新编大学英语教案（4）
Unit 6 Risks
Aims of Teaching
Master the words describing some risky activities
Improve the students’ abilities of reading comprehension and writing Key Points
Introducing the methods of locating the key sentence of each paragraph to sum up the whole text
Learning to employ the following key words and phrases into practice.
risk or other play the/a part of on the strength of all manner of pose questions to .. on vacations feed on definitive rather than what if end up may well be associated with in other words reduce…to… afford have a feel for in question by contrast not necessary versus divide…by… turn out be opposed to… focus on eliminate sensible preferable (to) preoccupation with … die from strike terror in … bring … under control come along threat to … exposure to … show up bear…in mind have/with a mind to do .... be apt to do ... be indifferent to ... make sense in this/that light o n the basis of by virtue of claim compare…to… bare artificial concentrate contrive inflict…on… in many cases evolve have grounds for … as yet dependable emission have a good idea of … outside one’s control raise doubt(s) about… in response to no doubt greet…with ... identify…as … qualify…as… allow for chance reflection close to Methods of Teaching
Using multi-media teaching equipment Group-Discussion Living performance Time Arrangement: 1 2-3 4 5 Preparation In-Class Reading: Risks and You After-Class Reading Exercises Unit 6 Risks
Part one preparation
1) T and Ss list different jobs, and then Ss discuss the corresponding risks Jobs: nurse, psychiatrist, businessman, policeman, coal miner, lawyer, stockbroker, presidents, secretary, beggar, teacher, fighter pilot, accountant, football player, interpreter, fireman, singer, civil servant, ambassador… Categorize them into three types: physical ones, financial ones, emotional ones 2) Which activity is riskier?
Rock climbing, working on a farm, driving a car, skiing, being a 65-year-old man, flying in an airplane, driving a motorcycle, and skydiving
3) Issue discussion: Do you think CET-4 causes risks in the students? If there is some, what are they? (certificate, degree, emotional influence)
In-Class Reading: Risks and You 1. Words and expressions
1. or other: (usu. used with somebody/something/somewhere, someday, somehow, etc.)
expressing uncertainty or vagueness about a person, thing or place.
a. The box is somewhere or other in the kitchen.箱子在厨房的某个地方。 b. Somehow or other, John managed to get a well-paid job in the bank.不管怎么说，约翰设法在银行找到了一份待遇不错的工作。
Cf. or rather: (used when making a statement more accurate or correct) 更确切
地说
a. We stayed at my friend’s house, or rather at my friend’s parents’ house. 我们住在我的朋友家，更确切地说，住在我朋友的父母家。
b. He is my relative-or rather my father’s cousin. 他是我的亲戚，更确切地说，是我父亲的表兄。
2. risk: (instance of the )possibility of meeting danger or suffering harm, loss, etc. 遇险；风险；受害
a. Is any risk of the bomb exploding? 有炸弹爆炸的危险吗？
b. There’s no risk of her failing/that she’ll fail. 她没有失败的危险。 Phrases:
at risk: threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc; in danger 处在
危险之中
a. The whole future of the company is at risk. 这家公司的整个前途都处于危险之中。
b. My job is at risk. (I may lose my job.) 我的工作处在危险之中。
at the risk of (doing sth.): with the possibility of (doing sth.) 冒…的危
险；不顾…的危险
a. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I must refuse your offer. 恕我不能领情，我必须拒绝你的意见。
at risk to sb./sth.: with the possibility of losing or injuring sb./sth. 冒
着…的危险
a. He saved the child at considerable risk to himself/to his own life. 他冒
着极大的生命危险救了那个孩子。
run the risk (of doing sth.): do sth. that exposes one to a danger, possibility,
etc. 做危险的事；冒险
a. We can’t run the risk (of losing all that money). 我们不能冒失掉那全部钱的危险。
b. He runs more risk of being arrested. 他冒着被逮捕的更大危险。 run/take a risk/risks: do sth. that involves the possibility of failure, danger,
etc. 冒险（做可能失败、有危险的事）
a. You can’t get rich without taking risks. 你不冒险就不能发财。 b. That’s a risk I’m prepared to take. 那是我准备好甘愿去冒的危险。
risky: adj. full of danger; full of potential for failure, loss, etc. 充满危险
的；很可能失败或损失的
a. a risky undertaking 一项充满风险的事业
3. definitive: clear and having final authority; that cannot or need not be changed
明确的；最后的；具有权威性的；不可改变的
a. Her book is the definitive work on Milton.她的书是论述米尔顿最具权威性的
作品。
b. a definitive answer, solution, verdict 最后的正式答复,解答,判决 Cf. definite: 1) clear, not doubtful 明确的，无疑的
a. I want a definite answer, “yes” or “no”. 我要一个明确的回答：‘是’还是‘否’。
2) (used as a predicate) （作表语）
a. He seemed definite about what had happened. 他对发生的情况似乎很肯定。 b. It’s now definite that the plane crashed. 现在可以肯定飞机已经坠毁。 4. rather than: prep. (followed by n./ v./ pron etc.) in preference to sb./sth;
instead of 其后的成分表示否定概念，意为“与其…不如，宁可…而不，不是…而是”
a. She is a writer rather than a teacher. 她是一名作家，而不是一名教师。 b. The old man lay rather than sat in the chair. 那位老人躺在椅子上，而不是坐在椅子上。
c. I rather than you, should shoulder the responsibility. 我应该承担这个责任，而不是你。
d. Rather than risk breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything. 他宁可冒离婚的危险，也把一切告诉了他妻子。
would/had rather…(than do sth).: (usu. shortened to ‘d rather) prefer to 宁
可，宁愿
a. I’d rather walk than take a bus. 我宁可走路，也不愿坐公共汽车。
b. She’d rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿自己死去，也不愿失去孩子们。 Cf. rather…than: 意为“宁愿…而不，与其说…还不如说”，rather 后的成分表示肯
定概念，than后的成分表否定概念
a.I would rather you settle the problem in private than by law. 我宁愿你把这件事私下了结，而不要去诉诸法律。
b.It is rather pleasant than tasteful. 与其说它文雅，不如说它赏心悦目。
c.He would rather remain obscure than get fame in such a despicable way. 他宁可默默无闻，也不愿意用这种可耻的手段去沽名钓誉。
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