新视野大学英语课件_Book1－3Good Heart to Lean on.pptVIP

Unit 3 A Good Heart to Lean On Background Information: Manhattan: Manhattan is an island about 12 miles long and 2 miles wide lying between the Hudson, East and Harlem rivers, and forming a borough of New York City, USA. The cultural and business center of the city is in Manhattan, with museums, art galleries and theatres along the Broadway. Some famous places in Manhattan are Greenwich Village, Harlem, the Bowery, Wall Street and Fifth Avenue. Manhattan also contains the Central Part, the Empire State Building, Times Square, and the United Nations Headquarter. Background Information: Brooklyn is a suburb of New York. Ebbets Field is the stadium built by and named after Charlie Ebbets, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. The first game played in the former home of Brooklyn Dodgers took place in 1938. The Dodgers no longer play for Brooklyn. Dodgers is the name of a baseball team. Text Structure Analysis:  My father has been dead for many years but I think of him quite often. He was severely crippled but he never complained about it and never subjected himself to the fate. He went to work in spite of his great physical inconvenience and never missed a day even in bad weather. Unable to engage in many activities, my father tried to participate in some way. He managed to participate in some things through me, his only son. However, when I was young, I didn’t understand it and I was embarrassed to be seen with him. After I have grown up, I begin to realize that he was a person of a good heart and he has taught me many standards of being such a person. They always lean on us for help when they are in trouble. 他们有困难是总依靠我们的帮助。 Please do not lean on these barriers. 请不要靠防护栏。 The president always leans on his wife for advice. 总裁经常依靠妻子出点子。 2. keep one’s balance: 保持平衡 It is important for a teacher to keep a balance of attention to his/her students. 教师对他的学生的关注不应该有偏颇。 Three branches of the Government che