全新版大学英语第四册全新版大学英语第四册06Unit 6The Place of Life In this Unit ,you willPre-reading taskPre-reading task Text-analysisText-analysis Words and expressionsWords and expressions Class assignmentsClass assignments Writing skillsWriting skills HomeworkHomeworkHow does the singer treat his diary? Why?Can we infer what attitude the singer takes towards the pace of life today? Text analysis:In many ways, the style of this piece is typical of a certain variety of journalism. It is clearly not a news story, bu nonetheless belongs within the pages of a newspaper. Such writing finds its home in the editorial or comment section where journalists and others contribute regular or occasional columns reflecting on topical issues. Unlike news stories where reporters are expected to confirne themselves to the facts. Such columns are intended to give free range to the expression of personal opinion. At the same time, particularly in the more serious papers the writer is expected to display his familiarity with the complexity of the problem under discussion. This is frequently achieved by employing concession. Thus, here the writer, having outlined the problem of the pressure of time, goes on to concede that not everybody is affected to the same extent. He then details the differences that exist before trurning to his more gereral point and concluding with his solution, another characteristic ingredient of such editorial articles. His general conclusion is hardly new, having been advice offered by philosophers for as far back as one cares to go, but gains novelty set against the context of recent technological developments.Although not a news story, the article nevertheless shares with newspaper reporting in general a taste for seeking support from the use of direct quotations from a number of different people. These quotations are provided together with the name of the person and background information on them. These details add human interest and support the argument by reference to the utterances of someone who would appear to be in a position to know. As the quotations record spoken rather than written English, the tone of language is often colloquial. The frequent pepering of an article with this type of direct quotation stands in contrast to what is usual in a more purely academic essay.oblige: do sth. For (sb.) as a favor or small service (used in the pattern) oblige (sb.) (with sth./by doing sth.)(为为)效劳效劳;帮帮(的的)忙忙Examples:1.We are happy to ablige.2.Please oblige me by leaving me alone.nurture: care for and educate (a child); encourage the growth of ; nourish养育养育;培育培育;滋养滋养Examples:1.Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.2.With one years observation the biologists have found how dolphins socialize, breed, nurture their young and how they communicate. 3.The local government has taken measures to nurture the state-run factories.distribution: the way in which people , buildings, etc. are arranged over a large area; the act of giving things to a large group of people or delivering goods to companies分配分配;分布分布Examples:1.The study of animal distribution is called zoogeography.2.Distribution of the goods is handled by local companies.domestic: of the home家庭的家庭的;家务的家务的;国内的国内的Examples:1.Police and hospital records indicate that the majority of victims of domistic violence are women.2. GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.divert: turn (sb./sth.) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another使转向使转向;转移转移Examples:1.Some dams divert the flow of river water into a pipeline, canal, or channel. 2.There had been an accident and traffic was being diverted to finance the famine relief operations.on the go: (inf) very active or busy1.Ive been on the go all week, preparing my thesis.2.I was on the go all day and went home at about 10 oclock in the evening. set about: begin (a task); start (doing soth. ) 1.The school authorities must set about finding solutions to the campus security problems.2.My mon and I set about clearing up after the guests left.eat into: gradually reduce the amount of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy1.All these car expenses are eating into our savings.2.Acid eats into the metal, damaging its surface.pour in: go into a place quickly and in large numbers1.Tourists poured into Shanghai on National Day.2. Many football fans poured into the stadium to have a look at their favourite football players.amount to: be equal to; add up to1.The tuition fee amounts to ten thousand yuan.2.In 1959 the combined value of U.S. imports and exports amounted to less than 9 percent of the countrys gross domestic product.put stress, pressure, or strain on1.A person who is stressed typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering.2.I must stress that what I say is confidential.in abundance1.By the mid-15th contury paper was available in abundance 2.There was good food in abundance, far more than we could ever hope to eat. spring up: appear, develop, quickly and suddenly1.New professional training schools sprang up all over the country.2.Fast food restaurants are springing up all over the city.3.A strong wind seemed to have sprung up from nowhere.be doomed to: (sth.) be certain to happen, and you can do nothing to prevent itbe doomed to sth. Be doomed to do sth.1.Their plan seemed to be doomed to failure.2.He thought that he was doomed to spend the rest of this life in a wheelchair.