全新版大学英语单词详解-Book2-Unit3

Unit3 The Generation GapPart II Reading TaskComprehensionContent QuestionPair Work1.There are seven characters---Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, andMrs. Higgins.2.No. Because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them.3.To buy a guitar.4.To check if Sean was going to embarrass him.5.He knew his father was going to embarrass him.6.It was unnecessary and embarrassing.7.He wanted Dan to pressure his son into asking Diane to the senior prom.8.He would speak to his son and insist that the latter give Diane a call.9.She felt humiliated.10.Because the Thompson had just moved.11.He tried to let her know how exceptionally talented a young woman Heidi was.12.Because she couldn’t bear being embarrassed by her father.Text OrganizationWorking On Your Own1.1. A fast-food restaurant2.The Thompson family dining room3.An office at a high school2.Scene One: Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.Scene Two: Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a colleague into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.Scene Three: Father embarrassed Heidi by boating to an official at her new school about how talented she was.Language Sense Enhancement1.(1)once in a while(2)for(3)the problem(4)he thinks (5)humiliated(6)class president(7)have(8)Actually(9)stop to think(10)interferenceLanguage Focus VocabularyI1.1)typical2)dumb3)junior4)glorious 5)welfare6)came over7)interference8)fading9)narrowed down10)frank11)schemes12)at any rate2.1)consists of five generals and four police officers.2)will be in a location overlooking the lake.3)was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so manypeople.4)have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer5)was exhausted after the long cycle ride.3.1)hysterical; was handed down by; should have known better than2)twisted; over and over; talented son3)patience; not to keep him in suspense; assured; repeatedlyI.Collocation1.adequate2.anxious3.certain4.content5.crazy6.likely7.fortunate8.keenage1.be admitted2.live3.be postponed4.buy5.be banned6.beComprehensive Exercises I.cloze1.(1)typical(2)welfare(3)constant(4)frank(5)talent(6)dumb (7)know better than that(8)repeatedly(9)dread(10)interference(11)bet(12)assure2.(1)despite(2)really(3)same(4)contact(5)admitted(6)attempt(7)not(8)tend(9)different(10)mannerII.Translation1.(1)Have scientists found proof of water on Mars(2)The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclearpower plant to two coastal towns.(3)Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of hislife.(4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.(5)Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.2.George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his so n, “What has come over you You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.。

Unit 3 The Generation GapLearning Objectives:Students will be able to:1.understand the main idea (Father meddled in children’s affairs with good intentions, but only tofind his efforts unwelcome) and structure (three settings, three scenes) of the text;2.appreciate the basic elements of a play;3.grasp the key language points and sentence patterns in the text;4.conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of theunit.Pre-reading task:1.What is the major problem between father and his kids in this text?2.Why does this problem exist?3.What are the key elements of a play?First PeriodPart One: warming-up (10min)Group discussion: make 2 students to form a group to ask each other the following questions. Then let 2 students to stand up to give a report of their discussion.1. Do you love your parents?---- Yes, of course.2. Do you know when your parent’s birthdays are? Do they celebrate theirs?---- Yes, I know them. And we celebrate theirs every year.---- No, I don't know them. We never celebrate their birthdays.---- I am not sure about their birthdays. We celebrate theirs on occasion.3. Do you and your parents have the mutual understanding?---- Yes/no/to some extent...4. In what way do your parents want you to improve?---- They want me to study harder and obey their orders all the time. But the truth is I can't do so. 5. In what way do you want your parents to improve?---- I hope they can give me more freedom. I have grown up and have become an adult to make my decision.Part Two: Culture Notes (10min)1. Part time job: many American teenagers earn a good portion of their college expenses by working during the summer as waiters or waitress, construction workers, mother’s helpers, gas station attendants, telephone operators. They are not concerned with status. Being unskilled, they try to find jobs at whatever level they can. They seek not only money, but also experience.2. Generation gap: it is a very popular expression in recent years. Different generations often have different opinions about the same thing. That is called "the generation gap.” We can feel that in our daily life. Most of our fathers and mothers like listening to revolutionary songs, while we, the young boys and girls, love pop songs. When my father hears my rock music records, he must say, "Turn it off. It is terrible!" And when I see my father watching Beijing Opera, I will switch the channel immediately. Why does the generation gap exist? Because the old generation and the young generation live in different periods. So they have different ideas about value, family, human relations, and friendship and so on. They don't have the same opinions about how to spend their lives and love others. The generation gap often causes some troubles and arguments. To makematters worse, some parents and their children quarrel with each other just because of the generation gap.We're living in a more liberal world. Everyone, old or young, has the right to do things by themselves. Parents can't always have their children obey their orders. So what can we do? We should think more for others first. In order to get rid of the misunderstandings between different generations, we can explain our thoughts to each other and discuss together. If we tell our true feelings to others', we will be found to be friendly and sincere. And the different generations can understand each other well. If we do so, this world will become full of love and sun-shine!Part Three: checking the preview homework (5min)1.What is the major problem between father and his kids in this text?---- Dad always wants to help his beloved children but the things always become worse.2.Why does this problem exist?---- Because of the generation gap.As we find from our discussion, parents and children do not often see eye to eye. When parents interfere with their children's affairs, they believe that they are doing so in the interest of their children. However, the children may not be grateful, as is the case in the play we are going to study, Father knows better.Part Four: (20min)If you are a movie lover, you will know something about the newly-released movie The Banquet,which is directed by Feng Xiaogang, and The Curse of the Golden Flower,which is directed by Zhang Yimou. These two movies are both based on famous plays. The former is revised from Hamlet. Hamlet is a masterpiece of Shakespeare. And the latter is revised from the famous Chinese play The Thunder. A play is a piece of writing performed in a theatre or on television or radio, consisting of speeches and conversations between several characters. The person who writesa play is called a playwright. Today we will learn a play. So please turn to page 67.1. A brief introduction to the elements of a play1) Can you tell what elements there should be in a play?---- There are several key elements in a play, that is to say, a play is made up of several components. Turn to Page 67 and there are three important elements we can find in this part beginning from the word CHARACTERS till the last sentence they listen as HEIDI addresses the audience(1) Character: it is the people involved in the play.How many characters are there in this play?---- 7. They are father, mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant manager, Mrs. Higgins(2) Setting: it is where (and when) the play takes place.How many settings are there in this play?---- three settings, including a fast-food restaurant, the Thompson family dining room, and an office at a high school.(3) stage directions: to set up stage properties in the proper place; to indicate a change in the(4) language: it is the lines and the words. It is essential to the play.(5) conflict: without it, the play just turns out to be colorless. It may be a clash of actions, ideas,desires or wills. It may happen in three forms: man against man, man against environment, man against himself. When a conflict develops to the most intensified point, it becomes a climax.(6) climax: A play’s climax is a peak of conflict that has been building since early in the play. It’s when all the major forces go into battle one last time.(7) theme: it is the main purpose of showing a play and the thing that the playwright wants to tell us. But unlike a novelist or short-story writer, a playwright can not come forward, interrupt the action, and tell the audience what he means by a certain scene or explain to them what is going on in the minds of the characters. The audience must conclude by themselves, what the theme of the play is.2. Text organizationAccording to the stage directions and setting, the play can be divided into 3 parts.Scene One: Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the managerScene Two: Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a workmate into pressing his son to ask her to the prom.Scene Three: Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official of her new school about how bright she was.Second PeriodScene One: (20min)Understanding questions1. What did Sean plan to do with the money he earned from his first job?---- He planed to buy a guitar.2. Why did Father make a point of coming to the restaurant?---- He knew that how important the job was to his son. Therefore, he wanted to help the boy.3. Why did Sean try to hide himself when he saw his father in the restaurant?---- He was afraid that father may do something embarrassing.4. What did Sean think of his father's unexpected visit?---- It was completely a disaster.Language points:end up:(informal) to come to be in a particular situation or state, especially when you did not plan it.end up doing sth: If you don’t know what you want, you might end up getting something you don’t want.embarrass: to make someone feel anxious, ashamed, or uncomfortable, especially in a social situation.embarrassed: A person who is embarrassed feels shy, ashamed or guilty about something. embarrassing: something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy, or ashamed. = uncomfortable, awkward.humiliate, humiliating, national humiliation,happy about: if you are happy about a situation or arrangement, you are satisfied with it.dumb:If you say something is dumb, you think that it is silly and annoying; an informal use. He’s alw ays pulling these dumb things on me: he’s always playing stupid tricks on me.fade: 1) lose color or brightness 2) disappear graduallyLanguage style:T invites one S to read aloud Heidi’s speech to the audience at the very beginning of the play, then ask another S to recreate Heidi’s words into a complete and grammatical paragraph in order to see the stylistic differences between speech and writing. In her words, most sentences are ungrammatical, incomplete and simple, which are the characteristics of the spoken language, whilethe written words are grammatical and complete.Scene Two (25min)Understanding questions1. Why did Father invite Dan Lucas to lunch?---- he wanted to help his daughter, who fell in love with the son of Lucas.2. What did Lucas promise to do?---- he promised to make his son to invite Diane to the prom.3. How did Diane react to the surprise Father has for her?---- she was really astonished to know it. She thought she had lost all of her face.Language analysis:As we can see, in her speech mother uses quite a number of do's and don't, please, dear's, and sweetheart's. She is the real head of the Thompson household, giving out commands to her children as well as her husband. Moreover, most times her orders are respected. On the other hand, knowing her children's attitude to Father's meddling, she tries to maintain the peace, as in the instances when she maintains Father's dignity by telling the children "don't interrupt", "don't distract your father", and "give your father the respect he deserves", or when she tries to divert the conversation by talking about her dessert. Meanwhile, the children respect the mother, as shown by their frequent "yes, Mum". Therefore, we can say that we can know more things besides the meaning of the words.Third PeriodDictation: (select 2 of the Ss to come to the blackboard) (5min)Jack has got some details of the new program, but he kept us in suspense. When Lisa asked him, Jack just beat around the bush and tried to distract her attention. If Lisa insisted, he would not hesitate to stop her, left her standing there, embarrassed.Scene Three (15min)Understanding questions1. Why did Heidi change school?---- Their family moved.2. What did Father try to impress on Mrs. Higgins?---- Heidi is a bright and talented girl and eager to learn.3. Why was Heidi so eager to go to class?---- She feels embarrassed and eager to escape.Language points:exceptiona l: unusualfill out: complete by supplying required informationtalented: giftedhumiliate: make sb. feel ashamed or seem silly, esp. in publicknow better than(to do sth.): be wise or well-trained enough not to do sth.Discussion of the theme (15min)1. What does the title Father knows better mean?---- Father thinks he is more sensible and knows his own children very well and he always interfere with his children’s life. At any rate, Father should be wise enough not to do those stupid things. The children hope that their father has never done such things.2. What do you think causes the generation gap? (Students may refer to Page 79, quotations) ---- Every generation lives in a different period of the time, and they are influenced by the culture,politics, economy, etc of that time, therefore their attitudes towards the life may differ. Translation of the exceptional expressions:(8min)1. I'll do anything I can to help him through life's dangerous sea.我将竭尽所能助他驶过人生的惊涛骇浪。

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Unit ThreeThe Generation GapText AFather Knows BetterStudy of New Words location n. 场所; 位置loc = placelocal 当地的; 局部的location n. 位置, 场所locate v. 使坐落于be located in/at 位于, 坐落于collocation n. 搭配embarrass v. 使窘迫bar = bar 横木embarrassing a.embarrassment n.bar n. 棍棒; 栅栏v. 用门栓关住barrel n. 大桶; 枪管barricade n. 障碍v. 设栅防守barrier n. 障碍v.用栅栏围起来barrister n. 律师embargo v. 禁运; 妨碍unison n. 一致uni = oneunite v. 团结; 联合union n. 团结; 工会; 同盟universal a. 宇宙的; 全世界的uniform n. 制服unique a. 独特的; 唯一的unicorn a. 独角兽suspense n. 悬念pend, pens = 悬挂; 支付; 称量depend v.independent a.expend v. 花费suspend v. 悬挂; 暂停营业pending a. 待决定的dispense v. 分配; 配(药)dispensary n. 药房compensate v. 补偿pension n. 退休金; 年金ponder v. 深思; 熟虑appendix n. 附录; 盲肠interrupt v. 打断; 使中断rupt = break 破裂bankrupt v. 应破产n. 破产者rupture n.&v. 破裂; 绝交abrupt a. 突然的; 唐突的corrupt v. 使腐败a. 腐败的; 贪污的erupt v. 爆发; 喷出distract v. 使分心tract = drawtractor n. 拖拉机attract v. 吸引contract n. 合同abstract n. 摘要; 梗概subtract v. 减去, 扣除extract v. 取出, 抽出n. 摘录simultaneous a. 同时的sim = samesimilar a.simile n. 明喻simulate v. 模仿; 模拟monotone n. 单调mono = single, alonemonotonous a. 单调的monolog n. 独白; 独角戏monopoly n. 垄断; 专卖权monarch n. 帝王, 君主monolingual a. 单语的monocycle n. 独轮车welfare n. 福利; 幸福fare = gofare n. 车费farewell n. 告别v. 再会warfare n. 战争exhaust v. 使筋疲力尽n. 废气; 排气管ex = outexclude v. 除去; 拒绝external a. 外部的, 外面的expose v. 暴露, 展览humiliate v. 羞辱; 使丢脸hum = earth 土human n.inhuman a. 无人性的humble a. 谦虚的, 卑下的inhume v. 埋葬exhume v. 发掘interference n. 干涉; 干扰fer = gointerfere v.vaccination n. 疫苗接种vaccine n. 疫苗vaccinate v. 给…接种/ 注射(疫苗)junior a. 较年幼的; 地位较低的senior a.superior a. (地位等)较高的, 上级的inferior a.interior a. 内部的exterior a.prior a. 在前/先的posterior a.major a. 主要的minor a.Detailed Explanation of Text AA brief introduction to plays：major components of a play:characters settingstage directionslanguage conflictsclimax themeLine 2 … manager, 20s;20s 二十多岁in one’s early twenties二十二三岁in one’s late twenties二十六七岁Line 7 … addresses the audience.address vt. 向…讲话address the meetingaddress oneself to the meetingaddress sb. (in English)marry vt.serve vt.seat vt.Line 9 …he’s always doing...他老是干那些蠢事进行时和时间频率副词连用, 表示情感色彩She is always showing off.He is often talking about himself.He was always helping others.Line 9 …that end up embarrassingend up (by) doing sth. 以…结束/告终end up with sth.会议在歌声中结束.以损人开始以害己告终start with harming others only to end up ruining oneselfLine 16 …pulling dumb things on me. 他老耍弄我。

U.6 Women, Half the Sky1. part-time ---I. adj.---（一天，一周中工作或学习）一部分时间的；兼职的，兼任的1) a part-time job 非全日性工作，兼职工作2) a part-time waitress 兼职女招待3) She is paid on a part-time basis. 她是计时取酬的。

II. adv.以部分时间，作为兼职1) 40 percent of women work pert-time. 40%的妇女以部分时间工作（搞兼职工作）。

2. assistant ---I. noun.---助手，助理，助教1) an assistant to the president for energy affairs总统能源事务助理2) a shop assistant 商店营业员2) be appointed as assistant in English 被任命为英语助教II. adj.助理的，辅助的1) an assistant engineer （research fellow) 助理工程师（研究员）2) an assistant headmaster （中，小学副校长）3. in spare time ---(collocation) 在空闲（余暇）时间里The work has been carried on in spare time for five months. 这工作已在余暇时间里干了五个月了。

4. have time for ---(collocation)1) it is twelve o‟clock now; I have just time to catch the train. 现在是12点，我正好能赶上火车。

2) have no time to spare for reading. 没有空读书3) have time to burn 有用不完的时间4) to arrest the culprit before he has time for flight罪犯还来不及逃跑时就将他逮捕5) have all the time in the world 有充裕时间6) the usual time for call is between 4 ad 6 p.m.通常的访问时间是下午4点至6点。

Book 2 Unit 3 Computers●analytical adj. 分析的e.g. She has a clear analytical mind.她头脑清晰，善于分析。

analyse vt. 分析e.g. How do you analyse our weaknesses?那你怎么分析我们的劣势呢？●calculate vt.计算e.g. Elevators already calculate the total weight in the car.现在的电梯已能计算轿厢内的总重量。

be calculated to do sth. 打算或计划做某事e.g. This advertisement is calculated to appeal to children.这个广告是针对儿童设计的。

calculate on sth/doing sth. 指望或依靠某事物e.g. We can't calculate on (having) good weather for the barbecue.我们不能指望着（有）好天气才去烧烤.calculating adj.精明的,会算计的calculation n.计算；估算；计划The loss has not yet been ____ accurately, but it is believed to be wellbeyond a hundred million dollars.A. calculatedB. considerC. completedD. controlled●universal adj.普遍的；通用的；宇宙的e.g. Overpopulation is a universal problem. 人口过多是全球性的问题。

universe n. 宇宙●simplify vt. 简化e.g. Simplify the instructions so that children can understand them.简化指示便于儿童理解。

Key to Exercises of College English Book 2Unit 3★Text AVocabularyI.1．1) typical 2)dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 5) welfare 6)came over7) interference 8)fading 9) narrowed down 10) frank11)schemes 12) at any rate2. 1) The Security council consists of five generals and four police officers.2) The new hotel will be in a location overlooking the lake.3) I was humiliated by her comments about my family background in frontof so many people.4) Do you have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?5) the boy was exhausted after the long cycle ride.3. 1) hysterical; was handed down; should have known better than2) twisted, over and over, talented son3) patience, not to keep him in suspense, assured, repeatedlyII.1.adequate2. anxious3. certain4. content5. crazy6. likely7.fortunate 8. keenIII.1.be admitted2. live3. be postponed4. buy5. be banned6. beComprehensive ExerciseI. 1. 1) typical 2) welfare 3) constant 4) frank 5) talent 6)dumb7) know better than that 8) repeatedly 9) dread 10) interference 11)bet 12) assure2. 1) despite 2) really 3) same 4) contact 5) admitted6) attempt7) not 8) tend 9) different 10) mannerII. Translation1. 1) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations forthe nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5) Sean felt humiliated ti hear his talent being questioned.2. George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal musicin the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CD’s for computer games software from his classmates.★ Text BComprehension Check: b a b c d aLanguage Practice1. d e f g a b h c2. 1) and he like 2) popularity 3) had been kept in the dark 4) define 5)was aware of 6)relate 7) were up to 8) trend 9)opportunity10)mobile 11)comments12) interviewed。