B2U2课文翻译及课后练习答案

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不只是英语有 近音词，其他语言中也有会引起误会的词，特别是对外国人来说。

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奥克兰

(Auckland)

听成了奥克兰

(Oakland)

。

“起晚了

(up late)

”变成了“一只盘子

(a plate)

。

当近音词造成误会时，

也许最好的做法是一笑了之并从中吸取教训。

当然有时候很难做到一

< br>笑了之。那位要去加利福尼亚的奥克兰却去了新西兰奥克兰的旅客不会有笑的雅兴。然而，

那样一场误会最终结果也不错，

航空公司为他免费提供了在新西兰的食宿和返回 加利福尼亚

的机票。

“不错”

，这位客 人后来说道，

“我一直想看看新西兰。

”

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课内阅读练习答案

Part One

Preparation

1.

Saying Things Sincerely or Sarcastically

STEP ONE

1 C (Sincerely) 2 A (Sarcastically) 3 D (Sincerely) 4 B (Sincerely)

STEP TWO

Sample

Picture 1

It is matched with Line C, because it can be seen from the picture that the man is splashing some

dirty rainwater onto the lady?s dress.

Line C is sincere because the man in the picture is making an apology to the lady.

W: Oh, My goodness! What have you done to my new dress?

M: Ah, I?m awfully sorry. I didn?t mean to make such a beautiful lady angry. I should have been

more careful!

W: Angry? No, I?m not angry. I can just

put it in the washing machine when I get home.

Picture 2

It is matched with Line A, because the moon is in the sky and the man pointing at his watch tells

us it is very late at night.

Line A is sarcastic, for the man in the picture is obviously angry with the lady.

W: I?m back, honey.

M: Er, finally!

W: You seem so worried. Why?

M: Why should I be worried about you? It?s already past midnight.

W: Don?t worry. I won?t get lost so easily. I?m not an unsophisticated young girl.

Picture 3

It is matched with Line D, for the boy pushing the bike is just back from a ride.

Line D is sincere, because from their dialog we can see they are good friends and the boy must

have had the owner?s permission to use the bike.

Boy A: Here?s your bike. It?s so kind of you to loa

n me your new bike.

Boy B: You?re welcome. You can use it whenever you want. Did you find it easy to ride?

Boy A: Not really. Maybe I need some more practice.

Picture 4

It is matched with Line B, because it can be seen from the picture that the lady is addressing an

office boy who has hurt his wrist.

Line B is sincerely said, for the boy still comes to work even with an injured hand.

W: You?re late to work. You had a doctor?s appointment, didn?t you?

M: I?m sorry for being late. But how did you know that?

Communication Problems

W: I guess it?s the doctor who bandaged up your hand. Are you all right?

M: Today?s my unlucky day! I had my hand hurt and my cell phone broken in a traffic accident.

Teaching tips

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In

order

to

be

sarcastic,

Americans

adjust

their

vocal

tone

by

speaking

flat,

lengthening

their

vowel sounds and perhaps creating a facial expression.

?

Tone

of

voice:

When

communicating,

the

way

the

words

are

spoken

may

be

more

important

than what is actually being said. The tone of voice can indicate whether a speaker is sincere or

sarcastic, casual or impassioned, serious or humorous, and confident or uncertain. For instance,

sarcasm

occurs

when

the

speaker

pitches

a

stressed

syllable

lower

than

the

other

words

in

the

sentence. For example, the pitch of t

he word “great” in sentence “Great weather,

huh?” changes

depending on whether you?re being sincere or sarcastic.

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Volume and speed of voice: A loud voice or speaking quickly may be a sign of excitability or

urgency. Slow or soft speech may indicate a relaxed attitude or uncertainty. To put emphasis on

what is being said, speakers may also effectively slow their speech or pause, and they may raise or

lower their voices.

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Facial

expressions:

Smiles,

frowns

and

other

facial

expressions

can

be

used

to

express

our

feelings.

For

example,

both

eyebrows

lifted

can

mean

surprise

or

excitement,

whereas

a

single

lifted eyebrow may indicate sarcasm or disbelief.

2.

English-Chinese Telephone Chains

Here are a few messages for your reference. You can have your own messages as well.

1. John is 17 years old, a freshman majoring in business management.

2. Forty boys and 14 girls have entered the English Speaking Contest.

3. Professor Wang used to teach physical education at a university in Austria.

4.

I can?t stand him an

y longer because he tends to lose his temper easily.

5. I talked to an Italian girl in my class about her math homework on Thursday.

Teaching tips

Activity: English-Chinese Telephone Chains

Duration: About 15 minutes

Aim: Practice listening, pronunciation, and translation

Introduction: This activity not only entails listening, pronunciation and translation skills, but also

enables

students

to

be

aware

of

misunderstandings

in

daily

communication,

such

as

message

delivering.

Preparation: In this activity, the 8-10 students of each group should be seated in a line or circle for

the

message

to

pass

from

one

to

another

without

being

heard

by

others

in

the

group.

And

the

message can be chosen either by the teacher (or made up by the first student in each group).

Remember that the rest of the group should have no idea about the message in advance.

Procedure:

Make

sure

that

students

have

a

clear

understanding

of

the

goal

and

rules.

The

first

student of each group will get an English message from the teacher, translate it into Chinese and

whisper the Chinese version to the second student. The second student is supposed to translate it

back

into

English

and

whisper

it

to

the

third

student.

This

continues

down

the

line

until

the

message gets to the last student. Each stu

dent can only say “Can you please repeat that?” one

time.

When the message reaches the end of the chain, the student must speak out loud. In a big group

you

can

send

the

message

two

ways

and

find

out

which

team

comes

closest

to

the

original

message. Oftentimes the message will be completely different when it reaches the end. Try to find

out where the chain broke!

The point of this activity is not winning; rather, it is to see if the last student can say the message

correctly.

The

interesting

thing

about

this

activity

is

that

usually

the

last

student

never

says

the

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