新编大学英语 第五册 Unit+7+Heroes.ppt

1、Unit Seven,Heroes,Unit One,Listening and speaking Task 1: Listen to the song and fill in the blank with the word you hear. Task 2: Sing along. Task 3: Discussion: Is there really a hero inside you? If yes, what on earth is it?,Hero Mariah Carey Theres a hero If you look inside your _ You dont have t

2、o be afraid Of _ you are Theres an _ If you reach into your _ And the _ that you know Will _ away,And then a hero comes along With the _ to carry on And you _ your fears aside And you know you can _ So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be _ And youll finally _ the truth That a hero

3、 lies in you,Its a long _ When you _ your world alone No one reaches out a _ For you to _ If you search within yourself And the _ you felt Will disappear,And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is

4、 gone Look inside you and be strong And youll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you,Lord knows. Dreams are hard to _ But dont let anyone _ them away Hold on There will be tomorrow In time youll find the way,And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears asi

5、de And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And youll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you That a hero lies in you. That a hero lies in you.,Hero Mariah Carey Theres a hero If you look inside your heart You dont have to be afraid Of what

6、you are Theres an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away,And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And youll finally see

7、 the truth That a hero lies in you,Its a long road When you face your world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will disappear,And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears asid

8、e And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And youll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you,Lord knows. Dreams are hard to follow But dont let anyone Tear them away Hold on There will be tomorrow In time youll find the way,And then a hero c

9、omes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And youll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you That a hero lies in you. That a hero lies in you.,In-Class ReadingHeroes,Before

10、 you begin Consider: Do you think it is important for a nation or a person to have heroes? Why?,Sample,I think it is important for a nation and its people to have heroes. Heroes are the greatest assets a nation owns. They can pull the whole nation together through hard times such as wars or natural

11、disasters. Their heroic deeds can inspire people to overcome whatever difficulties they face in their lives or work to make great progress. For a person it is also important to have their own heroes. Heroes enlighten teenagers and inspire or guide people from all walks of life. We may have different

12、 kinds of heroes at different stage of life.,While you read Answer the following question by underlining appropriate parts of the text.,1) Does the writer think it is important for a nation or a person to have heroes? Why?,Possible answer:,The writer thinks it is important to have heroes. He argues

13、that “Heroes have had a profound impact on our past and should continue to do so in the future ” (para.3 line 11). He also thinks that heroes are part of history (“History is meaningless without heroes”). They display the “values of society” (line 13) and serve as good role models for our youth to f

14、ollow (para.5, line 34 ). Most importantly, they pull the nation together with their greatness. (para.5, Line 35) So, not only do we need heroes to guide us and give us unity, but we need them to help us become great.(para.12),Introduction(para.1-3),Heroes have had a profound impact on our past and

15、should continue to do so in the future,Heroes in the past pulled the nation together with their greatness.(para.4-5),D. John Wayne in the movies was admired for his ability to get the bad guy without doing anything wrong or immoral himself.,A. George Washington had qualities such as bravery and stat

16、esmanship.,B. John Kennedy was admired for his youthfulness, personality, and speaking ability.,C. Florence was loved for her bravery and kindness.,The unifying force of heroes is something lacking in todays society. (Para. 6-10),A. There are few people who are admired by the entire nation.(para.6),

17、B. We have replaced formerly good role models with bad ones. (para.7-9),C. Bad role models lead us in the wrong direction.(para.10),Heroes will always be vital.(para.11-12),Reasons:,A. We as humans need a path to follow.,B. We as individual need other persons to guide our actions.,C. On the national

18、 scale, we need heroes to give the nation unity.,D. We need heroes to help us become great.,We can take steps to reinstate heroes to their positions of leadership. (para.13-14),Assess our own heroes.,B. Help our children choose and admire the good qualities of their own heroes.,C. Reinstate the glor

19、y and pride the heroes of the past have brouhgt to the nation,Steps to take so that we will be sure who our heroes are and what we truly admire:,1. Just tell me what the following three people have in common. （Para. 1）,1) havein common: share 2) “what clause” means “something that”, which as a whole

20、 is used as an NOUN。【务必学会 此种句型，四级作文颇为有用！】 - what I saw/ what she heard/ what matters - Dont impose on others what you dont like. （己所不欲，勿施于人。）,只要告诉我以下三个人有何共同之处（即可）。,2. This unifying force of the hero, something so commonplace in our past, is something sorely lacking in todays society. （Para. 6）,1) la

21、cking: adj. not having enough of something. 2) “something” acts as the subject appositive; “so commonplace in our past” functions as the attributive. 【特别推荐 此种句型，句中某个名 词之后紧接着出现另一名词，后者带有一个定 语（词组或从句）。四级作文颇为有用！】,英雄的这种凝聚力，在过去是那么普遍，而在今天的社会里却极度缺乏。,3. Polls have shown that now people have a hard time findin

22、g anyone they admire, let alone find heroic. （Para. 6）,The word “anyone” is omitted between “find” and “heroic” to avoid repetition. So this part of the sentence means “not to mention finding anyone who is heroic.”,民意测验的结果表明，现在人们很难找到一个能让他们钦佩的人，更不用说找到英雄人物了。,4. Few people are allowed to survive as her

23、oes in the church and worthy people are picked apart and scrutinized by the media until their heroic pedestal comes crashing to the ground. （Para. 6）,教会中，没有几个人可以作为英雄幸存下来，而且媒体对那些值得尊敬的人评头论足，横加挑剔，不使他们名誉扫地决不罢休。,5. Even in this age of independence, a good role model may be hard to come by, and should not

24、 be let go. （Para. 13）,即使在这个崇尚独立自主的时代，楷模仍然难得，所以我们不应该忽视他们。,let sb/ sth go; let go of sb/ sth: release (ones hold of) sb/sth 松开或释放 -let the rope go/let go of the rope 松开绳子,impact (n.) (Line11, Para3) 1) a forceful consequence; a strong effect 效果，影响,Its difficult to assess the impact of the Presidents

25、speech.,总统讲话的巨大影响很难估计。,Translation,Heroes have had a profound impact on our past.,英雄们曾对我们的过去产生过深远的影响。,2) the striking of one body against another 冲击，冲击力，碰撞,The impact of the swift current against the shore 激流对海岸的冲击,the powerful impact of the storm of the world revolution on imperialism 世界革命风暴对帝国主义的强

26、大冲击,Statesmanship (n.) (Line 18, Para. 4) wisdom in the management of public affairs 政治才能,Examples,他高度地赞扬了两位领导人的治国之才。 He highly praised the two leaders for their statesmanship.,那报纸对这位总统候选人的治国才能表示轻蔑。 That newspaper cast a slur upon the statesmanship of the presidential candidate.,词汇扩充,Suffix ship 表示“

27、情况”，“状态”，“性质”等 hardship, friendship 2) 表示“身份”，“职业” apprenticeship, professorship 3) 表示“技巧”，“技能” statesmanship, marksmanship, leadership,Idol (n.) (Line 16, Para.3) a person or thing greatly admired or loved 偶像,He is the only child, and the idol of his parents.,他是个独子，是他父母的宠儿。,Translation,Dont make an

28、 idol of money.,不要崇拜财富。,Idolater 偶像崇拜者 Idolatry 偶像崇拜 Idolize 把当偶像崇拜 Personality cult 个人崇拜,补充词汇,Trample (vt. vi) step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet 踩，践踏;轻视,Translation,我们一定会克服一切困难。 We are certain to trample all difficulties underfoot.,不要践踏草地。 Dont trample on the grass.,我们决不容许自己被人轻视。 We

29、will not allow ourselves to be trampled upon.,请完成下面的句子。,Exercise,_ 对人权的粗暴践踏,_ 粗暴伤害某人的感情,Trample on sbs feelings,Trample wantonly on human rights,Misplace (v.) (Line 58, Para. 9) 1) Give (love, confidence, etc.) improperly or unwisely 不恰当地给予或寄托,Translation,His trust was not misplaced 他没有信错人。,The writ

30、er misplaced his trust in his editor. 那位作家错误地相信了他的编辑。,2）lose something for a short time by putting it in the wrong place 一时找不到，把放错地方,我把眼镜放错地方了-没在我的包里。,Ive misplaced my glasses - theyre not in my bag.,那些文件已经到了，但一时找不到。,The papers arrived but were misplaced in the mailroom.,Stumble (v.) (Line 68, Para.

31、 11) 1) miss a step and fall or nearly fall 跌倒，绊倒,Translation,我在一个树根上绊了一跤。 I stumbled over a tree root.,由于地面很滑，那位老人跌倒了。 As the floor was very slippery, the old man stumbled.,2)Discover or find something or someone by chance 偶然碰见/发现,I stumbled onto/across an evidence in favor of my theory.,我偶然发现了一个有利

32、于自己理论的证据。,Translation,Researchers have stumbled across a drug that may help patients with Parkinsons disease.,研究人员偶然发现了一种可以帮助治疗帕金森病的药物。,Come by (v.) (Line 91, Para. 13) get something, esp. something that is hard to get 得到，获得,Translation,你是怎么得到那本书的？ How did you come by that book?,现在，大学毕业生要找到好工作并不容易。

33、Good jobs are hard to come by for college graduates.,Stoop v. 1) bend forward and down 俯身，弯腰,For example,他俯身察看床底。,He stooped low to look under the bed.,He stooped down to pick up the book.,他弯腰把书捡起来。,He is beginning to stoop with age, ie as he gets old. 他年事渐高，背也开始变驼了。,2) have the head and shoulders h

34、abitually bent over 弓背,3) Lower ones moral standards so far (as to do sth.) 降低自己的道德标准（以致做出某事）,那个坏蛋为了赚钱什么勾当都干得出来。,That scoundrel would stoop to anything for profit.,Translation,我决不至于下贱到骗人的地步。,I would never stoop to cheating.,Slaughter 1）n. the action of killing in a way that is cruel, unjust, or unne

35、cessary 屠杀，杀戮,For example,War always involves the slaughter of innocent civilians.,战争往往会导致平民被杀戮。,素食主义者反感残忍地杀戮动物，作为食物。,The heartless slaughter of animals for food disgusted the vegetarian.,2) v. kill in a way that is cruel, unjust, or unnecessary 屠杀，杀戮,Thousands were slaughtered by the invading army.

36、,很多人认为屠杀动物制作皮衣的做法是错误的。,Many people believe that it is wrong to slaughter animals to make fur coats.,数以千计的人被侵略军杀戮。,Translation,History itself is meaningless without heroes.,Whether on purpose or by accident.,英雄的这种凝聚力，在过去十那么普遍,没有英雄，历史本身就毫无意义。,无论是有意还是偶然。,This unifying force of the hero, something so co

37、mmonplace in our past,We, individually, need other persons to guide our actions.,我们每个人行事时，都需要他人的指引。,就整个国家而言,On the national scale,In-class assignment - Challenge your memory !,Recite Para. 4 in about 5 minutes.,Writing techniques,How to write letters of congratulations/ commiseration,Letters of Cong

38、ratulation / Commiseration,祝贺信和慰问信在生活中使用频繁。在许多场合，如朋友结婚、生子、升职或是通过一次重要的考试，我们都可以写信祝贺。祝贺信的内容没有定规，但通常包括下面两项：,1. 写信的原因，例如,I hear wonderful things about you. I am delighted that you and Lucy have decided to get married.,2. 真诚的祝贺，例如：,Please accept the congratulations of everyone here in my family on your Ex

39、cellent Student Award. Your success has been a great inspiration to all of us. Congratulations on being named this years Outstanding Manager. Having visited one of your division branches, I know that you deserve this honor.,A letter of congratulation,Dear Bill: I was delighted (although not surprised) to hear that you won the piano competition this year. Congratulations! Ive watched you develop as a fine pianist over the years, and it is a thrill to see you are rewarded for your talent-and , above all, for your hard work. My parents and I conclude that youre going to go far in this world. M