新时代大学英语第二册第一单元课文分析Unit-1-Text-A.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,新时代大学英语第二册第一单元课文分析Unit 1 Text A,Comprehension Questions:,What is the writers dream life?,Why did the writer and his family choose to live in the country?,According to the writer,what special qualities are necessary for people to live in the country?,What does the writer think of his life in the country?,Happy Moments and Events,growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables,canoeing,picnicking,long bicycle rides,etc.,keeping warm inside the house in winter,writing freelance articles,earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life,Hardships,working hard both in winter and in summer,harsh environment and weather condition,anxious moments after the writer quit his job,cutting back on daily expenses,solitude,Part Division of the Text,Parts,Para(s),Main Ideas,1,13,2,47,The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one.,Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.,Parts,Para(s),Main Ideas,4,1215,After he quit his job,the writers income was reduced,but he and his family can manage to get by.,811,3,A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.,Sentence Translation,In America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside.Many living in towns dream of,starting up,their own farm,of,living off,the land.Few,get round to,putting their dreams into practice.This is perhaps,just as well,as the life of a farmer is far from easy,as Jim Doherty discovered when he,set out,to,combine,being a writer,with,running a farm.Nevertheless,he has no regrets and,remains enthusiastic about,his decision to change his way of life.,在美国，不少人对乡村生活怀有浪漫的情感。许多居住在城镇的人梦想着自己办个农场，梦想着以土地为生。很少有人真去把梦想变为现实。或许这也没有什么不好，因为，正如Jim Doherty当初开始其写作和农场经营双重生涯时所体验到的那样，农耕生活远非轻松自在。但他写到，自己并不后悔，对自己已作出的改变生活方式的决定仍热情不减。,I am not in E.B.Whites class as a writer or in my neighbors,league,as a farmer,but Im,getting by,.(Para.1),作为作家，我和E.B.White不属同一等级，作为农场主，我和乡邻也不是同一类人，不过我应付得还行。,Recently,Sandy and I had to retile the back roof.Soon Jim,16 and Emily,13,the youngest of our four children,will help me make some long-overdue improvements on the outdoor toilet that supplements our indoor plumbing when we are working outside.(Para.4),前一阵子，我和Sandy不得不翻修后屋顶。过些时候，16岁的Jim和四个孩子中最小的13岁的Emily，会帮着我把拖了很久没修的室外厕所修葺一下，那是专为室外干活修建的，是室内卫生设备的补充。,There is,as the old saying goes,no rest for the wicked on a place like this and not much for the virtuous either.(Para.5),正如老话说的那样，在这种情形之下，坏人不得闲贤德之人也歇不了。,While one storm after another blasted huge drifts up against the house and barn,we kept warm inside burning our own wood,eating our own apples and loving every minute of it.(Para.6),暴风雪肆虐，一场接着一场，厚厚的积雪覆盖着屋子和谷仓。而室内，我们用自己砍伐的木柴烧火取暖，吃着自家种植的苹果，温馨快乐每一分钟。,Yet we kept coming back to the same question:Will there ever be a,better,time?The answer,decidedly,was no,and so with my employers blessings and half a years pay in accumulated benefits in my pocket off I went.(Para.8),但我们一再回到一个老问题上来：真的会有更好的时机吗？答案无疑是否定的。于是，带着老板的祝福，口袋里揣着作为积累津贴的半年薪水，我走了。,For various stories of mine,Ive crawled into black-bear dens for,Sports Illustrated,hitched up dogsled racing teams for,Smithsonian,magazine,checked out the Lake Champlain“monster”for,Science Digest,and canoed through the Boundary Waters wilderness area of Minnesota for,Destinations,.(Para.9),为了写那些内容各不相同的文章，我为体育画报爬进过黑熊窝；为史密森期刊替参赛的一组组狗套上雪橇；为科学文摘调查过尚普兰湖水怪的真相；为终点杂志在明尼苏达划着小舟穿越美、加边界水域内的公共荒野保护区。,Im not making anywhere near as much money as I did when I was employed full time,but now we dont need as much either.I generate enough income to handle our$600-a-month mortgage payments plus the usual expenses for a family like ours.(Para.10),我挣的钱远比不上全职工作时的收入，可如今我们需要的钱也没有过去多。我挣的钱足以应付每月600美元的房屋贷款按揭以及一家人的日常开销。,When it comes to insurance,we have a poor mans major-medical policy.We have to pay the first$500 of any medical fees for each member of the family.It picks up 80%of the costs beyond that.Although we are stuck with paying minor expenses,our premium is low only$560 a year and we are covered against catastrophe.,至于保险，我们买了一份低收入者的主要医疗项目保险，我们需要为每个家庭成员的任何一项医疗费用支付最初的500美元。医疗保险则支出超出部分的80%。虽然我们仍要支付小额医疗费用，但我们的保险费也低每年只要560美元而我们给重大灾难保了险。,Weve been able to make up the difference in income by,cutting back,without,appreciably,lowering our standard of living.(Para.11),我们通过节约开支而又不明显降低生活水准的方法来弥补收入差额。,How much longer well have enough energy to stay on here is anybodys guess,perhaps for quite a while,perhaps not.When the time comes,well leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what weve been able to accomplish.(Para.14),没有人知道我们还能有精力在这里再呆多久也许呆很长一阵子，也许不是。到走的时候，我们会怆然离去，但也会为自己所做的一切深感自豪。,pick up:,1)be ready to pay,2)improve,3)gain;get,4)take hold of and lift up,5)gather together;collect,6)collect someone or something from a place,For example:,Where did you,pick up,your excellent English?,Please,pick up,all your toys when youve finished playing.,If he loses the case,Michael will have to,pick up,the bill for legal costs.,Ill,pick,you,up,at your hotel.,She,picked up,a stone and threw it at the window.,Mary has been ill,but shes,picking up,now.,Useful Expressions,1.过得去,get by,2.寻觅心灵的满足,find contentment,3.自力更生的生活,a self-reliant sort of life,4.大地回暖的气息,the smell of the earth warming,5.艰苦的生活,a tough life,6.日常的家务,usual household routine,7.,正如老话说的那样,as the old saying goes,love/enjoy every minute of sth.,get through the winter,Ivy League schools,with sb.s blessings,on balance,be employed full time,mortgage payments,8.,温馨快乐每一分钟,9.,过冬,10.,常春藤联合会学校,11.,带着某人的祝福,12.,总的来说,13.,担任全职工作,14.,贷款按揭,When it comes to.,apart from.,dine out,lower the standard of living/living standard,make up the difference in income,attend the opera and ballet,a tolerance for solitude,15.,至于,16.,除,以外,17.,外出吃饭,18.,降低生活标准,19.,弥补收入差额,20.,听歌剧、看芭蕾演出,21.,耐得住寂寞,be on a tight budget,self-sufficiency,resist the temptation to do sth.,leave with a feeling of sorrow,a sense of pride,once economic conditions improve,22.,手头紧,23.,自给自足,24.,抵制诱惑,25.,怆然离去,26.,自豪感,27.,一旦形势好转,earn money,28.,赚钱,