Me and My Big Mouth

Terry Bradshaw & David Fisher

Unit 4

Lesson 1: Overview

• Pre-reading questions• New words &

expressions• About the author• A global picture

Pre-reading Questions

• Do you like sports? • Who is your favorite footballer? • Why do you admire him or her?• What would you do to meet

challenges or cope with frustrations in your life or work?

New Words & Expressions

Reading aloud (page 48)Concept visualizedWord derivationWord differentiation

Concept VisualizedEndorsement 支持 , 认可• After the endorsement of his home state the candidate campaigned

in the neighbor-ing state.

Concept VisualizedToupee 男用假发• Does he wear a ~?HairpieceWig 假发套• He wore a false

beard and a ~.• The thief went around

disguised in a ~.

Concept VisualizedSynthetic • Most ~ detergents are in the form of powder or liquid.• The tears are a bit ~. (=not genuine or sincere)• A ~ science 一门综合性学科• A ~ drug 合成药物 ~ silk 人造丝• ~ aircraft training 模拟飞行训练• A ~ smile 假笑 a ~ language 综合（型）语言• A ~ combat mission 假想的战斗任务

Concept VisualizedSalon美发厅

A hair / hairdressing salon

Concept VisualizedAn Art Salon 美术展览馆

Concept VisualizedA reception room in a large

house.

Salon

大会客室

Concept VisualizedA Beauty Salon 美容院

Concept VisualizedSaloon Bar = Lounge Bar 雅座酒吧

It is usually in a hotel or public house where alcoholic drink may be served.

Concept VisualizedSuffocate • Passengers ~d in the burning aircraft.<syn.>Smother• S~ the flames from

the burning pan with a wet towel.

Concept VisualizedDuplicate <syn.>CopyPhotocopy• Information sheets had to be typed and ~d.• They have not been able to ~ his successes.

Concept VisualizedMass-produce• The mass-produced goods are usually cheap.production line 流水线assembly line ( 工厂产品的 ) 装配线

Concept VisualizedBust 半身像• I saw a marble ~ of David on his desk.Cf:Butt 烟头 ; 笑柄• His singing is the ~ of

dozens of jokes.

Concept VisualizedPro-am = Professional and Amateur• There is going to be a ~ golf tournament next month.• Pro-ams are increasingly part of golfing scene. • I seem to play even better in ~.

Concept VisualizedScalp 头皮• His pink ~ gleamed through his sparse hair.Note: There is a former practice among American Indians that the ~ of an enemy would be cut or torn away as a battle trophy.

Concept VisualizedPlay-by-play Announcer 赛况解说员• Tom gave us a

play-by-playaccount of the parade.

• Since you can’tsee, I’ll give you a ~. 既然你看不见，我就边看边讲给你听。

Concept VisualizedQuarterback 组织进攻的枢纽前卫• I used to be the ~ of our high school team.• Mother ~s the

housekeeping.(=direct or coordinate)

Concept VisualizedBinoculars 双筒望远镜• He focused his ~ on the building in the distance.• The boy was watching

the game through ~.<syn.>field glasses 野外用opera glasses 观剧镜

Concept VisualizedOffensive 进攻的• We took immediate ~action. 采取进攻• The advertisements were ~ to women.

(=causing to feel resentful)

Word DerivationN.

endorsement

scalp offensive

V.N.V.

suffocate duplicate mass-produce

N.V.

synthesize

fumble distribute

scalp

suffocation duplication duplicate

mass-production

synthesis fumble distribution

endorse offend

Word DerivationNounsVerbs

inflate display bleed

Nouns

mold lure

Verbs

smack

Nouns

analyst co-host defensive

Verbs

inflation display bleed

smack

mold lure

analyze co-host defend

Word DerivationAdj

.bald synthet

icpotential

N.

Adj.

insightful

dizzy defensive

N.Adj

.N. executiv

egiant analyst

baldness synthesis potential / potentiality

insight dizziness defensive /defense

executive giant analytical

Word Differentiation

Salon vs. Saloon• The Smiths bought a five-seater family ________ last week.• The brightest intellects of France used to assemble regularly at this ________.

saloon

salon

Word Differentiation

Offensive vs. Defensive• The government is very much on

the __________ in the fight against crime/drugs.

• He described the remarks as deeply ___________.

• He was very __________ about that side of his life.

Word Differentiation

offensivedefensive

offensive

Word Differentiation

Bold vs. Bald• The wine made him ______ enough to

approach her and introduce himself.• At the age of 40, he was starting to go

____.• Money is too ______ a word. They

prefer funds.• The employee paid for his ______

remark by getting extra work.

baldbald

bold

bold

Word Differentiation

Model vs. Mold• The country’s parliament is __________

on the British system.• He poured the chocolate into a heart-

shaped _______________.• Some computers provide several so-

called processor modes .• Automobiles are a popular _________ of

transportation.

mold/mould

mode

modeled

Word Differentiation

Inflate vs. Deflate• The principal effect of the demand for

new houses was to ________ prices.• One could _________ or diminish a

person by a few words.• The failure left him ____________.• The prices of meals are often

artificially ________.

inflate

inflated

deflated

inflate

Word DifferentiationComment vs. Commentary

• Our reporters will give a running ___________ on the election results as they are announced.• The plans were sent to the council for __________.• His life was a fitting ______________ on his teaching.

他的一生恰当的说明了他的教诲。• I prefer non-fiction: history, social ____________ and stuff like that.

commentcommentary

commentary社会评论

commentary

Word Differentiation

Advertisement vs. Commercial• I suggest you put an _______________ in

the local newspaper to sell your car.• She appeared in a TV ______________ for a

brand of butter.• Unhappy clients are not a good

_______________ for the firm.• She ended up doing ______________, which

ironically revived her acting career.

commercial

commercialsadvertisement

advertisement

Word Differentiation

Announcer vs. Host/Hostess• Our university is playing _____ to a group of visiting Russian scientists. • The station _____________ warned us that the train was running late.• She was the ___________ of a half-hour TV series.• The anchorman determines the style and tone of the talk show.<syn.> presenter; newsreader; newscaster; compere

announcer

hostess

host

Word Differentiation

Scrape; Scrap; Scalp• “If my father finds me here, he’ll _____

me!” said the girl in fear.• She ____________ the mud off her shoes.• I scribbled her address on a _________ of

paper.• If I ever heard anybody doing that I’d

________ them.• For some years he __________ a living as a

tutor.

scrapedscrap

scalp

scraped

scalp

Word Differentiation

Plaster vs. Plastic• She broke her leg a month ago and it’s still

in _________.• She pays with cash instead of with

_________.• A _________ cast of Madame

Fournier stood in the artist’sstudio.

• Do you know what is plasticsurgery?

plasticplaster

plaster

About the AuthorTerry BradshawBirth Name:Terry Paxton

Bradshaw Nickname:The Blond BomberHeight:6' 3" (1.91 m)

About the AuthorGraduated from

Louisiana Tech University.

Former professional football player

Played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1970-1983)

Mini BiographyTall, charismatic ex-star quarterback for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers football team. During the 1970s, Terry Bradshaw led the Steelers to four Super Bowl wins over six seasons, and was noted Super Bowl MVP on two occasions. After retiring in 1983, he became a key media commentator on NFL football, and has worked for both the CBS and FOX networks.Note: NFL — National Football League （美国）全国橄榄球联盟

能力超凡的

Most Valuable Player

The Most Valuable Player

Bradshaw had a powerful throwing arm and called his own plays throughout his pro career. His physical skills and on-the-field leadership played a major role in every one of Pittsburgh‘s championship seasons. Hence he was named the Most Valuable Player.

Super BowlIn professional American football, the

Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday. Over the years it has become the most-watched U.S. television broadcast of the year, and has become likened to a de facto U.S. national holiday.

附属的

事实上

Super BowlIn addition, many popular singers

and musicians have performed during the Super Bowl's pre-game and halftime ceremonies. Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest U.S. food consumption day, following Thanksgiving.

Super BowlTelevision broadcast rights of the Super

Bowl are held exclusively each year by only one major network (e.g. CBS) in the United States, and the annual broadcast is famous for having the most expensive commercial airtime space of the year. As a result, commercial watching during the Super Bowl has also proceeded to become one of the sub-cultures of the annual event.

独家的广播时间

Super BowlThe Super Bowl was first played in

January, 1967 as part of an agreement between the NFL and its younger rival, the American Football League (AFL) in which each league's championship team would play each other in an "AFL-NFL World Championship Game".

Structure of the Text

Part I (para.1): Introduction

Part II (para.2-13): Conflict

Part III (para.14-27): Climax

Part IV (para.28): A solution to the conflict

Structural AnalysisPart One (para1) Main idea : to give reasons for his job

transferFunction: to provide the setting of the

story (whom, where, when, and why )Part Two (para2-13) Main idea: to recount his frustrating

experiences as a toupee modelFunction: to raise the first conflict and its

climax

Structural AnalysisPart Three ( para14-27)Main idea: to describe his problems, his

progress and success in broadcastingFunction: to develop the second conflict,

build up the climax and reach the solution

Part Four (para28)Main idea: to comment on his successful

career transitionFunction: to elicit the theme of the story

(conclusive remark)

Language PointsBig Mouth (title)

– Be careful what you say to her — she’s got a big mouth.

– Oops, I shouldn’t have said that.Me and my big mouth!– You and your big mouth! (as a

blame)IBM: International Big MouthBMW: Big Mouth Woman

A Global PictureType of writingNarration.Purpose of writingSharing of his personal

experiences, his perspectives and understanding of success.

Theme of the textIn the end I discovered my real talent —

just being myself. (para.28)

Thank you!

To be continued.

Lesson 2: Overview

Word reviewA global pictureText analysisStylistic features

Word Review__________ to kill by preventing from breathing__________ to copy exactly__________ causing offence, unpleasant__________ expressing one’s approval or supportsalon _____________________________________

_____________________________________bust _____________________________________wig _____________________________________scalp _____________________________________

Lesson 1: Overview

suffocateduplicateoffensive

endorsementa stylish or fashionable small shop, esp.

a statue of the upper part of the human bodyan artificial covering of hair for the headthe skin on the top of the human head

where services rather goods are sold

Complete the following sentences

She went to the hair s_______ and had a new hair-do.I am afraid I can't e___________ your opinion. I'm s_________ in here; can't we open a few windows? He d___________ his former mistakes.These curtains made of s_____________ fibresThe troops took up o____________ positions.With a supply of compressed air the large balloon gets i__________ in a matter of seconds.

salonendorse

suffocatingduplicated

syntheticoffensive

inflated

Detailed Study of the Text

Comprehension questions

Language pointsSentence highlights

Part I (Paragraph 1)The first paragraph is the introductory part of the whole text.

The author introduces the setting, the character and prepares the ground for conflict.

Comprehension Questions

1. What is the meaning of “fine tradition ” mentioned in the text?2. Why does the writer talk about the “fine tradition ” of this country in this paragraph?

ExplanationTerry Bradshaw lives in a society

that worships idols. It is common practice to follow the idols’ life-styles.

The writer’s mentioning of the fine tradition serves to justify his acceptance of the job as a toupee model.

Language PointsFumble (italicized sentence)

Blinded by the soap, he had to ~ about for his glasses.The speaker ~ed for the right word to answer the question.

Supposedly (para.1)He was supposedly an American.Supposing we're right, what should we do?

Comprehension Questions

What did Terry Bradshaw use to do?

What does Terry Bradshaw look like?

What was his first job after his football-playing career ended?

Why did the toupee company hire him as its model?

ExplanationParagraphs 2 & 3 serve as the

beginning of the story’s second part which includes three episodes in his frustrating experience as a toupee company’s spokesman.

The toupee company attempts to make use of the writer’s fame to attract the potential customers.

Language PointsGet/be involved in (para.2)

The President was involved in the political scandal.

Endorsement (para.2)I wonder how many celebrities actually use the products they endorse.The election victory is a clear ~ of their policies.

Language PointsHe-man (para.3): a strong man with

big muscles, esp. one who likes to show other people how strong he is

She-girl: a girl with feminine feature and very talented usually considered ideal life partner

Language PointsIt-girl: sexually attractive woman

Now, when a man sees a sexually attractive woman, he would say, “Wow! She’s got it!”

Language PointsPotential (para.3)

Every seed is a ~ plant.That hole in the road is a ~ danger.

Distribute to (para.3)Information leaflets are being ~d to hotels.The journal is ~d worldwide.

Language PointsA plastic

model with a toupee stuck on it

Sentence Highlight

To show potential customers how good I looked with hair, the company made and distributed to salons all over the country a plastic model of my head. (para.3)

To show those people who might become customers in the future how good I looked with hair, the company made a plastic model of my head and sent it to beauty salons all over the country.

Comprehension Questions

What did the toupee company ask the writer to do in order to promote its products?

Paragraph 4 to 7 are mainly about the author’s suffering when people are making a plastic model of his head.

Comprehension QuestionsWhat was the writer’s most intolerable thing as a toupee model?

What’s the writer’s tone while describing his experience as a wig-model?What figures of speech (rhetorical devices) did the author use in order to make the description vivid and humorous?

Language PointsHoliday Inn (para.4):

a small hotelStraws (para.4)

Language PointsHave trouble doing sth. (para.5)

I have some trouble getting the car started.The factory is so noisy that they have trouble hearing each other.

In the meantime (para.5)They’ll be here soon. In the ~, let’s have coffee.

Language PointsHigh on the list (para.6)

Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints.Keeping fit is often high on the list of New Year’s resolutions for Americans in the past decades.John puts marriage and a family of his own high on the list when it comes to goals for his not-so-distant future.

Hyperbole: [ 修辞 ]夸张法A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in “I could sleep for a year”. or “This book weighs a ton”. <syn.> exaggeration ;

overstatement

Examples of Hyperbole

1) You are my lifesaver.2) You are 100% right.3) A drop of ink may make a million think. (George G. Byron)4) I haven't seen you for ages. 7) We're all tired/scared to death. 8) One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. 9) It's a crime to stay inside on such a beautiful day.今天阳光明媚，躲在家中实在太遗憾了。10) He spent a lot of money, like water.

Comprehension Questions

How did the author’s parents react when they received their son’s modeled head?

Why were the parents bothered when they received their son’s modeled head?

What is another part of the deal between the author the toupee company?

Language PointsDeal (para.10)

Let's make a deal. That's a deal. It's a deal.Robust (para.10)a robust young man 一个精力充沛的年轻人robust work 强体力劳动

a robust tale 粗俗的故事 robust coffee 浓咖啡

Language PointsRoad kill (para.10):

whatever animals killed on roads

The squirrel was crushed to death by the speeding car.

An angel flew near the road kill and kissed it. Miraculously, it revived.

Sentence Highlight

As another part of the deal, I filmed several toupee commercials. (para.10)As another part of the agreement, I played the leading role in several toupee advertisements on TV or radio.

Comprehension Questions

What was the writer’s most intolerable thing as a toupee model?He has to wear the wig whenever he appears in public.Paragraph 11 to 13 forms the climax of the second p

art of the text. In this episode, the writer undergoes intolerable annoyance and frustration.

Language PointsTournament (para.11): a series of contests 锦标赛 ; 联赛Cf: Championship: a competition to find the best player to team in a particular sport, especially one that involves several stages or games. 冠军赛She's going for the double this year, the Olympics and the World ~. With this performance, she has notched up her third ~ title.

Language PointsRip off (para.11)

The angry man ~ped off the big character post on the wall. They ~ped us off at that hotel. ( 敲诈 )

Shove (para.11)He bundled the papers together and ~d them into a drawer.They ~d the boat into the river.

Language PointsSquirrel

(para.12)

Back pocket (para.11)

Language PointsNote the absolute construction:I spent the rest of the tournament walking around with blood running down my face and the hairpiece hanging out of pocket like a ~’s tail.The President walked down the

stairs with one ambassador following him.

Comprehension Questions

What was the writer’s second job?Why did the writer’s partner, Verne Lundquist, at first assume that the writer could be a dependable co-announcer?What are the challenges for him as a TV broadcaster?Did he get better? How?

ExplanationParagraph 14 is a transitional

paragraph which marks the end of the first conflict ( the second part of the text) and the beginning of another conflict.

Paragraphs 15-16 is the beginning of the third part of the text, which tells how he enters the broadcasting business and begins a new career.

Language PointsSound bites (pa.14): brief excerpts from a speech, especially in TV news. The writer was good at saying something brief but interesting and sensible. ExplanationWhen Terry Bradshaw was a football-

player, reporters liked to talk to him because he always said something brief but interesting and sensible. This is a much needed talent in broadcasting.

Language PointsExecutive (para.15)

The president of a company is an executive. CEO: Chief Executive Officer

Long term (para.15)In the long term, our efforts will pay off.These ventures are unlikely to yield much return in the short term.

Language PointsCBS (para.15): Columbia

Broadcasting SystemFOX (para.26):

Logo of CBS

Language PointsTeam sb. with sb. (para.16): let

sb work together with sb.The officer teamed the rookie with an experienced soldier.

Cf: Team up with : work together for a shared purpose I teamed up with Jane to do the job.

Language PointsVeteran (para.16): experienced

– My grandfather is a ~ of the Second World War.

– At the age of 12 the boy was already a ~ traveler, having flown all over the world with his father.

– Every year a race is held in England for ~ cars.

Language PointsVerne Lundquist (para.16)

Greg Gumbel (para.24)

Background InformationSan Diego is the

second largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West coast of the Western United States.

Language PointsThe Chargers (para.17)

a football team fromSan Diego

The Giants (para.26)

a football team from New York

Language PointsFrames

(para.17)The photo has a golden ~.A few ~s from the original film were too far gone to salvage.

Sentence Highlight

As a quarterback, the big picture had been …made up the big picture. (pa.17)When he was a quarterback the writer only cared about the winning of the games he played, while as a broadcaster he had to present a detailed account of what was going on on the field to the audience, which are the actions and moments that made up the whole view of the game.

Language PointsUnderstate (para.20): to state with less completeness or truth

They ~ the seriousness of the crime.She believes the research ~s the amount of discrimination women suffer.To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement — it caused panic.

Sentence Highlight

I would not describe my first game as a disaster, mostly because that would be understating how truly bad I was. (para.20)

I wouldn’t describe my first game as a complete failure, mostly because that word would not be enough to describe how truly bad I was.

Language PointsA bunch of (para.21): a lot ofShe saw a ~ of flowers/bananas/keys on her desk.The reorganization will give us a whole ~ of problems.

I went to a ~ of stores but none of them sold the kind of coat that I want .Insightful (para.21)His new essay on traditional Chinese medicine is ~ and rewarding.

Language PointsViewer (para.23): someone who is

watching a particular television program 电视观众viewers of prime-time shows 电视黄金时间的观众

Cf. audience: a group of people who have come to place to watch a play, a concert, a film. a large audience

Cf. spectator: someone who is watching an event or game

Language PointsBoom microphone (para.24): a kind of microphone whose end can be moved aboutCo-host

(para.24) co-worker

co-operationco-author

Language PointsAnalyst (para.24) We don't pay our financial ~s to be wise after the event!Knock out (para.24)The blow ~ed his opponent out.The sleeping tablets ~ed him out for 18 hours.Our team was ~ed out in the first round of the competition.Telephone communications were ~ed out by the storm.

ExplanationParagraphs 23-26 tell us how the writer

progresses in sports broadcasting. With his hard and enduring effort, the writer gradually gets some experience and masters the know how in sports broadcasting. Thus the second conflict is resolved, marking the end of the third part of the text.

Sentence Highlight

Then, minutes before we went on the air, a heavy boom microphone smacked me upside the head so hard it nearly knocked me out. (para.24)

Then, minutes before we began broadcasting, a heavy boom microphone hit me upside the head so hard that it almost made me lose consciousness.

Language PointsOn the air (para.24): 正在广播 ; 开始播送in the air 在空中up in the air 悬而未决live on air [ 口 ] 喝西北风过日子 , 饿肚子过活put on airs 装腔作势eat the air 画饼充饥 , 痴心妄想fish in the air (=plough the air) 白费力气 (as) free as the air 自由自在 , 行动自由 give air to (air one’s view) 发表 ( 意见等 )

Language PointsSmack (para.24)

Put that down or else I'll ~ you.Don't you dare ~ my children!Their comments ~ of racism.他们的评论有点种族偏见的味道 .Brand-new (para.25)How can he afford to buy himself a ~ car?His coat looked as if it was ~.

Language PointsRelate to (para.25) 1) <vt.> to connect

The cost ~s directly to the amount of time used on the job.

2) <vt.> to tellHe ~d to us the story of his escape.

3) to be aboutThese secret documents ~s to the conduct of the war.

Language PointsEntertainer (para.26)

He’s a popular television ~.A man never does justice to himself as an ~ when his wife is around.All of a sudden (para.26)It seemed to happen all of a ~ — I felt dizzy and I just collapsed.All of a ~, I remembered that I hadn’t locked the door.

Language PointsRelease (para.26): (n.) to issue for performance, sale, publication, or distribution.

In the weekly ~ of the football team of New Jersey University, there is no information about next week’s match.

Lure (para.27) He left home because of the ~s of the life in the city. The travel brochure ~d me into taking a Caribbean vacation.

Language PointsRelate to (para.25) 1) <vt.> to connect

The cost ~s directly to the amount of time used on the job.

2) <vt.> to tellHe ~d to us the story of his escape.

3) to be aboutThese secret documents ~s to the conduct of the war.

Sentence Highlight

… we were catching a lot of fish (para.26)

Previously the writer was a successful athlete

…all of a sudden we couldn’t catch mud (para.26)

In the career transition, he did not have much to boast of.

Sentence Highlight

…either these fish got real bright all of a sudden or they are not interested in these lures. We got to change lures. (para.27)

When the situation changes, one should make some necessary changes accordingly to adapt himself to the situation.

Sentence Highlight

Inflated ellipsoid (para.28): a substitute term for American football with the shape of an ellipsoid ( 椭圆体 )that is inflated with air.

Comprehension Questions

What is the significance of the fishing anecdote mentioned in paragraph 26 and his dad’s saying in paragraph 27?

The fishing anecdote is a play of words in which the writer, on the one hand, comments on his live transmission and, on the other hand, allures his career transition to fishing experience.

ExplanationThe writer thought his only talent was

playing American football. (Of course, it was one of his best talents.) But now he realizes that his real talent lies in how to make the best use of his potential (“Talking is what I can do best, and I like to make people smile”) and adapt himself to the changed situation.

Rhetorical DevicesParallelism & Repetition

– I didn’t know the players and their assignments; I didn’t know when to talk and when to keep quiet. I didn’t know what to look at, how to describe what I was seeing. (para.18)

– There was so much I didn’t know and I didn’t even know it. (para.19)

– I worked hard. I wanted to be good, to please the viewers. And I needed that job. (para.23)

Figures of SpeechHyperboles

– There were lots of ways to die, but being suffocated by plaster while getting your head duplicated for a toupee display is high on the list. (para.6)

Simile– Then I surfaced with what looked like

road kill stuck to my head. (para.10)– …the hairpiece hanging out of my

pocket like a squirrel’s tail. (para.12)

Thank you!

To be continued.

Duty ReportParaphraseTranslation PracticeExercise Highlights

Lesson 3: Overview

Duty Report

• Broadcasting Companies in the US

• American football vs. soccer

• Humor

Matching

1. CBS

2. ABC3. PBS

4. Fox5. NBC

Matching

CBS

Football vs. Soccer

Football vs. Soccer(British) (British)

Football Football Soccer Soccer

American Football American Football Rugby Rugby

Ball Ball ShapeShapeTimeTimeWays to Ways to PlayPlayWearinWearinggGoalGoal

Round Oval

90 minutes 60 minutes

Kicking the ball Throwing the ball

Body armourSports suits

Sending the ball into a net

Touching the ball down over a touchline

Humor

The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient ________, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours (Latin, meaning "body fluid"), control human health and emotion. The majority of people are able to experience humour, i.e., to be amused, to laugh or smile at something funny, and thus they are considered to have a ______ of humour.

体液Greeks

sense

Humour Formula Root components:

being reflective of or imitative of realitysurprise/misdirection, contradiction/paradox, ambiguity

Methods:hyperbole metaphorfarce 滑稽 reframing timing

Humour FormulaAccording to Rowan Atkinson, an English

comedian, screenwriter, and actor, an object or a person can become funny in three different ways. They are:* by behaving in an unusual way* by being in an unusual place* by being the wrong size

Blank-filling

black; dry; brand; schoolboyI must say I find his ___________ humour rather tiresome.Black comedy aims at revealing the bitter and absurd reality in a tone of ________ humor.________ humour is very amusing in a way which is clever and not loud or obvious.Do you like his ________ of humour?

black

schoolboy=childish

Dry

brand=type

Explain the underlined part

To show potential customers how good I looked with hair, the company made and distributed to salons all over the country a plastic model of my head.

those people who might become customers in the future

Explain the underlined part

As another part of the deal, I filmed several toupee commercials.advertisements on TV or radio

Explain the following sentence

As a quarterback, the big picture had been the only thing that mattered to me, but as a broadcaster I soon learned it was the small frames that made up the big picture.

As a player I only cared about the winning of the game, that is, the general picture of it, while as a broadcaster I soon learned that it was the details, i. e. the series of actions taking place on the field that make up the whole view of the game.

Explain the underlined part

I would not describe my first game as a disaster, mostly because that would be understating how truly bad I was.

complete failure

Explain the underlined part

All I could see was a bunch of people with numbers I couldn’t read running around.

a group of

Explain the underlined part

Then, minutes before we went on the air, a heavy boom microphone smacked me upside the head so hard it nearly knocked me out.made me lose consciousness

Explain the following sentence

For a man who thought his best talent was throwing an inflated ellipsoid a long way, I’ve been fortunate in my career.I thought my only talent was to play American football (an inflated ellipsoid), but in job transition I have come to realize what I can do best.

Sentence Translation

TransitionCommentary

Defensive ChallengeDistribute DuplicateEndorse Mass-

produce

Translation Practice

Transition The country is undergoing a peaceful ~

from colonial rule to self-government. The negotiators hoped to effect a smooth

~ to an interim administration.I am not very lively during the ~ months

from winter to spring.The company was slow to make the ~

from paper to computer.

在冬春之交的几个月里精神总不大好实现向临时政府的平稳过渡

公司从纸张向电脑过渡的速度非常缓慢。

Translation Practicedefensive She became very ~ when I asked her how much the car had cost. Why is she so ~ about her husband?He plays ~ position brilliantly.These are purely ~ weapons, not designed for attack.他试图为自己的错误辩解。He attempted to be on the ~ about his own mistakes.

充满了戒备，不愿多说她为什么老是这样护着他的丈夫？

他的防守打得十分出色。

Translation Practicedistribute This new machine ~s seed evenly and

quickly over the whole field. There are over 35000 species of orchid

~d throughout the world.Wealth is not evenly ~d between age

groups.Copies of the book were ~d free to each

school in the district.

这台新机器播种得又匀又快。 有超过三万五千个兰花品种

这本书被免费分发给该地区各所学校。

Translation Practiceendorse The committee’s report fully ~s the government’s proposals. 委员会的报告完全赞同政府的建议。When the former President ~d her candidacy, she knew she had a good chance of being elected. 候选人时，她知道自己大有当选的可能。The plan does not explicitly ~ the private ownership of land.这项计划没有明确支持私人拥有土地。They paid $2million to the world champion to ~ their new aftershave.

当前总统支持她作

他们付给那位世界冠军两百万美元，请他为他们的润肤香水作代言。

Translation Practice

commentary We couldn’t see Tom, but Sally gave us a

running ~ on what he was doing.She kept up a running ~ on the festivities.The novel provides a powerful social ~ on

post-war Germany.The petty quarrels were a sad ~ on the

state of the government.The ~ is exemplary in its concision and

lucidity.

这些争吵不幸印证了政府的现状小说有力地揭示了战后的德国社会。

进行了绘声绘色的描述

这篇评论在简洁清晰方面堪称典范。

Translation Practicechallenge One of the biggest ~s facing the present government is that of creating new jobs and new industries. The result of the vote poses a serious ~ to the government’s credibility.She issued a ~ to her rival candidates to take part in a public debate. 他接受了朋友游泳过河的挑战。He accepted his friends’ ~ to swim across the river.

政府的信任度她向选举对手发出挑战

Translation Practicemass-produce Mass-produced furniture is cheaper than furniture made by hand.In the battery farms, poultry and eggs will be ~d.在机械化农场，禽蛋都是大批量生产的。如果论文能够大批量生产的话，你觉得他们的质量能好吗？If academic/research papers can be ~d, do you think they will be good quality/of any value?

Translation Practiceduplicate Parenthood is an experience nothing else can ~.All the members received ~d notices of the meeting.The contract is prepared in ~, so that both parties can sign it.Can you ~ this key for me? The original experiment cannot be exactly ~d.I wanted to avoid simply ~ing work that had already been done.

你能为我另配一把钥匙吗？合同准备了备份，以便双方可以签字。

避免简单地重复做过的工作

Exercises Highlights

Word Expansion (page52)Grammar Exercises (page 54)

Word Expansiondis-: lack ofdisgrace; dishonesty; dishonor; discourageac-: (before c, k, q) going with, usu. unexpectedlyacknowledge; accept; acquire; accident; acquaintancede-: denoting removal or reversaldepopulate; delay; defeat; deflate; decrease; descend

Word Expansionsym-: (before b, m, p) exact likenesssymphony; sympathy; symptom; symbol; equil-: equal; equallyequilateral; equivalent; equidistant; equiangularre-: once morerecall; reunite; rebuke; recover; reassure; reply

Grammar Exercise → Adjectives

Opinion adjectives → objective/descriptive adjectivese.g. Tom is a handsome young man.

Articles/adjective pronouns → other adjectivese.g. It is Judy’s new hat.

Comparative/superlative adjectives → other adjectivese.g. Do you have any longer silk shirt?

Size → age → shape → color → nationality → material

Put the adjectives in proper order.

Mary is a _________________ girl. (young, beautiful)Mary has a pair of _____________ eyes. (blue, big)She has bought a _________________________ carpet. (Persian, old, large, beautiful)He graduated from a ______________________ school. (medical, American, famous)A ______________________ bridge is being built. (yellow, iron, long)The Mid-autumn Festival is a(n) ___________________ _________ festival. (traditional, Chinese, important)

beautiful youngbig blue

beautiful large old Persian

famous American medical

long yellow iron

important traditionalChinese

What is an auction?Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted

by an officially appointed auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction room to make offers, or “bid”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers of the goods to make higher offers. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a gavel on a table which is often set on a platform.

Oral PracticeA Simulated Auction• Each group is to choose one

article to be auctioned off. • Decide on the value of the article and the

lowest price you would like to give it.• Choose one student to be the auctioneer. • The auctioneer is to introduce the merits

of the article so as to push up the bidding (encourage the bidders to make higher offers).

Thank you!