..Unit1TrustandCharacterTextADoYouLikeItHere?<Thestorywaspublishedin1939>Wordsandphrasesexpectedofstudentstounderstandphooey:int.<informal>:usedtoexpressdisgustorcontempteyeshade:avisorwornonheardforprotectionagainstglareensuite:adj.adv.inorasapartofasetmakeroundsof:togofromplacetoplace<forinspection>bawlout<atsb>swingaround:turnaround<asifonahingeorpivot>torturetactics:proceed:goonhalt:stoporpausethrowin:toinsertorintroduceintothecourseofsomethinggratuitously：freeofcharge;<unnecessarily,withoutapparentreason>certifiedpublicaccountant<CPA>peripatetic:walkingortravellingaboutonaccountof:becauseof,forthesakeofimposing:veryimpressiveinsomesmallmeasureabiding:lastingforalongtime,enduringinstitute<asearch><turn>yellow:<slang>cowardlygivesbone’swordofhonor:solemnpromise,hefuturePreparatoryWorkJohnO’Hara<1905-1970>,akeenobserverofsocialstatusandclassdifferences,andwrotefrequentlyaboutthesociallyambitious.Hisfatherdiedatthattime,leavinghimunabletoaffordYale,thecollegeofhischoice.Byallaccounts,thisdisappointmentaffectedO'Haradeeplyfortherestofhislifeandservedtohonethekeensenseofsocialawarenessthatcharacterizeshiswork.Heworkedasareporterforvariousnewspapers.Hegarneredmuchcriticalacclaimforhisshortstories,morethan200ofwhich,beginningin1928,appearedinTheNewYorker.In1934,O'Harapublishedhisfirstnovel,AppointmentinSamarra,whichwasacclaimedonpublication.ThisistheO'Haranovelthatismostconsistentlypraisedbycritics.ErnestHemingwaywrote:"Ifyouwanttoreadabookbyamanwhoknowsexactlywhatheiswritingaboutandhaswrittenitmarvelouslywell,readAppointmentinSamarra."HaroldBloomnamedittotheWesterncanon.Ontheotherhand,writingintheAtlanticMonthlyofMarch2000,criticBenjaminSchwarzandwriterChristinaSchwarzclaimed:"Sowidespreadistheliteraryworld'sscornforJohnO'Harathattheinclusion...ofAppointmentinSamarraontheModernLibrary'slistofthe100best[English-language]novelsofthetwentiethcenturywasusedtoridiculetheentireproject."Theepitaphonhistombstone,whichhewrotehimself,reads:"Betterthananyoneelse,hetoldthetruthabouthistime.Hewasaprofessional.Hewrotehonestlyandwell."Ofthis,Gillcommented:"Fromthefarsideofthegrave,heremainsself-defensiveandoverbearing.Betterthananyoneelse?Notmerelybetterthananyotherwriteroffictionbutbetterthananydramatist,anypoet,anybiographer,anyhistorian?Itisanastonishingclaim."<extractedfromWikipedia>JohnO'Hara2.Aconversationalstyleanddispassionatevoice.3.Psychologicalbullyingisoftendifficulttoignore.Bulliestormenttheirvictimsinmanyways.Tormentingthemisnotenough,theyhavetohumiliatethemandridiculetheirvictimsaswell.Bulliesusewordstodestroytheirvictims,andthesewordscanhurtworsethanaphysicalblow.Peopleoftensay,"Sticksandstonesmayhurtmybones,butwordswillneverhurt".Intoday’ssociety,thisphraseissimplynottrue.Wordsdohurt,andtheydodestroylives.Psychologicalbullyingdestroysthecharacteroftheirvictim.Thebullymakesthevictimthecenterofhisabuse.Inotherwords,thebullytakeshisorherangerandfrustrationoutonthevictim.4.ThePhiBetaKappakeyisoneofthisnation'smostdistinctivesymbolsand,infact,tracesitsoriginstotheeraoftheAmericanRevolution.Conceivedin1776byagroupoftalentedundergraduatesattheCollegeofWilliamandMaryasanemblemoftheirsecret"philosophicalsociety,"thekeyproclaimsPhiBetaKappa'scenturies-oldconvictionthat"Theloveofwisdom<is>theguideofLife."AstheSocietytheycreatedencompassedmoreofthenation'sfinestcollegesanduniversities,itskeybecameauniversallyrecognizedmarkofacademicachievementintheliberalartsandsciences.thethirddegree:asituationinwhichsomeonetriestofindoutinformationbyaskingyoualotofquestionseg.IfI'mevenhalfanhourlateshegivesmethethirddegree.IgotthethirddegreefrommydadwhenIgotinlastnight.give<someone>thelowdownon<something>:Toprovidesomeonewithspecificorcomprehensivedetailsaboutsomeone,something,orsomesituation.eg.Givemethelowdownonwhatthebossisplanningtodoaboutthecompany'sfallingprofits.I'mwaitingformybrothertogivemethelowdownonGeoffreybeforeIgoonadatewithhim.There'sbeenashakeupinthecompany'suppermanagement,butwewon'tknowhowwe'reaffecteduntilthebossgivesusthelowdown.WestPoint:AUSmilitaryinstallationinsoutheastNewYorkonthewesternbankoftheHudsonRivernorthofNewYorkCity.Ithasbeenamilitarypostsince1778andtheseatoftheUSMilitaryAcademysince1802.SecondForm:anEnglishtermforanequivalentofthe7thor8thgradeinAmericanschools.<alsoseesixthform:thetermreferstothefinaltwoyearsofsecondaryeducationintheeducationsystemofEnglandandothercommonwealthcountries>dayschool:asopposedtoaboardingschool,itisaninstitutionwherechildren<orhigh-schoolageadolescents>aregiveneducationalinstructionduringtheday,afterwhichchildrenreturntotheirhomes.boardingschool:aschoolwheresomeorallpeoplestudyandliveduringtheschoolyearwiththeirfellowstudentsandpossiblyteachersand/oradministrators.Theword'boarding'isusedinthesenseof"bedandboard,"i.e.,lodgingandmeals.Manyindependent<private>schoolsintheCommonwealthofNationsareboardingschools.Boardingschoolpupils<a.k.a."boarders">normallyreturnhomeduringtheschoolholidaysand,often,weekends,butinsomeculturesmayspendthemajorityoftheirchildhoodandadolescentlifeawayfromtheirfamilies.IntheUnitedStates,boardingschoolscomprisevariousgrades,mostcommonlygradessevenorninethroughgradetwelve-thehighschoolyears.IUnderstandingthetext1.Questions<1>aboardingschool/prep<dormitory,asteppingstonetohighereducation><2>Mentionedfourtimes.Firstatthebeginning.Thedormdoorhadtobekeptopenduringstudyperiodsothattherewasnoknock<apparentreasonandaconvenientexcuse.Butinanothersense,asuggestionofnoprivacy,convenientforVanNesstolookin<introducetheideaof"panopticon">.Thenthere’sthementionofVanNess’shalf-opendoor.Hisprivilege,authority<needstoknockbeforebeingpermittedtogoin>.AfterRobertswentin,hewasorderedtoclosethedoor,anindicationofVanNess’sauthority.AlsoaclosedspacemighthavesomepsychologicalimpactonRoberts—gettinghimtrapped.Finallyattheendofthestory.Robertsnotsurewhethertoleaveitopenortocloseitbutdecidedtoleaveitopen.ThedoorsymbolizesVanNess’spowerorauthority.TheactofRoberts’sleavingitopenmightbeanindicationofhisattempttochallengetheauthority,eventhoughfeebly.<3>Notreally.HehatedHughes.Wearingeye-shadeduringstudytime.VanNessmakingroundsoftherooms,metingoutpunishments.<4>manipulative,sadistic,self-important,pompous,sarcastic2.Trueorfalse<1>F<2>T<3>T<4>F<5>T3.Multiplechoices<1>B<2>D<3>B<4>DIICritiquingthetext<1>Roberts’sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasten,movedalot,hadtogotomanyschools,unpleasantexperiences,lonelyandwithoutasenseofbelongingVanNesssawtheboyassusceptibletomoralcorruption<dishonest,sneaky,unruly><2>Self-important/smug,overbearing/sadistic,,show-rather-than-telltechnique<3>NoteasyforRobertstodetectVanNess’sintentions,VanNessusingtorturetactics,effectivetosomeextent,makingRobertsupset,baffled,andfrustrated〔4Bythistimehehadguessedwhatitwasallabout.Hewasrelievedbecausehehadaclearconscience.Hedidn’thavetoliewhenconfrontedwiththequestionaboutthewatch.Previouslyheprobablydidhavetoliewhensayinghelikedithere.〔5VanNesswasconvincedthatRobertswasthethiefandexpectedthathewouldcertainlydenyhisstealingthewatch.HewouldthinkRobertswouldbedevastatedbyhisinterrogationandthatwasexactlywhathewanted.Hehadeverythingundercontrol.〔6The"bastard"couldrefertoVanNessorHughes.Robertswasangryatfirst,thenheknewitwasnousefightingbackashehadlearneditfromhispreviousexperiences.Thingsalwaysendedlikethis.〔7Thetitle:colloquial,dramatic.Turnsouttobeamaliciousquestion.〔8Roberts’pointofview.Ifitwerethefirst-personnarration,thetonewouldbeangry,itwouldbemoreaboutclearingthename,acaseofbeingwronged.FromVanNess’spointofview,itwouldbeabouthowherantheschoolandhowhewouldteachRobertsamorallesson.LanguageEnhancementIWordsandphrases<1>occupation<2>occupant<3>preoccupy<4>contempt<5>contemptible<6>contempt2."peri-":enclosing,encircling,oraroundperipheral;perinatal<relatingtotheperiodaroundchildbirth>;perimeter;periodic;periphrastic"-tic":pertainingtotherapeutic;static;paralytic;dramatic;pathetic<1>institute<2>urge<3>transfer<4>institute<5>transferred<6>urging<1>innate<2>intrinsic<3>inherent<4>scheme<5>tactic<6>strategy<1>insomemeasure<2>onaccountof<3>atanyrate<4>allright<adv.meaningwithoutdoubt><5>thrownin<6>gowith<7>bawlout<8>throwinIISentencesandrhetoricParaphraseWell,tellmeaboutyourlifebeforeyoudecidedtodousthehonorofhavingyouasastudenthere.Don’tbetoomodesttosuppressyourdesiretotellthegoodstuffaboutyourself.Chicago,Illinois!Well,abitofgeographicalknowledgeformybenefit,right,Roberts?Andfreeofcharge.ButIswear,howeverdifficultitisI’mgoingtofindoutwhothethiefis.Translation<1>如果他在什么事情上要訓(xùn)斥你,無關(guān)緊要的事情,他會查看他帶在身邊的一張單子,然后他會到你房間里把你訓(xùn)斥一通,并告訴你會有什么相應(yīng)的懲罰。<2>既然你這么見多識廣,在教育問題上你自然也是權(quán)威了。我想對于現(xiàn)代教育體制中固有的利弊,你一定是有很多理論的。<3>轉(zhuǎn)椅隨著范·內(nèi)斯的身體前傾而回落,他的肚子緊緊地抵著辦公桌,一條胳膊在桌上伸直了杵過來,手上握成個拳頭。<4>Thingsgotsobadthatthebossb