研究生英语第11单元health.docx
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研究生英语第11单元health
Uint11SometimesIt’sHardtoBeaWoman,orAManorHuman
Text-relatedinformation
1.TimLott(born23January1956,Southall,WestLondon)isaBritishauthor.Afterrunninghisownmagazinepublishingbusiness,hegraduatedfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsin1986.
Hisfirstbook,thesemi-autobiographicalTheScentofDriedRoses,waspublishedin1996andwontheJ.R.AckerleyPrizeforAutobiography.Hisnextwork,WhiteCityBlue,waspublishedin1999andwonthatyear'sWhitbreadAwardforBestFirstNovel.
Hewasalsoshortlistedinthe'BestNovel'categoryofthe2002WhitbreadAwardsforhiswork,RumoursofaHurricane.HehassincepublishedTheLoveSecretsofDonJuan,TheSeymourTapesandFearless.
TheScentofDriedRoses,amemoirofhisfamilyandhisownlife,remainshismostacclaimedwork.Beginningwiththetragedyofhisownmother'ssuicide,hismemoirisarichaccount.Onthebroaderscale,hepaintsnuancedpicturesofwhatitmeanstobeworkingclass,andhowtheEnglishsuburbsdevelopedfromthe1950stothe1980s.Morepersonally,alsodescribeshisownlifejourney,ashebegantomovebeyondhisfamily'sroots,thengothroughdepressionandemergeattheothersideonlytofacerenewedtragedy,whenthemotherwhohadbeensocaringforhimwithhisownmentalillness,takesherownlife.
HislatestnovelisFearless,publishedonJune42007.Itisamythic,political,dystopianfableagroupof1,000girlsconfinedtoaninstituteinatimeofterror.Fearlessispublishedinbothadultandyoungadulteditions.HehasalsohadaweeklycolumnintheLondonEveningStandard.
2.AllisonPearson(born1960,Carmarthen)isaBritishwriter.Sheisbest-knownforherperiodasaDailyMailcolumnistandforanovelpublishedin2002,IDon'tKnowHowSheDoesIt.
3.TheDailyMailisaBritish,dailymiddlemarkettabloidnewspaper.Firstpublishedin1896byLordNorthcliffe,itistheUnitedKingdom'ssecondbiggest-sellingdailynewspaperafterTheSun.TheDailyMailwasBritain'sfirstdailynewspaperaimedatthenewly-literate"lower-middleclassmarketresultingfrommasseducation,combiningalowretailpricewithplentyofcompetitions,prizesandpromotionalgimmicks",andthefirstBritishpapertosellamillioncopiesaday.
4.StephanieMerritt(born1974inSurrey)isacriticandfeaturewriterforvariouspublicationsincludingTheTimes,theDailyTelegraph,theNewStatesman,ZemblaandDieWelt.ShehasalsobeenDeputyLiteraryEditorandastaffwriteratTheObserver.
5.MarianKeyes(born10September1963)isanIrishnovelistandnon-fictionwriter,bestknownforherworkinwomen'sliterature.
6.SallyHampton(bornJuly29,1958inSt.Louis,Missouri)isanAmericanwriterandfilmproducerlivinginLosAngeles,USA.
7.EmmaThompson(born15April1959)isanEnglishactress,comedienneandscreenwriter.Herfirstmajorfilmrolewasinthe1989romanticcomedyTheTallGuy.In1992,Thompsonwonmultipleactingawards,includinganAcademyandaBAFTAAwardforBestActress,forherstrongperformanceintheBritishdramaHowardsEnd.
8.CoronationStreet(affectionatelynicknamedCorrie)isaBritishprime-timesoapoperasetinthefictionaltownofWeatherfield,fourmilesineitherdirectionfromandasuburbofthecityofManchester,England.CreatedbyTonyWarren,CoronationStreetisthelongestrunningandmostwatchedBritishsoapopera.
9.BeverleyCallard(bornMarch28,1957inMorley,Leeds)isanEnglishactress,bestknownforherroleasLizMcDonaldinITV'sCoronationStreet,andFloellaHenshawinBBCThree'sTwoPintsofLagerandaPacketofCrisps.
10.TheGuardian(until1959,TheManchesterGuardian)isaBritishnationaldailynewspaperownedbytheGuardianMediaGroup.Foundedin1821,itisuniqueamongmajorBritishnewspapersinbeingownedbyafoundation(theScottTrust,viatheGuardianMediaGroup).Itisknownforitsleftofcentrepoliticalstance.
11.KiraCochraneisatheGuardianwriter.
12.Dr.DorothyRowe(bornDecember1930)isanAustralianpsychologistandauthor,whoseareaofinterestisdepression.Dr.RowecurrentlyresidesintheUnitedKingdom.
LanguagePoints
1.Thedecision…comeshardontheheels.Ontheheelofsomething------verysoonaftersomething.Thisexpressionmeansoneeventfollowedstraightafterorverysoonafterthefirstone.
Example:
ThedecisiontobyPetercamehardontheheelsoftheclub’spromotiontoSam’s.
2.patchesofacutementaldistress------abad/difficult/sticky/roughpatchmeansaperiodoftimewhenyouarehavingalotofdifficulties.Example:
Gemma’sgoingthroughabadpatchrightnow.
3.Unhappinessbleedsintodepression.Ifsomethingbleedsintoanotherthing,itunfortunatelycandevelopintoabadsituation.
4.Thatunsquareablecirclealone.Theexpression“squarethecircle”isusedtomeanthatachievingtwoaimswhicharecompleteoppositesisnotpossible.Ifsomethingisunsquareable,itisimpossibletohaveitdone.Herethewomanhastochoosebetweencareerandmotherhood–thetwotogetherisimpossible–acirclecannotbecomeasquare.
5.Theywanttolovetheirbodiesastheyare,andyetfeelattractivetoothers.Thewomanwantstobelovedassheis–nothavingtofollowfashion,dietsetc.Shemaybealittlefat,notbeespeciallysexy/beautifulfigureetc.Yetshewantstobelievesheisattractiveassheisnow.
6.Andwithgenderrolesmorefluid.Genderrolesmeanthingseachgenderusedto.Fluidhereisusedasaverbandmetaphormeaningchange/movementishappening.Moremendotaskstraditionallythewomendo.e.g.cooking,washingupetc.andwomennowdrivethecaretc.
7.Thentherearehistoricformsoffemaledisadvantage.Ifsomethinghashistoricforms,itmeansitlongexsistsandverytypical.
WordStudy
1.incidentallyadv.1)introducingadifferenttopic,bytheway;
e.g.Ihavetogonow.Incidentally,ifyouwantthatbook,I'llbringitnexttime.
2)inanincidentalmanner;
e.g.Inourdiscussionthisquestionwasincidentallybroughtup.
2.contradictionn.1)oppositionbetweentwoconflictingforcesorideas.
e.g.Thereseemstobeacontradictionbetweenherwordsandactions.
2)(logic)astatementthatisnecessarilyfalse.
e.g.Thebosswillnottolerateanycontradiction.
3.irreconcilableadj.impossibletoreconcile.
e.g.Thepartner'sdifferencesseemirreconcilable.
4.formidableadj.extremelyimpressiveinstrengthorexcellence.
e.g.Aformidableprospectliesaheadofhim.
5.imperative1)adj.requiringattentionoraction.
e.g.Itisimperativetoactnow.
2)n.somedutythatisessentialandurgent.
e.g.Jobcreationhasbecomeanimperativeforthegovernment.
Keystoexercises
TextComprehension:
Answerthefollowingquestions
1.Uncertaintyandconfusion.(para6and7)
2.Women’sarenotasstraightforwardasmen’s.Forexample,mencangotoworkwithoutthinkingandfeelingguiltyfornotbeingwiththechildren.Butwomenwanttomaketheirachievementintheirjobs,meanwhile,theywanttobewiththechildren.Therearemanyotherexamplesfromthearticle.(para8to13)
3.Theirideaofbeingafamilyprovider.(para14and17)
4.Theyarenotappreciative.Theythinkitisthewayitshouldbe,andtheyignormen’seffort.(para15and16)
5.Nostandardanswers(para19and22).
6.Nostandardanswers.
StructuralAnalysisoftheText:
Partone:
(para.1topara.4)posesthequestionsbyintroducingthetruestoriesfirst.Pointingoutthecausesofwomen’sunhappiness“notnecessarilyforthereasonstheythinktheyare.”(para4)
Parttwo:
(para.5topara.12)women’ssourceofunhappiness
Partthree:
(para.13topara.18)differencesbetweenmenandwomen.
Partfour:
(para.19topara.22)thewriter’ssuggestionstosolvetheproblems.
SummaryWriting
Whyaredepressionratesrisingamongwomen?
Forwomen,thereasonsaremuchlessstraightforward,whichisonereasonwhytheirunhappinessissomuchmoredistressinganddifficulttotreat.Peoplecancopewithagreatdealofunhappinessiftheyareclearaboutwheretheunhappinessstemsfromandwhatcanandcan'tbedoneaboutit.Modernwomenwanttohavesuccessful,satisfyingcareersandbegoodmothersandgoodfriendsandvaluablemembersofthelocalcommunity.Theyalsowanttoremaindesirableandfashionable.Buttoputthesethingsintopracticeisextremelydifficult.Mendohaveitbetterinsomeways,partlybecausetheirdesiresandneedsaremorestraightforward.Mostmendon’tfeelguiltyaboutnotseeingtheirchildrenexceptintheeveningandattheweekend.Andmostmendon'tfollowfashion.Mostsignificantlyofall,mendon'tworrytoomuchaboutbeing"good".So,whatisthesolution?
First,womenneedtolowertheirexpectationsofthemselves.Second,ratherthanputtingwork,friendsandchildrenfirst,bothmenandwomenshouldputoneanotherfirst.Weshouldsimplystrivetobehumbleandgrateful.
VocabularyandStructure:
KeystosectionA:
1.reconciled2.imperative3.contradiction4.existence5.inherit6.formidable7.sensitive8.confess9.Incidentally10.conversely
KeystosectionB:
1.B2.A3.A4.B5.A6.A7.A8.D9.B10.C
Keystoclose
2.partially3.linked5.positive10.increase9.impact
1.management8.tolerance7.relieve4.builds6.reaction
KeystoFurtherReading
1.C2.C3.A4.D5.B
Translations
1.一位加拿大心理学教授已经鉴定出三种完美主义者:
自我要求型(要求自己达到完美),要求他人型(要求别人达到完美)和被要求完美主义者(认为别人要求他们达到完美)。
2.他说完美主义者不仅怀有不现实的高标准,而且认为他们自己和别人都无法达到这些被拔高了的期望。
3.Flett教授认为有些形式的完美主义可能与情绪、身体和情感问题有关,包括抑郁症,饮食紊乱,婚姻不和谐甚至自杀。
4.她说:
“我认为在一定程度上这是一个普通的压力问题。
完美主义者是压力极大的人。
我更愿意从整体的压力方面来看待这个问题,而不是单独从完美主义的角度来考虑。
”
5.“我更愿意关注他们的思维方式,而不是他们的性格。
通过改变他们的思维方式,就能改变他们的行为。
”
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