英语专业 精读 第四册课件lesson8-Part Two (R).pptVIP

Part Two: Text Analysis Table of Contents 1. Theme At the very beginning, the author proposes the theme—globalization as a double-edged sword. On one hand, it is a powerful vehicle that advances economical, and technological development; on the other, it hampers the traditional definition of concepts, such as international politics and local culture. 2. Structure Part 1 (Para. 1— 2 ) : The author clarifies the topic of the text, namely “globalization as a double-edged sword.” Part 2 (para3- 34): The author discusses the topic in detail by exemplification and finds it hard to decide on a black-and-white answer. We can only wait and see. 3. Writing Device Parallelism Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as and or or. Classic examples of Parallelism 1. It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover.(Leonardo da Vinci) 2. “I came. I saw. I conquered.” (Julius Caesar ) 3. When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.(Martin Luther King, Jr.) 4. Sentences At the edge of a new century, globalization is a double-edged sword: a powerful vehicle that raises economic growth, spreads new technology and raises living standards in rich and poor countries alike, but also an immensely controversial process that assaults national sovereignty; erodes local culture and tradition and threatens economic and social instability. (Para. 1) Double-edged Sword: sth that is double-edged acts in two ways, both positive and negative. To assault: to attack. To erode: to wear away; to reduce gradually. Sentence 1 Paraphrase: As the new century approaches, globalization means two different things. It can have both negative and positive effects. On the one hand, it can greatly increas