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Lesson4BillClintonCATALOGUEI.IntroductiontotheauthorII.IntroductiontoBillClintonIII.StructureofthetextIV.LanguagepointsVI.OralpracticeVII.WritingpracticeV.KeystoExercisestextI.IntroductiontotheauthorClinton,HillaryRodham(1947-):DemocraticmemberoftheUnitedStatesSenatefromNewYork(2001-)andwifeoftheUSpresidentBillClinton(1993-2001).Duringherhusband’spresidency,shebecameapowerfulI.IntroductiontotheauthorsymbolofthechangingroleandstatusofwomeninAmericansociety.HerelectiontotheU.S.SenatewhilebeingfirstladywasunprecedentedinU.S.history.II.IntroductiontoBillClintonBillClinton(1946-):42ndPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1993-2001),whowasoneofthemostpopularAmericanpresidentsofthe20thcenturyandthesecondpresidenttobeimpeached.ClintonwasthefirstpresidentbornafterWorldWarIIII.IntroductiontoBillClinton(1939-1945)andthethirdyoungestpersontobecomepresident,afterTheodoreRooseveltandJohnF.Kennedy.HewasalsothefirstDemocratin8yearstoholdthepresidencyandthefirstDemocratsinceFranklinD.Roosevelttobeelectedtotwoterms.II.IntroductiontoBillClintonIII.StructureofthetextPart1:1-2Part2:3Part3:4Part4:5-11Part5:12-23Part6:24III.StructureofthetextTherelaxedandeasymannerofthischaractersketchonBillClintonperhapsleavestheimpressionthatthestructureisloose,evenrambling.Actuallyithasratheratightorganizationasaresultofcarefulplanningaccordingtothetime-sequence.1.Part1(para.s1-2)tellsusaboutHillary’sfirstmeetingofBill,describingthespecifictraitsofBillbywhatBilldidatYaleLawSchoolintheautumnof1970andherimpressionofBill:likeaViking;tallandhandsome;fullofvitalityandtalkative.III.Structureofthetext2.Part2(para.3)describesBillbywhatthewritersaw,afterthefirstmeeting,attheYalelawlibrarythefollowingspring.Asthereasonstated:Billkeptlookingoverather,HillaryintroducedherselftoBill.3.Part3(para.4)tellsusthesecondtimetheytalkedtoeachotheronthelastdayofclassesinthespringof1971becauseBillwenttotheregistrar'sofficewithHillaryinordertospendtimewithherandtheactivitieslaterthatday.4.Part4(para.s5-11)tellsusHillary’simpressionsofBillwhenshesawaMarkRothkoexhibit:•sherealizedhispersuasiveness.•sheknewBillreallycaredabouther.•sherealizedhewaspoliticallyambitious.•theyspentthesummerinCalifornia.III.StructureofthetextIII.Structureofthetext5.Part5(para.s12-23)tellsus•theyrentedthegroundfloorapartmentonEdgewoodAvenue•theirhappyactivitiestogether•thepoliticalactivitiestheyattended6.Part6(para.24)tellsusBillwontheapprovalofHillary’sfamilyandfriendsafterChristmasin1971andwhathedidatherhome.IV.Languagepoints1.BillClintonwashardtomiss…(line1,para.1)ItwasnotsoeasyforyoutobeunawareofthepresenceofBillClinton(i.e.BillClintonwasthatsortofpersonwhoalwayseasilyattractedothers’attention.)他发现了大部分的错误，但还是漏掉了一些。Hecaughtmostofthemistakesbutmissedafew.missfailtonotice,overlookIV.Languagepoints你谅必没有看见布告栏上的通知。Youmusthavemissedthenoticeonthebulletinboard.房子在车站旁边，你很容易看到的。Thehouseisnexttothestation–youcan’tmissit.Youcan’tmissit(=itisveryeasytonotice).IV.Languagepoints2.…lookingmorelikeaVikingthanaRhodesScholar…(line2,para.1).more…than:①我一直觉得他似乎很老，与其说是像位父亲，倒不如说是像位祖父。Healwaysseemedoldtome,morelikeagrandfatherthanafather.onethingratherthananotherusedforsayingthatonewayofdescribingsomeoneorsomethingistruerormoreaccuratethananother与其说是…，倒不如说是IV.Languagepoints②他们与其说是感到关注，倒不如说是更感到有趣。Theyweremoreamusedthanconcerned.Whatshedidwasmoreofamistakethanacrime.④这些话与其说是带着愤怒说出来的，不如说是带着哀伤说出来的。③她做的事与其说是犯罪，不如说是错误。Thewordswerespokenmoreinsadnessthaninanger.IV.Languagepoints3.Healsohadavitalitythatseemedtoshootoutofhispores.(line4,para.1):Figurativelyspeaking,healsohadavitalitythatseemedtobreakthrough(emergefrom)everyporeofhim.shootoutThesmallboatshotoutfromthereeds.②火山喷出火焰和岩石。①那只小船飞也似地从芦苇丛中穿出。Avolcanoshootsoutflameandrocks.③在比赛的最后半分钟,迪克猛冲到其他赛跑者前面。Duringthelasthalf-minuteoftherace,Dickshotoutinfrontoftheotherrunners.emergeswiftlyandsuddenly(from)IV.Languagepoints4.…hewasholdforthbeforearaptaudienceoffellowstudents.(line5,para.1):Hewasspeakingatlengthtoaspellboundaudienceoffellowstudents.speakatlength①首相就他的政府取得的成功大吹特吹了几个小时。holdforthTheprimeministerheldforthforhoursonthesuccessofhisgovernment.②戴夫在大谈政治。Davewasholdingforthonthesubjectofpolitics.IV.Languagepoints5.Wewouldrunintoeachotheraroundcampus,…(line1,para.3):Wewouldmeeteachotherunexpectedlyaroundcampus,…encounter,bumpinto①说不定这几天你可以碰上他。runintoYoumightrunintohimoneofthesedays.②他的经济政策陷入困境。Heranintotroublewithhiseconomicpolicies.③他在斑马线上撞上一辆公共汽车。Heranintoabusatthezebracrossing.IV.Languagepoints6.Iwasonthewaytotheregistrar’sofficetosignupforthenextsemester’sclasses.(line4,para.4):Iwasonthewaytotheregistrar’sofficetosignmynamewhenjoiningthenextsemester’scoursestostudyon.register,signon①多少人报名修这门课?signupHowmanystudentshavesignedupforthiscourse?②你怎麽会报名读那门美术课程的？Whatmadeyoudecidetosignupforthatartcourse?IV.Languagepoints③你可以报名读全日制的文字处理课程。Youcouldsignupforafull-timecourseinwordprocessing.TomhaddecidedtosignupforeveningclassestostudyChinesebeforehewenttoChina.④汤姆在去中国之前已经决定报名上夜校学中文。IV.Languagepoints7.BillcalledandheardmecoughingandhackingfromthebadcoldIhadpickedup.(line5,para.6):Billphoned