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1、Unit 3Unit 3 My Stroke of LuckMy Stroke of LuckKirk DouglasKirk DouglasContentsWarming Up1Pre-reading2While-reading3Post-Reading4Warming up1. Do you believe in luck? Why or why not? Any personal experiences?2. Can you list some phrases including “luck” or “lucky”?3. How important love is for an “unl
2、ucky” person, esp. someone who has lost good health? 4.Can you predict what will happen in the story? have luck/ Good luck! / Best of luck! good / bad / hard / tough luckBe in / out of luckTry / chance your luck/ Stroke of luckLucky you / me!/ a lucky dogthank your lucky starSome people have all the
3、 luck!There are many difficulties in our lifeThere are many difficulties in our lifeSome people suffer from disability, but they still have strong belief and keep on fighting. They are good examples for us normal and healthy people. When they can be so brave and successful in life, we the luckier on
4、es should have no reason to complain but to learn to appreciate and give as they do I am strong in my mind and I can succeed.Although I am blind, I can be happyWords related to disabilitydeafdisability dumb/muteblindlamesix fingers/toesparalyticcolor blindnessnear-sightedinsanehandlessarmlesslegless
5、hunchbacked(驼背)(驼背)dwarfidiot(白痴)白痴)imbecile (低能者(低能者)Love is a feeling./ Love is an attitude./ Love is an action./ Love is a choice./ Enlarge your understanding./ Your definition of love may be too narrow./ Love is more than a good feeling or romance./ Love motivates people to sacrifice for others,
6、/ not expecting any personal benefit./ Stop thinking selfishly./ Look for the needs of others,/ and then do your part to meet their needs./ Locate the source of love./ Sympathy and compassion are foundations of love/ toward those living in difficult circumstances./What is love? Love may start as an
7、expression of personal gratitude/ for the blessings you have received/ and your desire to share those blessings./ Express your love./ Find words and actions of love that are appropriate./ Learn to speak words of blessing rather than criticism./ Share your resources with a needy person./ Accept disap
8、pointment./ Not everyone will return your love./ This is not failure./ It is not your goal to make the world love you,/ but for you to love the world./What is love?Unit 3Unit 3 My Stroke of LuckMy Stroke of LuckKirk DouglasKirk Douglas4. Douglas received three Academy Award nominations for his work
9、in Champion, The Bad and the Beautiful and Lust for Life (as Vincent Van Gogh). 1.Kirk Douglas, born in 1916 is an American actor and film producer known for his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters. 2.Douglas himself once described as sons of bitches.3.He is on the list
10、 of the greatest male American screen legends of all time.About the author7.Popular at home and around the world, Kirk Douglas received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981, the French Legion of Honor in 1985, and the National Medal of the Arts in 2001.5. Douglas received a special Oscar in 199
11、6 for 50 years as a moral and creative force in the motion picture community.6. For his contributions to the motion picture industry, Kirk Douglas has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.About the author法国荣誉军团法国荣誉军团 9.On December 8, 2006, Douglas appeared on Entertainment Tonight, where the entire
12、staff wished him a happy 90th birthday the night before. 8.In January 1996, he suffered a severe stroke, partially impairing his ability to speak 10.Douglas married twice, first to Diana Dill, on November 2, 1943. They divorced in 1951. He then married German American producer Anne Buydens on May 29
13、, 1954. They had two sons. About the author1949年年夺得锦标归夺得锦标归Champion1951年年洞中王牌洞中王牌Ace in the Hole1965年年海上长城海上长城In Harms Way1969 我就爱你我就爱你The Arrangement1978年年狂怒狂怒The Fury1980年年土星三号土星三号Saturn City1956年年梵高传梵高传Lust for Life1960年年斯巴达克斯斯巴达克斯Spartacus1958年和年和妻子妻子Anne Buydens及儿子及儿子 Cultural backgroundThe Ame
14、rican character is an interesting thing. Theodore Roosevelt told a reporter that the grizzly bear should be the symbol of America, not the eagle. He likens America to the grizzly bear, especially in that it is solitary. He goes on to say that “The world will never love us. They may respect us, they
15、might one day fear us, but they will never love us, for we have too much audacity.” It has been said that while most empires turned complacent as they grew successful, the United States has turned more neurotic and industrious. There are a near infinite number of reasons for this, but as George Carl
16、in pointed out, it can be worthwhile to look at a persons parents. “The American personality might be characterized as an easygoing, sentimental, fair-minded ruthlessness. We tie yellow ribbons round the old oak tree at the same moment we dispatch a wing of B-52s to carpet-bomb the enemy,” said Tony
17、 Blankley.The story is basically a piece of narrative writing, in which the account of the latest event is interrupted by a number of flashbacks (some earlier events and experiences). It begins with the air crash, then it goes back to what had happened before. After this the author resumes the narra
18、tion of the air crash and subsequent events.Text analysis Structural analysisParas3 4flashback his wifes intuition and judgment on previous occasionsParas1 2description of the air crashParas5 7flashback their romance and marriagechorological accountchorological accountPara8the authors recovery from
19、the air crashParas9 10flashback his wifes surgeryParas11 13flashback his wifes method to make people move onPara14the authors concluding commentsStructural analysisThe author uses his recent accident-an air crash as an introduction to the whole story.Para1 tells the readers what happens to the autho
20、r while Para2 describes how his wife reacts to the accident. The description of her reaction naturally leads to the discussion of her good judgment.Q: What does the author mean by “Another helicopter ride. Just what I needed”?A: He is being ironic. he didnt feel at all like taking another helicopter
21、 ride.Text analysis Para1-2Language points:1. stroke: 1) a sudden occurrence or result a stroke of luck / fortune一桩意外的幸事一桩意外的幸事/运气运气 a stroke of misfortune/ a stroke of lightening a stroke of genius / inspiration 聪明之举聪明之举/绝妙的主意绝妙的主意Part 12) an occasion when a blood tube in your brain suddenly bursts
22、 or is blocked 中风中风 have / suffer a stroke Pun : a figure of speech; a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. 双关一种文字游戏,有时利用同一个词的不同意双关一种文字游戏,有时利用同一个词的不同意思思,而有时利用不同词的相近意思或发音而有时利用不同词的相近意思或发音 Time flies like an arrow,
23、 fruit flies like a banana. a stroke of luck / fortune一桩意外的幸事一桩意外的幸事/运气运气puny adj. 一语双关的一语双关的; 带双关谐语的带双关谐语的2). Seven days without water make one weak.(谐音双关谐音双关)3). He is not a grave man until he is a grave man. 4).Seven days without 7-up make one week(weak)5).Try our sweet cornYou11 smile from ear t
24、o ear 1). We must all hang together or we shall all hang separately. (意义双关意义双关)英语中有趣的双关语英语中有趣的双关语7).You will go nuts for the nuts you get in Nux.8).What do lawyers do when they die? Lie still.9).What flower does everybody have on the face? Everybody has tulips ( two lips) on the face.10).They pray f
25、or you today and prey on you tomorrow.6).Whats wrong with this fish? Long time no sea (see).英语中有趣的双关语英语中有趣的双关语12).She wore a new hairpiece every day and was considered a big wig.13).Old math teachers never die, they just become irrational.14).When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds. 15).He
26、drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.(benz) 11).A bicycle cant stand on its own because it is two-tyred. 英语中有趣的双关语英语中有趣的双关语空对着,山中高士晶莹雪;终不忘,世外仙姝寂寞空对着,山中高士晶莹雪;终不忘,世外仙姝寂寞林。林。杰拉尔德杰拉尔德R福特(福特(1913年出生)是美国第年出生)是美国第38任总,任总,他说话喜欢用双关语他说话喜欢用双关语 “我是一辆福待,不是林肯我是一辆福待,不是林肯” 众所周知,林
27、肯既是美国很伟大的总统,又是一种众所周知,林肯既是美国很伟大的总统,又是一种最高级的名牌小汽车;福特则是当时普通、廉价而最高级的名牌小汽车;福特则是当时普通、廉价而大众化的汽车。福特说这句话,一是表示谦虚,一大众化的汽车。福特说这句话,一是表示谦虚,一是为了标榜自己是大众喜欢的总统。是为了标榜自己是大众喜欢的总统。l杨柳青青江水平,闻郎江上唱歌声。东边日出西边雨,道杨柳青青江水平,闻郎江上唱歌声。东边日出西边雨,道是无是无晴晴却有却有晴晴。 Language Points2. give sb. a ride: give a free journey to sb.3. collide: to h
28、it each other accidentallyTwo supertankers collided in the rough seas.Derivation: collision n. head-on collision4. survive: to not die in an accident or war or from an illnessCollocation: survive sth. Derivation: survivor n. -How are you? -Oh, surviving.5. insist: to say or do sth. firmly Collocatio
29、n: insist + on insist that + (should) v. if you insist (inf.) There are concerns that the refugees cannot survive the winter.活学活用活学活用L.A. -Los Angeles A.L.-Alabama N.D. -North Dakota A. K-AlaskaO.H.- Ohio M.E.- Maine O.K.- Oklahoma M.D.- MarylandO.R.- Oregon C.A.- California M.A.- Massachusetts P.A
30、.- Pennsylvania6.Abbreviation of some American StatesThese two Paras are the first flashback in the story, which describes Annes good judgment on previous occasions and her experiences during the WW2.Q: How do you understand “She saved me again after my stoke in 1995 suicidal”?A: The word “saved” me
31、ans “helped me out of my depression”. So it means “She saved my life again by helping me get over the depression I was in and preventing me from committing suicide. ”Text analysis Para3-42. Ann hasintuition: Ann has concise sense and she can always judge correctly. intuition: the power of sensing or
32、 knowing without the use of rational processesThe old hunter knew by intuition that the deer was nearby.womans/ feminine intuition 1. survivors guilt: I feel guilty as a survivor辨析辨析: instinct & intuitioninstinct: an inborn pattern of behavior thatis characteristic of a species and is often a respon
33、se to specific environmental stimuli:本能一种天生的行为方式,其因物种不同而各本能一种天生的行为方式,其因物种不同而各异,通常是对某一具体环境刺激的反应异,通常是对某一具体环境刺激的反应aggressive instinct 攻击性本能攻击性本能 mother instinct/ sexual instinctdepressed: in a very gloomy stateDerivation: depression n. the Great Depression (1929-1933)suicidal: a. relating to suicide De
34、rivation: suicide: n. killing oneselfThe famous actor commit suicide last night.3. When I became depressed and suicidal:In 1995, I had a stroke and my wife helped me out of depression, which sometimes could lead to ones suicide.Para3: She saved me again after my stroke in 1995, when I became depress
35、ed and suicidal.1995年中年中风后,我后,我变得沮得沮丧抑郁,并有自抑郁,并有自杀倾向,向,这时,妻子再次拯救了我。,妻子再次拯救了我。Paraphrase:This is the second flashback. These Paras tell us how the author met Anne, fell in love with her and eventually married her. Text analysis Para5-7He expected Anne to accept the job with eagerness, as most girls w
36、ould do, because he was a famous American movie star. But Anne declined the offer. Annes refusal was unexpected and irritated the author, because he took it for granted that Anne would be more than willing to accept his invitation. Las Vegas is a city in southeast Nevada, USA, famous for its numerou
37、s casinos and speedy registration of marriage. Translate the following sentences into English: (show up)1)明亮的阳光明亮的阳光让墙上的裂上的裂缝清晰可清晰可见。2)这种斗争使得任何性格缺陷都暴露无种斗争使得任何性格缺陷都暴露无遗。3)他他草率草率对待部下的行待部下的行为表明了他的表明了他的为人。人。The bright sunlight_.A struggle of this nature_.His thoughtless treatment of people below him in
38、the firm_.shows up the cracks in the wallsshows up any weaknesses of charactershows him up for what he really isPara5: I was miffed. Here I was, an American movie star. I expected her to be eager for the job.Paraphrase:I got angry, because I was a famous American movie star, and expected Anne to acc
39、ept the job with eagerness.我有些生气,我是大名鼎鼎的美国明星。我本以我有些生气,我是大名鼎鼎的美国明星。我本以为她渴望得到她渴望得到这份工作的。份工作的。Para5: I was in Paris to star in Act of Love.Paraphrase:I was in Paris to play a leading role in Act of Love.我在巴黎主演我在巴黎主演此恨此恨绵绵。Explanation:Act of Love is a film produced in 1953, in which Kirk Douglas and Dan
40、y Robin played the roles of hero and heroine.Para6: But that took some doing on my part too. Paraphrase:But I also made some efforts to adjust myself.而我也尽力而我也尽力调整自己。整自己。Para6: My thought then was, to hell with her.Explanation:“to hell with sb.” is a curse. Here the author is cursing “her” under his
41、breath.我当我当时的想法是,的想法是,见她的鬼去吧。她的鬼去吧。Translate the following sentences into English:1) 切肤之痛切肤之痛2) 辛酸的回辛酸的回忆3) 绝顶的美的美丽4) 辛辣的辛辣的讽刺刺poignant agoniespoignant beautypoignant memoriespoignant satirepainful, expressive, burning, affecting, moving, violent, touching, deepPara7: We slipped away to Las Vegas to
42、 tie the knot.Paraphrase:We went quietly to Las Vegas to get married.我我们溜到了拉斯溜到了拉斯维加斯去喜加斯去喜结连理。理。slip: slide; stealHe slipped on the shiny floor and fell down.The fish/soap slipped out of my hand.He slipped the money into his pocket.The ship slipped into the harbour at night.slip of the pen/tongueTe
43、xt analysis Para8 After two flashbacks, the author turns back to his recovery from the crash with his wifes meticulous care. (careful, painstaking)Hes my alter ego, we go everywhere together.他是我的知己他是我的知己-彼此形影不离。彼此形影不离。 1) 你伸出手就能感你伸出手就能感觉到下雨了。到下雨了。2) 在太阳下躺着真舒服。在太阳下躺着真舒服。3) 有些成有些成员想把会想把会议拖拖长。You can f
44、eel the rain if_.Its so pleasant_.Translate the following sentences into English:Some of the members_.you stretch out your handto stretch out in the suntried to stretch the meeting outPara8 which hasnt always been easy, given that Im sometimes an actor wrapped up in his ego.Paraphrase: which hasnt a
45、lways been easy, because I am sometimes too proud of myself as an actor.也并不也并不总是很容易就做到是很容易就做到这样的,因的,因为作作为演演员我我有有时自我意自我意识太太强强烈。烈。Para8: She consoled me during my survivors anguish.Paraphrase:When I suffered an aftermath fear of the disaster and was in times of sadness, my wife gave me comfort.我患灾我患灾难
46、恐惧症期恐惧症期间,妻子,妻子给了我极大的安慰。了我极大的安慰。Explanation:Survivors anguish is a kind of depression in which the survivor suffers a aftermath fear of disaster and uncertainty about what would happen to him/ her in the future.These two Paras are also a flashback. The author recalls how his wife handled her crisis:
47、 she never gave in and always tried to help others. Q: Did Annes attitude towards her own disease agree with what she demanded her husband to do?A: Yes. It is her consistent philosophy that one should keep moving on instead of complaining in face of misfortune. Q: How did Anne offer help to others?A
48、: She shared her experience with others, raised a fund for a research facility in a hospital and initiated a program to rebuild some school playgrounds. Text analysis Para9-10fatal, killing, destructive, deadly, lethalTranslate the following sentences into English:1) 在此停在此停车要有特要有特别的的许可。可。2) 本本词典确典确认
49、此此词可有两种拼法。可有两种拼法。3) 我决不允我决不允许我的孩子有半点傲气。我的孩子有半点傲气。You need special authorization to park here.The dictionary authorizes two spellings for this word.I would on no account authorize in my child the smallest degree of arrogance.lamentable, wretched, appalling, distressingTranslate the following sentence
50、s or phrases into English:1) 联合国合国谴责这次侵略行次侵略行为“违反了国反了国际法法”。2) 肮脏的的贫民窟民窟3) 该受受谴责的行的行动The UN deplored the invasion as a “violation of international law”.a deplorable sluma deplorable actionThese three Paras are closely related with the previous two, because they present a picture of how Anne saved her
51、 husband, helped rebuild his confidence and kept him moving on in her own way.In Para11, Annes “good judgment” is reaffirmed by her swift reaction to her husbands stroke.Q: Did Anne really kick out her husband out of bed each morning? A: No. “Kick out” is used here as an exaggeration to mean “to get
52、 me out of bed despite my reluctance.” Q: What does the author mean by “ tough love”? Text analysis Para11-13A: “Tough love” refers to Annes belief that you should be a bit tough with your loved ones in order to get them back to normal life as quickly as possible. Needless to say, under this “tough”
53、 surface lies profound love. It is a case of oxymoron, which is a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined.震耳欲聋的沉默震耳欲聋的沉默 残酷的仁慈残酷的仁慈 悲伤的乐观悲伤的乐观 活死人活死人 聪明的傻瓜聪明的傻瓜 psychiatrist psychiatry psychiatric ,saktrk philosopher philosophy philosophic .filsfikpsychologist psyc
54、hology psychologicalpsychosocial saikusul physicist physics physicalphysiologist physiology .fizildi physiologicalphysician surgery physiqueTherapist manicurist manicureVocabulary A doctor who is training to be a doctor A doctor who does operationA doctor who treat mental illnessA doctor who treat o
55、nes teethA doctor who treat animalsA doctor who is to give people manicuresmedical student, internsurgeonpsychiatristdentistveterinarianmanicuristVocabulary Translate the following sentences into English (treat)1)她她带一群孤儿去一群孤儿去动物园物园, 作作为假日款待假日款待。2) 你你过访寒舍寒舍总令我令我们高高兴不已不已。3) 这台机器工作得非常出色台机器工作得非常出色。She t
56、ook a party of little orphans on a holiday treat to a zoo.Its always such a real treat when you stop by. The machine works a treat.Para12: Anne, who believes in tough love .Explanation: Anne believes that you should be a bit tough with your loved ones in order to get them back to normal life as quic
57、kly as possible.安妮相信,越是你所安妮相信,越是你所爱的人,越的人,越应该严加要求,加要求,这样才有助于他才有助于他们尽快尽快过上正常的生活。上正常的生活。As is the case with most narrative writing, the concluding paragraph provides an end to the event. However, the author goes beyond that by offering his general comments on Annes character, thus making the conclusio
58、n somewhat philosophical.Q: Which sentence best summarize the whole story?A: The last two sentences strike home the authors point. Text analysis Para143. 表示行为状态的量词表示行为状态的量词a fit of laughter 一阵笑声一阵笑声 a peal of thunder 一阵雷声一阵雷声a flash of light 一道闪电一道闪电 a display of force 一番武力展示一番武力展示 1.The fans watche
59、d anxiously in the rain for 2 hours before the “super girl ” finally showed up.2. They had been in love for 8 years, when they went through many agonies, before they finally got married.3. I was upset by the loss of my wallet, but I could only console myself- it could have been worse what if I had l
60、ost my passport at the airport.Translation 5. Every time he left on business, the manager could authorize his assistant to act for him, as the business of the company couldnt wait.6. The poor old man didnt have much to eat, but he kept healthy because he believed in the benefit of doing exercise.4.
61、Given his age and inexperience, his performance in the first movie was excellent.Translation 7. Of all the ancient civilizations, only that of China has endured through the ages and is still full of vitality.8. Like many other writers, this young writer focus on the eternal theme of love. What set h
62、im apart from others is his keen observations of rural life in China.Translation Oral activitiesOrganize yourselves into groups of five or six and discuss the following issues. I agree to this idea. Love means the parties in love stay with each other in all kinds of times. They share pain and happin
63、ess, find support from each other and enjoy every detail of life. 1. Love is meant to be a spirit that works in adversity as well as in happiness. We can endure hard times, because we remember what we had together in the past, and because we know what we will have together in the future. Do you agre
64、e? Give your reasons.2.Real love does not imply “I love you only when you are perfect” or “when you are what I expect you to be”. Real love is unconditional.I think love is conditional. I love you because something in you attracts me. If this thing disappears, love naturally will go away.Dictation:
65、Love means that I know the person I love. Im aware of the many sides of the other person -not just the beautiful side but also the limitations. I have an awareness of the others feelings and thoughts. I can see the other person on a deeper level.Love means that I care about the welfare of the person
66、 I love. If I care about you, Im concerned about your growth, and I hope you will become al that you can become.Love means trusting the person I love. If I love you, I trust that you will accept my caring and my love and that you wont deliberately hurt me. I trust that you will find me lovable and that you wont abandon me. I we trust each other, we are willing to be open to each other and reveal our true selves.Thank you!