精读4unit4tigers-and-lions-and-bears

LionsandTigersandBearsBillBufordReinforcementTextAnalysisBackgroundWarmingupUnit4LionsandTigersandBearsQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRLionsandTigersandBearsWarmingupWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWhatdoyouknowaboutCentralPark?DoyouknowwhatNewYorkersthinkofCentralPark?WBTRCheck-onPreviewWBTRWarmingupParaphrase:AnybodywhoknowsanythingaboutNewYorkknowsthecity’sessentialplatitude–thatyoudon’twanderaroundCentralParkatnight–andinthat,needlesstosay,wastheappeal:itwasthethingyoudon’tdo.cliché;banalremarksObjectivesWBTRWarmingup1.Learntoappreciatetravelwriting2.LearnmoreaboutAmericansocietyandculturethroughreadingaboutCentralPark3.AcquirewordsandexpressionsfordetaileddescriptionBackgroundGenreTheCentralParkBWTRLionsandTigersandBearsUnit5BackgroundBWTRTheCentralParkFrederickLawOlmstedCalvertVauxBWTRThefoundingcommissionersofCentralPark•thecityofficialswhowereappointedtoestablishCentralPark.•Acommissionerisanimportantofficialwhohasresponsibilityinagovernmentdepartmentoranorganization:ThereisacommissionerinchargeoftheLondonpoliceforce.BackgroundTheCentralParkBackgroundGenreBWTR•“Spinningalltheseelementsintoanengagingaccountofaplaceandamoment–anightatCentralPark,Bufordenablesreaderstogetaglimpseofsomethingmuchbroaderandlonger-thehistoryofandlifeinNewYork.”-bookreview•CentralParkhistory,placesandviewsinCentralPark,thefeartheparkinspires,notedpeopleassociatedwiththepark?TravelWriting–TheBestTravelWriting2000DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeLionsandTigersandBearsTextAnalysisTWBRTextAnalysisThemeTWBRWeseeinthisessay:•theprideandloveofthecityandtheparkforitsculturalrichnessanditsbeauty(bothnaturalandman-made)•thefearofthecrimeassociated,thedarknessinthewildInotherwords:Ambivalence/mixedfeelingsTextAnalysisStructure1Para.1-2mydecisiononthesleepover2Para.3-12wanderinginthepark3Para.13-25mycamping:findingaplaceandtheencounterwiththeraccoonsTWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseIIIIIITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara1–Para2:MainIdeaWhen?FridayeveninginJuly;9:15What’stheweatherlike?aheavy,muggydayHeavy-warminastickyunpleasantway,especiallybeforerainorastormtheskyisheavy;heavycloudsMuggy-warminanunpleasantwaybecausetheairfeelswetmuggyweather•WhatwasOgdenNashtryingtosayinhispoem?–ThesafestplaceinCentralParkatnightisthetiger’slair.•Why?–Onlyafool,aloonorbadpeoplegoesthereatnight.Para1–Para2:MainIdeaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara1–Para2Difficultwords•Platitude:–(derog)aremarkorstatementthatmaybetruebutisboringandmeaninglessbecauseithasbeensaidsomanytimesbefore:–Hisspeechwasfullofemptyplatitudesaboutpeaceanddemocracy.–(cf:cliché;commonplace;banalremarks)•Appeal:–aqualitythatsomethinghasthatmakespeoplelikeitorwantit:–theappealofhorrormovie–Butthat’stheappealoftheplace,saymanyresidentsandvisitors.It’saplacewheremanycometofindaslowerpaceforalifetimeorjustaweekend.–Partiesonriver-boatshavelosttheirappealsinceonesanklastyearkillingthirty-threepeople.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara1-Para2Vocabularydevelopment-heavy;muggy;foundingcommissioners;cityadministrators-Dropofftoapeaceful,outdoorsysleep-namesforcriminaloffenders(para.2)-apursesnatcher,drugdealer,garrotter,etc.-Shouldyou(unlikely)-Nottomention(asynonym?)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis•Wheredidhevisit?–theDelacorteTheatre–BelvedereCastle–theHenryLuceNatureObservatory–ShakespeareGardenPara3–Para4MainideaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara3–Para4MainideaWhatwashisfeelinglikeinthisperiod?Whydidhefeellikethat?–Exhilaration–(happy,excitement,fullofenergy)–enjoy/experiencetherichculturalflavortheparkoffersatleisureTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara3–Para4Drawinginferences•Summer-stockShakespeareproductionanywhereinAmerica–Stock:usuallykeptinstockandregularavailable,常备的,e.g.oneofourstockitems常备项目；Toothpasteisastockmerchandizeinadrugstore.–ItisaculturaltraditioninAmericatoputonfreeShakespeareproductionsinsummer.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisusefulwordsinPara3–Para4•nocturnal•stock•production•inview•rotate•reassure(assure,insure)•peekTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis•Whatdidhedo?–blunderedinRamble–recalledcrimesbythelakePara5–Para6MainideaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara5–Para6Mainidea-ReadParas4and5-Isthereachangeofmoodinthispart?relaxed,leisurely→→tensed,fearful-Howdoestheauthorcreatethismood?-quickenthepacebyusingshorter,incompletesentences-minutedescriptionTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisParas5–Para6Mainidea•Couldyougivethissectionatitle?–thefeartheparkinspires•WhydopeoplehavesuchconstantfearinthePark?–darknessinthewild(Ramble)–witnesseddreadfulcrimes(thelake),anexamplestoryofadreadfulcrimeTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheRamble•Olmstedcalledhiscreation,rambleawildgarden.Withtheinterlacedpathsandhillscountlesstrees,shrubs,meadows,rockycliffsandawindingstream,ittrulylivesuptothatdistinction.•TheRambleisasanctuaryforasmanyas250speciesofbirdsRaccoonscanbeseenscurryingintheunderbrushandRed-tailedHawksarenotunfamiliarvisitorstothislushterrain.WithitsintricatelandscapeIttakespeoplewithadventurousspirittohikeintheRambleTextAnalysisThelakeTextAnalysisDeta