大學英語精讀Book4 Unit One

UnitOneBigBuckstheEasyWayI.Warm-upII.VocabularyIII.FocusStudyIV.TextAnalysisV.ExercisesVI.SummaryBeforeReading_1_1

Warm-upQuestionsLookatthefollowingpictures.Talkaboutthepicturesinsmallgroups.Andanswerthesequestions.1.Whatishappeningineachpicture?2.Ifyouwanttohaveapart-timejob,whichofthefollowingdoyoulikebest?Why?3.Doyourparentsencourageyoutogetapart-timejob?Whyorwhynot?Tips:---No,theythinkmypriorityistostudywellandIamnotshortofmoney.----Yes,theyencouragemetobemoreindependentandknowthedifficultytomakemoney.Directions:Recentlythemostpopulartopiccollegestudentsaretalkingaboutisdoingpart-timejobs.Somepeoplethinkit’squitegoodwhileothersargueit’snotgood.Nowletusdiscussthistopicinsmallgroups.Eachgroupwillgivetwooutlineslistingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdoingpart-timejobsforcollegestudents.DiscussionandDebate

Advantagesmakingmoneytodosomemeaningfulthings—tobuybooks,togotraveling,etc.learninghowtogetalongwithdifferentkindsofpeopleinthesociety;developingsomegoodworkhabitandasenseofresponsibility;learningsomepracticalskillsandformingagoodattitudetowardlabor;workingevenharderandmakingbetteruseoftheirtime.Outline1

Pleasetalkabouttheadvantagesofdoingpart-timejobsforcollegestudentsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow:DisadvantagesgettingpoorgradesbecauseoflesstimetostudyformingabadhabitofspendingmoneyfreelybecominginterestedinnothingbutmoneyaffectingtheirhealthbreakingthelawsometimesinordertomakemoremoneyOutline2

Pleasetalkaboutthedisadvantagesofdoingpart-timejobsfor

collegestudentsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow:BeforeReading_2_1.31.MontgomeryWard&Company

MontgomeryWard&CompanyisaUnitedStatesretailandmail-orderconcern.AcrosstheUnitedStatesthecompanyhasmorethan500retailstoresand700catalogstores.Thecompanywasfoundedasamail-orderbusinessinChicagoin1872byA.MontgomeryWard,whoadoptedthepolicy“Satisfactionguaranteedoryourmoneyback”.Thefirstretailstorewasestablishedin1926.Today,MontgomeryWard&Companyranksasthesecondlargestmail-orderfirmintheworld.InformationrelatedtothetextBeforeReading_2_2.32.Sears,Roebuck&CompanySears,Roebuck&Companyisthelargestmail-orderconcernintheworld.ThefounderofthecompanyisRichardWarrenSears.HewasborninStewartville,Minnesota,USAin1863anddiedinWaukesha,WisconsinUSAin1914.In1886,hefoundedhismail-orderbusinessinNorthRedwood,Minnesota,U.S.A.Thenin1893,hejoinedmerchantAlvahC.RoebucktoestablishSears,Roebuck&CompanyinChicago,Illinois.Almost60yearsafterhisdeath,askyscraper－SearsTower－openedinChicago,Illinois,whichwastheworld’stallestofficebuildinguntil1996.BeforeReading_3_13.MinimumWageTheLondonDockers’(碼頭工人)Strikein1889wascalledbymenwhosecasual(臨時)employmentintheLondondocksexposedthemtoextremepoverty.Astheresultofthestrike,theirdemandsforaminimumwageofsixpenceanhour,minimumcasualemploymentofatleastfourhours,andfairovertimepaywerelargelymet.BeforeReading_3_1.1Theminimumwageisthesmallestamountofmoneyperhourthatanemployermaylegallypayaworker.Itisfixedbylaw,agreement,orothermeans.IntheUnitedStates,minimumwagelawsaremadebythefederalgovernmentandstateandmunicipalgovernments.TheFairLaborStandardsActof1938,popularlyknownastheFederalWageandHourLaw,establishedaminimumwageof25centsanhour.TheminimumwagehassincebeenincreasedbyamendmentstoFairLaborStandardsActin1949,1955,1961,1966,1974,and1977.The1977amendmentraisedtheminimumwageinstagesfrom$2.65anhourin1978to$3.35anhourby1981.By1991,theminimumwagereached$4.25anhour.AndbySept.1997,ithadreached$5.15.1.leisurely,lucrativework:workthatbringsinalotofmoneyandcanbedonewitheaseleisurely:(moving,acting,ordone)withouthastee.g.---Myfatherdoeseverythinginaleisurelymanner.Vocabulary2.painvt.causephysicalpainormentalsufferingtoe.g.Itpainedthemothertowatchhersonsuffering.

3.settle:

vt.

placeinacomfortableposition;startlivingine.g.ManyChinesepeoplehavesettleddownintheUnitedStates.Collocation:

settleone’saccountsettledownsettleforsettleup4.inquire

v.aske.g.IinquiredaboutthetimesofflightstoNanjing.Thepoliceofficerannouncedthatthedeathsoftwoyounggirlswouldsoonbeinquiredinto.inquireaboutsb./sth.打聽某人/某事

inquireintosth.調(diào)查某事

5.pullup:(causeto)cometoastope.g.Thetaxihadtopullupbecausethetrafficlightshadturnedred.

pullin（火車）進站,（船）靠岸pullout

（火車）離站6.(a)

pieceofcake:acolloquialphrasemeaning“sth.thatcanbedoneorobtainedveryeasily”.e.g.Thisjobisanythingbutapieceofcake.7.echovt.repeat(thewords,feelings,etc.ofsb.);(ofsound)besentbackorrepeate.g.Thespeaker’swordsechoedinhermind.

8.informvt.

tell;giveinformationtoe.g.Haveyouinformedthecompanyofyourwishtoleaveit?

Pattern:informsb.about/rmsb.(thatclause)9.cramv.1)forceorpressintoasmallspace;crowde.g.It’sdangerousforsomanypeopletobecrammedintoabus.2)prepare(sb.)foranexaminationbyteachingorlearningalotquicklye.g.Theteachersarecrammingthestudentshardforthesummerexams.10.stack:n.

anorderlypilee.g.InProfessorWang’sstudyyoucanfindstacksofbooksonthebookshelf.11.knowbetterthanbewiseorwell-trainedenoughnottoe.g.Youshouldknowbetterthantodancewiththatman.12.beatbeengagedin,busyovere.g.Dr.Liisatbreakfast.Willyoupleasewaituntilhehasfinished?13.make/putadentin1)reducetheamountorlevelofsth.e.g.Theroofrepairsmadequiteadentinoursaving.2)makeafirststeptowardssuccess(oftennegative)e.g.Peterstudiedallevening,buthardlymadeadentinhishomework.14.

cutintoreduce,decreasee.g.Ishallcutintomysavingstopayfortheholiday.16.havenobusinesshavenorightorreasone.g.Youhavenobusinesssayingsuchthingsaboutmybrother.18.entitlevt.givesbtherighttodoorhavesth.e.g.---Theonewhoguessestheanswerisentitledtoaskthenextquestion.

19.shrinkvibecomesmallerorlesse.g.---ThevastforestsofWestAfricahaveshrunkinthepast20years.20.

deadlinen.thelastpossibledateortimebywhichsth.mustbedoneorfinishede.g.What’syourdeadlineforfinishingthebookreport?22.

oddadj.1)strange;unusual2)separatedfromitspairorsete.g.Therewasnothingbutanoddshoeundertheoldman’sbed.3)(ofnumbers)unabletobedividedbytwoe.g.One,threeandfiveareoddnumbers.23.may/mightaswellhadbetter;havenostrongreasonnottoe.g.Sinceit’ssuchafineday,wemightaswellgohomeonfoot.Homework1.Para.1-4Readaloud.Indignity,aplasticbag,hung,doorknob(p.15)Compoundnouns:bookcase,handwriting,sun-bathing,deadline,blacksmith,waiting-room,sleeping-pill,outcome,income,pickup,breakthroughleisurely,lucrative,deliver,livewith,pain(vt.),panhandle,embarrassFocusStudyontheContentWhatdidthefathertellhiscollegesonstothinkabout?(Todeliverbagsofmagazinestomakesomeoftheirownmoney.)2.Para.5-10Settle,enthuse,inquire,snap,pullupHowdoyouunderstandtheword“super”shesnapped?(“Super”meansverygood.But,she“snapped”it,whichmeansshewasveryangry.Shewasbeingsarcastic,i.e.shemeanttheoppositeofwhatshesaid.)3.Para.11-14Readthelinesofeachrole.1)Oldercollegeson2)Youngercollegeson3)Mywife

4)I4.Para.15-16Inwhatcasesdoespeople’svoicebecomeunnaturallyhighandquavering?(Whentheyareexcited,angry,upsetandthelike.)5.

Para.17-29Roleplay1)mywife2)I3)myeldestson4)narrator（敘述者，解說者）Q:Whatisthefather’sbonusprogram?Whatdoyouthinkofthefather’sbonusprogram?

(reasonable&logical;bonusisapopularincentivethatmanagementadopts.Sometimeswehavetolosesomethinginordertogainsomething.Ifyouarereluctanttouseasmallbait,youcanhardlygetabigfish.)6.para.30-31

seethecolorofcash;claim;settlefor;declare;beentitledto;last;mediationQ:Whatistheoriginalpayment?(Fivedollarsperperson.)Whatisthedemandedone?(Fivedollarsperhour.)7.para.32

turnout,deadline,settleone’saccount,asoneofthemputit,quiteawhile8.para.33-40Readthispartonyourownandanswerthequestions.Whatisthetwoyoungestsons’plan?Whatdotheyoungestsonslearnfromtheircollegebrothers?(Theylearntomaketheirownmoneyinordertoavoidhavingtoaskformoneyallthetime.)attentionwasdrawnto+n./doingenlist,overhear,finance,bedonewith,mightaswell1.ClozeWhenDadtoldusaboutthe

workitsoundedeasy,just

.Thetroublewas,wedidnottakecareto

justhowmuchmaterialwasinvolved.Beforelongtrucksseemedtobe

outsideourhousealldaylong,leaving

ofadvertising.Itseemedwewouldhavenochanceofmeetingthe

.Thenwehadthis

idea.Hiringlocalkidstohelpwould

ustogetthejobdoneontime.True,itwould

ourprofits,buttherewasnoalternative.Thingsseemedtobegoingwell,butthenwehadtroubleoverapayclaim.Ourworkersdemandedfivedollarsanhour,butfortunatelyforustheywerereadyto

less.Asforus,whenwefinally

weendedupearninglessthanthe

wageforallourefforts.Iguessweshouldhave

tobelievethatbigbuckscomeeasy.Exercises2.Matching1)……使我痛心a.sb.beblamedfor…2)在……住下來b.overhearsb.doing…3)（車）停下c.cutintoone’sprofit4)某人因為……被指責