unit14王关富泛读教程1(第二版)--glossary

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商务英语阅读(第二版)参考译文王关富编

Chapter 1 Why China Works中国是今年唯一呈现出重大发展的主要经济体（economy），由于它通常是唯一敢于打破经济教科书中每一条例的经济体。

事实上，中国不像其他五大经济体那样发展缓慢的主要原因是，它宏观调控的能力（its capacity for macro-economic control）。

为什么中国市场经济体系奏效？（market economic system）目前，欧美等国正通过银行及汽车业国有化及金融业实施新的有力规定（regulations），走向宏观调控。

但问题更加紧迫（the question has a new urgency）。

中国看上去最能驾驭（navigate）七十年内最糟的经济滑坡（downturn）。

在危机中，中国官员既能吸取像西方同行（counterparts）的传统市场工具，也能吸取中国市场经济体系的积累经验（arsenal）。

去年早期，由于房地产市场（housing market）过热，中国官员仅命令银行削减房贷（cut back on housing loans），然后随着房屋销售量下降（fall），他们提供类似更低的房屋购置税（lower taxes on home purchases）。

最近几周，他们展开类似西方的经济救援行动（launch economic rescue efforts），其中包括价值6000亿的大计划以增加政府开支和大幅利率削减（ramp up government spending）（big interests cuts）。

但同时，他们也发布在西方国家眼里是不合理的干涉的命令，例如，上周中国官员召集包括钢铁建筑等行业的国有行业并购（buy up）国内外新资产（at home and abroad）以积极（actively）发挥在经济中的作用。

曾把中国宏观调控视为不成熟经济的弊病（immature economy），现在是稳定的保障（bulwark of stability）。

泛读教程一Unit 14 Mysteries

Warming-up1.Mention that T has watched an interesting and inspiring movie at the weekend.It is directed by Zhou Xingchi and is a story about UFOLet Ss guess the name of the movie. (Changjiang 7)2.Talk about the UFO appears in the movie.How does it look like?What the differences between human being and the alien?Do you believe the existence of such an alien in the world? And what is your idea of this kind of space being?3.Get down to the theme of Unit 14Study the Text1.Word-pretestDo the exercises and pay special attention to the words in italic.Check the answers：BACA ABCCKeep them in mind if fail to make a correct guess about its meaning and locate them when read the text so as to get more clue to the word meaning.2.Read the text and finish the comprehension exercise following the text within 15m3.Check their comprehension of the text.4.Choose one or two students to present what they have got after reading the passages or whatever new information s/he have got. And tell them they can present with the help of the following questions:How many people claimed that they have seen UFO?What shape does UFO always take?What would be the space being like?GlossaryEaster Island: Located in the South Pacific, EasterIsland is one of the most isolated places on Earth and is famous for the large stone statues that line its coastYeti: Abominable Snowman, said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and TibetBermuda Triangle:The area of the Atlantic Ocean popularly referred to as the Bermuda Triangle is a complete enigma and has proven to be so for much of recorded historyAtlantis: the country that disappeared under the seaLoch Ness Monster: a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in ScotlandBigfoot: large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and CanadaMaya Civilization:Stonehenge: it is a miracle of Latin American three ancient culturesFast- reading and Presenting1.Divide the class into 4 groups, and each group is assigned to read one passage in the SECTION B and then one S should stand up to be on behalf of his group and present the main ideas or information of the passage, or use one sentence to summrize the passage.2.Give Ss time to prepare and inspire them to show his understanding。

《英语泛读教程2》教案

Extensive Reading (Book 2)Unit 1 The Shadowland of DreamsI. Teaching ObjectivesGo over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passageGet some information about the author Master the Reading skillsII. Teaching Importance and Difficulties1. The usage of new words and phrases2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words3. Understanding paragraphs-How to identify the Main Idea.4. Reading skills: Using the DictionaryIII. Teaching Methods: Discussing, Practicing, and Exercising.IV. Teaching Time: 4 periodsV. Teaching Content1. Lead-inWhat are your dreams?What will you do if you meet some troubles on the course of realizing your dream? 2. Related information1) author亚历克斯•哈利（1921-1992）Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921-February 10, 1992) was an American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots. 非洲裔的美国作家。

研究生英语泛读翻译第十四单元

失意时期的伦勃朗新的创作荷兰在17世纪是欧洲最兴旺的国家。

但到了世纪中叶，部分由于耗资巨大的战争，泡沫破裂了。

荷兰的艺术市场在最高峰时崩溃了。

有人说：“哦，那只是阶段性的衰落。

”并非如此，荷兰艺术的黄金时代就此结束了。

伦勃朗（Rembrandt)受的打击尤其严重。

十年前他曾是一个明星，想买他绘画的客户能排出一英里长。

当时的阿姆斯特丹人就像是今天的纽约人一样，对艺术渴望的有钱人在家里挂上伦勃朗的绘画是必须的，曾经是必须的。

于是伦勃朗把自己变成了一架艺术制造机，雇佣了大批助手来赶制他的作品，他变的十分富有。

他还变得随心所欲。

他倾其所有去借贷。

除了制造艺术，他也自己销售,他不仅经营自己的绘画，而且卖其他艺术家的作品。

他购买了一幅鲁宾斯的作品，然后转手加价。

他还兜售那些与自己的作品十分相似的，学徒的绘画。

衰落的经济使一切都分崩离析。

客户不见了，债主上门了。

他破产了，不再流行了，成了失败者。

可能其他艺术家认为荷兰的经济恢复只是个时间问题，但我猜想伦勃朗不是这么想的。

他不再像以前那样去画了，他失去的太多了。

他走上了一条自己的路。

这些是我几天前去大都会艺术博物馆参观荷兰绘画时的感想。

我自从在2007年看了“伦勃朗的时代”那次画展后再没有看过这些绘画，说实在的，我那时对这样的艺术有点腻烦了。

但是艺术给人的感受不是从一而终的，而是根据周围的变化而变化。

我现在从一个经济崩溃的角度看这些荷兰绘画。

一个触礁的市场，繁荣假象的幻灭，使这种艺术给人以不同的感受。

这次伦勃朗给我的不同感受尤其震撼，其实我一直是个会被突然的不同发现感动的人。

就像是你多年熟悉的老朋友，你认为他们的所做所为不会出乎你的预料，但是你错了。

因为他们从未像你想的那样一样过。

我对维米尔（Vermeer, 荷兰17世纪画家——译者按）的作品没有这样的感受。

我在博物馆里再次看到的维米尔的绘画与我记忆中的维米尔基本一致。

是不是由于在他的作品中，每一个构图都是那样精确的决定，每个主体都是同样的摆放，每个人物都有清晰的线条，就像是押韵顺口的诗词或是固有的想法那样在脑中挥之不去。

英语泛读教程1课文翻译

Unit2劳拉·英格尔·威尔德写了很多书,讲述她在荒野里的生活。

本文是从中选出的一个真实故事。

1872年，她们全家住在威斯康辛州大森林边儿上的一幢小木屋中。

方圆几里之内没有一户人家，也远离所有的城镇。

一天，她父亲外出，荒野中只剩下她们母女四人。

晚上，来了一只大熊，她们该怎么办呢？她们最后会安然无恙吗？请看下面的故事。

一天, 爸爸说春天来了。

大森林中的雪已经开始融化。

雪块儿从树枝上掉下来，落在下面松软的雪堆上，形成一个个小洞。

午间的时侯，屋檐下所有的大冰柱在阳光下颤动闪烁。

在冰柱尖儿上，一颗颗小水珠摇摇欲坠。

爸爸说，他得去城里一趟，卖掉他一冬捕获的兽皮。

一天晚上, 他扎了很大一捆毛皮。

毛皮太多，爸爸把它们紧紧捆在一起时, 这堆毛皮几乎和他一样高。

清晨, 爸爸把这一大捆毛皮背在肩上, 向城镇出发了。

因为毛皮太多，他没有带枪。

妈妈很担心。

但爸爸说，如果日出前就出发，并且快些走，他可以在天黑前赶回来。

最近的城镇也很远。

劳拉和玛莉从没见过城镇, 也没见过商店。

她们甚至从未见过两幢连在一起的房子。

但是她们知道城里有好多的房屋, 还有一家满是糖果、印花布和其他神奇东西的商店。

在那里可以买到火药、子弹、盐和糖。

她们知道，爸爸会用毛皮从镇上的店主那儿换回漂亮东西的。

整整一天,她们等着爸爸给她们带回礼物。

太阳下沉到树梢上, 冰柱上的水也不再往下滴, 她们开始急切地盼望着爸爸的归来。

太阳已经不见了, 森林也渐渐暗了下来, 爸爸没有回来。

妈妈准备好晚餐, 摆好了桌子, 爸爸还是没有回来。

到了平时干杂活的时间, 他依然没有回来。

妈妈说,劳拉可以和她一起去挤牛奶, 因为劳拉可以帮忙提灯笼。

劳拉穿上了外套, 妈妈帮她系好扣子。

妈妈点燃了灯笼里的蜡烛, 劳拉则戴上了她的红色手套。

两只手套由一根红纱绳连着, 挂在脖子上。

能去帮妈妈挤牛奶，劳拉感到十分自豪。

她小心翼翼地提着灯笼。

灯笼壁是用锡皮做的, 上面有一些豁口，以便烛光透出来。

王关富《商务英语阅读》(第二版)参考答案

王关富《商务英语阅读（第二版）》参考答案Unit 1Why China WorksExercises1. Answer the questions on the text:1) How does the author view the Chinese economy?It is the most important bright spot in the world economy under the global recession, the only major economy that is likely to show significant growth this year, and the only one that routinely breaks every rule in the economic textbook. 2) According to the author, why can the Chinese economy perform so well?Because of:(1) the capacity for state control by the Chinese government.(2) its rejection of exotic financial innovations that are the melting core of the global credit crisis.(3) the integration of its economic policies between traditional market tools and state control measures.3) In what way does the author imply that western economists are erroneous in their bias toward “China’s market economic system”?The United States and Europe are moving toward state control by nationalizing their banking and car industries, and imposing heavy new regulation on the financial industry.4) What is the view of Stephen Roach on the Chinese economy system?Investment is the backbone of sustainable growth in the Chinese economy, which works more effectively than other market based systems in times of economic stress.5) Why can China work in the eye of the author?It has followed a radical pragmatism focusing on a slow but steady shift toward freer markets.6) What is regarded as the strategic thinking of the Chinese leaders in market reforms?They understand even under the serious financial crisis that it can stabilize the Chinese market and economy to introduce more sophisticated forms of securitization, including stock index funds, corporate bonds and other debt products. They also realize that, in the course of doing this, they should learn from the mistakes the westerners have made.7) What is the example given to illustrate the steadiness of the Chinese leaders in their policy execution?They continue to allow the value of yuan to rise despite of the American charges and the need for export competitiveness by their own enterprises.8) What is “shock therapy”?It is the economic policy adopted in Russia from 1991 to 1992 that totally deregulated prices and lead to a runaway inflation. It proved to be all shock and no therapy.9) In what ways does the Chinese economic system work efficiently?It can get things done quickly, move in a coherent manner, and marshal its people and resources to a common target: economic growth and prosperity.11) What are the Internet and public opinion used for?For putting pressure on local officials and influencing policy decisions.2. Fill in each blank of the following sentences with one of the phrases in the list given below. Make changes when necessary.1)At a time when the need is growing for mental health services, many countries are unfortunately cutting back on itsspending.2)There is an increasing number of people out of work. But the western media often unfairly label them as lazy andreliable.3)Now that the flow of oil has been stopped by BP, the impact of all the spilled oil and natural gas is still beingmeasured.4)Once again its ability to steer economic policy will be tested against the ability to deliver on services and projectsaimed at growing the economy and jobs.5)Housing prices are incredibly high today. But he bought his house for a song about five years ago.6)As people are complaining high prices, especially those related to daily necessities, the government feels rather urgentto hold down inflation rate immediately.7)Under the new economy policy investors are invited to buy into state-owned enterprises.8)Since a serious gun shooting occurred in Arizona last week, security concerns have trickled down to all places,including residential buildings.9)Social unrest is a daily occurrence in the country nowadays. It is in the last place when it comes to investment formultinational companies.10)Efforts to ban smoking in China are so effective yet. Some chain smokers never think of quitting while many othershave battled in vain to quit.3. Match the terms in column A with the definitions in column B:A_______________________ B__________________________________1)financial innovation A) A reduction in the general availability of loans (orcredit) or a sudden tightening of the conditionsrequired to obtain a loan from the banks.72)stimulus package B) A non-bank entity or organization such asinvestment companies and mutual funds thatinvests in large quantities. 83)overheating C)A legal entity created by a government to undertakecommercial activities on its behalf. 64)stamp tax D) The trading of a corporation's stock or othersecurities (e.g. bonds or stock options) byindividuals with potential access to non-publicinformation.9E) An industry that requires large amounts of capital, machinery and equipment toproduce goods. 55)capital-intensive sector F) Generation of new and creative approaches tosecurities, money management or investing. 16)state-run firm G) An economy that is expanding so rapidly that toomuch money is chasing too few goods andeconomists fear a rise in inflation . 37)credit crisis H) tax levied on certain legal transactions such as thetransfer of a property such as building, copyright,land, patent, and securities. 48)institutional investor I) A plan or a series of measures taken by agovernment to jump-start its ailing economy,generally as a part of its fiscal policy. 210) insider trading4. Translate the following passage into Chinese.我们所面临的来自中国的真正挑战并不是他们向我们大量销售的货物，而恰恰相反，是他们正在提升的价值链。

英语泛读教程1 Glossary, Book 1

Unit 1illiterate (a.) 目不识丁的，文盲的tenant (n.) 房客，占用者lyrical (a.) 热情奔放的，感情丰富的blaze (v.) 发光，照耀wilted (a.) 枯萎的，凋谢的chestnut oak 栗色的栎树trample (v.) 践踏；蹂躏；蔑视；侵犯stubble (n.) 残茎，茬子squirrel (n.) 松鼠cornbalk (n.)bluff (n.) 悬崖stalk (n.) 茎，杆；叶柄，花梗sprout (v.) 发芽，抽芽sick (v.) 追逐，攻击swirl (n.) 漩涡，弯曲snap (v.) 猛地咬住；呵斥copperhead (n.)crawl (v.) 爬行，缓慢行进heap (n.) 堆，堆积loamy (a.) 肥沃的matted (a.)greenbriar (n.)poise (v.)grab (v.) 抢先，抢占crack (v.) 破裂，断裂whip (n.)spurt (v.) 喷出，（使）涌出pellet (n.) 小珠，小子弹sling (v.) 吊起，悬挂gray-piled (a.)loam (n.) 沃土，肥土writhe (v.) （因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚viciously (adv.) 邪恶地，恶毒地limp (a.) 无力的，松软的，无生气的limber (a.) 柔软的riddle (v.) 把...打得满是窟窿quiver (v.) 微颤，抖动incubate (v.) 孵化，培育quail (n.) 鹌鹑devour (v.) 吞灭，毁灭pant (v.) 喘气，喘息shaggy (a.) 毛发蓬松的fleck (n.) 斑纹，斑点ridge (n.) 背脊，峰lark (n.) 云雀，百灵鸟pasture (n.) 牧场，牧草地agony (n.) 苦恼，烦闷posthole (n.) （插旗杆或电线杆的）洞spud (n.) 小锄头mattock (n.) 鹤嘴锄dew (n.) 水珠，露水windlass (n.) 卷扬机，绞盘trail (n.) 追踪doom (n.) 命运，厄运coil (v.) 盘旋，卷成一圈drooping (a.)vigilant (a.)trickle (v.)gush (v.)punch (v.)oppress (v.)consume (v.)conceive (v.)ecstasy (n.)surpass (v.)evolutionary (a.)considerable (a.)identical (a.)manifesto (n.)mindful (a.)interactions (n.)commitment (n.)attachment (n.)shower (v.)sacrifice (v.)counseling advicehardwired (a.)whip outdignity (n.)concrete (n.)periodical (n.)prolific (a.)regionalist (a. / n.)resolve (v.)lure (v.)stave off (v.) prognosis (n.) illusion (n.) fanfair (n.)dull (v.) recapture (v.) carved figure (n.) bead (n.) ribbon (n.) turquoise (n.)Unit 2log (n.)thaw (v.)icicle (n.)eave (n.) sparkle (v.) bundle (n.) strap (v.)calico (n.)shot (n.)mitten (n.)yarn (n.)barn (n.)leap (v.) barnyard (n.) stall (n.)bar (n.)slap (v.) glittering (a.) snatch (v.)slam (v.) snuggle (v.) trundle (n.) latch-stringdot (n.)claw (n.)faint (a.)chore (n.)plow (v.) quilting (v.) pane (n.)loft (n.)dash off clamber (v.) cub (n.)stroke (v.) cuddly (a.) observance (n.) resolution (n.) tidbit (n.) saddle (n.) integrity (n.) bulk (n.)chart (n.)post (v.)emulate (v.) personify (v.) daring (a.) cattleman (n.) steer (n.) graze (v.) regiment (n.) loot (v.)scout (n.)outfit (n.)bed down straggler (n.) scout (v.) plunger (v.) ebb (n.)quick sands rattlesnake (n.) bonanza (n.)on the hoof (a.) stock cattle (n.) mule (n.) dugout (n.)Unit 3 orchard (n.) enrage (v.) monotonous (a.) versatile (a.)insignificant (a.) gloomy (a.) costume (n.) vivacity (n.) imposing (a.) square (v.) stride (v.) studiously (adv.) loom (v.) chassis (n.) manifold (a.)plague (n.)wig (n.) perchance (adv.) rub (n.)shuffle (v.)coil (n.)Unit 4 conservation (n.) migratory (a.) sanctuary (n.) fact sheet habitat (n.) redstart (n.) warbler (n.) woodcreeper parrotcanopy (n.) yield (n.) intensive (a.) fertilizer (n.) insecticide (n.) herbicide (n.) fungicide (n.) agronomic (a.) cropland (n.) diversity (n.) convert (v.) avifauna (n.) tropics (n.) compatible (a.)overstory (n.) indigenous (a.) agroforestry (n.) understory (n.) organic (a.)mulch (n.) erosion (n.) toxicities (n.) hectare (n.)moist (n.) virtually (adv.) orchid (n.) amphibian (n.) rival (v.)benign (a.) respectively (adv.) revenue (n.) exceed (v.)credit (n.) conversion (n.) relentless (a.) acidification (n.) run-off (n.)micro-climatic (a.) deliberate (a.) temperate (a.) endangered (a.) ponder (v.) portion (n.)foster (v.) habitant (n.) revert (v.)radical (a.) cautiously (adv.) stroke (n.) autoimmune (a.) sclerosis (n.) rheumatoid arthritis catch-all (a.) deem (v.) rodenticide (n.) fungus (n.)rodent (n.)unintended (a.) unanticipated (a.) conventional (a.) mortality (n.) prevalence (n.) peregrine (n.) falcon (n.) osprey (n.) unwitting (a.) contamination (n.) wrought (v.) fervor (n.) organochlorine (n.) severely (adv.) hazardous (a.) mart (n.)bend (n.)cut it close gauge (n.)verge on (v.) ominously (adv.) predicament (n.) dilemma (n.) viable (a.) neotropical (a.) accumulate (v.) predator (n.) rehydration (n.) stopover site (n.) doom (v.)entail (v.)toll (n.)breed (v.) collision (n.) degradation (n.) await (v.)exploit (v.)turf (n.)pounce (v.) capture (v.)anew (adv.) sumptuous (a.) repast (n.)contaminate (v.) manifest (v.)thorax (n.) abdomen (n.) antennae (n.) cuticle (n.)chitin (n.) skeleton (n.) exoskeleton (n.) spiracle (n.) trachea (n.)vein (n.)artery (n.) digestive system (n.) nourishment (n.) muscular (a.) gizzard (n.)grind up (v.) ganglia (n.) ganglion caterpillar (n.) larva (n.)larvaemaggot (n.)grub (n.)pupa / pupae (n.) metamorphosis (n.) earwig (n.)nymph (n.)shed its skin moultingimago (n.) dragonfly (n.) damselfly (n.) nalad (n.)moth (n.) cockroach (n.)yolk (n.)spine (n.)swell upclaw (n.)sticky pad (n.)gnat (n.)knob (n.)halteres (n.)agile (a.)hover (v.)horsefly (n.)bulging (a.) compound eyes (n.) dusk (n.)ocelli (ocellus) vibration (n.)Unit 5times tablestack (v.)flashcard (n.)yell (v.)jolly (a.)cinch (n.)to the coremean (a.)stick up (v.)clinch (v.)hedge (v.)pat (v.)spank (v.)hollow (n.)timber (n.)giant (a.)sponge (n.)release (v.) evaporation (n.) stabilize (v.)erode (v.)silt (v.)disastrous (a.) vibration (n.)vibrate (v.)whip (v.)lick (n.)make a fussrepeat the grade closed circuit televisioncollege admission test polytechnic (n.)inflammatory rheumatism waterworkspondcreek (n.)swell (v.)limp (v.)pitch (v.)tumble (v.)dam (n.)recess time (n.)solemn (a.)presently (adv.) fairground (n.)sore (a.)birch treebarrel (n.)drag (v.)whopper (n.)carp (n.)freshet (n.)wrestle (v.)gill (n.)slippery (a.)wriggle (v.)washtub (n.)make a break conviction (n.)Unit 6paradise (n.)grief (n.)the justfasting (n.)bewildered (a.)satin (n.)shutter (v.)drapery (n.)coffin (n.)clap (v.)bear (v.)pomegranate (n.) persimmon (n.) goblet (n.) ravenously (adv.) undress (v.)velvet (a. / n.)saint (n.)yearn (v.)chop (v.)be beside oneself (v.) buzz (v.)embrace (v.)doughnut (n.) pickpocket (n.) authentic (a.) deprive (v.)huff (n.)tantrum (n.)tangle (n.) disguise (n.)sniff (n.)stamp (v.)pine wand (n.) mumble (v.)nap (n.)pucker up (v.) cinnamon (n.)Unit 7growl (v.)leash (v.)chase (v.)harness (n.)tent (n.)clan (n.)sledge (n.)rabies (n.)Unit 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paigns celebrating the Big Apple, those T-shirts with a heart design proclaiming “I love New York,”are signs, pathetic in their desperation, of how the m ighty has fallen. New York City used to leave the bragging to others, for bragg ing w as “bush” Being unique, the biggest and the best, New York didn’t have to assert how special it was.’t the top anym ore, at least if the top is m easured by who begets the styles and sets the trends. Nowadays New York is out of phase with American taste as often as it is out of step with Am erican politics. Once it was the nation’s undisputed fashion authority, but it too long resisted the incom ing casual style and lost its m onopoly. No longer so looked up to or copied, New York even prides itself on being a holdout from prevailing Am erican trends, a place to escape Comm on Denom inator Land.ore and m ore evident. A dozen other cities have buildings m ore inspired architecturally than any built in New York City in the past twenty years. The giant Manhattan television studios where Toscanini’s NBCSym phony once played now sit empty m ost of the time, while sitcoms cloned and canned in Hollywood, and the Johnny Carson show live, preem pt the airways from California. Tin Pan Alley has m oved to Nashville and Hollywood. Vegas casinos routinely pay heavy sum s to singers and entertainers whom no nightspot in Manhattan can afford to hire. In sports, the bigger superdom es, the m ore exciting teams, them ost enthusiastic fans, are often found elsewhere.–being regarded as unfriendly, unsafe, overcrowded, and expensive –but it is m aking som ething of a com eback as a tourist attraction. Even so, m ost Americans would probably rate New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington, or Disneyland higher. A dozen other cities, including m yhom etown of Seattle, are widely considered better cities to live in.any Europeans call New York their favorite city? They take m ore readily than do m ost Americans to its cosm opolitan com plexities, its surviving, aloof, European standards, its alien mixtures. Perhaps som e of these Europeans are reassured by the sight, on the twin fashion avenues of Madison and Fifth, of all those familiar international nam es – the jewelers, shoe stores, and designer shops that exist to flatter and bilk the frivolous rich. But no; what m ost excites Europeans is the city’s charged, nervous atm osphere, its vulgar dynam ism .share of articulate losers, it is also about m ockery, the put-down , the loser’s shrug (“whaddya gonna do?”). It is about constant battles for subway seats, for a cabdriver’s or a clerk’s or a waiter’s attention, for a foothold , a chance, a better address, a larger billing. To win in New York is to be uneasy; to lose is to live in jostling proxim ity to the frustrated majority.e. And though I have lived there m ore than half m y life, you won’t find m e wearing an “I Love New York”T-shirt. But all in all, I can’t think of m any places in the world I’d rather live. It’s not easy to define why.’s pleasures are m uch qualified in New York. You never see a star-filledsky; the city’s bright glow arrogantly obscures the heavens. Sunsets can be spectacular: oranges and reds tinting the sky over the Jersey m eadows and gaudily reflected in a thousand windows on Manha ttan’s jagged skyline. Nature constantly yields to m an in New York: witness those fragile sidewalk trees gamely struggling against encroaching cem ent and petrol fum es. Central Park, which Frederick Law Olm sted designed as lungs for the city’s poor, i s in places grassless and filled with trash, no longer pristine yet lively with the noise and vivacity of people, largely youths, blacks, and Puerto Ricans, enjoying them selves. On park benches sit older people,m ostly white, looking displaced. It has becom e less a tranquil park than an untidy carnival.our of the city, which never beckoned to m e from a distance, but itsopportunity –to practice the kind of journalism I wanted –drew me to New York. I wasn’t even sure how I’d m easure up against others who had been m ore soundly educated at Ivy League schools, or whether I could com pete against that tough local breed, those intellectual sons of immigrants, so highly m otivated and single-minded, such as Alfred Kazin, who for div ersion (for heaven’t sake!) played Bach’s Unaccompanied Partitas on the violin.ost banal and m arketable of one’s talents, still draws m any of the young to New York. That and, as always, the com pany of others fleeing som ething constricting where they cam e from. Together these young share a freedom, a community of inexpensive am usements, a casualliving, and som e rough tim es. It can’t be the living conditions that appeal, for only fond mem ory will forgive the inconvenience, risk, and squalor. Comm ercial Broadway m ay be inaccessible to them, but there is off- Broadway, and then off-off-Broadway. If painters disdain Madison Avenue’s plush art galleries, Madison Avenue dealers set up shop in the grubby precincts of Soho. But the purity of a bohem ian dedication can be exaggerated. The artistic young inhabit the sam e Greenwich Village and its fringes in which the experim entalists in the arts lived during the Depression, united by a world against them. But the present generation is enough of a subculture to be a source of profitable boutiques and coffeehouses. And it is not all that estranged.ost respects from mainland America, but in two areas it remains dominant. It is the banking and the comm unications headquarters for America. In both these roles it ratifies m ore than it creates. Wall Street will advance the m illions to m ake a Hollywood m ovie only if convinced that a bestselling title o r a star name will ensure its success. The networks’ news centers are here, and the largest book publishers, and the biggest m agazines – and therefore the largest body of critics to appraise the films, the plays, the m usic, the books that others have created. New York is a judging town, and often invokes standards that the rest of the country deplores or ignores. A m arket for knowingness exists in New York that doesn’t exist for knowledge.arkets and devising the catchy jingles that will m ove m illions from McDonald’s to Burger king, so that the adagency’s “creative director”can lunch instead in Manhattan’s expense-account French restaurants. The bankers and the admen. The m arketing specialists and a thousand well-paid ancillary service people, really set the city’s brittle tone— catering to a wide American public whose num bers m ust be respected but whose tastes do not have to shared. The condescending view from the fiftieth floor of the city’s crowds below cuts these people off from humanity. So does an attitude which sees the public only in terms of large, malleable numbers— as impersonally as does the clattering subway turnstile beneath the office towers.surprised by the lack of cynicism, particularly am ong the younger ones, of those who work in such fields. The television generation grew up in the insistent presence of hype, delights in much of it, and has no scruples about practicing it. Men and wom an do their jobs professionally, and, like the pilots who from great heights bom bed Hanoi, seem unmarked by it. They lead their real lives elsewhere, in the Village bars they are indistinguishable in dress or behavior from would-be artists, actors, and writers. The boundaries of “art for art’s sake” aren’t so rigid anym ore; art itself is less sharply defined, and those whose paintings don’t sell do illustrations; those who can’ get acting jobs do comm ercials; those who are writing ambitious novels sustain themselves on the m agazines. Besides, serious art often feeds in the popular these days, changing it with fond irony.e the newcom ers find or from their won worlds; Manhatten is m any such words, huddled together but rarely interaction. I think this is what gives the city itssense of freedom. There are enough like you, whatever you are. And it isn’t asnecessary to know anything about an apartm ent neighbor- or to worry about his judgm ent of you- as it is about som eone with an adjoining yard. In New York, like seeks like, and by econom y of effort excludes the rest as stranger. This distancing, this uncaring in ordinary encounters, has another side: in no other Am erican city can the lonely be as lonely.uch m ore needs to be said. New Your is a wounded city, declining in its am enities . Overloaded by its tax burdens. But it is not dying city; the streets are safer than they were five years age; Broadway, which seem ed to be succumbing to the tawdriness of its environm ent, is astir again.enace, the noise, the brusqueness- all confirm outsiders in their conviction that they wouldn’t live here if you gave them the place. Yet show a New Yorker a splendid hom e in Dallas, or a swimming pool and cabana in Beverly Hills, and he will be admiring but not envious. So m uch of well-to-do America now lives antiseptically in enclaves, tranquil and luxurious, that shut out the world. Too static, the New Yorker would say. Tell him about the vigor of your outdoor pleasures; he prefers the unhealthy hassle andthe vitality of urban life. He is hopelessly provincial. To him New York- despite its faults,which her will impat iently concede (“so what else is new?”) — is the spoiler of all other American cities.erican cities to visit first-rate art m useum s, to hear good m usic and see lively experim ental theater, to m eet intelligent and sophisticated people who know how to live, dine, and talk well; and to enjoy all this in congenial and spacious surroundings. The New Yorkers still wouldn’t want to live there.issing is what m any outsiders find oppressive and distasteful about New York –its rawness, tension, urgency; its bracingcom petitiveness; the rigor of its judgm ents; and the congested, dem ocratic presence of so m any other New Yorkers, encased in their own worlds, the defeated are not hidden away som ewhere else on the wrong side of town. In the subways, in the buses, in the streets, it is impossible to avoid people whose lives are harder than yours. With the desperate, the ill, the fatigued, the overwhelm ed, one learns not to strike upcon versation (which isn’t wanted ) but to m ake brief, sy m pathetic eye contact, to include them in the hum an race. It isn’t m uch, but it is the fleeting hospitality of New Yorkers, each jealous of his privacy in the crowd. Ever helpfulness is often delivered as a taunt: a m an, rushing the traffic light, shouts the m an behind him. “ You want to be wearing a Buick with Jersey plates?” — great scorn in the word Jersey, hom e of drivers who don’t belong here.’s definition, New York is m ongrel city. It is in fact the first truly international m etropolis. No other great city- not London, Paris, Rom e or Tokyo- plays host (or hostage) to so m any nationalities. The m ix is m uch wider- Asians, Africans, Latins - that when that tumultuous variety of European crowded ashore at Ellis Island.The newcom ers are never fully absorbed, but are added precariously to the undigested many.20 New York is too big to be dom inated by any group, by Wasps or Jews or blacks, or by Catholics of m any origins —Irish, Italian, Hispanic. All have their little sovereignties, all are sizable enough to be reckoned with and tough in asserting their claim s, but none is powerful enough to subdue the others. Characteristically, the city swallows up the United Nations and refuses to take it seriously, regarding it as an unworkable m ixture of the idealistic, the impractical, and the hypocritical. But New Yorkers them selves are in training in how to live together in a diversity of races- the necessary initiation into the future.education in sights and sm ells. There is wonderful variety of places to eat or shop, and though the m ost successful of such places are likely to touristy hybridcom prom ises, they too have genuine roots. Other Am erican cities have ethnic turfs jealously defended, but not, I think, such an adm ixture of groups, thrown together in such jarring juxtapositions . In the sam e way, avenues of high-rise luxury in New York are never far from poverty and m ean streets. The sadness and fortitude of New York must be celebrated, along with its treasures of art and m usic. The com bination is unstable; it produces friction, or an uneasy forbearance that som etimes becom es a real toleration.es a m atter of alternating m oods, often inthe sam e day. The place constantly exasperates , at times exhilarates . To m e it is the city of unavoidable experience. Living there, one has the reassurance of steadily confronting life.(from the Atlantic, Sept. 1978)NOTES1. Griffith: Thom as Griffith (1915--), Am erican writer and editor. Since 1974 he has been press colum nist, Time magazine; staff contributor, For-tune magazine; colum nist, Atlantic Monthly. He is an uprooted westerner who now calls New York hom e. Publications: The Waist-High Culture; How True? --A Sceptic 's Guide to Believing the News.2. the Big Apple: any large city; specifically New York City3. bush: rustic, countrified, belonging to sm all towns4. Comm on Denom inator Land: uniformity, comm onness, sam eness, the m onotonous, the hum drum5. sitcom s: situation com edies; a radio or television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of unconnected episodes6. cloned: grown like a clone, all the descendants being derived asexually from a single individual. Cloned and canned: produced and packed, all ready for immediate consum ption (showing).7. Johnny Carson: a m an who runs a late night talk show8. Nashville: Capital of Tennessee State, center of rock-and-roll9. Vegas: sam e as Las Vegas. See text I, exercise I.10. superdom es: extra big sport stadiums11. convention city: city where conventions (assem blies of m embers or delegates of a political, social, professional, or religious group) are regularly held.12. Madison: Madison Avenue13. Fifth: Fifth Avenue, fam ous for fashionable shops14. Whaddya gonna do?: What are you going to do? Connoting a cool lack of concern; indifference; nonchalance.15. Jersey: Jersey City16. Ivy League schools: referring to prominent north-eastern universities in the U.S., such as, Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Colum bia and others. It connotes a certain degree of wealth, sophistication, re finem ent, social prominence, and the like.17. Kazin: Alfred Kazin (1915)), Am erican critic. Publications: On Native Grounds ; The Inm ost Leaf; Contemporaries ; and Bright Book of Life.18. Commercial Broadway: The New York comm ercial theater or entertainment industry19.off-off-Broadway: an avant-garde theatrical m ovem ent in New York that stresses untraditional techniques and radical experim entation. Its relation to off-Broadway being analogous to the relation of off-Broadway to Broadway.20. Soho: a district in New York. By the early 1970s the artist colony had shift- ed from Greenwich Village to Soho.21. best-selling title: title of best-selling books22. star nam e: nam e of star actor or actress23. networks: radio and television networks24. McDonald's : McDonald' s chain restaurant selling hamburger25. Burger King: a chain restaurant whose specialty is hamburger26. lunch in expense-account French restaurants: to lunch in expensive French restaurants with the bill being paid by the com pany or em ployer27. hype: extravagant prom otional advertising28. popular: pop art; a realistic art style, using techniques and popular subjects adapted from commercial art and the mass communications m edia29. Beverly Hills: city in California, surrounded by Los Angeles, fam ous for luxurious hom es of rich Hollywood actors and actresses30. So what else is new?: there is nothing new in what you say; connoting the listener is not im pressed nor interested31. You want to be wearing a Buick with Jersey plates?: Do you want to be knocked down by a car carrying a Jersey license plate? Connoting that the m an should have som e pride in being a New Yorker and not let him self be run over by a car from Jersey.32. touristy hybrid com prom ises: a m ixture of different racial characteristics which attracts tourists33. ethnic turfs: districts or areas inhabited by foreign-born Am ericansAims1)Im proving students’ability to read between lines and understand the text properly;2)Cultivating students’ability to m ake a creative reading;3)Enhancing students’ability to appreciate the text from different perspectives;4)Helping students to understand som e difficult words and expressions;5)Helping students to understanding rhetorical devices;6)Encouraging students to voice their own viewpoint fluently and accurately.Teaching Contents1)Background Knowledge2)Exposition3)Detailed Study of the Essay4)Organization Pattern5)Style and Language Features6)Special Difficulties课文讲解部分1. Background Knowledge1) About the author Thom as Griffith2) About New York City2. Exposition/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html3. Detailed study on Loving and hating New YorkPara.1-5 General introduction — setting forth the present status of New York in the United States and in the eye’s of foreignersTask: Collect evidence to show that “ How the m ighty has fallen.”New York = Big Apple = Mighty—Advertising campaigns publicly praise New York;—Many New Yorkers wear T-shirts with a heart design and the works “ I love New York”—New York is trying desperately to regain her lost prestige and status.Para.2-3: New York: Yesterday & TodayNew York CityYesterday TodayTop, highest, biggest isn’t any m oreLeading city sets styles and trends of nation out of phase with ______ as out of step withUndisputed fashion authority lost its undisputed leadershipLooked up to and im itated no longer so“Nowadays New York is out of phase with Am erican taste “—Nowadays New York connot understand nor follow the taste of the Am erican people and is often in disagreem ent with American politics.“No longer so looked up to or copied, New York even prides itself on being a holdout from prevailing American trends” —Since New York is no longer looked up to or copied as the undisputed fashion authority, it now boasts that it is a city that resists the prevailing trends (styles, fashion) of America, that it is a place where people can escape from uniformity and comm onness.Question:1) From where we can see New York’s deficiencies as a pacesetter are m ore and m ore evident?—Building—Manhattan television studios—Tin Pan Alley—Hiring singers and entertainers—Sports2) The technique used to support author’s view is___________.Para.4: New York: in the eyes of AmericansCom eback: 1 a : a sharp or witty reply : retort b : a cause for com plaint 2 : a return to a form er position or condition (as of success or prosperity) :recovery, revival Para5 New York: in the eyes of foreigner.Question: Why do m any Europeans call New York their favorite city?—Cosm opolitan complexities—European standards—Mixture of m any foreigners—Many jewelers, shoe stores and designers shops—Familiar international nam es—Tense, restless atm osphere; its energetic pulse“… and designer shops that exist to flatter and bilk the frivolous rich.”These shops are set up to cheat and gratify the vanity of the silly rich peoplePara 6 New York: energy, contention and strivingConvention: angry disagreem entStriving: trying very hard to achieve or to defeat the othersPut-down: ( inform al) a remark or criticism intended to m ake the others feel stupid (令人难堪的话，噎人的话)“To win in New York is to be uneasy; to lose is to live in jostling proxim ity to the frustrated majority.”— A person who wins in New York is constantly disturbed by fear and anxiety ( because he is afraid of losing what he has won in the fierce competition); a person who loses has to live am ong the defeated, who are in the m ajority in New York.Para.7: New York in author’s eyes.“New York was never Mecca to m e”Rhetorical devices em ployed in this sentence are: __________ and ___________.The author com pares New York to Mecca; and Mecca is standing for _______________.A place of holy pilgrimage, of a place one yearns to go.Para 8: New York: NatureQuestions:1) The topic sentence is ___________________.2) The rhetorical device employed in “ Nature constantly yields to m an in New York” is __________.3) Are there any other places uses the sam e rhetorical device as m entioned above? What’s the function of it?Para.9 New York: Opportunities & uncertainnessQuestions:1) What do “Ivy League Schools” refer to?2) Why did writer go and live in New York?Para.10: New York : in young people’s eyesQuestion: Why do young people still go to New York?—testing themselves—unwilling to surrender to their m ost comm on and easily sold talents—the fierce competition and challenge—standards of excellence dem anded“But the purity of a bohem ian dedication can be exaggerated.”—But a pure and wholehearted devotion to a Bohem ian life style can be esaggerated. “But the present generation is enough of a subculture to be a source of profitable boutiques and coffeehouses.”As these young writers and artists have distinct cultural patterns of their own, m any businessm en open up profitable boutiques and coffeehouses to cater to their special tastes and interests.“And it is not all that estranged” “It” probably m eans _______________.Para.11: New York: A judging town“A m arket for knowingness exists in New York that doesn’t exist for knowledge.”—In New York, a shrewd understanding or ability to appraise things is appreciated and paid for and skill and learning by themselves are not considered valuable.Para12: New York: An advertising CenterQuestion:1) The rhetorical device used in “The condescending view from the fiftieth floor of the city’s …” is _________. And “ The condescending view is the view of __________.2) In sentence “So does an attitude which sees….” The author com pares ______ to ______.Para 13: New York : Lack of cynicismTask: Collect evidence to show New York is lack of cynicism In sentence “ Men and wom en do their jobs professionally and, like pilots who from great heights bombed Hanoi …” the author compares_______ to ______.Para 14: New York: FreedomWhat gives the city its sense of freedom?Para 15: New York: Wounded not dyingAmenity: the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structureTo succum b to: to fail to resist an attack, illness, temptationPara 16-18: New York: N ew Yorkers’ LoveNew Yorker who sees all the faults of the city still prefer to live in New YorkNew York’s faults:—Trash-strewn streets—Unruly school—Uneasy feeling or m enace—The noise—The brusqueness“He is hopeless provincial”—He will always be a New Yorker. His attitude towards and his love for New York will never change“New York … is the spoiler of all other American cities”—New York has spoiled all the other American cities for him.Para 19-10 New York: International MetropolisWhy is New York called an international m etropolis?Para.22: Loving and Hating New York1. exasperate: to excite the anger of; to cause irritation or annoyance to2. exhilarate: to m ake cheerful; to excite“The place constantly exasperates, at times exhilarat es.”—New York constantly irritates and annoys very m uch but at tim es it also invigorates and stimulates.Oral practice: Talking about the following questions:1. What is the main them e of this article? Where is it specifically stated?2. What technique does the writer use to develop his m ain them e? Is the technique effective? Cite exam ples.3. Comm ent on the diction of the writer. Pick out term s and phrases that you think are peculiarly American.4. Does the writer really both love and hate New York? Cite exam ples to back up your analysis.5. How m any paragraphs would you regard as being the introductory paragraphs. Why?6. What is the topic sentence of paragraph 8? How is the paragraph developed?7. Explain fully the following sentence from paragraph 11: “A m arket for knowingness exists in New York that doesn’t exist for knowledge.”8. Pick out som e figures of speech which you think the writer has usid m ost effectively. Cite your reasons.Paraphrase:1. Nowadays New York is out of phase with American taste (Para 2)2. New York even prides itself on being a holdout from prevailing American trends. (Para 2)3. Sitcom s cloned and canned in Hollywood, and the Johnny Carson show live, pre-empt the airwaves from California (Para 3)4. It is m aking som ething of a com eback as a tourist attraction (Para 4)5. To win in New York is to be uneasy (Para 6)6. Nature’s pleasures are m uch qualified in New York. (Para 8)7. The city ‘s bright glow arrogantly obscures the heavens (Para 8)8. But the purity of a bohem ian de dication can be exaggerated. (Para 10)9. In both these roles it ratifies m ore than it creates. (Para 11)10. The television generation grew up in the insistent presence of hype (Para 13)11. Those who are writing am bitious novels sustain them selves on the m agazines. (Para 13)12. Broadway, which seem ed to be succum bing to the tawdriness of its environm ent, is astir again (Para 15)13. He prefers the unhealthy hassle and the vitality of urban life (Para 16)14. The defeated are not hidden away som e where else on the wrong side of town. (Para 18)15. The place constantly exasperates, at tim es exhilarates. (Para 22)4. Organization Pattern1) The thesis: Loving and hating New York or m ore specifically: Loving and hating New York becom es a m atter of alternating m oods, often in the sam e day.2) The thesis developed by both objective and em otional description of New York and the life and struggle of New Yorkers3) The structural organization of this essay: clear and sim ple5. Style and Language Features1) Full of Am erican English terms, phrases and constructions.T-shirtholdoutcom ebackput-downexpense-accountadmanhigh-risemeasure up2) Use of various rhetorical devices:metaphorpersonificationmetonym ytransferred epithetalliterationsim ilesynecdocheironyeuphem ism/carroll/faq3.htmlto6. Special Difficulties1) Identifying and understanding Am ericanisms in this essay2) Som e terms/phrases/structuresout-of-phasetelevision generationeconom y of effortwrong sidesitcom s cloned and cannedMeccameasure up againstIvy League schoolscommercial Broadway/off-Broadway/off-off-Broadway Madison Avenue/Wall Streetlike seeks likeWasps词汇(Vocabulary)bush (adj.) : rustic，countrified，belonging to small towns粗俗的；乡土气的；乡下的beget (v.) : bring into being；produce使产生，引起，招致holdout (n.) : [Americanism]a place that holds out [美语]坚固据点deficiency (n.) : the quality or state of being deficient; absence of something essential；a shortage 缺乏，缺少，欠缺；缺陷，不足之处pacesetter (n.) : a person that leads the way or serves as a model标兵sitcom (n.) : [口]situation comedy的缩略clone (v.) : derive all the descendants asexually from a single individual无性繁殖preempt (v.) : radio and TV]replace(a regularly scheduled program)[广播、电视]先占，先取得casino (n.) : a public room or building for entertainments．dancing，or，now specifically，gambling 俱乐部，娱乐场；(现尤指)赌场nightspot (n.) : nightclub夜总会bilk (v.) : cheat or swindle；defraud欺骗，蒙骗dynamism (n.) : the quality of being energetic，vigorous，etc．推动力；活力，精力，劲头put—down (n.) : [American slang]a belittling remark or crushing retort[美俚]贬低的话；反驳；无礼的回答foothold (n.) : a secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged立足点，据点jostle (v.) : bump or push，as in a crowd；elbow or shove roughly(在人群中)拥挤；用肘推；撞proximity (n.) : the state or quality of being near；nearness in space，time，etc．最近；接近；(地方，时间等)最接近obscure (v.) : darken；make dim使黑暗；使朦胧tint (v.) : give a color or a shading of a color to着上(淡)色gaudy (adj.) : bright and showy, but lacking in good taste；cheaply brilliant and ornate华丽而俗气的，炫丽的。

泛读教程一1-4单元Glossary单词

一1.academic year 学年2.assignment 任务；课外作业3.attendance 参加4.Auditorium /ɔːdɪ'tɔːrɪəm/ 礼堂，会堂；观众席5.Cafeteria 自助餐厅6.Campus 校园7.Canteen 小卖部8.Classroom 教室pulsory course /kəmˈpʌlsərɪ/ 必修课puter lab 电脑室11.Counselor /'kaʊnslɚ/ 顾问12.Credit 信用；学分13.Curriculum 课程14.Dean 校长；系主任15.Degree 程度；等级；学位16.Diploma 文凭；奖状17.Discipline 纪律18.Dormitory 宿舍19.Dorm mate 室友20.Elective course /ɪ'lektɪv/ 选修课21.Enrollment /ɪn'rəʊlmənt/ 登记’入伍22.Extracurricular 课外的23.Faculty /'fæk(ə)ltɪ/ 科；系；能力24.Freshman 大一新生25.Graduate 毕业26.Gymnasium /dʒɪm'neɪzɪəm/ 体育馆；健身房27.Higher education 高等教育28.Humanities /hjʊ'mænətɪz/ 人类；人文科学29.Junior 年少的；下级的30.Lecture hall 讲堂；阶梯教室31.Liberal arts 人文科学32.Library 图书馆33.Major 主要的；主修的34.Minor 未成年的；较小的35.Monitor 班长36.Office hour 上班时间37.Oral examination 口试38.Physical education 体育教育39.plagiarism /'pleɪdʒərɪz(ə)m/ 剽窃40.registration /redʒɪ'streɪʃ(ə)n/ 登记；注册；挂号41.regulation 管理；规则42.research 研究；调查43.scholarship 奖学金44.semester 学期45.senior 高级的；年长的46.seminar /'semɪnɑː/ 讨论会；研讨会47.social science 社会科学48.society 社会49.sophomore /'sɒfəmɔː/ 大二学生50.staff 员工51.student union 学生会52.term paper 学期报告/论文53.tutorial 辅导的；家庭教师的54.undergraduate 大学生；大学肄业生55.written test 书面测试二1.accent 口音；重音；腔调2.Behavior 行为3.Ceremony 典礼；仪式munication 沟通munity 社区；团体6.Convention 大会；惯例7.Costume 服装；戏装8.Cross-cultural 跨文化的9.Cuisine /kwɪ'ziːn/ 烹饪10.Local culture 本土文化11.custom 习惯；风俗12.dialect 方言13.difference 不同n.14.environment 环境15.ethics /'eθɪks/ 伦理学；道德标准16.ethic minority /maɪ'nɔrəti/ 伦理的少数民族17.etiquette /'etɪket; etɪ'ket/ 礼节；礼仪18.folklore /'fəʊklɔː/ 民间风俗；民间传说19.food 食物20.gesture 手势21.interpersonal 人际的22.invitation 请柬；邀请23.kinship /'kɪnʃɪp/ 亲属关系ndscape 风景（画）25.manner 方式；习惯；规矩26.religion 宗教27.ritual /'rɪtʃʊəl/ 仪式；惯例；例行的28.sign language 手势语29.similarly 类似；相似点n.30.slang 俚语31.table manners 餐桌礼仪32.tradition 传统的33.transportation 运输；运输工具34.travel 旅行35.tourist attraction 游览胜地三1.acting 代理的；装腔作势的；演技2.Adaptation 适应3.Animation /ænɪ'meɪʃ(ə)n/ 活泼；激励；卡通画绘制4.Audition /ɔː'dɪʃ(ə)n/ 听力；听觉；试听5.Box office 票房的6.Camera angle /'æŋg(ə)l/ 镜头视角7.Cinema 电影院8.Cinematographer 电影摄影技师9.Close-up 特写镜头10.continuity /,kɒntɪ'njuːɪtɪ/ n.连续性；分镜头剧本11.Costumes 戏装12.Credits 信用13.Director 导演14.Distributor 分发者；散布者15.Documentary 纪录片16.Drive-in cinema 汽车影院17.Dubbing /'dʌbɪŋ/ 配音18.Fade in 采用19.Fade out 淡出；渐弱20.Feature 特点；容貌21.flashback 倒叙22.Focus 焦点；中心；焦距23.Framing /'freɪmɪŋ/ 框架；取景；取帧24.Leading role 主导作用/主演25.Lighting 照明设备26.Microphone 扩音器；麦克风27.Montage 蒙太奇（电影的基本结构手段和叙事方式）；混合画28.Premiere /'premɪeə/ 首映；初次公演；女主角29.Producer 制片人30.Prop /prɒp/ 支柱；道具30.Romance 浪漫n.31.Scene 场面；情景32.Screenplay 剧本33.Script 脚本34.Shooting 射击；打猎；摄影35.Shooter 射手36.Slapstick /'slæpstɪk/ 闹剧37.Sound effects 音效38.Special effects 特效39.Spotlight 聚光灯40.Stage properly 适当的舞台41.Studio /'stjuːdɪəʊ/ 演播室；工作室42.Substitute 替代；替换43.Supporting role 配角44.Theme song 主题曲45.Thriller 惊险小说46.Zoom in 放大47.Zoom out 缩小四1.appetite /'æpɪtaɪt/ 食欲；胃口2.Banquet /'bæŋkwɪt/ 盛宴；款待3.Barbecue 烧烤4.Beef 牛肉5.Black tea 红茶6.Black coffee 黑咖啡7.Boil 沸腾；烧开8.Broth /brɒθ/ 肉汤；液体培养基9.Brown sugar 红糖；黄糖10.Buffet 小卖部；自助餐11.Cafeteria 自助餐厅12.Chew 咀嚼13.Cook 烹饪；厨师14.Cooker 厨具15.Crayfish /'kreɪfɪʃ/ 小龙虾16.Crunchy /'krʌntʃɪ/ 易碎的；发嘎吱嘎吱声的16.Cuisine /kwɪ'ziːn/ 烹饪n.17.deep fry 油炸18.diet 日常饮食19.drink 喝；饮品20.dry beer 干啤酒21.fast fry 快炒22.Flavor /'fleɪvə/ 风味；香料23.frying pan 煎锅24.ginger 生姜25.grill 烤架26.hot pot 火锅27.kettle /'ket(ə)l/ 壶28.liquor /'lɪkə/ 酒；酒精29.Mince 切碎30.mustard /'mʌstəd/ 芥末；芥菜31.mutton /'mʌt(ə)n/ 羊肉32.nibble /'nɪb(ə)l/ 啃；轻咬33.nutrition 营养34.pepper 胡椒35.pickles /'pɪkl/ 泡菜；咸菜36.pie 馅饼37.pork 猪肉38.Potluck /'pɒt'lʌk/ 家常便饭37.prawn /prɔːn/ 对虾；明虾38.refreshments 点心39.roast 拷；烘焙40.sauce 酱汁41.sausage 香肠42.shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ 小虾43.simmer /'sɪmə/ 炖44.snack /snæk/快餐；小吃45.soup 汤46.spicy 辛辣的47.spinach /'spɪnɪtʃ/ 菠菜48.steak /steɪk/ 牛排49.steam 蒸50.stew /stjuː/ 炖；焖51.stir fry /stɜː/ /fraɪ/ 用大火炒52.swallow /'swɒləʊ/ 吞；咽53.sweetmeat /'swiːtmiːt/ n. 甜食；蜜饯；糖果54.taste 味道；品尝55.tasty 美味的；高雅的56.wok 锅。

商务英语阅读（第二版）王关富Unit14Greenbusiness课后答案

Chapter 14 Patagonia: Blueprint for green business Exercises 1． Answer the questions on the text 1) What is Patagonia ’s work environment like? Patagonia has freeform work environments which have become common enough that that barefoot barefoot barefoot employees, employees, employees, cavorting cavorting cavorting pets pets pets and and and organic organic organic chefs chefs chefs hardly hardly hardly merit merit merit a a a second second glance. But the bicycles, the surfboards, the solar panels, the Tibetan prayer flags, the shed shed full full full of of of convalescing convalescing convalescing owls owls owls and and and hawks hawks hawks all all all suggest suggest suggest that that that it it it is is is not not not traditional traditional corporate-land, corporate-land, either. either. either. The The The place place place is is is all all all business, business, business, but but but it's it's it's business business business conducted conducted conducted upside upside down and inside out. Simply put, it's radical. 2) How does Chouinard view average American businesses? To Chouinard, the average suit ranks somewhere between alcoholic and criminal on the respect scale, and American business, when powered by the endless consumption consumption and and and discarding discarding discarding of of of stuff, stuff, stuff, is is is unimaginative unimaginative unimaginative at at at best best best and and and evil evil evil at at at worst, worst, responsible responsible for for for clear-cutting clear-cutting clear-cutting forests, forests, forests, polluting polluting polluting oceans, oceans, oceans, and and and bulldozing bulldozing bulldozing wetlands wetlands wetlands to to make make way way way for for for the the the next next next condo condo condo development. development. development. Its Its Its modus modus modus operandi operandi operandi is is is unsustainable unsustainable growth, which he compares to an "out-of-control tumor." 3) What was Chouinard ’s first try in the business world? Back Back in in in Burbank, Burbank, Burbank, Chouinard Chouinard Chouinard installed installed installed a a a coal coal coal forge forge forge in in in his his his parents' parents' parents' garage garage garage and and became became a a a self-taught self-taught self-taught blacksmith, blacksmith, blacksmith, hammering hammering hammering out out out pitons pitons pitons - - - three-inch three-inch three-inch strips strips strips of of of steel steel used for anchoring climbing ropes. Chouinard's pitons were stronger and more elegant than their predecessors, a triumph of minimalist engineering. He sold them out of the back of his car for $1.50 and tried to live on the proceeds. 4) What is the “dirtbag dirtbag”” way according to Chouinard? How does he view it? Chouinard describes as the "dirtbag" way as living as close to the wild as possible with as little as possible. To Chouinard, the “dirtbag dirtbag”” way never seemed like privation. Rather, it was freedom. 5) How do Chouinard and Malina define Patagonia? It It wouldn't wouldn't wouldn't release release release toxins toxins toxins into into into rivers rivers rivers or or or cause cause cause nervous nervous nervous breakdowns breakdowns breakdowns or or or chase chase endless endless growth. growth. growth. It It It wouldn't wouldn't wouldn't make make make disposable disposable disposable crap crap crap that that that people people people didn't didn't didn't really really really need. need. Anything Anything it it it produced produced produced would would would be be be of of of the the the highest highest highest quality, quality, quality, manufactured manufactured manufactured in in in the the the most most responsible way. When the surf was up or the powder wafted down, employees would be where they ought to be: outside. If an employee's child was sick, the parent would also be where he ought to be: at home. They would keep Patagonia privately held and say no to anything that compromised their values. 6) What big lessons did Chouinard learn from scaling the likes of Yosemite ’s EL After school Alan always threw himself into computer games. Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me. We are taught from childhood to distance ourselves from a bad neighbor so as to He was p issedpissed off by the manSusan has an annoying habit of spying on her neighbors. She signed on for a concentrated course in the basics of nursing by the Red Cross. to break intopledges to be in residencewill be Chua's celebration of Chinese parenting and her bizarre assertions fly in the face ofAs a result, durable goods tend to punch above their weight) in determining if The basketball players are suiting up in the locker room. 11) The basketball players 12) Saddled with) ) the A B ___such as bicycling, boating and climbing.2under government ownership. 3the general public can buy its shares. 1business. 8populated. 5efficiency, recycling, and healthy housing. 9a location. 44operations, before deductions for expenses. 7working hours certain limits. 6protected by the patent. 10categories EXCEPT . According to the passage, the CDP is an organization that focuses on . on items like tooth paste and soup Wal-Mart admitted to emit 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide 。

大学思辨英语教程精读1课件Unit 14 Translation_From one languag

Unit 14 Translation: From one
language to another
Text A
Things People Say About Translation
David Bellos
Learning Objectives
Autonomous learning
Intercultural Competence
Lead in
• In this unit, we are going to explore the world of translation. On the one hand, translation seems to be so straightforward that anybody equipped with two languages can have a go. On the other hand, translation can also be such a daunting task that it seems to be beyond human’s intellectual capacity. Have you ever wondered about the reasons behind this seeming contradiction?
Background Knowledge
continued
The more profound his thought is reflected in the two onesentence paragraphs that immediately follow the passage above:
Nor could anything we would like to call social life. Translation is another name for the human conditg Communicative Competence

商务英语阅读(第二版)-王关富-Unit4The-Incredible-Shrinking-Europe-课后答案

Unit 4The Incredible Shrinking EuropeExercises1. Answers to the questions on the text:1) What was the dream that the Europhiles were familiar with?Their dream was to make E.U. a newly emboldened world power stepping up to calm trouble spots, using aid and persuasion where it could, but prepared to send in troops when it had to.2) Why does the passage say that Europe is a remarkably good place to live? Because Europe is more stable, safe, green and culturally diverse than most parts of the world and a quality life can be guaranteed in E.U. states.3) Does the good life at home make Europe strong abroad ? Why?No, a good life at home doesn’t mean a strong Europe abroad. Because the E.U. may have all the soft-power credentials in the world, but on the grand stage it has lacked the weight and influence of others on some big issues.4) What do Critics think of the selection of Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton as Europe's President and Foreign Minister?They consider the selection as symbolic of a lack of vision and it means the grouping will have to reconcile itself to five years of underperformance.5) What can be listed as E.U.’s achievements in the years around 1980s according to the passage?By extending an area of peace and liberal government to the east, the E.U. has done much to calm a part of the world that not long ago was the cockpit for murderous rivalries.6) In what way can Europe realize its own dreams and those of others according to the passage?It has to act as a true single bloc and win others to its side.7) Why does the German government face enormous domestic challenges in admitting its forces in Afghanistan are there to fight, not to be humanitarian workers in uniform ?Because one of modern Europe's most cherished convictions is that the force of arms rarely settles political disputes for long and European public opinion in the 20th century seems unwilling to commit to the war in Afghanistan for the long haul.8) What roles did Germany play in Europe in the 20th century?For the last half of the 20th century, Germany was at the heart of the European experiment. But since the end of the Cold War, it has stepped back from the E.U. and begun strengthening ties with Russia.9 What are the advantages for E.U. to be chosen as the White House’s partner?The advantages are that Europe is rich and democratic, and its values are closer to those of the U.S. than those of anywhere else.2. Fill in each blank of the following sentences with one of the phrases in the list given below. Make changes when necessary.1) China will adhere to the principle of developing high technology and realizingindustrialization to step up the commercialization, industrialization and internationalization of scientific and technological achievements.2) In the recent crisis no banks could manage to bail out the companies in financial pressure.3) In terms of the information from the Universe he is apathetic and sometimes irritable, he is like an ostrich sticking his head in sand.4) It will be up to the board to decide if the CEO should be removed.5) All our hopes rest upon the arrival of the shipment.6) The plan has already been worked out, and could be put into operation at a moment's notice.7) The whole machinery of civilization will break down if this doctrine wins in the war.8) His remarks hit home when he said that we did not work enough.9) Some analysts suspected that Toyota had pulled strings to stifle probes into its auto quality problems.10) Mercy is reaching out to those who have nothing to give back to you.3. Match the terms in column A with the explanations in column B:A ____________________ B_____________________________________1)free market A) Effects on the behavior of individuals causedby observation of the actions of others and theirconsequences. 32) coalition government B) An economic turmoil where companies gobankrupt, people are laid off, and markets aresluggish. There is a lot of panic in bothbusiness and daily lives.93) demonstration effects C) A market in which there is no economicinterventionby the state, except to enforceprivate contracts and the ownership of property.14) health insurance D) A qualified retirement plan set up by acorporation, labor union, government, or otherorganization for its employees. 6E) A form of collectivism by means of whichpeople collectively pool their risk, in this casethe risk of incurring medical expenses. 45) national interest F) The ability to obtain what one wants througheconomic or cultural means. It allows nations toexert their influence without using militarymeans or coercion. 86) pension scheme G) A fight or contention for territory, power,control, or resources between tow more partiesin a place or area.. 77) turf war H) Things of great importance to a nation,including its goals, visions and ambitions inpolitical, economic, cultural fields, etc. andactions, circumstances, and decisions to achievethem. 58) soft power I) A cabinet of a parliamentary government inwhich several parties cooperate. 29) economic crunch4. Translate the following into Chinese.有什么能让欧洲振奋起来吗？当然：如果欧洲领导人能像20年前那样抓住时机，欧盟就将繁荣昌盛。

泛读教程1第二版答案

泛读教程1第二版答案【篇一：泛读教程第二版第一册unit 7】xt>section a1-5 dbbba cca1-5 ddabc cbcword matchdelegationa group of people representing a much larger group of people prior existing beforeultimatelyfinallyrun to organize or controldisciplinea branch of a sport; a branch of knowledgegendersexcatalyst someone or something that causes changecultivate to develop or improve somethingforuma meeting in which people can exchange ideas and discuss things intimate having a very close relationshipconquer to win; to defeatpropose to make an offer of marriagebribery giving or taking a gift in order to do something dishonest exhaustedvery tired1.exhausted2.bribery3. run4. prior5.delegation6.gender7.proposed8.intimatesuffixes1. egyptian2. spanish3.british4.scholarship5.roman6.relationship7.portuguese8.leadershipcloze1.date2. games3.list4.week5.wins7.divided8.think9.biggest10.lower1-5 cbbcbaac1-5 ftfffttftt【篇二：英语泛读教程2参考答案(1-10)】txt>comprehension points1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.every year at the same time the stars were in the same place in the sky. they are the planets. he thought that … (page 2, parag. 12) the idea was that the stars and the sun did not turn around the earth. instead, it was the earth that was turning. the sun and the stars were not really moving. because they would upset the whole science of astronomy and cause cruel persecution by the church. content/details. common. because radio telescopes find out new stars by picking up radio waves from them. it means the group of stars that our earth is a member of. the implication is that probably by then the earth has already been melted. every three days it gets very dim. it stays dim for a few hours, then it gets bright again. because a comet isn’t solid. it is thin like a cloud. its tail is nothing but glowing gas. and its head is made of small pieces that could not hurt the earth.exercisesi. true or false1. f2. f3. t4. f5. t6. f7. t8. t9. t 10. fii.1. 略。

医学院校硕士研究生英语视听说(第二版) unit 14

Word Building Power
odontiatrogenic 牙科医原性的 odontoblast 成牙质细胞 odontoclamis 龈裹牙 odontoclast 破牙质细胞 odontogen 牙质原 dentification 牙形成 dentin 牙本质 dentoalveolar 牙槽的 dentoalveolitis 牙槽炎 dentofacial 牙面的 dentomechanical 牙科机械学的 dentonomy 牙科学名词，牙科命名法
Watching and Doing
Background Information about Oral Health
Oral health is essential to general health and quality of life. It is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing.
首都医科大学应用语言学系
Department of Applied Linguistics Capital Medical University
Section A Environmental Protection

王关富商务英语阅读第二版参考译文chapter10

U10The alchemists of finance金融魔法点石成金May 17th 2007From The Economist print edition（本文由ECO论坛dtchengxc翻译，原文版权归经济学人集团（The Economist Newspaper Limited）所有，译文版权归译者所有，未经授权，不得转载，谢谢合作！）漫画作者玛丽亚•吉夫斯（Maria Jeeves）Global investment banks are taking ever more risk, and are devising ever more sophisticated ways of spreading it, says Henry Tricks. Is that reassuring or worrying?亨利•特里克斯(Henry Tricks)说：“全球的投资银行正承受着越来越大的风险，也在设计着越来越复杂的分散风险的方法。

”这究竟是会让人放心还是让人担心？AT LEAST since 1823, when Byron's Don Juan described “Jew Rothschild, and his fellow Christian Baring” as the “true Lords of Europe”, investment bankers have inspired awe, envy and, rightly or wrongly, a measure of disdain. Exactly 100 years ago the undisputed patriarch of the modern industry, J. Pierpont Morgan, stemmed the Panic of 1907, a financial crisis caused by unregulated trusts (the hedge funds of their day). Acting, in effect, as lender of last resort from his Wall Street office, he was briefly feted before Americans realised the danger of having such power vested in one man. Cartoonists then mercilessly mocked him. After his death in 1913 the Federal Reserve was set up.不晚于1823年——那时拜伦（Byron）在《唐璜》（Don Juan）中将“犹太人罗思柴尔德（Rothschild）和他的同伙基督徒巴林（Baring）”称为“欧洲真正的主宰”，投资银行家们博得了敬畏、羡慕以及一定程度的蔑视——不管这正确与否。

lesson14 After Twenty Years 现代大学英语精读第一册课件

3. speak
~ up: raise one’s voice, begin to talk boldly or unreservedly; ~ up for: speak firmly on behalf of or in defence of ~ evil / ill of: mention unfavorably; oppo. ~ well of ~ in one’s ear: speak privately, whisper ~ for onself: give one’s own opinion ~ forth: utter, declare ~-your-weight machine
Lesson fourteen After Twenty Years
Plot of the story
Bob and Jim had obviously been close friends twenty yeareir separation, they made an appointment to meet again at exactly the same place and the same hour twenty years later.
to part with: give up; no longer be together with; dismiss or fire e.g. I took the book and promised that I would never ~ with it for anything. It’s not easy to ~ with one’s favorite possessions. She ~ed with us at the end of the trip. He ~ed with his secretary for her dishonesty.

UNIT2(王关富泛读教程1(第二版)--glossary)

UNIT2
accent 口音；重音；强调
behavior 行为；举止；态度
ceremony 典礼；仪式；礼节
communication 交流；通信
community 社区；群落（生态）
convention 大会；习俗
costume 戏装；演出服
cuisine 烹饪；烹调法；菜肴
local culture 本土文化；地方文化
custom 习惯；海关；关税；定做的
dialect方言；专业用语
difference 差别；差额；分歧
environment 环境；工作平台
ethics 伦理学；道德准则
ethnic minority 少数民族
etiquette 礼节；规矩礼仪
folklore 民俗学
folkway 民风；社会习俗；习惯
food 食物
gesture 姿态；手势；用动作表示
interpersonal 人际的；人与人之间的；人际关系的；invitation 邀请；引诱；
kinship 亲属关系；血缘关系
landscape 风景；乡村风景画
manner 方式；做法
religion 宗教
ritual 仪式；例行公事
sign language 手语
similarity 类似；相像性
slang 俚语；黑话
table manners 餐桌礼仪
tradition 传统；惯例
transportation 运递；运输
travel 旅行
tourist attraction 游览胜地。

商务英语阅读第二版王关富 unit 1 Why China Works

Unit 1Why China WorksExercises1. Answer the questions on the text:1) How does the author view the Chinese economy?It is the most important bright spot in the world economy under the global recession, the only major economy that is likely to show significant growth this year, and the only one that routinely breaks every rule in the economic textbook.2) According to the author, why can the Chinese economy perform so well? Because of:(1) the capacity for state control by the Chinese government.(2) its rejection of exotic financial innovations that are the melting core of theglobal credit crisis.(3) the integration of its economic policies between traditional market tools andstate control measures.3) In what way does the author imply that western economists are erroneous in their bias toward “China’s market economic system”?The United States and Europe are moving toward state control by nationalizing their banking and car industries, and imposing heavy new regulation on the financial industry.4) What is the view of Stephen Roach on the Chinese economy system?Investment is the backbone of sustainable growth in the Chinese economy, which works more effectively than other market based systems in times of economic stress.5) Why can China work in the eye of the author?It has followed a radical pragmatism focusing on a slow but steady shift toward freer markets.6) What is regarded as the strategic thinking of the Chinese leaders in market reforms?They understand even under the serious financial crisis that it can stabilize the Chinese market and economy to introduce more sophisticated forms of securitization, including stock index funds, corporate bonds and other debt products. They also realize that, in the course of doing this, they should learn from the mistakes the westerners have made.7) What is the example given to illustrate the steadiness of the Chinese leaders in their policy execution?They continue to allow the value of yuan to rise despite of the American charges and the need for export competitiveness by their own enterprises.8) What is “shock therapy”?It is the economic policy adopted in Russia from 1991 to 1992 that totally deregulated prices and lead to a runaway inflation. It proved to be all shock and notherapy.9) In what ways does the Chinese economic system work efficiently?It can get things done quickly, move in a coherent manner, and marshal its people and resources to a common target: economic growth and prosperity.11) What are the Internet and public opinion used for?For putting pressure on local officials and influencing policy decisions.2. Fill in each blank of the following sentences with one of the phrases in the list given below. Make changes when necessary.1)At a time when the need is growing for mental health services, many countriesare unfortunately cutting back on its spending.2)There is an increasing number of people out of work. But the western media oftenunfairly label them as lazy and reliable.3)Now that the flow of oil has been stopped by BP, the impact of all the spilled oiland natural gas is still being measured.4)Once again its ability to steer economic policy will be tested against the ability todeliver on services and projects aimed at growing the economy and jobs.5)Housing prices are incredibly high today. But he bought his house for a songabout five years ago.6)As people are complaining high prices, especially those related to dailynecessities, the government feels rather urgent to hold down inflation rate immediately.7)Under the new economy policy investors are invited to buy into state-ownedenterprises.8)Since a serious gun shooting occurred in Arizona last week, security concernshave trickled down to all places, including residential buildings.9)Social unrest is a daily occurrence in the country nowadays. It is in the last placewhen it comes to investment for multinational companies.10)Efforts to ban smoking in China are so effective yet. Some chain smokers neverthink of quitting while many others have battled in vain to quit.3. Match the terms in column A with the definitions in column B:A_______________________ B__________________________________1)financial innovation A) A reduction in the general availability of loans (orcredit) or a sudden tightening of the conditionsrequired to obtain a loan from the banks.72)stimulus package B) A non-bank entity or organization such asinvestment companies and mutual funds thatinvests in large quantities. 83)overheating C)A legal entity created by a government to undertakecommercial activities on its behalf. 64)stamp tax D) The trading of a corporation's stock or othersecurities (e.g. bonds or stock options) byindividuals with potential access to non-publicinformation.9E) An industry that requires large amounts of capital,machinery and equipment to produce goods. 55)capital-intensive sector F) Generation of new and creative approaches tosecurities, money management or investing. 16)state-run firm G) An economy that is expanding so rapidly that toomuch money is chasing too few goods andeconomists fear a rise in inflation . 37)credit crisis H) tax levied on certain legal transactions such as thetransfer of a property such as building, copyright,land, patent, and securities. 48)institutional investor I) A plan or a series of measures taken by agovernment to jump-start its ailing economy,generally as a part of its fiscal policy. 210) insider trading4. Translate the following passage into Chinese.我们所面临的来自中国的真正挑战并不是他们向我们大量销售的货物，而恰恰相反，是他们正在提升的价值链。