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Warm-up Exercises
Questions-answering
Listen to the song and answer the following
questions
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What is the song about?
According to the song, can you tell the life in the
country of West Virginia?
Warm-up Exercises
Discussion
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Why do so many migrant workers move from the
country to the city?
Why do city people buy apartments or houses in
the suburbs, even in the countryside?
Enjoy Pictures of Countryside &
City
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful countryside
City life
City life
City life
City life
City life Vs country life
Compare the city life & countryside life
 Different aspects
 Advantages Vs disadvantages
 Which one do you prefer and why?
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把这个问题提出来，觉的好像不是一个选择题。
住在哪里有时候我们选择不了。可还是想说说。
在一个QQ群里和大家聊天，突然就聊到了是
农村好，还是城市好？用理性的思考，大家肯
定会说是城市好。可用心来思考，就会有不一
样的答案。她说：“乡下好，乡下空气好，环
境好，人也好。农村人简单善良。”他说：
“城市好，城里基础设施好，城里玩的东西
多。”
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其实城市和农村的差别没有那么简单，
那是一种思想上的差别，谁也说服不了
谁。一位网友说：在农村可以串门。相
信在农村生活过的朋友，都有过串门的
经验吧，那种美好和随意，是城里的做
客代替不了的。有另一个网友说：城里
的房子好像是监狱，城里人冷漠，对门
住着都不认识。在城里生活节奏快，压
力大。
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想简单的说城市好，还是乡下好，那是很草率的。最
根本的还是你的根在哪里？像我，在城市读了7年的书，
对城市还是没感情的。我喜欢我的家乡，喜欢那里的
人，喜欢那里的生活方式。每一次五一或十一回家的
时候，看见那树，那房子，那人，都会不由的微笑，
那是心底漾出的微笑。刚回家，感觉空气都是香的，
我满心欢喜。可城市的人就一样了，他们有他们的生
活习惯，他们的生活方式。我们理解不了他们，他们
也理解不了我们。在那个火红的年代，知青们想的是
怎么早点回城。还是心在哪里，幸福就在哪里啊。
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老师告诉我说：中国人都很清高，所以，
重点大学的看不起普通大学的，普通大
学的也看不起重点大学的，不就是个重
点大学吗。一本的看不起二本的，二本
的也看不起一本的，甚至学文科的看不
起学理科的，学理科的也看不起学文科
的。所以，城里人。。。农村人，农村
人也。。。城里人。
Text A
Mr. Doherty Builds His
Dream Life
--- By Jim Doherty
General Comprehension Questions
What are the two things that the writer has always
wanted to do?
Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family?
How do the writer and his family manage to live on a
comparatively low income in the country?
What does the writer think are the special qualities
necessary for leading a life the way they do?
How does the writer think he and his family will feel
when they have to leave the farm someday?
Text Organization
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Part I (Paras 1-3)
The writer views his life in the country as a
self-reliant and satisfying
__________
________ one.
Part II (Paras 4-7)
Life in the country is good
_____ but yet
hard
sometimes very _____.
Text Organization
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Part III (Paras 8-11)
quitting his job , the writer’s
After _____________
reduced ,but he and his
income was _______
family can manage to get by.
Part IV (Paras 12-15)
solitude and a lot of
A tolerance for _______
energy have made it possible for the
______
family to enjoy their life in the county.
Theme of the text
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For the author and his family, living in
the countryside improves the quality of
life, but to achieve this, it takes special
qualities: tolerance for solitude and
energy, which makes it possible for
them to enjoy this pleasant but
sometimes harsh country life.
Text Analysis
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This piece of writing is written in the first
person. It is a piece of narrative writing.
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Since the writer mainly describes the
country life, he cannot avoid employing
comparison and contrast between city
life and country life.
Writing skills
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1. topic sentence+supporting details
(Para.2,3,4,6,7,10,11)
2. transitional words
sequential words (Para.4,7,8)
other connectives (Para.10,12,14)
also in Text B (Para.7,8,9,11)
Who is E.B White?
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born in 1899 in Mount Vernon, New York
began his writing career as a reporter and he
ended it as one of the most celebrated
children's authors of his time
won many awards for his writing, including a
special Pulitzer Prize in 1978
held honorary degrees from 7 American
colleges and universities
His Works
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Essays
One Man's Meat
Once More to the Lake
The Points of My Compass
The Second Tree from the Corner
The Essays of E.B. White
Letters of E.B. White
Poems and Sketches of E.B. White
The Wild Flag
His Works
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Children's Books
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Stuart Little (1945 )
Charlotte’s Web (1952)
The Trumpet of the Swan (1970)
Others
The Elements of Style
A subtreasury of American Humor
Is Sex Necessary?
Is This New York?
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Language Points
get by (Line 3): be good enough but not very good;
manage to live or do things
eg: It is a bit hard for the old couple to get by on a
small amount of pension.
如果我们坚持到底，我们就能熬过难关。
We’ll get by if we hold on to the end.
Part I
Some phrases related to “get”
get across: be understood
Did your speech get across to the students?
学生能理解你的演说吗？
get away with: run away without being punished
The teller had been stealing money from the bank
and got away with it.
这个出纳一直在偷银行的钱却能侥幸逃脱。
Part I
Some phrases related to “get”
get round to : finally do sth. after dealing with other
matters
eg: He got round to going back home in
countryside for a short rest.
他终于能回乡村的家里短暂休息一下了。
get through (Line 45): come successfully to the end
eg: We’ve stored enough food and fuel to get
through the cold winter.
为了度过寒冬，我们已经储备了足够的食物和燃料。
Part I
make it (Line 9) : be successful, fulfill the
purpose
eg: Having failed for thousands of times, he
eventually made it.
她最后成功地成为了一家大公司的总裁。
She finally made it as a CEO of a big corporation.
Cultural Notes
Fahrenheit scale and Celsius scale
They are both the scales of temperature.
Fahrenheit scale was first established by the
German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1715.
On this scale, water freezes at 32 F and boils
at 212 F. Celsius scale was first established
by the Swedish scientist Anders Celsius in
1742. On this scale, water freezes at 0 C and
boils at 100 C.
Part II
haul (Line 16)
v. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc.
eg: These farmers haul fruits and vegetables to the
market on a cart in the early morning every
day.
v. pull or drag sth. with effort or force
eg: A crane has to be used to haul the car out of
the stream.
Part II
supplement (Line 21)
v. add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by
with)
eg: 1) Forrest does occasional freelance to
supplement his income.
2) The doctor suggested supplementing my
diet with vitamins E and A.
supplementary
adj. additional, auxiliary
Part II
indoor (Line 21)
adj. situated or used inside a building
eg: Tobacco smoke is considered as an indoor
pollutant.
这个百万富翁的豪宅里有一个大的室内游泳池。
There is a large indoor swimming pool in the
mansion of the millionaire.
Part II
Confusable words
spray (Line 22): v. force out liquid in small drops
upon (followed by with)
eg: I’ll have to spray the roses with insecticide to
get rid of the greenfly蚜虫.
splash: v. to propel or scatter (a fluid) about in
flying masses
eg: The little boy splashed a page with ink.
hen/chicken house
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bee
bird
pig
spider
lion
freelance
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I’m a freelance (freelancer).
I’m freelancing.
I’m a freelance writer.
I work freelance.
Part II
pursue (Line 26)
v. strive to gain or accomplish
eg: College students are advised to pursue a wide
range of subjects.
She decided to pursue her studies abroad after
obtaining her Master Degree.
她决定得到硕士学位后到海外留学。
pursuit n. chase, search
wicked (Line 32)
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behaving in a way that is morally
wrong=evil
e.g. a wicked man
the wicked witch
spoken informal very good
E.g. That’s a wicked bike!
swamp (line 38)
to submerge an area in water
e.g. A huge wave swamped the boat.
 to have a much larger quantity of
something than you can deal with
(overburden, overwhelm) (swamp sb.
with sth.)
e.g. I have been swamped with work this
year.
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Part III
at that point (Line 47): at that very moment,
right then
eg: At that point, she was really miserable, working
part-time and having two kids to support.
At that point, so late in the day, we were too tired
to go on.
Phrases related to “point”
in the point of: as far as
to the point of: to a degree that can be described as
sth.
Cultural Notes
Ivy League
Ivy League now refers to the eight longestablished colleges and universities in the
northeastern US with a good reputation: Brown
University in Providence, Columbia University in
New York City, Cornell University in Ithaca,
Dartmouth College in Hanover, Harvard
University in Cambridge, Pennsylvania University
in Philadelphia, Princeton University in Princeton,
and Yale University in New Haven.
Part III
on balance (Line 54): with all things considered
eg: 1) On balance, it’s probably not advisable to
change the company’s name.
2) I think, on balance, you are a tolerant and
generous person.
Part III
illustrate (Line 56)
v. provide with visual features, clarify by use of
examples, etc.
eg: 1) Let me use another example to illustrate this
difficult point.
2) The editor has illustrated the book
with color photos.
Part III
Confusable words
illustrate: emphasizes “to explain sth. with
examples or with photos and pictures”.
explain : means “to give the reasons or reveal some
puzzles of sth.”
eg: He is explaining how a machine operates.
interpret: means “to explain the meaning of sth. with
imagination or some special knowledge”.
eg: How do you interpret this poem?
nowhere near/not anywhere near (line 60)
used before an adjective or adverb to
say that something is definitely not true
That’s nowhere near enough money!
The job wasn’t anywhere near finished!
I’m not making anywhere near 2000
dollars!
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Cultural Notes
Buying insurance
People face many choices when buying
insurance. Some of the most important of the criteria
include: 1) the financial stability of the insurance
company; 2) the price of the policies; 3) details of
coverage and service.
Most insurance falls into four main categories: 1)
property and casualty; 2) life; 3) health and disability;
4) old-age and unemployment.
Part III
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when it comes to: concerning
eg. When it comes to quality, it is
first-rate.
You can never be too careful when it
comes to children.
Direct speech is more convincing than
indirect speech, esp. when it comes to
expressing personal beliefs.
Part III
minor(Line 67):
adj. lesser or smaller in amount or importance, etc.
eg: Don’t worry. It is only a minor operation.
minor in（兼修）vs. major in（主修）
eg: He majors in computer science, but he is also
interested in Shakespeare’s plays, so he minors in
literature.
他主修专业是计算机科学，但他对莎士比
亚的戏剧很感兴趣, 所以他辅修了文学专业。
Part III
aside from (Line 69) except for, in addition
to (more usual in AmE, same as apart from)
eg: 1) This essay is good aside from a couple
of spelling mistakes.
2) Aside from an occasional game, he
doesn't take any exercise.
Part III
cut back (on) (Line 71): reduce in size or amount
esp. to save money
eg: The factory’s production has been cut back.
When companies are cutting back, the first
people to lose their jobs are temporary staff.
The government has cut back on defense
spending.
Cf. cut down
eg. The doctor told him to cut down his
consumption of fat.
Part III
dine out (Line 72): eat a meal away from home
(usu. in a restaurant)
eg: With the improvement of living standards,
more people dine out at weekends.
dine in: the opposite phrase
eg: When avian flu is prevalent, we’d better dine
in and watch TV.
Part IV
suspect (Line 78)
v. believe to be true, likely or probable, feel
doubt about (suspect sb./sth.of sth.; suspect
that)
eg:1) He was suspected of telling lies in the
court.
2) I strongly suspected that they’re trying to
get rid
of me.
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n. a person who is suspected of doing sth.
wrong
eg. The police have taken the suspect to the
station.
Cf doubt: consider unlikely; feel uncertain
eg. She said she would help me, but I
doubted whether she was in earnest.
Do you doubt my words?
Part IV
budget n. the amount of money available to
spend
eg: 1) You should have your own budget to
help your balance income and expenses.
2) It is estimated that the military
expenditure will exceed the financial budget
of the nation this year.
Part IV
on a … scale (Line 85): to a … degree
eg: The government only permitted public
demonstrations of students on a small scale
政府只允许学生小规模的示威游行。
We should popularize science on a grand scale.
我们应该大规模普及科学。
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device n. (Line.86) a piece of equipment
designed to serve a special purpose
eg: a device for opening bottles
an electronic hearing device
Part IV
invest (in) (Line 93): spend or devote (money or
capital/time or effort) for future benefit; buy
eg: My parents intend to invest in stocks and
bonds.
I have invested a lot of time and effort in this
plan.
Most schools in the region have now invested in
computers with CD-ROMs.
Post-reading Discussion
What is quality life? How do you define it?
How can you achieve it?
(from both materialistic and spiritual
perspectives)
Assignments
Do the translation exercises of the
supplementary readings on campus net
Essay writing on My ideal life
Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
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one of America's leading 20th-century poets
a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
an essentially pastoral poet often associated
with rural New England
wrote poems whose philosophical dimensions
transcend any region
his poetry --- both traditional and
experimental, regional and universal
The end
The Road Not Taken
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1. Describe both of the roads that the
author finds.
2. Which road does the speaker choose?
3. Does he make the right decision?
4. Does the speaker seem happy about
his decision?
Discussion Questions
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1. Have you encountered two roads in
your own life?
2. Which road would you choose? Why?
3. How do you view choices in your life?
4. Are you excited about different
opportunities or confused when another
choice comes your way?