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1、The Kindness of Strangers,Done by:Luo XiqiYang WeilingChen qiurongWu yanyanYang Qihai,Warming up questions,Have you ever helped by any strangers?Have you ever cheated by any strangers?How do you think about we Chinese people?are we generous people or not?Do you think that the general moral is decayi
2、ng?as the generation and generation goes on?,About the author,Mike Mclntyre,a 37-year-old journalist with a beautiful girlfriend and a decent newspaper job in San Francisco,was living the easy life when he had a sudden revelation:His life was utterly devoid of meaning.,I was empty of passion.I was n
3、umb.I was halfway to nowhere.I was dead,McIntyre writes in The Kindness ofStrangers,attempting to hitchhike cross-country with nothing more than a backpack and a passion to discover himself and America.,McIntyre claims that he was born scared.I grew up afraid of the baby-sitter,the mailman,the birds
4、 in the trees,the next-door neighbors cat.Im afraid of the dark.Im afraid of the ocean.the city,the wilderness.Im afraid of crowds and Im afraid to be alone.Im afraid of failure and Im afraid of success.But what really scares me is living.,In the fall of 1994 McIntyre decided to make a final stand a
5、gainst his fears by walking over the Golden Gate Bridge.He set out,not sure what awaited him in a land where only serial killers(连续作案的杀人恶魔）and teen runaways（失去控制的）hitchhike,a land with images of guns,greed.Miraculously a man gave him a lift north.,Through his travels,he found varying degrees of kind
6、ness in strangers from all walks of life and discovered more about people and values and life on the road in America than hed ever thought possible.,The gifts of food and shelter he received along the way were outweighed only by the touching gifts of the heart-the willingness of many he met to welco
7、me a lonely stranger into their homes.and the discovery that sometimes those who give the most are the ones with the least to spare.In the process he learns that this country is full of good-hearted strangers willing to take the risk of kindness.,Other peoples opinionabout MIKE MCINTYRE,He is a disi
8、llusioned journalist abandons his job,his girlfriend and his bank account to backpack penniless from San Francisco to Cape Fear,N.C.Refusing to accept money,he places himself totally at the mercy of strangers.With only a few harrowing encounters,he is given rides,fed and sheltered almost consistentl
9、y throughout his journey.,Mclntyre takes you on an adventure.This book is great.I couldnt set it down.McIntyre has an amazing ability to capture the humor,irony and sadness in the lives of every day people.He meets the amazing characters,as well as ordinary people,and writes with beautiful simplicit
10、y.This is an adventure for the 90s,when most Americans fear adventuring into their own country,The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the worlds five oceans,The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the worlds five oceans(followed by the Atlantic Ocean,IndiaOcean,Southern Ocean,and Arctic Ocean).,Mon
11、tana,Oregon,Wyoming,Iowa,Virginia,North Carolina,Louisiana,Nebraska,California,Golden Gate Bridge,Cape Fear,Golden Gate Bridge,Background,Americans are known as a generous people.“Love my neighbor”and“Be your brothers keeper”used to be their national mottoes.In recent decades,however,things have cha
12、nged.,People seem to have become more and more indifferent to other peoples needs.Crime rates have increased seriously.More and more people are worried about the general moral de ay.But the author of this article tries to tell people that based on this personal experience,things are not as bad a peo
13、ple believe.,In fact,one can still depend one the kindness of strangers in this country.American people of course will be happy to hear this.However.The fact that they need this kind of reassurance and the fact that these kinds of article are so readily accepted by the Readers Digest show that peopl
14、e are fat from certain,and the problem is far from being resolved.,Readers Digest,The article appeared in the Readers Digest,May 1997.The Readers Digest is an 80-year-old popular American magazine,second only to TV guide in circulation.It is published in 18 languages and more than 24 million copies
15、are sold world wide monthly.The large circulation indicated that it is designed to appeal to average people.Therefore,most articles from this magazine reflect traditional America values and tend a paint a generally positive picture of the land and people of the United States.,Today,people generally
16、agree that competition is good for economic growth because it makes people work harder and better.But they also find that it might turn the society into a battlefield or a jungle where everybody is guided by the law of“the survival of the fittest”and that it might do harm to human relationship.This
17、has happened in the United States.It is also happening in our own country.Our students should be aware of this problems an try to understand and learn to deal with them.,Language Points,all the more更加，益发The girl admired him all the more 这个女孩越发钦佩他 He often overworks,and thats all the more reason for
18、more bonus.他经常加班，这是他多拿奖金的关键原因,In spite of,不顾,不管prep.尽管 He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.他虽竭尽全力，但仍然未能将那石头搬起来。In spite of the bad weather,we went fishing.我们不顾恶劣的天气而去钓鱼。He continued with his plan to build a flying machine,in spite of the mockery of his friends.他不顾朋友们的反对，继续他建造飞行器
19、的计划。,despite,prep.without being affected;in spite ofeg.I failed the test despite studying all night.=I failed the test despite that I had studied all night.He remains a great leader despite age and infirmity.,in spite of与despite的区别,论语气，despite比in spite of谨严，但意思没有分别，都可译做“虽然”或“不顾”，例如：“In spite of/Desp
20、ite mounting public discontent,the government is determined to push the bill through.（虽然公众不满愈来愈强烈，政府还是执意要通过议案。）In spite of或despite之后必须用名词或动名词（gerund），不能接普通子句（clause），例如不可说“Despite the public is getting increasingly discontented”只能说“Despite the fact that the public is getting increasingly discontente
21、d”。英文有in spite of/despite oneself这说法，意思是“不由自主”或“不禁”，例如：“Her words were so satirical that I lost my temper in spite of myself.（她的话尖酸刻薄得令我忍不住发脾气。）,Head for,vt.取向于 Jason should go in for accounting because he has a good head for figures.贾森应从事会计工作，因为他具有计算的才能。Allow10 per head for expenses.允许每人花10英镑。,Pull
22、 over,v.把.拉过来,靠岸,开到路边I shouted to the driver of the tractor to pull over and let me through.我向拖拉机手喊，要他把拖拉机开到路边让我过去。Her good look gave her a pull over other girls.她的美貌使她与其他女孩相比占了优势。,run over,vt.复查(超过),在.上驶过,碾过,把.很快地过一遍 My son came near being run over by a truck.我的儿子差点被大卡车辗过。I always run over my lines
23、 before going on stage.我登台演出前总要温习一下台词.The last drop makes the cup run over.最后一滴导致整杯满溢。,can,n.C1.(食物)罐头2.金属容器3.一罐(+of)Add three cans of water to make the orange juice.加进三罐水调橘子汁。vt.1.把(食品等)装罐I dont like canned food.我不喜欢罐头食品。2.【美】【口】解雇,jerk,vt.1.把.猛地一拉(或一推,一扭,一扔等)He jerked the window open.他猛地一推把窗子打开。He
24、 jerked the string and the puppet jumped.他猛一拉线,木偶就跳动了。2.急促地说vi.1.猛然一动;猛推(或急拉等)I felt the fishing line jerk.我感觉到钓丝猛然一动。2.颠簸,摇晃The truck jerked to a stop.卡车晃动了几下便停下来了。3.抽搐,痉挛,jerk,n.C1.猛然地一拉(或一推,一扭,一扔等)2.颠簸,摇晃The bus stopped with a jerk.汽车晃了一下,停住了。3.(肌肉的)抽搐,痉挛4.【美】【俚】蠢人;古怪的人vt.1.把(肉)切成长条晒干n.1.(条状)肉干,d
25、rug,n.C1.药品,药材Why not try this new drug?为什么不试一试这种新药?2.麻醉药品;毒品Few teenagers in our city use drugs.我们城市极少有青少年吸毒。3.滞销货vt.1.使服麻醉药;使服毒品He drugged his roommate and stole his money.他对他的室友下了麻醉药,然后偷了他的钱。2.掺麻醉药于His wine has been drugged.他的酒里被人掺了麻醉药。vi.1.常用麻醉药;吸毒成癖,shoulder,n.1.肩,肩膀C2.衣服的肩部C3.肩状物;山肩;路肩;瓶肩C4.带肩
26、肉的前腿肉CUvt.1.肩起,挑起2.担负,承担The manager was ready to shoulder the blame.经理愿意承担过失。3.用肩推OHe shouldered the door open.他用肩把门顶开。,watch out for,v.戒备,提防,密切注意 I said I should be sick,and that I must watch out for symptoms.我说过我一定是有病了，我得留意一下症状。In the rush to go folkloric watch out for collision of cultures.在民俗化的热
27、潮中，要提防不同文化的冲突。The police are watching out for the suspect.警方正密切注意嫌疑犯的行动。,Pitched a tent,搭帐蓬 As soon as we got there,we began to look about for a place to pitch our tent.我们一到那里就开始找地方搭帐篷。Weve decided to pitch our tent in Wuhan until the Spring Festival 我们决定在武汉住到春节为止。,run through,v.跑着穿过,刺,戳,贯穿,匆匆处理,划掉,
28、挥霍She ran through a lot of money in her first term at university.她上大学第一个学期就花了很多钱.He ran through the names on the list.他把名单匆匆地看了一遍。A deep melancholy runs through her poetry.她的诗中贯穿著悲伤的情调.,as a matter of course,自然,不用说,照例 What I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course
29、最让我感动的还是他们把（助人为乐）的事当做理所当然地去做,intrigue,vi.搞阴谋诡计They constantly intrigued against each other.他们之间彼此耍阴谋。vt.激发兴趣 激起的好奇心 Fairy tales can intrigue most children.神话故事能引起大多数孩子的兴趣。n.密谋策划,阴谋This is a novel of intrigue.这是一本有阴谋情节的小说。阴谋,诡计He was made king as a result of various intrigues.由于搞了各种各样的阴谋,他当上了国王。,From
30、 coast to coast,1.全国各地2.从一个海岸到另一个海岸 The university is out to raid faculties From coast to coast.那所大学要到全国各地去挖教授。It extended 73 mi(118 km)From coast to coast,from Wallsend(Segedunum)to Bowness.长城由一个海岸延伸到另一个海岸，长118公里，从沃尔森德到鲍内斯。,To be scheduled for(to do),被安排,定于(去做某事）The meeting is to be scheduled to ho
31、ld on Friday会议定于周五举行,come upon,v.突然产生,要求,成为.负担,偶遇突临,突袭I come upon a group of children play in the street.我遇到一群孩子在街上玩耍。Fear came upon her as she walked along the empty street.她走在空荡荡的街上，突然产生一种恐惧。I will try to avoid come upon my children in my old age.我要尽力避免在晚年时成为孩子们的负担。,Come across,过来;过访Why dont you c
32、ome across to our house this evening?今晚你何不到我们家来坐坐?被理解;接受He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not come across.他讲了很久,但没把意思讲明白。吐露,说出I dont think hell ever come across with all the information.我想他是不会吐露全部情况的。,偿还;被迫把交出来The robber told the woman to come across with her purse.拦路抢劫者勒令那个女人把钱包交出来。穿过,越过Be careful when you come across the street.过马路要小心。偶然发现,偶然遇见I came across him in the street yesterday.昨天我在街上无意中碰到了他。出现在脑海中,留下印象A good idea came across my mind.我忽然想到一个好主意。,Thank you,
