Lesson3—GoodsMove现代大学英语精读5课件.pptVIP

Goods Move. People Move. Ideas Move. And Cultures Change. By Erla Zwingle Division of the Text: Part I(Para.1-3) Part II(Para.4-6) Part III(Para.7-9) Part IV(Para.10-13) Part V(Para.14-19) Part VI(Para.20) Part VII(Para.21-24) Part VIII(Para.25-28) Part IX(Para.29-34) Part X(Para.35) Part XI(Para.36) Part XII(Para.37-39) Part XIII(Para.40) Part I(Para.1-3) Main idea: Globalization is a reality but it is not sth. completely new. What is new is the speed and scope of changes. Para.1 1. In the throes of: in the act of struggling with (a problem, decision, task, etc.) wild: in a state of disorder, disarrangement, confusion, etc. assortment: variety, miscellaneous group or collection to dislodge: to drive out, to force them out of a position or place where lodged want: sth. Needed or desired but lacking; need. 2.How does the author begin this article? The author begins the article with the statement “Today we are in the throes of a worldwide reformation of cultures” which is called globalization. Here the author points out that globalization is a world movement and a movement of reformation of the cultures. She does not say merging of cultures but reformation of cultures, indicating the cultures in the world will continue to exist but they will not be the same. Why does she quote Marx and Engels? The author then says that globalization is not an exact word to describe the changes. The author quotes Marx and Engels to prove her point. According to polls, Marx and Engels are rated among most important people in the past thousand years. The author’s intention is two-fold: on the one hand, she wants to show that globalization is the result of industry and world markets, on the other hand she wants to stress that it is a process and a historical process at that. 3.Today we are in the throes… “globalization”. 今天我们正在应对一种世界范围内的文化的相互影响和变化，一种习俗与追求的结构变化，用社会科学家奇特的词汇来称呼这种变化，就叫“全球化”。 4.In place of the old wants… 1)Instead of the traditional needs, we find new needs, demanding goo