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1、Time-Conscious Americans,CONTENTS,B,E,Lead-in,Pre-reading Activities,Text Study,Paragraph Writing,Summary,Lead-in,Topic-centered Discussion,Proverbs about time,What do Americans do with time?,Are there any proverbs bound up with time in both Chinese and American cultures?,随 笔,1) Time is money.,Tips,
2、Tips,时间就是金钱。/一寸光阴一寸金。,2) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.,时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。,3) Time flies like an arrow, and time lost never returns.,光阴似箭，一去不返。,4) Time and tide wait for no man.,岁月不等人。,Do you know what Americans do with time?,1) They commit themselves to creati
3、ng a steady flow of time-saving devices, such as ,Tips,Tips,2) They seldom waste time assessing others over small talks or meals;,3) They carry around their pocket planners to keep track of appointments and deadlines;,4) They do their utmost to squeeze more life out of their time;,5) They see punctu
4、ality as the soul of business;,6) They always do their business in a hurry ,随 笔,Pre-reading Activities,B,Listen and Answer,Compound Dictation,Watch and Discuss,Listen and Answer,复合听写,视頻讨论,随 笔,Directions: Listen to a passage about peoples attitude toward time in the US and answer the following questi
5、ons according to what you hear.,2. What is considered to be a waste of time in the US?,1. What precious resource do Americans value?,3. What do you think of time-conscious Americans? (open-ended),Key: Time.,Key: Short conversations or small exchanges with strangers.,Compound Dictation,听力简答,视頻讨论,For
6、Details,随 笔,Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered S9 to S11 you are required to fill in missing information. For these
7、blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Now listen to the passage.,Compound Dictation,To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other peoples time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls
8、for an S01 _, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the S02 _. American S03 _ show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in S04 _.,apology,delay,lifestyles,advance,听力简答,视頻讨论,
9、随 笔,Compound Dictation,Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an S05 _ to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is S06 _. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also, people S07 _ to call others late at n
10、ight for fear they might be in bed. The time may S08 _, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m. To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. S09 _ _.,emergency,convenient,hesitate,vary,People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules,听力简答,视頻讨论,随 笔,Compound Dictat
11、ion,In these societies, people dont try to control time, but to experience it. S10 _ _. The rhythm of naturefrom the passing of the seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon shapes their view of events. People learn to respond to their environment. S11 _ _.,Many Eastern cultures, for example, view ti
12、me as a cycle,As a result, they find it easier to “go with the flow” than Americans, who like plans to be fixed and unchangeable,听力简答,视頻讨论,随 笔,Watch & Discuss,Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:,Video watching,2. What should we do with time?,1. What does time mean to
13、us?,key,key,听力简答,复合听写,随 笔,Time Is Life,视频文件放在这个绿色的框内，不要超出去。也不要遮挡绿框的黑边。,What does time mean to us?,When asked what time really means, different people may come up with distinctive replies. A man of practical mind would say time is money, while a man of wisdom would say time is life.,A western philoso
14、pher used to say “The greatest sacrifice is the sacrifice of time.” whereas we have an old Chinese saying “An inch of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold”. Clearly, although people are different in approach, they all agree that time is precious.,Despite the fact that time is valuable, people de
15、al with time in different ways. For example, Americans value time as something irrecoverable while Chinese treat time as something enjoyable. Besides, to the American businessmen, time signifies money.,返回,They seize every golden minute to make money. By contrast, to the Chinese businessmen, time mea
16、ns an interpersonal network. They seize every occasion to get it into shape.,For more,For more,For more,听力简答,复合听写,随 笔,What should we do with time?,Just as we have seen, time is indeed a precious resource as every one of us is endowed with lifetime only once. As the saying goes, “All time is no time
17、when it is past.”(光阴一去不复返) As new hopes for the rise of China, we college students have an obligation to treasure our time and work hard at the task of saving time.,The waste of time in our eyes should be the equivalent of killing ones life, while the awareness of time should be equal to cherishing
18、ones life. Therefore, we should make best of our time, devoting all our time, energy and attention to what counts much to our life.,返回,Only when we pour our lifetime into the valuable things will we never feel guilty of the life we have spent. And on our deathbeds we will not be cursed with the idea
19、 that we have idled away our life.,For more,For more,听力简答,复合听写,随 笔,Text Study,New Words,Text Reading,Main Ideas & Structure,课文分析,课文阅读,随 笔,课文分析,课文阅读,随 笔,课文分析,课文阅读,随 笔,课文分析,课文阅读,随 笔,课文分析,课文阅读,随 笔,课文分析,课文阅读,随 笔,Time-Conscious Americans,Para. 1 Americans believe no one stands still. If you are not movin
20、g ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor.,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 2 “We are slaves to nothing but the clock, ” it has been said.
21、 Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a persons hourgl
22、ass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 3a A foreigners first impression of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store,
23、or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious.,句型,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 3b Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to
24、 work within the time allowed. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a cert
25、ain appropriate point.,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 4a Many new arrivals in the States will miss the opening exchanges of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely
26、business chats in a restaurant or coffee house.,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 4b Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust. Since we genera
27、lly assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. Time is, therefore, always ticking in our inner ear.,句型,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 5 Consequently, we work hard at the task of saving time. We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapi
28、dly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longerespecially given our traffic-filled streets. We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours or for social weekend gatherings.,句型,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 6a To us the imperso
29、nality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand. In some countries no major business is conducted without eye contact, requiring face-to-face conversation.,句型,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 6b In America, too, a final agreement will normally be signed in p
30、erson. However, people are meeting increasingly on television screens, conducting “teleconferences” to settle problems not only in this country but alsoby satelliteinternationally.,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 7 The US is definitely a telephone country. Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business,
31、 to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say “Thank you”, to shop and to obtain all kinds of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficien
32、t.,句型,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 8a Some new arrivals will come from cultures where it is considered impolite to work too quickly. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. Assignments are,
33、consequently, given added weight by the passage of time.,句型,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Para. 8b In the US, however, it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with speed. Usually, the more important a task is, the more capital, energy, and attentio
34、n will be poured into it in order to “get it moving”.,词汇学习,课文分析,随 笔,Main Idea of the Text,Part I,Part II,Part III,Time is one of the two elements Americans have ever cherished most, because they believe time, once run out, can never be replaced. In view of that, Americans commit themselves to produc
35、ing so many time-saving devices as to make every minute count. Besides, to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed is always taken in U.S.A as a sign of being competent.,词汇学习,课文阅读,随 笔,Structure of the Text,Main Idea of Part I,Devices for its Development,Para. 1&2 To Americans, time lost can not
36、be replaced. So time is always a precious resource they are committed to saving by all means.,Part I,Part II,Part III,词汇学习,课文阅读,随 笔,Main Idea of Part II,Devices for its Development,Para. 3 7 To make every minute count, Americans work hard at the task of saving time in their daily life, business and
37、work. That is why they always do their business in a hurry and produce a steady flow of time-saving devices.,Part I,Part II,Part III,词汇学习,课文阅读,随 笔,Main Idea of Part III,Devices for its Development,Para. 8 In contrast to some peoples who would give added weight to the task on which more time is spent
38、, American people focus more of their minds on how to fulfill an important task with speed and on how to “get it moving” as soon as possible, which serves as an echo to what is stated at the beginning.,Part I,Part II,Part III,词汇学习,课文阅读,随 笔,Summary,D,English Equivalents of Chinese,Creative Applicatio
39、n of Compatible Expressions,Further Application of Productive Patterns,句型应用,短语应用,随 笔,English Equivalents of Chinese,to stand still,to be committed to,result in,to account for,precious resource,to want every minute to count,to seek attention,the pace of life,within the time allowed,small exchanges wi
40、th a stranger,English Equivalents of Chinese,to go with,in relaxed surroundings,to develop a sense of trust,to work hard at the task of,at hand,in person,to be due partly to,in ones eyes,by the passage of time,to get things moving,句型应用,短语应用,随 笔,Application of Expressions,to fall behind,under pressur
41、e,to race through,to have little or no relation to,to give added weight to,句型应用,短语应用,随 笔,Summary,短语应用,词组互译,随 笔,Sb. do not do sth.; much less do sb. do sth. else.,Sb. do sth. by / through rather than by / through , which, though , especially given ,To some, sth. has little relation to sth. else. To o
42、thers, nothing can be done without (doing) sth. else.,求助于: 未能符合: 与失和: 失败；落空:,他之所以被重用，是因为他总能尽职尽责。,to fall back upon to fall down on to fall out with to fall through,短 语 逆 译,短 语 应 用,be put in a key position / never fall down on obligations,The reason why he is put in a key position is that he has neve
43、r fallen down on obligations.,意 群 提 示,新视野 短 语 应 用,Back,在压力下: 在控制中: 在威胁之下: 受到怀疑:,医学界没能控制住病毒，这将每位市民都置于被感染的威胁之下。,under stress under control under the threat of under suspicion,短 语 应 用,the medical community / keep the virus under control / get infected,The medical community failed to keep the virus unde
44、r control, which put every citizen under the threat of getting infected.,意 群 提 示,新视野 短 语 应 用,短 语 逆 译,Back,经历: 用完，完成某事，通过: 经历某事而幸存: 传来；康复，还活着:,医生说如果他能度过当晚，他存活的可能性就很大。,to go through to get through to live through to come through,短 语 应 用,live through that night / stand a great chance of survival,The do
45、ctor said if he could live through that night, he stood a great chance of survival.,意 群 提 示,新视野 短 语 应 用,短 语 逆 译,Back,与没有关系: 与没有关系: 与没有关系:,家庭背景与他事业上的成就无关。,have nothing to do with have no bearing on have no connection with,短 语 应 用,family background / ones achievements in career,His family background h
46、as no bearing on his achievements in career.,意 群 提 示,新视野 短 语 应 用,短 语 逆 译,Back,重视: 非常重要: 很重要/不重要:,由于农业对一个国家的经济发展十分重要，我国开始更加重视这一问题。,attach/lend weight to be of great weight carry much/little weight,短 语 应 用,economic development / be of great weight / attach added weight to,Since agriculture is of great
47、 weight to the economic development of a nation, our country begins to attach added weight to it.,意 群 提 示,新视野 短 语 应 用,短 语 逆 译,Back,他对自己父母的教诲都不予理睬，更别说听你的建议了。,创 新 应 用,sbs teaching / turn a deaf ear to sth. / follow your advice,He turns a deaf ear to his parents teaching, much less will he follow your
48、advice.,意 群 提 示,新视野 短 语 应 用,Back,人获得知识要靠勤奋而不靠投机。尽管后者更省力，但是一种自我欺骗，特别是考虑到未来职业的需要。,Back,创 新 应 用,acquire knowledge / through diligence / through trickery / free from hard work / a self-deception / the demand of future career,One should acquire knowledge through diligence rather than through trickery, which, though freer from har