现代大学英语(精读)2--lesson9

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1、Unit9QuickFixSocietyIntroductiontotheTextStructureIntroductionPara.1—3compareherrideonfastroadtoWestVirginiaandherreturntripofadifferentroute.BodyPara.4---6liststhreewaysAmericansseekaquickfix.ConclusionPara.7---8let’sslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersusandwhatmank

2、indhasleftusandrediscoverlifeIntroductiontotheTextWritingSkillscomparisonandcontrast:Para1,2,4examples:Para5rhetoricalquestion:Para3,5,7repetition:Para4if-clausesPara5word“fast”quickfixquickfix:arepairtosthorananswertoaproblemthathappensquickly,butmayworkforonlya

3、shorttime;waysofgettingthingsdonequicklye.g.Thereisno~forstoppingpollutionCongressistryingtoresist~solutions.WhatisGoldsteinconcernedabout?Ourneedforspeed2.Whateventinherlifespurredthisconcern?Ahurriedvacation3.GiveoneofGoldstein'sexamplesoftheproblem.Anyexamplef

4、romtheessayisacceptableBackground1Confederate(邦联):referringtothe11secessioniststatesinsouthernAmericaduringtheCivilWarwithitscapitalinRichmond(里士满).ItsrivalwascalledUnion.2.PennsylvaniaAstateoftheeasternUnitedStates.ItwasadmittedasoneoftheoriginalThirteenColonies

5、in1787.Firstexploredintheearly1600's,theregionwassettledbySwedesin1634andgrantedbyroyalchartertoWilliamPennin1681.PennsylvaniaplayedacrucialroleintheAmericanRevolutionandintheformationofthenewrepublic.HarrisburgisthecapitalandPhiladelphiathelargestcity.Philadelph

6、ialocatesonthewestbankofDelaware.ThesitewasselectedbyWilliamPennwiththenameof“cityofbrotherlylove”.Itwas“thebirthplaceofthenation”andtheDeclarationofIndependencewassignedhere.AnothermajorcityisPittsburgh.3.FifthSymphonyDit—dit—dit—daaah!ThreequickGsandalongE-flat

7、-----LudwigvonBeethoven’sFifthsymphonyjustcouldbethemostmemorablemusicalphraseofalltime.Butthat’sjustthefirstfiveseconds.Asfortherest,innearlyeverynote,Beethoven’sFifthSymphonytopsthelistoffavorites.Clearly,Beethovencraftedsomethinguniversalandpowerfulthatreverbe

8、rateswithagelesssignificanceineverylistenerregardlessoftheirdepthofmusicalculture.Withhisclassics,representedbyFate,Beethovenusheredinaneweraofmusic,theRomanti