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1、高级英语 精品课程 第二册,制作人: 徐李洁,Unit 14,Loving and Hating New York,General Analysis of the Text,A piece of expository writing Textual structure Theme: Loving and hating New York becomes a matter of alternating moods, often in the same day. Style: objective and emotional description,General Questions on the T
2、ext,1. In what fields can New York no longer be regarded as the leading American city? New York no longer begets the styles and sets the sets the trends. It is no longer a pacesetter. 2.What are its deficiencies as a pacesetter? Other cities have buildings more inspired architecturally. The center o
3、f music and sports have also shifted to other cities. As a tourist attraction it is inferior to New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington or Disneyland. Finally there are many better cities to live in than New York.,3. Why do many Europeans call New York their favorite city? The Europeans call New York
4、 their favorite city because they like its cosmopolitan complexities, its surviving European standards and its alien mixtures. Perhaps some of them are reassured by the international names of jewelers, shoe stores and designer shops. But what most excites Europeans is the citys charged, nervous atmo
5、sphere, its vulgar dynamism. 4. Where is the author from? Why did he go and live New York? The author is from Seattle, a seaport in west central Washington State. He went to people still go to New York because he liked to live there and he could practice the kind of journalism he wanted in that city
6、.,5. Why do many young New York? The young people go to New York to test themselves and to avoid giving in to the most banal and marketable of their talents. In New York they also find the company of many other young people similarly fleeing from the constricting atmosphere of smaller cities. 6. In
7、what respects is New York still regarded as the leading American city? New York is still the banking and communications headquarters for America. The networks news centers, the largest book publishers, the biggest magazines, the ad agencies are all here, appraising and ratifying the films, the plays
8、, the music, the books that other have created. 7. What gives the city its sense of freedom? Newcomers can find or form their little groups and though these groups lie close to each other, there is no contact or intercourse between groups. This gives the city its sense of freedom.,8. Why does a New
9、Yorker who sees all the faults of the city still prefer to live in New York? Despite all the faults of the city, a New Yorker still prefers to live New York because he prefers the unhealthy hassle and vitality of urban life. What he finds attractive about New York is its rawness, tension, urgency; i
10、ts bracing competitiveness; the rigor of its judgments; and the congested, democratic presence of so many other New Yorkers, encased in their own worlds. 9. Does the writer really both love and hate New York? Cite examples to back up you analysis. The writer states that he both loves and hates New Y
11、ork, but the reader fails to see where or why he hates New York. It is clear that the writer loves New York and feels exhilarated living there. He may sometimes feel exasperated but this feeling is never strong enough to turn to hate. The writer shows his love for New York with the words such as ene
12、rgy, contention striving, etc. 10. Why is New York called an international metropolis? Because here one finds a much wider mixture of nationalities - Asians, Africans, Latins and all varieties of Europeans.,Words & Expressions of Part I (paras 1-5),bush adj. rustic, countrified, belonging to small t
13、owns; second-rate 二流的 -Critics tend to regard him as a bush writer beget vt. Bring into being; produce, cause -Hate begets hate. 冤冤相报. preempt vt. radio and TV replace (a regularly scheduled program); take for oneself before others 抢先占有 -Their new launched product preempted the local market. nightsp
14、ot. n. (also called nightclub). An establishment that stays open late at night and provides food, drink, entertainment, and music for dancing. bilk vt. defraud, cheat, or swindle 欺骗, - to bilk his creditors 赖帐 put-down n. snub 轻待, 奚落 -Some feminists see the put-downs girls experience as means by whi
15、ch men control women. billing n. The relative importance of performers as indicated by the position and type size in which their names are listed on programs, theater marquees, pr advertisements,Words & Expressions of Part II (paras 6-22),gaudily adv. in a showy, but tasteless or vulgar way 华丽而俗气地 -
16、She was dressed gaudily. jagged adj. marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface 参差不齐的 - a jagged blade 剧齿形的刀刃 gamely adv. Pluckily; bravely -He challenged the authority in this field gamely. encroach v. to tale anothers possessions or rights gradually or stealthily -Thei
17、r new house encroached the neighbors land. pristine adj. remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization 质朴的 -pristine innocence banal adj. dull or stale as because of overuse; trite; commonplace 平庸的 squalor n. the quality or condition of being squalid; filth and wretchedness 肮脏, 悲惨,不幸 -the s
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