大一下考试复习英语精读unit 2.pptx

Lesson5:QuickFixSocietyByJanetMendellGoldstein

WarmingUp

DiscussionsWhatisthemeaningof“fix”?Whatisthemeaningof“quickfix”?Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?Whatexampleswouldyougivetoillustratethatpeoplearegettingtooimpatientandtooobsessedwiththequickfixforeverything?Isitwisetokeepspeeding?Isitmoreimportanttospendtimethantosavetime?

TranslatethefollowingintoChineseNoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.Fasterisbetter./Timeismoney.Tenthousandyearsaretoolong.Seizethehour.Seizetheday.Morehaste,lessspeed.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock.Wearehavingmoreandmore,butenjoyinglessandless.Timeislife.Theimportantthingistolearnhowtoliveandhowtoenjoythelife.Whatweneedisnotspeed,butpeaceandquiet.Thedaywillcomewhenpeoplewillgiveuplabor-savingmachinesandgoforlabor-givingmachines.

BackgroundInformation

AMapofU.S.Warmingup

Highway:connectscities;twoormorelanes(superhighway;interstatehighway)Freeway:withinacity;withoutstopping;threeormorelanesineachdirectionExpressway:fastroadinornearcitiesTurnpike(tollway):fastroadyouhavetopaybeforeusingitDifferentFastRoadsintheUS

CFAUCivilWar1861600,000peoplelosttheirlives50majorbattlesand5000minorbattles1865startend

CFAUFactoryOutlets

OverallUnderstandingGenreThemeStructureStyle

BackgroundExpositoryEssayComparisonandContrastExemplificationUseofRhetoricalQuestionsRepetitionofStructureandWords

TextAnalysisStructurePartI:Para.1-3TwotripsandadiscoveryPartII:Para.4-6ThreefeaturesofaquickfixsocietyPartIII:Para.7-8Theauthor’sproposalofslowingdownandrediscoveringlife

LanguageStylePlainwordsEverydayexpressionsPhrasalverbsAbbreviations缩写CompoundsLanguage

DetailedAnalysis

TextAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaHowdidtheauthorfindhertripstoWestVirginiaandbackhome?Why?Whatdidt