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1、Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itUnit 4Unit 4Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itWatch the video clip and answer the following questions. What is wrong with Mable?2. Whats the name of the game?3. Do you think it is fun to play that game? Where is fun in your opinion?Audiovisual SupplementCu

2、ltural InformationShe just got braces.The peanut-butter game.Yes. Fun is around us and in our daily life.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationGeorge: All right, yeah.Ira: You okay, man?George: Yeah, yeah, Im good. Ira: I hope they got some food.Laura: Im so glad you guys came, hello, hi.George:

3、 Good to see you.-wow. Ira: Hi, hows it going? Oh! Thank you.George: Jeez, beautiful house!Laura: Thank you.George: How long have you guys been here?Laura: Weve been here about five years now.Ingrid: Whats up?Laura: This is my friend, George. And this is Ira. This is Ingrid.Ira: Wow! George didnt me

4、ntion you had a daughter.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationFrom Funny PeopleGeorge: Have you seen any of my movies?Ingrid: I saw the movie where you had a baby body.George: So, you saw “Re-do”. Can you do the face? Hey, thats a good impression.Mable: Dont leave me in the playroom!Laura: This

5、 is my daughter, Mable. She just got braces.George: Oh, yeah, let me see them. You mind if I eat a little bit of that sandwich right there? Ira? Ira: Im Im full.Ingrid: Do you guys want to play the peanut-butter game?Laura: Its fun. You want to play?George: Lets do it!Laura: Ira?Ira: Yeah, I like pe

6、anut butter, yeah.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationLaura: Lets do the peanut-butter game!George: All right! Hooray! Peanut-butter game! Peanut-butter game! Laura: Okay, just put a little bit.Mable: Ok.Ira: Whats she doing? Laura: A little bit. Okay, okay. I think thats good.George: This is

7、what you guys do in your free time? Okay. Ingrid: There he is! Ira: Oh, boy. Come on. He got her. He got her. Oh, so, youre supposed to do it on the ears.Laura: Georges turn! Yeah! Georges turn!George: No. I dont want to do that. No, Ira will go, let Ira go.Audiovisual SupplementCultural Information

8、Ira: No, no, George.Ingrid: Come on. Okay, all right!George: I just washed my hair this morning.George! George!George: Oh! God. No! Thats not the game.Audiovisual SupplementCultural InformationFun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from it What does the text tell you? Where/what is fun? Should we seek fun

9、Leisure industries Life equilibrium of pleasant and unpleasant moments1. Fun can be defined as a pleasurable experience, enjoyable occupation or an activity that involves amusement or pleasure. 2. But what do we view as fun? The answer may depend on our age, because whats pleasant and fun for a chil

10、d is not necessarily entertaining and fun for a teenager or an adult. 3. What people consider fun often changes with age and maturity. Audiovisual SupplementCultural Background In this text, the author challenges the modern idea that fun is there for the asking and that fun overshadows everything. T

11、he author argues, instead, that fun is hard to have and that fun is a rare jewel. Structural AnalysisText Analysis What is the tone of the essay?At the beginning, it is irony. Later it turns affirmative. In which paragraph does the writer switch the tone?Para. 12 is the turning point where the write

12、r switches from negation to affirmation. With the last three paragraphs presented mostly affirmatively, the tone is thus turned from irony to matter-of-factness.Rhetorical FeaturesStructural AnalysisStructural AnalysisText AnalysisParagraphsMain ideaPart 1 introduces the thesis of the essay: Fun is

13、hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.Part 2 points out a prevalent misconception, and consequences thereof, that everything is supposed to be fun.Part 3 suggests that we ought to treat fun reverently. 1-23-11 12-15Repetition of certain patternsWas it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial

14、? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless? (Para. 4)Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun. Education was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed t

15、o be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed to be fun. (Para. 6)-It shows, by way of illustration, how one might spare no effort to find fun is everything.Rhetorical FeaturesStructural Analysise.g.Detailed ReadingFun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itSuzanne Britt Jordan1 Fun

16、is hard to have.2 Fun is a rare jewel.3 Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, that people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn into (sakes alive!) puritans.4 “Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all o

17、ther questions: good questions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless?5 When the pleasures got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. Everything was supposed to be fun. If it wasnt fun,

18、 then by Jove, we were going to make it fun, or else.6 Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun. Education was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was suppo

19、sed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed to be fun.7 Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom mirrors.Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading8 If a kid, looking at his very happy parents

20、traipsing through that very happy Disney World, said, “This aint fun, ma,” his mas heart sank. She wondered where she had gone wrong. Everybody told her what fun family outings to Disney World would be. Golly gee, what was the matter?9 Fun got to be such a big thing that everybody started to look fo

21、r more and more thrilling ways to supply it. One way was to step up the level of danger or licentiousness or alcohol or drug consumption so that you could be sure that, no matter what, you would manage to have a little fun.Detailed Reading10 Television commercials brought a lot of fun and fun-loving

22、 folks into the picture. Everything that people in those commercials did looked like fun: taking Polaroid snapshots, swilling beer, buying insurance, mopping the floor, bowling, taking aspirin. We all wished, Im sure, that we could have half as much fun as those rough-and-ready guys around the locke

23、r room, flicking each other with towels and pouring champagne. The more commercials people watched, the more they wondered when the fun would start in their own lives. It was pretty depressing.Detailed Reading11 Big occasions were supposed to be fun. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter were obviously

24、 supposed to be fun. Your wedding day was supposed to be fun. Your wedding night was supposed to be a whole lot of fun. Your honeymoon was supposed to be the epitome of fundom. And so we ended up going through every Big Event we ever celebrated, waiting for the fun to start.12 It occurred to me, whi

25、le I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity. Detailed Reading13 I dont mean to put a damper on things. I just mean we ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught like a v

26、irus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I dont want to blaspheme fun anymore. When fun comes in on little dancing feet, you probably wont be expecting it. In fact, I bet it come

27、s when youre doing your duty, your job, or your work. It may even come on a Tuesday.Detailed Reading14 I remember one day, long ago, on which I had an especially good time. Pam Davis and I walked to the College Village drug store one Saturday morning to buy some candy. We were about 12 years old (fu

28、n ages). She got her Bit-O-Honey. I got my malted milk balls, chocolate stars, Chunkys, and a small bag of M & Ms. We started back to her house. I was going to spend the night. We had the whole day to look forward to. We had plenty of candy. It was a long way to Pams house but every time we got wear

29、y Pam would put her hand over her eyes, scan the horizon like a sailor and say, “Oughta reach home by nightfall,” at which point the two of us would laugh until we thought we couldnt stand it another minute. Detailed ReadingThen after we got calm, shed say it again. You should have been there. It wa

30、s the kind of day and friendship and occasion that made me deeply regretful that I had to grow up.15 It was fun.1. What is the thesis statement of the essay? Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel. Detailed Reading2. In Paragraph 4, a series of questions has been raised. Whats the effect of it? He

31、re, by making a startling statement (the question “Was it fun?” overshadowed all other questions) and raising a series of questions, Jordan points out that fun has become the major concern of people. It has outweighed many other questions.Detailed ReadingWhat are some of the things that do not provi

32、de fun according to Jordan ? Failing in a test, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors are some of the things that are not sources of fun. Detailed ReadingWhat is the relationship between big occasions and the experience of fun? With high expectations for fun, people are not contented with the joy

33、 that big occasions such as holidays, weddings or birthdays bring them. To make up for the inadequacy of fun and joy, they are still expecting the next big occasion which might bring them excitement. 1. What figurative techniques are used in Paragraph 13? Some figurative techniques are employed to f

34、urther define what fun is, which include personification: “When fun comes in on little dancing feet, you probably wont be expecting it.” and simile: “It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal.” Detailed Reading2. What does “It may even come on a Tuesday” mean? Tuesday is

35、a workday, the day following the blue Monday. It is commonly regarded as an ordinary day when everyone is supposed to be doing the routine work. As a rule, no holidays, no big occasions would take place on this day. But if we treat fun properly, we can have fun even on such an ordinary day.Detailed

36、ReadingDetailed ReadingWhy does Jordan use an anecdote to conclude her essay? Here Jordan suggests that fun comes when you are not expecting it. Class ActivityGroup discussion: An imaginary event is presented in Paragraph 8 and a real one in Paragraph 14. Whats the function of the narration of these

37、 two events?Tip: In the imaginary event, the elaborate preparation of the parents was wasted and the child failed to have the expected fun, whereas in the real event, the simple childish behavior gave the children satisfaction and joy. With a comparison of these events, the author suggests that what

38、 is supposed to be fun may not enable one to have a good time. The simple joy of life is the real fun people are seeking.Detailed ReadingClass ActivityGroup discussion: Two simple, direct statements are used to begin the essay and one to end it. What is the effect of these statements?Tip: Simple and

39、 direct as they are, the three statements are effective enough to convey the messages that fun is a rare jewel, but fun could also be easy to have if we treat it properly.Detailed Readingovershadow v. make sb. or sth. less successful, important, or impressive by comparison with others; dominatee.g.

40、Ben overshadows all his colleagues with his extraordinary insight and quick wit.She is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.Detailed Readingflunk v. fail, esp. (in) a course or an exame.g.The boy was upset because he flunked (in) an English exam.Detailed Readingflunk outexpel or be

41、 expelled from a school or course because of work that does not meet the required standardse.g. We didnt flunk out, but our records werent so good.traipse v. walk wearilye.g.She spent the day traipsing from one shop to another.Detailed Readingepitome n. an ideal; a typical representatione.g.His fath

42、er is the epitome of goodness.Detailed Readingepitomize v. be an epitome of sth.e.g.He epitomizes the loving father.She epitomizes all the good qualities of her family.Detailed ReadingPractice1. 他认为猫是懒惰的化身。他认为猫是懒惰的化身。In his eye, the cat is the epitome of laziness.2. 这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。Thi

43、s handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.3. 这位银行经理的身上集中体现了他们家族的一切优秀这位银行经理的身上集中体现了他们家族的一切优秀品质。品质。The bank manager epitomizes all the good qualities of his family.damper n. (inf.) sth. that stops an occasion from being as enjoyable as it was intended to bee.g. The bad news put / cast / threw a

44、 damper on the party.Will the snow put a bit of a damper on your hike plans?Detailed Readingblaspheme v. show contempt or disrespect for (God, a divine being, or sacred things) e.g. The bank manager began to rage and blaspheme (against) God.The spiritual leader charged that the film blasphemed Islam

45、.Detailed ReadingDetailed Readingmalted milka soluble powder made of dried milk, malted barley, and wheat flour 麦乳精（由牛奶、大麦麦牙和面粉制成的可溶麦乳精（由牛奶、大麦麦牙和面粉制成的可溶粉粒）粉粒）chunky a. 1. (of candy, etc.) containing small, thick pieces2. (of a man) short and strong; stockye.g.chunky peanut butter; chunky soupDetaile

46、d Readinge.g. A chunky man usually has a wide upper body and looks strong.scan v. examine sth. carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to obtain information1. To scan a text can also mean look through it quickly in order to find a piece of information that one wants or get a general ide

47、a of what the text contains.e.g.She anxiously scanned the faces of the young men leaving the train in the hope of finding her son.Detailed Readinge.g. Now, scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for

48、 the asking, that people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn into (sakes alive!) puritans. (Paragraph 3)Paraphrase:Nowadays, people would believe that they can have fun whenever they ask for it, and they should have fun; otherwise they would be leading a dull and

49、 bitter life as a puritan.Detailed Reading“Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions: good questions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless? (Paragraph 4)Translation:“有趣吗？有趣吗

50、？”这一问题使所有其他问题黯然失色，比如这一问题使所有其他问题黯然失色，比如:“道道德吗？仁慈吗？诚实吗？有益吗？慷慨吗？有必要吗？和德吗？仁慈吗？诚实吗？有益吗？慷慨吗？有必要吗？和（我最喜欢的）无私吗？（我最喜欢的）无私吗？”等一些有意义的问题。等一些有意义的问题。 Detailed ReadingWhen the pleasures got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. (Paragraph 5)Translation:当乐趣成为生活中的主要内容时，随之而来必定是对乐趣的当乐趣成为生活中的主要内容时，随之

51、而来必定是对乐趣的迷恋崇拜。迷恋崇拜。Detailed ReadingIt occurred to me, while I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity. (Paragraph 12)Translation:在坐待乐趣来临的时候，我发现其实并没有多少乐趣可言，在坐待乐趣来临的时候，我发现其实并没有多少乐趣可言，我得告诉你们这一点，免得你们

52、怀疑自己感受乐趣的能力。我得告诉你们这一点，免得你们怀疑自己感受乐趣的能力。 Detailed ReadingThe god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. (Paragraph 13)Paraphrase:We have long assumed that fun was easy to have, but now we are paying a price for that shallow-minde

53、dness, i.e., we can hardly have fun.Detailed ReadingTranslation:由于我们多年来总以为乐趣无处不在，快乐之神对我们实施由于我们多年来总以为乐趣无处不在，快乐之神对我们实施报复，不和我们来往了。报复，不和我们来往了。 Phrase Practice Word DerivationSynonym / AntonymVocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar1) insure v. insurance n. insured n.&a.保险公司可以

54、给你保寿险。保险公司可以给你保寿险。 未投保者需自付修理费。未投保者需自付修理费。投保人需支付一定比例的医药费。投保人需支付一定比例的医药费。VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammarAn insurance company will insure your life.People without insurance had to pay for their own repairs.The insured are required to pay a portion of all medical bil

55、ls.e.g.VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar2) deserve v. undeserved a. deserving a.这篇文章值得仔细研究。这篇文章值得仔细研究。他有罗密欧之称是名不副实的。他有罗密欧之称是名不副实的。值得同情的值得同情的The article deserves careful study. His reputation as a Romeo is quite undeserved.be deserving of sympathy e.g.VocabularyTran

56、slation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar3) generous a. generosity n. generously adv.贤明的统治者在胜利时能宽宏大量。贤明的统治者在胜利时能宽宏大量。他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。请慷慨施予。请慷慨施予。A wise ruler is generous in victory. His generosity manifests itself in times of need. Please give generously. e.g.VocabularyTrans

57、lation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar4) benefit n. / v. beneficial a.新规章对我们大家都会大有好处。新规章对我们大家都会大有好处。这些设施使全城受益。这些设施使全城受益。新鲜空气有益健康。新鲜空气有益健康。The new regulations will be of great benefit to us all.These facilities have benefited the whole town.Fresh air is beneficial to ones health.e.g.Vo

58、cabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar5) regret n. / v. regrettable a.我听到他去世的消息感到万分悲痛。我听到他去世的消息感到万分悲痛。很抱歉，此事我爱莫能助。很抱歉，此事我爱莫能助。她粗俗无礼，令人遗憾。她粗俗无礼，令人遗憾。I heard of his death with great regret.I regret that I cannot help.Her rudeness was highly regrettable. e.g.6) mirth n. mirt

59、hful a. mirthless a.圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。她那滑稽的装束引得客人哄堂大笑。她那滑稽的装束引得客人哄堂大笑。苦笑苦笑VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammarChristmas is a time of mirth, especially for children.Her funny costume caused much mirthful laughter among the guests.a mirthless laughe.

60、g.VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar7) blaspheme v. blasphemy n. blasphemous a.他醉酒后总是骂骂咧咧，诅天咒地。他醉酒后总是骂骂咧咧，诅天咒地。谋杀和亵渎神明都是不可饶恕的大罪。谋杀和亵渎神明都是不可饶恕的大罪。满屋的人都对他那亵渎神明的语言感到愤慨。满屋的人都对他那亵渎神明的语言感到愤慨。He always swears and blasphemes when hes drunk. Murder and blasphemy are mortal s

61、ins. The people in the room were shocked by his blasphemous language.e.g.VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar8) revere v. reverence n. reverent a. 那教授学识渊博备受敬重。那教授学识渊博备受敬重。他脱下帽子表示敬意。他脱下帽子表示敬意。恭敬的态度姿势等恭敬的态度姿势等The professor was revered for his immense learning. He remove

62、d his hat as a sign of reverence.reverent attitudes, gestures, etc. e.g.3. If you go on driving so rashly, you will in hospital. 4. They tried every means to production. 1. In your mad pursuit to destroy evil, you may evil yourself.VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammar

63、end up_2. It never me that he was a double agent.step up_turn into_occurred to_Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation from the text.5. Moby-Dick tells the story of how Ahab, the captain of a whaling ship, is determined to the white whale for it has cripple

64、d one of his legs. pay_back_VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammare.g. 水冻起来就能结成冰。水冻起来就能结成冰。Water turns into ice when it freezes.turn into: (cause sb./sth. to) pass from one condition or state to anothere.g. 她从未想到问问他人。她从未想到问问他人。 It never occurred to her to ask anyone.occ

65、ur to: come into (a persons mind)VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammare.g. 你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。If you continue to steal, youll end up in prison.end up: reach or come to a certain place, state or action, esp. by a lengthy route or processe.g. 进一步推进核武器裁减进一步推进核武器裁

66、减step up the campaign for nuclear disarmamentstep up: increase sth.; improve sth.VocabularyTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWritingGrammare.g. 他对我使坏，我得治治他。他对我使坏，我得治治他。Ill pay him back for the trick he played on me.pay back: punish sb. or get ones revenge1. 毫无疑问，莎士比亚使各个时代剧作家相形见绌。毫无疑问，莎士比亚使各个时代剧作家相形见绌。(overshadow)If you are overshadowed by a person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are.VocabularyGrammarTranslation Integrated SkillsOral ActivitiesWriti