上海交通大学出版社Book2应用型大学英语系列教程Application-orientedcollegeEnglishCourse2上海交通大学出版社BackNextLanguageSkillsDevelopmentLanguageinUseEnhancementofLanguageAbilitiesUnit6UnitSixTableofContents3上海交通大学出版社Focus1contentBackNextPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentStarterText:TheDebtorGenerationWorkingwithwordsandphrasesDiscussionPractice:interpretingPractice:translationPractice:writingSurfingtheInternetHighlightsTableofContents4上海交通大学出版社focus1highlightsBackNextHighlightsS:Talkingaboutcartoons:streetbeggars&bankcarddebtorsL:PayingwithbankcardsatCitySupermarketR:ThedebtorgenerationW:HowtowriteparallelconstructionsInternetwork:IntroducingastudentcreditcardwithfavorableclausesPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopment5A.Lookatthetwocartoonsbelowanddiscussthefollowingquestions.上海交通大学出版社1.StarterBackNext6上海交通大学出版社focus1text1.Isitbettertobeabeggaroradebtor?Why?Itdepends.Ontheonehand,adebtorwhotriestorepayhisdebtassoonasheisabletoissurelybetterthanabeggarwhobegssimplybecauseheisashamelesslazybones.Ontheotherhand,abeggarwhoistooweak,toooldortoodisabledtoavoidbeggingisundoubtedlymoreunderstandablethanadebtorwhoowesalotofmoneyandcan’trepayit.BackNext1.Starter7上海交通大学出版社focus1text2.Whataretheadvantagesofusingcreditcards?Thereareseveraladvantagesofusingcreditcards.1)Itissafealternativetocarryingcash.2)Itallowsthecreditcardaccountholdertobuildasolidcredithistory.3)Itcanaccessfundsincaseofemergency.4)Itallowsextratimetopayforgoodsandservicespurchased.5)Itiscleanandenvironment-friendly.BackNext1.Starter8上海交通大学出版社focus1text3.Doyouagreethatcreditcardsbuildupdebts?Yes.Foronething,itissoconvenienttoswipethecardforshoppingthatyoumayuseitmoreoftenthanyourealizeit.Foranother,thecardmayleadyoutothemisconceptionthatyouhavemoreconsumptionpowerthanyoureallydo.BackNext1.Starter9B.ListentoaconversationatCitySupermarketandanswerthefollowingquestions.上海交通大学出版社1.StarterBackNextMindMapbankcard银行卡valid/'vælid/a.有效的freedeliveryservice免费送货服务10上海交通大学出版社1.StarterBackNext1.DoesCitySupermarketacceptbankcards?Yes,itdoes.2.Whydoesthecashieraskthecustomertoshowavalidproofofidentity?Becausethecustomer’ssignatureonthereceiptisnotthesameasthatonthebackofthecard.11上海交通大学出版社focus1starterSigningtheReceiptatCitySupermarketTapescript1.StarterBackNextCashier:Goodevening,sir!WelcometoCitySupermarket!Customer:Doyouacceptbankcards?Cashier:Certainly,sir.Youarewelcometouseabankcard.Customer:Verynice.Cashier:That’llbe$110inall,sir.Customer:OK.12上海交通大学出版社focus1starter1.StarterBackNextCashier:Thankyou,sir.PleaseenteryourPINcode.(Afterawhile)Sorry,sir.Yoursignatureonthereceiptisnotthesameasthatonthebackofthecard.Forthesafetyofyourbankcard,wouldyoupleaseshowmeavalidproofofyouridentity?Customer:OK,noproblem.Hereyouare.Cashier:Hereisyourbankcard.Pleasekeepit.Customer:OK.Thankyou.Cashier:Bytheway,doyouneedfreedeliveryservice?Customer:No.Icanputtheminmycar.Thanksanyway.13()1.GenerationY()2.GenerationX上海交通大学出版社Focus2workingwithwordsa.thedebtorgenerationorpeoplegrowingupwithacredit-fueledlifestyleanddigitaldevicesb.peoplebornin1978orlaterc.peoplebornbetween1965and1977d.peopleenrolledinhighschooloruniversityonSeptember11,2001BackNextTextLead-inWarmupA.Matchthegenerationterms(1-4)withtheirdefinitions(a-d).()3.Generation9.11()4.GenerationD'bcda14上海交通大学出版社BackNextTextLead-inWarmupB.Lookatthechart.Describethetrenditreveals.ReferenceAnswerIn1998,about68%ofundergradshadcreditcards.In2000,approximately79%ofundergradshadcreditcards.Thechartrevealsmoreandmoreundergradsareandwillbeusingcreditcards.15TextLead-inTextorganization上海交通大学出版社Para.MeaningIntroductionParas.______BodyParas.______Paras.____Paras.____Paras.____BackNext1-2IntroductiontoGenerationDandtheproblemstheymayface.3-14LifestyleofGenerationDandtheirattitudetowardsdebtscausedbycreditcards3-6GenerationDisdifferentfrompreviousgenerationsinmanyaspects.7-10GenerationDhastofacerealitywhenitiscontradictorytotheirdreams.11-14GenerationDdoesnotpostponelife’smilestonesbydebts.16BackNextTranslation2Text:TheDebtorGeneration1Whentheyturn18,theygetcallsfromcreditcardcompanies.Afewyearslater,they’vegotaloadofdebts—manyofthemwiththousandsofdollarsinstudentloansandcreditcardbills.Thentheybuycars,furnitureandnicenewclothes—mostlyoncredit.turnlinkv.toreachorpass(acertainage,time,amountetc.)达到(某一年龄或时间)e.g.Hehasturnedforty.他已年过四十。Ithasjustturnedtwelve.刚过十二点钟。aloadof:BritishEnglishinformalalotof很多,大量e.g.You’retalkingaloadofrubbish.debt:n.1)[C]asumofmoneythatapersonororganizationowes债务;欠款e.g.IfIpayallmydebtsI’llhavenomoneyleft.2)[U]thestateofowing;thedutyofrepayingsomething负债情况e.g.Wewerepoor,butwenevergotintodebt.debtor:借款方creditor:债权人credit:n.[U]赊购e.g.Nocreditisgivenatthisshop.oncredit:借贷,赊账e.g.Iboughtacaroncredit.credit:n.[U]anarrangementwithashop,banketcthatallowsyoutobuysomethingandpayforitlater赊购e.g.Nocreditisgivenatthisshop.oncredit:借贷,赊账e.g.Iboughtacaroncredit.负债的一代1他们一满18岁,就会接到信用卡公司的电话。几年后,他们就会背负一大笔债务——他们中很多人都会欠下几千美元的学生贷款和信用卡账单。接着,他们还会买汽车,买家具,买漂亮的新衣服,几乎全是刷卡消费。17BackNextTranslation2Text:TheDebtorGeneration2他们不会一直那样天真。当负债的一代还没有得到收入丰厚的全职工作,就要为偿还信用卡公司的债务而付出代价的时候,很多人就会