Unit 5 Text I Being There By Anatole Broyard
Unit 5 Text I Being There By Anatole Broyard
Detailed Study of the text Structure: This essay can be divided into 3 parts as follows: Part1 Paras.1-11:Examining the people's motivations for travel Part 2 Paras.12-18:Description and explanation of the four manifestations of superstition one by one. Part 3 Para.19-20:Citing the example of the blind traveler James Holman with the aim to tell what a traveler should do
Detailed Study of the text v Structure: v This essay can be divided into 3 parts as follows: v Part1 Paras. 1-11: Examining the people’s motivations for travel v Part 2 Paras. 12-18: Description and explanation of the four manifestations of superstition one by one. v Part 3 Para.19-20: Citing the example of the blind traveler James Holman with the aim to tell what a traveler should do
What do you particularly want to see when you travel in other countries? 必 Share some of your exciting travel experiences with the class. Why does the author entitle his essay “Being There
v What do you particularly want to see when you travel in other countries? v Share some of your exciting travel experiences with the class. v Why does the author entitle his essay “Being There
Part1 Paras.1-11: Examining the people's motivations for travel
Part1 Paras. 1-11: v Examining the people’s motivations for travel
Para.1-3 What are the primary motivations for travelers and what is the unique approach held by some travelers today? How does the author starts the essay?
vPara. 1—3 vWhat are the primary motivations for travelers and what is the unique approach held by some travelers today? vHow does the author starts the essay?
One is always tempted to be unfaithful to.:-Travel is like infidelity between married people,but here one is always lured into going out to see other countries
v One is always tempted to be unfaithful to.: －Travel is like infidelity between married people, but here one is always lured into going out to see other countries
tempt:to try to get (someone)to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward e.g.He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness put aside:save sth.;pay no attention to e.g.She's put aside a tidy sum for her retirement. They agreed to put aside their differences in the interest of winning the election
tempt: to try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward e.g. He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness put aside: save sth.; pay no attention to v e.g. She's put aside a tidy sum for her retirement. v They agreed to put aside their differences in the interest of winning the election
when we travel,we put aside our defenses,.and invite regression:When we travel,we are not so much on the alert less wary of what might happen to us,and forget whatever might worry us today or tomorrow,instead,we become nostalgic
v when we travel, we put aside our defenses,. and invite regression: When we travel , we are not so much on the alert / less wary of what might happen to us, and forget whatever might worry us today or tomorrow, instead, we become nostalgic
Cultivate our hysteria:release our desire that have long been suppressed
vCultivate our hysteria: release our desire that have long been suppressed
Paras.4-5 The author points out that we tend to put on our best facade when we travel. Q:Vhat does the author mean by“roots” and“rootlessness”?(para.5)
Paras. 4-5 v The author points out that we tend to put on our best façade when we travel. v Q: What does the author mean by “roots” and “rootlessness”? (para. 5)