【2017年整理】现代与大学英语精读1unit4.pptVIP

Text Analysis; Air crashes usually involve _________________. ______________other air crashes, this one was not the______. This air crash was remembered for________________. Usual -hit a bridge at …high traffic -location -aesthetic clash -two forms in nature in collision;Text Analysis;Washington D.C. , the city of form and rules: Metro Map;Washington D.C. , the city of form and rules: Sightseeing Map;And there was the aesthetic clash as well—blue and green Air Florida, the name of a flying garden, sunk down among gray chunks of ice in a black river. (Para. 1);Last Wednesday the elements, indifferent as ever, brought down Flight 90. And on that same afternoon human nature—groping and struggling—rose to the occasion. (Para. 2);Text Analysis;Guess the meaning A tunnel was to be blasted through the mountains. The rocket is due to blast off at three oclock. The government was blasted by the opposition for failing to reduce inflation. Three people were injured in the blast. A blast of cold air hit him as he opened the window. a blast of real winter;slap — n. a quick hit with the flat of the hand or other flat object. v. to hit someone with the flat part of the hand or other flat object.;As … go(es), …; Strong wind brought down the power lines across the region. to cause to fall or collapse Our principal responsibility is to bring down the level of unemployment. to reduce the rate, level, or amount ;Text Analysis;Text Analysis;Three (para 3) … account for… They describe…as all in the line of duty Deliver …line …sb… stick in the mind. The fourth man: the man in the water (para 4) …responsible for … Alert and in control… In a mass casualty… with that commitment. His selflessness…his anonymity Universal character(?) Everyman ;Sentence Paraphrase; “In a mass casualty, you’ll find people like him,” said Windsor.” But I’ve never seen one with that commitment.” (para 4);The fact that he went unidentified gave him a universal character. (para 4);Text Analy