大学英语视听说unit5教案(3)

bring sb. back to reality 使某人面对或回到现实

crude reality 亦裸裸的现实

stern reality 严酷的现实

lose touch with reality 脱离现实

2.8 apply vt. (L. 82) 涂,敷；将 铺在表面；应用；实施

e.g. The nurse applied the ointment to the wound.

护士把药膏敷到伤口上。

I’d never apply the word “readable” to any of his books.

我绝不会把他的任何一本书称之为“可以一读的”。

派生词：

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application n. 应用，适用；运用

applicable a. 可应用的，合用的；可实施的

applied a. 应用的，实用的

2.9 acknowledge vt. (L. 89) 承认[(+as)][+v-ing][+that]；就 表示感谢

e.g. I acknowledge that her criticism is just.

我承认她的批评是公正的。

The candidate waved his hands to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd.

候选人挥手对大众的欢呼表示感谢。

派生词：

acknowledgment n. 承认，认知；感谢，谢忱，谢意

短语：

in acknowledgment of 作为谢意

IV. Writing

1. Writing Skill

How to Develop an English Paragraph by Listing

A paragraph can be developed by listing, which, through a list of reasons, facts, ideas or even possibilities, illustrates or supports a general statement of a paragraph. The points should be listed according to the sequence of time and space and/or the degree of importance of the ideas.

The transitional words frequently used in listing are: for one thing, for another, finally, besides, moreover, one another, still another, first, second, also, etc.

2 Writing Practice

2.1 Analyze the Structure of a Paragraph

Directions: Read the following paragraph carefully, and then analyze the paragraph

and discuss in pair on how it is developed by listing.

Yesterday was one of those awful days for me when everything went wrong. First, I didn’t hear my alarm clock and was late for work. Then, I didn’t read my memorandum properly and forgot to get to an important meeting with my boss. During the coffee break, I dropped my coffee cup and spoilt my new skirt. At lunch time, I left my purse on a bus and lost all the money in it. After lunch, my boss was angry because I hadn’t gone to the meeting. Then I didn’t notice a sign on a door that said “Wet Paint” and so I spoilt my jacket too. When I got home I couldn’t get into my flat because I had left my key in my office. So I broke a window to get in and cut my hand.

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2.2 Write a Paragraph as Required

Directions: Write a paragraph with the title The Unbright Side of City Life, which

should be developed by listing.

Sample Writing

In the eyes of many people, city life is attractive with all its advantages and convenience, yet they don't see the other side of the picture. First, with the expansion of the city, housing has become a serious problem for city people. Then, there is the problem of pollution: harmful gases from vehicles and poisonous water from factories pollute our surroundings; noise continually disturbs your peace and rest and drives you mad. Thirdly, modern city life puts a high pressure upon people; you have to hurry to and from work; you have to dodge (闪躲) in so as to avoid bumping into the flood of people, bicycles, cars, buses…; all day long you are under great stress. Fourthly, big cities also cause some social problems, of which high crime rate is the most serious one. People are justifiably in fear of becoming victims of burglary, robbery, murder and other crimes at any time. People living a city life have to thus find some ways to cope with all these problems.

V. Relevant English Culture

Directions: Watch the video The Meaning of Mother’s Day.

VI. Appreciation

Directions: Directions: You are going to hear a song — Do Not Stand at My Grave

and Weep; fill in the blanks with the words you’ve just heard. And try to

translate the poem into Chinese.

Brief Introduction to the Poet: Mary Frye, a mother, housewife and poet, was born on November 13, 1905 in Baltimore. Her poem Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep brought comfort to thousands. Frye had never written any poetry before 1932, when she and her husband had a young German Jewish girl, Margaret Schwarzkopf, staying with them. According to Frye, their guest had been concerned about her mother, who was ill in Germany, but she was not able to return home. When her mother died, the heartbroken young girl told Frye that she never had the chance to “stand by my mother’s grave and shed a tear”. So Frye found herself composing a piece of verse on a brown paper shopping bag. Later she said that the words “just came to me” and expressed what she felt about life and death.

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

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Mary E. Frye

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there; I do not sleep. I am the gentle autumn rain. ’

I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.