大学英语一Unit 5 Romance

UnitsRomanceUnitsRomanceUnit5RomanceUnitsRomanceUnitsRomanceUnitsRomanceUnitsRomanceI.Pre-readingTasks:1.Valentine:Listentothetapeandanswerthequestions:1)Judgingfromthesong,whatisavalentine?2)WhatdoesShakespearesayaboutloveandmusic?UnitsRomanceBackgroundInformationValentine’sDay:ItstartedinthetimeoftheRomanEmpire.UndertheruleofEmperorClaudiusII-Romewasinvolvedinmanybloodyandunpopularmilitarycampaigns.ClaudiustheCruel,ashewasknownatthetime,washavingadifficulttimegettingsoldierstojoinhismilitaryleagues.Hebelievedthatthereasonwasthatromanmendidnotwanttoleavetheirlovesorfamilies.Asaresult,ClaudiuscancelledallmarriagesandengagementsinRome.UnitsRomanceThiswaswhenaChristianpriestnamedValentinecametodefendloveintheempire.Valentinebegantosecretlymarrycouplesdespitetheemperor’sorders.WhenEmperorClaudiuswasinformedoftheseceremoniesValentinewassenttoprisonwhereheremaineduntilhisdeathonFebruary14intheyear270.Itwasn'tuntilafewhundredyearslaterwhenValentine'sDaybegantodevelopasweknowit.AtthetimeChristianitywasbeginningtotakecontrolofEurope.AspartofthisefforttheChurchsoughttodoawaywithpaganholidays.UnitsRomanceValentine'sDaycametoreplaceamid-FebruaryfertilityfestivalcalledLupercalia(牧神节).InhonorofhissacrificeforloveValentinewasmadeasaintandLupercaliarenamedinhishonor.UntiltodaythetraditionofhonoringValentinecontinues.Thethemesofloveandfertilitytakenfromtheancientmeaningsoftheholidayhaveenduredandevolvedwithourcontemporaryadaptationsofitsmeanings.UnitsRomancePubliclibrariesintheU.S.:PubliclibrariesintheU.S.arefreetothepublic.OnecangetalibrarycardatthelocallibrarybyfillinginaformandshowingthelibrarianavalidIDandsomethingtoprovethatonelivesintheneighborhood(e.g.,ausedandstampedenvelopewithone'snameastheaddressee,one'sphonebill,gasbill,etc.).Besidesborrowingbooks,peoplegotolibrariestoborrowvideotapes,usethecomputersthere,attendbookreadingsbyauthorsandotherculturalevents.Librariesareregardedascommunitycenters.UnitsRomance1.2LanguagePoints:1.2.1straighten:(causeto)becomestraightorlevele.g.Theroadstraightenedafteraseriesofbends.Womenusedtouseahotirontostraightentheirhair.Theprofessorwouldstraightenhistiebeforeenteringtheclassroom..UnitsRomance1.2.2.makeone’sway:goe.g.Earlyinthemorningthehuntermadehiswayintothewoods.I’llmakemywayhomenow.UnitsRomance2.2LanguagePoints:2.2.1absorb:1)(usu.passive)completelyholdone’sattention(usu.followedbyin)(be~edin)e.g.IwassoabsorbedinthedetectivestorythatIjumpedupwhensomeonepattedmeontheback.2)takeine.g.Themoonhasaroughsurfacethatabsorbsmostofthesunlightthatstrikesit.UnitsRomance2.2.2thoughtful:(showingthatoneis)thinkingdeeplye.g.Somethingisdisturbingourdaughterforshehasneverlookedsothoughtful.bethoughtfulofsb.tosth.e.g.It’svery~ofyoutopickupyourwifeattheairport.UnitsRomance2.2.3locate:1)findtheexactlocationofe.g.KeeptalkingwithhimforfivemoresecondsandIwilllocatetheplaceheiscallingfrom.2)fixorputinacertainplacee.g.Apartmentslocatedawayfromthemainroadareusuallysoldathigherpricesthanthoseneartheroad.BelocatedinUnitsRomance2.2.4overseas:toorinanothercountrye.g.We’retryingtobuildupoverseasmarketsofourcars.Compare:overseas,foreign;UnitsRomance2.2.5haunt:make(sb.)worryormake(them)sad;(ofghost)visit(aplace)regularlye.g.Awrongdoerisalwayshauntedbyfearofdiscovery.ahauntedhouseUnitsRomance2.2.6takeachance(onsth.):attempttodosth.inspiteofthepossibilityoffailure;takeariske.g.Ihaven’tbookedaticket.I’mtakingachanceonthetheaternotbeingfull.Youtakeachanceontheweather,ifyouspendyourholidayintheU.K.UnitsRomance2.2.7schedule:1)arrangeforsth.tohappenortobedoneataparticulartime,bescheduledtodosth.;bescheduledforsth.e.g.Chineseastronautsarescheduledtotraveltoouterspaceinthenextfewyears.AfireworksdisplayisscheduledforNewYear’sEve.2)alistorstatementofthingstobedone,dealtwith,etc.e.g.Asecretary’sworkistosetupschedulesforherboss.UnitsRomance2.2.8sustain:supportemotionally;keep(aneffort,etc.)going,maintaine.g.Theteachertriedhardtosustainthechildren’sinterestinlearningEnglish.Hewassustainedbyanunshakablebeliefinhisownabilitytoovercomethedifficulties.UnitsRomance2.2.9“Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn’t,thegirlwiththerose.”:Hetriedtofindthegirlwhosharedmanyofhisviews,interestsandfeelingsbutwhohenevermetbefore.Thegirlwassupposedtoweararoseattheirfirstmeeting.UnitsRomance2.2.10Rhetoricaldevices---Simile&Metaphor:Simile:acomparisonofonethingtoanother,usingthewords“like”or“as”.Metaphor:asuggestedbutnotstatedcomparisonofonethingtoanother.UnitsRomance3.2LanguagePoints:3.2.1slim:1)slendere.g.Theslim-waistedgirloverthereisarisingfilmstar.2)smalle.g.ThechancesoftheChineseMen’sFootballTeamwinningtheWorldCupareslim.Thesinglemothersupportedhertwokidswithherslimwaitress’income.UnitsRomance3.2.2keen:1)(ofinterest,feeling,etc.)strong,deepe.g.Fromhischildhoodon,thelaterfamouswriterhashadakeeninterestinobservingpeople.2)interested;eager(be~on/aboutsth.;be~todosth.)e.g.Sheisoutofhospitalandkeentogetbacktowork.UnitsRomance3.2.3hesitate:pausebeforedoingsth.,ormakin