Unit6LanguageandCultureReadingListeningCONTENTS

VideoClipAppreciationSectionASectionBSectionCSectionAIntroductiontoMovieClip1NewWordsPhrases&ExpressionsIntroductiontotheMovieTheKing’sSpeechExercisesforUnderstandingIntroductiontoMovieClip2AttheofficialclosingoftheBritishEmpireExhibitionatWembleyStadium,PrinceAlbert,DukeofYork,thesecondsonofKingGeorgeV,addressesthecrowdwithastrongstammer.Hissearchfortreatmenthasbeendiscouraging,buthiswife,Elizabeth,persuadeshimtoseetheAustralian-bornLionelLogue,anon-medicallytrainedHarleyStreetspeechdefectstherapist.“Bertie,”asheiscalledbyhisfamily,believesthefirstsessionisnotgoingwell,butLionel,whoinsiststhatallhispatientsaddresshimassuch,hashispotentialclientreciteHamlet’s“Tobe,ornottobe”soliloquywhilehearingclassicalmusicplayedonapairofheadphones.BertieisfrustratedattheexperimentbutLionelgiveshimtheacetaterecordingthathehasmadeofthereadingasasouvenir.AfterBertie’sfather,KingGeorgeV,broadcastshis1934RoyalChristmasMessage,heexplainstoBertiethatthewirelesswillplayasignificantpartintheroleoftheroyalfamily,allowingthemtoentertheIntroductiontotheMovieTheKing’sSpeechhomesofthepeople,andthatBertie’sbrother’sneglectofhisresponsibilitiesmaketraininginitnecessary.Theattemptatreadingthemessagehimselfisafailure,butthatnightBertieplaystherecordingLionelgavehimandisastonishedatthelackofstutterthere.Hethereforereturnsfordailytreatmentstoovercomethephysicalandpsychologicalrootsofhisspeakingdifficulty.GeorgeVdiesin1936,andhiseldestsonDavidascendsthethroneasKingEdwardVIII.Aconstitutionalcrisisariseswiththenewkingoveraprospectivemarriagewiththetwice-divorcedAmericansocialiteWallisSimpson.Edward,asheadoftheChurchofEngland,cannotmarryher,evenifshereceivesherseconddivorce,sincebothherprevioushusbandsarealive.Atanunscheduledsession,Bertieexpresseshisfrustrationthat,whilehisspeechhasimprovedwhenspeakingtomostpeople,hestillstammerswhentalkingtoDavid.WhenLionelinsiststhatBertiehimselfcouldmakeagoodking,BertieaccusesLionelofspeakingtreasonandquitsLionelinanger.BertiemustnowfacetheAccessionCouncilwithoutanyassistance.BertieandLionelonlycometogetheragainafterKingEdwarddecidestoabdicateinordertomarry.BertieascendsthethroneasKingGeorgeVIandvisitsLionel’shomewithhiswifebeforetheircoronation.IntroductiontotheMovieTheKing’sSpeechBertieandLionel’srelationshipisquestionedbytheKing’sadvisorsduringthepreparationsforhiscoronationinWestminsterAbbey.ItcomestolightthatGeorgeneveraskedforadvicefromhisadvisorsabouthistreatmentandthatLionelhasneverhadformaltraining.LionelexplainsthatatthetimehestartedwithspeechdefectstherewerenoformalqualificationsandthattheonlyknownhelpthatwasavailableforreturningGreatWarshellshockedAustraliansoldierswasfrompersonalexperience.Asthenewking,BertieisinacrisiswhenhemustbroadcastBritain’sdeclarationofwarwithNaziGermanyin1939.LionelissummonedtoBuckinghamPalacetopreparethekingforhisaddresstoBritainandtheEmpire.HedelivershisspeechwithLogueconductinghim,butbytheendheisspeakingfreely.AstheRoyalFamilystepontothepalacebalconyandareapplaudedbythecrowd,atitlecardexplainsthatLoguewasalwayspresentatKingGeorgeVI’sspeechesduringthewarandthattheyremainedfriendsfortherestoftheirlives.TheKing’sSpeechisa2010filmaboutKingGeorgeVIofBritain,hisimpromptuascensiontothethrone,andthespeechtherapistwhohelpedtheunsuremonarchbecomeworthyofit.IntroductiontotheMovieTheKing’sSpeechThefilmfocusesontheprofessionalandpersonalrelationshipbetweenPrinceAlbert,(BertiewholaterbecomesKingGeorgeVI),andLionelLogue,hisspeechtherapist.StructurallythisscenesignifiesakeytransitioninBertie’spsychologicaljourneytobecomeaneffectivespeaker.Butbeyondbeinganimportantscene,itisalsoahugelyentertainingmomentseeingaKingbreakingintoanemotionalfrustrationangerthathasbeenroilingaroundforyears,justwaitingtoemerge.Asaresult,wethenfindBertiesittingintheofficeofaspeechtherapistwho’stryingallsortsofunconventionalideastocurehisstutter.IntroductiontoMovie

Clip1Inthemovie’sfinalscene,LoguestepsintoabroadcastingroomwithBertieandhelpshimgetthroughhisfirstwartimespeech.WiththesupportofLionelLogueandhisfamily,theKingwillovercomehisstammeranddeliveraradio-addressthatinspireshispeopleandunitestheminbattle.Theendofthemovieisaboutasheartwarmingasitgets.AlthoughBertiehasn’texactlycuredhisspeechimpediment,hehaslearnedtolivewithitinamoreconstructiveway.AfinalgoodbyetellsusthatBertieandLoguewouldgoontobefriendsfortherestoftheirlivesandthatLoguewouldhelpBertiewithallofhiswartimespeeches.IntroductiontoMovie

Clip2NewWordsthistle['θ?s?l]n.薊awildplantwhichhasleaveswithsharppointsandpurpleflowerssifter['s?ft?]n.篩子;負責(zé)篩選的人ahouseholdsieve(asforflour)flabby['fl?bi]adj.松弛的notstrongorrobust;incapableofexertionorendurancesieve[s?v]n.篩子;過濾器toolusedforseparatingsolidsfromliquidsorlargerpiecesofsthfromsmallerpiecesexhale[eks'he?l]v.NewWordsdiaphragm['da??fr?m]n.amusclebetweenyourlungsandyourstomach橫膈膜(位于肺和胃之間的肌肉,呼吸時起作用)呼氣breatheouttheairthatisinyourlungstummy['t?mi]n.肚子thepartofthefrontofyourbodybelowyourwaist(英國的)爵士稱號及身份NewWordsknighthood['na?th?d]n.atitlethatisgiventoamanbyaBritishkingorqueenforhisachievementsorhisservicetohiscountry.Amanwhohasbeengivenaknighthoodcanput“Sir”infrontofhisnameinsteadof“Mr.”threshold

['θre???ld]n.門口thefloorinthedoorway,orthedoorwayitselfpussy['p?s?]n.貓咪aninformalnameforacat剝離NewWordsstrip[str?p]v.toremoveeverythingthatcoverssthdisguise[d?s'ga?z]v.掩飾tohidesthormakesthappeardifferentsothatpeoplewillnotknowaboutitorwillnotrecognizeitprevail[pr?'ve?l]v.獲勝towininabattle,contest,ordisputedoctrine['d?ktr?n]n.

(尤指宗教的)信條;學(xué)說asetofprinciplesorbeliefs,especiallyreligiousones虔誠地,恭敬地NewWordsreverently['r?v?r?ntli]adv.piously,prayerfullystammer['st?m?]v.結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說,口吃tospeakwithdifficulty,hesitatingandrepeatingwordsorsoundscause[k??z]n.奮斗目標(biāo);事業(yè)anaimorprinciplewhichagroupofpeoplesupportorarefightingforinvain:fornothing,ofnoeffect徒然,無效setalimitto,tolimit限制;禁閉PhrasesandExpressionsbeconfinedto:ExercisesforUnderstanding1.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.WriteaTfortrueoranFforfalse.______(1)WhenBertieandElizabethcametoreceivetrainingfromLionel,theydidn’twanttotalkaboutpersonalaffairs.______(2)LionelthoughtthatphysicalexercisesandtrickscouldcompletelysolveBertie’sproblemofstammering.______(3)TonguetwisterswasoneofthemechanicalwaysusedbyLioneltoimproveBertie’sspeakingskills.______(4)BertiepromisedtogiveLionelknighthoodafterhesucceededindeliveringaspeechagainsttheNazis.______(5)MargaretthoughtthathisfatherBertiegaveawonderpublicspeechwithoutanyhalting.TFTFFExercisesforUnderstanding2.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.Clip1Bertie:Strictlybusiness.No...(1)________________.Elizabeth:Yes,lthoughtI’dmadethatclearinourinterview.Lionel:Haveyougottheshillingyouoweme?Bertie:No,Ihaven’t.Lionel:Didn’tthinkso.Bertie:Besides,you...you(2)________me.Lionel:Physicalexercisesandtricksareimportant.Butwhatyou’reaskingwillonlydealwiththesurfaceoftheproblem.Elizabeth:Isthatthat’ssufficient?Ah,no.Asfaraslseeit,myhusbandhas(3)___________difficultieswithhisspeech.personalbusinesstrickedmechanicalExercisesforUnderstanding2.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.Clip1Bertie:I...Elizabeth:Maybejustdealwiththat.Bertie:I...I’mwillingtoworkhard,Dr.Logue…Lionel:Lionel.Bertie:[Stammering]Areyou...Areyouwillingto(4)____________?Lionel:Allright.Youwantmechanics?Weneedtorelaxyourjawmuscles,(5)___________________,byrepeatingtonguetwisters.Forexample,“I’mathistle-sifter.Ihaveasieveofsiftedthistlesandasieveofunsiftedthistles.Becauselamathistle-sifter.’’doyourpartstrengthenyourtongueExercisesforUnderstanding2.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipsyouhavejustwatched.Clip2Overandoveragainwehavetriedtofindapeacefulwayoutofthedifferencesbetweenourselvesandthosewhoarenowourenemies.Butithasbeen(1)_______.Wehavebeenforcedintoaconflict,forwearecalledtomeetthechallengeofaprinciple,which,ifitweretoprevail,wouldbefataltoanycivilizedorderintheworld.Suchaprinciple,(2)___________________,issurelythemereprimitivedoctrinethatmightisright.Forthesakeofallthatweourselvesholddear,itisunthinkablethatweshouldrefusetomeetthechallenge.ItistothishighpurposethatInowcallmypeopleathomeandmypeoplesacrosstheseas,whowill(3)________________________.Iaskthemtostandcalmandfirmandunited(4)________________.Thetaskwillbehard.Theremaybedarkdaysahead,andwarcannolongerbeconfinedtothebattlefield.Butwecanonlydotherightasweseetheright,andreverentlycommitourcausetoGod.Ifoneandallwekeepresolutelyit,then,withGod’shelp,weshall(5)________.invainstrippedofalldisguisemakeourcausetheirowninthistimeoftrialprevailExercisesforUnderstanding3.Exploreinterculturally.(1)Doyouthinklanguageispowerful?Whyorwhynot?_____________________________________________________________________________________Ithinklanguageispowerful.Languageiscentraltoourlives,whichsetsusapartfromotherspecies.Eversincetheinventionoflanguage,ithasbeenhelpingnameobjectsandpeople,resultinginitsleverageovertheactionofothers.Languagecanalsopopulateworldsofmeaning.Peoplecanuselanguagetoloveorhate,topersuadeordissuade,andsoon.(2)WhatdoyouthinkarethereasonsforBertietomakeasuccessfulpublicspeechagainsttheNazis?_____________________________________________________________________________________Firstly,Bertiehasovercomehisstammering.Secondly,withhisimprovementoflanguageskills,hehaspickedupconfidenceinhimself.Thirdly,asaleader,heiscourageousanddeterminedtoleadhispeopleinthefightagainsttheNazis.SectionBReadingReadingExercisesReadingLanguage&CultureReadingReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(1)HowdoyouunderstandLudwigWittgenstein’ssayingthat“Thelimitsofmylanguagearethelimitsofmyworld”?(2)Whatisthemetaphorthatisusedtodescribetherelationshipbetweenlanguageandculture?_____________________________________________________________________________________“Thelimitsofmylanguagearethelimitsofmyworld”meansthatwhenyoubecomefluentinonelanguage,youcanseethingsthroughadifferentlens.People’sabilitytoexpressthemselvesinacertainlanguageisthelimitoftheirepistemology._____________________________________________________________________________________Themetaphorusedtodescribetherelationshipbetweenlanguageandcultureislivingorganisminwhichlifeisfleshandcultureisblood.(3)Whatarethefunctionsoflanguagewhenpracticingculture?_____________________________________________________________________________________Weuselanguagetopracticecultureandshapeourlives.Weneedlanguagetoexpressourselvesandtocommunicatewithmembersofthecultureproperly.Weneedlanguageforself-expression,communication,andsocialinteraction.ReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(4)Canyoulist5otherexamplesoftheuseofEnglishweaselwords?(5)Whatisthedifferencebetweendenotativeandconnotativemeaning?_____________________________________________________________________________________Weaselwordsrefertothewordsthatappeartohavesubstanceandappeartomakeaclaim,butinfactdonot.Advertisersdeceptivelyusethesewords.Someexamplesarelistedasfollows.help:helprelievethepain(Theproductaidsinthereliefofpainbutmaynotrelievethepainallbyitself.Also,thedegreetowhichithelpsrelievepainisunknown.)2)virtually:virtuallyspotlessdishes(Dishesthatarenotinfactornotentirelyspotless.)3)newandimproved:anewandimprovedfloorcleaner(couldsimplybethesamecleanerwithadifferentcolordyeaddedtoit)4)actfast:acoldmedicinethat“actsfast”couldsimplymaketheusersleepywithin12hours.5)likemagic:aproductthatworks“l(fā)ikemagic”couldbeclaimingthattheproductfunctionsaccuratelybecausethatcouldbehowmagicfunctions._____________________________________________________________________________________Denotativemeaningsarethebasicmeaningsofwordswhileconnotativemeaningsaretheimpliedmeaningsofwords.2.Smallgrouptask:pleaseanalyzethefollowingcasesingroups.ReadingExercisesScandinavianvacuumcleanermanufacturerElectroluxraisedmorethanafeweyebrowsanadclaimingthat“NothingSucksLikeanElectrolux!”IntheUS,“sucks”meansbadorterrible.Cateringtotheneedsofsmallfarmers(farmersofsmall-sizefarms),afarmingimplementplantcarriedoutalargescaleadvertisementcampaignintheUS,whileitdidn’tenjoythesamepopularityinEurope.Why?BecauseinEurope,smallfarmersrefertothebumpkinswhoaresupposedtobeshort-sightedandilliterate.WhenthesalespersonofGeneralMotorspromotedthelatestmodelChevroletNoyainPuertoRico,therewasn’ttheexpectedattentiontothismodel.Finally,thesalespersonwasinformedthatinSpanish,“Nova”meant“immobile”.Ofcourse,itisnotanidealnameforanautomobile.“Nova”waschangedinto“Caribe.”Case1:Case2:Case3:ReadingExercises3.Fillinthefollowingblankswiththeappropriatecolorterms.Thetermscanbeusedmorethanonce.(1)Heisjusta_______recruitfreshfromcollege.(2)Itriedtocallhermanytimesbutshewasina_______studyanddidn’thearme.(3)Oneday,outofthe________,agirlrangupandsaidshewasmysister.(4)Thenewofficeblockhasunfortunatelybecomeanexpensive________elephant.(5)Marywasalwaysregardedasthe_______sheepofthefamily.(6)You’dbetterdosthtoproveyouarenot_______.(7)Canyouseethe________inhereyes?(8)Themerethoughtofherhusbandwiththesecretarymadehersee________?blackbluebrowngreenredwhiteyellowgreen

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ReadingExercises3.Fillinthefollowingblankswiththeappropriatecolorterms.Thetermscanbeusedmorethanonce.(9)Igotsome________looksfromtheshopkeeperwhenIcanceledmyorder.(10)WhenIamfeeling________,allIhavetodoistotakealookatyou,andthenIamnotsoblue.(11)Don’ttellmeany________lietomakemefeelgood.(12)Itmaycostoveraweektogothroughallthe________tapetogetthepermission.(13)Histypeofhumorisabittoo________formytastes.(14)Areyouallright?Youlookabsolutely_______.(15)Hebasedhisjudgmentonheadlineand________journalism.blackbluebrowngreenredwhiteyellowblack

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yellowReadingExercises4.Findtheconnotationsofthefollowingwordsandphrases.1.lover3.busybody5.heartman7.deadpresident9.confidenceman11.dressingroom13.horsesense2.busboy4.drygoods6.blinddate8.sweetwater10.criminallawyer12.sportinghouse14.familiartalk情人(不是“愛人”)餐館勤雜工(不是“公共汽車售票員”)愛管閑事的人(不是“大忙人”)(美)紡織品；(英)谷物(不是“干貨”)做心臟移植手術(shù)的人(不是“有心人”)(由第三者安排的)男女初次會面(并非“盲目約會”或“瞎約會”)美鈔(上印有總統(tǒng)頭像)(并非“死了的總統(tǒng)”)淡水(不是“糖水”)騙子(不是“信得過的人”)刑事律師(不是“犯罪的律師”)化妝室(不是“試衣室”或“更衣室”)妓院(不是“體育室”)常識(不是“馬的感覺”)庸俗的交談(不是“熟悉的談話”)ReadingExercises4.Findtheconnotationsofthefollowingwordsandphrases.15.blackstranger17.yellowbook19.bluestocking21.Englishdisease23.Greekgift25.Frenchchalk16.whiteman18.redtape20.Americanbeauty22.Indiansummer24.Spanishathlete(完全陌生的人)不是“黑色的陌生人”忠實可靠的人(不是