高中基础 (2279 期 20150929) 4-5 版Paris Syndrome Hits Chinese Tourists

Pre-reading1. Pick out the scenic spots in France and

name them. Eiffel Tower

Louvre Museum

Arch of Triumph

Pre-reading2. What’s your impression of Paris?

While reading

• True or false

1. The two-week tour around Paris made Ms. Wu feel disappointed.

2. It is well known to Chinese people that Parisians are arrogant.

While reading

• True or false3. None of the people in Paris need to bear t

he burden of making a living.

4. It is movies like Amelie that have created an illusion of Paris among Chinese people.

While reading

• Choose the best answer.1. What surprised Ms. Wu when she visited Paris?

① unpleasant environment② indifferent Parisians③ crowded Metro trains④ crazy robbersA. ①②③ B. ①②④C. ①③④ D. ②③④

While reading

• Choose the best answer.2. Which following statement about Paris

Syndrome is NOT true? A. Foreign tourists usually suffer from it. B. It has no typical symptoms. C. A Japanese created the expression. D. It has a history of thirty years.

While reading

• Choose the best answer.3. According to Thomas Deschamps, why do traveler

s suffer from Paris Syndrome? A. Because they come from Asia. B. Because they don’t know local culture well. C. Because they are too polite and reserved. D. Because they have a false impression of Paris.

While reading

• Choose the best answer.4. What is French authorities’ suggestion for

receptionists in Paris? A. To give out more travel guides. B. To learn more foreign languages. C. To greet visitors with a smile. D. To please visitors as much as possible.

Language study

• … picturing herself as a fashionable prince

ss surrounded by elegant Parisians.

• 本句中 surrounded by elegant Parisians为非谓语动词作后置定语的结构，由于 prince

ss与 surround为被动关系，因此用过去分词形式；若非谓语动词与被修饰词为主动关系，则用现在分词。

Language study

• Combine the two sentences together.

1. Do you know the man? The man wears a pair of glasses.

2. I like the evening gown. The gown is hung in the middle of the shop window.

Do you know the man wearing a pair of glasses?

I like the evening gown hung in the middle of the shop window.

Language study

• Combine the two sentences together.

3. The picture is of great value. A great artist painted the picture.

4. Can you see the smoke? The smoke is rising from behind the building.

The picture painted by a great artist is of great value.

Can you see the smoke rising from behind the building?

Language study

• Complete the sentence with the words in their c

orrect forms.

1. She felt very ___________ about the future.

2. He is a(n) ___________ dressed gentleman.

3. In fairy tales, step mothers always treat their children wit

h ___________.

4. A(n) ___________ person seldom talks in public.

5. Work-class people live in the suburbs ___________ Paris.

depressed

indifferent reserve elegance depress surround

elegantly

indifference

reserved surroundin

g

After reading

• Now that you have read

about Paris Syndrome,

would you like to visit

Paris in the future? Why

or why not?