高级英语课程第二册-精选.ppt

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《高级英语》精品课程
第二册
制作人:徐李洁
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General Analysis of the Text
a piece of expositor
writi
Textual Structure
Textual structure
Theme: Loving and
hating New York
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alternating moods, oft
Part I
Part II
in the same d
(paras 1-5)
(paras 6-22)
General introduction
Explanation
Style: objective and
emotional description
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General Questions on the Text
1. In what fields can New York no longer be regarded as the
leading American city?
New York no longer begets the styles and sets the sets the
trends. It is no longer a pacesetter.
are its deficiencies as a pacesetter?
Other cities have buildings more inspired architecturally.
The center of music and sports have also shifted to other
cities. As a tourist attraction it is inferior to New Orleans
San Francisco, Washington or Disneyland. Finally there
are many better cities to live in than New York.
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3. Why do many Europeans call New York their favorite city?
The Europeans call New York their favorite city because they like its
cosmopolitan complexities, its surviving European standards and its
alien mixtures. Perhaps some of them are reassured by the
international names of jewelers, shoe stores and designer shops. But
what most excites Europeans is the city's charged, nervous
atmosphere, its vulgar dynamism
4. Where is the author from? Why did he go and live New York?
The author is from Seattle, a seaport in west central Washington
State. He went to people still go to New york because he liked to live
there and he could practice the kind of journalism he wanted in that
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5. Why do many young New York?
The young people go to New York to test themselves and to avoid giving
in to the most banal and marketable of their talents. In New york
they also find the company of many other young people similarly
fleeing from the constricting atmosphere of smaller cities
6. In what respects is New York still reg