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1. An English Song -- Let’s Roll

2. Word-web

3. Discussion

4. Background Information

5. Topic-related Prediction


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An English Song -- Let’s Roll

1. Introductory Remarks

2. Blank Filling

3. Questions and Answers


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Introductory Remarks

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Young, Neil (1945− ), Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who became one of the most distinctive and independent artists in rock music. He was an influential leader in developing the new styles of country rock and folk rock in the 1960s and 1970s. Young's use of sounds from the punk-rock and hard-rock genres of the 1970s and 1980s make him a precursor of the 1990s grunge style, which combines folk melodies and harmonies with hard-rock instrumentation and the energy of punk rock.


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Todd Beamer, an Oracle Inc. executive from Hightstown, N.J. and a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in Somerset County. His phone was connected at 9:45 a.m. on Sept. 11. He talked about 13 minutes on the phone. He and other passengers foiled hijackers bent on crashing the Boeing 757 into what authorities say might have been a second target in Washington, D.C., possibly the Capitol or the White House. The phone line from Flight 93 was still open when an operator heard Todd Beamer say “Are you guys ready? Let's roll” before the plane crashed.


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Let’s Roll Neil Youn

gI know I said I love youI know you know it’s I got to put the phone And do what we gotta doOne’s standing in the aisle

wayTwo more at the We got to get inside thereBefore they kill some Time is runnin’ out, let’s ro

llTime is runnin’ out, let’s ro

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No time for indecisionWe got to make a I hope that we’re For what we gotta doHow this all got startedI’ll never I hope someone can fly this thingGet us back to landTime is runnin’ out, let’s rollTime is runnin’ out, let’s roll

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understand_________

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But one thing is trueYou got to turn on When it’s comin’ after

youYou got to face it dow

nAnd when it tries to You got to go in after itAnd never be deniedTime is runnin’ out, let’

s rollLet’s roll for

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hide____

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Let’s roll for love Goin’ after SatanOn the wings of a doveLet’s roll for Let’s roll for truthLet’s not left our Grow up fearful in their

youthTime is runnin’ out, let’s

rollTime is runnin’ out, let’s

rollTime is runnin’ out, let’s

roll

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justice______

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1. What do the words “one” and “two” refer to?

Questions and Answers

They refer to the number of the terrorists.

2. What does “roll” mean in your opinion?

It means to take some actions.

3. What is the message of the song?

He would sacrifice himself for justice.


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Word-web

Look at the following cartoons, can you think of some words that are related to the September 11 Attacks?


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terrorist

Laden

hijack

World Trade Center

crash

debris

firemen

Bush

Pentagon

New York

collapse

fire

the camp

four planes3000 deaths south tower

jump

escape

9-11-2001

shock

crymourn

Washington D. C.

north tower


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Discussion

Watch the video and look at the pictures. Form groups of four or five students and discuss the question “How much do you know about the September 11 Attacks? ”

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Background Information

1. September 11 Attacks:

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He is a Saudi Arabian multimillionaire suspected of planning terrorist attacks against the United States. September 11, 2001 terror attacks were sponsored by him. In 1999 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) placed bin Laden on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in connection with the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Little is known in the West about bin Laden’s life. He inherited his great personal wealth from his father, whose construction company prospered through close connections with the Saudi royal family.

2. Osama bin Laden (1957− ):


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3. Colin Luther Powell (1937− ):

He is a United States military leader and secretary of state under President George W. Bush (2001−2005). He is the first black secretary of state in U.S. history.


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4. Katharine Hepburn (1907−2003):

She is an American actor, winner of four Academy Awards for best actress, noted for her unique combination of timeless beauty, wit, and fiery passion. Hepburn had a rich stage and screen career that lasted more than 60 years.


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5. Sidney Poitier (1927− ):

He is an American motion-picture actor, the first black to become a major Hollywood star.


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6. Spencer Tracy (1900−1967):

He is an American actor, noted for the naturalness and understatement of his many moving and varied characterizations. Admired by audiences and critics alike, he was also well respected by his peers.


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Topic-related Prediction

Text A is entitled “The Nightmare and the Dreams--How has Sept. 11 affected our national unconscious?”. Before you read the story, think about the answers to the following questions.

1. Why do people have the nightmare?

2. What are the dreams they may have?

3. In your opinion what does “unconscious” refer to?

4. What are probably the changes people experience?


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2. Further Understanding

1. Part Division of the Text

3. Scanning

For Parts 1 & 2

For Part 3

For Part 4

For Part 5

For Part 6


True or False

Supply the Missing Information

Interview

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1.Why did the author feel very hot?

2.How did the author feel when she took a walk on the

Brooklyn Bridge that early morning?

3.What does “the changed landscape of downtown” imply?

4.Why did the author say that “people seem to love it more

now,

or at least mention it more or notice it more”?

5.Do you agree with the author that the New Yorkers are lucky?


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Part Division of the Text

Part Lines Main Ideas

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2

4

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5~18

48~73

I felt hot all yesterday.

People seem to love the Brooklyn Bridge more than ever before.

It is a fashion now for people to wear ID tags.

3 19~47 People grow more friendly to one another regardless of race.

5 74~86 There seemed to be a baby boom after Sept. 11, at least, in Brooklyn.

6 87~115 People seem to be having more bad dreams, Sept. 11-related.


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True or False

The man the author saw was around 30 years old. T( )1.

The full charge of friendliness was assumed and answered 30 or 40 years ago.

2.

In the film Mr. Poitier said that he would be secretary of state. F( )

3.

In the film Mr. Poitier said that his child would be secretary of state.

F

The author was not sure whether it would have been the case.

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True or False

According to the author, America is the land where dreamare made of. T( )

4.

The author didn’t remember how moving the movie was. T( )5.


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Supply the Missing Information

More and more, I see people . I think it

over what the phenomenon . Suppose the people

give me their one after another. Then, what will

those people think at sight of those tags?

Actually, in the past, they were only worn by people working

in or .

wearing ID tags_____________

implies______

answers_______

unemployed__________

nuclear power plants_________________ great halls of government____________________


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Interview

Form groups of three students. One will be the reporter, the other two are a couple in a DINK (double income, no kids) family. After experiencing the September 11 Attacks they have changed their opinions to expect a baby now. And the wife will give birth to a baby soon. The reporter is asking them how there is such a change and what is their plan for the future.


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Multiple Choice

1. People getting extraordinary Sept. 11-related dreams

are mostly ______.

D) youngsters

A) old people

B) middle aged

C) children


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are mostly ______.A

D) youngsters

A) old people

B) middle aged

C) children


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are mostly ______.B

D) youngsters

A) old people

B) middle aged

C) children


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are mostly ______.C

D) youngsters

A) old people

B) middle aged

C) children


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are mostly ______.D

D) youngsters

A) old people

B) middle aged

C) children


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2. Why didn’t the author’s friend answer her questions in

detail? ( )

D) Because he was so deeply influenced by the attack that he was reluctant to recall anything about it again.

A) Because he did not see what happened on Sept. 11.

B) Because he was not good at describing.

C) Because he was ill at that time.


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3. Which of the following statements is not true? ( )

D) Possibly the author will weave those dreams into a passage.

A) According to the author, the dreams can express the nation’s unconscious.

B) The author called on the readers to send their Sept. 11-related dreams.

C) The author wanted to read those dreams for fun.


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Scanning

The text is a familiar essay. On the left column of the following chart are some features of this style. Scan the text and find their corresponding supporting details.

Features Supporting Details

Marked by informality The text begins with a paragraph telling how “I felt hot all yesterday”.

Using concrete, often subtle details to convey abstract ideas and inmost feelings

How an African American and the author greeted each other in a friendly way. How her friend turned away when answering questions about the Sept. 11 event.


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Scanning

The text is a familiar essay. On the left column of the following chart are some features of this style. Scan the text and find their corresponding supporting details.

Features Supporting Details

Searching for meaningWhy were so many people wearing ID tags? Why was there a baby boom?We feel as if we were faxed.the Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol of beauty, freedom and technological wonder

Use of figurative language


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I found myself fully awake at 5 a.m. yesterday and went for a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge. Now more than ever the bridge seems like a great gift to my city. It spans. In the changed landscape of downtown it is our undisturbed beauty, grown ever more stately each year.

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It is hot in New York. It is so hot that once when I had a fever a friend called and asked me how I felt and I said, “You know how dry and hot paper feels when it's been faxed? That's how I feel.” And how I felt all day yesterday. It is hot. We feel as if we've been faxed.

The Nightmare and the Dreams-- How has Sept. 11 affected our national unconscious?


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People seem to love it more now, or at least mention it more or notice it more. So do I. It's always full of tourists but always full of New Yorkers, too.


I am struck, as I always am when I'm on it, that I am walking on one of the engineering wonders of the world. And I was struck yesterday that I was looking at one of the greatest views in the history of man's creation, Manhattan at sunrise.

And all of it was free. A billionaire would pay billions to own this bridge and keep this view, but I and my jogging, biking and hiking companions have it for nothing. We inherited it. Now all we do is pay maintenance, in the form of taxes. We are lucky.


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As I rounded the entrance to the bridge on the Brooklyn

side, a small moment added to my happiness. It was dawn,

traffic was light, I passed a black van with smoked windows.

In the driver’s seat with the window down was a black man of

30 or so, a cap low on his brow, wearing

thick black sunglasses. I was on the

walkway that leads to the bridge; he was

less than two feet away; we were the only

people there. We made eye contact. “Good

morning!” he said. “Good morning to you,” Ianswered, and for no reason at all we

started to laugh, and moved on into the day.


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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I'm not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It's held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn't remember, and pertinent.


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There was a bit of dialogue that packed a wallop. Spenc

er Tracy as the father of the would-be bride is pressing Mr.

Poitier on whether he has considered the sufferings their mi

xed-race children might have to endure in America. Has he

thought about this? Has his fiancée? “She is optimistic,” sa

ys Mr. Poitier. “She thinks every one of them will grow up to

become president of the United States. I on the other hand

would settle for secretary of state.” Those words, written 3

5 years ago may have seemed dreamy then.


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But in its audience when the movie came out would likely

have been a young, film-loving Army lieutenant named Colin

Powell who, that year, was preparing for a second tour of

duty in Vietnam. And now he is secretary of state. This is the

land dreams are made of.

Does that strike you as a corny

thing to say and talk about? It

is. That's another great thing.


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Late Tuesday, on a subway ride from Brooklyn to the north of Manhattan, I resaw something I’d noticed and forgotten about. It is that more and more, on the streets and on the train, I see people wearing ID tags. We all wear IDs now. We didn’t use to. They hang from thick cotton string or an aluminum chain; they're worn one at a time or three at a time, but they’re there.

I ponder the implications. What does it mean that we wear IDs? What are we saying, or do we think we’re saying? I mean aside from the obvious.

I imagined yesterday the row of people across from me on the train, looking up all of a sudden from their newspaper and answering one after another:


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“I'm not just blowing through life, I’m integrated into it. I belong to something. I receive a regular paycheck.”

“I have had a background check done by security and have been found to be a Safe Person. Have you?”


“It means I know who I am,” says the man in blue shirt and suspenders.

“It means I can get into the building,” says the woman in gray.

“It means I am a solid citizen with a job.”

“I am known to others in my workplace.”


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I wonder if unemployed people on the train look at the tags around the other peoples' necks and think. Soon I hope I’ll have one too. I wonder if kids just getting their first job at 17 will ever know that in America we didn't all use to be ID’d. Used to be only for people who worked in nuclear power plants or great halls of government. Otherwise you could be pretty obscure. Which isn’t a bad way to be.

A month ago there were news reports of a post-Sept. 11 baby boom. Everyone was so rocked by news of their mortality that they realized there will never be a perfect time to have kids but we're here now so let's have a family. I believed the baby boom story and waited for the babies.

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Then came the stories saying: Nah, there is no baby boom, it's all anecdotal, there’s no statistical evidence to back it up. And I believed that too. But I’ve been noticing something for weeks now. In my neighborhood there is a baby boom. There are babies all over in Brooklyn. It is full of newborns, of pink


soft-limbed infants in cotton carriers on daddy's chest. It is full of strollers, not only regular strollers but the kind that carry two children -- double-wides. And triple-wides. I don't care what anyone says, there have got to be data that back up what I’m seeing: that afterSept. 11, there was at least a Brooklyn baby boom.


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A dream boom, too. The other day I spoke with a friend I

hadn't seen since the world changed. He was two blocks

away when the towers fell, and he saw everything. We have

all seen the extraordinary footage of that day, seen it over

and over, but few of us have seen what my friend

described: how in the office buildings near the World Trade

Center they stood at the windows and suddenly darkness

enveloped them as the towers collapsed and the demonic

cloud swept through. Did you see those forced to jump? I

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But not this time. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist. Are your patients getting extraordinary dreams? I asked. “Always,” he laughs. Sept.11-related? “Yes,” he says, “mostly among adolescents.” I asked if he was saving them, writing them down. He shook his head no.


“Yes,” he said, and looked away. Have you had bad dreams? “Yes,” he said, and looked away. I thought about this for a few days. My friend is brilliant and by nature a describer of things felt and seen.


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So: The Sept. 11 Dream Project. We should begin it. I

want to, though I’m not sure why. I think maybe down the road

I will try to write about them. Maybe not. I am certain,

however, that dreams can be an expression of a nation's

unconscious, if there can be said to be such a thing, and

deserve respect. (Carl Jung thought so.)

To respect is to record. Send in your Sept. 11 related

dream -- recurring, unusual, striking, whatever. I will read

them, and appreciate them and possibly weave them into a

piece on what Sept. 11 has done to our dream lives and to our

imaginations, when our imaginations are operating on their

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It is hot in New York. It is so hot that once when I had a fever a friend called and asked me how I felt and I said, “You know how dry and hot paper feels when it's been faxed? That's how I feel.“ And how I felt all day yesterday. It is hot. We feel as if we've been faxed.


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1. What does the sentence imply?

Brooklyn Bridge is a wonderful scene people always visit. It is also a symbol of beauty, freedom and technological wonder.

2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 在业已改变的市区景观中，它依旧是一道美丽的景致，年复一年，越发显得气势非凡。

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People seem to love it more now, or at least mention it more or notice it more. So do I. It's always full of tourists but always full of New Yorkers, too.




Analyze the structure of the sentence.

This sentence can be changed into “Now all we do is to pay…”. Infinitive can be used with / without “to” after the

verb “be”, when the subject is a clause beginning with “all” or “what”. That is: All / What … + be + (to) v.

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TT All I did was (to) fax the paper so as to let her decide what to do.

SS 我所做的就是发传真给她，让她决定该做什么。

TT What we’ll do is (to) leave a note for Bill to tell him we’ll be back in time for the dinner party.

SS 我们要做的是给比尔留个条，告诉他我们会准时回来参加晚宴的。


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In the driver's seat with the window down was a black man of






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1. What’s the grammatical function of the phrase “a cap low on his brow”?

独立主格结构表示伴随状况。

2. Analyze the structure of the sentence.

This is an inversion. The normal order should be “A black man of 30 or so was sitting in the driver’s seat with window down. He was wearing thick black sunglasses and his cap was low on his brow.”

3. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

窗开着，驾驶座里坐着一个 30 岁左右的黑人，帽子低低地压在眉檐上，戴着一副厚厚的黑色太阳镜。


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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I'm not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It's held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn't remember, and pertinent.

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1. What can we infer from this sentence?1) People are more friendly than before.2) Something unconscious has been changed. 3) The event has changed people’s attitude towards each other. 4) Open-minded.2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

这件事并没有什么特别的意义，只是 30 年或 40 年前是不是会发生这样的

事。我不知道那时会不会有这种完全友好的表示，又会不会得到回应。


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Paraphrase this sentence.

People are shocked at the dialogue in that movie.


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1. What’s the implied meaning of this sentence?

Everyone has his/her dreams in life. It was impossible for an ordinary person to become President of the United States or Secretary of State 35 years ago. But this is not the case now.

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这些写于 35年前的话当时听上去或许就像是痴人说梦。


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Late Tuesday, on a subway ride from Brooklyn to the north of Manhattan, I resaw something I'd noticed and forgotten about. It is that more and more, on the streets and on the train, I see people wearing ID tags. We all wear IDs now. We didn't use to. They hang from thick cotton string or an aluminum chain; they're worn one at a time or three at a time, but they're there.

I ponder the implications. What does it mean that we wear IDs? What are we saying, or do we think we're saying? I mean aside from the obvious.


Complete the sentence by using the context clue.

We didn’t use to wear ID tags before Sept. 11, but we all wear them now.

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NB: “used to” is used to indicate something that happened regularly in the past. Its question form can be “Did you use to …” or “Did you used to …”

Pattern: used to do sth.

be used to (doing) sth.

be used to do sth.


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“I'm not just blowing through life, I'm integrated into it. I belong to something. I receive a regular paycheck.”

“I have had a background check done by security and have been found to be a Safe Person. Have you?”


“It means I know who I am,” says the man in blue shirt and suspenders.

“It means I can get into the building,” says the woman in gray .

“It means I am a solid citizen with a job.”

“I am known to others in my workplace.”


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1. Paraphrase this sentence.

I am not just living my life without any sense of purpose.

2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 我不是在混日子。


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I wonder if unemployed people on the train look at the tags around the other peoples' necks and think. Soon I hope I'll have one too. I wonder if kids just getting their first job at 17 will ever know that in America we didn't all use to be ID'd. Used to be only for people who worked in nuclear power plants or great halls of government. Otherwise you could be pretty obscure. Which isn't a bad way to be.


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1. What’s the function of “getting their first job at 17”?

It functions “present participle used as attributive”. 现在分词短语作定语修饰 kids。

2. What does “to be ID’d” mean?

to be identified “ 被确认身份” 。


我不知道那些刚刚开始工作的 17 岁的小伙子们会不会知道，以前在美国，我们并不是人人携带身份证的。


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1. Paraphrase this sentence.

You are such an ordinary person that no one knows who you are.


在别处，没人会知道你是谁。


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What can we infer from the sentence?

My friend is very intelligent and he was born a describer. But this time he couldn’t tell of the scene of the accident vividly. He was also seriously affected and always in a nightmare.


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Write a complete sentence.

Their dreams are related to Sept. 11 event.


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1. How do you understand the word “saving”?

“Saving” here may have two meanings: a. collecting: collecting information of his patients (literal meaning) b. making safe from danger: helping his patients get out of the event (implied meaning)

2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.我问他有没有把这些梦收集好记下来。


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It is hot in New York. It is so hot that once when I had a fever a friend called and asked me how I felt and I said, “You know how dry and hot paper feels when it's been faxed? That's how I feel.” And how I felt all day yesterday. It is hot. We feel as if we’ve been faxed.



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People seem to love it more now, or at least mention it more or notice it more. So do I. It’s always full of tourists but always full of New Yorkers, too.

I am struck, as I always am when I’m on it, that I am walking on one of the engineering wonders of the world. And I was struck yesterday that I was looking at one of the greatest views in the history of man’s creation, Manhattan at sunrise.



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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I'm not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It’s held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn't remember, and pertinent.


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is. That's another great thing.


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Late Tuesday, on a subway ride from Brooklyn to the north of Manhattan, I resaw something I’d noticed and forgotten about. It is that more and more, on the streets and on the train, I see people wearing ID tags. We all wear IDs now. We didn’t use to. They hang from thick cotton string or an aluminum chain; they’re worn one at a time or three at a time, but they’re there.

I ponder the implications. What does it mean that we wear IDs? What are we saying, or do we think we’re saying? I mean aside from the obvious.



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I wonder if unemployed people on the train look at the tags around the other peoples’ necks and think. Soon I hope I’ll have one too. I wonder if kids just getting their first job at 17 will ever know that in America we didn’t all use to be ID’d. Used to be only for people who worked in nuclear power plants or great halls of government. Otherwise you could be pretty obscure. Which isn’t a bad way to be.

A month ago there were news reports of a post-Sept. 11 baby boom. Everyone was so rocked by news of their mortality that they realized there will never be a perfect time to have kids but we’re here now so let’s have a family. I believed the baby boom story and waited for the babies.


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Then came the stories saying: Nah, there is no baby boom, it’s all anecdotal, there’s no statistical evidence to back it up. And I believed that too. But I’ve been noticing something for weeks now. In my neighborhood there is a baby boom. There are babies all over in Brooklyn. It is full of newborns, of pinksoft-limbed infants in cotton carriers on daddy’s chest. It is full of strollers, not only regular strollers but the kind that carry two children -- double-wides. And triple-wides. I don’t care what anyone says, there have got to be data that back up what I’m seeing: that afterSept. 11, there was at least a Brooklyn baby boom.


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1. adj. not sleeping; having waken ( 表语形容词 )

TT Old memories awoke in her when she read the letter. CloseClose

SS The children are still wide awake.

SS 读了那封信唤起她对往事的回忆。

awake:

He is awake to the problem.

2. vi. become conscious of, realize

SS He awoke to find himself famous.



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1. vt. extend across in space or time

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SS Many bridges span the Thames.

span:

2. n. a length or period between two points, esp. of time

In a ten-year span from 1976 to 1985, the total world fish catch increased 29%.

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SS 他的一生几乎跨过整个十九世纪。

TT His life spanned almost the whole of the 19th century.



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landscape: n. a wide view of country scenery

SS The landscape of Guilin is well-known to the world.

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CF: landscape, scenery, scene & view 这四个词都是名词，都有“景色”之意。landscape 指风景时，是可数名词。强调的是一大片陆上的景物，尤指乡间的风景。例如：

SS He is a painter of landscape.

TT 他是位山水画家。scenery 指景色、风景时，是不可数名词。尤指自然美景，如高山、平原、河谷、森林等。例如：

SS We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through the Three Gorges.

TT 我们在穿越三峡的途中，看到了不少美丽的景色。



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It is hot in New York. It is so hot that once when I had a fever a friend called and asked me how I felt and I said, “You know how dry and hot paper feels when it's been faxed? That's how I feel.” And how I felt all day yesterday. It is hot. We feel as if we've been faxed. He is a painter of landscape.

他是位山水画家。

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scene 指景色、风景时，是可数名词。所指较广，尤指所看到的远近各处的景象：城市的或乡村的，户内的或户外的，动态的或静态的。例如：

SS The boats in the river make a beautiful scene. TT 河中的帆船构成了美丽的景色。

view 指景色、风景时，是可数名词。从远处（如从窗口、山顶）看到的一部分风景或景色。例如：

SS The only view from my bedroom window is a middle school. TT 我从卧室的窗户看到的唯一景观是一所中学。

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strike: v.

1) have an effect on

SS How does the room strike you?

SS 我认为这个意见很好。

TT That strikes me as a good idea.

2) make or put into action by hitting

SS I didn’t hear the clock stroke.

She struck a match and lit a cigarette.


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3) start going

SS They struck off on a new course.

SS 他给父亲干了几年后决定自己单干。

TT After he’d worked for his father for years, he decided to strike out on his own.

Collocation: strike sb. off 删去，除名strike out 独立闯新路strike up sth. 开始（谈话、相识等）strike a bargain 达成协议strike a balance 公平处理


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jog: v

SS He jogged the reins and the horse started up.

SS 你碰了我的胳膊肘，弄坏了我正画的画。

TT You jogged my elbow and spoiled what I was drawing.

1) give a slight push or knock with the arm, hand, etc.

2) run slowly and steadily

SS He jogs to work every morning.

SS We go jogging in the park before breakfast.


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for nothing: for no money; free

SS He gave me this bicycle for nothing.

All her efforts were for nothing.


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SS Chris brought 6 people to the Party in his van.

TT Packages are delivered by van.

SS 包裹是用客货两用车运送的。

van: n. a covered road vehicle for carrying goods and sometimes people

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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I’m not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It’s held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn’t remember, and pertinent.


charge:

我负责这个部门。SS

TT I’m in charge of this department.

1. n. care; control; responsibilitySS She took charge of the family business when her father

died.

Collocation: in charge (of) 管理（主动意义）in the charge of 受…管理，由负责（被动意义）take charge 开始管理，接管on the charge of 以…罪free of charge 免费

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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I'm not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It's held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn't remember, and pertinent.

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She was complaining that the doctor was charging too much

for the treatment he was giving her.

SS

TT 她一直抱怨医生收费过高。

2. v. ask in payment

SS The airlines charge half price for students.

How much do you charge for mending a pair of shoes?

CF: charge, expend, offer & cost 这四个词都是动词，都有“花费、收费”之意。charge 要价、收费。例如：

expend 花费（时间、精力、金钱等），比 spend正式。例如：They expend all their strength trying to climb out. SS

TT 他们用尽全力往外爬。


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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I’m not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It's held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn't remember, and pertinent.

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TT 她出价 8,000 美元买那幅古画。

offer 出价、开价（买）。例如：

SS She offered $ 8,000 for the antique print.

cost 值（多少钱）；花费（多少钱）。例如：

TT 最好的商品通常最贵。

SS The best goods usually cost most.


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Nothing significant in it except it may or may not have happened that way 30 or 40 years ago. I'm not sure the full charge of friendliness would have been assumed or answered. It made me think of something I saw Monday night on TV. They were showing the 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy, about a young white woman and a young black man who fall in love, hope to marry and must contend with disapproving parents on both sides. It's held up well, and parts of it seemed moving in a way I didn't remember, and pertinent.

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hold up: put (sb./sth.) forward as an example, show

SS Grandfather always held up his youngest son as a model of hard work.

Collocation: hold one’s breath 屏住气hold back 阻挡；抑制hold down 阻止（物价等）上涨hold out for 坚持



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settle for: accept or agree to (sth. less than the best, or than hoped for)

SS I could never settle for such a quiet life; I want excitement.

我的汽车要价 500 美元，少了不卖。SS

TT I want $500 for my car, and I won’t settle for less.


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come out:

SS When will John’s new book come out?

天一黑星星就出来了。SS

TT The stars came out as soon as it was dark.

1) publish; appear

2) become known, be revealedSS It came out that she’d been stealing from her friend.

The news came out that the president was very sick.


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tag:

SS a name / price tag

他的箱子上用标签注明他的姓名和地址。SS

TT His suitcase is tagged with his name and address.

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1. n. a small piece of paper, material etc., fixed to sth. to give information about it

TT 姓名 / 价格标签

2. v.

1) fix (sth.) onto sth. else

SS He tagged a request for money to the end of his letter.


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SS Why are you tagging along? You weren’t invited!

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2) (infml) follow closely

TT Tag along with us if you like.

SS 如果你愿意，就跟着我们走吧。


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SS The pictures are hanging on string.

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string: n.

SS The parcel was tied with string.

1) a thin cord

2) a set of things connected together on a thread

CF: string, rope & cord这几个词都是名词，都有“线”、“绳”之意。string 是一个常用词，主要指细小绳子或带子。例如：

SS Is this ball of string long enough for a baby’s clothing?TT 这团线够给婴儿织一件衣服吗？

SS a string of beads / pearls / onions


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rope 为该组词中最为常用的词，即“绳”、“索”之意。在非正式场合中常与其他词换用。例如：

SS They climbed up the mountain all by means of a rope. TT 他们全靠一根绳索爬到了山上。

cord 表示制作更精细的“细绳”或“粗线”。例如：SS Don’t pull the detonating cord. That’s dangerous. TT 别拉那根火药导线，挺危险的。


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ponder: v. think about carefully and for a long time

SS He wanted to ponder what to do next.

She pondered bitterly upon the meaning of life.


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all of a sudden: suddenly, unexpectedly

SS I was reading a mystery late last night when all of a sudden

there was a huge bang upstairs.NB: “表示突然发生的事” 还可用 :

on a sudden all on a sudden


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obscure:

1. adj. not well-known; not easily seen or understood

SS He was of obscure origin.

他的演讲充满了晦涩难懂的政治笑话。SS

TT His speech was full of obscure political jokes.

SS Is the meaning still obscure to you?


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2. vt. hide; make difficult to see

SS Words that obscure the true must be discarded.

月光被云遮暗了。SS

TT The moon was obscured by clouds.


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1. vi. grow rapidly, esp. in valueSS In a city with booming industry, land is precious and

cannot be extravagantly used for traffic. 生意日趋繁荣。SS

TT Business is booming.

boom:

2. n. a rapid growth or increaseSS This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise

the intellectual standard of the whole country.There has been a boom in export this year.


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rock: vt. cause great shock and surprise to

SS Stormy applause rocked the hall.

TT The news of the President’s murder rocked the nation.

SS 总统遇害的消息震惊全国。


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Then came the stories saying: Nah, there is no baby boom, it's all anecdotal, there's no statistical evidence to back it up. And I believed that too. But I've been noticing something for weeks now. In my neighborhood there is a baby boom. There are babies all over in Brooklyn. It is full of newborns, of pinksoft-limbed infants in cotton carriers on daddy's chest. It is full of strollers, not only regular strollers but the kind that carry two children -- double-wides. And triple-wides. I don't care what anyone says, there have got to be data that back up what I'm seeing: that afterSept. 11, there was at least a Brooklyn baby boom. CloseClose

back up: support; make a copy of (a disc, a file, etc.)

SS Most members were against Mr. Jones, who would have

lost his position if you hadn’t backed him up.如果当时你没有支持我的话，警察是不会相信我的。SS

TT The policeman wouldn’t have believed me if you hadn’t backed me up.

Collocation: back down / off 放弃，后退back out 退出；食言back up 支持；（使）倒退


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envelop: vt. wrap up or cover completely

SS The building was soon enveloped in flames.

他们的反应使这一事故变得神秘起来。SS

TT Their reaction enveloped the accident in mystery.


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adolescent: n. & adj. (of) a boy or girl in the period between being a child and being a grown person; young teenager of about 13~16

SS I’m afraid I find Jim’s humor a bit adolescent.

We spend most of our adolescent years at high school.


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baby

youth toddler adult teenager youngster

adolescence infant grown-up


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send in: send (sth. to a place where it will be dealt with)

SS Please send in a report for consideration tomorrow morning.

TT He planned to send in two oil paintings.

他计划送两幅油画参加展览。SS

Collocation: send away 把…打发走send for 召唤；函索send off 邮寄，发送send out 发送（信函、货物等）send up 使上升


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unusual: adj. not usual; rare

SS There’s been an unusual amount of rain this month.

She has a most unusual face.


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imagination: n. ability to image; sth. only imaged and not real

SS You didn’t really see it -- it was just your imagination.

TT Poets and artists have imagination.

诗人和艺术家都有想象力。 SS


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5. Debate

1. Useful Expressions

2. Spot Dictation

3. Word Completion

4. Discussion

After Reading

6. Writing Practice

7. Talk about the Pictures

8. Proverbs and Quotations


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Useful Expressions

1. 反思 reflect on

2. 可怕的事件 terrible event

3. 国民的潜意识 national unconscious

4. 完全清醒 be fully awake

5. 市区景观 landscape of downtown

6. 世界工程技术奇迹 engineering wonder of the world

7. 曼哈顿日出 Manhattan at sunrise

8. 以税收的形式 in the form of taxes


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Useful Expressions

9. 大桥的入口 entrance to the bridge

10. 目光对视 make eye contact

12. 与…作斗争 contend with

11. 无缘无故 for no reason at all

13. 将…视为范例 hold up

14. 未来新娘 a would-be bride

15. 勉强接受 settle for

16. (影片 )上映、公开 come out


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Useful Expressions

17. 突然 all of sudden

18. 一个接一个回答 answer one after another

19. 一位体面的公民 a solid citizen

20. 融入be integrated into

21. 生育高峰期 baby boom

22. 统计数字 statistical evidence

23. 复制…作为备份 back up

24. 稀奇古怪的梦 extraordinary dream

25. 编排 weave … into


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The planned memorial for victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York has been to include a park, an underground museum, and a chamber for unidentified .

Last week, officials announced that they had chosen a final proposal for the World Trade Center memorial, designed by Michael Arad, a young who works for New York City.

The design, called “Reflecting ” features the square outlines of the Towers and includes pools and cascading water.

revised ______

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Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

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remains_______

architect_______

Absence_______ Twin ____


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Mr. Arad said the sense of unity and that he experienced in New York in the result of the disaster influenced his vision. “I understand just how important this memorial is to so many people. What happened on September 11 me greatly and my personal sense of grief and loss led me to this memorial design. But my own sense of loss is compared to what family members feel. I have met these family members in the last few days and these meetings have been very I know their hopes for this design of this memorial are very high and I will do my very best not to disappoint them. ”

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grief ____

influenced ________ submit ______

insignificant __________

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Word Completion Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word or expression from the box, change the form where necessary.

all of a sudden unusual ponder endure boom obscure unconscious reflect on imagination back up contend come out weave

1. He his words thoroughly.

2. His success his failures.

3. The child’s bad behavior his home training.

4. The new evidence my argument.

5. My sister well in that photograph.

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reflects on________

backed up________

came out________


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Word Completion

The man that it was not his fault.

His played round that queer idea.

He was of his mistake.

I can’t her endless complaint noise a moment longer.

The most car was a Benz which had only three wheels.

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imagination_________

unconscious__________

endure_____

unusual______

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Discussion

Discuss and list the possible causes, targets, forms of the Terrorism.


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Causes

political oppression

Causescultural domination economic exploitation

ethnic discrimination

religious persecution


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Targets

Listen to the following passage and note down the words or phrases related to the attack targets of terrorism.

innocent civilians military personneland bases

transportation vehicles and facilities

diplomats and diplomatic facilities

business executives and corporate offices

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Terrorism often targets innocent civilians in order to create an atmosphere of fear, intimidation, and insecurity. Some terrorists deliberately direct attacks against large numbers of ordinary citizens who simply happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

More selective terrorist attacks target diplomats and diplomatic facilities such as embassies and consulates; military personnel and military bases; business executives and corporate offices; and transportation vehicles and facilities, such as airlines and airports, trains and train stations, buses and bus terminals, and subways. Terrorist attacks on buildings or other inanimate targets often serve a symbolic purpose: They are intended more to draw attention to the terrorists and their cause than to destroy property or kill and injure persons, although death and destruction nevertheless often result.


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Bombing


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Suicide Attacks


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Nuclear Weapons


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Debate

Two groups of people are divided as to how we should fight against international terrorism.Now prepare and debate by taking the following steps:

Step 1 Form teams

Make teams of four people. Half of the teams will take the side of Group A and the other half Group B.

Step 2 Have a pre-debate discussionPrepare your arguments and supporting facts by the information discussed.

Step 3 Hold the debateThe debate begins between the two teams having contrary views. It will go on until one side fails to respond.


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Group A

How Should We Fight against International Terrorism?

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Group B Group ATopic: Terrorism is equivalent to use of violence. All we have to do is resorting to arms, meeting violence with violence. Tips: We insist that … There is no possibility that … We intend to …


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Group B Group BTopic: Before we can put a stop to terrorism we must first try to discover its causes and then do something to get rid of them.Tips: We think you should … Why not …? We suggest …


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Writing Practice

Persuasion / Argumentation

The purpose of persuasion or argumentation is to convince readers that a particular opinion or point of view is the right one. It is to persuade someone to think something, to feel something or to do something that they might not have thought, felt, or done before. Ways of reasoning are usually used in argumentation. They are Inductive Reasoning （归纳推理法）and Deductive Reasoning （演绎推理法） .

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Inductive Reasoning is the more common way. When you use induction, you start with facts and proceed from facts to general conclusion. In other words, you move from specific example to a general statement.Example:Fact 1. Each member of the family has a bad cough for weeks after they moved to the new house.Fact 2. Some other people living in this building have also suffered from cough.Fact 3. This building has been newly decorated.Conclusion: The decoration material must contain some pollutants.


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Deductive Reasoning is just the opposite of inductive reasoning—it moves from a general statement to a specific conclusion. Example:Well-known concept: Polluting decoration material does harm to people’s health.Fact 1. Each member of family has a bad cough for weeks after they moved to the new house.Fact 2. Some other people living in this building have also suffered from cough.Fact 3. This building has been newly decorated.Conclusion: The decoration material must contain some pollutants.


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Does Lottery Really Bring Us Luck?

Nowadays, many people are enthusiastic about buying all

kinds of lottery tickets. The purpose of them is to realize their

dreams of becoming rich. However, some people don’t agree

on this activity. They think trying luck on lottery is harmful.

They believe that such practice is likely to make people

expect good luck rather than hard work to achieve their

goals. (In the first paragraph, the author presents us two

points of view about buying lottery by using “However”.)

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I believe that it is a meaningful thing. It does more good

than harm to our society. First, the money collected can be

used to help the poor and the needed. Second, the

accumulated money will be helpful to promote our welfare

and make contribution to the whole society. Moreover, if you

are lucky enough, you may be rewarded. (The author puts

forward his own opinion and lists the reasons as well.)

So I favor lottery tickets. If I have some spare money, I’ll

buy them. (Conclusion.)

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3. Homework Write an essay based on the title and outlines given below, using inductive or deductive reasoning.

Title: Outlines: 目前我国沙尘暴越来越严重造成这一现象的原因如何解决这一问题

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Sandstorms

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Sandstorms are getting more and more serious in some regions in the northern parts of China, esp. in spring. As the suffusing dust blocks out the sky, covering cities in dust, the storms bring much inconvenience and trouble to people’s daily life and work, and even claim some lives in some serious regions. However, it arouses the concern of the whole nation.

Naturally, there are many factors that cause this abnormal climate. (1) To begin with, the encroachment of the desert in Inner Mongolia should take the main blame for the storms. (2) Besides, the continuous high temperature and little rain should also be heavily responsible for the high frequency of storms.


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(3) However, we shouldn’t only blame nature for the sandstorms, because, to some extent, human beings should bear partial responsibility for this phenomenon. There’s no denying that it’s our destruction of vegetation and protective forests that makes the north-wind kick up the loose soil so easily, and thus form the storms. However, as a coin has two sides, the storms well sound the ecological alarm and should be regarded as sand penalty to man. In a word, the haunt of the storms repeatedly warns us that it’s high time we made laws to protect our ecological environment, restored the vegetation and planted more protective forests and took what ever effective measures to stop the rampant storms and restore our ecological environment.


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Proverbs and Quotations

受伤易，治伤难。

操劳不伤身，忧虑愁伤人。

不经灾难不知福。

2. It is not work that kills, but worry.

3. Misfortune tells us what fortune is.

1. A man is not so soon healed as hurt.


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没有一个难以对付的反对党，任何政府都不能长期稳定。 -- 英国政治家 B. 狄斯雷列

主持正义是政府最坚定的支柱。 -- 美国总统 G. 华盛顿


No government can be long secure without a formidable apposition. -- Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

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The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government. -- George Washington, American President

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民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。 -- 美国总统 A. 林肯


The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. -- Abraham Lincoln, American President

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br-main before reading 1. an english song -- let’s roll an english song -- let’s roll 2....

Documents

english songmain

folk rock

rock music

introductory remarks

blank filling justice

topicrelated prediction

hardrock instrumentation

energy of punk rock