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上海外语教育出版社——新世纪英语高二全部课文
(包括AdditionalReading)及重点词组
高二第二学期
17.Wordsandtheirstories
EAGERBEAVERAneagerbeaverisapersonwhoisalwayswillingtodoandisexcitedaboutdoingwhatisexpectedofhim.
Suppose,forexample,thatateachertellshisstudentstheyeachmustsolveonehundredmathproblemsbeforecomingtoschoolthenextday.Thechildrencomplainaboutsomuchhomework.Butonestudentdoesnotprotestatall.Thatstudentisaneagerbeaver.Helovestodomathproblems,anddoesnotmindallthehomework.
Theexpressionissaidtohavecomefromthenameofahard-workinganimal---thebeaver.
Beaversarestrange-lookingcreatures.Theyspendalotoftimeinthewater,buildingdamstocreatelittlelakesorponds.Theyusetheirhugeteethandworkhardtocutdowntrees,removebranchesandputthemacrossstreams.Theyusetheirtailstopackmudonthebranchestomakethedamssolid.Fewotheranimalsworksohard.
HistorianssaythebeaverhadanimportantpartinthesettlementofNorthAmerica.
TherewerehundredsofmillionsofbeaverswhenEuropeansettlersfirstarrived.Thesettlersputgreatvalueonthefurofbeavers.Infact,fortwohundredyearsormore,beaversprovidedthemostvaluablefurinNorthAmerica.Beaverskinsoftenusedasmoney.
Youngmenlookingforadventureheadedwestacrossthecountrytosearchforbeavers.Intheirsearch,theyexploredmuchofthewesternterritories.Thetradingposts,wheretheyexchangedbeaverskinsforthegoodstheyneeded,becamevillages,andlatertownsandcities.
IT’SINTHEBAGThebag---oneofthesimplestandmostusefulthingsineverymanorwoman’slife---hasgiventheworldmanystrangeexpressionsthatarenotverysimple.AnumberoftheseexpressionsarewidelyusedintheUnitedStatestoday.SomewereimportedfromEnglandalongtimeago.
Whenyouaresureofsomething,youcansay,“It’sinthebag.”
Thisphraseseemedtohavearrivedwiththemodernpaperbag.Before,Americansusedtosay,“It’sallwrappedup.”Then,thingsyouboughtwerewrappedinplainbrownpaper,orsometimesinoldnewspaper.
Anotherwidelyusedexpressionsis“toletthecatoutofthebag”,meaningtorevealawell-keptsecret.
Noonecanexplainhowthecatgotintothebag,orwhyitremainedthere.Butthereisanoldstoryaboutit.Longagotradesmansoldthingsinlargeclothbags.Onceawomanaskedforapig.Thetradesmanhelduphisclothbag.Insidetherewassupposedtobealivepig.Thewomanaskedtoseeit.Whenthedishonesttradesmanopenedthebag,outjumpedasquealingcat,notapig.Thetradesman’ssecretwasout:
hewastricky,andnoweverybodyknewit.
18.Englishproverbs
Characters
TeacherofEnglish:
MsSmith(MS)
Students:
Li(LI),Mao(MA),Anne(AN),Rivera(RI)
MS:
Goodmorning,everyone.Ihopeyouallknowwhatweareherefor.Thetopicofourdiscussionthismorningis“EnglishProverbs”.
LI:
So,I’mintherightgroup.
MA:
Me,too.
RI:
Me,too.
MS:
ButIwastoldwewouldhavefour…andyet…
AN:
I’mcoming.Goodmorning.AmIlate?
MS:
Morning.“Speakofangelsandyouheartheirsongs.”
AN:
Isthataproverbreferringtomycoming?
MS:
Exactly.
LI:
WehaveasayinginChinese,whichIthinkisverycloseinmeaning…
MA:
SpeakofCaoCaoandheappears.
MS:
Right.Well,“firstthingsfirst”.Aproverbisatraditionalsayingwhichoffersadviceorpresentsamoralinashortandbriefmanner.Aproverbnormallyisasentence,intowhichthewriteroftenworksrhyme.Forinstance,“Eastorwest,homeisbest.”Sometimesitcomesoutintheformofaphrase.
MA:
I’veseendictionariesofproverbs.
MS:
Well,therearethousandsofproverbs.Theyfallintothreemaincategories.Thoseofthefirsttypetaketheformofabstractstatements.Theyexpressgeneraltruths.Herearetwogoodexamples:
“Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.”and“Amanwhoneglectshisstudiesinyouthwillregretitinlateryears.”
RI:
Ithinkthereissometruthinbothproverbs.Toencourageapersonwhohashadlittleeducationforsomereasonasayoungman,wemayusetheformer.Withus,Iguessthelatterworks.
MS:
Soyouhavetokeepthisinmind.Neveruseproverbsoutofcontext.“Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.”
LI:
Isee.Then,whatisthesecondtype?
MS:
Thesecondtypeusesspecificobservationsfromeverydayexperiencetomakeageneralpoint.
AN:
“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.”Doesitfallintothesecondcategory?
MS:
You’reright,dear.Thenthethirdtypeconsistsofsayingsfromparticularareasoftraditionalcustomsandbeliefs.“Afterdinner,restawhile;aftersupper,walkamile.”isanexampleofthistype.Suchproverbsareoftenrelatedtoagriculture,theseasons,andtheweather.
LI:
Manypeopleholdtheopinionthatproverbsaregoingoutoffashion.Isthattrue?
MS:
Thefactis,assomeoldonesarefallingintodisuse,newonesarebeingcreated.Thecomputerworldhasrecentlygivenuslotsofthem.
AN:
I’vegotone:
“Rubbishin,rubbishout.”
MA:
Italsogoes“Garbagein,garbageout.”
MS:
Ithinkitismorecommontosay“Garbagein,garbageout.”Well,Ihope,today“You’llhavesomethingniceoutasyouhavehadsomethingnicein.”
AN:
Thankyou,MsSmith.Bytheway,dowehaveanassignmentasusual?
MS:
Yes.Youaretocollectsomeproverbsofthefirsttype,thatis,proverbsthatexpressgeneraltruths.
LI:
I’dliketocollectsomeonstudies.
MS:
Good!
I’msogladtohavebeenwithyou.(Tothefourstudents)“Strikewhiletheironishot.”Seeyounextweek.
19.Tipsonmakingapublicspeech
Itisinterestingtonotethatspeechesarealways“given”or“delivered”.Theyarenever“said”.Whengivingaspeech,therefore,itisusefultothinkofyourselfasplayingapart,i.e.acting.Thiskindofactingcallsforanintegrationofverbalandnonverbalcommunication.Nonverbalcommunicationchieflyinvolvesthespeaker’sstanceandgestures,theeyecontactbetweenthespeakerandtheaudience,andagoodcontrolofthepresentationspeedoftalking/speaking.
STANCEThisisimportanttothedeliveryofagoodspeech.Standupstraightandkeepyourheadup.Droppingyourheadlooksunprofessionalandmaypreventyouraudiencefromhearingyouclearly.Ontheotherhand,don’tstandlikeaguardonduty.Youhavetobeabletomoveinanaturalwayinordertoaddexpressiontoyourwords.Bodylanguage“says”alot.Avoidholdingyourhandstightlytogether;thiswillinterferewithfreeandnaturalmovement.Don’tplaywithkeysorcoinsinyourpocket;thiswilldistractyouraudience.
GESTURESGesturesandfacialexpressionsarebothimportantaidstothespokenwordwhenyouarecommunicating.Adull,longspeechdeliveredwithoutexpression,withoutgesturesoreyecontactwillnotbewellreceived.Theskillisindecidinghowmuchgesturingtobeemployedandinmakingsurethatyourgesturesarenatural.
Ingeneral,thelargertheaudience,themoreexpansivethegesturesshouldbe,becausetheywillnotbeseensoclearlybytheaudience.Inasmallgroup,facialexpressionswilladdalottounderstanding.Trytellingsomebodysomethingfunnywithaveryseriousface.Theywillhavedifficultybelievingwhatyouarereallysayingisfunny.
Differentgesturesaresupposedtobeusedindeliveringaspeech.Somepeopleusetheirhandsalotwhenspeaking.Youmustmakesurethatyourgesturesarenotrepeatedtoooften,andtheyshouldbeexpressiveandmeaningful.
EYECONTACTTohavemaximumimpactyouneedtomakeeachmemberofyouraudiencefellasifyouwerespeakingtothempersonally.Todothis,glancetowardsallsectionsoftheaudienceanddon’tbeafraidtomoveyourhead.Ifyoufavouronedirection,theothersidemayfeelyouareignoringthemandthereforeloseinterestinwhatyouaresaying.
TIMINGAccuratetimingisessential.Youshouldensurethatyoudon’tfallshortoforrunoverthetimeallowedforyourspeech.Eitherway,theaudiencewillfeelunhappyandloseconcentrationonyourspeech.Thebestwaytoovercomethisisthroughpreparation.Clearthinkingaboutwhatyouwanttosayandhowlongyourspeechwilllast,beforeyoustarttowriteit,willsavealotoftime.Whenpractising,makesurethatyouspeakatthecorrectspeedanddotimeyourself.
20.Keepitshortfortheaudience’ssake
HowlongshouldImakemyspeech?
Howlongwillmyaudienceconcentrateonmyspeech?
HoeslowlyshouldIspeaktomakemyselfclearlyunderstood?
Intryingtoanswerthesequestions,weseehowimportanttimingistospeech.
KEEPYOURSPEECHLESSTHAN15MINUTESLinYutang,thefamouswriterandtranslator,oncesaidaboutthelengthofaspeech,“theshorter,thebetter.”Speakingaroundthetopicshouldbeseriouslyavoided,notonlyinspeech,butinallconversationsinEnglish.BeingindirectandroundaboutinyourapproachmaybethoughtskillfulinChinese.ButinEnglishspeech?
Noway.WhenoneismakingaspeechinEnglish,heshouldalwayssticktothepoint,andusesimple,clear,anddirectlanguage.
Accordingtoscientists,audiencescangenerallyonlymanagetoconcentrateforabout13minutes.Soa10-15-minutespeechisaboutright.
ThefamousGettysburgAddress,deliveredbyAbrahamLincolnonNovember19,1863hasabout200words,butitstillmanagedtoexpresstheideathatallpeoplearebornequal.
150-160WORDSPERMINUTESpeakingspeedoftendependsontheoccasionforthespeech.Thenumberofpeopleintheaudienceisalsoanimportantfactortobeconsidered.
Ifyouarespeakingtohundredsoreventhousandsofpeople,especiallyintheopenair,youshouldspeakslowly.Theideaistolettheaudiencecatcheverysinglewordofyourspeech.Forexample,whenMartinLutherKingspoke,eventoasmallgroup,hisusua
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