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1、Department of College English,Experiencing English,Book Four,Unit 1 Men and Women Prejudices,Department of College English,Procedure,Lead-in Activities Movie-Watching unimportant ;insignificant 不要担心，这只不过是个小问题。 Dont worry. Its only a petty problem. How could you be so petty?,Language Points,having or
2、 showing a mind that is narrow 器量小的,Department of College English,Language Points,criticize v. point out the faults of sb/sth criticize sb/sth for (doing) sth; Stop criticizing my work! He was criticized by the committee for failing to report the accident.,Language Points,Department of College Engli
3、sh,margin n. 1) the empty space at the side of a written or printed page 2) an edge ; a border the margin of a river 他已濒临死亡。 He is on the margin of death.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,mirror v. reflect sth as in a mirror The trees were mirrored in the still water of
4、the lake. a novel that mirrors modern society,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,refer toas v. call as; regard as Dont refer to your sister as a silly cow! (= Dont call your sister silly cow.) The speaker referred to him as an up-and-coming young Democrat.,Language Points,
5、Department of College English,Language Points,proportion n. relation of one thing to another in quantity, size, etc. The proportion of men to women in the population has changed in recent years. His reputation bore no proportion to his merit.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Po
6、ints,bombard v. 1) to attack with bombs, shells, or missiles Im not very keen on watching TV, because whenever you turn it on, we are _ (会受到很多的广告的轰击)。,Language Points,bombarded with lots of ads,Department of College English,2) to assail persistently, as with requests 观众连珠炮似的问了他很多问题。 The audience bom
7、barded him with many questions.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,merit v. to be worthy or deserving He merited all the praise which had been given to him. The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper. 该建议值得认真考虑。 The suggestion merits serious considerati
8、on.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,entail v. involve; make necessary This job would_ (要求在计算机方面具有卓越的才能)。 承担风险的投资,Language Points,entail exceptional competence in computers.,an investment that entails high risks,Department of College English,Language Points,at large ad.
9、in general Did the people at large approve of the governments decision? The country at large is hoping for great changes, which probably would not materialize.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,hold upas v. show or offeras (an example, a model, etc.) Grandfather always _
10、(把他最小的儿子作为勤奋的榜样)。,Language Points,held up his youngest son as a model of diligence.,Department of College English,Language Points,throw up ones hands v. admit that one cannot succeed; surrender The enemy soldiers threw up their hands in horror when the tanks first appeared in front of their trenches
11、.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,at (the) worst ad. if one thinks of it in the worst way Hes a fool at best, and at (the) worst hes a criminal. At the worst, they can say they didnt see what happened.,Language Points,Department of College English,Language Points,strive
12、 v. struggle hard He strove for recognition as an abstract artist. He is persistently and energetically striving to carry out his plans.,Language Points,Department of College English,Difficult sentence,The more I thought about it, however, the more glaring an omission it seemed. The more I thought a
13、bout the absence of the father in the movie, the more I became aware of the seriousness of the failure to mention the father.,Difficult sentences,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,Meanwhile, a high proportion of media stories about fathers focus on abusive husbands or deadbeat dads.
14、At the same time, we are exposed to a lot of stories in media which depict men as husbands who mistreat their wives or as fathers who are good for nothing.,Difficult sentences,Department of College English,Difficult sentence,One exception to the “unnecessary father” syndrome is the glowing media att
15、ention that at-home dads have received. The media have paid special attention to at-home dads, which is an exception to the “unnecessary father” tendency in society.,Difficult sentences,Department of College English,Difficult sentence,and it is rare that calls for more workplace flexibility are cons
16、idered to be for men as much as for women. People seldom consider giving as much flexibility about where one can work to men as to women.,Difficult sentences,Department of College English,Difficult sentence,Yet, rather than holding up “ordinary” fathers as positive role models for the dads of tomorrow, dangerously reactionary. Instead of offering “ordinary” fathers as good examples for fathers of the future, society has
