1、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,2015/8/21,#,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,2015/8/21,#,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,2015/8/21,#,FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS,AIR,FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERTISY,4,The confusing pursuit of beauty,Unit,2,Section A,Beauty is
2、 not in the face;beauty is a light in the heart.,Kahlil Gibran,You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen.But if you are beautiful at sixty,it will be your souls own doing.,Marie Stopes,4,2,UNIT,Secrets to beauty,Section A,4,2,UNIT,The confusing pursuit of beauty,Objectives,To,talk about,peoples p
3、ursuit of beauty,To fully understand the text,To apply the phrases and patterns,To master the skill of writing a comparison/contrast essay,Secrets to beauty,Contents,A,Section,Warming-up Activities,Text Study,Language Application,Summary,The confusing pursuit of beauty,Warming-up Activities,Lead-in,
4、Pre-reading Activities,Cultural Background,A,Section,The confusing pursuit of beauty,Lead-in,Short Answer Questions,What are these products in the following pictures,used for?,Lipstick is used to apply color to the lips.,Nail polish is applied to fingernails or toenails to decorate and/or protect th
5、e nails.,(a),(b),Lead-in,Short Answer Questions,What are these products in the following pictures,used for?,Eye shadow is applied to areas around the eyes,usually on the eyelids and under the eyebrows,to make the eyes stand out or look more attractive.,Mascara is used to enhance the eyes.It may help
6、 make the eyelashes darker,thicker and longer.,(c),(d),Lead-in,Short Answer Questions,1.What are these products in the following pictures used for?,Eyeliner is used to draw lines around the eyes so as to create,a more beautiful contour.,Powder foundation is used to tone the face and give it an even,
7、uniform color.It can cover flaws,and some can also protect the face from damage caused by sunlight.,(e),(f),Lead-in,Short Answer Questions,2.Are beauty products used by women only?What do men usually do with their physical looks?,Tips,Yes,they are generally used by women.What men usually do may be j
8、ust shaving and having a haircut.,No,I dont think only women use cosmetics.Although men in general do not use such products in daily life,it is possible that male actors and singers wear some makeup when they perform.,Appreciate,and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Appreciate the following sayings about
9、beauty and then talk about your own understanding of beauty.,Beauty outside catches the eyes but the real beauty that lies within captures the heart.,External beauty disappears as you age but internal beauty is remembered even when you are long gone from this earth.,Tips,Pre-reading Activities,Beaut
10、y is the combination of all the qualities of a person or thing that delight the senses and please the mind.Physical beauty in the present society really plays a very important role for people.However,there is no everlasting beautiful appearance because of the power of magician of time.Even though co
11、smetics do contribute to delay the arrival of aging,appearance of youth will disappear just like flower fades away.The real beauty is reflected in ones soul,not solely in appearance.,Tips,Appreciate,and Talk,One of the most successful,influential and beloved women in American history,Eleanor Rooseve
12、lt once said that she had one regret:she wished she had been prettier.Who hasnt felt the same way?We are all too _ of our physical imperfections.To overcome them,we spend billions upon billions of dollars every year on cosmetics,diet products,fashion,and plastic _.,To be continued,aware,surgery,List
13、en to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.,Why do we care so much about how we look?Because it _.Because beauty is powerful.Because even when we learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny,we are still moved by beauty.No matter how much we _ it or pretend to be immune,b
14、eauty _ its power over us.There is simply no escape.,matters,argue against,To be continued,exerts,Listen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.,Our _ to physical beauty is not something we can control _.We are born with it.Experiments conducted by psychologist Judith J.Langlois showed th
15、at even small infants prefer to look at attractive faces.Before they have met a single supermodel,before they have watched a single TV show,before they have opened up a single fashion magazine,they are drawn to the same faces which adults have _ to be attractive.,at will,judged,To be continued,sensi
16、tivity,Listen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.,There are more important things in life than beauty.But as Etcoff says,“We have to understand beauty,or we will always be _ by it.”If you aim to be wise and kind and funny,it doesnt mean that you cant also try your best to look beautif
17、ul.Theres no reason to _ being moved by beautys power.It moves us all.,enslaved,feel guilty about,Listen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.,Questions Previewing,1.What is Buzz-Off?,2,.Who is Oprah?What is she best-known for?,Tips,Tips,Cultural Background,1.What is Buzz-Off?,It is a f
18、ictional character from a popular animation series called,He-Man and the Master of the Universe,(,超级宇宙战士,),produced by the American company Filmation in 1983.It is a bee with the appearance of a human and comes from a race of Bee people.,Cultural Background,Buzz-Off,2,.Who is Oprah?What is she best-
19、known for?,Cultural Background,Oprah,Tips,Oprah is an American media talk show hostess,actress,producer and philanthropist.She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century and the greatest black philanthropist in American history.She is best known for her self-titled talk show kn
20、own as,The Oprah Winfrey Show,.The show has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and won many awards.,Main Idea&Structure,Language,Focus,Critical,Thinking,Text Study,A,Section,The confusing pursuit of beauty,Tips,Form an honest yet sensitive response,then promptly excuse himself f
21、or some kind of emergency because it is very hard for the man to answer the question correctly.,What is the easiest way out when a man is asked by a woman to comment on her looks?And why?(Para.2),This part is the introduction.It tells the readers that it is very hard for a man to answer when a woman
22、 asks him how she looks.,Part I (Paras.1-_),2,No.Men do not think of their looks in the same way women do.,Tips,Do men and women perceive their own looks in the same way?(Para.3),Men stick to an opinion and like to think of themselves as average-looking.(Paras.3-4),Mens attitude,Women tend to think
23、their appearance is“not good enough”.(Para.5),Womens attitude,Because of many complex psychological and societal factors.,Tips,Why do men and women view their looks so differently?(Para.6),Girls dolls have slim figures whose physical measurements are impossible,for living human beings to achieve.,Fa
24、ctor 1,Childhood experience with toys,Boys toys are weird-looking.,Girls,Boys,The beauty industry convinces women that they must buy the newest beauty products and apply them carefully.(Para.7),Factor 2,Influence of the beauty industry,Men are not influenced by the beauty industry;they dont face the
25、 societal focus purely on physical beauty.(Para.8),Women,Men,Men take no notice of the details in womens appearance.(Para.9),Women spend great efforts on details of appearance only to expose themselves to criticisms by other women.(Para.10),Tips,What are the differences between men and women in care
26、 for details in womens appearance?(Paras.9-10),This part is the body of the essay,in which men and women are contrasted on three points.,Firstly,it concerns how the two sexes,_ their own looks.,Secondly,it focuses on the _,and _ factors that cause the,differences in the way men and women view,their
27、own appearances.,Finally,it talks about the different degree of,attention women and men pay to the extra,_ of womens appearance.,Part II (Paras.3-_),10,psychological,perceive,societal,details,What conclusion does the author draw after contrasting men and women on different points?(Para.11),There is
28、no easy way for a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.,Tips,This part is the conclusion,which restates the authors view that there is no easy way for a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.,Part III (Para.11),This text is a contrast essay.To find out why it is difficult for
29、a man to answer when a woman asks him how she looks,the author discusses the differences between men and women.The author organizes the supporting details by using the point-by-point method.The specific“points”or criteria of contrast are how the two sexes perceive their own looks,what factors cause
30、this difference,as well as how much care they pay to the details of appearance.,Main,Idea,of the,Text,Main Idea&Structure,When a woman asks a man how she looks,it is very hard for the man to answer.(Paras.1-2),Introduction,Introduction,Main body:contrast between men and women on three points,Support
31、ing view 1,Supporting view 2,Supporting view 3,Men do not think of their looks in the same way as women do.,The differences between how women and men view their own looks are caused by complex,psychological and societal factors.,Differences in care for details in womens appearance.,There is no easy
32、way for a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.(Para.11),Introduction,Main body,Conclusion,Introduction,Main body,Conclusion,The confusing pursuit of beauty,When a woman asks a man how she looks,it is very difficult for him to _ the right answer.,Men do not think of their looks in the sa
33、me way as women do.They _ an opinion and like to think of themselves as average-looking.They dont _ to their looks.However,women tend to think their appearance is“not good enough”.They would _ the smallest imperfections in their bodies.,come up with,affix much value to,stick to,To be continued,magni
34、fy,The differences between how men and women view their own looks are caused by complex _ and societal factors.First,men and women have different childhood experiences with toys.Girls dolls have slim figures whose physical measurements are _ for living human beings to achieve while boys toys are wei
35、rd-looking.Second,beauty industry exerts different influences on them.Women are _ that they must buy the newest beauty products and _ them carefully,To be continued,psychological,impossible,convinced,apply,whereas men are not influenced;they dont face the societal _ purely on physical beauty.Men and
36、 women also have differences in care for details in womens appearance.Men _ the details,but women spend great efforts on details of appearance only to _ themselves to criticisms by other women.,Anyway,to get back to my _ point:There is no easy way for a man to answer a womans question of how she loo
37、ks.,focus,take no notice of,expose,original,Practical Phrases,Specific,Meanings,1.,affix value to,认为,有价值,2.live up to,不辜负;符合,plete with,包括,连同,齐备的,4.adhere to,遵守;拥护;坚信,5.in hopes of,怀有,的希望,6.reach out to,请求,的帮助,7.become/be obsessed with,(变得)对,迷恋,8.voice an,opinion on,表达对,的看法,认为,有价值,(,attract/affix gr
38、eat value to,),If you really want to attract customers,you need to,affix great value to,the quality of the products sold in your store.,affix value to,短语逆译,短语应用,如果你真正想要吸引顾客,你就必须十分重视自己店里所卖产品的质量。,意群提示,不辜负;符合,(,live up to/minimum standards,),If you want to graduate,you must,live up to,the minimum stand
39、ards set by the university.,live up to,短语逆译,短语应用,如果你想毕业,就必须达到大学设定的最低标准。,意群提示,包括,连同,齐备的,(complete with/a running track,),The newly-built school campus is very modern,complete with,an indoor swimming pool and a running track on the roof.,complete with,短语逆译,短语应用,新建的校园十分现代,包括一个室内游泳池以及楼顶上的跑道。,意群提示,遵守;拥护;
40、坚信,As a devoted senior official,he always,adheres to,his principle of conduct.,adhere to,短语逆译,短语应用,作为一名忠诚的高级官员,他始终坚守自己的行为准则。,意群提示,(senior official/adhere to/principle of conduct),怀有,的希望,(be buried/ruins/in hopes of/attract ones attention,),The victim buried under the ruins made some sound by knockin
41、g,in hopes of,attracting the rescuers attention.,in hopes of,短语逆译,短语应用,埋在废墟下的受害者通过敲击发出一些声响,希望能够引起救援人员的注意。,意群提示,请求,的帮助,(reach out to/encounter/challenge,),Sometimes,we need to learn to,reach out to,others,especially when we encounter big challenges.,短语逆译,短语应用,有时,我们需要学会向他人求助,特别是当我们遭遇巨大挑战时。,意群提示,reach
42、out to,(变得)对,迷恋,(racing toy cars/be obsessed with,),Its hard to believe that these grown men,are so obsessed with,racing toy cars.,短语逆译,短语应用,很难相信,这群成年人竟然对玩具赛车如此着迷。,意群提示,become/be obsessed with,表达对,的看法,(voice ones opinion on/prospect,),At the meeting,everyone was required to,voice his opinion on,the
43、prospect of the company.,短语逆译,短语应用,会上,每个人都要发表自己对公司前景的看法。,意群提示,voice an opinion on,Functional,Patterns,Functions&Usages,1.,no amount of sth.will do,用于表达“无论如何都不会发生期待的结果”。,2.,sth.happens,especially when,用于表达“事物的普遍性或严重性”。,3.Im not saying that,Im just saying that,用于更正“某人真实的想,法”。,4.,Anyway,to get back to
44、my,original point:,用于表达“言归正传”。,对于她的这一问题,,无论,你事先练习多少次,,都不会,找到正确答案。,原句译,文,逆译练,习,No amount of,rehearsal,will,help you come up with the right answer.,句型提炼,No amount of sth.will do,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达,“无论如何都不会发生期待的结果”,。,句型,应用,(stubborn/,no amount of words,),典型例句,他十分固执,无论怎么说,都不会使他改变心意。,意群提示,He is very stubborn
45、 and,no amount of,words will make him,change his mind.,要达到这样的标准是很荒唐的,,尤其是当,我们想想那种洋娃娃的腰围尺寸,就知道其相对尺寸对任何一个活人来说都是不可企及的。,原句译文,逆译练习,This is an absurd standard to live up to,especially when,you consider the size of the dolls waist,a relative measurement physically impossible for a living human to achieve.,
46、句型提炼,Sth.happens,especially when,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达,“事物的普遍性或严重性”。,句型应用,(study abroad/beloved ones,),典型例句,出国留学会是一次艰难的经历,特别是当你不得不离开所爱的人,独自面对全新的环境。,意群提示,Studying abroad can be a difficult experience,especially when,you have to leave your beloved ones and face the new environment all alone.,我并不是说,男性优于女性。,我的
47、意思是,你不可能让一群中年男子在布拉德,皮特的指导下把化妆品敷到自己脸上,期望自己能看起来更像布拉德。,原句译文,逆译练习,Im not saying that,men are superior.,Im just saying that,youre not going to get a group of middle-aged men to plaster cosmetics to themselves under the instruction of Brad Pitt in hopes of looking more like him.,句型提炼,Im not saying that.Im
48、 just saying that.,句型提炼,应用提示,用于更正,“某人真实的想法”,。,句型应用,(be of no importance,/,inner beauty/valuable),典型例句,我不是说外貌不重要;我的意思是内在美在大多数情况下更加珍贵。,意群提示,Im not saying that,appearance is of no importance.,Im just saying that,inner beauty,under most conditions,is more valuable.,不管怎样,言归正传:,如果你是一位男性,当有女士问你她看起来怎么样时,你千万
49、不能说她看起来很糟糕,那样肯定会使她立刻迁怒于你,这也是你咎由自取。,原句译文,逆译练习,Anyway,to get back to my original point:,If youre a man,and a woman asks you how she looks,you cant say she looks bad without receiving immediate and well-deserved outrage.,句型提炼,Anyway,to get back to my original point:,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达,“言归正传”,。,句型应用,(shower sb.with sth./material things,/,spoil),典型例句,不管怎样,言归正传:父母不应给孩子太多物质的东西而宠坏孩子。,意群提示,Anyway,to get back my original point:,Parents should not spoil their children by showering them with too many material things.,一位女士,无论她看起来多么吸引人,她对自己的看法总是由于受美容业的影响而蒙着一层阴影。,a.No matter how attractive a woman may be,he






