1、FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERTISYThe confusing pursuit of beautyBeauty is not in the face;beauty is a light in the heart.Kahlil Gibran You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen.But if you are beautiful at sixty,it will be your souls own doing.Marie Stop
2、es 2UNIT 2UNITThe confusing pursuit of beauty To talk about peoples pursuit of beautyTo fully understand the textTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the skill of writing a comparison/contrast essayASectionWarming-up Activities Text Study Language Application SummaryWarming-up ActivitiesASecti
3、onShort Answer Questions1.What are these products in the following pictures used for?Lipstick is used to apply color to the lips.Nail polish is applied to fingernails or toenails to decorate and/or protect the nails.(a)(b)Short Answer Questions1.What are these products in the following pictures used
4、 for?Eye shadow is applied to areas around the eyes,usually on the eyelids and under the eyebrows,to make the eyes stand out or look more attractive.Mascara is used to enhance the eyes.It may help make the eyelashes darker,thicker and longer.(c)(d)Short Answer Questions1.What are these products in t
5、he following pictures used for?Eyeliner is used to draw lines around the eyes so as to create a more beautiful contour.Powder foundation is used to tone the face and give it an even,uniform color.It can cover flaws,and some can also protect the face from damage caused by sunlight.(e)(f)Short Answer
6、Questions2.Are beauty products used by women only?What do men usually do with their physical looks?Yes,they are generally used by women.What men usually do may be just shaving and having a haircut.No,I dont think only women use cosmetics.Although men in general do not use such products in daily life
7、,it is possible that male actors and singers wear some makeup when they perform.Appreciate and TalkAppreciate the following sayings about beauty and then talk about your own understanding of beauty.Beauty outside catches the eyes but the real beauty that lies within captures the heart.External beaut
8、y disappears as you age but internal beauty is remembered even when you are long gone from this earth.Beauty is the combination of all the qualities of a person or thing that delight the senses and please the mind.Physical beauty in the present society really plays a very important role for people.H
9、owever,there is no everlasting beautiful appearance because of the power of magician of time.Even though cosmetics do contribute to delay the arrival of aging,appearance of youth will disappear just like flower fades away.The real beauty is reflected in ones soul,not solely in appearance.Appreciate
10、and TalkOne of the most successful,influential and beloved women in American history,Eleanor Roosevelt once said that she had one regret:she wished she had been prettier.Who hasnt felt the same way?We are all too _ of our physical imperfections.To overcome them,we spend billions upon billions of dol
11、lars every year on cosmetics,diet products,fashion,and plastic _.To be continuedawaresurgeryListen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.Why do we care so much about how we look?Because it _.Because beauty is powerful.Because even when we learn to value people mostly for being kind and w
12、ise and funny,we are still moved by beauty.No matter how much we _ it or pretend to be immune,beauty _ its power over us.There is simply no escape.mattersargue againstTo be continuedexertsListen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.Our _ to physical beauty is not something we can contro
13、l _.We are born with it.Experiments conducted by psychologist Judith J.Langlois showed that even small infants prefer to look at attractive faces.Before they have met a single supermodel,before they have watched a single TV show,before they have opened up a single fashion magazine,they are drawn to
14、the same faces which adults have _ to be attractive.at will judgedTo be continuedsensitivityListen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.There are more important things in life than beauty.But as Etcoff says,“We have to understand beauty,or we will always be _ by it.”If you aim to be wis
15、e and kind and funny,it doesnt mean that you cant also try your best to look beautiful.Theres no reason to _ being moved by beautys power.It moves us all.enslavedfeel guilty aboutListen to a short passage concerning the power of beauty.Questions Previewing1.What is Buzz-Off?2.Who is Oprah?What is sh
16、e best-known for?1.What is Buzz-Off?It is a fictional character from a popular animation series called He-Man and the Master of the Universe(超级宇宙战士),produced by the American company Filmation in 1983.It is a bee with the appearance of a human and comes from a race of Bee people.Buzz-Off2.Who is Opra
17、h?What is she best-known for?OprahOprah is an American media talk show hostess,actress,producer and philanthropist.She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century and the greatest black philanthropist in American history.She is best known for her self-titled talk show known as T
18、he Oprah Winfrey Show.The show has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and won many awards.Text StudyASectionForm an honest yet sensitive response,then promptly excuse himself for some kind of emergency because it is very hard for the man to answer the question correctly.What is
19、the easiest way out when a man is asked by a woman to comment on her looks?And why?(Para.2)This part is the introduction.It tells the readers that it is very hard for a man to answer when a woman asks him how she looks.Part I (Paras.1-_)2No.Men do not think of their looks in the same way women do.Do
20、 men and women perceive their own looks in the same way?(Para.3)Men stick to an opinion and like to think of themselves as average-looking.(Paras.3-4)Mens attitudeWomen tend to think their appearance is“not good enough”.(Para.5)Womens attitudeBecause of many complex psychological and societal factor
21、s.Why do men and women view their looks so differently?(Para.6)Girls dolls have slim figures whose physical measurements are impossible for living human beings to achieve.Factor 1Childhood experience with toysBoys toys are weird-looking.Girls BoysThe beauty industry convinces women that they must bu
22、y the newest beauty products and apply them carefully.(Para.7)Factor 2Influence of the beauty industryMen are not influenced by the beauty industry;they dont face the societal focus purely on physical beauty.(Para.8)Women Men Men take no notice of the details in womens appearance.(Para.9)Women spend
23、 great efforts on details of appearance only to expose themselves to criticisms by other women.(Para.10)What are the differences between men and women in care for details in womens appearance?(Paras.9-10)This part is the body of the essay,in which men and women are contrasted on three points.Firstly
24、,it concerns how the two sexes _ their own looks.Secondly,it focuses on the _ and _ factors that cause the differences in the way men and women view their own appearances.Finally,it talks about the different degree of attention women and men pay to the extra _ of womens appearance.Part II (Paras.3-_
25、)10psychologicalperceivesocietaldetailsWhat conclusion does the author draw after contrasting men and women on different points?(Para.11)There is no easy way for a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.This part is the conclusion,which restates the authors view that there is no easy way f
26、or a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.Part III (Para.11)This text is a contrast essay.To find out why it is difficult for a man to answer when a woman asks him how she looks,the author discusses the differences between men and women.The author organizes the supporting details by usin
27、g the point-by-point method.The specific“points”or criteria of contrast are how the two sexes perceive their own looks,what factors cause this difference,as well as how much care they pay to the details of appearance.Main Idea of the TextWhen a woman asks a man how she looks,it is very hard for the
28、man to answer.(Paras.1-2)IntroductionIntroductionMain body:contrast between men and women on three pointsSupporting view 1Supporting view 2Supporting view 3Men do not think of their looks in the same way as women do.The differences between how women and men view their own looks are caused by complex
29、psychological and societal factors.Differences in care for details in womens appearance.There is no easy way for a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.(Para.11)IntroductionMain bodyConclusion IntroductionMain bodyConclusion The confusing pursuit of beauty When a woman asks a man how she
30、 looks,it is very difficult for him to _ the right answer.Men do not think of their looks in the same way as women do.They _ an opinion and like to think of themselves as average-looking.They dont _ to their looks.However,women tend to think their appearance is“not good enough”.They would _ the smal
31、lest imperfections in their e up withaffix much value tostick toTo be continuedmagnifyThe differences between how men and women view their own looks are caused by complex _ and societal factors.First,men and women have different childhood experiences with toys.Girls dolls have slim figures whose phy
32、sical measurements are _ for living human beings to achieve while boys toys are weird-looking.Second,beauty industry exerts different influences on them.Women are _ that they must buy the newest beauty products and _ them carefully,To be continuedpsychologicalimpossibleconvincedapplywhereas men are
33、not influenced;they dont face the societal _ purely on physical beauty.Men and women also have differences in care for details in womens appearance.Men _ the details,but women spend great efforts on details of appearance only to _ themselves to criticisms by other women.Anyway,to get back to my _ po
34、int:There is no easy way for a man to answer a womans question of how she looks.focus take no notice ofexposeoriginal1.affix value to 认为有价值2.live up to不辜负；符合plete with包括，连同，齐备的4.adhere to 遵守；拥护；坚信5.in hopes of怀有的希望6.reach out to请求的帮助7.become/be obsessed with（变得）对迷恋8.voice an opinion on表达对的看法认为认为有价值有
35、价值(attract/affix great value to)If you really want to attract customers,you need to affix great value to the quality of the products sold in your store.affix value to 短语逆译短语应用如果你真正想要吸引顾客，你就必须十分重视自己店里所卖产品的质量。意群提示不辜负；符合不辜负；符合(live up to/minimum standards)If you want to graduate,you must live up to the
36、 minimum standards set by the university.live up to短语逆译短语应用如果你想毕业，就必须达到大学设定的最低标准。意群提示包括，连同，包括，连同，齐备的齐备的(complete with/a running track)The newly-built school campus is very modern,complete with an indoor swimming pool and a running track on the plete with短语逆译短语应用新建的校园十分现代，包括一个室内游泳池以及楼顶上的跑道。意群提示遵守；拥护；
37、坚信遵守；拥护；坚信As a devoted senior official,he always adheres to his principle of conduct.adhere to短语逆译短语应用作为一名忠诚的高级官员，他始终坚守自己的行为准则。意群提示(senior official/adhere to/principle of conduct)怀有怀有的希望的希望(be buried/ruins/in hopes of/attract ones attention)The victim buried under the ruins made some sound by knocki
38、ng in hopes of attracting the rescuers attention.in hopes of短语逆译短语应用埋在废墟下的受害者通过敲击发出一些声响，希望能够引起救援人员的注意。意群提示请求请求的帮助的帮助(reach out to/encounter/challenge)Sometimes,we need to learn to reach out to others,especially when we encounter big challenges.短语逆译短语应用有时,我们需要学会向他人求助,特别是当我们遭遇巨大挑战时。意群提示reach out to（变得
39、）对（变得）对迷恋迷恋(racing toy cars/be obsessed with)Its hard to believe that these grown men are so obsessed with racing toy cars.短语逆译短语应用很难相信，这群成年人竟然对玩具赛车如此着迷。意群提示become/be obsessed with表达对表达对的看法的看法(voice ones opinion on/prospect)At the meeting,everyone was required to voice his opinion on the prospect of
40、 the company.短语逆译短语应用会上，每个人都要发表自己对公司前景的看法。意群提示voice an opinion on1.no amount of sth.will do 用于表达“无论如何都不会发生期待的结果”。2.sth.happens,especially when用于表达“事物的普遍性或严重性”。3.Im not saying that Im just saying that用于更正“某人真实的想法”。4.Anyway,to get back to my original point:用于表达“言归正传”。对于她的这一问题，无论你事先练习多少次，都不会找到正确答案。原句译原
41、句译文文逆译练逆译练习习No amount of rehearsal will help you come up with the right answer.句型提炼句型提炼No amount of sth.will do 句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达“无论如何都不会发生期待的结果”。句型句型应用应用(stubborn/no amount of words)典型例句他十分固执，无论怎么说，都不会使他改变心意。意群提示He is very stubborn and no amount of words will make him change his mind.要达到这样的标准是很荒
42、唐的，尤其是当我们想想那种洋娃娃的腰围尺寸，就知道其相对尺寸对任何一个活人来说都是不可企及的。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习This is an absurd standard to live up to,especially when you consider the size of the dolls waist,a relative measurement physically impossible for a living human to achieve.句型提炼句型提炼Sth.happens,especially when句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达“事物的普遍性或严
43、重性”。句型应用句型应用(study abroad/beloved ones)典型例句出国留学会是一次艰难的经历，特别是当你不得不离开所爱的人，独自面对全新的环境。意群提示Studying abroad can be a difficult experience,especially when you have to leave your beloved ones and face the new environment all alone.我并不是说男性优于女性。我的意思是你不可能让一群中年男子在布拉德 皮特的指导下把化妆品敷到自己脸上，期望自己能看起来更像布拉德。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆
44、译练习Im not saying that men are superior.Im just saying that youre not going to get a group of middle-aged men to plaster cosmetics to themselves under the instruction of Brad Pitt in hopes of looking more like him.句型提炼句型提炼Im not saying that.Im just saying that.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于更正“某人真实的想法”。句型应用句型应用(b
45、e of no importance/inner beauty/valuable)典型例句我不是说外貌不重要；我的意思是内在美在大多数情况下更加珍贵。意群提示Im not saying that appearance is of no importance.Im just saying that inner beauty,under most conditions,is more valuable.不管怎样，言归正传：如果你是一位男性，当有女士问你她看起来怎么样时，你千万不能说她看起来很糟糕，那样肯定会使她立刻迁怒于你，这也是你咎由自取。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习Anyway,to ge
46、t back to my original point:If youre a man,and a woman asks you how she looks,you cant say she looks bad without receiving immediate and well-deserved outrage.句型提炼句型提炼Anyway,to get back to my original point:句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达“言归正传”。句型应用句型应用(shower sb.with sth./material things/spoil)典型例句不管怎样，言归正传：父
47、母不应给孩子太多物质的东西而宠坏孩子。意群提示Anyway,to get back my original point:Parents should not spoil their children by showering them with too many material things.一位女士，无论她看起来多么吸引人，她对自己的看法总是由于受美容业的影响而蒙着一层阴影。a.No matter how attractive a woman may be,her perception of herself is eclipsed by the beauty industry.(Para.
48、5,L2)她把身体上的极小的不完美之处加以放大，并且幻想这些缺点十分明显，以至于全世界的人都会注意到并且嘲笑她。b.She magnifies the smallest imperfections in her body and imagines them as glaring flaws the whole world will notice and ridicule.(Para.5,L4)c.Nonetheless,the multibillion-dollar beauty industry,complete with its own aisle in the grocery store
49、,is devoted to constant warfare on female self-esteem,convincing women that they must buy all the newest moisturizing creams,bronzing powders and appliances that promise to“stimulate and restore”their skin.(Para.7,L2)尽管如此，产值达几十亿美元的美容业，在超市化妆品销售专区的配合下，总是在不停地攻击着女性的自尊，使其相信自己只有购买最新的保湿面霜、古铜散粉，以及各种美容器具，才能“
50、激发和恢复”肌肤活力。女性参与这种极端的从众行为，实际上是把自己置于其他女性的审视之下，因为只有那些女性才有资格评价她们所付出的努力。d.By participating in this system of extreme conformity,women are actually opening themselves up to the scrutiny of other women,the only ones qualified to judge their efforts.(Para.10,L1)但是，你也不能慷慨地大放空洞之词，赞美她的鞋子和裙子是多么相配，因为她知道你是在说谎。e.B
