高级英语（第三版）第二册第十三课_The_Mansion_A_Subprime_Parable教材教学课件.pptVIP

《高级英语》 第3版   第二册 第十三课;Lesson 13: The Mansion: A Subprime Parable 《豪宅：一个关于次贷危机的故事》;Teaching objectives;Parable （寓言）;Michael LewisA best-selling author, Lewis has been widely praised by critics;次级抵押贷款（subprime mortgage loan,即“次级按揭贷款”）;Subprime Mortgage Crisis-Diagram;;Paraphrase Part I: Para. 1-22;(Para.2) I called her and threw myself on her mercy Throw oneself at one’s mercy: to beg someone to help you ; to put yourself wholly in the power of someone. Humorous tone: I had to rely on her completely since I had no information in this respect. She’s suggested it to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie….the French Quarter. The agent had recommended the house to the famous Hollywood star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but they didn’t buy it. Instead they bought a less conspicuously grand house. The implication is that even the wealthy film stars had bought the house was too expensive. Modest: unpretentious; limited in size. ;Film stars ;(Para.6)： Upper middle class is a sneaky designation , however. However, the upper middle class is a sly name. Sneaky: doing things in a secret, dishonest , unfair way Designation: (formal) a name or title. Well-off Vs. rich Well-off :having more money than many other people 富裕的 Rich: having a lot of money or valuable possessions 有钱的;Para7. A man struggling to hold on to the illusion… widening Simile, comparing a man of the upper middle class to a character in a cartoon about an earthquake. A man trying desperately to hold on to the false idea that he is upper middle class, namely, between middle class and upper class, is just like a character in a cartoon earthquake: fissure.;(para. 10—22) describes their first day of moving into the house. The present tense makes the narration more vivid. The Beverly Hillbillies: （豪门新人类），an American popular sitcom made in 1993. Hyundai Sonata: 现代索塔纳， a car made by Hyundai Motor Company (the Republic of Korea), which manufactures and markets mid-sized cars globally. This