研究生英语lesson 3.ppt

Lesson Three,Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name,1,Difficult Sentences,Warm-up Questions,Main Idea,Background Information,Language Points,Keys to the Exercises,,Catalogue,2,Background Information,3,Background Information,James Lincoln Collier is a journalist, author, and professional musician. Collie graduated from Hamilton College in 1950. A journalist with thirty years of experience, Collier worked with his brother, Christopher Collier, to create works of historical fiction designed to be fun and educational for children.,4,Background Information,Collier’s notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead , a Newbery Honor book that was also named a Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone professionally.,5,Warm-up Questions,6,Warm- up Questions,1. Two sides of anxiety 2. Tell your own story about how you face anxiety . 3. How to reduce stress.,7,Warm-up Questions,Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks:,8,Warm-up Questions,Program: Talk of the Day Today’s topic: _________________ Guest speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Sander Definition of stress: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Caller: Judy,Stress and how to manage it,A physical or psychological response to the demands that we’re placing on ourselves.,9,Warm-up Questions,Question 1: Any warning signs? Answer: Some of the most common warning signs: _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________,fatigue, listlessness,,sleeping problems, a loss of appetite,,sudden stomach disorders, heart palpitations.,10,Main Idea,11,Main Idea,Anxiety, the fear of confronting something new and different, is a common human experience. In this article, James Collier, presents his view that anxiety producing situations can be an opportunity for growth and achie- vement. As a young man his anxieties resulted in his missing real opportunities for enjoyment and personal growth. He regretted these choices, felt badly for having made them and wished that he could learn to behave,12,Main Idea,differently. Upon graduating from college he resolved to confront these anxieties. Collier goes on the describe some of these challenges, his fears, and his growth as he went on to become an accomplished journalist, author and jazz musician. The story is straightforward, but it contains many descriptive idioms and references to individuals he encountered in his career.,13,,Language Points,14,Language Points,1. ranch n ( line 2 ,para.1) a very large farm where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred,15,Language Points,2. fabled adj (line 4 ,para.1) literary famous and often mentioned in traditional stories ; legendary ●西湖有十大神话般的美景。

The West Lake offers ten fabled sceneries. ●传说那房子曾住过鬼怪 The house is fabled to have been inhabited by ghosts.,16,Language Points,3. daunt vi (line 8, para.1 ) to cause to lose courage ●向导离他们而去, 但是他们毫不气馁, 仍向森林进 Their guide deserted them, but, nothing daunted, they pressed on into the jungle. ●再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们 Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.,17,Language Points,,4. waver vi (line 3, para.5) to not make a decision because you have doubts ●人们的意见仍摇摆不定 Opinion seems still to waver. ●科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。

Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent.,18,Language Points,5. deep in one's gut (line 2, para.6) in one's heart. This refers to what you really really want.,19,Language Points,6. jittery adj ( last line of para.7) infml anxious or nervous ●可能是这种紧张气氛使他焦躁不安 It was probably the tension that made him jittery. ●你就别妖言惑众了, 弄得人心惶惶 Don't spread fallacies to deceive people. It is making everyone feel jittery.,20,Language Points,7. uproot vt (line 3, para. 8) to move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment ● 我没想过让儿子离开现在的家去别处居住。

I have no wish to uproot my son from his present home. ●他们有背井离乡给他们造成的心灵创伤 They had the trauma of uprooting themselves from their homes.,21,Language Points,2) to destroy completely 连根拔起, 根除 ● 几秒钟内，龙卷风就能连根拔起大树 Within seconds a tornado can uproot trees. ● 他们已被迫将葡萄藤连根拔除，改种小麦 They had been forced to uproot their vines and plant wheat.,22,Language Points,8. sophisticated adj ( line 3, para.10) 1) altered by education, experience, etc. so as to be worldly- wise; not naive 老练的，老于世故的 ● 玛丽是一个聪明老成的年轻人。

Mary is a smart and sophisticated young woman. ●史密斯先生是一位老练的环球旅行家 Mr. Smith is a sophisticated world traveler.,23,Language Points,2) (of a machine, system) clever and complicated ● 这是一套十分先进的计算机系统 This is a highly sophisticated computer system. ●这架飞机有一套尖端的电子导航系统 The airplane has a sophisticated electronic guidance system.,24,Language Points,3) someone who is sophisticated is comfortable in social situations and knows about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important ●克劳德是一个很有魅力、见多识广的伙伴。

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