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新编英语教程Book4Unit11

UnitEleven

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

1.WhydidMarycallTami?

Becauseshewantedtotellherthatshecouldn’tgototheballsinceDominiqueaskedhertofinishcleaningherbedroombymidnight.

2.WhatdidTamido?

Sheaskedhersister’sboyfriend’scousinstohelpMarytocleanDominique’sbedroom.

Discussion:

IfyouwereMary,wouldyougototheballorcleanDominique’sbedroom?

Why?

（Thisisanopenquestion.）

Script

（FromAnotherCinderalla）

-Mary?

Thetwinsareturning16nextweek.

-Didn’ttheyturn16lastyear?

-Yes,andthey’llkeepturning16untilItellthemtostop.We’rehavingabigpartyandIneedthishousetobespotless.

-ButTamiandIaregoingtotheballtonight.PlusI’vecleanedeveryroominthishouse.

-Not...mybedroom.

-You’rekiddingme,right?

-I’mclubbingwithParistonight.It’smyturntothrowtheafter-party.Don’tsteponmyhair.WhenIgethomeatmidnight,thisroomwillbepristine.

-Dominique,I’dneedheavyequipment.Forexample,aflamethrower.

-Don’tyousassme,smartypants.I’llrevokeyourschoolprivileges.Youcouldsaygoodbyetothosetrendyfriends.OrshallIsayfriend,LittleMissNot-So-Popular?

Oh,andcleanupthesefishsticks.They’vebeentheresinceLent.

-Tami,Ican’tgototheball.“Domifreak’s”makingmecleanherbedroom.

-You’reinherlair?

-Therearespeciesofbugsinherestillunknowntoscience.There’snowayI’llfinishintime.

-Wait,whatif...?

-Whoareyoutalkingto?

WhenIsaidnophoneprivileges,thatincludedthelandline.

-I’msorry.Ihavetogo.

-Ugh.

-Manson,we’vebeenlookingforyousinceChristmas,boy.You’refree,boy.Go.Go,go.Go,Manson,go.You’refree.Oh,hey.Gosh,look,IjustfoundManson.Andpleasetellmethosearen’tourdresses.

-Ican’t.Becausetheyare.We’regoingtotheball.

-Tami,whatpartof“Domifreak’smakingmecleanherbedroom”didyounotunderstand?

-WhatwouldyousayifItoldyouIcouldcleanupthemessforyou...andDominiquewouldneverknow?

-I’dsayyou’remyhero,butthere’snoway,andyouhavetogototheball.Plus,youcan’tcleanthismessupalone.

-Well,whosaidIwasalone?

-Hi,Mary.

-Hey.

-Youdidthisforme?

-Mary,meetmysister’sboyfriend’scousins.Cousins,thisisMary.

-Hello,hello.Yougotodance?

Verynice.Housecleanbymidnight?

Noproblem.Likevansay,“Nomesstoomessy.”

-Okay.

-Thismessistoomessy.

-Lee-Ha,youpromised.

-Isthereaproblem?

-I’monit.Getstartedandhidethevan.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.

Thetotalhistoryofalmostanyonewouldshockalmosteveryone. 

—MignonMcLaughlin, TheNeurotic’sNotebook,1960

Whatisthemostbeautifulinvirilemenissomethingfeminine;whatismostbeautifulinfemininewomenissomethingmasculine. 

—SusanSontag

Youneverknowtillyoutrytoreachthemhowaccessiblemenare;butyoumustapproacheachmanbytherightdoor. 

—HenryWardBeecher, ProverbsfromPlymouthPulpit,1887

Ifwehadnofaultsofourown,wewouldnottakesomuchpleasureinnoticingthoseofothers. 

—FrancoisducdelaRochefoucauld

Youcandiscovermoreaboutapersoninanhourofplaythaninayearofconversation. 

—Plato

Beyourself;everyoneelseisalreadytaken. 

—OscarWilde

Itisabsurdtodividepeopleintogoodandbad.Peopleareeithercharmingortedious.

—OscarWilde

Therearetwokindsofpeople:

thosewhosaytoGod,"Thywillbedone,"andthosetowhomGodsays,"Allright,then,haveityourway.

—C.S.Lewis

Therearesomepeoplewholiveinadreamworld,andtherearesomewhofacereality;andthentherearethosewhoturnoneintotheother.

—DouglasH.Everett

Godmusthavelovedtheplainpeople:

Hemadesomanyofthem.

—AbrahamLincoln

Text

1.TextI

（1）Pre-ReadingQuestions

（2）GeneralReading

（3）Background

（4）Text

（5）CommentsontheText

（6）Exercises

2.TextII

（1）Text

（2）Comprehension

TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

Lookingatthetitleofthetext,youmaywellpredictthatthewriterisgoingtocompareandcontrasttwoclassesofpeople,theneatandthesloppy.Inyouropinion,whatisthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople?

What’syouropinionofneatpeopleandsloppypeople?

Foryourreference

Thisisanopenquestion.Discusswithyourclassmates.

2.TheMainIdea

Readthetextrapidlytofindoutthewriter’sopinionofsloppypeopleandneatpeople.

Foryourreference

Answers:

Accordingtothewriter,sloppypeoplevalueobjectsandcorrespondence,arecarefulandtakethelongview,whileneatpeoplearecallous,wastefulandselfish.

3.BackgroundNote

Never-NeverLand

Never-NeverLand （alsoNeverNeverLand,NeverlandorNeverLand）isafictionalplacefeaturedintheworksof J.M.Barrie andthosebasedonthem.Itisthedwellingplaceof PeterPan, TinkerBell,theLostBoys andothers.AlthoughnotallpeopleinNever-NeverLandceasetoage,itsbestknownresidentsfamouslyrefusedtogrowup,anditisoftenusedasametaphorforeternal childhood （andchildishness）,immortality,and escapism.Itwasfirstintroducedas“theNeverNeverLand”inthe theatreplay PeterPanorTheBoyWhoWouldn’tGrowUp byScottishwriter J.M.Barrie,firststagedin1904.

4.Text

NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeople

I’vefinallyfiguredoutthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople.Thedistinctionis,asalways,moral.Neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople.

Sloppypeople,yousee,arenotreallysloppy.Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoral

（1）rectitude.Sloppypeople

（1）carryintheirmind’seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplan,thatisso

（2）stupendous,soperfect,itcan’tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.

SloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheir

（2）métier.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs.Somedaytheywillgothroughtheirwardrobesandmarkcertainitemsfor（3）tentativemendingandcertainitemsforpassingontorelativesofsimilarshapeandsize.Somedaysloppypeoplewillmakefamilyscrapbooksintowhichtheywillputnewspaperclippings,postcards,locksofhair,andthedriedcorsagefromtheirsenior（3）prom.Somedaytheywillfileeverythingonthesurfaceoftheirdesks,includingthecashreceiptsfromcoffeepurchasesatthesnackshop.Somedaytheywillsitdownandreadallthe（4）backissuesofTheNewYorker.

Forallthese（4）noblereasonsandmore,sloppypeoplenevergetneat.Theyaimtoohighandwide.Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,and（5）straightenouttheworld.Butwhiletheseambitiousplanstakeclearerandclearershapeintheirheads,thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamily（5）mementosaccumulateineverydrawer,thesurfaceofthedeskisburiedunder（6）moundsofpaperandtheunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.

Sloppypeoplecan’tbeartopartwithanything.Theygivelovingattentiontoeverydetail.Whensloppypeoplesaythey’regoingtotacklethesurfaceofadesk,theyreallymeanit.Notapaperwillgounturned;notarubberbandwillgounboxed.Fourhoursortwoweeksintotheexcavation,thedesklooksexactlythesame,primarilybecausethesloppypersonis（7）meticulouslycreatingnewpilesofpaperswithnewheadingsand（8）scrupulouslystoppingtoreadalltheoldbookcatalogsbeforehethrowsthemaway.Aneatpersonwouldjust（9）bulldozethedesk.Neatpeopleare（6）bumsandclodsatheart.Theyhave（7）cavalierattitudestowardpossessions,includingfamily（10）heirlooms.Everythingisjustanotherdust-catchertothem.Ifanythingcollectsdust,it’sgottogoandthat’sthat.Neatpeoplewill（8）toywiththeideaofthrowingthechildrenoutofthehousejusttocutdownontheclutter.

Neatpeopledon’tcareaboutprocess.Theylikeresults.Whattheywanttodois（9）getthewholethingoverwithsotheycansitdownandwatchtherasslin’onTV.Neatpeopleoperateontwo（11）unvaryingprinciples:

Neverhandleanyitemtwice,andthroweverythingaway.

Theonlythingmessyinaneatperson’shouseisthetrashcan.Theminutesomethingcomestoaneatperson’shand,hewilllookatit,trytodecideifithasimmediateuseand,findingnone,throwitinthe（10）trash.

Neatpeopleareespecially（12）viciouswithmail.Theynevergothroughtheirmailunlesstheyare（11）standingdirectlyoveratrashcan.Ifthetrashcanisbesidethemailbox,evenbetter.Allads,catalogs,pleasforcharitablecontributions,churchbulletinsandmoney-savingcouponsgostraightintothetrashcanwithoutbeingopened.Alllettersfromhome,postcardsfromEurope,billsandpaychecksareopened,immediatelyrespondedto,thendroppedinthetrashcan.Neatpeoplekeeptheirreceiptsonlyfortaxpurposes.（12）That’sit.（13）Nosentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletteradyingrelativeeverwrote.Intothetrashitgoes.

（14）Neatpeopleplaceneatnessaboveeverything,eveneconomics.Theyareincrediblywasteful.Neatpeoplethrowawayseveraltoyseverytimetheywalkthroughtheden.Iknewaneatpersononcewhothrewawayaperfectlygooddishdrainerbecauseithadmoldonit.Thedrainerwastoomuchtroubletowash.Andneatpeopleselltheirfurniturewhentheymove.TheywillsellaLa-ZBoyreclinerwhileyouarereclininginit.

（15）Neatpeoplearenogoodtoborrowfrom.Neatpeople（16）buyeverythinginexpensivelittlesingleportions.Theygettheirflourandsugarintwo-poundbags.Theywouldn’tconsiderclippingacoupon,savingaleftover,reusing（17）plasticnondairywhippedcream