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现代大学英语精读3第4单元知识点归纳

现代大学英语精读3第4单元知识点归纳

Unit 4to wrench yourself away from: to twist and pull yourself away (or free) fromwrench vt. To pull at the feelings or emotions of挫折使感情或情绪受折磨;distress压抑; afflict使痛苦eg.: It wrenched her to watch them go. 看着他们离开,她很难受It wrenched her to say goodbye.patchwork of farms and woodlandpatchwork n.拼缝物, 拼缀物, 拼凑物woodland: a piece of land covered with trees森林地, 林地In the deep woods that verged against our back fence, a network of paths led almost everywhere, and pheasants [鸟] 雉, 野鸡rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked. (p.2)to verge against: to be close to; to be at the edge or border ofverge vi. (1) to be very close to a place;to be contiguous 邻近, 接近eg.: streets verging on the slum area 贫民区周围的街道(2) To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close. Used with on: 接近,逼近接近具体指定的某物的性质或情况;走近。

大学英语精读3课后问题答案

大学英语精读3课后问题答案

大学英语精读3课后问题答案Unit 11.How did the author feel about the incident at the time it occurred?What does he think of itnow?the author felt that it was a rather unpleasant experience at the time it happened,but now he thinks he can make a good story from the incident2.Why did he go to Richmond?he went there to look for a temporary job to make enough money to go travelling3.What did the author think got him into trouble with the law?the author thought it must be his obvious aimlessness of wandering in the streets that got him into trouble with the law4.What did he see when walking out of the local library?He saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to him5.What did the man say to him? Did he take the man’s works seriously at first?The man said that he was a policeman and was going to arrest him. But the author didn’t take the man’s words seriously but thought it was some kind of joke at first6.When and how did the author come to see the man was being serious?At the time when another policeman appeared in uniform, the author came to see the man was serious7.What grounds did the policemen have for suspecting that the young man was wanderingwith intent to steal milk bottles?First ,the policemen saw the young man wandering aimlessly in the streets sometimes just stopping and looking around him. Then, it turned out there had been a lot of petty thieves in the area who stole milk bottles from doorsteps. On these grounds ,the policemen suspected that the young man was wandering with intent to steal milk bottles8.What does the author mean by his “big mistake”?By his “big mistake ”, the author means he shouldn’t have had long hair and appeared so cool and unconcerned about the incident ,and shouldn’t take himself as part of the sixties’ “youth counterculture”,because all these confirmed the policemen’s suspicion that he was adisrespectable fellow9.How did he behave when he was questioned at the police station?W hat did the policedecide to do with him?When he was questioned ,he continued to try to look worldly and au fait with the situation.As a result , the police charged him officially and told him to report to Richmond Magistrates’ Court the follow Mo nday10.What did his father do when he learned about the incident?As soon as his father learned about the incident ,he hired a good solicitor11.What were the things his release from the charge depended on?The things his release from the charge depended on were his “right” accent, respectable middle-class parents, reliable witnesses, such as, his English teacher as his character witness, and a very good solicitor in particular.12.What did the policeman probably mean by saying” Youcould have been a bit more helpfulwhen we arrested you”?By saying these words, the policeman probably meant that he should have looked very angry and said something like,”Look here,do you know who you’re talking to? Iam a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!”then, they world perhaps have apologized to him and let him go.Unit 21.what did the author’s children teach him he other night?作者的孩子们在某个晚上教给了他什么The author’s children taught him about paradigm shifts, and limitations of linear thinking and how to refocus parameters one night2.what were the author and his children doing that night?当天晚上作者和他的孩子们在做什么?They were playing their own oral version of the Sesame Street game, “What Doesn’t Belong?”3.what was the question the father put to his children?父亲给孩子提的问题是什么?The question is “What doesn’t belong, an orange ,a tomato or a strawberry?”4.what was the oldest child’s answer to the question?最大的孩子的答案是什么?The oldest child answered that it was tomato became the other two were fruits.5.What did the author think of his answer?作者认为他的答案如何?The author thought the answer was right6.What answers did his 4-year-old and 6-year-old give?四岁和六岁的孩子又给出了什么样的答案The author’s 4-year-old child said that the right answer was strawberry because theother two were round and a strawberry was not. And his 6-year-old child said thatanswer should be orange because the other two were red7.What did the 9-year-old and the middle one add to the answers?作者九岁和六岁的孩子又补充了什么样的答案?The 9-year-old added that it could also be the orange because the other two grew on vines and the middle child said that it could be strawberry because it was the only one they put on ice cream8.Why does the author think Copernicus, Reuben Mattus and Edward Jenner belong in thesame group?作者为什么认为哥白尼、鲁宾马修斯和爱德华詹纳都属于同一种人?The author thinks that these three famous people belong in the same group because they were doing what every scientist who’s ever made an important discoverythroughout history has done, according to Thomas Kuhn, in his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolution :They were shifting old paradigms9.What did the author’s children do to deserve membership in the same group asCopemicus and Edward Jenner?作者的孩子们做了什么使得他们能够成为和哥白尼和爱德华詹纳同一种的人?The children were refocusing the parameters. They wereredefining the problems. They were reframing the questions. And these are exactly the same that Copemicus andEdward Jenner have done10.What if the Sesame Street game had been a workbook exercise in school?假如《芝麻街》的游戏是学校练习本上的习题,情况又会如何?If Sesame Street game had been a workbook exercise in school, every kid who framedthe question differently than “Which is not a fruit?” would have been wrong, that is tosay every kid who didn’t circle tomato would have been marked wrong.11.Why does the author wish to remind us that there are real limits to the value ofinformation?作者为什么希望提醒我们信息的价值是有限的?Because unless we shift our paradigms and refocus our parameters, the superinformation highway will lead us nowhere. From the examples of those great scientistsand inventors, the author tells us that we are not now, nor have we recently beensuffering from a lack of information so that what we need as we begin to downshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways of looking at it.12.What , according to the author, should we bear in mind when begin to downshift ontothe information highway?作者认为当我们驶入信息高速公路时,我们应该牢记的是什么?According to the author, we should bear in mind that whatwe need as we begin todownshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways oflooking at itUint 31)according to the author, what is the goal most Americans are taught to achieve in life?译文:在作者看来,大多数美国人受到要获取什么生活目标的教育?答案:most Americans are taught to manage to achieve money and power when they grow up according to the author.2) Is teaching the easiest way for the author to earn a living? How does he feel aboutteaching?译文:教书是作者最容易的谋生手段吗?他对教书感觉如何?答案:No. he feels that teaching is the most difficult of the various ways he has attempted to earn his living. for him, teaching is a red-eye, sweaty-palm, and sinking-sto mach profession. 3)does the author think he is very knowledgeable? How does he feel he sees his students take notes on what he says in class?作者认为自己很有学问吗?当他看到学生在他课堂上把他教的内容作笔记时他怎么想?答案:No .he does not think that he is very knowledgeable. He is amazed to see that his students take notes on what he says in class.4) what does the author think of the pace of the school calendar? What does he do in thesummer vacation?译文:作者认为学校的生活节奏安排怎么样?他在暑假里做什么?答案:he likes the pace of the academic calendar. He thinks that the summer vacation offers an opportunity for reflection, research, and writing.5) what does the author mean when he says ‘teaching is a profession built on change ’?译文:作者说“教师是一个建立在变化基础上的职业”是什么意思?答案:he means that when the teaching material is the same he can change his teaching methods, and what’s more, he can teach different students each year.6) what does the author mean when he says “as a teacher, I am my own boss ”?译文:作者说“作为一个老师,我是我自己的老板”是什么意思?答案:he means he has the freedom to make his own mistakes, to learn his own lesson.Especially, he wants his freedom to choose the method. No one is to say he can’t.7) can you say something about Jacqui in your own words?译文:你是否能用你自己的话说说杰基是怎样的人?答案:Yes . Jacqui is a woman who works as a cleaner in school, but she has the ability to make more correct judgement by intuition than most of us can do by analysis. Maybe she is influenced by the author, so she has decided to finish high school and go to college.8) was the corporation the author and his students set up a success? How do you know?译文:作者和他的学生建立起的公司成功了吗?你是怎么知道的?答案:yes. The corporation was great success. We know from the fact that at the end of the semester they sold the house, paid off their debts and distributed the profits among the classmembers.9) what are the most important reasons the author gives for choosing teaching as hisprofession?译文:作者选择教师作为职业的最重要的原因是什么?答案:the most important reasons for the author to teach are that some of his favorite students, a teacher is being present at the creation, when the clay begins to breathe.10 )what does the author mean by saying that as a teacher he has money and power?译文:作者说作为教师他又金钱和权利是什么意思?答案:the author means he gets paid to do what he enjoys: reading, talking with people and asking questions, and he has the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books and to point out a pathway.Unit 41.In what ways was Sarah’s e-mail similar to other letters the author received? In what wayswas it differernt?莎拉的电子邮件和作者收到的其它信件在什么方面相似?在什么方面不同?Similar to other letters, the e-mail Sarah Morris sent took the author to task for hiscomments on the Los Angles Dodgers and argued that the author had got everything wrong.However it was different from the others in at least two ways. It contained more details than the usual “You’re an idiot”, such as vital statistics on the team’s performance2.What was Sarah’s dream?莎拉的梦想是什么?Sarah’s dream is to become a baseball editorialist3.What in Sarah’s second e-mail caught the author’s attention? Why did he say it was worthone more response?莎拉第二封电子邮件中什么内容引起了作者的关注?为什么他说值得再回封信?The misspelling in the last line of her second e-mail. When spelling the word “dream”, she missed the letter “r”. The author thought Sarah might be truly searching for something, and he needed Sarah to explain.4.What did the author think of Sarah’s website?作者如何看待莎拉的网站?The author found that Sarah’s website was not a fancy one although she covered the Dogers as extensively as any reporter in the country. He wondered whether there was any reader.5.Did Sarah think her disability would prevent her from finding a job? How do you know?莎拉认为她的残疾会妨碍她找工作吗?你是如何知晓的?Yes , she knew her situation, and the purpose of starting her own website is to find a job6.What led the author to think Sarah was deliberately deceiving him?什么使作者认为莎拉故意欺骗他?When the author asked Sarah to give him a call, Sarah refused to do so and the reason she provided was that she had a speech disability.7.How did Sarah become a Dodger fan?莎拉如何成为道奇队的球迷的?While growing up in Pasadena, Sarah had become a Dodger fan. In her sophomore year at Blair High, she undertook a post asthe statistician of a junior varsity baseball team.8.Why did author drive a long way to visit Sarah? What did he find when he arrived at herhouse?为什么作者长途驱车拜访莎拉?当他到达她家时他有何发现?The author felt curious about what Sarah had said, and he also wanted to find out the truth.When he arrived at her house ,he found that Sarah’s living condition was poor, the condition for her own website was not her supposed condition, and Sarah really got serious physical handicap. But all those couldn’t stop her pursuing her dream of becoming a baseballeditorialist.9.Why did the author call Sarah Morris the great Sarah Morris?为什么作者称莎拉莫里斯是伟大的莎拉莫里斯?Sarah did not lose her hope because of her physical handicap, believing in dedication towork.Without the best equipment and help, she still started her own website and covered a baseball team as extensively as any reporter in the country.10.How did Sarah Morris change the author?莎拉莫里斯是如何改变作者的?Sarah Morris made the author believe people were sincere and honest, not motivated by selfishnessUint 51)what did the author plan to do when he came home from school one winter day?译文:在一个冬季的一天,作者放学回家准备做什么?答案:he planned to read a new issue of his favorite sports magazine.2)who did he see in the living room? What was she doing?译文:他在起居室看到了谁?她在做什么?答案:his mother. She was crying.3)why was his mother in tears?译文:他妈妈为什么哭?答案:because she was afraid of losing her new job, for she couldn’t type fast enough.he told her that she would catch on.解析:in tears 是哭的意思4)how did he try to relieve her from anxiety?译文:他是如何安慰她的?答案:he was repeating a line she had spoken to him a hundred times when he was having trouble learning or doing something important to him.4)what did the author think of his mother’s ability when he was sixteen years old?译文:当作者十六岁时他对于妈妈的能力有什么看法?答案:he still assumed that his mother could do anything.6) why was his mother trying every possible means to save money?译文:他的妈妈为什么想尽办法攒钱?答案:to send the author and his sister to college.7)why did his mother but herself a used typewriter?译文:他妈妈为什么给自己买了台旧打字机?答案:because she wanted to learn typing which would enable her to get a new job with better pay8) how did the author feel when his mother got the job at the radio station ?译文:当作者的妈妈在电台找到一份工作时他有什么想法?答案:he was not the least bit surprised or impressed.9) did his mother enjoy her first day at the radio station?译文:他的妈妈在电台工作的第一天高兴吗?答案:No ,she didn’t.10) how do you know?答案:the text said,“…after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone.Mother looked tired and drawn.”Unit 61.What time of day was it at the beginning of the story?故事开头是一天的什么时间?It was in the morning ,because when the boy came into the room, the father was still in bed 2.What illness did the boy catch? What were its symptoms?这个男孩得的是什么病?有哪些症状?Influenza.Fever3.What did the doctor say and what did he do about the boy’s illness?对这个男孩的病医生说了些什么,做了些什么?He said there were nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic of flu,and there was no danger if pneumonia was avoided .The doctor left three different medicine in different colored capsules4.W hat was the boy’s temperature? How did he understand it?这个男孩的体温是多少?他对这个体温是怎么理解的?One hundred and two. The boy thought it was one hundred and two centigrade5.How did the boy respond when his father was reading to him?当这个男孩的父亲给他读书时,他的反应是什么?He didn’t foll ow what was read6.Why did he prefer to stay awake? How do you think he felt when his father left the room?他为什么宁愿醒着?当他的父亲离开房间时你认为他心里是怎么想的?He was thinking he was going to die, so he preferred to stay awake. He might be thinking that his father didn’t care about his death.7.Did the father realize what the boy was thinking about?How do you know?这位父亲意识到这个男孩在想什么吗?你怎么知道的?NO,he didn’t. He thought that the boy might be a little light-headed8.What conclusions can you draw from the hunting scene about the fathe r’s character and hisinfluence upon his son?从打猎的场面中你对于这个父亲的性格以及他对于他的儿子的影响能得出什么结论?The father enjoyed hunting , which needed patience and courage. This patience and courage had influenced his son9.Why did the boy refuse to let anyone come into the room?为什么这个男孩拒绝任何人进入房间?Because he thought he was going to die, he didn’t want the other to get what he wassuffering from10 . What condition was he in when his father came back from hunting?当他的父亲打猎回来时这个男孩处于什么状态?He was in exactly the position his father had left him11 . What was it that led the boy to think that he was goingto die? How did the father make thewhole matter clear to him?是什么导致这个男孩以为自己要死?父亲是如何向他说清楚这件事的?He confused centigrade with Fahrenheit. His father told him it was like miles andkilometers .On the centigrade thermometer, thirty-seven is normal, and on Fahrenheitthermometer, it is ninety-eight11.How did the boy react when he realized that he was not going to die? Does his behavior thenext morning seem natural to you?当这个男孩知道自己不会死时他反应如何?在你看来他第二天早上的行为自然码?His gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly, and he hold over himself relaxed too. Yes, It doesUint 7*1)what is going on at Dr.Stockon’s one summer evening?译文:一个夏日的傍晚在斯道克顿家发生着什么事?答案:a birthday celebration is going on at Dr.Stockon’s one summer evening.2)why does the party break uo in confusion?译文:为什么晚会在混乱里中止了?答案:the party breaks up in confusion because, in the midst of it, over the radio, the president of the United States declares a state of emergency for suspected enemy missiles approaching.3)why do the neighbors come back to the Stocktons house soon after they leave in a hurry?译文:邻居们为什么在急忙离去之后又返回斯道克顿家?答案:they come back because they want to surive -----wantto share with the Stocktons the bomb shelter which is the only one on their street.4)what is Stockton’s reason for refusing his neighbors shelter? Do you feel that he is justified in refusing them ?译文:斯道克顿为什么拒绝让邻居们进防空洞?你认为他这样对吗?答案:he said that he didn’t have any room or supplies, and the shelter is designed only for three people, though he is a little selfish, his reason seems understandable and convincing. 5) what does Henderson attempt to do in the face of the crisis?译文:亨德森在危机面前试图做什么?答案:he attempts to go down into Stockton’s basement and break down the door.6) why does Harlowe try to dissuade him from his attempt?译文:为什么哈洛劝他放弃自己的打算?答案:harlowe tries to dissuade him from his attempt because not all of them could fit in since the shelter, they would just be killing eneryone.7) what leads to the fight between Henderson and weiss?译文:是什么导致亨德森和韦斯打架?答案:the fight between them is caused by the quarrels about whose family should bechosen to share the shelter with the Stocktons and deserves to live more than the next one.8) what do the neighbors intend to do when they gather before the Stochton house with agiant log?译文:邻居们带着一根巨大的原木聚集到斯道克顿家准备干什么?答案:they intend to break down the shelter door with a giant log.9)how do the Stochtons put up a resistance against their neighbors’ intrusion?译文:斯道克顿家是如何抵御邻居们的进攻的?答案:they put up a r esistance against their neighbors’ intrusion by means of furniture, the generator, books and movable object they can get their hands on.10) what announcement does the Conelrad station make soon after the shelter door is forcedopen?译文:防空洞的门一被撞倒康纳雷电台就宣布了什么消息?答案:soon after the shelter door is forced open, the Conelred station makes an announcement that the previously unidentified objects have been definitely identified as being satellites, there are no enemy missiles approaching, and the state of emergeney has officially been called off.11) what do the neighbors think of their own behavior once the crisis is over?译文:危机结束时,邻居们对自己的行为有什么想法?答案:they think that they went crazy because they were extremely scared and confused.They think that Stockton can understand, but they do not realize what they were really like in the commotion.12)why are they so eager to resume life just as it was? Do you think it will be possible for them to accomplish this?译文:他们为什么急于恢复原来的生活?你认为他们能做到吗?答案:they are so eager resume life just as it was because they are anxious for peace. They want to get rid of the crisis, their fear and their awkward position as soon as possible, and they try to look as normal as before. No, I don’t think so because they seem to be morally destroyed in this crisis and the shadow of thisexperience will not easily be removed from minds.13) what conclusions does Stockton draw from the events of the evening?译文:斯道克顿从这天晚上的事件中得到什么结论?答案:he draws the conclusions that they are all naked animal who attach such great importance to staying alive that they claw their neighbors to death just for the privilege and they may be destroyed even without a bomb.。

现代大学英语精读3

现代大学英语精读3

现代大学英语精读3简介《现代大学英语精读3》(Advanced College English: Reading and Writing, Book 3)是为中国高校英语专业本科生编写的一本教材,帮助学生提高阅读和写作能力。

本教材共分为六个单元,每个单元涵盖不同主题和文体,使学生能够接触到不同类型的英语文章。

每个单元都包括阅读理解、词汇学习和写作练习等部分,以帮助学生全面发展英语能力。

教材结构单元介绍教材共有六个单元,每个单元都以不同的主题为中心,包括科技、环境、文化、社会、教育和全球化等。

每个单元都包括以下几个部分:•预习任务:通过预习任务,学生可以了解本单元的主题,并提前准备相关的词汇和背景知识。

•阅读理解:以多种不同类型的英语文章为主要素材,帮助学生培养阅读和理解能力。

•词汇学习:通过词汇学习部分,学生可以掌握本单元相关的重点词汇和短语,并进行相关练习。

•写作练习:通过写作练习,学生可以提高自己的写作能力,并应用本单元的内容进行写作。

补充资源教材提供了一些补充资源,以帮助学生更好地学习和巩固所学知识。

这些补充资源包括课后习题答案、词汇表、写作指导和阅读材料的翻译等。

学习方法阅读篇章在阅读理解部分中,学生可以通过不同类型的文章提高阅读理解能力。

建议学生采用以下方法进行学习:1.预览文章:在开始阅读之前,先预览文章的标题、段落标题以及图片等信息,以便快速了解文章的主题和结构。

2.理解关键词:在阅读过程中,注意理解重要的关键词和短语。

可以使用词典或者上下文推测词义。

3.识别主题句:每个段落通常都有一个主题句,通过识别主题句可以更好地理解文章的主旨。

4.做练习题:教材提供了相关练习题,学生可以通过做题巩固所学知识。

词汇学习除了阅读理解部分,教材还提供了词汇学习部分,帮助学生掌握重点词汇和短语。

学生可以使用以下方法进行词汇学习:1.记忆词汇:通过使用词汇表和词汇练习,学生可以加深对重点词汇的记忆,并提高词汇量。

大学英语精读第3册第3版答案

大学英语精读第3册第3版答案

Unit11) 发言人明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消这次旅行。

The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel the trip under any circumstances.2) 杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解,所以他的选择是很随意的。

Jack didn't know anything about any of the books on the bookshelf, so his choice was quite arbitrary.3) 随后发生的那些事件再次证明了我的猜疑是对的。

The subsequent events confirmed my suspicions once again.4) 我认为我们应该鼓励中学生在暑假找临时工作。

I think we should encourage high school students to find temporary jobs during their summer holidays.5) 令我们吃惊的是,这位常被赞为十分正直的州长竟然是个贪官To our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to be a corrupt official.6) 少数工人得到提升与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇。

A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.7) 如果有机会,约翰也许已成为一位杰出的画家了。

Given the chance, John might have become an outstanding painter.8) 数小时后,有人看见那个男孩在林子里瞎转。

大学英语精读第三册第三版答案解析

大学英语精读第三册第三版答案解析

大学英语精读第三册第三版答案解析大学英语精读第三册第三版(上海外语教育出版社)答案第三版Unit11) accent2) turn against3) a couple of4) takes his time5) fate6) confirmed7) witness8) subsequent9) stands a chance10) trial1) belief2) brilliant3) employment4) has saved up5) stood a chance6) were awarded7) Presumably8) conducted9) casual10) around (which student life) revolves1) Joe wrote to say that he had to put off his visit because of his illness.2) Despite the noise, they went on working as if nothing were happening.3) Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.4) Called (up) on to speak at the meeting, I couldn't very well refuse.5) Mrs. Stevenson looked in the cupboard and found there was not a single lump of sugar left.6) It was the rumor that turned Joe against his twin brother.7) We wondered how Sara was getting on in her new job.8) Although Anne agreed with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to give in.9) Visitors could photograph almost anything here withouthaving to ask for permission.10) Whether we make an excursion or stay home will depend on tomorrow's weather.1) uncertain,unafraid,unacceptable,unfamiliar,unequal;2) unanswered,unattached,unknown,undecided,unexpected;3) unhappily,unskillfully,unconsciously,unnecessarily,uncomfortably;4) unsay,undress,untie,unlock,unload。

大学英语精读第三册第二课内容讲解

大学英语精读第三册第二课内容讲解

大学英语精读第三册第二课内容讲解导语:精读是不少大学选用的英语教材,下面是一篇大学英语精读当中的英语课文,欢迎学习。

Aunt Bettie is faced with a difficult decision. A wounded Union soldier is found hiding in a farmhouse near her home. She has to decide whether to help him or let him be captured. What will she choose to do?The Woman Who Would Not TellJanice Keyser Lester"I never did hate the Yankees. All that hated was the war.……"That's how my great-aunt Bettie began her story. I heard it many times as a child, whenever my family visited Aunt Bettie in the old house in Berryville, Virginia. Aunt Bettie was almost 80 years old then. But I could picture her as she was in the story she told me —— barely 20, pretty, with bright blue eyes.Bettie Van Metre had good reason to hate the Civil War. One of her brother was killed at Gettysburg, another taken prisoner. Then her young husband, James, a Confederate officer, was captured and sent to an unknown prison camp somewhere.One hot day in late September Dick Runner, a former slave, came to Bettie with a strange report. He had been checking a farmhouse half a mile away from the Van Metrehome, a farmhouse he thought was empty. But inside, he heard low groans. Following them to the attic, he found a wounded Union soldier, with a rifle at his side.When Aunt Bettie told me about her first sight of the bearded man in the stained blue uniform, she always used the same words. "It was like walking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that dreadful smell. That's what war is really like, child: no bugles and banners. Just pain and filth, futility and death."To Bettie Van Metre this man was not an enemy but rather a suffering human being. She gave him water andtried to clean his terrible wounds. Then she went out into the cool air and leaned against the house, trying not to be sick as she thought of what she had seen —— that smashed right hand, that missing left leg.The man's papers Bettie found in the attic established his identity: Lt. Henry Bedell, Company D, 11th Vermont Volunteers, 30 year old. She knew that she should report the presence of this Union officer to the Confederate army. But she also knew that she would not do it. This is how she explained it to me: "I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, waiting, and hoping, and not knowing —— just as I was. It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her."Slowly, patiently, skillfully, James Van Metre's wife fanned the spark of life that flickered in Henry Bedell. Of drugs or medicines she had almost none. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at the Confederate hospital. But she did the best she could with what she had.As his strength returned, Bedell told Bettie about his wife and children in Westfield, Vermont. And BedelLlistened as she told him about her brothers and about James. "I knew his wife must be praying for him," Aunt Bettiewould say to me, "just as I was praying for James. It was strange how close I felt to her."The October nights in the valley grew cold. Theinfection in Bedell's wounds flared up. With Dick and his wife, Jennie, helping, she moved the Union officer at night, to a bed in a hidden loft above the warm kitchen of her own home.But the next day, Bedell had a high fever. Knowing that she must get help or he would die, she went to her long-time friend and family doctor. Graham Osborne.Dr. Osborne examined Bedell, then shook his head. There was little hope, he said, unless proper medicine could be found."All right, then," Bettie said. "I'll get it from the Yankees at Harpers Ferry."The doctor told her she was mad. The Union headquarters were almost 20 miles away. Even if she reached them, the Yankees would never believe her story."I'll take proof," Bettie said. She went to the loft and came back with a blood-stained paper bearing theofficial War Department seal. "This is a record of his last promotion," she said. "When I show it, they'll have to believe me."She made the doctor writer out list of the medical items he needed. Early the next morning she set off.For five hours she drove, stopping only to rest her horse. The sun was almost down when she finally stood before the manding officer at Harpers Ferry.Gen. John D. Stevenson listened, but did not believe her. "Madam," he said, "Bedell's death was reported to us.""He's alive," Bettie insisted. "But he won't be much longer unless he has the medicines on that list.""Well," the general said finally, "I'm not going torisk the lives of a patrol just to find out." He turned to a junior officer. "See that Mrs. Van Metre gets the supplies." He brushed aside Bettie's thanks. "You're a brave woman," he said, "whether you're telling the truth or not."With the medicines that Bettie carried to Berryville, Dr. Osborne brought Bedell through the crisis. Ten dayslater Bedell was hobbling on a pair of crutches that Dick had made for him. "I can't go on putting you in danger," Bedell told Bettie. "I'm strong enough to travel now. I'd lie to go back as soon as possible."So it was arranged that Mr. Sam, one of Bettie's neighbors and friends, should go and help Bettie deliver Bedeel to Union headquarters at Harpers Ferry in his wagon.They hitched Bettie's mare alongside Mr. Sam's mule. Bedell lay down in an old box filled with hay, his rifle and crutches beside him.It was a long, slow journey that almost ended in disaster. Only an hour from the Union lines, two horsemen suddenly appeared. One pointed a pistol, demanding money while the other pulled Mr. Sam from the wagon. Shocked, Bettie sat still. Then a rifle shot cracked out, and the man with the pistol fell to the ground dead. A second shot, and the man went sprawling. It was Bedell shooting! Bettie watched him lower the rifle and brush the hay out of his hair. "Come on, Mr. Sam," he said. "Let's keep moving."At Harpers Ferry, the soldiers stared in surprise at the old farmer and the girl. They were even more amazed when the Union officer with the missing leg rose from his hay-filled box.Bedell was sent to Washington. There he told his story to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Stanton wrote aletter of thanks to Bettie and-signed an order to free James Van Metre from prison. But first James had to be found. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for her husband.Records showed that a James Van Metre had been sent to a prison camp in Ohio. But when the ragged prisoners were paraded before Bettie, James was not there. A second prison was checked, with the same result. Bettie Van Metre fought back a chilling fear that her husband was dead.Then at Fort Delaware, near the end of the line of prisoners a tall man stepped out and stumbled into Bettie's arms. Bettie held him, tears streaming down her face. And Henry Bedell, standing by on his crutches, wept, too.tellv. act as an informer 揭露Yankeen. (in the Civil War) a native of any of the northern states; a citizen of the U.S. 北方佬;美国佬great-auntn. an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmothercivila. 国内的; 民间的Confederatea. of or belonging to the Confederacy 南部邦联的capturevt. make a prisoner of; seize 俘虏;夺得unknowna. whose name, nature, or origin is not knownformera. of an earlier period 以前的farmhousen. the main house on a farm, where a farmer livesgroann. a sound made in a deep voice that expresses suffering, grief or disapproval 呻吟(声)atticn. the space just under the roof of a house, esp. that made into a low small room 阁楼Union, then. those states that supported the Federal government of the U.S. during the Civil War; the U.S.A. (美国南北战争期间的)联邦政府;美国a. of or having to do with the Unionriflen. 步枪awfula. terrible; very badbandagen. a narrow long piece of material, esp. cloth, for binding a wound or injury 绷带dreadfula. very unpleasant or shocking; terriblebuglen. a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals 军号,喇叭filthn. disgusting dirt 污秽futilityn. uselessnessfutile a.leanvi. support or rest oneself in a bent position 靠,倚establishvt. find out or make certain of (a fact, answer, etc.), prove 确立,证实identityn. who or what a particular person or thing is 身份identicala. 同一的;完全相同确实良Lt.abbr. lieutenant 陆军中尉panyn. 连volunteern. person who joins the army, navy, or air force of his own free will 志愿兵presencen. being present in a placeskillfullyad. in a skillful manner 灵巧地,娴熟地skillfula. having or showing skillfanvt. 扇,扇动;激起sparkn. 火花flickervi. burn unsteadily; shine with an unsteady lightdrugn. a medicine or substance used for medical purposes。

大学英语精读3课后问题答案解析

大学英语精读3课后问题答案解析

大学英语精读3课后问题答案解析Unit 11.How did the author feel about the incident at the time it occurred?What doeshe think of it now?the author felt that it was a rather unpleasant experience at the time it happened,but now he thinks he can make a good story from the incident2.Why did he go to Richmond?he went there to look for a temporary job to make enough money to go travelling 3.What did the author think got him into trouble with the law?the author thought it must be his obvious aimlessness of wandering in the streets that got him into trouble with the law4.What did he see when walking out of the local library?He saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to him5.What did the man say to him? Did he take the man’s works seriously at first?The man said that he was a policeman and was going to arrest him. But the author didn’t take the man’s words seriously but thought it was some kind of joke at first6.When and how did the author come to see the man was being serious?At the time when another policeman appeared in uniform, the author came to see the man was serious7.What grounds did the policemen have for suspecting that the young man waswandering with intent to steal milk bottles?First ,the policemen saw the young man wandering aimlessly in the streets sometimes just stopping and looking around him. Then, it turned out there had been a lot of petty thieves in the area who stole milk bottles from doorsteps.On these grounds ,the policemen suspected that the young man was wandering with intent to steal milk bottles8.What does the author mean by his “big mistake”?By his “big mistake ”, the author means he shouldn’t have had long hair and appeared so cool and unconcerned about the incident ,and shouldn’t take himself as part of the sixties’“youth counterculture”,because all these confirmed the policemen’s suspicion that he was a disrespectable fellow9.How did he behave when he was questioned at the police station?W hat did thepolice decide to do with him?When he was questioned ,he continued to try to look worldly and au fait with the situation. As a result , the police charged him officially and told him to report to Richmond Magistrates’ Court the follow Monday10.What did his father do when he learned about the incident?As soon as his father learned about the incident ,he hired a good solicitor 11.What were the things his release from the charge depended on?The things his release from the charge depended on were his “right” accent, respectable middle-class parents, reliable witnesses, such as, his English teacher as his character witness, and a very good solicitor in particular.12.What did the policeman probably mean by saying” You could have been a bit morehelpful when we arrested you”?By saying these words, the policeman probably meant that he should have looked very angry and said something like,”Look here,do you know who you’re talking to? Iam a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!”then, they world perhaps have apologized to him and let him go. Unit 21.what did the author’s children teach him he other night?作者的孩子们在某个晚上教给了他什么The author’s children taught him about paradigm shifts, and limitations of linear thinking and how to refocus parameters one night2.what were the author and his children doing that night?当天晚上作者和他的孩子们在做什么?They were playing their own oral version of the Sesame Street game, “What Doesn’t Belong?”3.what was the question the father put to his children?父亲给孩子提的问题是什么?The question is “What doesn’t belong, an orange ,a tomato or a strawberry?”4.what was the oldest child’s answer to the question?最大的孩子的答案是什么?The oldest child answered that it was tomato became the other two were fruits.5.What did the author think of his answer?作者认为他的答案如何?The author thought the answer was right6.What answers did his 4-year-old and 6-year-old give?四岁和六岁的孩子又给出了什么样的答案The author’s 4-year-old child said that the right answer was strawberry because the other two were round and a strawberrywas not. And his 6-year-old child said that answer should be orange because the other two were red 7.What did the 9-year-old and the middle one add to the answers?作者九岁和六岁的孩子又补充了什么样的答案?The 9-year-old added that it could also be the orange because the other two grew on vines and the middle child said that it could be strawberry because it was the only one they put on ice cream8.Why does the author think Copernicus, Reuben Mattus and Edward Jenner belongin the same group?作者为什么认为哥白尼、鲁宾马修斯和爱德华詹纳都属于同一种人?The author thinks that these three famous people belong in the same group because they were doing what every scientist who’s ever made an important discovery throughout history has done, according to Thomas Kuhn, in his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolution :They were shifting old paradigms 9.What did the author’s children do to deserve membership in the same groupas Copemicus and Edward Jenner?作者的孩子们做了什么使得他们能够成为和哥白尼和爱德华詹纳同一种的人?The children were refocusing the parameters. They were redefining theproblems. They were reframing the questions. And these are exactly the same that Copemicus and Edward Jenner have done10.What if the Sesame Street game had been a workbook exercise in school?假如《芝麻街》的游戏是学校练习本上的习题,情况又会如何?If Sesame Street game had been a workbook exercise in school, every kid who framed the question differently than “Which is not a fruit?” would have been wrong, that is to say every kid who didn’t circle tomato would have been marked wrong.11.Why does the author wish to remind us that there are real limits to the valueof information?作者为什么希望提醒我们信息的价值是有限的?Because unless we shift our paradigms and refocus our parameters, the super information highway will lead us nowhere. From the examples of those great scientists and inventors, the author tells us that we are not now, nor have we recently been suffering from a lack of information so that what we need as we begin to downshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways of looking at it.12.What , according to the author, should we bear in mind when begin to downshiftonto the information highway?作者认为当我们驶入信息高速公路时,我们应该牢记的是什么?According to the author, we should bear in mind that what we need as we begin to downshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways of looking at it Uint 31)according to the author, what is the goal most Americans are taught to achieve in life?译文:在作者看来,大多数美国人受到要获取什么生活目标的教育?答案:most Americans are taught to manage to achieve money and power when they grow up according to the author.2) Is teaching the easiest way for the author to earn a living? How does he feelabout teaching?译文:教书是作者最容易的谋生手段吗?他对教书感觉如何?答案:No. he feels that teaching is the most difficult of the various ways he has attempted to earn his living. for him, teaching is a red-eye, sweaty-palm, and sinking-sto mach profession.3)does the author think he is very knowledgeable? How does he feel he sees his students take notes on what he says in class?作者认为自己很有学问吗?当他看到学生在他课堂上把他教的内容作笔记时他怎么想?答案:No .he does not think that he is very knowledgeable. He is amazed to see that his students take notes on what he says in class.4) what does the author think of the pace of the school calendar? What does hedo in the summer vacation?译文:作者认为学校的生活节奏安排怎么样?他在暑假里做什么?答案:he likes the pace of the academic calendar. He thinks that the summervacation offers an opportunity for reflection, research, and writing.5) what do es the author mean when he says ‘teaching is a profession built on change ’?译文:作者说“教师是一个建立在变化基础上的职业”是什么意思?答案:he means that when the teaching material is the same he can change his teaching methods, and what’s more, he canteach different students each year.6) what does the author mean when he says “as a teacher, I am my own boss ”?译文:作者说“作为一个老师,我是我自己的老板”是什么意思?答案:he means he has the freedom to make his own mistakes, to learn his own lesson. Especially, he wants his freedom to choose the method. No one i s to say he can’t.7) can you say something about Jacqui in your own words?译文:你是否能用你自己的话说说杰基是怎样的人?答案:Yes . Jacqui is a woman who works as a cleaner in school, but she has the ability to make more correct judgement by intuition than most of us can do by analysis. Maybe she is influenced by the author, so she has decided to finish high school and go to college.8) was the corporation the author and his students set up a success? How do you know?译文:作者和他的学生建立起的公司成功了吗?你是怎么知道的?答案:yes. The corporation was great success. We know from the fact that at the end of the semester they sold the house, paid off their debts and distributed the profits among the class members.9) what are the most important reasons the author gives for choosing teaching ashis profession?译文:作者选择教师作为职业的最重要的原因是什么?答案:the most important reasons for the author to teach are that some of his favorite students, a teacher is being present at the creation, when the clay begins to breathe.10 )what does the author mean by saying that as a teacher he has money and power?译文:作者说作为教师他又金钱和权利是什么意思?答案:the author means he gets paid to do what he enjoys: reading, talking with people and asking questions, and he has the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books and to point out a pathway.Unit 41.In what ways was Sarah’s e-mail similar to other letters the author received?In what ways was it differernt?莎拉的电子邮件和作者收到的其它信件在什么方面相似?在什么方面不同?Similar to other letters, the e-mail Sarah Morris sent took the author to task for his comments on the Los Angles Dodgers and argued that the author had got everything wrong. However it was different from the others in at least two ways.It contained more details than the usual “You’re an idiot”, such as vital statistics on the team’s performance2.What was Sarah’s dr eam?莎拉的梦想是什么?Sarah’s dream is to become a baseball editorialist3.What in Sarah’s second e-mail caught the author’s attention? Why did he sayit was worth one more response?莎拉第二封电子邮件中什么内容引起了作者的关注?为什么他说值得再回封信?The misspelling in the last line of her second e-mail. When spelling the word “dream”, she missed the letter “r”. The author thought Sarah might be truly searching for something, and he needed Sarah to explain.4.What did the author think of Sarah’s website?作者如何看待莎拉的网站?The author found that Sarah’s website was not a fancy one although she covered the Dogers as extensively as any reporter in the country. He wondered whether there was any reader.5.Did Sarah think her disability would prevent her from finding a job? How do youknow?莎拉认为她的残疾会妨碍她找工作吗?你是如何知晓的?Yes , she knew her situation, and the purpose of starting her own website is to find a job6.What led the author to think Sarah was deliberately deceiving him?什么使作者认为莎拉故意欺骗他?When the author asked Sarah to give him a call, Sarah refused to do so and the reason she provided was that she had a speech disability.7.How did Sarah become a Dodger fan?莎拉如何成为道奇队的球迷的?While growing up in Pasadena, Sarah had become a Dodger fan. In her sophomore year at Blair High, she undertook a post as the statistician of a junior varsity baseball team.8.Why did author drive a long way to visit Sarah? What did he find when he arrivedat her house?为什么作者长途驱车拜访莎拉?当他到达她家时他有何发现?The author felt curious about what Sarah had said, and he also wanted to find out the truth. When he arrived at her house ,he found that Sarah’s living condition was poor, the condition for her own website was not her supposed condition, and Sarah really got serious physical handicap. But all thosecouldn’t stop her pursuing her dream of becoming a baseball editorialist.9.Why did the author call Sarah Morris the great Sarah Morris?为什么作者称莎拉莫里斯是伟大的莎拉莫里斯?Sarah did not lose her hope because of her physical handicap, believing in dedication to work.Without the best equipment and help, she still started her own website and covered a baseball team as extensively as any reporter in the country.10.How did Sarah Morris change the author?莎拉莫里斯是如何改变作者的?Sarah Morris made the author believe people were sincere and honest, notmotivated by selfishnessUint 51)what did the author plan to do when he came home from school one winter day?译文:在一个冬季的一天,作者放学回家准备做什么?答案:he planned to read a new issue of his favorite sports magazine.2)who did he see in the living room? What was she doing?译文:他在起居室看到了谁?她在做什么?答案:his mother. She was crying.3)why was his mother in tears?译文:他妈妈为什么哭?答案:because she was afraid of losing her new job, for she couldn’t type fast enough.he told her that she would catch on.解析:in tears 是哭的意思4) how did he try to relieve her from anxiety?译文:他是如何安慰她的?答案:he was repeating a line she had spoken to him ahundred times when he was having trouble learning or doing something important to him.4)what did the author think of his mother’s ability when he was sixteen yearsold?译文:当作者十六岁时他对于妈妈的能力有什么看法?答案:he still assumed that his mother could do anything.6) why was his mother trying every possible means to save money?译文:他的妈妈为什么想尽办法攒钱?答案:to send the author and his sister to college.7)why did his mother but herself a used typewriter?译文:他妈妈为什么给自己买了台旧打字机?答案:because she wanted to learn typing which would enable her to get a new job with better pay8) how did the author feel when his mother got the job at the radio station ?译文:当作者的妈妈在电台找到一份工作时他有什么想法?答案:he was not the least bit surprised or impressed.9) did his mother enjoy her first day at the radio station?译文:他的妈妈在电台工作的第一天高兴吗?答案:No ,she didn’t.10) how do you know?答案:the text said,“…after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn.”Unit 61.What time of day was it at the beginning of the story?故事开头是一天的什么时间?It was in the morning ,because when the boy came into the room, the father was still in bed2.What illness did the boy catch? What were its symptoms?这个男孩得的是什么病?有哪些症状?Influenza.Fever3.What did the doctor say and what did he do about the boy’s illness?对这个男孩的病医生说了些什么,做了些什么?He said there were nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic of flu,and there was no danger if pneumonia was avoided .The doctor left three different medicine in different colored capsules4.What was the boy’s temperature? How did he understand it?这个男孩的体温是多少?他对这个体温是怎么理解的?One hundred and two. The boy thought it was one hundred and two centigrade 5.How did the boy respond when his father was reading to him?当这个男孩的父亲给他读书时,他的反应是什么?He didn’t follow what was read6.Why did he prefer to stay awake? How do you think he felt when his father leftthe room?他为什么宁愿醒着?当他的父亲离开房间时你认为他心里是怎么想的?He was thinking he was going to die, so he preferred to stay awake. He might be thinking that his father didn’t care about his death.7.Did the father realize what the boy was thinking about?How do you know?这位父亲意识到这个男孩在想什么吗?你怎么知道的?NO,he didn’t. He thought that the boy might be a little light-headed8.What conclusions can you draw from the hunting scene about the father’scharacter and his influence upon his son?从打猎的场面中你对于这个父亲的性格以及他对于他的儿子的影响能得出什么结论?The father enjoyed hunting , which needed patience and courage. This patience and courage had influenced his son9.Why did the boy refuse to let anyone come into the room?为什么这个男孩拒绝任何人进入房间?Because he thought he was going to die, he didn’t want the other to get what he was suffering from10 . What condition was he in when his father came back from hunting?当他的父亲打猎回来时这个男孩处于什么状态?He was in exactly the position his father had left him11 . What was it that led the boy to think that he was going to die? How did thefather make the whole matter clear to him?是什么导致这个男孩以为自己要死?父亲是如何向他说清楚这件事的?He confused centigrade with Fahrenheit. His father told him it was like miles and kilometers .On the centigrade thermometer, thirty-seven is normal, and on Fahrenheit thermometer, it is ninety-eight11.How did the boy react when he realized that he was not going to die? Does hisbehavior the next morning seem natural to you?当这个男孩知道自己不会死时他反应如何?在你看来他第二天早上的行为自然码?His gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly, and he hold over himself relaxed too. Yes, It doesUint 7*1)what is going on at D r.Stockon’s one summ er evening?译文:一个夏日的傍晚在斯道克顿家发生着什么事?答案:a birthday celebration is going on at Dr.Stockon’s one summer evening.2)why does the party break uo in confusion?译文:为什么晚会在混乱里中止了?答案:the party breaks up in confusion because, in the midst of it, over the radio, the president of the United States declares a state of emergency for suspected enemy missiles approaching.3)why do the neighbors come back to the Stocktons house soon after they leave ina hurry?译文:邻居们为什么在急忙离去之后又返回斯道克顿家?答案:they come back because they want to surive -----want to share with the Stocktons the bomb shelter which is the only one on their street.4)what is Stockton’s reason for refusing his neighbors shelter? Do you feel that he is justified in refusing them ?译文:斯道克顿为什么拒绝让邻居们进防空洞?你认为他这样对吗?答案:he said that he didn’t have any room or supplies, and the shelter is designed only for three people, though he is a little selfish, his reason seems understandable and convincing.5) what does Henderson attempt to do in the face of the crisis?译文:亨德森在危机面前试图做什么?答案:he attempts to go down into Stockton’s basement and break down the door.6) why does Harlowe try to dissuade him from his attempt?译文:为什么哈洛劝他放弃自己的打算?答案:harlowe tries to dissuade him from his attempt because not all of them could fit in since the shelter, they would just be killing eneryone.7) what leads to the fight between Henderson and weiss?译文:是什么导致亨德森和韦斯打架?答案:the fight between them is caused by the quarrels about whose family should bechosen to share the shelter with the Stocktons and deserves to live more than the next one.8) what do the neighbors intend to do when they gather before the Stochton housewith a giant log?译文:邻居们带着一根巨大的原木聚集到斯道克顿家准备干什么?答案:they intend to break down the shelter door with a giant log.9)how do the Stochtons put up a resistance against their neighbors’ intrusion?译文:斯道克顿家是如何抵御邻居们的进攻的?答案:they put up a resistance against their neighbors’ intrusion by means of furniture, the generator, books and movable object they can get their hands on.10) what announcement does the Conelrad station make soon after the shelter dooris forced open?译文:防空洞的门一被撞倒康纳雷电台就宣布了什么消息?答案:soon after the shelter door is forced open, theConelred station makes an announcement that the previously unidentified objects have been definitely identified as being satellites, there are no enemy missiles approaching, and the state of emergeney has officially been called off.11) what do the neighbors think of their own behavior once the crisis is over?译文:危机结束时,邻居们对自己的行为有什么想法?答案:they think that they went crazy because they were extremely scared and confused. They think that Stockton can understand, but they do not realize what they were really like in the commotion.12) why are they so eager to resume life just as it was? Do you think it will be possible for them to accomplish this?译文:他们为什么急于恢复原来的生活?你认为他们能做到吗?答案:they are so eager resume life just as it was because they are anxious for peace. They want to get rid of the crisis, their fear and their awkward position as soon as possible, and they try to look as normal as before. No, I don’t think so because they seem to be morally destroyed in this crisis and the shadow of this experience will not easily be removed from minds.13) what conclusions does Stockton draw from the events of the evening?译文:斯道克顿从这天晚上的事件中得到什么结论?答案:he draws the conclusions that they are all naked animal who attach such great importance to staying alive that they claw their neighbors to death just for the privilege and they may be destroyed even without a bomb.。

大学思辨英语精读备课Unit-3资料讲解

大学思辨英语精读备课Unit-3资料讲解

Unit 3 Bereavement and GriefPreparatory Work(1) According to Britannica, Luigi Pirandello was winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature. With his invention of the “theatre within the theatre” in the play Seipersonaggi in cercad’autore(1921; Six Characters in Search of an Author), he became an important innovator in modern drama. Influenced by his catastrophic personal experiences, he developed a literary style characterized by “the exploration of the tightly closed world of the forever changeabl e human personality” (Britannica). “War” reflects this style of psychological realism, for instead of depicting external circumstances of the Great War, it chooses to underline the cruelty of war from the perspective of the soldiers’ anxious, grieving pare nts.(2) The story was set in a train carriage at dawn. The war referred to in the story is most probably World War I, for during this war the author himself was a psychologically tormented father, both of whose sons were captured as prisoners of war. The World War I was an international conflict that resulted from clashes of interest among the world’s economic great powers assembled in two opposing alliances, the Allies (including the United Kingdom/British Empire, France and the Russian Empire) versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, though it did not join the Central Powers (Willmott 15). It is generally believed by historians that World War I was “virtuall y unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it caused” (Britannica). It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties (Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey), resulted in the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, and, in its destabilization of European society, laid the groundwork for World War II.(3) Common symptoms of grief caused by bereavement include wistfulness, lethargy, hysteria, depression and so forth. According to the psychologist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, people who have lost someone close usually go through five emotional stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.(4) Luigi /luˈidʒi/Perandello/ˌpɪrənˈdɛloʊ; Italian ˌpi rɑnˈdɛllɔ/Fabriano/Italian ˌfabriˈaˌno/Sulmona /Italian sulˈmona/Critical ReadingI. Understanding the text1.(1) Their argument was about what attitude parents should take towards their childrengoing to war and killed in action. Of the passengers, the fat man appeared to have the strongest argument, who suggested that parents should withhold their own grief and feel proud and happy about their children who laid down their lives for the Country.(2) In Paragraphs 15 and 16, he is described as a “fat, red-faced man with blood-shoteyes of the palest gray”, who was “panting”, and “fr om [whose] bulging eyes seemed to spurt inner violence of an uncontrolled vitality which his weakened body could hardly contain”. In Paragraph 17, it is revealed that his two front teeth are missing. His eyes are once again mentioned in Paragraph 29, described to be “bulging, horribly watery light grey”.These physical traits might suggest that the fat man was in poor health, and was grief-stricken by his son’s death.(3) The woman asked the question of the fat man because she was awed by his stoicresponse to his son’s death. She found it extremely difficult to cope with her anxiety over her son’s departure for the front, and wished to confirm the fat man’s feelings so that she might derive some strength from his example. She was the one who asked the question, rather than one of the other passengers, because she,as a focalized character whose inner consciousness was explored at great length, was trying to emphasize with the fat man. The fat man reacted strongly to this question, stupefied, brought into painful awareness of his son’s death, and reduced to uncontrollable sobs. This reaction indicates that the fat man, instead of calmly accepting the fact of his son’s deat h as he claimed, had been desperately rejecting this horrible idea.2.(1) F(2) F(3) T(4) T3.(1) D(2) A(3) AII. Critiquing the Text(1) Instead of giving direct description of war action, the story depicts the emotionalturmoil on the part of the s oldiers’ parents. The author intends to send a message about the cruelty of war, by showing that war imposes great suffering in more ways than one, not only on the soldiers who go to the battlefield, but also on their parents who are extremely worried about their safety and may have to endure the pain of loss.(2) The fat, red-faced man started his part of the argument by putting a stop to theother passengers’ debate over the correlation between the intensity of the parents’ anxiety and the number of children they have on the battlefield. He insisted that parents gave life to their children not for their own benefit, and that they should respect their children’s wish to go to the front. He ended his argument by claiming that parents should accept their ch ildren’s death on the battlefield without grief, showing that he himself chose not to wear mourning for his son.His argument is inconsistent, for at first he mentions all the glamour of youthful life, including “girls, cigarettes, illusions, new ties”, bu t then he talks about dying “young and happy”, “without having the ugly sides of life, the boredom of it, the pettiness, the bitterness of disillusion”. The latter statement overlooks the good sides of life mentioned in the former one. His argument is also somewhat illogical, because the awareness that children do not belong to their parents does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that parents should not grieve over their children’s death. Therefore, the reason he gave for not grieving was unconvincing.His pause and hesitation in the middle of the sentence “Our sons are born because…well, because they must be born” might be seen as a revelation of his checked impulse to articulate his paternal affection. It is as if he were to blurt out “Our sons are born because we love them”. He refrained from saying something like this probably for fear that he could not check his emotion once letting it out.(3) When he mentioned “girls, cigarettes, illusions, new ties”, he was referring to theelements of youthful life that were more alluring to young people than their parents’ affection. He was trying to say that young people had so much to enjoy that their lives would never be centered around their parents. His thoughts about being young can barely support his subsequent view that there should be no mourning for someone who died young and happy. On the contrary, the fact that young people have many good things in store for them makes their death all the more lamentable.(4)The fat man’s feeling for the “Country”was more likely to be a clichéconveniently used to advance his argument, for he used the “if” clause instead of stating it as a matter of course. This indicates his awareness that the Country being a natural necessity is merely a popular notion. However, there might be an element of sincerity in his feelings for the “Country”, as he repeatedly spoke of “decent boys” that chose to fight for their country. But on the whole, the notion of the Country might just be a convenient platitude to veil or suppress his bitterness about his son’s death.(5) The reasons offered by the fat man when he said a young man could die happywere poorly grounded and hardly convincing. He was indeed trying to rationalize the death of his son, so as to assuage his pain of bereavement, but the rationalization was too fragile to be of any comfort to him. The son might have mixed feelings about his father’s words. On the one hand, he might be able to understand his father’s inner struggle, but on the other, he might feel uncomfortable about his father saying he died satisfied.(6) The question is considered “silly” and “incongruous” from the passengers’ pointof view. In the eyes of other passengers, the fat man already made his point clearly, and the woman appeared absent-minded. Her question was considered silly because the answer was already evident. And it would seem incongruous with the whole atmosphere. While other passengers were voicing their agreement with the fat man, the woman’s question was abrupt and unexpected.This po int of view has an emotional effect that reinforces the fat man’s loneliness.He had to battle with his emotional turmoil all on his own, with all the other people believing he was coping really well.(7) All these four definitions are common denotations of the word patriotism, which isa controversial notion. It is morally valuable, for it can arouse noble sentiments ofheroism within people and unite them together as a whole nation. But whether it should be mandatory is disputable, for it may be pushed to an extreme and require people to sacrifice their personal interest for the “greater good” that might sometimes be questionable.(8) One possible version:January 1st, 1918 Dear Father,I wish you and Mother a happy new year. Perhaps you’re in no mood for celebrations for it has been almost three years since we celebrated the new year together as a family. I am in no festive mood either. The campsite here is cold and dreary, and is permeated with an atmosphere of mourning. I myself was lucky enough to survive the horrible battle in Caporetto, but hundreds of thousands of my comrades lost their lives in it. This is a nightmarish new year for me.Several years ago, I thought it a glorious thing to go to war in defense of our country. I would become a national hero if I fought valiantly. And now, I’ve come to realize that war is seldom about heroism; it is nothing but a massacre of innocent lives.I knew little about the enemies we killed, but I did know that some time before they had been allies with us. It is most likely that they, just like us, are innocent, naïve young people with an enthusiasm for heroic action.I used to say it would be a bliss to lay down my life for the Country. I still think so, but for a different reason. I never know when exactly I will get killed, but to be killed instantly is so much better than to take a bullet that cripples me for life, to get my face burnt beyond recognition, or to suffer any other kind of serious wounds with lifelong aftermaths. Such disasters happen to my comrades every single day, and I can only pray that they do not fall upon me. So, if I get killed someday, I will die satisfied at having ended my life in the best way I could wish.Remember me to all our friends back home, and do not wear mourning if I can never come back again.Your loving sonLanguage Enhancement5.(1) Pirandello employs the linear structure in the story, and develops the plot mostlythrough conversation. He includes so much conversation probably because he intends to “show more than tell”, to have the characters voice their own opinions instead of speaking for them himself. In this way, he can present a variety of clashing views and characterize each individual more effectively. The author’s narrative style can be characterized as internal focalization that places the woman at the center of consciousness. He describes the woman’s feelings and thoughts in great detail, while characterizing other passengers through external depictions. (2) The words that describe feelings and emotions include “sad” (Paragraph 6), “indistress” (Paragraph 18), “deep sorrow” (Paragraph 24), “harrowing, heart-breaking, uncontrollable sobs” (Paragraph 24), etc. Besides the use of adjectives, Pirandello builds up emotional intensity by delineating the gloomy setting (“stuffy and smoky second-class carriage” in Paragraph 2). Also, he does so by describing each character’s gestures and facial expressions. For example, the woman is portrayed as a pitiful sight, “twisting and wriggling, at times growling like a wild animal” (Paragraph 8), and the fat man “shook his light fawn coat” as to show he did not wear mourning, and “his livid lip over his missing teeth was trembling, h is eyes were watery and motionless, and soon after he ended with a shrill laugh which might well have been a sob” (Paragraph 22).Intercultural Reflection1. Grief is doubtless the dominant emotion in both Western and Chinese memorial services. Interestingly however, there is a difference as to whether grief is required to be displayed in public. In China, at least in the past, public demonstration of grief was considered mandatory for those in bereavement, especially for those who lost their spouses, parents or masters. There might even be professional mourners hired to weep funerals (take Grandfather Gao’s funeral in Ba Jin’s Family for example). It is extremely unorthodox behavior to replace heart-rending weeping with light-hearted rituals. Chuang-tzu’s affection for his wife was questioned when he played at a basin and sung after her death. RuanJi deliberately chose to conceal his grief and feast in front of mourners at his father’s funeral, an act that was considered eccentric. In the West, it is not a strict moral obligation to weep at funerals of one’s close relations. Upon Old Earnshaw’s death in Wuthering Heights, for example, each member of the younger generation had their own way of processing grief.Tomb-visiting is a common way to pay respects to the deceased both in China and the West. For example, Oskar Schindler’s grave was visited by the Jews whose lives he had saved. In “Thoughts on a Visit to an Ancient Battlefield”, Li Hua depicted scenes in which the dead soldiers’ families plac ed offerings and poured wine over imaginary graves while contemplating the distant horizon in tears (“布奠倾觞,哭望天涯”). There is a difference between these two mourning rituals, though. The Schindler Jews were to commemorate their deceased benefactor, while the dead soldiers’ families in Tang Dynasty wished to guarantee the well-being of the deceased in the underworld (“吊祭不至,精魂何依”). Tomb-visiting is also an effective way to cope with one’s own emotional problems, for the deceased can be regarded as an omniscient, non-judgmental listener. Zhang Wuji, hero of Jin Yong’s Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, visited his parents’ grave after a severe fault in his decision-making. Christine Daye in The Phantom of the Opera also went to her father’s cemetery to assuage her em otional turmoil.Both Chinese and Western mourning customs would impose restrictions on entertainment. In The Dream of the Red Chamber, the domestic theatrical troupe of the Jia household was dismissed when an elder concubine passed away. In Gone with the Wind, Scarlet O’Hara was prohibited from wearing colorful clothing and dancing in public after her husband’s death, which was suffocating for her. This tradition is passed down to the modern era, though not as rigorous as before. After Wenchuan earthquake, for example, entertainment activities were suspended for three days in mourning for the deceased victims.2. 元缜《遣悲怀(其一)》谢公最小偏怜女,自嫁黔娄百事乖。

(完整版)现代大学英语精读3(第二版)更多知识点讲解,推荐文档

(完整版)现代大学英语精读3(第二版)更多知识点讲解,推荐文档

Unit 1Text A课文内容全解1. Has it ever dawned on you that certain developmental changes will occur in your life as you move from adolescence to young adulthood? (L.3, Para.1)adulthood/ˈædʌlthʊd/n. the state of being an adult成年:Many people are able to maintainfriendships into adulthood.很多人能够把友谊维持到成年。

2. During this time, students are going through an identity crisis and are endeavoring to find out who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are. (L.1, Para.2)【英释】During this period, students are experiencing an identity crisis and are trying to find out who they are and what their strong and weak points are.3. First, there is functional independence, which involves the capability of individuals to take care of practical and personal affairs, such as handling finances, choosing their own wardrobes, and determining their daily agenda. (L.3, Para.4)【英释】First, there is functional independence, which includes how an individual can handle his or her practical and personal affairs, such as learning how to spend money wisely, choosing his or her own clothes, and deciding what he or she is going to do every day.4. Fourth is freedom from “excessive guilt, anxiety, mistrust, responsibility, inhibition, resentment, and anger in relation to the mother and father.” (L.12, Para.4)【英释】Children often feel very guilty in relation to their parents because they think they have done something wrong; they are also anxious because they are eager to please their parents; they sometimes feel unhappy because they think that their parents have not been fair to them; they feel that they are responsible to their parents for everything they do; they are always afraid of not saying the right thing or not behaving properly; all these may make them angry with their parents or make them feel resentful. These feelings reflect their emotional dependence on their parents. When they grow up, they usually strive for freedom from this.5. At the same time, these young adults are learning how to give and receive affection in the adult world. (L.1, Para.6)affection/əˈfekʃn/n.①a gentle feeling of caring and loving喜爱;钟爱:She has greataffection for her little brother.她很疼爱她的弟弟。

现代大学英语精读3第二单元知识点归纳

现代大学英语精读3第二单元知识点归纳

Unit 2I.W ord Studybitter: adj. 1) not sweet, tasting like beer eg: Good medicine tastes bitter. 2) hard to bear; causing sorrow eg:That failure was a bitter experience for him.3) filled with or showing envy, hatred, remorse or disappointment eg: bitter quarrels/words/enemies/tears 4) piercing cold eg: a bitter win (Antonyms: grateful thankful) fight to the bitter end 战斗到底take the bitter with the sweet接受顺境也接受逆境broke:adj. without any money eg: He went broke. Synonyms: penniless impoverished bankruptbroken a broken home破裂的家庭 a broken promise背弃的诺言a broken spirit消沉的意志broken English蹩脚的英语cover: (coverage uncover) v. 1) to place or hide sth. over in order to hide or protect eg: He had to cover his ears when the noise became really unbearable.2) to have… in size eg: This national park covers roughly 400 square miles of beautiful land.3) to travel a certain distance eg: By sunset they had covered 30 miles.4) to include eg: The 700-dollar rent does not cover water, electricity and telephone service. 5) to protect sb. by aiming a gun at the enemy eg: He began to move towards the house carefully, and Bob covered him. 6) (of money) to be enough for eg: $1,000 will cover his needs for the journey.credit: n. (adj. creditable) 1) delayed payment 赊账;信贷He bought this car on credit. eg: The bank refused further credits to the company. 2) praise 光荣;功劳eg: We must give her credit for our discovery.I think that he deserves all the credit for lifting the villagers out of poverty. 3) sth. that can bring honor or pride to sb. eg: These Olympic gold medalists are no doubt a great credit to our country.4) recognition for a successfully completed course at the university eg: The professor decided to give him full credit for the exam. 5) money shown as owned by a person, company in a bank account eg: You have a credit balance of $500. 6) belief; trust; confidence eg: The rumor is gaining credit.Drip v. to fall or let sth. fall in very small drops n. the drop-by-drop falling of a liquideg:The tap is dripping. His paintbrush is dripping. It’s so hot that he’s dripping with sweat.There was no noise except for the drip, drip, drip of water.druggist: n. sb. who is trained to prepare drugs and medicines and works in a shop (chemist; pharmacist)take/use drugs 吸毒drug abuse 滥用毒品drug addiction/addict 毒品上瘾/上瘾者drug dealer 毒品贩子miracle drug 有奇效的药物drugstore 药店;杂货店glimpse: v. to see sb or sth. for a moment without getting a complete view of them (synonym :glance)eg. I glimpsed her face in the crowd, but then she was gone.n. get/catch a glimpse of /a glimpse of what life might be like in the futureharness n. a piece of equipment for controlling a horse worn over the horse’s head and shouldersv. to control and use the natural force of sth.Intimate (intimately adv. intimacy n.) adj. 1) having an extremely close relationship eg. They are intimate friends. She’s on intimate terms with important people in the government. 2) private and personal eg. tell afriend the intimate details of one’s life3) resulting from close study or great familiarity eg. an intimate knowledge of Greek philosophy (Antonyms: distant formal remote)lick: v. 1) to pass the tongue over or under eg. The cat was licking its paws. 2) (esp. of flames, waves) to touch lightly eg. He dashed into the house to save the child despite the licking flames.他不顾四下乱窜的火舌,冲进屋里抢救那个孩子。

大学英语精读3第三册

大学英语精读3第三册

大学英语精读3第三册第三册的大学英语精读3第一章:历史的回顾在大学英语精读3的第三册中,我们将深入探讨历史的重要性及其对于我们理解过去和塑造未来的影响。

通过这本教材,我们将研究并分析各种历史事件和人物,并通过阅读和讨论来提高我们的英语阅读和理解能力。

在本章中,我们将回顾一些重要的历史事件,包括文艺复兴和英国工业革命。

文艺复兴是欧洲历史上一个重要的时期,它标志着中世纪的结束和现代时期的开始。

在本章中,我们将探讨文艺复兴对欧洲文化和艺术的影响。

我们将阅读关于伦勃朗和达芬奇等重要艺术家的文章,了解他们如何通过他们的作品表达出人类的智慧和创造力。

接下来,我们将学习英国工业革命,这是人类历史上最重要的事件之一。

通过阅读关于这一时期的文章,我们将了解到工业革命如何改变了人们的生活和社会结构。

我们将讨论工业革命对农业、制造业和城市化的影响,以及工人阶级的兴起和劳动条件的改变。

第二章:文化的交流在第三册的第二章中,我们将探讨文化的交流和跨文化交流的重要性。

我们将学习如何理解和尊重其他国家和文化,以提高我们的国际交流能力。

我们将阅读一些与文化多样性和跨文化交流相关的文章,包括关于语言学习和国际教育的重要性的讨论。

通过了解其他国家和文化的经验,我们将能够更好地参与全球化社会,并建立更好的国际合作和理解。

此外,我们还将探讨跨文化交际中的文化差异和误解。

通过学习如何避免和解决文化冲突和误解,我们将能够建立更好的人际关系,并取得更大的成功。

第三章:社会问题与解决方案在第三章中,我们将关注一些重要的社会问题,并讨论可能的解决方案。

我们将探讨一些与环境保护、教育、医疗保健和贫困等议题相关的文章。

环境保护是当前全球关注的一个热点话题。

我们将学习如何保护地球和应对气候变化的挑战。

我们将讨论可持续发展和再生能源的重要性,并探索各种环保行动的可能性。

此外,我们还将研究教育和医疗保健领域的问题和挑战。

我们将讨论如何改善全球教育和医疗保健基础设施,以及如何解决贫困问题。

大学英语精读3复习资料分析解析

大学英语精读3复习资料分析解析

大学英语精读3复习资料分析解析第一单元一.V ocabularyInto Chinese1.给这个词下定义define the word;6.履行义务perform ones duty2.反感这种对待resent the treatment;7.缩小差距narrow the gap3.使学生沮丧frustrate the students;8.扩大业务expand business4.宣战declare a war ;9.陈述事实present the facts5.对结果作出评估evaluate the resultInto English1.realize ones strengths and weakness认识自己的优缺点2.enter the work world 进入职场3.learn to handle ones personal finances学会理财4.have excessive need for parental approval凡是征求父母同意5.projective our future roles as men or women 为我们将来如何扮演男人活着女人的角色在做准备6.internalize religious faith, value and morals 逐步培养和建立自己的宗教信仰、道德和价值观念。

7.learn to choose ones wardrobe学会选择着装8.establish ones identity 确定个人身份9.question and rebel against old ideas 怀疑并反抗就观念10.defy and challenge authority 蔑视挑战权威二.翻译1.他对他的研究如此专心致志,从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。

He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire.2.很多人都曾说过,如果没有有效的制约,我们都有滥用权力的倾向。

现代大学英语精读3课后翻译吐血整理分析解析

现代大学英语精读3课后翻译吐血整理分析解析

Unit1 He is so devoted to 他对他的研究如此专心致志,从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。

1. his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire. Many people have 我们都有滥用权力的倾向。

如果没有有效的制约,很多人都曾说过,2. observed that, without effective checks, we all have a tendency to abuse our power. Some countries refuse 而且他们对外国的干涉非常反感。

有些国家拒绝卷入这一争端,3. to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference. of lot a involve will sandstorm of control The 控制沙城暴需要大量的工作和资金。

4. work and money. You must take the local conditions 你们用这些技术的时候,必须考虑到当地的条件。

5. into consideration when you apply these technologies. All applicants will 美元的报名费。

50所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格,然后邮寄6. have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars Based on his (careful) 学习是一种自然的乐趣。

他根据对孩子们行为的观察得出结论:7. he behavior, s ’childrenof observation natural a is learning that conclusion the to came pleasure. many of country a In 在一个多民族的国家里,各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。

最新现代大学英语精读3Unit1资料讲解

最新现代大学英语精读3Unit1资料讲解
accidental
Who we are is determined by three things: first, our genes, or what our parents have given us; second, environment; third, luck or opportunities.
Have you ever considered…? Has it ever occurred to you…? Has it ever dawned on you…? Can you make some sentences by making
use of the latter two expressions?
independence in handling everyday life situations; the ability to solve practical problems
determining what they are going to do every day
Hoffman defines this process as “freedom from an excessive need for approval, closeness, togetherness, and emotional support in relation to the mother and father.”
no longer having something you do not want Children need their parents to tell them what to do or not to do. They also need to be close to their parents and receive encouragement, love, all kinds of emotional support which give them strength. But when they grow up, they no longer have the same needs like babies.

大学外语精读第三册 复习资料

大学外语精读第三册 复习资料

大外期末复习(一)单词1. profit n. advantage or good obtained from sth.; money gained in business 益处;利润2. stain vt. make dirty marks on 玷污3. discourage vt. cause to lose courage or confidence 使泄气,使灰心4. reluctant a. unwilling 不情愿的,勉强的5. spiteful a. having or showing ill will 恶意的6. flatter vt. praise too much ;praise insincerely(in order to please ) 过奖;谄媚,奉承7. appreciate vt. understand and enjoy ;be thankful for 欣赏,鉴赏;感谢,感激8. squabble vi. Quarrel, esp. nosily and unreasonably 争吵,口角9. ignore vt. not to take notice of ,pay no attention to 不理,忽视10. youngster n. young person. esp. a boy11. arbitrary a. based on one’s own opinion only, not on reason 任意的,武断的12. subsequent a. following, later 随后的,接下去的13. temporary a. lasting only for a limited time 暂时的14. wander vi. Move about without a purpose 闲逛;漫游15. petty a. small; unimportant 小的;不足道的16. confirm vt. make certain; support 证实,肯定;确认17. conduct vt. direct the course of; manage 指挥,处理18. obscure a. not clearly seen or understood 模糊的;晦涩的19. brilliant a. causing great admiration or satisfaction; splendid 辉煌的;卓越的20. outrage vt. arouse anger or resentment by injury or insult 引起……的气愤21. fruitful a. producing good results; productive or profitable 硕果累累的;多产的,有利的22. parameter n. limiting factor or characteristic; limit (限定的)因素,特性;界限23. outdo vt. do more or better than (sb.) 比某人做得多或做的好;超过;胜过24. sibling n. brother or sister 兄弟姊妹25. messy a. in a taste of disorder; dirty 凌乱的;脏的26. contract vt. catch or develop(an illness) 感染疾病27. reminder n. thing which reminds of sb. of a fact or person 使人回想起某事或某人的某事28. clamor vi. Make a loud demand or protest 大声地要求或抗议29. highway n. main public road 公路;交通要道30. intend vt. have (a particular purpose or plan) in mind; mean 打算;意欲31. sweaty a. covered with sweat, sweating32. convince vt. make (sb.) feel certain; cause (sb.) to realize33. compel vt. force (sb. or sth. to do sth.)34. pace n. rate or speed of development, or in walking, etc. 速度;步速35. reflection n. careful thinking; consideration 深思;考虑36. stimulate vt. encourage; excite 刺激;激励37. loan vt. pay back(money etc.)38.distribute vt. divide among several or many; give or send out 分发;分送39. learned a. showing or requiring much knowledge 博学的40. civil a. of or relating to the citizens of a country 公民的,国内的41. idiot n. a stupid person or sb. who has done sth. stupid 白痴,笨蛋42. statistic n. a set of numbers of which represent facts or measurements 数据43. lousy a. not very good at doing sth. ; of very bad quality 蹩脚的;劣等的44. fancy a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors, or made in a complicated way; expensive and fashionable 花哨的,别致的;高档的,奢华的45. maximum n. the greatest quantity, number or degree possible or permissible 最大值,最大限度a. 最大限度的46. elaborate a. carefully planned and organized; having a lot of small parts put together in a complicated way 精心计划(制作)的;复杂的47. strain vt. exert, use or tax to the utmost; injure by overexertion 尽力使用;使过度劳累,扭伤48. surround vt. encircle, be present on all sides 包围49. grab v. take firmly and suddenly, roughly or rudely; try to get to catch 攫取;抓取50. interpret v. explain the meaning of; translate(esp. oral remarks) 解释;口头翻译51. flip v. turn or move quickly by jumping or with a jerk52. stillness n. silence, quietness53. assume vt. take as true without actual proof; suppose 假设,主观认为54. correspondence n. the act of exchanging letters 通信55. ecstatic a. marked by a state of overwhelming emotion, esp. great joy 欣喜若狂的56. respond vi. act in answer to the action of another; answer57. embarrassment n. a feeling of shyness, shame or guilt58. interrupt vt. stop sb. from speaking or doing by sth. you say or do 打断,打扰59. rack vt. make sb. suffer great mental or physical pain; shake violently 使痛苦,折磨;梦里摇动60. vulnerability n. being liable to be damaged or hurt 易受伤性,脆弱性(二) 选词填空1. Peter was endlessly criticized by his father, who seemed to expect simply too much of him.2. The profits we gained while working in this field were not only financial but also intellectual.3. A good hunting dog is alert to every sound and government pension.4. The job, though not difficult, includes many routine tasks which are quite boring.5. The mayor refused to make any comment on the charges against him.6. From her accent I guess she’s from the Northeast.7. British companies are trying to avoid the fate their American counterparts have already suffered.8. The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats.9. I thought that was the end of the matter but subsequent events proved me wrong.10. At the trial, Bob’s teacher, who was called as a character witness, said he was a quite boy who had never been in trouble before.11. The book I’m reading explains the evolution of plant and animal life on earth.12. Living in a flat is all right, but it has its limitations –for example, you don’t have your own garden.13. Despite the fact that there was almost no hope of finding the missing boy, the search party still went on looking.14. Without an official pass, the guides will deny you access to the courthouse.15. Sorry the place is so messy; I haven’t had time to clean up.1. In term of population, Greater New York City is the largest urban center in the United States.2. The article provides a detailed analysis of the root causes of the accident.3. There are obvious benefits in allowing each student to go at his own pace.4. Bob didn’t turn up at the party ; I had an intuition that something must have gone wrong.5. Roger was quite stubborn and it was almost impossible to convince him of his mistakes.6. A beautiful newly constructed highway winds its way along the coast of the island.7. Vitamin C helps to combat stress either from worry or from intense physical exercise.8. Not only is measles a killer, but it also causes blindness, deafness and mental handicap in thousands of children every year.9. Click the left mouse button twice and your card design will be printed.10. As a mother, I give advice when my children need it, but basically our relationship is one between equals.11. The June 3,1996 issue of Newsweek carries a long article about Japan’s future empress.12. Bound hand and foot, the victim was left helpless in the lavatory.13. They have never met, but they have been in correspondence with each other for years.14. Her lungs were racked with fever and the doctor sent her to the isolation ward.15. Many university students experience severe tension as final exams draw near.(三) 单词改写1, reluctant the conceited artist seemed unwilling to accept other people’s criticisms 2,ignored the driver paid no attention to the policeman’s warning and finally got into trouble3, exhausting I often feel weary and need a rest after an extremely tiring day 4 measure the new law gives the local goverrments a singnificant amount of controlover their own finances5,rewarding teaching can be a very satisfying career ,even though it can not make you rich6,delief I have great faith in traditional Chinese medicine7,brilliant Michael horden’s performance as hamlet struck us as splendid8,has saved up in the past few years my aunt has set aside enough money to buy house9presumably most likely the can afford to buy an apartment or they wouldn’t be looking10,casual to our surprise her unintentional remark about the mission should have caused a political storm11 contracting(传染)by the mid-eighties there was growing knowledge about who was athigh risk of getting AIDS.12 data the information gathered during market research will be valuable indesigning our company’s future product13 uncovered a police investigation found evidence of a large-scale illegal trade inwild birds14 definite Philip is undoubtedly the best football player in our school15 notable the creation of the UN was, perhaps , the most outstandingachievements of the 20th century16switch he knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly changed the conversation to a less embarrassing subject17 energetic young children are often much more vigorous than adults18 stimulated the visit to the computer center has aroused the pupils’ interest in computerscience.19 renovate after a careful investigation the committee decided to restore the old house togood condidion,20 compelled he wanted very much to run for a second term, but owing to poor healthhe was forced to give up the idea21. runs In America many people don’t care who rules the country and seldom go to thepolls.22. affect It seemed her handicap did not have an effect on her determination to live anindependent life.23. spotted Years can pass before the unwanted effects of a drug are discovered and, eventhen, they may occur in a tiny fraction of patients.24. caught her eye The dress in the window attracted her attention when she walked past thestore.25. sort of It’s somewhat silly, but I’d like a copy of this photograph.26. frantic Their holiday trip was spoiled by hurried search for their lost passports.27. qualified Miss Main kept practicing until she finally made herself suitable for the job.28. index Consumer spending is often an indication of public confidence in the economy.29. stand in your way If you really want to apply for the dangerous job I won’t prevent youfrom doing so, though I think it’s a crazy idea.30. recall It was the first time he and I drank together. As I remember, it was also the last time.(四) 汉译英1.作者想通过这篇文章向读者传达她对赞扬与批评的看法。

大学英语3精读及解析

大学英语3精读及解析

大学英语3精读及解析大学英语3精读及解析大学生活总是很轻松的,可是我们还是得好好学习,课外之余再好好放松,毕竟学习才是主业,接下来店铺为你带来大学英语3精读及解析,希望对你有帮助。

Lsaac Bashevis Singer (1904—1991) was born in a Jewish village in Poland. In 1935 he immigrated to New York.Singer wrote many stories and novels, as well as books for juveniles and four autobiographies (including Lost in America, 1981). In 1978 his work received world attention when he was awarded the Noble Prize in Literature.The Son from America------lsaac Bashevis SingerThe village of Lentshin was tiny. It was surrounded by little huts with thatchad roofs. Between the huts there were fields, where the owners planted vegetables or pastured their goats.In the smallest of these huts lived old Berl, a man in his eighties, and his wife Berlcha. Old Berl was one of the Jews driven from Russia who had settled in Poland. He was short, broad-shouldered, and had a small white beard, and in summer and winter he wore a sheepskin hat, a padded cotton jacket, and stout boots. He had a half acre of field, a cow, a goat, and chickens.The couple had a son, Samuel, who had gone to America forty years ago. It was said in Lentshin that he became a millionaire there. Every month, the Lentshin letter carrier brought old Berl a money order and a letter that no one could read because many of the words were English. How much money Samuel sent his parents remained a secret. They never seemed to use the money. What for? The garden, the cow, and the goat provided most of their needs.No one cared to know where Berl kept the money that his son sent him. The hut consisted of one room, which contained all their belongings: the table, the shelf for meat, the shelf for milk foods, the two beds, and the clay oven. Sometimes the chickens roosted in the woodshed and sometimes, when it was cold, in a coop near the oven. The goat, too, found shelter inside when the weather was bad. The more prosperous villagers had kerosene lamps, but Berl and his wife did not believe in new gadgets. Only for the Sabbath would Berlcha buy candles at the store. In summer, the couple got up at sunrise and retired with the chickens. In the long winter evenings, Berlcha spun flax and Berl sat beside her in the silence of those who enjoy their rest.Once in a while when Berl came home from the synagogue, he brought news to his wife. In Warsaw there were strikers who demanded that the czar abdicate. Somebody by the name of Dr. Herzl had come up with the idea that Jews should settle again in Palestine. Berlcha listened and shook her head. Her face was yellowish and wrinkled like a cabbage leaf. She was half deaf. Berl had to repeat each word he said to her.Here in Lentshin nothing happened except usual events: a cow gave birth to a calf, a young couple got married. Actually, Lentshin had become a village with few young people. The young men left for Zakroczym, for Warsaw, and sometimes for the United States. Like Samuel, they sent letters and photographs in which the men wore top hats and the women fancy dresses.Berl and Berlcha also received such photographs. But their eyes were failing and neither he nor she had glasses. They could barely make out the pictures. Samuel had sons and daughters—and grandchildren. Their names were so strange that Berl and Berlcha could never remember them. But what difference donames make? America was on the other side of the ocean, at the edge of the world. A talmud teacher who came to Lentshin had said that Americans walked with their heads down and their feet up. Berl and Berlcha could not grasp this. How was it possible? But since the teacher said so it must be true.One Friday morning, when Berlcha was kneading the dough for the Sabbath loaves, the door opened and a nobleman entered. He was so tall that he had to bend down to get through the door. He was followed by the coachman who carried two leather suitcases. In astonishment Berlcha raised her eyes.The nobleman looked around and said to the coachman in Yiddish, "Here it is." He took out a silver ruble and paid him. Then he said, "You can go now."When the coachman closed the door, the nobleman said, "Mother, it's me, your son Samuel-Sam."Berlcha heard the words and her legs grew numb. The nobleman hugged her, kissed her forehead, both her cheeks, and Berlcha began to cackle like a hen, "My son!"At that moment Berl came in from the woodshed, his arms piled with logs. The goat followed him. When he saw a nobleman kissing his wife, Berl dropped the wood and exclaimed, "What is this?"The nobleman let go of Berlcha and embraced Berl. "Father! "For a long time Berl was unable to utter a sound. Then he asked, "Are you Samuel?""Yes, Father, I am Samuel. ""Well, peace be with you. " Berl grasped his son's hand. He was still not sure that he was not being fooled. Samuel wasn't as tall and heavy as this man, but then Berl reminded himself thatSamuel was only fifteen years old when he had left home. Berl asked, "Why didn't you let us know that you were coming?""Didn't you receive my cable?" Samuel asked.Berl did not know what a cable was.Berlcha had scraped the dough from her hands and enfolded her son."I never thought I could live to see this. Now, I am happy to die," Berlcha said. Berl was amazed. These were just the words he could have said earlier. After a while Berl came to himself and said, "Pescha, you will have to make a double Sabbath pudding in addition to the stew."It was years since Berl had called Berlcha by her given name. Only now did Berlcha begin to cry. Yellow tears ran from her eyes, and everything became dim. Then she called out, "It's Friday—I have to prepare for the Sabbath." Yes, she had to knead the dough for the loaves. With such a guest, she had to make a larger Sabbath stew. The winter day is short and she must hurry.Her son understood what was worrying her, because he said, "Mother, I will help you."The nobleman took off his jacket and remained in his vest, on which hung a solidgold-watch chain. He rolled up his sleeves. "Mother, I was a baker for many years in New York," he said, and he began to knead the dough.Berlcha wept for joy. Her strength left her, and she slumped onto the bed.Berl said, "Women will always be women." And he went to the shed to get more wood. The goat sat down near the oven; she gazed with surprise at this strange man.The neighbors had heard the good news that Berl's son had arrived from America and they came to greet him. The womenbegan to help Berlcha prepare for the Sabbath. Some laughed, some cried. The room was full of people, as at a wedding. After Berlcha lit the candles, father and son went to the little synagogue across the street. A new snow had fallen. The son took large steps, but Berl warned him, "Slow down."In the synagogue the Jews sang their prayers. All the time, the snow outside kept falling. When Berl and Samuel left the Holy Place, the village was unrecognizable. Everything was covered in snow. One could see only the contours of the roofs and the candles in the windows. Samuel said, "Nothing has changed here."Berlcha had prepared fish, chicken soup with rice, meat, carrot stew. The family ate and drank, and when it grew quiet for a while one could hear the chirping of the house cricket.After the final prayer Samuel asked, "Father, what did you do with all the money I sent you?"Berl raised his white brows. "It's here.""Didn't you put it in a bank?""There is no bank in Lentshin.""Where do you keep it?"Berl hesitated. "One is not allowed to touch money on the Sabbath, but I will show you. "He crouched beside the bed and began to shove something heavy. A boot appeared. Its top was stuffed with straw. Berl removed the straw and the son saw that the boot was full of gold coins. He lifted it."Father, this is a treasure!" he called out."Well.""Why didn't you spend it?""On what? Thank God, we have everything.""Why didn't you travel somewhere?""Where to? This is our home."The son asked one question after the other, but Berl's answer was always the same: They had everything. The garden, the cow, the goat, the chickens provided them with all they needed. The son said, "If thieves knew about this, your lives wouldn't be safe.""There are no thieves here.""What will happen to the money?""You take it." ”Slowly, Berl and Berlcha grew accustomed to their son and his American Yiddish. Berlcha could hear him better now. She even recognized his voice. He was saying, "Perhapswe should build a larger synagogue.""The synagogue is big enough," Berl replied."Perhaps a home for old people.""No one sleeps in the street."The next day after the Sabbath meal was eaten, Berl and Berlcha lay down for a nap. They soon began to snore. The goat, too, dozed off. The son put on his cloak and his hat and went for a walk. He strode with his long legs across the marketplace. He stretched out a hand and touched a roof. He had a desire to talk to someone, but it seemed that the whole of Lentshin was asleep.Samuel returned home. Dusk had fallen. Berl went to the synagogue for the evening prayers and the son remained with his mother.In the twilight Samuel put his hand into his jacket pocket and touched his checkbook, his letters of credit. He had come here with big plans. He had a suitcase filled with presents for his parents. He wanted to help the village. He brought not only his own money but funds from the Lentshin Society in New York. But this village needed nothing. From the synagogue one could hearpeople chanting. The cricket, silent all day, started again its chirping. Berlcha began to sway and utter holy rhymes inherited from mothers and grandmothers.冷申村的贵客---艾萨克·巴舍维斯·辛格冷申村微不足道,四周全是小小的茅草屋,草屋之间是田地,农民们在这些田地上或种蔬菜,或放牧羊群。

大学英语精读3第三单元重点讲解

大学英语精读3第三单元重点讲解

第三单元需要掌握的词汇及句式结构【outweigh】[aut'wei] v.比... 重要, 比... 有价值On balance, his accomplishments outweigh his faults.总体来看,他的成就要大于他的过失。

The advantages of the plan outweigh its disadvantages. 这一计划的好处超过了它的不利方面。

【trying】形容词a.难受的,难堪的;恼人的,令人厌烦的It had been a most trying experience for them. 那对他们来说是一段十分难受的经历。

【trying moments】艰难时光One needs patience and courage to survive trying moments of life.度过生活的难关,人得有耐心和勇气。

【step up】增加, 加快, 提升, The company had step up production of the latest model.公司已When do you get your next step up? = When will you be promoted?你何时晋级? You have to step up your pace.你得加快步伐。

否定句式在汉译英中应注意的几个常见错误英语和汉语在否定的表达形式上存在着许多差异,中国学生往往会以中国人的思维方式和习惯用法去套英语,这样在汉译英时难免会出现一些错误。

部分常见的错误举例如下:1、未经允许,任何人不得入内。

误:Anybody can not come in without permission.正:Nobody can come in without permission.“任何……不”是汉语中常用的否定句式,而在英语中与any构成的合成词或被any修饰的词语作主语时,谓语动词不能用否定式,因此any ... not的表达形式不符合英语的习惯。

大学英语精读第3册 第2课 课文答案补充及课后阅读

大学英语精读第3册 第2课 课文答案补充及课后阅读
解释:
In a contest, your opponent is afraid of you just as you are also afraid of him. 在比赛中,你的对手害怕你就象你也害怕他一样。
2.Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing. Attitudes towards nightdreaming have changed.
See to it that such accidents never happen again.
解释:
See to it that such accidents never happen again. 要保证这种事故再不会发生。
2.each student, in your class, get a copy of the new dictionary
正确答案:
The computer is replacing the human brain in the repetitive or very rapid tasks of machine operation just as the steam engine had replaced human and animal muscle power.
2. He was lucky enough to sell his ar for exactly____ .
2. He was lucky enough to sell his car for exactly_what he had paid for it_ .
3. I'd rather you didn't say anything about ____ .

大学英语精读3复习资料

大学英语精读3复习资料
18.当曹操称他为真正的英雄时,刘备吓的筷子都掉了。但是他聪明的
掩盖了他那林人怀疑的举止。 When Cao Cao called him a real hero, Liu Bei was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks. But he cleverly covered up his suspicious behavior.
一 .Vocabulary
第三单元
Into Chinese
31. 布置房间 decorate a room; 9.微风中清波荡 ripple in the breeze
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22. 使我魂系梦牵 be my haunting memory 23. 深深吸了口气 take a deep breath;10 在 . 树上空盘旋 hover over the trees 24. 给予按时 give a hint; 11.兄弟之间的牢固纽带 a bond between brothers 25. 伸长脖子 stretch ones neck; 12 让你在上面走的地毯 a carpet
17.这小说里有一个值得记住的故事,讲的是刘备如何尽量不引起曹操
对他的雄心怀疑,因为如果引起怀疑,他的生命就有危险了。 One memorable story in the novel concerns how Liu Bei tried not to rouse CaoCao‘s suspicion about his ambition, because if he did his life would be at stake。
You have to take the local conditions into consideration when
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第一单元一.V ocabularyInto Chinese1.给这个词下定义define the word;6.履行义务perform ones duty2.反感这种对待resent the treatment;7.缩小差距narrow the gap3.使学生沮丧frustrate the students;8.扩大业务expand business4.宣战declare a war ;9.陈述事实present the facts5.对结果作出评估evaluate the resultInto English1.realize ones strengths and weakness认识自己的优缺点2.enter the work world 进入职场3.learn to handle ones personal finances学会理财4.have excessive need for parental approval凡是征求父母同意5.projective our future roles as men or women 为我们将来如何扮演男人活着女人的角色在做准备6.internalize religious faith, value and morals 逐步培养和建立自己的宗教信仰、道德和价值观念。

7.learn to choose ones wardrobe学会选择着装8.establish ones identity 确定个人身份9.question and rebel against old ideas 怀疑并反抗就观念10.defy and challenge authority 蔑视挑战权威二.翻译1.他对他的研究如此专心致志,从来没有过很快就要退休的念头。

He is so devoted to his research that it never occurs to him that he will soon have to retire.2.很多人都曾说过,如果没有有效的制约,我们都有滥用权力的倾向。

Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we all have a tendency to abuse our power.3有些国家拒绝卷入这一争端,而且他们对外国的干涉也非常反感。

Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference.4.控制沙尘暴需要大量的工作和时间。

The control of sand storms will involve a tremendous amount of work and money.5.你们用这些技术的时候,必须考虑到当地的条件。

You have to take the local conditions into consideration when you apply these technologies.6.所有的申请者都必须填好这些表格,然后邮寄50美元的报名费。

All applicants will have to fill out these forms and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars.7.他根据对孩子行为的观察得出结论:学习是一种自然的乐趣。

Based on his observation of children’s behavior, he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure.8.在一个多民族的国家里,各民族之间的和谐需要小心处理。

In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling.9.政府决定严惩所有涉案的腐败官员。

The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved.10.考试作弊并不经常发生,但一旦发生,学校会采取严厉的态度。

Cheating at/on exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the school takes a very tough position.第二单元一.V ocabularyInto Chinese1.a work of art 一件艺术品;9.intellectual pursuits 对知识的追求2.bargain basement 廉价商品区10.national character 民族的性格3.printing press 印刷机;11.domino effect 多米诺骨牌效应4.the source of quotation 引语出处12.a tool for advancement 晋升手段5.literary criticism 文学批评;13.hale and hearty 老当益壮6.in the latter half of the century该世纪后叶14.the virtues of reading 阅读的好处7.a liberal arts college 文学院;15.a sense of superiority 优越感8.a man of action 实干家Into English1.免于恐惧be free from fear;2.从他父亲那里继承财产inherit property;3.和学生互动Interact with;4.给年轻人做榜样act as a model for young people5.对挑战做出反抗react to the challenge6.反抗压迫rebel against oppression7.渴望成功aspire to success8.怀疑他们的动机be suspicious of their motives9.认真记住历史教训commit the lessons of history to memory10.向这些人让步give way to these people11.将这区域一分为二divide the region into two parts12.干涉我们内部事务interfere in our internal affairs13.主修土木工程(专业) major in civil engineering14.把他们从绝望中救出来save them from despair15.导致经济萧条result in economic recession/slump/depression 二.翻译。

1.我们怀疑这本书也许已经不再印了。

我去问书店的工作人员,他们说我说的对,这书已经绝版很多年了。

I suspected that the book might not be in print。

I checked with the bookstore people ,and they told me that I was right。

The book had been out of print for years。

2.这小说里有一个值得记住的故事,讲的是刘备如何尽量不引起曹操对他的雄心怀疑,因为如果引起怀疑,他的生命就有危险了。

One memorable story in the novel concerns how Liu Bei tried not to rouse CaoCao ‘s suspicion about his ambition,because if he did hislife would be at stake。

3.当曹操称他为真正的英雄时,刘备吓的筷子都掉了。

但是他聪明的掩盖了他那林人怀疑的举止。

When Cao Cao called him a real hero,Liu Bei was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks. But he cleverly covered up his suspicious behavior.4.第一个嫌疑犯是死者的儿子。

警察怀疑他谋杀了他的父亲,因为邻居们在案发当晚曾听到他们打架。

The first suspect was the victims son。

The police suspected him of murdering his father because the neighbors had heard them fighting on the night of the killing。

5.在学习当中,重要的不是把一切都记住,而是运用你的想象力,创造性的、批判性的去思考。

In learning,the important thing is not to commit everything to memory,but to use your imagination and think creatively and critically。

6他肯定是你能想象到的最可笑的窃贼了。

他偷偷进了屋子,尽情的吃喝,最后酩酊大醉,一脸满足的笑容,直到第二天早上被发现。

He must have been the funniest burglar imaginable。

He broke into a house, ate and drank to his heart’s content , and remained dead drunk until discovered the next morning , with a perfectly content look on his face.7我现在记人的名字很困难。

我想这肯定是年龄造成的。

I now have trouble remembering people’s names . I imagine it must result from old age.8我们生活在很多想象的威胁当中,结果就常常感到沮丧。

We often live under many imaginary threats and feel disheartened as a result.9.我怀疑我们的教师有时候低估了学生的智力。

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