1、,#,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,#,高等院校研究生英语系列教材,综合教程(上),INTEGRATED COURSE,Unit 8,Smarter,Transportation,Content,Starting out,Reading Focus,Reading More,Practical Translation,Focused Wr
2、iting,Final Project,Task 1,Work in pairs.Choose your favorite car from the cars given on P220 and tell your partner why you like it best.,Starting out,Task 1,Task 2,Role play.Work out a conversation with your partner in which o,ne of you dreams of having a car and lists the bene,f,its,while the othe
3、r plays the opposing role and complains about the damage caused by cars.,Starting out,Task 2,Useful words and expressions:,Benefits,:convenient,comfortable,luxurious,enjoy freedom,higher standard of living,privacy,independence,take better care of the young and the aged,protected from pick pockets,Sh
4、ortcomings,:jam the roads,energy-consuming,high cost,emissions,air pollution,theft from car parks,breakdowns,stressful driving.,Starting out,Task 2,Starting out-,Task 2,Task 3,Discuss with your group members how to solve the problem of traffic congestion in cities?You may give some suggestions on ho
5、w to improve the roads and traffic regulations and how to make cars smarter to avoid being caught in traffic jams.,GPS(Global Positioning System)guides drivers to the right place without wondering about on the streets.,Cars can be made smaller,too.The latest concept cars are foldable in order to sav
6、e parking space.,Starting out-,Task 2,The Hidden Danger of Seat Belts,Reading Focus,Global Understanding,2,Detailed Information,3,Critical Thinking,4,Language Points,5,Reading Focus,Vocabulary in Action,6,Background Information,1,It is well-known that seat belt is one of the safety measures aiming t
7、o save lives,prevent injuries,and reduce car crashes.Why does the writer say there are,“,hidden dangers,”,caused by buckling seat belts?Would you give an example to support this statement?,Background Information,Reading Focus,Global Understanding,Its common knowledge that _,_.But,according to John A
8、dams _,_.Adams explains his research in terms of _.For example,seat belts may cause _,and thus pose risks to _.,There are many factors that affect risk,including _.,Complete the following extract.,seat belts decrease our,.,risk of dying in an accident,the reality is messier and more complicated,than
9、 that,risk compensation,people to drive more recklessly,other passengers or pedestrians as well as themselves,financial,physical or emotional rewards,Task 2,Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the text.,Key:,2 3 4 5,6 7 8 9 10,A,B,A,A,B,B,A,B,B,A,Reading Focus,De
10、tailed Information,Critical Thinking,Reading Focus,Step One,In the text,the author said:,Seat belts may actually cause people to drive more recklessly.,Seat belts save lives.,A young man is 100 times more likely to be involved in a severe car crash than is a middle-aged woman.,Reading,Focus,Critical
11、 Thinking,Step Two,Discuss in groups:,Reading,Focus,Critical Thinking,What safety measures have been included in car designs?,Why does John Adams say that driving at 3:00 a.m.on a Sunday one is more than 100 times more likely to die than someone driving at 10:00 a.m.?Can you explain this situation a
12、ccording to the risk compensation theory?,1.Seat belts still decrease our risk of dying in an accident,but the statistics are not all,black and white,.(,Para.1,),black and white:,1),(of a photograph,film,television programme,or illustration)in black,white,shades of grey,and no other colour,e.g.,old
13、black-and-white movies,2,)(of a situation or debate)involving clearly defined opposing principles or issues,e.g.,It was all grey areas;no black-and-white certainties,.,Reading Focus,Language Point,2.What he found was that contrary to conventional wisdom,mandating,the use of seat belts in 18 countrie
14、s resulted in either no change or actually a net increase in road accident deaths.,(,Para.2,),mandate,:require(something)to be done;make mandatory,e.g.,The government began mandating better car safety.,Reading Focus,Language Point,3.,If he is wearing a seat belt and his car has front and side air ba
15、gs and anti-skid brakes to,boot,he may in turn drive a bit more daringly.,(,Para.3,),to,boot:,used at the end of a list of remarks to emphasize them,e.g.,1)He is kind,handsome and wealthy to boot.,2)She was a great sportswoman,and beautiful to boot.,Reading Focus,Language Point,4.,In the case of sea
16、t belts,instead of a simple,straightforward reduction in deaths,the end result is actually a more complicated,redistribution,of risk and fatalities.,(,Para.4,),redistribute,:,v.,to give something to each member of a group so that it is divided up in a different way from before,再分配,再分发,e.g.:,Their pr
17、imary concern was to redistribute income from rich to poor.,Reading Focus,Language Point,5.,Consequently,any single measurement assigned to the risk of driving a car is bound to be only the roughest sort of,benchmark,.,(,Para.5,),benchmark,:,something that is used as a standard by which other things
18、 can be judged or measured,基准,e.g.,1)The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.,2)Tests at the age of seven provide a benchmark against which the child,s progress at school can be measured.,Reading Focus,Language Point,Key to step 1,1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-,Task 1,Step 1,Match th
19、e words in the left column with their correct meanings in the right column.Note that each word has more than one meaning.,e,m,c,j,b,q,g,n,a,f,l,h,i,k,o,d,p,Reading Focus,Vocabulary in Action,boot,bound,fatal,negotiate,net,the odds,reward,vacuum,Step 2,Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate w
20、ord or phrase and write down the corresponding,meaning(marked aq in the table above)at the end of each sentence.Change the form if necessary.,Reading Focus,Vocabulary in Action,Key to step 2,1-2-3-,4-5-6-7-8-,9-10-,boot(m),vacuum(p),rewarded(o),reward(k),net(f),negotiating(n),odds(h),odds(i),Fatal(b
21、),negotiations(g),Task 2,Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase from each group.Change the form if necessary.,Reading Focus,Vocabulary in Action,1.black and white in black and white,A.Part of the problem is that we only see the issues as _.,B.Once its down _,you cant forget it
22、.,C.I still get a thrill seeing re-runs of old _ movies on Saturday afternoon television.,black and white,in black and white,black-and-white,Reading Focus,Vocabulary in Action,2.on the scene behind the scenes set the scene,A.The accident victim died before the ambulance arrived _.,B.Foster _ before
23、the performance so that the audience knows what to expect.,C.Women make their contribution in the world either in high-profile or _.,on the scene,set the scene,behind the scene,Reading Focus,Vocabulary in Action,3.make a difference make all the difference,make any difference make no difference,A.He
24、told me he should have been more careful,but that it would _.,B.The lighting will _ to how well people can see the picture.,C.Will exercise _ to my chances of getting fat?,D.A few kind words at the right time _.,make no difference,make a difference,make any difference,make all the difference,Reading
25、 Focus,Vocabulary in Action,4.work on work out work against,A.If you _ it steadily you should win through in the end.,B.Criticising the security procedures usually _ making them effective.,C.Why don,t you leave him here till you see how things _?,work on,work against,work out,Reading Focus,Vocabular
26、y in Action,5.spread out spread through spread to,A.Buddhism _ China from India.,B.Felix watched his men _ to cover the whole area.,C.A mass movement against forced labor _ the state.,spread to,spread out,spread through,Practical Translation,翻译词汇时最忌讳的可以说是一个词对应一个词地“死译”,即不考虑词的深层含义以及词在短语中的含义,而是生搬硬套地逐词翻
27、译,从而曲解了原文。翻译一个词,必须先理解它在上下文中所处的地位及与其他词的搭配关系再进行贴切的翻译。,翻译词汇应注意如下三方面的问题:,1.,一词多义,:,有时单词在不同的上下文中含义不同,应注意利用上下文加以区别,2.,短语的含义:,在一些固定搭配的短语里,词义也会相应地发生变化,应注意积累这一类短语。,3.,两种语言的文化背景差异,词汇的翻译,Sometimes,psychographic profiles can be quite detailed.Take the Accord.Honda Motor reports that the car,s owners like to vac
28、uum their garages.You can,t say they,re not clean.,有时候,心理剖析可以非常详细。以,“,雅阁,”,为例,本田汽车报告称,,“,雅阁,”,汽车的主人喜欢用吸尘器打扫他们的车库。你不能说他们不干净。,点评:在翻译专有名词时,使用其约定俗成的名称。,Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.,2.We also found that sometimes messages sent out by seemingly similar cars can be quite different.Consi
29、der two premier British luxury sedans:Bentley,s Arnage and Rolls,Phantom.Both are stately and fast,but each one attracts a different kind of customer.,我们还发现,有时看上去类似的汽车可能传达了完全不同的信息,比如英国最好的两种豪华轿车:宾利公司的,“,雅致,”,和劳斯莱斯公司的,“,幻影,”,,两者都是高贵而快捷,但它们却各自吸引了不同类型的客户。,点评:在翻译专有名词时,使用其约定俗成的名称。,3.The Bentley buyer want
30、s an understated heirloom that he or she can pass down through the generations;over 80%of all Bentleys ever made are still on the road today.The Phantom buyer,on the other hand,is looking for instant recognition.The car has a presence that really demands attention wherever it goes.,宾利的买主想要的是低调的、但是可以
31、在几代人之间世代相传的传家宝;有史以来所生产的宾利,,80%,以上至今仍跑在路上。然而,,“,幻影,”,的买家却期盼一夜成名,该车的外表使得它所到之处无不引人注目。,点评:这里,将,instant recognition,译为“一夜成名”,使译文更加简洁。,A Bibliography,Focused Writing,There are a number of different styles of bibliography often used for different types of text,as follows:,*,APA,:for psychology,education,an
32、d other social sciences.,*,MLA,:for literature,arts,and humanities.,*,AMA,:for medicine,health,and biological sciences.,*,Turabian,:designed for college students to use with all subjects.,*,Chicago,:used with all subjects in the,“,real world,”,by books,magazines,newspapers,and other non-scholarly pu
33、blications.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,There is a clear format to follow in any style of bibliography.Take for example,rules of the,Chicago style,:,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,*,List entries in alphabetical order,do not number them.,*If the name of the author is unknown,use the title to alphabe
34、tize.Be sure to ignore the words,“,The,”,“,A,”,and,“,An,”,if the title begins with them.For example,“,The Sinking of the Titanic,”,if it has no author,should be alphabetized under,“,Sinking,”,.,*Keep capitalization consistent.Capitalize each word in a title,even if the title in the original article
35、is not capitalized.,*Double space between sources,single space within each entry.,*Indent the second and all succeeding lines for each entry.,*Use,“,n.p.,”,to indicate,“,no place,”,when there is no location given for the publisher.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Some particular rules of citing differ
36、ent sources:,Citing a printed book,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,*Author,s last name,first name,followed by a period,*Title of the book,italicized or underlined,followed by a period,*City of publication,followed by a colon,*Name of the publisher,followed by a comma,*Date of publication,followed by a
37、 period.,For example:,Waterman,Jonathan.Arctic Crossing:A Journey Through the Northwest Passage and Inuit Culture.,New York:Alfred A Knopf,2001.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Citing an online book,Author,s last name,first name,followed by a period,Title of the book,italicized or underlined,followed
38、by a period,City of publication,followed by a colon,Name of the publisher,followed by a comma,Date of publication,followed by a period,The words:,“,Available from,”,:and the title of the site,followed by a comma,Host,Access date within parenthese,followed by a period,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Fo
39、r example:,Honey,Maureen.,Bitter Fruit:African American Women in World War II.,Columbia,MO:University of Missouri Press,1999.Available from:Peninsula Library System NetLibrary,(accessed 22 March 2005).,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Citing a printed encyclopedia,Title of encyclopedia in italics,follo
40、wed by a period and a space,Edition if known,abbreviated,followed by a period and a space,The letters s.v.(meaning,“,under the word,”,)followed by a space,The heading for the encyclopedic entry,followed by a period and within quotation marks.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,For example:,World Book Enc
41、yclopedia,.2003 ed.s.v.,“,Industrial Revolution.,”,Encyclopedia of Modern Asia,.Ed.David Levinson,Karen Christenson(New York:Charles Scribner,s Sons,2002).s.v.,“,Indo-China War.,”,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Citing an online encyclopedia,Title of encyclopedia in italics,followed by a period and a
42、space,Edition if known,abbreviated,followed by a period and a space,The letters s.v.(meaning,“,under the word,”,)followed by a space,The heading for the encyclopedic entry,followed by a period and within quotation marks,The words,“,Available from,”,followed by a colon,If a paid subscription,provide
43、the name of the sponsoring organization(abbreviate Library as Lib.),URL of sponsoring organization,or of free online encyclopedia,within brackets,followed by a space,Access date within parentheses,followed by a period.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,For example:,Encyclopedia Britannica Online,.s.v.,“
44、,John Lennon.,”,Available from:Menlo School Lib.(accessed 8 December 2005).,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Citing a printed periodical,*Author,s last name,first name,followed by a period,*Title of article,in quotation marks,followed by a period,*Name of periodical,italicized,followed by a space,*Volu
45、me number(if available)in Arabic numerals,followed by a comma,*Date published in parentheses,followed by a colon,*Pages used,followed by a period.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,For example:,Gorman,Christina.,“,The Avian Flu:How Scared Should We Be?,”,Time,166,no.16,(17 October 2005):30-34.,Focused W
46、riting,Writing Skill,Citing a speech,Author,s last name,first name,followed by a period and a space,Title of speech,followed by a period,in quotation marks,Type of speech(lecture,keynote address,etc.),followed by a comma and a space,Circumstances of speech(annual meeting,board presentation,governmen
47、t proceedings,etc.),followed by a comma and a space,Location of speech,including institution if available,followed by a comma and a space,Date(speech was presented),followed by a period.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,For example:,Schafer,John.,“,2025.,”,Lecture,Menlo School,Atherton,CA,3 December 20
48、05.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Citing a web page with an author,Author,s last name,first name,followed by a period,Title of website in quotation marks,followed by a space,Website creation date in parentheses,followed by a period and a space,The words,“,Available from,”,followed by the website,s s
49、ponsoring organization(if this is a personal website do not include a sponsoring organization),URL in angle brackets,followed by a space,Date of access in parentheses,followed by a period.,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,For examples:,Salda,Michael.,“,The Cinderella Project,”,(2005).Available from:Uni
50、versity of Southern Mississippi www.usm.edu/english/fairytales/cinderella/cinderella.html(accessed 19 October 2006).,Focused Writing,Writing Skill,Citing a web page with no author,Cite the organization who sponsors it,or if that information is not available,use the title of the site.,Title of web pa