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Unit2TheCompanyManEllenGoodmanDoyourownresearch:Task1•HewasaperfectTypeA.(Para2)•PhilwasaTypeA,aheart-attacknatural.(Para14)•WhatisatypicalTypeA?(Note2)•Whatareothertypes?Doyourownresearch:Task2•Theobituarydidn’tsaythat,ofcourse.(Para2)•Whatisanobituary?•ReadtwoorthreeobituariesonEnglishandChinesenewspaperandidentifythedifferences.•:Task3•HewasaperfectTypeA,aworkaholic,…(Para2)•Whatdoesthesuffix–aholicmean?•Findmoreexampleswiththissuffix.Doyourownresearch:Task4•Whatdoyouknowaboutworkaholism?•Canyounamesomefeaturesofaworkaholic?Relatethemtothe“companyman”inthetext.Doyourownresearch:Task5•Thisman…wasfifty-oneyearsoldandavice-president.(Para3)•Howtoexpressdifferenttitlesplayingsecondstring(副职)？Findexamplesandcategorizethem.Background:abouttheauthorEllenGoodmanBackground:abouttheauthor•HerPulitzerPrizewinningcommentaryappearsinmorethan375newspapers.•Goodmanhasastronginterestinsocialchanges.Shehasdiscussedfamily,politics,ethicsandmaleandfemalerelationships.•Hercolumnshavewonvastnumbersofreadersfortheirkeen,insightfulobservationsandcleverwit.Shewritesaboutwhatisinthenews,onhermind,andofconcerntowomenandmenacrossthecountry.Background:aboutthetext•ThisessayistakenfromClosetoHome.Itdescribesaworkaholic,thevicepresidentofacompany,whoworkshimselftodeathandleavesbehindawifeandthreeadultchildren.TheTextStructuralAnalysis•Howmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto?•Whatisthegeneralideaofeachpart?FourPartsPart1(Paragraph1):Introductorypart.Thispartreportsthesuddendeathoftheman.Part2(Paragraph2-6):Thispartreportshowdevotedthemanwastohiswork.Part3(Paragraph7-13):Phil’sroleinfamily,hisrelationshipwithhiswifeandhischildrenisdescribed.Part4(Paragraph14-16):Thefuneral.ThewriterrestatesthecauseofPhil’sdeath,andthepresident’stendencyinhischoiceofasuccessortotheman.TextAnalysisTextAnalysis:Para1•Whathaveyoulearnedfromthefirstsentence?•Whyaretheseadverbs“finallyandprecisely”used?•The1stsentenceprovidesinformationconcerning“who”,“what”,“how”and“when”.•“Finally”suggeststhetragicendingoftheman.“Precisely”highlightstheexacttimeofPhil’sdeath,thusstressinghisdevotiontowork.TextAnalysis:Para2-6•Whattypeofmanwasthedeceased?•Whatwastheman’spositioninthecompany?Whydoestheauthorreportitindetails?•WhatdoesSaturdaymeantoPhil?HeisPhil.•Wherecanyoufindwhothepersonwas?AttheendofPara.3.•Whyisn’tthenameofthedecreasedmentionedatthebeginning?1.Getreadersinvolvedinfindingoutwhoisbeingdiscussed;2.Onlygivenname,nofullnameandfamilynamemeansworkaholicismhasbecomeacommonphenomenon.Thedecreaseisonlyoneoftheworkaholicswhoburythemselvesintheirworkandforgetallabouttheirindividuality.Thethirdpronoun:aChinesecase出租车司机将车开进公司的停车场。他发现他的车位已经被人占了。他没有去留心那辆车的车牌。他看到北面那一排有一个空位。他将车开过去，停好。出租车司机从车里钻出来，他环顾了一下四周。然后，他把车的后盖打开，把那只装有一些零散东西的背包拿出来。然后，他把车的后盖轻轻盖上。他在后盖上轻轻拍了两下。有一滴雨滴落到他的脸上。Howhardheworked---Para2Directcauseofdeath;thatreferstothedisease.•Ithinkthatwasit.---…hisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.Realcauseofhisdeath;itreferstothewaythemanhaslived,overwork.Part1&2Grammar&Vocabulary•precisely•coronary•acquaintance•conceivably•executive•extracurricular•overweightprecise•precisea.preciselyad.precisionn.•MainEntry:precise•PartofSpeech:adjective•Definition:exact,accurate•Synonyms:absolute,actual,categorical,circumscribed,clear-cut,correct,decisive,definite,determinate,explicit,express,fixed,individual,limited,literal,narrow,nice,onthebutton,onthemoney,onthenose,particular,proper,restricted,right,rigid,rigorous,specific,strict,stringent,unequivocal,very,well-defined•Antonyms:ambiguous,false,imprecise,inaccurate,inexact,questionable••a.relatingtotheheartsynonym:cardiaccoronarydiseasecoronaryartery:oneofthetwoarteriesthatsupplybloodtotheheart•coronarythrombosis:adiseasewhichcausessomeone'shearttosuddenlystopworking,becausetheflowofbloodtoithasbeenblockedbyasmallpieceofsolidbloodacquaintance•apersonwhomoneknows,butnotclose.泛泛之交•(with)knowledgeobtainedthroughpersonalexperienceratherthancarefulstudy.所知，了解，认识Ihavesomeacquaintancewiththelanguage.•Acquaint:vt.tomakeknownto把…通知，使…某人了解Sheacquaintedthemwiththefacts.conceivable•conceivablea.conceivev.conceptionn.•abletobebelievedorimaginedItisconceivablethatyoumaygetfullcompensation,butit’snotlikely.inconceivable/conceivably•Conceivably,interestratescouldriseveryhighindeed.extracurricular•(onlybeforenoun)extracurricularactivitiesarenotpartofthecoursethatastudentisdoingataschoolorcollege.–extra-–-curriculum(pl.curricula)•Spanishisonthecurriculum.overweight•weighingmorethanisnormaloverweight—underweight•Doyourownresearchfat---obese---fleshy---stout---pudgy---plump---chubby---chunky•Sheisawomanofrobustframe,thoughtstout,notobese.•Susanquitelikesherboyfriend’sfirm,fleshyarms.•Evenslimgirlscanbecomestoutmatron.•Hispudgyfingerlookreallyfunny.•EverybodylovesRita,theplump,rosylittlegirl.•AchubbytoddlerwithchubbycheeksTextAnalysis:Para7-13•WhatdidPhil’swifemeanwhensheanswered,“Ialreadyhave”(Para7)?•Whatismeantbythesentence“shewouldbe‘welltakenca