Lesson 6 Loving and Hating New York概要1.ppt

Lesson 6 Loving and Hating New York 世界之都：The Capital of The World 不夜城：The City That Never Sleep 大苹果：The Big Apple Gotham 哥谭市 The Empire City 经济大衰退时，许多银行家失业潦倒，必须从其市郊住家载着一袋袋苹果到到纽约大街上卖。包括一些明门望族都被迫以此维持生计。因为纽约州常见到苹果树，对纽约经济扮演相当重要角色，进而市政府大力推行这个名词代表纽约。 1920～1930年，爵士乐大行其道，有个爵士乐手大唱：成功树上苹果何其多，但如果你挑中纽约市，你就挑到了最大的苹果！(There are many apples on the success tree, but when you pick New York City, you pick the Big Apple.)之后有人又证实因市区内有一极受欢迎的爵士俱乐部就叫The Big Apple！所以称为大苹果。 大约在50多年前，美国一群爵士乐师们经常到各地去巡回演出赚钱。乐师们把所有要去的城镇，都描述成树上的苹果。他们去演出赚钱，就像去摘苹果。纽约在当时是诸城镇中演出赚钱最多的城市。各城镇都叫Apple, 自然纽约便是the Big Apple了。 It contains five boroughs ： The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Fifth Avenue Times Square Textual structure Para.1-5 General introduction: Setting forth the present status of New York in the United States and in the eye’s of foreigners. Para.6-21 Objective and emotional descriptions of New York with loving and hating moods: Explaining why it’s not easy to define my and New Yorkers’ preference to live there from different sides and modes of the city. Para.22 Conclusion: Loving and hating NY becomes a matter of alternating moods. Despite its shortcomings, New Yorkers still love their city. Para. 1 Task: Collect evidence to show that “ How the mighty has fallen.” ( New York = Big Apple = Mighty)  —?Advertising campaigns publicly praise New York; —??Many New Yorkers wear T-shirts with a heart design and the words “ I love New York” — New York is trying desperately to regain her lost prestige and status. Paraphrasing: In the past New Yorkers never had to boast of their city’s greatness and let others do so because bragging was something unprofessional and petty done by small provincial towns bush: (slang): unprofessional, cheap, petty Para.2-4 New York Providing examples to show New York isn’t the top anymore. Yesterday Today New York City  Yesterday Top, highest, biggest Leading city sets styles and trends of nation Undisputed fashion authority Looked up t