精读4Unit 4.ppt

Setting (Place) : Central Park (New York) Time : A muggy evening in July Detailed study of the text Part I (Para. 1) Questions: Why did the author decide to camp in Central Park at night? Human psychology—wishing to do sth. precisely because it is something people normally don’t do. What did the poem try to tell us? The poem tries to tells us that the tiger’s lair is the most safe place in the Park. Stuff sth. with sth. else: to fill or overfill a container or space with sth Stuff sth into/in sth else: to push sth. into a space or a container Eg: It’s cheaper to stuff the pillow with foam than with feathers. Eg: Don’t stuff anything else in, or the bag will burst. curl up 卷起，撅起（嘴唇）； （因恐惧、羞愧、厌恶）使蜷缩，扭曲身体 Examples: She curled her mouth up in anger. She curled herself up in the big armchair with a good book. drop off （口）入睡，睡着；（逐个）走开，消失；放下，下降，掉下 Examples: She dropped off in front of the fire while watching TV. Her friends dropped off into the shadows. Can you drop me off at a supermarket? Platitude n. boring and meaningless commonplace remark or statement, esp. when it is said as if it were new or interesting because it has been said so many times before adj. platitudinous 陈腐平凡的，老生常谈，陈词滥调 This speech was full of empty platitudes about (of) peace and democracy. Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the city’s essential platitude—that you don’t wander around Central Park at night—and in that, needless to say, was the appeal: it was the thing you don’t do.(Para.1) Everybody who knows New York knows that you should not wander in Central Park at night because it is too dangerous. (Essential platitude:) This is known to all and has been said over and over. However, precisely because of the risk there are always people lured to visit Central Park at night. They just wish to do what people normally don’t do. Part 2 (Paras. 2—6): not to mention: without mentioning 更不必