新核心大学英语第一单元

1、Unit1 Profile of Foreign UniversityTask 2 Wall Street 华尔街是一条位于美国纽约市下曼哈顿的狭窄街道。西起百老汇大道，向东一路延伸至东河旁的南街，是横跨纽约曼哈顿的金融中心。今日，“华尔街”一词已超越这条街道本身，成为附近区域的代称，同时也可以借指对整个美国经济具有影响力的金融市场和金融机构.常青藤一词通常是指美国东部八所高学术水平，历史悠久的大学。这些大学多成立于美国早期：哈佛(Harvard)成立于1636年，耶鲁(Yale)成立于1701年，宾西法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania)成立于1740年，普林斯顿

2、(Princeton)成立于1746年，哥伦比亚(Columbia)成立于1754年，布朗(Brown)成立于1764年，达特茅斯(Dartmouth)成立于1769年，和康乃尔(Cornell)成立于1865年Ivy League specialized course 专业课 compulsory course 必修课 optional /elective course 选修课 curriculum全部课程 courses taken 所修的课程 Major主修课 minor辅修课Core curriculum educational history学历 educational system

3、 学制，教育制度 academic year 学年 term/semester学年 diploma文凭 tuition学费 private school私立学校 state school 英公立学校 public school 美公立学校 英公学 normal school 师范院校苏格拉底在教学过程中采用问答法，环环紧扣，层层解析，步步推进，启发诱导，其判断的标准是一般的社会通则。实际上，问答法是一种探讨和辩论教学方法，即不直接向学生传授各种具体知识，而是通过问答、交谈、争辩、诱导或暗示，把学生导向预定的结论。-One thing only I know, and that is that

4、I know nothing. _SocratesSocratic methodAlexander Hamilton亚历山大汉密尔顿美国开国元勋之一，宪法的起草人之一，财经专家，是美国的第一任财政部长。汉密尔顿是华盛顿管治时期的经济政策的主要构思者，其中重要的有：重建国家信用的计划、建立国家银行、建立关税系统、与英国建立友好贸易关系。因为他的观点有大批支持者，所以他创立了联邦党，并成为该党的领袖，与由托马斯杰斐逊、詹姆斯麦迪逊领导的民主共和党对抗。因政党相争而决斗丧生。2006年汉密尔顿被美国的权威期刊大西洋月刊评为影响美国的100位人物第5名。Franklin Delano Roosevel

5、t1932年竞选总统获胜，成为第32任美国总统，是20世纪美国二三十年代经济危机和第二次世界大战的中心人物之一。从1933年至1945年间，连续出任四届美国总统，且是唯一连任超过两届的美国总统。1941年5月27日晚，罗斯福总统告诫全国：“目前存在着对民族十分严重的紧急情况，差不多说宣战已迫于眉睫。”Language Points 1Economic 1globalization policy growth system EEC: European Economic Community 2 E.g.: the new system may be more economic 2Financial

6、 crisis management system 3which is not surprising=which is no big surprise Breakfast At Tiffanys isa classic whichisnotsurprising as Audrey Hepburn was a part of the cast. 4 along with= together with e.g.John, along with three guards, was murdered. The teacher came along with an English dictionary

7、under his arm. 5 Penn:Pennsylvania 6. play an important role in= play an important part in Play a major role in play a minor role in e.g. Parents play an important role in their childrens learning. All these factors played an important role in the disaster of 1940. 7.among others(L9) used when menti

8、oning one or more examples; in particular e.g. All they want are “good” jobs which could offer, among others, good salary, comfortable working conditions, and high social status. 8Former: the first of two or the first mentioned of twoTraveling by train is cheaper and more interestingthan traveling b

9、y air, therefore most people prefer the former over the latter. 9. award(L18) vt. & n. to officially give someone something such as a prize or money to reward them for something they have done E.g.She was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work in medical research. award somebody something e.g. The

10、 judge awarded me first prize. award something to somebody e.g. A Nobel Prize was awarded to Waksman in 1952. award: n. e.g. He won the highest award for his great contribution to his country10. compare(L19) v. used when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something

11、similar compared to/with somethinge.g.Compared to/with our small flat, Bills house seemed like a palace. He compared the girl to the moon in the poem. to examine or judge two or more things in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other compare something/somebody with somethin

12、g/somebodye.g.The police compared the suspects fingerprints with those found at the crime pare something/somebody to something/somebodye.g.Davies style of writing has been compared to Dickens.11 MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology mstu:sits12 Although sb/institutions/professors/experts recogn

13、ize that A, sb always insist that B.A B是针对同一事物持有的两种不同的观点。Although parents recognize that puppy love has bad impact on study, some students always insist that it is conducive to learning. 13.recognize(L21) vt. to accept or admit that something is true recognize (that) e.g. One must recognize that hom

14、esickness is natural. recognize what/how/who etc. e.g.First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are. to know who someone is or what something is, because you have seen, heard, experienced, or learned about them in the past e.g.I didnt recognize you in your uniform. 14.typical(L22)

15、adj. use typical to describe sb. or sth. that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing; e.g.Carole goes in for such typical schoolgirl pastimes as horse-riding and watching old films.白羊座 Aries 金牛座 Taurus 双子座 Gemini 巨蟹座 Cancer 狮子座 Leo 处女座 virgo 天枰座 Libra 天蝎座 Scorpi

16、o 射手座 Sagittarius 摩羯座 Capricornus 水瓶座 Aquarius 双鱼座 Pisces 15.insist(L22) v. to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true insist (that) e.g.Mike insisted that he was right. insist on She kept insisting on her innocence. to demand that something should ha

17、ppen e.g.Let me pay this time. I insist. insist on/upon doing something e.g.He insisted upon checking everything himself. insist (that) They insisted that everyone should come to the party. 16 intimate vt. adj intimate friendThey have seen many presidential contenders - and they arent intimated by a

18、ny of them.17adapt(L27) vt. & vi. to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation adapt to e.g. The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school. adapt yourself/itself etc. (to something) How do these insects adapt themselves to new enviro

19、nments? vt. to change something to make it suitable for a different purpose adapt something to do something These teaching materials can be adapted for older children. vt. (usually passive) if a book or play is adapted for film, television etc., it is changed so that it can be made into a film, tele

20、vision programme etc. be adapted for something e.g. Many children buy books after they have been adapted for television. 18 to read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it e.g.Her capacity to absorb information is amazing. to interest someone so much that they do not pay attentio

21、n to other things be absorbed in something e.g. Judith lay on the bed, absorbed in her book.19 for me it was the fact that that attracted me so strongly. 20 instinct: natural ability to know something, which is not learned e.g.Her instinct told her that something was wrong. instinct for e.g.Animals have a natural instinct for survival. by instinct e.g.Birds build nests by instinct. 21 require(L38) vt. to need something e.g.Most house plants require regular watering. be required to do something e.g.You are required to show the ticket. require that Regulations require tha