第10章Unit 10 Ode to Public Transport1002.doc

II. Text Learning The Importance of Public Transportation ① A US Congressman once proclaimed that, (1)There can be no doubt that the transportation sector is the most critical sector of our economy. I know exactly what he means.（承上启下句）In this day and age, access to transportation is considered a necessity. ② Public transportation is defined as a service that is available for use by the general public. It is a cheaper and environmentally friendly alternative. It is not a transportation service that you can arrange privately to suit your own personal convenience (although you may, to a certain extent, such as paying for a cabin or suite on a train or ship) since you have to consider other passengers who are riding and making similar arrangements with you. ③ (2)I have experienced first-hand how important public transportation is. ④ I live in Saipan, a US territory and the closest things we have to public transportation are tourist and school buses. You have to have your own car or bike, rent a car, or pay upfront for a taxi to go from point A to point B. Otherwise you end up basked in sweat and sunburn traveling to work every day. When I first came here, I walked. I walked going to and from work. I walked to the store and lugged my heavy groceries back to the house. I walked to church and I barely got to go to places farther than a twenty-mile radius from my house since I did not own a car then, and (3)I considered renting a car and riding a taxi such an expense for a starting single mother like I was at that time. 本部分重点及难点： 隐藏重难点解析 1. There can be no doubt that the transportation sector is the most critical sector of our economy. 毫无疑问，交通是我们经济体系最至关重要的领域。 2. I have experienced first-hand how important public transportation is. 我亲身体验过公共交通的重要性。 3. I considered renting a car and riding a taxi such an expense for a starting single mother like I was at that time. (1) consider doing sth. consider…(to be) such an expense (2) a starting single mother 刚刚起步的单