Unit7TheTryingTwenties复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版教学课件

Unit7TheTryingTwenties复旦研究生综合英语(1)修订版教学课件
Unit7TheTryingTwenties复旦研究生综合英
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1.Whatdoes“thetryingtwenties”mean?Whyisthetwentiesa“trying”period?
Here“trying”meansstrainingone’spowerofendurance,sothephrameansthatthetwentiesisaperiodinwhichpeopleundergomanyordealsthatwilltempertheirwillpowerandmakethemmoremature.
Twenty-somethingsareprentedwithnumeroustaskswhichtheyarenotyetequippedtodealwith.Forexample,toprepareforacareer,tofindamentorwhowillguideyouthroughlife,tofindamatewithwhomyouwillspendyour
life,etc.Thearethethingsthatwereonceirrelevant,butnowhavebecomeimminent.Inanthearethe“trials”theyneedtogothroughastheyarebecominganadult.
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2.Howwillyoudescribepeopleintheirtwenties?
Positive:energetic/incandescentwiththeirenergies,impatienttobeontheirown,eagertofindtheirownwayoflivingintheworld,ambitious,brave,curious,adventurous,vivacious,confident,optimistic,cheerful,straightforward
Negative:changeable,baffled,confud,lovelorn(sometimes),rash,reckless,immature
Warm-up22.Howwillyoudescr
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3.Illusionsareusuallyconsideredasnegative.Canyouthinkof
howillusionscansometimesbebeneficialforpeopleintheir
twenties?
Peopleintheirtwentiesarefacedwithproblemsnevermetbefore.Theydon’tyethaveenoughexperienceandresourcestodealwiththem,buttheyusuallyhavenoonetoturntoandtheydon’tliketolookforhelpeither.Intimeslikethis,illusionstakeawaythefearinsideapersonandreplaceitwithconfidenceandexcitement.Sincealltheyhaveistheythemlves,thebeliefthattheirintelligenceandwillpowerconquersallpropelsthemforward.Itisintheattempttosolvetheproblemsthattheymature.
Warm-up33.Illusionsareusua
GailSheehy(1937—)wasborninNewYorkCityandeducatedattheUniversityofVermont.LatershereceivedafellowshipatColumbiaUniversitywhereshestudiedunderanthropologistMargaretMead,whobecamehermentor.Asaliteraryjournalist,shewasoneoftheoriginalcontributorstoNewYorkmagazine.AcontributingeditortoVanityFairsince1984,shewontheWashingtonJournalismReviewAwardforBestMagazineWriterinAmericaforherin-depthcharacter
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AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReference
1.GailSheehy
GailSheehy(1937—)w
portraitsofnationalandworldleaders,includingbothPresidentsBush,BillandHillaryClinton,NewtGingrich,MargaretThatcher,SaddamHusin,andMikhailGorbachev.
Since1970,shehaspublishedmanyworks,includingLovesound(1970),Hustling:ProstitutioninOurWideOpenSociety(1973),Passages(1976)andCharacter:America’sSearchforLeadership(1988).
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portraitsofnationalandworl
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GailSheehydivideslifeintothefollowingstages:
ProvisionalAdulthoodAge18to30
FirstAdulthood30to45
SecondAdulthoodmid40sto70s.
ThirdAdulthood—75andbeyond.
Shethinksthereisarevolutioninthelifecycle.Peopletodayaretakinglongertogrowupandmuchlongertogrowold.Adolescenceisnowprolongeduntilage30.Peopledon’tfeelfullygrownupuntiltheyareintheir40’s.Thefactthatwe
2.lifeasariesofstages
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3.MaBell
MotherBellisacolloquialtermfortheBellSyste,sonamedbecauofthe1984antitrustcawhichforcedittodivestitslocalphonenetwork.Theresultwasvenso-calledBabyBells.Thisisthelargesttelecommunicationsbreakupinhistory.
aretakingmuchlongertogrowupandmuchlongertogrowoldshiftsallthestagesofadultlifeaheadbyabout10years:
40iswhat30udtobe.
50iswhat40udtobe.
60iswhat50udtobe.
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4.Goethe
Goethe,JohannWolfgangvon(1749-1832),Germanpoet,dramatist,novelist,andscientist.Goethe’spoetryexpressamodernviewofhumanity’srelationshiptonature,history,andsociety;hisplaysandnovelsreflectaprofoundunderstandingofhumanindividuality.Hisimportancecanbejudgedbytheinfluenceofhiscriticalwritings,hisvastcorrespondence,andhispoetry,dramas,andnovelsuponthewritersofhisowntimeandupontheliterarymovementswhichheinauguratedandofwhichhewasthechieffigure.His
AIFTTR4.14.GoetheGoethe
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masterpiece,thepoeticdramaFaust,ranksasthepreeminentversionofthefamousFaustlegend,inwhichacharacterllshisimmortalsoultothedevilinreturnforknowledgeandexperience.Accordingtothe19th-centuryEnglishcriticMatthewArnold,Goethemustbeconsiderednotonly“themanifestcenterofGermanliteraturebutoneofthemostversatilefiguresinallworldliterature”.
AIFTTR4.2masterpiece,thepoet