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Loving & Hating New York

主 讲 教 师 : 张 蕾

Contradictory EmotionContradictory Emotion --- Troubled --- Troubled FeelingFeeling

If you love him , If you love him ,

send him to New York ,send him to New York ,

because it is the heaven ;because it is the heaven ;

If you hate him ,If you hate him ,

send him to New York , send him to New York ,

because it is the hell. because it is the hell.

Statue of Liberty---Statue of Liberty--- Gateway to the U.S.A. Gateway to the U.S.A.

The Crowned Lady* Location: Standing on an island in New York Harbor* In her right hand: holding aloft the torch of freedom* In her left hand: a tablet which is inscribed “July 4th, 1776”,symbol of American democracy* Height: 151 feet* Elevator: to the top of the pedestal* Spiral staircases: one to the crown and another to the torch

*Gift to the U.S.A. from France in 1886*Mark of friendship*Banner of honest welcome The Statue was their first sight of the promised land for millions of immigrants.

Map of New York

Survey of New York of New York

ManhattanNature’s pleasures are much qualified in New York.Nature constantly yields to man in New York.

Glimpse of New York

Explain what the following proper names symbolize.

Broadway---the New York commercial theatre or entertainment industry

Wall Street---the U.S. financiers and their power & influence

Greenwich Village---center for artists & writers in New York

The Fifth Avenue---fashionable shopping center

• Tin Pan Alley---center of popular music

• Madison Avenue---the advertising industry

• Hollywood---U.S. motion picture industry

• Disneyland---a place of unreality, fantasy, incongruity, etc.

Broadway

Broadway

Broadway

Hollywood --- Movie FactoryHollywood --- Movie Factory

Hollywood , an ideal site for shooting motion piHollywood , an ideal site for shooting motion pictures, suggests glamour. Like a magnet, it attrctures, suggests glamour. Like a magnet, it attracts the ambitious star-struck teenagers who coacts the ambitious star-struck teenagers who could fulfill their dreams with a bit of luck.uld fulfill their dreams with a bit of luck.

Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast-fHollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast-fringed swimming pools, cocktail bars and furnisringed swimming pools, cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire . hings fit for a millionaire .

Successful movie stars spend their fortunes on ySuccessful movie stars spend their fortunes on yachts, Rolls Royces and diamonds. A few of theachts, Rolls Royces and diamonds. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were lem lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal debtft with nothing but emptiness and colossal debts.s.

It is an amusement center near Los Angeles, created by Walt Disney.

Disneyland

Las VegasLas Vegas

--- Gambling City

Las Vegas

Sports

In sports the bigger superdomes, the more exiting teams, the most enthusiastic fans, are often found elsewhere.

Food Food

Entertainment

Entertainment

Drawbacks of New York

Unemployment, inflation,Financial deficit andtrade deficit are thetroubles that always haunt New York.

1.The estimated number of people living under the poverty line makes up about 14% of the total population.

Problems in Economy of New York

2. Its financial deficit 2. Its financial deficit has reached an has reached an unprecedented unprecedented historical record.historical record.

3. In the competitive 3. In the competitive world market, the U.S. world market, the U.S. balance of trade has balance of trade has steadily worsened. The steadily worsened. The extraordinary large extraordinary large trade deficit can be very trade deficit can be very dangerous to the dangerous to the American economy in American economy in the long run .the long run .

The government also intervenes The government also intervenes to regulate and guide the economyto regulate and guide the economyto some extent.to some extent.

Deficiencies of New YorkDeficiencies of New York

New York was a bitter New York was a bitter disillusionment to some disillusionment to some immigrants. Far from a city paved immigrants. Far from a city paved with gold, it is a city teeming with with gold, it is a city teeming with overcrowded ,unhealthy and overcrowded ,unhealthy and unsafe ghettos.unsafe ghettos.

New York was never a good New York was never a good convention city---being regarded convention city---being regarded as unsafe, unfriendly and as unsafe, unfriendly and expensive. expensive.

Questions on Content Give brief answers to the following questions.

1 . Is the writer a born New Yorker? In which paragraph

can you find the answer ? 2 . What do the ad campaigns celebrating the Big Apple

and “I love New York” T-shirts show? 3 . In what fields can New York no longer be regarded as the leading American city? 4. What are its deficiencies as a pacesetter?

5. Why do many Europeans call New York their favorite 5. Why do many Europeans call New York their favorite city? city?

6. Why did the writer go and live in New York? 6. Why did the writer go and live in New York? 7. Why do many young people still go to live in New 7. Why do many young people still go to live in New

York?York? 8. In what respect is New York still regarded as the 8. In what respect is New York still regarded as the leading American city?leading American city? 9. What gives the city its sense of freedom?9. What gives the city its sense of freedom? 10. Why does a New Yorker who sees all the faults of 10. Why does a New Yorker who sees all the faults of

the city still prefer to live in New York?the city still prefer to live in New York? 11. Why is New York called an international metropolis?11. Why is New York called an international metropolis?

Global AnalysisGlobal Analysis A . Writing style : expositionA . Writing style : exposition The main theme : Loving and hating New York becomes a The main theme : Loving and hating New York becomes a

matter of alternating moods, often in the same day.matter of alternating moods, often in the same day. B . Organization of the textB . Organization of the text 1.Para 1 --- Para.5 Introduction 1.Para 1 --- Para.5 Introduction the present status of New York and in the foreigners’ eyes the present status of New York and in the foreigners’ eyes Transitional sentence: What most excites the Europeans is the Transitional sentence: What most excites the Europeans is the

city’s charged, nervous atmosphere, its vulgar dynamism.city’s charged, nervous atmosphere, its vulgar dynamism. 2.Para. 6 --- the end2.Para. 6 --- the end Objective & emotional description of New York and the life & Objective & emotional description of New York and the life &

struggle of New Yorkers. struggle of New Yorkers. C . Features of Language : full of American English C . Features of Language : full of American English

idiomatic expressions and constructions.idiomatic expressions and constructions.

Topic For DiscussionTopic For Discussion

Please make Please make commentary remarks commentary remarks on whether you would on whether you would like to choose to live in like to choose to live in New York. New York.

Assignment

Write a composition of a Chinese city in comparison with New York within 300 words.

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