新视野英语教程Unit3textA

新视野大学英语,读写教程,第二册第三版,Unit3TextA分析Unit 3 Discovery of a new life stagePre-reading activities1. Do the quiz on the odyssey years.The answers can be various. The purpose for the quiz is to stimulate students’ interest in the unit theme. The grading criteria (6-12 points--Generation X: 13-18--Generation Y: 19 or more points Generation Z) help them understand the characteristics of the younger generation and who they are.2. Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.1. Younger generations are good at technology.Younger generations are more technical than older generations.Young people today cant live without technology.2. Yes, because all these things are exactly what young people do every day.No, because not only young people but also old people love to do these things.课文导读(一)内容介绍课文首先描述了当前大众对于人生阶段划分这一问题上的一般性共识,即将人生粗放式的划分为童年时期、青春期、成年时期和老年时期这四个阶段.随后,针对成年期的理解,作者通过比较人们对于“成年时期”今昔的不同认知,向读者着重介绍了一个被明确界定的、重要的人生新阶段,即“奥德赛”岁月.在日益激烈的社会竞争中,会有相当部分的年轻人在介于青春期与成年时期之间的这个阶段中会表现出种种叛逆、迷惘.但作者坚信,历经艰辛的“奧德赛”征程岁月的跋涉后,年轻人终究会完成自我探索、自我认知,逐步成熟、成长,并步入真正的成年时期.课文主要通过比较和对照的手法,向我们勾勒出“奥德赛”岁月的典型特征,并鼓励年轻人做好各方面的准备,要积极、专注于自己的梦想,勇敢面对这段征程岁月(二)背景知识奥德赛岁月:《奥德赛》与《伊利亚特》相传为盲诗人荷马所做的两部关于特洛伊战争的长篇史诗,者合称为《荷马史诗》.作为现存最古老的西方文学作品之一,同时也是古希腊最重要的两部史诗之,《奥德赛》被公认为是西方文学的奠基之作.《奥德赛》叙述了特洛伊战争结束后希腊英雄奥德修斯在还乡途中历时10年惊心动魄的海上历险故事.通过描述主人公艰苦卓绝的历险经历,赞美了英雄奥德修斯的勇敢、坚强、足智多谋.由于故事的广泛流传,“奥德赛”已经成为“漫长而又刺激的行程”的代名词.本文中用“奥德赛岁月”形象地描述了年轻人步入成年时期之前的那段漫长的、有重大意义的人生新阶段.在这个漫长的阶段,年轻人叛逆迷惘,但更为重要的是获得成长,顺利步入成年时期(三)课文分析1.篇章结构Para.1 The author explains how the traditional way labeled life stages.作者解释了传统方式是如何划分人生的各个阶段.Paras.2-5 The author introduces a new life stage, the odyssey years, using comparison and contrast.作者通过比较和对照的手法,向读者介绍了“奥德赛岁月”这样一个全新的人生新阶段.Paras.6-10 The author exclusively deals with the characteristics of the odyssey years.作者着重叙述了“奥德赛岁月”的特征.Paras.11-12 The author encourages young people never to give up when facing strong competition.作者鼓励年轻人即便在激烈的竞争中也永不言放弃.2.写作特点本文是一篇典型的说明文,总体的写作特点是通过比较和对照的方式既引出作者所要阐释说明的奥德赛岁月”这一主题,同时又更好的凸显出该主题的标志性特征Text A Journey through the odyssey years奥德赛岁月之旅Title: odyssey[??d?si] n. [C] 1) a series of experiences that teach you sth. about yourself or about life 对人生有教益的一连串经历；艰难历程Eg: His odyssey of passion, friendship,love, and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程,到此结束了2) a long journey with a lot of adventures or difficulties 漫长的历险旅程Eg: The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a16- hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程※※※1 Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. 我们大多数人都知道，根据不同的年龄和生活阶段，人生可与此平行划分为童年、青春期、成年和老年这四个阶段。

新视野大学英语1课后翻译第三章Unit3 TextA史蒂威?旺达奇才阴影中的阳光1950年5月13日史蒂威?莫里斯出生时医生们都摇摇头对母亲说她儿子先天失明而且有可能会终生如此她不由得泪流满面双目失明又是黑人家里又穷这个新生儿会过一种什么样的生活呢莫里斯太太再异想天开也决不会料到她的这个小宝宝日后会成为一位被誉为史蒂威?旺达的著名音乐家而当时她所能做的只有祈祷外加担忧史蒂威自己倒一点也不担忧生活太充实了他是在一群虔诚的教徒中长大的这些人的信仰帮助他们忍受贫穷他热爱音乐会用调羹或叉子在任何稍有点像鼓得物面上敲敲打打他甚至还和视力正常的孩子们一起奔跑戏耍他说我到4岁左右才意识到自己是个盲人这听起来也许有点奇怪其实对于一个刚刚开始了解周围世界的小孩子来说这一点也不奇怪史蒂威听得见嗅得到摸得着就他所知一个人能做的也就只是这些了这就是生活母亲的桌子老是被他用来当鼓敲打母亲受不了了便给他买了一套玩具他拼命敲打不到几个礼拜那套玩具就被敲坏了随后又买了几套别的玩具后来他的一位叔叔又给他买了个玩具口琴史蒂威很快学会了吹奏令大家惊叹不已史蒂威自学弹钢琴也像学口琴一样很快无师自通他开始和朋友们在一起演奏摇滚乐他们在史蒂威家公寓楼前面的门廊上表演吸引了成群的邻居来观看聆听他们还随音乐节拍鼓掌我喜欢那种拍子史蒂威说他不仅喜欢那种拍子还很善于创作那种拍子奇迹演唱小组的罗尼?怀特听说了史蒂威其人其事立即把他带到自己的唱片公司莫顿唱片公司让他试唱一次罗尼说他们照办了莫顿公司所有上层人物汇聚一堂听一个还不满10岁的小盲童试演起先他们只是表示一下友好可怜的孩子他们不想伤害他的感情随后他们听了史蒂威的演唱和演奏再也没有人说什么可怜的孩子了他们忙于祝贺自己发现了小灵童他说不定还是近十年中最出色的音乐天才呢他们看着小史蒂威从一种乐器前冲到另一种乐器前从从容容地演奏着他是个奇才有人说这个名字流传了下来史蒂威?莫里斯成了小史蒂威?旺达他12岁时推出了他的第一首走红歌曲曲名叫指尖是首轰动一时的劲歌在接下来的岁月里小史蒂威?旺达成了莫顿公司最出色的灌片歌手之一他的金曲不断推出然而到他成年之后小史蒂威?旺达这个名字便不再适用了并且史蒂威开始对莫顿公司对他的演艺事业一手包办的做法感到厌倦他想要谱写制作自己的歌曲但莫顿公司却认为去改变一种成功的套路是不明智的到他21岁时史蒂威终于获得了自由他不顾莫顿公司的意愿开始探索新路子他制作了唱片将福音音乐摇滚乐爵士乐及运用非洲与拉美音乐的曲子糅为一体令唱片公司惊奇的是史蒂威的新唱片集如我心中的音乐和内心幻像比他原先的唱片集还要受欢迎史蒂威?旺达已经成熟成了一名独立的音乐艺术家然而就在这次成功之后厄运降临了1973年8月史蒂威遇上了一场严重的车祸差不多有整整一星期他昏迷不醒既不能开口说话也无法行走我们不知道他何时才能脱险医生说人人都在等待在为他祈祷突然之间史蒂威是名音乐天才也好他战胜了失明与贫困也好这一切都不重要了他所剩的就只有信念与坚强的意志了而这就够了史蒂威从死亡的阴影中奋力挣脱出来了正如他以前从失明的阴影中挣扎出来一样他继续作更多的表演录制更多的金曲唱片车祸改变了史蒂威让他重新审视自己的生活目标他依然热爱音乐制作但他也开始对身外的世界给予更多的关注他力争设立了一个全国性节日来纪念黑人民权运动领袖小马丁?路德?金博士他录制歌曲呼吁种族间和睦相处并为救济全球饥民募集款项最近南非总统纳尔逊?曼德拉又为史蒂威授勋以表彰他为反对该国的种族隔离制度作出的努力史蒂威?旺达拥有信念与盛名享有财富与爱情他不仅征服了自身的黑暗还通过自己的音乐与社会活动为其他许多人的生活阴影带来了阳光Unit3 TextB我们就是我们意象中的自我心理学家告诉我们我们自认为是什么样的人就是什么样的人我们相信自己能干什么不能干什么都是由我们的自我意象所界定的多年来我们每个人都对自己形成了某些看法我们的自我意象是在不知不觉中由过去的亲身经历塑造而成的我们的成功与失败别人对我们所说的一言一语以及我们认为别人对我们所持的看法这一切都有助于形成我们对自身评价的印象正因为自我意象在我们的成长过程中如此重要因此很有必要检验一下我们对于自我的看法以便充分发挥我们的潜力一种危险是我们经常接受错误的自我意象信以为真比如有一个学生认为自己英语很差劲人们可能会听到他说唉我在英语课上从未有过好成绩很可能这名学生以前某次英语考试时没能及格他并没有对自己说我有一次考试没及格我能从中得到什么样的教训呢他却开始认为我是个失败者我是怎么也学不好英语的了或者也许他的父母或朋友对他的成绩作了否定的评价通过这些方式自我贬抑的不良意象便形成了这样一来这名学生就成了他自己认定的那种人了改变我们的自我意象是可能的一些心理学家建议我们可以想象自己在某项工作中表现出色以此着手改变自我意象既然我们是根据目前的自我意象对目前的食物作出反应的他们就建议我们用更好的自我意象来代替原有的形象在许多实验中人们被要求每天静坐几分钟想象自己在一项测试中有出色表现例如实验对象静坐下来想象自己在向靶心投掷飞镖几星期以后他们的飞镖技艺提高了这项实验在不少人身上做过这些人有的想要提高棋艺有的想要投球的准确性有的想要改进推销术增长音乐才能或是提高许多别的技艺在大多数情况下他们都取得了明显的进步那名英语很差劲的学生如果也试一下把自己看成成绩较好的学生说不定就会发现自己在这门功课中所取得的成绩比他原来所想的要好许多改变自我意象的关键在于不要树立一个不切实际的自我意象试图成为与真实自我不相符合之人的做法和身体力行那种可能是我们自设的与现实不符的自卑意象一样糟糕我们的目的是要发现真实的自我要使自己想象中的自我形象与自己的真实潜力相符然而心理学家们普遍认为我们绝大多数人对自己有失公允我们往往比我们设想的自我高明些试试下面这种方法每天留出二十至三十分钟独自静坐放松不妨闭上眼睛想象自己坐在一幅电影大屏幕前然后想象自己在做某件希望能有所提高的事情可以是参加考试或是网球中的反手击球或是求职面试什么都行试着想象自己做得正确而且卓有成效尽量使你脑中的图像逼真而又生动如果可能的话想象自己看到了听到了具体的细节如果你设想自己是在参加考试那就想象一下你所在的具体房间想象你自己悠闲自若地坐在书桌前想象自己所穿的衣服听到别人写字的沙沙声还有他们在座位里挪动身子的声音看一下考试卷上的题目想象自己在写答案细节是经历一项试验的最重要的部分这种练习有助于清除不好的自我意象为你提供新的成功的自我意象或图像改变自我看法的另一个重要部分就是不要再去想以前犯过的错误不要让失败对你有所损害我们犯错误或是为此感到丢脸这本是学习过程中必经的步骤犯点错误算不了什么不过当错误告诉了我们自己错在那里之后就该忘掉它们不要再去多想有时候我们会不断记起自己的失败或错误对此感到愧疚或难堪我们听任往事取得主导地位进而产生了一种惧怕心理这正是那名英语很差劲的学生任其发生的情况对自己的期望要符合现实这很重要我们的一些不满情绪可能是由于对自己期望太高而引起的如果我们对自己所做的每一件事都要求十全十美那就可能会感到失望我们那种自我贬抑的看法就会保持下去如果我们的目标是要达到十全十美的境地那我们从一开始就注定是要失败的。

Unit 3Text A Audrey Hepburn — A true angel in this world1 Audrey Hepburn thrilled audiences with starring roles in noteworthy films like Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina, Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady, War and Peace, and Always.2 Despite her success in the film domain, the roles she most preferred portraying were not in movies. She was an exemplary mother to her two sons and a UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Ambassador of Goodwill serving victims in war-torn countries.3 As a young girl during the Nazi occupation of her native Holland, Audrey Hepburn was aware of the brutality, death, and destruction of war. She was hungry and malnourished, as her family was bankrupted as a result of the invasion. Audrey's father abandoned the family, and two of her uncles were taken captive and killed. Audrey was grabbed off the street by Nazis and placed in line to be sent to a work camp. When the guards glanced away she darted off, barely escaping, and huddled ina cold, foul basement full of rats.4 The little girl who would become the world's most magical actress began as an anonymous refugee confronting life's horrors and fragility firsthand. But she refused to allow her spirit to be afflicted by the desperate reality of her young life. Instead, she transcended those challenges but never forgot what it felt like to suffer, to be hungry, alone and helpless.5 After the war, Audrey and her mother left Holland, arriving in London as poor immigrants. Her dream of becoming a prime dancer drove her into a rigorous schedule at a famous ballet school. Later, she was spotted by a producer and eventually landed a role in the film Roman Holiday starring Gregory Peck, one of Hollywood's top leading men.6 Soon, Audrey was transformed from a malnourished immigrant to an internationally famous movie star. Director Billy Wilder complimented her, saying, "Audrey walked beautifully, she spoke beautifully." Although she won many Academy Awards and other honors for acting, Audrey felt that her most significant work was humanitarian work with those in need, and as the mother to her two sons. She suffered through two divorces and from her memories of the war. Yet, Audrey never let her sadness overcome her or jeopardize her hope for a brighter future. Audrey finally met her soul mate, Robert Wolders, and spent the last 12 years of her life with him.7 Becoming famous never changed Audrey's generous and compassionate character. She felt a deep sense of responsibility to alleviate suffering of those in need, especially children. Friends said Audrey had a complete lack of ego and accepted and appreciated others as they were.8 Though she became very wealthy, she owned only one home in Switzerland. For Audrey it wasa paradise where she could hide from the world with her beloved family, work in her garden and take long walks in nature.9 In 1988, Audrey was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF designed to provide emergency food and healthcare to children suffering the destruction of war or other catastrophes. In that role, her lifelong passion for helping those in need, found its greatest calling.10 She turned down three million dollars to pen her autobiography and instead accepted one dollar a year in the more conscientious role as diplomat for UNICEF. For seven months out of each of her last five years, she and Robby left the peace and beauty in their cozy home to embark on outreach trips into some of the most difficult places on earth. From Bangladesh, Sudan, India, Vietnam, Kenya, Ethiopia, Central and South America, to Somalia, Audrey Hepburn traveled representing UNICEF, making over 50 emotionally draining and physically dangerous missions into bleak destinations to raise world awareness of wars and droughts. Having been a victim of war, she understood the blessing of being the beneficiary of food, clothing, and, most of all, hope.11 Audrey felt it was wicked that billions of children were deprived of simple joys and drowned in overwhelming misery. She believed deeply in the ideology that all people share in the duty to care for those in need. Audrey Hepburn was always ready to lead by example. She said: "When you deny childhood, you deny life." She saw UNICEF's work as an integral, sacred force in people's lives and said of UNICEF's results, "Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist."12 In 1992, Audrey was stricken by cancer. She, Robby and her two sons returned to their home in Switzerland for their last Christmas together.13 Audrey's long-time friend and world-famous French fashion designer, Hubert de Givenchy, spoke to his cherished friend for the last time, just before she died. He said she was "... serene at the end because she knew she had achieved everything with perfection".14 Audrey Hepburn's passion for service was enduring. Even as her life ended at 63 years of age, she remained a gracious woman who perpetually signified simplicity, charity, charm and kindness.15 The majesty of Audrey Hepburn's spirit of social responsibility and dedication lives on in her words: "Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm. As you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others." And "For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."Unit 3Text B A life in filmSteven had to face rejections and obstacles in his film-creating efforts, but his persistence and dedication transformed the obstacles into an alternative route to success.1 At 12 years old, Steven Spielberg was already visiting film shootings at Universal Studios in his office suit, a packed lunch tucked into his briefcase. The young boy tried to immerse himself in film in any way possible. He had been given an administrative job at Universal Studios from a friend of his father's, and every day, even though he didn't have a legitimate security pass, he would try to manipulate his way past the guards and into his personal paradise. Such persistence is hardly surprising from a boy whose lifelong conviction was to "Make sure you are right and go on!" (adopted from a 1954 Disney film).2 When Steven was eight years old, his father gave him a Brownie 8 mm film camera as his birthday present. Steven immediately began collecting footage of family events, and he simulated action scenes with his miniature toy spacecraft, populating his films with his neighborhood friends as actors. People quickly began to recognize his terrific talent, and he won a prize for cinematography for his early westernThe Last Gunfight; years later, he won a national contest for his film Escape to Nowhere. His film Firelight was twice analyzed by a national newspaper and was presented in the city theater as if it were a Hollywood premiere. By the time he was 17 years old, Steven had established himself as a director with the artistic intuition of a man twice his age.3 His achievements are certainly related to the personal obstacles and setbacks he faced from an early age. Steven's family moved often, so that he was constantly trying to find his place in a turbulent environment with new people. Despite his natural intelligence, Steven had a carefree attitude and put little effort into school. He consistently earned only a C average, or lower. Socially, he wasn't athletic or popular, and since his conspicuous interest in film made him seem eccentric, classmates shunned and mocked him.4 His home life was not ideal either, as his father's rigid engineering temperament could not understand his or his mother's artistic personalities. Steven would miss his father when he was gone for long work trips, and then reverted to furiously arguing with him as soon as he returned. Finally, when he was in high school, his parents ended their unhappy marriage with a divorce. The theme of the lack of a father figure consistently infected Steven's films.5 Unfriendly surroundings at home and school made Steven strive even harder to achieve in the film world. He applied to two of the best film schools in the country: the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles. But even with a formidable 10 years of experiences in filmmaking and his friends atUniversal Studios endorsing him, his grades were too poor, and he was flatly turned down at both institutions.6 Unwilling to give up, Steven entered the California State University, where he hoped the program in TV and radio might open his way to Hollywood. Unfortunately, the university was not suited to his experience, and one academician recalled, "Steven knew more about cameras, mounts, and lenses than anyone else in the department. He could teach there." Despite his manifest talent, his low grades sabotaged transfer attempts, forcing real film schools to withhold acceptance.7 Steven contrived to rectify the situation on his own by diverting his attention away from academics. He cleaned his old suit and briefcase and returned to visiting Universal Studios where he had worked as a boy. He discreetly sneaked into any department he could, such as shooting rooms, editing and sound-mixing studios, and he quietly watched until he was discovered and ordered to leave. Introducing himself under the pretext of being either an actor, director, or producer, he would invite people to dinner to make connections and learn as much as he could. Even though he was caught and expelled at least once a day, he always returned to smuggle himself back in again.8 Steven repeatedly tried to prove himself to the Universal executives, while working in a cafeteria to save up money for equipment. He would discretely create scenes and then shoot and re-shoot his movies. He kept upgrading from 8 to 16 and finally 35 mm film before he was allowed a screening. Finally, his film Amblin was given a chance in front of the executives. It was a short, silent film and the plot differed greatly from the sci-fiand combat films that would later predominate Steven's career. Still, the short film was awesome enough to win Steven, only 21 years old, a seven-year contract with Universal Studios.9 After directing smaller TV dramas and low-budget projects, Steven earned the chance to direct his big Hollywood debut: a thriller film starring a shark! Jaws was a box office hit and it made Steven famous. He continued his relationship with Universal Studios to produce the notable moviesE.T., Jurassic Park, and Schindler's List.10 As his first producer said, "It is not by any coincidence that Steven is in his present position." Instead, it is Steven's committed spirit that has strengthened him in standing fast against all rejections, prejudice and skepticism and driven him to keep moving onward.。

unit 1 TextALove and logic: The story of a fallacy爱情与逻辑: 谬误的故事1 I had my first date with Polly afterI made the trade with my roommate Rob.That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn't stand the idea of being the only football player who didn't, so he made a pact that he'd give me his girl in exchange for my jacket.He wasn't the brightest guy.Polly wasn't too shrewd, either.在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后, 我和波莉有了第一次约会。

那一年校园里每个人都有件皮夹克, 而罗伯是校足球队员中唯一一个没有皮夹克的, 他一想到这个就受不了, 于是他和我达成了一项协议, 用他的女友换取我的夹克。

他可不则聪明, 而他的女友波莉也不太精明。

2 But she was pretty, well-off, didn't dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup.She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer.If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition.但她漂亮而且富有, 也没有把头发染成奇怪的颜色或是化很浓的妆。

Unit 1Text A Never, ever give up!永不言弃！1 As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student, and had he not been from a famous family, he probably would have been removed from the school for deviating from the rules. Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there did not preclude him from going on to the university. He eventually had a premier army career whereby he was later elected prime minister. He achieved fame for his wit, wisdom, civic duty, and abundant courage in his refusal to surrender during the miserable dark days of World War II. His amazing determination helped motivate his entire nation and was an inspiration worldwide.英国的伟大首相温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。

当时他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。

谢天谢地，他总算从哈罗毕业了，在那里犯下的错误并没影响到他上大学。