大學英語 book3 Text A Study of unit3（課堂PPT)

1、1Unit 3: SecurityText AThe Land Of The LockA country protected by locks.鎖之國鎖之國2Text A: The Land of the LocknAbstract of the textnQuestions for the topicnText organization nCultural NotesnText explanationnVocabulary.鎖之國鎖之國3Abstract of The Textn The text, by providing many examples, describes the wide

2、 use of security devices, typically locks in varied forms in America. The author, by comparing with the past era of leaving the front door on the latch, regrets that people no longer trust each other and have to resort to elaborate security systems to protect themselves and their possessions. And th

3、is has led to the fact that people may have locked the evils out, but they also have locked themselves in.安全裝置安全裝置 夜不閉戶夜不閉戶 求助于，憑借求助于，憑借精心設計，精心制作精心設計，精心制作人們也許會把壞人擋在門外，但也把自己人們也許會把壞人擋在門外，但也把自己鎖在里面。鎖在里面。locks4Questions for The TopicnWhat does the title mean? What is the text about? nWhat is the legacy

4、we might best remember when we look back on the present age? Main idea of the Text: 教訓教訓5Questions for The Topic1. What has replaced the era when people could safely keep their front door unlocked?2. What does the author think is the new atmosphere of American life?3. Look through the text and find

5、out the equipment that we usually use to keep us safe and fill in the blanks of the chart.6At Presentsecurity chainelectronic alarm systemstrip wireselectronic X-ray equipmentsliding glass doors with steel barsaccess cardshigh intensity lightrape whistlesdead-bolt locks出入證出入證防盜鎖防盜鎖防護鏈防護鏈電子報警系統(tǒng)電子報警系統(tǒng)

6、觸發(fā)式報警裝置觸發(fā)式報警裝置鋼筋玻璃滑門鋼筋玻璃滑門電子透視裝置電子透視裝置探照燈探照燈防強暴口哨防強暴口哨7Para. 4nIt has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires hooked up to a police station or private guard firm. Many suburban families have sliding glass doors on their patios, with steel bars elega

7、ntly built in so no one can pry the doors open.取而代之的是取而代之的是with steel bars being well-installed inside.把門撬開把門撬開防盜鎖防盜鎖防護鏈防護鏈電子報警系統(tǒng)電子報警系統(tǒng)觸發(fā)式報警裝置觸發(fā)式報警裝置8Text Organization: Page 79 Part I: Paras. 1-3In America, the era of leaving the front door on the latch has drawn _. to a close9Text Organization: Pag

8、e 79Part II: Paras. 4-15A new atmosphere of _ and _ creeps into every aspect of daily life. feardistrust10Text Organization: Page 79Part III: Paras. 16-19By locking our fears out, we become _ of our own making. prisoners11Cultural Notes In the United States today, Americans are growing more concerne

9、d with their security. It is reported that the crime rate is soaring. To help people protect themselves from crime, police depart-ments in many states have offered to citizens safety tips, such as how to protect yourself when using a banks automated teller machine (ATM), 安全提示安全提示使用自動取款機是如何保護自己，使用自動取

10、款機是如何保護自己，犯罪率急劇上升犯罪率急劇上升12Cultural Notes how to protect yourself from a carjacking, how to protect yourself from motor vehicle theft, how to protect yourself in parking garages, how to safeguard your home while on vacation, and how to protect yourself while walking at night. Here is one set of tips

11、in detail. 如何防備截車如何防備截車如何防范機動車被盜如何防范機動車被盜停車庫里如何防身停車庫里如何防身度假時如何保證家里安全度假時如何保證家里安全夜間行走如何保護自己夜間行走如何保護自己13Safety tips: nAvoid walking or running alone at night. Instead, go walking or jogging with a friend. nDont use headphones while walking, driving or jogging. nAlways walk in well-lighted areas. nAlway

12、s stay near the curb.14safety tips: nAvoid the use of short cuts. nAfter dark, keep away from large bushes or doorways where someone could be lurking. nDo not display cash openly, especially when leaving an ATM. stay hidden especially when waiting to attack.埋伏埋伏, 潛藏潛藏15safety tips: nIf someone in a

13、vehicle stops and asks for directions, answer from a distance. Do not approach the vehicle.nIf followed, go immediately to an area with lights and people. If needed, turn around and walk in the opposite direction; your follower will also have to reverse directions. 16Cultural NotesnIn Britain there

14、is Neighborhood Watch which is an arrangement by which people who live in a particular street or area watch each others houses and tell the police if they see anything suspicious. Many people have formed local Neighborhood Watch groups to try to prevent crime, but others have refused to join them be

15、cause they do not like the idea of being watched by their neighbors. 街道（區(qū)）巡邏隊街道（區(qū)）巡邏隊觀察（留意）各家各戶觀察（留意）各家各戶被人監(jiān)視被人監(jiān)視17Text Explanation:The Land of the LockText A鎖之國鎖之國18The Land Of The Lock In America, the era of leaving the front door on the latch has drawn _. Part I: Paras. 1-3to a close19Para. 1nIn

16、the house where I grew up, it was our custom to leave the front door on the latch at night, I dont know if that was a local term or if it is universal; “on the latch” meant the door was closed but not locked. None of us carried keys; the last one in for the evening would close up and that was it.Why

17、 past tense is used in this Paragraph?closed but not lockedWhat do “l(fā)ocal” and “universal” mean respectively?“Local” means “of a particular place”, while “universal” means “common to all conditions, or situations”我不知道這是我不知道這是當?shù)氐漠數(shù)氐囊环N說法還是一種說法還是普遍都普遍都這么說這么說的；的；“不落鎖不落鎖”的意思就是掩上門，但不上鎖。的意思就是掩上門，但不上鎖。20Par

18、a. 2nThose days are over. In rural area as well as in cities, doors do not stay unlocked, even for part of an evening.Do people now still leave the front door on the latch at night?Why present tense is used here?21Para. 3nSuburbs and country areas are, in many ways , even more vulnerable than well-p

19、atrolled urban streets. Statistics show the crime rate rising more dramatically in those allegedly tranquil areas than in cities. At any rate the era of leaving the front door on the latch is over.易受攻擊易受攻擊巡查嚴密的城市街道巡查嚴密的城市街道不管怎么說，夜不閉戶的時代是一去不不管怎么說，夜不閉戶的時代是一去不復返了。復返了。Lets go to Part Two:22The Land Of T

20、he LockPart II: Paras. 4-15A new atmosphere of _ and _ creeps into every aspect of daily life. feardistrust23Para. 4nIt has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems and trip wires hooked up to a police station or private guard firm. Many suburban families have slid

21、ing glass doors on their patios, with steel bars elegantly built in so no one can pry the doors open.取而代之的是取而代之的是with steel bars being well-installed inside.把門撬開把門撬開防盜鎖防盜鎖防護鏈防護鏈電子報警系統(tǒng)電子報警系統(tǒng)觸發(fā)式報警裝置觸發(fā)式報警裝置24Para. 5nIt is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the windows small n

22、otices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or that guard company.Double negative for emphasis.What can be commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant homes?Small notices warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most p

23、leasant of homes.在最溫馨的居家，也常常看得到窗戶上貼的小在最溫馨的居家，也常?？吹玫酱皯羯腺N的小小的告示，稱本宅由某家安全保衛(wèi)機構或某個小的告示，稱本宅由某家安全保衛(wèi)機構或某個保安公司負責監(jiān)管保安公司負責監(jiān)管25Para. 6nThe lock is the new symbol of America. Indeed, a recent public-service adver-tisement by a large insurance company featured not charts showing how much at risk we are, but a pic

24、ture of a childs bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it.鎖成了美國的新的象征。鎖成了美國的新的象征。公益廣告公益廣告現(xiàn)在常見的掛鎖現(xiàn)在常見的掛鎖26Para. 7nThe ad pointed out that, yes, it is the insurance companies that pay for stolen goods, but who is gong to pay for what the new atmosphere of distrust and fear is doing to our way

25、of life? Who is going to make the psychic payment for the transformation of America from the Land of the Free to the Land of the Lock?廣告指出廣告指出: 沒錯，確是保險公司理沒錯，確是保險公司理陪失竊物品陪失竊物品但是誰來賠償互不信任，以及擔心害怕的新氛圍但是誰來賠償互不信任，以及擔心害怕的新氛圍對我們的生活方式所造成的影響呢？對我們的生活方式所造成的影響呢？誰來對美國從自由之國蛻變到鎖之國作出精誰來對美國從自由之國蛻變到鎖之國作出精神賠償呢？神賠償呢？精神賠償

26、精神賠償27Para. 8nFor that is what has happened. We have become so used to defending ourselves against the new atmosphere of American life, so used to putting up barriers, that we have not had time to think about what it may mean.無暇思考這會意味著什么。無暇思考這會意味著什么。the present state of affairs(因為因為) 那就是現(xiàn)狀那就是現(xiàn)狀.28Pa

27、ra. 9nFor some reason we are satisfied when we think we are well protected; it does not occur to us to ask ourselves: why has this happened? Why are we having to barricade ourselves against our neighbors and fellow citizens, and when, exactly, did this start to take over our lives?我們沒有想到問問自己我們沒有想到問問

28、自己: 為什么會出現(xiàn)這種為什么會出現(xiàn)這種情況？情況？shut ourselves away from 這一切究竟是從什么時候開始主宰我們生這一切究竟是從什么時候開始主宰我們生活的？活的？29Para. 10nAnd it has taken over. If you work for a medium-to-large-size company, chances are that you dont just wander in and out of work. You probably carry some kind of access card, electronic or otherwis

29、e, that allows you in and out of your place of work. Maybe the security guard at the front desk knows your face and will wave you in most days, but the fact remains that the business you work for feels threatened enough to keep outsiders away via these “keys”.大中型公司大中型公司It is likely that 上下班（不好）隨便進出上

30、下班（不好）隨便進出出入證出入證so that they keep 如果你在一家大中型公司上班，你上下班很如果你在一家大中型公司上班，你上下班很可能不好隨意進出?？赡懿缓秒S意進出。30Para. 11nIt wasnt always like this. Even a decade ago most private businesses had a policy of free access. It simply didnt occur to managers that the proper thing to do was to distrust people.Why past tense i

31、s used here?以前（過去）可不是這樣。以前（過去）可不是這樣。自由出入自由出入管理人員根本就沒想過恰當?shù)模ò踩┦侄喂芾砣藛T根本就沒想過恰當?shù)模ò踩┦侄问遣恍湃嗡?。是不信任他人?1Para. 12nLook at the airports. Parents used to take children out to departure gates to watch planes land and take off. Thats all gone. Airports are no longer a place of education and fun; they are the m

32、ost sophisticated of security sites.機場再也不是有趣的學習場所，而是保安機場再也不是有趣的學習場所，而是保安措施最嚴密的地方。措施最嚴密的地方。32Para. 13nWith electronic X-ray equipment, we seem finally to have figured out a way to hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay; it was such a relief to solve this problem that we did not think much abo

33、ut what such a state of affairs says about the quality of our lives. We now pass through these electronic friskers without so much as a sideways glance; the machines and what they stand for, have won.憑借電子透視裝置憑借電子透視裝置come up with a good way想想出妙計出妙計憑借著電子透視裝置，我們似乎終于想出妙計讓恐怖憑借著電子透視裝置，我們似乎終于想出妙計讓恐怖分子（無論是真

34、的還是憑空臆想的）無法近身。能解分子（無論是真的還是憑空臆想的）無法近身。能解決這一問題真是如釋重負，于是我們就不去多想這種決這一問題真是如釋重負，于是我們就不去多想這種狀況對我們的生活質(zhì)量意味著什么。狀況對我們的生活質(zhì)量意味著什么。without even a sideways glance甚甚至連看都不看一眼至連看都不看一眼33Para. 14nOur neighborhoods are bathed in high-intensity light; we do not want to afford ourselves even so much a luxury as a shadow.c

35、over or envelop as if with liquid處在處在之中之中strict watch 嚴嚴密的監(jiān)視密的監(jiān)視privacy or secret個個人秘密或隱私人秘密或隱私我們的居住區(qū)處在強光源的照射之下，我們連我們的居住區(qū)處在強光源的照射之下，我們連像陰影這樣的小小享受也不想給自己。像陰影這樣的小小享受也不想給自己。我們的居住區(qū)處在嚴密的監(jiān)視之下，就連我們的居住區(qū)處在嚴密的監(jiān)視之下，就連保護自己的一點點隱私也成了奢望。保護自己的一點點隱私也成了奢望。34Para. 15nBusinessmen, in increasing numbers are purchasing ne

36、w machines that hook up to the telephone and analyze a callers voice. The machines are supposed to tell the businessman, with a small margin of error, whether his friend or client is telling lies.The machines are thought to be able tell the businessman whether his friend or client is telling lies wi

37、th little probability of making mistakes.with little probability of making mistakesLets go to Part Three:35The Land Of The LockPart III: Paras. 16-19By locking our fears out, we become _ of our own making. prisoners36Para. 16nAll this is being done in the name of “security”, that is what we tell our

38、selves. We are fearful, and so we devise ways to lock the fear out, and that, we decide, is what security means.This is not real security. People are living in the illusion that they are properly protected by these “security” means.以以名義名義Why does the author use the quotation marks?we think，我們認定，我們認定

39、，所有這一切都是以所有這一切都是以“安全安全”的名義實施的名義實施的；我們是這么跟自己說的的；我們是這么跟自己說的我們害怕，于是我們設法把害怕鎖在門外，我們害怕，于是我們設法把害怕鎖在門外，我們認定這就是安全的意義。我們認定這就是安全的意義。37nBut no; with all this “security,” we are perhaps the most insecure nation in the history of civilized man. What better word to describe the way in which we have been forced to

40、live? What sadder reflection on all that we have become in this new and puzzling time?Para. 17其實不然其實不然; 雖然有了安全措施雖然有了安全措施, 但是我們或但是我們或許是人類文明史上最不安全的國民許是人類文明史上最不安全的國民.有什么更好的字眼能用來描述我們有什么更好的字眼能用來描述我們被迫選擇的生活方式呢被迫選擇的生活方式呢?還有什么更為可悲地表明我們在這個令人困還有什么更為可悲地表明我們在這個令人困惑的新時代所感受到的惶恐之情呢惑的新時代所感受到的惶恐之情呢?38Para. 18nWe tru

41、st no one. Suburban housewives wear rape whistles on their station wagon key chains. We have become so smart about self-protection that, in the end, we have all outsmarted ourselves. We may have locked the evils out, but in so doing we have locked ourselves in.我們在自我防衛(wèi)方面變得如此聰明，最終全都我們在自我防衛(wèi)方面變得如此聰明，最終全

42、都聰明反被聰明誤。我們或許把邪惡鎖在了門外，聰明反被聰明誤。我們或許把邪惡鎖在了門外，但同時我們把自己也鎖在了里面。但同時我們把自己也鎖在了里面。防強暴口哨防強暴口哨聰明反被聰明誤聰明反被聰明誤39Para. 19nThat may be the legacy we remember best when we look back on this age: in dealing with the unseen horrors among us, we became prisoners of o u r s e l v e s . A l l o f u s prisoners in this t

43、ime of our troubles. 教訓教訓那也許是將來回顧這一時代時我那也許是將來回顧這一時代時我們記得最牢的教訓：們記得最牢的教訓：無形的恐懼無形的恐懼在對付這無形的恐懼之時，我在對付這無形的恐懼之時，我們成了自己的囚徒。們成了自己的囚徒。在這個問題重重的時代，我們所有的人都在這個問題重重的時代，我們所有的人都是囚徒。是囚徒。那也許是將來回顧這一時代時那也許是將來回顧這一時代時我們記得最牢的教訓：在對付我們記得最牢的教訓：在對付這無形的恐懼之時，我們成了這無形的恐懼之時，我們成了自己的囚徒。在這個問題重重自己的囚徒。在這個問題重重的時代，我們所有的人都是囚的時代，我們所有的人都是囚徒

44、。徒。Thats all for “Text Explanation”.40close up:nI wanted so much to close up my store and go traveling. nOn the New Years Eve all the stores were closed up in my hometown. shut (sth.) esp. temporarily41close up:p許多跨國公司正考慮結束在這個國家的業(yè)許多跨國公司正考慮結束在這個國家的業(yè)務，把生產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移到低工資國家或地區(qū)務，把生產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移到低工資國家或地區(qū) 。uMany multinationa

45、l corporations are considering closing up in this country and transferring production to low wage countries or districts.shut (sth.) esp. temporarily42rural:nRural life is more peaceful than city life. nIn a few years urban residents will outnumber rural residents in most developing countries.of, in

46、 or suggesting the countryside43vulnerable: nIntruders are developing techniques to harness the power of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable system on the Internet. nMuseums in the developing world often have fewer security measures and thus remain more vulnerable to thefts.exposed to danger or atta

47、ck; unprotected 44nCompared with Saudi Arabia soccer team, the Chinese team is more vulnerable.pIt is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable. u政府在經(jīng)濟政策這點上最易受到攻擊。政府在經(jīng)濟政策這點上最易受到攻擊。 exposed to danger or attack; unprotected vulnerable:45More collocations:pvulnerable to abuse, blackmail

48、, criticism u易受虐待易受虐待 / 敲詐敲詐 / 批評批評 (的的)pa vulnerable pointu弱點弱點pin a vulnerable position u地位岌岌可危地位岌岌可危46urban:nMotor vehicle emissions, to a large extent, are responsible for urban air pollution. of, situated in or living in a city or townnIn urban areas of industrializing nations, millions of peop

49、le have no secure shelter.47urban:pTraffic noise, pollution, huge concrete buildings how can people survive in the urban jungle? u車輛噪音、污染、鋼筋混凝土車輛噪音、污染、鋼筋混凝土的摩天大樓的摩天大樓-人們?nèi)绾文茉谌藗內(nèi)绾文茉谶@樣的城市叢林中生存這樣的城市叢林中生存 ?of, situated in or living in a city or town48tranquil:nVisitors like to stay in this hotel because

50、it is beautiful and located in a tranquil lake area. nShe stared at the tranquil surface of the water. calm, quiet and undisturbed49Compare :tranquil vs. calmcalm: 平靜的；鎮(zhèn)靜的，沉著的平靜的；鎮(zhèn)靜的，沉著的 nAfter a night of fighting, the streets are now calm. nShes not very good at keeping / staying calm in difficult

51、situations.50Compare: tranquil vs. serene serene: 平靜的，安寧的；安詳?shù)钠届o的，安寧的；安詳?shù)膎She has a lovely serene face. nWhat amazes me is his serene indifference to all the trouble around him. 51hook up to:nMy computer is hooked up to the Internet, so I can communicate with my students at home via email. nThe alarm

52、 systems in the banks are hooked up to the local police station. connect or attach (sth.) to (sth. else) with or as if with a hook52feature: 以以為顯著特點，突出為顯著特點，突出nModern libraries often feature telecommunication links that provide users with access to information at remote sites. give a prominent part

53、to (sb./sth.) 53feature: 以以為顯著特點，突出為顯著特點，突出nEast Asian dramas often feature ethical conflicts, divided loyalty, or concerns about the afterlife.道德倫理沖突道德倫理沖突n They had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner featuring roast turkey. 忠孝兩全忠孝兩全來世，再生來世，再生他們享用了一頓以烤火雞為傳統(tǒng)特色他們享用了一頓以烤火雞為傳統(tǒng)特色的感恩節(jié)大餐。的感恩節(jié)大餐。54transform

54、:nWhenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herself into a radiant star.change completely in form, appearance, or nature55transformationnLocal people have mixed feelings about the planned transformation of their town into a regional capital. 56barrier:nThe driver slowed

55、 down as he approached the police barrier.nThe program serves as a barrier that stops children viewing unhealthy programs on the Internet. thing that prevents progress or movement 57barricade :nThe rioters barricaded streets with piles of blazing tyres.nTerrified villagers barricaded themselves into

56、 their houses. block with a barricade; a barrier of large objects, intended to stop enemy58hold/keep (sb.) at bay:nEating oranges keeps colds at bay.nShe left the light on at night to keep her fears at bay. prevent (an enemy, pursuers, etc.) from coming near: 不讓不讓逼近逼近她把燈開著給自己壯壯膽。她把燈開著給自己壯壯膽。59stand for:nThat newspaper is often thought to stand for freedo