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新编英语教程4Unit

UnitOne

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatisIngrid’sfirstNewYear’sresolution?

Didsheaccomplishit?

HerfirstNewYear’sresolutionistoquitherjob.Yes,shedid.

2.WhydidIngridbuythemanforthewholeday?

BecauseshewantedhimtohelpmakeherotherNewYear’sresolutionscometruebymidnight.

Discussion:

WhydoNewYear’sresolutionsrarelywork?

Inyouropinion,howcanwesucceedinachievingthem?

（Thisisanopenquestion.）

Script

（FromNewYear’sEve）

-Allright.Workingonthoseresolutions,huh?

-No.

-Okay.IhaveadeliveryhereforMr.JonathanCox.

-Doyouworkhere?

-No.Iworkforacourier（快递员）service.I’vebeendeliveringpackagestoyouforabout,Idon’tknow,ayearnow.ButIthinkthisismaybethefirsttimeyou’veeverlookedmeintheeye.Howareyoudoing?

-Sorry.That’sactuallyanoldresolution.Makemoreeyecontact.

-SothosewereNewYear’sresolutions,huh?

Lookslikealonglist.Yougottagetonit.

-Idon’tknow,maybenextyear.

-Whoa.Jeez!

Areyouserious?

Thatisahotticket.

-Really?

-It’samazing.Theyhavethebestfood,thebestmusic.Theyhavesomanysinglegirls.Andit’samasquerade（化妆舞会）,soyoudon’tevenhavetoworryabouttheirfaces.Youkindofjust,youknow,useyourimagination.Ifanybodytriestokickyouout,orevenaskswhoyouare,youjuststraight-uplie.Whataretheygonnado?

It’sbrilliant.It’slikeFacebook,butreal.

-Irememberwhoyouarenow.

-Right,exactly.Anyways,Iwouldgivemyleft...Well,maybenextyear.

-Ms.Withers?

Didyoucallinadeliveryofsomething?

-Ingrid.

-Ingrid.

-Andactually,I’myournextjob.Iboughtyoufortheday.

-Boughtmefortheday,huh?

Oh,Ms.Withers.IthinkIshouldbeoffended（得罪，冒犯）,butI’mjusttoointrigued（好奇的，被迷住的）.

-MyNewYear’sresolutions.Ijusttookcareofthefirstone.

-Youquityourjob?

Allright.

-Ifyoucanmaketherestofthesecometruebymidnight,yougetthese.

-Forme?

Holyshi...Whoa.Whoa,okay.Putthesedown.Putthesedown.Don’tflashthosearound.Everybodycanseethem.Seriously,Youcalledtherightguy.I’min.LetmeseeNo.Two.Whatisit?

Whew.GotoBali.BreakfastatTiffany’s.Youwannasavealife.Areyoukiddingme?

It’sphysicallyimpossible.Idon’tunderstandwhatyou’retalkingabout.Allright?

Idon’tunderstandwhatyouwantmetodohere.

-Useyourimagination.

-We’regonnaneedabiggerboat.

-Youknow,youdon’thavetositlikethat.Youcanputyourlegsaroundme,oryoucanholdontome.

-No,I’mokay.

-Allright.

-Thisisit.ThisisasclosetotheballdroppingasIcangetyou.Hey,goodluckwiththatlastone,allright?

-No.Ifiguredthatwasalongshotgoingin.

-Alongshot?

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

GoingtoBali?

Thatwaskindofalongshot.

-Let’sgetthisoutofhere,okay?

-Man,Idon’tevenknowwhosethisis,bro.I’mjustsaying.

-Thanks.Makealistofyourown.Don’twaitaslongasIdid.

-Pow,pow,shwing.

-Thankyou.Mm.

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

-Haveagreattime.

-Youtoo.Happynewyear,Ingrid.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.

Sometimesweknowthebestthingtodo,butfailtodoit.Newyear’sresolutionsareoftenlikethat.Wemakeresolutionsbecauseweknowitwouldbebetterforustoloseweight,orgetfit,orspendmoretimewithourchildren.Theproblemisthataresolutionisgenerallyeasiertobreakthanitistokeep.

—PeterSinger

Noone’severachievedfinancialfitnesswithaJanuaryresolutionthat’sabandonedbyFebruary.

—SuzeOrman

Ihavenowayofknowinghowpeoplereallyfeel,butthevastmajorityofthoseImeetcouldn’tbenicer.Everyonceinawhilesomeonebarksatme.MyNewYear’sresolutionisnottobarkback.

—TuckerCarlson

MyNewYear’sResolutionListusuallystartswiththedesiretolosebetweentenandthreethousandpounds.

—NiaVardalos

IfyouaskedmeformyNewYearResolution,itwouldbetofindoutwhoIam.

—CyrilCusack

MayallyourtroubleslastaslongasyourNewYear’sresolutions.

—JoeyAdams

Ithinkintermsoftheday’sresolutions,nottheyears’.

—HenryMoore

Makingresolutionsisacleansingritualofselfassessmentandrepentancethatdemandspersonalhonestyand,ultimately,reinforceshumility.Breakingthemispartofthecycle.

—EricZorn

ImadenoresolutionsfortheNewYear.Thehabitofmakingplans,ofcriticizing,sanctioningandmoldingmylife,istoomuchofadailyeventforme.

—AnaïsNin

Text

I.TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

2.GeneralReading

3.BackgroundNotes

4.Text

5.CommentsontheText

6.Exercises

II.TextII

1.Text

2.Comprehension

TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

Theheroofthestory,whoismarriedandhasfourchildren,istalkingabouthisNewYear’sResolutioninthetext.Inthefirstparagraph,hesays“Thisyearit’sgoingtobedifferent”.Whydoeshesayso?

Whatsortofresolutionsdidhemakeinthepreviousyears?

HowdohisNewYear’sresolutionsforthisyeardifferfrompreviousones?

Makeafewguesses.

Foryourreference:

WhenapersonmakesNewYear’sresolutions,hemakesuphismindtodoornottodocertainthingsinthecomingyear.Ofcourse,differentpeoplemakedifferentNewYear’sresolutions.Forexample,astudentmaydecidetoworkharderathisstudiesandnotgotothecinemasooften;ateachermaydecidetoimprovehis/herteaching;aheavysmokermaydecidetostopsmokingaltogether.SomepeoplemaybeabletocarryouttheirNewYear’sresolutions,butsomemaynot.Formostpeople,it’softeneasiertomakeNewYear’sresolutionsthantocarrythemout.

2.GeneralReading

Youaregivenfiveminutestoreadthetextrapidlyoncetogetthemainidea.

Nowdecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsbestsumsupthemainidea.Putatickbyit.

__1.SomeofhisfamilymemberswerepleasedwhileotherswerenotwhenthewritertriedtopleaseeverybodyinthefamilyonNewYear’sDay.

__2.Thewritertriedtobeabetterhusbandandabetterfatherinthenewyear,andhisfamilymembersappreciatedthis.

√3.ThewritercarriedouthisNewYear’sresolutionsfaithfullytoimprovehimself,buttheresultsallwentcontrarytohisexpectations.

Key

（点击答案按钮，上述第三句前面横线上出现√）

3.BackgroundNotes

（1）escapement（卡子，擒纵机）

Anescapementisadeviceinmechanicalwatchesandclocksthattransfersenergytothe

timekeepingelementandallowsthenumberofitsoscillations（振荡，振动）tobecounted.Theescapementisdrivenbyforcefromacoiled卷spring弹簧orasuspended悬挂暂停weight,transmittedthroughthetimepiece’s时钟座钟gear齿轮排挡train.Theamountofstoredenergy,energylossandefficiencyoftransfertothetimekeepingelementdeterminesthetimeaclockwillrunafterithasbeenwound.

（2）smalltalk

Smalltalkismeaninglessconversationintermsofcontent,butisoftenseenassociallyimportantincertainsituations,orcontext.InmanyEnglish-speakingcountries,itcanbeviewedasrudeorunfriendlynottoparticipateinit.Non-personalcommentsaboutnon-controversialsubjectsareusuallyconsideredasappropriateforthistypeofconversation.

4.Text

ThisYearIt’sGoingtoBeDifferent

（1）NewYear’sresolutionsarelikeanythingelse—yougetoutofthemwhatyouputin.Judgingfromresultsofotheryears,Ihadneverputenoughin,butthisyearwasgoingtobedifferent.Ireadbooksonself-improvementbeforeIwrotemylist.Findsomebeautyineverything....Maketheotherfellowfeelimportant....Aboutthirtylikethat.Prettyclearly,

（2）anyonewhofollowedmycollectionofruleswouldbeblessedwitharicherlife,

（1）boundless无穷的无限的lovefromhisfamily,andtheadmirationofthecommunity.IcouldhardlywaituntilNewYear’sDay.

WhenIcamedownstairsMaggie,mywife,wasatthekitchensink水池.I

（2）tiptoedover踮着脚尖走andkissedheronthebackoftheneck.（ResolutionNo.1:

Be（3）spontaneous自发的无意识的自然的inshowingaffection.）She（4）shrieked尖叫anddroppedacup.“Don’tever（5）sneakup悄悄来临鬼鬼祟祟onmelikethatagain!

”shecried.

“You’relookinglovelythismorning,”Isaid.（Asincere（6）compliment称赞恭维isworthitsweightingold.）

（3）“Look,”shesaid,“itwasn’tmyideatostayoutuntilfoura.m.”

Itooksomeaspirinandcoffeeintothelivingroom.I’djuststartedreadingthepaperwhenSammy,ourfive-year-old,camein.Hewaswearingthewatchhe’dreceivedforChristmas.（4）“Say,Dad,”hesaid,“whatmakesawatchrun?

”

IntheolddaysIwouldhavetoldhimtoaskhismother.Instead,Igotapencilanddrewa（7）sketch草图素描oftheescapement（8）mechanism结构机械装置机能.（Alwaysencourageyourchild’scuriosity.）Ittookaboutfifteenminutes,andSammywanderedoffseveraltimes,butIkeptcallinghimback.“There,”Isaid,“that’swhatmakesyourwatchrun.”

（5）“Thenhowcomeitdoesn’t?

”heasked.

HisbrotherRoywalkedby.“Youhavetowind上发条it,”saidRoy.Sammywounditandheldittohisear.Hesmiled.“Roysureissmart,”hesaid.

OurdaughterGretchencameinwithherdoll,Mrs.Robinson.“Goodmorning,Gretchen,”Isaid.“HappyNewYear,Mrs.Robinson.”（Meetyourchildathisownlevel.）

（6）“Itisn’teitherhappy,”saidGretchen.“Mrs.Robinsonissick.Probablyacoronary冠状动脉血栓形成.”

“Whydon’tyoutakehertoseeDr.Sammy?

”Isuggested.“Hecanusehisnewdoctor’skit.”

Thephonerang,andIansweredit.ItwasafriendofourdaughterKit.“HappyNewYear,Marilyn,”Isaid.“Whathaveyoubeendoingovertheholidays?

”（Showaninterestinyourchildren’sfriends.）Shesaidshehadn’tbeendoinganythingmuch.“（7）Comenow,aprettygirllikeyou,”Isaid（9）jovially—（8）“I’llb