新视野大学英语预备级1-unit1-电子教案
UNIT1-A Alfred Nobel: A Man of Peace I.Objectives:
By the end of this unit, students will be better able to 1. Grasp the main idea of the text 2. Master the key language points 3. Make the grammar clear
II. Content: Alfred Nobel: A man of Peace III.Major points and difficulties
1. Key words: information, create, business, perfect, wonder, add
2. Useful Expressions: call sb sth, trade in, of one’s day, be worried about, learn of, in the field of, as a result
3. Grammar: 不定式主动语态表示被动意义 IV. Process and Procedure Step 1 Warm-up Activities Pre-reading
1. How much do you know about Alfred Nobel? 2. What kind of award is the Nobel Prize?
3. To whom do you think the Nobel Prize should be awarded? Background Information
1. Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was a Swedish chemist and inventor. He was involved, with his family, in the development of explosives, and his invention of dynamite, a mixture of nitroglycerine and filler, greatly improved the safety of explosives. He was inclined toward pacifism and concerned about the potential uses of the explosives he had invented. He established a fund to provide annual awards, called Nobel Prizes, in the sciences, literature, and the promotion of international peace. Please visit for more information about Alfred Nobel.
2. Nobel Prize is an award created and paid for by the will of Alfred Nobel, and is given every year for outstanding achievement in one of five fields. By the terms of Nobel’s will, the physics and chemistry prizes are decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; the physiology or medicine prize, by Sweden’s Royal Caroline Medico-Chirurgical Institute; the literature prize by the Swedish Academy; and the peace prize, by a committee of the Norwegian parliament. Each winner is presented a gold medal and a sum that by 1980 was about $200,000. These five awards were first given in 1901. A sixth award, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, was created and paid for in 1968 by Sveriges Riksbank, the Swedish national bank, and first awarded in 1969. It is decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Please visit for further information about the Nobel Prize. Step 2 Listening: Listen to the text Step 3 Detail explanations of the text Language Points
… called him a person … (Para.1) call: v.
1)say or think that sth. or sb. is 认为……是；把……称为
People called him a hero for what he did.人们因为他所做的事称他为英雄。 2)give a name to 命名；称呼
His name is Richard but we all call him Dick. 他的名字是理查德，但是我们叫他迪克。
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They called the baby Tom. 他们给孩子起名叫汤姆。 3) speak loudly 大声地说
“Breakfast is ready,” she called. “吃早饭了，” 她喊道。
She called out the names of the winners. 她大声宣布了获胜者的名单。 4) telephone sb. 给某人打电话
I’ll call you later. 我过一会儿给你打电话。 Who’s calling? 请问您是哪位？
… who traded in death … (Para.1) trade in: buy and sell 从事…… 交易
They traded in food, drinks and many other things. 他们做食品、饮料及其他许多东西的生意。 Most of his friends traded in the products(产品) of their own village and they all became rich.他的大部分朋友都做本村产品的生意，他们都富起来了。 trade: v.
1) buy and sell goods做生意
China trades with many different countries. 中国同很多国家有贸易往来。 2) exchange 互换；交易
The boy traded his knife for an old boat(船). 男孩用刀换了一条旧船。 n.
1) [U] the buying and selling of things 贸易，买卖 Trade also increased greatly. 贸易也有很大增长。 2) [C] a particular type of business 行业
It would be better if he learned a trade. 如果他能学一门行当就更好了。 The young man is learning the shoe-maker’s trade. 这个年轻人在学做鞋匠。
In fact, Alfred Nobel’s business had … (Para.1) business: n.
1) [U] buying and selling things 买卖；生意
I want to go into business when I leave school. 我打算毕业以后去做买卖。 Business is not very good this year. 今年生意不太好。 2) [C] a shop 商店
My uncle has a business in Leeds. 我叔叔在利兹有一家商店。
He runs a second-hand car business. 他开了一家经营二手车的商店。 3) [sing.] matter 事情
That’s none of your business. 那不关你的事。
What I feel about Stuart is my own business. 对斯图尔特怎么看是我自己的事。 4) [U] duty 责任
It’s a mother’s business to help her children. 帮助子女是妈妈的责任。
My business is selling cars; yours is studying at school. 我的任务是卖车，你的任务是在学校学习。
… giving Alfred Nobel’s age, nation … (Para.1) age: n.
1）[C] the length of time a person has lived 年龄
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I started work at the age of 16. 我16岁开始工作。
If you love somebody, age doesn’t make a difference. 如果你爱一个人，不必在乎年龄。 2）[U] being old 老年
Her hair was gray with age. 因为年老，她的头发已经花白了。 3）[C] a certain time in history 年代
It was the golden age of the novel. 那是这部小说的黄金时代。
The village itself is well over 1,000 years old; in the Middle Ages it had a very important church (教堂). 这个村子已有1,000多年的历史了，在中世纪时，这里有一个非常重要的教堂。 4）[C] a very long time 很长时间
I’ve been waiting here for ages. 我在这里等了很久。
He has been crying out for help for ages, and I am sure that this new chance is just what he is looking for. 他寻求帮助已很长时间了，我相信这个新机遇正是他所要的。
…and the French newspaper had made a mistake. (Para.2) make a mistake: do wrongly; get sth. wrong 犯错误
Be perfect, that is, never make a mistake and always be “good”. 要十全十美，也就是说不要犯错，永远是对的。
If you understand why you have to do certain things, you are less likely to make a mistake. 如果你明白了为什么要做某些事，你就可能少犯错误。
All the same, Alfred Nobel was worried. (Para.2) Meaning: Even so, Alfred Nobel was worried.
all the same: even so; still 尽管如此，仍然
I don’t think so, but thanks all the same.我不同意，但我还是非常感谢。
None of them understood the words, but they nodded all the same.没有一个人看得懂这些话，但他们还是点了点头。
He had spent his life working … (Para.2) spend: vt.
1) use time for sth. 花时间，度过
I think he will spend his holidays with her. 我想他会和她一起度假。
He spent his life worrying about his health — being afraid he was going to die soon. 他一生都为健康担心——怕他会很快死去。 2)give out money in payment 花钱
She spent a lot of money on her clothes. 她花了很多钱买衣服。
How do you spend your time when you are not in the office? 你不在办公室上班的时间是怎样度过的？
He created his explosive to save lives … (Para.2) save: v.
1) take sb. away from danger救，挽救
He saved the child from the fire. 他从大火中救出孩子。
It’s still hard to know if I’ve saved them all, but at least I know I’ve done my best. 很难知道我是否把他们都救出来了，但至少我已尽了最大的努力。
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2)keep sth., especially money, to use later 储蓄
He was saving money to go to college. 他在存钱准备上大学。
If you save now, you will be able to buy a car soon. 如果你现在存钱，很快就能买辆汽车。 3)use less of sth. 节省
She saves money by making her own clothes. 她自己做衣服省下些钱。
This method will save us much time and labor. 这个方法可以为我们节省大量的时间和人力。
at a perfect moment … (Para.3) perfect: a.
1)the most suitable 最合适的
This big house is perfect for our large family. 这座大房子最适合我们的大家庭了。 That is a perfect place for children to go. 那是最适宜孩子们去的地方。 2)so good that it can not be better 完美的
Of course there is no perfect way out. 当然没有十全十美的办法。 “Good evening,” she said in perfect English. “晚上好，”她用纯正的英语说。 3)complete; thorough 完全的，十分的
The place was perfect to the young man. 对那个年轻人来说，这个地方很理想。 I have perfect trust (信任) in what he says. 我完全相信他说的话。 vt. make perfect 使完美
They worked hard to perfect their dance. 他们努力使自己的舞蹈完美无缺。
He went to France to perfect his French. 为了使自己的法语纯正地道，他去了法国。
Many people of his day also thought this way. (Para. 3) of his day: of his time; of his age 某人所处的时代
Alfred Nobel invented a safe but strong explosive, for explosives of his day were dangerous to use. 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔发明了又安全又威力大的炸药，因为在他那个时代的炸药很危险。
Nobel was worried about the way the world looked at him… (Para.4) Meaning: Nobel was anxious about what people thought of him… be worried about: be anxious about 为……担心，为……发愁
He would have liked to slow down the car but he was worried about what might be coming up behind him. 他原本想减速，但他担心在车后会发生什么意外。
He was worried about meeting his wife after so many things had happened. 在发生了那么多的事之后，他不敢同他的妻子见面。
People all over the world wondered who … (Para.5) wonder: v.
1)want to know 想知道
I wonder why he didn’t come. 我想知道他怎么没来。
Mary wondered what was going on. 玛丽想知道发生了什么事。
I was wondering if you would act as my helper. 我在想你是否愿意当我的助手。 2)feel great surprise 感到惊奇
We wondered at how well he worked. 我们佩服他干得那么好。
The fact that she left home is not to be wondered at. 她离家出走是不足为奇的。
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We wondered to see him so pleased. 看见他那么开心，我们很吃惊。 n.
1)[U] a feeling caused by sth. strange, surprising or beautiful 惊奇; 惊叹
The little girl looked at the beautiful box in wonder . 小女孩惊奇地盯着这个漂亮的盒子。 2) [C] sth. that gives one this feeling 奇迹；奇观
He has created the wonders of modern medicine. 他创造了现代医学的奇迹。
However, a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast worked wonders, and the whole team was soon ready for another hard day on the mountain. 然而，晚上的安寝和一顿丰盛的早餐产生了奇迹，整个队伍都准备好了在山峰上再苦干一天。
They were very surprised when they learned of Alfred Nobel’s plan … (Para.5)
Meaning: They were very surprised when they were told about Alfred Nobel’s plan … learn of: become informed of 获悉，得知，了解
He will learn of this at the end, when it is all over, and even then only indirectly. 在事过之后，他最终会知道的，即使是间接地了解到。
She was never to learn of his plans as he went to New York the next day and never returned. 她永远也无从知道他的计划了，因为他第二天去了纽约，而且一去不返。
… in the fields of physics … (Para.5)
in the field of: in a branch of knowledge or an area of activity在……领域，在……范围
Here she heads the research team trying to find out new uses of the medicine in the fields of memory loss and other health problems. 她领导一个研究组，探求这种药在治疗记忆丧失和其他疾病方面的新用途。
He was active in the fields of housing, education and health care for children. 他在住房、教育、儿童保健等领域非常活跃。
… an award for economics was added. (Para.5) add: vt.
1) put together with sth. else so as to increase the number, size, or importance 增加；添加 They also added a new idea to the plan. 他们在计划中增加了一个新想法。
They add more tea once he has taken the first cup. 他喝了第一杯之后，他们再加茶水。 2) put numbers together 把数目合在一起；加 If you add 2 and 5, you get 7. 5加2等于7。 Add 5 and 5, and you get 10. 5加5得10。 3)say sth. more 又说；补充说
“Go away — don’t come back again,” she added. “走开，再也别回来了，”她又说。 “Why not?” she added when her friends looked surprised. 看到她的朋友们显得很吃惊，她接着说，\为什么不呢？”
… but the decision that he made as a result finally gave him what he wanted. (Para.6)
Meaning: … but as a result of the wrong report his decision gave him what he wanted at last. as a result : caused or produced by sth. else 作为结果；结果是
Alfred Nobel decided to create a prize and as a result he was remembered as a man of peace. 阿尔弗雷德?诺贝尔决定设立一项奖金，他因此被人们铭记为一个热爱和平的人。
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