Unit Three Security

1. Unit Three Security

2. I. Lead-in Questions

3. 1.Who is Mr. Saturday Night Special? 2.In our families, what do we do to try to prevent burglaries? 3. In our contact with the outside world, what precautions do we take to steer clear of danger?

4. II. Cultural Notes 1.Crime Prevention 2. Airport Security

5. crime prevention: In the United States today, the people are growing more concerned about their security. It is reported that the crime rate is soaring. To help people protect themselves, police departments in many states have offered to citizens safety tips, such as how to protect yourself when using a bank's automated teller machine, how to protect yourself from a carjacking, how to protect yourself from motor vehicle theft,

6. how to protect yourself from motor vehicle theft, how to protect yourself in parking garages, how to safeguard your home while on vacation, and how to protect yourself while out at night, • Here is one set of tips in detail. • Avoid walking or running alone at night. Instead, go walking or jogging with a friend. • Don't use headphones while walking, driving or jogging. • Always walk in well-lighted areas.

7. If someone in a vehicle stops and asks for directions, answer from a distance. Do not approach the vehicle.

8. If followed, go immediately to an area with lights and people. If need be, turn around and walk the opposite direction; your follower will also have to reverse directions. • Do not display cash openly, especially when leaving an ATM.

9. Airport Security: Extraordinary challenges require extraordinary measures. The terrorist attacks on America of September 11, 2001 require that Americans reform their Nation's aviation security system in drastic ways.

10. On September 27, President Bush launched the process of reform by announcing his proposals for----- an expanded federal air marshal program -----a $500 million federal grant program to strengthen aircraft security and federal management of airport security and screening services.

11. III. Language Points

12. Words • term n. 1)expression • 术语，措辞 • e.g: It is hard for average people to understand it since it is a technical term. • 这是个专业术语，一般人很难理解。 • You had to explain the term gridlock. • 你必须解释gridlock（交通全面大堵塞） • 这个词 • 2)（pl.）conditions of an agreement, contract • 条款，条件

13. Words e.g: After tough negotiation they accept the terms for disarmament with reservation. 经过艰难的谈判，他们有保留地接受了裁军条款。 He offered favorable peace terms; one of the terms of the lease; the terms of a divorce settlement. 他提出良好的和平条件；一项租赁条款；达成离婚协议的条件

14. Words 2. rural adj. of, in or suggesting the countryside 在乡村的，乡村的 e.g: He has lived in rural seclusion after his retirement from his post ten years ago. 十年前辞官之后，他过上了乡村隐居生活。 I do love quiet, rural England? “我确实喜欢安静的英格兰乡村”

15. Words 3. vulnerable adj. that is liable to be damaged/attacked; unprotected 易受伤害/攻击的，脆弱的；无防御的 e.g: People in this district are developing strategies to secure their homes that were once vulnerable to thefts. 这一地区的人们正想办法保护他们曾一度容易遭窃的家园。 He tried hard to find his opponents’ vulnerable spot. 他努力找出对手的弱点。

16. Words 4. statistics n. (1) the science of statistics 统计学 e.g: Statistics is not easy for those who are not good at math. 对那些数学不好的人来说统计学不容易 She’s studying statistics at university. 她在大学学习统计学。

17. Words 5.tranquil adj. calm, quiet 平静的、宁静的 e.g: He has long been fascinated by the idea of a tranquil rural life after his retirement. 长久以来他一想到退休后的宁静生活就极为兴奋。 She lives a tranquil life in the country. 她过着乡村平静的生活

18. Words 6.paste v. stick sth with glue （用浆糊）粘贴 e.g: Diane pasted the pictures of her favorite film star all over the wall. 黛安娜把她最喜爱的电影明星的照片贴了一满墙。 He pasted the wall with burlap. The wall is pasted with splotches. 他用粗麻布贴墙。墙上沾满了污点

19. Words 7. premise n. sth that you accept as true and use as a basis for another idea or way of thinking 前提、假设 e.g: British and American justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until he’s proved guilty. 英美两国的司法体系是以下列思想为前提来运作的：任何一个受指控的人在被证明有罪之前应该被认为是清白无辜的。 “If your premise is established, your conclusions are easily deducible.” “如果你的前提成立,那么就很容易推断出你的结论了.”

20. Words 8. feature v. give a prominent part to(sb or sth) 给…以显著地位；突出；由…主演 e.g: The sailors at sea observed the Thanksgiving featuring roast turkey as folks ashore. 海上的船员们也跟岸上的人一样，过了一个以烤火鸡为主的感恩节。 Fish features largely in their diet. 他们在食物方面的特色是以鱼为主。

21. Words 9. chart n. a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand 图表，示意图 e.g: The experts in SARS virus made the information concerned clearer to us by putting it in a chart. SARS 病毒专家把相关信息用图表反映出来，更一目了然。 This is a weather chart 这是一张天气图

22. Words 10. transform vt. change the shape, appearance, quality or nature of 改变…形状，外观、品质或性质 e.g: Success and wealth transformed his character. 成功和财富改变了他的性格。 A steam-engine transforms heat into energy. 蒸汽机把热变成能。

23. Words 11. barricade v . block (a street, etc) with a barrier of objects 以障碍物阻塞（街道等），设路障于 e.g: He barricaded himself against outside moral decay. 他把自己和外界的道德沦丧相隔绝。 The rioters barricaded roads with fallen trees. 暴动者用倒下的树堵住公路。

24. Words 12. Access n. way to a place; right, opportunity or means of reaching or approaching 通路；接近的权利、机会或方法 e.g: Only high officials had access to the Emperor. 只有高级官员才能接近皇帝。 The only access to that ancient castle is along a muddy track. 到那座古老城堡去的唯一通道是一条泥泞小路。

25. Words 13. analyze vt. examine sth in order to learn about it, esp. by considering separately all the elements it consists of 分析 e.g: If we analyze water, we find that it is made up of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen. 如果我们分析水，就会发现它是由两分氢一分氧构成的。 The leader tried to analyze the causes of our failure. 领袖试图分析研究我们失败的原因。

26. Words 14. error n. sth done wrong, mistake ; condition of being wrong in belief or conduct 差错，错误；行为不正，谬见 e.g: Due to his carelessness there are spelling errors her and there in his composition. 因为粗心大意，他的作文中随处可见拼写错误。 His bad conducts eventually led his son into error. 他行为不端，最终导致儿子也误入歧途。

27. Words 15.civilize vt. cause to improve from a primitive stage of human society to a more developed one; improve and educate 使文明、开化；教化、教导、使文雅 e.g: The early settlers had civilized a huge continent. 早期定居者开化了一片幅员广大的大陆。 Many a rough man has been civilized by his wife. 粗野的丈夫在妻子的教导下变得文雅了。

28. Words 16. reflection n. sth reflected, being reflected 被反射之物；被反射，反映 e.g: The little girl liked to see her reflection in the mirror. 小姑娘喜欢看自己在镜中的映像 The reflection of sunlight was from the water. 日光由水面反射出来。

29. Words 17. Puzzle v. cause (sb) to feel confused and slightly worried because they cannot understand sth.; think hard in order to understand 使迷惑、使为难；感到迷惑，苦思冥想 e.g: The woman’s illness puzzled the doctor. 那妇女的病把医生难住了。 They are puzzling through the mazy new rules of the game. 他们正在对迷津似的新比赛规则大伤脑筋。

30. Phrases 1. on the latch: (of a door) closed but not locked (门)关着但没锁上 e.g: It is no longer safe to go out with your door on the latch. 出门不上锁已不在安全。 Children are liable to leave the door on the latch after they came home at night. 孩子们晚上回家愿意不锁门。

31. Phrases 2. close up： shut up esp. temporarily （尤指暂时）关闭、封死 e.g: He closed up his store and went traveling. 他关了店子出去旅游去了。 The windows are closed up with bricks. 窗子都用砖砌死了。

32. Phrases 3.at any rate ：in any case, whatever happens 无论如何 e.g: Necessities are those we must have at any rate. 必需品无论如何是我们需要的。 That’s one part of the job done at any rate. 不管怎样，这个工作已经做了一部分了。

33. Phrases 4. hook up : connect or attach (sth.) to (sth. else ) with or as if with a hook 连接到 e.g: Have you hooked your computer up to the Internet yet? 你的电脑接到国际互联网上没有？ The satellite dish will be hooked up in a couple days. 卫星天线过几天就能安装接通。

34. Phrases 5. put up: 1) publish, post, place in order to be seen 公布、张贴 e.g: The committee put up a notice that they will raise some money to support that cause. 委员会贴布告说他们将筹钱支持那项事业。 “Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.” “贾斯珀把几块`禁止停车'的牌子挂在大门外边,但这没有任何效果。”

35. Phrases 6. stand for: 1) represent, mean 代表、意味着 e.g: Only he is quite clear about what the sigh stands for. 只有他明白这个标牌什么是什么意思。 What does T. G stand for in T.G Smith? 在T.G Smith 中T. G 代表什么？ 2) maintain 主张、支持 e.g: The women’s liberation movement stood for equal rights for both men and women. 妇女解放运动主张男女享有相等的权利。 A party stands for racial tolerance. 主张种族间相互谅解的政党。

36. Phrases 7. be bathed in: cover or envelop as if with liquid 沉浸于，沐浴于 e.g: Her face was bathed in tears. 她以泪洗面。 The countryside was bathed in brilliant sunshine. 这一片乡野为明亮的阳光所普照。

37. IV. Comprehension 122

38. 1. Text Organization

39. 2. Main Idea .

40. America is deteriorating into“the most insecure nation”.

41. 3. Paraphase .

42. 1) I don’t knoe if that was a local term or if it is universal…. • “local ”means“ of a particular place”while “universal”means “common to all conditions,or situations”

43. 2)doors do not stay unlocked,even for part of an evening…… • ……dooors are always locked ,even just for a short period of time in the evening.

44. 3)Indeed,a recent public-service advertisement by a large insurance company feature not charts showing how much….. • The insurance company wants to show what danger people are in now because they may get the kid’s bicycle stolen.

45. 4) If you work for a medium- to large-size company, chances are that you don’t just wander in and out of work.(Line 35-36) • chances are that =it is likely/probable that e.g If you eat more and exercise less, chances are that you will put on a lot of weight in a few months.

46. 5) For some reason we are satisfied when we think we are well-protected; it does not occur to us to ask ourselves: Why has this happened? Why are we having to barricade ourselves against our neighbors and fellow citizens, and when, exactly, did this start to take over our lives?(Line 31-34) • it occurs/occurred to sb: come into someone’s mind e.g It occurred to me that I had got a T-shirt of the same kind. It occurred to him to ask the name of the man who had helped him get through all the difficulties.

47. 6)With electronic X-ray equipment, we seem finally to have figured out a way to hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay; it was such a relief to solve this problem that we did not think much about what such a state of affairs says about the quality of our lives.(Line 49-52) • figured out=work out/come up with e.g I can’t figure out what has happened to the vegetables，for they were freshly picked this morning

48. 7)Businessmen,in increasing numbers,arepurchasing new machines that hook up to the telephone and analyze a caller’s voice. • The machines are thought to be able to tell the businessman whether friend or client is telling lies with little probability of making mistakes.

49. 4. Grammar .

50. It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the windows small notices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or that guard company.(Line 16-18) • “not uncommon” is double negation ,which means ordinary. There are some similar expressions：not unconcerned，not unusual，not unattractive etc；Small notice s warning against burglary are commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant of homes.