1、Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,How Reading Changed My Life,Anna Quindlen,R,einforcement,T,ext Analysis,How Reading Changed My Life,B,ackground,W,arming up,Unit 2,Questions/Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,War
2、ming up,How Reading Changed My Life,Unit 2,Warming up,Questions/Activities,Has your life ever been significantly changed by any particular book?Talk about a book or two you have read and recommend to others,What does reading mean to you?,Warming up,Questions/Activities,3.How has the Internet changed
3、 peoples way of reading?,4.How do you account for such changes?,Assignment,Write a TEM 4-structured composition of about 150 words on whether,the,online/screen/micro reading,will replace,the traditional paper reading,in the future.,Check-on Preview,Please define the following words in their respecti
4、ve context.,a small but satisfying spread of center-hall,colonials,(para.1),all those great houses,with their high ceilings and,high drama,(para.2),America is also a nation that,prizes,sociability and community(para.11),a kind of careerism in the United States that,sanctioned,reading(para.12),Warmin
5、g up,Check-on Preview,What do you know about the following novels?,Warming up,Middlemarch,A Little Princess,Anna Karenina,Gone with the Wind,Rebecca,Jane Eyre,A Tale of Two Cities,Moby-Dick,Pride and Prejudice,Kill a Mockingbird,Objectives,Understand in which ways reading has changed the authors lif
6、e.,Discuss the meaning of reading.,Renew the interest in reading and turn yourselves into avid readers in the three remaining years at college.,Identify the problems facing reading and work on possible solutions.,Learn some useful words,phrases,idioms and expressions,Learn to use proverb and sayings
7、 in your TEM 4 composition writing.,Warming up,Background,Author,How Reading Changed My Life,Unit 2,Background,Author,Anna Marie Quindlen,安娜,昆德兰,Anna Quindlen the Journalist,An Irish father and an Italian mother,The New York Times,columnist until 1994,Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992(“Public an
8、d Private”column),Newsweek,columnist 1999-2009(“Last Word”column),Anna Quindlen the Novelist,Full-time novelist since 1995,Author of six best-selling novels,three of which made into movies(,Rise and Shine,Blessings,Object Lessons,One True Thing,Black and Blue,and,Every Last One,),Her Life,Background
9、Her Works,Author,A critic of the fast-paced and increasingly materialistic nature of modern American life,Some quotes:,If your success is not on your own terms,if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart,it is not success at all.,You cannot be really first-rate at your work i
10、f your work is all you are.,Some quotes:,Its odd when I think of the arc of my life,from child to young woman to aging adult.First I was who I was.Then I didnt know who I was.Then I invented someone,and became her.Then I began to like what Id invented.And finally I was what I was again.,Being a pare
11、nt is not transactional.We do not get what we give.It is the ultimate pay-it-forward:We are good parents,not so they will be loving enough to stay with us,but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”,Analysis,Structure,1,Paras.1-9,Reading has been an important part of my life.,2,Paras.10-15,A cri
12、sis faced by reading.,3,Paras.16-18,There is still hope for reading.,Where did the author spend her childhood?,Why did the author always feel that she ought to be somewhere else?,Why was it“a stiff and awkward lunch”?What did this show about the author?,How should the author have benefited from read
13、ing the six novels in Paragraph 2?,What did reading mean to the author when she was young?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I:Discussion,I had a lovely childhood in a,lovely,place.(Para.1),辨析:,lovely,loving,lovable,beloved,If you describe someone or something as lovely,you mean that they are ver
14、y beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to.,可爱的;迷人的;悦耳的,e.g.,你看上去真漂亮,马西娅。,You look lovely,Marcia.,他的声音很动听。,He had a lovely voice.,那正是一个那种古老的英式花园,非常迷人。,It was just one of those lovely old English gardens.,Part I:Language Tip,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,If you describe something as
15、 lovely,you mean that it gives you pleasure.,令人愉快的;美好的,玛丽,见到你真是太高兴了!,Mary!How lovely to see you!,今天天气真好。,Its a lovely day.,真是个惊喜!,What a lovely surprise!,If you describe someone as lovely,you mean that they are friendly,kind,or generous.,亲切和善的;心地善良的,Laura is a lovely young woman.,劳拉是个亲切友好的姑娘。,Shes a
16、 lovely child.,她是个心地善良的孩子。,Loving,Someone who is loving feels or shows love to other people.,充满爱的;钟爱的;关爱的,Jim was a most loving husband and father.,吉姆是个非常体贴的丈夫和慈爱的父亲。,那里的孩子都很爱我。,The children there were very loving to me.,布赖恩爱怜地凝视着玛丽,安。,Brian gazed lovingly at Mary Ann.,2.Loving actions are done with
17、 great enjoyment and care.,(行为)爱护有加的,细心周到的,The house has been restored with loving care.,此屋已被悉心修复。,I lifted the box and ran my fingers lovingly over the top.,我拎起盒子,爱惜地抚摩着盒盖。,Lovable,If you describe someone as lovable,you mean that they have,attractive qualities,and are easy to like.,可爱的;讨人喜欢的,His vu
18、lnerability makes him even more lovable.,他的脆弱反倒让他更加讨人喜欢。,If you want to be loved,be lovable.,想要被爱,你得可爱。,向地震灾区最可爱的人致敬,!,Salute to the most lovable people of earthquake-stricken area!,Beloved,1.A beloved person,thing,or place is one that you feel great,affection for.,深爱的;钟爱的,他去年痛失爱妻。,He lost his belov
19、ed wife last year.,The rose is the most romantic of flowers,beloved of poets,singers,and artists.,玫瑰是最浪漫的花,深受诗人、歌手和艺术家的喜爱。,2.N.,Your beloved is the person that you love.,爱人;心爱的人,他将心爱之人拥入怀中。,He takes his beloved into his arms.,1.The neighborhood where I grew up was the sort of place in which people d
20、ream of raising children-a small but satisfying spread of center-hall colonials,old roses,and quiet roads.,本句为复合句,句子主干为,The neighborhood was the sort of place,。句中,,where,引导的是定语从句。句中的,spread,为名词,意为区域,一大片。,Key Sentences,The neighborhood,where,I grew up was the sort of place,in which,people dream of ra
21、ising children-a small but,satisfying,spread of center-hall,colonials,old roses,and quiet roads.(Para.1),辨析:,satisfactory,satisfying,和,satisfied,这三个形容词均可作定语,表语或补语。,Part I:Language Tip,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,1.Satisfactory,Good enough to be pleasing,or for a particular purpose,rule,standard,
22、etc.,令人满意的;符合要求的;适合的,He could not provide a satisfactory excuse for his absence.,他对自己缺席提不出令人满意的理由。,Of all the pens he tried,only one was satisfactory.,在他所试的笔中,只有一只尚可。,2.Satisfying,Something that is satisfying makes you feel happy,especially because you feel you have achieved something.,令人高兴的;(尤指)令人有
23、满足感的,I found wood carving satisfying.,我觉得木雕能给人带来满足感。,It is a very satisfying feeling when youve done a good job.,你做好一件工作时会有一种愉快的满足感。,2.Satisfied,If you are satisfied with something,you are happy because you have got what you wanted or needed.,满意的;满足的;称心的,The satisfied boy has just left.,那个感到满意的小孩刚走。
24、这位顾客对他买的那双鞋子感到满意。,The customer was satisfied with the pair of shoes.,If you are satisfied that something is true or has been done properly,you are convinced about this after checking it.,确信的;信服的,People must be satisfied that the treatment is safe.,人们必须确信这种治疗方法是安全的。,单词归纳,:,satisfactory,和,satisfying,
25、都表示,“,令人满意的,”,的主动含义,,两者一般可以换用。,1.satisfactory/satisfying+sth(a satisfying/satisfactory meal),2.satisfied+sb(a satisfied boy),3.Sth.be satisfactory/satisfying.,4.Sb.be satisfied with,对,满意,=be pleased with,5.Sb.be satisfied of,Sb.Be satisfied that,确信,=be sure of/that,We walked to school,wandered,wild,
26、in the summer.(Para.1),Cf:wander,wonder,Part I:Language Tip,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,At the age of 80,her mind began to wander free.,80,岁的时候,她的思想开始漫无目的地游走。,A miser is a person who lives poor so as to die rich.,吝啬鬼是穷嗖嗖地活着就为了死时富得流油。,A book is lying flat on the table,and the imaginary people wai
27、ting for me to bring them to life.(Para.6),有本书平摊在桌上,书里的那些想象中的人物正在等待这我回去将他们唤醒。,如果主动句是,“,主语动词宾语宾补,”,(,SVOC,)的结构,,变为被动句时,原来的宾语变做主语,原来的宾补变成主补。,We,regard,him,as,the,best,dentist,in,town.,我们认为他是城里最好的牙医。,He,is,regarded,as,the,best,dentist,in,town.,他被公认为城里最好的牙医。,We,know,him,to,be,a,good,teacher.,我们知道他是一位好老师
28、He,is,known,to,be,a,good,teacher.,众所周知他是一位好老师。,We,thought,the,matter,to,have,been,settled.,我们以为问题已经解决。,Thematteredwasthoughttohavebeensettled.,问题被认为已经解决。,And,wander I did,although,in my everyday life,I had nowhere to go and no,imaginable,reason on earth why I should want to leave.(Para.2),This is
29、inverted order for more smooth transition and for emphasis.,And in my everyday life,I did wander,;however,I had nowhere to go and no,imaginable,reason on earth why I should want to leave.,imaginable,You use,imaginable,after a superlative such as best or worst to emphasize that something is extreme i
30、n some way.,(常与,best,,,worst,等形容词最高级连用)可想象的,想得到的,e.g.He could not disguise that he had had the worst imaginable day for any minister.,他刚刚经历了对于任何部长而言都是最糟糕的一天,这对他来说无法掩饰,2.You use,imaginable,after a word like every or all to emphasize that you are talking about all the possible examples of something.,用
31、于,every,,,all,之后,表示强调(一切)可能存在的,(一切)可能发生的,e.g.Parents encourage every activity imaginable.,父母鼓励孩子参与一切可能的活动,.,辨析:,Imaginable,imaginary,imaginative,imaginary,An,imaginary,person,place,or thing exists only in your mind or,in a story,and not in real life.,想象中的;假想的;虚构的,e.g.Lots of children have imaginary
32、friends.,许多孩子都会凭空想象一些朋友。,imaginable,3.You use,imaginable,after no to emphasize that something does not have the quality mentioned.,(用于,no,以后)根本,e.g.Japan claims that Diaoyu Island is a place of no imaginable strategic,value to China,without too many fishery resources or oil resources.,日本声称,钓鱼岛对中国来说不
33、过是一个毫无战略价值的地方,-,没有太多渔业和石油资源。,If you describe someone or their ideas as,imaginative,you are praising them because they are easily able to think of or create new or exciting things.,富于想像力的,运用想像力的;想象或创造出来的;沉溺于想象的;虚假的,e.g.1.They should adopt a more imaginative approach to look for,alternative uses for t
34、heir property.,他们应该采用一种更有想象力的方式来为他们的财产找到另,外的用途。,2.The hotel is decorated imaginatively and attractively.,宾馆装修别具一格,赏心悦目。,imaginative,1.What were the features of Victorian England?,peace,prosperity,refined sensibilities and self-confidence,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I:Discussion,Victorian En
35、gland,The Victorian Age was characterized by rapid change and developments in nearly every sphere-from advances in medical,scientific and technological knowledge to changes in population growth and location.,Over time,this rapid transformation deeply affected the countrys mood:an age that began with
36、 a confidence and optimism leading to economic boom and prosperity eventually gave way to uncertainty and doubt regarding Britains place in the world.,For much of this century the term,Victorian,which literally describes things and events(roughly)in the reign of Queen Victoria,conveyed connotations
37、of prudish,repressed,and old fashioned.“,Although such associations have some basis in fact,they do not adequately indicate the nature of this complex,paradoxical age that saw great expansion of wealth,power,and culture.,www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/VictorianEngland.htm,2.Why does the author mention t
38、hese three novels?,3.What are the common features of these three novels?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I:Discussion,Later,over a stiff and awkward lunch of tuna-fish salad,some of the other girls at my table were perplexed by the source of the quotation,and,what it mean,and I was certain,at t
39、hat moment,that the scholarship was mine.(Para.3),Grammatical structure,P47,Compound complex sentence:,In the first clause:,subject,predicate,2.In the second clause:,subject,predicate,3.qualifiers,3.Later,,,over a stiff and awkward lunch of tuna-fish salad,some of the other girls at my table were pe
40、rplexed by the source of the source of the quotation and what it meant,and I was certain,at that moment,that the scholarship was mine.,本句为由,and,连接的并列复合句,句子主干为,some of the other girls were perplexed and I was certain that the scholarship was mine,。句中,,over a stiff and awkward lunch of tuna-fish salad
41、作状语;,that,引导的从句作,was certain,的宾语。,Perplexed a.,困惑的;困惑不解的;,Key Sentences,One poem,committed to memory,in grade school,survives,in my mind.,commit sth to memory,(=memorize/remember sth.),I understand the process when it is explained to me but find it very diffcult to,commit to memory,.,当我听解释时,我明白整个过程
42、但要,记住,我觉得非常困难。,He,committed,the notes of that meeting,to memory,and,then burned them.,他将会议记录牢记于心,然后将其付之一炬。,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I:Words&Expressions(1),Commit a crime/a sin/murder/adultery/suicide/errors,2.If you,commit money or resources to something,you decide to use them for a par
43、ticular purpose.,They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.,他们呼吁西方国家向极端贫困国家投入更多的钱。,3.If you,commit yourself to something,you say that you will definitely do it.If you,commit yourself to someone,you decide that you want to have a long-term relationship with them.,Id l
44、ike a friendship that might lead to something deeper,but I wouldnt want to commit myself too soon.,我希望拥有一份能进一步发展的友谊,但又不想太快作出承诺。,There is no frigate like a book,Emily Dickinson,There is no frigate like a book,To take us lands away,Nor any coursers like a page,Of prancing poetry.,This traverse may the
45、 poorest take,Without oppress of toll;,How frugal is the chariot,That bears a human soul!,有哪艘帆船像书一样,没有哪艘帆船像书本一样,,带我们跨越万水千山,,也没有一匹骏马,,比得上一页欢腾的诗篇。,没有旅费的窘迫,,最穷者也可以跋涉万里;,承载灵魂的战车,,向来是如此素俭。,Homework:,Get familiar with Para.5 and Para.6 and pay special attention to the detail description of the actions wit
46、h the use of the verbs in these two paragraphs.,Perhaps only a truly,discontented,child can become as seduced by books as I was.Perhaps,restlessness,is a necessary,corollary,of devoted,literacy,.(para.5),1.If you are discontented,you are not satisfied with your situation.,不满的;不满意的,2.,corollary of so
47、mething,is an idea,argument,or fact that results directly from it.,必然的想法(或结果);直接推论,The number of prisoners increased as a corollary of the governments determination to combat violent crime.,政府决心打击暴力犯罪,直接导致了囚犯数量的增多。,3.If someone is,restless,they keep moving around because they find it difficult to ke
48、ep still.,坐立不安的;不安宁的,4.,Literacy,is the ability to read and write.,Part I:Paraphrase,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Questions for thinking:,Do you agree with this statement?,How do you understand Mark Twains saying,“Almost all of the writers are addicts.”?,In what ways was the author restless?,Tran
49、slation:,也许只有一个对现实十分不满的孩子才会像我对书迷恋成那样;也许要真正学会读写本领,就必定会如此不安分。,Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs or verb phrases.,In one corner of the living room_ a club chair.I used to,_ on it,reading with my skinny legs _one of,its arms.Of course,I had clear memories of normal childhood,_ the rocks in the c
50、reek that _ Naylors Run,to _ for crayfish and laying pennies on the tracks of the,trolley and running to _ them,flattened,when the trolley _.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I:Exercise,Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs or verb phrases.,In one corner of the living room_ a club chair.I us






