2019-2020学年度第40期总第714期

G20 leaders spread a message of hope (P2)
江苏省常熟市中学  邓华

I. Lead-in 
G20 summit 
    Initiated in 1999 
    Composed of 20 economies 
    An international forum 
    For governments and central bank governors 

2019 Novel Coronavirus 
COVID-19 is spreading across the world! 
 
>1,340,000 confirmed cases worldwide by April 7 

II. Fast reading 
Divide the text into several parts and work out the main idea of each segment. 
 

III. While-reading 
Part 1 
1. Why is the G20 summit 2020 special? 
Due to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a special video summit was held this year. 

2. What message has it conveyed? 
It has sent a message of cooperation and solidarity, and injected confidence into the global anti-virus war. 

Part 2 
1. Why are the numbers listed in this part? 
To highlight the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

2. What is your understanding of “We’re in this together. We need to get out of this    together as well”? 
We share the same happiness and sufferings. Only by working together can we win the fight against COVID-19. 

Part 3 
Measures to be taken
 (China & the group)
 

Part 4 
What is the significance of the G20 summit 2020? 
It has sent the message that cooperation, rather than confrontation, is crucial to global well-being and progress. 

IV. Post-reading
Critical thinking:
How can individuals do their part to prevent the spread of 
COVID-19? 

V. Language focus
Useful expressions:
1.grapple with the spreading COVID-19 pandemic
2.pose an enormous threat to life and health
3.drag the world economy into recession
4.pledge a commitment to (doing) sth. 
5.with a wealth of experience in coping with the virus
6.under the G20 framework
7.call for a resolute all-out global war 
  against the COVID-19 outbreak
8.put forth several proposals
9.a community of a shared future

Key:
短语译文： 
1. 应对正在蔓延COVID-19 流行病 
2. 对生命和健康构成巨大威胁 
3. 使世界经济陷入衰退 
4. 作出承诺（做）某事 
5. 在对付病毒方面有着丰富的经验 
6. 在G20框架之下 
7. 呼吁坚决发动全面的抵御COVID-19爆发的全球之战 
8. 提出几点建议 
9. 命运共同体 

Language focus
1. By April 1, the novel coronavirus had infected more than 800,000 people in over 200 countries and regions, posing and enormous threat to life and health, challenging global public health security and threatening to drag the world economy into recession? 
by + 过去时间（到……为止），主句用had done 
V-ing 作结果状语，表示一种必然的结果，常置于句末
释义：到4月1号为止，新型冠状病毒已在全球200多个国家和地区感染了超过80万人。新冠肺炎疫情对生命和健康构成了巨大的威胁，挑战全球公共卫生安全，并有可能使世界经济陷入衰退。

2. With G20 members pledging to “present a united front against this common threat,” more measures are expected to follow. 
with 复合结构 
1) with + 宾语 + adj. / adv. / prepositional phrase
e.g. with the door open / with his head down / 
        with (a) stick in (his) hand 
2) with + 宾语 + V-ing / V-ed / to do
e.g. with prices going up / with her bike stolen / 
        with so much work to do 
释义：随着G20成员国做出承诺“形成联合阵线以应对这一共同的威胁”，预计将采取更多的措施。

Audio learners on the rise (P4-5)
江苏省常熟市中学  薛佳玮

I. Lead-in 
 

What is a podcast? 
A podcast is an audio file, similar to a radio broadcast, that can be downloaded and listened to on a smart device. 

Fast reading 
 

II. Detailed reading 
Part 1 
1. What problem do many of us encounter? 
Many people have to stare at a computer screen for hours straight  to review  classes. 

2. What is author’s advice to solve the problem? 
Learning via a podcast. 

Part 2 
1. Why do podcasts appeal to young Chinese people? 
They would like to enjoy the peace and power of learning through sound. 

2. Why does the author mention Ximalaya in the third paragraph? 
To demonstrate the popularity of podcasts in China. 

Part 3 
1. What is the main aim of the audio program Please Listen? 
A. To help audiences ease their worries. 
B. To amuse audiences in different ways. 
C. To allow audiences to comment on current affairs. 
D. To give audiences a platform to acquire knowledge. 

2. Why does Pan Aijuan think podcasts are friendly to listeners? 
A. They can accompany listeners in different circumstances. 
B. They provide listeners with a sea of information. 
C. Their content usually follows a flexible structure. 
D. It is quite easy to draw a conclusion from a podcast. 

3. How can podcasts influence people’s personalities, according to the text? 
A. They can make people more cheerful.  
B. They can make people more patient. 
C. They can make people lose their temper more  easily. 
D. They can help break the habit of insulting people online. 

Key: ACB

Part 4 
The author has a ________ attitude toward podcasts. 
Negative ?
Positive ? 
Neutral ?
Indifferent ? 

Key: Positive

III. Post-reading
Fill in the blanks:
      Podcasts, which  1. _____ to diverse audio programs on different audio platforms, have become 2. ____ among young Chinese people. Ximalaya, 3. _______ (establish) in 2012, is China’s largest online audio platform and 4. _________ (witness) a sharp increase of subscribers in the past years. There are two main reasons 5. ____ the popularity of the format - the 6. _________ (emerge) of domestic online radio platforms and the 7. _________ brought by smart devices. 8. ________ (addition), podcasts give people a platform to talk about important issues, and they usually follow a 9. ______ structure. What’s more, podcasts tend to make people more 10. _____ as they train people to first listen to others before offering their own views. Due to these advantages, podcasts are going be the mainstream in China. 

Key: 
 

Critical thinking:
Will podcasts change your life or revision? How? 

IV. Language focus
1. Are you fed up with staring at a computer screen for hours straight, just to review your classes? 
释义：你是否厌倦了为了温习功课而连续几个小时盯着电脑？
be fed up with sth 厌倦，厌烦 
同义词组：be tired of; be bored with; be sick of 
straight  adv.  (without interruption) 连续不断地，接连地 
E.g.：They had been working for 16 hours straight. 

2. It’s a problem that many of us encounter. 
释义： 这是许多人都会遭遇的一个问题。
主句为___________________, that 引导_____ 从句， 并在从句中充当_____语。
encounter    vt. (to experience sth, especially sth unpleasant or difficult)  遭遇，遇到 
E.g.：I had never encountered such resistance before.

Key: 
 
3. The emergence of domestic (国内的) online radio platforms and the convenience brought by smart devices are certainly two reasons for the popularity of the format. 
释义：国内线上广播平台的兴起以及智能设备带来的便利是这一方式流行起来的两大原因。
emergence  n. ( the process of coming into existence)
 兴起，出现      the emergence of new technologies
词根： emerge vi. 出现，浮现；暴露，显露 
bring about 带来，引起，导致，在句中用过去分词充当后置定语，相当于一个定语从句 the convenience that has been brought by… 

4. Cheng Yanliang, a co-founder of the podcast Left and Right, stated that “audio programs can filter those bad-tempered people who would lose patience after reading several paragraphs and start writing awful comments to insult others”. 
释义：播客《忽左忽右》的联合创始人程衍樑表示，“音频节目可以过滤出那些脾气不好的人，他们常常读几段话就会失去耐心，然后写一些糟糕的评论来侮辱别人。”
 ① 本句的主句为:_________________ 
② that引导 ________ 
③ who引导_________，指代__________________ 

Key: 
 

V. Homework 
Mini- composition:
Write an email to your pen pal in the USA about the development of podcasts in China. (No more than 100 words)