Unit 1 This Year Its Going to Be DifferentI. Teaching Objectives: 1. A brief summary of the ways to express futurity. 1) will do 2) be going to 3) be to do 4) be about to do 2. the use of over in the text tiptoe over, go over, put it over, take over, 3. draw a sketch, be drawn by II. Difficult and important points1. Compound nouns formed with “self-”self-improvement, self-control, self-respect, self-determination 2. Pragmatics: how to understand the meaning of a sentence in different context. See: “Youre looking lovely” “Look to stay out until four a.m.” in the text.III. Introduction of the Text: 1. The Author _ Will Stanton(1918- ), American humorist and magazine writer. He has published more than 150 articles in such magazines as Readers Digest, McCalls and The New Yorker. This text first appears in his collection The Old Familiar Booby Traps of Home(1978). 2. The hero of the text, who is married and has four children, is talking about his New Years resolutions, which perfect as they seemed, ended in total failure. This is a light, humorous piece of writing with vivid descriptions. 3. The Main Idea: The statement that best sums up the main idea is(3): “The writer carried out his New Years resolution faithfully to improve himself, but the results all went contrary to his expectations.”IV. Detailed Study of the Text:1. New Years resolution _ something one makes up ones mind to do at the beginning of a new year in order to be and do better in the year ahead. “Resolution” here is a countable noun which means 决定、决议, but it can be also used as an uncountable noun which means 坚定、果断. Its verb form is “resolve”. Resolve on sth. / doing sth. or resolve to do sth.Set phrase: be resolved to do sth. (下决心做某事)2. would be blessed with a richer life _ anyone would be lucky enough to have an interesting and eventful life.The literal meaning of “bless” is “ask Gods favour or protection for”. 为祝福Be blessed with, however, only means “to have something such as an ability, a good quality, which is admired or which is an advantaged to a person.”幸运拥有e.g. I am blessed with many good friends. (我有许多好朋友，真是幸运。) He is blessed with good health. (她享有良好健康的幸福。) Fortune blessed him with success and victory. (命运之神赐给他成功与胜利)3Be spontaneous in showing affection Spontaneous, impulsive, instinctive, automatic, etc. show the meaning of “人的行为、话语等不假思索的，未经考虑的”。Now see the difference: Spontaneous 强调自发的，自愿的，发自内心而没有外力的干涉的； Impulsive 指冲动，意气用事的，更强调不由自主和受感情支配的； Instinctive 以为本能、天生的，下意识的，常表习惯性动作； Automatic 指不经思考，没有感觉的机械运行，没变化的机械反应4Dont ever sneak up on me sneak up on_creep up on, come near quietly and unnoticed.e.g. Dont sneak up on me like that, you give me a shock!Darkness was sneaking up on the travelers as they entered the forest.The wrinkles are sneaking up on my fsce.Other use: sneak on _ give information about (a bad thing)(to somebody)e.g. The class had an agreement not to sneak on each other to the teacher.(不把各自的过失告诉给老师。) sneak out (of)_ leave in a secretive mannere.g. We were still having the class when the boy sneaked out of the classroom.Dont try to sneak out of your duties like you did last time. sneak in _ enter a place secretlye.g. The boys used to sneak in without paying.5. “Youre looking lovely” “Look to stay out until four a.m.” 注意此处丈夫与妻子的对话，妻子的回答看似文不对题，但根据语用学（pragmatics）的原理，人们在对话过程中理解话语时，在新出现的信息与当时的语境之间通过认知和推理寻找其中的关联性，已达到交际的目的。而信出现的信息与当时的语境相结合时，可以通过逻辑的推理关系推导出新的暗含的语境效果。例如， 1) A: Hows he?B: A couple of pills will cure him. 2) A: Hows he?B: An ambulance must be sent for at once. B似乎都没有直接回答A的问题，没说He 的病情究竟如何，但基于双方共有的常识，B的话都是A的问题的恰当的回答。# “Look, it wasnt my idea to stay out until four a.m.”Para. I didnt want to remain outside as late as four in the early morning.(how can I look lovely？)“Look” in this context is an interjection that is used for emphasizing a point before making a statement, often when one is angry.6. A sincere compliment is worth its weight in gold._ A truthful word makes its worthy to others. (真诚的称赞比金子都贵重，非常有价值的)7. Sammy wandered off several times, Wander off (v + dav. or prep.)_ leave a place unintentionally, stay frome.g. When she forgot what she was supposed to be doing, she used to wander off, and would often be found quite a long way from home. You are wandering off the point again; do please try to keep to the subject.8. “Then how come it doesnt?”This is a colloquial expression in an informal way, which means, “Then why doesnt it run/work?”How come is informally used to ask “how does / did it happen (that) or why?” (怎么会，为何会)e.g. How come she hates birds? (她为何讨厌鸟？)How come you never visit us any more? (你为何不再来看我们？)9. “Ill bet the fellows are swarming around. ”Para: “ Im sure many young men are after you.”The literal meaning of bet is “risk (money) on t