现代大学英语精读第二版book2unit5

QuickFixSocietyJanetMendellGoldsteinReinforcementTextAnalysisQuickFixSocietyBackgroundWarmingupUnit5Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesQuickFixSocietyUnit5WarmingupAMapofU.S.WarmingupCheck-onPreview1.Studytheword“fix”.Whatdoesa“quickfix”meaninthetext?2.Whatarethethreefeaturesofaquickfixsocietyaccordingtotheauthor?Summarizetheminyourownwords.3.Provideexamplesforaquickfixsocietyfromyourlife.4.FindoutrelevantbriefinformationabouttheAmericanhighwaysystem.WarmingupHighway:connectscities;twoormorelanes(superhighway;interstatehighway)Freeway:withinacity;withoutstopping;threeormorelanesineachdirectionExpressway:fastroadinornearcitiesTurnpike(tollway):fastroadyouhavetopaybeforeusingitDifferentFastRoadsintheUSObjectives•Understandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthestory•Grasptheusageofkeywordsandphrases•Thinkaboutthethemeofthestory•RelatethethemetotherealityinChinatodayWarmingupBackgroundGenreExplanatoryWritingComparisonandContrast(e.g.para.4)Exemplification(e.g.para.5)UseofRhetoricalQuestionsRepetitionofStructureandWordsDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisQuickFixSocietyUnit5TextAnalysisStructurePartI:Para.1-3•TwotripsandadiscoveryPartII:Para.4-6•ThreefeaturesofaquickfixsocietyPartIII:Para.7-8•Theauthor’sproposalofslowingdownandrediscoveringlifeTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaHowdidtheauthorfindhertriptoWestVirginiaandbackhome?Why?Whatdidthetwotripssettheauthorthinkingabout?Whatdoesthetitle“QuickFixSociety”mean?Whatpurposedoesthethirdparagraphserve?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase•Andwereturnedhomerefreshed,revitalized,andreeducated.(para.2)Alliteration:repetitiveoccurrenceofthesameletterUsedassubjectcomplimentFix:morecontextstoobserve•Wewereinarealfix(i.e.Ourcarbrokedownandtherewasn’taphoneinsight.)—•IneedmyfixofcaffeineinthemorningorIcan’tthink.•Theelectionwasafix.•Isatandthoughtforawhile,tryingtogetafixonthesituation.tounderstandwhatthesituationisreallylikesth.thathasbeendishonestlyarranged我们真有麻烦了。TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesWordsfix;insist;trip,tour,journey,voyagePhrasescan’twaitto;consistof;bereducedto;stuffwith;insearchofSentencePatterncouldn'twaitto…;Iinsistthat…;returnhomerefreshed,revitalizedandreeducatedGrammarsoasnotto…;useofrhetoricalquestionsTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.1.这个报告可以压缩为三大部分。(reduce)Thereportcanbereducedtothreemainparts.2.亨利掂着脚尖走进了讲座房间以免打扰旁人。(soasto)Henrytiptoedintothelectureroomsoasnottodisturbothers.3.每次这个男孩去祖母那儿，她都会在孩子的口袋里塞满糖果。(stuff)Eachtimetheboywenttoseehisgrandma,shewouldstuffhispocketswithcandy.4.我坚持主张他应该去医院。(insist)Iinsistedthatheshouldgotothehospital.5.他四处走着寻找丢失的钥匙。(search)Hewalkedaroundinsearchofhislostkey.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaWhatarethethreefeaturesofaquickfixsociety?Whatistheprincipleofdeferredgratificationaccordingtotheauthor?Whatdopeopletendtodotogratifythemselvesnow?Whatdoestheauthormeanby“superficiallyinsteadofthoroughly”?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase•Evenourpersonalrelationshipshavebecomecompressed.Insteadofdevotinglargepartsofourdaystoourlovedones,wereplacethemwithsomethingcalled“qualitytime”,which,moreoftenthannot,isnotimeatall.(para.6)Paraphrasing:Evenourpersonalrelationshipsareaffected,insteadofspendingmuchofourtimewithourlovedones,wenowtalkaboutgivingthemfullattentioninthelimitedtimeafterwork.Butusuallywehavenottimetodothatatall.Timespentwithone’schildrenMorethanoratleasthalfofthetimeTogiveanamountoftime,attention,etc,tosb.orsth.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesWordsaffordPhrasesinsteadof;deferredgratification;saveup;offtherack;arainyday;agreewith;lingerover;moreoftenthatnot;thankstoSentencePatternneedto…;verb+Wh-word+toinfinitiveGrammarverbsinthe-ingform;attributivemodifiersTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.1.他们在攒钱去欧洲旅行。(save)They’resavingupforatriptoEurope.2.网购省去了人们外出的麻烦。(trouble)Shoppingonlinesavespeoplethetroubleofgoingout.3.你的故事和警察对我们说的一番话完全不符。(agree)Yourstorydoesn’tagreewithwhatthepolicehavetoldus.4.由于父母一直以来付出的耐心，她现在成了一个很成功的歌手。(thanks)Thankstothepatienceherparentshavegivenherallthoseyears,nowshe’squitesuccessfulasasinger.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:MainIdeaWhatisthefunctionofthethreequestionsatthebeginningofpara.7?Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthesadtruth?Doyouthinkitisasadtruth?Whatdoestheauthorproposeintheend?Doyouagreewithheronthat?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseButIamsayingthatallofusneedtothinkmoreseriouslyaboutputtingthebrakesonour“we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-now”lifestylebeforewespeedcompletelyoutofcontrol.(para.8)Paraphrasing:ButwhatIdowanttosayisthis:Beforewegotoofar/Beforeit’stoolate,allofusneedtothinkseriouslyaboutchangingourlifestyleofseekingaquickfixinourlives.BecomeimpossibletomanageorcontrolTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesWordsskim;speed;advocate;rediscoverPhrasesgetit