2016年自考英语二教材课文讲义unit2

Unit 2 Mistakes to Success

I. New words and expressions New words

1. spill v.（使）洒出，泼出，溢出

2. respond v. 作出反应；响应

respond to…

response

3. interview v. （媒体）采访，访问

4. creative adj. 创作的

5. occur v. 发生；出现

It occurred to me that…

6. remove v. 拿开；去掉

7. refrigerator n. 冰箱

8. grip n. 紧握；紧抓

9. slippery adj. 滑的；滑得抓不住（或站不稳、难以行走）

10. content n. 所容纳之物；所含之物

11. veritable adj. 十足的；名副其实的；不折不扣的

12. yell v. 叫喊；大喊；吼叫

13. lecture n.（冗长的）教训，训斥，谴责

14. mess n. 肮脏；杂乱；不整洁

15. rarely adv. 罕有；很少；不常

rare animals / stamps

Rarely is he late for class.

16. puddle n. 水洼；小水坑

17. eventually 最后；终于

18. restore v. 使复原；使复位；使复职

19. sponge n. 海绵块

20. effectively adv. 有效地

effective

ineffective

注意区分：effective / efficient

21. tiny adj. 极小的；微小的

22. discover v. 了解到；认识到；查明discovery

23. grasp v. 抓紧；抓牢

24. lip n.（容器或凹陷地方的)边，边沿

25. renowned adj. 有名的；闻名的；受尊敬的

26. remark v. 谈论；评论

27. opportunity n. 机会；时机

28. scientific adj. 科学（上）的；关于科学的science

scientist

例如：

The medical science is making great progress in the treatment of cancer.

You should provide scientific evidence instead of subjective evidence to prove this theory holds water.

Several world-renowned scientists will be invited to attend the forum.

29. valuable adj. 很有用的；很重要的；宝贵的

Phrases and Expressions

1. in this manner 用这种方式

2. set…apart from 区别；使与众不同

II. Text Learning

Spilt Milk

① Have you heard of the story about split milk? (1)Well, we all know there is no use crying over split milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner.

② I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist（研究科学家，高级研究员）who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. (2)He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what set him so far apart from others?

③ He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. (3)He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell,

spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable sea of milk!

④ When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said," (4)Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

⑤Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said，"You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?" he chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk.

⑥ His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." (5)The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson! （承上总结句）

⑦ (6)The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. (7)Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all,

what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually learn something valuable from it.