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Unit3OutofStepTheAuthor:BillBryson（1951-）•Awell-knownAmericantravelwriterandhumorist•BillBrysoncan'tdecidewheretolive--England,Australia,Iowa,NewHampshire--it'sreallyatoughdecision.But,ashepointsoutinhisbook,I'mAStrangerHereMyself,nomatterwhereBillis,Bill'sastranger.•——MichaelFeldmanabouttheauthor•BillBrysonwasborninIowain1951.Heisabest-sellingAmericanauthorofhumorousbooksontravel.•Abackpackingexpeditionin1973broughthimtoEngland,wherehemethiswifeanddecidedtosettle.•HewrotefortheEnglishnewspapersThetimesandTheindependentformanyyears,writingtravelarticlestosupplementhisincome.•HelivedwithhisfamilyinNorthYorkshirebeforemovingbacktothestatesin1995,toHanover,NewHampshire,withhiswifeandfourchildren.•In2003,heandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland,wheretheycurrentlyreside.Culturalnote-theU.S.•area;ideallivingenvironment;time-consciousness;travel•1)USA,acountryofvastterritory:9,375,720sq.kmover314millionpeople•2)IdeallivingenvironmentformanyAmericans:toescapebothisolationandcrowds.Peoplehaveflockedtothesuburbs.Thereisnothingbutcarthatcanmakeitpossibleforthemtomovearoundeasilylivinginsuburbs.•3).Foracountrythatmovesgenerallyaccordingtoschedules,beingpunctualishighlyvalued.•4)peopleregardtravelasanindispensablepartoftheirlife;peoplevaluefreedommorethananythingelse.“IfyouareanAmerican,youtravelasmuchasyoucan;ifyouareanAmerican,youtravelinyourowncar.”ItisnotuncommonatallforAmericanpeopletodrivefor5ormorehourstohavelunchordinnerwithafriendandthendrivebackfortheirfavoriteNBAgamesathome.——ZhouPingfromherpersonalexperience“Ihaven’ttakenthetrainfornearly20years.NoreasonwhyIshouldnow.”Iusedtohearpeoplesay.Indeed,formanypeoplelivingfarawayfromthetrainstation,caristheonlyvehiclethattakesthemfromplacetoplace.Besides,itismuchcheaperandquickertomovearoundbydrivingacarthantakingthetrain.Thatiswhymoreconsiderationsaregiventodriversthantopedestrianswhosevoiceishardlyaudible.•NewEngland-thebirthplaceofAmerica-isfilledwithrichhistory,culturalattractions,fascinatingcities,scenicvillages,andoutdooradventuresateveryturn.•NewEngland•NewHampshire•DartmouthCollege•MainStreet•ResidentialNeighborhood•RoseyJekesCafé•Cappuccino•Nuggettheatre•Murphy’sontheGreen•GivearideNewEngland•NewEnglandisaregioninthenortheasterncorneroftheUnitedStatesconsistingofthesixstatesofMaine,NewHampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,RhodeIsland,andConnecticut.HistoryofNewEngland•NewEnglandisoneofthemosthistoricandculturallyrichregionsoftheUSA.•TheregionwasoneoftheearliestEnglishsettlementsinthe“NewWorld”followingthearrivalofthePilgrimFathers,whosetsailfromEnglandaboardtheMayflowerin1620insearchofreligiousfreedom.•TheyandtheirdescendantsarecalledYankees.•TheregionwasthesceneofthefirstIndustrialRevolutionintheUnitedStates.•NewEngland(andVirginia)ledthewaytotheAmericanRevolution,Bythe1840sitwasthecenteroftheU.S.anti-slaverymovement,andwastheleadingforceinAmericanliteratureandhighereducation.DartmouthCollege:oneofthebestartcollegesintheworld.•LocatedontheConnecticutRiverandsurroundedbytheWhiteMountains,itoffersthemostbeautifulnaturalsceneryintheIvyLeague.•MainStreet•InsmalltownsintheUnitedStates,thestreetwheremostofthestoresareisoftencalledMainStreet.(美国小城镇的)主街•Residentialneighborhood•居民区•curb•N-COUNTThecurbistheraisededgeofasidewalkwhichseparatesitfromtheroad.•路边•pullup•1.PHRASALVERBWhenavehicleordriverpullsup,thevehicleslowsdownandstops.•慢慢停下•例：Thecabpulledupandthedriverjumpedout.•出租车慢慢停了下来，司机跳下了车。NewHampshire•新罕布什尔州的格言是：“不自由，毋宁死”。Livefreeordie.•。•Doyouneed/wantaride?•GivesomeonearideHitchhiking•小说主人公及其伙伴沿途搭车或开车，几次横越美国大陆，最终到了墨西哥。•OnTheRoadisbasedonthetravelsofKerouacandhisfriendsacrossAmerica.ItisconsideredadefiningworkofthepostwarBeatGenerationwithitsprotagonistslivinglifeagainstabackdropofjazz,poetry,anddruguse.•什么是搭车？•搭便车是在路上乘陌生人的顺路的车来完成一段的路程。•路程可能只是几公里也可能是几百公里，看车主一起顺路多远。搭车一般是不付钱的。•••欧美的搭车文化•搭车自从汽车的诞生到60、70年代的欧美是非常普遍的一种交通方式。同时当代著名的小说《在路上》描写的几个年轻人横跨北美的故事也给无数的欧美人心中流下了很深的印象-对他们来说搭车有着浓浓的自由浪漫的精神。••至今在欧美每年有数万人都用搭车做成他们的交通方式。对他们来说搭车还是一种自由探险的旅行方式。Atypicalhitchhikinggesturewarm-up•1.Whichnationissaidtobeanationonthewheel?•2.CarsareenteringordinaryChinesefamilies.Ifyouhaveacar,whendoyouprefertowalk,andwhentodrive?DoyouthinkCarswillbeaspredominantinChinaastheyareintheUnitedStates.WhyorWhynot?•3.Ifyou/yourparentswon200,000RMBinlottery,willyousuggestbuyingacar,whyorwhynot?•4.Inmodernsociety,itseemsthatpeoplearelosingsometraditionalwaysofliving,whatarethey?•Whatinformationcanyoulearnfromthetitle?•outoffashion•nolongerwalktextanalysis•“OutofStep”isanexpositionthatpresentstheabsurdityoftheAmericans’dependenceoncars.TheAmericans,beingsoaccustomedtousingcars,havealmostforgottentheexistenceoftheirlegs.Wherevertheygo,theygointheircars.Asaresult,pedestrianfacilitiesareneglectedincityplanningorrejectedbytheinhabitants.textunderstanding•1.Howdopeopleinthesmalltowntaketheauthor'shabitofwalkingaroundforhisbusiness?•odd•slightlyguiltyifnotgivinghimaride•2.Whydothepeopleconsiderhispreferenceforwalkingattimesabiteccentric?•3.TowhatextenthavetheAmericanpeoplecometodependoncars?•4.Whatistheproblemwiththeurbanpl