高等院校研究生英语系列教材

1. 高等院校研究生英语系列教材 综合教程（上） INTEGRATED COURSE

2. Unit 3 Leisure Activity 2

3. Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project

4. Starting out Task 1 Work in groups to interpret and comment on the quotations about leisure on Page 64.

5. Starting out—Task 1 • To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. —Arnold Toynbee British economic historian and social reformer Interpretation: The quotation implies that how to spend leisure time in a smart way are a mirror of how civilized a society is.

6. Starting out—Task 1 2. Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain; the lazy one never. — Benjamin Franklin American scientist, publisher and diplomat Interpretation: Whether one can benefit from leisure time or not depends largely on your attitude. If you are hardworking, then you may take full advantage of your time to promote self-development; but if you are lazy, chances are that you won’t spend your leisure time getting down to something useful.

7. Starting out—Task 1 3. The real dividing line between things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure, however active we may be, we make our own choices and our own decisions. We feel for the time being that our life is our own. — William Raymond British novelist and critic Interpretation: The substantial difference between work and leisure consists in the extent of autonomy. It appears that during leisure time one is entitled to choose his own way enjoy his time to the fullest whereas in the workplace one is required to comply with rules and regulations.

8. Starting out—Task 1 4. It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. —Agnes Repplier American essayist and biographer Interpretation: One can derive the true meaning of life from pleasure and happiness. But what makes a person who he is depends on how he spends his leisure time.

9. Starting out—Task 1 5. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others. —William Lyon Phelps American educator Interpretation: If you want to pursue happiness, then you should spend your leisure time in a positive way, which is helpful to enhancing your mental development. If you are happy, it is likely that you will bring happiness to others.

10. Starting out—Task 2 A E C D F B Task 2 • Match the classic line with its corresponding movie. (P64) Key: • 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

11. Starting out—Task 2 Task 2 • Is watching movies your favorite leisure activity? Which genre of movies do you like best? (P64) Useful words and expressions: documentary; literary film; anime; musical; comedy; dracula movie/ horror movie/ thriller; swordsmen film; action film; detective film/ whodunit; ethical film; feature film; mystery & suspense; sci-fi & fantasy; romance; newsreel; travelogue, etc

12. Starting out glamorous duringWWII sacrifice unexpressed Tortured Brief Encounter (1945): Nothing gets more _____________ than that. No, this is no category script, David Lynn’s direction. It is a masterpiece of holding back and I think since it was made ____________, it was all about ____________ and keeping things together and it’s just brimming with the ____________ and the unacted-upon. __________ love is the best kind.

13. Starting out trickshimintothinking neverasgreatasyouthink alljusthuman The Lady Eve(1941): Harry Fonda learns that Barbara Stanwick is basically a skunk (讨厌鬼) and but she ______________________ she is somebody else and he falls in love with her again. And he learns that, you know, they are _________________________, but they are never as bad as you think either. They were _______________.

14. Starting out cryingscenes his ghost friends move on find a new lovely man Truly Madly Deeply: Because she loves him so much that Alan Rickman comes back to Juliet Stevenson. She’s just one of the great _____________ of all time. One of the things I love about this is in pairing these two together is that in fact Alan Rickman and _______________ sit around watching Brief Encounter on television—perfect little connection. It’s just wonderful and in fact she does learn to ____________ and ____________________ in her life who is living.

15. Starting out worked side by side pen pals surface soul The Shop Around The Corner: It was a musical She Loves Me, about two people who _________________ and hated each other’s guts, but in fact, they had this whole secret life as _________ and it is when you learn, that you know, the _________ is one thing, the ________ is another thing. And you know, it’s all crazy and mixed-up and it makes up sense.

16. Starting out violent removed from each other memories out of their heads Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): It is really an emotionally _________ film. They have a surgery to have each other _______________________. They loathe each other, but, no, they come to loathe each other, Jim Kerry and Kate Winslet loathe each other and yet even after a surgery to purge (purge: remove; get rid of) the _________, they cannot get themselves ________________. So here is my design for living, for in-and-out of love with the same person all your life.

17. Reading Focus Why Harry’s Hot

18. Global Understanding 2 Detailed Information 3 Critical Thinking Vocabulary in Action 4 6 Language Points Background Information 5 1 Reading Focus

19. Background Information Listen to a talk on J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry books, and answer the following questions. 1) When was J. K Rowling born and what was her childhood dream? 2) When did the idea of Harry Potter strike Rowling? 3) When was the first Harry book released and what was the title of the book? 4) When was the film version of the first book released? 5) What is said about J. K Rowling’s marriages? 6) What problems did the Harry books encounter?

20. 1 2 3 Introduction Author’s Comment Conclusion Reading Focus– Global Understanding (Paras. 1-4) (Paras. 5-9) (Para. 10)

21. Reading Focus– Global Understanding The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling have achieved huge success in spite of challenges. Introduction A. The Harry Potter books appeal to an enormous number of people. The first three books have earned a conservatively estimated $480 million in 3 years. Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire promises to break all previous bookselling records. In Britain and North America, thousands of children rushed to claim their copies when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was on sale. B. Some parents and conservative religious leaders disapprove of the Harry Potter books because they think that these books _____________________________________________. Reading of the books has been challenged in 25 school districts and the books have been banned in schools in Kansas and Colorado. Example 1: Example2: Example 3: advocate witchcraft Example:

22. Reading Focus– Global Understanding Author’s comment A. The Harry Potter bookshave muchmerits: They are beautifully crafted works of entertainment, the literary counterpart of Steven Spielberg. They amount to much more than just the sum of parts of children’s classic, and they can be read by children and adults with equal pleasure. The language of the books may be unadorned, but th way with naming people and things is quirky and original. Adults also find the books appealing because of the deepintellectualism in them. B. A disadvantage of the Harry Potter books is an absence of ___________________ in the first four books. Example 1: Example2: Example 3: Example 4: an interesting villain

23. Reading Focus– Global Understanding There is every reason to say that Harry Potter possesses _________________________. Conclusion all the earmarks of a classic Both children and adults enjoy reading the books. The books introduce young readers to a very high standard of entertainment. A. B.

24. Reading Focus– Detailed Information Task 2 Key: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F F T F F T F F F T Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage. (P 73)

25. Reading Focus Critical Thinking

26. Reading Focus—Critical Thinking Step One In the text, the author says that“Rowling’s novels are probably the best books children have ever encountered that haven’t been thrust upon them by an adult.” • Did you read any books like that during your childhood? • What did you think of them? • Work in groups and talk about the favorite books or stories of your childhoods.

27. Reading Focus—Critical Thinking Step Two Discuss in groups and work out a list of the features that make a children’s book a classic.

28. Reading Focus– Language Point Buying goods on the installment plan by monthly installments • With a first printing of 5.3 million copies and advance orders topping 1.8 million, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth installment of the series, promises to break every bookselling record. (Para. 1) • installment: 1) one of the parts of a story that appears as a series of parts, especially in a magazine, newspaper, etc. e.g.the first installment of a science fiction trilogy 2) One of a number of successive payments in settlement of a debt. e.g.*_____________________________ (用分期付 款的方式购物) has become epidemic in recent years. * They’re letting me pay for the washing machine _________________ (按月付款地方式).

29. Reading Focus– Language Point 2. Amazingly, Rowling keeps her several plotlines clear of each other until the end, when she deftly brings everything together in a cataclysmic conclusion. (Para. 2) • deftly: adv. • deft: adj. moving quickly and with skill 机敏的，灵巧的 • cataclysmic: sudden, shocking, and violent 突然的；骇人的；剧烈的 e.g.A cataclysmic event had shaken her parents' marriage. 一场剧变动摇了她父母的婚姻。 翻译：让人称奇的是，罗琳让每一册书的情节相互独立，但最后，她却能够巧妙地把它们衔接起来，形成一个意想不到的结局。

30. Reading Focus– Language Point 3. The only sour notes in all the songs of joy over this phenomenon have come from parents and conservative religious leaders who say Rowling advocates witchcraft. (Para. 4) • “notes” figuratively means a particular quality in someone’s voice that shows how they are feeling. e.g. 1) There was a note of doubt in her voice. 2) It was not difficult for him to catch the note of bitterness in my voice.

31. Reading Focus– Language Point Given the circumstances given that I earn that much 4. But perhaps the most curious thing about the Potter phenomenon, especially given that it is all about books, is that almost no one has taken the time to say how good— or bad—these books are. (Para. 5) • “given” means “considering”. e.g. 1) _______________________ (考虑到这样的情况), you've done really well. 2) Usually, I am sensible with money, as I have to be, __________________________ (考虑到我没有 赚那么多钱).

32. Reading Focus– Language Point 5. There’s no telling which books will survive from one generation to the next. (Para. 5) Paraphrase: It is hard to tell which books will survive from one generation to the next. e.g. 很难说今晚谁会出现。 There's no telling who is going to show up tonight.

33. Reading Focus– Language Point adorned adornments unadorned 6. Her prose may be unadorned, but her way with naming people and things reveals a quirky and original talent. (Para. 7) unadorned; adorn; adornment e.g. 1) His house is lavishly ____________. 2) Japanese food is on the whole superb, one of the ______________ of the culture. 3) The room is typically simple and _____________, with white walls and a tiled floor.

34. Reading Focus– Language Point 7. The best writers remember what it is like to be a child with astonishing intensity. (Para. 8) • “with astonishing intensity” means “strongly”. This sentence means that the best writers are keenly aware of what is typical of a child. e.g. When Louis is alone he sees with astonishing intensity, and will write some words that may outlast us all.

35. Reading Focus– Language Point 8. Time and again, Rowling articulates just how defenseless even the bravest children often feel. (Para. 8) • articulate (v.) : 1) express your ideas or feelings in words e.g. Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel. 2) be related and exist 使相互连贯 e.g. The new course is designed to articulate with the current degree course.

36. Reading Focus– Language Point • articulate (adj.) : 1) (of a person) good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words e.g. 1)She is a highly articulate woman. 2) It gives an articulate description of the drug’s effect. 2) (of speech) clearly expressed or pronounced e.g. All we could hear were loud sobs, but no articulate words. • Ant.: inarticulate

37. Reading Focus– Language Point 9. But I don’t think the books would have their broad appeal if they were only exciting tales of magical adventure, and I know adults would not find them so enticing. (Para. 8) • This sentence is put in the subjuntive mood. “have their broad appeal” means “吸引这么广泛的群体”.

38. Reading Focus– Language Point • appeal (n.) : 1) a quality that makes people like something or someone e.g. 1)这个岛屿有什么特别的吸引之处？ What is the particular appeal of this island? 2) The film has great appeal for young audiences. 2) an urgent request for something important e.g. 1)All the organizations involved have sent urgent appeals to the government, asking for extra funding. 2) The girl's family have made a public appeal for help to try and catch her killer. 3) a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed e.g. He has lodged an appeal against the size of the fine.

39. Reading Focus– Language Point • appeal (v.) : 呼吁，请求；吸引力，迎合爱好；上诉； • 1) be attractive e.g. The idea of working abroad really appeals to me. 2) make an urgent request for something important e.g. The police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and talk to them. 3) a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed e.g. Appealing to the referee does not often result in a decision being changed.

40. Promise n. the act of saying that you will certainly do something允诺；诺言；保证许诺，允诺；希望 the idea that someone or something is likely to develop successfully and that people expect this to happen （成功的）迹象，征兆；（有）出息，（有）前途 vt. to tell someone that you will certainly do something 允诺，答应；保证 vi. 许诺；有指望，有前途

41. claim 1) to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it 声称；宣称；断言；主张 2) to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it 要求（拥有）；认领；索取，索要 3) a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it 声明；说法；断言

42. note 1) a short piece of writing 短笺，便条 2) a short explanation or an extra piece of information that is given at the bottom of a page, at the back of a book, etc.注释，说明；批注；（音乐作品的）封套介绍 3) a single sound at a particular level, usually in music, or a written symbol that represents this sound 音；音符 4) an emotion or a way of expressing something 语调；口气 5) a piece of paper money 纸币 6) importance, or the fact that something deserves attention重要性；值得注意之处 There was nothing of note in the latest report. 最近的这份报告中并无值得关注之处。

43. given 1) past participle of give 送给；提供；赠与；给予 支付；付（款） 献出金钱／投入时间／付出最大努力 2) prep. ​knowing about or considering a particular thing考虑到；鉴于 Given his age, he's a remarkably fast runner. 考虑到他的年龄，他可称得上是个很出众的赛跑运动员了。 3) adj. already decided, arranged, or agreed规定的；特定的；已经安排好的；已认可的 At the given signal, the group rushed forward to the barrier. 预定信号一发出，人群便向关卡冲去。 4) n. something that is certain to happen （定当发生的）假设事实，假定事实 You can take it as a given that there will be champagne at the wedding. 你可以假设婚礼上一定会有香槟酒。

44. put 1) to move something or someone into the stated place, position, or direction把…放在；放置 2) to write something 写 3) to express something in words说，表述，表达

45. likes v. 1) v. to enjoy or approve of something or someone 喜欢，喜爱 2) used to say politely that you want something想，想要，希望 3) used in requests（用于请求）想要，希望得到 like prep. conj. 1) similar to; in the same way or manner as 像；与…相似，与…近似 2) in a way that suggests 好像，仿佛，似乎

46. Liken. 1) the like of sb/sth; sb's/sth's like ​also the likes of sb/sth a person, thing, or group similar in character or quality to the one mentioned …之类 Boxing hasn't seen the likes of Muhammad Ali since he retired. He was a very great actor - we won't see his like again. 他是个非常了不起的演员——没有人能达到他那样的水平。 2) and similar things 等等，之类 There's a big sports hall for tennis and badminton and such like. 那里有一个可供网球、羽毛球等比赛用的大型体育馆。

47. 1.That's more like it.这还差不多 2.Like cures like.以毒攻毒 3.Like knows like.英雄识英雄 1.like 作介词,在句中构成介词短语. 2.like 作名词,在句中分别作主语和宾语. 3.like 作名词,句型同上.

48. articulate v. to express in words 清楚地表达 to pronounce 清晰地吐（字）；清晰地发（音） adj. able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality 能表达清楚的，善于表达的；口齿伶俐的，有口才的

49. Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action Task 1 Choose the sentence in which the underlined word has the closest meaning to the underlined word in the sentence quoted from the passage.(P.75) A B A B B B C A • Key 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-

50. Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action Task 2 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box. Change the form if necessary.(P76) stack up against pull off chop off thrust … upon … fade away turn out appeal to amount to keep clear of strike a chord bring together pick up on stack up against • 1) How does our product ________________ those of our competitors? • 2) Mr.Jenkins’ arguments for stability _________________ with Europe’s two most powerful politicians. struck a chord