B2U5 Quick Fix Society Text study课件.pptVIP

Quick Fix Society ;Structure of the Text;Why did the writer take the turnpikes and interstates? Did they have any fun on the way? Why did the writer take another way back? How did she feel this time? What is the attitude of modern people to do everything? How does it affect our life? Why did the author write this article? Was she suggesting we stop using all time-saving techniques and products? ; Part 1;Fast Roads in the U.S.; pastoral adj. 1) of or relating to or composed of shepherds or herdsmen; 2) devoted to or based on livestock raising; 3) of or relating to the countryside; not urban; 4) pleasingly peaceful and innocent; 5) of or relating to a pastor牧师; e.g. Rabbi makes pastoral visits every Tuesday. ; pastoral n. 1) a literary work (poem, drama, etc.) dealing with shepherds or rural life; 2) a rural picture or scene; pastorale: A dramatic performance or opera, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, that was based on a rural theme or subject;牧歌式歌剧 ,田园剧 Synonyms: idyllic, rural, rustic;slide, slip, glide slide所表示的“滑动”含有这样几层意思：光滑的面接触，通常为加速运动。用于比喻时，表示不自主地陷入某种习惯等 slip 所表示的“滑”与slide相比，接触面更滑，但不象slide那样持续地滑动，而是突然的或短暂的滑动，如滑倒。 glide 可以像slide那样持续地滑，但不一定像slide那样以面接触进行滑动。鸟在天空中翱翔，小船在水面荡漾，都可以用glide表示, 运动看似毫不费力 ?The ship _____down into the water ?A submarine _____ silently through the water。 ?He _____ on a patch of ice and sprained his ankle. ;Word Study;outlet;Writing Devices;; Part 2;;defer, postpone, delay;gratification: satisfaction;;Para. 4 Now instead of later ;8. off the rack; large scale evolutionary scale the bathroom scales the scale on a thermometer Richter scale a scale of 1∶250 scales of fish;centennial (AmE)/ centenary (BrE): adj. 一百周年纪念的 n.一百周年纪念;Para. 5 Faster instead of slower ;compress;condense;compress, condense, contract，reduce;Para. 6 Superficially instaed of thoroughly ;; Part 3;把······做完了事