Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking
This lesson delves into the intricacies of situational comedy, highlighting its lack of significant moral messages while focusing on its entertaining narratives. It examines the chief conflict between traditional values and the desire for freedom in relationships, especially between mothers and daughters. The discussion prompts students to reflect on their views regarding love, marriage, and the generational gap. Additionally, key vocabulary related to behavioral norms and societal expectations enriches the learning experience, encouraging a deeper understanding of modern relational dynamics.
Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking
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Introduction to the Text • 1. Situational Comedy: • Feature: • 1) It does not have a particular significant social or moral message • 2) It can’t be regarded as a great work of art, • 3) The main merit is its amusing story.
Introduction to the Text • 2. Conflict of the story: • Chief Conflict: • mother & daughter: The traditional way of life and life for change and freedom • love & marriage • Minor Conflict: • The fight over Mrs Kent between Mr Kent and the psychologist
Introduction to the Text • 3. Discussion • 1) Do you like the conventional way of life, love and marriage? • 2) What’s your view about “experimental marriage” and co-habitation before marriage? Will it cause many problems and hurts? How to solve these problems? • 3) Do you believe life-long love and marriage? • 4) What is generation gap? Do you have this problem?
New Words and Phrases • 1. fuss • 1) v. to worry over small things • eg. She is always fussing with her clothes. • fuss about If you keep on fussing about, we’re sure to be late. • fuss over sb. :pay excessive attention to sb. 过于注意某人 • eg. He’s always fussing over his grandchildren. 过于操心
New Words and Phrases • 2) n. unnecessary nervous excitement or activity • make/ kick up a fuss ( about/ over sth ) complain strongly • eg. She’s kicking up an awful fuss about the high rent.大喊大叫抱怨房租太高 • make a fuss of/ over sb/ sth: pay excessive attention to sb./sth. • Eg. Don’t make so much fuss over the children.
New Words and Phrases • 2. behave v. • behave well/ badly, etc. ( towards sb. ): act or conduct oneself in the specified way. • Eg: She behaves ( towards me ) more like a friend than a mother. • He has behaved shamefully towards his wife. • behave ( oneself ): show good manners; conduct oneself well. • Eg: Children, please behave yourself! 放规矩点儿 • behavior n.
New Words and Phrases • 3. Puritans: • org: members of the party of English Protestants (基督教新教徒)in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted simpler forms of church ceremony.清教徒 • Usu. derog: persons who are extremely strict in morals and who tend to regard pieasure as sinful. 禁欲者；苦行者
New Words and Phrases • 4. Quakers: are considered even more severe than the Puritans. • 5. crusade: • Originally it referred to one of a series of wars fought in the 11th, 12th,and 13th centuries by Christian armies trying to take Palestine from the Muslims. • Here: a determined attempt to change sth. Because you think you are morally right.
New Words and Phrases • 6. in some measure: • to some degree. • Eg: We hope that the completion of this railway will in some measure help to narrow down the gap between the East and West of China.
New Words and Phrases • 7. clue: • n. clue to sth: facts or piece of evidence that helps to solve a problem or reveal the truth. • Eg: The only clue to the identity of the murderer was a half-smoked cigarette. • Idm: not have a clue ( infm ) not know anything about sth • Eg: ----- When does the train leave? • ----- I haven’t a clue.
New Words and Phrases • 8. claim v. • demand or request sth because it is one’s right. • Eg: After the Duke’s death, his eldest son claimed the title. • claim for sth. : demand (the money )under an insurance policy. • Eg: Have you claimed the insurance for damage yet? • claim sth back: ask for sth. To be returned. • Eg: You can claim you money back if the goods are damaged. • claim n.
New Words and Phrases • 9. go through with • to do sth you have promised or planned to do even though it causes problems. • Eg: Just before the curtain rose she got a stage fright. She felt she could not go through with it. • Since we have started, we must go through with it. There is no backing out.
New Words and Phrases • 10. beat about the bush: • talk about sth without coming to the main point 拐弯抹角地说；东拉西扯 • eg: Stop beating about the bush and tell us the truth. • 11. bid • v. bid (sth.) for sth.: offer ( a price ) to buy sth. • Eg:She bid $5,000 fot the painting. • Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new concert hall. 竞标
New Words and Phrases • bid sth to sb.: say sth as a greeting. • Eg: He bade farewell to his sweetheart and left for the battlefield. • n. eg: She made a bid of $5,000 for the painting. • Any higher/ further bids?
