.
2.Prenupsforthosewhohaveaccumulatedconsiderablewealth,havealreadybeenstungonce,andwanttoreducetheirexposuretofutureproblems.
3Prenupsforthosewhowanttoshieldassetstobepassedontochildrenandgrandchildren.
4.Prenupsforthosewhohas,orinlinefor.greatinheritedwealthorafamilybusiness,especiallyifthefuturepartnerhaslittleornothingatall.
PartThree(Paras.9-14)Thispartdealswithwhatpointsshouldbetakencareofwhenonegoesintoapremaritalagreement.
Forexample:
1Properguidelinesarenecessary.
2Alawyerisrequiredtowritethedocument.
3.Donotusethesamelawyerasyourfuturespousedoes.
4.Donotsignaprenuptialagreementunderpressure.
5.Watchoutthatadisputeofcarryingoutprenupscouldhappenifacoupledecidestodivorce
whilelivingabroadwithdifferentpassports.
6.Anunderstandingofthenatureofprenupsarebusinessagreements.
Partfour(Para15-16)Thispartisaboutpossibleevaluationsofprenups.
1Prepnupssometimesmayhelpsaveacouplefromaterriblemarriage.
2.Prepnupssometimesprovetobeofnousetosomehappymarriage.
2.2Detailreading(小四,斜体)
2.2.1Wordsandphrases(五号字,斜体)
1)verify(L.3)
Allteachersshallbegivenastandardcompetencetest证明他们不落后于所教课程和现代化教学手段。
________________________.toverifytheyareup-to-datewithsubjectsandmodernteachingmethods.(vt.makecertainoforprovethetruth)
2)clause(L.5)
合同中有一项条款说公司可以因为经济的原因解雇人员。
Thereisaclauseinthecontractwhichsaysthecompanycanfirepeopleforeconomicreasons.(n.aparticularpartofawrittenlegaldocument)
附加条款anadditionalclause
从句可以由“that”和“which”来引导。
Aclausecanbeintroducedwith"that"or"which".(n.从句)
名词从句anounclause
定语从句anattributiveclause
3)bind(L.11)
她原以为有了孩子就可以把他永远栓住。
Shethoughtthathavinghischildwouldbindhimtoherforever.(vt.hold(peopleorthings)together;unite)
他们把囚犯的双手捆在后面。
Theyboundtheprisoner'shandsbehindhisback..(vt.tietightly)
协议规定她必须在六个月内还清全部债务。
Theagreementbindshertorepaythedebtinfullwithinsixmonths.(vt.forcesbtoobey,esp.byalaworapromise)
4)division(L.12)
这种把世界分为发达国家和不发达国家的方式太过简单了。
Thisdivisionoftheworldintothedevelopedandunderdevelopednationsistoosimple.(n.dividingorbeingdivided)
事实上,在运动领导人中间存在着分歧。
Infact,thereisadivisionofopinionamongtheleadersofthemovement.(n.disagreementbetweenthemembersofagroup)
她曾经在公司的出口部工作。
Sheonceworkedintheforeigndivisionofthecompany.(n.oneofthepartsorgroupsinwhichawholeisdivided)
5)make/hittheheadlines(L.16)
足球队的到来成为当地报纸的头版头条。
Thearrivalofthefootballteamhittheheadlinesinthelocalpress.(becomeimportantnews)
电脑犯罪在1983年首次引人注目。
"Computercrime"firstmadetheheadlinesin1983.
6)contest(L.18)
我们当然要反对任何对我们产品安全性不利的说法。
Wewillcertainlycontestanyclaimsmadeagainstthesafetyofourproducts.(vt.arguethatsth.isnotright)
Shestandsagoodchance因为只有两个人角逐该席位。
________________.sinceonlytwopeoplearecontestingtheseat.(vt.(takepartinand)trytowin._
她在国际比赛中获得一块金牌。
Shewonagoldmedalinaninternationalcontest.(n.acompetition,usu.Inwhichprizesaregiven)
那时在公司里为一个高级管理工作进行了一场争夺。
There'sacontestforatopmanagementjobinthecompanyatthemoment.(n.astruggleorfighttogaincontroloradvantage)(n.astruggleorfighttogaincontroloradvantage)
7)sting(L26)
她早年因着装而遭攻击,很是苦恼。
Intheearlydaysshehadbeenstungbycriticismofthewayshedressed.(v.provokesb.bymakinghimorherangry,painful)
.愤怒的泪水刺痛了他的双眼,他的心往下沉,他的失望无法用言语表达。
Tearsofoutragestunghiseyesandhisheartsank;hisdisappointmentwasbeyondwords.(woundwithasharppain;feelasharppain)
蜜蜂蜇了一口abeesting(n.asharppain)
他的声音里透着讽刺。
Therewasastingofsarcasminhisvoice.
8)exposure(L.26)
受到微量的辐射也很可能会致癌及加速老化。
Cancerandacceleratedagingcanbecausedbyexposuretolowlevelofradiation.(n.exposingorbeingexposed;aninstanceofthis)
温故知新:
Bythenextdaytheexposedpartsofhisbodyhadturnedachocolatebrown.(Book2-Unit10B)
9)shield(L32)
让我为你挡风。
Letmeshieldfromthewind.(vt.protectfromharm;defendfromcriticism,attack)
Nevertheless,thevastlyexpandedsocialcontacts使村民们的生活不再封闭。
_______________.removedashieldofisolationfromvillage.(n.sth.thatisusedas,orprovides,protection)
词语辨析:
Thisisthenursewho_____tomewhenIwasillinhospital.
A)accompaniedB)attendedC)entertainedD)shielded(key:
B)
10)inlinefor(L.35)
她是一名优秀的雇员,很有可能获得提升。
Sheisanexcellentemployedandisinlineforpromotion.(likelytogetordosth)
玛丽是有可能进入该社团的第四号人选。
Maryisfourthinlinetobeadmittedtothesociety.
11)enforce(L.38)
有条例规定禁止乱倒垃圾却很少执行。
Thereisalawagainstdroppinglitterbutitisrarelyenforced.(vt.cause(arule,law,etc.)tobeobeyed,orcarriedouteffectively)
Itmanipulatestheenvironment,并且能够将道德义务强加于那些容易忽视它们的人________.anditisabletoenforcemoraldutiesonthosewhoareinclinedtodisregardthem.(vt.make(sth.)happen,esp.bythreatsorforce)
12)consultant(L.40)
她为一家公共关系咨询公司工作。
Sheworksforafirmofpublicrelationsconsultants.(n.apersonwhogivesexpertadvice)
温故知新:
ThedifferenceisthatWesternstyledecision-makingproceedsmostlyfromtopmanagementandoftendoesnotconsultmiddlemanagementortheworkerwhileinJapan,ideascanbecreatedatthelowestlevels,travelupwardthroughanorganizationandhaveanimpactontheeventualdecision.(L.27Book3Unit3-B)
13)cite(L.46)
他引用的数据不是误导性的,就是不相关的______________Thedatahecitesaremisleadingorirrelevantandhislineofargumentiscontradictory.
那位士兵因为勇敢而受到嘉奖。
Thesoldierwascitedforbravery.
14)delete(L.50)
文章写完后你可以再回来删改任何文字。
Afteryou’vefinishedyoucangobackanddeleteorchangeanywordsyouwant.(vt.removeordrawalinethrough(esp.writtenwordorwords)
词语辨析:
They______outthemostviolentsceneswhentheyshowedthefilmonthetelevision.
A)deletedB)alteredC)editedD)omitted(Key:
C)
15)forge(L.51)
那个铁匠打造耕犁的技术很高。
Thesmithforgedtheplowwithgreatskill.(vt.makeorproduce,esp.withsomedifficulty)
他在支票上伪造他哥哥的签名拿到了钱。
Hegotthemoneybyforginghisbrother'ssignatureonacheque.(makeanillegalcopyofsth.inordertocheat)
16)dispute(L.52)
过去三天中他们一直在努力解决有关经济政策的争议。
They'vebeentryingtosettlethedisputeoverworkingconditionsforthelastthreedays.(n.anargumentordisagreement)
这两个国家几年来都为了那块土地争论不休。
Thetwocountrieshavedisputedoverthatstretchoflandforyears.(v.argue(aboutsth.),esp,angrilyandforalongtime)
很少有人质疑他作为一名杰出艺术家的地位。
Fewwoulddisputehisstatusasoneofthefinestartist.(v.disagreeaboutorquestionthetruthorcorrectnessof)
17)bearing(L.65)
你的话跟这个问题没有多大关系。
Yourremarkdidn'thaveanybearingonwhathappened.(n.relationorinfluence)
她有一种骄傲的,与众不同的举止。
Shehadaproud,distinguishedbearing.(n.awayofstanding,walking,etc)
他们在海图上记下所处的方位。
Theyplottedtheirbearingsonthechart.(n.adirectionorangleasshownbyacompass)
词语搭配:
havenobearingon:
与…无关
18)laybare(L.69)
委员会的报告揭露了大范围的腐败。
Thecommittee’sreportlaysbarecorruptiononamassivescale.
19)shed(L.69)
在女儿的婚礼上她掉了几滴泪。
Sheshedafewtearsatherdaughter'swedding.(v.produce(esp.tears,lightorblood)
昨天公司宣布在未来的几个月要消减900个职位。
Thecompanyyesterdayannouncedthat900jobswillbeshedoverthenextfewmonths.(v.getridof)
有些蛇每年脱一次皮。
Somesnakesshedtheirskineveryyear.(v.脱皮,脱叶,脱发)
花园小棚agardenshed(n.棚,小屋)
自行车棚abicycleshed
词语搭配:
shed/throw/castlighton(使)更容易理解
2.2.2Sentencepatterns
1)Typicalpatternsfortheexpositionofsth./sb.
原句:
Atypicalcandidateforaprenuptialagreementisamanwhohasaccumulatedconsiderablewealth,hasalreadybeenstungonce,andwantstoreducehisexposuretofutureproblems.(L.25)
典型的欲签定婚前协议的人是那些积存了大量财富的男性,他们曾吃过苦头,因而想减少自己日后的麻烦。
提炼:
Atypical/idealcandidateforsth.isonewho…某事的典型/理想的候选人是······人。
应用:
教师岗位的理想人选是能够学生以朋友相待并且激发他们学习兴趣的人。
Anidealcandidateforthepositionofteachingisonewhocantreathisstudentasfriendsandarousetheirinterestinstudy.
2.2.3DifficultSentences
1)Atypicalcandida