新視野大學英語Bookunit

UNIT4

SECTIONAFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureThesesymbolsstandfor…

Warming-up

TheEiffelTowelTheLeaningTowerTheOperaHouseThePyramidsBeijingOperaBigBenRedSquareParthenon

France

Italy

Australia

Egypt

China

England

Russia

Greece

Warming-up

WhatcanyouthinkofAmericanSymbolsTheWhiteHouseHollywoodMovieThestatueofLibertyMcDonalds,KFCBarbieCountryMusicUncleSamCoca-cola…TheMostFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureTheStatueofLibertyBarbieAmericanGothicBuffaloNickelUncleSamLet’smoveontothetextandseewhattheauthorhastosayaboutthis5symbols.Warming-upI.UnderstandingThetextisaboutfivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture,tellingreaderstheseinformation:who,inwhattime,designedthesesymbols,whatmadethemcomeupwithsuchidea...TextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

1.TheStatueofLibertyMore

Findtheseinformation:Time:

Mid-1870sDesigner:

FrenchartistFredericAuguste

BartholdiModel:

Hiswife’sarmandhismother’sface

History:

CelebratingUSindependenceandthe

France-AmericaallianceTextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

2.Barbie

Findtheseinformation:Time:1959Designer:ElliotandRuthHandlerModel:DaughterBarbara

History:Afterwatchingherdaughter

playwithpaperdolls,Ruthhad

theidea.TextStudy—UnderstandingTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:3.AmericanGothicTime:

Augustof1930Designer:

GrantWoodModels:

HissisterandhisdentistHistory:

GrantWoodwasvisitingthetownof

EldoninthesouthernpartofIowa

whenhecameuponthefarmhouse.MoreTextStudy—Understanding(apitchfork)

Whatdidtheserious-lookingfaceandapitchforkimply?TextStudy—UnderstandingSerious-lookingface:thesolemnprideofAmericanfarmers;hard–workinganddiligent.Thepitchfork:hayinginthe19thcentury;toechotherepeatedlinesoftheGothicWindow.

TextStudy—Understanding4.BuffaloNickelTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:Time:

From1913to1938Designer:

FraserModel:

AnagingbuffalofromNowYorkCity’s

CentralParkZooHistory:

Ithonoredapairofconnectedtragedies

fromthesettlementoftheAmerican

frontier—thedestructionofthebuffalo

herdsandtheAmericanIndians.MoreTextStudy—Understanding5.UncleSamTime:____________________________Designer:_________________________Model:___________________________History:___________________________

Findtheseinformation:Time:

After1913to1938Model:

SamWilsonDesigner:

JamesMontgomeryFlaggHistory:

Happeningtogetthename“UncleSam”,

UncleSamsoonreplacedBrother

JonathanasAmerican’smostpopular

symbol.TextStudy—UnderstandingIII.Summary

TheStatueofLibertyisamonumentbuilttocelebratetheUS_____________andtheFrance-Americaalliance.Holdingatorchhigh,thestatueexpresseswelcometopeoplewhohaveaffectionforpeaceand______.InspiredbyaGermandoll,RuthdesignedherAmericanversionof_____calledBarbie.Withlonglimbsandan____________breastsize,Barbieisshapelyandbeautiful.Guidedbyartistictheories,WoodcreatedtheportraitshowingthesolemnprideofAmerican_______.UnlikeothercoinsintheUS,thebuffalonickel________apairofconnectedtragedies,theTextStudy—Summaryindependencelibertydollsexaggeratedfarmershonored

__________ofbothbuffaloherdsandAmericanIndians.ThestoryofUncleSam________fromamanwhoinspectedmeatfortheUSArmyduringthewartoliberatetheAmerican_________.TherearemanyversionsofUncleSam’sportrait,butthemostfamousisintherecruiting_______,inwhichheisatallmanwithawhitebeardonhischin.destructionevolvescoloniesposterTextStudy—Summary1.workon…devoteto…2.goaheadgoondoing…;encouragetodo…3.goagainstfailtoagreewith;beinviolationof

4.beshortfor…betheabbreviationof…ActiveExpressionsNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

1.全世界的科學家正在致力于揭開艾滋病之謎。2.盡管天氣不好，運動會將照常進行。3.任何違反自然規(guī)律的事情都會遭到大自然的嚴厲懲罰。4.AIDS是“后天性免疫缺陷綜合癥”的縮寫。TranslationNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

ScientistsaroundtheworldareworkinghardonthemysteryofAIDS.2.Despitethebadweatherthesportsmeetwillgoahead.3.Anythingthatgoesagainstthelawofnaturewillreceiveseverepunishmentfromit.4.AIDSisshortfor‘AcquiredImmuno-

deficiencySyndrome.NotestotheText—ActiveExpressions

NotestotheText—FocusStudy

2.Hestretchedthemodels’necksabit,but

therewasnodoubt

whoposedfortheportrait.(L44)

…therewasno/somedoubt,毫無疑問/不確定，有疑問Practice

毫無疑問，她是她那個時代最優(yōu)秀的芭蕾舞演員。

她是否適合該工作有些疑問。

Thereisnodoubtthatsheisthefinestballerina

ofherday.

There’ssomedoubtabouthersuitabilityfor

thejob.NotestotheText—FocusStudy

TranslationKey3.

co-foundern.

(L19)

someonewhoworkswithyouasabeginner

co→co-author合著者co-pilot合作駕駛者co-ordinate使協(xié)調co-exist共存co-habitation共同居住co-operate合作e.g.

togetherwithWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

4.assemble

v.

(L8)gather;collect我收集了寫那篇文章所需要的所有信息。I’veassembledalltheinformationIneedformyessay.

TranslationKeyWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

7.inspirev.

(L39)givesb.afeelingofwantingandbeingabletodosth.good這部書的靈感源于一個真實的人。Thebookwasinspiredbyarealperson.TranslationKeyWordsandExpressions—WordUsing

inspire=in(向內)+spire(呼氣)perspire=per(每一處)+spireconspire合謀

=con(一起)+spire合謀呼吸系統(tǒng)

respire=re(再；又)+spireGeniusis1%inspirationplus99%perspiration.天才是1%的靈感加上99%的汗水。

—ElbertEinstein流汗WordsandExpressions—WordUsing

激勵，賦予靈感III.ChinesetoEnglish

著手（研究，設計）愛上贊成出售聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人一舉成名workonfall/beinlovewithapproveofforsaleco-founderrisetofameWordsandExpressions—CtoE

表情木訥杰出人物反傳統(tǒng)持久、永久的簽合同sour-lookingaprominentfigurebeagainsttraditionenduringsignacontractWordsandExpressions—CtoE

贊成

/

贊許:出于根深蒂固的偏見，大多數(shù)父母不會贊同自己的兒子去當護士。toapproveofBack短

語

逆

譯短語應用outof/deep-rootedprejudice/becomeanurseOutofdeep-rootedprejudice,mostparentswouldnotapproveoftheirsonsbecomingnurses.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用想出:

在這個緊要關頭，我們必須想出一個萬全之策。tocomeupwithBack短

語

逆

譯短語應用theurgentsituation/sovereignremedyUnderthisurgentsituation,wemustcomeupwithasovereignremedy.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用把······改造成······:

設計師們將那些舊服裝改造成流行款式以清理積壓的產品。torefashion…into…Back短

語

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譯短語應用designers/fashionablestyles/clearoff/overstockedproductsThedesignersrefashionedthoseolddressesintofashionablestylestoclearofftheoverstockedproducts.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用成名:

一些不切實際的年輕人總是夢想著一夜成名，腰纏萬貫。torisetofameBack短

語

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譯短語應用unrealisticyoungpeople/dreamof/overnight/havemoneytoburnSomeunrealisticyoungpeoplealwaysdreamofrisingtofameovernightandhavingalargesumofmoneytoburn.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用引人注目:

隨著春節(jié)的臨近，商家們想方設法吸引消費者的注意力。tocaptureone’sattentionBack短

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譯短語應用drawnear/gotogreatlengthstodosth.WiththeSpringFestivaldrawingnear,businessesgotogreatlengthstocaptureconsumers’attention.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用使······免于······:

擁有金卡可以使你在銀行取錢時免去排隊等待的煩惱。tosave…from…

Back短

語

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譯短語應用haveagoldencard/drawmoneyfromthebank/waitinline/thetroubleofdoingsth.Havingagoldencardsavesyoufromthetroubleofwaitinginlinewhenyouwanttodrawmoneyfromthebank.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用把······從······中解放出來:

婦女解放運動把廣大婦女從封建的婚姻制度中解放出來。toliberate…from…Back短

語

逆

譯短語應用women’sliberation/thebroadmassesofwomen/feudalisticmarriagesystemWomen’sLiberationliberatedthebroadmassesofwomenfromthefeudalisticmarriagesystem.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用因······而贏得聲譽:他因對農業(yè)發(fā)展做出了巨大貢獻而贏得聲譽。toearnareputationforBack短

語

逆

譯短語應用agriculturaldevelopment/makegreatcontributionsto

Heearnedareputationformakinggreatcontributionstotheagriculturaldevelopment.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用從······演化/發(fā)展而來:他們的愛情是從一次偶然的相遇發(fā)展起來的。toevolvefromBack短

語

逆

譯短語應用romanticlove/achancemeetingTheirromanticloveevolvedfromachancemeeting.意群提示NHCE新視野－短語活用After-classTasks1.Althoughsomemembersslippedaway,_____________________________(會議照常進行).2.Haveyoucomeupwithanideaof__________________________(怎么對付考試作弊)?

3.Onestorysaysthat___