新視野大學(xué)英語第二冊unit3

1、Unit 3Marriage Across the NationsTeaching Objectives:1) To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns2) To to be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writingWriting skills: A paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by some other opini

2、ons.3) To improve Ss reading skills by studying Section B and passages in the Extensive Reading.Reading skills: Recognizing differences between facts and opinions.4) To stimulate Ss to think about the difficulties in interracial marriage.5) To read extensively outside class.Teaching Procedures:I. Pr

3、e-reading ActivitiesI) Meaning GuessGuess the real meanings of husband, wife and family.For examplew-washingi-ironingf-foode-entertainingHUSBANDH - housing 有房子U - understanding 有心靈相通S sharing有分享的喜悅B buying有錢買想要的東西A - and還有N - never絕對不D - demanding要求太高的WIFEW - witch 美女I - intelligent聰明伶俐的F faithful 忠

4、實(shí)的E - everyday 每一天FAMIL YF father A and M motherI IL love Y - youII) Role PlayVoiceover: Gail and Mark have been together for 2 years and considered marriage. While when Gail spread the news to her parents, she met with some resistance.Gail: All right; date him; wrong; marry him; color; problem.Mom:

5、 To start with; admit; harbored reservations about a mixed marriage; prejudices; But; charming; intelligent; any mother;be proud to; son-in- law; color; nothing to do with; some; express shock at; Mark' s color; notiggeptoboemi; my bmay be marrying; for the same wrong reason that; saw him as; be

6、loved intelligent charming and caring; on the surface; ours;ideal marriage; last forever; realized; only later; didn' t know your father very well.Gail: But; we; been together; 2 years; been through; together; at our worst; time; confirm; feel deeply; each other.Mom: maybe right; waiting won 

7、9; t hurt; 25 years old.Voiceover: Then Gail tried to talk to her dad about her marriage with Mark. Her father asked the same question as Gail' s mother.Dad: Why the haste? Who is this Mark? What' s his citizenship status? He just tries to stay in US by marrying you!Gail: But Dad, that '

8、 s harsh!Dad: Then why the rush? Buy time, buy time.Gail: Mark has had problems with citizenship before and has always taken care of them himself. In fact, he made it clear when we were discussing marriage that if I had any doubts about anything, I should not hesitate to cancel our plan.Dad: Have yo

9、u thought about the hardships your children would go through?Gail: Dad, are you a racist?Dad: No, of course not. But you have to be realistic.Gail: Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children don' t? But one thing they ' ll alwa：devotioin.Dad: That ' s idealistic. Peop

10、le can be vecruel toward children from mixed marriages.Gail: Dad, we ' ll worry about that when the time comes. If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done.Dad: Remember, it ' s never too late to change your mind.III) Global StudyI) The questions to the un

11、derstanding of the text:1) . For what two reasons did Gail and Mark live together?(Gail and Mark lived together for two years before they decided to marry. The following two reasons can best explain why they did so. For one reason, they just wanted to get to know each other and have a better underst

12、anding of the weaknesses and strengths of each other ' s characters before their marriage. For aniethwra nted to marry for the right reasons. Even though they were not sure what the future held for them, they wanted to avoid the mistake made by many other mixed couples.)2) . How did Gail ' s

13、 father and mother react to the news about the wedding plans?(On hearing the news of their wedding plans, Gails mother, though all along supportive of her daughter8the black man, still showed her worry that Gail would marry Mark for the same wrong reasons that she had done with Gailfather. In respon

14、se to the matter, however, Gail's father thought Mark megthft takesadvaribgie to obtainAmerican citizenship. He used statistics on mixed marriages, his counseling experience and children daughter against rushing into marriage without thinking enough about it.)3) . In what ways are Gail ' s a

15、nd her father ' s views different?(In response to whether to marry right now or later on, Gail and her father held views contrary to each other. Gail argued they would rather marry now and worry later. She believed if they had to clear up all uncertainty before they married, they could have litt

16、le to get done. As a contrast, Gail' s fathwrledkedugiststrtoibuy time and to be realistic about theirmarriage. He wanted to persuade her to change her mind by giving examples of mixed marriage and reminding her that it was never too late to change her mind.)II) SummaryGail and Mark decided to m

17、arry despite their racial and cultural differences after being together for two years and getting to know each other better, but the plan met with o pposition from the girl' s parentsIII) Text Analysis: Main idea and devices for developing itPart I (paras. 1-4): M ain Idea: Two years of living t

18、ogether, plus racial and cultural differences, enhanced the relationshipbetween Gail and Mark so much that they decided to marry even though they did not know what the future would hold for them as a mixed couple.Devices for developing it : Narration : The story is told in the first person. Through

19、his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage:Part II (paras.5-9): M ain I dea : Gail ' s mother ' s reaction to their wedding plan. she reaffirmed that Markproblem. Her biggest worry was that Gail might be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as she had.Dev

20、ices for developing it : ArgumentationTypical example of argumentation by rejecting the first idea and presenting some other idea.1. Present original ideas: (The mother presents her original opinion.)2. Reject the ideas: (The mother corrects her original opi nion.)3. Present some other ideas: (The m

21、other presents her opinion and gives an example to support it.)4. Present others ' opinion : Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are doin(P ara. 7)5. Reject the opinion: But they live in a different world. So, color is not the problem. (Para. 7)6. Present some other idea: M

22、y biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. (Para. 7)Part III (paras 10-21): Main Idea : Gail ' s father ' s reaction to their wedding plans. He quoted statistics and gave examples to persuade his daughter to change her mind.Devices

23、 for developing it : DialogueIII. Detailed Study1) New Words1 .ups and downs盛衰； 浮沉e.g. Life is full of ups and downs 人生充滿了歡樂與痛苦e.g. He has seen the ups and downsin the history of the relations between the two countries. 他經(jīng)歷了兩國關(guān)系史上的圓缺陰I反義詞構(gòu)成的短語：back and forth 來回的2 .compromise n.妥協(xié)，折衷vt.vi.和解，對.妥協(xié)，折衷處

24、理(2)危及，連累e.g. We can nocompromise on such terms.我們不能根據(jù)這樣的條件和解。e.g. He asked more than I was willing to pay, so wcompromised on a price in between the two.他的要價超出我愿意付的數(shù)額，結(jié)果我們達(dá)成妥協(xié)，商定了一個居中的價格詞組make a compromise 作出讓步；strike compromise 達(dá)成妥協(xié) be compromised by 被.危害連累 compromise with sb. on/over sth.在某方面/就某事

25、同某人妥協(xié) compromise sb.'s reputation 損害某人的名譽(yù)3.subtle adjslight,not obvious,not easy to notice,understand or explain隹于覺察或描述的；精巧的；巧妙的；詭秘的；狡詐的e.g. There aresubtledifferences in meaning between these two words 這兩個詞詞義有細(xì)微的差別。4. mutual.e.g. Prejudice can takesubtlerforms than this.偏見可能表現(xiàn)得比這更隱晦。adj 1)share

26、d by two or more peopl既有的,共同的；2)felt or done by each to the other 相互的e.g. Their working together was based onmutual respect, trust and understanding.他們的合作是建立在相互尊重、信任和理解的基礎(chǔ)上的。e.g. Lynn and Phil met though amutual friend.林恩和菲爾是通過共同的朋友的。詞組mutual aid 互助；mutual benefit 互利by mutual consent 雙方同意；mutual aff

27、ection 相愛mutual respect 相互之間的尊敬mutual preferential duties 互惠關(guān)稅mutual interests 共同的利益5. compatible adj 適宜的；（2）符合的；（3）能共的；（4）相容的，與.不矛盾的，一致的（with）,諧調(diào)的e.g. Accuracy is not always compatiblewith haste.忙中難免出錯。e.g. Health and hard work are compatible® 康與努力工作是一致的。搭配be compatible with 與.相適應(yīng)， 不矛盾， 一致， 相似

28、6.overlook vt （1） have or give a view of a place from above 眺望;俯視；（2） fail to notice or realize how important sth is漏看，沒注意到；忽略 （3） forgive, pretend not to notice不予注意；寬?。环湃?；寬容（4）聳出, 高過.（5）檢查，監(jiān)督；指導(dǎo)，照顧 （6）用目光迷住，看得.心慌意亂e.g. You haveoverlookseveral of the mistakes in this work.你忽略了這工作中的幾個錯誤。e.g. We lbver

29、lookyour bad behavior this time, but den' t do it again.這一次我們不計較你的錯誤行為，但是切勿再犯了。搭配overlook a valley from a hill從山上俯視山谷overlook the accounts 檢查帳目 overlook a fault 寬容過失辨析overlook, ignore, neglect都有 忽視，忽略”之意1. overlook通常指由于匆忙或沒注意到忽視e.g. Don overlook the slow students.2. ignore指裝著不知道或沒有看見而不加理睬。 e.g.

30、It s so metimes best to ignore a rude person.3. neglect指粗心大意,未給某人或某事應(yīng)有的或足夠的重視，也可指有意地或無意地忽視所做的工作、應(yīng)負(fù)的 職責(zé)等。e.g. He s been neglecting his bills for months.7. divorce n（1）離婚；（2）分離；斷絕（親系等）v. （1）離婚;（2）使離婚；使脫離；使脫節(jié)；使斷絕親系e.g. The marriage ended indivorce 他們的婚姻以離婚告終。e.g. She got adivorcefrom him last year.e.g.

31、 The judgedivorcedthe young couple.法官判決這對青年夫妻離婚。e.g. It is difficult to divorcepolitical affairs from sport.詞組be divorced from與.離婚；與.脫離，與分開divorce oneself from 與.離婚；脫離,與.分開8 .for a time 暫時；一度e.g. The professor stayed in London for a time.那位教授曾一度住在倫敦。e.g. For a time the police thought she might be gu

32、ilty警方曾一度認(rèn)為她可能有罪。由time構(gòu)成的重要詞組：ahead of time 提前；all the time 直；at a time 每次，次 ;from time to time 有時，不時;in no time （at all） 立亥U have no time for 沒有時間做 （某事）;on time 準(zhǔn)時， 按時 time after time （time and again）屢次; many a time常常，多次；keep time （鐘表）走的準(zhǔn)9 .meet with 遭受，受到；經(jīng)歷e.g. I met with some difficulties in sur

33、fing the net.在網(wǎng)上沖浪時我遇到了一些困難。e.g. His speech met with a cold acceptance. 他的演講受到冷遇。習(xí)慣用語meet with o ne' s death 死去meet up with 偶遇10. counsel U n.勸告，忠告 vt.勸告，忠告(advise);輔導(dǎo)，提供咨詢(give advice and support to) e.g. They counseled patience(caution).他們建議要耐心(謹(jǐn)慎)。e.g. The school is now providing a service to

34、 counsel students with drug problems.學(xué)校向有吸毒問題的學(xué)生提供咨詢服務(wù)e.g. She counseled them not to accept his explanation.她建議他們不要接受他的解釋詞組legal counsel法律顧問on advice of counsel根據(jù)律師的意見搭配辨析take /hold counsel together take sb. into one's counsel take counsel with oneself take sb. into one's counsel take counse

35、l of one's pillow take/hold counsel with sb.counsel sb. to go at oncecounsel sb.'s going at協(xié)商和某人商量仔細(xì)考慮，共同商量和某人商量整夜考慮征求某人意見（當(dāng)面）勸某人立刻去once （不當(dāng)著某ll.harbor:vvt.隱匿；窩藏；庇護(hù)；心懷，懷有n.海港，港口的面）建議某人立刻去e.g.e.g. X-rays have confirmed that het suharshhwinter.He harbored a secret hatred against his father.他對他

36、的父親暗懷憎恨。e.g. The girl still harbors the idea of going abroad.那女孩依然抱著出國的念頭。e.g. For years he harbored a secret wish to become a painter.多年來他暗暗希望自己能成為一名畫家。12 . have nothing to do with 與無關(guān)；不跟 往來e.g. In the evening he likes to read books which have nothing to do withhis work.晚上他喜歡看一些與他的工作無關(guān)的書籍習(xí)慣用語have n

37、othing to show for :在方面沒有成績可言13 .confirm vt.證實(shí)；確定；證明has not broken any bones.X光檢查證明他沒有任何骨折。e.g. I ' d likednfirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July.我想確認(rèn)一下預(yù)定7月1日一間雙人房間。辨析confirm, substantiate, corroborate都含 證明或證實(shí).是真實(shí)的或準(zhǔn)確的”1. confirm指 用事實(shí)或證據(jù)來進(jìn)一步證實(shí)或證明.是真實(shí)的”e.g. confirm a rumour證實(shí)謠

38、言2. substantiate指列舉事實(shí)以證實(shí)某一主張是有效的“e.g. The slanderer cannot substantiatehis tale.那個誹謗者不能證實(shí)他的謊言。3. corroborate指“以陳述新事實(shí)或證據(jù)來證明.是真實(shí)的“e.g. The witness corroborated her version of the event.證人證實(shí)了她對那事件的看法。1.1 learn of 獲悉，聽說；認(rèn)識到e.g. I ' m sorrearn of your illness. 得知你生病，我甚為難過。e.g. I learned of the accide

39、nt only yesterday.我是昨天才聽說這次事故的15 .harsh adj.粗糙的，荒蕪的，苛刻的，刺耳的，刺目e.g. His family wouldn 他一家人將無法熬過這個冬天。e.g. I don ' t like the color of that dressl；oo harsh.'我不喜那件衣服的顏色，太刺眼了。搭配a harsh voice刺耳的聲音harsh weather令人難受的天氣harsh to the ear刺耳的 harsh terms苛刻的條件a harsh cloth 粗布 a harsh man 個無情的人16 .proceedv

40、i.繼續(xù)下去，著手e.g. As soon as he came in, he proceeded。tell is all his troubles.他一進(jìn)來就把所有的煩惱全告訴了我們。e.g. The interview proceededin a most friendly environment.會見是在極其友好的氣氛中進(jìn)行的詞組proceedfrom 來自，發(fā)生于 出于，proceed against又(某人)依法起訴；向法庭控告(某人、某企業(yè)等)proceed on /upon 按照 行事,遵照 進(jìn)行proceed to向進(jìn)發(fā)；進(jìn)入(下一個議程項目)；改讀獲取學(xué)位形近詞process

41、ion 行列，隊伍 process進(jìn)彳f，過程，工序procedure程序，手續(xù)proceeding (pl.)(會議等的)進(jìn)程,議項，17 .resolve n.決v.決心，決定，決心要，(使)分解，溶解，解決e.g. We need toresolvethis difference quickly.我們需要很快解決這一分歧。e.g. The company resolvedto take further actions against the thieves.公司決定采取進(jìn)一步的防盜措施。搭配be it resolved決議如下keep one's resolve 堅持make a

42、 resolve to do/on doing sth. 決心做某事18 .too toe.g. One is never tooold to learn.(=No one is so old that he cannot learn.)活到老，學(xué)到老。e.g. It is never toolate to mend. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢，未為晚也。11) Expressions:1. to confront the weaknesses and strengths (L. 3) 面對弱點(diǎn)和長處eg: Confronting each other ' s weaknesses, a couple

43、 should learn how to be tolerant;and, in response to each other' s strengths, both should also learn how to be appreciative.面對彼此的弱點(diǎn)，夫妻要學(xué)會寬容；看到彼此的長處也要學(xué)會欣賞。2. to be open with each other (L. 6)開誠布公eg: Faced with the differences of opinions, we should be open with each other rather than feel doubtfu

44、l about one another. 面對 意見分歧，我們要開誠布公，而不是相互猜疑。3. to have no illusions about (L. 9) 對 不抱幻想eg: Confronted with strong resistance from all sides, she still harbored sweet illusions about this marriage, which confirms the saying “ Love makes one too blind to be wise".盡管遭到來自各方面的強(qiáng)烈反對，她對這樁婚事仍抱有甜蜜的幻想，這正

45、應(yīng)了愛令智昏”的說法。4. take the time to do sth. (L. 13)花時間去做 eg: To our great delight, an increasing numbe r of parents are ready to take more time to improve their children很令人欣慰的是，越來越多的父母舍得花更多時間去改善子女的心理健康。5. in the expectation that (L. 14)指望eg: Many students graduate from college in the expectation that the

46、y can soon land jobs after their own hearts; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes.許多學(xué)生從大學(xué)畢業(yè)時，就指望不久能找到稱心的工作；但常常是事與愿違。6. to make everything work out right (L. 15)使一切問題得到解決eg: The government relief can only help you tide over the most pressing need but can never make everything work out

47、 right for you.政府的救濟(jì)只能幫你渡過燃眉之急，而不能為你解決一切問題。7. to go through (L. 17) 經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)受eg: In the long process of human history, the Chinese people have not only gone through setbacks and sufferings, but also created civilization and glory.在人類歷史的長河中，中國人民不僅經(jīng)受了挫折和苦難，而且也創(chuàng)造了文明與輝煌。8. on the surface (L. 35). 在表面上eg: She seems rather shy on the surface, but that is not the case when you get to know her.表面上她似乎很靦腆，而當(dāng)你了 解她時就會發(fā)現(xiàn)并非如此。9. to see sb. at his worst (L. 39)eg: In social contact, everyone desires others to see him at his best rather than at his worst.