Unit-4-Fun--Oh-Boy.-Fun.-You-Could-Die-from-It

QuestionfordiscussionIfIhadabillionRMB,Iwould…Considerhowyouaregoingtospendthemoney.Makealistofthethingsyouwouldliketodo.Considerhowyouwouldfeelwitheachdreamofyoursfulfilled.•Amongthethingslistedbelow,whichisgreatfun?familyoutingmistreatingsportsmeetinggoingtobar/discodrinkingbeer/winelovestudyhoneymoonKaraokefailingexamsgamblingeatingcybergametakingdrugsWaltDisneyLandfuneralstayingfitTV/movie/newspapermakingfriendsworkFun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromIt.OhBoy!•exclamation(inf.,especiallyAmE)usedtoexpressfeelingsofsurprise,pleasure,pain,etc:▫Boy,itsureishot!▫Ohboy!That'sgreat!▫Boy,ithurts!▫Theyeatitforbreakfastandboy,itisgood!Pre-readingQuestions•Doyouthinkyourlifeatuniversityisfulloffun?•Can“fun”actuallyharmorkillyou?Inwhatways?•somewherealongtheline:(inf.)---Atsometimeduringanactivityoraperiodoftime不知从何时起1）Somewherealongtheline,Jackseemedtohavelostinterestintheirmarriage.2）Somewherealongtheline,hisfatherbecameaddictedtogambling.•Sakesalive!:forGod’s,Goodness’,Heaven’ssake;OMG[AmE.slang]哎呀!好家伙!糟糕!天呀!吓我一跳!CultureNotes:whoarepuritans?PuritansrefertoagroupofradicalEnglishprotestantsthataroseinthelatesixteenthcenturyandbecameamajorforceinEnglandduringtheseventeenthcentury.Puritanswantedto“purify”theChurchofEnglandbyeliminatingtracesofitsoriginsintheRomanCatholicChurch.Inaddition,theyurgedastrictmoralcodeandplacedahighvalueonhardwork.CultureNotes:whoarepuritans?ManyPuritans,persecutedintheirhomeland,cametoAmericainthe1620sand1630s,settingcoloniesthateventuallybecameMassachusetts.Thewordspuritanandpuritanicalhavecometosuggestazeal(eagerness)forkeepingpeoplefromenjoyingthemselves.Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn’thavealittlefuneverydaywewouldturninto(sakesalive!)puritans.Paraphrase:Nowadays,peoplewouldbelievethattheycanhavefunwhenevertheyaskforit,andtheyshouldhavefun;otherwisetheywouldbeleadingadullandbitterlifeasapuritan.overshadowv.---1)cause(sb)toseemlessimportantornoticeable2)cause(sth)tobeunhappyorlesshappy1.尽管她事业有成,但和丈夫相比总觉逊色.-Despiteherprofessionalsuccess,shewasalwaysovershadowedbyherhusband.2.他最近去世了,这给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影.。-Hisrecentdeathovershadowedthefamilygathering.Hemakesafetishofhisowncar.Shehasafetishabout/forcleanliness.thefunfetish:countingfunasthemostimportantqualityinlifefoot/featherfetishFetishism:拜物教；恋物癖fetishn.(disapproving)---sth.regardedwithextravaganttrustorrespect迷恋(物);盲目崇拜的对象(syn.)obsessionflunkout---toexpelorbeexpelledfromaschooloracoursebecauseofworkthatdoesnotmeetrequiredstandards.Heflunkedoutofseveralhighschools,notbecausehewastoostupid.Similarlystepswillbetakentoreducethenumberofstudentswhodropoutorflunkout.flunkv.tofail,esp.(in)acourseoranexamTheboywasupsetbecauseheflunked(in)anEnglishExam.ain't---Amer.acontractionforamnot,arenot,isnot,hasnot,andhavenot.ain’thascometoberegardedasamarkofilliteracy,itisvulgarEnglishAndlookatmyface,ain'titasmile?Thingsain'twhattheyusedtobe.Iain'tgotnomoney.Youain'tseennothingyet.Cf.wanna(wantto),gotta(havegotto),gonna(goingto)Onewaywastostepupthelevelofdangerorlicentiousnessoralcoholordrugconsumptionsothatyoucouldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.Paraphrase:Inordertohavealittlefununderthestressofmodernlife,peopleindulgedthemselvesevenmoreintensivelyindangerousadventuresandexcessivesex,alcoholanddrugs.rough-and-ready:crudebuteffective;simplebutjustgoodenoughforaparticularpurpose;Danielisarough-and-readycharacter;he'dratherfightthantalkthingsover.依我看，这房子还算差强人意。Thehouseisratherroughandready,Iamafraid.epitomen.---thingthatshowsonasmallscaleallthecharacteristicsofsthmuchlarger;theperfectexampleofsth.(syn.)embodimentHisfatheristheepitomeofgoodness.Heistheabsoluteepitomeofaschoolteacher.Shelikescollectingclothesthataretheepitomeofgoodtaste.Star-crossedlovershavestatedthatloveisnothandnorfootnoranypartbelongingtoaman.Matrimonialceremoniesalsoclaimthatloveisnotjealousorboastful.Letitbestatedherethatloveisalsonotagourmetdish,adomesticatedanimal,oralatesttrend.LoveisnotastrategicdefensemechanismnorthebestkeptsecretatthePentagon.Loveisnotanotherseasoningtobottleandstickonthedust-linedshelvesofthespicerack.Loveisnottobeconfusedwithadhesivetape.Defineatermbyusingnegation(tellingwhatitisnot)dampern.---(inf.)sth.thatstopsanoccasionfrombeingasenjoyableasitwasintendedtobeThebadnewsput/cast/threwadamperontheparty.Willthesnowputabitofadamperonyourhikeplans?Idon’tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfunreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.Paraphrase:Idon’twanttomakethingsdull.Ijustsuggestthatweshouldhavemorerespectforfun.Itisakindofdivineforce,andwecannotcatchitaseasilyascatchingavirus,ortrapitasirreverentlyastrappingananimal.Thegodofmirthispayingusbackforallthoseyearsofthinkingfunwaseverywherebyrefusingtocometoourparty.Paraphrase:Wehavelongassumedthatfunwaseasytohave,butnowwearepayingapriceforthatshallow-mindedness,i.e.,ourpartyishardlyasmuchfunaswehasexpectedittobe.blasphemev.---showcontemptordisrespectfor(God,adivinebeing