上外课件：Unit 05_A (第六册,英语综合教程,外教社).ppt

Unit 5 What Are Our Real Values ?  Text Explanation Part I About the Author Nicols Fox: An independent journalist and a television commentator. A graduate of Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, Fox received an MFA in creative writing and literature from Bennington College in 1999. Born in Virginia, she now lives on the coast of Maine. Text Structure Section 1: Paragraph 1-3 Section 2: Paragraph 4-5 Section 3: Paragraph 6-7 Section 4: Paragraph 8-10 Section 5: Paragraphs 11 Text Analysis The author firstly points out that the popularly assumed American values are fantasies. Then she presents a perfect picture of idealized American values and probes its nature, pointing out that American values are not what we wish for but what we really do. And then she elaborates on the discrepancies between what we say we wish for and what we really do, looks into the root of the problem, leaving the readers to think about the answer. Paragraph 1 The recent presidential election, according to the chorus of political pundits on both sides, was a referendum on American values. They would appear to be the same fantasies we use to sell soft drinks, phone services and color film -- and they have proved equally adaptable to selling presidents. chorus (n.) any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; a group of people assembled to sing together; (v.) utter in unison; sing in a choir choir : (n.) a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony Please answer my question in chorus.请大家一起回答我的问题。 pundit someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field On the plus side, your work as a pundit for BBC seems to be going well.从积极的方面看，你如果作为BBC的评论员应该会更好吧? Here in Germany as a TV pundit, hes been delighted with Ecuador progress.目前，他在德国作为一个电视足球专家，评论比赛，他对于厄瓜多尔取得的进步很满意。 The political pundit appeared on three TV shows criticizing the presidents policies.该名政治学专家上了三个电视节目批评总统的政策。 referendum (n.)a legislative act that is referred for final approval to a popular vote by th