新视野大学英语2讲稿Unit 3.docx

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新视野大学英语2讲稿Unit3

Unit3

UnitThree

ITeachingaims:

1.tolearnthenewwordsandexpressions;

2.toimprovereadingskills

3.toanalyzethestructureofthetext

II.Teachingfocus:

1.keywords:

TextA

character,tolerance,compromise,mutual,overlook,expectation,divorce,resistance,counsel,subsequent,reservation,prejudice,charm,confirm,suspect,hesitate,cancel,proceed,resolve

TextB

brilliant,arrange,ingredient,concerning,anticipate,compel,behalf,innocent,dialect,hopeful,somehow,miserable,modest

2.keyphrasesandexpressions:

TextA:

upsanddowns,workout,foratime,meetwith,allalong,havenothingtodowith,

onthesurface,atone'sworst,takecareof

TextB:

comeupwith,winover,fromheadtotoe,thinkof,holdone'sbreath,proceedtodo

eventhough,putsb.tobed

III.Teachingsteps:

Firstperiod:

TextA

~~MarriageAcrosstheNations~~

I.Introduction

Choosingalife-longpartnercanbeoneofthemostchallengingcommunicationtasksformanypeople.Stayingwiththatpartnerduringsicknessandhealth,inhardtimesandingoodtimes,takesmuchskillandpatiencebeyondtheinitiallovethatbringstwopeopletogether.InthisunityouwillmeetGailandMarkwhofacetheaddedproblemsthattwodifferentracesbringtoamarriage.Youwillobservehowbothculturesmissunderstandingeachother’scustomswhenyoureadaboutRich’sfirstmeetingwithhisgirlfriend’sChinesefamily.

II.Structure:

Part1.（Paras1-4）GailandMarkthinktheyunderstandeachotherverywellandit’stimeforthemtogemarried.

Part2.（Paras5-9）Gail’smotherproteststheirmarriageandadvisesGailtowaitforanotherfewyears.

Part3.（10-21）Gail’sfatherstilldoesn’tagreetotheirdecisionandGaildebateswithhim

III.Languagepoints:

1.GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.（Para.1）

Meaning:

GailandIplannedtohave（or:

thoughtabouthaving）aweddingwithoutmanypeopleorwithoutmuchactivity.

imagine:

vt.（Here）plantohave,thinkabouthaving...

Weimagineaquietholidayathomeforthissummerafterabusyyear.

If“imagine”isfolloweddirectlybyaverbora“noun+verb”structure,theverbshouldbeinthe-ingform.Examples:

It’shardtoimaginelivinginaplacewheretherearenotelephonesorcarsIcan’timagineGeorgebeingunfairtoanyone.

2.…wehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Likeanyothercoupleswhowerelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother,wehadhadbothhappyandunhappyperiods.

3.…theusualupsanddownsofacouple…（Para.1）

upsanddowns:

amixofgoodexperiencesandbadexperiences

Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

Hehasseentheupsanddownsinthehistoryoftherelationsbetweenthetwocountries.。

4.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother’scharacters.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Butinexperiencingalltheupsanddownswehadhonestlyfacedandtriedtodealwiththeweaksidesandgoodsidesofeachother’scharacters.

through:

prep.fromthebeginningtotheendof

5.…hadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother’scharacters.（Para.1）

weaknessesandstrengths:

weakpointsandstrongpoints

It’simportanttoknowyourownweaknessesandstrengths.

character:

n.allthequalitiesthatmakeapersonorplacedifferentfromotherpeopleorplaces

Hehasastrongbutgentlecharacter.

Thetwinslookthesamebuthaveverydifferentcharacters.

6.Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.（Para.2）

Meaning:

Ourracialandculturaldifferenceshelpedtobetterourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouthowonerecognizesandrespectsthebeliefsorpracticesoftheother（thatis,tolerance）,howonesettlesdifferencesbetweenusbysharingdecisionresponsibilities（thatiscompromise）andbeinghonestwitheachother.

7.Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.（Para.2）

tolerance:

n.1）[U]willingnessorabilitytoacceptsth.,qualityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,evenifyoudonotagreeorlikeit

Tryandshowsometolerance.

It’sacultureinwhichthereisabsolutelynotoleranceofdisagreement.

2）[U]theabilitytobearsth.unpleasant,ortocontinueexistinginspiteofbadconditions

MytoleranceofheatisgreaterafterhavinglivedintheFarEastforacoupleofyears.

compromise:

n.

Acompromiseisasituationinwhichpeopleacceptsomethingslightlydifferentfromwhattheyreallywant,becauseofsituationsorbecausetheyareconsideringthewishesofotherpeople.Examples:

Heasked$1,500forhisoldcar,butIthoughtitwasonlyworth$1,000.WefinallyreachedacompromiseandIpaid$1,250.

“Compromise”canbeusedasanintransitiveverbwitharelatedmeaning.

HeaskedmorethanIwaswillingtopay,sowecompromisedonapriceinbetween.

8....andbeingopenwitheachother.（Para.2）

open:

a.willingtotalkhonestly,frank

Let’sbeopenwitheachother.

9.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,...（Para.2）

Meaning:

GailsometimesexpressedawishtoknowwhyIandotherblacksgavesomuchtime,energyandattentiontotheracialissue.

（be/get）involvedwith:

givealotoftime,effort,orattentionto...Hewasinvolvedwithworkingoutaplan.

10.…sheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredinAmericansociety.（Para.2）

Meaning:

SheseemedtoforgettheformsofAmericanracialhatredthatarenotsoobvious.

subtle:

a.slight,notobvious,noteasytonotice,understandorexplain

Therearesubtledifferencesinmeaningbetweenthesetwowords.

hatred:

n.averystrongfeelingofnotlikingsomeoneorsomething

11.GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.（Para.3）

Meaning:

GailandIwerenotidealisticaboutwhatthefuturewouldofferusinAmericaasamarriedcouple,onebeingblackandtheotherbeingwhite.

illusion:

n.[C]falseidea,belieforimpression

Ihavenoillusionsabouthisability;heisjustnogood.

Thiswordisoftenusedinthephrase:

“beunderanillusion”,whichmeans:

“believewrongly”.Thisphraseisusuallyfollowedbyathat-clause.

Weareallundertheillusionthatthecountryisdoingwelleconomically,butinfactitisinseriousdifficulty.

12.ourmutualtrustandrespect.（Para.3）

mutual:

a.1）（offeelingoranaction）feltordonebyeachtotheother

Theirworkingtogetherwasbasedonmutualrespect,trustandunderstanding.

togivemutualsupportandencouragement

2）sharedbytwoormorepeople

mutualinterests

Theplanwasendedbymutualagreement.

13.…theyoverlookedseriouspersonalityconflictsintheexpectationthatmarriagewasanautomaticwaytomakeeverythingworkoutright.（Para.4）

Meaning:

Theyignoredseriouspersonalityconflicts.Theyhopedthateverythingwouldgorightautomaticallywhentheylivedtheirmarriedlife.overlook:

vt.1）failtonoticeorrealizehowimportantsomethingis,miss

Youhaveoverlookedseveralofthemistakesinthiswork.

Thesecretaryisverycarefulandneveroverlooksanylittlepoints.

2）pretendnottonotice;forgive

We’lloverlookyourbadbehaviorthistime,butdon’tdoitagain.

Sheoverlookedhisoffensivenessandtriedtopretendnothinghadhappened.

3）haveorgiveaviewof（aplace）fromaboveHerbedroomhaslargewindowsoverlookingalake.

14.…intheexpectationthatmarriagewasanautomaticwaytomakeeverythingworkoutright.（Para.4）

expectation:

n.firmbelieforhopethatsomethingwillhappen

Noticethatthiswordisveryoftenusedinsomesetphrases.

WethoughtMarywouldpass,butcontraryto（or:

against）（all）expectation（s）,shedidn’t.

Theyclosedthewindowsinexpectationofrain.他们预料天要下雨,就关上了窗户。

15.workout:

1）haveasaresult,turnout,happenorprogressinacertainway.

Inthissense,theverbphraseisintransitive.

Howthesituationwilleventuallyworkoutonlytimecantell.

2）findbyreasoningorfiguring

Haveyouworkedouttheanswer?

Shehadworkedoutthatitwouldcostover100dollars.

Thepolicecouldn’tworkouthowthethieveshadenteredthebuilding.

16.ThatpointwasemphasizedbythefactthatGail’sparents,afterthirty-fiveyearsofmarriage,weregoingthroughabitterandpainfuldivorce,…（Para.4）

Meaning:

ThatpointwasmadeparticularlytruewhenGail’sparents,afterthirty-fiveyearsofmarriage,wereexperiencingabitterandpainfuldivorce.

gothrough:

experience

Thecountryhasgonethroughtoomanywars.

gothroughhardships

17.divorce:

n.formalendingofamarriagebylaw

Shegotadivorcefromhimlastyear.

ItwassuchashamewhenMarthaandJamiedivorced！

Shedivorcedherhusbandaftersomanyyearsofunhappiness.

18.foratime:

foracertainperiod;temporarily

TheprofessorstayedinLondonforatime.

Foratimethepolicethoughtshemightbeguilty.

19.WhenGailspreadthenewsofourweddingplanstoherfamilyshemetwithsomeresistance.

Meaning:

WhenGailtoldherfamilyofourweddingplans,herfamilyexpressedtheirviewsopposedtothewedding.

meetwith:

experience

Imetwithsomedifficultiesinsufferingthenet.。

Inaddition,ifsomethingsuchasanidea,plan,ornewbookmeetswithorismetwithaparticularreaction,itgetsthatreactionfrompeople.

resistance:

n.againstorrefusingtoacceptsomething

Therehasbeenalotofresistancetothisnewlaw.

Theideametwithsomeresistance.

19.al