Unit4DealingwithAIDSI.WarmingupPre-readingquestionsBackgroundinformationAIDS,averyseriousillnesswhichspreadsveryfasttoday,hadbeenoneofthemosthorriblekillersofhumanbeings.AIDSiscausedbyHIVvirus.AIDS:AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndromeNowintheworldthereisnousefulmedicinethatcancureAIDS,butitspreadsonlyinlimitedways.AIDSspreadinthreebasicways:first,throughsexualintercourse;second,throughcontactwithdiseasedblood;andthirdfromanHIVmothertobaby.AndpeoplewhoareintravenousdrugusersmayinfectHIVvirustoo.1.WhatkindofdiseasedoyouknowAIDSis?•Weareheretonighttodenounce(斥责)thediscriminationthey(peoplelivingwithHIV/AIDS)face—thefearandstigma(耻辱),theshameandrejection,thethreatoflosingtheirjobs...Fortoolongandintoomanyplaces,toomanypeoplehavebeenpushedbeyondthereachofpreventionandtreatment,careandsupport...Wemustrespondbyshiningthefulllightofhumanrightsonthechallenge...IcallonallcountriestodismantlelegalframeworksthatinstitutionalizediscriminationagainstpeoplelivingwithHIVandpeopleareatmostriskofinfection.”----BanKi-Moon(潘基文)Peoplecandosomethingintheseways:1.AprogramshouldbeestablishedtoeducatecitizensaboutAIDS,lettingpeopleknowwhatcausesitandhowitspreads,sothatpeoplecanknowitclearlyandpreventiteasily,insteadofbeingafraidofit;2.IncreasescientifictechnologytofightagainstAIDS;3.Makehealthyandcivilizedsocialenvironment,sotherewillbelesssexualintercourseactions,andlessdrugusers.2.WhatPeopleshoulddotosolvetheproblemandpreventthespreadingofAIDS?II.Introductiontothetext1.Whatisthethemeofthetext?DealingwithAIDSstrengthensthebondoffriendshipandencouragesemotionalandmaturegrowth.加深友谊,促进情感和身体的成熟2.Whatisthestyleofthetext?Giveyourreasons.Thestyleofthenarrativeiscolloquialandsimplebecausemanysimplewords,colloquialexpressionsandconcisesentencesareused,whichareeasyandsmoothtoread.Colloquialwords:about,cried,go,let,so,sure,thingsSimpleorcolloquialphrases:blewitoff,livinglifeup,feelsobad,hadthedisease,stuckitout,makeitthrough,etc.III.TextLearningPart11.Howtounderstand“DealingwithAIDS”?Means“TakingactionagainstAIDS.”1.totakeactioninordertoachievesomethingorinordertosolveaproblem2.tobeaboutorbeonthesubjectofsomething•Hernewfilmdealswiththerelationshipbetweenawomanandhersickdaughter.2.DealingwithAIDSstrengthensthebondoffriendship,encouragesemotionalandmaturegrowth.(L1,Para.1)•Whatdoesthefirstsentenceofthepassagetellus?ItpointsoutthesignificanceofdealingwithAIDS.Inotherwords,itconveysthethemeofthenarrativetext,whichisalsothepurposeofthewriter.3.strengthen:makesth.strongerormorepowerful•Steelprices~asdemandcontinuesmovingup.•Wehave~edournationaleconomyandcontainedinflation.4.bond:aunitingforceorties,link•Thetradeagreementstrengthenedthebondsbetweenthetwocountries.5.mature:behavinginasensibleadultwayDerivations:immaturea.;maturityn.•Heisnotmatureenoughtobegiventoomuchresponsibility.•Inchina,apersonover18yearsoldisconsideredmature.•Thisjobcallsforamanwithagreatdealofmaturity.•Thatissilly,immaturebehavior.6.Iwasthemostcarefree…livinglifeup.•Ididn’thaveanyworries.•Ididn’thaveanymentalsuffering.•Ididn’thavetotakeanyresponsibilities.•WhatIwasdoingwastoenjoylifetomyheart’scontent.7.n.+-free:withoutthequalityofthenoun•Peopleinthisareacanonlyenjoyathree-monthice-freeperiodduringthesummer.•Thegovernmentoffersrent-freeapartmentstoelderlypeople.•Nothingispost-freeinChina.•Goodsarecheaperinaduty-freeshop.•Guilinispollution-free.8.invincible:incapableofbeingovercomeordefeatedasaresultofgreatstrengthorskill;unconquerable.•Thereisnoarmyintheworldthatisinvincible.•Theforcesforpeace,justiceandprogressareinvincibleafterall.•Itisactuallypartoftheprecedingsentence.Theauthorseparatesthemtoaccentuate(强调)thetwopartsofthesentence.9.Thatis,untilthewordAIDScameintomylife.(L4,Para.1)ThisisaSentencefragment.Why?Part21.Wewereindifferentclasses,sowedidn’thangoutasmuch.(L.2,Para.2)…sowedidnotspendalotoftimetogetheraswehaddonebeforewegottohighschool.我们分在不同的班级,所以就不能常常在一起玩。2.…thereweremorefriendswherehecamefrom.(L.3,Para.2)Moreexampleofadverbialclauseofplace:•WuhanlieswheretheYangtzeandtheHanrivermeet.•WhereverIamIwillbethinkingofyou.•Makeamarkwhereyouhaveanyquestions.•Whereverwego,wemustbuildupgoodrelationshipwithpeople.SufferingterriblyfromAIDS,Davidknewthathewasdying.Ifhehadtalkedtotheauthoronthephone,hewouldhavebrokendownintears,oratleasthewouldhaverevealedhissadnessabouthisillness.3.SoIcalledhimandhehunguponme.(L.5,Para.2)SoIphonedhim,butherefusedtotalktomeonthephonebyreplacingthereceiver.Why?Compare:hangout:spendtimesomewhereinacasualorrelaxedwayhangabout:tomoveaimlesslyhangup:endatelephonecallbyputtingthereceiverback,oftenabruptly(粗鲁地)hangon:continueatelephonecall4.IhadheardaboutAIDS,butthatitwasahomosexualdiseaseanditdidn’taffectyoungpeople?(L.9,Para.2)WhydidtheauthorthinkthatsufferingfromAIDSwastheresultofhomosexualbehaviour?•BecausetheoutbreakofAIDSintheearly1980swasoneofthegreatestchallengestofacethehomosexualcommunity.IntheUnitedStates,thediseasefirstbecameprevalentamonghomosexualsandspreadwithdevastating(毁灭性的)effect.affect:tohaveaninfluenceon•Inflationaffectsthebuyingp