[英语]英语专业大三上学期高级英语第2单元课件.ppt

Unit 2 Lectured by dyl Objectives of Teaching To comprehend the whole text To lean and master the vocabulary and expressions To learn to paraphrase the difficult sentences To understand the structure of the text To appreciate the style and rhetoric of the passage. A Brief Introduction of Hiroshima (its geographical position and its industry) By the beginning of world war II, it was the 7th largest city in Japan, with a population of 350,000. The Second Army and Chugoku Regional Army were headquartered in Hiroshima during world war II. The city also had large depots of military supplies, and was a key center for shipping. 1) (During World War Two) The U. S. wanted to limit its own casualties by forcing Japan to surrender as quickly as possible. 2) At the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945, the Soviet Union secretly agreed to join the war against Japan within three months of Germany’s surrender. The U.S. wanted to force Japan to surrender before the Soviet Union could enter the war to secure a stronger political position after the war. 3) The U.S. wanted to apply the weapon in war to measure its effectiveness. 4) Japan’s stealthy surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 led to the action of revenge of dropping the A-bomb in Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb Cloud over Nagasaki After bombing After bombing the Victim of the Atomic Bombing Background Information The Japanese dedicated post-war Hiroshima to peace. A destroyed area named Peace City has been set aside as a memorial. A peace Park was built. A special hospital built here treats people suffering from exposure to radiation and conducts research into its effects. Every August 6 since 1947, thousands participate in interfaith services in the Peace Memorial Park built on the site where the bomb exploded. In 1949 the Japanese dedicated Hiroshima as an international shrine of peace. After the war, the city was largely rebuilt, and commercial activities were resumed. Machinery, automobiles,