新概念英语第四册第五单元.pptVIP

Unit 5 Choose to Be Alone on Purpose 课文内容概要 The article looks at two contrasting sides of solitude: the American hero or literary giant who choose to be alone and how solitude is seen as promoting both a strong character and creative inspiration; the people who are forced to choose loneliness. 文章着眼于独处的两个截然不同的方面：一是选择独居的美国式英雄或者文学巨匠，对他们而言，独处可以促进其坚定的品格和创作灵感；一是被迫选择独处的人。 文章结构分析 本文是一篇议论文，论述了在当今社会中，一部分人愿意独处的生活方式及作者对这种现象的看法。文章以著名作家华兹华斯、弥尔顿及梭罗的独处方式为例，说明他们的成功与独处是有一定关系的。最后作者提出了对独处的认识及对读者的建议：保持理性。 Choose to Be Alone on Purpose Para.1~3 1. …all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms,… (Para. 1) by count: by calculating the number of units in a groupBy our count thats the fifth cake youve eaten.我们数了一下，这是你吃的第五块蛋糕。Compare:at the last countThe number of students was 665 at the last count.最后一次点数时，学生的人数为665人。 2. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed. (Para. 1) Meaning: Some of us live alone after divorcing marriage partners, some of us live in solitude because the marriage partners passed away, some solitary conditions result from the fact that some of us have not yet married. 3.The solitary hunter or explorer…(Para. 2) solitary: a. (of a person or an animal) enjoying being alone, frequently spending time alone; alone, with no other people or things arounda solitary existence隐居生活a poor and solitary life 孤苦伶仃的生活The solitary boat looked tiny in the sea. 孤舟在大海上显得很渺小。 4. ... needs no one as they venture out among the deer and wolves to tame the great wild areas. (Para. 2) venture out: risk going somewhere that might be dangerous or unpleasantId rather not venture out in pouring rain if I dont have to!如果不是非出去不可，我可不愿冒着倾盆大雨出去。 5. Thoreau, alone in his cabin on the pond, his back deliberately turned to the town.Now, thats character for you. (Para. 2) Meaning: Thoreau stayed alone in his cabin on the pond, with the intention of rejecting the life among others in the town. Now this has become the lifestyle of ordina