世纪商务英语阅读教程第四版(基础篇2)Unit 8 课件.ppt

CENTURY BUSINESS ENGLISH大连理工大学出版社阅读教程（基础篇2）（第四版）世纪商务英语 主编：王洗薇Unit 8 Business C大连理工大学出版社大连理工大学出版社Whatever your position in your organization, you will undoubtedly participate in and even lead meetings in your organization. The most productive meetings stated in Text A start on time, end on time, and accomplish their agenda. At a meeting, you may have to deal with different characters analyzed in Text B to achieve high efficiency. To conduct effective meetings ultimately, Practical Reading gives hints on presiding over or participating in a meeting. Besides, you are going to learn a new reading technique on how to recognize the writer’s attitude which will influence the ways of ideas or information being presented in texts.大连理工大学出版社Reading Skill FocusWords and ExpressionsPractical ReadingComprehensive Reading大连理工大学出版社Recognizing the Writer’s Attitude Writers are not necessarily neutral or objective when they write, particularly if they are trying to persuade readers to agree with their opinions. It is very important to watch for the attitude of the writer toward the subject discussed in writing. This is because such attitudes can influence the ways of the ideas or information being presented in the text. The writer’s attitude—feelings or beliefs about the subject—is part of the total meaning, even though it is stated in just a few words or not stated at all. If it is not stated, the reader must“read between the lines”to dig it out.Reading Skill Focus大连理工大学出版社The writer may reveal his approval or disapproval of something by carefully selecting and arranging words to create desired effects. Attitudes are reflected in tone. If a person’s attitude is one of bitterness, his tone will be bitter or sarcastic ( 讥讽的, 讽刺的). If he understands a situation, his attitude will reflect understanding, pity, or sympathy.大连理工大学出版社Different Types of Attitude大连理工大学出版社Sample 1 I had supposed that no one would ever produce a book on this subject with which I would find myself in complete agreement; but Professor Smith has now done the impossible. 在阅读过程中，注意识别作者对文中讨论的问题所持的态度，如 赞同、反对、理解和 同情等，对于正确理解文章至关重要。

从本段的字里行间，如 “find myself in complete agreement”和“done the impossible”可见作者所持的态 度是赞同的A．Guided Practice大连理工大学出版社Sample 2 There is little in Professor Smith’s latest book that is new, and there is much that recent scientific studies have shown to be untrue. 根据句中“There is little... that is new”和“to be untrue”可得知，作者所持的态度是 不赞同的大连理工大学出版社The entire state of Louisiana is within a damp, subtropical zone. The average annual temperature of the state is 67 degrees Fahrenheit, and monthly mean temperatures vary from 52 degrees in January and December to 82 degrees in July and August. The length of the growing season is usually between 220 and 250 days in the northern half of the state, and between 250 and 275 days in the southern half.大连理工大学出版社Sample 3 Christmas is supposed to be a time to express our love and good will. For others, it is supposed to be a time when we perform acts of kindness for people less unfortunate than ourselves. But, do we think of other people when we sit down to our Christmas dinner? Of course not. We’re too busy eating those delicious foods associated with Christmas. We are too busy wondering whether the presents we gave were better than the ones we received. We forget to think of the sick and the homeless. The whole idea of Christmas now is completely unchristian. 这段文字中，带有主观意义的词语，如“is supposed to be”，“but”， “of course not”， “too busy eating”，“completely unchristian” 等，透出了作者对现在人们过圣诞节的方式持 反对态度。

大连理工大学出版社B. Challenge Yourself Read the following paragraphs and see if you can recognize the writer’s attitude toward his topic, and then finish the exercises that follow. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience:“This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.”It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had neglected to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings.大连理工大学出版社The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.The author’s attitude toward what the teacher did is________.A. approving B. positive C. critical D. indifferent 答案C大连理工大学出版社Challenge 2 Figures can be deceiving. For example, Times magazine recently reported that the average Yale graduate of the class of 1944 was making $35,111 a year. Well, good for them! But what exactly does that figure m。