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1、“It doesnt matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.“ 爸爸是什么样的人并不重要，重要的是我心目的爸爸是什么样的人。 “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a fathers protection.“ 我想象不出还有什么比父亲的保护更让一个孩子渴求得强烈。 “That is the thankless position of the father in the family the provider for al
2、l, and the enemy of all.“ 这就是父亲在家中费力不讨好的地方既要养活全家，又受全家敌视。,“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.“ 1个爸爸比100个校长还顶用。“A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. - 一个认识到自己不称职的国王，可以委托授权或干脆放弃。一个父亲却被无选择。,Warm-up,Whats your opinion on th
3、e relationship between parents and children? How do you define the relationship between a father and a child? Can you express the relationship between your father and you? Is there generation gap between you and your parents? What is the generation gap between you and your parents? How do you deal w
4、ith the generation gap?,Unit 2 Parents,A father, a Son and an Answer,Words and Expressions,terminal terminate v. come to an endboardboarder n. 寄宿生boarding card 登机牌boarding school 寄宿学校 boarding gate board a train on boardPlease board the plane immediately. As soon as we went on board, our ship left p
5、ort Attention, please. Flight BA 198 for London is boarding now.,pure pure gold/silk/cotton 纯金，真丝，纯棉 Pure white a bottle of pure water 一瓶纯净水 The air is sweet and pure. This dress is made of pure silk. It was pure luck that he found the gold watch he had lost a week before.,track a single track a dou
6、ble track The train left the track. track in the snow a track through a forestdelight to ones delightTo our great delight，the day turned out fine,distinction distinction between A and Bdistinct 清晰地，清楚 a distinct smell of gasdistinct from sthe.g. His temper is quite distinct from his brother.distinct
7、ive 独特的，特别的 clothes with a distinctive style,supposeSuppose you had a million pounds-how would you spend it be supposed to do/be sth （按规定，习惯，安排等）应当，应该 You were supposed to be here an hour ago. As students, I am supposed to work hard.racial racial discrimination 种族歧视racial equality 种族平等race 竞赛 ,民族rac
8、ialism 种族主义 racialist 种族主义者,bet make a bet bet on sth. I bet=I am sure/I am certain I bet its going to snow today.,pretend,pretend+n. Pretend to be sth. Pretend to be doing sth. Pretend to do Pretend that She pretend to be busy. The boy pretended that he was ill The children pretended to eat the app
9、le.,annoy annoyance 恼怒，生气 annoyed （with sb) at/about sthvalue 价值 increase in value valueless 不值钱的 invaluable 极有用的，极宝贵的，无价的 invaluable help/support,About author,Robert Bernard Greene, Jr. (born March 10, 1947) is an American journalist, best known as an award-winning columnist for the Chicago Tribune
10、 newspaper, where he worked for 24 years. Greene has written books on subjects varying from Michael Jordan, to small towns, to U.S. presidents. His Hang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan became a bestseller.,Greene has two children, Nick and Amanda, from a 31-year marriage with Susan Koebel
11、Greene. He was often derided by critics for his continued use of a helmet-like toupee.,What is the question? What is the answer?,3 Ws,Where? Atlanta airport Who? A father and a son What did the two characters do? They rode an airport (Atlanta) shuttle train for fun,Scan the text and describe the fat
12、her and son,Both The father: The son:,black, happy, wearing inexpensive clothes,patient, caring,5,Delight, fun, pleased, exciting, laughter,Text interpretation,What type is the text?A. narrationB. expositionC. descriptionD. argumentation,记叙文 说明文 描述文 议论文,登机口 火车轨道 种族区别 舒展筋骨 恶劣的天气 到达目的地 来回奔波 想出、提出,Boar
13、ding gate Railway track Racial distinction Stretch ones legs Rotten weather Reach my destination Travel back & forth Come up with,稍等（电话） 赶往机场 接管公司 脏话 加速 指出 上下车机 礼貌,Hold on Head for the airport Take over the firm Bad language Pick up speed Point out Get on/off Good manners,Text interpretation,Passing
14、 through the Atlanta airport Free, the trains run back and forth all day long. Not many people consider them fun. At the front of the first car were a man and his son. let off passengers Here we go! The boy, about five years old, made sounds of pure delight.,Text interpretation,were supposed to avoi
15、d making racial distinctions these days. were white, dressed for business clothes that were just about as inexpensive as you can buy. Look out there! I bet hes walking to his plane. I did, and just as I was about to reboard the train,Text interpretation, heading for a flight pretending to be annoyed
16、, but clearly pleased. who can afford to sendthe children turn out rotten. leaving for distant destinations or arriving at the ends of their journeys. The father and son, though, were just riding,making it exciting, sharing each others company. So many troubles ,What is the question? What is the ans
17、wer?,How should parents bring up children?Parents should care enough to spend time with their children.,Summary,With the rapid of development of economy, more and more parents are able to provide their children with expensive toys, clothes of famous brands, and even cars and many other luxuries. Some parents spend a lot of money to send their children to schools abroad. However, according to the author of the text, none of these is crucial for the younger generation. The best thing parents can do is to spend some happy time with their children rather than spend a lot of money on them.,
