Lesson-Two-(复旦高级英语第二册)

LessonTwo:

WorkYourWaythroughCollegeCounteringFirstMisconception(4-9)Development(4-14)CounteringSecondIllusion(10-13)personalvaluesofcollegeeducation(5-6)Socialvaluesofcollegeeducation(7-9)Leadin(4)Introduction(1-3)EssaystructureConclusion(15)What’swrongwiththeunnecessaryworkingduringcollege(14)Introduction(Par1-3)Findoutthetopicsentenceofeachofthethreeparagraphs.Whataretheexamplescited?Whatarethewaystodealwithcollegelistedinpar3?What’sthedifferencebetweenthem?Whatdoyouthink?Development1:

dealingwithfirstmisconceptionPar4Whatisthefirstmisconception?Themisconceptionisthat“thegreatobjective(ofcollegestudents)istogetthroughcollege.”Inwhatsenseitisamisconception?Itisamisconceptionbecause“Gettingthroughcollegeisofnovaluewhatsoever”Why?Because“onegoesthroughcollege”meansnothingunlesshegetspropervalueswhenhegoesthrough.Whathappensifonegetswhatheshould,andwhathappensifonedoesnot?Whydoestheauthorbelievetheearningstudentsgetlittle?Becausethemenialdrivingtiringworkinterfereswithone’sstudy.Inthissense,theyarejustliketheplayboys.WelcometoCherry’sworkshopSentenceparaphrasing

Manymenhavegottenthroughcollegewhowouldbebetteroffiftheyhadneverseenacollege.Sowouldsociety.Ifanindividualcomestocollegewiththepurposeofjustgettingthroughit,it’sbetterforbothhimselfandthesocietythathedidnotcomeinthefirstplace.It’sawasteofresourcesonbothsides.“whatcountsiswhatamangetsoutofcollegeashegoesthrough.”Whatreallymattersiswhathegetsduringthegradualfouryearsincollege.Inonecase…Intheother…Theplayboysletplayinterrupttheirstudy;theworkingboysletworkinterrupttheirs.par5to6:thevalueofintellectualexerciseforthestudent’sinner-personwellbeingWhatkindofstatearepeopleinwhentheyfirstcometocollege?Whatarethegeneralvaluesofacollegeeducation？Tobegintheprocessofexercisingtheunused70%ofmentalmuscles.Howaretheytrained?“Newacademic…capacities”Whatisneededinthesuccessfultraining?Whatwouldleadtohisfailure?Bythisparagraph,theauthorwantsthestudentunderstandsthatA:youcometocollegetoexerciseyourbrain;B:thatexerciseisdifficult;C:thereforeyoumustputallyourheartintoit.Whatisthenatureofthejobsofferedtothecollegestudents?Isittrue?Why?Aretheymakingcontributiontotheintellectualdevelopmentmentionedintheaboveparagraph?Dothestudentsknow?Doyouagreemenialworkhasnothingtodowith“developingmentalabilities,traintheirminds,andopenthewindowsoftheirsouls?”SentenceparaphrasingMentallytheyareassoftasafatbabyisphysically.(Par5)Theirmentalmusclesareassoftasafatbaby’sphysicalmuscles.Newacademictask…students.(Par5)Students’mentalabilitiesareexercisedwhentheytrytoaccomplishthoseacademictasksanddifficultproblems.Waivingasidethissentimentalboshaboutcollegejobs…Gettingridofover-emotionalnonsenseabout…Oneoftheargumentsforworkingthroughcollegeisthatbydoingso,youaregettingconnectedwiththeoutersociety.Whatistheauthor’scounter-argumentinthispointinpar7?Doesheadmitthatthecollegesocietysomehowisisolatedfromthegeneralsociety?par7to9:developingsocialvaluesorinter-personskillsIsthisisolationgoodorbadaccordingtotheauthor?Why?Because“thecollegemanis…outside.”implyingifyoulearntosurviveinthisepitomeoflife,youwillsurviveinsociety.Whatdoyouthink?Tolivewithintellectuallycompetitivecontemporariesisnotexactlythesameastodealwithpeoplefromallwalksoflife.Whatmuststudentsdoinordertomakehiswayincollege,accordingtoPar8?“Hemust…”Thisbringsustothenextparagraph,arguingthattosurviveinthisparticularandchallengingsociety,heagainneedsallhisstrength“in”collegeinsteadofconfusinghimselfwiththe“outer”society.Accordingtopar9,whatarethetwodamagesthatworkingdoestothestudent’sexperienceofsurvivinginthecollegesociety?A:Ittakeshistimeandstrengthfromthislargerexperience.B:Itputshimoutintotheotherworld,whichisnothelpful.What’swrongwithworkingevenwhenthereisvaluetobehad?Tosumup,theauthorarguesfrompar7-9thatbesidestrainingyourintellectualmind,thecollegehelpsyoutobuildupthesocialskillstodealwithpeople.Andsincethepeopleyoudealwithareoutstandingandcompetitive,inordertosurvive,youcannotaffordtowastetimeelsewhere.Thesecondgreatvalueofcollegeissocial,inthehighermeaningoftheterm.Herethewordsocialisusedinthemeaningofrelatingtohumansocietyoranyofitssubdivisions,asinsocialvalue,socialphenomenon,whichisbroaderthanthemeaningofpreferringtoliveinacommunityratherthanaloneasinsocialclub,socialanimal

Theyarepickedbythateliminatingandsiftingprocesswhichcollegeis.(Par7)Collegesarehighlyselective,andonlythosewhoarequalifiedcangetadmitted.Thosewhoarenotsocapableareleftoutbytheselectionprocesslikeasift.SentenceparaphrasingDevelopment2Accordingtopar10,Whatisthesecondillusion?Haveweoftenheardthestoryofsomefamousguywhoworkshiswaythroughcollegeandbecomessuccessful?Giveexamples.whatarethepossiblerelationshipsbetweenworkandsuccess?A.Therearepeoplewhoworkthroughcollegeandbecomesuccessful.B.Therearepeoplewhoworkthroughcollegeanddonotbecomesuccessful.C.Therearepeoplewhodonotworkthroughcollegeandbecomesuccessful.D.TherearepeoplewhodonotworkthroughcollegeanddonotbecomesuccessfulAccordingtotheauthor,whichofthefourcasesdoweemphasize,andwhichofthecasesdoweoverlook?WetendtoforegroundA.workandsucceed,andoverlookBworkandnotsucceed,andCnotworkandsucceedAccordingtopar11,whatisanotherillusionwehaveaboutworkingandsuccesspeople?"Heisasuccessbecausehehadtoearnhisway"Whyisitnottrue(illusion)?Becausethisideawronglyregardsworkingasthereason,andsuccessastheresult.Whatdoestheauthorbelieve?Peoplewhoworkaswellassucceed,arethepeoplewhoclearlyknowwhattheywant.Thosearethepeoplewho,knowinghowdifficultitwillbetoworkthroughcollegebutstillchoosetodoso,whoworklikeslavesbutholdon,becausetheygohungerforeducation.Thosearethepeople“thatmakegood,anytime,anywhere,collegeornot”Thisargumentissomehowlikethe“goingornotgoingtocollege”debate.Haveyouheardofthestoriesofsuccessfulpeoplewhoneverwenttocollege?Butdoyouthinktherearealsosuccessfulpeoplewhowenttocollege?Aretherealsopeoplewhoneverwenttocollegeandneversucceeded?Inpar12,whathappenswhenapersonworksthroughcollegeandsucceeds?Whatdoestheauthorbelieve?Theauthorinsiststhatevenforthosewhoworkedandsucceeded,theycouldhavedonebetteriftheyhadnotbeenforcedtoworkbythenecessitytoearnmoney.Whatdoyouthink?What,inpar13isusedastheevidencetobackuptheopinioninpar12?SentenceParaphrasingThosewhodidn’tamounttotheproverbialrowofpins.(Par10)Thosewhodidnotreachthestandard,whowasunworthyofothers’praise.Theyarethekindofpeoplethatmakegood,anytime,anywhere,collegeornocollege.(Par11)Successfulworkingstudentsarepeoplewithspeciallystrongmotivation,determinationandperseverance.Theycansucceednomattertheygotocollegeornot.AndhewouldofallmanmostthankGod…(Par12)Hewouldbemostgratefulifhecouldhavecompletedcollegewithouthavingtowork.Denvelopment3Inpar14,what'swrongwiththestudentswhoworkoutofchoiceinsteadofnecessity?Inthefirstplace…Inthesecondplace,theyaresoselfdeludedthattheydonotknowwhentheywork,theyneglecttheirsocialdevelopmentormentaldevelopment.Asaresult,"theymakeearningachievementsanalibiforintellectualmediocrity"Theymakeearningachievementsanalibiforintellectualmediocrity.(Par14)Theunsuccessfulworkingstudentsrestsontheirmoneymakingabilitytojustifytheirpoorstudy.“alibi”:thedefensebyanaccusedpersonofhavingbeenelsewhereatthetime

anallegedoffensewascommitted.Metaphorically,itmeansanexcuse,especiallytoavoidblame.SentenceParaphrasingIntheconclusionparagraph,theauthorseemstoconcentrateonwhatsinglewordwhenitcomestoworkingincollege?“Earningworkincollegeislikemanyotherthingsinlife-avirtueonlywhenanecessity.”“Letnostudentbedeniedtheseprivilegessavebysternnecessity.”Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveybytheexampleofcanoemaking?Ifworkingthroughcollegeisindispensibletoone’seducation,likemakingacanoeisnecessaryforCrusoe,fine.Otherwise,itisa