Quick-Fix-Society(ppt文档).ppt

Quick Fix SocietyBy Janet Mendell GoldsteinWarm UpvDifferent lifestyles Fast lifestyleSlow lifestyleDiscussionVSWhich lifestyle do you prefer?Warm-up Questions:What does“quick fix”mean?How do you understand the title?If you want to read a novel,which one would you like to read,a completeone or a compressed one?Why?3.How is“quick fix society”reflected in the following aspects?transportation and communication eating habits and consumption habits entertainment working styleAbout the titlevQuick fix n.(slang）1.a hastily heistili adv.匆忙地,仓促地contrived kntraivd人为的;做作的,不自然的remedy remidi补救(法);纠正(法)that alleviates li:vieit 减轻，缓和 a problem only for the time being 权宜之计：一个匆匆想出的、能暂权宜之计：一个匆匆想出的、能暂时缓和问题的对策时缓和问题的对策 2.Quick Fix Society 快节奏的社会快节奏的社会 “Fix”means solution.“Quick fix”in this essay means quick.It refers to the lifestyle of modern people who are impatient to get everything done and want to find the quick solution to everything.vE.g.vConversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fixit is anything but mechanical.将性别歧视的英语转变为非性别歧视的英语不是权宜之计，这一过程只是机械性的改变，别无意义.vTheres no quick fix for depression.Even if you are under medical care and taking antidepressant medication,improvement takes time.没有快速消除抑郁的方法。即使你正在接受治疗，服用抗抑郁药物，要缓解症状也需要一定时间。QuotesWe live in a fast-paced society.Walking slows usdown.RobertSweetgalLife is getting faster,no doubt about it.We rusheverything:we eat fast food,have quickie sex,drivelikemaniacs,andcompetehardforfast-pacedjobs.Wewishtoslowdownandslackoff,butwereafraidwellfail.Library Journal ReviewLifeisalreadytooshorttowasteonspeed.EdwardAbbey About the authorvJanet Mendell Goldstein(1940)received her advanced degrees at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania.An educator for 30 years,she now works as an editorial consultant,freelance fri:l:ns自由职业的自由职业的writer,and textbook author.Her work has appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines,including the English Journal,Faith and Aspiration,and The Philadelphia Inquirer费城问询报费城问询报.This text is adapted from an essay out of a series that she has written about contemporary life.Highway:connect citiesSuperhighway:a road with six or more lanesInterstate highway:connect cities in different states(州际公路)Freeway:roads whinin a city.Expressway:fsat roads in or near cities.Turnpike:pay money before you use it.Location:The heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is Lancaster Country(兰开斯特的国家).It is located in south central Pennsylvania,one of half an hours west of Philadelphia.Most of the Amish（门诺教派的）Country attrations are in Lancaster country,and almost of the local Amish people（阿米希人）live here as well.（宾夕法尼亚宾夕法尼亚荷兰小镇）荷兰小镇）The Amish are a religious group who live in settlements in 22states of the U.S.an Ontario,Canada.The Amish stress humility,family and community,and separation from the word.The faith group has attempted to preserve the elements of late 17th century European rural culture.Amish people:Amish s lifestyle:1.They do not use electricity or,morden conveniences.2.Amish men have beards（下巴上的胡须）（下巴上的胡须）,but not mustaches.3.Most Amish are trilingual:dialect of German,High German and English.4.They are a private people who believe God has kept them togethor,tthey are a strong explem of a community that supports and cares for its members.They are a people apart;they are also a people rogether.5.Their only transportation is buggy(四轮马车四轮马车)Pennsylvania Dutch town is called Sunday Antiques Capital of the United States.Over 3,000 antique dealers gater here to display and sell merchandise.Here,youll find over 240 factory outlet stores featuring name brands and quality merchandise prices at reduced prices.Cliffs NotesCliffs notes is a series of reference book written to help undergraduate students to understand and appreciate important literary works.With such notes,students dont have to read the work itself and be able to write papers and take exams.Civil WarCivil War was the war from 1861 to 1865 fought between the northern and southern states.The Civil War battlefield mentioned in paragraph 2 is the battlefield of famous Gettysburg battle in July,1863.At Gettysburg,Union army defeated Confederate南部联盟 army.This victory is the turning point of the Civil War.After the campaign,on November 19,President Lincoln delivered the well-known Gettysburg Address.Fourscore and seven years ago,our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation,conceived in Liberty,and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now,we are engaged in a great Civil War,testing whether that Nation,or any nation so conceived and so dedicated,can long endure.We are met on a great battlefield of that war.We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who gave their lives that Nation might live.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But,in a larger sense,we cannot dedicate,we cannot consecrate,we cannot hallow this ground.The brave men,living and dead,who struggled here,have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.The world will little note nor long remember what we say here,but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us,the living,rather to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us;that from these honored dead,we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion;that this Nation,under GOD,shall have a new birth of freedom;and that government of the People by the People and for the People shall not perish from the earth.Gettysburg Address 87年前，我们的先辈在这个大陆上创建了一个新的国家。她孕育于自由之中，奉行人人生来平等的信条。现在我们正进行一场伟大的内战，以考验这个国家，或者任何一个孕育于自由和奉行人人生来平等信条的国家是否能够长久坚持下去。我们相聚在这场战争的一个伟大战场上，我们来到这里把这战场的一部分奉献给那些为国家生存而捐躯的人们，作为他们最后的安息之所。我们这样做是完全适合的、恰当的。但是，从更高的意义上说，我们是不能奉献，不能圣化，也不能神化这片土地的，因为那些曾经在这里战斗过的人们，活着的和死去的人们，已经圣化了这片土地，他们所做的远非我们的微薄之力所能扬抑。这个世界不大会注意也不会长久记得我们今天在这里所说的话，但是，它永远不会忘记勇士们在这里所做的事。毋宁说，我们活着的人，应该献身于留在我们面前的伟大任务：从这些光荣的死者身上汲取更多的献身精神，以完成他们精诚所至的事业；我们在此下定最大的决心，以不让死者白白牺牲；让这个国 家在上帝的保佑下获得自由的新生；让这个民有、民治、民享的政府与世长存。译文：译文：USA TodayisoneofthemostpopulardailynationalnewspapersservingtheinterestofageneralpublicintheUnitedStates.Beethovens Fifth SymphonySymphony No.5 in C minor,Op.67(c小调第五交响曲，作品67号).Its also called Fate Symphony(命运交响曲).It was completed in late 1805to early 1808.He has 9 symphoies,include:NO，3英雄No.6(pastoral)田园交响曲No.9(choral)欢乐颂Its a company logo image for A merican Federal Eexpress,which is known for its fast and safe postal service across the country.Symbols of the USASymbols of the USA vThere are many symbols that represent the United States of America.Some of the most popular ones are the Stars and Stripes(the US flag),the bald eagle(the national bird),the Washington Monument,the Lincoln Memorial,the Statue of Liberty(a gift from France),Yankee Doodle,Uncle Sam(a cartoon figure designed by Thomas Nast),etc.Iceberg principleA theory of literary creation.Refers to the human language to ones mind is like an iceberg expression,only 1/8above the surface of the water,there are 7/8under water;meaning that human language is not enough to express thoughts,to the author,there is no need to write too straightforward,because the reader is able to read the.This creation theory was first proposed by American writer Hemingway,have bigger effect.In our times.The sun also rises No woman man No income .Farewell to arms For whom the bell tolls The old man and the sea Death in the afternoon The green hills of Africa Have and have not Across the river and into the trees在我们的时代里 太阳照样升起 老人与海 没有女人的男人 胜者无所得 永别了，武器 丧钟为谁而呜午后之死非洲的青山 有的和没有的 过河入林The works of HemingwayThe works of HemingwayIceberg principlelAfterthepublicationofhislastmajorwork,The Old Man and the Sea,ErnestHemingwayexplainedhisicebergtheoryoffictionwriting.l“Ifawriterofproseknowsenoughaboutwhatheiswritingabouthemayomitthingsthatheknowsandthereader,ifthewriteriswritingtrulyenough,willhaveafeelingofthosethingsasstronglyasthoughthewriterhadstatedthem.Thedignityofmovementoftheicebergisduetoonlyone-eighthofitbeingabovewater.Thewriterwhoomitsthingsbecausehedoesnotknowthemonlymakeshollowplacesinhiswriting.”introductionlErnest Miller Hemingway(July 21,1899 July 2,1961)was an American novelist and short story writer whose works,drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I,the Spanish Civil War,and World War II.lHemingway received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954,seven years before his death by suicide in 1961.lHemingways protagonists are typically stoic male individuals,often interpreted as projections投射 of his own character,who must master grace under pressure.Many of his works,like The Sun Also Rises,A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea,are now considered classics in the canon of American literature.A young Hemingway in his World War I uniforml Baby HemingwayNovels by Hemingwayl(1925)春潮（The Torrents of Spring）(1926)太阳照样升起（The Sun Also Rises）(1929)战地春梦（A Farewell to Arms）(1937)虽有犹无（To Have and Have Not）(1940)战地钟声（For Whom the Bell Tolls）(1950)渡河入林（Across the River and Into the Trees）(1952)老人与海（The Old Man and the Sea）(1970)岛之恋（Islands in the Stream）(1986)伊甸园（The Garden of Eden）(1932)午后之死（Death in the Afternoon）(1935)非洲的青山（Green Hills of Africa）Collectionsl(1923)三个故事和十首诗（Three Stories and Ten Poems）(1925)雨中的猫（Cat in the Rain）(1925)在我们的时代里（In Our Time）(1927)没有女人的男人（Men Without Women）(1932)乞力马扎罗的雪（The Snows of Kilimanjaro）(1933)胜者一无所获（Winner Take Nothing）(1938)第五纵队（The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories）(1972)尼克亚当斯故事集（The Nick Adams Stories）(1987)海明威短篇故事全集（The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway）(1995)海明威故事选集（Everymans Library:The Collected Stories）Hemingway StyleTelegram style-Economic language:simple words,short sentences,brief conversations.Ice-burg style:seven eighth under waterMultiple themes.Hemingway herolCode heroes:man or woman,old or young,educated or uneducated,tough characters,grace under pressurelCourage,honor,dignity,calmness,endurance,in face of danger and death.Why did the writer take the turnpikes and interstates?Did they have any fun on the way?Why did the writer take another way back?How did she feel this time?What is the attitude of modern people to do everything?How does it affect our life?Why did the author write this article?Was she suggesting we stop using all time-saving techniques and products?Reading Comprehension Questions:Thank you!