高中英語 Unit3 The secret of success Grammar and usage課件 牛津譯林版選修11.ppt
Unit3Thesecretofsuccess,GrammarandusageEuphemism,Whodoes“themaninthestreet”inthesubtitleofthearticleinpartBoftheReadingsectionreferto?,Itreferstoordinarypeople.,Answerthefollowingquestions.,Whatdoyouthinkthewriterusesthemaninthestreetinsteadofordinarypeople?,Herethemaninthestreetisusedtoraisethestatusofthepeopleandthustomakethesubtitlemoreattractivesothatpeoplewanttoreadthearticle.,Whenwedonotwanttouseadirectwordorphrasewhichmightupsetorembarrassothers,weoftenprefertouseapolitewordorphraseinstead,andthisiscalledeuphemism.,Aeuphemismisusuallyapolitewaytosaysomethingthatisembarrassingorunpleasant.Tomakeaeuphemism,youreplacewordsthatareconsideredharsh,oroffensivewithotherwordsthatvagueandlessdirect.,ThedefinitionofEuphemism,Weoftenuseeuphemismtorefertotabooorverysensitivesubjects.,Hisgrandfatherpassedawaylastweek.ThefuneralwillbeheldthisFriday.“passaway”means_.,todie,Aschairmanofthecommunitycentre,hehassetupacommitteetohelpSeniorCitizensinthearea.“SeniorCitizen”means_.,Theschoolisforpeoplewhoarephysicallychallenged.“physicallychallenged”means_,anoldperson,peoplehavingaphysicaldisability.,2.Weoftenuseeuphemismtotalkaboutthestatusofsomeoneorsomething.Thesanitaryworkerscleanedthehospital.“Sanitaryworker”referto_.,apersonwhocleansdirtyplaces,Myfatherhasalotoffreetimebecauseheisbetweenjobsatthemoment.“betweenjobs”means_.,unemployed,3.Weoftenuseeuphemismtoindicatesituationsthatwedonotwanttomentiondirectlyinpublic.,Iamjustgoingtowashmyhands.“washoneshands”means_.,togotothetoilet,Thebattleissaidtohavethehighestbodycountofanywar.“bodycount”means_.,Themurdererwouldspendtherestofhislifeinacorrectionalfacility.“correctionalfacility”means_.,prison,thenumberofdeadbodiesfoundonthescene,ReadtheinstructionsinPartAonpage41,andthenthenineeuphemismsinthebox.Andfillintheblanksusingeuphemismsfromtheboxtoreplacetheunderlinedwordsorphrases.,PartA.Answers:,1.bodycount2.acorrectionalfacility3.waseconomicalwiththetruth4.aconfidentialsource5.passedaway6.goldenyears7.seniorcitizens8.downsizing9.sanityworkers,ReadtheinstructionsofPartBtolearnanothertypeofeuphemism-doublespeak.,Doublespeakisatypeofeuphemismusedtomodifythemeaningofsomething.Itisusuallyusedbygovernmentsorbigorganizations.,Readtheeighteuphemismsintheboxandtrytoguessthemeanings.,Whatdoesthewordseekersmean?Whichismeaningcanbematchedwiththephrasejobseekers?,Itmeanspeoplewhoarelookingforsomething.,Unemployed.,Whatdoespunishmentmean?Whenwillpunishmentbeused?Canyouguesswhatcapitalmeanswhenitusedbeforepunishment?,Itistheactofpunishing.ifsomeonehasbehavedbadlyordoessomethingagainstlaw,heorshewillreceivepunishment.,Itmeansthemostsevere,andcapitalpunishmentmeansthedeathpenalty.,Whoisataxpayer?Whichmeaningdoyouthinkcanbematchedwithit?Whichmeaningdoyouthinkcanbematchedwithpre-owned?Why?,Ataxpayerisapersonwhopaystaxestothegovernmentofacountry.Ataxpayerisdoublespeakforacitizen.,Pre-ownedmeanssecond-hand/used.Theprefixpre-meansbefore,sopre-ownedmeanssomethingonceownedbysomeone.,PartB.Answers:1.c2.h3.a4.f5.g6.e7.b8.d,