大学英语精读（第三版）Unit - 6-10 - 讲稿

大学英语精读（第三版）第一册讲稿

Lecture notes Text: A Magician at Stretching a Dollar

Part I. Background Information:

1. Baker, Russell (1925- ): He is one of America’s notable humorists and political satirists. He first worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun from 1947-1954, then joined the New York Times in 1954. In 1962 he began writing his “Observer” column for the New York Times and continued to write that column for 36 years. Baker won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1979, and another in 1983, for the first volume of his autobiography, Growing Up. In addition, he has published more than a dozen other books, including fictions and children’s books.

2. Rooney, Mickey (1920- ): He is an American actor, singer and dancer. Rooney made his film debut at age six and, from 1927 to 1933, starred in over 50 episodes of the comedy series, Mickey McGuire. His roles in The Human Comedy (1943) and National Velvet (1944) confirmed his status as the nation’s most popular film star. Rooney established himself as a solid character actor in the postwar period. He has received an Emmy, a Tony and 2 Oscars, appeared in over 200 feature film.

Part II. Warm-up Activities:

Step 1. Lead in to the text by asking a question---―Have you ever told lies in order not

to disappoint people you love‖?

Step 2. Topic-centered Discussion(Group work)

1. Do you celebrate Christmas at home? Why or why not?

2. Have you ever received any presents from your parents at Christmas? If yes, what are they?

3. How do you spend Christmas at school? 4. Do you know anything about ― white lie ‖?

Step 3. T makes a brief introduction to Christmas and activities for celebrating the

Christmas..

Part III. Text Analysis:

Main Ideas: (Summary Writing)

I happened to find my Christmas present in my mother’s bedroom and was deeply moved. In order not to make mother know the fact, I tried to compose and test exclamations of delight. Mother brought the special present to me and I found feelings of love flowed naturally between us.

Structure:

Topic-related Prediction

Look at the following words carefully. How are they related to each other? Try to make sentences with the neighboring two words. Teachers can help type down the key words of the sentences made by the students. Magician Boy White Lie Christmas Present Love 1 2 3 4

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Part IV. Learning points:

1). Find out the active expressions:

1.something like approximately, about

2. scrape together gather or collect sth with difficulty

3. rob (s.b) of (sth.) prevent sb. From enjoying sth; take(money or property)illegally

from sb./sth.

4. hug oneself cross one’s arms tightly in front of one’s body; 5. do well by treat (sb.)well 6.hold back control or restrain Translate the following into English: 1. 疾病用光了她所有的钱。 2. 植树可以阻挡沙漠。 3. 她筹够了钱来上大学。 4. 我们应该多接触英语。 5. 移民来到美国寻梦。 (Answers:)

1. Disease has robbed her of her money. 2. Tree are planted to hlod back the desert.

3. She had scraped together enough money for college 4. We are exposed to much English.

5. Immigrants came to the US in search of the American Dream. 2). Word Using New Words:

1. stretch: v. 1) make or become wider or longer -- You are stretching my patience to the limit. --My wool coat stretched when I washed it. 2) extend

--The sea stretched as far as I could see.

CF: extend, lengthen & stretch这几个词都是动词，都有“伸展”、“延伸”之意。 extend表示时空的延长，一般指延伸到某一预想的位置。还可表示某一范围，如种类、影响、适用度等的增加。

Can you extend your visit a few days longer? lengthen 表示时空长度的增加、伸长 --Ask the tailor to lengthen this skirt

stretch表示在长宽上增加，意思是―延伸‖、―伸长‖。 --I stretched out my arm to try and reach the ball 2.approach: v 1) come near or nearer

--The 2008 Olympic Games are quickly approaching 2) go to sb. with a request or offer

--Did he approach you about lending him some money?

--Ms. Rice was approached about becoming Secretary of State in the new Administration. n: 1) path, road

--All approaches to the town were blocked 2) means of attaining a goal or purpose

--We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information. --We are working hard to find a new approach to teaching English.

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3. payment: n. 1) the act of paying

--Hackers threaten the security of online payment. --Here is a check in payment of my account. 2) sum of money paid

--How much can you borrow at 6% annual interest if you can afford an annual payment of $6000? Collocation

make (a) payment 付款 suspend payment 停止付款 a cash payment 现金支付 a token payment 象征性偿付 in payment of 为支付… 4. reveal: vt. 1) make known

--She suddenly revealed that she was not married.

--A survey of 1000 adults nationwide reveals that while Americans are deeply divided

on many issues, most believe that the United States is too dependent on imported oil.

2) allow or cause to be seen

--The director revealed his new movie plot to the press. --The curtains opened, to reveal a darkened stage. 5. hint: n. slight or indirect indication or suggestion

--I kept looking at my watch, but he just continued talking: he can’t take a hint. --If you want him to buy you a new car, why don’t you drop a hint? v. suggest indirectly

--The politician has hinted that he might once again become the leader of his party. Collocation:

drop / give a hint给一点暗示 take a hint 领会暗示

a hint of / about 关于…的暗示 hint (to sb.) tha t向某人暗示 hint at sth. 示意，暗示 6. deny: vt. 1) refuse to give

--I was denied the chance of going to college.

--It’s inhumane to deny medical care to prisoners. 2) refuse to accept as a fact, declare untrue --She denied knowing anything.

--He denied (that) he had told me the story.

NB: deny在表示“否定”、“否认”、“不承认”这层意思时，后面可以跟动词ing形式，名词词组，或that引导的从句，其中that可以被省略。详见以上示例。另外，There’s no denying that… 为固定结构，表示“事情很清楚”，如： There’s no denying that this will be a serious blow to the government. 7. compose: 1) make up sth.

--Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

--Mere facts, badly stated, do not compose a good book. 2) write music, poetry, etc.

--Well-known composer Sandeep Chowta will compose the music for the Olympics 2008.

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--Abraham Lincoln is said to have composed the famous Gettysburg Speech during his ride on the train.

CF: compose, comprise, constitute & consist 这几个词都是动词，都有“组成”之意。

compose的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。但在被动语态中，意思正好相反。

comprise 既可以表示―包含‖、―由…组成‖之意，即主语表示事物的整体，宾语表示事物的组成部分；也可以表示―构成‖之意，即主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。

constitute的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。

Consist 是个不及物动词，与介词of一起连用，不用于被动语态。consist的主语表示事物的整体，of后的宾语表示事物的组成部分。 8. spontaneously: adv. done, happening naturally

--Several cars have caught fire spontaneously while parked. 9. gratitude: n. thankfulness, being grateful

--She showed me her gratitude by inviting me to dinner. Collocation: express gratitude feel gratitude show gratitude gratitude for gratitude to

10 expose: vt. 1) uncover; leave uncovered or unprotected

--MasterCard International on Friday said information on more than 40 million credit cards may have been exposed by an unknown hacker. --Don’t expose your skin to the sun. 2) make known

--The identity of the Deep Throat was not exposed until 30 years after the Watergate Scandal.

CF: reveal, disclose & expose这几个词都是动词，都有“暴露”、“透露”之意。 Reveal 意思是―泄漏‖、―透露‖、―显示‖。其内容多是事先不为人知的秘密、事件等。

Disclose 意思是―公开‖、―揭发‖、―透露（秘密）‖。其内容多指曾保密的或不愿公开的事件真相，常为不正当、不光彩的事。

Expose意为―暴露‖，含有弃置、不予保护、听之任之之意；还可以指揭露某罪人或罪行。

11. confidence: n. full trust, belief in one’s own or another’s ability

--The American public has more confidence in the military than in any other institution, according to a Gallup poll released this week. --She has won his confidence; he trusts her. Collocation:

enjoy / have sb.’s confidence得到某人的信任 gain / win sb.’s confidence获得/赢得某人的信任 have / place one’s confidence in sb信任某人 misplace one’s confidence误信某人 shake sb.’s confidence 动摇某人的信心 betray sb.’s confidence 辜负某人的信任

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