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Unit3 Tackling Problems Part two Text A “Impossible” or “I’m Possible” Para. 1-2 of Text A： Questions about This Paragraph 1) Where did the true story happen? 2) What did the Pontiac Division of General Motors receive? Notes: 1.The expression “I’m possible” is not current standard or colloquial English. However, the author is engaging in a kind of word-play with this artificial expression’s close resemblance to the word “Impossible” to make a valid point: “The possible lies within the impossible, if only a person looks or tries hard enough to activate the possibility with him or herself.” 在英语中，通常不说“I’m possible”, 作者以一种类似文字游戏的形式来说明，看似不可能的事情中包含着可能性。 2customer n. person who buys goods, services, etc. from a shop, business, etc. 顾客； 客户 3. complaint n. reason for not being satisfied; statement that sb. makes saying that they are not satisfied 抱怨； 投诉 Para. 3of Text A Questions about This Paragraph 1) 1) Has the customer ever written to the customer-care executive? 2) Why isn’t the writer of the complaint angry at not getting an answer from the customer-care executive? 3）What tradition does the family have after dinner each night? notes 1. This is the second time I have written to you…
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这是我第二次给你们写信„„ 本句中从句的时态用现在完成时，因为主句中含有表示第几次的短语(the second time)。又如： This is the frst time I have seen such a crazy person. 我还是第一次看到这样疯狂的人。 2.… it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of having ice cream for dessert after dinner each night. 但事实是，我们家族有个传统，即在每晚用餐后吃冰淇淋作甜食。 本句中fact后面that引导的从句是fact的同位语从句，that不可以省略。第四段开头第一句话也是同样的句型。 3.ice cream：type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat, favored with fruit, chocolate, etc. and often eaten as a dessert 冰淇淋 4.Tradition n. belief, custom or way of doing sth. that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people 传统 Para. 4-5of Text A Questions about This Paragraph 1)What did the writer of the complaint purchase recently? 2) What problem has he been having on his trips to the store? Notes: 1.You see, every time I buy a vanilla ice cream, when I come back from the store my car won’t start. 是这样的，每次我买了香草冰淇淋从店里回来时，我的车就无法启动。 本句中的You see用作插入语，意思是“你瞧”或“听我说”； every time sb. does something 意为“每次某个人做某事”。又如： Every time he goes to meet his girlfriend, he puts on his best suit. 每次去见女朋友，他都穿上最好的西装。 2. What is there about a Pontiac that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind? 一辆庞蒂亚克车里有什么东西使得它在我买了香草冰淇淋后不能启动而在我买了任何其他种类的冰淇淋后又很容易启动呢？ 本句中有两点需要注意：第一，What is there about a Pontiac意思是“庞蒂亚克有什么问题”；第二，make sb./sth. (not) do sth.意思是“使某人/某物不 2
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能做某事”，其中的不定式不加to。 3. But she stifled the children’s laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. 但当她大声说手镯多么漂亮，一边把它戴上，并在手腕上搽上一些香水时，她就把孩子们的笑声制止住了。 句中putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist是现在分词结构，作状语，表示伴随状态，其逻辑主语与句子主语一致。 4.be serious about : 对„是认真的 5.Whenever conj. at any time that; on any occasion that; every time that 无论何时; 每当 Para. 6 of Text A Questions about This Paragraph 1) How did the Pontiac President react to the letter? 2) What did he do after receiving the letter? Notes: 1. The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway. 庞蒂亚克的总裁对这封信持怀疑态度是可以理解的，但他还是派了一名工程师去检查一下。 本句中，check out这个短语中的out是副词，当宾语是代词的时候就必须放在out的前面，但如果宾语是名词，则既可以放在out的前面，也可以放在out的后面(如第十一段中的check out the favor)。 2.The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well-educated man in a fine neighborhood. 令这位工程师颇感意外的是，在一个高档的住宅区迎接 他的是一位显然受过良好教育的成功男士。 句子的主语The latter是指前句中被总经理指派的工程师，这个代词让两句衔接得更好。 Para.7-9of Text A Questions about This Paragraph 3
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1) What ice cream did they buy that night? 2) How many times did the engineer go to the store withthe man? Notes: 1.Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man’s car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. 这位工程师是个有逻辑头脑的人，他不相信这位男士的汽车对香草冰淇淋过敏。 句中的 being a logical man 是现在分词短语做主句的原因状语，说明工程师为什么拒绝相信汽车会对香草冰淇淋过敏。 第十一段中的 Vanilla, being the most popular favor, was in a separate case at the front of the store for quick pickup也同样含有一个现在分词短语插入在主语和谓语之间， 作原因状语。 2.He arranged, therefore, to continue his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. 所以他便安排继续他的访问直到解决问题为止。 句中含有it takes time to do sth. 这个句型。又如： I will be with him for as long as it takes to get the job done. 我会一直和他在一起，直到把工作完成为止 Part 1 Listening & Speaking 4
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Step 1. Preview Lead the students to look at the “Preview” so as to make sure that the Students have some ideas of what this unit is all about. Step 2. Part I Listening 1．Listen to the upcoming short talk and complete the related statements below accordingly. Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful. Useful Language abbreviation n. 缩写 intend vt. 意欲 critically ad. 批判地 tough a. 艰难的 seemingly ad. 看来似乎 challenge n. 挑战 solution n. 解决方法 hows and whys 缘由，道理 Exercise: PBL is intended to train students to be 1) .To be a problem solver is to learn how to raise a question, how to use information, how to 2) , and how to make a decision. Of course, it is not easy to a problem solver. But it is no good to say something is impossible without 3) , even though it can seem so at first. Only when you give yourself completely 4) is nothing impossible. 2.Martin and Lisa are talking about possibility and impossibility. Listen to their conversation and then decide whether the conversation-based statements below are true (T) or false (F). Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful. Useful Language negative a. stuck a.
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belief n. The point is simply that„ Couldn’t’t have said it better. billboard n. You betcha ! 1) According to Lisa, it is impossible to make some things possible. 2) As Martin says, it is your attitude and effort that cause you to make something possible. 3) Both Martin and Lisa believe there is possibility in every impossibility. Script: Martin: What do you mean when you say, “when you are open to the possible, nothing is impossble”? Lisa: I mean we ourselves make things possible by our attitude. Martin: All depends on our attitude and effort? Lisa: Exactly. On whether we are ready and available for the new, not negative and stuck. That’s our belief in possibility. Martin: Ah, I think now I understand better what you mean when you say only when you are open to the possible is nothing impossible. Lisa: The point is simply that there is a possibility in every impossibility. Martin: And when you let go of what seems impossible, the possible arrives, right? Lisa: Couldn’t have said it better myself. Martin: Really? Lisa: Yeah. Hey Martin, read that billboard over there! Martin: You mean “NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE”? Lisa: Right. Do you see what I see? The words “I’m possible” inside the word “Impossible”! Isn’t that funny? Sort of like if you just look at something a little 6
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differently what looked impossible suddenly becomes possible! Martin: Wow, that’s cool! You’ve got x-ray vision! You can do anything! Lisa: You betcha! I’m„ possible! Martin: Come to think of it, didn’t Adidas run an ad campaign along those lines? Lisa: Probably. As you know, great minds think alike! Step 3. Lisa and Martin are talking about effort and success. Listen to their conversation, and then answer the questions below by choosing the best response. Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful. Useful Language saying n. 格言 on the mark 说到点子上, 中肯的, 切题的 Nothing could be any truer. 千真万确。 patent n. 专利 sweat v. (使)出汗 Script: Lisa: The key word is effort when we talk about possibility and impossibility. Martin: That’s for sure. Everybody knows the saying “no pain, no gain.” Lisa: No kidding. Have you heard that “genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”? Martin: No, who said it? Lisa: Do you know of Thomas Edison? Martin: Yes, I do. He is a famous American inventor. Lisa: Well, he’s the one who said that. Martin: Have to say, he’s certainly right on the mark. Nothing could be truer.
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Lisa: You know how many inventions he made? He set a world record: 1,093 patents for inventions. Martin: Wow, I didn’t know that! What are you getting at? Lisa: The point I’m trying to make is that he stopped at nothing. Look how far he went with his 99% perspiration, how many failures he must have faced just to reach each success. And all because he stayed open to the possible. Martin: Yeah, talk about effort and belief! What it takes to make something possible… Lisa: The impossible doesn’t count. Only the possible does. But you only get there if you sweat through whatever comes up, always keeping your eye on the mark. Martin: You sound just like Mr. Edison himself! Any possibility you’re related„? Just kidding! Part IV Translation & Writing Teaching notes: 本单元的英译汉练习是英语强调结构的翻译。英语的强调常用“It is… that/who”句型，强调主语、宾语或状语等。强调动词时，用do/does/did
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+动词。强调整个句子，用what happened was (that)结构，还可以用其他结构表示强调，如All I want to is… / All I did was… / The only thing I remember is…。建议可以先让学生完成本书语法复习中“英语强调”这一节的练习。 在翻译时，要把强调部分的语气用恰当的汉语表达出来，可以在被强调部分前加上“的确、究竟、务必、千万、就是、正是、到底”等词增加强调语气。有必要时也可以在译文中把强调部分放在句首。在翻译“do/does/did+动词”结构时，可使用“的确，确实，务必，一定，千万，真的”等词来突出强调语气。如： Your garden does look nice. 你的花园看上去的确/真的/确实很漂亮。 My memory isn’t very good, but I do remember what she was wearing. 我的记忆不太好，但我确实记得她当时的穿着。 It is this story that I’d like to share with you now. 我现在要对你们讲的就是这个故事。 You might be the very person we are looking for for this job. 你可能正是我们所要找的从事这项工作的最佳人选。 It’s Spain that they’re going to, not Portugal. 他们要去的是西班牙，不是葡萄牙。 It was three weeks later that he heard the news. 是三周后他才听到消息的。/ 他是三周后才听到消息的 在练习中，第一句和第五句用does和did分别强调动词，第二句和第三句用了It is/was„ that/who句型分别强调状语和主语。第四句采用了The only thing I remembered was that表示强调， 第六句则用了on earth这个短语。 再看下面一些例子是如何在翻译过程中把原文的强调部分在译文中体现出来的： Under no circumstances will we agree to splitting up the company. 在任何情况下我们都不会同意把公司拆开。 At no time did I feel they were being unreasonable. 我从来都没觉得他们故意不讲理。 Never again would he be allowed to set foot in their house. 绝不会再允许他踏进他们的家门。 She’s such a lovely person. 她是一个非常可爱的人。 9
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How can anyone live on such a small salary? 这么少的薪水叫人怎么生活？ Practical writing: 当收到工作录用通知时，虽然你可以打电话表示接受或婉拒，但是写信或写邮件表示仍然是一种通行的做法。 表示接受的信要简单扼要，内容应包括：感谢对方所提供的工作岗位，写明岗位名称，表示正式接受该工作。确认与工作相关的条件，如工资、福利、上班时间、开始日期等。最后强调自己对此次工作机会的珍惜和热情。 表示婉拒的信同样也要简单扼要，内容应包括：首先感谢对方所提供的工作岗位，但予以谢绝，同时说明理由，最后再次向对方表示感谢和祝愿。 这类信函常用的表达方式有： * I was very happy to receive your email inviting me to join your firm and will sign and return the contract as soon as it arrives. * I am delighted to accept your generous offer to join the staff of . * Thank you for offering me a position in your development group. I look forward to working . * It is with pleasure that I accept your offer to be a sales representative for . I have used your products for many years and feel I can represent the company with confidence. * I am pleased to accept your offer of a position as personnel office manager, effective June 1. * Thank you for the confidence you are placing in me. I will do all I can to exceed your expectations. * I understand and accept the conditions of employment as outlined in your recent letter. Suppose you receive a job offer from ABC Company. The job title is computer programmer. Write a reply, either to accept the offer or decline it . Dear Mr. Brown, Thank you for offering me the position of computer programmer at ABC
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Company. I am pleased to accept this offer and look forward to starting employment with your company on August 1, 2011. As we discussed in our last meeting on June 26, 2011, I understand the annual salary will be $3,000 and health and life insurance benefits will be provided after 60 days of employment. Thank you again for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I am eager to join your team and make a positive contribution to the company. If there is any further information or paperwork you need me to complete, please let me know and I will arrange it as soon as possible. Sincerely, Wang Dalei Wang Dalei 11
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