全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程第二冊完整版Book2全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程第二冊完整版Book2UNIT1

WaysofLearning

UNIT1

PartIPre-ReadingTask

Listentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:

1.Whoshouldteachwhom?Islearningaone-waystreet?

2.Shouldweshareourdreamsforabetterlifewithourparentsorkeepthemtoourselves?

3.Canchildreneverunderstandtheirparentscompletely?

4.Fromthesongcanyouguesswhatthethemeoftheunit,wayoflearning,chieflyrefersto?

PartIPre-ReadingTask

ListePartII

TextA

HowardGardner,aprofessorofeducationatHarvardUniversity,reflectsonavisittoChinaandgiveshisthoughtsondifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.

LEARNING,CHINESE-STYLE

HowardGardner

Foramonthinthespringof1987,mywifeEllenandIlivedinthebustlingeasternChinesecityofNanjingwithour18-month-oldsonBenjaminwhilestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschools.ButoneofthemosttellinglessonsEllenandIgotinthedifferencebetweenChineseandAmericanideasofeducationcamenotintheclassroombutinthelobbyoftheJinlingHotelwherewestayedinNanjing.

Thekeytoourroomwasattachedtoalargeplasticblockwiththeroomnumberonit.Whenleavingthehotel,aguestwasencouragedtoturninthekey,eitherbyhandingittoanattendantorbydroppingitthroughaslotintoabox.Becausethekeyslotwasnarrow,thekeyhadtobepositionedcarefullytofitintoit.

PartII

TextA

HowardGarBenjaminlovedtocarrythekeyaround,shakingitvigorously.Healsolikedtotrytoplaceitintotheslot.Becauseofhistenderageandincompleteunderstandingoftheneedtopositionthekeyjustso,hewouldusuallyfail.Benjaminwasnotbotheredintheleast.Heprobablygotasmuchpleasureoutofthesoundsthekeymadeashedidthosefewtimeswhenthekeyactuallyfounditswayintotheslot.

NowbothEllenandIwereperfectlyhappytoallowBenjamintobangthekeynearthekeyslot.Hisexploratorybehaviorseemedharmlessenough.ButIsoonobservedaninterestingphenomenon.AnyChinesestaffmembernearbywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminand,notinghislackofinitialsuccess,attempttoassist.HeorshewouldholdontoBenjamin'shandand,gentlybutfirmly,guideitdirectlytowardtheslot,repositionitasnecessary,andhelphimtoinsertit.The"teacher"wouldthensmilesomewhatexpectantlyatEllenorme,asifawaitingathankyou—andonoccasionwouldfrownslightly,asifconsideringustobeneglectingourparentalduties.

IsoonrealizedthatthisincidentwasdirectlyrelevanttoourassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigatethewaysofearlychildhoodeducation(especiallyinthearts),andtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.AndsobeforelongIbegantointroducethekey-slotanecdoteintomydiscussionswithChineseeducators.

BenjaminlovedtocarrythekeTWODIFFERENTWAYSTOLEARN

WithafewexceptionsmyChinesecolleaguesdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.Sinceadultsknowhowtoplacethekeyinthekeyslot,whichistheultimatepurposeofapproachingtheslot,andsincethechildisneitheroldenoughnorcleverenoughtorealizethedesiredactiononhisown,whatpossiblegainisachievedbyhavinghimstruggle?Hemaywellgetfrustratedandangry—certainlynotadesirableoutcome.Whynotshowhimwhattodo?Hewillbehappy,hewilllearnhowtoaccomplishthetasksooner,andthenhecanproceedtomorecomplexactivities,likeopeningthedoororaskingforthekey—bothofwhichaccomplishmentscan(andshould)induecoursebemodeledforhimaswell.

Welistenedtosuchexplanationssympatheticallyandexplainedthat,firstofall,wedidnotmuchcarewhetherBenjaminsucceededininsertingthekeyintotheslot.Hewashavingagoodtimeandwasexploring,twoactivitiesthatdidmattertous.Butthecriticalpointwasthat,intheprocess,weweretryingtoteachBenjaminthatonecansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.Suchself-relianceisaprincipalvalueofchildrearinginmiddle-classAmerica.Solongasthechildisshownexactlyhowtodosomething—whetheritbeplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupforamisdeed—heislesslikelytofigureouthimselfhowtoaccomplishsuchatask.And,moregenerally,heislesslikelytoviewlife—asAmericansdo—asaseriesofsituationsinwhichonehastolearntothinkforoneself,tosolveproblemsonone'sownandeventodiscovernewproblemsforwhichcreativesolutionsarewanted.

TWODIFFERENTWAYSTOLEARN

TEACHINGBYHOLDINGHISHAND

Inretrospect,itbecamecleartomethatthisincidentwasindeedkey—andkeyinmorethanonesense.Itpointedtoimportantdifferencesintheeducationalandartisticpracticesinourtwocountries.

Whenourwell-intentionedChineseobserverscametoBenjamin'srescue,theydidnotsimplypushhishanddownclumsilyoruncertainly,asImighthavedone.Instead,theyguidedhimwithextremefacilityandgentlenessinpreciselythedesireddirection.IcametorealizethattheseChinesewerenotjustmoldingandshapingBenjamin'sperformanceinanyoldmanner:InthebestChinesetradition,theywerebazheshoujiao—"teachingbyholdinghishand"—somuchsothathewouldhappilycomebackformore.

Theideathatlearningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmoldingappliesequallytothearts.Watchingchildrenatworkinaclassroomsetting,wewereastonishedbytheirfacility.Childrenasyoungas5or6werepaintingflowers,fishandanimalswiththeskillandconfidenceofanadult;calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworksthatcouldhavebeendisplayedinamuseum.Inavisittothehomesoftwooftheyoungartists,welearnedfromtheirparentsthattheyworkedonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.TEACHINGBYHOLDINGHISHAND

CREATIVITYFIRST?

Intermsofattitudestocreativitythereseemstobeareversalofpriorities:youngWesternersmakingtheirboldestdeparturesfirstandthengraduallymasteringthetradition;andyoungChinesebeingalmostinseparablefromthetradition,but,overtime,possiblyevolvingtoapointequallyoriginal.

OnewayofsummarizingtheAmericanpositionistostatethatwevalueoriginalityandindependencemorethantheChinesedo.Thecontrastbetweenourtwoculturescanalsobeseenintermsofthefearswebothharbor.Chineseteachersarefearfulthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired;thereis,ontheotherhand,nocomparablehurrytopromotecreativity.Americaneducatorsfearthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge;ontheotherhand,skillscanbepickeduplater.

However,Idonotwanttooverstatemycase.ThereisenormouscreativitytobefoundinChinesescientific,technologicalandartisticinnovationspastandpresent.AndthereisadangerofexaggeratingcreativebreakthroughsintheWest.Whenanyinnovationisexaminedclosely,itsrelianceonpreviousachievementsisalltooapparent(the"standingontheshouldersofgiants"phenomenon).

CREATIVITYFIRST?

IntermsoButassumingthatthecontrastIhavedevelopedisvalid,andthatthefosteringofskillsandcreativityarebothworthwhilegoals,theimportantquestionbecomesthis:Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills?

ButassumingthatthecontrastNewWordsandExpressions

style

n.mannerofdoingthings行為方式，風(fēng)格

bustling

a.fullofbusyactivity繁忙的，熙攘的

kindergarten

n.幼兒園

elementary

a.基本的，初級的，基礎(chǔ)的

telling

a.impressive;effective難忘的；有力的

lobby

n.（旅館的）大堂，（公共場所入口處的）大廳

NewWordsandExpressions

stattach

vt.fastenorjoin(onethingtoanother)系，貼，連接

attendant▲

n.服務(wù)員；侍者，隨從

slot▲

n.anarrowopening狹縫，狹槽

vigorously

ad.energetically用力地；精力充沛地

vigorousa.

tender

a.young;gentleandloving年幼的；溫柔的

notintheleast

notatall

findone'sway

reachadestinationnaturally;arriveat到達(dá)；進(jìn)入，流入

attach

vt.fastenorjoin(onbang

v.(causeto)makeasuddenloudnoise,esp.byhittingtwothingstogether猛敲，猛擊

exploratory

a.doneinordertofindoutsth.探索的

phenomenon(plphenomenaorphenomenons)

n.現(xiàn)象

staff

n.全體職工，全體雇員

initial

a.oforatthebeginning,first開始的，最初的

assist

v.help幫助

bang

v.(causeto)makeasudreposition

vt.改變…的位置

insert

vt.put,fit,place(in,into,between)插入，嵌入

somewhat

ad.tosomedegree,alittle有點，稍微

expectantly

ad.期待地

await

vt.(fml)waitfor等待，等候

occasion

n.aparticulartimewhensth.happens時刻，場合

onoccasion

nowandthen有時，間或

frown

v.,n.皺眉

reposition

vt.改變…的位置

inserslightly

ad.輕微地

slighta.

neglect

vt.givetoolittleattentionorcareto忽視

parental

a.ofaparentorparents父的，母的；父母的

relevant

a.directlyconnectedwiththesubject有關(guān)的，切題的

investigate

v.trytofindoutinformationabout調(diào)查；探究

creativity

n.theabilitytomakenewthings創(chuàng)造力

slightly

ad.輕微地

slighta.anecdote▲

n.ashortamusingstoryaboutaparticularpersonorevent趣聞，軼事

exception

n.例外

colleague

n.apersononeworkswith同事

action

n.動作；行動

onone'sown

withoutanyone'shelp;alone獨立地；獨自地

desirable

a.worthwanting值得向往的；稱心的

accomplish

vt.managetodo(sth.)完成（某事）

activity

n.活動，行動

accomplishment

n.skill;successfulcompletion本領(lǐng)，技藝；完成，成就anecdote▲

n.ashortamusinginduecourse

atthepropertime在適當(dāng)時機

sympathetically

ad.同情地

sympathetica.

critical

a.veryimportant;veryseriousordangerous至關(guān)重要的；危急的

effectively

ad.有效地

effectivea.

self-reliance

n.actingwithoutaskingforsupportfromothers依靠自己，自力更生

principal

a.(ratherfml)main,chief主要的，首要的

rear

vt.lookafteruntilfullygrownup養(yǎng)育，撫養(yǎng)

induecourse

atthepropertmakeupfor

repaywithsth.good,compensatefor補償，彌補

misdeed

n.awrongorwickedact不端行為

view

vt.(fml)regard,consider看待，考慮

creative

a.resultingfromnewnessofthought獨創(chuàng)的

solution

n.(theactoffinding)ananswertoaproblem解決（問題的辦法）；解答

inretrospect

回顧

artistic

a.relatingtoart藝術(shù)的

makeupfor

repaywithsth.gwell-intentioned

a.havinggoodintentions好意的

intention

n.purpose意圖

observer

n.觀察者，觀察員

clumsily

ad.awkwardlyandungracefully笨拙地

clumsya.

extreme

a.verygreat極度的，極端的

n.thefurthestpossiblelimit,anextremedegree極端，過分

facility

n.(fml)abilitytodosth.easilyandwell;(pl)equipment,aids,etc.whichmakeiteasytodothings熟練，靈巧；設(shè)備，設(shè)施

well-intentioned

a.havinggomold

vt.make(sth.)intoaparticularshapeorform塑造

performance

n.表現(xiàn)，行為；演出，表演

tradition

n.傳統(tǒng)

continual

a.happeningagainandagain,repeated不斷的，一再重復(fù)的

apply

vi.適用；申請

calligrapher

n.書法家

workno/at

從事

craft

n.skill,esp.withone'shand手藝；工藝

reversal

n.acompletechangeoforder,direction,orposition顛倒

mold

vt.make(sth.)intoappriority

n.sth.thatonemustdobeforeanythingelse;sth.thatholdsahighplaceamongcompetingclaims優(yōu)先考慮的事；重點

bold

a.braveandconfident勇敢的，無畏的

departure

n.actiondifferentfrom(whatisusualorexpected);anactofleaving背離；出發(fā)，離開

inseparable

a.impossibletoseparatefromsth.else不可分離的

evolve

v.(causeto)developgradually（使）逐步發(fā)展

summarize

vt.makeashortaccountofthemainpoints(ofsth.)總結(jié)，概述

originality

n.新穎；獨創(chuàng)性

priority

n.sth.thatonemusindependence

n.thestateofbeingfreeornotcontrolledbyanotherperson,country,etc.獨立；自主

contrast

v.對比

culture

n.文化

harbor

vt.keep(sth.)secretlyinone'smind懷有

fearful

a.(fml)afraid害怕的，擔(dān)心的

(ontheonehand)…ontheotherhand

一方面…，另一方面…

comparable

a.thatcanbecomparedwithsth.比得上的；可比的

independence

n.thestateofpromote

vt.helptogrowordevelop促進(jìn)，推進(jìn)

emerge

eout出現(xiàn)

pickup

gain;learn獲得；學(xué)會

overstate

vt.statetoostrongly把…講得過分，夸大

enormous

a.extremelylarge巨大的；極大的

technological

a.技術(shù)的，工藝的

promote

vt.helptogrowordinnovation▲

n.(anexampleof)theintroductionofsth.new革新；新事物

exaggerate

v.make(sth.)seemlarger,better,etc.thanitreallyis夸大，夸張

breakthrough▲

n.animportanteventordiscovery突破

reliance▲

n.dependence依靠，依賴

achievement

n.成就；成績

valid

a.basedontruthorsoundreasoning有根據(jù)的

foster▲

vt.helpthegrowthanddevelopmentof培養(yǎng)

worthwhile

a.worthdoing,worththetroubletaken值得的innovation▲

n.(anexampleofsuperior

a.betterthanaverageorthanothersofthesametype優(yōu)良的；較好的

ProperNames

HowardGardner

霍華德·加德納

Ellen

埃倫（女子名）

Nanjing

南京

Jinling

金陵飯店

LanguageSenseEnhancement

1.Readaloudparagraphs12-14andlearnthembyheart.

2.Readaloudthefollowingpoem:

WorkingClass

TanyaDlinn

superior

a.betterthanaveraWhatamesssaidMissMawgan

Onecoldandrainyday

SoIsaidwe'dworktogether

Aswecan'tgoouttoplay

SoItidiedupthebookshelf

WhileJacksortedoutthepens

Charmain'sdrawerwasverymessy

ButnotashadasBen's

Shauntidiedupthecardboard

Sophiesortedoutthepaper

MrGoodhallputourpicturesup

Usinghisbigstapler

Andwhenweallhadfinished

Andtheclasslookedveryclean

Weallweregivenmerits

Forworkingasateam

WhatamesssaidMissMawgan

3.Readthefollowingquotations.Learnthembyheartifyoucan.Youmightneedtolookupnewwordsinadictionary.

Whatoneknowsis,inyouth,oflittlemoment;theyknowenoughwhoknowhowtolearn.

——HenryAdams

Becuriousalways!Forknowledgewillnotacquireyou;youmustacquireit.

——SudieBack

Theuniverseisfullofmagicalthingspatientlywaitingforourwitstogrowsharper.

——EdenPhillpotts

Thewholeartofteachingisonlytheartofawakeningthenaturalcuriosityofyoungmindsforthepurposeofsatisfyingitafterwards.

——AnatoleFrance

3.Readthefollowingquotatio4.Readthefollowinghumorousstoryforfun.Youmightneedtolookupnewwordsinadictionary.

Whilevisitingmybrotherandsister-in-law,IwassurprisedtofindLee,myyoungnephew,helpingthembakecupcakes.Aftertheyweredone,mysister-in-lawallowedhimtoputtheicingon.Whenhehadfinished,hebroughtthemtothetableforourapproval."Thecupcakeslookbeautiful,Lee,"mybrothersaid."Howdidyougetthemicedsoevenly?"Mynephewreplied,"Ilickedthem!"

4.Readthefollowinghumorous全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程第二冊完整版

Values

全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程第二冊完整版PartIPre-ReadingTask

Listentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:

1.Whoisitabout?

2.Whathappenedtohimoneday?

3.Doyouthinkitwasworthwhiletowalktwoorthreemilestopaybackthesixandaquartercents?

4.Isthestoryrelatedtothethemeoftheunit—values?PartIPre-ReadingTask

ListThefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:

dismay

n.沮喪，失望

disturb

vt.使不安

conscientious

a.認(rèn)真的，盡職的

ThefollowingwordsintherecPartII

TextA

Doesbeingrichmeanyouliveacompletelydifferentlifefromordinarypeople?Not,itseems,ifyournameisSamWalton.

THERICHESTMANINAMERICA,DOWNHOME

ArtHarris

HeputonadinnerjackettoserveasawaiteratthebirthdaypartyofTheRichestManinAmerica.Heimaginedwhatsurelyawaited:amansion,a"Rolls-Royceforeverydayoftheweek,"dogswithdiamondcollars,servantseverywhere.

Thenhewasofftothehouse,wheelingpastthesleepytownsquareinBentonville,aremoteArkansastownof9,920,whereSamWaltonstartedwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoa$6billiondiscountchaincalledWal-Mart.Hedrovedownacountryroad,turnedatamailboxmarked"SamandHelenWalton,"andjumpedoutatahouseinthewoods.

Itwasnice,butnopalace.Thefurnitureappearedalittleworn.Anoldpickuptrucksatinthegarageandamuddybirddogranabouttheyard.PartII

TextA

DoesbeingrHeneverspottedanyservants.

"Itwasarealdisappointment,"sighswaiterJamieBeaulieu.

OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMooreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart.

"Hedoesn'twantanyspecialtreatment,"saysnightmanagerJohnnyBaker,whostrugglestocallthebossbyhisfirstnameasarecentcorporatememocommands.Fewherethinkofhisbillions;theycallhim"Mr.Sam"andaccepthisfolksyways."He'sthesamemanwhoopenedhisdimestoreonthesquareandworked18hoursadayforhisdream,"saysMayorRichardHoback.

Byallaccounts,he'sfriendly,cheerful,afineneighborwhodoeshisbesttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround.

Heneverspottedanyservants.NomatterhowbigatimehehadonSaturdaynight,youcanfindhiminchurchonSunday.Surelyinareservedseat,right?"Wedon'thavereservedseats,"saysGordonGarlingtonIII,pastorofthelocalchurch.

SowheredoesTheRichestManinAmericasit?Whereverhefindsaseat."Look,he'sjustnotthatway.Hedoesn'thaveasetplace.Atachurchsuppertheothernight,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes."

For19years,he'susedthesamebarber.JohnMayhallfindshimwaitingwhenheopensupat7a.m.Hechatsaboutthenationalnews,orreadsinhischair,perhapstheBentonCountyDailyDemocrat,anotherWaltonpropertythatkeepshimoffthefrontpage.ItburiedtheForbeslistatthebottomofpage2.

"He'sjustnotafrontperson,"anewspaperemployeeexplains.

Butonerecentmorning,TheRichestManinAmericadidsomethingthatwouldhavemadeheadlinesanywhereintheworld:Heforgothismoney."Isaid,'Forgetit,takecareofitnexttime,'"saysbarberMayhall."Buthesaid,'No,I'llgetit,'andhewenthomeforhiswallet."

Wasn'tthat,well,alittlestrange?"Nosir,"saysMayhall,"theonlythingstrangeaboutSamWaltonisthatheisn'tstrange."

NomatterhowbigatimehehaButjusthowlongWaltoncanholdfirmtohisfolksyhabitswithcelebrityhunterskeepingfollowinghimwhereverhegoesisanyone'sguess.EversinceForbesmagazinepronouncedhimAmerica'srichestman,with$2.8billioninWal-Martstock,he'sbeenarichmanontherun,steeringclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemers.

"HemaybetherichestbyForbesrankings,"sayscorporateaffairsdirectorJimVonGremp,"buthedoesn'tknowwhetherheisornot—andhedoesn'tcare.Hedoesn'tspendmuch.Heownsstock,buthe'salwaysleftitinthecompanysoitcouldgrow.Buttherealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,000peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam."

He'susuallybackhomeforFridaysalesmeetings,ortheexecutivepeprallySaturdaymorningat7a.m.,whenWalton,ashedoesatnewstoreopenings,isliabletojumpuponachairandleadeveryoneintheWal-Martcheer:"GivemeaW!GivemeanA!GivemeanL!Louder!"

Andloudertheyyell.Nooneadmitstofeelingtheleastbitsilly.It'sallpartoftheWal-MartwayoflifeaslaiddownbySam:loyalty,hardwork,longhours;getideasintothesystemfromthebottomup,Japanese-style;treatyourpeopleright;cutpricesandmarginstotheboneandsleepwellatnight.Employeeswithoneyearonboardqualifyforstockoptions,andareurgedtobuyalltheycan.

ButjusthowlongWaltoncanhAfterthepeprally,there'sbirdhunting,ortennisonhisbackyardcourt.Buthisstoresarealwaysonhismind.OnetennisguestmanagedtoputhimoffhisgamebyaskingwhyacanofballscostmoreinoneWal-Martthananother.Itturnedouttobeuntrue,butthemoveworked.Waltonlostfourstraightgames.

Waltonsetupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees'children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike.Hebelievedincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess.

"He'dsay,'Thatfellowworkedhard,let'sgivehimalittleextra,'"recallsretiredpresidentFeroldF.Arend,whowasstunnedatsuchgenerosityafterthestingyemployerhelefttojoinWal-Mart."IhadtochangemywayofthinkingwhenIcameaboard."

"Thereasonforoursuccess,"saysWalton,inacompanyhandout,"isourpeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Theybelievethingsaredifferenthere,buttheydeservethecredit."

AddscompanylawyerJimHendren:"I'veneverseenanyoneyetwhoworkedforhimorwasaroundhimforanylengthoftimewhowasn'tbetteroff.AndIdon'tmeanjustfinancially,althoughalotofpeopleare.It'sjustsomethingabouthim—comingintocontactwithSamWaltonjustmakesyouabetterperson."

Afterthepeprally,there'sbNewWordsandExpressions

mansion▲

n.alargehouse,usu.belongingtoarichperson（豪華的）宅邸，大廈

remote

a.farawayinspaceortime遙遠(yuǎn)的

dime

n.（美國、加拿大的）10分硬幣

billion

num.（美、法）十億；（英、德）萬億

discount

n.amountofmoneywhichmaybetakenoffthefullprice折扣

pickup

n.alightvanhavinganopenbodywithlowsides小卡車，輕型貨車

muddy▲

a.coveredinmud沾滿泥的；泥濘的

NewWordsandExpressions

masigh

vi.嘆氣，嘆息

billionaire

n.億萬富翁；大富翁

carryon

behaveinawildorimproperway;conduct;continue舉止隨便；進(jìn)行；繼續(xù)做

folk

n.(usu.pl)peopleingeneral人們；人民

getawaywith

do(sth.)withoutbeingcaughtorpunished做（某事）而未被發(fā)覺或未受懲罰

shell

n.(AmE)獵槍彈；炮彈；殼

local

a.ofaparticularplace地方的，當(dāng)?shù)氐?/p>

treatment

n.對待；待遇

sigh

vi.嘆氣，嘆息

billionaire

corporate▲

a.公司的

memo▲

n.anoteofsth.toberemembered備忘錄

folksy

a.simpleandfriendly友好的，坦率的

mayor

n.市長

by/fromallaccounts

accordingtowhateveryonesays人人都說

cheerful

a.(ofaperson)happyinalivelyway;(ofsth.)makingonefeelhappy愉快的；令人愉快的

corporate▲

a.公司的

memo▲

n.blend

v.mixtogetherthoroughly（將…）混合

blendin

mixharmoniously融洽，十分協(xié)調(diào)

flashy

a.attractingattentionbybeingtoosmartanddecorated浮華的，華而不實的

throwone'sweightaround

(infml)盛氣凌人

reserve

vt.keepforaspecialuse;book(aseat,room,table,etc.)將…留作專用；預(yù)定

pastor

n.牧師

blend

v.mixtogetherthorougbarber

n.理發(fā)師

openup

(infml)開門；打開

democrat

n.民主黨人；民主主義者

employee

n.雇員，受雇者

headline

n.（報紙上的）標(biāo)題

wallet▲

n.皮夾子

holdto

keepto遵守，不改變

celebrity

n.famousperson名人

barber

n.理發(fā)師

openup

(infmstock

n.資本；股票，證券

ontherun

inflight;continuouslyactive奔逃，逃避；忙個不停

steer

v.駕駛

steerclearof

keepawayfrom避開，避免

reporter

n.記者

schemer

n.陰謀家

scheme

n.陰謀；計劃

stock

n.資本；股票，證券

ontheruranking

n.地位；等級

rank

v.（將…）列為（某等級）

makeup

form,constitute構(gòu)成，組成

executive

n.,a.經(jīng)營管理方面的（人員）；行政方面的（人員）

pep

n.(infml)keenactivityandenergy勁頭，活力

rally

n.,v.集會

peprally

agatheringintendedtoencouragethelisteners鼓舞士氣的會議

opening

n.theactofbecomingormakingopen,esp.officially（正式的）開張，開幕

ranking

n.地位；等級

rank

v.（將liable

a.likely(todosht.)有可能做…的

yell▲

v.shoutloudly喊叫

laydown

establish制定；設(shè)立

loyalty

n.beingtrueandfaithful(to)忠誠

system

n.系統(tǒng)

qualify

v.（使）具有資格

option

n.期權(quán)，購買（或出售）權(quán)；選擇自由

liable

a.likely(todosht.)stockoption

優(yōu)先認(rèn)股權(quán)

court

n.球場

scholarship

n.獎學(xué)金

tornado

n.龍卷風(fēng)

cultivate

vt.improvebycare,trainingorstudy;develop培養(yǎng)，陶冶

stockoption

優(yōu)先認(rèn)股權(quán)

court

nreward

v.give(sth.)tosb.inreturnforworkorservices獎賞

retired

a.(ofaperson)havingstoppedworking,usu.becauseofage退休了的

retire

v.（使）退休

stun▲

vt.make(sb.)verysurprised使驚嚇

generosity

n.thequalityofbeingwillingtogivemoney,help,etc.慷慨，大方

stingy

a.unwillingtospendmoney吝嗇的

reward

v.give(sth.)tosb.employer

n.雇傭者，雇主

aboard

adv.,prep.onorinto(aship,train,aircraft,bus,etc.)在（船、車、飛機等）上

comeaboard

(fig)becomeanewmemberofanorganization入伙，加盟

handout

rmationgivenoutintheformofaprintedsheet,leaflet印刷品，宣傳品

deserve

vt.beworthyof應(yīng)受，值得

employer

n.雇傭者，雇主

aboard

ProperNames

ArtHarris

阿特·哈里斯

Rolls-Royce

羅爾斯-羅伊斯汽車

Bentonville

本頓維爾（美國地名）

Arkansas

（美國）阿肯色州

SamMooreWalton

薩姆·穆爾·沃爾頓

Wal-Mart

沃爾瑪公司

JamieBeaulieu

杰米·鮑尤

ProperNames

ArtHarris

阿特·哈Ford

福特汽車

JohnnyBaker

喬尼·貝克

RichardHoback

理查德·霍巴克

GordonGarlingtonIII

戈登·加林頓第三

Mayhall

梅霍

BentonCounty

本頓縣（美國地名）

Forbes

福布斯（雜志名）

JimVonGremp

吉姆·馮·格雷姆普

FeroldF·Arend

費羅爾德·F·阿倫德

JimHendren

吉姆·亨德倫

Ford

福特汽車

JohnnyBaker

喬尼·LanguageSenseEnhancement

1.Readaloudparagraphs19-22andlearnthembyheart.

2.Readaloudthefollowingpoem:

I'mnobody!Whoareyou?

EmilyDickinson

I'mnobody!Whoareyou?

Areyounobody,too?

Thenthere'sapairofus—don'ttell!

They'dadvertise—youKnow!

Howdrearytobesomebody!

Howpubliclikeafrog

Totellone'snamethelivelongday

Toanadmiringbog!

LanguageSenseEnhancement

1Totravelhopefullyisabetterthingthantoarrive,andthetruesuccessistolabor.

——RobertLouisStevenson

4.Readthefollowinghumorousstoryforfun.Youmightneedtolookupnewwordsinadictionary.

TheelderlygamekeeperofaScottishestatesufferedfromfadingeyesight,andthelordofthemanorofferedtosendhimtoLondontoseeaneyespecialist.Beforeheleft,however,hewasgivenstrictinstructionstospendhismoneythriftilyandtoliveashewouldathome.

Whenthekeeperreturnedaweeklater,hepresentedthelordwithabillformorethan￡1000.Shocked,thelordaskedwhathehadbeenlivingoninLondon.

"Oh,theusual,sir,"camethereply."Pheasant,salmon,grouseandvenison."

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