高英2第14課Loving and Hating New York

1、Unit 14New Yorkenergy,contention,striving (P.6)never Mecca to me (P.7)nature:qualified pleasure;yield to man(P.8)Opportunity for me (P.9)opportunity and challenge for the young (P.10)dominant in banking,communications;a judging town (P.11)advertising center (P.12)lack ofcynicism (P.13)freedom(P.14)w

2、ounded but not dying (P.15)despite its faults, New Yorkers still love it. (P.16-18)lNew Yorker who sees all the faults of the city still prefer to live in New York. lNew Yorks faults:l trash-strewn streetsl unruly schooll uneasy feeling or menacel the noisel the brusquenesslstrew (v.) : scatter，part

3、ly cover撒，散布l be strewn with 布滿 lunruly(adj.)：wayward, self-partial l1. noisy and lacking in restraint or disciplinelan unruly class l2. unwilling to submit to authoritylunruly teenagers lmenace: dangerous or threateningn. 威脅；恐嚇lbrusque (adj.) : rough and abrupt (態(tài)度、語言上)粗暴的，魯莽的；唐突的 brusqueness n. 無禮

4、；唐突；直率lthey wouldnt live here if you gave them the place. l- They wouldnt live here under any condition. Even if New York were given to them as a gift, they wouldnt like to live here.lDallas dls n.la large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texa

5、s oil fieldsDallas達(dá)拉斯是美國(guó)得克薩斯州第二大城市，美國(guó)第八達(dá)拉斯是美國(guó)得克薩斯州第二大城市，美國(guó)第八大城市大城市ncabana: qa tent or small wooden structure used for changing clothes at a beach or pool. (海灘等地的)簡(jiǎn)易浴室(或更衣處)；小屋；棚屋Beverly Hills: 貝弗利希爾斯an expensive part of Los Angles, where many famous film stars live 貝弗利山（Beverly Hills），中國(guó)大陸又譯作貝弗利希爾斯；

6、臺(tái)灣譯作比佛利山；香港譯作比華利山，是一座位于美國(guó)加州洛杉磯縣西邊的城市。貝弗利山和鄰近的西好萊塢被洛杉磯市完全包圍。nwell-to-do adj.nin fortunate circumstances financially; moderately richna well-to-do family一個(gè)富裕的家庭；小康人家nwell-to-do society小康社會(huì)nwell-to-do level u小康水平nwell-to-do family富有家庭nwell-to-do target小康目標(biāo)lSo much of well-to-do America now lives antise

7、ptically in enclaves, tranquil and luxurious, that shut out the world.l-Metonymy, America standing for the Americans l- Metaphor, comparing the secluded residential area of the rich to an enclave.lenclave: a minority culture group living as an entity within a larger group在大文化團(tuán)體中的一少數(shù)派集團(tuán) nantiseptic:

8、adj. N.qA substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria. 殺菌劑quntouched by life，its problems，emotions，etc冷靜的；超然的；客觀的 nenclave: qsmall area within a large area在大文化團(tuán)體中的一少數(shù)派集團(tuán) 孤立地區(qū)tranquil:adj. 安靜的，平靜的；安寧的；穩(wěn)定的peaceful, pacific, quiet, calmPara 16-18 lSo much well-to-do America now lives antiseptically

9、 in enclaves, tranquil and luxurious, that shut out the world.l-So many rich Americans now live a peaceful and luxurious life in secluded（隱藏的）（隱藏的） residential areas untouched by life and its problems and worries. lhe prefers the unhealthy hassle and the vitality of urban life. lhassle: ( Americanis

10、m) a state of commotion(混亂) or confusion; turmoil(騷動(dòng))l- (If you tell a New Yorker about the vigor of outdoor pleasures, he will reply that) he prefers the unhealthy, turmoil(混亂) and animated（有活力的） life of a city.lSo what else is new? l-There is nothing new in what you say about New York. l- Irony, i

11、mplying just the opposite. connoting the listener is not impressed nor interested.。lHe is hopeless provincial. lhopeless: incurable(無可救藥的); offering no prospect of change or improvementlprovincial: If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they

12、 are old-fashioned and boring. 守舊的 adj.省的；地方性的；偏狹的省的；地方性的；偏狹的 n. 粗野的人；鄉(xiāng)下人；外地人粗野的人；鄉(xiāng)下人；外地人l He will always be a New Yorker. His attitude towards his love for New York will never change.lNew York is the spoiler of all other American cities.l New York is so good that it has made it difficult for him to

13、 enjoy living in any other American cities. New York has spoiled all the other American cities for him.l Question & DiscussionlWhy does a New Yorker who sees all the faults of the city still prefer to live in New York? lcongenial (adj.) : suited to ones needs or disposition；agreeable 適合的；愜意的；令人愉

14、快的 loppressive （adj）. 壓迫的；沉重的；壓制性的；難以忍受的 bracing: Fierce brace v. 繃緊（肩或膝） If you brace your shoulders or knees, you keep them stiffly in a particular position. rigor: harshness or severity嚴(yán)厲 the congested, democratic presence of so many other New Yorkers, encased in their own worlds. congested: crow

15、ed 擁堵的，擁擠的 democratic: treating people of all classes in the same way; not snobbish. encase: to cover or surround something completely -The presence of so many New Yorkers crowded together, all treated as equals, all living independently in their own small groups.lthe defeated are not hidden away so

16、mewhere else on the wrong side of town.l- those who failed in the struggle life, the down-and-outs(被擊垮的；窮困潦倒的), are not hidden away in slums(貧民區(qū)) or ghettoes(少數(shù)民族聚居區(qū)) where other people cant see them. lEuphemism: wrong side for slum or ghettoes .fatigued: adj If you are feeling fatigued, you are suf

17、fering from extreme physical or mental tiredness. 疲憊的fatigued driving 疲勞駕駛easily fatigued 容易疲勞overwhelmed: do not know how to deal with a feeling or event. 不知所措的 strike up: to begin 使開始，使建立to strike up a conversation or friendship with sbl to make brief, sympathetic eye contact, to include them in t

18、he human race. l- to give them just a short glance of sympathy, to treat them as human beings.nfleetnN. a group of ships or vehicles 艦隊(duì)nV. move along lightly and rapidly 疾馳nhospitality nn friendly, welcoming behaviour towards guests or people you have just met.殷勤好客;熱情友好neg. The natives are noted for their hospitality.nhospitable adj.ljealous: very watchful or careful in guarding or keepinglIt isnt