现代大学英语精读第二版Unit 6
现代大学英语精读第二版第六课课文分析（可编辑）
现代大学英语精读第二版第六课课文分析B T L E W Lesson 10 –The Green Banana Part Three ENTER B T L E W Text Appreciation Lesson 10 –The Green Banana Text analysis 1 General analysis 2 Theme 3 Structure 4 Further discussion II Sentence paraphrase Lesson 10 – The Green Banana Plotof the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Theme of the story Text Analysis Have you got the key elements in the story To be continued on the next page Lesson 10 – The Green Banana Plot My experience in a small Brazilian village and what I concluded Settinga small village in the central area of Brazil Protagonists an American traveler I several Brazilian people Theme of the storygo to the next page Text Analysis For reference The end of General Analysis Lesson 10 – The Green Banana Text Analysis We should respect all civilizations in the world Wisdoms are to be discovered with an open mindto other cultures Theme of the story The end of Theme Part 1 paras 1 about Part 2 paras about Lesson 10 –The Green Banana Text Analysis Structure of the text 4 The story of the green bananas What the author learned We should respect all civilizations in the world The endof Structure 5 8 Lesson 10 – The Green Banana What is learning moments Have you ever experienced learning moments Have you ever heard of orencountered the experience of cultural differences List the examples The occasion called for some show of recognition on my part para3 What does this sentence mean trying to show interest if not complete acceptance para3 Does the author agree with the villagers Text Analysis Further discussion about the story To be continued on the next page W Lesson 10 –The Green Banana its time had come to meet my need It was my own time that had come all in relation to it para5 It was my own time to do what Why is it in the authors opinion that many useful things remain unknown to us Who is to blame But once a conscious breakthrough to a second center is made a life-long perspective and collection can begin para7 What does he mean by the second center Which is the first center How can we make a conscious breakthrough to a second center What does he mean by perspective and collection Text Analysis Further discussion about the story To be continued on the next page Lesson 10 –The Green Banana Whats the use of green bananas in the text Text Analysis Further discussion about the story To be continued on the next page Green bananas are first used as something to stop the leak of the jeep temporarily and then as a symbol of the unknown treasures of each civilization W For Reference Lesson 10 – The Green Banana When the author says we should leave our own centers of the world does he mean we should travel to other countries more often Text Analysis Further discussion about the story To be continued on the next page The author believes that everynation has good things to offer to the rest of the world It is therefore wrong to regard any nation as inferior We should reject ethnocentrism andadopt cultural relativism For Reference in the central area of Brazilsteep mountain road jeep stopped stopped for help went on reached destination special potential of green bananas importance of the rock Cultural relativism Text Analysis To be continued on the nextpage Lesson 10 – The Green Banana Beginning Ending Cli Development learning experience paras5-8 Telling the first part of the StoryStory Narration The end of Text Analysis Text Analysis Lesson 10 –The Green Banana Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 1 My ancient jeep was straining up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to leak para 1 When the radiator started to drip my oldjeep was trying hard to climb up the mountain in the scenery rural areathe infinitive as object go to 2 to strain to try very hard radiator thepart of a car which prevents the engine from getting too hot 散热器Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 2 Theover-heated engine forced me to stop at the next village which consistedof a small store and a few houses that were scattered here and there para1 Due to the high temperature of the engine I had to stop at thenext village which contained a small shop and several houses that were loosely distributed infinitive as object complement go to 3 over-heatedtoo hot consist of contain be made of Lesson 10 – The Green BananaII Sentence Paraphrase 3 He patted me on the shoulder assuring me that everything would work out para 1 He patted my shoulder confirming methat all the things would be resolved telling me that something is sureto happen or is definitely true go to 4 patted my shoulder More ExamplesTo be continued on the next page Lesson 10 –The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase Similarly 1 to wound sb in the leg to wound ones leg 2 tohit sb at the back to hit ones back back to 3 Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 4 I did not ask them though as that would show my ignorance para 2 However I did not inquire about the reason since it would reveal my lack of knowledge go to 5 an adverbial clause of reason Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 5He in turn inspected me carefully as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement para 3 in a proper order Then he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring whether I understoodthe importance of his words The infinitive is used in a set constructiongo to 6 with the appearance of apparently More Examples Lesson 10 –The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 1He looked as if he had seen a ghost followed by a clause 2 She cleared her throat as if to speak followedby an infinitive 3 He was standing by the window as if waiting for somebody followed by a present participle back to 5 Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 6 I looked to see if he was teasingme but his face was serious para3 I looked in order to find outwhether he was joking but he seemed deeply earnest infinitive as adverbial go to 7 Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 7 They then refilled my radiator and gave me extra bananas to take along in case my radiator should give me trouble again para 4 Then my radiator was filled again by them and I was provided with more bananas as a precaution my radiator should leak again infinitive as attribute go to 8 Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 8 As a product of American education I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana except to regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come para 5 As someone educated in the United States I naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten go to 9 The tone is humorous and self-mocking Lesson 10 –The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 9 It was my own time that had come all in relation to it para 5 It was me who had come to know the green bananas and everything connected with it According to the author every civilization has special geniuses symbolized by the green banana which have existed for many years But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out and meet them go to 10 Lesson 10 – The Green Banana II Sentence Paraphrase 10 I had been wondering for some time about what educators like to call learning moments and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once para5 refers to the two learning moments The two things that suddenly dawned on him are the fact that every civilization has wonderful treasure to share with others and the idea that every village town region or country has a right to regard itself as the center of the world infinitive as objectgo to 11 B T L E W。
现代大学英语精读2unit6教案
课程目标：1. 理解并掌握课文内容，提高阅读理解能力。
2. 学习并运用课文中的词汇和语法知识。
3. 培养学生的口语表达能力，提高英语交际能力。
4. 培养学生的批判性思维能力，学会从不同角度分析问题。
教学对象：英语专业本科学生教学时间：2课时教学重点：1. 课文内容理解2. 词汇和语法知识3. 口语表达能力的培养教学难点：1. 课文内容中的复杂句型2. 词汇的灵活运用3. 批判性思维能力的培养教学准备：1. 课文教材2. 课件3. 相关词汇卡片4. 课堂练习材料教学过程：第一课时一、导入1. 介绍本课的主题，激发学生的学习兴趣。
2. 引导学生回顾上一节课的内容，复习相关知识点。
二、课文阅读1. 阅读课文，了解文章大意。
2. 学生分组讨论，交流阅读感受。
三、词汇学习1. 引导学生找出课文中重点词汇，分析词性、词义和用法。
2. 通过例句和练习，让学生掌握词汇的运用。
四、语法学习1. 分析课文中出现的复杂句型，讲解语法知识。
2. 学生练习，巩固所学语法知识。
五、课堂练习1. 布置课后作业，让学生在课后巩固所学知识。
2. 学生展示作业，教师点评。
第二课时一、复习导入1. 回顾上一节课的内容，检查学生对课文的理解程度。
2. 引导学生复习词汇和语法知识。
二、口语表达1. 分组讨论，让学生运用课文中的词汇和语法知识进行口语表达。
2. 教师点评，纠正学生的错误。
三、批判性思维1. 引导学生从不同角度分析课文中的问题。
2. 学生分组讨论，提出自己的观点。
四、课堂总结1. 总结本节课的学习内容，强调重点和难点。
2. 布置课后作业，巩固所学知识。
五、课后拓展1. 建议学生阅读相关背景资料，拓宽知识面。
2. 鼓励学生参加英语角等活动，提高口语表达能力。
教学反思：本节课通过课文阅读、词汇和语法学习、口语表达和批判性思维等环节，旨在提高学生的英语综合运用能力。
在教学过程中，教师应关注学生的个体差异，因材施教，激发学生的学习兴趣。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读（2）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
目 录Unit 1一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 2一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 3一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 4一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 5一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 6一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 7一、练习答案Unit 8一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 9一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 10一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 11一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 12一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 13一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 14一、练习答案Unit 15一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 16一、词汇短语二、课文精解三、全文翻译四、练习答案Unit 1一、词汇短语Text Adisaster [di5zB:stE] n.灾难，灾祸；不幸【例句】These difficulties are caused by natural disasters. 这些困难都是由自然灾害造成的。
【助记】dis（不，没有）+aster（星星）→星星消失了，难道预示着灾难的来临？谐音“点扎死他”，灾难。
semester [si5mestE] n.学期；半年【例句】His writing has improved greatly in this semester. 这学期他的写作有了很大进步。
【助记】seme（看作semi半）+s+ ter（看作terra学期）→半学期beanpole [5bi:npEul] n.（插在地上供豆茎攀缘的）支竿，瘦长之人【例句】Li Ling’s elder sister is short and overweight while her younger sister is a beanpole.李玲的姐姐是个矮胖墩儿，可她妹妹却是个细高个儿。
现代大学英语精读一第二版是六单元读后感
现代大学英语精读一第二版是六单元读后感English:After completing Unit Six of the second edition of "Modern College English Reading," I find myself enriched with a deeper understanding of both the English language and various aspects of Western culture. The unit delves into the theme of "Education and Success," exploring the significance of education in achieving personal goals and societal progress. Through engaging texts such as "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "The Road Less Traveled," I have not only enhanced my language skills but also gained valuable insights into principles for personal development and success. These texts not only offer practical advice but also provoke introspection, encouraging readers to reflect on their own attitudes and approaches towards success. Additionally, the unit exposes readers to a diverse range of perspectives, fostering critical thinking and cultural appreciation. Overall, Unit Six serves as a comprehensive journey through the intersections of language, culture, and personal growth, leaving a lasting impact on my academic and personal endeavors.中文翻译：完成了《现代大学英语精读》第二版的第六单元后，我发现自己对英语语言和西方文化的各个方面有了更深层次的理解，这让我受益匪浅。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读(6)》(第2版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】-Uni
Unit 1一、词汇短语estranged[ɪˈstreɪndʒd] adj. 分居的；疏远的，不和的；（与某事物）脱离的，决裂的v. 使疏远，使离间；使隔离（estrange的过去式和过去分词）【例句】She felt estranged from her former existence. 她感到自己已脱离了过去的生活方式。
inflected [ɪnˈflektɪd]adj. 屈折的；字尾有变化的v.弯曲；曲折（inflect的过去式）【例句】L atin is a more inflected language than English. 拉丁语比英语词尾变化多。
circuitry [ˈsɜːkɪtri] n. 电路；电路系统；电路学；一环路【例句】The computer’s entire circuitry was on a single board. 电脑的全部电路都在一块板上。
neural [ˈnjʊərəl] adj. 神经的，神经系统的【词组】n eural pathways in the brain大脑里的神经通路icon[‘aɪkɑn]n.图标；肖像；偶像；象征；圣像【搭配】cultural, national icon 文化偶像、国家象征patronize [ˈpætrənaɪz]vt.惠顾；赞助【例句】I’ll never patronize that store again.我再也不去光顾那家商店了。
【派生】patronizing adj. 要人领情的；屈尊俯就的exploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] vt.剥削；利用；开发；开采n. 业绩；功绩；功勋【例句】Television advertisers can exploit a captive audience. 电视广告商能利用被动观众。
【派生】exploitative adj.剥削的；利用的；开发资源的exploitation n.开发，开采；利用；广告推销filial [ˈfɪliəl] adj. 子女（应做）的，孝顺的【例句】My husband is a filial son.我丈夫是一个孝顺的儿子。
现代大学英语精读2unit6课后题答案
现代大学英语精读2unit6课后题答案1、He always did well at school _____ having to do part-time jobs every now and then. [单选题] *A despite ofB. in spite of(正确答案)C. regardless ofD in case of2、My father?is _______ flowers. [单选题] *A. busy watering(正确答案)B. busy waterC. busy with wateringD. busy with water3、The Chinese team are working hard _______ honors in the Olympic Games. [单选题] *A. to win(正确答案)B. winC. winningD. won4、I had _______ egg and some milk for breakfast this morning. [单选题] *A. aB. an(正确答案)C. theD. /5、( )He killed the enemy guard and made away _________the villagers. [单选题] *A. with the helpB. with helpC. with help ofD. with the help of(正确答案)6、If you want to _______, you’d better eat more healthy food and do more exercise. [单选题] *A. keep fatB. keep calmC. keep healthy(正确答案)D. keep on7、Will you please say it again? I _______ you. [单选题] *A. didn’t hear(正确答案)B. don’t heardC. didn’t heardD. don’t hear8、24．Kitty’s father ______ a policeman since 2 He loves helping people. [单选题] *A．isB．wasC．has been (正确答案)D．have been9、15．This kind of bread is terrible. I do not want to eat it ________. [单选题] *A．any more(正确答案)B．some moreC．no longerD．some longer10、John had planned to leave but he decided to stay in the hotel for _____ two days because of the heavy rain. [单选题] *A. otherB. another(正确答案)C. the otherD. others11、I’m _______ I must be leaving now. [单选题] *A. afraid(正确答案)B. thinkC. thoughtD. free12、____ wants to see you. [单选题] *A. Somebody(正确答案)B. AnybodyC. All the peopleD. No people13、Though my best friend Jack doesn’t get（）education, he is knowledgeable. [单选题] *A. ManyB. littleC. fewD. much(正确答案)14、We often go to the zoo _______ Saturday mornings. [单选题] *A. atB. inC. on(正确答案)D. of15、57．Next week will be Lisa's birthday. I will send her a birthday present ________ post. [单选题] *A．withB．forC．by(正确答案)D．in16、78．—Welcome to China. I hope you'll enjoy the ________.—Thank you. [单选题] * A．tour(正确答案)B．sizeC．nameD．colour17、How lovely a day,（）? [单选题] *A. doesn't itB. isn't it(正确答案)C.shouldn't itD.hasn't it18、My father always gets up early. He’s never late _______ work. [单选题] *A. toB. for(正确答案)C. onD. at19、It’s one of _______ means of transportation. [单选题] *A. cheapB. convenientC. second-handD. the most convenient(正确答案)20、There _______ no water or milk in the fridge. [单选题] *A. is(正确答案)B. areC. hasD. have21、How beautiful the flowers are! Let’s take some _______. [单选题] *A. photos(正确答案)B. potatoesC. paintingsD. tomatoes22、The red jacket is _______ than the green one. [单选题] *A. cheapB. cheapestC. cheaper(正确答案)D. more cheap23、—Is this Tony’s history book?—No, it isn’t ______.（）[单选题] *A. himB. his(正确答案)C. heD. himself24、—What do you think of Animal World? —______. I watch it every day.（）[单选题] *A. I don’t mind it.B. I like it.(正确答案)C. I can’t stand it.D. I don’t like it.25、The students in that university are not fewer than（）in our university. [单选题] *A. the oneB. thatC. themD. those(正确答案)26、( ) _____ New York _____ London have traffic problems. [单选题] *A. All…andB. Neither….norC. Both…and(正确答案)D. Either…or27、41．—________ do you take?—Small, please. [单选题] *A．What size(正确答案)B．What colourC．How manyD．How much28、64．Would you like to drink ________？[单选题] *A．something else(正确答案)B．anything elseC．else somethingD．else anything29、_______ your help, I passed the English exam. [单选题] *A. ThanksB. Thanks to(正确答案)C. Thank youD. Thank to30、She _______ love cats, but one attacked her and she doesn’t like them anymore. [单选题]*A. got used toB. was used toC. was used forD. used to(正确答案)。
现代大学英语精读第二版第四册unit6讲稿
现代大学英语精读第二版第四册unit6讲稿Cultural Note:Communion(p.153 note 3)Pre-class discussion:1. can you find out whether there is anything about traditional societies that people living in modern societies miss very much?2. talk about how technological inventions have brought about great changes in their life. They can use such examples as the invention of wheel, gunpowder or compass, the discovery of the fire, the construction of the first railway, etc. They might also be interested to predict the possible consequences of such new inventions of e-mail, iPhone, etc.Background:The United States is known to be a country of immigrants. Wave upon wave, people come to this land from practically all parts of the world in the course of history, to escape religious or political persecution or to seek better living conditions. This is the reason for the popular appeal of immigrant literature in the United States. It satisfies people’s nostalgia about thei r past and their descendants’ desire to seek their roots. It also interests people of other ethnic origins in the country to find out how their country came to be such a “melting pot”.Teaching tips: (after class)From the point of view of language and style, this story deserves our close attention particularly on the following points.1. the author’s careful and clever choice of examples for bringing out his key ideas.2. the clever way of hiding significant messages in aseemingly childish narration.3. the clever humorous touches4. the skillful uses of figures of speech5. the clever use of words that give a strong local color6. the skillful way of repeating words and sentence patterns to achieve the effect of describing a traditional society and life where things happen without any change.Analysis of the text:1. Magdaluna: a village that lies in the Lebanon Mountains running parallel to the Mediterranean coastlineEast(west, etc) of: at a distance to the east (west, etc.),Eg. He was born in a small town about 100 kilometers southwest of Hangzhou.The Browns live 150 miles west of London.Sidon: a city on Lebanon’s southern coast, approximately 25 miles south of Beirut. It is one of the country’s largest ports and one of the oldest cities in the Middle East.2. according to this sentence, we can see that the villagers didn’t think time was important until perhaps when they were dying.3. keep track (of): to keep oneself informed about a person, situation, etc.,Eg. They try hard to keep track of all the new developments in the IT industry.The boy has kept track of his favorite sports stars.Compare:Lose track (of): to fail to remain informed,Eg. He loses track of time whenever he surfs the Net.During World War Two, the Chinese couple lost track of their son who was studying in Britain.4. the sentence means: the sun was the only clock or watch we needed at that time.Need: a strong feeling that you want sb/sth or must have sth, Eg. There was a time in the country when you’d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. (para. 1, unit 8, book 1)Have no need of: to not need,Eg. We have no need of this old desktop now that we’ve bought an up-to-date one.When he found they had no more need of him, he quit.Compare:Need: a situation when sth is necessary or must be done,Eg. As the helicopter arrived, Katie knew that her desperate need to direct her own rescue was over.There’s no need to apologize.5. in the remaining part of the paragraph, the writer summarizes what life was like in his home village when he was a child. The villagers followed the life pattern generation after generation. He uses a series of action verbs to emphasize the unchanging cycle of birth, marriage, toil and death in the small Lebanese village. The paragraph ends with the conclusion that with life as it was, there was no need to keep track of time.The seasons rolled by: the seasons came and went in steady successionRoll by: (of time) to pass, esp. quickly,Eg. The years rolled by, and still they got no news of their son.Those children who survived: this implies that infant mortality rate was highTo understand this sentence, we should know about some cultural note: Intermarriage among cousins is very common insome countries. The practice has come down from ancient times, when people there were mostly nomadic herdsmen who had no permanent settlements and moved with the animals from place to place. There were very few options open to young people in the choice of spouse. Today, this intermarriage is still common because of economic considerations. For poor families, marriage within an extended family saves the trouble of exchanging dowries. When rich people marry their cousins, they don’t worry about that someday their money and property will pass to another family.6. this does not meant that we had no way of knowing what year, or season, or day, or hour it was and of remembering when such important events as births, weddings, death, disasters happened.7. meaning of the sentence: we used natural disasters to keep track of time and of the important events in our lives. This was a natural calendar though it is more accurate to say a diving calendar, for sunrise and sunset, the change of seasons, and earthquakes and droughts and floods and locusts and pestilences were all works of God.8. the sentence means: … this way of keeping track of time and of the important events in our lives served or purpose well enough.Fine: adv. (infml) in a way that is acceptable and good enough,Eg. Don’t worry. He’s doing fine.Things are fine at school this year.9. cave in: (of roof or wall) to fall down or inward; to collapse10. meaning of the sentence: that’s the most accurate answer I could get.Now: (spoken) used for giving emphasis to a request, order or comment,Eg. Be careful, now! (order)Now, what’s going on there? (request)It’s marvelous, now, isn’t it? (comment)11. meaning of the sentence: and that’s how we kept track of the important events in our little village for as long as even the oldest people could remember.Note: here, “as far back as anybody could remember” serves as the object of “for”. 12. meaning of the sentence: … because men who would not lie for any reason or purpose, not even to save their souls …Save their own souls: to save their own livesUntil it was incor porated into Magdaluna’s calendar: until the event became one of the things by which we kept track of the important events in our lives.Incorporate sth (into): to add or include sth as part of sth else, Eg. The company decided to incorporate the new feature into their microcomputer.A number of courses in public relations have been incorporated into our curriculum.13. meaning of the sentence: this is a transitional sentence that begins another part of the essay, which extends to para. 10: the year of the drought, one of the best years in the writer’s childhood.14. the heavens were shut for months: it didn’t rain for months as if the sky were shut tightHeavens: (literary) the skySlowed to a trickle: (the spring) gradually became a slow and thin flow of waterTo: used for stating what condition or state sb or sth is after a change,Eg. The ancient temple has been restored to its former glory.The disease has reduced the patient to a bag of bones.15. *What can you infer from these attributive modifiers about these women?Obviously, because they shouldered much of the household chores, and probably worked in the fields, they were lean and muscular. And they were made to work hard, and because they were barefoot, their heels were cracked and brown.16. meaning of the sentence: their husbands who were takinga nap and their babies who needed to change their nappies because they were all wet with urine.Cultural note:Men in Arab countries, especially in the countryside, usually don’t do any housework.As we read on, we find the men in the village spent the evening somewhere drinking, chatting, and playing games.17. *what did the women sometimes argue about? What made them so irritable?These women hated to be away from home the whole morning and afternoon. They worried about their babies and the household chores waiting for them at home, so they got impatient and argue about who should get her water first. Or course the heat, the flies and the bad smell made them all the more irritable.18. meaning of the sentence: and sometimes the arguments became so fierce that they developed into long and violent fights.Full-blown: in the most complete and developed form,Eg. A full-blown economic crisis19. meaning of the sentence: … the words they used when they were quarreling were such that we little boys felt uncomfortable…Call sb names: to abuse sb by insulting words.20. in the remaining part of the paragraph, the writer, as an adult, recalls and describes humorously the excitement the little boys felt at the chance of seeing the usually unexposed parts of the female body. We smile, as we read this part, at the little boy’s innocent curiosity about what they normally couldn’t see and we find nothing repulsive in the description.To understand the sentence, we should know sth about culture.The traditional robe Arab women wear outdoors is a three-piece garment: a long-sleeved black dress reaching to the heels, a large black shawl to hide the hair and to wear over the shoulders and a black, nontransparent veil to cover the face showing only the eyes. In a few Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen, women must wear such a garment when they go out.21. meaning of the sentence: this scene has never been erased from my memory. Some women were fighting so furiously that dust clouds were created. The sun (meaning sunlight) was moving quickly on the dust when a young woman’s dress was torn open and her breast exposed. We little boys would rush to steal a glance before it was hidden again. I still remember the excitement I felt at such moments.22. this is another transitional sentence that begins the main part of the essay: How the telephone changed the way of life of the villagers and marked a turning point in the writer’s life. All the first ten paragraphs serve as an introduction: what life waslike before the telephone came along. Note how the writer opens this section. After concluding that the year of the drought will always be one of the best years of his childhood, he goes on to describe the year as one of the worst in his life, of course, from a child’s point of view, or in the short run. Surely in the long run, the year of the drought would be one of the most important in his life.Decide in this sentence means to conclude.23. meaing of the sentence: … and Magdaluna wouldn’t achieve any success withouta telephone.Get anywhere/somewhere/nowhere: to make some/no progress or have some/no successEg. Have you got anywhere in your project?You’ll surely get somewhere if you persist in it.Compare:Not to get sb anywhere: will not help sb to succeed,Eg. Losing your temper won’t get you anywhere with them.24. meaning of the sentence: a few men… tried hard to persuade Abu Raja to give up the idea of having a telephone installed in the village.Talk sb into/out of (doing) sth: to persuade sb to do/not to do sth,Eg. Finally he talked Xiao Chen into accepting the job.If she wants to do something, no one can talk her out of it.25. outshout: a word made up by the writer, combining the prefix “out” with the verb “shout”, meaning “those for the telephone spoke louder (or more strongly) than the others in their arguments”.Meaning of the sentence: but the majority of the villagerswere for the telephone, and they wouldn’t listen to those few people and finally avoided them for resisting progress.26. meaning of the sentence: … the sound of sb shouting informed people that …The usual idiom is “the word went out”, but here, obviously, the news was shouted across the fields.Go out: to be told to people.27. at sb’s elbow: very close to or beside sbMeaning of the sentence: the paragraph tells us how the whole village gathered at the store to watch the installation of the telephone: the rich stood right beside the men from the telephone company, the not-so-poor people stood in the doorway, the poorer villagers stood outside. This shows that the people in the village were status-conscious.28. when the telephone first came to the village, the boy was curious about it and marveled at the wonderful machine through which people could talk to relatives far away. But later it proved to be a misfortune for the village and for the boy personally. (this is what the boy thought at that time.)29. Para. 19 centers around Im Kaleem, the village whore: her appearance, her character and the role she played in the village. Elicit from the students what they can learn or infer about her from the paragraph.Her appearance: short, middle-aged, black-haired, and speaking in a loud voice which was not very pleasant.*And when we read about her appearance, we may answer the questions: What kind of woman was she? Did she depend on her looks to attract the men in the village? Wherein did her attraction lie? Why doesn’t the writer think, now in retrospect, that the women objected to their men going to Im Kaleem’shouse?Her character: generous, understanding, and sensibleHer role: a kind of confessor, a good listener, a pressure-reliever, and a troubleshooter 黎巴嫩人口主要由阿拉伯人构成（95%），大部分信仰穆斯林，其余为基督徒。
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现代大学英语精读第二版Unit 6
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Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in all those different shapes.
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现代大学英语精读3(第二版)Unit6课后答案
Unit 6 Vocabulary1. Translate the following expressions. Into Chinese1.吸毒者;瘾君子2.毒瘾3.令人上瘾的药物4.滥用毒品5.毒品交易6.毒品贩子7.与毒品有关的犯罪和死亡8.既得利益9.麻醉药品管理局10.黑社会11.去掉犯罪的污名12.禁果的诱惑13.治疗中心14.令人讨厌的大漏洞15.执法16.废除一条法律17.合法化的赞成者和反对者18.使吸毒失去魅力19.发动一场毫不手软的禁烟运动Into English1. kick drug addiction2. disprove the theory3. start / launch a crime wave4. get hooked on alcohols5. push drugs6. further criminalize drug-taking7. legalize gambling8. pump funds into education9. bail out the ocean with a teaspoon10. eliminate drug addiction11. repeal the law12. miss the boat13. underestimate the seriousness of the consequence14. confiscate property15. dwarf the previous achievements16. undercut the price17. deglamorize cigarettes18. project a new image19. ban TV ads20. take more repressive measures2. Supply words that can form a collocation with the word in bold type.1. take / abuse / push / inject / legalize / glamorize / prohibit / ban / carry / fight / confiscate / get hooked on / declare war on / stamp out / crack down on2. make / pass / repeal / enforce / violate / break / obey / change / enact / revise / observe / respect3. the prohibition / a finger / his head / her eyes / the sanctions4. a campaign / a frontal attack / an expedition / the steps / a horse5. a ban / a sanction / an embargo / a sales tax / a heavy fine / a heavy burden / one's will / one's values / one's ideas6. a cultural impression / the process / the verdict / the role / the trend / the chair / the car / the normal order3. Translate the following sentences into English.1 .We all know that cocaine is addictive. So is heroin. But actually power and money are addictive too. Those who get addicted to them are really very sick people.2. Scientists have been advocating returning reclaimed land to rivers, lakes, marshes and meadows.3. According to many economists, it is not always a good idea for the government to bail out financially insolvent companies. Sometimes, a company on the verge of bankruptcy is better allowed to go bankrupt.4. He has been caught red-handed. There is indisputable evidence thata whole chapter of his book was bodily lifted from a book written by another professor.5. Their government long since passed a law to ban the import and export of rare species of birds and animals. But the law is not easy to enforce.6. It is hard to make young people believe nowadays that there was a time when Chinese women were banned from wearing skirts. Jeans, foreign movies and Western music were all forbidden.7. In the darkness our ship hit a hidden rock, which left a gaping hole in the bottom. We all tried desperately to bail out the water, but the boat was sinking fast. Luckily a fishing boat was nearby and saved us from drowning.8. The demonstrators demanded that economic sanctions be lifted immediately because they usually only hurt ordinary, innocent people. 9. At the meeting, both the advocates and opponents gave strong arguments, but most participants favored having further reforms placed on the agenda immediately.4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.1 .in, around2. down, from, in3. out, of, from, away4. into, for5. for, out, on, on6. after, on7. from, on, from8. for, in9. off/out, up10. out, in5. Replace the italicized parts with appropriate words and expressions from the text.1. proponents : advocates / supportersstarting : launchingplay down: minimize/underestimatedisastrous: catastrophic/ruinous/devastating2. gave rise to: led to3. give people the impression that he was: project the image of beingget: go after4. viewed as: regarded as/consideredadmission: confession/recognitionharsh: repressive5. persistent: relentlessforbid: ban/prohibit/outlaw6. transportation: trafficfar surpass: dwarf/exceed7. approval to: permission formet with: encountered/drew8. say: maintain9. become easily addicted to : get seasily hooked on10. finally became : ended up being11. sacred task : divine missionWipe out : crack down on6. Study the following sentences and point out where, if anywhere, the satire or irony lies.1. Will Rogers is being sarcastic about the American government which is providing endless raw materials for humorists by the silly things they say and do, thus making the job of humorists perfectly easy.2. This is also a satirical remark directed at government, which calls itsuse of violence as law although it is not always justifiable.3. This is a satirical remark about the fact that most people are guilty of plagiarism without being discovered.4. Irene Peter is obviously unhappy about the situation today. He uses "confused" and "thinking clearly" ironically.5. This is an ironical way of saying that it is useless trying to convince an ignorant man. Ignorant people usually have neither meaningful arguments nor the ability to understand other people's arguments. Therefore in an ironical sense, they are "invincible."6. This is a satirical remark about political or religious fanatics who easily become mobsGrammar1.Study and learn ways of enumeration (listing items).1.Note ways of enumeration and point out the type of enumeration used.1.Precedence (descending order of importance)2.Precedence (ascending order of importance, using three phrases of there be instead of ordinal numbers)3.Equal importance2.Put in the blanks suitable expressions of enumeration.1.The next best, the very worst2.For one(thing), For the other, Finally / First, Second, Finally / In the first place, Then, Finally3.First, Second, Third / Firstly, Secondly, Third (Note:Some native speaker consider -ly poor style)plete the sentence by translating the Chinese in brackets using either of the structures below.1.It looked as though a compromise had reached2.when actually it had never proved effective on humans3.such was the advice that he gave his only son4.he didn’t sound as though he was ready to lend a helping hand5.when in fact in order to raise money for his father’s operation he had quit college and was working at a restaurant6.my mother felt as though her life also ended7.it seems as though the rain would never stop8.when in fact is a policewoman whose job is to protect VIPs in times of emergency9.which made me feel as though I was a swan rather than an ugly duckling10.such was the depth of the feelings between them3.Study the grammatical structure of these involvedsentence.1.This is a complex sentence.Main clause:it might be good for our citizens to recallQualifier:along with exhortation and warning (an adverbial modifying the main clause)Subordinate clause:Object clause:that the United Stated was the creation of men (the direct object of “recall”)Relative clause:who believe that each man has the right to do what he wants with his own life (modifying “men”)Adverbial clause of condition: as long as he dose not interfere with his neighbor’s pursuit of happiness (modifying “to do ”)2.This is a compound complex sentence.3 coordinate clause:each beginning with “it” as the subject3 relative clause:1)(that) drugs now pump into the criminal underworld (modifying “the immense profits”)2)(that) drugs have for young people (modifying “the forbidden-fruit attraction”)3)That prevents many addicts from seeking help (modifying “the criminal stigma”)4.Translate the selection into English.选择越多……越幸福吗？选择越多，人们越幸福，这看似合乎逻辑，而实际情况却相反。
现代大学英语精读3(第二版)Unit6课后答案
Unit 6 Vocabulary1. Translate the following expressions. Into Chinese1.吸毒者;瘾君子2.毒瘾3.令人上瘾的药物4.滥用毒品5.毒品交易6.毒品贩子7.与毒品有关的犯罪和死亡8.既得利益9.麻醉药品管理局10.黑社会11.去掉犯罪的污名12.禁果的诱惑13.治疗中心14.令人讨厌的大漏洞15.执法16.废除一条法律17.合法化的赞成者和反对者18.使吸毒失去魅力19.发动一场毫不手软的禁烟运动Into English1. kick drug addiction2. disprove the theory3. start / launch a crime wave4. get hooked on alcohols5. push drugs6. further criminalize drug-taking7. legalize gambling8. pump funds into education9. bail out the ocean with a teaspoon10. eliminate drug addiction11. repeal the law12. miss the boat13. underestimate the seriousness of the consequence14. confiscate property15. dwarf the previous achievements16. undercut the price17. deglamorize cigarettes18. project a new image19. ban TV ads20. take more repressive measures2. Supply words that can form a collocation with the word in bold type.1. take / abuse / push / inject / legalize / glamorize / prohibit / ban /carry / fight / confiscate / get hooked on / declare war on / stamp out / crack down on2. make / pass / repeal / enforce / violate / break / obey / change / enact / revise / observe / respect3. the prohibition / a finger / his head / her eyes / the sanctions4. a campaign / a frontal attack / an expedition / the steps / a horse5. a ban / a sanction / an embargo / a sales tax / a heavy fine / a heavy burden / one's will / one's values / one's ideas6. a cultural impression / the process / the verdict / the role / the trend / the chair / the car / the normal order3. Translate the following sentences into English.1 .We all know that cocaine is addictive. So is heroin. But actually power and money are addictive too. Those who get addicted to them are really very sick people.2. Scientists have been advocating returning reclaimed land to rivers, lakes, marshes and meadows.3. According to many economists, it is not always a good idea for the government to bail out financially insolvent companies. Sometimes, a company on the verge of bankruptcy is better allowed to go bankrupt.4. He has been caught red-handed. There is indisputable evidence thata whole chapter of his book was bodily lifted from a book written by another professor.5. Their government long since passed a law to ban the import and export of rare species of birds and animals. But the law is not easy to enforce.6. It is hard to make young people believe nowadays that there was a time when Chinese women were banned from wearing skirts. Jeans, foreign movies and Western music were all forbidden.7. In the darkness our ship hit a hidden rock, which left a gaping hole in the bottom. We all tried desperately to bail out the water, but the boat was sinking fast. Luckily a fishing boat was nearby and saved us from drowning.8. The demonstrators demanded that economic sanctions be lifted immediately because they usually only hurt ordinary, innocent people.9. At the meeting, both the advocates and opponents gave strong arguments, but most participants favored having further reforms placed on the agenda immediately.4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.1 .in, around2. down, from, in3. out, of, from, away4. into, for5. for, out, on, on6. after, on7. from, on, from8. for, in9. off/out, up10. out, in5. Replace the italicized parts with appropriate words and expressions from the text.1. proponents : advocates / supportersstarting : launchingplay down: minimize/underestimatedisastrous: catastrophic/ruinous/devastating2. gave rise to: led to3. give people the impression that he was: project the image of beingget: go after4. viewed as: regarded as/consideredadmission: confession/recognitionharsh: repressive5. persistent: relentlessforbid: ban/prohibit/outlaw6. transportation: trafficfar surpass: dwarf/exceed7. approval to: permission formet with: encountered/drew8. say: maintain9. become easily addicted to : get seasily hooked on10. finally became : ended up being11. sacred task : divine missionWipe out : crack down on6. Study the following sentences and point out where, if anywhere, the satire or irony lies.1. Will Rogers is being sarcastic about the American government which is providing endless raw materials for humorists by the silly things they say and do, thus making the job of humorists perfectly easy.2. This is also a satirical remark directed at government, which calls itsuse of violence as law although it is not always justifiable.3. This is a satirical remark about the fact that most people are guilty of plagiarism without being discovered.4. Irene Peter is obviously unhappy about the situation today. He uses "confused" and "thinking clearly" ironically.5. This is an ironical way of saying that it is useless trying to convince an ignorant man. Ignorant people usually have neither meaningful arguments nor the ability to understand other people's arguments. Therefore in an ironical sense, they are "invincible."6. This is a satirical remark about political or religious fanatics who easily become mobsGrammar1.Study and learn ways of enumeration (listing items).1.Note ways of enumeration and point out the type of enumeration used.1.Precedence (descending order of importance)there 2.Precedence (ascending order of importance, using three phrases ofbe instead of ordinal numbers)3.Equal importance2.Put in the blanks suitable expressions of enumeration.1.The next best, the very worst2.For one(thing), For the other, Finally / First, Second, Finally / In the first place, Then, Finally3.First, Second, Third / Firstly, Secondly, Third (Note:Some native speaker consider -ly poor style)plete the sentence by translating the Chinese in brackets using either of the structures below.1.It looked as though a compromise had reached2.when actually it had never proved effective on humans3.such was the advice that he gave his only son4.he didn’t sound as though he was ready to lend a helping hand5.when in fact in order to raise money for his father’s operation he had quit college and was working at a restaurant6.my mother felt as though h er life also ended7.it seems as though the rain would never stop8.when in fact is a policewoman whose job is to protect VIPs in times of emergency9.which made me feel as though I was a swan rather than an ugly duckling10.such was the depth of the feelings between them3.Study the grammatical structure of these involved。
现代大学英语精读6第二版教师用书Unit
现代大学英语精读6第二版教师用书UnitUnit3What Is News?Neil Postman and Steve PowersStructure of the TextPart I (Para. 1)In this beginning paragraph, the authors state the purpose of the essay.Part II (Para. 2)Some people might define the news as what television directors and journalists say it is. The authors, however, think that this definition is too simplistic.Part III (Paras. 3–5)In these para graphs, the authors explain why the news can not be simply defined as “what happened that day” or “what happened that day that was important and interesting”.Part IV (Paras. 6–11)In these paragraphs, the authors tell readers that the news is more often made rather than gathered, and it is made on the basis of what the journalist thinks important or what the journalist thinks the audience thinks is important. Therefore, every news story is a reflection of the reporter who tells the story.Part V (Paras. 12–15)In these paragraphs, the authors point out that to make sense of the news, the viewer has to know somet hing about the journalist’s political beliefs as well as his prejudices, interests, and quirks which are, in turn, influenced by his financial status, the companies he has worked for, the schools he went to, the books he has read, etc.Part VI (Paras. 16–17)In these paragraphs, the authors point out that the journalist cannot always impose his/her views on the general public because the television channel or newspaper cannot survive unless the news they provide satisfies the needs of the general public. On the other hand, the viewer/reader must also take into account his or her relationship to a larger audience because television and newspapers are mass media and their news is not intended for an audience of one.Part VII (Paras. 18–20)In these paragraphs, the authors discuss some other possible definitions of news: news as something to give people pleasure; news as something instructive that reveals the mores, values, and ideals of a society; news as living history; news as a source of literature; news as a reflection of human pain, suffering, tragedies and confusion; news as something to inspire people and make them optimistic; news as something to frighten people and make them aware of the seamy side ofthe reality; last but not least, news as a filler between commercials.Part VIII (Para. 21)In this paragraph, the authors conclude the essay by reiterating their purpose in raising the issue “What is n ews?” It is to arouse our interest and help us understand the problems, limitations, traditions, motivations, and even the delusions of the television news industry.Detailed Study of the Text1. We turn to this question because unless a television viewer has considered it, he or she is in danger of too easily accepting someone else’s definition—for example, a definition suppliedby the news director of a television station; or even worse, a definition imposed by important advertisers.(Para. 1) news director: (电视台) 新闻节目负责人advertisers: In many countries in the West, television stations largely depend on selling air time to advertisers for their revenue. Therefore, important advertisers can often impose their views and interests on the news supplied by television stations.viewer：Someone who is watching a movie, a television program, or an exhibitionCompare:audience: a group of people who watch, read, or listen to somethingspectator: a person who watches an event, show, game, or activity2. A simplistic definition of news can be drawn by paraphras ing Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ famous definition of the law. The law, Holmes said, is what the courts say it is… we might say that the news is what television directors and journalists say it is.(Para. 2) Americans generally accept Holmes’ famous definition of the law because they agree that laws must allow for the new interpretations necessary to meet the challenges of a changing nation and a changing world. But to propose a definition of the news by para phrasing Holmes’ definition of the law probably commits the logical error of false analogy. For example, it would not make much sense if we were to say politics is what politicians say it is, or education is what teachers say it is. simplistic: disapproving too simple; not complete or sufficiently thoroughNothing more. Nothing less. : As simple as that; no more, no less.in similar fashion: in the similar way; likewise; by the similar token3. But if we were to take that approach, on what basis would we say that we haven’t been told enough? Or that a s tory that should have been covered wasn’t? Or th at too many stories of a certain type were included? Or that a reporter gave a flagrantly biased account? (Para. 2)The fact that people are often unsatisfied with news reporting implies that people have different ideas about what news should be.flagrantly biased: obviously and unquestionably biased4. In modifying their answer, most will add that the news is “important and interestingthings that happened that day.” This helps a little but leaves open the q uestion of what is “important and interesting” a nd how that is decided.(Para. 3)It is all right to say that news consists of the important things that happened that day. But important to whom? In what sense? For what reason?but leaves open the question: but does not give an answer to the question5.Of course, some people will say that the question of what is important and interesting is not in the least problematic. What the President says or does is important; wars are important, rebellions, employment figures, elections, appointments to the Supreme Court. (Para. 4)This is an interesting example of hasty generalization. It is true that what important people say or do is often important, but we can’t jump to the conclusion that everything they say or do is always important. On the other hand, sometimes even whathappens to someone completely unknown can escalate to a serious crisis. People call that “the Butterfly Effect.”problematic: causing a problem; questionable; uncertain6. Now, there is a great deal to be said for Saran Wrap. (Para.4)No w, it’s true that Saran Wrap is very useful.7.Saran Wrap is not news. The color of Liz Taylor’s wrap is. Or so some people believe. (Para. 4)Note that the authors are making a word play on the word “wrap,” which has different meanings.8. We shall never learn about these people either, however instructive or interesting their stories may have been.(Para. 5) We will never hear anything about these people either, no matter how instructive or interesting their stories may have been.instructive: providing knowledge or information; educational9.Of course, there are some events—the assassination of a president, an earthquake, etc.—that have near universal interest and consequences. But most news does not inhere in the event.(Para. 6)to inhere in sth.: formal to be a natural part of sth.; to be inherent in sth.10. In fact, the news is more often made rather than gathered. (Para. 6)In fact, often the news is not something out there for you to pick up; you have to decide what information is newsworthy and make it into news.11．I s a story about a killing in Northern Ireland more important than one about a killing in Morocco?(Para. 6) For Americans of Irish background, the answer will most likely be yes. It is said that the relative importance of an event isoften determined by the relative distance of its occurrence to the person involved.12．…every news story is a reflection of the reporter who tells the story. The reporter’s previous assumptions about what is “out there” edit what he or she think s is there. (Para. 6) If news stories were just facts, and facts speak for themselves, then all news stories, though written by different people, would be the same. But news stories are actually all different because every news story is a reflection of the reporter who tells the story, and every reporter has previous assumptions (beliefs, points of view, and biases) which affect what he/she thinks is there.to edit: to decide what will be included or left out, as editors do in preparing, printing, broadcasting, etc.13．The answers to all of these questions, as well as to other questions about the event, depend entirely on the point of view of the journalist. You might think this is an exaggeration, that reporters, irrespective of their assumptions, can at least get the facts straight. (Para. 7) irrespective of: regardless of; without thinking about or consideringAll government officials, irrespective of their rank, must disclose their property.We pursue the diplomatic policy of the five principles of peaceful coexistence in our relationship with all countries irrespective of their size or political s ystem.to get the facts straight: to find out what the facts are without making mistakesnow-defunct: now-dead; now no longer existing or functioningto feature a story: to give a story a prominent place in a newspaper or television news show14．…who thus earn their 35 rubles a month in lieu of “relief”… (Para. 8)Instead of receiving government relief, they are given jobs by the government so that they can earn their money. (这是以工代赈的政策)in lieu of: instead of(government) relief：money that is given to poor people by the government (政府)救济15．…it was the policy of the Journal to highlight the contrast between the primitive Russian economy and the sophisticated American economy. (Para. 11)the Journal: This refers to the newspaper The Wall Street Journal, mentioned above.to highlight: to make people notice or be aware of something sophisticated: (the opposite of primitive) highly developed and complex 高级的，复杂的16．Each of our senses is a remarkably astute censor. We see what we expect to see; often, we focus on what we are paid to see. And those who pay us to see usually expect us to accept their notions not only of what is important but of what are important details. (Para. 11)We have five sense organs, and they are all extremely sharp censors.censor: a person who examines books, movies, newspapers, etc. and removes things considered by the authorities to be offensive, immoral, or harmful to society (Note the personification of the word) .We do not see or hear everything. We only see or hear what we expect to see or hear because we have been trained that way. We have been paid by our bosses to see or hear what they expectus to see or hear. We have been made to accept our bosses’ notion of what is interesting and important.17．“We’d have complete dossiers on the interests, policies, and idiosyncrasies of the owners.The n we’d have a dossier on every journalist in the world. The interests, prejudices, and quirks of the owner would equal Z. The prejudices, quirks, and private interests of the journalist Y. Z times Y would give you X, the probable amount of truth in the sto ry.” (Para.12)Here the French writer Albert Camus, quoted by A. J. Liebling, is using a mathematic formula to express the relationship between the interests, prejudices and quirks of a newspaper owner, and those of the journalists, and the probable amount of truth in a news story.Z x Y = XHere, Z = the interests, prejudices, and quirks of the owner Y = the interests, prejudices, and quirks of the journalistsX = the truth probability of the newsDossiers (on): files (of); records (of)18．The host might say something like this: “To begin with, this station is owned by Gary Farnsworth, who is also the president of Bontel Limited, the principal stockholder of which is the Sultan of Bahrain. Bontel Limited owns three Japanese electronic companies, two oil companies, the entire country of Upper Volta, and the western part of Romania. …” (P ara.13)The implied suggestion is that this television station is quite likely to be biased in its news reporting, reflecting the interests of those who control its finances.19．“The anchorman on the television show earns $800,000 a year; his portfolio i ncludes holdings in a major computer firm. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas but was a C+ student, has never taken a course in political science, and speaks no language other than English. Last year, he read only two books—a biography of Cary Grant and a book of popular psychology called Why Am I So Wonderful? … (Para.13)The implication here is that the opinions of the anchorman on a television show are strongly influenced by his financial status, his source of income, the education he has received, and the books he has read.anchorman (anchorwoman): (chiefly in the US) a man or woman who presents and coordinates a television news program (电视和广播电台)新闻节目主持人Compare:broadcaster:播音员host：（游戏，访谈节目）主持人portfolio：a range of investments held by a person or organization 全部投资；投资组合holdings：financial assets; land, property, or shares in a company 拥有的财产20. “The reporter who covered the story on Yug oslavia speaks Serbo-Croatian, has a degree in international relations, and h as had a Neiman Fellowship at Harvard University.”(Para.13)A reporter who speaks the language, has a degree in a related field, and has done research on journalism at a distinguished university can naturally be expected to be more competent to cover the story on Yugoslavia than one withoutthese qualifications.。
unit6Thetelephone(精读第二版)答案教学文案
un i t 6Thet el ephone（精读第二版）答案Unit 6Text AThe Teleph oneAn war F. AccawiIV Key to ExercisesPreview2. Do the follow ing exercises.1 Tran slate, pay ing atte nti on to the use of the bold type.1. 这辆二手车买得很便宜。
2. 他的讲话被打断/缩短了。
3. 在这里建造铁路之前，先要把这里的水抽干。
4. 这花瓶擦干净以后看起来就会和新的一样。
5. 这房子被刷成了淡绿色。
6. 就在此时，门被突然踢开。
7. 恐怖分子被枪杀，人质都被释放。
8. 在日本，鱼往往是生吃的。
9. 这可怜的孩子生下来的时候就是聋的，不久又失明了。
10. 据说在皇陵完工的时候，那些建造皇陵的工人都被活活埋在里面。
2 Give the corresp onding adjectives of the followi ng n ames of coun tries.1. Iraqi2. Pakista ni3. Yeme ni4. Lebanese5. Dan ish6. Hun garian7. Belgia n8. Arge ntine9. Swedish10. Swiss11. Norwegian12. Polish3 Review how these words are formed.These are compo und adjectives con sisti ng of a noun plus an adjective with the noun serving as a modifier of the adjective. Jet-black for example means as black as jet (a hard black material).4 Point out the word or phrase that does n1. crush2. crack3. crunch4. valueless5. click 5 Complete the verb phrases by putting in prepositions or adverbs listed below.1. for 18. up 35. down/up2. up 19. up 36. into3. for20. in 37. for 4. for 21. up 38. into 5. for 22. for 39. for 6. for23. up 40. into 7. dow n/up 24. into 41. i nto 8. up25. in 42. for9. in to/i n/dow n/up 26. for/up 43. down/up 10. up 27. up 44. up 11. up 28. up 45. up12. for 29. up 46. down/up 13. up 30. in 47. for 14. in 31. for 48. in 15. into 32. in 49. up 16. into 33. in 50. up 17.up34. up51. forVocabulary1.Tran slate the followi ng expressi ons. Into En glish1. to crack the walls2. to save souls3. to play hide-a nd-seek4. to slow to a trickle5. to grab sb by the hair6. to call sb n ames7. to rip her shirt8. to reveal the secret9. to resist progress 10. to come into view 11. to gather firewood12. to talk sb out of doing sth'bel ong in each line. 6. enthroned 7. breeze8. commitment 9. career 10. obliterate13. to wriggle one ' s way out of14. to run errands15. to deliver sb from sufferi ng16. to assure a steady supply17. to take the pressure off sb18. to keep him out of one ' s hairInto Chin ese1. 梯田2. 多岩石的山脉3. 百日咳4. 周围的村庄5. 林中的一块空地6. 细粉尘7. 羊粪8. 粘乎乎的双手9. 强壮有力的的妇女10. 旌旗如林11. 第一手的资料12. 漆黑的头发13. 一位虔诚的天主教徒14. 家务事15. 种让人感到在家般自在的声音16. 手卷香烟17. 有利可图/十分挣钱的生意18. 一家肉铺19. 它往日风采的空架子20. 一所教会学校2. Replace the parts in bold type with appropriate words and expressi ons from the text.1. gave way: caved in buried: trapped2. asked for: charged profitable: lucrative3. persuade him not to: talk him out of it obstruct: resist4. a quarrel: a argument developing: escalati ng5. sent to: relayed to / delivered to gather: assemble/c on gregateshow their stro ng disagreeme nt with: protest aga in{t6. become all skin and bones: been reduced to mere skeletons rescue: save/deliver7. started to: began to/proceeded tovery seriously and carefully: with utmost gravity8. destroyed: ruined/devastated/wrecke|dtore: cracked/split9. preve nt unwan ted visitors from botheri ng you: keep unwan ted visitors offyour hair10. heavily crowded: packed with peoplesqueeze: wriggle3. Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into En glish.1. In credible as it may soun d, I hear that they charge 40 yua n for a bowl of simple no odles.2. Sun Quan fin ally talked everybody into agree ing to put Lu Xun, a young scholar, i n charge of (commanding) this decisive battle.3. He was arrested on the charge of (charged with) smuggli ng, but in accorda nee with the law, no citize n canbe arrested without evide nee.4. She dropped the plate on the ground, but it miraculously did not break, la ndingwithout so much as a crack. OR …not break. It didn ' t have so much as a crack5. I can assure you that if we dig a well deep eno ugh here, we will strike water. So ifyou guys have no object ion, let ' s get started/proceed.6. She takes delight in shifti ng the tables and chairs in this room so as to give the room a new look.7. The focus of our econo mic developme nt has shifted from the coastal areas in the east to the cen tral andwestern areas.8. He shifted/cha nged to the highest gear, thus leavi ng all the other cars far beh ind.9. I maintained that smok ing should be forbidde n, but he disagreed because he said that the tobacco in dustrywas an importa nt source of gover nment revenue.10. The local people raised a stro ng objection to in stalli ng the cable car over that beautiful mountain.4. Choose the right words in their proper forms.11. assure2. assured3. reassuri ng4. in sured; en sured5. en sure; reassured6. reassuri ngly21. twisted/tur ned2. twisted3. wring4. distorted/twisted5. twisted6. twisted7. wrin gi ng3 1. gathered/assembled2. assembli ng3. gather; gathered OR collect; collected4. gatheri ng; assembled/gathered; collectors5. collect/gather6. collect; collect ing; collecti on4 1. crack; break2. cracked; tear3. tore4. split; broke5. break; Split6. tore/ripped7. torn51. abandoned2. aba ndon ed/deserted/forsake n; aba ndoned3. aba ndon /desert/forsake4. desert5. forsake n; deserted6. abandoned61. ignore2. n eglect3. overlook4. n eglected5. ignore6. n eglect ing5. Point out which of the followi ng sen ten ces contain paradox and which oxym oron. 1. paradox 9. oxymoron 2. paradox 10. paradox 3. oxym oron 11. paradox 4. oxym oron 12. paradox 5.oxym orons 13. paradox 6. paradox 14. paradox 7. paradox 15.oxymoron 8. paradox 16. paradoxGrammar1. Learn to use as and though as concessive conjunction.1 Group the patter ns of con cessive clauses in the followi ng sentences into the categories listed below.2 Complete the sentences by tran slat ing the Chin ese in brackets using the patter ns of con cessive clauses listed inthe previous exercise.1. Simple as it is2. Much as he loves his childre n3. Try as he might4. Trash as it really is5. Happy and conten ted as they are in retireme nt6. Hard taskmaster though he appeared to be in the lab7. Tempt ing though it was8. Perfect talk show host though he is 9.Much as I respect him10. Proud as they are of their father 2.Lear n to use "It is/was (high) time that sb did sth1 Decide on the precise meaning of the structure. Note:approximately the right time ” the other being “ pas t hes time you went to bed mean either that1,2, 3, 6; 4, 9; 5, 8;7, 10 The structure “ it is/was (high) time (that) is used to convey two mea nin gs. One is appropriate time ” For“ You should have gone to bedexample, Itmuch earlier (Often stated with emphasis on the word time), or that now is the appropriate time for you to go to bed. The precise meaning of this term depe nds on the tone of voice an d/or the con text.1,3, 6, 7, ? 2, 4, 5, &2 Tran slate the senten ces into Chin ese using the “ it is/was time ” patter n.1. we ve been training for the whole morning. It ' s time we took a break and had lunch.2. The Joh nsons decided that it was high time their 40-year-old son moved out of their house.3. 20 years have passed, and it ' s time we buried the past misunderstandings of our two families.4. It ' s time we protestedlpicly and said no to such gen der discrim in ati on in this departme nt.5. It ' s time unions and management sat down and worked out a real solution to the problem.6. It is time n ati on al leaders took stock of their n ati on ' s resources and worked out realistic plar1 Study the grammatical structure of these invo Ived senten ces.1. This is a complex sentence.Main clause: story of the fish and oranges was trueSubord in at ing clauses: Adverbial clauses:1. of con cessi on: In credible as it may sound2. of reason: because men who would not lie even to save their own souls told and retold that story until it wasincorporated into Magdalene ' s calendar.Both adverbial clauses modify the predicate verb of the main clause “was true ”.Embedded in the sec ond are two subord in ati ng clauses.The first is a relative clause “ who would not lie eve n to save their own soulsmodifying the subject of the reason clause “ meS ; the second, “ until it wasin corporated in to Magdale ne' s cale ndar ” is a time clause modifyi ng its main verb “ told and retold ”.2. It is also a complex senten ce.Main clause: I watchedSubordi nati ng clauses:Time clause: the rest of the sentence except for the opening word “ breathless.Within the time clause there are two relative clauses.The first of which, “ that suppwoeldymake it possible to talk with un cles,aunts, and cousins ”modifies “ dolack machine ” the second, “wholived more than two days ' ride away ” , modifies “ uncles, aunts, and cousins ”.2 Tran slate the select ion into Chin ese.然而这个问题仍然没有得到答复。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读(6)》(第2版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】-Uni
Unit 10一、词汇短语reclaim [] vi. 要回；开垦（荒地）；回收【例句】This land was reclaimed from the sea. 这块土地是填海开垦出来的。
【词组】beyond reclaim不可救药，没有悔改【助记】re（回来）+claim（喊）→喊回来→收回orient [] vt. 使适应；使熟悉情况（或环境等）；使朝向；以…为方向（目标）【例句】①The orient has been playing an active role in the world economy. 亚洲一直在世界经济中发挥积极作用。
②We must orient our products to the needs of the market. 我们必须使我们的产品适应市场的需要。
【词组】orient oneself to适应，顺应（新环境等）ingrained [] adj. 根深蒂固的，一成不变的，积深难除的【例句】These people have an ingrained superiority complex in them. 这些人有一种根深蒂固的优越感。
whim [wɪm] n. 奇想；一时的兴致；怪念头；幻想【例句】We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco. 我们多少有些心血来潮地决定乘船去摩洛哥。
up-country [ˌʌp ˈkʌntri] adv. 在内地；内地地adj. 内陆地区的；内地的；偏远的n. 内地【例句】I hired a car to take us up-country. 我租了辆车带我们去内地。
temperance [ˈtempərəns] n. 戒酒；节欲；（气候等的）温和adj. 温暖的；有节制的【例句】Temperance should be applied not only to food and drink, but to work and play. 不仅在食物饮酒方面，而且在工作与游戏上，也要有节制。
现代大学英语精读第二版book2unit6
Wisdom of Bear Wood Unit 6
Theme
Structure
Detailed Analysis
Text Analysis
Text Analysis Theme
Friendship Nature
Text Analysis Structure
Part 1: (1-4) my life before the encounter Part 2: (5-35) my friendship with the old lady
verge against: to be close to; to be at the edge or border of (This is a rare expression)
a network of: a system of lines, wires, roads, etc that cross each other and are connected to each other
demanded that he go: subjunctive mood every few years: Something will happen regularly
after a few years. to wrench yourself away from: to twist and pull
stand: a group of trees growing in a given area impenetrable: derived from “penetrate”
Text Analysis Detailed Analysis
Part I: Sentence Paraphrase
现代大学英语精读2Lesson6TheManintheWater
Lesson Six: The Man in the Water1. Warm-up questionsWhat does the author try to say through the story?A. The disaster?B. The three heroes?C. The man in the water?D. Human nature?2. Word buildingacknowledge—acknowledgementadmire—admirable—admirationaesthetic—aestheticism—aesthete—aestheticsanonymous—anonymityroot: synonym, antonym, homonym, pseudonymbehave—behaviorcollide—collisionfloat—floatation (flotation)tragic—tragedycomedy—comicsurvive—survival—survivorunique—uniquenessemploy—employment—employee—employerc.f. train, trainee, trainer, traininge.g. Y ou can employ your spare time more effectively. (make use of)injure—injuryc.f. injure 事故受伤事故中伤者wound 战斗受伤战斗中伤员damage 事物受到损坏hurt 可指心灵伤害president—presidential—presidency (preside)vice ~, former~, be elected/ appointed~during/ under the presidency of George W. Bush 总统职位、任期~ campaign / election/ candidate3. V ocabularyacknowledge1) meaningsHe acknowledged his secret marriage. (agree to the truth of, admit) 承认(They acknowledged that they have been defeated.)He was acknowledged as/ to be their leader. (recognize, accept, admit…as) 认可He acknowledged our help with a present. (show appreciation/ that he is grateful for…) 感谢We must acknowledge his letter. (state that one has received sth) 我们应告诉他来信已收到。
大学英语精读第二册UnitSix课文讲解
大学英语精读第二册UnitSix课文讲解大学英语精读第二册Unit Six课文讲解导语：外科医生主要是诊断外科疾病，为患者提供手术治疗的医务工作者。
下面YJBYS店铺分享一篇关于外科医生的大学英语课文，欢迎学习!A famous surgeon tells about the importance of self-confidence from his own experience.The Making of a SurgeonHow does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a "surgeon"? As my year as chief resident drew to a close I asked myself this question on more than one occasion.The answer, I concluded, was self-confidence. When you can say to yourself, "There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better than any other surgeon" - then, and not until then, you are indeed a surgeon. I was nearing that point.Take, for example, the emergency situations that we encountered almost every night. The first few months of the year I had dreaded the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be made. Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular situation, I'd have trouble getting back to sleep. I'd review all the facts of the case and, not infrequently, wonder if I hadn't made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the morning, after lying awake for an hour, I'd get out of bed, dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only way I could find the peace of mind I needed to relax.Now, in the last month of my residency, sleeping was no longer a problem. There were still situations in which I couldn'tbe certain my decision had been the right one, but I had learned to accept this as a constant problem for a surgeon, one that could never be completely resolved - and I could live with it. So, once I had made a considered decision, I no longer dwelt on it. Reviewing it wasn't going to help and I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I'd made was bound to be a sound one. It was a nice feeling.In the operating room I was equally confident. I knew I had the knowledge, the skill, the experience to handle any surgical situation I'd ever encounter in practice. There were no more butterflies in my stomach when I opened up an abdomen or a chest. I knew that even if the case was one in which it was impossible to anticipate the problem in advance, I could handle whatever l found. I'd sweated through my share of stab wounds of the belly, of punctured lungs, of compound fractures. I had sweated over them for five years. I didn't need to sweat any more.Nor was I afraid of making mistakes. I knew that when I was out in practice I would inevitably err at one time or another and operate on someone who didn't need surgery or sit on someone who did. Five years earlier - even one year earlier - I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I had had to take sole responsibility for a mistake in judgment. Now I could. I still dreaded errors - would do my best to avoid them -- but I knew they were part of a surgeon's life. I could accept this fact with calmness because I knew that if I wasn't able to avoid a mistake, chances were that no other surgeon could have, either.This all sounds conceited and I guess it is - but a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he's bothered by the doubts and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine. He has to feel that he's as good asand probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit - call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it.NEW WORDSsurgeonn. doctor who performs operations 外科医生self-confidencen. 自信心makingn. means of gaining success 成功之道residentn. 住院医生concludevt. arrive at a belief or opinion by reasoning 得出结论surgicala. of, by, or for surgery 外科的;手术的competentlyad. with the necessary skill 称职地;胜任地competenta.nearvt. approach; come closer toemergencyn. sudden and dangerous happening needing immediate action 紧急情况;急症encountervt. be faced with (difficulties, danger, etc.); meet unexpectedly 遭到;意外地遇见dreadvt. fear greatly 畏惧criticala. important at a time of danger and difficulty 紧要的;关键性的particulara. belonging to some one person, thing, or occasion 特定的casen. instance of disease or injury 病例infrequentlyad. seldom; not oftenrelaxvi. become less tense 放松relaxationn.residencyn. the last stage of a doctor's training at a hospital 高级专科住院实习(期)constanta. happening all the time; unchanging 不断的;始终如一的resolvevt. solve 解决resolutionn.considereda. carefully thought out 经过深思熟虑的dwellvi. live (in a place) 居住bounda. very likely; certain 一定的，必然的sounda. correct; based on good judgment 正确的，合理的'confidenta. sure of oneself and one's abilities 自然的confidencen.handlevt. manage, deal with 处理butterflyn. 蝴蝶abdomenn. belly 腹(部)anticipatevt. see beforehand 预期anticipationn.sweatn. 汗vi. 流汗stabn. thrust made with a pointed weapon 刺;戳bellyn. 肚，腹部puncturevt. make a small hole in (sth.) with sth. pointed 刺穿compounda. having more than one part 复合的fracturen. break in a bone 骨折compoundn. 复合性骨折inevitablyad. unavoidably 不可避免地inevitablea.errvi. make mistakes; do wrongoperatevi. perform a surgical operation 动手术surgeryn. 外科;外科手术solea. unshared; one and only 唯一的responsibilityn. 责任;责任心avoidvt. escape; keep or get away from 避免conceiteda. having too high an opinion of oneself 自负的conceitn. too high an opinion of oneselftryinga. hard to endure or bear; very difficult 难受的;恼人的bothervt. annoy, trouble 烦扰，麻烦uncertaintyn. uncertain condition; doubtPHRASES & EXPRESSIONSdraw to a closecome to an end 结束live withlearn to accept (sth. unpleasant); tolerate 学会;适应;容忍dwell onthink, write, or speak a lot about 老是想着;详述;强调(be) bound to (do)(be) certain to (do) 一定..., 必然...in practice(医师,律师等) 在开业中;在实践中butterflies in the stomachfeelings of nervousness 忐忑不安open upcut open 切开,给...开刀in advanceahead of time 预先,事前at one time or anothersometime or other 早晚sit ondelay taking action on; do nothing about 拖延;搁置PROPER NAMESNolen诺兰(姓氏)Walt沃尔特(男子名 Walter 的昵称)Larry拉里(男子 Lawrence 的昵称)。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读(2)》学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】(Unit 6)
Unit 6一、词汇短语Text Awrench [] n. 扳手；（离别等的）痛苦；猛扭vt. 猛扭，使扭伤；歪曲，曲解；使痛苦，折磨【例句】I wrenched the door open. 我把门扭开了。
【词组】wrench sth off (sth.)/wrench sb./sth. away 猛扭或猛拉某人[某物]使之脱离某物【助记】法国人（French）把他（t）扔进了壕沟里（trench），我（w）把他扭伤（wrench）。
【派生】wretched adj. 可怜的，不幸的；（令人）苦恼的，讨厌的；恶劣的；卑鄙的，无耻的patchwork [] n. 缝缀而成的衣物或工艺品（缝合起来的形形色色的缝织物）【例句】That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork. 那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
【词组】wheat straw/stalk patchwork 麦秆画a patchwork of fields seen from an aeroplane 从飞机上俯瞰的块块田地patchwork quilt 拼布床单；用小块布缝缀的被罩woodland [] n. 林区，林地adj.林地的；居住在森林中的【例句】①Our house backs onto a piece of woodland. 我们的房屋后面是一块林地。
②The cutting of forests is threatening woodland species. 砍伐森林也正威胁着林地鸟类。
surround [] v. 包围，环绕n. 围绕物adj. 环绕立体声的【例句】The house is in beautiful surroudings. 这房子的环境优美。
【词组】surround sb./sth. (with sb./sth.)（使某人、某物）包围某人、某物；围住某人、某物（尤指使之无法脱逃）【派生】surrounding adj. 周围的，附近的surroundings n. 环境，周围的事物verge [] v. 接近，濒临；趋向n. 边，边缘；界限【例句】She was on the verge of suicide. 她濒临自杀的边缘。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读(6)》(第2版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】-Uni
Unit 7一、词汇短语perilously [ˈperələsli] adv. 危机四伏地；充满危险地【例句】We came perilously close to disaster. 我们险些出了大乱子。
ailment [] n. 轻微的病痛【例句】I don’t have even the slightest ailment. 我什么毛病也没有。
【词组】economic ailment经济失调trifling ailments轻症，微症augment [] vi. 增大；增加【例句】He augmented his income by teaching in the evenings. 他晚上教书来增加收入。
【派生】augmentation n. 增加，增大；增加物divine []adj.神的，上帝的，神圣的；非凡的，极好的【例句】①That play we saw last night was just simply divine! 我们昨晚看的那出戏实在是太好了！②At last I divined the truth. 最后我发现了事情的真相。
【词组】divine comedy神曲（意大利诗人但丁作的叙事诗）【助记】div（联想dive）＋（v）ine（葡萄藤）→能在葡萄藤中潜水是非凡的、超人的stockbroker [ˈstɑːkbroʊkər] n. [金融]股票经纪人【例句】My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me. 我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。
fecundity [] n. 多产；富饶；丰富【例句】The boy’s fecundity of imagination amazed his teacher. 男孩丰富的想象力让教师感到惊异。
amelioration [əˌmiːliəˈreɪʃn] n. 改进，改善【例句】Progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition.进步改善了人类生存状况。
现代大学英语精读一第二版是六单元读后感
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➢ Lack of cross-cultural awareness
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Definition: a situation in which all the different cultural or racial groups in a society have equal rights and opportunities, and none is ignored or regarded as unimportant.
A young man who saw the woman run over by the car has agreed to appear in court as witness. I admire his courage.
7. 大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有 进行批判性思维的能力。
2.今天，多数人看问题都有了新的角度，他
们不再认为主要是国内生产总值（GDP）标 志一个国家的幸福了。 GDP:
Gross Domestic Products 标志：
mark, symbolize, represent, show
Today, most people have got a new perspective. They no longer accept the view that mainly GDP marks the happiness of a nation.
• What did the author learn about the center of the world (the rock)? How did he feel toward it?
• What are the two learning moments of the author? What did he learn?
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Match the words with their correct meanings in the text.
1. assure 2. encounter 3. spout 4. occasion 5. potential
a. the possibility that sth. will have a positive effect b. to send out with great force; gush c. to tell sb. that sth. is sure to happen d. a special or particular time e. to meet sb. or experience sth.
– "ethnocentrism" basically refers to judging other groups
from one’s own cultural point of view, or misinterpreting
other cultures because one uses the concepts of his own
must try your best to see if you can raise
some significant questions and give
meaningful comments/criticisms.
9. 在对这个问题进行仔细思考以后，我认 识到，我们必须确保我们的学生不但能谋生， 还能懂得怎样生活。
5.我可以向你保证，她是一个非常随和的人。 我从来没有见过她发脾气。
I can assure you. She is a very agreeable person. I have never seen her lose her temper.
6. 一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年 轻人同意出庭凭证。我很欣赏他的勇气。
Setting: a small village in the central area of Brazil Protagonists: an American traveler (“I”), several Brazilian people Theme of the story: What do you think?
3.让我们同意对方可以有不同意见吧。我们 起码在一点上意见是一致的，我们同意不采 取暴力，我们同意我们的分歧必须和平解决。
Let’s agree to disagree.
We at least agree on one thing: We agree not to use force. We agree that we must settle
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The goals of education:
a. “to open up possibilities for discovery” b. “to expand learning and the chance for mutual
acceptance and recognition” c. to offer students a cross-cultural perspective: from
• What’s the use of the green banana in the text? What does it symbolize?
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• Retell the first 4 paragraphs referring to the following points:
• What happened to the author’s old jeep in Brazil? How did the villagers help repair it?
➢ Limited life experience:
People will never be able to experience every life situation of everyone around the world, so assumptions about life have to be based on existing limited experience. It is normal to assume things and interpret new experience and others’ behavior on the basis of one’s own experience.
Upon careful reflections on this issue, I’ve
come to realize that we must make sure that
our students not only can make a living, but
also know how to live.
College education should see to it that our
students are able to do critical thinking.
8. 你们在预习功课的时候，一定要尽量试 试，看你是否能提出重要的问题来，是否能 作出有意义的评论。
While you are preparing your lessons, you
one’s own immediate center of the world to the center of someone else’s world
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Plot: “My” experience in a small Brazilian village and what “I” concluded.
our disputes peacefully.
4.桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前
怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一 切都美极了，尤其是那些千姿百态的石峰。
Guilin has always been regarded by our people as the most beautiful place in our country. I used to have my doubts, but now I totally agree with them. Everything is so beautiful, especially the rock formations in all those different shapes.
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– "Ethnic" refers to cultural heritage, and
– "centrism" refers to the central starting point or the tendency of people to put their own group at the center.
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