unit-1-time-conscious-Americans-美国人的时间观念

•Standingbyariver,Confuciussaid:“Timegoesonandonliketheflowingwaterintheriver,neverceasingdayornight!”•子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜！Situation1:Onyourwayhome,itoccurredtoyouthatyourAmericanfriendMaryhadinvitedyoutovisitherwhenyouwerefree.Thenyoudroppedinonherhouse.Butwhenyouknockedatthedoordoodoordoor…InChina,it’sOKtovisitfriendswithoutcallingaheadoftime.WhileintheU.S.,it’simpolitetodoso.Maryfeltsurprised.Why?OhmyGoddess..WhatisthepolitewayintheU.S.?Callingaheadoftime.A.Before7:00,tohelphertoprepare.B.5’~10’late,nottobethefirstguest.C.After8:00,I’mtheVIP.D.5’~10’earlier,it’sapolitewaytoshowmyrespectforher.Situation2:YourAmericanfriendinvitedyoutoherpartytonightat7:30.Whenareyousupposedtogetthere?Why?IntheU.S.,peopletendtobe_____________.InChina,closefriendstendtoarrive_______________，butacquaintancestendtoarrive_______________.5’~10’late(B)before7:00(A)5’~10’earlier(D)•Budget:•如何记忆？：•Bud-burse钱包+get=钱包里得到的如何使用？Shehaslearnedhowtobudgethertimecarefully.Asastudent,youhavetolearnhowtobudget.Shetriedtokeephermonthlybudgetbelow$500.•Moreandmorewomennowtendtoseeka“budgethusband”insteadofwealthymenjustashomebuyersnowlookforbudgethousesratherthanvillasduringtheeconomiccrisis.Althoughnotearningalot,thebudgethusbandsdon’thavebadhabitsandarefamily-oriented.•宅女当道，剩女泛滥，杠杆女逆市上杨•leveragefemale•Thedoctorchargedus400dollarsforafive-minuteexamination.•Themajorityofstallschargedafairprice.•Charge:向…收费，要价。•Acute:•如何记忆？•a(一），cu（醋），te(特）=只要用一瓶醋泡下，这把小刀就会变得非常锋利。•如何使用？•Shehasacutehearing.•Theareahasanacuteshortageofwater.•【近义词辨析】acutekeensharp意思都含“锐利的”(包括它的引伸义)意思。•用于人时：sharp表示“有洞察力的,精明的,机警的”,着重“狡猾”“不易受骗”,如:Youwon’tcatchhim.He’sverysharp.你骗不了他,他精明极了。keen表示人的“锐敏”、“聪明”、“善于思索”,如:He’sakeenmind.他头脑灵敏。acute侧重指“人观察事物的深刻性以及分辨问题的细致性。”如:Hehasgivenanacuteanalysisofthesituation.他对形势做了深刻的分析。restless•Wegrowrestlesswiththelongwait.•Heelbowedmeoutoftheway.•他把我挤开了。•Sheelbowedherwaythroughthecrowdtowardsthetheater.•她用肘推着从人群中走向剧院。•Elbow:用肘推人•Abrupt:强调一种突兀感，指“突然的”，“出其不意的”，“事先未告知的”。•如何记忆？•a（一）+br（病人）+up（向上）+t（他）=如果一个病人突然向上跳起，脑子肯定有问题。•如何使用？•Abruptmanner•Abruptchangeofschedule联想记忆：•Bold冒失的，鲁莽的，无礼的。•Rash鲁莽的，轻率的。•Reckless鲁莽的，不顾一切的。•Sudden突然的，意外的。•Unexpected料想不到的，突然的。•Accidental偶然的，无意中的。•Dramatic引人注目的，戏剧性的，突然的。•Overnight似乎在一夜之间出现的，突然的。ritualVSconvention•Ritual:惯例，老规矩，例行公事（多用于形容一个人习惯了的方式，比如生活方式，行为规律以及有规律的习惯或做事方式）•Convention:惯例，常规，习俗，范围更大，意义更广，形容某种文化的习俗，某人或者某事物一直以来遵守且不能轻易被打破的，通常被别人认为是正确的惯例，常规或某种文化礼节长时间形成的习俗或者风俗。•Shewentthroughherusual______of•Makingsureallthedoorswerelocked•Beforeshewenttobed.•Defy______bywearingoutrageousclothes.•Interaction:•inter前缀，表示在…之间，相互。•Eg.Inter+national•inter+personal•Theinteractionofthesetwogroupsproducedmanygoodideas.•1.Weassesstheshopkeeperagoodreputation.•Wegaveanhonestassessmentoftheshopkeeperfortheirgoodserviceandhighquality.•2.Ihavealowassessforhim.•Ihavealowassessmentofhim.Assess:如何记忆？a(Asia)+ss(美女）+e(Europe)+ss（美女）人们评价亚洲的美女比欧洲美女要漂亮。•Probe：•如何记忆？•Pro(向前)+be(是)=爆破手拿着地雷探测针，往前探测是为了查明是否有地雷。Consequently的用法•Thoughsheiseightyyearsold,shelikesstudyingverymuch.Sothatsheobtainedadegree…•Sothat----consequentlyGiven:Givenhisage,heisdefinitelyafastlearner.Giventhefactthatheisold,heisdefinitelyafastlearner.-im前缀•表示“不，无，非”•impossible不可能的（im+possible可能的）•immoral不道德的（im+moral道德的）•impolite无礼的（im+polite礼貌的）•impartial公平的（im+partial有偏见的）•impassive无动于衷的（im+passive→没感情）•immortal不朽的（im+mortal死的）significance•1.Afamilystaystogetherhassignificance.•Itissignificantforafamilytostaytogether.•2.psychologyhealthissosignificance.•doingsomeexerciseissignificance.conduct•Actorsmayhireagentstoconducttheiraffairs.•演员可以雇用经纪人掌管他们的事务。•Mostplasticsdonotconductelectricity.•大多数塑料都不容易导电。•Studentsshouldfollowthecodeofconductinschool.•学生应当遵守学生行为守则。increasingly•Theenvironmentpollutionisbecominganincreasinglyseriousmatter.•比较哪个更好？•学渣版Moreandmorepeople…..•学霸版Anincreasinglygrowingnumberofpeople•Whereas:•Somepeoplelikefattymeat,whereasothershateit.有些人喜欢肥肉,而有些人却不喜欢。•参考bookPage11•Fulfill:•Healwaysfulfillshispromise.•Hetriestofulfillhismother’sdream.II.TextAnalysis:MainIdeaandStructureBackTheauthorcomesstraighttothepoint:Americansattitudestowardstime:Americansvaluetimeandsavetimecarefully.Timeisregardedaspreciousresources.Illustrationsofthegeneralidea(Paras.3-7)Generalideaofthewholepassage(Paras.1-2)Restatementandemphasisofthegeneralidea(Paras.8)Americansworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime.Theysavetimenotonlyintheirdailylife,businessbutalsointheirwork.Thisisillustratedbytheforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S..Besides,Americanscreateaseriesofdevicestosavetime.BymakingcontrastbetweenAmericans’viewpointontimeandthatofthosefromothercultures,theauthoremphasizesthemainidea:InAmericanculture,itistakenasasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblemorfulfillajobwithspeed.Firstreading:•1.WhatarethetwothingsAmericanstrytosave?(Para.1)•TimeandLabor.•2.WhatdoestimemeantoAmericans?(Para.2)•Timeisregardedas___________preciousresources.•3.HowdoAmericansdoeverything?(para.3)•Theydoeverything_________•4.WhendoAmericansstarttalkingbusiness?(para.4)•Theystarttalkingbusiness_______•5.HowdoAmericanssavetime?(para.5-