现代大学英语精读2 unit8 The Men in Asbestos 教案

15) Destined to move forward: Based on Darwinian theories of evolution, through struggle for survival and natural selection, people believe that humanity is sure/ certain/ bound/ destined to move forward, since the inevitable law is the survival of the fittest, progress is not only desirable, it is inevitable. be destined to: be always destined to succeed一定会取得成功 be destined to V注定 be destined to sth预定 Although it seems that he may not be destined for the great things in life his mother wishes he“ll achieve, McDull never gives up.” 注定 尽管看起来在人生中他不可能取得像他妈妈所希望的那种成就，但麦兜从不放弃努力 16) the very existence of the outer world was hushed(to make silent or quiet) —the world around us had become silent and still. 17) The era of the conquest: It refers to man’s conquest of nature. UP until very recently, people still believed that by relying on science and technology, we would be able to make nature serve our needs. We would conquer nature as its master. We would no longer be at the mercy of natural forces. 18) I must go at it systematically. I must do/ work at/ deal with it in an orderly way. Systematically Analyse系统地分析 systematically distorted系统地扭曲 19) It died out of itself die out—cease existing completely of itself—by itself 20) You were all caught in the cogs of your own machine. You could not escape the consequences of your industrialization. You could become the slave of your own machines. catch up in沉湎于 catch on in平乓民亦件瓦件 catch up in the moment一时兴起 本章节的教学重点、难点： Deal with some difficult points of the text 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Retell the story 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 授课时数 Unit8 The man in Asbestos (四) 2 periods 教学目的： Enable students ⑴To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level; ⑵To discuss relevant topics like the purpose of science, the driving force of scientific development and terrorism; ⑶To use the key words and phrases freely and finish the exercises independently; 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） Continue language studies of the text. 21) beat it out_(paras.46) The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out before it could spread. 枯草起火了，但我们在火势尚未蔓延开来时就将火扑灭。 节奏强的爵士乐 Jazz 22) Agriculture went overboard. Agriculture dies out. to go overboard—to fall over the side of the boat into the water. Go at life every day with passion and enthusiasm. 带着激情和热忱，度过生命的每一天。 Don't go overboard, though, or she might think you're insincere. 但别过了头，否则她会认为你没有诚意的。 Makeup can help to remove years off your face, but don't go overboard with it. Too much makeup may age your skin. 化妆会让你看起来更年轻，但是不要太频繁。过多的化妆品可能会使你的皮肤加速老化。 23) The revolt of women and the fall of Fashion: referring to women’s liberation movement. Revolt: n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another v. 1. make revolution The people revolted when bread prices tripled again 2. fill with distaste 3. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of 24)launch; [l?:nt?, lɑ:nt?] n. 1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck 2. the act of propelling with force v. 1. set up or found They launched at least 2 spaceships into outer space each year. 他们每年至少将2艘宇宙飞船发射到太空。 Hence, when Mr Greenberg decided to launch into a whole new business in 1986 no one raised an eyebrow. 因此，当格林伯格决定开设一个全新的业务，没有人提出质疑。 25)?and how much of the texture of life itself had been bound up in the keen effort of it. The texture of life: “Texture” originally refers to the arrangement of the threads in a textile fabric. Here is means the distinctive or identifying character. “The texture of life” means the kind of life or the quality of life. Be bound up: A wound can be bound up, and an insult forgiven, but he who betrays secrets does hopeless damage. 有了伤痕，还可以包扎，辱骂之后，还可以言归于好；但是，若泄漏了朋友的秘密，不幸的心灵就没有希望了。 In the midst of a uncertain situation, we should not be so bound up in our own arguments and disagreements. 在这样一个不确定的形势之下，我们不应该如此专注于内部的争论和分歧。 26) hunt down: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) The police dog finally hunted down the escaped prisoner. 警犬最终还是追捕到了那名越狱的逃犯。 I'm sure he will be hunted down in less than a week. 我敢保证他一定会在一个星期内被捉拿归案。 Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. 不会出错。美国将找到并且严惩那些对这种懦夫行径负责的人。 27) cessation [se'sei??n] n. a stopping a cessation of the thunder smoking cessation戒烟 cessation payment停业后的支出 cessation speed中止速度 28) reflected upon: reflect on upon思考 reflect upon oneself自我反省；自我检查 When I see others do wrong, I must immediately reflect upon myself. 见到别人做恶，自己要即时反省。 It needs us to reflect upon and ponder what this means in practice. 我们需要好好思考这在实际中意味着什么。 Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man many , not on you past misfortunes, of which all men have some. 珍惜眼前的幸福，每个人都拥有许多：别要追忆过去不幸，人人多少都有一些。——查尔斯·狄更斯 本章节的教学重点、难点： rules about the impersonal it and comparison 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Written work: write an essay on either of the topics. 1. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the world the narrator finds in his dream. 2. All things considered, would you like to live in such a world? Give your reasons. 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 Unit8 The man in Asbestos (五)