高二2019-2020学年度第 19 期总第777期

Renting what you wear (P4-5)
Lead in
 Do you like fashion?
 What do you think of these fashion trends?

Ask yourself :
How long do you usually stay interested in one particular fashion style?
Maybe your interest in one fashionable style is “not that long”. You change your taste along with the changing fashion trend in order to keep pace.
Fashionable things are expensive. Can you afford to keep buying thins and stay up with the current trends? If not, what would you do to solve the problem?

Read for main idea
Let’s read the text and figure out what it talks about.
_____________ services are growing in popularity. Shoppers can _____ money online to _____ the clothes they need. Although the clothing rental business has many__________, people still have some _________.

Key：

Read for the detailed information
Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1.What does the CEO Jennifer Hyman think of the online clothing rental services ?
She believes that the clothing rental business and the idea of dynamic ownership is a trend in the young generation. She also points out that working women make up one of the biggest consumer groups subscribing to their services.

2.Who would like to use the rental business, according to Jennifer?
The young generation and working women.

3.What advantages does this sharing business have?
In this way, people rent things they like online, so they can keep up with fashion without spending a lot of money and time on it.

4.Why do people still have some concerns?
Renting the clothes is not as sustainable as it seems. The transportation and washing process might produce hazardous waste and air pollution if not handled correctly, and they’re often paired with stain removers that are more toxic than the solvents themselves.

Read for language and grammar
Useful expressions
在一个时代____________
齐步并进____________
满足这一需求_____________
越来越受欢迎________________
把这个想法付诸于实践____________
把成功归功于_________________
组成；弥补____________
洗涤的负担____________
不管；不顾____________
购买n./v.____________
可持续的 adj._____________
使……成对；配对v.____________
集体的；共同的adj.________________

Key：

Read for language and grammar
1. In an era when fashion trends can change in a nanosecond, people want to keep pace.
when引导定语从句，修饰an era。
释义：在这个时尚潮流瞬息万变的时代，人们想要跟上潮流。

2. Rent the Runway can be a solution for them where they can dress for the job they want and save money and time.
where 引导定语从句；
释义： Rent the Runway可以为她们解决问题，在这里她们可以根据自己想要的工作的需求着
装，还节省了金钱和时间。

3.Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen to every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn.
which引导非限制性定语从句；
whether 引导宾语从句。
释义：然后会有清洗的负担，每一件物品在归还时，不管它是否被穿过，都要进行清洗。

4. They can produce hazardous waste and air pollution if not handled correctly, and they’re often paired with stain removers that are more toxic than the solvents themselves.
if not handled correctly 为连词+分词的省略结构，相当于if they are not handled correctly;
that引导定语从句。
释义：如果处理不当，它们会产生有害的废物和空气污染，而且它们经常与比溶剂本身毒性更大的去污剂搭配使用。

Read for thinking
After what you have learned about clothing rental services, would you like to rent clothes online? Why or why not?

高二2019-2020学年度第19期总第777期
Smells like a memory (P6)
河北师大附中  赵乃平

I. Lead-in  
Have you watched the documentary series A Bite of China?
What is it about?
It is about Chinese food culture.

Why are they popular?
Because of the stories behind the food and the good memories of the past.

Is there any food that reminds you of your childhood?

II. Skimming
This article is mainly about the connection between scent and memory.

III. Scanning  
Why can a smell remind us of a memory?
The part of the brain for smells, memories and emotions are closely connected together.

How is a scent related to emotions and memories?

How do senses work in the brain?
Senses, like seeing, hearing, touching) first go to the thalamus, and then it sends information about the things we see, hear and touch to the rest of the brain.
Scents go directly to the amygdala and hippocampus, and they avoid the thalamus altogether.

Why did Herz think scents are “really special”?
Without them, we couldn’t recall certain memories.

What would happen if you keeps smelling a scent?
It will not bring the memory back.
 
What kind of connection do emotions and the sense of smell probably have?
They both inform us of what to approach and what to avoid.

IV. Language focus
 Translate the following into Chinese
 scent
 emotion
 process
 recall
 downside
 evolve
approach
(Key: 气味；情绪；加工，处理；回忆；缺点；进化；靠近)

They can bring back memories that might otherwise never be recalled.
译：它们能让人回忆起那些原本可能永远无法回忆的记忆。
 otherwise   否则，不然。
（隐含一种条件在里面，常用虚拟语气）
My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
I was ill that day, otherwise I would have taken part in the sports meeting.
I was very busy last week, otherwise I would have come to see you.