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1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATED COURSE2Unit 6 Sanctuary or FulfillmentHere is New YorkReading FocusReading FocusReading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2The vibrations of great things or people felt in New York3The insulation provided by New York(Para.1)(Paras.2-3)(Paras.4-6)Paras
2、.7-84Conclusion(Paras.7-8)IntroductionA.Its largess can account for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the population.B.The capacity to make such dubious gifts is a mysterious quality of New York.C.The special quality of New York can either destroy an individual or fulf
3、ill him.New York presents the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy to everyone who comes to town.Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingThe vibrations of great things or people felt in New YorkA.I am curiously affected by emanations from the immediate surroundings while I am sitting in
4、 a hotel in New York:I am 22 blocks from where Rudolph Valentino lay in state beautifully.I am eight blocks from where Nathan Hale was executed.I am five blocks from the publishing house where Ernest Hemingway hit Max Eastman on the nose.I am four miles from where Walt Whitman sat sweating out edito
5、rials for The Brooklyn Eagle.B.The waiter also felt the same stimulus from being close to a famous actor.Example 1:Example 2:Example 3:Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingExample 4:The insulation provided by New YorkA.New York succeeds in insulating the individual against all enormous and
6、 violent and wonderful events taking place every minute.I did not attend the worlds greatest air show staged in New York.I did not notice the biggest oceangoing ships on the North Atlantic.B.The inhabitants in New York is in the happy position of being able to choose his spectacle and so conserve hi
7、s soul.C.The quality of New York that insulates its inhabitants from life may simply weaken them as individuals.Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingExample 1:Example 2:Conclusion New York has a positive effect on the creative capacities of its inhabitants.New York can bring the sense of r
8、ejuvenation to its inhabitants.The positive qualities of New YorkA.B.Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingTask 2Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage.(P170)Key:1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 1011 12 13 14 TFFFFFFTFTReading FocusReading Focus Detailed
9、InformationFFTTOn any person who desires such queer prizes,New York will bestow the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy.(Para.1)bestow on:赠与；赐予；赋予；给与 e.g.Many books were bestowed on her.It is this largess that accounts for the presence within the citys walls of a considerable section of the p
10、opulation;for the residents of Manhattan are to a large extent strangers who have pulled up stakes somewhere and come to town,seeking sanctuary or fulfillment or some greater or lesser grail.(Para.1)considerable:adj.much,a lot of 相当大的；相当多的 grail:a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve,but
11、never will 渴望但永远得不到的东西翻译：纽约城内数量庞大的居民中，冲着这份赠礼而来此落脚的绝不在少数；曼哈顿也因此聚集了众多异乡客，他们背井离乡到此闯荡，有的为了寻求庇护，有的为了一展抱负，还有的为了实现心中或大或小的愿望。Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point It carries on its lapel the unexpungeable odor of the long past,so that no matter where you sit in New York you feel the vibrations of great
12、times and tall deeds,of queer people and events and undertakings.(Para.2)unexpungeable:无法抹去的 expunge:抹去，删掉 undertaking：1)an important job,piece of work,or activity that you are responsible for 任务，事业，活动 e.g.a commercial undertaking 2)an agreement or a promise to do something.保证，承诺 e.g.The landlord _(
13、书面保证)that repairs would be carried out before the end of the month.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point gave a written undertaking “Mr.Stone is a very hearty eater,”said the waiter thoughtfully,content with this fragile participation in destiny,this link with Oz.(Para.4)In this sentence“content
14、”is an adjective and“content with”means happy and satisfied with what you have.e.g.1)He seemed more content,less bitter.2)He had to be content with third place.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point content(n.):1)所容之物 e.g.1)Fire has caused severe damage to the contents of the building.2)She hadnt
15、 read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.2)目录 e.g.1)a contents page 3)内容 e.g.Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point content(v.):1)使满足 e.g.Martina contented herself with a single glass of wine.2)使满意 e.g.My apology
16、 seemed to content him.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point And better than most dense communities it succeeds in insulating the individual(if he wants it,and almost everybody wants or needs it)against all enormous and violent and wonderful events that are taking place every minute.(Para.4)insu
17、late against:防止-，与-隔绝 e.g.They have found a way to insulate themselves against the cost of inflation.他们找到了使自己免受通货膨胀影响的办法。This room is insulated against noise.这个房间隔音。The Lions are overwhelming;the event is unavoidable.(Para.5)overwhelm:vt.覆盖,淹没；压倒;打败；使某人不知所措e.g.A great wave overwhelmed the boat.一个巨浪吞
18、没了那只小船。He was overwhelmed by the death of his father.他为父亲的去世而悲痛至极。overwhelming adj.势不可挡的,压倒一切的;巨大的 Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point A cornice falls,that it hits every citizen on the head,every last man in town.(Para.5)“every last man”means“everybody without exception”.This sentence means in
19、 most metropolises,no one can escape from the influence of every major event happening in the city.e.g.Every last man is supposed to seize each opportunity that comes along.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point I sometimes think that the only event that hits every New Yorker on the head is the a
20、nnual St.Patricks Day parade,which is fairly penetrating-the Irish are a hard race to tune out-(Para.5)tune out:不理;对无反应 1)When things get a bit too much,she simply tunes out temporarily.碰到事情太棘手时,她干脆暂时撒手不管。2)The children tuned out their mothers commands.孩子们不听妈妈的吩咐。I am not defending New York in this
21、regard.(Para.7)“in this regard”means“concerning what has just been mentioned”.e.g.1)I have nothing further to say_(在这方面).Paraphrase:I do not think that New York is necessarily a better place because people are insulated from events.in this regardReading FocusReading Focus Language Point I think that
22、 although many persons are here from some excess of spirit(which caused them to break away from their small town),some,too,are here from a deficiency of spirit,who find in New York a protection,or an easy substitution.(Para.8)excess(n.):1)more than is necessary,reasonable and acceptable e.g.He start
23、ed drinking to excess after losing his job.2)an amount by which sth is larger than sth else e.g.We cover costs up to$600 and then you pay the excess.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point excess(adj.):1)in addtion to an amount that is necessary,usual or legal e.g.1)Excess food is stored as fat.2)
24、Drinking with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence.v syn.:excessive Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point Task1choose the best answer from the four choices to complete each of the sentences below.1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.CKey 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-Task 2Re
25、ad the words and their explanations in the box.Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and explain its meaning.Change the form if necessary.(P.172)contentedconventiontallcuriouslyConventioncontentexecutecountReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action curiousexecutecontentconventio
26、nscountconventiontallTask 3 The culture of New York City is shaped by centuries of immigration,the citys size and variety,and its status as the cultural capital of the United States.Because of its 1)_ size and cultural influence,New York has been the 2)_ of many different,and often 3)_,portrayals in
27、 mass media.Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box.Change the form if necessary.(P174)contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action sheersubjectcontradictory From the sophisticated
28、and 4)_ metropolis seen in many Woody Allen films,to the hellish and 5)_ urban jungle depicted in such movies as Martin Scorseses Taxi Driver,New York has served as the unwitting backdrop for virtually every conceivable viewpoint on big city life.contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime s
29、ubject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action chaoticworldly In the early years of film New York City was characterized as urbane and 6)_.By the citys crisis period in the 1970s,however,films like Midnight Cowboy,The French Connection,Marathon Man,and Death Wish
30、 showed New York as full of chaos and 7)_.contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action sophisticatedviolence With the citys renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s came new portrayals on television;Friends,Seinfel
31、d,and Sex and the City showed life in the city to be 8)_ and interesting.Nonetheless a disproportionate number of 9)_ dramas,such as Law&Order,continue to make criminality in the city as their subject even as New York has become the 10)_ large city in the United States in the last two decades.contra
32、dictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violenceReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action glamorouscrimesafestFeathers From A Thousand Li AwayReading MoreReading MoreClick the picture for the movie clip The American Dream Jing-Mei Woos mother hadParas.5-7The
33、story of a swan featherHow Jing-Meis mother attemptedto turn her into a prodigyParas.1-4Para.8-19Jing-Mei finally refused to be a prodigy Paras.20-22Reading MoreGlobal UnderstandingThe story of a swan feather:A._ _B._C._ _D._ _Many years ago the old woman bought a swan in Shanghai for a foolish sum.
34、She made up her mind to have a daughter who would become more than what was hoped for in America.Her swan was taken away by the immigration officials and there was only one swan feather left.She expected that one day she could leave this feature to her daughter.Reading MoreGlobal UnderstandingThe Am
35、erican Dream Jing-Mei Woos mother had:A._ _.B.How Jing-Meis mother attempted to turn her into a prodigy:A._.B._.Jing-Mei finally refused to be a prodigy.Jing Meis mother considered America as a land of opportunitiesReading MoreGlobal UnderstandingWhen Jing Mei was nine-year-old,Woos mother hoped tha
36、t she could become a prodigy.Jing Meis mother wanted to turn her into a prodigy in acting just like Shirley Temple.Jing Meis mother presented some tests to her in the hope of turning her into a remarkable child.Task 2 FComplete the following extract with information from the text.(P180)Many years ag
37、o my mother bought a beautiful swan in Shanghai for much 1)_than its worth.After losing everything in China,she sailed across the 2)_Ocean with the swan and her dream for a new life in America.But upon her arrival,the swan was pulled away from her by the immigration officials and only one swan 3)_ w
38、as left to her.Now my mother is old.For many years she has kept the feather for me which she carried from her 4)_ with all her good 5)_.(To be continued)Reading MoreDetailed Informationmore PacificfeatherhomelandintentionsMy mother once believed that anyone could 6)_ any dream in America.She believe
39、d that her daughter,me,could be a(n)7)_ of some kind.At first,she wanted to train me to become a child 8)_ just like Shirley Temple.Then she had me do the various tests she read about in different 9)_ about amazing children.However,she was 10)_ every time by my answers.Reading MoreDetailed Informati
40、onrealizeprodigymovie starmagazinesdisappointedAt the beginning,I was 11)_ as my mother,if not more so.I imagined myself successful in many different 12)_.As time went by,the hoping prodigy in me became more and more 13)_ and began to die.I hated the tests,the raised hopes and 14)_ expectations.But
41、one sad night in front of the mirror,I suddenly saw a new me-an angry,powerful and 15)_ girl.I made up my mind to be myself for the rest of my life.Reading MoreDetailed Informationexcited/hopefulimagesimpatientfailedwillful1.This bird,boasted the market vendor,was once a duck that stretched its neck
42、 in hopes of becoming a goose,and now look!it is too beautiful to eat.(Para.1)boast(v.):1)to talk with too much pride about sth you have or can do 夸口说,吹嘘 e.g.She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.2)to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of 以有-而自豪 e.g.Hangzhou
43、boasts beautiful scenery and rich cultural legacy.Reading More Reading More Language Point boast(n.):1)sth that a person talks about in a very proud way,often to seem more important or clever 引以为荣的事物 e.g.It was her proud boast that she had never missed a days work because of illness.boastful(adj.):自
44、夸的1)talking about yourself in a very proud way e.g.I tried to emphasize my good points without sounding boastful.Reading More Reading More Language Point 2.For a long time now the woman had wanted to give her daughter the single swan feather and tell her,This feather may look worthless,but it comes
45、from afar and carries with it all my good intentions.”(Para.4)In this sentence“worthless”means“having no practical or financial value”.e.g.1)Critics say his paintings are worthless.Ant:valuableReading More Reading More Language Point 3.But she never looked back with regret.(Para.3)look back:1)to thi
46、nk about sth in your paste.g.每当他回顾自己过去的悲惨生活时他都会热泪盈眶。Whenever he looks back on his past miserable life,tears always well up in his eyes.Reading More Reading More Language Point 4.Ni kan,said my mother as Shirleys eyes flooded with tears.You already know how.Dont need talent for crying!(Para.9)flood(v
47、.):1)to become so full that it spreads out onto the land around ite.g.河水泛滥淹没了河谷。The river flooded the valley.2)to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers Refugees continued to flood into neighboring countries.Reading More Reading More Language Point 3)to send something somewhere in large numbers e.g
48、.The office was flooded with applications for the job.4)to become or make sth become available in a place in large numbers充斥,充满 e.g.Cheap imported goods are flooding the market.4)to affect sb suddenly and stronglye.g.Memories of her childhood came flooding back.她童年的往事涌上心头。Reading More Reading More L
49、anguage Point flood(n.):1)a large amount of water covering an area that is usually drye.g.The river is in flood.2)a large numbers of things or people that appear at the same time e.g.a flood of refugees 难民潮 The child was in floods of tears.小孩儿哭得泪人儿似的。Reading More Reading More Language Point 5.I pict
50、ured this prodigy part of me as many different images,trying each one on for size.(Para.12)Paraphrase:I imagined myself as many different prodigies,imagining with each what it would be like.Reading More Reading More Language Point 6.In all of my imaginings,I was filled with a sense that I would soon