Unit 5(1new)

全新版大学英语第一册CollegeEnglishBookⅠ河南城建学院外语系Unit5RomanceOutlineⅠBriefIntroductionⅡCulturalbackgroundⅢStoryReviewⅣConclusionⅤAssignmentTextAAValentineStory★Doyouhaveafavoritelovesong?Whatisit?Whoisthesinger?Canyousingitorhumthetune?ⅠBriefIntroduction•Blanchardgottoknowaladythroughthenotesshemadeoninthemarginofabook.Thentheybegantowritetoeachotherandfellinlove.Finally,BlanchardgotthroughatestgivenbyMaynell,andwonthebeauty’sheart.简介ⅡCultureBackgrounds文化背景•1.DefinitionofLove•2.SaintValentine’sDay(情人节)•3.WorldWarⅡ1.Definitionof“lve”•Loveisastrongfeelingofcaringandlikingsomeone,especiallywhoyouarefamiliarwith.•爱情是两个人彼此的关爱和喜欢。Loveisauniversalemotionthatexpressesitselfineveryculture.爱情是在同的文化背景下有不同的意义。Wittysayingsabout“love”•“Itislovethatmakestheworldgoround.”爱是推动世界的力量。•“Lovebuiltonbeauty,soonasbeauty,dies.”建立在面貌基础上的爱情,会和美貌一样很快消失。•“Thecourseoftrueloveneverrunssmooth.”真正的爱情多磨难。•Loveisauniversalemotionthatexpressesitselfineveryculture.•爱情在是一种大众情感，在不同的文化中有不同的含义。2.SaintValentine’sDay（圣瓦伦西节）•It’sthelover’sfestival.•Todayitismarkedbytheexchangeofromanticcards,flowers,chocolatesofheartshapeandothergifts.Loveistheeternaltheme.Someexpressionsaboutlove:爱上某人初恋白马王子早恋一见钟情情书相思病的fallinlovewithfirstloveMr.Rightpuppylove/calflovefallinloveatfirstsightloveletterlovesickLoveistheeternaltheme.Someexpressionsaboutlove:loveaffairlovelorn/becrossedinlovebreakupblinddateadearJohnletterBeautyliesintheeyesofthebeholder.Loveisblind风流韵事失恋分手相亲绝交信情人眼里出西施。AnOriginofValentine•OnelegendcontendsthatValentinewasapriestwhoservedduringthethirdcenturyinRome.WhenEmperorClaudiusIIdecidedthatsinglemenmadebettersoldiersthanthosewithwivesandfamilies,heoutlawedmarriageforyoungmen--hiscropofpotentialsoldiers.Valentine,realizingtheinjusticeofthedecree,defiedClaudiusandcontinuedtoperformmarriagesforyoungloversinsecret.WhenValentine'sactionswerediscovered,Claudiusorderedthathebeputtodeath.•GrandCentralStationGrandCentralStationliesinManhattan,NewYork,anditisthelargestandbusiestrailwaystationintheworld.Asyouapproachitfrom42ndStreet,you’llbefacingthistriumphantfacadefeaturingafifty-footpedimentwithstatuesofHercules,MinervaandMercurysurroundingaclock.ThisinteriorofGrandCentralisalsoanamazingsightandwilltransportyoutoanothertime.(tobecontinued)(continued)TheMainConcourseseenhereisanimmensespace120feetwide,375feetlongand125feethigh.AlthoughtheTerminalhadsufferedneglectinthe1970’sand1980’s,amassivefour-yearrestorationprojectwasrecentlycompletedandyou’llbeamazedathownewthisplacelooks!Oneofthebiggestjobsofthisrestorationwastothevastvaultedceiling.Paintedlikeaneveningskywithmorethan2500gildedstarsandconstellations,itallowsNewYorkerssomethingtheynevergettosee.•PubliclibrariesintheU.S.PubliclibrariesintheU.S.arefreetothepublic.OnecangetalibrarycardatthelocallibrarybyfillinginaformandshowingthelibrarianavalidIDandsomethingtoprovethatonelivesintheneighborhood(e.g.,ausedandstampedenvelopewithone’snameastheaddressee,one’sphonebill,gasbill,etc.).Besidesborrowingbooks,peoplegotolibrariestoborrowvideotapes,usethecomputersthere,attendbookreadingsbyauthorsandotherculturalevents.Librariesareregardedascommunitycenters.3.WorldWarⅡ(故事背景)•1.WorldWarII,ortheSecondWorldWar,wasaworldwideconflictfoughtbetweentheAlliedPowersandtheAxisPowers(seebelow),from1939until1945.•第二次世界大战爆发于1939年，是迄今为止，人类社会所进行的规模最大，伤亡最惨重，破坏性最大的全球性战争。一般认为战争从1939年9月1日德国入侵波兰开始，到1945年9月2日日本向同盟国投降而告结束。Ⅲ、StoryReview相识相知相爱相许★情节分析1.Gettoknoweachother(相识)•BlanchardgottoknowMaynellviathenotesinthemarginofthebookinthelibrary.相识在图书馆见字生情2.Growinglovethroughmail——相知•KeepintouchwitheachotherviamailduringtheworldwarⅡ.相知在战争年代，鸿雁传书3.Firstdate&Test——相爱•BlanchardmanagedtopassthroughthetestgivenbyMaynell.考验中萌生爱意好事多磨Beautifulandgorgeous4.Loveatthefirstsight——相许•JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell有情人终成眷属MeetintheRestaurantintheend.TextStructurePartsParagraphsMainIdeasPart1Part2Part3Part4Para1Paras2-6JohnBlanchardwasexpectingsomeoneatGrandCentralStationHowJohnhadfalleninlovewithMissMaynell.Paras7-15Paras16-17MissMaynellputBlanchardtoatestItwaswiseofMissMaynelltogivesuchatest.I.i.Asimileisacomparisonofonethingtoanother,usingthewords“like”or“as”,e.g.,“herhairwasblackasnight”;“inhergreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive”(Para.7).Writingskillsii.Ametaphorisasuggestedbutnotstatedcomparisonofonethingtoanother,e.g.,“whileIspokeIfeltchokedbythebitternessofmydisappointment”(Para.14).II.Noticealsothatthecharacterstalkinaratherinformalway.Forexample,“Goingmyway,sailor?”isanincompletesentence.Orseehowthemiddle-agedwomanspokeinPara.15—“son”,“goandtell”,“somekindof”andsoonareallcasual.III.Appreciatethenarrativeskillsdemonstratedinthetext,e.g.,switchbetweentenses,changeofnarrators,etc.StoryReview•TheValentinestorybeginswithBlanchardwaitingforhisloveatGrandCentralStationinNewYork．ByflashbackweknowthatinaFloridalibrary，BlanchardgottoknowaladynamedMaynellthroughthenotesshemadeinthemarginofabook．Thetwobegantowritetoeachother，andtheirfeelingsforeachothergrewwithdays．•However，MaynellrefusedwhenBlanchardrequestedaphotograph．Instead，sheproposedtomeetinNewYork，andaredrosewo