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2020/4/31UnitThreeAnAmericanLoveAffairBrockYates2020/4/33Unit3Title•AmericaissaidtobeaNationonwheels.•Theyliketomovefromplacetoplacebydrivingautomobiles.•Questions•Whyaretheysofondofmoving?•WhyisAmericaanationonthewheel?2020/4/34Whyaretheysofondofmoving?WhyisAmericaanationonthewheel?•Americaisanationmadeupofimmigrantswhohadtraveledlong-distancestoreachaplacewhichisnotexploredwithlittleintheirbaggage,butwiththeirhope,confidenceandthewilltodevelopchallenges.•Travelinsearchofabetterlifeisintheirblood.•Theoccurrenceofgoldrushof1849resultedmorefromaspiritofadventurethanfromthatofgreed.2020/4/35Whatdoesautomobileculturecover:•automobileculture:manufacture,autorepairs,insurance,thedevelopmentofroads,sales,assemblylineworkers,urbanexpansion,youth,music,publicpolicy,racism,fastfood,familyvacations,travel,andmore.Sotherearemanyjobsconnectingwithautomobiles2020/4/36Abouttheauthor••BrockYates---oneofthebestknown,mostrespectedautomotivejournalistsintheworld.2020/4/37Para-1•aBuickman,aStutzman,aPontiacman•amanwhodrivesaBuick/Stutz/Pontiaccar••GreatDepression•Atermapplied,especiallyintheUnitedStates,totheworldwideeconomicdisasterof1930s•automotivetastes•tastesforautomobiles2020/4/38•upwardandmobilecitizens•peoplewhotrytorisefromalowertoahighereconomicorsocialclass•mundanetransportationmodules•ordinarytoolsfortransportation•classstructureclassstatus•thesociallandscapethesocialstatus2020/4/39•Paragraph1•Termstoknow•Questionstodiscuss•Q1:Whatsocialandeconomicstatusdidtheauthor’sfatherenjoyinhisdays?Andhowdoyouknow?•Q2:ForwhatreasondidhisfatherchangefromaStutzmantoaBuickman?•Q3:Whydoestheauthorsay“Tothedayhedied,hisBuicksweremorethanmundanetransportationmodules”?•Q4:Whatisthemainideatheauthorintendstotellusinthisparagraph?2020/4/310•Q1:Whatsocialandeconomicstatusdidtheauthor’sfatherenjoyinhisdays?Andhowdoyouknow?2020/4/311•Heenjoyedamiddle-classstatussincetheBuickmanisbetteroffthanaPontiacman,notaswelloffasaCadillacman.2020/4/312•Q2:ForwhatreasondidhisfatherchangefromaStutzmantoaBuickman?2020/4/313•BecauseoftheGreatDepressionandtheconsequenttragicshiftintheeconomy.2020/4/314•Q3:Whydoestheauthorsay“Tothedayhedied,hisBuicksweremorethanmundanetransportationmodules”?2020/4/315•BecausetheBuicksnotonlyservedasordinarytransportationtools,butalsostatedhissocialstatus.2020/4/316•Q4:Whatisthemainideatheauthorintendstotellusinthisparagraph?2020/4/317•Thecaronedrivescanimmediatelyshowsone’ssocialeconomicstatus.2020/4/318Para---1•---Whatdoes“aBuickman”mean?•---Doyouknowsth.abouttheGreat•Depression?•---WhatdoestheauthordescribetheGreat•Depressionintheparagraph?•Tragicshiftintheeconomy2020/4/319•---Whatmakeofcardidtheauthor’sfatherbeforetheGreatDepressionandaftertheGreatDepression?•beforetheGreatDepression---Stutz•aftertheGreatDepression---Buick2020/4/320•Canyoufindanother2phrasesintheparagraphsimilartothemeaningof•“socio-economicstatus”?•theclassstructure•thesociallandscape2020/4/321Para---1Comprehension•Q1.(1)amiddle-classstatus•(2)Yes.•(3)“upward”---Heattemptedtorisetoahighsocio-economicposition•Q2.(1)…referstoBuickstheauthor’sfather•droveinhisdays•(2)Thecarsonedrivescanimmediately•showone’ssocio-economicstatus.2020/4/322Para---1•TopicSentence:•…identificationonthesociallandscape•MainIdea•Theautomobilesareregardedassymbolofsocio-economicstatus.•Q:Doyouagreetothisidea?Whyorwhy•not?2020/4/323•betteroffthan•notaswelloffas•equally2020/4/324Para---1Tr.•与其他成千上万经济状况处于上升阶段的有车族一样，那场悲剧性的经济逆转使父亲在汽车品位上面临了重大的调整。2020/4/325Para---2Comprehension•Q3.(1)loyalties---Faithfullybuyingand•praisingaparticularbrandofcar••(2)love,revere,socialamulets,brag,electrify,smart,beast,BlackBeauty,mysteriousmachine2020/4/326Para---2Tr.•我们美国人恋车的特殊情结，基于对某一种品牌车坚如磐石般的挚爱，这种挚爱因其来之不易而倍受珍惜。2020/4/327Para---2Philco---abrandofaradiowhichtheauthor’sfamilyoncehad.theGreenHornet---acartoonfigureofaradioprogramwhichtheauthorlistenedtoonthePhilco-brandfamilyradio.BlackBeauty---thenameofthecarthattheGreenHornetdrove2020/4/328Para---3Comprehension•Q4.Carsenjoyanthropomorphicstatus.Theyaretreatedasmembersofthefamilyandmechanicalpets2020/4/329Para---3TopicSentence•Carsenjoyanthropomorphicstatus.2020/4/330PartI(Para1~3)•Americanpeoplelikecarsverymuchandenjoyaspecialbondwiththem.2020/4/331Para---4Comprehension•Q5.---Theyseeautomobilesnegatively.•---illustratetheprivilegedclassesdidnotencouragecommonpeopletohavethefreedomtomovearound.•Q6.---Automobilesarethecauseofmanyproblems---pollute,kill,injure,populationmovement2020/4/332Para---4Tr.•他们期冀我们加入未来拥挤不堪的的自行车行列，而不是坐在被一位激动不已的批评家谴责为“傲慢的战车”的方向盘前。2020/4/333Para---5Comprehension•Q7.---automobiles---Peoplewillcontinuetomoveinlargenumbersbymeansofautomobilesnomatterhowworriedenvironmentalistsareaboutit.2020/4/334PartII(Para4~6)•Thoughcarsareresponsibleformanyproblems,theyremainwelcomedbecauseAmericanpeoplecangetmuchbenefitfromthemsuchasfreedomofpopulationshiftsandentertainment2020/4/335PartIII(Para7~10)•Theproblemscausedbyautomobilesandtheirpossiblesolutions.2020/4/336Para7-~8•Para7---Problem:Carshurtpeople•Solution:•Para8---Problem:Carspollute•Soluti