Unit 5 The Plug-in Drug.pptVIP

Unit 5 The Plug-in Drug: TV and the American Family, Part I The development of TV industry TV broadcasting began in the U.S. in 1941, and in 1946, after World War Ⅱended, TV began to grow rapidly. By 1975, almost 127 million TV sets were in use. By the 1970’s almost 100% of all wired homes in the U.S. had at least one TV set. The average American has his set turned on for about 6.5 hours each day. In fact, TV has become the American’s eye and ears on the world. Pre-reading questions: 1. What does the word “drug” connote to you? “Drug” in one sense is a habit-forming substance one takes for pleasure or excitement. Harmful drugs include tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, opium, heroin, ecstasy (rolling pills), etc. 2. Why does the author associate TV with drug? On the one hand, the American family has formed the habit of watching TV at leisure time, and on the other hand, TV has undesirable effects on the family. Key Points of the Text Plug: vi 接通；给。。。接通电源 e.g. He plugged right into their conversation. 他一下子就接上了他们的谈话。 All you have to do is to plug in and switch on. 你只需接通电源，打开开关就行了。 Paragraph 1 “… that has seen the medium become so deeply ingrained in American life …”: TV has become an indispensable part of American life, so much so that it cannot be done away with. see: (certain things) happen (in a certain period); go through; undergo (在某段时期)发生(某情况)；经历；经受；见证 e.g. The 5th century saw the end of the Roman Empire in the West. 5世纪见证了西方罗马帝国的灭亡。 He has seen a good deal in his life. 他的一生经历了很多。 This is a corner that has seen many car accidents. 这个拐弯处发生过很多车祸。 ingrained: fixed so firmly and deeply that it is difficult to remove 深刻的，根深蒂固的 e.g. an ingrained habit / belief / prejudice 固习（积习）/深刻信念 / 根深蒂固的偏见 the television set has attained the rank of a legal necessity: The television set has by law been placed in the class of goods which are necessary to life. What a legal necessity is explained in the following phrase. attain: succe