大學(xué)英語學(xué)習(xí)資料：UNIT ONE教案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglish(Reading&Writing)

BookIIUnitI(6periods)

I.TimeAllocation:

1.Warming-upActivity:!period

2.NewWords:1period

3.DetailedstudyofTextA:2periods

4.DoingexercisesinTextA:1period

5.SectionB:1period

SectionA

l.Warming-upActivity

A..Readthefollowingproverbs.Haveyoueverlearntthem?

WhataretheChineseversionsforthem?

1.Timeworkswonders.

2.Timetriestruth.

3.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

4.Timeisthebesthealer.

5.AHtimeisnotimewhenitispast.機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來。

B.Now,haveadiscussiononthefollowingquestions:(Writesomekeywordsonthe

blackboardasreferenceorguidetothestudents)

1.Americanshaveasaying“Timeismoney.^^Howdoyouunderstandit?

Timeisapreciousresource.Timecanbringprofits.Ifwemakegooduseoftimeand

workefficiently,wemayexpectgoodresultsandbigprofits.Onthecontrary,ifwe

workwithtardiness,we'llwasteourprecioustimeandgainlessthanweshouldgain.

Therefore,timeisreallymoneyandsavingtimeisjustlikesavingmoney.As

individuals,weshouldtreasureourlimitedtimeandleteveryminutecount.

2.InAmerica,there'sanothersayingabouttime:"Weareslavestonothingbutthe

clock."Howdoyouunderstandthissaying?

Americancultureisatime-consciouscultureandpeoplevaluetimehighly.Timeis

treatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Manypeoplehavearatheracute(敏感的)

senseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Timeisalwaysticking(滴答響)intheirinner

ear.Asaresult,sometimespeoplejustfeelhelplessinfrontoftime.Theyareunder

controloftimeandareslavestotheclock.

II.NewWords:

I.budget:vt.vi.planthespendingof(time,money,etc.)ortoprovide(:ime,money,etc.)inthe

plan

Shehasmadesomanycommitmentsthatshehastobudgethertimeverycarefully.她答應(yīng)下來

的事太多，因而不得不精心安排自己的時(shí)間。

IhadtobudgetforbuyinganewdresswhenIwasacollegestudent.Mostofyoudon'thaveto

now,Iguess?

n.:afamily/week'sbudget;

thecompany'sadvertisingbudget公司的廣告預(yù)算

Itisimportantforyoutobalanceeverymonth'sbudget.Doyouthinkso?重要的是要平衡每個(gè)

月的預(yù)算開支。

2.acute:adj.

l)(offeelingsorthesenses)fine;sharp

Shestillhasveryacutehearing,thoughsheisovereightyyearsold.

Dogshaveanacutesenseofsmell.狗有靈敏的嗅覺。

2)severe,verygreat

acutepain劇痛/anacutelackofwater嚴(yán)重缺水

Pleasenotetheuseof“sense“inthefollowingexamples:

Asenseofhumorisagreatqualityforaperson.幽默感是一個(gè)人的寶貴素質(zhì)。

asenseofsight(hearing,smell,taste,touch)視覺(聽覺,嗅覺,味覺，觸覺)

asenseofduty/thesenseofplace(direction)責(zé)任感/方位(方向)感

Usuallymenhaveabettersenseofplace(direction)thanwomen.Doyouagree?

belost(or:dead)toallsenseofshame全不知羞恥

3.replace:vt.l)putsth.backwhereitwasbefore

Replacethebookontheshelf.把書放回到書架上。

Eveiyoneofusshouldreplacethingsafterwehaveusedthem.

2)taketheplaceof接替

ShehasreplacedLiLeiastheEnglishmonitorofClass40.

4.restlesslyimpatiently

Themanrepeatedlylookedathiswatchwhilewalkingupanddownrestlesslyintheroom.

那人一邊不耐煩地在屋子里走來走去，一邊一遍又一遍地看手表。

5.elbowvt.pushothersoutofthewayusingelbows

Itriedtostophim,butheelbowedmeoutoftheway.

我試圖攔住他，可他用胳膊肘把我推開。

Theyoungmanelbowedhiswaythroughsomanypeopleonthebus.

6.abrupt:adj.

1)(ofbehav沁r)rough粗魯?shù)?，無禮的

anabruptattitude

WhenIaskedheraboutherattitudetowardsthenewplan,shewasquiteabruptwithme.

DriverswillbeabruptintheU.S.

2)suddenandunexpected

Themeetingcametoanabruptend.會(huì)議突然結(jié)束。

anabruptchangeofpolicy/attitude.etc.

Recentlythetaxidriverskeptcomplainingabouttheabruptriseinoilprices.最近出租車司機(jī)一

直在抱怨油價(jià)突漲。

7.ritual:l)adj.ofordoneregularlyfollowedinexactlythesamewayeachtime

Everydaytheworkbeginswiththeritualphrasesofgreeting.

每天工作以例行的相互問候開始。

2)n.[C,UJmcthodfollowedrepeatedlyinthesamewayeverytime

Wivesmakearitualoftheirhouseholdduties.

家庭主婦把家務(wù)作為自己每天的例行公事。

IstarttoreadEnglishaloudthefirstthingafterIgetupinthemorningandthathasbecomea

ritual.

8.conventionn

.conventional:adj.

1)general,usu.unspokenagreementabouthowpeopleshouldactorbehaveincenainsituations;

customarypractice慣例，習(xí)俗

Itistheconventionformentowearsuitsonformaloccasions.

男子在正式場合穿西裝是一種慣例。

Untilrecently,itwasaconventionintheUnitedStatesforpeopletowearblacktoafuneral.

直到最近，穿黑顏色的衣服參加葬禮仍然是美國的習(xí)俗。

2)meetingofmembersofaprofession,politicalparty,etc.

Usuallyhotelstrytoattractconventionsbecausetheybringalotofbusiness.賓館設(shè)法吸引各種

會(huì)議，因?yàn)闀?huì)議可帶來大量生意。

9.assess:vt.judgethequality,importance,orworthof評(píng)估，評(píng)價(jià)

Assessthepresentstaleoftheeconomy

Herneedswereassessedat€.80aweek..一周所需費(fèi)用估計(jì)為80歐元c

Itisstilltooearlytoassesstheeffectsoftheteachingreform.

要評(píng)價(jià)教學(xué)改革的效果還為時(shí)過早。

10.probe;v.examineclosely

Sometimesthisverbcanbeusedintransitivelyandthenthepreposition“into"isneeded.Theuse

oftheprepositionisbychoice.

Thepoliceareprobing(into)tradingwhichbreaksthelaw.警方正在調(diào)查非法交易活動(dòng)。

11.conduct:v.1)organizeandcarryout

Idecidedtoconductanexperiment.

AteamfromtheUnitedNationshasbeensenttoobservetheelectioninIraqtobesurethatit

wouldbefairlyconducted.一個(gè)聯(lián)合國代表團(tuán)被派來觀察這次伊拉克大選，以保證它公平地進(jìn)

行。

2)actasthepathfor(electricity,heat,etc.)

Plasticandrubberwon'tconductelectricity,butcopperwill.

塑料和橡膠不導(dǎo)電，但是銅導(dǎo)電。

Concernedphrases:Conductanexperiment

Conductbusiness

Conductanelection

Conductelectricity

12.whereas:conj.:but,incontrast;while而，但是

Wethoughtshedidn'tlikeus,whereasinfactshewasveryshy.

Theywantahouse,whereaswewouldratherliveinaflat.

從這個(gè)意思上講,可以用“while”(第一冊(cè)第十課)代替,意思完全相同

13.elapse:vi.(fml.)(oftime)pass

Threemonthshaveelapsedsincehelefthome.

14.fulfill:vt.l)doorperform

Theyfulfilledtheirwork(task)aheadoftimeaswedidours.

同我們一樣，他們也提前完成了任務(wù)。

fulfilladuty

2)supplyorsatisfy(aneed,demandorrequirement)

Thetravelinglibraryfulfillsanimportantneedforpeoplewholiveinthecountryareas.

流動(dòng)圖書館滿足了鄉(xiāng)村居民的一項(xiàng)重要需求。

Thecompanyshouldbeabletofulfillourrequirementsforproductquality.

這家公司應(yīng)該能滿足我們對(duì)產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量的要求。

UI.LanguagePoints:

l.Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingand

exploring.

Meaning:Asaresultofthisattitude,Americanstendtodevotetheirtimeandenergyto

researching,experimentingandexploring.

resultin:haveasaresult,cause

Actingbeforethinkingalwaysresultsinfailing.

做事不先考慮總會(huì)導(dǎo)致失敗。

Theaccidentresultedinthedeathoftwopeople(or:...resultedintwopeoplebeingkilled).

這場意外事故造成兩人死亡。

Cf.resultfrom:becausedby

Shewassodisappointedbecausenothingresultedfromhisconstantefforts

2.TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.

“theotherbeinglabor''isaspecialtypeofadverbialclause,thestructureis:subject+ing

(-ed)verb.Thistypeofclausecanalsobeputatthebeginningofthewholesentence.

Nofurtherdiscussionsarising,themeetingwasbroughttoanend.

Lunchfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.

也可以加介詞：

TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully>withtheotherbeinglabor.

Withlunchfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.

3.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock.

slavetosomething:apersonwhoiscompletelyinfluencedordominatedbysth.

aslavetodrink/money

nothingbut:only

Heisnothingbutabeggar.

Thereportcontainsnothingbutlies.

這報(bào)道滿篇都是謊言。

4...accountforit;...

Accountfor:1)giveasatisfactoryexplanationaboul(howslh.isused)

Shehadtoaccounttoherhusbandforeverypennyshehadspent.

她不得不向丈夫說明每一個(gè)便士是怎么花的。

Shecouldn,taccounttotheteacherforherabsencefromclassyesterday.

2)bethecauseororiginof

NorthSeaoilaccountsfbrahighproportionofourtradeeamings.

北海石油占我國貿(mào)易收入的很大一部分。

5.Oncethesandshaverunoutofaperson'shourglass,theycannotbereplaced.

Meaning:Thewholesentenceisametaphor,whichmeans:Oncetimehaspassed,itwillnot

return.

Runoutof:l)(ofliquidorsth.likeliquid)flowoutof

Manyriversrunoutof(heHimalayas.許多河流發(fā)源于喜馬拉雅山脈。

2)useallone'ssupplies,havenomore用完，耗盡

I'mafraidwe'verunoutofgas.

I'mrunningoutofpatience.

Hourglass:n.aglasscontainerholdingfinesandformeasuringtime,whichisnarrowinthe

middlelikeafigure8sothatthesardinsidecanrunslowlyfrom(hetophalftothebottomtaking

exactlyonehour.

6.Wewanteveryminutetocount.

Meaning:Wewanteveryminutetobeputintogooduse(sinceitisprecious)

Count:vt.Ifsth.counts,itisimportantorvaluable.

lbus,everysecondcounts.

Sheisoneofthewomenwhoreallycountintheneighborhood.

她是這個(gè)街區(qū)有影響力的女士之一。

Whatreallycountsinschooleducationisthetrainingofthestudents'abilities.

7.Theywillmisstheritualinteraction.

Interaction:n.lCommunication

Informalinteractionsamongadults

Human-computerinteraction人機(jī)對(duì)話，人機(jī)交流

2)actingoneachother;workingtogether

Increasedinteractionsbetweenthepoliceandcitizenswillimprovetherateofsolvingcrime.

警民之間加強(qiáng)合作將有助于提高破案率。

Interact(v.)witheachotherinclass/interacton

8...thatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffee...

Gowith:existortakeplaceatthesametime,befoundtogether

Happinessdoesnotgoasanautomaticresultwithmoney.

有錢不一定幸福。

Responsibilitygoeswithbecomingparents.

當(dāng)了父母責(zé)任就隨之而來。

9....muchless:andevenlesslikely

Thelittleboycanhardlywalk,muchlessrun.

Theyarealwaysshortofwatertodrink,muchlesstobathein.

Forthissense,wecanalsouse“stillless”

Shewouldn'ttakeadrink,stillless(or:muchlcss)stayfordinner.

10....especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.

Meaning:...especiallywhenwctakeintoaccountourbusystreetsthatareoftenfulloftraffic.

Given:prep.takingintoaccount

Giventheirinexperience,they'vedoneagoodjob.

Givenhisinterestinmusic,hisparentsboughtapianoforhim.

Wecanalsouse“giventhat”forthesamemeaning:

Giventhattheyareinexperienced,they'vedoneagoodjob.

Note:"given"+anounphrase

“given"+afiniteclause

IV.TextStructureAnalysis

PartOne:(Para.1-2)Anintroductiontothetopictheauthorwantstotalkabout:Americansvalue

timeandtheywanteveryminutetocount.

PartTwo:(Para.3)EveryAmericanisinarush.....oftenunderpressure.

(AParagraphofaGeneralStatementSupportedbySpecificDetailsandReasons)

PartThree:(Para.4-6)Morespecificdetailstoshowthattimeisalwaystickingintheirinnerear.

PartFour:(Para.7)TheU.S.isdefinitelyatelephonecountry.

(AnotherParagraphofaGeneralStatementSupportedbySpecificDetailsandReasons)

PartFive(Para.8)Americansandpeopleofdifferentcultureshavedifferentattitudetotimein

doingtheirwork.

SectionB

l.Cultureshock:atermmeaningstrongfeelingsofdiscomfort,fear,oranxiety,whichpeople

mayhavewhentheyenteranothercountry.Usuallywhenapersonmovestoliveinaforeign

country,he/shemayexperienceaperiodofcultureshockuntilhe/shebecomesfamiliarwiththe

newculture.

2.Phrasesandexpressions:

l)inspiteof:Thefootballmatchstillwentoninspiteoftherainandwind.

Spite:n:desiretohurt