大學(xué)英語(yǔ)新動(dòng)力Unit 10公開(kāi)課一等獎(jiǎng)省優(yōu)質(zhì)課大賽獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)n件

Unit10MemoryMemory

ByBarbraStreisandmidnight

notasoundfromthepavement

hasthemoonlosthermemory

sheissmilingalone

inthelamplight

thewitheredleavescollectatmyfeet

andthewindbeginstomoan

memory!allaloneinthemoonlight

Icandreamattheolddays

lifewasbeautifulthen

Irememberthetime

Iknewwhathappinesswas

letthememoryliveagain

everystreetlampseemstobeat

afatalisticwarning

someonemuttersandthestreetlampsputters

soonitwillbemorning

daylight!Imustwaitforthesunrise

Imustthinkofnewlife

andImustn'tgivein

whenthedawncomestonightwill

amemorytoo

andanewdaywillbegin

burnoutendssmokydays

thestalecoldsmellofmorning

astreetlampdies

anothernightisover

anotherdayisdawning

touchme!it'ssoeasytoleaveme

allalonewiththememory

ofmydaysinthesun

ifyoutouchme

you'llunderstandwhathappinessislook,anewdayhasbegun!

“記憶”(Memory)選自音樂(lè)劇《貓》，是劇中最著名最廣為流傳一曲。這一曲主角為Grizabella,魅美貓，她在“記憶”里表明了她在外面世界所受痛苦，她所永遠(yuǎn)失去高興和漂亮日子，以及她歸家渴望?！敦垺肥怯?guó)作曲家安德烈·洛伊·韋伯（AndrewLloydWebber）依據(jù)Ｔ·Ｓ·艾略特（T.S.Eliot）詩(shī)集《老負(fù)鼠講講世上貓》（OldPussom‘sBookofPracticalCats）譜曲音樂(lè)歌舞劇。(這一部詩(shī)集，實(shí)際上是艾略特寫(xiě)給他教子。)自從在1981年倫敦首場(chǎng)演出之后，已經(jīng)成為迄今以來(lái)最著名歌舞劇之一。/v_show/id_XNDgwMTk0MTI=.htmlShortConversations1.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?BM:Areyoumovingintoanewhouse?Needahandwiththoseboxes?W:That’sokay,Icanmanage.Theylookbig,butaren’tveryheavyactually.2.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutMichaelfromthisconversation?DW:Hi,Michael,Icanhardlyrecognizeyou,whyareyoudresseduptoday?Areyougoingtothetheatre?M:No,actually,Ijusthadaninterviewatthephotostudiothismorning.3.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthewoman’sanswer?AM:Doyouwanttoturnontheairconditioneroropenthewindow?W:Ilovefreshairifyoudon’tmind.4.Q:Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthisconversation?BW:It’sawfullydarkfor4o’clock.Doyouthinkit’sgoingtorain?M:You’dbetterdosomethingaboutthatwatchofyours.Itmusthavestoppedhoursago.Minesays7.5.Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?AM:Airportsaresadplaces.W:Sometimes,Iguess.Butwe’llkeepintouch.AndIwillflyovertoseeyouonChristmas.6.Q:WhatdoesJimplantodo?DW:Ihearthatyou’replanningatripfornextsummer,Jim.M:IhopetotourItalyifIcanfinishmydegreeintimeandsaveenoughmoney.7.Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan?CM:It’shardtobelievethatSusanhasalreadyfinishedherhomework.W:Well,shecopiedJack’shomeworkandmadeafewchanges.8.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?BW:IrememberTomsaidhegotA’sinallhistests.M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom’swordstooseriously.LongConversationWheredidMaryputthewalletbeforeitwasfoundlasttime?AAccordingtotheman,howdoesherememberwherehisthingsare?BWhatisMary’sroomprobablylike?AWhatprobablyisMary’sproblem?CM:Mary’smisplacedherwalletagain.W:Areyousure?Thelasttimeshecouldn’tfindit;welookedforiteverywhereintheofficeandfinallyfounditinherbag.M:Irememberedthatincident,soImadeherlooktherefirst.W:WhenIcan’tfindsomething,IgothroughthedayinmymindandtrytorememberthemomentIputitdown.M:That’swhatIdo,too.IalsoputthingsbackintheplaceIkeepthemsothey’retherewhenIneedthem.W:IwishMarywoulddothat.Haveyoueverseenherroom?M:No,andIdon’tthinkIeverwanttoeither.Ithinkitmustbeamess.W:Yes.Notonlyawalletcanbelostthere,giveMarytimeandshe’llgetlostinitherself.M:Iagree!Shedoesn’tknowhowtoputthingsinorderandalwaysforgetswhereshehasputthem.PassageOneWhatdidtheresearchersaskthesubjectstodointhestudy?BWhatistheresponseofthemeninthecontrolgroup?CWhatdoweknowfromthestudy?DTheFutureMaySufferAmnesiaisalossofmemory.ButscientistsinBritainhavefoundthatvictimsofmemorylossfromabraininjuryarenotonlytrappedinthepresent,itcanmeanalossofimaginationaswell.Theyaskedamnesiapatientsinastudytoimaginenewexperiencesandthendescribewhatitislike.Theresearcherssaythepatientscouldnotdescribewhattheysawintheirminds.Thefiveamnesiacsinthestudyallhadseriousdamagetoonepartofthebrain,thefunctionofwhichisbelievedtoprocessexperiencesintomemories.Allfiveamnesiacsweremen.Theywerecomparedwithacontrolgroupoftenmenwhohadnothingwrongwiththeirmemory.Theresearchersaskedallofthemeninthestudytoimaginethemselvesindifferentsituations.Forexample,theywereaskedtopicturethemselvesonasandybeachalongatropicalcoast–orinamuseumwithlotstosee.Themeninthecontrolgroupgavedescriptionsrichindetail.Onemandescribedtheheatofthesunonthebeach,anoldfishingboatonthewaterandbigbrownrocks.Hetoldhowtohisleftthebeachcurvedaroundandbecameapointwithwoodenbuildingsonit.Andhisdescriptioncontinued.Buttheamnesiacswerefarmorebasicinwhattheysaw.Oneofthemsaidhecouldhearseagullsandfeelthesand.Butwhenaskedifhewasseeingthisinhismind’seye,heanswered:“No,theonlythingIcanseeisblue.”P(pán)assageTwoWhatarethefindingsoftheresearch?DWhydoyoungpeoplenotrealizetheyareforgettingthings?BWhatareresearchersstudyingnow?AWhatshouldoldpeopledoinordertoreducethelossofmemory?C

FailingMemoryItiscommonforolderpeopletoforgetthings.NowanAmericanstudyhasfoundthatmemorystartstofailwhenweareyoungadults.Peopleyoungerthanthirtyyearsofageusuallydonotknowthattheyarestartingtoforgetinformation.Butscientistssaythelossofmemoryusuallyhasalreadystarted.Researchersfindthatpeopledonotobservethisslowreductioninmentalabilityuntilthelossaffectstheireverydayactivities.Youngadultsdonotknowtheyareforgettingthingsbecausetheirbrainshavemoreinformationthantheyneed.Peoplebetweentheagesofsixtyandseventymaynotthedecreaseintheirmentalabilities.Theybegintoobservethattheyarehavingmoretroublerememberingandlearningnewinformation.Thestudyalsofoundthatolderadultsaremorelikelytorememberfalseinformationasbeingtrue.Forexample,theyrememberedfalsemedicalclaimsasbeingtrue.Researchersarenowusingmodernequipm