Unit 9,Make Euro Disney More European,Background Information:,Theme park: Also known as amusement park, it is an outdoor area containing amusements, such as games of skill and big machines to ride on, which are sometimes all based on a single subject, for example, space travel. The first theme park was Disneyland, at Anaheim, California, which opened in 1955 and was based on Walt Disneys cartoon characters.,Background Information:,TGV: The name “Train Grande Vitesse (TGV)” translated into English means high speed train. The TGV is a system which comprises train, track, and signaling technologies that when combined make high speeds (typically 300 km/h, or 186 mph) possible. The TGV system is owned and operated by SNCF, the French national railway, and is an integral part of French rail travel.,Background Information:,Snow White: The main character in an old fairy tale. Snow White is a beautiful princess who has a jealous stepmother. The stepmother owns a magic mirror which when asked “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of us all?” always answers that she is the most beautiful, until one day it says “Snow White”. The stepmother is very angry and sends Snow White into the,forest to be killed. Snow White does not die, but finds and lives with seven Dwarfs. Her stepmother tries to kill her with a poisoned apple, but instead of dying she goes to sleep until a prince kisses her and wakes her, and they live happily ever after.,Background Information:,Peter Pan: The main character in a story entitled Peter and Wendy by James M. Barrie (a Scottish playwright and novelist, 18601937), about a young boy who never grows up but lives in a magic land called Never-Never Land. In the story, three children, Michael, John, and Wendy, go with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to stay in the Never-Never Land, where they have many adventures.,Peter Pans enemy in the story is Captain Hook, an evil pirate who has a metal hook in the place of one of his hands. Captain Hook lost his hand in a fight with Peter Pan, and Peter Pan threw the hand into some water. It was eaten by a crocodile, who liked the taste so much that it then followed Captain Hook around trying to catch and eat the rest of him.,Background Information:,Walt Disney World in Florida: A very large amusement park which opened in 1971, featuring many of the characters from Disney films. Both Disneyland and Disney world are very popular holiday places for tourists, especially those with children.,Background Information:,Mona Lisa: Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world, going so far as to be iconic of painting, art, and even visual images in general. No other work of art is so romanticized, celebrated, or reproduced. The work, which was accomplished between 1503 and 1506, measures 77 x 53 cm and is an oil painting on wood. It was brought to France by Leonardo when King Francois I invited the great painter to work at the Clos Luc near the kings chateau in Amboise. As a result, the Mona Lisa today hangs in the Louvre in Paris, and is the museums star attraction.,Text Structure Analysis,?,?,Text Structure Analysis,Part One (Para. 1-7): A law case on the Disneys dress and appearance code brought out the cultural issues on opening Euro Disney near Paris.,Part Two (Para. 8): A transitional paragraph: whether Europeans would like the American recreation.,Part Three (Para. 9-18): French government, ordinary people including intellectuals and kids and the Disney organization have different responses.,The case of Disneys dress and appearance code provoked cultural issues on the newly-built theme park. French intellectuals viewed the Euro Disney as a painful clash of cultures; the French government was more concerned about its social effect; and the kids probably never noticed it. To make its Euro Disney a success, the Disney organization would build it into a pleasant blend of cultures; in other words, they would make it more European but characteristic of a basically American experience.,Summary of the Text:,Words and Expressions,shave off ban offend violate delicate assemble for all concession come into in response to figure,Shave off the top branches of that bush. 把那棵灌木的頂枝修剪掉。 She said to me on the phone, “My biggest wish is get a facelift to shave ten years off my age.” 她在電話上對我說：“我的最大愿望就是整一次容,使自己年輕十歲”。,1. shave off: remove; reduce （Para. 3）,2. ban: v. forbid, esp. officially (Para. 5),The bill bans any invasion of sovereign territory, air space and maritime zones. 這個議案禁止對主權(quán)國家領(lǐng)土、領(lǐng)空、領(lǐng)海任何形式的侵略。 Meetings of more than five people were banned in the western area. 在西部地區(qū)禁止舉行五人以上的集會。,3. offend: v. seem bad or unpleasant to sb.; make sb. angry or upset (Para. 5),He apologized to her for having offended her visitors. 他因?yàn)槊胺噶怂目腿硕蛩狼浮?Some music offends, rather than pleases, the ear. 有些音樂聽上去不是悅耳而是刺耳。,4. violate: v. break or act against (Para. 5),State-financed support violated the principle of free competition. 政府的財(cái)政支持違反了自由競爭的原則。 The construction of the building violated fire regulations. 那幢大樓的建造違反了消防規(guī)章。,5. delicate: a. needing careful treatment, esp. because sth. is easily damaged (Para. 6),The pay negotiations have reached a delicate point. 工資談判到了一個敏感的階段。 Delicate plants need to be kept in a greenhouse during the winter. 冬季，嬌嫩的植物要養(yǎng)在溫室里。,6. assemble: v. join or bring (parts) together in a single group or place, or (of parts) come together like this (Para. 7),The bookcase is very easy to assemble. 這書架很容易組裝。 Some boys like to assemble model airplanes. 有些男孩喜歡組裝模型飛機(jī)。,7. for all: despite (Para. 9),For all his knowledge and experience, he is not conceited. 盡管他有豐富的知識和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，可他并不自滿。 For all the talk of “cuts”, state spending on health has increased by nearly a third in real terms since 1979. 盡管一直在談“削減”，但實(shí)際上政府在健康問題上的開支從1979年以來上漲了近三分之一。,8. concession: n. sth. allowed or given up; the act of allowing this or giving this (Para. 9),The prime minister has made it clear that no concessions will be made to the strikers. 首相明確表示，對罷工者將不會做出任何讓步。 He always summarizes the concessions which he has agreed to make during the bargaining process. 他總是總結(jié)在談判過程中他所做的讓步。,9. come into: begin to be in (a state/activity) (Para. 10),The new subway will come into service early next year. 新的地鐵明年年初開始運(yùn)行。 The new machine will come into use next week. 新機(jī)器下周將投入使用。,10. in response to: as a reply or reaction to (an event or sth. that is said) (Para. 13),Management have granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure. 在工會的壓力下，資方已經(jīng)提高了10的薪酬。 In response to your appeal, I am enclosing a check for 10 dollars. 依照你的要求，附上10美元的支票一張。,11. figure: v. be important in a process, event or situation (Para. 13),These commodities figure little in foreign trade. 這些商品在對外貿(mào)易中無足輕重。 This issue figured strongly in the election campaign. 這一問題在選舉中舉足輕重。,Questions for Discussion:,1. What is the French governments attitude towards foreign cultural invasion and Euro Disney being located near Paris? 2. What are your opinions about having a foreign recreation moved into your country?,Writing: Inspiration from Something,1. 某事物給人們帶來了益處 2. 通過對比說明該事物帶給我們的啟迪 （對比說明文）,寫作模式（1）,1) With the quickening pace of, sth. enables people to benefit a lot from each other. 2) The story of, for example, teaches how to while the success in proves that 3) So the wisest course of action open to us is,寫作模式（2）,4) The other day I happened to in time to(故事的起因) 5) 6) (故事的發(fā)展) 7) (故事的結(jié)果和作者的結(jié)論) 8) As a contrast, we may consider my similar but earlier experience with 9) (故事的起因) 10) 11) (故事的發(fā)展) 12) (故事的結(jié)果和作者的結(jié)論) 步闡述),Writing Assignment：,Inspiration from Exchanges across Cultures 1) 跨文化交流給各國人民帶來了益處; 2）通過對比說明異國文化給我們的啟示。,