大学英语精读第三版-第二册unit-1-the-dinner-party

Unit1Warm-upQuestions1BackgroundInformation2Newwords3Text4Exercises65TextAnalysisWhoisbraver?WomanVSManLead-in•Ifyouareaman,areyoureadytoprotectawomanindanger?Ifyouareawoman,doyouexpectprotectionfromaman?Why?Informationrelatedtothetext1.Author2.Cobra3.Someremarksaboutwomen4.IndiaInformationrelatedtothetext1.AbouttheAuthorandtheStory‘TheDinnerParty’byMonaGardner,anAmericanwomanwriter,isselectedfromTheSaturdayReviewofLiterature,1941.MonaGardner,anAmericanwomanwriter.MostofhershortstorieswerewrittenfortheSaturdayEveningPostmagazine2.CobraCobras,foundinsomepartsofAfricaandAsia,arepoisonoussnakes.Mostcobrasbitetheirvictimsandtheirbitemaycausedeathwithinafewhours.Thekingcobra,thelargestofallpoisonoussnakes,mayreachalengthof18ft(5.5m)andfeedschieflyonothersnakes.•TheIndiancobraisusually4-5ft(1.2–1.6m)long.SomeRemarksaboutWomenFrailty,thynameiswoman!——WilliamShakespeare女人，你的名字叫脆弱。Ofallpeople,servantsandwomenarethemostdifficulttobehaveto.——Confucius唯小人与女子难养也。3.PrejudiceAgainstWomenWomenhavelongbeenreferredtoas“weakersex”or“fairersex,”considerednaturallyweakerthanmen,squeamish,unabletoperformtheworkthatrequiresmusclesorpluckthecouragetofaceuptoanycrisis.Andeventoday,suchaprejudicehasnotentirelybeeneliminatedandtheargumentinthetextshowshowhardlong-standingprejudicesdie.4.India-LocationandCapitalIndia,officiallycalledRepublicofIndia,isacountryinsouthernAsia,locatedonthesubcontinentofIndia.ItisboundedonthenorthbyAfghanistan,China,Nepal,andBhutan;ontheeastbyBangladesh,Myanmar(alsoknownasBurma),andtheBayofBengal;onthesouthbythePalkStraitandtheGulfofMannâr(whichseparatesitfromSriLanka)andtheIndianOcean;andonthewestbytheArabianSeaandPakistan.Indiaisdividedinto26statesand7unionterritories.CapitalNewDelhiisthecountry’scapitalandoneofitslargestcities.MahatmaGandhi(1869-1948)--IndianNationalistLeaderThecampaignofnonviolentcivilresistanceorganizedbyIndiannationalistleaderMahatmaGandhiagainstBritishruleinIndialedtothecountry’sindependencein1947.Amemberofthemerchantcaste,MohandasK.Gandhi,latercalledMahatma(Sanskritfor“greatsoul”),GandhistudiedlawinLondon,England.Asalawyerandlaterasapoliticalactivist,heeffectivelyfoughtdiscriminationwiththeprinciplesoftruth,nonviolence,andcourage,whichhederivedinpartfromtheteachingsofHinduism.TheTajMahalTheTajMahal,designedasatombforthewifeofa17th-centuryMughalemperor,wasconstructedbyabout20,000workersfrom1631to1653inacityinnorthernIndia.ThemassivedomedstructurewasconstructedintheIndo-Islamicstyle,usingwhitemarbleandinlaidgems.Ateachcornerisaminaret(prayertower),andpassagesfromtheKoran,theMuslimholybook,adorntheoutsidewalls.Thebodiesoftheemperorandhiswiferemaininavaultbelowthebuilding.SacredCowIndiahasmorecattlethananyothercountryintheworld.AsacentralpartofIndia’sagrarianeconomy,cattlehaulcarts,plowfieldsandproducemilkfordairyproducts.ConsideredsacredbymanyHindus,cattleareprotectedfromslaughterinmoststatesandareoftenallowedtoroamfree.BeforeReading_India_SacredCowSacredCowIndiahasmorecattlethananyothercountryintheworld.AsacentralpartofIndia’sagrarianeconomy,cattlehaulcarts,plowfieldsandproducemilkfordairyproducts.ConsideredsacredbymanyHindus,cattleareprotectedfromslaughterinmoststatesandareoftenallowedtoroamfree.NationalFlagThecolorsoftheIndianflagweretakenfromtheflagoftheIndianNationalCongress.Darkorange印度教representscourageandsacrifice勇气、献身.Green伊斯兰教representsfaith,fertility,andchivalry繁荣、信心与人类的生产力.White其他宗教representstruthandpeace真理与和平.Theembleminthecenterwasaddeduponindependencein1947.ItisaBuddhistdharmachakra,orwheeloflife法轮,usedinIndiathousandsofyearsago.Aheateddiscussionaboutwhethermenarebraverthanwomenissettledinaratherunexpectedway.TheDinnerPartyheated:n+edadjadj.(ofapersonordiscussion)fullofangerandexcitement愤怒的，激烈的，十分激动的激烈的争论/辩论aheatedargument/debateEdandIusedtostayupallnight,drinkingwineandhavingheatedargumentsaboutpolitics.Bothsidesarelookingforwaystosettletheirdifferences双方都在寻找解决分歧的办法VERB1.解决，结束(争端、纠纷)HevisitedParisandeventuallysettledthere.他访问了巴黎，最终定居在那里。2.在…定居;使定居settleunexpectedadj.notexpected出乎意料的，始料不及的，意想不到的发展/结果/来访者anunexpecteddevelopment/result/visitorunexpecteddeath猝死anunexpectedvisitor不素之客IfirstheardthistaleinIndia,whereitistoldasiftrue—thoughanynaturalistwouldknowitcouldn’tbe.LatersomeonetoldmethatthestoryappearedinamagazineshortlybeforetheFirstWorldWar.Thatmagazinestory,andthepersonwhowroteit,Ihaveneverbeenabletotrackdown.我最初听到这个故事是在印度，那儿的人们今天讲起它来仍好像确有其事似的----尽管任何一位博物学家都认为这不可能是真的。后来有人告诉我，在第一次世界大战之前不久，一家杂志社曾刊登过这个故事。但登在杂志上的那篇故事以及写故事的人，我却一直未能找到。①警察需要你来帮助追捕杀人犯。Thepoliceneedyourhelptotrackdownthemurderer.trackdown追捕到，追查出；追寻；查获Byusingtrackerdogs,thepolicefinallytrackeddownthosecriminals.ThecountryisIndia.Acolonialofficialandhiswifearegivingalargedinnerparty.Theyareseatedwiththeirguests—officersandtheirwives,andavisitingAmericannaturalist—intheirspaciousdiningroom,whichhasabaremarblefloor,openraftersandwideglassdoorsopeningontoaveranda.②故事发生在印度。某殖民地官员和他的夫人正举行盛大的晚宴。筵席设在他们家宽敞的餐室里，室内大理石地板上没有铺地毯；屋顶明椽裸露；宽大的玻璃门外便是走廊。跟他们一起就坐的客人有军官和他们的夫人，另外还有一位美国来访的博物学家。colonialcolonyn.殖民地colony+aladjcolon