Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 1
Unit Nine
Text B
Searching for a Uniform Language
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By Luo Zhongming 2
Unit Nine Text B
I,Pre-reading Task
II,Detailed Study
III,Outline& Summary
I V,Home Assignment
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I,Pre-reading Task
1.Suppose you travel around the US for the first time,
and you know little English,how do you know the
way to a specific place you want to go to?
2,Where can you find such signs as shown in the
following picture,and what does each of them mean?
3,Can you give us any other signs and explain their
meanings?
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II,Detailed Study
1,A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words,at
least when it comes to guiding travelers,
far,much; considerably; to a great extent
e.g,The novel is far more interesting than we had expected,
When it comes to talking with native English speakers,I am
almost at sea,
2,That was the reason behind an experimental project by the
US Department of Transportation,
That was why the US Department of Transportation
performed an experimental project,
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3.…as an aid to Americans and their guests from
abroad,
… as a means of help to Americans and their foreign
guests,
4.William R,Meyers,who directs the project,requires
that signs be clear,uniform,and easy to comprehend,
,require”所接的宾语从句中谓语动词应用 should+动词原
形，或只用动词原形。
e.g,Our teacher requires that we (should ) practice
speaking as much as possible,
My parents required that I get rid of drinking,
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5.“This means,above all,signs would overcome the
language barrier,”…
above all, (to emphasize that a particular thing is more
important than other things)most important of all
e.g,I’d like to rent a house----modern,comfortable,and
above all in a quite location,
Relax,and do not above all panic,
6.Far too many foreign visitors find themselves in strange
find oneself in / at etc.,to realize that one is in a particular
situation,especially a bad one,that he did not expect
e.g,After wondering around,we found ourselves back at the
hotel,
When she came to,she found herself in the hospital and
surrounded by a few doctors and nurses,
surroundings,the place and conditions of life
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7.…widely varying signs for guiding the public,
vary,cause to become,different
e.g,You should vary your diet,
cf,various,adj,of a number of different sorts
e.g,T6here where various questions he wanted to ask,
cf,variety,n,quality of nit being the same
e.g,Reptiles survived and increased in numbers and variety,
8,…their instant communication value
the meanings of the symbols can be understood immediately
instant,coming or happening at once; (of food ) which can
bemade up easily for use
The play was an instant success,
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9,…a stylized telephone handset
a telephone handset drawn in an artificial style that
does not include natural detail
10,…not because the martini was judged the most
popular cocktail but because the shape of the glass is
distinctive,and other cocktail glasses can be easily
confused with a water glass,
“not because…but because,meaning,the reason is
not… but…
e.g,I decided to be a teacher,not because I wanted to
earn money but because I was interested in teaching,
distinctive,different,separate
e.g,There is a distinctive smell of beer in this room,
be confused with,get one thing mistaken for another
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11,…to agree upon a uniform code of highway markings,
agree upon/on,to decide on something or doing something; have
the same opinion about
e.g,Musicians rarely agreed on the way a piece of music should be
played,
cf, I agreed with your father; it’s a foolish risk,
Only a few people agreed to the proposal,
12.In the future,the uniform highway signs from Europe may
appear along major roads in many other countries as well.,
in the future,in time yet to come
e.g,who can tell what will happen in the future?
cf.,in future,from now on; for the future
.in the distant future,at a very much later time
.in the near future,soon
e.g,In future,be more careful with your money,
as well,also,too
e.g,I understood from her that you undertook other important work
as well,
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III,Outline& Summary
Paras.1-2
Signs should overcome language barrier,
Paras.3-4
The creators of the graphic symbols
wanted to find a uniform sign language,
Paras.5-6
Once the uniform signs are posted
throughout the world,people everywhere
would comprehend them easily,
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Summary of the Text
An experimental project has been done by the US
for checking the sign languages,as signs differ from
country to country even for the same object or
service,which often confuses visitors to those
countries,Therefore,some American specialists
decided to create a uniform system of signs that is
easy too understand, And at the same time,a
uniform system of highway markings have been
agreed upon,Once put into use,these signs will
serve as a special language to all,
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I V,Home Assignment
1,Retell Text B
2,Finish the exercises after text B
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Unit Nine
Text B
Searching for a Uniform Language
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By Luo Zhongming 2
Unit Nine Text B
I,Pre-reading Task
II,Detailed Study
III,Outline& Summary
I V,Home Assignment
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By Luo Zhongming 3
Unit Nime Text B
By Luo Zhongming 4
I,Pre-reading Task
1.Suppose you travel around the US for the first time,
and you know little English,how do you know the
way to a specific place you want to go to?
2,Where can you find such signs as shown in the
following picture,and what does each of them mean?
3,Can you give us any other signs and explain their
meanings?
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By Luo Zhongming 5
II,Detailed Study
1,A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words,at
least when it comes to guiding travelers,
far,much; considerably; to a great extent
e.g,The novel is far more interesting than we had expected,
When it comes to talking with native English speakers,I am
almost at sea,
2,That was the reason behind an experimental project by the
US Department of Transportation,
That was why the US Department of Transportation
performed an experimental project,
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3.…as an aid to Americans and their guests from
abroad,
… as a means of help to Americans and their foreign
guests,
4.William R,Meyers,who directs the project,requires
that signs be clear,uniform,and easy to comprehend,
,require”所接的宾语从句中谓语动词应用 should+动词原
形，或只用动词原形。
e.g,Our teacher requires that we (should ) practice
speaking as much as possible,
My parents required that I get rid of drinking,
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By Luo Zhongming 7
5.“This means,above all,signs would overcome the
language barrier,”…
above all, (to emphasize that a particular thing is more
important than other things)most important of all
e.g,I’d like to rent a house----modern,comfortable,and
above all in a quite location,
Relax,and do not above all panic,
6.Far too many foreign visitors find themselves in strange
find oneself in / at etc.,to realize that one is in a particular
situation,especially a bad one,that he did not expect
e.g,After wondering around,we found ourselves back at the
hotel,
When she came to,she found herself in the hospital and
surrounded by a few doctors and nurses,
surroundings,the place and conditions of life
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By Luo Zhongming 8
7.…widely varying signs for guiding the public,
vary,cause to become,different
e.g,You should vary your diet,
cf,various,adj,of a number of different sorts
e.g,T6here where various questions he wanted to ask,
cf,variety,n,quality of nit being the same
e.g,Reptiles survived and increased in numbers and variety,
8,…their instant communication value
the meanings of the symbols can be understood immediately
instant,coming or happening at once; (of food ) which can
bemade up easily for use
The play was an instant success,
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By Luo Zhongming 9
9,…a stylized telephone handset
a telephone handset drawn in an artificial style that
does not include natural detail
10,…not because the martini was judged the most
popular cocktail but because the shape of the glass is
distinctive,and other cocktail glasses can be easily
confused with a water glass,
“not because…but because,meaning,the reason is
not… but…
e.g,I decided to be a teacher,not because I wanted to
earn money but because I was interested in teaching,
distinctive,different,separate
e.g,There is a distinctive smell of beer in this room,
be confused with,get one thing mistaken for another
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By Luo Zhongming 10
11,…to agree upon a uniform code of highway markings,
agree upon/on,to decide on something or doing something; have
the same opinion about
e.g,Musicians rarely agreed on the way a piece of music should be
played,
cf, I agreed with your father; it’s a foolish risk,
Only a few people agreed to the proposal,
12.In the future,the uniform highway signs from Europe may
appear along major roads in many other countries as well.,
in the future,in time yet to come
e.g,who can tell what will happen in the future?
cf.,in future,from now on; for the future
.in the distant future,at a very much later time
.in the near future,soon
e.g,In future,be more careful with your money,
as well,also,too
e.g,I understood from her that you undertook other important work
as well,
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III,Outline& Summary
Paras.1-2
Signs should overcome language barrier,
Paras.3-4
The creators of the graphic symbols
wanted to find a uniform sign language,
Paras.5-6
Once the uniform signs are posted
throughout the world,people everywhere
would comprehend them easily,
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Summary of the Text
An experimental project has been done by the US
for checking the sign languages,as signs differ from
country to country even for the same object or
service,which often confuses visitors to those
countries,Therefore,some American specialists
decided to create a uniform system of signs that is
easy too understand, And at the same time,a
uniform system of highway markings have been
agreed upon,Once put into use,these signs will
serve as a special language to all,
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I V,Home Assignment
1,Retell Text B
2,Finish the exercises after text B
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