大学英语外报复习资料_Lesson_3_Tiger_Mom...Meet__Panda_Dad

1、新闻报道常用词汇（1）accredited journalist n. 特派记者 advertisement n广告 advance n预发消息；预写消息 affair n桃色新闻；绯闻 anecdote n趣闻轶事 assignment n采写任务 attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源 back alley news n. 小道消息 backgrounding n新闻背景 Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。 banner n通栏标题 beat n采写范围 blank vt. 开天窗 body n. 新闻正文 boil vt压缩(篇幅) box n.

2、花边新闻 brief n. 简讯 bulletin n新闻简报 byline n. 署名文章 Brief Introduction of The Wall Street JournalMajor American Newspapers Ranked in publication year:1. The New York Times 18512. The Washington Post 18773. Los Angles Times 1881 4. The Wall Street Journal 1889 5.The Christian Science Monitor 19086. USA To

3、day 1983Ranked in daily circulationThe Wall Street Journal （2.4million copies ）(main rival: Financial Times) USA Today （1.7million copies）The New York Times Los Angles Times The Washington PostWon thePulitzer Prize34 timesBrief Introduction of Tiger MotherAmy Lynn Chua,Chinese American mother of two

4、 daughters. Her book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, introduces how she teaches her 2 daughters strictly in Chinese way.J.D.: Doctor of Jurisprudence法学博士 attend a sleepover have a party be in a school play complain about not being in a school play watch TV or play computer games choose their own e

5、xtracurricular activitiesHere are some things her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do : get any grade less than an A not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama play any instrument other than the piano or violin not play the piano or violin.Passage AnalysisQ&

6、;A1.2. He got an insight that what Amy Chua has claimed is not the best way of parenting , and also not the only Chinese way of parenting.3. Because he is kind, gentle to his children, he respects them, gives them freedom, at the same time, he will be strict if it is necessary.4. He thinks that lett

7、ing the children face the chaos and disorder at home can let the kids know how to take on responsibilities, learn to be independent, and know that the family members love each other.Para.1I have watched the uproar over the Tiger Mom debate with growing annoyance that one simple question remains unas

8、ked: Where are the dads?uproar n. If there isuproar, there is a lot of shouting ,noise and debate because people are very angry or upset about something.Para 2 cede v.If someone in a position of authoritycedesland or powerto someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of mi

9、litary or political pressure.The imperialist powers repeatedly forced the Qing government tocedeterritory and pay indemnities. 帝国主义列强多次强迫清朝政府割地赔款。Para 3 insight - If you gaininsightor aninsight intoa complex situation or problem, you gain an accurate and deep understanding of itE. g.He got his first

10、insightinto how inhumane employers can be. 他对雇主的冷酷无情第一次有了深刻认识。E.g. The project would give scientists newinsights into what is happening to the earths atmosphere. 该项目将使科学家对地球大气层的状况有更新的深入了解。foresight ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and to take appropriate action.= prescience/ for

11、eknowlegehindsight understanding the nature of an event after it has happened;Para 3Our 3 years in China give me an unusual insight into what author Amy Chua claims is not only the best way of parenting but also the Chinese way.= Our 3 years in China give me an unusual understanding into the child-r

12、earing methods which the author Amy Chua claims is not only the best way of parenting but also the Chinese way.Para 4ascend v. If youascenda hill or staircase, you go up it;If youascendin your career or in society, you gradually achieve success or a higher status.e.g. She had to hold his hand as the

13、yascended the steps.拾级而上的时候她不得不抓着他的手。e.g. Beforeascending to the headmaster, she was a teacher in the school. 在升为校长之前，她是学校的老师。Para 5stifle syn. smother/suppress/stope.g. Regulations on childrenstifled creativity.给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。innovation and creativityCreativity:The process of generating ideas

14、- divergent thinking.(a process through which people develop new ideas unique perspectives)Innovation:The sifting, refining and implementation of ideas - convergent thinking - putting ideas into action.(creativity in action: the ability and wherewithal to transform creative ideas into concrete achie

15、vements.)The difference between creativity and innovation is the difference between thought and application.para. 5sorely adv. Sorelyis used to emphasize that a feeling such as disappointment or need is very strong,to a great degreee.g. sorelydisappointed. 极度失望e.g. sorely in need of sth. 迫切需要sore n.

16、 痛处，溃烂处； adj. 疼痛的Para. 5Further, having seen it in action, I have a strong aversion to hard-driving Tiger parenting, certain that is not a superior method if your goals are my goals: to raise independent, competent, confident adults.aversion - have anaversion tosomeone or something, you dislike them

17、 very much.e.g. Cats have a naturalaversionto water. 猫生来对水反感。harddriving adj.- very aggressive, determined, or ambitiousFurther, having seen it in action, I have a strong aversion to hard-driving Tiger parenting, certain that is not a superior method if your goals are my goals: to raise independent,

18、 competent, confident adults.= Besides, I have witnessed the child-rearing method myself, I have a strong aversion to this kind of aggressive parenting, it is certainly not a better method if your goals are my goals: .Further, having seen it in action, I have a strong aversion to hard-driving Tiger

19、parenting, certain that is not a superior method if your goals are my goals: to raise independent, competent, confident adults.另外，在亲眼目睹之后，我对这种“虎妈式”的咄咄逼人的教育方式产生了一种强烈的反感。如果你的目标和我一样，都是要将孩子培养成独立、能干、自信的成年人，那么“虎妈”教育法绝对不是更好的教育方法。Para. 7befuddle - v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to thin

20、k clearly; fuddle v. 1. make stupid with alcohol 醉生梦死，酩酊大醉 2. cause to be unable to think clearly;.scurry When people or small animalsscurrysomewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened= rush/ hustlepara.8It has also been a plus for our children, giving the

21、m space to take on responsibilities, be independent and see their parents pursuing their own interests and careers while also being very involved in one anothers lives.这(上段中提到的controlled chaos)对孩子们来说也大有裨益，能使他们有机会承担责任，变得独立自主，还能看到他们的父母一边培养各自的兴趣，打拼各自的事业，一边相互融入到对方的生活中。And it introduced them to a simple

22、fact early: Life itself is controlled chaos and success depends on navigating it, rather than waiting for things to be perfect.navigate v. deal with sth.(difficult situation) successfully这（指该段第一句话）就能使他们尽早明白一个简单的事实：生活本身很混乱，但这种混乱是可控的（生活本身就是一种可控的混乱），成功取决于就如何应对（这种可控的混乱），而不是等待事情变得好起来。para. 9backseat driv

23、e 越俎代庖越俎代庖backseat driver - 1.a passenger in a car who continuously tells the driver how they should drive.2.(mainly American) someone who expects to control things although it is not their responsibility to do thispara. 11moreofa/an +n.指数量或程度上“更（像/是）”，表示更具有某种特质，相当于morelike a (n)，常作宾语或表语。如： becomemo

24、reofa problem every day日渐成为一个问题moreofa(n) A than a(n) B 表示否定B，肯定A或在肯定B的基础上，更强调A，意为“与其说是B，还不如说是A；不是B，而更像是A；与B相比，更像A”。The festival wasmoreofa traditional English harvest celebration than a true thanksgiving observance. 这个节日不仅仅是一个感恩仪式，它更像英国传统的丰收庆典。Para.12take pride in = be proud of 辨析：take pride in sth

25、. 为事情而自豪，以为傲be proud of sb. 为感到骄傲e.g. Donotbeproud,buttakeprideinyourwork!（不要只因你的工作而骄傲，为你的所作所为而自豪）para.12narcissism - an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself; self-lovenarcissus 水仙花；Narcissus 那喀索斯Compoundwhen applied to a humanhabitatrefers to a cluster ofbuildingsin an enclosure, hav

26、ing a shared or associated purpose, such as the houses of an extended family (e.g. theKennedy Compoundfor theKennedy family). The enclosuremay be awall, afence, ahedgeor some other structure, or it may be formed by the buildings themselves, when they are built around an open area or joined together.

27、para.13dolefully adv. doleful adj. depressing and miserable (表情、声音等)悲伤的，忧郁的para.14It also seems insane to cast an eye around the upper-middle-class American milieu Ms. Chua is discussing and conclude that the problem is that our child-rearing is too laid back.= to cast an eye around the upper-middle-class American milieu Ms. Chua is discussing and conclude that the problem is that our child-rearing is too laid back is ridiculouslaid back - adj. relaxed and calm laid back is another way to describe a culture, community or