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教学内容与组织安排

BackgroundKnowledge

I. AbouttheAuthor

RogerRosenblatt:

ProfessorofEnglishProfessorofWritingAB,NewYorkUniversityPh.D,HarvardUniversity

RogerRosenblattisajournalist,author,playwrightandprofessor.AsanessayistforTimemagazine,hehaswontwoGeorgePolkAwards,andawardsfromtheOverseasPressClubandtheAmericanBarAssociation,amongothers.Heistheauthorofsixbooks.

ThemeoftheText

Heroism:

Heroismofcoursehasbeenadmired.Butthisman,sheroismwasunusual.

Peopleusuallyexpectrevolutionariestodiemartyrs;

truebelieverstobewillingtodiefortheirfaith;

peoplereadytolaydowntheirlivesinperformingtheirduty;

evenpeopletoshowcourageintheirattempttowinpower,influence,moneyortosavetheirlovedones.Butthemaninthewaterdidnotfitanyofthesedescriptions.

Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisringstoothers;

hedidnotevenknowthesepeople.Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary.Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddo.Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter.Thisistrueheroism.

III.RelatedInformation

PresidentialMonuments:

WashingtonMonument

InrecognitionofhisleadershipinthecauseofAmericanindependence,Washingtonearnedthetitle"

FatherofhisCountry"

.Withthismonument,thecitizensoftheUnitedStatesshowtheirenduringgratitudeandrespectforthefirstpresidentintheUnitedStates.

JeffersonMemorial

ThomasJefferson一politicalphilosopher,architect,musician,bookcollector,horticulturist（园艺学家），scientist,diplomat,inventor,andthirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,alsoauthoroftheDeclarationofAmericanIndependence,andFatheroftheUniversityofVirginia.

LincolnMemorial

TheLincolnMemorialisatributetoPresidentAbrahamLincolnandthenationhefoughttopreserveduringtheCivilWar（1861-1865）.TheLincolnMemorialwasbuilttoresembleaGreektemple.Ithas36Doriccolumns,oneforeachstateatthetimeofLincoln,sdeath.AsculpturebyDanielChesterFrenchofaseatedLincolnisinthecenterofthememorialchamber.

ThePotomacRiver

ThePotomacRiverisoftenreferredtoasthe'

Nation'

sRiver,*'

becauseitflowsthroughthenation,scapital,wherethemagnificentmonumentsoftheWashington,Jefferson,andLincolnmemorialsarereflectedinitswaters.ItisoneofthemostbeautifulandbountifulriversontheEastCoastandisknownforitshistoric,scenicandrecreationalsignificance.ItbeginsasasmallspringattheFairfaxStoneinWestVirginia,andwindsitswaythroughthemountainsandvalleysofAppalachia,pastbattlefieldsandoldmanufacturingtowns.Theriverflowsmorethan380milesandgrowstomorethan11mileswideasitreachestheChesapeakeBayatPointLookout,Maryland.

Wordformation

survive

sur-=super:

over;

above;

upon;

additional

surface

表而

surmount

爬上，增长

surcharge

额外费

surrender

投降，放弃

surname

外号

surfeit

饮食过度

surtax

附加税

vi:

live,life

vivid

生动的

vital

有生机的

vitamin

维生素

vivisect

活体解剖

viable

能养活的

revive

使苏醒

vivacity

活泼

vitalize

激发

devitalize

使衰弱

revivify

使复活

Suffix ly

a.n.+-ly

1friend

/friendly

1home

/homely

.1cost

/costly

1mother

/motherly

'

1scholar

/scholarly

1week

/weekly

1year

/yearly

1month

/monthly

*1day

/daily

】hour

/hourly

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节教学i标

1. Lead-indiscussion.

2. Detailedstudyofthetext.

1.Comprehendandtranslatesomeofthekeysentences;

2∙Translateandparaphrase.

1.Reviewsentenceparaphrase;

LanguagePoints

1. Grope:

v.toreachorsearchaboutuncertainly;

tofeelone'

sway

÷

gropedforthetelephone

gropeforananswer

2. clingv.a.toholdfastoradheretosth.,asbygrasping,sticking,embracing

b. toremainclose;

toresistseparation

c. toremainemotionallyattached;

toholdon

◊ Heclungtotheropetokeepfromfalling.

◊ Thesefabricsclingtothebody.

◊ Weclungtogetherinthestorm.

◊ Clingingtooutdatedcustoms.

Synonyms:

adherestick,hold

3. Commitment:

n.thestateofbeingboundemotionallyorintellectuallytoa∞urseofactionortoanotherpersonorpersons

◊ adeepcommitmenttoliberalpolicies

◊ aprofoundcommitmenttothefamilyCommit:

v.

◊ commitacrime

◊ Theywerecommittedtofolloworders.

◊ Hewastooyoungtocommitfiιllytomarriage.

◊ Thepatientwascommittedtothehospital.

4. identifyv.torecognizeorbeabletoname

◊ Eventhesmallbabycanidentifyhermotherbyhervoice.

◊ Thepoliceofficeridentifiedhimselfandaskedforourhelp.

identical:

a.exactlythesame;

verysimilar

identity:

n.thequalitiesthatmakesth.orsb.differentfromothers

◊ Thetestsareidenticaltothosecarriedoutlastyear.

◊ identitycrisis

identical

identification

identity

unidentified

5. desperate:

o.&

havinglostallhope;

despairing

b. sufferingordrivenbygreatneedordistress

c. extremelyintense

◊Theyarelivingindesperatepoverty.

◊ desperateforrecognition

Hefeltadesperateurgetotellthetruth.

6. distinction:

n.a.difference

b.anhonourinrecognitionofexcellence

◊Hesaidhewoulddraw/makeondistinctions）betweenterrorismandmurder.

◊Shehasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewpeopletohaveanhonorarydegreeconferredonbytheuniversitythisyear.

distinct

distinctive

Indistinct

PhrasesandExpressions

1. assth∙goes:

comparedwithsth.average

◊Aswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular

◊Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.和一般商人相比，人们认为他是非常诚实的

2. bringdown:

v.a.tocausetofallorcollapse

b.toreducetherate,leveζoramount

Strongwindbroughtdownthepowerlinesacrosstheregion.

◊Ourprincipalresponsibilityistobringdownthelevelofunemployment.

c£

◊Majorspendingisrequiredtobringaboutsubstantialimprovementsinhousing,（tomakesth.happen）

◊Thevariousdepartmentshavenotyetbroughtforwardtheirspendingplans,（topresent,produce）

◊Iftheycanbringoffthedeal,theywillbeabletoretire,（tosucceedindoingsth.difficult）

3. setoneselfagainst:

tocausepeopleorgroupstofighteachotheralthoughtheywereinafriendlyrelationshipbefore

◊ Itisabitterindustrialdisputethathadsetworkersagainstworkers.

setsth.againststh.:

tocompareonethingwithanother

◊ Thisseason5sresultshavebeendisappointingsetagainstlastyear,s.

Paraphrase:

2. Washington,thecityofformandrules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal,（para1）

chaotic:

adj.inastateofdisorderandconfusion

chaos:

n,Theroomwasinachaos.

blast:

strong,suddenmovementofwindorair

Whenthewindowwasopened,anicyblastcameintotheroom.

slap:

strikewiththepalmofthehand,usedfigurativelyhere.

3. Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell-—blueandgreenAirFlorida,thename

ofaflyinggarden,sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver,（para1）

aesthetic:

审美的；

有审美能力的

aesthetics:

审美学；

美学

anaesthetic/anesthetic:

麻木的；

麻醉的；

麻醉剂

chunk:

thick,solidpieceorlump一厚块，一大块

achunkofmeat/ice

clash:

v.1）.makealoud,broken,confusednoise（aswhenmetalobjectsstriketogether）Theirswordsclashed.

2） .meetinconflict:

Thetwoarmiesclashedoutsidethetown.

3） .（ofevents）interferewitheachotherbecausetheyaretobeatthesametimeonthesamedateIt,sapitythatthetwoconcertsclashed.Iwanttogotoboth.

4） .beindisagreementwith:

Iclashedwithhimatthemeeting.

Thecolorofthecurtainclasheswiththeofthecarpet.

n.theclashofweapons/views/opinions

4. LastWednesdaytheelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.Andonthatsameafternoonhumannature一gropingandstruggling一rosetotheoccasion,（para2）

theelements:

theforcesofnature自然力；

风，雨等的力量

beexposedtothefuryoftheelements

grope:

feelorsearchinthedarkgropeforthedoor-handle/lightswitch

Wegropedourwayinthedarkcorridor.

indifferentto:

havingnointerestin;

notcaringfor

Howcanyoubesoindifferenttothesufferingsofthosepeople?

risetotheoccasion/challenge/task:

proveoneselfabletodealwithanunexpectedproblem,adifficulttask,etc.

Γmsurehewillrisetotheoccasionwhenherealizeswhatisatstake.（处于危险境地）

5. Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,threeateabletoaccountfortheirbehavior,（para.3）

acknowledge:

1）.admitHerefusedto〜thathewasdefeated.

He〜havingbeencheated.

2）.expressthanksforWeshould〜giftspromptly.

3） .indicatethatonerecognizessb.bygreeting

Ipassedherinthestreet,butshedidn,teven〜mewhenIsmiled.

4） .acknowledgement n.

Wearesendingyouasmallsumofmoneyinacknowledgementofyourhelp.

6. accountfor:

1） .giveanexplanationorreasonfor

Hecanaccountforeverypennyinhispocket