1、FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITY,SectionA,3,Swimmingthroughfear,Objectives,1.Lookatthefollowingpictures,whatarethesepeopleafraidof,height,elevator,publicspeaking,water,T,F,T,F,F,Jacksproblemissolvedbyacarpenter.HetoldJacktocutth
2、elegsoffthebed.AndthenJackwascertainthatnobodywassleepingunderitwhenhegotintobed,1.BywhomisJacksproblemsolvedHow,Listenandtalk,Pre-readingactivities,Theanswerisopen-ended.Forexample,youmighthavethefearofdarkness,thefearofheights,thefearofsnakesors
3、piders,thefearofflying,etc.Somesuggestionsonhowtoovercomefearsarelistedbelowforreference.First,youanalyzedyourfearandhadaclearpictureofwhatyourfearwas.Thenyoutookcontrolofyourfear.Youdecidedtoexposeyourselftothatfearinsmalldosesuntilyougainedabe
4、tterunderstandingofit,2.DidyouhaveafearofsomethingbeforeIfso,howdidyouovercomeit,Tobecontinued,Listenandtalk,Pre-readingactivities,Asaresult,yourfearbegantodisappear.Finally,yousuccessfullychangedthewayyouthoughtaboutyourfear.Youstartedseeingfearasaso
5、urceofenergyandembraceditsroleinyourlife,2.DidyouhaveafearofsomethingbeforeIfso,howdidyouovercomeit,Listenandtalk,Pre-readingactivities,Back,Criticalthinking,HowmanystepsthespeakermentionedtoovercomeanyfearAndwhatarethey,7steps.Theyare:Step1,writedown
6、exactlywhatyouareafraidofandwhy.Step2,pickanencouragingmantralike“Icanhandlethis”,or“Nothingcanharmme”,andrepeatitinyourheadwheneveryouhavetodosomethingthatscaresyou,tobecontinued,Criticalthinking,Step3,thenexttimeyouhavetodosomethingthatisscarin
7、g,makeafist,holdfor10seconds,thenrelease.Step4,eatmoreturkey,cheese,andnuts,theyallcontaintryptophanandmonoamineoxidasethathelpspeoplefeellessanxious,tobecontinued,HowmanystepsthespeakermentionedtoovercomeanyfearAndwhatarethey,Criticalthinking,Step5,u
8、sesoothingessentialoils,availableinhealthfoodstores.Step6,faceyourfear,againandagainandagain.Step7,askyourdoctoraboutmedicationsthathaveshownpromiseinreducingfearwhenapersonisfacedwithascaringsituation,Howmanystepsthespeakermentionedtoovercomeanyfear
9、Andwhatarethey,Criticalthinking,Doyouknowwhatis“ripcurrent”Howtoescapefromit,RipCurrent:anarrow,powerfulcurrentofwaterrunningperpendiculartothebeach,outintotheoceanHowtoescapefromripcurrent:swimsideways,paralleltothebeach;getyououtofthenarrowoutwa
10、rdcurrent;waituntilthecurrentcarriesyoupastthesandbar,Culturalbackground,WhatwasthebeachofMediterraneanSeaknownfor(Para.1,Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhesawthesea(Para.2,OnatourofFrance,IsawtheMediterraneanSea,buttheripcurrents_me.AnditremindedmethatI
11、developed_duetotheexperienceoflastsummerandsincethen,thefearwouldnt_,PartI(Paras.1-_,3,scared,afearofwater,recede,Whywereamobofpeoplerunningintothesea,fullyclothed(Para.6-7,Whatdidthewould-berescuersdotosavetheboyWhatabouttheauthor(Paras.7-9,They
12、foughtagainstthetide,butthesituationwasbleak.Withthewaterstow,theydnevergettohimintime,Iappraisedthesituationandrealizedthejetty!Theboywasclosetoit;maybeIcouldhelpfromthere,Whatweretheresultsoftheirsavingmeasures(Para.10,Theyhadunderestimatedthewa
13、vesandwerentmakinganyprogress,Iwastheonlyonewhosawthatgoingoutonthejettywasthefastestwaytoreachthedrowningboy,Whydidtheauthorbecomehesitantwhenheraceddownthebeach,outontothejetty(Para.9,Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhestoppedshort(Para.11,paralyzedwit
14、hfear,forcedmyselfto,imprompturescue,Howdidtheboyrespondwhentheauthorgrabbedhim(Para.13,Whathappenedwhentheyturnedbacktowardshore(Para.14,Howdidtheauthorandtheboymaketheirwaytosafety(Para.15,Whatkindofincrediblethingstheauthorrealizedwhentheyweresaf
15、e(Para.16,Whydidtheauthorfeelthewaterhadneverlookedsobeautifulwhenhereachedthejetty(Para.18,PartIII(Paras.18-19,Iwas_and_inamomentof_and_,relaxed,happy,triumph,salvation,认为重要,setyourgoals/deem,Dontsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeopledeemimportant.Onlyyoukn
16、owwhatisimportanttoyou,deemsth.important,短语逆译,短语应用,别人认为重要的，并不能作为你确定目标的根据。只有你自己才知道，什么东西对你最重要,意群提示,突然出现；冒出来,billionaires/popup/Forbesmagazine,Foryears,ChinesebillionairesbegantopopupmostfrequentlyinForbesmagazine,popup,短语逆译,短语应用,这几年中国的亿万富豪频繁出现在福布斯杂志排行榜上,意群提示,使丧失思考能力；使呆若木鸡,publi
17、cspeaking/beparalyzedwith,Mostpeoplefearpublicspeaking.Theyarealwaysparalyzedwiththethoughtofstandingaloneinfrontofandspeakingtoalargeaudience,beparalyzedwith,短语逆译,短语应用,大多数人都害怕公共演说。一想到要独自站在一大群听众面前讲话就会吓得不知所措,意群提示,艰难费力的通过,gathermaterial/plowthrough,Inordertogatherma
18、terialformythesis,Ihadtoplowthroughdozensofoldbooksoneconomics,plowthroughsth,短语逆译,短语应用,为了收集论文资料，我只好啃了几十本经济学的旧书,意群提示,突然猛力地冲进/扑向/跳到/扑倒等,threwoneselfintosbsarms,Seeinghismother,theboythrewhimselfintoherarms,throwoneselfinto/at/on/down,短语逆译,短语应用,小男孩一见到自己的母亲，马上扑进了她的
20、界上最让人困扰的就是自己的心境,意群提示,Nothingintheworldcanbotheryouasmuchasyourownmind,后来我们到达安全水域时，我觉得有些不可思议：我不再怕水了,原句译文,逆译练习,And,aswemadeourwaytosafetyIrealizedsomethingincredible:Iwasnolongerafraid.(Para.16,L1,句型提炼,Assb.didsth.,sb.realizesomethingincredible/thought-provoking/
21、important:sb.nolonger,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“某人对某些事的反思,句型应用,getaddictedto/smarttechnologies,典型例句,当我们对智能技术上瘾后，令人深思的是：面对面交流已不复存在，朋友之间已成陌路,意群提示,Aswegetaddictedtothesmarttechnologies,werealizedsomethingthought-provoking:wenolongerhavetheface-to-facecommunicationandbecomestrangersto
22、ourfriends,虽已疲惫不堪，但放眼大海，我感觉海水比任何时候看起来都更美,原句译文,逆译练习,Ilookedouttothesea.WearyasIwas,thewaterhadneverlookedsobeautiful.(Para.19,L4,句型提炼,adj.assb.was,sb./sth.hadneverlookedsoadj.,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“某人对某事或某人新的看法,句型应用,plain-looking,典型例句,虽然她长相平平，但现在她比以往任何时候看起来都要更优雅、更美丽,意群提示,Plain-
23、lookingasshewas,shehadneverlookedsogracefulandbeautiful,fearofwaterneverrecede,thesituationisbleak,donotmakeanyprogress,inthemidstofthetragedy,popup,beparalyzedwithfear,plowthrough,toonesdismay,suckinadeepbreath,throwoneselfintothewater,odd-lookingbutpract
24、icablesolution,makeonesway,leavebehind,gripforsolong,Thefearsmaycomefrom:ourownpastexperience;otherpeoplesfearswewitness;someonesdescriptionabouttheirfears;influenceofspecificculturalandhistoricalcontext,Whydopeoplehaveinnerfearofsomethingsuchasspiders,snak
25、es,water,heights,flyinginairplanes,death,etc.,2.Whatareyoursuggestionstoayoungmanwhogivesupatthelastminutewhenheisgoingtoaskagirlonadate,Togetaguytoaskagirlout,trygivinghimsomepointersandideasonhowtoapproachthesituationwithconfidence:Tellthe
26、guytoaskagirlonacasualdateandseewhereitgoesfromthere.Encouragetheguytobeassertiveandnotbeataroundthebush.Suggestthattheguygivethegirlsomechoicesastowheretogoonadate,Obsessivefearleadstoanxiety,panicattacksandavarietyofpsychologicalproblems.We
27、allknowwhatitsliketofeeloverwhelmedbyfear,butfear,asitturnsout,isafundamentalpartofourlives,andhassomepositiveeffectsonourlives:Fearpreparesustoprotectourselvesfromanythingpotentiallythreateningorharmful.Fearisaninvitationtoact.Fearpushesusbeyondou
28、rlimits.Fearisnecessaryindevelopingourcourage,3.DoespsychologicalfearproduceanypositiveaspectsinpeopleslifeIfyes,whatarethey,AccordingtorecentsurveyinAmerica,whatthecollegestudentsfearmostinthefutureis:postgraduatestudyorjob-hunting.ItisalsotruetoChin
29、esestudents.WhichoneismoreimportantPleaselistyourreasons,Forthosewhoareeagertobecomeeconomicallyindependentandtoputintopracticewhattheyhavelearnedincollege,takingajobwillbebothsatisfyingandrewarding.Moreover,atmanytimesduringtheirstudytheymusthavebee
30、nembarrassedbythelackofmoneyorbytheguiltyfeelingfromspendingtheirparentsmoneyor“luxuries”.Gettingestablishedasabread-earneraftergraduationiswhattheyhavebeendesiring,tobecontinued,Thosewhowanttotakeadvantageofthefavorableconditionsincollege,however,willi
31、nalllikelihood,trytoenrollingraduateprograms.Forthem,amastersdegreeorevenadoctoraldegreerepresentsamuchmoreambitiousgoaloflearningthanabachelorsdegree.Inthesameway,theirlifetimesuccessandinterestliemoreinmakingacademicachievementsthaninmakingmoney,Acc
32、ordingtorecentsurveyinAmerica,whatthecollegestudentsfearmostinthefutureis:postgraduatestudyorjob-hunting.ItisalsotruetoChinesestudents.WhichoneismoreimportantPleaselistyourreasons,VideoWatching,Tips,Criticalthinking,DevelopanarrativeessayTheplotishowthe
33、authorarrangeseventstodevelophisbasicidea.Itisaplanned,logicalseriesofeventswithabeginning,middle,andend.Thereareusuallyfiveessentialpartsofaplot:exposition,risingaction,climax(orturningpoint),fallingaction,andresolution,LetslookatTextAtoseehowtheaut
34、horplotsastory,Readthesampleessayandseehowitdevelopswithfiveessentialpartsofaplot,Topic:DadsblessingsIntroduction:Thesisstatement:Weoftenmisreadpeoplewetrulycareforinourlifeandmayneveragainhaveachancetomakeupforit.Exposition:Setting:Upongraduation,a
35、youngmanwasexpectinghisdadsblessing,tobecontinued,Conflict:Thefathersgift,aBiblewiththeyoungmansnameonitingold,resultedintheyoungmansstormingoutofthehouseonGraduationDay.Development:Risingaction:Havingbecomesuccessful,theyoungmandecidedtopayavisitto
36、hisfather.Climax:Whentheyoungmanmadearrangementstovisithisfather,hewasinformedofhisfathersdeath,tobecontinued,Fallingaction:Whenhearrivedathisfathershouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.Conclusion:Resolution:Theyoungmanfoundthekeyforthesportscar
37、heoncedreamedofinthestillnewBiblewhensearchingthroughhisfathersbelongings.Buthisfatherwasgone,tobecontinued,Sample:Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehadadmiredabeautifulsportscarinadealersshowroom,andknowinghisfathercould
38、wellaffordit,hetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.AsGraduationDayapproached,theyoungmanawaitedsignsthathisfatherhadpurchasedthecar.Finally,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisprivatestudy,tobecontinued,Hisfathertoldhimhowproudhewastohavesu
39、chafineson,andtoldhimhowmuchhelovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifullywrappedgiftbox.Curious,butsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovely,leatherboundBible,withtheyoungmansnameonitingold.Angrily,heraisedhisvoiceandsaidtohisfather,
40、“Withallyourmoney,yougivemeaBible”andstormedoutofthehouse,leavingtheBiblebehind,tobecontinued,Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautifulhomeandwonderfulfamily.Realizinghisfatherwasveryold,hethoughtperhapsheshouldgoto
41、him.HehadnotseenhimsincethatGraduationDay.Beforehecouldmakearrangements,hereceivedatelegramtellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohim.Heneededtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecareofthings,tobecontinued,Whenhearrivedathisfathersho
42、use,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.HebegantosearchthroughhisfathersimportantpapersandsawthestillnewBible,justashehadleftityearsago.Withtears,heopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.Andashedid,acarkeydroppedfromthebackoftheBible.Ithadat
43、agwiththedealersname,thesamedealerwhohadthesportscarhehaddesired.Onthetagwasthedateofhisgraduation,andthewords“PAIDINFULL,Writingpractice,Directions:Writeanessayofnolessthan150wordsononeofthefollowingtopics.Onetopichasanoutlineyoucanfollow,tobe
44、continued,Moretopics:MybiggestmistakeAnembarrassingexperience,Suppose,asaneye-witness,youareexpectedtowriteareporttothepolice,Makeaspeechonthefollowingtopic,Youcanfollowtheoutlinegivenbelow,PartI.Exposition:Youmayincludethefollowingpoints:1.Maincharacter(t
45、ypeofcars).2.Time(exacttimeoftheaccident).3.Place(exactplaceoftheaccident).4.Yourposition,Tobecontinued,PartII.Risingaction:Thedescriptionoftwo(ormore)carsbeforetheaccident.PartIII.Climax:Howthecarswerecrashed.PartIV.Fallingaction:Thedescriptionofthe
46、cardamage.PartV.Resolution:HowdidthepolicedealwiththeaccidentAndwhataboutthepeopleinthecar,Youcanfollowtheoutlinegivenbelow,Tobecontinued,Youmayadoptthefollowingexpressions,blackout;amobofpeople;stopshort;beparalyzedwith;plowthroughsth.;throwoneselfinto/at/on/down;makeonesway;popup;inthemidstof;toonesdismay,Translateaparagraphbasedonasummaryofthetextbyusingtheexpressionsfromthetext,Paragraphtranslation,在一次法国旅行当中，我见到了地中海，但是其可怕的裂流让我不寒