综合英语第二册Unit7讲义

综合英语第二册

U n i t7讲义

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Unit7

Quote

Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

— Francis Bacon

历史使人睿智，诗歌使人智慧，数学使人细致，自然哲学使人深邃，道德使人严肃;逻辑与修辞使人善辩。

读史使人明智,读诗使人聪慧,演算使人精密,哲理使人深刻,伦理学使人有修养,逻辑修辞使人善辩。

史鉴使人明智；诗歌使人巧慧；数学使人精细；博物使人深沉；伦理之学使人庄重；逻辑与修辞使人善辩。

4. Questions about the text

---What issues does the writer of the letter intend to deal with

---What is the main idea

----What’s the author’s purpose of writing

---How is the text arranged

What issues does the writer of the letter intend to deal with

---- How should students regard grades, both good and bad Are grades as important as they are assumed to be Do good grades necessarily lead to achievements and bad grades result in failure in a student’s later life

What is the text mainly about

text is mainly about grades , disappointment and attitudes towards them by considering exactly what the grade B means and doesn’t mean.

What’s the author’s purpose of writing

----to tell his student that he should view his grades and his disappointment correctly.

What type of writing is this essay

-----argumentation.

Apart from the first paragraph, the rest of the text falls clearly into three parts, each of which is marked at the beginning by a key word or words. Try to find these key words.

----Paragraphs 2–5:

Disappointment

-----Paragraphs 6-8:

The student as performer; the student as human being.

-----Paragraphs 9-10:

Perspective

Part 1 （paragraph 1）

Understanding the paragraph:

1) What does this part mainly talk about

2) What change about grades has the author mentioned briefly

3)What, according to the author, has caused the feeling of disappointment

4) Has the author stated his purpose of writing in this paragraph If yes, what is it If not, where is it stated in the text

Main idea of this part:

It introduces the topic of the letter: grade B for the course and the feeling of disappointment.

What change about grades has the author mentioned briefly

----The author has mentioned briefly the change in the way grades are regarded, . the norm has shifted upward.

What, according to the author, has caused the feeling of disappointment

-----It has to do with the general social climate where grades determine eligibility for graduate school and special programs. This is why the author says there is nothing he can do to remove the feeling of disappointment.

Has the author stated his purpose of writing in this paragraph If yes, what is it If not, where is it stated in the text

----- The purpose of writing the letter is not stated in this paragraph. It is not specifically mentioned until the third paragraph.

I’m certain that nothing I can say will remove that feeling of disappointment, particularly in a climate where grades determine eligibility for graduate school and special program. (Paragraph 1)

Translation:

我肯定无论我说什么都不会消除你的沮丧心情，特别是在我们生活的环境中，考试分数直接决定你是否有资格读研究生和申请一些特别的学习项目。

norm n.

1) an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with

. You must adapt to the norms of the society you live in.

2) the norm = a situation or type of behavior that is expected and considered to