研究生英语综合教程上Unit6

高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATEDCOURSE2Unit6SanctuaryorFulfillmentContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1WorkwithyourpartnertomatchthefollowingUScitieswiththeirnicknames.TrytoexplaintheoriginofthenicknamesonPage160.Startingout1.Detroit2.Columbus3.Seattle4.St.Louis5.Honolulu6.NewYorkCity7.Philadelphia8.Anchorage9.Pittsburgh10.LosAngelesMotorCityTheDiscoveryCityJetCityTheGatewayCityTheBigPineappleTheBigAppleTheCityofBrotherlyLoveTheCityofLightsTheSteelCityCityofAngelsTask2ANativeofBeijinginNewYorkwasaTVseriesreflectingthelivesofChineselivingabroad.Theystruggleforabetterlifewhilecomingtorealizehowmuchtheyhavelost.Itsprologueisquiteimpressive(P160):IfyoulovehimbringhimtoNewYorkforit'sheaven;ifyouhatehimbringhimtoNewYorkforit'shell.Startingout—Task2Task2Withwhichpartoftheprologuewouldyouagree?Justifyyourchoicewithexamples(P161).Usefulwordsandexpressions:attractive;leadingglobalcity;landofopportunities;fullofrobbery;highcrimerate;highlivingexpenditure;wideninggapbetweentherichandpoor,etcStartingout—Task2Startingout—Task3Task3ThesongNewYork,NewYorkisoftenheardatmanysocialeventsinNewYorkarea.Manysportsteamsplaythissongbeforeorafterthegame,theNewYorkYankeesisthemostprominentexample.Listentothesong,andsingalongwithit.Startingout—Task3NewYork,NewYorkStartspreadingthenews,I’mleavingtodayIwanttobeapartofit-newyork,newyorkThesevagabondshoes,arelongingtostrayRightthroughtheveryheartofit-NewYork,NewYorkIwannawakeupinacity,thatdoesn’tsleepAndfindI’mkingofthehill-topoftheheapTheselittletownblues,aremeltingawayI’llmakeabrandnewstartofit-inoldNewYorkIfIcanmakeitthere,I’llmakeitanywhereItsuptoyou-NewYork,NewYork(Tobecontinued)Startingout—Task3Newyork,newyorkIwanttowakeupinacity,thatneversleepsAndfindI’manumberone-topofthelist,kingofthehillAnumberoneTheselittletownblues,aremeltingawayI’mgonnamakeabrandnewstartofit-inoldnewyorkAndifIcanmakeitthere,I’mgonnamakeitanywhereIt’suptoyou-newyorknewyorkNewyorkHereisNewYorkReadingFocusGlobalUnderstanding1DetailedInformation2CriticalThinking3LanguagePoints4ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction5ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstanding1Introduction2ThevibrationsofgreatthingsorpeoplefeltinNewYork3TheinsulationprovidedbyNewYork(Para.1)(Paras.2-3)(Paras.4-6)Paras.7-84Conclusion(Paras.7-8)IntroductionA.Itslargesscanaccountforthepresencewithinthecity’swallsofaconsiderablesectionofthepopulation.B.ThecapacitytomakesuchdubiousgiftsisamysteriousqualityofNewYork.C.ThespecialqualityofNewYorkcaneitherdestroyanindividualorfulfillhim.NewYorkpresentsthegiftoflonelinessandthegiftofprivacytoeveryonewhocomestotown.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingThevibrationsofgreatthingsorpeoplefeltinNewYorkA.IamcuriouslyaffectedbyemanationsfromtheimmediatesurroundingswhileIamsittinginahotelinNewYork:Iam22blocksfromwhereRudolphValentinolayinstatebeautifully.IameightblocksfromwhereNathanHalewasexecuted.IamfiveblocksfromthepublishinghousewhereErnestHemingwayhitMaxEastmanonthenose.IamfourmilesfromwhereWaltWhitmansatsweatingouteditorialsforTheBrooklynEagle.B.Thewaiteralsofeltthesamestimulusfrombeingclosetoafamousactor.Example1:Example2:Example3:ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingExample4:TheinsulationprovidedbyNewYorkA.NewYorksucceedsininsulatingtheindividualagainstallenormousandviolentandwonderfuleventstakingplaceeveryminute.Ididnotattendtheworld’sgreatestairshowstagedinNewYork.IdidnotnoticethebiggestoceangoingshipsontheNorthAtlantic.B.TheinhabitantsinNewYorkisinthehappypositionofbeingabletochoosehisspectacleandsoconservehissoul.C.ThequalityofNewYorkthatinsulatesitsinhabitantsfromlifemaysimplyweakenthemasindividuals.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingExample1:Example2:ConclusionNewYorkhasapositiveeffectonthecreativecapacitiesofitsinhabitants.NewYorkcanbringthesenseofrejuvenationtoitsinhabitants.ThepositivequalitiesofNewYorkA.B.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingTask2Workingroupstodecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothepassage.(P170)Key:1234567891011121314TFFFFFFTFTReadingFocus–DetailedInformationFFTTCriticalThinkingReadingFocusStepOneReadthefollowingsentencesfromthetextanddecidewhattheauthoractuallymeant.Doyouagreewithhimornot?NooneshouldcometoNewYorktoliveunlessheiswillingtobelucky.Ithinkthatalthoughmanypersonsareherefromsomeexcessofspirit(whichcausedthemtobreakawayfromtheirsmalltown),some,too,areherefromadeficiencyofspirit,whofindinNewYorkaprotection,oraneasysubstitution.ReadingFocus—CriticalThinkingWorkingroupstoprovideexamplesfromthetexttosupportyourideas.StepTwoJustlikeNewYorkinAmerica,BeijingisthecityinChinathatmanyChinesedreamoflivingin.WhatarethegiftsBeijingbestowsonitsresidents?SupposeyouareauniversitystudentsinBeijing.Aftergraduation,willyoudecidetostayinBeijingandwhy?Discussingroupstheabovequestions.ReadingFocus—CriticalThinking1.Itisthislargessthataccountsforthepresencewithinthecity’swallsofaconsiderablesectionofthepopulation;fortheresidentsofManhattanaretoalargeextentstrangerswhohavepulledupstakessomewhereandcomettotown,seekingsanctuaryorfulfillmentofsomegreaterorlesser