现代大学英语第二册unit3theriteofspring教案

as it is though
although, as it turns out/ in reality e.g. I had hoped to complete my essay today, as it is, though, I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish it until the end of the week. We know how important it is to change our economic policy. As it is, though, we still put too much emphasis on GDP.
Reasons for keeping a garden Gardening as a way of celebrating the coming of spring. Gardening enables people to stay hopeful for the future
Elliptical
Why go there today? Why sleep on the floor? Why tell me now?
crop
The crops are coming up beautifully this year. 今年庄稼长势很好 What kind of crops are grown here？ 这里种什么作物/庄稼？ We had a very good crop of strawberries this year? 我们今年草莓收成很好。
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1. I can still only tell Mark and Dave _____by the color of their shoes! A. apart B. about C. according D. between 2. He received one year's salary as ______for losing the job. A. compliant B. cooperation C. companion D. compensation 3. He was ______ guilt after the accident. A. consumed by B. consumed with C. consumed in D. consumed out 4. He________, insisting that the car be brought to the door. A. stand on his dignity B. stand in his dignity C. stood on his dignity D. stood in his dignity 5. How can you justify the expense? What does justify mean? A. explain B. spend C. make sure D. prove out

Monroe took her own life.
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Meaning The Rite of Spring
• Celebrating the coming of spring
• Ballet music
• Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
• Famous Russian musician
– Instinct – Not for love, but for embracing the coming of
spring
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Para.1
• When you think how easy and cheap, relatively, it is to buy a bunch of carrots or beets, why raise them?
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Structure
• Part I (1- 2): • Part II ( 3- 10): • Part III ( 11- 12):
• Reasons for keeping a garden
• Gardening as a way of celebrating the coming of spring.
• A View from the Bridge 《桥上一瞥》
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In June of 1956, Miller divorced Mary Slattery, and, on June 29, married Marilyn Monroe. Miller and Monroe first met one another in 1951, when they had a brief affair, and remained in contact since then. But they divorced in 1960. And Miller married again in 1962. At the same year,

春之祭亚瑟•米勒说真的，我从来都不明白，我们到底为什么要有一个菜园子，为什么36年前，当我第一次在乡下买了房子以后，我会别的事情都不做，首先就挖一块菜地。

想想现在买一堆胡萝卜或者甜菜头，相对来说，那么容易，而且又那么便宜，为什么还要自己去种呢？尤其是那些块根植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。

这里肯定有人的本性在起作用。

人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义地瞎折腾。

再说，我又并非特别喜欢吃蔬菜。

我宁可吃些油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉汁的东西，比如说热狗。

要说，如果能在窗外种热狗的话，那倒真的有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由。

可是，在现在这种情况下，我无法否认，每当4月来临，我就会发现自己走出家门，倚着园子外的篱笆，望着那块倒霉的地，十分理智地下定决心再也不去种它了。

然而，总有那么一天，当我早晨醒来的时候，一股香味似乎从窗外飘进来，就好像来自地球中心的泥土的清香味。

这时，太阳似乎也突然认真起来，它投射到地毯上的光似乎比往常要更加深黄。

那些鸟开始歇斯底里地鸣叫，心里和我一样，想着那些美味可口的虫子正从那融化的土中慢慢爬出来。

让我回去看那块地的并不只是快乐，而是矛盾和斗争。

每年碰到的问题是一样的;今年我们该使用什么方法？前几年，我们在一行行的蔬菜之间放上了 36英寸宽的黑塑料薄膜。

效果极好。

干旱的时候能够保湿，而且保证没有杂草。

但是黑塑料薄膜一看就是来自工厂的东西，—点浪漫的情调都没有。

所以我就逐步改用干草作覆盖料。

我们收割了不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善土壤的结构。

再说，看起来很舒服，而且又不花一分钱。

家里有个菜园子能使你感觉到我们这个小小的星球的表面有多娇嫩，多丰饶，多容易被毁坏。

在我们那块50英尺宽、70英尺长的土地上，肯定有十几种不同的土壤。

西红柿在某个地方长不好，但是在另外一个地方却长得很好。

其他庄稼也一样。

我想，要是你在地里撒满化肥，这种差别就不会那么明显。

但是，我用化肥非常节省。

我只放一点在播了种子的地方，而不是漫撒在整片地上。

Gardening enables people to stay hopeful for the future.
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When you think how easy and cheap, relatively, it is to buy a bunch of carrots or beets, why raise them? (para 1)
Miller’s first prominent play was All My Sons(1947), a tragedy about a factory owner who knowingly sold faulty aircraft parts during World War II. All My Sons won the Drama Critics Circle Award and two Tony Awards. His 1949 play Death of a Salesman was also an enormous critical success, winning the Drama Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and several Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Author, and Best Director. To this day, Death of a Salesman remains one of his most famous and respected works.
Miller’s other plays include: Incident at Vichy (1965), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), The American Clock (1980), The Ride Down Mount Morgan (1991), Broken Glass (1994), and Resurrection Blues (2002). He also wrote a novel, Focus (1945), a book of short stories in 1967, several screenplays and television movies, and Echoes Down the Corridor (2000), a collection of essays. In addition, he collaborated with Inge (who was a photographer) on several books. He received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999 and the National Book Foundation’s medal for his contribution to American literature in 2001. Arthur Miller died of heart failure in February of 2005 at his Connecticut home. He was 89 years old.

课堂教学设计首页主要内容栏备注栏The Rite of SpringBy Arthur MillerPart I Warming up:Will you be a good gardener A quick quiz!1.?Where is the best location to plant tall or climbingplantsA. North side of the gardenB. ?East side of thegarden?? C. South side of the garden?? D. ?West side ofthe garden2.?Tomato plants that are “determinate” are more bushyplants, and tomato plants that are 'indeterminate' aremore viny plants??? True ?False3.?Potatoes are in what familyA. Carrot Family (Umbelliferae) ?B. Tomato Family (Solanaceae)C. Pea Family (Leguminosae)??D. Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae)4.?What is the best level of soil ph for MOST plantsA. ? -B. -C. ? -D. ? -5.?Pine needle mulch lowers the ph level of soil while peatmossraises the ph level.True False6.?When a plant has beautiful lush foliage, but almost nofruit, theplant has an overdose of:(Ans: One 8-letter word)7.?Tomato leaves that are purple and thin is a pretty goodsign thatthey are lacking Potassium.True False8.?Potato plants want lots of organic matter in the soilfor thepotatoes to grow better.? True FalseNow Check Your Answer!备注栏1. North side of the garden.?When the tall plants are planted on the north side, they don't block the sun from other smaller plants and alsokeep down the north winds.2. True.?If you don't want to stake, you will wantdeterminate. If not, go with indeterminate.?3. Tomato Family (Solanaceae).?Eggplant, Tomato,Tomatillo, Potato, and Pepper are all in the tomatofamily.4. - .?Most plants require ph levels of 6-7, but a fewcan tolerate like corn, carrots, and potatoes. Otherscan grow well in soil ph of like cabbage andcauliflower.5. False.?Pine needle mulch and peat moss are good for alkaline soils because they lower the ph level.?6. Nitrogen.?Nitrogen will help produce lush foliage, but too much will make the plant concentrate on the leaves instead of thefruit.?7. False.?They lack phosphorus when the plants look like that.8. False.?Too much organic matter will cause scabbing on the potatoes.Part II Background InformationArthur Miller 1915-2005A Harlem-born Polish-Jewish boyMajored in journalism at University of MichiganWrote first play in 1936Received BA in English in 1938First successful play: All My Sons, 1946Huge success: Death of a Salesman, 1949The Crucible, 1953About Salem Witchhunt in 1692HUAC (House Un-American ActivitiesCommittee), anti- communist McCarthyismAttended a HUAC hearing in 1956, refusing togive names; sentenced to a $500 fine or thirtydays in prison, blacklisted, and disalloweda US passportConviction overturned in 1958备注栏Return to theatrical success: The Price, 1968Experimental drama in 1970s, unsuccessfulKept writing until 2004One of the greatest dramatists of the twentiethcenturyPolitically engaged, commercially successful,social playsNumourous awards and honors:Three Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize forDeath of the Salesman in 19491965, Elected the first Americanpresident of International Pen1993, awarded the?National Medal of Arts?2001, selected for the?Jefferson Lecture, the government's highest honorfor achievement in the?humanitieshis marriageMary Slattery, college sweetheart, 1940Marilyn Monroe, 1956Brief affair in 1951Accompanied Miller to his 1956 trialMade The Misfits with Miller as thescriptwriterDivorced in 1961Inge Morath, 1962Son Daniel born with Down Syndrome;institutionalized at Miller’s insistenceSon-in-law, English actor Daniel Day-LewisPart III Text Understanding1. StructureI. Gardening as a celebration of the coming spring (1-2).II. Why gardening (3-10)Gardening involves conflict and choice-making.Gardening teaches you about nature.Gardening is neurotic and moral.Gardening helps character building.III. Gardening enables people to stay hopeful for thefuture. (11-12)2. GenreEssayA short piece of prose often written from the author’s personal point of viewVague definition, great variety: literary, political, academic, journalistic, argumentative, expository, etc . Aldous Huxley: a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anythingPersonal and the autobiographical: these use "fragments of reflective autobiography" to "look at the world throughthe keyhole of anecdote and description ".Objective and factual: in these essays, the authors "do not speak directly of themselves, but turn their attention outward to some literary or scientific or politicaltheme".Abstract-universal: these essays "make the best ... of allthe threeworlds in which it is possible for the essay to exist".Types of essay Formal & Informal, Impersonal & Familiar Post-Montaigne, the essay split into two distinct modalities: one remained informal, personal, intimate, relaxed, conversational, and often humorous; the other dogmatic, impersonal, systematic, and expositoryStructure : rather loose, shapelessSamuel Johnson: "an irregular, indigested piece, not aregular and orderly performance."Voice : usually “I”Re ader’s role :The reader generally believes what the essayist says istrue; he has been called on tojoin in the making of meaningFamous essayistMichel de Montaigne, first to use the term in Essais , 1580Francis Bacon , “Of Studies”William HazlittCharles LambRalph Waldo Emerson3. Theme“The Rite of Spring”rite: a solemn ceremony or act; a set of fixed words oractsThe Rite of Spring by Stranvinsky: a sacred pagan ritual where the wise elders are seated in a circle and are observing the dance before death of the girl whom they are 备注栏备注栏offering as a sacrifice to the god of Spring in order togain his benevolenceWhat does “The Rite of spring” refer to in this textHow is gardening a rite Does gardening carry any symbolic meaningIs gardening a celebration of springPart IV: Writing devices?Irony?Definition:the surface meaning and the underlying meaning of what issaid are not the sameIrony consists in stating the contrary of what is meantTypes of ironyVerbal irony?is a disparity of expression and intention Dramatic irony?is a disparity of awareness between actorand observerSituational irony?is the disparity of intention and resultCan you find where the irony is in “The Rite of Spring”TitleTime of writingVerbal ironyPart V: Language Understandingpatch: n. a small piece of land (尤指种菜用的)小块土地;vt. repair, solve，mask 修补；解决；掩饰vi. 打补丁relatively: fairly相对的来说a bunch of : 一堆tell apart from : distinguish (...) from 区分eg . Can you distinguish right from wrong 你能分清是非吗store-bought : bought in the store 店里买的eg. Though cards can be store-bought, but hand-made ones mean more .尽管卡片可以在店里买的，但亲手做的更有意义。

愿你的一生充满爱心，慷慨宽厚。 沃土；丰收年；沃土。 新开垦的荒地上现在正带来丰收。
4. Broadcast n. radio or television programme e.g. Do you listen to the broadcast?
v. a. send out (programmes) by radio or television （用无线电或电视）播送
（节目）: broadcast the news, a concert, a football match
b send out radio or television programmes 播送（无线电或电视）节目: The BBC broadcasts all over the world..
lesson3-The-Rite-of-Spring
I Warm up
Questions: 1. Do you still recall a text on gardeninቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ we studied
last semester? 2. If you have a garden, what will you like to plant?
He catched the public eye not only for his creation, but also for :
his testifying before the notorious Un-American Activities Committee during The McCarthy period;
Backbite Backchat Backhand Backlighting
背后中伤 回嘴 反手 逆光
3. Bountiful adj. in large numbers

mean more . 尽管卡片可以在店里买的，但亲手做的更有意义。 6.human instinct : the nature of human 人类本能
7. at work : come into effect/play 起作用 eg. Political manoeuvrings could well be at work. 政治部署 也可能正在起作用。 8. back-breaking : (of physical work ) very hard and tiring艰苦繁重的 eg. Cleaning is a back-breaking work for me. 9.make-believe : a playful pretence 伪装
Words:
1.patch:n. a small piece of land (尤指种菜用的)小块土地;
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vt. repair, solve，mask 修补；解决；掩饰 vi. 打补丁 2.relatively : fairly相对的来说 3.a bunch of : 一堆 4. tell apart from : distinguish (...) from 区分 eg . Can you distinguish right from wrong? 你能分清是非吗? 5. store-bought : bought in the store 店里买的 eg. Though cards can be store-bought, but hand-made ones
The last few years we put 36-inch-wide black plastic between the rows, and worked perfectly, keeping the soil moist in dry times and weed-free.

现代大学英‎语精读2 Unit3‎the rite of sprin‎g春之祭说真的，我从来都不‎明白，我们到底为‎什么要有一‎个菜园子，为什么36‎年前，当我第一次‎在乡下买了‎房子以后，我会别的事‎情都不做，首先就挖一‎块菜地。

现在想想买‎一堆胡萝卜‎或者甜菜头‎，相对来说那‎么容易，而且又那么‎便宜，为什么还要‎自己去种呢‎？尤其是那些‎块根植物，自己种的和‎店里买的，根本就很难‎分辨。

这里肯定有‎人的本性在‎起作用。

人就喜欢脱‎离现实，毫无意义地‎瞎折腾。

再说，我又并非特‎别喜欢吃蔬‎菜，我宁可吃些‎油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉‎汁的东西，比如说热狗‎。

要说，如果能在窗‎外种热狗的‎话，那倒真的有‎了一种可以‎毫不犹豫为‎自己辩护的‎理由了。

可是，在现在这种‎情况下，我无法否认‎，每当4月来‎临，我就会发现‎自己走出家‎门，倚着院子外‎的篱笆，望着那块倒‎霉的地，十分理智地‎下定决心再‎也不去种它‎了。

然而，总有那么一‎天，当我早晨醒‎来的时候，一股香味似‎乎从窗外飘‎进来，就好像来自‎地球中心的‎泥土的清香‎味。

这时，太阳似乎也‎突然认真起‎来，它投射到地‎毯上的光似‎乎比往常要‎更加深黄。

那些鸟开始‎歇斯底里地‎鸣叫，心里和我一‎样，想着那些美‎味可口的虫‎子正从那融‎化的土中慢‎慢爬出来。

让我回去看‎那块地的并‎不只是快乐‎，而是矛盾和‎斗争。

每年碰到的‎问题是一样‎的：今年我们该‎使用什么方‎法？前几年，我们在一行‎行的蔬菜之‎间放上了3‎6英寸宽的‎黑塑料薄膜‎。

效果极好，干旱的时候‎能够保湿，而且保证没‎有杂草。

但是黑塑料‎薄膜一看就‎是来自工厂‎的东西，一点浪漫的‎情调都没有‎。

所以我就逐‎步改用干草‎作覆盖料。

我们收割了‎不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善‎土壤的结构‎。

再说，看起来很舒‎服，而且又不花‎一分钱。

家里有个菜‎园子能是你‎感觉到我们‎这个小小星‎球的表面有‎多娇嫩、多丰饶、多容易被毁‎坏。

Unit 3Text A The Rite of SpringI. Teaching ObjectivesThrough learning this passage can students：Know something about the authorLearn how to interpret and appreciate literary essayLearn some useful words, phrases and expressionsII.Teaching ContentsMain sentence pattern: noun clauses introduced by wh-wordsIII.Teaching Process1.Warm-up ActivityQuestions:1.Do you still recall a text on gardening we studied last semester?Nelson Mandela: a famous South African leader who struggled against apartheid [ə'pɑːtaɪt ](种族隔离）in South Africa. Gardening is associated with his revolutionary work and struggle, offering him simple but enduring satisfaction when he was in prison.Similarities: Gardening gives them satisfaction, and made them strong physically and mentally. They learned a lot from gardening.However, there ere also some differences between the two essays.Nelson Mandela：Gardening offers him taste of freedom, and it has become a metaphor of freedom. What’s more, gardening gives him inspiration on how to be a good revolutionary leader and how to nourish important human relationship.Arthur Miller: Arthur Miller is describing the beauty of human activities and experiences. When gardening, he must annually turn his mind toward all the work, and the fruits of gardening can somehow reflect movements in one’s own spirits. He found that gardening is a moral occupation, it needs patience and responsibility. So gardening is all about character building. All of these showed the author’s love to the nature.2. How do you understand gardening? What is the symbolic meaning of gardening?Gardening is generally regarded as a hobby, a pastime. Many little books as well as essays tell people how to grow tomatoes, beans, cucumbers , etc., in their private gardens. But, like many other human activities, gardening often has symbolic meaning for different people. (For instance, in our culture, it is often compared to the rearing of children, so teachers are often called “gardeners.”)3. If you have a garden, what will you like to plant? Why?2: Background InformationThe author---Arthur Miller(1915-2005)Arthur Miller was born in a middle-class Jewish family（中产阶级犹太家族）in New York city. His father was a clothing manufacturer, but in the great depression(大萧条时期), his successful industry was ruined and he didn't have the money for Arthur Miller in college. Miller had to work in a warehouse to earn the money for college.In 1938, he received a bachelor's degree.In 1940 Miller married a Catholic girl, Mary Slattery, his college sweetheart, with whom he had two children.In 1956,Miller, the man married Marilyn Monroe .Marilyn Monroe (玛丽莲梦露）was one of the 20th century’s most famous film actress in America. And she met with Arthur Miller in 1951.They married in 1956. It was Miller’s second marriage, and it was Monroe’s third marriage. Unfortunately, their marriage had only maintain for five years, and they divorced in 1961.In 1962, Arthur miller married an Australian Photographer.On February 10,2005,Miller died of heart failure at home when he was 89.Arthur Miller won countless prizes in his whole life, including 1949 Pulitzer prize(普利策戏剧奖）, two New York theatre critics awards（纽约戏剧评论奖）, Olivier Award for best drama.In 1953, the cold war reached its climax, miller wrote his most famous drama “The Crucible”(炼狱). His purpose on writing this play is in response to McCarthy senator for so-called communist party sympathizers repression.Arthur Miller has almost devoted himself in writing, his representative works are 《我的儿子们》(All my sons,1947)、《推销员之死》(Death of a salesman,1949)、《炼狱》（The Crucible,1953）、《桥头眺望》(A View from the Bridge,1955) 《维系事件》(Incident at Vichy,1964)、《代价》(The price,1968)、《美国大钟》(The American Clock ,1980)) ,etc. Even in the 80 years old, he is also the author of the Monroe allude to work "the complete picture”.“Death of a Salesman”was a drama about a salesman，who was addicted to capitalism. When he was old, his boss fired him and he felt disillusioned. To get a huge insurance, he drove out at night and died in a traffic accident.In 1978 Arthur miller and his wife came to visit China. It was Cao Yu（曹禺）who received them. In 1983, “Death of a Salesman”began to be performed in China, and the performance was very successful. This drama was the first foreign drama performed in China after the “Cultural Revolution”（文化大革命）. It almost became one of the most important events ,which helps to soften the ossified（僵化的）relationship between China and America in the history.About the titleThe Rite of Spring is a ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky. The music’s innovative/creative complex rhythmic structures, timbres, and use of dissonance /disagreement have made it a seminal 20th century composition.“The Rite of Spring”rite: a solemn ceremony or act; a set of fixed words or actsThe Rite of Spring by Stranvinsky: a sacred pagan ritual where the wise elders are seated in a circle and are observing the dance before death of the girl whom they are offering as a sacrifice to the god of Spring in order to gain his benevolence. 3.Text analysis1)StructurePart Ⅰ（para.1-2）the introductionThey reason why the writer starts a garden –as a way of celebrating the coming of spring.Part Ⅱ(para. 3-10) the bodyA lists of reasons for keeping a gardenGardening involves conflict and choice-making.Gardening teaches you about nature.Gardening is neurotic and moral.Gardening helps character building.Part Ⅲ(para. 11-12) conclusionGardening keeps people hopeful for the future, even in the coldest days of December.2)Text1.When you think how easy and cheap, relatively, it is to buy a bunch of carrots or beets, why raise them? (para 1)Elliptical sentence. The complete sentence should be “Why do we raise them?e.g. Why go there today?Why sleep on the floor?Why tell me now?2.There is a human instinct at work here, a kind of back-breaking make-believe that has no reality. (para1)back-breaking: very hard and tiring, physically-consumingmake-believe: imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really areat work(here): having a particular effect or influence.e.g. We must understand that there is still a strong anti-form force at work.With cold war mentality still at work, both sides may misjudge the present situation.由于冷战思维的影响，双方有可能会对局势产生误判。

现代大学英语精读2 Unit3 the rite of spring春之祭说真的，我从来都不明白，我们到底为什么要有一个菜园子，为什么36年前，当我第一次在乡下买了房子以后，我会别的事情都不做，首先就挖一块菜地。

现在想想买一堆胡萝卜或者甜菜头，相对来说那么容易，而且又那么便宜，为什么还要自己去种呢？尤其是那些块根植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。

这里肯定有人的本性在起作用。

人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义地瞎折腾。

再说，我又并非特别喜欢吃蔬菜，我宁可吃些油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉汁的东西，比如说热狗。

要说，如果能在窗外种热狗的话，那倒真的有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由了。

可是，在现在这种情况下，我无法否认，每当4月来临，我就会发现自己走出家门，倚着院子外的篱笆，望着那块倒霉的地，十分理智地下定决心再也不去种它了。

然而，总有那么一天，当我早晨醒来的时候，一股香味似乎从窗外飘进来，就好像来自地球中心的泥土的清香味。

这时，太阳似乎也突然认真起来，它投射到地毯上的光似乎比往常要更加深黄。

那些鸟开始歇斯底里地鸣叫，心里和我一样，想着那些美味可口的虫子正从那融化的土中慢慢爬出来。

让我回去看那块地的并不只是快乐，而是矛盾和斗争。

每年碰到的问题是一样的：今年我们该使用什么方法？前几年，我们在一行行的蔬菜之间放上了36英寸宽的黑塑料薄膜。

效果极好，干旱的时候能够保湿，而且保证没有杂草。

但是黑塑料薄膜一看就是来自工厂的东西，一点浪漫的情调都没有。

所以我就逐步改用干草作覆盖料。

我们收割了不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善土壤的结构。

再说，看起来很舒服，而且又不花一分钱。

家里有个菜园子能是你感觉到我们这个小小星球的表面有多娇嫩、多丰饶、多容易被毁坏。

在我们那块50英尺宽、70英尺长的土地上，肯定有十几种不同的土壤。

西红柿在某个地方长不好，但是在另一个地方却长得很好。

其他庄稼也一样。

我想，要是你在地里洒满化肥，这种差别就不会如此明显。

现代大学英语第二版精读2Unit3TheRiteofspringKeytoExercisesLesson 3 The Rite of SpringKey to ExercisesV ocabulary1◆1 累人的/繁重的◆2 耗费时间的◆3 性格锻炼、品格培养◆4 立法◆5 救火◆6 找工作、求职◆7 保全面子的◆8 维和◆9 捣乱分子◆10 止疼药◆11 摘棉工人◆12 筹集资金的人◆13 算命先生◆14 管家◆15 银行老板◆16 自欺欺人V ocabulary1◆17 自尊◆18 自信◆19 自制力◆20 自我牺牲◆21 自己的利益◆22 自我保护、自卫◆23 自律◆24 店里买的/自制的◆25 手写的◆26 自家做的◆27 敌人占领的◆28 铺满白雪的◆29 四周为陆地包围的/内陆的◆30 空降的，空运的/◆<花粉、种子等> 空中传播的,风媒的◆31 包着糖衣的◆32 镀金的2◆1 enrollment◆2 maintenance◆3 exposure◆4 entrance◆5 average◆6 assumption◆7 consumption◆8 involvement◆9 success/succession ◆10 revival◆11 implication◆12 reception◆13 deception◆14 conception/concept ◆15 perception ◆16 graduation◆17 penetration◆18 cultivation◆19 generation◆20 appreciation◆21 congratulation◆22 celebration◆23 frustration3◆1 pursue◆2 continue◆3 compensate◆4 exist◆5 encourage◆6 occupy◆7 accomplish◆8 conflict◆9 compose◆10 spare◆11 reassure◆12 extend◆13 conceive2Synonyms◆1 determine/decide◆2 smell/odor◆3 stop/end/quit/discontinue◆4 ray◆5 destroy◆6job/work/trade/profession/career/pursuit ◆7huge/immense/enormous/great◆8 choke◆9 damp◆10 reward/pay/payment/gain◆11 shine/glitter◆12 view/sight◆13 reawaken/br ing back to life Antonyms◆1 unnoticeable◆2 unromantic◆3 unload◆4 unwillingness◆5 useful/meaningful/sensible/advisable ◆6 maternal ◆7 immoral◆8 consumer◆9 quality◆10 tolerable◆11 dishonesty3◆1 为这行动找个理由◆2 为走这一步找个理由◆3 为自己找个理由◆4 当真；不开玩笑◆5 提高、改善质量◆6 提高生活水平◆7 改良土壤◆8 毁灭这个星球/地球◆9 毁坏/伤害健康◆10 葬送了/失去机会◆11 毁了/断送前途◆12 毁了庄稼◆13 勒死、绞死一个人◆14 使噎住、窒息◆15 吊死、执行绞刑◆16 培育植物◆17 重新燃起希望◆18 重新振作精神◆19 重新激发起兴趣◆20培养品德、培养性格4◆1 in massive numbers; regardless of; In some cases◆2 depended on nothing but◆3 tell apart; cast aside◆4 it would be the Boxers’ Rebellion all over again◆5 at work; worm his way through◆6 the (different) shades of meaning◆7come into play◆8 goes for◆9 are well aware of the vast quantities of; means business5◆1 of◆2 but◆3 apart◆4 into; after; to; over◆5 but; upon◆6 into; of; at◆7 apart; of; aside; for6◆1 Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the country.◆2 They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.◆3 I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle in his farm. When asked to get rid of the weeds in the ricefields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.◆4 Why go there today? I ‘d much rather we sta y until the snow ceases.◆5 Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that even if we use our water sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting over limited supplies of water resources.◆6 There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean on exports for economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home consumption.◆7 Today’s tendency is to give little kids too many tests and exams until they are no good foranything but taking exams.◆8 It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would not have been able to meet. Grammar◆A Noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun. Noun clauses can be used:◆A) as (direct ) object of verbs,◆b) after the link verb be as predicative,◆c) after an adjective such as (a person is), sure, certain, p ositive, it is amazing/strange/funny, etc, ◆d) as subject◆More examples:◆What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. (para. 2, unit 8, book 1)◆They seldom give advance notice about which school they are going to inspect.◆Other wh-words that are used to introduce a noun clause:Who, whom, whose, what, whatever, which, whichever (relative pronoun)◆where, when, how, why (relative adverb)2◆1 what has brought you to Paris◆2 how much he loved him◆3 when and why you started your own business and how you went about setting it up◆4 why he has survived and most of his fellow travelers haven’t◆5 when he occasionally came in summer◆6 why the whales beached themselves◆7 How the pilot managed to bring the plane down safely◆8 w hat steps the Ministry of Railways will take to prevent a similar accident◆9 when it should be held◆10 who the driver was2◆1 digging up: object of started, it has an object and adverbial modifier of its own◆Doing；object of the proposition before◆2 se nding: subject of the sentence, it also has an object and adverbial modifier of its own◆3 keeping: subject which has an object---a garden◆4 binding: predictive, it also has an object and adverbial modifier of its own.◆5 saying: object of the preposition instead of◆6 striving: subject of the relative clause introduced by where◆7 hoping: object of ease, which has an object clause◆8 reviving: object of the preposition of, it has an object andadverbial modifier2◆1 Missing the flight means waiting for hours for the next.◆2 He never makes an important decision without asking his parents’ advice.◆3 I’ll return the book to you as soon as I finish reading it.◆4 Never enter anyone’s office without knocking.◆5 He tried very hard to avoid saying anything t hat might displease his sick father.◆6 Instead of trying to reduce costs, they raised prices and cut production.◆7 He has many good qualities besides being one of the most gifted chess player in the world.◆8 Many of us may be eating food containing GM ingredients.3◆1) looks◆2）given◆3) deep◆4) upward◆5)reward◆6) differ◆7) while◆8) rain◆9)shade◆10)growing4◆Do you know how computers work?◆Any one can do what I’m doing.◆That’s exactly where you’re wrong.◆It is almost impossible to visit Hangz hou without falling in love with the city.◆That was why she returned to China at age 73.◆How they entered overseas markets still remains a mystery to me.◆Find out who she is, where she is from, and what she has been sent here for.8. On his first day at school, the boy came to realize what lay ahead of him.◆Education must sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills.◆They advised people touring the area to avoid going out alone after dark.◆Part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.◆Making promise without keeping them is not considered a good practice.5◆1 been seen----being seen◆2 to love his father---he loved him◆3 me open----my opening◆4 √◆5 I wonder why he should lie to me---I’m his best friend after all.◆I wonder why he should lie to me; I’m his best friend after all.◆I wonder why he should lie to me. After all I’m his best friend.◆6 how did she managed----how she managed◆7 Hadn’t he been careless----Had he not been careless◆8 √◆9 s uggested----advised ◆10 how-what。

现代大学英语精读2Unit3the rite of spring春之祭说真的，我从来都不明白，我们到底为什么要有一个菜园子，为什么36年前，当我第一次在乡下买了房子以后，我会别的事情都不做，首先就挖一块菜地。

现在想想买一堆胡萝卜或者甜菜头，相对来说那么容易，而且又那么便宜，为什么还要自己去种呢？尤其是那些块根植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。

这里肯定有人的本性在起作用。

人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义地瞎折腾。

再说，我又并非特别喜欢吃蔬菜，我宁可吃些油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉汁的东西，比如说热狗。

要说，如果能在窗外种热狗的话，那倒真的有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由了。

可是，在现在这种情况下，我无法否认，每当4月来临，我就会发现自己走出家门，倚着院子外的篱笆，望着那块倒霉的地，十分理智地下定决心再也不去种它了。

然而，总有那么一天，当我早晨醒来的时候，一股香味似乎从窗外飘进来，就好像来自地球中心的泥土的清香味。

这时，太阳似乎也突然认真起来，它投射到地毯上的光似乎比往常要更加深黄。

那些鸟开始歇斯底里地鸣叫，心里和我一样，想着那些美味可口的虫子正从那融化的土中慢慢爬出来。

让我回去看那块地的并不只是快乐，而是矛盾和斗争。

每年碰到的问题是一样的：今年我们该使用什么方法？前几年，我们在一行行的蔬菜之间放上了36英寸宽的黑塑料薄膜。

效果极好，干旱的时候能够保湿，而且保证没有杂草。

但是黑塑料薄膜一看就是来自工厂的东西，一点浪漫的情调都没有。

所以我就逐步改用干草作覆盖料。

我们收割了不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善土壤的结构。

再说，看起来很舒服，而且又不花一分钱。

家里有个菜园子能是你感觉到我们这个小小星球的表面有多娇嫩、多丰饶、多容易被毁坏。

在我们那块50英尺宽、70英尺长的土地上，肯定有十几种不同的土壤。

西红柿在某个地方长不好，但是在另一个地方却长得很好。

其他庄稼也一样。

我想，要是你在地里洒满化肥，这种差别就不会如此明显。

Vocabulary (part 1)
tell [vt.] to distinguish one thing or person from another
e.g. to tell the difference between to tell A from B to tell A and B apart
Vocabu a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training
to show that somebody/something is right or reasonable
e.g. Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her.
to give an explanation or excuse for something or for doing something
e.g. Don't try to justify your mistakes.
Vocabulary (part 1)
resolve [v.] to make a firm decision to do something e.g. to resolve to do sth. = be determined to do sth.
Education
University of Michigan first majored in journalism and worked as a reporter

现代大学英语精读2 Unit3 the rite of spring春之祭说真的，我从来都不明白，我们到底为什么要有一个菜园子，为什么36年前，当我第一次在乡下买了房子以后，我会别的事情都不做，首先就挖一块菜地。

现在想想买一堆胡萝卜或者甜菜头，相对来说那么容易，而且又那么便宜，为什么还要自己去种呢？尤其是那些块根植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。

这里肯定有人的本性在起作用。

人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义地瞎折腾。

再说，我又并非特别喜欢吃蔬菜，我宁可吃些油汪汪、香喷喷、一咬一口肉汁的东西，比如说热狗。

要说，如果能在窗外种热狗的话，那倒真的有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由了。

可是，在现在这种情况下，我无法否认，每当4月来临，我就会发现自己走出家门，倚着院子外的篱笆，望着那块倒霉的地，十分理智地下定决心再也不去种它了。

然而，总有那么一天，当我早晨醒来的时候，一股香味似乎从窗外飘进来，就好像来自地球中心的泥土的清香味。

这时，太阳似乎也突然认真起来，它投射到地毯上的光似乎比往常要更加深黄。

那些鸟开始歇斯底里地鸣叫，心里和我一样，想着那些美味可口的虫子正从那融化的土中慢慢爬出来。

让我回去看那块地的并不只是快乐，而是矛盾和斗争。

每年碰到的问题是一样的：今年我们该使用什么方法？前几年，我们在一行行的蔬菜之间放上了36英寸宽的黑塑料薄膜。

效果极好，干旱的时候能够保湿，而且保证没有杂草。

但是黑塑料薄膜一看就是来自工厂的东西，一点浪漫的情调都没有。

所以我就逐步改用干草作覆盖料。

我们收割了不少干草，草一腐烂，的确能改善土壤的结构。

再说，看起来很舒服，而且又不花一分钱。

家里有个菜园子能是你感觉到我们这个小小星球的表面有多娇嫩、多丰饶、多容易被毁坏。

在我们那块50英尺宽、70英尺长的土地上，肯定有十几种不同的土壤。

西红柿在某个地方长不好，但是在另一个地方却长得很好。

其他庄稼也一样。

我想，要是你在地里洒满化肥，这种差别就不会如此明显。

Lesson 3 The Rite of SpringKey to Exercises Vocabulary11累人的 /繁重的2耗费时间的3性格锻炼、品格培养4立法5救火6找工作、求职7保全面子的8维和9捣乱分子10止疼药11摘棉工人12筹集资金的人13算命先生14管家15银行老板16自欺欺人Vocabulary117自尊18自信19自制力20自我牺牲21自己的利益22自我保护、自卫23自律24店里买的 /自制的25手写的26自家做的27敌人占领的28铺满白雪的29 四周为陆地包围的/内陆的30 空降的，空运的 /<花粉、种子等 > 空中传播的 ,风媒的31包着糖衣的32镀金的21enrollment2maintenance3exposure4entrance5average6assumption7consumption8involvement9success/succession 10r evival11i mplication12r eception13d eception14c onception/concept 15p erception16g raduation17p enetration18c ultivation19g eneration20a ppreciation21c ongratulation22c elebration23f rustration31pursue2continue3compensate4exist5encourage6occupy7accomplish8conflict9 compose 10s pare11r eassure 12e xtend13c onceive2Synonyms1determine/decide2smell/odor3stop/end/quit/discontinue 4ray5d estroy6job/work/trade/profession/c areer/pursuit7huge/immense/enormous/gr eat8choke9damp10r eward/pay/payment/gain 11s hine/glitter12v iew/sight13r eawaken/bring back to life Antonyms1unnoticeable2unromantic3unload4unwillingness5u seful/meaningful/sensible/advisable 6 maternal7immoral8consumer9quality10t olerable11d ishonesty31为这行动找个理由2为走这一步找个理由3为自己找个理由4当真；不开玩笑5提高、改善质量6提高生活水平7改良土壤8毁灭这个星球 /地球9毁坏 /伤害健康10葬送了 /失去机会11毁了 /断送前途12毁了庄稼13勒死、绞死一个人14使噎住、窒息15吊死、执行绞刑16培育植物17重新燃起希望18重新振作精神19重新激发起兴趣20培养品德、培养性格41 in massive numbers; regardless of; In some cases2 depended on nothing but3 tell apart; cast aside4 it would be the Boxers ’ Rebellion all over again5 at work; worm his way through6 the (different) shades of meaning7come into play8 goes for9 are well aware of the vast quantities of; means business51of2but3apart4into; after; to; over5 but; upon6 into; of; at7 apart; of; aside; for61 Health care must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We cannot justify a policy that denies medical care to thelarge population living in the country.2 They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.3 I often made a fool of myself when I was living with my uncle in hisfarm. When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example,I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.4 Why go there today? I ‘ d much ratheryuntilwe stathe snow ceases.5 Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that even if we useourwater sparingly, the day will inevitably come when we will be fighting overlimited supplies ofwater resources.6 There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longerlean on exports foreconomic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on homeconsumption.7 Today ’ s tendency isto give little kids too many tests and exams until they are no good foranything but taking exams.8 It is pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number ofpapers annually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demandeven Einstein would not have been able to meet.GrammarA Noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun. Noun clauses can be used: A) as (direct ) object of verbs,b)a fter the link verb be as predicative,c)after an adjective such as (a person is), sure, certain, positive, it isamazing/strange/funny, etc,d)a s subjectMore examples:What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. (para. 2, unit 8, book 1)They seldom give advance notice about which school they are going to inspect. Other wh-words that are used to introduce a noun clause: Who, whom, whose, what, whatever, which, whichever (relative pronoun)where, when, how, why (relative adverb)21 what has brought you to Paris2 how much he loved him3 when and why you started your own business and how you went about setting it up4 why he has survived and most of his fellow travelers haven ’t5 when he occasionally came in summer6 why the whales beached themselves7 How the pilot managed to bring the plane down safely8 what steps the Ministry of Railways will take to prevent a similar accident9 when it should be held10 who the driver was21 digging up: object of started, it has an object andadverbial modifier of its own Doing ； object of theproposition before2 sending: subject of the sentence, it also has an object and adverbial modifier of its own3 keeping: subject which has an object---a garden4 binding: predictive, it also has an object and adverbial modifier of its own.5 saying: object of the preposition instead of6 striving: subject of the relative clause introduced by where7 hoping: object of ease, which has an object clause8 reviving: object of the preposition of, it has an object and adverbial modifier21Missing the flight means waiting for hours for the next.2He never makes an important decision without asking hisparents’advice.3I ’ ll return the book toyou as soon as I finish reading it.4Never enteranyone ’ s office without knocking.5He tried very hard to avoid saying anything that might displease his sick father.6 Instead of trying to reduce costs, they raised prices and cut production.7 He has many good qualities besides being one of the most gifted chess player in the world.8 Many of us may be eating food containing GM ingredients.31)l ooks 2）given3)d eep4)u pward5)reward6)d iffer7)w hile8)r ain9)shade10)growing4Do you know how computers work?Any one can do what I ’ m doing.That ’ s exactly where you ’ re wrong.It is almost impossible to visit Hangzhou without falling in love with the city.That was why she returned to China at age 73.How they entered overseas markets still remains a mystery to me.Find out who she is, where she is from, and what she has been sent here for.8. On his first day at school, the boy came to realize what lay ahead of him.Education must sow the seeds of wisdom, besides implanting knowledge and skills.They advised people touring the area to avoid going out alone after dark.Part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.Making promise without keeping them is not considered a good practice.51 been seen----being seen2 to love his father---he loved him3 me open----my opening4√5 I wonder why he should lie to me--- I ’ m his best friend after all.I wonder why he should lie to me; I ’ m his best friend after all.I wonder why he should lie to me. After all I ’ m his best friend.6 how did she managed----how she managed7 Hadn ’ t he been careless----Had he not been careless8√9suggested----advised10h ow-what。

• Para III (11-12)
Gardening enables people to stay hopeful for the future.

Assignment
• Exercise on Page67-69

Word Study
➢1965, Elected the first American president of International Pen
➢1993, awarded the National Medal of Arts
➢ 2001, selected for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities

His Works
Death of a Salesman 1949; 1984 movie starring Dustin Hoffman)

The Crucible, 1953, 1996 movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis
• A conflict between the two countries could easily spread across the whole region.
• (fighting or a war, armed/military/violent conflict)
• Many of these ideas appear to be in conflict with each ot college sweetheart, 1940
Marilyn Monroe, 1956
➢ Brief affair in 1951 ➢ Accompanied Miller to his 1956 trial ➢Made The Misfits with Miller as the scriptwriter ➢Divorced in 1961

Warm up
A Song--- Spring is here
Ⅱ Background Information
About the author:
Arthur Miller (October 17, 1915 –February 10,
2005)
American playwright and essayist. a prominent figure in American theatre,
his love of gardening?
The symbolic meanings of gardening:
In our culture, it is often compared to the rearing of young children ,hence, teachers are often called “gardeners”.
In “Mandela’s Gardening”, it is associated with his revolutionary word and struggle.
But in our lesson, Arthur Miller is describing the beauty of human activities and experiences.
愿你的一生充满爱心，慷慨宽厚。 沃土；丰收年；沃土。 新开垦的荒地上现在正带来丰收。
4. Broadcast n. radio or television programme e.g. Do you listen to the broadcast?
v. a. send out (programmes) by radio or television （用无线电或电视）播送