1、L/O/G/O上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 应应用用型型大大学学英英语语系系列列教教材材Book Application-oriented college English Course第1页上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 Language in Use Enhancement of Language Abilities Unit 3Unit SixTable of Contents Language Skills DevelopmentBackNext2第2页上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 Focus1contentStarterText:The one-day war W
2、orking with words and phrasesDiscussionPractice:interpretingPractice:translationPractice:writingSurfing the InternetHighlightsTable of ContentsPart 1 Language Skills DevelopmentBackNext3第3页上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 focus1highlightsHighlightsS:Suicide:why?L:SuicideandcluesR:Theone-daywarW:Sentenceconnectors
3、Internet work:IntroducingoneparticularbattleintheAmericanCivilWarPart 1 Language Skills DevelopmentBackNext4第4页上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext1.Starterfocus1starterA.Suicide:why?Mind Mapsufferfromincurablepovertyindebtinsultashamedsurrendermysteriousforce5第5页上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext1.Starterfocus1sta
4、rter1.Look at the following suicide pictures and discuss in pairs what can be the cause of peoples committing suicide.Therecanbevariouscausesforpeopletocommitsuicide,forinstance,suffering from an incurable disease like cancer or extreme poverty ordepression,beingdeepindebt,beinginsultedortoomuchasha
5、medofsomething,being unfortunate in love or having lost ones beloved,religiousorpoliticalbeliefs,esp.cult-likeones,etc.Onethingincommonforsuicidesisdespair.6第6页上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext1.Starterfocus1starter2.Try to imagine what can bring two opposing armies to commit suicide.Onearmymaycommitsuici
6、deforbeingdefeatedandrefusingtosurrender,butitsacrazythingfortwoopposingarmiestocommitsuicide at the same time.They might be influenced by somemysteriousforce.7第7页B.Listen to a passage and fill in the blanks.focus1starter上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 1.StarterBackNextMind Mapdeliberate/a.有意the National Center
7、for Health Statistics 美国国家卫生统计中心rank/vt.排名,列为underestimate/n.低估suicidal/a.有自杀倾向verbal/a.口头 8第8页focus1starter上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 1.StarterBackNext1.Suicideaffectspeopleofallages,especially_.2.TheNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsrankedsuicideas3._ofadolescentdeath,asitclaimedthelivesofapproximately5,00
8、0Americanteenagersandyoungadultsinthemid-1990s.3.Directverbalthreatssuchas“Iamgoingtokillmyself,”or“Iamgoingtoswallowabottleofaspirin”_andshouldbetakenseriously.teenagersandyoungadultsthethirdleadingcauseleavenothingtotheimagination9第9页Suicide and Clues Suicide is defined as the deliberate killing o
9、f oneself.Tragically,suicide is a problem that affects people of all ages,especially teenagers and young adults.In fact,suicide is the most rapidly growing cause of death among youth between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four.In the mid-1990s,the National Center for Health Statistics ranked suicide
10、 as the third leading cause of adolescent death,as it claimed the lives of approximately 5,000 American teenagers and young adults.In addition,the number of recorded deaths by suicide is apparently an underestimate of reality since a large number of completed suicides go unreported or are labeled as
11、 accidents.focus1starter 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 1.StarterBackNext10第10页focus1starter 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 1.Starter Most people who are suicidal put out warning signs to the public as a cry for help.They either directly or indirectly tell or show others about their suicide plan.Direct verbal threats such
12、as“I am going to kill myself”or“I am going to swallow a bottle of aspirin”leave nothing to the imagination and should be taken seriously because very few people make such statements for fun.Indirect verbal threats such as“I hate my life,”“Sometimes I wish I were dead,”or“I just cant go on any longer
13、”are much more subtle and,therefore,may easily be overlooked if one is not aware of these subtle clues.BackNext11第11页focus1text 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextText Lead-in Text Organization12第12页focus1text 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 Text Lead-inBackNext13第13页focus1text 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextText Lead-in14第
14、14页focus1text 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextText Lead-in15第15页focus1text2.Text:The One-Day War1 Good morning,fellow Americans.Welcome to the One-Day War.CNN will be your eyes and ears for today,bringing you live coverage of a momentous day in our history.As part of our bicentennial commemoration of the
15、 Civil War,we are proud to participate in Professor Brainards project,the One-Day War.Translation 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext Questions about Para.1 live:a.现场直播e.g.WecanenjoythelivecoverageoftheWorldCuponCCTV1thisyear.coverage:n.U新闻报道e.g.Severaltelevisionstationsgavespotcoveragetotheconference.The w
16、edding got much mediacoverage.momentous:a.关键;主要;重大e.g.ItismomentousforChinatojointheWTO.Note that momentous is differentfrommomentaryinthattheformermeansimportantandhistoricwhilethe latter means transient andinstantaneous.participate:vi.参加,参加e.g.Most countries in the worldwillparticipateinShanghaiEx
17、po.Everyoneintheclassisexpectedtoparticipateinthediscussion.Meaning:CNNslivenewsprogram will enable you to witnesstodayasadayofgreatsignificanceinthehistoryofournation.一日战争一日战争 1 同胞们,早上好!欢迎收看“一日战争”节目。今天,CNN将充当您耳目,为您直播我国历史上主要一天。作为美国内战200周年庆典一部分,我们为能参加布雷纳德教授“一日战争”项目而感到自豪。16第16页1.What is part of CNNs b
18、icentennial commemoration of the Civil War?focus1text Professor Brainards project,the One-Day War,is part ofCNNsbicentennialcommemorationoftheCivilWar.上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext2.Text:The One-Day War17第17页focus1text 2 Im sure there isnt an American out there who hasnt heard of the project.It has be
19、en the most talked-about subject in our country for many months.Now the great day,April 9,2065,is here,and we are all part of it.Translation 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext 2 我相信这个项目在美国无人不知,好几个月来,它一直是全国谈论最多话题。2065年4月9日,这个伟大日子终于到来了,而我们全都要对其进行见证。2.Text:The One-Day War18第18页focus1text 3 The weather is perf
20、ect and visibility is excellent.There isnt a cloud overhead;the sky is blue and clear.From our place here on the grandstand,we have a perfect vantage point.While we are waiting,weve arranged an exclusive interview with Professor Brainard,father of the One-Day War.Translation 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackN
21、ext 3 3 今天天气极好,能见度很高,晴空万里无云,一碧如洗。我们这里大看台是个绝佳观察点。趁战争还没开始,我们先对“一日战争”设计者布雷纳德教授作一个独家采访。Questions about Para.3 exclusive:1)(消息,报道)独家e.g.The story is exclusive to thisnewspaper.2)独有,独享,专用e.g.Theclubmembershaveexclusiveuseoftheswimmingpool.ThiscompanyhasexclusiverightsforthesaleofFordcarsinthiscity.exclusi
22、ve interview:独家采访e.g.Thetabloidhadtopayafortuneforitsexclusiveinterviewwiththewriter.2.Text:The One-Day War19第19页2.What is going on while the viewers are waiting for the broadcast of the One-Day War?focus1text AnexclusiveinterviewwithProfessorBrainard,fatheroftheOne-DayWar,isgoingon.上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出
23、版社 BackNext2.Text:The One-Day War20第20页focus1text 4 “Professor,I know how busy you are supervising this enormous undertaking,and we appreciate your giving us an interview.To begin with,could you give us some background information about the project?”Translation4 4“教授,我们知道您正在负责实施这个宏伟项目,非常忙,所以很感激您能接收我
24、们采访。首先,您能否介绍一下这个项目产生背景?”上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext undertaking:n.1)C(重大或艰巨)任务,项目,事业;企业e.g.The RMB 4 trillion stimuluscapital is a great undertaking byChinese government to counter theeconomicslowdown.2)C承诺,确保,答应e.g.The landlord gave a writtenundertaking that repairs would becarriedoutbeforetheendof
25、themonth.Notethat undertakingderivesfromtheverbundertakewhichmeansassumingresponsibilityforatask.2.Text:The One-Day War21第21页focus1text 5 “I am very pleased to speak with you.At this point,the project is rolling along according to schedule,and I am here to advise on any problems that may arise.You a
26、sked for some background information.Well,as you may know,Im considered an expert on the Civil War,and I was asked to plan a bicentennial commemoration.(To be continued)Translation5 5“很高兴接收您采访。当前,项目正按计划顺利实施,我在这儿负责指导他们处理可能出现任何问题。说到背景,噢,您可能知道,大家称我是内战研究教授,所以邀请我参加策划一个纪念内战结束200周年活动。上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 Bac
27、kNext roll along:进行e.g.With the plan rolling along,there will be five more chainsupermarkets.arise:vi.1)发生,产生,出现e.g.We keep them informed ofanychangeswhentheyarise.2)起床;起立,起身e.g.Hearoseatdawn.Hearoseformhischairwhensheenteredtheroom.Meaning:Sofar,theprojectisgoingonasscheduledandIamheretogiveadvice
28、on any problems that mayappear.2.Text:The One-Day War22第22页focus1textOne disturbing aspect of the Civil War,like any other war,was how expensive and inefficient it was.Using our modern-day technology,we are able to reconstruct one battle that is the equivalent of all the battles fought during the en
29、tire war!”Translation和其它全部战争一样,内战花费太大、效率太低,这一点很令人困扰。而利用当代科技,我们完全能够构建一场战役,使其效果相当于内战全部战役总和!”上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext Question about Para.5 Meaning:Withthehelpofadvancedtechnologytoday,wecanorganizeandlaunchonebattlethesamescaleasallthebattlesoftheCivilWarcombined.inefficient:a.效率低;能力差;浪费e.g.Thegrav
30、eproblemsofpublichygiene are connected with theinefficient sewage system of thecity.aninefficientworker reconstruct:vt.1)再现,重现e.g.Policewerereconstructingthemovementsofthemurderedcouple.2)修复;重建,重造e.g.We reconstructed what thedinosaurlookedlikefromafewofitsbones.equivalent:n.C相等东西;等量;对应词e.g.Breathing
31、suchpollutedairistheequivalentofsmokingtencigarettesaday.a.(价值、数量、意义、主要性等)相等,相同e.g.8 kilometers is roughlyequivalentto5miles.2.Text:The One-Day War23第23页3.What was one of the disturbing aspects of the Civil War?focus1text Thatitwasexpensiveandinefficient.上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext2.Text:The One-Day
32、 War24第24页focus1text6 “The major expenses in any war involve the movement of troops and machinery,medical equipment and personnel,and burial expenses.Doing all this during wartime is difficult,expensive,and inefficient.Given our cultural and scientific development during these past two hundred years
33、,there was no reason why we couldnt produce the same effect at a fraction of the cost.(To be continued)Translation6“战争开支主要包含军队和机械转移、医疗器材和人员及掩埋尸体费用。在战争期间要做到这一切非常困难,而且花费高昂、效率低下。有了这2文化和科学发展,我们完全能以一小部分代价制造出一样效果战争。上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext Meaning:Considering the greatscientific progress made in humans
34、ocietyinthepast200years,weshouldhavenoproblemlaunchingawarwiththe same effect with the cost greatlyreduced.Note that given is used as apreposition(rather than as thepast participleof give),meaningconsidering,in view of,in lightof,takingintoconsideration.e.g.Given her interest inchildren,teachingseem
35、stherightjobforher.“Id come and see you in NewYork,giventhechance.”2.Text:The One-Day War25第25页focus1textThe most brilliant part of the plan is the most obviouswhy not bury the soldiers right on the battlefield and eliminate a lot of cost and trouble?The battlefield becomes the cemetery!Once we sett
36、led on this idea,the other details fell into place.”Translation而本计划最巧妙地方也最显而易见我们为何不把牺牲士兵直接埋在战场上,这么不是能够省去很多费用和麻烦吗?把战场变成墓地!一旦决定采取这个主意,其它细节问题也就迎刃而解了。”上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextQuestion about Para.6 Meaning:Assoonaswedecidedonthisidea,thedetailsforcarryingitoutbecomeclear.settle on:同意,决定,选定;停歇在,栖于e.g.W
37、emustsettleonaplacetomeet.They finally settled on the bluecurtains.fall into place:变得一目了然;有条不紊e.g.At first I did not see yourpoint,butafterIreadyourreport,everythingfellintoplace.Youll soon be surprised to seehow quickly things begin to fallintoplace.2.Text:The One-Day War26第26页4.What is the most br
38、illiant part of the plan according to Professor Brainard?focus1text Itisturningthebattlefieldintothecemeteryrightonthespotsoastoeliminatealotofcostandtrouble.上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext2.Text:The One-Day War27第27页7 7“然后,一系列安排便以流水作业形式一步步完成:用计算机选出士兵,雇佣挖掘人员、石匠、园丁和花匠。其中,除了给每个士兵配置一把左轮手枪,不再需要其它任何战争机械,这么就省
39、下了大量费用。另外,当然也不需要医疗队和后勤供给。而且士兵家人已事先得到消息,方便安排善后事宜。”focus1text7 “An assembly line procedure was adopted.The computer chose the soldiers and we hired digging crews,masons,gardeners,and florists.We saved a tremendous amount of money by not needing any war machinery except for one revolver per soldier.Nat
40、urally,there was no need for medical teams and supplies.The families of the soldiers knew well in advance,so they could plan accordingly and put their personal affairs in order.”Translation 上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextMeaning:A systematic and orderlycourseofactionswasstarted.assembly:n.1)U装配,组装e.g.Pu
41、ttingthebookcasetogethershouldbeasimpleassemblyjob.2)C立法机构;会议e.g.Theprincipalmadeuseoftheopportunitytospeaktotheassembly.adopt:vt.1)采取(某方法);采取(某态度)e.g.Theyadoptedourmethods.2)正式经过,表决采纳(提议、政策等)e.g.Theresolutionwasadoptedbyavoteof180infavorto10againstit.3)收养;领养e.g.Astheyhadnochildrenoftheirown,theyado
42、ptedanorphan.tremendous:a.1)巨大,极大e.g.ThetremendousgrowthofU.S.agricultureistheenvyoftheworld.2)极好,精彩,了不起e.g.Hehadatremendousnightatthetheaterlastnight.Meaning:Aswarmachinerywasnolonger needed except for one revolverfor each soldier,we significantlyreducedtheexpenses.in advance:提前,预先e.g.Youmustpayfor
43、thebookinadvance.cf.inadvanceof在前面;优于,胜过e.g.Hewalkedinadvanceofhiswife.accordingly:ad.照着,对应地e.g.Just tell us the color anddesign you have in mind.Wellchangethemaccordingly.put sth.in order:安排好;把按次序排好,有秩序地放好e.g.Itriedtoputinorderalifethathadbeenuprootedbymanyyearsofwar.Put these words in alphabetical
44、order.2.Text:The One-Day War28第28页8 8 “制订计划过程中有没有碰到什么困难?”9 9 “开始时确实有一些。首先是国会一些议员认为我们计划不人道。我就解释说,这个计划和发动一场长达4年昂贵战争最终止果是一样,而且还不会给民众带来麻烦。focus1text8 “Did you encounter any difficulties with the plan?”9 “A little,at first.Some members of the Congress thought the plan was inhumane.I explained to them tha
45、t the net result was the same as waging the war for four years at a greater expense and inconvenience to the general population.(To be continued)Translation上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextinhumane:a.不人道,残忍;(对他人疾苦)无动于衷e.g.Theinhumanetreatmentofanimals enraged the generalpublic.Antonym:humane2.Text:The One
46、-Day War29第29页另外,也不会有任何老百姓卷入没有攻击,没有房子被烧毁,士兵不会抢杀平民。最终,在我说服下,他们一致认同,我计划比内战更安全,更有效,也更人道。”focus1textMoreover,there would be no involvement with civilians whatsoeverno attacks,no burning of houses,no families killed by marauding soldiers.They agreed unanimously that my plan was safer,more efficient,and m
47、ore humane than the Civil War.”Translation上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNextQuestions about Para.9 involvement:n.1)U参加;加入;插手e.g.The government is trying toplaydowntheirinvolvementintheaffair.2)U,C花费时间,投入;沉迷e.g.Passion and involvement arevital ingredients in all humanendeavors.unanimously:ad.全体一致地;无异议地e.g.T
48、he Peoples Congressunanimouslyadoptedthebudget.2.Text:The One-Day War30第30页focus1text 5.Why did some members of the Congress protest against Professor Brainards plan at first?Becausetheythoughttheplanwas“inhumane”.上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext6.What did Professor Brainard mean by saying“the net result
49、”of his project was the same as the Civil War itself?ProfessorBrainardmeantthathisprojectcostasmanysoldierslivesastheCivilWaritself.2.Text:The One-Day War31第31页10 10“来自华盛顿西部联盟电报企业反对倒是很强烈,因为假如他们不能给牺牲士兵家人发电报,便会降低收入。于是我们设法和他们达成协议,让他们企业生产小幅美国国旗,发给每个士兵家人。”focus1text 10 “We did encounter a strong objectio
50、n from the Western Union lobby in Washington.They would be losing revenue from the telegrams usually sent to the families of the soldiers.We worked out an agreement allowing the company to manufacture the small American flags that will be given to each family.”Translation上海交通大上海交通大学学出版社出版社 BackNext2