英语专业综合教程2Unit9what is happiness

Unit9Unit9Unit9Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationWatchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhathappenedtoChris?2.Doyouhavetheexperiencethatyoustruggledsohardtoachievesomething,andatlastyoumadeit?ItwasthelastdayofChris’internshipataprestigiousstockbrokeragefirm.Atlasthegotthejobasabroker.Thiscouldchangehislife.Soaftermeetingthemanagers,Chrisgothishappiness.Open.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationChris:Mr.Frohm:Chris:Jay:Chris:Mr.Frohm:Chris:Mr.Frohm:Mr.Frohm,goodtoseeyou.Niceshirt.Thankyou,sir.Chris.Hey,Jay.Chris,sitdown,please.IthoughtI’dwearashirttoday.Youknow,beingthelastdayandall.Well,thankyou.Thankyou.Weappreciatethat.But...wearonetomorrowthough,okay?Becausetomorrow’sgoingtobeyourfirstday.Ifyou’dliketoworkhereasabroker.Wouldyoulikethat,Chris?VideoScript2Chris:Mr.Frohm:Chris:Mr.Frohm:Chris:Mr.Frohm:Chris:Voiceover:Yes,sir.Good.Wecouldn’tbehappier.Sowelcome.Wasitaseasyasitlooked?No,sir.No,sir,itwasn’t.Goodluck,Chris.Thankyou.Thankyou.Oh,Chris.Ialmostforgot.Thankyou.Thispartofmylife...thislittlepart...iscalled“happiness.”AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCulturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationHappinessliesnotinthemerepossessionofmoney;itliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeeffort.—FranklinRoosevelt1.QuoteCulturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.ThePursuitofHappinessThePursuitofHappinessisa2006AmericanbiographicalfilmdirectedbyGabrieleMuccinoabouttheon-and-off-homelesssalesman-turnedstockbrokerChrisGardner.ThescreenplaybyStevenConradisbasedonthebest-sellingmemoirofthesamenamewrittenbyChrisGardnerwithQuincyTroupe.ThefilmwasreleasedonDecember15,2006,byColumbiaPictures.Culturalinformation3AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationChrisGardnerisabrightandtalented,butmarginallyemployedsalesman.Strugglingtomakeendsmeet,Gardnerfindshimselfandhisfive-year-oldsonevictedfromtheirSanFranciscoapartmentwithnowheretogo.WhenGardnerlandsaninternshipataprestigiousstockbrokeragefirm,heandhissonenduremanyhardships,includinglivinginshelters,inpursuitofhisdreamofabetterlifeforthetwoofthem.GlobalReading-TextanalysisStructuralanalysisTextanalysis1.What’stheauthor’sanswertothequestion“Whatishappiness”?Accordingtotheauthor,happinessliesintheideaofbecoming,inthemeaningfulpursuitofwhatislife-engagingandlife-revealing.StructuralanalysisTextanalysis2.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwriting?Toattemptadefinitionofhappinessbysettingsomeextremestotheideaandthenworkingintowardthemiddle.GlobalReading-TextanalysisStructuralanalysis1ParagraphsMainidea1-23-7Theauthorpointsoutthatwhenwearenotsurewhathappinessis,wetendtobemisledbytheideathatwecanbuyourwaytoit.Theauthoroffersanumberofexamplestoshowhowthismisconceptionofhappinessgivesrisetothe“happiness-market”inahighlycommercializedsociety(theUnitedStates).Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.TextanalysisStructuralanalysisStructuralanalysis2MainideaStructuralanalysisParagraphsMainidea8-910TheauthorsuggestsstrikingabalancebetweenwhatThoreaucalledthelowlevelsandthehighlevels.Theauthorgiveshisunderstandingofhappiness,inthelightoftheFoundingFathers’beliefthatitis“intheideaofbecoming”.1TherighttopursuehappinessisissuedtoAmericanswiththeirbirthcertificates,butnooneseemsquitesurewhichwayitruns.Itmaybeweareissuedahuntinglicensebutofferednogame.JonathanSwiftseemedtothinksowhenheattackedtheideaofhappinessas“thepossessionofbeingwell-deceived,”thefelicityofbeing“afoolamongknaves.”ForSwiftsawsocietyasVanityFair,thelandoffalsegoals.WhatIsHappiness?Detailedreading1DetailedreadingJohnCiardi(abridged)2Itis,ofcourse,un-Americantothinkintermsoffoolsandknaves.Wedo,however,seemtobededicatedtotheideaofbuyingourwaytohappiness.WeshallallhavemadeittoHeavenwhenwepossessenough.3AndatthesametimetheforcesofAmericancommercialismarehugelydedicatedtomakingusdeliberatelyunhappy.Advertisingisoneofourmajorindustries,andadvertisingexistsnottosatisfydesiresbuttocreatethem—andtocreatethemfasterthananyman’sbudgetcansatisfythem.Forthatmatter,ourwholeeconomyisbasedonadedicatedinsatiability.Detailedreading2DetailedreadingDetailedreading3Wearetaughtthattopossessistobehappy,andthenwearemadetowant.Weareeventolditisourdutytowant.Itwasonlyafewyearsago,tociteasingleexample,thatcardealersacrossthecountrywereflyingbannersthatread“YouAutoBuyNow.”TheywerecallinguponAmericans,asanactapproachingpatriotism,tobuyatonce,withmoneytheydidnothave,automobilestheydidnotreallyneed,andwhichtheywouldberequiredtogrowtiredofbythetimethenextyear’smodelswerereleased.Detailedreading4Orlookatanyofthewomen’smagazines.There,asBernardDeVotooncepointedout,advertisingbeginsaspoetryinthefrontpagesandendsaspharmacopoeiaandtherapyinthebackpages.Thepoetryofthefrontmatteristhedreamofperfectbeauty.Thisisthebabyskinthatmustbehers.These,theflawlessteeth.This,theperfumedbreathshemustexhale.This,thesixteen-year-oldfigureshemustdisplayatforty,atfifty,atsixty,andforever.Detail