新视野英语教程第三版教学资源book4Unit1SectionB

Whats Your Job,Daddy?Whats Your Job,Daddy?CONTENTSIntroductionAstimegoesby,thesamequestionhastwodifferentanswers:“Whats Your Job,Daddy?”.Not so long ago,the childrenthoughttheirfathersjobwasmakingsomethingorfixsomething.However,whatdotheirfathersdoasworkingnowadaysseemstobe not understood by children at all.Data processor,publicrelationsandsystemsanalystseemtobenonsenseexplanationstoa child.What the child could see in his father workplace isreadingpaper,deliveringpaper,carryingpaper,andotherjobsallthathecannotimagine.Questions and Answers1.Whatstheprevious/thepresentjobofthefathers?Directions:The following questions are all related to college students as a freshman.Read these questions and say something about your own experiences.2.Whatresultthedifferenceofthepreviousjobandthepresentjob?3.Giveashortdescriptionofthepresentjob?Intensive ReadingNotsolongago,whenaparentsaidhewasofftowork,thechildknewverywellwhatwasabouttohappen.Hisparentwasgoingtomakesomethingorfixsomething.Theparentcouldtakehischildtohisplaceofbusinessandlethimwatchwhileherepairedacarorbuiltatable.Nowadays,afewfathersstillfixenginesandbuildtables,butmostdonot.Mostfatherssitinglassbuildingsdoingthingsthatcannotbeunderstoodbychildrenatall.TheanswerstothequestionWhat kindofworkdoyoudo,Daddy?arelikelytobeuttermysteriestoachild.Para.1-2Para.3-4Isellspace.Idomarketresearch.Iamadataprocessor.Iaminpublicrelations.Iamasystemsanalyst.Suchexplanationsmustseemnonsensetoachild.Howcanhepossiblyimagineanyoneanalyzingasystemorresearchingamarket?Inthecommoneverydayjob,nothingismadeanymore.Thingsarenowmadebymachines.Verylittleisrepaired.Themachinesmakethingsinsuchafashionthatthethingswillquicklyfallapart.Repairswillbetooexpensive.Thusthebuyerisencouragedtothrowthethingawayandbuyanewone.Ineffect,themachinesaremakingjunk.Para.5-6The handful of people remotely associated with thesemachinescan,ofcourse,telltheirchildrenDaddymakesjunk.Most of the work force,however,is remote from junkproduction.Whatdothesepeopledo?Considerthetypicaltwelve-storyglassbuildinginthetypicalAmerican city.Nothing is being made in this building andnothing is being repaired,including the building itself.Constructedasapieceofjunk,thebuildingwillbediscardedwhenitwearsout,andanotherpieceofjunkwillbesetinitsplace.Para.7-8Still,the building is filled with people who think ofthemselvesasworking.Atanygivenmomentduringthedayperhapsone-thirdofthemwillbetalkingintotelephones.Mostoftheseconversationswillbeaboutpaper,forpaperiswhatoccupiesnearlyeveryoneinthisbuilding.Somejobsinthebuildingrequirementofillpaperwithwords.There are persons who type neatly on paper andpersons who read paper and make notes in the margins.Some persons make copies of paper and other personsdeliverpaper.Para.9-10Somepersonsmailpaper.Somepersonstelephoneotherpersonsandaskthat paper be sent to them.Otherstelephone to make sure about wherepaper reaches.Some persons talk aboutpaper.In the grandest offices,menapproveofsomepaperanddisapproveofotherpaper.Theelevatorsarefilledthroughoutthedaywithyoungmencarryingpaperfromfloortofloorandwithvitalmencarryingpaper to be discussed with other vitalmen.Para.11-12Whatisachildtomakeofallthis?Hisfathermaybesoimportantthatheluncheswithothermenaboutpaper.Supposehebringshissontoworktogivetheboysomeideaofwhatworkisallabout.Whatdoestheboyseehappening?Hisfathercallsforpaper.Hereadspaper.Perhapshescowlsatpaper.Perhapshemakesanangryredmarkonpaper.Hetelephonesanothermanandsaystheyhadbetterlunchoverpaper.Para.13-14Atlunchtheytalkaboutpaper.Backattheoffice,thefatherordersthepaperretypedandreproduced,andthensenttoanothermanforcomparisonwithpaperthatwasreproducedlastyear.Imaginehispoorsonafterwardsthinkingoverthemysteriesofworkwithafriend,whoaskshimwhatsyourfather?Whatcantheboyreply?utter:utter:adj.adj.完全的；十足的完全的；十足的完全的；十足的完全的；十足的 他完全是一派胡言。

他完全是一派胡言Whatutterrubbishhetalked!e.g.-Heisanutterfool.他真是个大笨蛋！他真是个大笨蛋！publicrelations：公共关系；公关工作公共关系；公关工作 e.g.:Shesapublicrelationsofficerinabigcompany.她是一家大公司的公关人员她是一家大公司的公关人员资助本地剧院有利于我们公司的公共关资助本地剧院有利于我们公司的公共关系Givingmoneytothelocaltheatrewillbegoodforourcompanyspublicrelations.analyst:n.C 分析者；化验员分析者；化验员 analyze:vt.分析分析 老师试图分析他们失败的原因老师试图分析他们失败的原因e.g.:Theyanalyzedthesituationcarefullybeforemakingadecision.他们做决定之前，对形势进行了认真分析他们做决定之前，对形势进行了认真分析Theteachertriedtoanalyzethecauseoftheirfailure.handful:C 少数的少数的;C一把一把 1.1.只有少数人通过了这次考试。

只有少数人通过了这次考试e.g.-Onlyahandfulofpeoplespokeatthemeeting.只有少数人在会上发言只有少数人在会上发言e.g.:ahandfulofsmallchange一把零钱一把零钱 Onlyahandfulofstudentspassedtheexam.2.2.她手里拿了一把坚果她手里拿了一把坚果Sheisholdingahandfulofnuts.production:production:n.n.U U U U 生产生产生产生产;U;U;U;U 产量产量产量产量 1.1.生产关系生产关系 e.g.-AutomobileproductionisalargeindustryinJapan.汽车生产是日本的一大产业汽车生产是日本的一大产业e.g.-Thereisasharpfallintheyearlyproductionofthefarm.该农场年产量大幅下跌该农场年产量大幅下跌therelationsofproduction2.2.统计数字显示，本月钢产量上升统计数字显示，本月钢产量上升Statisticsshowthatsteelproductionisupthismonth.Thinkofas：把把当作当作;认为认为 把我看作好朋友好了。

把我看作好朋友好了e.g.-WeallthinkofMr.Blackasourhead.我们都认为布莱克先生是我们的头儿我们都认为布莱克先生是我们的头儿Thinkofmeasafriend.occupy:vt.使某人忙碌使某人忙碌;占有（位置、空间或时间）占有（位置、空间或时间）1.1.这项任务让他忙碌了一整夜这项任务让他忙碌了一整夜 e.g.-Thenewcomerswereoccupiedinwritingletterhome.新来的人忙着给家里写信新来的人忙着给家里写信Myfreetimeisfullyoccupiedbywritingpoems.我的空闲时间全部用来写诗了我的空闲时间全部用来写诗了 Theassignmentoccupiedhimallnightlong.2.2.花园的大部分空间都是树花园的大部分空间都是树Thetreesoccupymostoftheroominthegarden.makeofsth.:makeofsth.:理解；解释理解；解释理解；解释理解；解释 没人能读懂他的书没人能读懂他的书e.g.-Idontknowwhattomakeofhiswords?我不知道如何解释他的话我不知道如何解释他的话Nobodycanmakeofhisbook.Pleasenoticethefigurativeuseofangryinthissentence.Itisatransferredepithet(修饰转移修饰转移).Amarkcannotbeangryorhappy.Itisthepersonwhomakesthemarkthatisangry.Soangryistransferredtomodifythemark.Perhapshemakesanangryredmarkonpaper.over:over:在在在在期间期间期间期间 1.1.他一边喝酒一边休息。

他一边喝酒一边休息e.g.-Holdameetingoverdinner.边吃饭边开会边吃饭边开会Hewasrelaxingoveraglassofwine.Test YourselfSection A:Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary.nowadaysdatavitaltypicaloccupythroughoutproductionafterwards1.This painting is fairly _ of his early works.2.We used to listen to the radio a lot,but _ we mostly watch television.3.The story _ most of the front page of the newspaper on Monday.4.It rained _ the night.typicalnowadaysoccupiedthroughout5.When will the new range of computers go into_?6.We had tea,and _we sat in the garden for a while.7.Its _that you send that application form off by the twenty-third of this month.8.Our task is to analyze the _that have been stored in the computer.productionafterwardsvitaldata1.Thissortofhotfoodistypical_thefoodinthesouthofthecountry.2.Thosethinshoeswillwear_quickly.3.Canyoumakeanything_thisstrangeletter?4.Someonehadwrittensomewordsthemarginofthebook.Section B:Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.ofoutof in5.Hecalled_hiscarandsuddenlyleftthemeeting.6.Imexpectinghertocome_anymoment.7.Theirreplywas_effectsayingno.8.Yoursuggestionisgood,butIneedtothinkitbeforeIcanletyouknowmyfinaldecision.foratinoverIWasntAsleepIWasntAsleepWhenagroupofwomengotonthecar,everyseatwasalreadyoccupied.Theconductornoticedamanwhoseemedtobeasleep,andfearinghemightmisshisstop,henudgedhimandsaid:Wakeup,sir!Iwasntasleep,themananswered.Notasleep?Butyouhadyoureyesclosed.Iknow.Ijusthatetolookatladiesstandingupbesidemeinacrowdedcar.Merry Learning。