研究生英语阅读教程(提高级-第三版)-教学课件Lesson 2

1AdvancedReadingRevisedEdition2策划：鞠方安商希建顾问：李光立主编：刘兰芝杨真真副主编：GeraldZimmerman张波任林静制作人：刘红梅3LessonTwoHumbledbyNatureHumblebyCulture4CataloguetextBackgroundInformationWarm-upQuestionsMainIdeaLanguagePointsDifficultSentencesKeystotheExercises5SusannaJones,authorofTheMissingPerson’sGuidetoLove,WaterLily,TheEarthquakeBirdandeditorofTheIllustratedBrightonMoment.SusannaJoneswasborninHullin1967.ShestudieddramaatLondonUniversitywhereshebecameinterestedinJapanesecultureafterstudyingJapaneseNohtheatre.ThisBackgroundInformation6ledtoherlivingandworkinginJapanforseveralyearsasateacherofEnglishinNagoya,andlaterinTokyo,whereshealsoworkedasaradioscripteditor.WhilelivinginTokyoshestartedherfirstnovel,TheEarthquakeBird(2001),amurderstory.ThisnovelwonaCrimeWriters’AssociationJohnCreaseyMemorialDagger,aMailontwentylanguages.BackgroundInformation711MarchJapaneseearthquakeandtsunamiResidentssurveythedamagefromthetsunami8FukushimaNuclearAccidentFukushimanuclearplantaftertsunami9BackgroundInformationPresshereandwatchJapanQuake:MeasuringtheDamage10Warm-upQuestions1.WhatdoyouknowabouttsunamiingeneralandthetsunamionMarch11,2011inparticular?2.WhatdoyouthinkofJapanesecultureanditscharacteristics?3.Whatarethenecessarymeasurestocopewithnaturaldisasters?11MainIdeaSusannaJoneswrotethisarticleonlytwoweeksafterthedevastatingMarch11,2011earthquakeandtsunamiinNorthernJapan.ShefirstpresentsherviewsonhowtheJapanesepeoplereactedtothistremendousdisaster.Shecontinuestoaddherthoughtsonhowculturalrestraintsinfluenceapeople’sresponsetonationaltragedy.ShereflectsonhowtheJapanesepeoplehavealwaysrecognizedtheroleofnatureintheirlives,includingthe12MainIdeapleasingchangingoftheseasons,theimportanceofthelandandseafortheirfoodsupply,andthealways-presentthreatofnaturaldisastersfromearthquakesandtsunamis.Bycomparingthe1995Japaneseresponsetobothaterroristattackthatkilled12people,andamajorearth-quakethatkilled6,000,shewonderswhytherewaslongerlongerlastingpublicreactiontotheterroristattackthanthemoredevastatingKobeearthquake.Coulditbe13thatforcesofnatureareaninevitablepartofJapanesehistoricalexperience,butthattheterroristattackwasahumancausedevent,overwhichthereshouldbegreatercontrol?Wasitbecausetheydidnotwanttothinkaboutunpredictableearthquakes?SusanneJonesgoesontoconsiderasmallcollectionofshortstorieswrittenafterthe1995KobeearthquakebyaJapanesenovelist,HarukiMurakami.InthesestoriesshesearchesforanMainIdea14understandingofhowJapanesecultureisrespondingnow,andhow,overtime,howitmayrespondtothecatastro-phicearthquakeandtsunamiof2011.MainIdea15LanguagePoints1.scalen[u]singular(line1,para.1)thesizeorextentofsth,especiallywhenitisverybig●法治一旦崩溃就有可能导致大肆杀戮。Thebreakdownoflawandordercouldresultinkillingonamassivescale.●他低估了问题的严重性。Heunderestimatesthescaleoftheproblem.16LanguagePointsSynonyms:amount,area,breadth,bulk,capacity,depth,width,volume,dimensions,extent,guge,height,immensity,largeness,length,magnitude,measurement,propotions17LanguagePoints2.tsunamin[c](line1,para.1）averylargewave,causedbyextremeconditionssuchasanearthquake,whichcancausealotofdamagewhenitreachesland18LanguagePoints3.remindern[c](line1,para.1）sththatmakesyounotice,remember,orthinkaboutsth●这些废墟提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。Theseruinsareareminderofthehorrorsofwar.●发生了暴力事件。这给了人们一个严酷的提示—宗教紧张局势还在持续。Violencehasbrokenout,astarkreminderthatthereligioustensionsarerefusingtogoaway.19LanguagePointsSynonyms:memorandum,nudge,prompt,mnemonic20LanguagePointsconstant/painful/vividetcreminder2)sth,forexamplealetter,thatremindsyoutodosthwhichyoumighthaveforgotten●我收到图书馆的另一张催还单。Ihavehadanotherreminderfromthelibrary.●总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。Italwaystookafinalremindertogethertopayhershareoftherent.21LanguagePoints4.carryvt(line2,para.1）1)toconvey●将英国文化传递到世界的另一端。TheycarriedtheEnglishculturetotheothersideoftheworld.●她把这则消息立刻禀报了主人。Shecarriedthenewsstraighttothemaster.22LanguagePoints2)be/getcarriedaway:tobesoexcited,angry,interestedetcthatyouarenolongerreallyincontrolofwhatyoudoorsay,oryouforgeteverythingelse●我激动不已,几乎哭了出来。Igotcompletelycarriedawayandalmostcried.23LanguagePoints5.horrorfilm/movie(line1,para.2）afilminwhichstrangeandfrighteningthingshappen●再也不要带我去看恐怖电影，我简直被吓得魂不附体。Nevertakemetoahorrorfilmagain.Iwasscaredoutofmywits.24LanguagePoints6.footagen[u](line1,para.2）cinemafilmshowingaparticularevent●他们准备播放今年夏天节日庆典的独家镜头.Theyareplanningtoshowexclusivefootagefromthissummer'sfestivals.●这个片段来自事发当晚的闭路摄象。Thisisfootagefromtheclosed-circuitcameraonthenightinquestion.25LanguagePoints7.clichén（line3,para.2）1)anideaorexpressionusedbymanypeople●她正尝试写一篇没有陈词滥调内容的爱情故事。Sheistryingtowritealovestorywithoutresortingtowell-wornclichés.2)adjusedorheardsooftenastobedullaclichétaleoflustandbetrayalamongthefabulouslyrich●富人之间老生常谈的欲望与背叛的故事26LanguagePointsAclichéisacommonandoverusedphrase.Itisusedtodescribesomething.Theword“trite”mightalsobeused.Usingclichésisoftenconsideredtodemonstratealackofcreativity.HereJonesgivestheexampleofusingtheword“nightmare”,ahorriblefrighteningdream,indescribinganapocalypse,aneventwithdestructionofacatastrophicscale.Shegoesontosaythats