The remaining profits were parceled out to six subsidiary companies. 剩余利润分给了6家子公司。

18．Supreme. a. 1. highest in rank or position. （地位，权利）等最高的，至上的

e.g. The pope is the supreme leader of the roman catholic church. 教皇是罗马天主教堂的最高领袖。

2．Highest in degree. （程度上）最大的，极度的。 e.g. It is the supreme moment in his life. 这是他一生中最重要的时刻。

19. justice. n. 1.[C]a judge in a law court. 法官。

2．[U]fairness between people. 公正，正义 e.g. They want freedom, justice and equality. 他们要求自由，工正，平等。。

3．[U]the putting of the law into action. 司法 e.g. Never expect that you can escape from justice. 不要以为你能逍遥法外。

搭配：bring---to justice 把—交付审判

e.g. The criminal was finally brought to justice.罪犯终于被送上法庭。 Do justice to 公平地对待

20.skate. n. [C]a boot with thick metal blade on the bottom that is used for skating. 滑冰鞋。 v. move, dance, etc. on skates. 溜冰。 e.g. They skated across the frozen lake. 他们滑冰穿越冰冻的湖面。

21.ski. n. [C] one of a pair of long narrow strips of wood, etc. that are attached to one’s feet for gliding over snow. 滑雪板 Skiing. n. 滑雪。

A pair of ski 一双滑雪屐。 v. move on skis 滑雪 skier. 滑雪者。

22．Powder. n. [U] any substance in the form of fine particles. 粉 粉末 e.g The snow was as dry as powder. 雪干的像粉一样。

23．Powdered. a. in the form of fine particles. 粉状的。 e.g This is a powdered medicine. 这是一种粉状的药。

24．Princess.[C] an important female member of a royal family, esp. a daughter or granddaughter of a king and queen, or the wife of a prince.公主，王妃，亲王夫人。

25. Seal. v. 1 close an entrance or a container with sth, that stop air, water, etc. from coming in or going out.禁闭，闭紧，钉住。

2．Close an envelope, pack, etc. by using sth, sticky to hold its edges in place. 封，密封。

e.g. The jar must be well sealed.

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这个罐子得封严实了。

搭配：seal off：封闭，封锁。 n. 海豹。

e.g. Seals are good at swimming. 海豹是个游泳能手。

26．On purpose. Purposely 故意，特意 e.g. He came on purpose to speak to you. 他是故意来跟你谈话的。

27．On the other hand. Used to show the other side of an argument.另一方面，而。 搭配（ on the one hand）---on the other hand 一方面----另一方面

e.g. On the one hand I want to sell the house, but on the other hand I can not bear the thought of moving.

一方面我想把房子卖掉，可另一方面也想到搬家又受不了。

28．Cast out. Make sb. leave a place, or refuse to accept sb. As part of a group 赶出，驱逐。 e.g. One of the roles that science plays is that of casting out superstition. 科学的作用之一就是消除迷信。

29．Speak highly of express a good opinion of sb or sth 对---给予高度评价，赞扬 e.g. The professor speaks highly of the students’ talent. 教授高度赞扬这学生的才能。

30．Seek out. Find sb or sth by looking hard. 找出，寻出。 We sought her out to tell her of her success. 我们找到她告诉她成功了。

31．Put on. Dress oneself in clothing 穿上。 e.g. He puts on his best clothes. 他穿上他最好的衣裳。

32． Set forth. Start a journey 启程，动身。

e.g. I will set forth on a trip around the world next week. 下个星期我就要起程作周游世界的旅行。 33．Write down. Record sth in writing. 写下。 e.g. Write the address down before you forget it. 把地址记下，免的忘记。

34． Stretch out. lengthen sth by pulling 伸长。 e.g. The process stretches out to years. even decades. 这一过程要延续好几年，甚至几十年。

35.fill up. Cause to become completely full. 装满。 e.g. He always fills up his pockets with sweets. 他身上常常装着满口袋的糖果。

36．Stay up late. Temain late out of bed, as at night. 熬夜,保留。 e.g. your notice can stay up late for a week. 你的通知可保留一周。

37.rise and fall. Increase and decrease in a kind of pattern. 涨落。盛衰。 e.g. This book describes the rise and fall of the roman empire.

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这本书描写了罗马帝国的盛衰。

38．Back up. 1.block up 积压，拥塞。 2．Support 支持

e.g. These goods are all backed up in a corner. 这些货都积压在了一个角落里。

39．At length. For a long time or in great detail 长久地 e.g. They discussed the matter at length. 他们仔细地讨论了那件事。

40.in line. In a row of people standing one behind the other while waiting for sth 成一行，成一队。

e.g. He set the chairs in line along the wall. 他将椅子沿墙排成一行。

41．Be fond of have a great liking for 喜爱， e.g. Many people are fond of watching TV. 大多数人喜欢看电视。

42．Settle down. Become quiet and calm or make sb do this. Start to feel happy and confident with a new situation.

安静下来，适应新环境。

e.g. I want to get married and settle down. 我希望结婚并过上安定的生活。

43.after all in spite of what has been said, done or expected.毕竟，终究 e.g. He is a child after all. 他毕竟是个孩子。 44．For the time being. For a short period of time from now, but not permanently. 暂时，眼下。 e.g. for the time being at least, there is no way to solve this problem. 至少眼下还没有办法来解决这个问题。

45．Might as well do sth. do sth because it seems best in the circumstances, though often reluctantly 最好做某事，不妨做某事。

e.g. you might as well do what he told you to do . 你最好按照他的要求做。

Step 4 Consolidation

1) Vocabulary 《读写教程IV》 Ex.Ⅲ, p. 124 《读写教程IV》 Ex. Ⅳ, p. 125 2) Collocation 《读写教程IV》: Ex. Ⅴ, p. 125 Step 5 Assignment

Memorize the news words and expressions of section A

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Periods 3-4

Class Planning:

1. Teaching Material : Section A 2.Teaching Objectives

Enable them to grasp the content of the text and the grammar points. 3.Teaching Focus

Structure & some language points of the text 4.Teaching Methods 1). Interactive Teaching 2).Communicative Teaching 5.Teaching Aids

Teaching notes prepared by the teacher 6. Time Allotment:

1)Revision (5)

2) While-reading Tasks a) Questions (10’) b) T introduces comparison and contrast (10’) c) Language Points & Difficult Sentences (35’) 3) Consolidation (10’) 4) Post-reading Tasks After-text Exercises (10’) 7. Assignment:

1) The main idea and structure of Text A. 2) Do after-text exercises. 8. Procedure

Step 1 Revision : Dictation of words and phrases Step 2 Introduction Lead-in Question:

Why are American heroes, poets and philosophers admired for their solitude？ Path of thinking:

What’s your opinion about that？ Summary:

While loneliness is very common in the U.S., few people care to admit to it because it is perceived as some of social disease. It is seen as admirable for American heroes to bravely go alone into the wildness and for poets and philosophers to seek out solitude. Some hunters and

explorers prefer being alone when hunting while some poets and hl is not solitary out of choices, the experience is both less enjoyable and productive. We all need to talk to someone not only about the big things but also about the little day-to-day things. As a consequent, lonely people will talk about the little things to themselves, the cat, the dog and, most embarrassingly, to total strangers. Background Information Henry David Thoreau：

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U.S.thinkers, eassayist,and naturalist （1817—1862） John Milton：

English poet （1608—1674）. William Wordsworth：

English poet （1770—1850）. He is regarded as the central figure in the initiation of English romanticism.

Main idea of the text

The article looks at two contrasting sides of solitude：the American hero or literary giant who chooses to be alone and how solitude is seen as promoting both both a strong character and creative inspiration and, how individuals feel about and react to loneliness that is not of their own choosing.

The reading passage focuses on a social phenomenon—choosing to be alone on purpose. The passage can be broadly divided into four main parts： Main idea of each part

Part I (Para. 1) it tells us that living alone is a common social phenomenon. By recent count, all 22 million people live alone for one reason or another.

Part II (Para. 2) it tells us what people think of living alone.

Part III (Paras 3-10) it mentions3 famous literary giants who choose to be alone and tells us what message we can draw from the people who choose to be alone.

Part IV (Paras 11-16) it is the most important part as the author makes his comments on living alone.

Step 3 Explanation Study of the text

1. here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some

of us liking it that way and some of us not. （Para. 1）

Meaning: We are here, living all alone—according to recent statistics up to 22 million of us are living alone in our rooms; some like the solitary way of life and some do not like it. By count：by calculating the number of units in a group. e.g. by our count that is the fifth cake you have eaten. 我们数了一下，这是你吃的第五块蛋糕。

2．Loneliness may be a sort of national disease here, and it is more embarrassing fir us to admit than any other sin.（Para 2）

Meaning: to feel unhappy when being alone may be a kind of typical American bad habit and Americans feel more embarrassed to admit having this bad habit than any other sin.

3. On the other hand, to be alone on purpose, having rejected company rather than been cast out by it, os one characteristic of an American hero. （para 2）

Meaning: on ther hand, the deliberate choice of solitude by refusing companions instead of being excluded by others is one special quality of American hero.

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