新编英语教程 5 unit 10.ppt

* * Unit VII Things: The Throw-Away Society Things:personal belongings or possessions Throw-away:intended or designed to be thrown away Humanoid:having human form or characteristics Texture:the degree of roughness or smoothness, coarseness or fineness,of a substance or material, especially as felt by touch; visual and tactile qualities of a surface 5.Staggering: stunning, wondrous, breathtaking 6.deride:laugh at contemptuously; to scoff at or mock 7.transience:temporariness, impermanence; the quality or state of being temporary or impermanent 8.at a rapid clip(informal):at a fast pace 9.inextricably embedded:so deeply involved that it is impossible to get free 10.boutique:a small fashionable clothes shop 11.sumptuous:expensive and grand 12.train:a part of a long dress that spreads over the ground behind the wearer 13.A-line dresses: dresses with a flared bottom and close-fitting top, having an “A” or tent-like shape 14. Supplant:take the place of; replace *Library work: According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Year Book of1986,the population figures of the three cities are: Los Angeles 3,096,721 in 1984 Greater London 6,756,000 in 1983 Paris 2,165,892 in 1982 Paris(Metropolitan area) 10,210,059 in 1982 Part I: Man’s relationships with things are increasingly temporary.(thesis statement) Example1: Barbie doll Illustration: how the manufacturers encourage people to buy and how people are readily to replace their used things with new improved models. Part II: Both objectively and subjectively, it is revealed that man-made physical objects are gradually take the place of natural objects and this change of attitudes toward things reflects basic value judgments.(4-6) *Para.7 provides a long list of throw-away objects for daily use to show the throw-away culture in which the younger generation are embedded. *Para.89 give examples of other industrialized countries in which t