大学体验英语教材4 unit1 passage A

Watchthevideoclipandtellussomethingaboutyourfatherormother.(theirwork,character,influenceonyou)Gump’sMotherSupposethatyouareacelebrity(名人)andinvitedtoatalkshowprogramFacetoFace.Oneofthehost’squestionsis:“Whatkindoffatherisyourfather?”Youaretotalkbeforetheclasswithyourclassmateasthehost.Heispersistent.Oncehesetsagoal,hewillnotgiveitupeasily.…(muscular,manly,persistent,brave,diligent,liberal,generous,strong-willed,mild,gentle,solemn,able,intelligent,talented,humorous,frank,honest,competent,eloquent,capable,sincere,insightful,earnest,kind…)Doyouthinkfathersareasimportanttochildrenasmothersare?Whyorwhynot?What’stheimageofa“goodfamilyman”?1.WhatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveybymentioningtheomissionofthefatherinthemovieToyStory?Para.1presenceorabsenceaminordetailnotevenrequireanexplanation2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecriticismoffathersfornotdoingmuchtohelpwiththehousework?Para.3dubiousrarelyincludecleaningthegutterschangingtheoilinthecarandothers3.Whatdoesthe“doublestandards”atworkreferto?Para.4at-homedadsareapplaudedat-homemothersandbreadwinnerfathersaregivenlittle,ifany,culturalrecognition4.Whydoestheauthorcompareat-homewivestoexpensivecars?Para.6implicationmenwithat-homewives,easier“luxury”ofafull-timehousekeeper5.Whydomanymenquestionthevalueoftheirrolesasfathers?Para.7throwupitshandsdecidethattraditionalfatherhoodisatbestobsoleteandatworstdangerouslyreactionaryomissionn.•n.疏忽，遗漏；省略；冗长•NotOmission不准遗漏•omissionof省略•Isthatsimplyanomission?•难道这仅仅是简单的疏忽？•Thereasonforthisomissionisunclear.•这种情况的原因目前还不清楚遗漏。Chinesemarginalizev.•vt.排斥；忽视；使处于社会边缘；使脱离社会发展进程•Don'tmarginalizetheonlinetoolsthatareavailable.•不要忽视可利用的网络工具mirrorv.•vt.反射；反映•Thegloryofthemornigismirroredinthesea.•朝霞映在海面上。•Hereyesmirroredherthought.•她的眼神反映了她的思想。referto…as•把…称作…•refertoas把…称作；称为•referto…as把…称做；把…称作；把……称作；把…看作•refertosbas把……；把•Peoplewhoworkinofficesareusuallyrefertoaswhitecollarworkers.•那些在办公室工作的人被称为“白领工人”。Chineseproportionn.•n.比例；部分；面积；均衡•directproportion[数]正比例；[数]正比•reciprocatingproportion反比例•ButinMarchofthisyeartheproportionjumpedto58%.•但在今年的3月份，这一比例蹿升到了58%。abusiveadj.•辱骂的；滥用的；虐待的•abusively,abusivenessPhrases:•abusiveexpression恶语；骂人的话•clauseabusive滥用权利条款•abusiveWords恶言•abusiveconduct滥用行为•abusiveparent有虐儿倾向的父母•abusivePeople不感兴趣的Ihaveafriendwhosepartnerisphysicallyabusivetowardher,andherpreviousrelationshipwasofasimilarkind.我有一个朋友。她的情侣对她实施身体虐待。她的前一段关系也相似Nowsheistellingherfriendsshedivorcedoursonbecausehewasemotionallyabusive.而她在她的朋友那却说离婚的原因是因为我们的儿子有暴力倾向。Chinesepointout•指出，指明•pointouttosb.向某人指出•Youcantactfullypointoutthatthequestionisillegal.•你可以巧妙地指出该问题是不合法的。applaudv.•vt.赞同；称赞；向…喝采•vi.喝彩；鼓掌欢迎•Iapplaudfortheperformance.•我对表演喝彩鼓掌。•Iapplaudtheauthoritiesfortakingsuchanenlightenedview.•我为官方采取这样一种开明的态度而喝彩Chinesefulfillv.•vt.履行；实现；满足；使结束•fulfilloneself实现抱负；完全实现自己的抱负•fulfillobligations履行义务•Lifeisapromise,fulfillit.•生命是一种承诺，履行它。•Wemustpulltogethertofulfilltheplan.•我们必须齐心协力完成计划。flexibilityn.•n.灵活性；弹性；适应性•flexible['fleksibl]adj.•1.易弯(曲)的，柔韧的，可弯曲的•2.易被说服的，易受影响的；柔顺的，温顺的•3.易适应的，可变通的；有弹性的；灵活性的•Teachersandschoolshavegreaterchoiceandflexibility.•教师和学校有更大的选择余地和灵活性。•Planaheadbutmaintainflexibility.•事前计划，但要保持弹性。obligationn.•n.义务；职责；债务•contractualobligation[法]合同义务•financialobligation[经]债务；财政承担•Hehasfulfilledeveryobligationofafather.•他尽到了做父亲的每一项责任。•Areweunderanyobligationtosupportthecompany?•我们是不是有义务支持这家公司？Chinesesupposedlyadv.•adv.可能；按照推测；恐怕•SupposedlySaid相当于说过•conceivablysupposedly想像上•It'sEasterweekendandsupposedlyspring.•这是复活节的周末，春天理应来到。Chinesebythesametoken•同样地；出于同样原因•aswell,assuch•Bythesametoken,itwouldbepointlesstoliveinsickness.•同样地，生活在病痛中也是无意义的。takeon•承担；从事•Idon'treckonI'lltakeonextrawork.•我想我不会承担额外的工作。Chineseconsequentlyadv.•因此；结果；所以•Consequently,Chinawillfacehigherinflation.•结果，中国必须面对更高的通胀。•Thecinemasclaimtobethebiggestandbestbutconsequentlyticketsarethemostexpensiveintown.•另外，这里的电影院号称是镇上最好最大，同时也最贵的。atlarge•整个的,详尽的；•未被捕的•ThestudentsatlargearehungryforEnglish.•总体来说学生们都渴望学习英语。•Thesuspectsarestillatlarge,Turnersaid.•特纳说，“嫌疑犯仍逍遥法外。holdup…as•holdupas推崇为•holdupasanexample树立榜样•holdupasamodel奉为楷模•Don'tholdmeupasamodelhusband.•不要拿我作为模范丈夫的例子。•Westillstandupandholdtogetheralwaysasonefamilyinharmony!•我们站起来永远团结在一起，就像一个和睦的大家庭。throwupone’shands•承认失败•投降；举起手来•Nothingcanbedonebutthrowupone'shandsandmoan,God.Iamallthumbstoday!•什么事也干不成，只好举起双手哀叹：“上帝啊，我今天全是拇指了（‘手脚不听使唤’）！”at(the)worst在最坏的情况下•He'safoolat(the)best,andat(the)worsthe'sacriminal.•从好处想他是傻瓜，从坏处想他则是个罪犯。reactionaryadj.•adj.反动的；反动主义的；反对改革的•reactionarygang黑帮•Thiswasavictoryoverreactionaryforces.•这是对反动势力的一个胜利。•Ineithercase,itisbothreactionaryandUtopian.•它在这两种场合都是反动的，同时又是空想的。Chinesedevaluev.•vt.使贬值；降低…的价值•vi.贬值•Let'snotdevalueherworkunjustly.•我们不要不公正地贬低她的工作•Governmentsmayinfactsufferfromhavingtheoptiontodevalue.•事实上，政府因选择货币贬值也会遭受损失ChinesePara.1在我们的孪生女儿出生后的第一次“约会”时，我和丈夫一起去看了一部名为《玩具故事》的电影。我们很喜欢这部片子，但随后我丈夫问道：“父亲在哪儿呢？”起初我还认为因为一个小小的失误而批评一部很吸引人的家庭影片似乎是太偏狭了。可后来越想越觉得这一疏忽太严重了。父亲不仅没有出现，他甚至没有被提到——尽管家中有婴儿，说明他不可能离开太长时间。影片给人的感觉是，父亲出现与否似乎是个极次要的细节，甚至不需要做任何解释。Para.2新闻媒体倾向于把父亲的边缘化，这只是一个例子，它反映了在美国发生的巨大的社会变化。大卫?布兰肯霍恩在《无父之国》一书中将这种倾向称之为“无