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1、1 ContentsLearning Objectives and Key PointsBackground InformationPre-reading QuestionsMain IdeaStructural AnalysisDetailed AnalysisClass ActivityAssignment2Text onePre-reading questionsBackground informationStructure analysis Comprehension questionsLanguage work of Text I3Warm-up Activities1.Howimp
2、ortantdoyouthinkworkistoaperson?2.Makeanorderofthefollowingelementsforyourlifeaccordingtotheirimportance:LOVE/FAMILY/HEALTH/HOBBY/CAREER/FRIENDS3.Whatdoyouthinkisthelifeofatypicalworkaholiclike?4 Warm-upChina has become a country where death caused by overwork is no longer rare. Statistics show that
3、 work pressure has caused the death of more than 600,000 Chinese employees and more urban white-collar workers are suffering the ills of overwork.5Proverbs on “work”Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. Working without a plan is sailing without a compass. Work today, for you know not how much you
4、may be hindered tomorrow. Work will not kill a man but worry will. Worry kills more men than work. 6 Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.1.Why does Samantha refuse to read Allys resume?2. Why does Samantha need help?Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1Because she say
5、s, “References are much more important in this line of work. Tony vouched for you. Thats all I care about.”Her husband has been back East for the last two months opening their New York office. Meanwhile she is here desperately trying to balance being a mother, being a father, and running an entire a
6、dvertising agency. So she has come to the inevitable conclusion that she needs help.7 Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 28Background informationProfession: journalist and columnist Achievements: 1980 Pulitzer Prize for commentary Write for Newsweek, the Detroit Free Press, and the Bost
7、on Globe.Works: Turning Points (1979), Close to Home (1979), At Large (1981).Ellen Goodman(1941 ),9101112Any of several awards established by Joseph Pulitzer and conferred annually for accomplishment in various fields of American journalism, literature, and music.Pulitzer Prize13Other Awards1980 Dis
8、tinguished Writing Award the American Society of Newspaper Editors1988 the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 1993 the Presidents Award by the National Womens Political Caucus1994 American Woman Award by the Womens Research & Education Institute 14St
9、ructural analysisThe introductory part.This part reports how devoted the man was to his work.This part describes Phils role in his family.This is the end of the essay. After the cause of Phils death being restated, the author goes on to report the company presidents inquiry for his successor.14-16St
10、ructural Analysis15Text OrganizationIntroductory part: Who, what, how, whenPara.1Para.2-6Para.7-13Phils devotion to his workPhils relationship with other family membersConcluding part:Restating the cause of Phils deathThe presidents inquiry for his successorPara.2-6Para.7-13Para.14-1616Para.1Qs:1.Wh
11、atkindofroledoyouthinkthispartplayinthewholearticle?2.Whatdo“finally”and“precisely”suggest?17Para.2-Para.6Qs:1.Whyisntthenameofthedeceasedmentionedattheverybeginning?2.Whatwasthemanspositioninthecompany?Whydoestheauthorreportitindetail?3.Whattypeofmanwasthedeceased?4.WhatdoyoulearnfromPara.5?18Rheto
12、ric devices-RepetitionRepetition :The repeated usage of word (s)/group of words to create a emphatic effect“This man who worked himself to death finally and precisely at 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning on his day off was fifty-one years old and a vice-president.”Effectsexpectedtogenerate?To emphasize that
13、he devoted all his thoughts and energy to work and everything else was secondary to that.The end might be considered tragically heroic. The author is warning many other workaholics in the society of the danger. 19Use of Details1.Figures?He was, however, one of six vice-presidents, and one of three w
14、ho might conceivably if the president died or retired soon enough have moved to the top spot. Phil knew that. (para.3)?He worked six days a week, five of them until eight or nine at night, during a time when his own company had begun the four-day week for everyone but the executives.(para.4)?He had
15、a lot of people working for him, maybe sixty, and most of them liked him most of the time. Three of them will be seriously considered for his job. The obituary didnt mention that. (para.6)Whatdothesefiguresimply?20Use of Details2.PovertyinhobbiesHe had no outside extracurricular interests, unless, o
16、f course, you think about a monthly golf game that way. To Phil, it was work. What does this sentence show?3.LackofaproperwaytowardsmealsHe always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk. He was, of course, overweight, by 20 or 25 pounds. He thought it was okay, though, because he didnt smoke.On Saturd
17、ays, Phil wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit, because it was the weekend. What do you know about Phil from these details?21Questions for part 1Whathaveyoulearnedfromthefirstsentence?Whyaretheseadverbs“finallyandprecisely”used?22Language points of Text I 1.workhimselftodeath:diedfro
18、mself-motivatedoverwork.2.precisely:exactlyE.g.Theyarrivedatfiveoclockprecisely.Note: Some of its synonyms areexactly,accurately,definitelyEmphasizinghisdevotiontowork.23Para.2 Why isnt the name of the deceased mentioned at the very beginning? What type of man was the deceased? Para.3 What was the m
19、ans position in the company? Why does the author report it in detail? Para.4-5 How did Phil devote to his work? What did Sunday mean to him? What do you learn from Paragraph 5? Para.6. What can you infer from this paragraph?Detailed Study of the text-Part IIPart 2241.classic: Synonyms:classic & clas
20、sical（1）classic的主要意思是“第一流的，最上等的，标准的”。如：ThisisareallyclassicFrenchchampagne.Itisaclassicexample.aclassicperformance古装戏；aclassicground艺术园地（2）classical则指古希腊、罗马的文学、艺术，意为“古典（文学或艺术）的”。如：NowonlyafewstudytheclassicalmusicofIndia.现在只有少数人在研究印度的古典音乐。classicallanguages古代语言；classicalmusic古典音乐252. one of six vice
21、-presidents1) 汉语中表示副职的头衔一般都冠以汉语中表示副职的头衔一般都冠以“副副”字，英字，英译时需视词语的固定搭配或表达习惯等情况，译时需视词语的固定搭配或表达习惯等情况，可选择可选择vice, associate, assistant, deputy等词。等词。相应而言，相应而言，vice使用面较广。使用面较广。副总统（或大学副校长）副总统（或大学副校长）vice president副主席（或系副主任）副主席（或系副主任）vice chairman副总理副总理vice premier26副部长副部长vice minister副省长副省长vice governor副市长副市长v
22、ice mayor副领事副领事vice consul副校长（中小学）副校长（中小学）vice principal272) 行政职务的副职头衔与学术头衔的行政职务的副职头衔与学术头衔的“副副”职称往往用职称往往用不同的词表达，最为常用的英语词是不同的词表达，最为常用的英语词是 associate 。副教授副教授 associate professor副研究员副研究员associate research fellow副主编副主编associate managing editor副审判长副审判长associate judge副主任医师副主任医师associate senior doctor283)
23、有些英语职位头衔，如有些英语职位头衔，如manager, headmaster,其其副职头衔可冠以副职头衔可冠以assistant 。副总经理副总经理assistant/deputy general manager,assistant/deputy managing director大堂副理（宾馆）大堂副理（宾馆）assistant manager294) 以以director 表示的职位的副职常以表示的职位的副职常以deputy director表示。此外，表示。此外，secretary, mayor, dean等头衔的副职也可冠以等头衔的副职也可冠以deputy。副秘书长副秘书长deput
24、y secretary-general副书记副书记deputy secretary副市长副市长deputy mayor副院长副院长deputy dean303. conceivably (adv.): in a manner that can be imagined or believed.e.g. If we persist in working that hard, conceivably well harvest a promising progress in the future. conceivablee.g. 难以想象这么小的孩子能跑这么快。难以想象这么小的孩子能跑这么快。It i
25、s hardly conceivable that such a small/little kid can run so fast. 她她千方百计地千方百计地赚钱。赚钱。She earned money by every conceivable means.a.31conceive 1) A patriot never conceives of betraying his/her motherland in any case.to imagine; think2) To gain an upper hand in the cutthroat competitiveness, we have t
26、o conceive a plan to make ourselves superior. to form or develop in the mind; map out3) I couldnt conceive the implication of that sentence, although he explained again.to comprehend mentally; understand4) She was told she couldnt conceive. Hence she got no chance to be a mother.to become pregnant w
27、ith (a child) v.324. executive1) n.2) a. of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executinge.g. An efficient executive must possess great executive ability.execute1) A government executes the decisions of the ruling party.(fml) to put into effect; carry out 2) The victims relatives
28、 expected to execute the murder.to put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.v.335. overweight a. fat, obese, stout, pudgy, plump, chubbyThese adjectives mean having an abundance and often an excess of flesh.The most neutral term is overweight.1) “Fat” is the most usual and direct a
29、djective to describe people with excess flesh, but it is not polite.e.g. That guy is not merely overweight but utterly fat.342) “Obese”: (fml or medical) (of people) very fat (Doctors use obese to describe people who are so overweight that they are unhealthy.)e.g. Obese patients are advised to chang
30、e their diet.3) “Stout” is sometimes used as a polite term to describe fatness. In stricter application “stout” indicates overall heaviness of the body. (身体胖得匀称身体胖得匀称)e.g. Even slim girls can become stout housewives.354) “Pudgy” (infml) means short and fat.e.g. His pudgy fingers look really funny.5)
31、 To be polite, we can use “plump” applies to a slight or attractive fullness of figure.e.g. Everybody loves Rita, the plump, rosy little girl.6) “Chubby” indicates pleasant roundness in babies and cheeks. e.g. a chubby toddler; chubby cheeks36Exercises 1. It is impolite to describe people with exces
32、s flesh using _, but _ is okay, for its neutral.2. Doctors suggest people have less fast food, in order not to be _.3. There was a time when the _ figure caught on. 4. The _ kid has funny _ fingers.pudgy chubby plump/stoutobese overweight fat 37Questions for considerationCanyoudescribetherelationshi
33、pbetweenPhilandhiswifeandhischildren?WhydidPhilswifetrytoconcealherbitternessinfrontofthepresidentatthefuneral?Shewasconcernedaboutherfinancialsituationafterherhusbanddied.Philprovidedwellforhiswidow.Part 338Part3Questions:WhatdidPhilswifemeanwhensheanswered,Ialreadyhave”?Howmanytimesis“hefinallywor
34、kedhimself”repeatedintheessay?Whyitisrepeated?TheauthorrelatesthetwocontradictoryideasworktodeathonSundaymorning.ThusrevealsPhilspersonalityandsuggeststhatheisdestinedtobeexhausted.39Language points in Part 3survivemarketablemotheringwidowstraightenout40survive vt.6.to continue to live after someone
35、, especially a member of your family, has died(synonyms:outliveoutlast)Itsamazingthatsheshouldhavesurvived allherchildrenandgrandchildren.我希望在我有生之年永远不要变成废物。Ihopelshallneversurvivemyusefulness.经过暴风雨袭击,这所房屋并未倒塌。Thehousesurvivedthestorm.41marketable7easytosell;attractivetocustomersoremployers:可销售的;有销路的
36、Itisagoodideatolistallyourmarketable skillsbeforeheadingforthejobfair.42lIknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.lMissinghimalltheseyears.Polysemybeingengrossedinworkneglectinglosinghimto8.Given up trying to compete with his work?43para.99.His“dearly beloved”eldestofthe“dearly beloved”childrensarcasticeffectfarf
37、romcloseandintimatedevotingtoolittle4410. doing enough odd jobs to stay1) What an odd desk! Weve never seen it.strange2) 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.(of numbers) that can not be divided by two; not even3) She is wearing two odd shoes.Of one of a pair, set, series, etc when the other(s) is/are miss
38、ing4) She made a toy out of odd pieces of the cloth.extra; surplus; left overa.455) Twenty-odd years later, you will be middle-aged.(usu placed directly after a number) a little more than6) He takes some odd bit of exercises, but nothing regular.occasional; not regular or fixedodd jobssmall jobs of
39、various types, usu done for other peopleodds (assignment)4611. He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home.totaketheopportunitytodiverthisfathersattention47 grab at sb/sth:(attemptto)seizesb/stheagerlyordesperately:他伸手去拽男孩，还是没防到他摔倒。Hegrabbe
40、dattheboy,butcouldnotsavehimfromfalling.竭力找借口避免干不好的工作。(fig)grabbingatanyexcusetoavoidanunpleasanttask.487. the fifty-one-year old deceased had meant much dead, deceased, departed, late, inanimatedead常表语，指常表语，指“死的死的”；deceased指指人人“最近死的最近死的”，多用于法律；，多用于法律；departed指指“最最近近死死的的”，多多用用于于宗宗教教，是是委委婉婉语语，仅仅指指死者死
41、者；late“已故的已故的”，多用于刚死的，多用于刚死的人人；inanimate意为意为“没有生命的，没有生气的没有生命的，没有生气的”。49Exercises 1. The tiger has been _ for at least two days according to the expert.2. The _ man left no will or legacy. 3. In a funeral, the priest prays for the _. 4. The story is about the _ hero.5. Their _ conversation is about t
42、he _ stone.late inanimate departeddeceased dead inanimate 508. need him to straighten out the finances the stock options and all that.1)straighten outstraighten sth outTo settle or resolve sth; to remove difficulties from sthe.g. With mutual help, we can straighten out each others confusion ASAP.str
43、aighten sb out(infml) to remove doubt or ignorance in ones minde.g. Traditionally a teacher is expected to straighten puzzled students out.51Iwasthenmuddledabouttheregistrationprocedures.Luckily,shecameintimetostraightenmeout.我当时正被登记手续搞得稀里糊涂，可巧她来得正好，帮我摆平了。他的经营情况糟糕透了，要整顿好需要花很多时间。Hisbusinessareinaterr
44、iblemess,theywilltakeagestostraightenout.Straightout?Itoldhimstraightoutthathewastalkingnonsense.52the finances the stock options and all that and all that (jazz, rubbish, etc) (idm) (infml) and other similar thingse.g. I got fed up with mathematics for its figures, tables, formulae and all that sta
45、ff.53Paraphrase:1)Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.-Buttheobituarydidlistthefamilymembersofthedeadmanquiteaccurately.2)Hewastheonewhotriedtograbathisfather,andtriedtomeanenoughtohimtokeepthemanathome.-Itwastheboywhomadeeffortstodiverthisfathersattentionfromwork.54Exercises1.Wordtransformati
46、on:P602.Paraphrase:P613. Present perfect or presentperfectprogressivetense:P61-624.translation:P485.Writingpractice55Exercises (1)Translationexercises1.我的顶头上司是一个典型的工作狂，一年到头每天工作10个小时以上。(workaholic)Myimmediatebossistypicalworkaholic,forheworksforovertenhourseachdayalltheyearround.2.校长十分注重课外活动。他认为，课外活动
47、有助于培养学生对外部世界的极大兴趣。(extracurricular)The principal attaches much importance toextracurricularactivitiesandhebelievesthattheywill help to cultivate students tremendousinterestintheexternalworld.56Exercises (1)3.星期一早上，他总是快速冲个澡，胡乱吃个三明治，接着赶搭出租车去上班。(grab)Healwaysgrabsashower,asandwichandthenataxitogotowork
48、everyMondaymorning.4.既然你要离开公司了，你要在本周内清算帐目。(straightenout)Since you are leaving the company, you shouldstraightenouttheaccountswithintheweek.5.为了及时完成他的博士论文，他经常熬夜。(stayup)HeoftenstaysuplateatnightinordertofinishwritinghisPh.D.dissertationontime.57Exercises (1)6.没有什么东西可以取代内心深处最深切的爱。(replace)He is consi
49、dered a natural for the post of thepresident, for he has been an excellent vice-presidentforalmosttenyears.7.他被认为是总裁职位的当然人选，因为他已经做了近10年出色的副总裁。(natural)He is considered a natural for the post of thepresident, for he has been an excellent vice-presidentforalmosttenyears.8.他实在太普通了，在人群中不会被挑选出来。（pickout）
50、Heisjusttoocommontobepickedoutfromthecrowd.58Exercises (2)Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordtakenfromtheboxintheproperform.board discreetlypreciselyclassicexecutive surviveconceivablygrabwidowdeceasedobituaryworkaholic59Exercises (2)1.Thewoman_herhusbandbynineyears.2.Theplotofthenovel_thereader.3
51、.Notwantingtodrawanyattention,Roywent_intothelecturehall.4.Welearnedabouther_fatherbyreadinghis_inThe Times.survivedgrabsdiscreetlydeceasedobituary60Exercises (2)5.Idonotunderstandhowthearrangedmarriagecould_workoutinthemoretraditionalsocieties.6.Theoldcoupleplansto_somestudentsfromtheuniversity.7.Thenewbusinesswritingcourseisorientedtowards_andmanagerswhowasnttheindividualattentionandfocusedtrainingthatwillhelpthemwritewithimpactandeffectiveness.8.Upper-intermediateEnglishlearnersareoftenencouragedtoreadthe_oftheEnglishandAmericanliterature.conceivablyboardexecutivesclassics6162
