新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語3NewStandardCollegeEnglishUnit1KnowingyourselfNewStandardCollegeEnglish3(ThirdEdition）新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語（第三版）Teachingobjectives

MoralityCultivation:Promotethedeterminationtocontributetothelong-termdevelopmentofChina,closelycombiningtheyouthdreamwiththeChinesedream.ShareyourpersonalgrowthmomentsEvaluatethesignificanceofyourgrowthmomentsduringaspecificstageRecordyourpersonalgrowthstory,usingvocalvarietyCriticalThinking:Cultivateanawarenessofthinkingaboutself-developmentnotonlyonanindividuallevelbutalsofromthenationalandsocialperspectives.LinguisticCompetence:Developabilitytoknow

yourself

andachieveyourpersonalgrowth.Unit

overview

Thisunitcentersaroundthethemeofself-discoveryandself-development.ThetextinActiveReading(AR)presentsafourth-yearcollegestudent’saccountofhowhepuzzledovercareerchoicesandhowhisfathershowedhimtheimportanceofgettingtoknowhimselfandfindingouthisownpassionbytakinghimtocatchcrabs.ThetextinFurtherExploration(FE)introducesvariousritesofpassagetomarkthetransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthoodindifferentculturesandexplainsthemeaningoftheeightstagesinaperson’sdevelopment.ThetextinExtendedReading(ER)

introducesspecificwaysofgettingtoknowourselves,includingelementsofself-knowledgeandtechniquesthatcanhelpusdiscoverourownstrengthsandweaknesses.1WePrepare:Introducingscenario;listeningandviewingforbasicknowledgeaboutknowingyourself2WeExplore:Readingandviewingformoreinformationandanalyzinglanguagetechniques4WeEvaluate:QuizandSelf-reflection3WeCreate:CompletingtheunitprojectContentsWePrepareScenarioLead-inquestionsListeningandviewingactivities1ScenarioApopularEnglish-languagepodcastiscollectingstoriesforaspecialeditionnamed“GrowthandLife.”Itwillcontainacollectionofstoriesaboutthemostformativemomentsinpeople’slives.Youplantorecordyoursignificantgrowthstoryforthepodcast.ScenarioTryitoutThisscenariocanbeanalyzedfromthefollowingaspects：Setting:RecordingastoryforanEnglish-languagepodcastTopic:AsignificantpersonalgrowthstoryIdentity:Storyteller–Students

Audience–PodcastlistenersPurpose:ToinformpeopleofacriticalmomentofgrowthinlifebytellingastoryPleaselogonUcampusAppandwatchthevideoscenarioforreference.Self-assessmentContentDescribingmyformativemomentandmyfeelingsExpressingwhatIhavelearnedfromthemomentLanguage

Vocabulary/Sentence/StyleStructureOrganizingmyintroductorystoryinaclearandlogicalwayCommunicationUsingvocalvarietytomakemystorylivelyandengagingAspectsDifficultiesWhatdifficultiesdidyouexperiencewhiledoingthetask?ListtwoorthreemajoronesinEnglishorChineseinthefollowingtable.ScenarioLead-inquestionsDo

you

know

yourself?1)Who

are

you?

Whatdoyoulike?

Whatdoyoudislike?

Whatareyourstrengthsandweaknesses?2)Wherewere

you

from?

Canyoutalksomethingaboutyourschoolandfamily？3)Where

are

you

going?

What

doyouwantinlife?

Whatareyourgoalsanddreams?4)How

to

achieveyourgoalsandrealize

your

dreams?…WordsforreferenceWho

am

I?

Where

am

I

from?Where

are

you

going?What

doyouwantinlife?How

to

achieveyourgoalsandrealize

your

dreams?identitypersonalitytraitsstrengthandweaknessbackgroundculturefamilycommunityplansambitionsfuturedreamschoicegrowthdevelopmentactionsgoalseducationknowledgeLead-inquestions1.Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.OfalltheactivitiesItookpartinthemost_________oneisdoingvoluntaryworkinanorphanage.Ononeweekend,myclassmatesandIspentadayinanorphanageplayingwiththeorphans,tellingthemstoriesandhelpingthemwiththeirlessons.Timeispassingquickly.TheyenjoyedourcompanyandIbenefitalotfromthisexperienceaswell.Firstofall,it______mycampuslifeand________myenthusiasmtoparticipateinextracurricularactivities.Second,it________metocherishmycurrenthappinessand_____mewithdeterminationandgratitude.ListeningandviewingactivitiesimpressivecolorsinspiresenablesMy

volunteer

experiencefills1.Listentothepassage

andfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.

Lastbutnotleast,thisexperience_______meofthesocialresponsibilityimposedonusascollegestudents.I_______therearemanypeopleneedingourassistanceandweshouldsparenoefforttoofferourhelp.Tosumup,thisvolunteerexperienceisprofoundlymeaningful.WhatIhavelearnedfromit___________metomakeprogressandcontributionforsociety.ListeningandviewingactivitiesremindsrealizestimulatesSix

ways

to

know

yourself2.Watch

thevideoonknowing

yourselfand

completethefollowingnoteswiththe

informationfromthevideo.Listeningandviewingactivities2.Pleasecompletethefollowingnoteswiththe

informationfromthevideo.Listeningandviewingactivities

While

wemayallagreethatknowingourselvesis__________,alotofpeoplehaven'thadthetimeorresourcestoreally________whotheyareandwhattheytrulywant.Butthisunderstandingiscrucial,notjustforourpersonal_________andfulfillment,butalsoforunderstandingothersandforminggenuine___________.Imean,ifyoudon'thaveaclearideaofwhoyouareyourself,howareotherssupposedtogettoknowyou,right?importantexplorehappinessconnectionsSoherearesixareasyoushouldexamineonyourjourneyofgettingtoknowyourself:1.___________;2._____________;3.______________________;4._________________________;5.________________________________;6.________________.Hopefully,thesixaspectsofself-knowledgecanhelpyouinyourquesttobetterunderstandyourown_________.

Someofthesecharacteristics,youmayalreadybeawareof,whileothersyoumaydiscoverhiddenwithinyoureverydayattitude,energy,activitiesandtendencies.Gettingtoknowyourselfcanbe___________.Itrequireseffortsandcourage,butitishighly______________.2.Pleasecompletethefollowingnoteswiththe

informationfromthevideo.Listeningandviewingactivitiesyourvalues

yourinterests

temperament

around-the-clockactivities

lifemissionandmeaningfulgoals

strengths

identitychallengingrewardingWeExploreCatchingcrabsGetideasandanalyzetextstructureandsentencesThepassagetoadulthood&EightstagesofdevelopmentAppreciatethesignificanceofthepassagetoadulthoodAcquiremoreinformationontheeightstagesofdevelopmentHelpfulwaystoknowyourselfReadandthinkcriticallyaboutwhatwecanlearnaboutourselvesfromthedifferentareasofourlives2Catching

crabsWorkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions:1)Whatdifficultieshaveyouencounteredduringyourcollegelife?2)Whatdidyoudotoovercomethedifficulties?Warm-upactivities(Textbookp4)Q1:Whatdifficultieshaveyouencounteredduringyourcollegelife?A:Duringmycollegelife,Iencounteredvariousdifficultiesthattestedmyresilienceandadaptability.Onemajorchallengewasmanagingaheavyworkloadandbalancingmultipleacademicresponsibilities.Additionally,adjustingtoanewandindependentlifestyleawayfromhomepresenteditsownsetofchallenges.ReferenceanswersWarm-upactivitiesCatching

crabsQ2:Whatdidyoudotoovercomethedifficulties?A:Toovercomethesedifficulties,Iimplementedseveralstrategies.Firstly,IdevelopedeffectivetimemanagementskillsandcreatedastructuredscheduletoprioritizetasksandensureImetdeadlines.Seekingsupportfromprofessors,advisors,andclassmateswasalsocrucial.Theirguidanceandadvicehelpedmenavigateacademicchallengesandprovidedvaluableinsights.ReferenceanswersWarm-upactivitiesCatching

crabsQ2:Whatdidyoudotoovercomethedifficulties?A:Furthermore,Iactivelysoughtresourcessuchastutoring,studygroups,andworkshopstoenhancemyunderstandingandskillsinchallengingsubjects.Engaginginself-careactivities,suchasexercising,practicingmindfulness,andmaintainingahealthysociallife,alsoplayedasignificantroleinmanagingstressandmaintainingoverallwell-being.ReferenceanswersWarm-upactivitiesCatching

crabsCompletethesummaryofthetext.

Inmyfinalyearatcollege,IstartedtoconsiderwhatIwoulddoaftergraduation.Ithoughtmybrothersandsisterswouldprobably1)________________formyplans,soIjusttoldthemwhatotherswerethinkingofdoing.Whenmyfatheraskedmeaboutmyfutureplan,ItoldhimthatIwantedtobeawriter.IthoughthewouldresistthisideabecauseIassumedthathewouldlikemeto2)____________

throughlifeandbecomealawyer.However,myfatherdidnotdismissmyideaas3)________.GettingtheideaCatching

crabscriticizeme

followhispathimpulsive

(Textbookp7)Completethesummaryofthetext.

Instead,hetookmeouttocatchcrabs.Crabsfascinatedmebecausetheyweresoeasytocatch.Inthecage,onecrabwastryingtoescape,butwhenitreachedthetop,anothercrabreachedoutand4)________________.Intheend,thecrab5)_________________

thegame,gaveuptrying,andstartedtopreventothercrabsfromgettingoutofthecage.Itwasasignalofthecrab’sacceptanceof6)__________________.Isuddenlyrealizedwhatlessonmyfatherwantedtoteachmebycatchingcrabs.GettingtheideaCatching

crabspulleditbackgotboredwiththeeasywayoflife

(Textbookp7)2.Decideonthebestchoiceforeachquestion.1)B 2)D 3)A 4)D 5)AGettingtheideaReferenceanswersCatching

crabs(Textbookp7)3.In

this

reading,theauthorsharedusoneofhiscriticalgrowthmoments.Thefollowingquestionsarethereferenceforyoutoretellhisstory.1)Whendidithappen?2)Whathappened?3)Howdidhefeelwhenithappen?4)Wastheresomeonewhohelpedhim?Whatdidtheysayordo?5)Whatdidhelearnfromthemoment?GettingtheideaCatching

crabsQ1:Whendidithappen?A:Inthefallofhisfinalyearatcollege.GettingtheideaReferenceanswersCatching

crabsQ2:Whathappened?A:Graduationwasapproaching,toachievegoodgradesinthefinalexams,theauthorandhisclassmatesworkedreallyhard.Hefeltintensepeerpressuretosucceed.Andatthesametime,hestartedtoconsiderwhathewoulddoaftergraduationinafewmonths.GettingtheideaReferenceanswersCatching

crabsQ3:Howdidhefeelwhenithappen?A:Hewantedtotravelandbeawriter.Buthethoughthisbrothersandsisterswouldprobablycriticizehisplans,andhisfatherwoulddismissitasimpulsive.Heinstinctivelybracedhimselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.GettingtheideaReferenceanswersCatching

crabsQ4:

Wastheresomeonewhohelpedhim?Whatdidtheysayordo?Hisfatherhelpedhim.Heinvitedhimtohisstudyandencouragedhimtodowhathereallyenjoyed.What’smore,hisfathertookhimouttocatchcrabs.GettingtheideaReferenceanswersCatching

crabsQ5:Whatdidhelearnfromthemoment?Hefoundaveryinterestingphenomenonthatwhenonecrabwastryingtoescapeandreachedthetop,theothercrabswouldpreventthecrabfromgettingoutofthecage.Intheend,thecrabgaveuptrying,andstartedtoaccepttheeasywayoflife.Atthemomenthesuddenlyrealizedhisfather’spoint.Don’tgetpulledbackbytheothers,justfigureoutwhoyouare,whereyouwanttogo,andhowyouwanttowork.Thengetstarted!GettingtheideaReferenceanswersCatching

crabs

Theidledaysandrelaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemesterhaddisappeared.(Para.1)LanguagepointsMeaning:Theleisurelydaysandrelaxedatmosphereoftheprevioussummersemesterhadallbeengone.preceding:

a.(onlybeforenoun)(fml.)happeningorcomingbeforethetime,place,orpartmentioned在前的；在先的；前面的Ourcontactinformationcanbefoundontheprecedingpages.Catching

crabs譯文：上個(gè)夏季學(xué)期的閑暇時(shí)光和輕松氣氛一去不復(fù)返了。2.MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.(Para.1)LanguagepointsNotes:

Thissentenceusesinversiontoplaceemphasisontheimportanceofthefinalexamsandbalancetheflowofthesentence,i.e.,whenthesubjectofasentenceistoolong,wecanuseinversiontokeepthebalanceofthesentence.Onemoreexample:Verypopularisthenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplexproblems.Catching

crabs譯文：最為重要的是下一年四五月份的期末考試。3.Mostpeoplewerelookingeithertocontinuetheirstudies,ortofindawhite-collarjobinabankorlocalgovernment,oranythingwhichwouldpaythemenoughtosecureacomfortablelifeintheirearlytwenties,andthensettledownwithafamily,amortgage,andsomehopeofpromotion.(Para.2)Languagepointsbelookingtodosth.:beplanningorexpectingtodosth.打算、期待做某事Thegovernmentislookingtoaddresstheissuebyofferingmoreflexiblejobopportunities.

Catching

crabs4.DuringmycustomaryvisithomeforThanksgiving,inevitablymybrothersandsisterskeptaskingmewhatIwasplanningtodo.(Para.3)LanguagepointsMeaning:

Thesentenceshowsthattheauthor’sfamilymembersgathertogetherforThanksgivingcelebrationsandthathisfamilymembersareconcernedaboutwhatheisgoingtodoaftergraduation.customary:

a.(onlybeforenoun)sb.’scustomarybehavioristhewaytheyusu.dothings（人的行為）習(xí)慣性的Hewasnothiscustomarycheerfulselfthatday.Catching

crabs5.Iinstinctivelybracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.(Para.10)Languagepointsbraceoneselfforsth.:

mentallyorphysicallyprepareoneselfforsth.unpleasantthatisgoingtohappen準(zhǔn)備迎接（令人不快的事）ShetoldmeshehadsomebadnewsformeandIbracedmyselfforashock.Catching

crabs譯文：我本能地做好了可能會(huì)遭到反對的準(zhǔn)備。6.Itwasasmallmotorboat,moored10minutesaway,andmyfatherhadowneditforyears.(Para.19)Languagepointsmoor:v.fastenashiporboattothelandortothebottomoftheseausingropesorananchor系泊；（使）停泊Wendyhadmooredherboatontherightbankoftheriver.Catching

crabs譯文：那是一艘小小的機(jī)動(dòng)船，停泊在離我們家約十分鐘路程的地方，是好多年前父親買的。7.Wewaitedawhile,thenmyfatherstoodupandsaid,“Givemeahandwiththis,”andwehauledupthecrabcageontothedeck.(Para.21)LanguagepointsNotes:Thissentencevividlyshowsasequenceofactionsthathappenedonerightafteranother,whichmakesthewritingverylively.Catching

crabs譯文：我們等了一會(huì)兒，父親站起來對我說：“來幫我一把?！庇谑俏覀円黄饘⑿泛t子拽上了甲板。8.Thecagewasbrimmingwithdozensofcrabspiledhighontopofeachother.(Para.23)Languagepointsbebrimmingwith:havealotofaparticularthing,quality,oremotion充滿（某種事物、品質(zhì)或情感）Hereyeswerebrimmingwithtearsofjoyassheacceptedtheaward.Catching

crabs譯文：簍子里擠滿了十幾只螃蟹，一只壓著一只，堆得老高。9.“Justwatchthemforamoment.Lookatthatone,there!He’stryingtoclimbout,buteverytimetheothercrabspullhimbackin,”saidmyfather.(Para.24)Notes:

It’simportanttonotethattheuseof“he”inthiscontextisnotmeanttoindicatetheactualgenderofthecrab,ascrabsdonotpossessinherentgenderidentitiesinthesamewayhumansdo.Instead,itservesanarrativepurpose,bringingthecrabtolifeinthereader’simagination.LanguagepointsCatching

crabs譯文：“你先觀察一下?？茨侵惑π?，那兒！它想爬出去，但每次都被同伴拽了回去?！备赣H說。10.Severaltimesthecrabtriedtoescape,withoutluck.(Para.25)Notes:

“Severaltimes”isusedatthebeginningofthesentenceforemphasis.Theexpressionnicelyechoestheprevioussentenceandstressesthefutileeffortsofthecrabwhowantedtoescape.LanguagepointsCatching

crabs譯文：這只螃蟹嘗試了好幾次想掙脫，但都沒能成功。11.Notonlydidthecrabgiveupitslengthystruggletoescape,butitactuallybegantohelpstopothercrabsfromtryingtoescape.(Para.27)Notes:

Thesentenceusesthestructure“notonly…but(also)”todepicthowthecrabquititsownstruggleforescapeandeventriedtostopothercrabsfromrunningaway.LanguagepointsCatching

crabs譯文：這只螃蟹不僅放棄了漫長的逃跑掙扎，而且還幫著把其他想逃跑的螃蟹拽下來。12.Spendsometimefiguringoutwhoyouareandwhatyouwantinlife.(Para.28)figureout:

beabletounderstandsth.orsolveaproblem理解；明白；想出Wehadtofigureouttheconnectionbetweenthetwoevents.LanguagepointsCatching

crabs譯文：花點(diǎn)時(shí)間想想你是誰，你這一生希望得到什么。Buildingyourlanguage1.Completethefollowingpassagewiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsinthebox.1)securedacomfortablelife2)lengthystruggle

3)amcontentedwith4)bracedmyselffor

5)clarityabout

ReferenceanswersCatching

crabs(Textbookp9)2.Answerthefollowingquestionsabouttheexpressionsin

italics.1)a2)b3)a4)a5)bReferenceanswersBuildingyourlanguageCatching

crabs(Textbookp9)青年人不可避免地會(huì)面臨許多選擇。我們既要了解自己的興趣所在，也要了解社會(huì)對我們的期待，并以正確的世界觀(worldview)、人生觀(outlookonlife)、價(jià)值觀(senseofvalues)來指導(dǎo)自己的選擇。前幾代人的經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我們，青年人選擇吃苦也就選擇了收獲，選擇奉獻(xiàn)也就選擇了高尚。新時(shí)代中國青年生逢中華民族發(fā)展的最好時(shí)期，既要懷揣堅(jiān)定信念成為更好的自己，也要肩負(fù)起時(shí)代賦予的重任。Buildingyourlanguage3.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish.Catching

crabs(Textbookp10)Youngpeopleinevitablyfacenumerouschoices.Weneedtounderstandnotonlywhatfascinatesusbutalsowhatsocietyexpectsfromus,andletourchoicesbeguidedbyacorrectworldview,outlookonlife,andsenseofvalues.Thelifeexperiencesofprecedinggenerationssuggestthatyoungpeoplewhochoosetoendurehardshipswillberewarded,andthosewhochoosetomakecontributionstosocietyaretheoneswhodeserverespect.Inthenewera,ChineseyoutharefortunatetowitnessthebestperiodofdevelopmentfortheChinesenation.Weshouldbedeterminedtobecomebetterversionsofourselvesandshouldertheresponsibilitiesofthetimes.ReferenceanswerBuildingyourlanguageCatching

crabsBackgroundinformation

Riteofpassage成年禮Ariteofpassageisanofficialceremonyorinformalactivitythatmarksanimportantstageoroccasioninaperson’slife,e.g.,becominganadult.“Rite”meansatraditionalceremony,while“passage”heremeansatransitionorjourneyfromonestageorstatustoanother,suchasadolescencetoadulthood,studenttograduate,orsinglehoodtomarriage.Thepassage

toadulthood

AsYouLikeIt

《皆大歡喜》AsYouLikeItisacomedybyWilliamShakespeare,writtenandperformedinabout1598-1600,anditrevolvesaroundthemesoflove,identity,andthecomplexitiesofhumanrelationships.ThemostfamousspeechinAsYouLikeItistheSevenAgesofMan,whichbegins“Alltheworld’sastage,andallthemenandwomenmerelyplayers;theyhavetheirexitsandtheirentrances,andonemaninhistimeplaysmanyparts,hisactsbeingsevenages.”Thesevenagesaretheinfant,thewhiningschoolboy,thelover,thesoldier,thejustice,theleanandslipperedpantaloon,andsecondchildishnessandmereoblivion.

Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

TheBookofRites

《禮記》TheBookofRites,alsoknownasLiji,isacollectionoftextsdescribingthesocialforms,administration,andceremonialritesoftheZhouDynastyastheywereunderstoodintheWarringStatesandtheearlyHanperiods.TheBookofRitescontainsacomprehensiveandsystematicalrecordandinterpretationofConfucianthoughtsandoccupiesanimportantpositionintheConfucianismsystem,soitwasupgradedtooneofthe“FiveClassics.”

Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

Cappingceremony冠禮ThecappingceremonyiscalledguanliinChinese.InancientChina,whenayoungmancameofage,at20,animportantceremonywasheldtomarktheevent.Duringtheceremony,hewouldweardifferenttypesofcaps,hence,thenameoftheceremony.Sucharitualsuggestedthatayoungmancameofage,notonlyintermsofhisphysicalconstitutionbutalsointermsofthemoralstandingrequiredofhimasanadult.Havinggonethroughthisrite,amanwasconsideredqualifiedtoshoulderhisresponsibilitiesasanadultinlifeandtakepartinimportantceremoniesoractivities.

Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

Hair-pinningceremony笄禮Hair-pinningceremonyiscalledjiliinChinese.Thecharacterjireferstoakindofbamboo-madehairpin.Beforetheceremony,agirlwouldtieherhairinabunonthetopofherhead.Duringtheceremony,themasteroftheceremonywouldputahairpinonagirl’sbeautifullydecoratedbun,andthatsignaledshewasnowanadult.Themasterwasoftenahighlyrespectedmarriedwomanandthegirl’srelative.Oftentheceremonywasheldwhenagirlturned15andwasengaged,butsometimesthefunctionwaspostponedtoherweddingday.

Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

Theprom畢業(yè)舞會(huì)Thepromisanend-of-yeardinnerdanceforsenior(final-year)highschoolstudentsintheU.S.Thepromoriginatedinthe1920s,followingthe19th-centuryEuropeantraditionof“apromenadeball”atwhichyoungpeoplecoulddanceandhavetheopportunitytomergethemselvesintosociety.Americanparentsthoughtthepromwouldbeagoodformalsocialoccasiontoteachschoolleaversaboutetiquette.Onpromnight,theboysgenerallywearblacksuitsortuxedosandthegirlswearformalgownsorlongdresses.ThereisthecrowningofthePromQueenandKing,whoarechosenbyfellowstudents.

Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

PentecostIsland

彭特科斯特島

PentecostIslandisamountainous,tropicalislandintheRepublicofVanuatuintheSouthPacific.TherearenotownsonPentecost–mostoftheislandersliveinsmallvillagesandgrowtheirownfoodinsmallgardens.PartsofPentecostremainrelativelyuntouchedbyWesterninfluences,andlocaltraditionsarestrong.Theislandisthehomeofthenanggol(landdiving)–theoriginalbungeejump–whichisknownthroughouttheworld.

Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

Thewalkabout

徒步旅行ThewalkaboutisariteofpassageundertakenbyadolescentAustralianaboriginals,whosetoffaloneintothewildernessforseveralmonths.Onwalkabout,theycometoappreciatethespiritualtiesoftheland,thenaturalworld,thewildlife,andtheirancestors.Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformation

Songlines

歌之版圖Songlines,alsoknownasdreamingtracks,arepathwaysthatexistinthebeliefsofnativeAustralianpeople.Thesepaths,foundonthelandoreveninthesky,representtheroutestakenbyspiritualbeingsduringthesacredtimeofcreation.Thesonglinesarepreservedthroughtraditionalsongs,stories,dances,andartwork,andtheyplayasignificantroleinnativeAustralianceremonies.TheyarecrucialfornativeAustraliancultureastheyconnectpeopletotheirancestrallands.Thepassage

toadulthoodBackgroundinformationUseful

expressionsa

formal

recognition

正式認(rèn)可thetransition

from

childhood

to

adulthoodthefamilyandsocialresponsibility

家庭和社會(huì)的責(zé)任to

hold

dear

the

belief

堅(jiān)信rites

of

passage/thecoming-to-ageceremoniesbungee

jumping

蹦極Thepassage

toadulthood從童年過渡到成年成人禮/儀式Useful

expressionsvines

and

logs

藤蔓和原木along

theage-old

routes

沿著古老的路線to

penetratetotheheartof

nativeculture深入到土著文化的精髓之中to

symbolize

象征to

grant

the

full

rights

and

responsibilities

of

an

adult授予成年人全部權(quán)利和責(zé)任Thepassage

toadulthoodReadingindetail1.Check(?)thestatementthatbestsummarizesthemainideaofthetext.

A.Thetransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthoodcanbequitepainful,butitcanhelpyoungpeoplediscovermoreaboutthemselves.B.Coming-of-ageceremoniestakeplaceindifferentformsindifferentcultures,andbeinganadulthasdeepmeaningforoneselfandsociety.C.Apersonisnolongerconsideredachildandisgrantedthefullrightsandresponsibilitiesofanadultaftertakingpartinacoming-of-ageceremony.√Thepassage

toadulthood(Textbookp13)2.Workingroupstoanswerthefollowingquestions.1)What

isa

rite

of

passage?2)What

werethe

ritesofpassageinancientChina?3)WhatdoesshoulderingresponsibilitymeanforChineseyouth?4)Can

you

comparetheritesofpassageindifferentcultures?Pleasehaveatry.Readingindetail(Textbookp13)Thepassage

toadulthoodQ1:What

isa

rite

of

passage?A:Itisaceremonialeventthatmarksandsignifiesaperson’stransitionfromonestageoflife,status,oridentitytoanother.ReferenceanswersReadingindetailThepassage

toadulthoodReferenceanswersReadingindetailQ2:What

werethe

ritesofpassageinancientChina?A:InancientChina,therewerespecificritesofpassagethatmarkedthetransitiontoadulthood.Youngmenwouldparticipateinacappingceremonyattheageof20,whilegirlswouldtakepartinahair-pinningceremonyattheageof15.Thepassage

toadulthoodQ3:WhatdoesshoulderingresponsibilitymeanforChineseyouth?A:ForChineseyouth,shoulderingresponsibilitymeansmakingcontributionstothefamilyandtothewidercommunity,andintegratingtheirlifegoalswiththoseofthenationandthesociety.ReferenceanswersReadingindetailThepassage

toadulthoodQ4:Can

you

comparetheritesofpassageindifferentcultures?Pleasehaveatry.A:Althoughdifferentculturesholddifferentformsofcoming-of-ageceremonies,theceremoniesaresimilarinthattheysymbolizethetransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthood,afterwhichthepersonisnolongerconsideredachildandisgrantedthefullrightsandresponsibilitiesofanadult.ReferenceanswersReadingindetailThepassage

toadulthoodQ4:Can

you

comparetheritesofpassageindifferentcultures?Pleasehaveatry.A:TheritesofpassageinChineseculturepaymoreattentiontotheresponsibilitytofamilyandsociety,emphasizingthevalueofcollecti