Can-bad-luck-be-explained-(课堂PPT)

TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingCanbadluckbeexplained?3Canbadluckbeexplained?2Warmingup➊Lookatthetitleofthepassageandanswerthequestions.1Isitpossibletodefinebadluck?Badluckreferstothingshappeninginwaysyoudonotwant.Aneventinitselfisnotbadluck,butbadlucktosomeone.Mylosingmoneymaybesomeoneelse’sgoodluck.2Doesbadluckleadtomorebadluck?Iguessitcan.Onceyouhavelostyourjob,yourfamilymaybreakupandyoumightfallillfromstressandsoondownwards.Warmingup3Isbadluckmorecommonthangoodluck?Itcertainlyfeelslikeitattimes,butIguessifmissingthebusisbadluck,catchingitisgoodluck.ButIthinkweregardthingsgoingsmoothlyasnormalsowedon’tcallitgoodluck.Wehaveahigherstandardforgoodthanbadluck.4Canbadluckbeexplainedbyscience?Idon’treallyseehow.There’snoreasonwhyonepersontakesaplanethatcrashes,andsomeoneelsetakesanotherandissafe.5Luckhasnocolorandtakesnoshape,Neitherisittouchable,Butitiseverywhere.Everyonewantstohavemoregoodluckandnobodylikesbadluck.6GoodLuckBadLuck1.Thenumber13.2.Spillingsalt.3.Brokenmirror.4.Lightthreecigaretteswiththesamematch.5.Crossingyourfingers.6.Ablackcatcrossingyourpath.7.Birdpooingonyou.8.Walkingunderneathaladder.Groupcompetitionforquiz:Thewholeclassisdividedintoseveralgroups.Eachgroupwilldiscussanddecidewhichoneisbelievedtobegoodluckandwhichisbadluck.7GoodLuckBadLuck1.Thenumber13.2.Spillingsalt.3.Brokenmirror.4.Lightthreecigaretteswiththesamematch.5.Crossingyourfingers.6.Ablackcatcrossingyourpath.7.Birdpooingonyou.8.Walkingunderneathaladder.5.71.2.3.4.6.8Groupcompetitionforquiz:Thewholeclassisdividedintoseveralgroups.Eachgroupwilldiscussanddecidewhichoneisbelievedtobegoodluckandwhichisbadluck.8ThereasonthatFriday13thinparticularisunluckyisduetothemassacreoftheKnightsTemplarbyPhillipIVofFranceonFridaythe13th.1.Fridaythe13thisabadday.这一天之所以被视为不详之日是因为1307年10月13日（星期五）上午法国国王腓力四世下令逮捕并屠杀境内所有的圣殿骑士团成员。92.Spillingsaltisabadomen.103.Brokenmirrorwillresultinsevenyearsbadluck.Breakingamirrorisbadluckbecauseatonetimemirrorswereveryexpensive.Ifapalacemaidbrokeamirrorshewassentencedto7yearsinprison.打破镜子被人为十分不吉利，因为镜子曾经是很昂贵的。如果皇宫里的一名女佣打破了镜子，她将被判处7年牢狱。114.Nevertakethethirdlightfromamatch,it'sbadluck.InWorldWarI,sniperssometimesoperatedatnight.Theirtechniqueinvolvedwaitingforsomeonetostrikeamatchtolightacigarette;onspottingthelightthey'dtrainascopeonthem.Onthesecondlight,thesniperwouldfocushisshot,zoominginreadyforthekill,onthethirdlight,hewouldfire,killingthepersonwholitthematch.在一战期间，狙击手通常在夜晚作案。他们的作案技巧就是等有人点烟。第一次点烟时狙击手可以确定方位；点第二根时狙击手瞄准准备射杀；点第三根烟时，他就开火将点火之人打死。125.Crossingyourfingerstowishforgoodluck.OnetheoryofthisisthatduringtheHundredYearsWarbetweenFranceandEngland,archerswouldcrosstheirfingersbeforepullingthebowstringinordertograntthemgoodluck.Beforethat,itwasalsoasecretsignbetweenmembersofChristianity(whenitwasillegal).一种说法是：在法英百年战争时，弓箭手在拉弓前会交叉手指以示好运。在此之前，这也是基督教徒之间的暗号（当时这样做是违法的）。136.Ablackcatcrossingyourpathisconsideredbadluck.Intheold,superstitiousdays,witchescouldtransformthemselvesintoblackcats.Ifonecrossedyourpath,itmeantawitchwaswatchingyou.古时候人们迷信女巫们会化身为黑猫。所以如果你在路上碰见了黑猫，这意味着有女巫盯上你了。147.Birdpooingonyouisgoodluck.Onetheoryofthisisthesortofkarmalogicthatassumes,ifsomethingbadhappenstoyou,thensomethinggoodmusthappentobalanceoutthekarma.这个理论是源于对因果报应的假设，如果你碰到一件糟心事，那么之后必要有好运来抵掉这件坏事以形成因果报应。158.Walkingunderneathaladderiswidelyheldtobebadluck.“Walkingunderaladder”cameaboutinEnglandafewcenturiesagowhenpeopledrankmorealeatlunchthanatefood.Drunkensignpainterswerelikelytodumpabucketofpaintifyouwalkedbyorundertheirladderandhandymenwoulddroptools.“从梯子下走不吉利”来源于英国几个世纪前发生的事。在晚餐喝了过多的麦芽酒而没吃多少食物之后，当有人路过梯子或是从梯子下走，喝醉了的画家们可能会将他们的油漆桶倒下去，杂务工要是喝醉了可能会将自己的工具丢下去。1617Murphy'sLawisusuallythoughttobenamedafterCaptainEdwardMurphy,adevelopmentengineerwiththeUnitedStatesAirForce.18Murphy'sLawiscommonlyexpressedas“Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill(andattheworstpossibletime).”会出错的，终将会出错。19如果有两种或两种以上的选择，而其中一种将导致灾难，则必定有人会作出这种选择。20Connotation:1.Nothinglooksaseasyasitlooks；任何事都没有表面看起来那么简单；2.Everythingtakeslongerthanplanned；所有的事都会比你预计的时间长；3.Anythingthatcangowrongwillgowrong；会出错的事总会出错；4.Ifyouareafraidsomethingtohappen,thenitismorelikelytooccur.如果你担心某种情况发生，那么它就更有可能发生。21Everythingtakeslongerthanyouthink.每件事总比你估计的要多花点时间22Everysolutionbreedsnewproblems.每个解决办法都会衍生出新的问题。23Youwillalwaysfindsomethinginthelastplaceyoulook.东西总是在你最后去找的地方被发现。24Theotherlinealwaysmovesfaster.你旁边的车道总是比你这条走得快些。251.Everythinghasitscauseandeffect,donotblamebadluck.凡事必有其因果，不要归咎于运气不好。2.Paymoreattentiontodetails,don’tmissanymistake.要关注细节、不放过任何小过失。3.Attachgreatimportancetothepsychologicaleffect.要重视心理暗示的作用。4.Trythebesttodothecrisismanagementwellanddealwiththeaccidentbeforeitdealswithyou.要善于做好危机管理，防患于未然。Moreexamples:26Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage147.TaskSkimming➋Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.1Murphy’sLawis_____.(a)apopularbelief(b)ascientificlaw(c)aclassicaltheory(d)astatisticalcalculation2Badluck_____.(a)canbeexplainedbyscience(b)canbepartlyblamedonstrangecoincidences(c)onl