新視野大學(xué)英語第三版第二冊(cè)第三單元sectionB

1、編輯ppt To master the reading skillTo understand the textTo practice the phrases and patternsTo learn to conduct a surveyFinding my way back home3Unit編輯ppt Warming-up Reading skillsText studyComparative studyUnit projectSection B編輯ppt Warming-upSection B編輯ppt How does the man on the bus feel now and w

2、hy? Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsVideo Watching2. What did the man ask his love to do in the letter and what happens in the end?編輯pptWatch a video clip and answer the following questions編輯pptHis heart is filled with uncertainty and anxiety because he doesnt know whether his l

3、ove will accept him or not after three years of imprisonment. He is so anxious that he even asks the bus driver to look for him because he couldnt bear to see what he might see. How does the man on the bus feel now and why? Watch a video clip and answer the following questions編輯ppt2. What did the ma

4、n ask his love to do in the letter and what happens in the end?Watch a video clip and answer the following questionsThe man asked his love to tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree to show that she still wants him. To his great surprise, his love ties a hundred yellow ribbons around the old oak

5、 tree to welcome him home, which is responded with cheer of all the passengers.編輯ppt1. What is the American Dream? 2. Do young people in America value stability as much as the old generations did?編輯ppt1. What is the American Dream?The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of

6、 ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “l(fā)ife should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each accordi

7、ng to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.編輯ppt 2. Do young people in America value stability as much as the old generations did? From about 1946 to the 1960s people enjoyed a stable era after World War II. Most people married young, settled down, had childre

8、n and chased the so-called American Dream which was defined by material possessions and a comfortable life. Todays world, however, is marked by global economic instabilities and faster than ever turn over and changes. For young people now, mobility is a more desirable goal than stability and the bes

9、t measure of success is ones ability to adapt to instability. 編輯ppt Reading skillsSection B編輯pptTo make language more interesting and entertaining, we often use expressions which are not literally true. For example, we use figurative language in speaking and writing. Figurative language is language

10、that compares, paints a picture for the readers. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood literally. The ability to recognize and interpret or explain figurative language can help us fully understand a writers point.Understanding figurative language編輯pptDifferent ways of using figura

11、tive language1. Simile (明喻/直喻): a figurative expression which directly compares one thing to another by using the words as or like, such as as white as snow.Understanding figurative language編輯ppt2. Metaphor (暗喻): a figurative expression in which the comparison is only implied, without using as, like

12、 and the like.3. Personification (擬人化): a figurative expression which compares non-human things to humans.Understanding figurative language編輯pptNow, lets take a look at the following examples from Text A:1. Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high schoo

13、l graduation, continues through college, and then leads to starting a family and having a career, the so-called odyssey years. (Para. 4)Understanding figurative language編輯ppt2. Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delaying marriage and spending more years than ever shifting

14、between higher education and settling down with a career and family. (Para. 10)3. If youre a little late with your goals, dont feel like a failure! Stay strong, be positive, and keep focused! Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey years. (Para. 12

15、)Understanding figurative language編輯pptThe first one is a metaphor because it compares the new phase of life to The Odyssey, a well-known ancient Greek poem that depicts the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home; both contain a long journey. Thus the figurative meaning is obvious though not

16、directly said. Understanding figurative language編輯pptThe second one is personification because the sentence compares non-human things (nations) to humans (only living things can witness). The third one is definitely a simile since it compares the feeling to “failure” directly using the word like.Und

17、erstanding figurative language編輯pptThe following sentences are from Text B. Explain the underlined figurative language and also indicate in brackets which particular way is used.1 “Dear Dad,” I wrote, “I want to come home from my exile.” (Para. 1) Explanation: _ ( )2 Like a volcano erupting, I snapp

18、ed. (Para. 3) Explanation: _ ( )Understanding figurative language編輯ppt3 The truck driver smiled and said, “Look at that, would you! Just like in a fairy tale! .” (Para. 28) Explanation: _ ( )4 Four bamboo cane chairs are sitting on the porch, with lighted lamps in every one of them, and an old man,

19、as still as a statue, is out there with a flashlight aimed toward the road. (Para. 28) Explanation: _ ( )Understanding figurative language編輯ppt Text studySection B編輯pptWhen would the son always fall into despair when writing to his father? ( Para. 1)Whats the main reason for the sons running away fr

20、om home and what was he like at that moment? (Paras. 2 & 3)What did the son seem to learn from his experiences in looking for a job? (Para. 6) Why was the son willing to have a conversation with the deputy? (Para. 18) Why did the son say that it was torture to look at his home? (Para. 27)6. How did

21、the truck driver depict the father and what did that indicate? (Para. 28)7. What is the main idea of the text? Questions previewing編輯pptWhen would the son always fall into despair when writing to his father? ( Para. 1)He was not quite sure about his fathers attitude toward him. 編輯ppt原句原句：I wanted to

22、 go homehome to my parents and sisters, but I would always hesitate I didnt know if it was feasible. (Para.1, L6)解釋解釋: : I wanted to go home to be with my parents and sisters, but I couldnt make up my mind because I didnt know whether my father would accept me more than one year after the bitter fig

23、ht.譯文：譯文：我想回家回到有我父母和姐妹的家，但我 總是猶豫不決不知回家之路是否行得通。Sentence interpretation編輯ppt2. Whats the main reason for the sons running away from home and what was he like at that moment? (Paras. 2 & 3)His family code demanded that he go to college after finishing high school, but he was tired of school, and he tho

24、ught he was miserable because the allowance his father gave him was pitiful and the work on the farm was hollow and dull, so he had a fight with his father, like a volcano erupting, and ran away from home. 編輯ppt3. What did the son seem to learn from his experiences in looking for a job? (Para. 6) Tr

25、aveling east to west, the son did a series of jobs, while none of them amounted to very much because the employers always wanted college graduates, so the son came to realize that having a good educational background is very important. 編輯ppt4. Why was the son willing to have a conversation with the

26、deputy? (Para. 18) The boy thought the deputy wanted to listen to him and the deputy was a good person that he could trust.編輯ppt原句原句：He seemed truly interested. There was real integrity in his face. (Para. 18)解釋解釋: : He seemed to be very interested in the conversation, and, to me, he was trustworthy

27、 as well. 譯文：譯文：他好像真的很感興趣，臉上寫滿了真誠。Sentence interpretation編輯ppt5. Why did the son say that it was torture to look at his home? (Para. 27)He wasnt sure whether there would be a light shining on the porch, which symbolizes his fathers forgiveness and acceptance. His heart was filled with strong desire

28、to go home and deep fear of being rejected. 編輯ppt原句原句：It was torture to look and I couldnt bear to do it. Suddenly, we were there. I surrendered myself to my fate! (Para. 27, L 2)解釋解釋: : When the young man was approaching his home, he was so anxious to learn about his fathers attitude to his coming

29、back home that it was just like torture to him. He felt he was simply not in control of his own fate at that moment. 譯文：譯文：每看一眼就好似一種折磨，我簡直受不了了。剎那間，我們到了。我只能聽天由命，任憑命運(yùn)擺布了！Sentence interpretation編輯ppt6. How did the truck driver depict the father and what did that indicate? (Para. 28)The truck driver sai

30、d that his father was as still as a statue, standing out there with a flashlight aimed toward the road. By doing so the father wanted to indicate that he had forgiven his son. 編輯ppt7. What is the main idea of the text? A lost son got his way back home through self-discovery.編輯pptAfter finishing high

31、 school my parents had insisted I go to college, but _ school, so I ran away from home after a fight with my father. Traveling east to west, I did _ jobs, while none of them _ very much, so I fell into _ and wanted to come home from my _ and _ my family again, but Text summaryI was tired of a series

32、 of amounted to despairexilebond with 編輯pptI didnt know if it was _, so I wrote a letter to my father, asking him to allow me to come home to _ that he had forgiven me by leaving the porch light on. A deputy and a truck driver _ successively. When I was nearing my familys farm, I _ because I saw the

33、 lighted lamps, the flashlight, and the well-lighted porch. Text summaryfeasibledemonstrate offered me a ride surrendered myself to my fate編輯pptPractical phrases1. fall into （突然）陷入（某種心境）2. not amount to much/anything/ a great deal不太重要；沒什么了不起3. bond with（與某人）培養(yǎng)一種親密或緊密的關(guān)系4. resign oneself to sth. 使自己順

34、從于（做某事）5. offer / give sb. a ride開車捎某人一段路程6. drift off慢慢入睡7. surrender oneself to sth. 聽任某事擺布；屈服于某事編輯ppt（尤指突然）陷入（尤指突然）陷入（某種心境）（某種心境）(a strong feeling of frustration / intense frustration) The failure gives me such a strong feeling of frustration that I fall into a deep pain. fall into 短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用失敗讓我體驗(yàn)

35、到了強(qiáng)烈的挫敗感，我陷入了深深的痛苦之中。意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt不太重要；不太重要；沒什么了不起沒什么了不起not amount to much / anything / a great deal短語逆譯(later on) What he said did not seem to amount to much, but later on it helped us a great deal. 短語應(yīng)用他的話當(dāng)時(shí)似乎沒有多大意思，可是后來對(duì)我們有很大幫助。意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt（與某人）培養(yǎng)一種（與某人）培養(yǎng)一種親密或緊密的關(guān)系親密或緊

36、密的關(guān)系(quiet private time)The hospital gives mothers quiet private time in which to bond with their babies.bond with短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用醫(yī)院給母親安靜 的私人時(shí)間以幫助她們培養(yǎng)與嬰兒的感情。意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt使自己順從于使自己順從于（做某事）（做某事）(a loss on the sale) We had to resign ourselves to a loss on the sale. resign oneself to sth. 短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用我

37、們只好接受銷售造成的虧損。意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt開車捎某人一段開車捎某人一段(to have no transportation of ones own) If you have no transportation of your own, Ill be happy to give you a ride to work. give sb. a ride短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用如果您沒有自己開車，我會(huì)很樂意開車送您去工作。意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt慢慢入睡慢慢入睡(sit in the warm afternoon sun) As the old

38、man was sitting in the warm afternoon sun, he grew tired and drifted off into a sleep. drift off短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用老人坐在溫暖的午后陽光下，覺得很疲倦，就慢慢地入睡了。意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt聽任某事擺布；聽任某事擺布；屈服于某事屈服于某事(hijackers) The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.surrender oneself to sth. 短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用劫機(jī)者最終向警方投降。

39、意群提示Practical phrases編輯ppt1. Sb. had done sth. many times but would always do sth“某人已做某事好多次，但卻總是”。用于表述做某事沒有產(chǎn)生預(yù)期的結(jié)果或不能持之以恒。2. Sb.hates/dislikes/resents/likes/loves sb. /sth., finding him/it + adj“某人厭惡或喜歡某人/某事物，覺得他/它”。用于表達(dá)對(duì)某人或某事物的感受3. Like sb. /sth. doing, sb. does sth.“某人像一樣做某事”。類比，用于表述事物間的相似性。4. Sb.

40、 asks sb. else to demonstrate sth./ thatby doing sth. .“某人請(qǐng)求/要求他人做某事以表明”。用于表述某人的主觀意愿。Functional patterns編輯ppt句型提煉句型提煉這封信我已寫了好多次開頭，但每次都以絕望而告終。原句譯文原句譯文逆譯練習(xí)逆譯練習(xí)Id started this letter many times but would always fall into despair. (Para.1, L4)Functional patterns編輯ppt句型應(yīng)用句型應(yīng)用Sb. had done sth. many times

41、but would always do sth. .句型提煉句型提煉應(yīng)用提示應(yīng)用提示用于表述”做某事沒有產(chǎn)生預(yù)期的結(jié)果或不能持之以恒。”Functional patterns編輯ppt(fitness and body building exercises /give up halfway) He had started fitness and body building exercises many times but would always give up halfway.典型例句他開了好幾次頭做健身鍛煉，但總是半途而廢。意群提示Functional patterns編輯ppt句型提煉句

42、型提煉我討厭這樣的工作，發(fā)現(xiàn)它既沒意思又單調(diào)乏味!原句譯文原句譯文逆譯練習(xí)逆譯練習(xí)I hated the work, finding it hollow and dull! (Para.2, L7)Functional patterns編輯ppt句型應(yīng)用句型應(yīng)用sb. hates/dislikes/resents/likes/loves sb. /sth., finding him/it + adj句型提煉句型提煉應(yīng)用提示應(yīng)用提示用于表達(dá) “對(duì)某人或某事物的感受?！盕unctional patterns編輯ppt(newly-enrolled cadet / military training

43、) This newly-enrolled cadet loves his first day of military training, finding it challenging and meaningful.典型例句這個(gè)新入校的學(xué)員很喜歡他軍訓(xùn)的第一天，覺得它充滿了挑戰(zhàn)，富有意義。意群提示Functional patterns編輯ppt句型提煉句型提煉我突然發(fā)怒，猶如火山爆發(fā)。原句譯文原句譯文逆譯練習(xí)逆譯練習(xí)Like a volcano erupting, I snapped. (Para.3, L1)Functional patterns編輯ppt句型應(yīng)用句型應(yīng)用Like sb. /

44、sth. doing, sb. does sth.句型提煉句型提煉應(yīng)用提示應(yīng)用提示類比，用于表述 “事物之間的相似性?！盕unctional patterns編輯ppt(a candle flickering in the wind / be at ones last gasp) Like a candle flickering in the wind, the old lady in her hospital gown is at her last gasp. 典型例句穿著病號(hào)服的老太太如風(fēng)中殘燭一般奄奄一息。 意群提示Functional patterns編輯ppt句型提煉句型提煉爸爸，我

45、請(qǐng)求您讓我回家，請(qǐng)把門廊的燈打開，表明您已經(jīng)原諒了我。原句譯文原句譯文逆譯練習(xí)逆譯練習(xí)And, Dad, Im asking you to allow me to come home to demonstrate that youve forgiven me by leaving the porch light on. (Para.9, L2)Functional patterns編輯ppt句型應(yīng)用句型應(yīng)用sb. asks sb. else to demonstrate sth./ thatby doing sth. .句型提煉句型提煉應(yīng)用提示應(yīng)用提示用于表述“某人的主觀意愿?！盕unctio

46、nal patterns編輯ppt(be loyal to/ spare no efforts to / turn the corner) The general manager asks the employees to demonstrate their loyalty by sparing no efforts to help the company to turn the corner. 典型例句總經(jīng)理請(qǐng)求員工們竭盡全力幫助公司度過難關(guān)以表明他們對(duì)公司的忠誠。意群提示Functional patterns編輯ppt 1.失望 2.家規(guī)3.看到某人的悲痛4. 一系列的、一連串的5. 遵從

47、某人的決定6. 振作起來7. 迷迷糊糊地睡著了 8. 感覺神清氣爽9. 任憑命運(yùn)擺布Collocationsfall into despairfamily codesee ones grief a series ofresign oneself to sb.s decisionrouse oneself drift off to sleep feeling refreshedsurrender oneself to ones fate編輯ppt離家出走后，我碰到過很多人，有的有教養(yǎng)，有的很粗俗。離家?guī)讉€(gè)月后我才知道什么是家。 a. Ive met many people since Ive b

48、een away; some were refined and others very coarse. I didnt know what home meant until Id been away for a few months.Language appreciation編輯ppt我再也不能忍受那些焦慮不安的思念了。我振作起來，踏上了回家的漫漫之路。 b. I couldnt bear my restless thoughts any longer. I roused myself and started down the long road home.Language appreciat

49、ion編輯ppt他好像真的很感興趣，臉上寫滿了真誠。 c. He seemed truly interested. There was real integrity in his face.Language appreciationFurther discussion1. What do you think is the sons main motive to find his way back home?2. What are the main reasons for young people to run away from home?3. What are effective ways

50、to establish a healthy relationship between parents and children?編輯ppt The lesson he learned through the odyssey journey. The anxiousness to live with his family after the long journey. The eagerness to admit his wrong doing to his father. The motivation to start his new lifeFurther discussion1. Wha

51、t do you think is the sons main motive to find his way back home?編輯ppt The conflict with their parents; The wish to have more freedom; The desire to have a different life; The wish to get rid of anxiety and stress; The desire for self-exploration and discovery.2. What are the main reasons for young

52、people to run away from home?Further discussion編輯ppt3. What are effective ways to establish a healthy relationship between parents and children?Further discussion Be understanding and put themselves in their shoes; Be patient and rational when dealing withtheir children; Try to acquaint themselves w

53、ith theirchildrens needs; Communicate with their children in a positive manner; Provide necessary and appropriate parentalguidance. 編輯pptCultural explorationTalk about a Chinese idiom “三十而立” in terms of parents expectations of their children and young peoples self-exploration and self-awareness. 編輯p

54、ptWhat does “三十而立” mean? 2. Can you get any inspiration from the Chinese phrase “三十而立” to analyze the conflict between the son and his father and his own struggles? Cultural exploration編輯pptWhat does “三十而立” mean? Cultural exploration This phrase, which originated from The Analects (論語), is Confucius

55、 own account of his gradual progress and attainments. The original statement is “吾十有五，而志于學(xué)。三十而立，四十而不惑，五十吾十有五，而志于學(xué)。三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不逾矩。而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不逾矩?！?It means “At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I know th

56、e decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. ”To be continued編輯pptCultural explorationThe phrase means that at the age of thirty a man should be independent and steadfas

57、t, realize what he should do and shoulder his responsibilities. This phrase is originally an account of attainment at the age of thirty when Confucius looked back on his life. Later on, it is regarded as the ideal state a man should be in at this age. What does “三十而立” mean?編輯pptCultural exploration

58、Chinese culture are different from American culture; however, some beliefs and expectations are universal. Parents in almost every country hope that their children can be independent financially and mentally when they become adults. The father insisted that the son go to college and be equipped with

59、 more knowledge so that he could stand firm on his own feet in the future, but the son refused to do so, which led to their conflict. When the son was away from home, it gradually dawned on him that he would have to go to college and learn how to be an organic farmer so that he would be independent

60、in the future. 2. Can you get any inspiration from the Chinese phrase “三十而立” to analyze the conflict between the son and his father and his own struggles? 編輯pptThematic study Comparative studySection B編輯ppt2. What do you think are the rewards of the odyssey years after reading the two passages? Make