《文化萬象：英語視聽說（高級篇）》課件Chapter 3 Metroplis and Urban life

Part1:FamousQuotesPart2:BackgroundknowledgePart3:ListeningandSpeakingPracticePart4:聽說秘籍之重音（stress）Chapter3MetropolisandUrbanlifePart1:FamousQuotesAllgreatartisbornofthe

metropolis.---EzraPound所有偉大的藝術(shù)都誕生于大都市。---埃茲拉·龐德Somepeoplejustlikedit,itsloudnessandcrowdednessandsurprises.Somestartedthereforareasonandthencouldn’timaginebeinganywhereelse,butmaybelosttrackofthatreasonalongtheway.---ChoireSicha有些人就是喜歡它，它的嘈雜，擁擠，以及帶來的各種驚喜。有些人在那兒生活是因為某個原因，然后就再也無法想像去別的地方會是什么樣的，但是也許走著走著就迷失了，忘記了當(dāng)初在那生活的初衷。---西瓦爾·思察Part2:BackgroundknowledgeI.OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCityOneNYCestablishesboldgoalsandspecifictargetsforastrong,sustainable,resilient,andequitablecity–800,000peopleoutofpovertyby2025,ZeroWaste,eliminatinglong-termdisplacementafterfutureshockevents,andmuchmoreMayordeBlasio:EnvironmentalandEconomicSustainabilityMustGoHandinHand–andOneNYCistheBlueprint.NEWYORK—ThedeBlasioadministrationannouncedthereleaseof“OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCity,”acomprehensiveplanforasustainableandresilientcityforallNewYorkersthataddressestheprofoundsocial,economic,andenvironmentalchallengesahead.OneNYCbuildsonpriorlong-termsustainabilityplansforNewYorkCity,expandingonthecriticaltargetsestablishedunderpreviousplans,aswellasontheworkofthedeBlasioadministrationoverthelast16months.Growth,sustainability,andresiliencyremainatthecoreofOneNYC–butwiththepovertyrateremaininghighandincomeinequalitycontinuingtogrow,thedeBlasioadministrationaddedequityasaguidingprinciplethroughouttheplan.OneNYCsetsmeasurablegoalsfortacklingthesechallengesinthecomingyears–includingapovertyreductiontargetof800,000NewYorkersoverthenext10years,zerowastetolandfillsby2030,andtheeliminationoflong-termdisplacementfromhomesandjobsaftershockeventsby2050–withcriticalactionintheshort-termtoputthecityonthepathtoachievingthesegoals.“Environmentalandeconomicsustainabilitymustgohandinhand–andOneNYCistheblueprinttoensuretheydo,”saidMayordeBlasio.“Today,wearelayingoutspecificgoalstomakesurethataswebuildastronger,moresustainable,andmoreresilientcity,wearealsocreatingamoreequitableone.……fromourunprecedentedgoaloflifting800,000NewYorkersoutofpoverty,tosweepingenvironmentalinitiativessuchasZeroWaste,thecleanestairofanylargecity,andadramaticreductioninemissions,thisisaboldandambitiousplan–andNewYorkCityrequiresnothingless.OneNYCbuildsonthestrongfoundationcreatedbytheBloombergadministration,andensuresthatourcitycanmeetthechallengeswefacetodayandinthefuture,whileinspiringothersaroundtheworldtodothesame.”Today,NewYorkCityfacesanumberofchallenges,includingarapidlygrowingpopulation,risinginequality,anaginginfrastructure,andclimatechange.OneNYClaysoutaseriesofspecifictargetsandinitiativestoprepareNewYorkCityforthefuturegenerations,including:MakingNewYorkCityhometo4.9millionjobsby2040.Creating240,000newhousingunitsby2025,andanadditional250,000to300,000by2040.EnablingtheaverageNewYorkertoreach25%morejobs–or1.8millionjobs–within45minutesbypublictransit.Lifting800,000NewYorkersoutofpovertyornear-povertyby2025.Cuttingprematuremortalityby25percentby2040,whilereducingracial/ethnicdisparities.

Reducingthecity’sgreenhousegasemissionsby80percentby2050,over2005levels.Sendingzerowastetolandfillsandreducingwastedisposalby90percentrelativeto2005levels,by2030.EnsuringNewYorkCityhasthebestairqualityamongalllargeU.S.citiesby2030.Reducingrisksoffloodinginmostaffectedcommunities.Eliminatinglong-termdisplacementfromhomesandjobsafterfutureshockeventsby2050.Reducingthecity’sSocialVulnerabilityIndexforneighborhoodsacrosstheCity;Reducingannualeconomiclossesfromclimate-relatedevents;Continuedinvestmentaspartofanover-$20billionprogramthatincludesarangeofphysical,social,andeconomicresiliencymeasures.TheplanrecognizesNewYorkCity’sroleandresponsibilitiesasaregionalhub,andcallsontheCity’spartnerstoworktogetheronsharedgoalsforbuildingastrongregion.

Task1:WordHuntingDirections：TryyourbesttospottheequivalentEnglishexpressionsofthefollowingwordsandexpressions.(1)環(huán)境與經(jīng)濟持續(xù)性發(fā)展

(2)齊頭并進(3)長期的持續(xù)發(fā)展計劃(4)指導(dǎo)原則(5)經(jīng)濟復(fù)原措施Keys(1)environmentalandeconomicsustainability(2)gohandinhand(3)long-termsustainabilityplans(4)aguidingprinciple(5)economicresiliencymeasuresII.MayorOutlinesArrayofMeasurestoImproveCityShanghaiShanghaiwillexpandtheswitchtovalue-addedtaxforsevenindustries,raisethepensionsofretiredandlow-incomepeople,improveair-qualitymonitoringandincreaseinvestmentforeducation,MayorHanZhengtoldthecity'stoplegislativebody.ThedisparatemeasureswillhelpShanghaicontinuetodriveinnovationinitseconomicgrowthandimprovepeople'sdailylives,HansaidduringtheongoingShanghaiPeople'sCongress.

“Thoughtheexternaleconomicenvironmentisnotsogoodthisyear,it’salsotheopportunityforShanghaitodevelopitself,throughtheglobaleconomictransformationfromdevelopedregionstodevelopingcountries,”Hansaid.ShanghaiwillpushtheVATswitchintransportationandsixothermodernserviceindustriessuchasinformationtechnologyandculture.Theswitchcovers118,000Shanghai-registeredcompaniesnow.

Thetaxreformwillhelpcompaniesreducetaxesandimprovetheircompetitiveposition.ThenewVATrateis11percentor6percent,muchlowerthanthebusinesstaxrateof13percentor17percent.Pressureonmanufacturers

Traditionalmanufacturingcompaniesfacegreatpressurethisyearbecauseoftheglobaleconomicslowdownandincreasedcostofmaterials.Shanghaiisthusshiftingtodevelopitsserviceindustries,Hansaid.

Meanwhile,thecitywillalsoraisepensionsforretiredandlow-incomepeople.Shanghai'saveragemonthlysalaryfortheretiredis2,017yuan(US$320),rankingthecityNo.4intheChinesemainlandbehindShenzhen,GuangzhouandBeijing.Thecityaimstoliftpensionsby300yuanamonthbytheendofthisyear,Hansaid.

Shanghaiwillalsoimproveitsenvironmentalmonitoring,Hansaid.Thisyear,ShanghaiwillbeamongthefirstregionstoadoptPM2.5monitoring.Thestandardwillspreadto113keycitiesnextyear,allmajorcitiesin2015andnationwidein2016.

PM2.5referstoparticlesmeasuringsmallerthan2.5micronsindiameter.Theycanposemajorhealthrisksastheyaresmallenoughtolodgedeepinthelungsandevenenterthebloodstream.Currently,ChinesecitiesadoptthelesssensitivePM10standardinreportingairquality.ShanghaistartedalabforPM2.5monitoringtrials10yearsago,andlocalstationshadbeencollectingresultssystematicallyforyears,accordingtothelocalenvironmentalwatchdog.Themayorsaidthatbasedonresultsfromthepastfiveyears,about50to60percentofparticulatesreportedunderthelooserPM10monitoringstandardturnouttobesmallerthan2.5micronsindiameter.Inotherwords,theyarethemoreharmfulPM2.5particulates.ThestationsalsodiscoveredtheconcentrationoflocalPM2.5particulatesreached0.044to0.05milligramspercubicmeterofair,whichishigherthanthe0.03standardexpectedtobepassedbythestateenvironmentalwatchdogsoon,themayoradded.TheresultsfromrecentyearsindicatethatoncePM2.5isadopted,thepercentageofgoodair-qualitydaysinShanghaiwilldropby13to15percentagepointsfromthecurrent90to93percent,themayorsaid.Increasededucationspendingisanothermajorgovernmentgoal,Hansaid.Hespecifiedthatoftheunprecedented70billionyuanannualgovernmentinvestmentineducation,60to65percentwillbeusedtobuildmorekindergartensandotherschoolsaswellasimprovingthequalityofeducation.Therestwillbespentonfundingdevelopmentoflocalcolleges.Themayorstressedthecity'seducationalresourcesmustbedistributedevenlybecauseofthesharpdifferencebetweensuburbanareasanddowntown.Heurgedlocalauthoritiestomakethebestuseoffundsandencourageddowntowndistrictschoolstoopenbranchesinthesuburbsandtransferseniorteacherstoschoolsthere.Task1:WordHuntingDirections：PleaseguessthemeaningsofthefollowingEnglishwordsinthecontext.（1）value-addedtax（2）low-incomepeople

（3）driveinnovationinitseconomicgrowth

（4）traditionalmanufacturingcompanies

(5）thelocalenvironmentalwatchdog(6）PM2.5monitoringKeys(1)增值稅(2)低收入人群(3)經(jīng)濟增長有所創(chuàng)新(4)傳統(tǒng)制造公司(5)當(dāng)?shù)丨h(huán)境監(jiān)測機構(gòu)(6)PM2.5監(jiān)測Part3:ListeningandSpeakingPracticePass1:SkyscrapersVocabularyskyscraper

['skai?skreip?]n.摩天大樓

KualaLumpur

[?kwɑ:l?'lumpu?]吉隆坡TheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers

美國土木工程師學(xué)會ThePetronasTwinTowers

雙子塔

TheSkyscraperMuseum

摩天大樓博物館WorldTradeCenter

世貿(mào)中心（911事件前）Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.Thepassageisabriefintroductionofskyscrapers,includingthefirstskyscraper,thetallestskyscrapers,theworldfamousskyscrapers,andemphasizingontheintroductionofskyscrapersinAmerica.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

NewYorkcityhasmoreskyscrapersthananyothercityintheworld.NewYorkisalsohometotheworld’smostfamousskyscraper,the(1)

.Itwasbuiltin(2)

.Itwastheworld’stallestbuildingformorethan40years.Itisstilloneofthemostpopular.Eachyear,morethan3millionpeopleridean

(3)

____tothetopoftheEmpireStateBuilding.Theystandoutdoorsinaspecial(4)

area,almost(5)

metersabovetheground.

elevator

1931

EmpireStateBuilding

380

observationTask3:TrueorFalseDirections:Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(T/F).

1( )ThefirstskyscraperwasbuiltinNewYorkin1885. 2( )ThePetronasTwinTowersareinNewYorkCity. 3( )TheStateEmpirebuildingis452metershigh. 4( )TheWorldTradeCenterwasbuiltin1973. 5( )TheSkyscraperMuseumoccupies6?hectaresoftheland.

Keys:F,F,F,T,FTask4:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Listento

thepassageagainandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).

1.Thefirstskyscraperwasbuiltin_______.A)NewYork B)Chicago C)KualaLumpur D)Shanghai2.TheStateEmpirebuildingwasbuiltin_______.A)1885 B)1931

C)1973 D)19963.Thefirstskyscraperis_______meterstall.A)55 B)452 C)38 D)4104.TheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineershonoredtheEmpireStateBuildingasoneofthegreateststructuresofthe21stcenturyandcalledit‘themonumentofthe________’.A)NewYork B)States C)millennium D)WorldKeys:B,B,A,CTask5:BackTranslationDirections:PleaselistentothepassageattentivelyandthentranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglish.

1.每年，超過3百萬的游客乘坐電梯登上帝國大廈的頂樓觀光。

2.摩天大樓博物館并不是紐約最出名的博物館，但是其管理者說這個博物館是大家在參觀紐約其他地方之前應(yīng)該最先去的地方。

1.每年，超過3百萬的游客乘坐電梯登上帝國大廈的頂樓觀光。

Eachyear,morethan3millionpeoplerideanelevatortothetopoftheEmpireStateBuilding.2.摩天大樓博物館并不是紐約最出名的博物館，但是其管理者說這個博物館是大家在參觀紐約其他地方之前應(yīng)該最先去的地方。TheSkyscraperMuseumisnotamongthemostwell-knownmuseumsinNewYork,butitsmanagersaypeopleshouldseeitfirstbeforevisitingotherareasofNewYorkCity.

Pass2:CityNamesinAmericaVocabularymeadow ['med??]n.草地；牧場settlement ['setlm?nt]n.定居點Argyle ['ɑrɡa?l]阿蓋爾（地名）Idaho ['aid?h?u]愛達荷州（美國州名）Minnesota [?mini's?ut?]明尼蘇達州（美國州名）Maine [mein]緬因州（美國州名）Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.ThereareseveralexplanationsforthephenomenonthatthatmanycitiesinAmericahavethesamenamesasthoseinotherpartsofthecountryandtheworld.Oneisthatthefirstwhitepeopletosettleanareanameditaftertheplacewheretheywereborn.SomeAmericancitieswerenamedafterfamouscitiesinothercountries.OtherAmericancitiesarelinkedbylanguageandgeography.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

Itseemsthatmanycitieshavethesamenamesasthoseinotherpartsofthecountryandtheworld.Thereareseveral(1)___________forthis.Oneisthatthefirstwhitepeopletosettleanareanameditaftertheplacewheretheywere(2)_______.Forexample,thecityofArgyle,Minnesotahasthesamenameasacountyinwestern(3)_________.Atowninthe(4)____________stateofMainewasalsonamedaftertheScottishcounty.AmannamedSolomonComstockwasborninArgyle,Maine,in1942.HelatermovedtoMinnesota.He(5)________thatthenewtownbenamedArgyleaftertheonewherehewasborn.

proposed

northeasternborn

ScotlandexplanationsTask3:TrueorFalseDirections:Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(T/F).

1.( )SomeAmericancitieswerenamedafterfamouscitiesinothercountries. 2.( )Rome,Georgiawasnamedin1819. 3.( )HistoryexpertssaythatmanyAmericansettlementsatthattimewerenamedafterancientcities.4.( )ItsnamecomesfromtheSpanishwordsmeaning“themeadows.” 5.( )LasVegas,NewMexicoisolderthanLasVegas,Nevada,butnotsowellknown. Keys:T,F,T,T,T

Task4:

ListeningComprehensionDirections:Listento

thepassageagainandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

1.Argyle,inthenortheasternstateofMainewasalsonamedafterthe______county.A)Italian B)Scottish C)Grecian D)Spanish2.Rome,______wasgiventhatnamebecauseitwasinahillyareawhichwassimilartothesevenhillsofancientRomeinItaly.A)Georgia B)NewYork C)WestVirginia D)Minnesota3.Itsnamecomesfromthe_______wordsmeaning“themeadows.”A)Scottish B)Spanish C)Russia D)ItalianKeys:B,A,BTask5:Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Itseemsthatmanycitieshavethesamenamesasthoseinotherpartsofthecountryandtheworld.Howmanyexplanationsaretherementionedinthepassage?Whatarethey?

LasVegasisfromtheSpanish“NuestraSenoradelosDoloresdeLasVegasGrandes.”WhatistheEnglishexplanationforit?Five.Oneisthatthefirstwhitepeopletosettleanareanameditaftertheplacewheretheywereborn.SomeAmericancitieswerenamedafterfamouscitiesinothercountries.HistoryexpertssaythatmanyAmericansettlementsatthattimewerenamedafterancientcities.OtherAmericancitiesarelinkedbylanguageandgeography.ThatisSpanishfor“OurLadyoftheSorrowsoftheGreatMeadows.”

Task6:ShadowSpeakingPracticeDirections:Listentothepassageacoupleoftimesandrepeatthewordsthatyou’vejustheardsentencebysentence.Retellthepassagefirstonyourownandthencheckyourworkwithyourfriends.Finallyreportittoyourclassmates.Pass3:FamousBridgesinAmericaVocabulary

vehicle ['vi:ikl]n.

車輛GoldenGateBridge 金門大橋Suspensionbridge 吊橋VerrazanoNarrowsBridge 韋拉札諾海峽大橋BrooklynBridge 布魯克林大橋JohnAugustusRoebling 約翰·奧古斯都·羅布林(人名)Task1:GeneralUnderstanding.Directions:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.ThepassageisabouttwofamousAmericanbridges,theGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco,CaliforniaandtheBrooklynBridgeinNewYorkCity.Botharesuspensionbridges.Theycrossgreatdistancesandhaveroadwaysthathangfromsteelcablessupportedbyhightowers.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

1.Peopleand(1)________usebridgestocrossbodiesofwater,(2)_________androads.2.Theycrossgreat(3)_______andhave(4)________thathangfromsteel(5)_________supportedbyhightowers.3.TheGoldenGateStraitisthe(6)__________totheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.

cables

entrance

vehicles

valleys

distance

roadways4.TheGoldenGateBridgeextends(7)_________metersacrossthewater.Itwasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworlduntil(8)_______.5.Today,thousandsof(9)_________,(10)__________,(11)__________andpeoplecrosstheBrooklynBridgeeveryday.

trucks

bicycles

cars

1964

1,280Task3:QuestionsandAnswersDirections:Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatarethebridgesmentionedinthepassage?2.WhendidtheGoldenGateBridgeopen?

3.WhenwastheBrooklynBridgebuilt?1.Whatarethebridgesmentionedinthepassage?

TheGoldenGateBridge，theBrooklynBridgeVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeandtheFirthofForthcantileverbridge.2.WhendidtheGoldenGateBridgeopen?

In1937.

3.WhenwastheBrooklynBridgebuilt?Between1869and1883.Task4:Self-dictationDirections：Pleasewritedownthematerialonapieceofpaper.Youmaypausewordbywordatthebeginning;graduallypausephrasebyphrase;andthensentencebysentence.Youmaypauseanywhereyouneedduringthedictation.PayattentiontotheStress,rhythm,linkage,toneifthereareany.

Pass4:ChinatownsVocabularyimmigrant ['imiɡr?nt]n.移民Oregon ['?riɡ?n]俄勒岡州TheEastIndiaCompany 東印度公司Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.

ManylargecitiesintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldhaveanethnicareacalledChinatown.EachwassettledbypeoplewhocamefromChina.ChinatownsaroundtheworldarenotonlyplaceswhereChinesepeopleliveandwork.TheyarealsoplaceswherevisitorscanlearnmoreaboutChinesecultureandtraditions.

Task2:ListeningComprehensionDirections:Listento

thepassageagainandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

1.WhendidChinatowninSanFranciscobegan?A)1840s B)1850 C)1870s D)18692.ThefirstChineseimmigrantsarrivedinChicago,Illinoisinthe_______.A)1850 B)1869 C)1970s

D)1840s3.ThefirstChinesesettlersinLondonarrivedinthelate______century.A)19thcentury B)18thcentury C)1948

D)1950Keys:A,C,BTask3:BlankFillingDirections:Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanks.

1.ManylargecitiesintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldhavean(1)_________areacalledChinatown.2.TheysettledinanareathatlaterbecameknownasChinatown.Nearlyalltheimmigrantsweremen.Theirhardworkwasquickly(2)______________.3.In1850,SanFranciscoMayorJohnGearyhelda(3)_____________honoringChineseeffortstoimprovethecity.

ceremony

ethnic

recognized4.Chinatownswerealso(4)__________incitiesinthewesternstatesofOregonandWashingtonduringthemiddleofthe19thcentury.5.ManyChinese(5)__________intheseareashelpbuildthefirst(6)_________systemacrosstheUnitedStates.

settlers

established

railroadsTask4:

Self-dictationDirections：Pleasewritedownthematerialonapieceofpaper.Youmaypausewordbywordatthebeginning;graduallypausephrasebyphrase;andthensentencebysentence.Youmaypauseanywhereyouneedduringthedictation.PayattentiontotheStress,rhythm,linkage,toneifthereareany.

Pass5:MotorcyclesinMacauVocabularyassemble [?'sembl]v.組裝

deliver [di'liv?]v.傳遞、傳送emission [i'mi??n]n.排放物，散發(fā)物hurdle ['h?:dl]n.障礙，困難

motorcycle ['m?ut??saikl]n. 摩托車popularity [?p?pju'l?r?ti]n. 普及；流行；

refill [?ri:'fil] vt.再注滿

manufacturingindustry 制造業(yè)chargingstation 充電站Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Watchthecliponceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.

Ontheonehand,thepassageisaboutthebenefitsofusingmotorcyclesinMacau.Ontheotherhand,italsotalksabouttheprosperityofmotorcyclemanufacturingindustry.Task2:TrueorFalseDirections:Watchtheclipandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(T/F).1.( )InMacau,motorcyclesarethewaytobeattraffic. 2.( )Motorcyclesmakeuparoundhalfofthemorethan20,000vehicleshere.3.( )Carshavecomponentsthatcanreducethepollutantsintheiroutput.4.( )Formotorbike,electricmotorbike,thentodayitisreallyeasytofindmanychargingstations.

5.( )Everytimethemotorcycleschargetheycangoforseveralhundredkilometers. Keys:T,F,T,F,F

BlankFillingDirections:Watchtheclipagainandfillinthefollowingblanks.Allthecars,buses,taxis,(1)____________andsoonjustget(2)________intraffic.IfIhavetogotoworkor(3)____________importantdocuments,Icanrideamotorcycleinstead.Motorcyclesmakeuparoundhalfofthemorethan(4)____________vehicleshere.AlexandreChan,chairmanofOasis,theelectricmotorcyclecompany,saysthemotorcycle’s(5)______________hasmeantmorepollution.

tourbuses

stuck

deliver

200,000

popularityThehugeincreaseinmotorcycleshasdramatically(6)_____________thehealthrisksfacingthecitybecausecarsandmotorcyclesaredifferentintheirpollutionoutput.Carshave(7)______________thatcanreducethe（8）____________intheiroutput.Butmotorcyclesdonothavethembecausemotorcyclesaresmallerandcheaper.That’swhyChanwantedtogoelectricformingthefirstcompanyto（9）________and（10）___________electricmotorcyclesinMacau.HesaysOasiselectricmotorcyclescanreachtopspeedsof60kilometersanhourtravel80kilometersonafull（11）__________andstartatapriceofaround1500USdollars.Andofcourseelectricmeanszero（12）___________.Butthebiggest（13）____________forelectrichasbeenconvenience.Ittakes6hourstochargeoneofthebatteriesandachargingstationmaynotbeeasytofind.

increased

battery

pollutants

design

assemble

components

emissions

hurdleTask4:ShadowSpeakingPracticeDirections:Listentothenewsitemacoupleoftimesandrepeatthewordsthatyou’vejustheard.Retellthenewsfirstonyourownthencheckyourworkwithyourfriends.Pass6:BodyArtVocabularyanonymous [?'n?nim?s]adj.無名的；匿名的；沒有特色的ballerina [b?l?'ri?n?]n.(意大利語)芭蕾舞女演員（尤指演主角的）folklore ['f??kl??]n.民間傳說；民俗學(xué)；民間創(chuàng)作indescribable [??nd?'skra?b?bl]adj.不明確的；模糊的；難以描述的piercing ['p??s??]adj.(指風(fēng)、寒冷等)刺骨的；（眼睛或眼神）銳利的；鋒利的；打動人心的sculpture

['sk?lpt??]n. 雕刻，塑像；雕刻品，刻紋stretch [stret?]v.伸展；延伸；持續(xù)；包括tattoo [t?'tu?]n.刺青Venezuela [?veni'zweil?]n.委內(nèi)瑞拉（南美洲北部國家）Task1:GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Watchthecliponceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.

It’sanewsaboutTheWorldBodyArtFestival,whichfeaturespaint,piercings,tattoosandsculpturewithinspirationdrawnfromeverythingfromfolkloretomoderndaypolitics.Task2:BlankFillingDirections:Watchthevideoagainandfillinthefollowingblanks.ArtistsinVenezuelahavebeen(1)________________anewbodyofworkbyusinglivingandbreathinghumanmodelsastheirblank(2)__________.TheWorldBodyArtFestivalfeaturespaint,piercings,(3)__________and(4)__________withinspirationdrawnfromeverythingfrom(5)______________tomoderndaypolitics.Thisislivingart,aballetdancer’sbody(6)___________intoamovingcanvas,abullet,bloodandafingerprint,portrayingcrimeandtheoften(7)______________murdersthatoccurinVenezuela.

showingoff

canvases

tattoos

sculpture

folklore

transformed

anonymousThiscanvas(8)____________outwouldbe18squaremeters.Thisgirlbehindforinstanceisbeingturnedintoa(9)________________ofthenaturalworld.

representation

stretchedTask3:BackTranslationDirections:WatchtheclipandtranslatethefollowingsentenceintoChinese.

1.SoIhavetakenadvantageofthisopportunitytorepresentsomethingthatreallyhappened.2.Theartisttryingtochangewhathesaidwasasnake’snastyreputation,askinghismodeltohelpgivelifetohiswork.1.SoIhavetakenadvantageofthisopportunitytorepresentsomethingthatreallyhappened.

我利用這個機會表現(xiàn)了的確發(fā)生過的一些事情。2.Theartisttryingtochangewhathesaidwasasnake’snastyreputation,askinghismodeltohelpgivelifetohiswork.

藝術(shù)及試圖通過作品改變蛇的不好的名聲，要求他的模特賦予他的

作品生命。Pass7:BlackFridayVocabularyentice [in'tais]v.誘惑；慫恿frenzy ['frenzi]n.狂亂，狂暴；極度激動；狂怒pastor ['pɑ?st?]n.牧師profitability [?prɑf?t?'b?l?ti]n. 獲利（狀況），盈利（情況）；收益性revenue ['rev?nju?]n.財政收入；稅收收入；收益sleepyhead ['sli:pihed]n.貪睡者，懶鬼Task1：GeneralUnderstandingDirections:Listentothepassageonceandtrytograspitsmainidea.YoumaydothiseitherinChineseorEnglish.DifferentpeopleactdifferentlytowardstheBlackFriday.Therearepeoplewhohavefunwhencampingoutinfrontofstorestogetdiscount.However,notallAmericansappreciatethisfrenzyofshopping.Task2:Blank