新视野大学英语第四册读写教程unit5ppt.pptVIP

* N H C E N H C E 4 5 Choose to Be Alone on Purpose New Horizon College English Unit 5 : Section A Our topic today is “living alone”. Like it or not, it is true of the American life that many people live alone. For most of them, living alone is a compelled choice, whereas, for some others, it is a matter of preference. Do you choose to live in solitude? Why or Why not? Back Background Information 1. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Henry David Thoreau was a US thinker, essayist, and naturalist. Thoreau graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several years before leaving his job to become a poet of nature. In the years 1845-1847, to demonstrate how satisfying a simple life could be, he lived in a hut beside Concord’s Walden Pond; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854). Background Information Back 2. John Milton (1608-1674) John Milton was an English poet and pamphleteer. He attended the University of Cambridge (1625-1632), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English. His Paradise Lost (1667, 1674), was considered to be the greatest epic poem in English. Considered the greatest English poet after William Shakespeare, Milton had wide influence on later literature. Text Study New Words Interactive Analysis of Text Text Study N H C E 预习 小结 导入 写作 New Words solitary a. 独自的；喜欢独处的 tame v./a. 驯服，控制 / 温顺的 pond n. [C] 池塘 inspiration n. [C, U] 灵感 solitude n. [U] 独居，孤独 commodity n. 1. [C] 必需品 2. [C]商品，货物 sunlight n. [U]阳光，日光 benign a. 善良的，慈祥的，温和的 cushion n. [C] 坐垫，垫子 creep vi. 潜行；蹑手蹑脚地移动 Back New Words poetry n. [U]诗，诗歌 dictate v. 1. 口述；口授 2. 命令；指使 kettle n. [C]水壶 priest n. 1. 代表人物 2. 神父；牧师 reliance n. [U]依靠；依赖 self-reliance n. [U] 自立；自力更生 hut n. [C] 小屋 axe n. [C] 斧子 saucer n. [C] 茶托；茶碟 laundry n. 1. [U] 待洗或刚洗好的衣物 2. [C]洗衣店 Back New Words companionable a. 友善的，友好的 ego n. 1.自我 2. 自我价值感 humble a. 1. 谦逊/谦虚的 2. 地位/身份低下的 inadequate a. 不充分的，不充足的 p