大学英语综合教程4 Unit 6 The Pace of Life -

• Everything has two sides. Technology, on the one
hand, changes our life completely. It makes our
everyday life much easier. We can communicate
instantly with the friend on the other side of the
city. (陷入混乱)
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• n.
- a tangle of ropes / people
- diplomatic tangles (外交纠纷) - His thoughts were in a tangle. (陷入混乱) - have a tangle with sb. over sth. • untangle: free from a tangled or twisted
work created by those modern facilities and
equipment.
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2、The author makes mention of “stress envy” in para.14.What do you think are the possible sociological motivation behind it?
- The fear has eaten into my bones. (感到极为恐
惧)
Part I (Paras 1-11)
• eat sth. away or eat away at sth. (syn.) - Rust was eating away the pipe. - Inflation has eaten away at the value of some
• set out to do: aim at intend to do sth. • set to: begin doing sth. vigorously
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• tangle: v. twist together into a confused mass;
become involved in a conflict or fight with
• Today's world is so competitive that
everyone is in a rush to make a better station for himself. People are chained down by the lust to be somebody. They try to appear busy to show to others they are working hard. If you are not busy, maybe you are considered a man of no future.
- After breakfast, she set about her household
duties.
- The school authorities must set about finding
solutions to the campus security problems.
• set sb. off : cause someone to start doing sth.,
state; make sth. complicated easier to deal with - untangle the problem / a cable /the traffic jam (解开缠结的电缆/整顿交通堵塞)
Part one (paras 1-11)
• What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today?
world. We can drive to the place of interest
anytime convenient to us after tiresome work.
However, it is notable that technology also makes
us burdensome. We are overloaded with so much
from extreme emotional distress and feel unable to cope with the stress and their problems.
- The task looks a formidable one, but I think
we can cope.
- In their crazy search for fulfillment, they’ve
- The economy appeared to be on the move. - Science is always on the move. (发展) - It was vacation time, and the highways were
full of families on the move. (驾车出游的家庭往来 不绝)
esp. laughing or talking
• set sth. off: set off a bomb; cause an alarm to
go off; cause a series of things to occur; set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.
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remedy
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Step 2 Language points & Text Comprehension
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• on the go: (infml) very active or busy.
- I was on the go all day and went home at about 10 o’clock in the evening.
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Father Time: Time personified as a very old man, carrying a scythe and an hourglass
• sound byte: a very brief excerpt from
a speech or statement broadcast on television or radio
• quality time: time spent in active
social interaction with another person, especially with one's young child.
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The structure of the text
• See Text Organization on page 204.
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Part I (Paras 1-11)
• eat into (Line 6): use up (profits, resources,
or time), especially when they are intended for other purposes; gradually reduce the amount of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy
- Long hair tangles easily. - The wind tangled my hair. - I tangled with him over politics bitterly. - be tangled in a controversy卷入 - The power failure had tangled traffic in the
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Step 1 Pre-rearibe the caricature
Brainstorming: Discussion
1、Has technology made our life easier or more
burdensome? Give examples to illustrate your view.
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Cf. on the move: in the process of moving (from one place or job to another); making progress
- It’s difficult to contact her because she’s always on the move.
- The clear sky promises fine weather. - It promised to be a night that all present
would long remember.
• promising: giving hope of success or good
Unit 6 The Pace of Life
Text A: Old Father Time Becomes a Terror
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Objectives
The students will be able to:
1. Learn the main idea and structure of the
of their assets.(使财产价值下跌)
- I never did understand what was eating away
at her. (烦扰)
Part I (Paras 1-11)
• Promise (Line 11): give good grounds for
expecting (a particular occurrence or situation)
- As it was a very cold day, I kept on the move to
stay warm.
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• cope: deal successfully (often followed by
with )
- People who attempt suicide usually suffer
• go: (n.)
1. an attempt or trial at sth.
- I thought I’d give it a go.
2. a person’s turn to use sth. or to move or act in a game - Come on Tony, it’s your go. 3. energy and enthusiasm - Mary is always got plenty of go.
gotten themselves into situations in which they are not able to cope.
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• set about sth. / doing sth.: start doing sth,
with vigor or determination
text;
2. Learn to distinguish supporting facts
from opinions, and to use both in their own writing;
3. Grasp the key language points and
grammatical structures in the text;
- His extravagances ate into his inheritances. - Responsibilities at home and work eat into
his time.
- Sales were hard hit by high interest rates
eating into disposal income.