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Unit2TextITheFineArtofPuttingThingsoff•putoff•delaydelayer•postponepostponer•procrastinateprocrastinatorQuestions•Areyouaprocrastinator?•Whendoyouprocrastinate?Why?4style:inaformalstylewithahumoroustoneserioushumourous,sarcasticwritingmethods:examplesquotationsplayingonwordsuseofformalwordsinarestrainedexaggeration5Structure•I.(p1-2)Procrastinationisacommonscene.•II.(p3-8)Manypeopleprocrastinateandwhytheyprocrastinate.•III.(p9)Conclusion:manyideasanddecisionsmaywellimproveifpostponed.6PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneP14examples:famouspeople’sprocrastination•LordChesterfieldtwofaults:1)nevermarriedhisson’smother2)keptDr.Johnsonwaitingforalongtime•QuintusFabiusMaximus•Moses•Hamlet7PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneMoses摩西aBiblicalHebrewreligiousleader,aprophet•Moses’lifeinEgypt--IsraeliswereslavesofPharaohforabout400years.--PharaohtriedtokillallthemaleIsraelibabiesbydrowningintheriver.--raisedbyPharaoh’sdaughter--killedanEgyptianwhowasbeatingaHebrew--leftEgyptandwenttoMidiantobeashepherd8PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonscene•Mosesbecame“themessengerfromGod”--GodtoldhimtobethepersontofreetheHebrewsfromEgypt.--Mosesbeggednottobethespokesman.--GodhadMosespracticetransforminghisrodintoaserpentandinflictingandhealingleprosy,andtoldhimthathecouldalsochangewatertoblood.--MosesbeggedGodfurther,soGodallowedhisbrother,Aarontobethespokesman.--wenttoPharaohandrequestedthattheHebrewsbeallowedtoworshipGodfor3daysinthewilderness.--demonstratedthepowerofGodwith10plagues9PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonscene•Passover(latemarchorfirstofApril)逾越节Godsendthe“Destroyer”tokillthefirstbornsoninEgyptianfamilies.Israelifamiliesweretoldtocoattheirdoorwithlambblood,sothe“Destroyer”wouldpassovertheirhomes.•TheExodusfromEgypt(around1250B.C.)出埃及记--PharaohlettheHebrewsgobutthenwentafterthem--TheRedSeaopenedupfortheHebrewsandclosedontothefollowingEgyptianarmy.--MosesledtheHebrewstothepromisedland–Canaan,alandflowingwithmilkandhoney.10PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneAanimatedfilmaboutMoses:thePrinceofEgypt11PartI(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12PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneexhort:trytopersuadesb.todosth.e.g.富兰克林在他的《自传》里力劝读者要勤俭。FranklinexhortedreaderstobediligentandthriftyinhisAutobiography.getaroundtodoingsth.:finallydosth.youhavebeenintendingtodoforalongtime来得及做,找到时间做e.g.WhenIfinallygetaroundtobuyingChristmascards,itwastoolate.worthy:n.animportant,respectableperson13PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneattestto:prove,show,testifytoe.g.Theluxuriousfurnishingsattesttothefamily’swealth.谁能证实这个签名无讹。Whocanattesttotheauthenticity/genuinenessofthesignature?well-intentioned:trytobehelpfulbutfailingormakingthingsworse善意的,好心的14PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneFabianism:费边主义agradualorcautiouspolicy谨慎持久的消磨策略dub:givesb.ahumorousnamee.g.人们给他起了个“小家伙”的绰号,因为就他年龄而言,他看上去长得很小。Heisdubbed“Tiny”becausehelookssmallforhisage.cunctation,cunctatorthelast/best/biggest/fastestpossible…最…的15PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneplead:v.1)toaskearnestlyandinanbeggingway2)give…asanexcuse提出…为借口pleadsth.asthereasonfor…speechdefect:stammer,slowofspeechedict:officialorder16PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneP2twokindsofpeople•delayers•do-it-nowersHowmanyofthemrespectively?Whatarethetwokindsofpeoplelike?17PartI(p1,2)Procrastination:acommonsceneungodly:infmlunreasonable,annoying不可思议的extension:anadditionalperiod延期a,poca’lyptic:catastrophic,foreboding,indicatingimminentdisasterorfinaldoom预示世界末日的threatendoom:threatendeath/theendFaustianencounterswiththedevil:undesirablemeetings18PartII(p3-8)Whypeopleprocrastinate•p3procrastinationamongwriters•p4procrastinationinthemilitary,diplomacyandlaw•p5procrastinationinbusiness•p6procrastinationinthegovernment,economicinstitutionsandlanguages•p7procrastinationinacademe•p8procrastinationamongpsychologistsandreasonsofprocrastinationgivenbypsychologists19p3WritingmethodExamples•JeanKerr•manyawriterToneseriouswords–exaggeration,overstatement–humor,sarcasm20p3forall:inspiteofe.g.Forallhisefforts,hestillfailedtheexam.Shestillloveshimforallthat.incur:cause,leadtoe.g.incurloss受损incurdanger遭受危险incurdebt负债incurgreatexpense产生很大花费21p4WritingmethodExamples•aBritishproconsul•aU.S.generalinWWII•attorneyswhodiewithoutawillQuotationToneseriouswords–exaggeration,overstatement–humor,sarcasm22p4monopoly:sth.belongtoonepersononly垄断,独有proconsul:administratorofacolony殖民地总督ruminate:thinkforalongtimeruminateover/on/aboutcf.ponder,muse,meditate,reflect,speculate,contemplate,brood,deliberatenattering:noisy23p5WritingmethodQuotationRhetoricdevicesWherethereisnowill,thereisaway.•pun•parody24p5pun:aformofwordplaythatdeliberatelyusesambiguitybetweensimilar-soundingwords,whichiscausedbyintentionalmisuseofhomophonical(同音或同形异义词)andpolysemicwords一词多义双关•Heisnotagravemanuntilheisagraveman.•Timeflieslikeanarrow,fruitflieslikeabanana.•Wemusthangtogether,orwesha
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