大学英语综合教程第二册unit4

Examples: --He showed great determination by continuing to play after hurting his foot.
他坚定决心，在脚受伤后继续比赛 --Her determination to do well made her keep on studying.
Before reading 1. American Dream 2. Immigrants 3. The Great Depression
American Dream
Cloze
What is the essence of American Dream? •It means the belief that everyone can succeed as long as he/she works hard enough. Of course, we must realize that here success is narrowly defined as financial success. •Americans believe that their country offers opportunities for a good and successful life. For minorities and immigrants, the dream also includes freedom and equal rights
Immigrants
Apart from “ Native Americans”---Indians---who were Living in North America when people first arrived there From Europe, all Americans have ancestors who were Immigrants. In the US. The word immigrant is often Used with a positive meaning. People are proud to say that their ancestors were immigrants who came with Very little and built a better life for themselves.
求得安慰 ＆turn up 找到；发现， 被找到，（将底边折起） 把（衣服）改短，出现； 来临；露面，把声音开大； 把力量加大发生（意想不 到的事）
work out ---- plan; solve; calculate 制 定出，解决，算出
Examples ＃"How will you keep in touch with me?” "We haven't work that out yet.”
The Great Depression
The Great Depression is considered the most severe economic crisis in the industrialized world. It began when American stock market fell on Friday,Oct. 24, 1929, and continued the following Tuesday, known as Black Tuesday,with a greater fall. The Depression struck many other countries as well, particularly Japan,Germany and Britain. In the early 1930’s, millions of people lost their job, and millions of businesses and banks failed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies improved the situation, but the Great Depression did not come to an end until World War II When industrial production for the war increased.
＃I hate cleaning up after a party.
do with
① (used in questions with what) deal with 对待，处理 Examples: What are we going to do with the huge rock lying in the middle of the road？
4. Tony bought a house with Mr. Crawford's help.
5. Tony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy.
Detailed reading
Language points:
1turn away ---- refuse to help (sb.) or to allow (sb.) to enter a place Examples: He's my son, after all, I can't just turn him away when he is in trouble. The lecture hall was already full and many of the students were turned away. 演讲大厅已经坐满，许多学生被拒之门外。
Things turned out to be exactly as the professor had foreseen. 事情正如教授所预见的那样。
＆turn over使打翻，移交； 交给，考虑；思索，使（发 动机）怠速运转，，营业额 达到；做（某一数额的）生 意
＆turn to 向…求助；
--the ability to continue trying to achieve what you have decided to do even when this is difficult (uncountable noun, often followed by infinitive “to”)决心，决定
1.
personnel
1) the department in a large company or organization that deals with employees, keeps their records, and helps with any problem they might have; human resources (uncountable noun, used with a singular or plural verb)人事部门 Examples:
Personnel has/have received your application form.
人事部已经收到了你的申请表。
Her first job after graduation was in Personnel at Microsoft.
他毕业后的第一份工作是在微软的人事部。
2) all the persons working in an organization, in the army, etc. (used with a plural verb)全体人员，全体职员 Examples: All personnel in this company are entitled to medical insurance. 公司的全体职员都享受医疗保险。 A modern army needs highly skilled personnel.
Global reading 1. Text organization Sequence of the text
time ？
2. Main events
Text Organization
Parts
Part one
Paragraphs
Paras 1-29
Main Ideas
With determination and with help from Mr. Crawford, Tony achieved his dream of owning his own farm Tony’s career set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.
＆turn out①关闭（煤气、自来水、电灯等）
②生产；出产
We are to turn out 100,000 586 computers next year to meet the market requirements.
我们计划明年生产十万台586计算机以满足 市场需要。
③（将柜橱、抽屉里的东西）清出来 ④（常与to, that连用）结果
＃My mother allowed me to take
the trip, but asked me to work out the total cost first.
母亲允许我去旅行，但让我先把费用算出来。
work at 从事于，致力于
clean up
Examples:
--- make clean and tidy彻底的清理 ＃I'll go shopping with you as soon as I've cleaned up the kitchen.
我们将怎样处理路中央的大石头?
②（前面与could, can连用）with a cup of tea.
③有关系 have sth. to do with 和…有关系 have nothing to do with 和…没有关系
determination
Phrases about “turn”
﹠turn down
①减弱，降低，压低（力量、声音等） Please turn the television down a bit. 请把电视机音量关小点。 ②拒绝，不接受
＆turn in
上交
＆turn on打开（煤气、自来水、电灯
等）,袭击；攻击 (= turn upon) （吸用麻醉 品后）产生幻觉
Unit Four
American Dream
Before reading
Global reading
Detail reading
After reading
The American Dream means different things to different people.But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. Tony did not rise quite so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.
Part two Paras 30-33
Main events
1. Tony worded as a help at Mr. Crawford’s house.
2. Tony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawford’s factory.
3. Tony learned to become a skilled worker.