新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件.pptVIP

Time: From 1913 to 1938 Designer: Fraser Model: An aging buffalo from New York City’s Central Park Zoo. History: It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. go against 违背 1. 说谎有悖于我的原则。 Lying went against my principles. 2. 我应当警告你，如果这案子对你不利，你就可能坐牢。 I should warn you that if the case goes against you, you may find yourself in prison. 2. Typical patterns for contrast BOOK3 Unit4 * BOOK3 Unit4 Part IV Main Idea: The Buffalo Nickel nickel n. [C] a coin of the US or Canada worth 5 cents Reverse obverse frontier n. 1. [C] the border between two countries, or (esp. in the past in the US) the border between cultivated land where people live and wild land 2. [C] (usu. Pl.) the border between what is known and what is not known frontier boundary border 某一国单方面提及的边界，边境，而且是意味着设防的边界， 要作护照，签证，海关等各项检查。 着重指山脉，河流等形成的天然“边界线”，多指在地图上的领土分界线。 边境地带范围较广的地区。 herd n. a flock of birds/sheep/goats a pack of dogs, foxes, wolves a troop of monkeys a school of fish/ sea animals a herd of cattle vt. move or drive forward as a herd in certain direction n. [C] a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals 2. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. 但1913至1938年间发行的野牛硬币，却是为了纪念由美国拓居引起的两起相互关联的悲剧。 原句:While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. (L. 50) While people tend to do sth., someone goes against tradition / conventionality by doing something else. 尽管人们习惯于做某事，另有人却反传统/常规而行之