(全新版)大学英语《综合教程》第一册unit4

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1、（全新版）大学英语《综合教程》第一册Unit4AmericanDreamI.CulturalNotes1.AmericanDream:thebeliefofAmericansthattheircountryoffersopportunitiesforagoodandsuccessfullife.Forminoritiesandimmigrants,thedreamalsoincludesfreedomandequalrights.2.Immigrants:Apartfrom"NativeAmericans"—Indians—whowerelivinginNorthAmeri

2、cawhenpeoplefirstarrivedtherefromEurope,allAmericanshaveancestorswhowereimmigrants.IntheUSthewordimmigrantisoftenusedwithapositivemeaning.Peopleareproudtosaythattheirancestorswereimmigrantswhocamewithverylittleandbuiltabetterlifeforthemselves.MostAmericanshaveaclearideaofwhatlifewaslikefor

3、theimmigrants:theylefthomebecausetheywerepoorandthoughttheywouldhavebetteropportunitiesintheUS.ForthemtheAmericandreamwasthattalentandhardworkcouldtakethemfromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.OnceintheUS,lifewasnoteasy.Manyimmigrantshadtoworkforlittlemoneyinfactorieswhereconditionswerehardanddangerous

4、andlivedincrowdedbuildings.Butslowlytheyimprovedtheirlivesandmanywrotehometoencourageotherstocome.3.Depressiondays:theperiodofsevereeconomicfailureinmostcountriesoftheworldthatlastedfrom1929untilWorldWarII.ItbeganintheUSwhentheNewYorkStockExchangefellon29October1929,knownasBlackTuesday.Man

5、ybusinessesandbanksfailedandmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs.PresidentFranklinD.RooseveltimprovedthesituationwithhisNewDealpolicy.buttheGreatDepressionwasonlyendedbyindustrialproductionforthewar.II.LanguageStudy1....hardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish:IfsomeonetalksinbrokenEnglish,theyspeakslowl

6、yandmakealotofmistakesbecausetheyonlyknowalittleofthelanguage.2.turnaway:refusetohelp(sb.)ortoallow(sb.)toenteraplaceExamples:1)He’smysonafterall(毕竟),Ican'tjustturnhimawaywhenheisintrouble.2)Thelecturehallwasalreadyfullandmanyofthestudentswereturnedaway.3.workout:plan;solve;calculateExampl

7、es:1)"Howwillyoukeepintouchwithme?""Wehaven'tworkedthatoutyet.”2)FinallyIworkedoutthattheparcelhadbeensenttoParisbymistake.3)Mymotherallowedmetotakethetrip,butaskedmetoworkoutthetotalcostfirst.4.weekly:happeningonceaweekoreveryweekExamples:Hisstorywaspublished