综英课本一课后答案.UNIT9
Consolidation Activities
I . Vocabulary Analysis
1. Phrase practice
1.be left with = end up with 以……而结束
e.g. The president left the whole crowd with mixed emotions. 总统给人们留下复杂的情感。
2.reach one’s peak = be most successful 到达顶峰
e.g. At what age does a man reach his peak in terms of strength and muscle? 一个人的肌肉和力
量的发展在什么年龄到达顶峰？
3.in business = operate 经营
e.g. The company was in business even in the Great Depression. 那家公司即使是在大萧条时期
仍在经营。
4.with appeal= having popularity among audiences 受欢迎
e.g. In the past year, the theater put ten plays with appeals. 去年剧院上演了十部受欢迎的戏剧。
2. W ord comparison
1.
attraction: an attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable
e.g.The walled city is an important attraction.
luxury: something expensive which is pleasant to have but is not necessary
e.g. I like to buy myself little luxuries from time to time.
glamour: the attractive and exciting quality of being connected with wealth and success
e.g. Forget all you read about the glamour of television.
business: the work relating to the production, buying and selling of goods or services
e.g. Tony has an impressive business background.
2.
furniture: objects that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in
e.g.Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house.
furnishing:a piece of furniture which is not permanently fixed in or part of the structure of a house and which a person might be expected to take with them when they move to a new home e.g. We buy this house because its price, including furnishing and fittings , is cheap.
item: a single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of things
e.g. He opened the cardboard box and took out each item.
goods: things that are made to be sold
e.g. Money can be exchanges for goods or services.
3.
immortal: living or continuing for ever
e.g. He left behind an immortal example to all posterity.
undying:if you refer to someone’s undying feelings, you mean that the feelings are very strong and are unlikely to change
e.g. Amy declared her undying love for Bill.
deathless: lasting forever and never to be forgotten
e.g. What deathless power lies in the hands of such a person!
immoral:not within society’s standards of acceptable, honest and moral beh aviour
e.g. Behaviors harmful to others are immoral.
4.
introduce: to bring a type of things somewhere for the first time
e.g.The grey squirrel was introduced into Britain from North American.
recommend: if someone recommends a person or thing to you, they suggest that you would find that person or thing good or useful
e.g. I recommend seafood salad.
advise: to give someone advice
e.g. I advise waiting until tomorrow.
suggest: to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go, etc.
e.g. I suggested to him that we should tackle the problem another way.
5.
whatever: you use "whatever" to refer to anything or everything of a particular type
e.g.Keep calm, whatever happens.
whatsoever: used after a negative phrase to add emphasis to the idea that is being expressed
e.g. The police found no suspicious document whatsoever.
however: used when you are adding a fact or piece of information that seems surprising or seems very different from what you have just said
e.g. This is an extremely unpleasant disease which is, however, easy to treat.
no matter: it is not a problem
e.g. Day in, day out, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles.
6.
image: the opinion people have of a person, organization, product, or the way a person, organization, etc., seems to be to the public
e.g.This company is concerned about its corporate image.
impression: an idea or opinion of what something is like
e.g.I don’t tend to trust first impression.
imagination: the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind
e.g.You don’t have to use your imagination when you are watching television.
portrait: a portrait is a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person
e.g. The portrait of her mother was her most prized possession.
7.
unscrupulous: behaving in an unfair or dishonest way
e.g.He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
ambitious: determined to be successful, rich, powerful
e.g. An ambitious boy usually works hard.
8.
packed: very crowded
e.g.The streets were packed with men, women and children.
occupied: a place being controlled by an army or group of people that has moved into it
e.g. She spent two years in occupied Paris.
engaged: someone who is engaged in a particular activity is doing that thing
e.g.They’ve been engaged in a legal battle with the council for several months.
filled: full of the stated thing
e.g. He was filled with horror at the bad news.
3. Synonym / Antonym
Give synonyms or antonyms of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.
1. Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools.
Synonyms: rich, splendid, grand, magnificent
2. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal debts.
Antonyms: small, little, tiny, insignificant
3. The constant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it an ideal site for shooting motion pictures.
Synonyms: continuous, continual, non-stop
4. In those days Hollywood was like a magnet, drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the world.
Antonyms: unambitious, ambitionless, unmotivated
5. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed.
Synonym: fortunate
6. He started as a stunt rider, and from there rose to be one of the great stars of the early Westerns. Antonyms: fall, drop, decline, sink
7. No country in the world has developed so expertly the skill of advertising as the Americans. Synonyms: skillfully, competently, professionally
8. They even tried to interfere in their stars’ private lives.
Antonym: public
4. Sentence rephrasing
Rephrase each of the following sentences with the word given in bracekets.
1.Have you any objection to my sitting here for a few minutes? (mind)
Tip: mind v. care 介意
e.g. Do you mind passing me the pepper?
Key: Do you mind my sitting here for a few minutes?
2.I’m going to make you responsible for today’s programme. (charge) Tip: charge n. supervise, control监管，管理
in charge of control 管理
e.g. Who will be in charge of the department?
He is the man in charge of the human resources.
Key: I’m going to put you in charge of today’s programme.
3.The firm is going to raise everybody’s salary. (given)
Tip: give v. offer, provide 给予
e.g. Can you give me another chance?
Key: Everybody,salary is going to be given a raise/ rise.
4.Did Pamela say why she was so late? (reason)
Tip: reason n. explanation 解释
e.g. The reason why he gave up was still unknown.
Key: Did Pamela give any reason for being so late?
5.It wasn’t necessary for you to do all that washing-up. (needn’t) Tip: need aux.需要
e.g. You need take good care of your sister.
n eedn’t do: not have to 不需要
e.g.You needn’t give me your answer immediately.
Key:Y ou needn’t have done all that washing-up.
6.Things are always going wrong in a job like this. (sort)
Tip: sort n. kind, type 种类
e.g. I am not good at this sort of question.
Key: Things are always going wrong in a job of this sort.
7.Virginia learned to ski when she was five years old. (age)
Tip: age n. how long sth. has existed 年，岁
at the age of：…years old … ……岁
e.g. He became a celebrity at the age of three.
Key: V irginia learned to ski at the age of five.
8.It’s no use trying to mend this tyre. (point)
Tip: point meaning, significance 意义
e.g. What is the point of getting up so early?
no point (in)：no need 不需要，没意义
e.g. There is no point teaching a kid philosophy.
Key: There’s no point in trying to mend this tyre.
II. Grammar Exercises
1. Use of simple present tense:
1) The simple present is used in the expression of eternal truths and proverbs, scientific and other statements made for all time.
e.g. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
London stands on the River Thames.
2) The simple present can express habitual or recurrent actions.
e.g. Percy often goes to his office by underground.
He always sleeps with his windows open.
3) The simple present can be used to denote a momentary phenomenon that exists at the time of speaking.
e.g.What’s the matter with you? Y ou look pale.
4) The simple present can be used to denote future time.
e.g. I hope she likes the flowers.
If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will go to the countryside.
5) The simple present can occasionally be used to denote past time. This use of the simple present is usually found with such verbs as tell, say, hear, write, learn.
e.g.Mary tells me you’re entering college next year.
I hear poor old Mrs. Smith has lost her son.
Practice
Complete the following sentences using the simple present.
1. Hydrogen ______ (be) the lightest element.
2. Mary usually ______ (learn) languages very quickly but she ____________ (not, seem ) able to to learn modern Greek.
3. (Commentator:) …William is now on the attack. He ______ (run) up the field with the Glasgow man right on his heels! He _______ (pass) to Sykes who _______ (kick) to Boyd. Boyd _______ (head) the ball past the Glasgow goalkeeper but just ________ (miss) the goal by a fraction! The ball ______ (hit) the post and _______ (bounce) back into the field! Oh! What hard luck for Manchester!
4. Bad driving _______ (cause) many accidents.
5. In his Comedie Humaine he ________ (give) us a history of a company.
6. The shop ________ (open) at 10 a.m. and _______ (close) at 9 p.m.
Keys:
1. is
2. learns, doesn’t seem
3. runs, passes, kicks, heads, misses, hits, bounces (The simple present is used in commentaries.)
4. causes
5. gives (The simple present is used in reviews.)
6. opens, closes
2. Use of present progressive:
1) The present progressive is used to denote an action in progress at the moment of speaking.
e.g.Hurry up! We’re all waiting for you.
2) The present progressive can express an action in progress at a period of time including the present.
e.g. Jane is studying law while her sister is doing physics.
3) The present progressive is used to denote a future happening according to a definite plan or arrangement.
e.g.I’m going to Shanghai for the summer holiday.
When you are talking with him, take care not to mention this.
4) The present progressive can be used to denote an action in the immediate past and to make even politer requests with such verbs as hope, wonder.
e.g.Y ou don’t believe it? Y ou know I’m telling the truth.
I’m wondering if I may have a word with you.
Practice
Complete the following sentences using the present progressive.
1. She constantly _____________ (complain) about the house.
2. If you ________ (stand) at the corner, I’ll give you a lift.
3. I ___________ (hope) you’ll give us some advice.
4. I can’t understand why he ________ (be) so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.
5. I ________ (read) an interesting book at the moment. I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it.
6. —Oh, I’ve left the lights on again.
— Typical! Y ou always ____________ (leave) them on.
Keys:
1. is constant ly complaining ( the present progressive is used to express one’s feelings)
2. are standing (The present progressive is used to denote a future happening )
3. am hoping (The present progressive is used to make even politer requests.)
4. is being ( The present progressive suggests temporariness.)
5. am reading
6. are always leaving ( The present progressive emphasizes the continuousness of the action.)
3. Progressive verbs vs. non-progressive verbs:
The present progressive is commonly associated with durative dynamic verbs such as work, play, study, live, write, etc. which are progressive verbs. Those momentary verbs, denoting very short duration, such as shoot, jump, nod, put, etc. and stative verbs such as think, know, belong, believe, like, etc., are non-progressive verbs.
e.g.Peter shoots and —yes, it’s a goal. The crowd are cheering and the other players are
running up to congratulate him.
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs.
1. Do you ________ (believe) what he says?
2. I ________ (place) the test tube over the flames; now you can see that the liquid ________
(begin) to change color.
3. Y ou must let me pay for the meal. I _________. (insist)
4. I _________ (know) Peter well. I’ll introduce you to him.
5. I __________ (gather) Peter’s looking for a job.
Keys:
1. believe ( non-progressive verb)
2. place (a momentary verb used as a non-progressive verb), is beginning
3. insist (non-progressive verb)
4. know (non-progressive verb)
5. gather (non-progressive verb)
III. Translation exercises
1．政府下决心无论如何要避免食品价格陡然上涨。(at all costs)
Explanation：
Also, at any cost or price: regardless of the expense or effort involved, by any means Translation：
The government is determined to avoid at all costs a sharp rise in food price.
Practice：
要不惜一切代价在三周内把桥修好。
The bridge must be repaired within three weeks at all costs.
这种祸害无论如何要不顾一切地尽量迅速地予以根除。
The evil must be halted at all costs as quickly as possible and by whatever the means.
这次展销，本店不惜工本，宁愿做亏本生意。
On the occasion of this exhibition sale, our store will do business at all costs, even at a loss.
2. 他竭力去救那个溺水的男孩，但没能成功。(in vain)
Explanation：
If you do something in vain, you do it without effect or avail or in an improper or irreverent manner.
Translation：
He tried his best to save the drowning boy, but in vain.
Practice：
爱默生徒然眷恋波士顿咖啡馆的友好气氛。
Emerson sighed in vain for the friendly institution of the Café in Boston.
我们试图改变他的想法，但是没有用。
We tried in vain to change his minds.
3. 那个老妇人总是喜欢管别人的事情。(interfere in)
Explanation：
1) to come into opposition, as one thing with another, esp. with the effect of hampering
action or procedure (often fol. by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
2)to take part in the affairs of others; meddle (often fol. by with or in): to interfere in
another's life.
3) (of things) to strike against each other, or one against another, so as to hamper or hinder
action; come into physical collision.
Translation：
That old woman is always interfering in other people’s affairs.
Practice：
不要干预他们的争吵——让他们争个水落石出。
Don't interfere in their squabble — let them fight it out among themselves.
我决无意干涉你的事，但我只想给你提个建议。
Far is it from me to interfere in your affairs but I will like to give you just one piece of advice.
4. 我们中国人往往将春节与家人团聚联系起来。(associate with)
Explanation：
If something associates with another thing, it has connection with it.
Translation：
We Chinese usually associate the Spring Festival with family reunion.
Practice：
许多危害健康的情况都与吸烟有关。
There are many serious health hazards associated with smoking.
厄纳斯特·海明威的这部短篇小说具有以往许多巨著的共同特点。
Certainly, the qualities of Ernest Hemingway's short novel are those which we associate with many great stories of the past.
IV. Exercises for integrated skills
1. Dictation
It’s that time of the year again, / when the entertainment world gets excited about the Oscars / and the madness that surrounds Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. / Everybody has an opinion / on which film should take home the Best Picture Prize / and who should walk away with the statuette for Best Actor and Best Actress. / But it’s only after the ceremony is over / that the real analysis begins. / People commented on the acceptance speeches, / rate the host on his or her performance, / and examine all attendee closely, / from their hairstyle right down to their socks.
2. Cloze
Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
More than 10,000 film and in the United States have been on strike
since November 5th. Work has on many TV shows and international
The (4) issue is have been unable to (5) about
ll move
how much profit can be that money should be divided. Their
Tip:
1)writer: The passage is about the writers.
2)stopped: During the strike, the work has been interrupted.
3)only: As international market, people from America and other countries as well will be
influenced.
4)main : Here you can use a word meaning ―major‖.
5)agree: Disagreement is a common cause of strike.
6)Internet: ―New media‖ refers to the Internet.
7)grow: Here you can use a word meaning ―develop‖.
8)share: Here you can use a word meaning ―part‖.
9)made: ―Make profit‖ is a regular collocation.
10) future: Here you ca n use a word meaning ―later time ‖.
V. Oral activities
1.Giving a talk
Movies can serve as a means for education besides for entertainment, and movies in English can be very helpful in English teaching and learning. Give a talk to voice your opinions on this topic.
Probably you could begin your talk with ―I used to be and still am a movie fan. After I began to study English, I realized I could take advantage of English movies to improve my English, both oral and written.‖
For your reference:
1)Y ou may use the following words or expressions in your talk:
title, original version, dialogue, subtitling, cartoon, documentary, comedy, tragedy, helpful, useful, effective, vivid, attract, improve, spoken and written English, broaden one’s horizon, st imulate one’s interests, visual teaching
2)Y ou may want to express the viewpoints as follows:
— Watching original movies stimulates my interests in learning English.
— I like to imitate the voices of the characters in movies especially cartoons, which improve my spoken English.
— I like to collect standard expressions in movies which I find quite useful in improving my
writing.
2.Having a discussion
It has been reported in the mass media that the audience of movies has been shrinking. Discuss with your classmates the possible reasons for the decreasing number of cinemagoers.
For your reference:
Y ou may want to list the possible reasons as follows:
— People are under great pressure in such a competitive world and they are too busy to go to cinema.
—New media such as DVD, the computer, the Internet, MP4 or even the cell phone can replace cinema.
VI. Writing Practice
1. Dangling Modifier
Dangling modifiers are verbal phrases(participial, gerund, infinitive), or prepositional phrases,or elliptical clauses that do not refer clearly and logically to any word in the sentence. Because of the use of a dangling modifier, such a sentence is not coherent and may be hard to understand.
To eliminate dangling modifiers, we can firstly name the proper or logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause; secondly change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause; thirdly combine the phrase and the main clause into one.
A. Dangling participle phrase
Example:
Dangling: Having finished the assignment, the computer was turned on.
Revised:
a. Having finished the assignment, Tom turned on the computer.
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
b. After Tom finished the assignment, he turned on the computer.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
B. Dangling gerund phrase
Example:
Dangling: After reading the article again and again, the article remained unconvincing. Revised:
a. After reading the article again and again, he remained unconvinced.
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
b. After he read the article again and again, Tome remained unconvinced.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
C. Dangling infinitive phrase
Example:
Dangling: To improve his results, the experiment was done again.
Revised:
a. To improve his results, Professor Smith did the experiment again.
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
b. The experiment was done again to improve the results.
[Combine the phrase and the main clause into one sentence.]
D. Dangling prepositional phrase
Example:
Fragment: By the age of fourteen, both of Ja ckson’s parents had died.
Revised:
By the time when Jackson was fourteen, both of his parents had died.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
E. Dangling elliptical clause
Example:
Fragment: When only a small boy, my father taught me English.
Revised:
When I was only a small boy, my father taught me English.
[Name the logical doer of the action as the subject of the clause.]
2. Practice
Each of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier. Correct them.
1. To take good pictures, a good camera must be used. (Dangling infinitive phrase)
Revised: A good camera must be used to take good pictures.
[Combine the phrase and the main clause into one sentence.]
2. At the age of five, my mother taught me how to play the piano. (Dangling prepositional phrase) Revised: When I was five, my mother taught me how to play the piano.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
3. By doing right all the time, your conscience will not trouble you. (Dangling gerund phrase) Revised: If you do right all the time, your conscience will not trouble you.
[Change the phrase into a complete clause by naming the doer of the action in the clause.]
4. Having submitted the conference registration form after the deadline, special permission by the chairperson was needed before she could give her presentation. (Dangling participle phrase) Revised: Having submitted the conference registration form after the deadline, she needed special permission from the chairperson before she could give her presentation.
[Use the logical doer of the action as the subject of the main clause.]
5. When in diapers, my mother remarried. (Dangling elliptical clause)
Revised: When I was in diapers, my mother remarried.
[Use the doer of the action as the subject of the elliptical clause.]
VII. Listening Exercises
Grace Kelly – The Most Beautiful Tale of Hollywood
Y ou are going to hear a story about Grace Kelly, the most beautiful tale of Hollywood.
A.Listen carefully, and complete the following Grace Kelly Profile.
Grace Kelly Profile
Birth date: November 12, 1929
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Family: father Jack Kelly, mother Margaret, and three siblings
Education: the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation: model and film actress
Marital status: married Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco in 1956
Achievement: received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl in 1954
Famous movies:
1951 Fourteen Hours
1952 High Noon
1954 The Country Girl
1954 Rear Window
1954 Dial M for Murder
1955 To Catch a Thief
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Tapescript
Grace Kelly — The Most Beautiful T ale of Hollywood
Grace Kelly. Too good to be true. The epiphany of cool, blond, refined, intelligent, everything she touched turned to gold. She was the model with the face of someone who didn’t need the job. She was for six years the glamorous queen of Hollywood, the leading lady leading men fell in love with. And she was the only queen to ever become a princess. Just too good to be true.
Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, the third of four children of Jack Kelly and his wife Margaret. After the war, her parents allowed Grace to go off to New Y ork, to enter the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and funded her stay. She was soon discovered by the modeling industry, where, it was said, she had a face that could sell anything.
In 1954, Grace Kelly, only 24 years old, received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl.
Grace Kelly: The thrill of this moment keeps me from saying what I really feel. I can only say ―Thank you‖ with all my heart to all who made this possible for me. Thank you.
Her next film, To Catch a Thief, in 1955, took her to the south of France, where the principality of Monaco was ruled by that young bachelor, Price Rainier. His family, the Gremaldis, had ruled Monaco since 1297.
A year later, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco got married.
Newsreel: Prince Rainier Gerard bore his betrothed in triumph into the harbor at Monaco. The wedding took place on April 19. There were 1,600 journalists, 1,100 guests and two pickpockets posing as priests. Alfred Hitchcock said, ―I am very happy that Grace has found herself such a good part.‖
Grace Kelly was a tough woman who gave the illusion of being a frail lady. An international icon who symbolized perfection.
Grace Kelly: I don’t see this, though I achieved enough in my career to stand up more than many other people. I was very lucky in my career and I l oved it and ... But I don’t think I was accomplished enough as an actor to be remembered for that particularly. I would like to be remembered as trying to do my job well, of being understanding and kind. Y ou know, I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being.
Grace Kelly died in a car accident in 1982. Her other famous movies include Fourteen Hours in 1951, High Noon in 1952, Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, both in 1954.
Further Enhancement
I. T ext II The Disney Company
Lead-in Questions
1. What does Disney World evoke in you?
2. What, according to you, contribute to the success of Disney World?
Notes
1.Walt Disney (Paragraph 1): Walt Disney (1901-1966) is an American cartoonist and film
producer. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, one of five children, four
boys and a girl. Walt lived most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri. With very early interests in art, he often sold drawings to neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career, by studying art and photography by going to McKinley High School in Chicago.
During the fall of 1918, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance was covered from stem to stern, not with stock camouflage, but with Disney cartoons.
With his suitcase, and twenty dollars, Walt headed to Hollywood to pursue his career in commercial art. After making a success of his ―Alice Comedies‖, Walt became a recognized figure. In 1932, the production entitled Flowers and Trees (the first color cartoon) won Walt the first of his studio’s Academy A wards. In 1937, he released The Old Mill, the first short subject to utilize the multi-plane camera technique. On December 21, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated musical feature, premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los Angeles. The film is still considered one of the great feats and imperishable monuments of the motion picture industry. During the next five years, Walt Disney Studios completed other full-length animated classics such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi.
Walt Disney’s dream of a clean and organized amusement park came true, as Disneyland Park opened in 1955.
Walt Disney is a legend, a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide popularity was based upon the ideals that his name represents: imagination, optimism, creation, and self-made success in the American tradition. He brought us closer to the future, while telling us of the past.
Walt Disney started an entertainment empire with his creation of animated movies and world-
renowned amusement parks. Disney won an honorary Oscar in 1932 for his creation of Mickey. During his career as a filmmaker Disney received 32 Academy A wards.
2. animated movies (Paragraph 3): films in which drawings, puppets or models are photographed
and shown in a way that makes them move and appear to be alive
3. bring his pictures to life (Paragraph 4): make his pictures appear to be alive
e.g.In the story the artist brings the statue to life.
4. films starring Mickey Mouse (Paragraph 6): If a film or play stars someone, that person acts the part of the main character.
e.g.Fowles’ novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman was turned into a film starring Meryl
Streep.
5. T echnicolor (Paragraph 7): a trademark for an early color process for making color motion pictures in which films sensitive to different primary colors are exposed simultaneously and are later superimposed to produce the full-color print
6. full-length (Paragraph 9): usual length and not made shorter
e.g.There are two full-length films on television tonight.
7. live-action films (Paragraph 12): films made with real people
8. Academy Awards(Paragraph 14): The Academy A ward is an award given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for work in filmmaking or acting. The statuette awarded is called an Oscar.
9. received honors for(Paragraph 14): was awarded with special titles or medals that indicate how much people respect the receiver for what he/she has achieved.
e.g.She received an honor for her services to the community.
10. Michael Eisner(Paragraph 17): born in 1942, American entertainment executive, whose
leadership in the 1980s and 1990s revitalized the Walt Disney Company.
11. He expanded the idea of the Disney parks to Japan and France. (Paragraph 18): He spread
the concept of the Disney parks by having two more parks built in Japan and France.
expand: increase the amount or range of an activity
e.g. As children grow older they expand their interests and become more confident.
12. make-believe(Paragraph 19): believing in things that you want to believe because they are
easy or exciting, but not necessarily real
e.g.She told me her parents are millionaires, but it’s all just make-believe.
13. feel like they are hang-gliding (Paragraph 20): Here, the word like is a conjunction meaning
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e.g.My head hurt so much it felt like someone was hammering on my skull.
You look like you’ve just got out of bed!
hang-gliding: To hang-glide is to fly in a hang-glider, which is a very small aircraft without an engine. It has a wing made of cloth or other material fixed over a frame which someone hangs under.
14. It will bring a little bit of Hollywood to France. (Paragraph 22): Disneyland Paris will bring
some of the spirit of Hollywood to France.
15. Broadway(Paragraph 24): one of the principal business thoroughfares of New Y ork City.
Broadway forms the central thoroughfare of New Y ork City’s theater district. It is one of the most highly concentrated entertainment centers in the United States, and includes official Broadway theaters, smaller off-Broadway playhouses, movie theaters, restaurants, and bars.
Questions for discussion
1. What has contributed most to the Disney Company’s commercial success?
2. How did Disney bring his pictures to life?
3. What was Disney’s first success in his career?
4. What contribution did Walt Disney make to the art of animation?
5. Why did Mary Poppins become a box-office hit upon its release?
6. How did Disney gain success in business?
7. How did Eisner help the Disney Company to regain its stature in the entertainment industry?
8. What proof convinces the financial experts that the Disney Company will improve in the
future?
Key to Questions for discussion
1. The universal appeal of the company’s products has helped the company to achieve great
commercial success.
2. A series of pictures, each of which is a little different from the one before it, are photographed and projected in sequence so that the figures in them appear to move.
3. His first short cartoon films featuring a good-natured and lovable mouse gained great success
and made him famous.
4. He pioneered the animated feature-length film and introduced a number of technical
innovations that revolutionized the production of animation for feature-length films.
5. Because it was a family-oriented film in which human actors shared the action with cartoon
characters.
6. He opened entertainment parks which offered a variety of exciting activities.
7. He targeted a wider market by producing films for mature audiences and opening Disney parks
abroad.
8. The company’s great success in family entertainment for much of the 20th century.
II. Memorable Quotes
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Guidance: Richard Warren Schickel (born in 1933) is an author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He is a film critic for Time magazine, having also written for Life magazine and the Los Angeles Times Book Review. He regards movie as a form of art.
Pauline Kael (1919 –2001) was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. In her long essay entitled "Trash, Art, and the Movies", she defines her personal aesthetics regarding movies.
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2. Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them. — Pauline Kael
Paraphrase: The serious, noncommercial art films are very rare. If we cannot appreciate the big commercial, entertaining trash films, we can find no reason to be interested in the art films.
trash: worthless or contemptible things or people
e.g. T eenagers should be guided to distinguish between trash reading and good literature.
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大学英语课本翻译：大学体验英语第一册 1.A篇学无止境 故事发生在一所东部大学里。那是终考的最后一天。一幢教学楼的台阶上围着一群大四的工科生，都在谈论即刻就要开始的考试。他们脸上都带着自信。这是毕业前的最后一场考试了，考完后，即是毕业典礼。然后他们将各奔前程。 话题转到了工作上，有的谈起了找好的工作，有的则谈论着要找的工作。4年的大学学习给了他们自信，使他们觉得自己足以征服世界。 眼前这场考试，不过是一碟小菜罢了。老师已经说过可以携带所需的任何书本或笔记，只要不在考试时交头接耳就行了。 学生们兴高采烈地步入教室。试卷发下来了。看到只有5道论述题，他们一个个脸笑上开了花。 3小时过去后，老师开始收卷。学生们先前的那份自信再也看不到了，而是满脸惊慌。老师握着试卷，面对全班，大家都沉默不语。 她扫了一眼眼前这一张张不安的脸，问道："5道题全答完的有多少？" 没人举手。 "做完4道的有多少？" 还是没人举手。 "3道呢？两道呢？" 学生们再也坐不住了。 "那么一道呢？总有做完一道的吧。" 教室里依然鸦雀无声。老师搁下试卷，说道："这我早料到了。" "我只是想让你们牢牢记住，即使你们已经完成了4年工科学习，这个领域你们还有很多东西要学。其实，你们答不出的这些问题在日常生活中很常见。"她笑了笑，接着说，"这门课你们都能通过，但要记住，你们虽然已经大学毕业，但学习才刚刚开始。" 多年后，我已忘了这位老师的姓名，但牢牢记住了她的教诲。 1.B篇回眸大学 4年的时光已经过去，这一刻终于来临了。不到两周，我就要毕业了。此刻回想起来，我仍不敢相信时光飞逝如斯。我依然记得第一天去上课时的情景，我一边望着课表背面的地图，一边打听教学楼在哪儿。现在我已是大四的学生，常会以羡慕的眼光看着一年级的新生。每天我都祈愿时间会凝滞，接下来的两周过得更慢一些。许多我认识的人都迫不及待地想要毕业，我却恰恰相反。我宁愿时光倒流，再度重温大学生活的每一天。 大学生活使我学到了许许多多，而且大都是在课外学到的。大二的生活也许是我生命中最值得留念的一段。正是这一年，我终于让妈妈相信我住校没有问题，她终于让我去了。正是这一年，我结交了一些终身好友，历经多次的成功与失败使我对自己有了更多的了解。大二生活还有着种种新的尝试，到山地去野营，把信手涂鸦的诗投到报社，还在课堂上给老师画漫画。 走在校园熟悉的路上，不知不觉中就陷入了深深的反思和对往昔的回忆中。发觉自己好想从头来过，再次体味大学生活的欢娱和激动。一想到毕业心里就一阵阵恐慌。从记事起我就一直在读书。我觉得还有很多东西想学，可是却不得不毕业了。世界如此之大，可能发生的事情太多太多。过去4年中，我一直被一张安全的网包围着。学生这个身份总能让人感到欣慰，使我可以躲开外面世界的无情现实。 不到两周就要离校了，每每想到就要毕业，我就打心眼儿里感到不安。因为我从记事起就一直是名学生。我觉得自己是在回避毕业。每当别人问起我大学毕业后打算做什么，我就想大声尖叫，我不知道以后想做些什么。甚至不敢想像早上醒来没有课上会是什么样的情形。 不久前，一次面试时，有人问我，"这是不是你想干一辈子的工作？"我觉得这个问题很可笑，还差点儿笑出声来，不过我还是说了实话。以后的事情，我说不好--谁知道将来会是什么样子？过去的4年中，我已多次改变了想法，一辈子就干一行的想法简直就是一种折磨。 午夜漫步于校园，我意识到自己将会多么怀念大学生活。每一个小小的事物都显得分外美丽，每一个小小的事物都让我意识到大学生活是多么精彩，多么独特。当依依不舍地关上我的大学生活之门时，我将永远珍藏这些日子。 2.A篇因特网与教育 教育在每个人的生活中都扮演着一个非常重要的角色。我们上学是因为想了解周围的世界，同时也拓宽自己的视野。过去，传统的教室常是老师和学生共同研究和探索美妙的知识世界的场所，但现在，一切都发生了改变。先进的技术正逐步取代这些交互式的活动并给我们带来一种全新的学习方式。 国际因特网便是其中的方式之一。通过因特网学习是一种新的学习方式，许多人认为它比传统的教学方式更加有效。有了因特网，学校能够开发出大量的学习材料以供学生随时从网上获取。在网上，学生对各种课程和时间段有多种选择。因此，完成一项教育计划对学生而言就不再成为问题了。我们发现，在线教育为我们提供了绝好的信息资源，节约了时间和金钱，而且十分方便。 以前，每当需要查找资料的时候，我们总是去图书馆并在那儿花上几个小时找寻所需的资料。今天，我们自己家里也拥有了一座图书馆，而且一天24小时开放。以我初为人母的个人经验来看，我发现使用网上信息对我非常有帮助。当我在家照看孩子的时候，我仍然可以和外界保持联系并搜寻任何我所需要的教育资料。我还可以在家中和我的同学们交流思想、观点和信息。 因特网不仅仅是一个巨大的信息源，而且还能够为我们节约时间和金钱。有人预言，由于可以通过因特网获取信息，未来的教育将会比现在便宜得多。购置土地和建筑房屋的费用，以及教师的工资都在持续增长，这就使传统教育比在线教育花费更多。此外，常规的（离线）课程，严重地依赖于书本和其它传统的印刷资料。然而，在线教育则通过电子手段来显示教师授课内容、学生笔记和布置作业，这样每年可以节约数千美元。同时，在线教育还不需要教室，因为大部分网络课程要求学生通过发送电子邮件来参与讨论和进行小组项目。 在因特网上开班授课也非常方便，因为它不像传统教育那样有时间和空间上的客观限制。首先，以教室进行教学对于每个班上课的学生有数量限制，然而，教室对网络教育来说根本不是问题，每个人都可以在网上接受教育。学生们不必拼尽全力地去注册他们喜欢的课程。此外，因为没有时间限制，所以只要学生需要，他们可以反复做练习。 教育会越来越多地在网上推广开来。在以什么方式和什么时间上课的问题上，学生们会有更多的选择。他们将很容易就找到自己喜欢的班，而且可以多次复习教学内容，使用教材，直到满意为止。因特网不仅为我们寻找乐趣提供了一个绝妙的机会，而且可以让我们以更方便和更经济的方式学到知识。在我看来，未来的在线生活是不可避免的。 2.B篇凯莉·麦基 宾西法尼亚州斯蒂尔顿市的凯莉·麦基从来没有想过参加远程教育课程的学习。她已经在一所商业学校获得了毕业证书，已婚而且有孩子，是一名律师助理。但是自从她摔断颈椎变瘫痪之后，她的生活从此被永远地改变了，那时她才27岁。 随着时间的推移，凯莉学会了移动手指并可以使用计算机，借助电动轮椅的帮助，她能够设法处理自己的日常生活。尽管这种进步还不足以让她继续自己从前的职业，但是其它的机会已经出现。 凯莉说："那次意外改变了我对生活的看法，因为我没有学位，所以我马上开始寻求教育机会。"大多数的传统教育方案不允许她既能接受教育，又能照顾好正在成长的子女。于是，凯莉选择了宾西法尼亚州立大学的远程教育。 "远程学习是十分艰难的，但是我的孩子让这一切充满价值。尽管由于一些原因就算是获得了学位我也不能参加工作，但我将会是一个受过高等教育的人，为我的孩子们树立一个好榜样，同时我学到的知识对他们将来的成长也会有帮助。远程教育让我的生活从悲剧转变为胜利。她说："远程教育给我提供了一个追求我自己的目标和个人工作的机会。我的教育和我的残疾，我的家庭生活的问题以及照顾我的孩子们等问题是分开的。" 对凯莉的经历，盖里·E·米勒，远程教育助理副院长兼国际校园的主任盖里·E·米勒是这样评价的，"凯莉的情况是一个很好的例子，她告诉我们对那些不能从传统的校园教育计划获得教育的学生，远程教育对他们的生活有很大的冲击。" 远程教育和世界校园的学术顾问，简·爱尔兰德补充说道："凯莉让我们想起了远程教育的使命--无论学生的地理位置和生活状况如何，我们应该为他们提供高质量的教育和经历。我们在许多真正需要接受教育的学生身上产生了重大的影响，凯莉就是一个很好的例子。" 凯莉是一个成功的学生，她每个学期都修12个学分。她计划完成文学、艺术、和科学的学士学位，然后在网上继续她的硕士学位的学习。 毕业之后，她希望为伤残群体工作，也许会在一个康复机构担任顾问。简·爱尔兰德认为凯莉毫无疑问能实现这一目标。 凯莉非常感谢她的优秀的教师们，也感谢提供给学生的各项帮助，这包括经济资助、残疾人服务和职业再培训工作。许多工作人员都称赞凯莉表现非常出色。 苏珊·韦特克丝，宾西法尼亚州立大学杜博瓦校区的英语教师说："凯莉不仅激励了其他的学生，同时也激励了那些有幸认识她的工作人员。她让我们意识到我们的事业是多么有意义。" ? 3.A篇俱乐部和社团 聚会、喝酒、吃饭--哦，还有工作--都让时光流逝，但你内心深处确有一些很想追寻的东西，却无法实现。你一直在寻找的，我的朋友，就是将你自己投身到大学社团中的机会，去发现各种各样的活动。这些团体在像牛津这样的城市里散发着勃勃生机。 不论你是想保持已有的兴趣，还是培养新的爱好，你首先应该到牛津大学学生会的新生集会上去看看那些令人眼花缭乱的俱乐部。手持一张新生集会的入场券，你就可以得到一份崭新的关于牛津大学方方面面的综合指南。如果你错过了这场集会，别泄气，在新生周里发给你的牛津目录上，你将看到各种社团的介绍。你不妨稍作浏览--这可是你见识大学生活的重要机会。 人们投身社团生活的程度各不相同。有的完全沉醉于一个俱乐部，在接下来的三年里几乎不跟非本俱乐部成员说话，直至成为该组织的领导者。其余的人更愿意选择灵活的方式，参加几个社团，参加凡是他们感兴趣的活动。还有许多人，也许有点笨，完全无视大学社团的存在，只是与大学里的伙伴们在一起打发时间。 社团使人们有大量的机会结识校园以外的人，特别对于文科学生来说，这是难能可贵的。但是别忘了，许多学院有自己兴盛的社团，你也能在新生周里加入这些社团。音乐和戏剧总是很受欢迎，有兴趣的人聚在一起做点什么，也并非难事。如果你有心为学校新搞一个莎士比亚说唱社团，你可以向大学校监申请注册，还可获得启动资助、贷款及其他好处。 尤其是对大社团而言，其中的一个负面就是学生的钻营。"钻营"指的是有些学生在俱乐部或社团里追求职位的提高（通常是要做主席），有些社团，比如牛津大学学生俱乐部或同业协会总能吸引那些比别人更有野心的人。当学生们突然想到他们空白的履历，想到履历将与他们将来能否找到一份高收入的工作密切相关，想方设法往上爬就几乎是在所难免的了。尽管如此，也不用担心：绝大多数学生不赞成这种自我钻营的行为。他们能够从容的面对生活。 三百多个社团，对每个人来说，都应该能找到自己的位置。除了一些倾向明显的政治聚会和体育俱乐部外，所有的主要宗教都有自己的组织；有热衷于不同国家或地区的社会与文化的社团，从中国到保加利亚，以及从苏格兰到埃塞克斯的英国各地区；有热衷于义工、文学、音乐、戏剧和科幻小说的协会；还有五花八门的奇特组织，比如玛格丽特女子学院布丁协会，牛津特技协会，以及普胡牌友协会。你会喜欢它们的。 3.B篇心态平衡 在今天的现实生活中，保持心态平衡十分必要。生活中心态失衡，既无法很好地工作，心身也不能得到全面的发展。生活中有时心态失衡，人们就会觉得不满足，不愉快。 在学习和工作中我曾经历过巨大的压力，也试着用各种办法调整自己来减轻压力。最终我发现，好好利用业余时间是个办法。业余时间对我来说是不可或缺的。否则，我肯定会要发疯的。我的大部分业余时间都用于读书，听音乐，跟生活中的朋友交谈，或者跟网上遇到的人聊天。我真的很喜欢在外面找一个安静的地方读沃尔特·惠特曼和罗伯特·弗洛斯特的诗歌或著作。如果我没有时间做这些，那我也干不好别的事情。读书放松的同时，听音乐对我来说也是很重要的。如果我情绪低落，我就听慢悠悠的歌，如果我心情高兴，我就听快节奏的歌。音乐是人类共同的语言，能表达不同的情感。音乐能触及灵魂，确切地说，我认为音乐表达的实际上就是心灵的感受。 生活中的朋友和网上的朋友都是我业余时间和社交生活的一部分。朋友对我来说总是重要的。不论我做什么，他们都是我的支柱。不论我处于什么情况，我的好朋友们总是支持着我。没有他们，我不可能过着健康的心态平衡的生活。不久之前，我经历了一小段时间的失意。手头所有的工作都没有进展，也不再跟朋友们谈心。就这样过了一个礼拜，我的一个好朋友将我拉到一边，邀我跟她出去散步。我们谈到我的情况，她帮我一起分析我到底想干什么。真不知道如果她不在我身边，我会怎么样。 许多事情都有助于你调节心态。压力是一种十分危险而又累人的经历，往往是消沉和不幸的开始。但如果真有了压力，你应该做点什么而不光是等待，比如跟朋友说说，或是听听音乐。这样你也许就会觉得自己不该这么沮丧，这么心事重重。 在生活中，保持心态平衡是很重要的。要是心态失衡，每一天的生活都将是难熬的。大胆创新地利用业余时间将起到决定性的作用。 4.A篇玛塞娜的工作经历 进大学不久我就下定决心，在进入"现实世界"前先到国外呆一段。四年级的时候，我的大多数同学都在忙着为"现实世界"的工作面试，我却在研究怎么才能去另外一个国家工作。刚开始打听的时候，我对去哪儿，干什么都很随便。我就是很想出国，让我干什么都行。 不久我就听说了一个叫"北美学生英国大学俱乐部"的计划，像是专为想出国工作的学生制定的。它给在读或是刚毕业的学生提供工作签证，让他们能到海外工作。因为语言相通和找工作容易的关系，在六个可供选择的国家中我选择了英国。 毕业两个月后我横渡大西洋，到伦敦之前花六个礼拜把整个欧洲跑了一遍。1997年8月24日，我带着一张工作签证来到伦敦，但却没有工作，也没地方可住。我得承认那确实挺让人害怕的！到的第二天，我度过了我的第一个英国假日--银行休假日。这是个全国