现代大学英语精读2lesson9.ppt

Unit 9 Quick Fix Society Introduction to the Text Structure Introduction Para. 1—3 compare her ride on fast road to West Virginia and her return trip of a different route. Body Para. 4---6 lists three ways Americans seek a quick fix. Conclusion Para. 7---8 let’s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life Introduction to the Text Writing Skills comparison and contrast: Para 1,2,4 examples: Para 5 rhetorical question: Para 3,5,7 repetition: Para 4 if-clauses Para 5 word “fast” quick fix quick fix: a repair to sth or an answer to a problem that happens quickly, but may work for only a short time; ways of getting things done quickly e.g. There is no ~ for stopping pollution Congress is trying to resist ~ solutions. What is Goldstein concerned about? Our need for speed 2. What event in her life spurred this concern? A hurried vacation 3. Give one of Goldsteins examples of the problem. Any example from the essay is acceptable Background 1 Confederate(邦联):referring to the 11 secessionist states in southern America during the Civil War with its capital in Richmond(里士满). Its rival was called Union. 2.Pennsylvania A state of the eastern United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. First explored in the early 1600s, the region was settled by Swedes in 1634 and granted by royal charter to William Penn in 1681. Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the American Revolution and in the formation of the new republic. Harrisburg is the capital and Philadelphia the largest city. Philadelphia locates on the west bank of Delaware. The site was selected by William Penn with the name of “city of brotherly love”. It was “the birthplace of the nation” and the Declaration of Independence was signed here. Another major city is Pittsburgh. 3.Fifth Symphony Dit—dit—dit—daaah! Three quick Gs and a long E-flat-----Ludwig von Beethoven’s Fifth symp