Unit-3大学英语

高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATEDCOURSE2Unit3LeisureActivityContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1WorkingroupstointerpretandcommentonthequotationsaboutleisureonPage64.Startingout1.Tobeabletofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization.—ArnoldToynbeeBritisheconomichistorianandsocialreformerInterpretation:Thequotationimpliesthathowtospendleisuretimeinasmartwayareamirrorofhowcivilizedasocietyis.Startingout—Task12.Leisureisthetimefordoingsomethinguseful.Thisleisurethediligentpersonwillobtain;thelazyonenever.—BenjaminFranklinAmericanscientist,publisheranddiplomatInterpretation:Whetheronecanbenefitfromleisuretimeornotdependslargelyonyourattitude.Ifyouarehardworking,thenyoumaytakefulladvantageofyourtimetopromoteself-development;butifyouarelazy,chancesarethatyouwon’tspendyourleisuretimegettingdowntosomethinguseful.Startingout—Task13.Therealdividinglinebetweenthingswecallworkandthethingswecallleisureisthatinleisure,howeveractivewemaybe,wemakeourownchoicesandourowndecisions.Wefeelforthetimebeingthatourlifeisourown.—WilliamRaymondBritishnovelistandcriticInterpretation:Thesubstantialdifferencebetweenworkandleisureconsistsintheextentofautonomy.Itappearsthatduringleisuretimeoneisentitledtochoosehisownwayenjoyhistimetothefullestwhereasintheworkplaceoneisrequiredtocomplywithrulesandregulations.Startingout—Task14.Itisinhispleasurethatamanreallylives;itisfromhisleisurethatheconstructsthetruefabricofself.—AgnesRepplierAmericanessayistandbiographerInterpretation:Onecanderivethetruemeaningoflifefrompleasureandhappiness.Butwhatmakesapersonwhoheisdependsonhowhespendshisleisuretime.Startingout—Task15.Thosewhodecidetouseleisureasameansofmentaldevelopment,wholovegoodmusic,goodbooks,goodpictures,goodcompany,goodconversation,arethehappiestpeopleintheworld.Andtheyarenotonlyhappyinthemselves,theyarethecauseofhappinessinothers.—WilliamLyonPhelpsAmericaneducatorInterpretation:Ifyouwanttopursuehappiness,thenyoushouldspendyourleisuretimeinapositiveway,whichishelpfultoenhancingyourmentaldevelopment.Ifyouarehappy,itislikelythatyouwillbringhappinesstoothers.Startingout—Task1Task2Matchtheclassiclinewithitscorrespondingmovie.(P64)Key:1)2)3)4)5)6)ECAFBDStartingout—Task2Task2Iswatchingmoviesyourfavoriteleisureactivity?Whichgenreofmoviesdoyoulikebest?(P64)Usefulwordsandexpressions:documentary;literaryfilm;anime;musical;comedy;draculamovie/horrormovie/thriller;swordsmenfilm;actionfilm;detectivefilm/whodunit;ethicalfilm;featurefilm;mystery&suspense;sci-fi&fantasy;romance;newsreel;travelogue,etcStartingout—Task2WhyHarry’sHotReadingFocusGlobalUnderstanding2DetailedInformation3CriticalThinking4LanguagePoints5ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction6BackgroundInformation1ListentoatalkonJ.K.Rowling,theauthorofHarrybooks,andanswerthefollowingquestions.1)WhenwasJ.KRowlingbornandwhatwasherchildhooddream?2)WhendidtheideaofHarryPotterstrikeRowling?3)WhenwasthefirstHarrybookreleasedandwhatwasthetitleofthebook?4)Whenwasthefilmversionofthefirstbookreleased?5)WhatissaidaboutJ.KRowling’smarriages?6)WhatproblemsdidtheHarrybooksencounter?BackgroundInformation•J.K.RowlingwasbornJoanneRowlingonJuly31,1965.Fromanearlyage,Rowlingwantedtobeawriter.AttheuniversityofExeter,RowlingstudiedFrench,graduatingin1987.ShemovedtoLondon,workinginmanyjobs,includingAmnestyInternational,acharityshecontinuestosupport.•In1990,shefirstconceivedoftheideaforHarryPotter,andonadelayedtrainjourneyfromManchestertoLondon,ideasbegantocometoher.OnDecember30th,1990,hermother,whohadbeenbattlingmultiplesclerosis,diedattheageof45.•Theflawsofotherpeople,thecomplexityofthisadultworldinHarryPotter‘sfoundamental.Asthebookperpetrates(构造）,youseethatfamiliesareverycomplex.Toescapehergrief,sheacceptedajobteachinginPortugal,whereshemarriedjournalistJorgeArantes.Thecouple'sdaughterJessicawasbornin1993.Themarriageendedindivorcein1995.•ShemovedbacktoEdinborough,Scotland,whereshefinishedwritingthefirstPotterbook.InAugust1996,Bloomsbury,asmallpublishingcompanyagreedtoreleasethebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStoneforanadvanceofaround3,000dollars.•Rowlingwasaskedtouseinitials,asapseudonym（笔名）,toattractmoremalereaders.RowlingchoseK,forKathleen,ashersecondinitial,tohonorhergrandmother.•Booksalesstartedtotakeoff,andagrantfromaScottishartscouncilenabledRowlingtowritefulltime.Then,scholasticCorpagreedtopayabout200,000dollarsfortheUSrights.In1998,theauthorwasawardedtheBritishBookAwardforChildren'sbookoftheyear.•Therewasaratherstrangephenomenonwhereallmyfriendswithchildren.Wearegoingonaboutthesebooksandwe'rereadingthem.Iwassortofslightlysuspect.Frankly,thegrown-upswho'reobsessedwithchildren'sbooks,andIthoughtit'sasignthattheyarepoorlyeducated.•AndIstartedthefirstbook,andIlookeditupanditwasthreedayslater.Ireadfourofthem,ander,andIgotitandIunderstoodthey,theyarethecracker（迷人的姑娘）ofchildren'sliterature.•ThatFall,WarnerBrothersecuredthefilmrightstotheseries.Withthefirsttwobooksalone,goingforanundisclosed7figuresum.InJulyof2000,theseriesfourthinstallment（分册）becamethefastestse