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英语时文泛读 Current News Articles for Extensive Reading

英语时文泛读 Current News Articles for Extensive Reading. BOOK I. China Horizons. I. Overview. In this Unit, you will read 3 articles regarding what is happening in China. All of them are from foreign media. Read them critically and see whether you may agree with them. Structure.

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英语时文泛读 Current News Articles for Extensive Reading

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  1. 英语时文泛读Current News Articles for Extensive Reading BOOK I

  2. China Horizons

  3. I. Overview • In this Unit, you will read 3 articles regarding what is happening in China. All of them are from foreign media. Read them critically and see whether you may agree with them.

  4. Structure • Many new phenomena have cropped out in the modern Chinese society which reflect changes in people’s mind.

  5. Numbers Game in China Wealthy car-owners would like to bid on a license plate with lucky numbers, which shows the growing public infatuation with numbers. Text A

  6. Many Chinese young women would like to spend their money on face-lifting. New Wealth Buys Makeovers in China Text B

  7. Chinese people are now infatuated with the competition to get everything others have. New Struggle in China: Keep Up with the Chans Text C

  8. Focus of this session

  9. II. Text A Numbers Game in China • Main Idea of the Text • Wealthy car-owners would like to bid on a license plate with lucky numbers, which shows the growing public infatuation with numbers.

  10. Author James Barrett Yardley (born June 18, 1964 in New York City) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist currently working in the Beijing bureau of The New York Times. He joined the Times in 1997 and first worked as a metropolitan reporter in New York, and then became the bureau chief in Houston, Texas in 1999. From 1990 to 1997, Yardley was a national desk reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, based in Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans. Background Information

  11. Source The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, “The Gray Lady” (for its staid appearance and style) is regarded as a national newspaper of record. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. Its motto, as printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is “All the news that’s fit to print.” Background Information

  12. Confucius(lit. “Master Kung,” September 28, 551 BC-479 BC) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism (法家) or Taoism (道家) during the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家). It was introduced to Europe by the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as “Confucius.” Cultural Notes

  13. Taoism refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions and concepts. These traditions have influenced East Asia for over two thousand years and some have spread internationally. The Chinese character Tao 道 (or Dao, depending on the romanization scheme) means “path” or “way”, although in Chinese religion and philosophy it has taken on more abstract meanings. Cultural Notes

  14. Language Points Key Words & Expressions • cash in (para. 8): • to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfair (口) 从某事中获益 • e.g. • The record company was trying to cash in on her fame by releasing early teenage recordings. （唱片公司想要利用她的名气发行青少年唱片。 ）

  15. Language Points • put up for (para. 9): • to make something or someone available for a particular purpose 提供 • e.g. • They put their house up for sale. （他们把房子上市出售。 ）

  16. Language Points • for good measure (para. 18): • in addition to what you’ve already done, given, or included 此外，顺便说一句 • e.g. • Why don’t you try phoning them one more time, for good measure? （顺便问问，你怎么不再试着给他们打个电话？ ）

  17. Language Points Difficult Sentences • Not willing to leave owning a lucky plate merely to luck itself, many people have tried to buy them, whether as a sort of supernatural insurance policy or simply to flaunt their wealth. (para 8) • 本句前半句为原因状语，主句为many people have tried to buy them, 后面是whether引导的补语补充说明人们愿意买车牌的原因。

  18. Language Points • Bribery has arisen in several cities as officials have traded favorable plates for stuffed envelopes. (para 8) • 本句中stuffed envelopes 为转喻（metonymy）。喻(Metonymy)是指当甲事物同乙事物不相类似，但有密切关系时，可以利用这种关系，以乙事物的名称来取代甲事物，这样的一种修辞手段。转喻的重点不是在“相似”；而是在“联想”。转喻又称换喻，借喻或借代。 • e.g. • (1) The kettle boils. 壶水开。(用the kettle壶，表示 the water in the kettle 壶水) • (2) He is fond of the bottle. 他喜欢喝酒。（用bottle装酒的瓶子，表示wine酒） • (3) Grey hairs should be respected. 老人应受到尊重。（用grey hairs白发，表示 old people老人) • (4) The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔要比剑更锋利。（用pen笔，表示article文章） • (5) I am reading Lu Hsun. 我在读鲁迅的作品。（用Lu Hsun鲁迅，表示Lu Hsun’s works鲁迅的作品）

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