Unit-1-This-Year-It’s-Going--to-Be-Different

ANewEnglishCourseBook4Unit1ThisYearIt’sGoingtoBeDifferentresolutionresolution:n.1.Ifyoumakearesolution,youdecidetotryveryhardtodosomething.e.g.TheymadearesolutiontolosealltheweightgainedduringtheChristmasperiod.2.e.g.HerepliedthattheUNhadpassedadraftresolutionontheoccupiedterritories.（aformaldecisiontakenatameetingbymeansofvote）3.e.g.thesuccessfulresolutionofadisputeapeacefulresolutiontothecrisis（solution,theactoffindingawaytodealwithadifficulty）---resolute:(adj.;formaluse)firm,determinede.g.Hedescribedthesituationasverydangerousandcalledforresoluteaction.c.f.resolve(v.&n.)resolved(adj.;formaluse)NewYear’sResolutionsANewYear'sresolutionisacommitmentthatanindividualmakestoaprojectorthereformingofahabit,oftenalifestylechangethatisgenerallyinterpretedasadvantageous.MostPopularGoalsSuccessRateRecentresearchshowsthatwhile52%ofparticipantsinaresolutionstudywereconfidentofsuccesswiththeirgoals,only12%actuallyachievedtheirgoals.Menachievedtheirgoal22%moreoftenwhentheyengagedingoalsetting,asystemwheresmallmeasurablegoalsareused(loseapoundaweek,insteadofsayingloseweight),whilewomensucceeded10%morewhentheymadetheirgoalspublicandgotsupportfromtheirfriends.Pre-readingquestions1.HaveyouevermadeanyNewYear’sresolutions?2.Whatareyour“resolutions”forthenewterm?AbouttheText:Canyoulistthewriter’sNewYear’sresolutions?3.Howdidthewritertrytomakethisyeardifferentfromotheryears?4.Howdidhiswifeandchildrenreacttohisconsiderateness,goodmood,andhelpfulattitude?5.Whydidallhiseffortstobeagoodfatherandhusbandendinfailure?3.Howdidthewritertrytomakethisyeardifferentfromotheryears?Hehadreadanumberofbooksonself-improvementbeforehemadehisresolutions.Hewroteoutalonglistofresolutions.Hewantedtomakeadifferentmanofhimself—alovingfatherandanidealhusband—bytryingtoattendtoeveryone’sneeds.BACK4.Howdidhiswifeandchildrenreacttohisconsiderateness,goodmood,andhelpfulattitude?Hetriedtobeconsiderateandhelpful,butfailed.Allhiseffortstobeagoodhusbandwentcontrarytohisexpectations.Thewholefamilywasthrownintodisorderandconfusion.Hiswifewasannoyedbyhisgoodmannersandsmartremarks,thinkingtheywereaffectedandthathewasbeingsarcasticonpurpose.Sheattributedhischeerfulness,goodtemperandthoughtfulnesstonotfeelinghisbestafterstayingoutlate.BACK5.Whydidallhiseffortstobeagoodfatherandhusbandendinfailure?Hewantedtodobetterbutdidnotknowhowtodoitappropriately.OnNewYear’sDay,hewasinaparticularlycheerfulandgoodmood,eagertorenderanyservicetohiswifeandchildren.Hedideverythingofhisownaccord.HewasconsideratetohiswifetotheminutestdetailandhegraciouslycondescendedtoplayjackswithGretchen,buildasnowmanfortheboysandstrikeupaconversationwithKit.Buttheresultineverycaseprovedtobejusttheoppositetowhathehadexpected.Thewriterbehavedlikeachangedman.Whathedidwassuddenlytotallydifferentfromwhatheusedtodo,sohisfamilywasunpreparedforthischange.That’swhy,tothem,hisbehavior,histemperandhisthoughtfulnessweretoogoodtobetrue.BACKAtopicoutlineofthetextI.Anxioustocarryouthisnewyear’sresolutionsII.DisappointedbytheresultsineveryeffortIII.TheironicendBackgroundinformation1.Hippie:memberofayouthmovementofthelate1960sthatwascharacterizedbynonviolentanarchy,concernfortheenvironment,andrejectionofWesternmaterialism.Alsoknownasflowerpower,thehippiemovementoriginatedinSanFrancisco,California.Thehippiesformedapoliticallyoutspoken,antiwar,artisticallyprolificcountercultureinNorthAmericaandEurope.hippiesApersonwhoopposesandrejectsmanyoftheconventionalstandardsandcustomsofsociety,especiallyonewhoadvocatesextremeliberalisminsociopoliticalattitudesandlifestyles.Ayouthsubculture(mostlyfromthemiddleclass)originatinginSanFranciscointhe1960s;advocateduniversalloveandpeaceandcommunesandlonghairandsoftdrugs(不会成瘾的毒品;);favoredacidrock(震耳欲聋、体现吸毒效应的迷幻摇滚乐)andprogressiverockmusicCommonstereo-typesofhippiesbeingsmelly,stoned,lazyanduglylookingproveconsistentlytrue.Hippiesinthe1960’s2.PopularMusic:musicproducedforandsoldtoabroadaudience.Typesofpopularmusicincludejazz,musicfrommotionpicturesandmusicalcomedies,country-and-westernmusic,soulmusic,androckmusic.2.---yougetoutofthemwhatyouputin:Asthesayinggoes,“Asyousow,soyouwillreap.”Whateveramansowshewillreap.ThewriterintendstoconvincethereaderthatmakingNewYear’sresolutionsalsofollowsthismaxim.Themoreresolutionsyoumakeatthebeginningoftheyear,thebetterresultsyouwillhave.3.judgingfrom/by(tojudgefrom):usedtosaythatyouaremakingaguessbasedonwhatyouhaveseen,heardorlearned.e.g.Judgingbythelookonhisface,thenewsmusthavebeenveryterrible.Tojudgefromtheevidenceoftheexperts,thevictimwasstillaliveat3o’clock.4.self-Thespeakerlookedself-conscious.演讲人显得不大自然。It'sself-evidenthemissedmypoint.不言而喻,他没有懂我的意思。Hisremarkshurtherself-respect.他的话伤了她的自尊心。TheformerFrenchcolonyhasachievedself-government.这个前法国殖民地已获得自治。Itrequiresself-denial.它要求有自我牺牲的精神。5.Prettyclearly,anyonewhofollowedmycollectionofruleswouldbeblessedwitharicherlife,boundlesslovefromhisfamily,andtheadmirationofthecommunity.Quietobviously,anyonewhowasdeterminedtobeguidedbytherulesofself-improvementIcolle