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九年级英语上册Unit4知识点-Focusing on culture讲义
【课文要点】
Part 1: 什么是“知心阿姨”?
1. One very popular section in many newspapers and magazines is the “agony aunt” column.
许多报纸和杂志中一个非常受欢迎的栏目是“知心阿姨”专栏。
- section n. 栏目,部分
- agony aunt 知心阿姨(为读者解答问题的专栏作家)
2. The reason for the strange name is simple: agony aunts answer difficult questions from readers.
这个奇怪名字的原因很简单:知心阿姨回答读者提出的困难问题。
- agony n. 痛苦,苦恼
- answer difficult questions 回答困难问题
3. For example, the readers may ask, “I'm not getting on well with my classmates—what should I do?” or “My daughter isn’t doing well in school, and I'm worried about her future—how should I talk to her?”
例如,读者可能会问:“我和同学相处不好——我该怎么办?”或者“我女儿在学校表现不好,我担心她的未来——我该怎么和她谈?”
- get on well with 与……相处得好
- be worried about 担心
Part 2: 知心阿姨专栏的历史
4. The first agony aunt column appeared in 1691 in a magazine called the Athenian Gazette.
第一个知心阿姨专栏于1691年出现在一本名为《雅典公报》的杂志上。
- appeared v. 出现(appear 的过去式)
- Athenian Gazette 《雅典公报》
5. The magazine quickly became very popular, especially among women.
该杂志很快就变得非常受欢迎,尤其是在女性中。
- especially adv. 尤其,特别
- among women 在女性中
6. The editors received hundreds of letters with all kinds of questions.
编辑们收到了数百封带着各种问题的信件。
- editors n. 编辑
- all kinds of 各种各样的
7. Other magazines and newspapers soon started their own advice columns too.
其他杂志和报纸很快也开始了自己的建议专栏。
- advice columns 建议专栏
Part 3: 中国的“知心姐姐”专栏
8. In China, there is a famous agony aunt column called Zhixin Jiejie (“Sister Understanding”).
在中国,有一个著名的知心阿姨专栏叫做“知心姐姐”。
- Zhixin Jiejie 知心姐姐
- famous adj. 著名的
9. The column began in the 1960s in Chinese Teenagers News and has helped several generations of teenagers deal with problems.
该专栏始于20世纪60年代的《中国少年报》,已经帮助了几代青少年处理问题。
- several generations 几代人
- deal with problems 处理问题
10. Every week, Zhixin Jiejie receives lots of letters from children, and the team behind do their best to provide helpful advice.
每周,知心姐姐都会收到大量来自孩子的信件,其背后的团队尽最大努力提供有帮助的建议。
- do their best 尽最大努力
- provide helpful advice 提供有帮助的建议
11. Today, Zhixin Jiejie is more than just an advice column: it now operates a helpline for children, and the column has turned into a magazine.
今天,知心姐姐不仅仅是一个建议专栏:它现在运营着一条儿童求助热线,该专栏也变成了一本杂志。
- more than 不仅仅
- operates a helpline 运营求助热线
- turned into 变成
12. Nowadays, it can also be found on social media, and its online articles have hundreds of thousands of readers every week.
如今,它也可以在社交媒体上找到,其在线文章每周有数十万读者。
- nowadays adv. 如今
- social media 社交媒体
- hundreds of thousands of 数十万的
13. Today, good advice is just a click away!
今天,好的建议只需点击一下就能获得!
- a click away 点击一下就能获得
Part 4: 代表人物——陆琴
14. The column's most famous “sister” is Lu Qin.
该专栏最著名的“姐姐”是陆琴。
15. She has been working in the Zhixin Jiejie team since the 1980s.
她从20世纪80年代起就在知心姐姐团队工作。
- since the 1980s 自20世纪80年代以来(现在完成时标志)
16. She recognizes that children face new problems in today’s world, such as pressure from study and addiction to computer games.
她认识到孩子们在当今世界面临新的问题,如学习压力和沉迷电脑游戏。
- recognizes v. 认识到
- pressure from study 学习压力
- addiction to computer games 沉迷电脑游戏
17. She does her best to help them deal with these challenges.
她尽最大努力帮助他们应对这些挑战。
- do one's best 尽某人最大努力
18. She thinks it is important for teenagers to learn how to communicate with others and solve problems.
她认为青少年学会如何与他人沟通和解决问题是很重要的。
- communicate with 与……沟通
19. Through her advice column, she teaches young people about responsibility, kindness and love. She also answers questions from parents.
通过她的建议专栏,她教会年轻人关于责任、善良和爱。她也回答父母的问题。
- responsibility n. 责任
- kindness n. 善良
Part 5: 补充知识
20. Although the first people giving advice in advice columns were men, by the 1740s, the most well-known columnists were women.
虽然在建议专栏中最早给出建议的人是男性,但到了18世纪40年代,最著名的专栏作家是女性。
- columnists n. 专栏作家
21. Today, we normally call a person giving advice in a newspaper or magazine an “agony aunt” or an “advice columnist”.
今天,我们通常把在报纸或杂志上给出建议的人称为“知心阿姨”或“建议专栏作家”。
- normally adv. 通常地
【高频短语汇总】(中英互译)
1. ________________________ 知心阿姨/建议专栏
2. ________________________ 回答困难问题
3. ________________________ 与……相处得好
4. ________________________ 担心
5. ________________________ 出现
6. ________________________ 尤其,特别
7. ________________________ 各种各样的
8. ________________________ 编辑
9. ________________________ 几代人
10. ________________________ 处理问题
11. ________________________ 提供有帮助的建议
12. ________________________ 不仅仅
13. ________________________ 运营求助热线
14. ________________________ 变成
15. ________________________ 社交媒体
16. ________________________ 数十万的
17. ________________________ 点击一下就能获得
18. ________________________ 认识,认识到
19. ________________________ 学习压力
20. ________________________ 沉迷电脑游戏
21. ________________________ 尽最大努力
22. ________________________ 与……沟通
23. ________________________ 责任
24. ________________________ 善良
25. ________________________ 专栏作家
【综合练习】
一、单项选择
( ) 1. Agony aunts answer ______ questions from readers.
A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring
( ) 2. The first agony aunt column appeared ______ 1691.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
( ) 3. The magazine quickly became popular, ______ among women.
A. especial B. especially C. special D. specially
( ) 4. The editors received hundreds of letters ______ all kinds of questions.
A. to B. for C. with D. at
( ) 5. Zhixin Jiejie has helped several ______ of teenagers.
A. generation B. generations C. generating D. generated
( ) 6. The team behind do their best to provide ______ advice.
A. help B. helps C. helpful D. helping
( ) 7. Zhixin Jiejie is more than just an advice column: it now ______ a helpline.
A. operate B. operates C. operating D. operated
( ) 8. Today, good advice is just a click ______.
A. way B. away C. far D. off
( ) 9. She has been working in the Zhixin Jiejie team ______ the 1980s.
A. for B. since C. from D. after
( ) 10. Children face new problems such as pressure ______ study.
A. to B. for C. from D. with
( ) 11. She teaches young people about ______, kindness and love.
A. responsible B. responsibly C. responsibility D. responsibilities
( ) 12. The column has turned ______ a magazine.
A. on B. off C. into D. up
( ) 13. Lu Qin does her best to help them ______ with these challenges.
A. deal B. deals C. dealing D. dealt
( ) 14. It is important for teenagers ______ how to communicate with others.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learned
( ) 15. ______ the first people giving advice were men, by the 1740s, the most well-known columnists were women.
A. Because B. Although C. So D. But
二、根据汉语意思完成句子(每空一词)
1. 知心阿姨回答读者提出的困难问题。
Agony aunts answer ____________ questions from readers.
2. 第一个知心阿姨专栏于1691年出现。
The first agony aunt column ____________ in 1691.
3. 该杂志很快就变得非常受欢迎,尤其是在女性中。
The magazine quickly became very popular, ____________ among women.
4. 编辑们收到了数百封带着各种问题的信件。
The ____________ received hundreds of letters with all kinds of questions.
5. 知心姐姐帮助了几代青少年处理问题。
Zhixin Jiejie has helped several ____________ of teenagers deal with problems.
6. 团队尽最大努力提供有帮助的建议。
The team do their best to ____________ helpful advice.
7. 知心姐姐现在运营着一条儿童求助热线。
Zhixin Jiejie now ____________ a helpline for children.
8. 该专栏也变成了一本杂志。
The column has ____________ into a magazine.
9. 好的建议只需点击一下就能获得。
Good advice is just a ____________ away.
10. 她从20世纪80年代起就在知心姐姐团队工作。
She has been working in the Zhixin Jiejie team ____________ the 1980s.
11. 孩子们面临新的问题,如学习压力。
Children face new problems such as ____________ from study.
12. 她认识到孩子们面临新的挑战。
She ____________ that children face new challenges.
13. 她尽最大努力帮助他们应对这些挑战。
She does her best to help them ____________ with these challenges.
14. 她教会年轻人关于责任、善良和爱。
She teaches young people about ____________, kindness and love.
15. 她也回答父母的问题。
She also ____________ questions from parents.
16. 如今,它也可以在社交媒体上找到。
____________, it can also be found on social media.
17. 沉迷电脑游戏是一个严重的问题。
____________ to computer games is a serious problem.
18. 青少年需要学会与他人沟通。
Teenagers need to learn how to ____________ with others.
19. 知心姐姐帮助了数百万读者。
Zhixin Jiejie has helped ____________ of readers.
20. 她的工作对中国年轻人很有帮助。
Her work is very ____________ to young people in China.
【参考答案】
一、单项选择
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. C
11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B
二、完成句子
1. difficult
2. appeared
3. especially
4. editors
5. generations
6. provide
7. operates
8. turned
9. click
10. since
11. pressure
12. recognizes
13. deal
14. responsibility
15. answers
16. Nowadays
17. Addiction
18. communicate
19. millions
20. helpful
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