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1、 ContentsLearning Objectives and Key PointsBackground InformationPre-reading QuestionsMain IdeaStructural AnalysisDetailed AnalysisClass ActivityAssignment第1頁/共62頁第一頁，共63頁。Text onePre-reading questionsBackground informationStructure analysis Comprehension questionsLanguage work of Text I第2頁/共62頁第二頁，

2、共63頁。Warm-up Activities1. How important do you think work is to a person?2. Make an order of the following elements for your life according to their importance: LOVE / FAMILY / HEALTH / HOBBY / CAREER / FRIENDS 3. What do you think is the life of a typical workaholic like?第3頁/共62頁第三頁，共63頁。Warm-upChi

3、na has become a country where death caused by overwork is no longer rare. Statistics show that work pressure has caused the death of more than 600,000 Chinese employees and more urban white-collar workers are suffering the ills of overwork.第4頁/共62頁第四頁，共63頁。Proverbs on “work” Work has a bitter root b

4、ut sweet fruit. Working without a plan is sailing without a compass. Work today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. Work will not kill a man but worry will. Worry kills more men than work. 第5頁/共62頁第五頁，共63頁。Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.1. Why does Saman

5、tha refuse to read Allys resume?2. Why does Samantha need help?Because she says, “References are much more important in this line of work. Tony vouched for you. Thats all I care about.”Her husband has been back East for the last two months opening their New York office. Meanwhile she is here despera

6、tely trying to balance being a mother, being a father, and running an entire advertising agency. So she has come to the inevitable conclusion that she needs help.第6頁/共62頁第六頁，共63頁。第7頁/共62頁第七頁，共63頁。Background informationProfession: journalist and columnist Achievements: 1980 Pulitzer Prize for comment

7、ary Write for Newsweek, the Detroit Free Press, and the Boston Globe.Works: Turning Points (1979), Close to Home (1979), At Large (1981).Ellen Goodman(1941 ),第8頁/共62頁第八頁，共63頁。第9頁/共62頁第九頁，共63頁。第10頁/共62頁第十頁，共63頁。第11頁/共62頁第十一頁，共63頁。Any of several awards established by Joseph Pulitzer and conferred annu

8、ally for accomplishment in various fields of American journalism, literature, and music.Pulitzer Prize第12頁/共62頁第十二頁，共63頁。Other Awards 1980 Distinguished Writing Award the American Society of Newspaper Editors 1988 the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Righ

9、ts 1993 the Presidents Award by the National Womens Political Caucus 1994 American Woman Award by the Womens Research & Education Institute 第13頁/共62頁第十三頁，共63頁。ParagraphMain idea12-6 7-13The introductory part.This part reports how devoted the man was to his work.This part describes Phils role in

10、his family.This is the end of the essay. After the cause of Phils death being restated, the author goes on to report the company presidents inquiry for his successor.14-16Structural Analysis第14頁/共62頁第十四頁，共63頁。Text OrganizationIntroductory part: Who, what, how, whenPara.1Para.2-6Para.7-13Phils devoti

11、on to his workPhils relationship with other family membersConcluding part:Restating the cause of Phils deathThe presidents inquiry for his successorPara.2-6Para.7-13Para.14-16第15頁/共62頁第十五頁，共63頁。Para.1Qs:1. What kind of role do you think this part play in the whole article?2. What do “finally” and “p

12、recisely” suggest?第16頁/共62頁第十六頁，共63頁。Para.2-Para.6Qs:1. Why isnt the name of the deceased mentioned at the very beginning?2. What was the mans position in the company? Why does the author report it in detail?3. What type of man was the deceased?4. What do you learn from Para.5?第17頁/共62頁第十七頁，共63頁。Rhe

13、toric devices-RepetitionRepetition :The repeated usage of word (s)/group of words to create a emphatic effect “This man who worked himself to death finally and precisely at 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning on his day off was fifty-one years old and a vice-president.” Effects expected to generate? To emphasi

14、ze that he devoted all his thoughts and energy to work and everything else was secondary to that. The end might be considered tragically heroic. The author is warning many other workaholics in the society of the danger. 第18頁/共62頁第十八頁，共63頁。Use of Details1.Figures?He was, however, one of six vice-pres

15、idents, and one of three who might conceivably if the president died or retired soon enough have moved to the top spot. Phil knew that. (para.3)?He worked six days a week, five of them until eight or nine at night, during a time when his own company had begun the four-day week for everyone but the e

16、xecutives. (para.4)?He had a lot of people working for him, maybe sixty, and most of them liked him most of the time. Three of them will be seriously considered for his job. The obituary didnt mention that. (para.6)What do these figures imply?第19頁/共62頁第十九頁，共63頁。Use of Details2. Poverty in hobbiesHe

17、had no outside extracurricular interests, unless, of course, you think about a monthly golf game that way. To Phil, it was work. What does this sentence show?3. Lack of a proper way towards mealsHe always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk. He was, of course, overweight, by 20 or 25 pounds. He tho

18、ught it was okay, though, because he didnt smoke.On Saturdays, Phil wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit, because it was the weekend. What do you know about Phil from these details?第20頁/共62頁第二十頁，共63頁。 Questions for part 1What have you learned from the first sentence?Why are these adv

19、erbs “finally and precisely” used?第21頁/共62頁第二十一頁，共63頁。Language points of Text I 1. work himself to death: died from self-motivated overwork. 2. precisely: exactly E.g.They arrived at five oclock precisely. Note: Some of its synonyms are exactly, accurately, definitely Emphasizing his devotion to wor

20、k.第22頁/共62頁第二十二頁，共63頁。Para.2 Why isnt the name of the deceased mentioned at the very beginning? What type of man was the deceased? Para.3 What was the mans position in the company? Why does the author report it in detail? Para.4-5 How did Phil devote to his work? What did Sunday mean to him? What do

21、 you learn from Paragraph 5? Para.6. What can you infer from this paragraph?Detailed Study of the text-Part IIPart 2第23頁/共62頁第二十三頁，共63頁。 1.classic: Synonyms: classic & classical （ 1 ） classic 的主要意思是“第一流的，最上等的，標準的”。如： This is a really classic French champagne. It is a classic example. a classic p

22、erformance 古裝戲； a classic ground 藝術園地 （ 2 ） classical 則指古希臘、羅馬的文學、藝術，意為“古典（文學或藝術）的”。如： Now only a few study the classical music of India. 現(xiàn)在(xinzi)只有少數(shù)人在研究印度的古典音樂。 classical languages 古代語言； classical music 古典音樂 第24頁/共62頁第二十四頁，共63頁。2. one of six vice-presidents1) 漢語中表示副職的頭銜一般都冠以“副”字，英譯時需視詞語的固定搭配或表達習慣

23、等情況(qngkung)，可選擇vice, associate, assistant, deputy等詞。相應而言，vice使用面較廣。副總統(tǒng)(zngtng)（或大學副校長）vice president副主席(zhx)（或系副主任）vice chairman副總理vice premier第25頁/共62頁第二十五頁，共63頁。副部長(b chn)vice minister副省長vice governor副市長(sh chn)vice mayor副領事(ln sh)vice consul副校長（中小學）vice principal第26頁/共62頁第二十六頁，共63頁。2) 行政職務的副職頭銜與

24、學術頭銜的“副”職稱往往(wngwng)用不同的詞表達，最為常用的英語詞是 associate 。副教授 associate professor副研究員(f yn ji yun)associate research fellow副主編associate managing editor副審判長associate judge副主任醫(yī)師associate senior doctor第27頁/共62頁第二十七頁，共63頁。3) 有些(yuxi)英語職位頭銜，如manager, headmaster,其副職頭銜可冠以assistant 。副總經理assistant/deputy general mana

25、ger,assistant/deputy managing director大堂(dtng)副理（賓館）assistant manager第28頁/共62頁第二十八頁，共63頁。4) 以director 表示的職位(zhwi)的副職常以deputy director表示。此外，secretary, mayor, dean等頭銜的副職也可冠以deputy。副秘書長deputy secretary-general副書記(sh ji)deputy secretary副市長(sh chn)deputy mayor副院長deputy dean第29頁/共62頁第二十九頁，共63頁。3. conceiva

26、bly (adv.): in a manner that can be imagined or believed.e.g. If we persist in working that hard, conceivably well harvest a promising progress in the future. conceivablee.g. 難以想象這么(zh me)小的孩子能跑這么(zh me)快。It is hardly conceivable that such a small/little kid can run so fast. 她千方百計地賺錢。She earned mone

27、y by every conceivable means.a.第30頁/共62頁第三十頁，共63頁。conceive 1) A patriot never conceives of betraying his/her motherland in any case. to imagine; think2) To gain an upper hand in the cutthroat competitiveness, we have to conceive a plan to make ourselves superior. to form or develop in the mind; map

28、out3) I couldnt conceive the implication of that sentence, although he explained again. to comprehend mentally; understand4) She was told she couldnt conceive. Hence she got no chance to be a mother. to become pregnant with (a child) v.第31頁/共62頁第三十一頁，共63頁。4. executive1) n.2) a. of, relating to, capa

29、ble of, or suited for carrying out or executinge.g. An efficient executive must possess great executive ability.execute1) A government executes the decisions of the ruling party.(fml) to put into effect; carry out 2) The victims relatives expected to execute the murder.to put to death, especially by

30、 carrying out a lawful sentence.v.第32頁/共62頁第三十二頁，共63頁。5. overweight a. fat, obese, stout, pudgy, plump, chubby These adjectives mean having an abundance and often an excess of flesh. The most neutral term is overweight.1) “Fat” is the most usual and direct adjective to describe people with excess fl

31、esh, but it is not polite.e.g. That guy is not merely overweight but utterly fat.第33頁/共62頁第三十三頁，共63頁。2) “Obese”: (fml or medical) (of people) very fat (Doctors use obese to describe people who are so overweight that they are unhealthy.)e.g. Obese patients are advised to change their diet.3) “Stout”

32、is sometimes used as a polite term to describe fatness. In stricter application “stout” indicates overall heaviness of the body. (身體(shnt)胖得勻稱)e.g. Even slim girls can become stout housewives.第34頁/共62頁第三十四頁，共63頁。4) “Pudgy” (infml) means short and fat.e.g. His pudgy fingers look really funny.5) To be

33、 polite, we can use “plump” applies to a slight or attractive fullness of figure.e.g. Everybody loves Rita, the plump, rosy little girl.6) “Chubby” indicates pleasant roundness in babies and cheeks. e.g. a chubby toddler; chubby cheeks第35頁/共62頁第三十五頁，共63頁。Exercises 1. It is impolite to describe peopl

34、e with excess flesh using _, but _ is okay, for its neutral.2. Doctors suggest people have less fast food, in order not to be _.3. There was a time when the _ figure caught on. 4. The _ kid has funny _ fingers.pudgy chubby plump/stoutobese overweight fat 第36頁/共62頁第三十六頁，共63頁。 Questions for considerat

35、ion Can you describe the relationship between Phil and his wife and his children? Why did Phils wife try to conceal her bitterness in front of the president at the funeral? She was concerned about her financial situation after her husband died. Phil provided well for his widow.Part 3第37頁/共62頁第三十七頁，共

36、63頁。Part3 Questions: What did Phils wife mean when she answered, I already have”? How many times is “he finally worked himself” repeated in the essay? Why it is repeated? The author relates the two contradictory ideaswork to death on Sunday morning. Thus reveals Phils personality and suggests that h

37、e is destined to be exhausted.第38頁/共62頁第三十八頁，共63頁。Language points in Part 3 survive marketable mothering widow straighten out第39頁/共62頁第三十九頁，共63頁。survive vt. 6. to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died (synonyms: outlive outlast) Its amazing that she should have

38、 survived all her children and grandchildren. 我希望在我有生之年永遠不要(byo)變成廢物。 I hope l shall never survive my usefulness. 經過暴風雨襲擊, 這所房屋并未倒塌。 The house survived the storm. 第40頁/共62頁第四十頁，共63頁。marketable 7 easy to sell; attractive to customers or employers:可銷售(xioshu)的; 有銷路的 It is a good idea to list all your

39、marketable skills before heading for the job fair.第41頁/共62頁第四十一頁，共63頁。lI know how much you will miss him.lMissing him all these years. Polysemy being engrossed in work neglecting losing him to 8.Given up trying to compete with his work?第42頁/共62頁第四十二頁，共63頁。para.9 9.His “dearly beloved” eldest of the

40、“dearly beloved” children sarcastic effect far from close and intimate devoting too little第43頁/共62頁第四十三頁，共63頁。10. doing enough odd jobs to stay1) What an odd desk! Weve never seen it.strange2) 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.(of numbers) that can not be divided by two; not even3) She is wearing two od

41、d shoes.Of one of a pair, set, series, etc when the other(s) is/are missing4) She made a toy out of odd pieces of the cloth.extra; surplus; left overa.第44頁/共62頁第四十四頁，共63頁。5) Twenty-odd years later, you will be middle-aged.(usu placed directly after a number) a little more than6) He takes some odd bi

42、t of exercises, but nothing regular.occasional; not regular or fixedodd jobssmall jobs of various types, usu done for other peopleodds (assignment)第45頁/共62頁第四十五頁，共63頁。 11. He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home. to take the opportunity

43、 to divert his fathers attention第46頁/共62頁第四十六頁，共63頁。 grab at sb/sth: (attempt to) seize sb/sth eagerly or desperately: 他伸手去拽男孩，還是(hi shi)沒防到他摔倒。 He grabbed at the boy, but could not save him from falling. 竭力找借口避免干不好的工作。 (fig) grabbing at any excuse to avoid an unpleasant task.第47頁/共62頁第四十七頁，共63頁。7.

44、the fifty-one-year old deceased had meant much dead, deceased, departed, late, inanimatedead常表語，指“死的”；deceased指人“最近死的”，多用于法律(fl)；departed指“最近死的”，多用于宗教，是委婉語，僅指死者；late“已故的”，多用于剛死的人；inanimate意為“沒有生命的，沒有生氣的”。第48頁/共62頁第四十八頁，共63頁。Exercises 1. The tiger has been _ for at least two days according to the exp

45、ert.2. The _ man left no will or legacy. 3. In a funeral, the priest prays for the _. 4. The story is about the _ hero.5. Their _ conversation is about the _ stone.late inanimate departeddeceased dead inanimate 第49頁/共62頁第四十九頁，共63頁。8. need him to straighten out the finances the stock options and all

46、that.1)straighten outstraighten sth outTo settle or resolve sth; to remove difficulties from sthe.g. With mutual help, we can straighten out each others confusion ASAP.straighten sb out(infml) to remove doubt or ignorance in ones minde.g. Traditionally a teacher is expected to straighten puzzled stu

47、dents out.第50頁/共62頁第五十頁，共63頁。 I was then muddled about the registration procedures. Luckily, she came in time to straighten me out. 我當時正被登記手續(xù)搞得稀里糊涂，可巧她來得正好，幫我擺平了。 他的經營情況糟糕透了，要整頓好需要(xyo)花很多時間。 His business are in a terrible mess, they will take ages to straighten out. Straight out? I told him straigh

48、t out that he was talking nonsense.第51頁/共62頁第五十一頁，共63頁。the finances the stock options and all that and all that (jazz, rubbish, etc) (idm) (infml) and other similar thingse.g. I got fed up with mathematics for its figures, tables, formulae and all that staff.第52頁/共62頁第五十二頁，共63頁。 Paraphrase: 1) But i

49、t did list his “survivors” quite accurately. - But the obituary did list the family members of the dead man quite accurately. 2) He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home. - It was the boy who made efforts to divert his fathers attention

50、from work.第53頁/共62頁第五十三頁，共63頁。Exercises 1. Word transformation: P60 2. Paraphrase: P61 3. Present perfect or present perfect progressive tense: P61-62 4. translation: P48 5. Writing practice 第54頁/共62頁第五十四頁，共63頁。Exercises (1)Translation exercises1. 我的頂頭上司是一個典型的工作狂，一年到頭每天工作10個小時以上。(workaholic)My immed

51、iate boss is typical workaholic, for he works for over ten hours each day all the year round.2. 校長十分注重課外活動。他認為，課外活動有助于培養(yǎng)學生對外部世界(shji)的極大興趣。(extracurricular)The principal attaches much importance to extracurricular activities and he believes that they will help to cultivate students tremendous intere

52、st in the external world.第55頁/共62頁第五十五頁，共63頁。Exercises (1) 3. 星期一早上，他總是快速沖個澡，胡亂吃個三明治，接著趕搭出租車去上班。(grab) He always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then a taxi to go to work every Monday morning. 4. 既然你要離開公司(n s)了，你要在本周內清算帳目。(straighten out) Since you are leaving the company, you should straighten out the accounts within the week. 5. 為了及時完成他的博士論文，他經常熬夜。(stay up) He often stays up late at night in order to finish writing his Ph. D. dissertat