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1UnitFourTheManintheWaterWarming-up1.studentsmusthavereadorheardmanystoriesaboutheroesandheroines.Letthemtelltheirstoriesinclass.2.Discussiononthetruemeaningofheroism.3.Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantqualitiesheroes/heroinesshouldhave?IntroductiontothetextThisisashortstoryaboutanaircrashthattookplaceinthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesintheyear1982.AplanetookofffromtheWashingtonNationalAirportanddidnotclearthebridgeoverthePotomacRiverbecauseofthethickiceonthewings.Ithitthebridgeandfellrightintotheriver,bringingallthepassengerstoinstantdeathexceptsixfromthetailsectionwhofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywater.Onlyfivepeoplesurvived,andtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes.Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes,threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory,butthemanthatreallyheldthewholenation’sattentionwasthefourthmanwhohadkeptpushinghiflifelineandfloatationringstoothersuntilhewentunder.structureI.Abriefaccountoftheaircrashthatleadstothethesisoftheessay—intheaircrash,humannaturerosetotheoccasion.ⅡThedevelopmentofthethesis:howhumannaturerosetotheoccasionA.TheheroicdeedsofthreeofthefourheroesinthedisasterB.Abriefdescriptionofwhatthemaninthewaterdid.C.TheimaginedthoughtsandfeelingsofthemanontheplaneandinthewaterD.Thewriter’sreflectionsontheman’sroleinthebattlebetweenmanandnature:HetriumphsovernatureⅢThereasonwhythemancouldhavedonewhathedid—thehumanspiritenableshimtodefydeath.Thisisanewsfeature.Itisdifferentformacommonnewsreport.Itdoesnotstatethewholestoryfromthebeginningtotheend.Itjustchoosesonething,oneperson,oronescenetoreport.Thechosenpartisthemostdramaticandwonderfuloneinthewholeevent.Anewsfeaturecontainsthenewsfactandthecomprehension,estimationandanalysisfromthereporter,whichcouldimpresspeople,movepeople,andeducatepeoplemuchmore.LanguagePoints1.Asdisastersgo,thisonewasterrible,butnotunique,certainlynotamongtheworstU.S.aircrashesonrecord.(para.1)as…goasdisastersgo:comparedwiththeaveragedisasterofthistypeeg.Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.Aswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamong2themostpopular.Aircrashesusuallyinvolveaheavylossoflives.Comparedwithotheraircrashes,thisonewasnottheworst.Thisaircrashwasrememberedforadifferentreason.2.Therewastheunusualelementofthebridge,ofcourse,andthefactthattheplanehititatamomentofhightraffic.(para.1)element:Hereitmeansfactor.hightraffic:heavytraffic;heavyflowofvehiclesOnethingthatwasunusualaboutthisdisasterwasthattheplanehitthebridgeatthetimeofheavytraffic.elementsn.theforcesthatconstitutetheweather,especiallysevereorinclementweathereg:Theoutsidepainthasbeendamagedbytheelements.3.Washington,thecityofformandrules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal.(Para.1)Withasharpandloudnoise,Washington,theneatlywell-designedcityoforderwasthrownintoaterribleconfusion.4.Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswellblue-and-greenAirFlorida,thenameofaflyinggarden,sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver.(para.1)Thecombinationofdifferentcolorswhichlookverybad(aesthetic:sthconnectedwiththestudyofbeauty)Theclashwasalsoaclashofcolours,ahorribleeye-catchingscene.AirFlorida:TheFloridaAirlineWhentheaircrashoccurred,itwasnotjustaclash(aloudsoundmadbytwoobjects)ofmetalagainstthebridge,butalsoaclashbetweencolors:theblue-greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcolorotheiceandriver.还有那颇富美学意义的视觉冲突——一架蓝绿相间的佛罗里达航机,一架名称有空中花园之意的航机，在黝深的河水中、灰色的巨大冰块间沉没。5.LastWednesdaytheelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.Andonthatsameafternoonhumannaturegropingandstrugglingrosetotheoccasion.(Para.2)LastWednesday,thebadweather,unconcernedabouttheconsequencesitmightbringaboutasalways,madeFlight90falldown.Onthatsameafternoon,humannature,gropingfortheflotationringsandstrugglingintheicywater,cametoproveitsgreatnessdisplayedinanunexpectedtragedy.上周三，恶劣的天气如往常一样无情，把第90次航班从空中拽落下来。而在同一个下午，人性——摸索着，挣扎着——在灾难中挺身而出。Thisisthefirstpartofthetext.Itgivesusabriefintroductionofthistextwiththereflectionofthereportertothisaccident.bringdownv.a.tocausetofallorcollapseb.toreducetherate,level,oramount3Examples:Strongwindbroughtdownthepowerlinesacrosstheregion.Ourprincipalresponsibilityistobringdownthelevelofunemployment.Majorspendingisrequiredtobringaboutsubstantialimprovementsinhousing.(tomakesth.happen)Thevariousdepartmentshavenotyetbroughtforwardtheirspendingplans.(topresent,produce)Iftheycanbringoffhedeal,theywillbeabletoretire.(tosucceedindoingsth.difficult)Questionsforconsideration:(para3-6)Howcouldthemaninthewatergivealifelinetothosewhowatchedhim?Whatdoesthe“lifeline”heresymbolize?Whydoestheauthorsaythatthemanwentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter?Whatdoesthegreatnessoftheanonymousmanactuallyliein?Whatdoyouthinkarethestrongesthumanpowersendowedwithbynature?6.Ofthefourheroesoftheevent,threeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.(Para.3)Onlythreeoutofthesefourheroeslivedtotellpeoplewhattheyactuallyhaddoneandhowtheyhadrescuedthefivesurvivors.7.Ontelevision,sidebyside,theydescribedtheircourageasallinthelineofduty.It’stheirdutytobecourageousenoughtorescu