新东方实用英语讲义：电影《我最好朋友的婚礼》

新东方在线[]网络课堂电子教材系列1新东方在线4+1网络课堂电子版教材电影部分欢迎使用新东方在线电子教材《我最好朋友的婚礼》导读StudentStudyGuide第一部分introductionInthissection,youwilllistentoandstudyMyBestFriend’sWedding.Toassistyouinthisstudy,wehavepreparedthisstudentguidebook.Themovieyouwillworkonisbrokenintoanumberofsections,eachabouttenminuteslong.Youcanstudyonesectionatatime.Eachunitinthisguidebookcontainssomeorallofthefollowingexercises:一、Vocabulary–Tointroduceyoutoneworessentialvocabularytoassistyouinunderstandingthemovie.Thiswillnormallybedoneasahomeworkassignment.Thefocuswillbeonwords,phrasesandidioms帮助读者掌握、理解电影所必须的重点词汇，主要考察单词、词组和习语。这部分可作为视听练习的提前准备工作。新东方在线[]网络课堂电子教材系列2二、ListenfortheMainEvents–Tohaveyouisolatethemaineventsoftheplotineachsectionofthemovie帮助读者抓住各章节的主要事件，要求以最精练的语言回答问题，考查的不仅是读者的听力水平，而且在对事件的总结能力上也有很高的要求。为了打破中国学生对“标准答案”的惯性依靠，本部分提供的答案仅为参考答案，要求读者回答只要不遗失要点即可。三、ListenforDetails–Toassistyouinfindingspecificfactsordetailsinthemovie帮助读者把握电影中细节要点，提高对于影响全局的细节问题的敏感度。建议读者对正确选项加以确定，对于部分排除选项，尤其是与文化相关的选项也应加以关注。四、ListenBetweentheLinesTohaveyouanswerinferentialquestions,thatis,questionstowhichtheanswersarenotgivenspecificallyinthetextbutyoucananswerbymakinglogicalconclusions英语对话中的弦外之音一直是众多英语学习者的大敌。在这部分的练习中，编者将各章节中部分弦外之音的句子特别列出，读者可根据“导向问题”加强对于句子的深层理解。建议将这一类问题的思考方向加以总结，以达到触类旁通的最终目的。五、ShadowReading–Toprovideyouandyourpartnerswithopportunitiestopracticereadingaloudvarioussectionsoftheplaybeforeorduringclass.Itisagoodideatopracticethesereadingsbeforewatchingthemovies六、Predict–Toaskyoutoanticipatewhatwillhappennextinthemovie.Accomplishedreadersandviewersoftentrytopredictwhatwillhappennext.Thisactivityheightensunderstanding七、CultureNotes–Toassistyouinunderstandingforeigncustoms,idioms,slangsoreventsthatappearinthemovie新东方在线[]网络课堂电子教材系列3第二部分culturenotes一、AnsweringMachines–Manypeopleinthewesthaveansweringmachinesattachedtotheirtelephonestotakemessageswhentheycannotordonotwishtoanswertheirphones.Themachinerecordsashortmessagefromthecaller.Answeringmachineshavealimitonthenumberofmessagestheycanhold.Onoccasion,thesemachinesbreakand‘eat’themessages.Thatis,themessagesaredestroyed.Sometimesagoodexcusefornotansweringyourmessagesisthatyourmachinehaseatenthem.二、BabySit–Whenparentswanttogooutforanevening’sentertainmenttheyneedsomeonetolookafterthechildrenathome.Theyhireababysittertomakesurethechildrenaresafeandgettobedatthecorrecttime.Thebabysitterisoftenaneighborhoodteenagerwhoispaidasmallamountforthejob.Schoolsandcommunitycentersoftenoffershortcoursestoteachpeoplehowtodothisjob.三、Baseball–Aculturenoteonbaseballcouldeasilybeabooklong.Americansliketothinkofbaseballas‘their’gamebutitisplayedworldwide.Incommercialbaseball,veryrichindividualsorlargecompaniesownteams.Theteamisbasedinacitycalleditshometown.Therearethereforehomegamesplayedintheteam’shomeparkandawaygamesplayedinothercities.Oftenthereisaseriesofawaygamesplayedindifferentcitiesandtheteamisthensaidtobe‘ontheroad’.ComiskyParkisthehomeparkofTheChicagoWhiteSox.四、BeautyPageants–TherearevariousBeautyPageantsaroundtheworld.Thesearecompetitionstoseewhichwomanfromaparticularareaisthemostbeautiful,themosttalented,orthemostcharming.ThewinneroftheWorldPageantiscalledMissWorld(incidentallyMissChinawassecondrunneruptoMissWorldin2001).Thewinners新东方在线[]网络课堂电子教材系列4areusuallycalledMiss‘Somewhere’,thenameoftheirhomearea.Wehaveforexample,MissShanghai,thewinneroftheShanghaicompetition,orMissTeenCalifornia,thewinnerofthebeautypageantinthestateofCalifornia.Inthiscontest,thewinnermustbeateen-ager.ThusMissPre-TeenIllinoiswouldbe12yearsoldorunder.第三部分weddingsThereisarichandvariedcultureassociatedwithweddingsandtheformofthecelebrationsandceremonywillchangefromplacetoplace.Thebride(womantobemarried)andherfamilyusuallydoalltheplanningfortheweddingwhilethegroom(themantobemarried)andhisfamilyoftenpaythebills.Theplanningcanbeuptotwoyearslong.Thebridehasasmallgroupofveryclosefriendsthatsheaskstostandbyherduringthewedding.Thefriendsarecalledbridesmaids.Thereisanotherveryclosefriendofthebrideandoftenalittleolder,whoactsasMaidofHonor.Thegroomhasgroomsmen,agroupofveryclosefriendswhostandbyhimduringthewedding.HealsohasaBestMan--averyclosefriend,oftenhisbestfriend,whohelpshiminallhistasks.TheBestManisofteninchargeof“TheRing”orweddingring.Thisisputonthefourthfingerofthebride’slefthandduringtheceremonytosignalthatsheismarried.Therearemanyeventsassociatedwiththewedding.LongbeforetheactualdayfriendsandrelativesholdBridalShowerswhichincludealotofgiftgiving,playingofgamesandeating.AnotherbigeventistherehearsalwheretheWeddingParty(theBride,Bridesmaids,MaidofHonor,Groom,BestMan,Groomsmenandsoon)allrehearsewhatwillhappenattheactualceremony.AlsoattendingtherehearsalistheFatheroftheBridewho,atthebeginningoftheceremony,walksdowntheaisleofthechurchandgivesthebrideawaywithakiss.TheMotheroftheBrideofcourseisthereasshehasbeeninvolvedinmostoftheplanning.Duringtheweddingceremonyherjobistositinherseatandlookradiant.AstherelativesandfriendsoftheBrideandGroomstarttoarri