新标准大学英语综合教程3大意总结

1、Summery:1.1本篇课文的作者是一位即将毕业的大学生。他准备毕业后旅游当作家，但是担心父亲不接受他的选择。父亲带他出去捉螃蟹，并让他观察笼子里螃蟹的举动。这次经历使他认识到，makes him aware that 一个人趁着年轻应该走自己的路。原来it turns out that 父亲是同意他对未来的选择的。The writer of the text is to graduate from college. He wishes to travel and write, but feels worried that his father might resist his idea.

2、His father takes him to catch crabs and tells him to watch the interesting behavior of some crabs. The experience makes him aware that one should discover himself and then follow his own path. It turns out that his father supports his plan about the future.1.2 本篇课文使我们认识到一个人的生命是短促的，没有人能够逃脱死亡。但是我们应该尽力

3、strive to使自己的一生富有意义，丰富多彩。千万不要把今天该做的事情推迟put off到明天，没有明天，明天就是今天的翻版version。如果一事无成achieve nothing，生命终结时就会感到无限infinite regret的后悔。The text tells us that ones life is short and nobody can escape death. However, we are in a position to strive to make our life meaningful and colorful. Putting off what should

4、 be done today till tomorrow is a big mistake, for there is no tomorrow and what is called tomorrow is only a version of today. If one achieves nothing, he will feel infinite regrets at the end of his life.2.1 本片课文是关于/deal with/is concerned with/revolves around/一位女性的童年回忆。她详细写到/2了自己小时是如何迷恋于机场的，在超人的影响

5、下，她开始编织自己丰富多彩的飞行梦想。除此之外，她还叙述/recount了自己和其他孩子玩超人游戏的经历。她的描写细致minute，形象，独特unique，给人readers印象深刻。The text deals with a childhood memory of a woman. She dwells on how she was fascinated with the airport as a kid. Under the influence of the Superman, she made her colorful dreams of flying. In addition, she

6、 recounts how she and other kids played the game of the Superman. Her description is vivid, leaving readers a deep impression.3.1 本片课文分析人们了听音乐的三个层面。第一，感官层次，这个术语指的是乐声的魅力带来derived的纯粹的快感。 第二，表达层次，这个层次指的means是一首作品表达的内容或者情感.第三，音乐层次，指的是从音乐语言上分析一首作品的能力。作者指出，我们是同时而又本能地经历这三个层面(课文最后一句)。The text makes an analy

7、sis of the three planes on which people listen to music. The first plane is sensuous plane, which refers to sheer pleasure derived from the sound appeal of music. The second is expressive plane. The term means content or emotion a piece of music conveys (gives off). The third plane is musical plane.

8、 It is about ones capacity to analyze a piece of music in terms of musical language. We experience the three levels simultaneously and instinctively.3.2 本篇课文探讨了explore一幅世界名画的神秘mystery之处，一位女作家创作了一本小说，in which讲了一个女仆maid和画家的故事，借此试图attempting to回答这幅画挑起generated/provoked的一些让人感兴趣的问题。小说还被改编成一部同名电影。这幅画被认为是相

9、似于resemblance to蒙娜丽莎，原因在于in that画中的两位女性都流露出神秘的微笑。The text explores the mystery of a world -famous painting. A woman writes a novel in which she told a story about a painter and a maid, attempting to answer some fascinating questions the painting generated/provoked. The novel has been made into a fil

10、m of the same name. The painting is considered a strong resemblance to Mona Lisa, in that both women show a mysterious smile.4.1 本篇课文告诉我们，传统的工作对孩子容易理解。它清晰确定。但是当今所谓大公司的几乎（virtually）工作全部是在办公室进行着。文件起到根本的作用。这样的工作模糊vague，难懂。此外，作者还指出，当今工业的特点是机器制造一切，商品/things可以用完falls apart /wear out就扔discard. The text tel

11、ls us that a traditional job is easy to understand for a kid, because it is clear and definite. However, virtually all the jobs in modern corporations take place in offices. Paper plays a fundamental role. Such jobs are vague and incomprehensible. In addition, the writer points out that the feature

12、of modern industry is that machines make everything and things are discarded once they wear our or fall apart.4.2 课文作者认为，当今时代并非激动人心，或者充满史无前例，眼花缭乱的变化，而是和过去相比，非常乏味。他以全球化和技术革新为例，告诉我们，历史上的某个阶段，转变更加彻底sweeping。总得来看，尽管For all有互联网或者I-pod, 21世纪早期还是一个相对稳定stable的时代。The writer holds that instead of being exciti

13、ng or full of unprecedented and dazzling changes, modern times are in fact rather dull. Taking globalization and technological innovations for examples, he believes that at a certain stage in the history, there were more sweeping transformations. Generally speaking, for all the Internet or I-pod, th

14、e early 21 century is a relatively stable period.5.1 本篇课文是关于一个年轻黑人的故事。 他和一位女性参议院在一家餐厅预约吃饭appointment，遭遇到领班headwaiter的冷遇和轻蔑disdain。等议员来后，领班的态度大变，毕恭毕敬的样子令人可笑，故事嘲笑了一些人，对不同社会地位的人们采取的不同态度。The text tells a story about a young black man. He had a dinner appointment with a female Senator, but encountered co

15、ld treatment and disdain of a head waiter. When the senator arrived, the attitude of the waiter changed a lot. His humility was laughable. The story laughs at some people who adopt a different attitude to people of different classes.5.2 本篇课文讲了一个关于一笔生意合同contract签订的故事。故事说明了两种不同社会的区别。集体主义collectivist的社

16、会里，集体是个人身份的来源。是个人应对生活艰难的安全保障。他对于集体要要保持终身的忠实。这种依赖关系无论从实际上还是心理上都是必要的。个体主义社会里 一个人要独立，他的利益高于prevail over集体之上。By telling a story about signing a business contract, the writer of this text distinguishes two types of societies or families. In collective societies, the group is the source of ones identity a

17、nd is a secure protection against the hardships of life. He must be loyal to his group or family. Such loyalty is necessary both practically and mentally. In contrast, in individual society, one must be independent. His interest prevails over that of a group.6.1 本篇课文是关于911大规模massive恐怖袭击中一位消防队员和他的战友们

18、comrades如何灭extinguish火，并帮助受困trapped的人们疏散evacuate逃生的。他们很多人献出了自己的生命。他们是真正的英雄。体面decent而又值得信任trustworthty。作者详谈了dwell on自己当时的感受。他的描写生动，给人留下较深刻的印象。The text is about how a firefighter and his comrades extinguished the fire and helped the people trapped evacuate during the 911 massive terrorist attack. Many

19、 of them gave their lives. They are real heroes. They are decent and trustworthy. The writer dwells on his experiences and his own feelings. His descriptions are vivid, leaving us a very deep impression.6. 2本文简要介绍了罗斯福夫人的杰出成就。作为第一夫人，她从身体和政治方面帮助自己的残疾crippled丈夫。并参与许多政治活动。赢得了人们的尊重。以后她又在联合国任职代表delegate，同

20、样表现出色。作者认为，她最大的贡献是对女性权利的促进。The text gives a brief introduction to Mrs. Roosevelt and her achievements. As the first lady, she helped her crippled husband both physically and politically. She was also involved in many political activities, and earned peoples respect. Afterwards, she served as a delegate in the UN and performed equally marvelously. She made great contributions to the promotion of womens rights.7.1课文是关于为什