我为什么当教师

1、Unit 3 Why I Teach 我为什么当教师我为什么当教师 I. Word Building 1. freshman n. a student in the first year of college 大一学生wsophomore n. a student in the second year of college 大二学生wjunior n. a student in the third year of college 大三学生wsenior n. a student in the fourth year of college 大四学生 2. variety n. 变化，多样化；变化

2、，多样化；种种，种种， 种类种类w vary v. various a .w 变化； 各种各样的，不同的；variation n. variable a. w 变化，改变； 易变的，无常的；w a variety of: varieties of: w 各种各样的； 各种 ；w lack variety: w 缺乏变化多样性 3. urban a. 城市的城市的we.g. urban life urban environmentw urban populationwcf. urbanize v. rural a. w 使都市化使都市化 农村的；农村的；w suburban a. suburb

3、n. w 郊区的，市郊的郊区的，市郊的 郊区，市郊；郊区，市郊； w outskirts n. 郊区郊区 4. fellowship n. 研究员职位；研究员职位；研究员薪金研究员薪金w-ship: suffix 后缀status or condition etc. 表示情况、状态、身份、资格、职位或职务we.g. friendship ownershipw 友谊友谊, 所有权，所有制所有权，所有制, w professorship leadershipw 教授身份教授身份 领导领导-ship: suffix 后缀后缀w kingship citizenshipw王权，王位王权，王位 公民身份

4、公民身份w hardship authorship w苦难，困苦苦难，困苦 作者身份作者身份w scholarship relationshipw 奖学金奖学金 关系关系w membership sportsmanshipw 成员资格成员资格 体育道德体育道德-ship: suffix 后缀后缀wstatesmanship workmanshipw 政治家风度政治家风度 手艺，工艺手艺，工艺 wpenmanship horsemanshipw 书法书法 骑马术骑马术wstudentship partnershipw 学生身份学生身份 合作关系合作关系 5. repay vt. pay back

5、 偿还，偿还，回报回报wre-: prefix 前缀前缀again, or backwEx. 10 (P 54) II. The reasons Mr. Beidler chooses teaching as his careerwn the pace of the academic calendar w 校历的步调wn variety (teaching is built on change) w 丰富多彩（教学建立在“变”的基础上）wn the freedom to be his own boss (the freedom to do things his own way) w 自行做主的

6、自由 II. The reasons Mr. Beidler chooses teaching as his careerwn the opportunity to keep on learning 不断学习的机会wn the opportunity to teach his students to play their roles in the real world 教授学生在社会上施展才华的机会wn the opportunity to share with his students the happiness of their success 享受学生成功的喜悦的机会 II. The r

7、easons Mr. Beidler chooses teaching as his careerwn n the joy of seeing his students grow and change in front of his eyes w亲眼目睹学生在眼前长大、变化的亲眼目睹学生在眼前长大、变化的喜悦喜悦wn nthe power to help his students grow and change 帮助学生成长和变化帮助学生成长和变化 II. The reasons Mr. Beidler chooses teaching as his career n the love tea

8、ching offers, the love of learning, of books and ideas and the love a teacher feels for rare students w教书带来的爱，爱学习、爱书本、爱思想， 还有教师对出类拔萃的学生的爱wn the feeling of remaining young while teaching w 与学生朝夕相处感受到年轻，和学生一起成长与学生朝夕相处感受到年轻，和学生一起成长 II. Language Points 1. puzzle v. make unable to answer, solve or unders

9、tand; fill with doubt and confusion 使迷惑we.g. We were all puzzled by his recent behavior.w Im puzzled why he declined our invitation.wNote：bewilder; puzzle over: 苦思，深思 2. stay up: not go to bed 不睡觉，熬夜不睡觉，熬夜we.g. He stays up reading and writing until midnight every day.w Ill be home late, but please d

10、ont stay up for me. 3. convince v. cause (sb.) to believe; persuade (sb.) 使相信，信服，说服使相信，信服，说服we.g. It took me a long time to convince him that he could learn English as well as anyone else in the class.w The Union officer was convinced (sure) that Aunt Bettie was not going to report his presence to t

11、he Confederate army. 3. convince v. cause (sb.) to believe; persuade (sb.) 使相信，信服，说服使相信，信服，说服wcf. convince sb. of sth.: 使某使某人相信某事人相信某事w convincing a. 令人信服的令人信服的w convinced a. 被说服的被说服的 4. compel v. make (sb.) do sth. by or as if by force 强迫，迫使强迫，迫使we.g. Having found himself out of gas, the driver was

12、 compelled to walk several miles to the nearest village.w He was compelled by illness to drop out of school. 4. compel v. make (sb.) do sth. by or as if by force 强迫，迫使强迫，迫使wNote: compel sb. to do sth.wcf. force v. 指用武力等使不情愿的人做某事w compel v. 强调因外界或环境迫使w enforce v. 多强调加强法律，有效实施 5. to learn ones lesson(

13、s): 汲取教训汲取教训we.g. He had learned his lesson, and wouldnt repeat the mistake.w I have learned my lesson from the accident and wont drive too fast again. 6. stimulate v. excite 刺激，激刺激，激励，激发励，激发we.g. The teachers praise stimulated Tom to study even harder.w Exercise stimulates the circulation of the bl

14、ood.wcf. stimulating a. 令人振奋的；起激励作用的，启发性的w stimulus n. 刺激，刺激物w stimulation n. 7. failure n. lack of success; failing; instance of failing 失败失败we.g. Without your timely help, our plans would have ended in failure.w We had many failures before finding the right method of teaching. 8. distribute v. 分发；

15、分送；分发；分送；分配；散发分配；散发we.g. People there often complain that wealth is not evenly distributed in their society.w New information is quickly distributed to millions of people all over the world by means of the Internet. 9. leave out: 省去，遗漏；省去，遗漏；没有考虑，忘记没有考虑，忘记we.g. You left out an important detail in yo

16、ur report of the accident.w Be sure not to leave anyone out in your invitation. 10. switch (to) v. turn from one subject or activity to another 转变，改变we.g. In Japan, Lu Xun started as a medical student but then switched to literature.w As the demand for tape-recorders has fallen off the factory has s

17、witched to the production of color TV sets.wcf. switch off: 切断（电源），关闭切断（电源），关闭; w switch on 开开 (turn on / off) 11. point n. use; main idea or purpose 要点；意义；目的要点；意义；目的we.g. Whats the point of / in talking to her again? Shes already made up her mind.w Now that Father has made the final decision, there

18、 is no point in arguing further. 11. point n. use; main idea or purpose 要点；意义；目的要点；意义；目的w point out: come to the point: w 指出，指明指出，指明 说到点上说到点上w to the point: beside point: w 中肯中肯 离题离题w in point: point at: w 中肯的，恰当的中肯的，恰当的 指着（具体的东西）指着（具体的东西）w point to: w 指向（距离较远的事物或方向）指向（距离较远的事物或方向）12. rare a. unusual; uncommon; unusually good 稀有的，罕见的，稀有的，罕见的，不寻常的；杰出的，珍贵的不寻常的；杰出的，珍贵的we.g. On the rare occasions when he spoke, his voice