Lesson11TheFutureoftheEnglish资料.pptVIP

张伊婷 5 李璟婷 12 虞沛沛 17 郑婷匀 18 鲍丹莹 25 马文静 35 朱文君 38 陈菥 39 Lesson 11 The Future of the English 1. Boredom is a menace, now and in the future. boredom: the feeling you have when you are bored 厌倦，厌烦 e.g: the sheer boredom of working in a factory 在工厂里工作的极端乏味 menace : something or someone that is dangerous 危险的事物[人] e.g: That man is a menace to society! 那个男人是社会的祸害！ 2.All heavily industrialized societies are in the boredom business. 3. It is also because, after having shattered the slow rhythms, the traditional skills, the closely knit communities of rural societies, they crowd people together, excite them by large promises that cannot be kept, so drive them into boredom. shattered:to break suddenly into very small pieces, or to make something break in this way. e.g: The plate hit the floor, and shattered into tiny pieces. 盘子砸在地上，摔得粉碎。 closely knit:紧密结合的 4.Now the English—at least the contemporary English of my experience—can soon feel bored, which largely explains why they gamble and booze so much and enjoy any dramatic change in public life , any news that encourages excited talk: the urban English have always seemed to me a dramatic people. contemporary: belonging to the present time 当代的；现代的 e.g: life in contemporary Britain 当代英国的生活 booze: drink alcoholic beverages excessively or chronically 酗酒；狂欢 e.g: He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon . 他喝了个通宵，昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。 dramatic: exciting and impressive 激动人心的；引人注目；给人印象深刻的 e.g: They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV. 他们在电视上看到了警察突击搜捕的激动人心的画面。 urban: connected with a town or city 城市的；都市的；城镇的 e.g: urban areas 城市生活/urban life 城市生活 Paraphrase： Now the contemporary English ,who have the same experience as me , can get bored easily .This explains why the English gamble and drink so much