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1、新视野大学英语3Unit 4Section AFive Famous Symbols of American CultureI .Warm -up Activity1. Topic Discussion:1. Studenfs Discussion1) What do you know about the American cultural symbols?The Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam2) What is the symbol(s) of Chine

2、se Culture?the Great Wall, Dragon, , chopsticks, lunar calendar, twelve animals of years, the color of red, etc.u Teachers SummaryWhen you think of American culture, what first comes to your mind? McDonalds? Coca Cola? Levis? Disneyland ? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Many people imagine American c

3、ulture is a collection of popular symbols like these. This passage gives us some insight into the origins of symbols by which the United State of America is known around the world. rrhe Statue of Liberty is a female figure which derives from the two favorite women in French artist Bartholdis life. A

4、nother symbol of American culture is the Barbie doll, which derives from an old Gennan toy model with the American designers daughters name on it. The great American Gothic painting is in the medieval European style showing the faces of an American dentist and his sister. The Buffalo nickel derives

5、from an admiration for the American Buffalo and the Indian people. The most lasting image of America derives from the partly true but mostly fictitious story of Uncle Sam.2. Questions on the topics and the passages1) What are the five symbols of the United States?They are the Statue of Liberty, Barb

6、ie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam.2) Whose face was the Statue of Liberty?It was modeled after Bartholdis mothers face.3) Who is the queen of the dolls?Barbie4) According to the text, how popular is Barbie?Since her introduction in 1959, she has become the universally reco

7、gnized queen of the dolls. The average American girl owns ten Barbies and two are sold somewhere in the world every second.5) Who painted American Gothic?Grant wood.6) What was the Buffalo nickel produced for?It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier-the d

8、estruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.11. Background information1. the Statue of LibertyThe idea of creating the Statue of Liberty began in France at a dinner party hosted by Edouard Rene Lefebvre Laboulaye, a scholar. Laboulaye and Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor, began to

9、 discuss the idea of presenting the United States with a monument to memorialize independence and human liberty. Bartholdi sailed from France to New York on June 8, 1871, to propose the building of the statue to honor the friendship between France and the United States. As the ship pulled into New Y

10、ork Harbor, Bartholdi spotted the perfect location, Liberty Island. For more information about the Statue of Liberty, please visit http/www.nps.gov/stli/.2. Barbie dollsIt was the late 1950s when Ruth Handler noticed her daughter playing with paper dolls and imagining them in grown-up roles. Since m

11、ost dolls at the time were baby dolls, Ruth envisioned one that would inspire little girls to think about what they wanted to be when they grew up. Ruth created a teenage fashion model doll named Barbie (after her daughter), and the rest is history. Barbie has been an integral part of the lives of m

12、illions of young girls. Her timeless appeal has resulted in a dedicated legion of fans that love to collect her. To read more about the history of Barbie dolls, check out the web page at http:www.people.virginia.edu/tsawyer/barbie/barb.html. To view a sample collection of Barbie dolls, take a look a

13、t http:.3. Mattel Toy CompanyMattel is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of toy products. The companys core brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Fisher-Price, and American Girl. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 36

14、countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. For more information about the company as well as Barbie dolls, please visit http:.4. American GothicGrant Wood came to Eldon in the late 1920*s with fellow artist and Eldon native, John Sharp. He was inspired by the con

15、trast of the modest little one-and-one-half story frame house with its (as he described it) “pretentious“ Gothic style windows. There is one in each gable end. He sketched the house on the back of an envelope and used it as the backdrop in his world-renowned 1930*s painting American Gothic. His sist

16、er, Nan, and his dentist, Dr. B. H. McKeeby, posed as the sour-faced couple. Wood intended the couple to represent a typical small town resident and his daughter, but most interpret them as man and wife. Since completion, Grant Woods 1930 painting American Gothic has become a critically acclaimed wo

17、rk that continues to enjoy enormous popularity. It also has become an American icon and is the model for a countless number of commercial art parodies, such as posters, cards, and souvenirs. The painting hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago.To read more about Wood, take a look athttp:xroads.virgini

18、a.cdu/-MA98/haven/wood/gallcry4.html.5. Buffalo nickelIn 1911 sculptor James Earl Fraser began designing the “Buffalo“ nickel. Fraser said the portrait on the heads side was a composite of three American IndiansIron Tail, Big Tree and Two Moons. Fraser had the opportunity to study and photograph the

19、mwhen they stopped off in New York on their way to Washington to visit President Theodore Roosevelt. By borrowing features from each individual, Fraser was able to sketch the “idear portrait for the nickel.The model for the tails side of the coin was none other than Black Diamond, the most contrary

20、animal in New Yorks Bronx Zoo. He was born of stock donated by the Barnum and Bailey circus. In his prime, his coat was unusually dark, and he weighed more than 1500 pounds.President William Howard Taft approved the art work, and the first Buffalo nickels were produced in February of 1913. Two Moons

21、 died in 1917, and Iron Tail and Big Tree in the 1920s. In the 1960s, a second Big Tree appeared at coin shows and claimed to be the Native American on the nickel. Although he claimed to have celebrated his 100th birthday in 1962, later records indicated he was actually only 87. For more information

22、 about the Buffalo nickel, please visithttp:www.money.org/h tml/edu nick.html.6. New York Citys Central Park ZooNew York Citys Central Park Zoo is part of the Central Park establishment. For more information about Central Park Zoo, please visit http:www.centralpark.org.7. Uncle SamHistorians arent c

23、ompletely certain how the character “Uncle Sam was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after.The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. Wilson was bom in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. His childhood home was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he and his brot

24、her Ebenezer walked to Troy, New York.During the War of 1812, Wilson was in the business of slaughtering and packing meat. He provided large shipments of meat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials US. Supposedly, someone who saw the US stamp suggested 一 perhaps as a joke - t

25、hat the initials stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from Uncle Sam led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government.Samuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. The single most famous portrait of Uncle Sam is the I WAN

26、T YOU Army recruiting poster from World War I. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917. III. Text Structure AnalysisThe overall structure of the passage is listing: the author listed five famous symbols of American culture. Each symbol is parallel to another or there is a match

27、ing relationship between the symbols. The five symbols are put together to support the central topic of the reading passage - Five Famous Symbols of American Culture. For each part of the passage, the author centers on one specific symbol, dealing with it from different aspects such as who created,

28、what the creator was, how he created, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc. One of the threads that cannot escape our attention is that the author always tries to present the story according to the time sequence.The Statue of Liberty (Para. 1-3)Five Famous SymbolsWho created the Statue of Libe

29、rty and what was he? When? What is the purpose to create the statue? What do we know about the creator?It is a painting created by Grant Wood. He got the inspiration from the Gothic window of an old fannhouse and he used his dentist in his painting. Para.9-10How do people feel about American Gothic?

30、Nan remarked that the painting saved her from a very boring life.paral 1The Buffalo Nickel (Para. 12-14)What do we know about American coins? Who created the Buffalo nickel?American coins honor prominent figures of the US government but the Buffalo nickel has three actual American Indians as models.

31、 It was James Earle Fraser who created the Buffalo nickel.paral2-13How was the Buffalo nickel created?As most of the buffaloes were killed, James Earle Fraser was forced to sketch an aging buffalo from New York Citys Central Park Zoo for the coin. Para. 14Uncle Sam (Paras. 15-17)What is the origin o

32、f Uncle Sam?Uncle Sam came from someone who was called Sam Wilson. Sam Wilson joined in American Revolution at an early age and at 23, he started a meatpacking business. During a later war in 1812, he supplied the army with meat stamped “EA-US”, identifying the company (EA) and country of origin (US

33、). Then it was said that US stood for “Uncle Sam and Uncle Sam soon earned his fame as a figure supplying the army.Paras. 15-16How did the portrait of Uncle Sam come to be known?After the war, a character called Uncle Sam became popular in political cartoons, which came from an earlier cartoon chara

34、cter called Brother Jonathan.Then years later it was an American artist, James Montgomery Flagg who created the most enduring portrait ofUncle Sam, a tall man with white hair and a small white beard on his chin, a dark blue coat and a tall hat with stars on it.Para. 17IV. Structured WritingAmong all

35、 the writing skills used, the writer narrates the story according to the principle of first thing first, i.e. according to the time sequence. The writing technique of time sequence is very obvious in this passage, each time the writer deals with the symbols, he develops the content according to the

36、sequence of time with clear time markers to help us follow the thread. Now lets have a look at the part focuses on The Statue of Liberty:The Statue f Liberty (1-3)Time marker: In the mid-1870sFrench artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was working on the project called Liberty Enlightening the World to

37、 celebrate US independence and the France-America alliancefTime marker: in 1876Bartholdi was in love with a woman whom he married in spite of his mothers objection.FTime marker: in the same year, 1876Bartholdi assembled the statues right arm and torchrTime marker: in 1886The Statue of Liberty was de

38、dicated on an island in upper new York Bay and he called it “my daughter, Liberty.V. Detailed study of the TextWords & Phrases Study1. statue n. C a human or animal image made of wood, stone, bronze, etc, 雕像,塑 像They planned to put up a statue for the President.他们计划为总统立一尊雕像。A statue of Nelson stands

39、at the top of Nelsons Column.纳尔逊的雕像耸立在纳尔逊纪念柱顶端。辨析statue, stature, statusstatue ： a likeness of a person or an animal 人或动物的塑像the statue of Lu Xun 鲁迅塑像stature: a persons natural height 人的身咼Mother is of very small stature, barely five feet tall.母亲个子不高,还不到五英尺。status: a condition that determines ones fbn

40、nal position 人的地位, 身份The award enhanced the musicians status.这项奖励提高了这位音乐家的地位。2. liberty n. 1) U the freedom and the right to do whatever one wants 自由(权) Hundreds of political prisoners are to be given their liberty.成百上千的政治犯将获得自由。Children have more liberty now than they used to.如今丿童匕以前自由多 了。2) someth

41、ing you do without asking permission, which may offend or upset someone else 许可,允准Students have liberty to use all the library facilities.学生们可以使用图书管里所有的图书资料。扩展at liberty自由的,有权的,有空闲的take liberty (liberties)过于随便,随意改变3. enlighten vt give sb. information about sth. so that they understand more about it

42、启发;指导I don*t understand this paragraph that youve written here. Could you enlighten me?我读不懂你写的这段话。你能给我讲讲吗?The object of his novel writing is to amuse and enlighten the general readers.他写小说的目的在于使广大读者得到娱乐并受到教育。扩展enlightened a.开明的,有知识的;enlightening a.有启迪作用的,使人领悟的; enlightenment a启迪,启发,教育4. monument n.

43、C a building, statue, etc. that is built to remind people of a famous person or important event 纪念碑In the square in front of the hotel stands a monument to all the people killed in the war.在那家旅馆前的广场上矗立着一座纪念战争死难者的纪念碑。The Lincoln Memorial is a national monument.林肯纪念堂为国家级文物单位。5. independence n U freedo

44、m from control by another person, country, etc. 独乂; 自主In 1947 India achieved independence from Britain.印度在1947年脱离英国独立。The old lady refused to go into a nursing home because she didnt want to lose her independence.这位老太太不想失去自由,所以拒绝入住养老院。6. alliance n, C, U a group of countries, political parties or pe

45、ople who have agreed to work together for the same interests or aim 同盟,联盟Switzerland prides itself on being a country which does not belong to any military alliance.瑞士以不属于任何军事联盟的国家而自豪。The students tried to form an alliance between themselves and the workers.学生试图与工人结成联盟。7. approve 1) vz.(-of) think t

46、hat sb. or sth. is good, right, or suitable 赞成,赞许 Her mother does not approve of her friendship with John.她母亲不赞成她与约翰交朋友。I dont approve of smoking in public places.我不赞成在公共场合吸烟。2) vt. officially accept a plan, proposal, etc.扌比准;同意We had to wait months for the government to approve our plans to extend

47、our house. 为了获得市政府对我们扩建房屋计划的批准,我们得等上几个月The company president approved the building plans. 公司总裁批准了建筑计划。8. affection n. sing., U a feeling of liking or love 喜爱;爱慕 She feels affection towards her children.她对自己的孩子怀有慈爱的感情。His kindness increased the childs affection for him.他的仁慈加深了孩子对他的爱。扩展affectional a,感

48、情(或爱情)方面的;affectionately ad.充满深情地,出于柔 情地9. assemble vt. fit together the parts of sth.组装,装酉己Martha assembled her latest do IPs house very quickly.玛莎很快地组装好了她最新的间玩具屋。Some boys like to assemble model airplanes.有些男孩喜欢组装飞机模型。.(cause people or things to) come together (使)集合;(使)聚集The grandfather had assembled all the members of the family for the yearly picnic. 祖父把一家人聚在起参加一年一度的野餐。When the fire alarm rang we assembled outside the emergency exit. 当火警信号响起时,我们都聚集到紧急出口外。辨析assembl