新編英語教程6unit2fineartofputtingthingsoff省公開課金獎全國賽課一等獎

Unit2

TextITheFineArtofPuttingThingsoff1/54putoffdelay

delayerpostpone

postponerprocrastinate

procrastinator2/54QuestionsAreyouaprocrastinator?Whendoyouprocrastinate?Why?3/544style:

inaformalstylewithahumoroustone

serioushumourous,sarcasticwritingmethods:examplesquotationsplayingonwordsuseofformalwordsinarestrainedexaggeration4/545StructureI.(p1-2)Procrastinationisacommonscene.II.(p3-8)Manypeopleprocrastinateandwhy theyprocrastinate.III.(p9)Conclusion:manyideasanddecisions maywellimproveifpostponed.5/546PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneP14examples:famouspeople’sprocrastinationLordChesterfield

twofaults:1)nevermarriedhisson’smother2)keptDr.JohnsonwaitingforalongtimeQuintusFabiusMaximusMosesHamlet6/547PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneMoses

摩西

aBiblicalHebrewreligiousleader,aprophetMoses’lifeinEgypt--IsraeliswereslavesofPharaohforabout400years.--PharaohtriedtokillallthemaleIsraelibabiesbydrowningintheriver.--raisedbyPharaoh’sdaughter--killedanEgyptianwhowasbeatingaHebrew--leftEgyptandwenttoMidiantobeashepherd7/548PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneMosesbecame“themessengerfromGod”--GodtoldhimtobethepersontofreetheHebrewsfromEgypt.--Mosesbeggednottobethespokesman.--GodhadMosespracticetransforminghisrodintoaserpentandinflictingandhealingleprosy,andtoldhimthathecouldalsochangewatertoblood.--MosesbeggedGodfurther,soGodallowedhisbrother,Aarontobethespokesman.--wenttoPharaohandrequestedthattheHebrewsbeallowedtoworshipGodfor3daysinthewilderness.--demonstratedthepowerofGodwith10plagues8/549PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonscenePassover(latemarchorfirstofApril)逾越節(jié)

Godsendthe“Destroyer”tokillthefirstbornsoninEgyptianfamilies.Israelifamiliesweretoldtocoattheirdoorwithlambblood,sothe“Destroyer”wouldpassovertheirhomes.TheExodusfromEgypt(around1250B.C.)出埃及記--PharaohlettheHebrewsgobutthenwentafterthem--TheRedSeaopenedupfortheHebrewsandclosedontothefollowingEgyptianarmy.--MosesledtheHebrewstothepromisedland–Canaan,alandflowingwithmilkandhoney.9/5410PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneAanimatedfilmaboutMoses:

thePrinceofEgypt10/5411PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneLord:amanwitharankinthearistocracyinBritainLadyaristocratictitles:duke公爵

marquis侯爵

earl伯爵

viscount子爵 baron男爵

duchess公爵夫人 marchioness侯爵夫人 countess伯爵夫人

viscountess子爵夫人 baroness男爵夫人11/5412PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneexhort:trytopersuadesb.todosth.e.g.富蘭克林在他《自傳》里力勸讀者要勤儉。FranklinexhortedreaderstobediligentandthriftyinhisAutobiography.getaroundtodoingsth.:finallydosth.youhavebeenintendingtodoforalongtime來得及做，找到時間做e.g.WhenIfinallygetaroundtobuyingChristmascards,itwastoolate.worthy:n.animportant,respectableperson

12/5413PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneattestto:prove,show,testifytoe.g.Theluxuriousfurnishingsattesttothefamily’swealth.

誰能證實這個署名無訛。

Whocanattesttotheauthenticity/genuinenessofthesignature?well-intentioned:trytobehelpfulbutfailingormakingthingsworse善意，好心13/5414PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneFabianism:

費邊主義

agradualorcautiouspolicy慎重持久消磨策略dub:givesb.ahumorousnamee.g.人們給他起了個“小家伙”綽號，因為就他年紀(jì)而言，他看上去長得很小。

Heisdubbed“Tiny”becausehelookssmallforhisage.cunctation,cunctatorthelast/best/biggest/fastestpossible…最…14/5415PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneplead:v.toaskearnestlyandinanbeggingwaygive…asanexcuse提出…為借口pleadsth.asthereasonfor…speechdefect:stammer,slowofspeechedict:officialorder15/5416PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneP2twokindsofpeopledelayersdo-it-nowersHowmanyofthemrespectively?Whatarethetwokindsofpeoplelike?16/5417PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneungodly:

infmlunreasonable,annoying不可思議extension:anadditionalperiod延期a,poca’lyptic:catastrophic,foreboding,indicatingimminentdisasterorfinaldoom預(yù)示世界末日threatendoom:threatendeath/theendFaustianencounters

withthedevil:undesirablemeetings17/5418PartII(p3-8)Whypeopleprocrastinatep3procrastinationamongwritersp4procrastinationinthemilitary,diplomacyandlawp5procrastinationinbusinessp6procrastinationinthegovernment,economicinstitutionsandlanguagesp7procrastinationinacademep8procrastinationamongpsychologistsandreasonsofprocrastinationgivenbypsychologists18/5419p3WritingmethodExamplesJeanKerrmanyawriterToneseriouswords–exaggeration,overstatement–humor,sarcasm19/5420p3forall:inspiteofe.g.Forallhisefforts,hestillfailedtheexam.Shestillloveshimforallthat.incur:cause,leadtoe.g.incurloss受損

incurdanger遭受危險

incurdebt負(fù)債

incurgreatexpense產(chǎn)生很大花費20/5421p4WritingmethodExamplesaBritishproconsulaU.S.generalinWWIIattorneyswhodiewithoutawillQuotationToneseriouswords–exaggeration,overstatement–humor,sarcasm21/5422p4monopoly:sth.belongtoonepersononly壟斷，獨有proconsul:administratorofacolony

殖民地總督ruminate:thinkforalongtimeruminateover/on/aboutcf.ponder,muse,meditate,reflect,speculate,contemplate,brood,deliberatenattering:noisy22/5423p5WritingmethodQuotationRhetoricdevicesWherethereisnowill,thereisaway.punparody23/5424p5pun:

aformofwordplaythatdeliberatelyusesambiguitybetweensimilar-soundingwords,whichiscausedbyintentionalmisuseofhomophonical(同音或同形異義詞）andpolysemicwords一詞多義雙關(guān)Heisnotagravemanuntilheisagraveman.Timeflieslikeanarrow,fruitflieslikeabanana.Wemusthangtogether,orweshallallhangseparately.Whyarelawyersalluneasysleepers?Becausetheyliefirstononeside,andthenontheother,andremainwideawake.24/5425p5諧音雙關(guān)Theyprayforyoutodayandpreyonyoutomorrow.HedrovehisexpensivecarintoatreeandfoundouthowtheMercedesbends(Benz).Abicyclecan’tstandonitsownbecauseitistwo-tiered.25/5426p5parody:apieceofwritingintendedtoamusebyimitatingthestyleofwritingusedbysomebodyelse仿擬仿詞，仿句，仿篇球籍–whitecollar,gray-collar,goldencollar,pink-collar–FirstMother–cold-line–學(xué)海無涯，諾亞舟–Togoornottoto?Thatisthequestion.–Awordintimesavesnine--國籍bluecollarFirstLady,FirstFamilyhot-line學(xué)海無涯苦作舟Toornottobe?Thatisthequestion..Astitchintimesavesnine.26/5427parodyTwinkle,twinkle,littlebat!HowIwonderwhereyou’reat!Upabovetheworldyoufly,Likeatea-trayinthesky.--AliceinWonderlandTwinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhereyouare!Upabovetheworldsohigh,Likeadiamondinthesky.27/5428p5echelon:rankfortify:tobuildwallsaroundatown/citytodefendit;tostrengthen,supporte.g.afortifiedcityfortifyyourargumentwithstatisticsGoodeatinghabitshelptofortifythebodyagainstdiseases.delicateedge:subtleline/difference28/5429p6Hispointiswelltaken:Manypeopleagreewithhim.takeone’spointe.g.Itakeyourpoint.bureaucratization

官僚主義化bureaubureaucracybureaucratbureaucraticbureaucratese官腔29/5430p6 smother:killsb.byputtingsth.overhisface;restrainbeyond:outofeconomicinstitutionsbestuddedwith:coverasurfaceorareawithmanysmallthings點綴e.g.Thefieldisstuddedwithdaisies.30/5431p6AnyChinesesayings?心急吃不了熱豆腐磨刀不誤砍柴工慢工出細(xì)活31/5432p7academe:theacademiccommunity,college,universitytakehighhonorsin:takepridein,beproudofbeing…churnout:toproducelargequantitiesofsth.withoutcaringaboutquality艱難地寫出，擠出32/5433p7gothroughagonies:haveahardtimewhentheyfaceablandpage:whentheycannotwriteanything,sotheywouldpostponeit.rationalizations:reasons33/5434p8Quotations:Dr.RalphGreenson,JoenFaganmaintain:expressstronglyassiduous:industrioustakeagentleviewof:donotthinksth.isverybadamomentoftruth:atimetomakeadecision,tofaceacrisis34/5435p8subliminal:subconscioussort:separatedragone’sfeet:slowdown,hesitatetotakeaction35/5436p9maywell:verylikelytruism:anundoubtedandself-evidenttruthdeliberation:carefulandlong-timethinkingmellowandmature:becomeripeandmatureassassin:killer36/5437p9manyideasanddecisionsmaywellimproveifpostponedbemeantto:shoulde.g.Thepoliceismeanttoprotectpeople.YouaremeanttotakeoffyourshoesbeforeenteringaHindutemple.devour:eatalotofsth.fast;wasteconsume:eatordrinksth.slowly;enjoyAMetaphor

37/5438p9pace[‘peisi:]:I’msorry,but…byallmeans:

1）ofcourse當(dāng)然能夠e.g.–CanIborrowyourbicycle?--Byallmeans.Ifyouwanttousethephone,byallmeansdo.2）務(wù)必，不論怎樣Arrivethereontimebyallmeans.38/5439Expressions平分習(xí)慣性拖延倉促行事微妙界限推崇采取溫和態(tài)度面對真相時刻甄別事情輕重緩急不無道理一樣evenlydividedchronicprocrastinationspeedyactionadelicateedgetakehighhonoursintakeagentleviewofthemomentoftruthsorttheimportantfromthetrivialitissomethingofatruismforthatmatter39/5440Coherence連貫cohesivedevices銜接手法Conjunctionyet(P3)also(P7)Lexicalcohesion(repetitionofwords,synonyms)Cunctator(P1,4)will(P4,5)procrastination,delay,postponementpostponers,delayers,procrastinatorsReference指稱

hispoint

(P6)40/54seriouswordshumor=playingonwordsexaggeration(hyperbole)++41/5442exaggeration(hyperbole)夸大thefineartofputtingthingsoffraiseprocrastinationtoanartformTheworldisprobablyaboutevenlydividedbtwdelayersanddo-it-nowers.theapocalypticvoiceofDinersasFaustianencountersLawyerareamongthemostaddictedpostponers.makingprocrastinationaworldwidewayoflifethemostassiduousprocrastinatorsarewomen42/5443SayingsaboutprocrastinationProcrastinationisthethiefoftime. Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.Procrastinationisthebadhabitofputtingofuntilthedayaftertomorrowwhatshouldhavebeendonethedaybeforeyesterday. -NapoleonHillIfyouarenotreadytoday,youwillbeevenlesssotomorrow. -Ovid Idon'twaitformoods.Youaccomplishnothingifyoudothat.Yourmindmustknowithasgottogetdowntowork. -PearlS.BuckDon'twait.Thetimewillneverbejustright. -NapoleonHill43/5444

明日歌明日復(fù)明日，明日何其多。我生待明日，萬事成蹉跎。世人若被明日累，春去秋來老將至。朝看水東流，暮看日西墜。百年明日能幾何？請君聽我《明日歌》！—清

錢鶴灘(1461—1504）

44/54SongoftomorrowTomorrowupontomorrow,Somanytomorrowshavegone!Ifweonlyeyeontomorrow,Nothingintheworldcanbedone!Peoplearecumberedbytomorrow,Asseasonsalternate,oldtheygrow.Inmornings,weseeriverseastwardflow.Atnightfalls,weseesunsetswestwardglow.Thislife,howmanytomorrowsdoyouknow?Pleaselistentomy“SongofTomorrow”.4545/54DiscussionHowcanwecureprocrastination?Listallthewaysyoucanthinkof.Isprocrastinationalwaysbad?Canprocrastinationbegoodsometimes?Ifyes,givesomeexamples.46/5447Homework

ReadTextIIandwriteasummaryofabout200words.Youshouldsumupthemessagesinthearticlefullyandclearly,avoidlistingtoomanyexamples,tryuseyourownwordsinsteadofquotingsentencesfromthearticle.47/54ExercisesTranslation1.1)FranklinexhortedreaderstobediligentandthriftyinhisAutobiography.2)Whocanattesttothegenuinenessofthesignature?3)Heisdubbed“Tiny”becausehelookssosmallforhisage.4)Hetriedtorationalizehisrefusaltotaketheadvice.5)Hiswordsincurredourdispleasure.6)Itisvirtuallyimpossibleforustofinishtheworkwithinsuchashorttime.7)Heruminatedoverthelikelyconsequencesoftheoperation.8)Ittakesmanyyearsofassiduousefforttoreachthatlevelofproficiencyininterpretation.4848/54Exercises2.實際上，辦事拖延有悠久光榮歷史，標(biāo)明有許多想法和度額定假如擱一擱不馬上定下來話結(jié)果會更加好。推遲做決定本身就是一個決定，這句話有點道理。議會那一套工作體制基本上就是一個再等等、再研究過程。一樣，畫一副巨作、設(shè)計一道主菜、寫一本書、造一幢像布倫海姆宮那樣房子也都要經(jīng)歷這么過程，這座宮殿抹布羅工以為建筑師和工匠花了整整十五年才建成，在此期間，設(shè)計方案漸漸成熟。說實在，趕時間往往會扼殺優(yōu)雅。正如《石中劍》一書作者懷特所言，時間“不是讓我們在一個小時或一天里大口吞下去，時間應(yīng)該是讓我們從容不迫、一點一點慢慢消耗”。換句話說–并非對切斯特菲爾德大人不敬–不是今天非要做事大可留到明天去做。4949/54ExercisesGrammar1.predominantly,prevailingpreferentialinadvisable,shrinkagemagnifyingunapproachable,fictitiousunbecoming/becomingunaccountabledisorientationpersuasion,entreatiesirremediable5050/54ExercisesVocabularyB,21-l 2-h 3-k 4-g 5-b 6-j 7-c 8-d9-f 10-i 11-e 12-a5151/54(1)

legal主要有兩層意思：

(a)

oforpertainingtolaw,authorizedorrequiredbylaw法律（上）；相關(guān)法律方面；法律要求；法定。如：legalaction訴訟；legaladviser法律顧問；legalaffairs法律事務(wù)；legaloffence違法行為；legal-size（紙張）大小適于書寫法律文件；legalrepresentative法定代表人；legalprocedur