unit 6yawns年轻富裕但节俭的一代

LessonTwenty-fourYawns:YoungAndWealthyButNormalcontents1.Text---Background---Lead-inQuestions---DetailedStudy--Wordstoknow--summary2.Languagepoints：NewMeaningsofSomeAffixesMaybeyouknowtheEnglishword“yawn”.Yes,ithasthemeaningthatyouopenyourmouthwideandbreathedeeply,justbecauseyouaretiredorbored.Here“Yawns”hasnosuchmeaning.Itstandsforagenerationoftheyoung,richandfrugal(节俭).Acronymswordsformedfrominitiallettersbutpronouncedasanormalword.Examples:NATO→theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationAIDS→acquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrometheHippietheYuppietheYawnthehippiemovement:---apeacemovementduringtheVietnamWar,whenpeoplebegantohatethewar.--opposesandrejectsmanyoftheconventionalstandardsandcustomsofsociety.theyuppieperiod:--theyuppiescameintovogueinthe1980s.--derivedfrom“young,urbanprofessionalperson”---advancingrapidlyineconomicandsocialstanding,havingwell-paidprofessionaljobsandaffluentlifestyles.IntroductoryRemarks:Yawnsareyoungandwealthybutnormal.Theyaremenandwomenintheir30sand40swhohavebecomemultimillionairesandbillionairesduringthewealthboomofthepastdecade.Yetratherthanspendingtheirmoneyonyachts,boatsandjets,yawnslivemodestlyandspendmostoftheirmoneyonphilanthropy.Theydrivehybridcars,iftheydriveatall,shopatlocalstores,iftheyshopatall,andpayofftheircreditcardseverymonth,iftheyusethematall.Theyhavedisposable(可支配的)income,butwhatevertheymake,theylivebelowtheirmeansinaconsciousefforttotreadlightlyontheearth.Theyareyoung,wealthybutisnormal,sociallyaware,concernedabouttheenvironmentandgivelesstoconsumingthangivemoneytocharity.Yawnssounddull,buttheyarethenewmoversandshakers(鼓动者),theirdreamsbigandbold.Theyaremenandwomenintheir20s,30sand40swhowantnothinglessthantochangetheworldandsavetheplanet.YawnshelpexplainwhyEarthDayhasbecomesobigagain,whyproductsareallgoing“green”andwhymanypeopletakepartinenvironmentprotection.Besidesthis,Yawnshatetobeshowy.InYawns’eyes,thisworldandthepeopleinitaregoodandworthwhileandtheearth,ouronlyhomeisworthspendingmoneytokeepitaroundandtrytoimproveit.Intheeighties,theyuppiesspokeloudlyintotheiroversizedmobilesanddeclaredthatgreedisgood.Inthenineties,thewealthydrankspecialchampagneandmovedaroundintheirexpensivesportscars.Drivenbytechnologyandthegeneralimpactofglobalization,alotofnewwealtharebeingcreatedNow,anewgenerationoftheseriouslyrichhascomeabout,butwithdifferences.TheyaretheYawns—youngandwealthybutnormal.Butunlikethepeoplebeforethem,theYawnsarenotwastingtheirmoneyinabadway.Theyaremuchmorelikelytogivelargesumsofmoneytocharitiesorfoundations.Peoplearelookingforwaystobesignificant.Makingmoneyisnottheironlygoal.Questionstodiscuss1.WhatarethemaincharacteristicsofYawns?Theyaresociallyaware,concernedabouttheenvironmentandgivenlesstoconsumingthantogivingmoneytocharity.2.Whatistheirdream?Tochangetheworldandsavetheplanet.3.Whatsocial-economicbackgroundhasgivenrisetotheconsumertrendsofYawns?Thefastdevelopmentoftheeconomyandthedamagedonetothenaturalenvironmentoftheplanethaveinspiredthemtoconsiderwhattheybuyandhowtheyspend.4.Howdoyouunderstand“post-materialism”?Itmeansthatpeoplearenolongerinterestedinordesirematerialpossessions,moneyetc.Theypaymoreattentiontospiritualmattersthanthematerial.5.Whatdoes“freecycling”mean?Whatisthemostimportantreasonforfreecycling?---itmeansofferingitemsforfree.---environmental-reusingandrecyclinginsteadofhelpingcreatemorewaste.6.WhatdoyouthinkoftheYawns’lifestyle?---afashion,---simplistic---socialresponsibility---contributiontotheenvironmentPart1:fromparagraph1toparagraph4;Part2:fromparagraph5toparagraph33;AnalysisofthisText1.ParagraphDivisionPart1:---mainfeaturesoftheYawnsandtheoriginofthewordYawns.Part2:---thedreamoftheYawnsandwhatactionshavetheydonetorealizeit.Difficultsentencestoexplain1.Theydrivehybridcars,iftheydriveatall,shopatlocalstores,iftheyshopatallandpayofftheircreditcardseverymonth,iftheyusethematall.（P1）---anautomobilewithmorethanonepowersource,Paragraph1hybridcar:cardrivenbyafuelofmixedorigin混合动力汽车.现在一般指的是油电混合汽车。2.Theymayhavedisposableincome,butwhatevertheymake,theylivebelowtheirmeans,inaconsciousefforttotreadlightlyontheearth.(P2)---theamountofmoneyyouhavelefttospendafteryoupaidyourtaxes--moveontheearthinagentlewaysothattheearthisnotdisturbed.3.TheyareanewbreedofGenX’andY’s,YoungandWealthybutNormal,orYawns.(p3)---thegenerationfollowingthepost-WorldWarⅡbabyboom,esp,peoplebornfromtheearly1960stothelate1970s.--lackofoptimismforthefuture,nihilism,cynicism.GenY:--thegenerationfollowingGenX.--childrenoftheBabyboomers---peoplebornfromtheearly1980stothelate1990.Seekinginstantgratification--drug,pressure,lackofcommunication3.TheacronymcomesfromTheSundayTelegraphofLondon,whichnotedthatanincreasingnumberofrichyoungBritonsaresociallyaware,concernedabouttheenvironmentandgivenlesstoconsumingthantogivingmoneytocharity.(P4)(be)givento:---beinthehabitoforhaveatendencyto4.Yawnssounddull,buttheyarethenewmoversandshakers,theirdreamsbigandbold.(P5)--opinionleaders;peoplewhohavepowerandinfluence,esp.thosewhoarepoliticalorecono