Unit9TimeReadingListeningCONTENTS

VideoClioAppreciationSectionASectionBSectionCSectionAIntroductiontotheMovieClipNewWordsPhrases&ExpressionsIntroductiontotheMovieInTimeNotesExercisesforUnderstandingIn2169,thephysicalagingofthehumanbodystopswhenpeopleturnto25,afterwhichthe“watch”oneveryone’sforearmstartstoclick.Apersondieswhenthecountdownofthe“watch”,originallysetforoneyear,reacheszero.Nocash,creditcards,oranyotherkindofpaymentmethodisusedatthattime.Instead,peopledotheirjobtoearnthemselvesmoretime,theonlycurrencyincirculation.TheworldisdividedintodifferentTimeZonesaccordingtotheamountoftimeownedbythepeopleineachdistrict.Dayafterday,therichareboredtodeathintheleisurebrownstoneareaNewGreenwich,whilethepoorstruggletosurviveinDayton,wherepeoplerarelyhaveover24hoursleftandwhat’sworse,Minutemenmurderforwatcheswithmoretime.WillSalas,apooryoungmanlivinginDayton,isaccusedoflarcenyandmurderafterhesavesHenryHamilton,whocomesfromNewGreenwichandownsmorethanadecadeinhiswatch,fromagroupofMinutemenledbyFortis.InhisescapefromtheTimekeepers,WillmeetsSylviaWeis,thedaughterofamillionairenamedPhilippeWeis.Theythenstartmakingtheireffortstochallengeorevendestroytheexistingtimesystem.IntroductiontotheMovieInTimeIntroductiontotheMovie

ClipWillSalasisa25-year-oldfactoryworkerlivinginDaytonwithhismother,RachelSalas.ItisRachel’s50thbirthday,soWillspendsthetimeheearnedlastnightbuyinghismotherabottleofdecentchampagneasabirthdaypresent.BothofthemdecidetocelebrateRachel’sbirthdayaftershecomesbackhomefromworktwodayslater.Afteraday’sworkinthetimecapsulefactory,WillgoestothepubtomeethisbestfriendBorel.BoreltellsWillthatthereisamadmanwhohasbeenbuyingdrinksallnight.Themadman’snameisHenry.WillnoticesthatthereisoveracenturyinHenry’swatch,sohetriestowarnhimofthedangersofflauntinghiswealthinDayton.Unfortunately,thetimerobbers,orMinutemen,comesoonaftertheyreceivethemessageofHenry’svisittothepubandareabouttocleanhiswatch,leavinghimtodiealone.Atthiscrucialmoment,WillrescuesHenryfrombeingrobbedandtheyescapefromtheMinutemen.NewWordsgenetically[d??'net?kli]adv.從遺傳學(xué)角度;從基因方面bygeneticmechanismscurrency['k?r(?)ns?]n.貨幣;通貨themoneyusedinaparticularcountryovertime[‘??v?ta?m]n.加班時間timespentdoingjobinadditiontonormalworkinghoursloan[l??n]n.貸款;借款asumofmoneythatyouborrowNewWordsgarment['gɑ?m(?)nt]n.衣服(尤指服裝加工和銷售)apieceofclothing;usedespeciallyinthemanufactureorsaleofclothesdecent['di?s(?)nt]adj.得體的;像樣的tobeofanacceptablestandardorqualityreminisce['rem?'n?s]v.緬懷往事;敘舊;回憶towriteortalkaboutsthinthepast,oftenwithpleasureshift[??ft]n.輪班eachoftwoormorerecurringperiodsinwhichdifferentgroupsofworkersdothesamejobsinrelayNewWordsquota['kw??t?]n.配額;份額afixedshareofsththatapersonorgroupisentitledtoreceiveorisboundtocontributegamble['g?mb(?)l]v.賭博playgamesofchanceformoney;betgangster[‘g??st?]n.(結(jié)成團(tuán)伙的)匪徒amemberofanorganizedgroupofviolentcriminalsmakeafortune:acquiregreatwealthbyone’sownefforts發(fā)財;賺大錢PhrasesandExpressionsplayaround:behaveinasillywaytoamuseoneselforotherpeople胡鬧;輕率對待Theterm“Greenwich”isaplace-namefirstusedbytheAnglo-Saxons,recordedasGrenewicin964.TodayitmainlyreferstotheareainsoutheastLondon,onthesouthbankoftheThamesRiverwithapopulationaround210,000.ItiswheretheRoyalGreenwichObservatorylocatedbetween1675and1948andtheareaitselfislocatedwithinthelargerRoyalBoroughofGreenwich.Atthe1884InternationalLongitudeConference,themeridiancrossingGreenwichwasdefinedasthePrimeMeridian,thestaringpointforthedivisionoftimezonesandgeographicallongitude.Inthismovie,Greenwichisabrownstonedistrictinwhichtheresidentsownsomuchtimethattheyarealmostimmortal.Greenwich:格林尼治，是英國倫敦的一個區(qū)，位于倫敦東南部、泰晤士河南岸。1675—1948年設(shè)皇家格林尼治天文臺。1884年在華盛頓召開的國際經(jīng)度會議決定以經(jīng)過格林尼治的經(jīng)線為本初子午線，也是世界計算時間和地理經(jīng)度的起點(diǎn)。在電影中，“格林尼治”是所謂的“富人區(qū)”，這里的人們擁有無窮的“時間”，因此他們是永生的。NotesMinutemenweretheciviliansoldiersfromarmedmilitiasduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.Theywererenownedfortheirextremelyrapidresponsetotheexternalthreats.Itissaidthattheywereabletogetreadyinaminuteafterreceivingthenoticeforbattles.Theywerethuscalledtheminutemen.Today,theUSmilitarywillalsousethistermasacodeinsomecircumstancestorecallthegloryandpatriotismoftheircountry.Inthemovie,however,theMinutemenareagroupofgangsterswhocomeverysoontorobothers’timewheneverarichmanstepsintoDayton.Minutemen:“一分鐘人”是美國獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭時期，馬薩諸塞殖民州的特殊民兵組織，成員從美國各地民兵中挑選，以具有高機(jī)動性、快速部署的能力而著稱。在電影中，“一分鐘人”則是指掠奪他人“時間”的惡棍。NotesExercisesforUnderstanding1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.(1)Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetimeinthemovieandthatintherealworld?_____________________________________________________________________________________Intherealworld,timeisthemanifestationofmotion,thecontinuityofvariationandthesuccessionofeventsandexistences.Whileinthemovie,timeisusedasthecurrency.(2)HowoldisWill’smother?_____________________________________________________________________________________Sheis50.(3)WhydoesWill’smotherlookasyoungashim?_____________________________________________________________________________________Becauseinthemovie,thephysicalagingofthehumanbodystopswhenpeopleturnto2(5)(4)WhydoesWillcomplaintotheofficer?_____________________________________________________________________________________Becausehethinksheshouldhavegotmoremoney.(5)WhoisFortis?Whatdoeshecometothebarfor?_____________________________________________________________________________________HeistheleaderoftheMinutemen.Hecomestorobtherichman’stime.ExercisesforUnderstanding2.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.WriteaTfortrueoranFforfalse.______(1)Willworkedovernightyesterdaytobuyhermotherabirthdaypresent.______(2)Will’smotherwillworkfortwodaysintheclothesfactory.______(3)Borelgetsonlyoneshifttoday.______(4)The“madman”inthebarhasoveradecadeinhisclock.______(5)HenrythanksWillforsavinghislife.TTFFFExercisesforUnderstanding3.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.Mya:Will!Will!Yougotaminute?Will:Whatareyoutalkingabout,Mya?Youhavea(1)________year.Mya:NotayearIcanuseyet.Comeon,Will.I’vegot(2)______topay.Will:Here,takefiveminutes.Getoutofhere.Will:Fourminutesfor(3)_______________?Borel:Yesterday,itwasthree.Seller:Youwantcoffeeoryouwanttoreminisce?Will:Twocoffees.Howmany(4)_______yougottoday,Borel?Borel:Justthetwo.Really(5)_______________it.Ifyouhadanyofyourfatherinyou,wecouldmakea(6)_________.Will:Idon’tfight.Borel:There’sanotherone.Broaddaylight.wholebillsacupofcoffeeshiftsexcitedaboutfortuneExercisesforUnderstanding3.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.Will:Whoa,whatisthis?Where’s(7)_________?Officer:Nevermetthequota.Will:My(8)_______areupfromlastweek.Officer:So’sthequota.Next.Will:That’sa(9)______,right?Officer:Next.Workers:Moveit.You’re(10)______________.therestunitsjoketakingforeverSectionBReadingReadingExercisesReadingPast-orientedTime-lineorientationPresent-orientedFuture-orientedReadingReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(1)Istimemonochronicorpolychronicforyou?Explainthereasons.(2)GivesomemoreexamplestoillustratewhyChinaownsapast-orientedculture._____________________________________________________________________________________Forme,timeismonochromic,sinceIfinditextremelydifficulttodoseveralthingssimultaneouslyandIusuallydoonethingatatime._____________________________________________________________________________________Chinaownsahistoryofover5,000years.Therearehundredsoftime-honoredbrandsinChina.TheChinesepeoplerespectandtreasuretheancientChinesetraditions.(3)Supposeyouaregoingtoemigratetoaforeigncountry,whatisyourmostpreferreddestination?Elaboratethereasonsforyourchoicebycomparingthefeaturesofthefourtimeorientations.2.Smallgrouptask:presentation.ReadingExercisesStep1:Formgroups,eachof4to5.Step2:Eachgroupchoosesonetypeoftimeorientationasthetopic.Step3:Allthegroupswillbeallowed5minutestogetpreparedforaspeech.Step4:Thespeakersfromeachgroupwillmakea3-minutespeechonthechosentopic,illustratingtheirviewsonquestionslike“Whatexactlyisthetimeorientationyouchoose?”or“Whywouldyouthinkthiskindoftimeorientationiscomparativelybetterthantherestthree?”,etc.SectionC

CaseCaseListentothecaseandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)WhatdidTimdoontheisland?(2)What