《當(dāng)代商務(wù)英語(yǔ)綜合教程》課件-Unit 8 Pets - A Part of American Family

Contents1TextAPets—APartofAmericanFamilyLanguageinUseTextBWaltDisney:AShortBiographyWarm-upQuestions:2Warm-upQuestions:1.Whatkindofpetsdoyoulike?2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenChineseandtheirpets?Pre-classTask13Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,theglossary,ordictionaries.TextA

Pets—ApartofAmericanFamily4PassageAmericanslovepets,andit'snotjustpuppylove,either.Manypetownerstreattheirfurryfriendsaspartofthefamily.Sometimestheyspiceuptheirpets'liveswithentertainingvideosandamusingtoys.Iftheyhaveaneyeforfashion,petownerscandresstheirpetsinstylishclothes.Forspecialoccasions,theycanusecanineperfumetomaketheirdogssmell,well,lessbeastly.YoumightsayAmericanstreattheirpetsliketheytreattheirchildren—sometimesevenbetter.15PassageInAmerica,therearemorehouseholdswithpetsthanthosewithchildren.Atleast43percentofU.S.homeshavepetsofsomesort.Exoticcreatures,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves,findahomewithsomeAmericans.Morecommonpetsincludetropicalfish,miceandbirds.Buttheall-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,evenattheWhiteHouse.TheClintons'cat,Socks,hasbeenreplacedbytheBushes'dog,Barney,asreigningFirstPet.Americanssometimeshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhetherdogsorcatsmakebetterpets.“Dogpeople”and“catpeople”oftenenjoyfriendlyrivalries.2TextA

Pets—ApartofAmericanFamily6PassageLeadingadog'slifeinAmericaisn'tsuchabadthing.Manygrocerystoressellgourmetpetfoodstoownerseagertopleasetheirpets.InHouston,Texas,dogscanhavetheirdinnerdeliveredtotheirhomes,justlikepizza.Well-to-docaninescanattenddoggydaycarecenterswhiletheirownerswork.Petscanevenaccompanytheirownersonvacation.Fancyhotelsarebeginningtoaccommodatebothmanandbeast.FurryguestsatFourSeasonsHotelscanenjoygourmetmealsservedonfinechinaandsleepinsoftbeds.3TextA

Pets—ApartofAmericanFamily7PassageBeneaththefluffyluxuries,thereliesabasicAmericanbelief:Petshavearighttobetreatedwell.Atleast75animalwelfareorganizationsexistinAmerica.Theseprovidecareandadoptionservicesforhomelessandabusedanimals.Veterinarianscangiveanimalsanincrediblelevelofmedicalcareforanincredibleprice.Topayforthehigh-techhealthcare,peoplecanbuyhealthinsurancefortheirpets.Andwhenit'stimetosaygood-bye,ownerscanburytheirpetsinarespectablepetcemetery.4TextA

Pets—ApartofAmericanFamily8PassageTheaverageAmericanenjoyshavingpetsaround,andforgoodreason.Researchershavediscoveredthatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressure.Dogscanofferprotectionfromburglarsandunwelcomevisitors.Catscanhelpridthehomeofunwantedpests.Littlecreaturesofallshapesandsizescanprovidecompanionshipandlove.Inmanycases,havingapetpreparesayoungcouplefortheresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships:theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovideagoodtopicofconversation.5TextA

Pets—ApartofAmericanFamily9PassagePetsareasbasictoAmericancultureashotdogsorapplepie.ToAmericans,petsarenotjustproperty,butapartofthefamily.Afterall,petsarepeople,too.6TextA

Pets—ApartofAmericanFamilyPre-classTask210Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.A2.D3.B4.C5.DPre-classTask311Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask312GlossaryPre-classTask313Pre-classTask314Pre-classTask315Pre-classTask316Pre-classTask317Pre-classTask318Pre-classTask319Pre-classTask320Pre-classTask321Pre-classTask322In-classTask123In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.Forspecialoccasions,theyusecanineperfumetomaketheirdogssmell,well,lessbeastly.(line6)1.Forspecialevents,dogownerswouldtreattheirtodogperfumemakingthemsmellgoodandlessunpleasant.(line6)In-classTask1242.“Dogpeople”and“catpeople”oftenenjoyfriendlyrivalries.(line19)3.FurryguestsatFourSeasonsHotelscanenjoygourmetmealsservedonfinechinaandsleepinsoftbeds.(line28)2.Peoplewholovedogsorcatshavesfunarguinghappilyaboutwhetherdogsorcatsmakebetterpets.(line19)3.FourSeasonsHotelsofferthehairypetsdeliciousfoodplacedonfinechinacontainerandsoftbedstosleepon.(line28)In-classTask1254.Researchershavediscoveredthatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressure.(line40)4.Tocommunicatewithanimalshasbeenfoundeffectivebyresearchersinreducingaperson’sbloodpressure.(line40)In-classTask226In-classTask21.Readaloudparagraphs1,5～6.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)CanyoudescribeinyourownwordsthepettingenthusiasmamongtheAmericansaccordingtoparagraphone?1)Whenitcomestopetting,theAmericanshavetheirway.Manytreatpetsasapartoftheirfamily,andtherearevideosandmusictoentertainthem,stylishfashionsandperfumetomakethemlookandsmellgood.In-classTask2272)DoAmericanpresidentshavepetsintheWhiteHouse?3)DidformerPresidentBillClintonhaveapet?Whatwasit?2)Yes,theydo.3)Yes.HehasapetcatcalledSocks.In-classTask2284)WhatisthebasicAmericanbeliefaboutpets?4)ThebasicAmericanbeliefaboutpetsis:petshavearighttobetreatedwell.Forthispurpose,thereareatleast75animalwelfareorganizationsinAmericathatprovidecareandadoptionservicesforhomelessandabusedanimals.5)Whatdotheydointakingcareoftheirpets?5)Theytreattheirpetsverywellbyfeedingthemwithspecialfood,dressingthemwithstylishfashions,andentertainingthemwithspecialvideosandmusic,muchthewaytheytreattheirchildrenorfriends.In-classTask229In-classTask23.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontothebold-typedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.In-classTask2301)熱衷于買便宜貨的人善于鑒別質(zhì)量，如果物品沒(méi)有達(dá)到他們的期望，他們并不羞于發(fā)泄他們的不滿。Mostwell-educatedpeopleshouldhaveaneyeforthedifferencesbetweenrightandwrong.2)亞洲人能代替美國(guó)人成為全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的引領(lǐng)者嗎？Sheisgoingtoreplaceherfatherasthenewchairoftheboardofthiscompany.In-classTask2313)運(yùn)動(dòng)員的生活充滿了歡樂(lè)與憂愁。Youwillleadalifefulloffrustrationifyoukeeplivinginthedenialofthereality.4)他友好的微笑下，內(nèi)心深處卻有一個(gè)可怕的計(jì)劃。Beneaththeeasybenefits,therealwaysliesatrap.5)在未來(lái)國(guó)家會(huì)提供類似的危機(jī)防護(hù)嗎？Thisnewfirewallcanofferyourcomputerprotectionfromthevirus.In-classTask232In-classTask24.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)DoyouthinkthereisapettingcultureinAmerica?Pleaseexplain.2)Doyouhaveapet?Ifyoudo,saysomethingaboutyourpet.Ifnot,whatdoyouthinkofpettinginChina?33TextA

TextTranslation寵物——美國(guó)家庭的一部分美國(guó)人很愛(ài)寵物，而且這不只是一種不成熟、短暫的愛(ài)。很多寵物的主人把這些毛茸茸的朋友當(dāng)作家庭的一部分，有時(shí)候還為寵物準(zhǔn)備娛樂(lè)用的錄像帶和玩具來(lái)增添它們生活的樂(lè)趣，如果寵物的主人具有流行的眼光，還會(huì)讓他們的寵物穿上時(shí)髦的衣服，在特別場(chǎng)合，甚至為寵物狗噴上專用香水，讓它們味道好聞一點(diǎn)，減少一些動(dòng)物身上的味道。你也可以說(shuō)，美國(guó)人待他們的寵物如同待他們的孩子一樣——有時(shí)甚至更好。134TextATextTranslation在美國(guó)，有寵物的家庭多于有孩子的家庭。至少43%的美國(guó)家庭養(yǎng)有寵物，在有些美國(guó)家庭里能見(jiàn)到一些稀奇少