新标准大学英语（第三版）综合教程3（智慧版） 课件 Unit1 Knowing yourself

1UNITKnowingyourselfAftercompletingthisunit,youwillbeabletoshareyourpersonalgrowthmomentsevaluatethesignificanceofyourgrowthmomentsduringaspecificstagerecordyourpersonalgrowthstory,usingvocalvarietyLearningobjectivesScenario

ActivereadingCatchingcrabsFurtherexplorationVideo:EightstagesofdevelopmentText:

ThepassagetoadulthoodProjectExtendedreadingHelpfulwaystoknowyourselfSelf-reflectionRecordastoryforapodcastRecordastoryforapodcastUnitmapSpeakingguideTellingapersonalgrowthstoryviaapodcastScenarioFurtherexplorationSpeakingguideScenario1Tryitout2Self-assessment3Self-reflectionActivereadingCatchingcrabsVideo:EightstagesofdevelopmentText:

ThepassagetoadulthoodExtendedreadingHelpfulwaystoknowyourselfRecordastoryforapodcastTellingapersonalgrowthstoryviaapodcastProjectRecordastoryforapodcastHaveyoueverthoughtabouttheformativemomentsofyourlifeandreflectedoncriticalmomentsindifferentlifestages?ScenarioWhenwerememberspecialdays,weareoftenactuallyrememberingspecialmoments.ApopularEnglish-languagepodcastiscollectingstoriesforaspecialeditionnamed“GrowthandLife.”ScenarioItwillcontainacollectionofstoriesaboutthemostformativemomentsinpeople’slives,suchasthemomenttheydiscoveredsomethingsignificantaboutthemselves,foundtheirrealvocationinlife,orbegantoshouldertheirresponsibilities.Youfindthismeaningfulandwouldliketorecordyoursignificantgrowthstoryforthepodcast.ScenarioScenarioSettingRecordingastoryforanEnglish-languagepodcastAsignificantpersonalgrowthstoryTopicThescenariointhisunitcanbeanalyzedfromthefollowingaspects:ScenarioIdentityStoryteller–StudentsAudience–PodcastlistenersToinformpeopleofacriticalmomentofgrowthinlifebytellingastoryPurposeTryitoutRecordyoursignificantgrowthstoryforthepodcast.MomentsthatmatterWhatdifficultiesdidyouexperiencewhiledoingthetask?ListtwoorthreemajoronesinEnglishorChineseinthefollowingtable.Self-assessmentContentDescribingmyformativemomentandmyfeelingsExpressingwhatIhavelearnedfromthemomentLanguage

Vocabulary/Sentence/StyleStructureOrganizingmystoryinaclearandlogicalwayCommunicationUsingvocalvarietytomakemystorylivelyandengagingAspectsDifficultiesSelf-assessmentOverview1Readingindetail2Gettingtheidea3Analyzingwritingtechniques4Buildingyourlanguage5Sharingyourideas6FurtherexplorationProjectSelf-reflection

ActivereadingCatchingcrabsVideo:EightstagesofdevelopmentText:

ThepassagetoadulthoodExtendedreadingHelpfulwaystoknowyourselfRecordastoryforapodcastRecordastoryforapodcastScenarioSpeakingguideTellingapersonalgrowthstoryviaapodcastOverviewInthispart,youwill12Readatextaboutacollegestudent’smemoirofamostformativemomentinhislifeLearntousethewritingtechniquesofkeepingthenarrativeflowingwhentellingastoryShareyourpersonalgrowthmoments3BeforeyoureadWorkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Readingindetail1

Whatdifficultieshaveyouencounteredduringyourcollegelife?2

Whatdidyoudotoovercomethedifficulties?ReadingindetailDuringmycollegelife,Iencounteredvariousdifficultiesthattestedmyresilienceandadaptability.Onemajorchallengewasmanagingaheavyworkloadandbalancingmultipleacademicresponsibilities.Additionally,adjustingtoanewandindependentlifestyleawayfromhomepresenteditsownsetofchallenges.Beforeyouread1

Whatdifficultieshaveyouencounteredduringyourcollegelife?ReferenceanswersReadingindetailToovercomethesedifficulties,Iimplementedseveralstrategies.Firstly,IdevelopedeffectivetimemanagementskillsandcreatedastructuredscheduletoprioritizetasksandensureImetdeadlines.Seekingsupportfromprofessors,advisors,andclassmateswasalsocrucial.Theirguidanceandadvicehelpedmenavigateacademicchallengesandprovidedvaluableinsights.Beforeyouread2

Whatdidyoudotoovercomethedifficulties?ReferenceanswersReadingindetailFurthermore,Iactivelysoughtresourcessuchastutoring,studygroups,andworkshopstoenhancemyunderstandingandskillsinchallengingsubjects.Engaginginself-careactivities,suchasexercising,practicingmindfulness,andmaintainingahealthysociallife,alsoplayedasignificantroleinmanagingstressandmaintainingoverallwell-being.BeforeyoureadReferenceanswersTextReadingindetailLifeisfullofunforgettablemomentsthatmakeusfeelsuddenlyenlightened.Thefollowingtextisacollegestudent’saccountofhispersonalgrowthmoment.Whathappenedtohim?Howdidherespond?Didheasksomeoneforhelp?Whyisthemomentcriticalforhim?Readthetextandthinkaboutwhetheryouwilldolikewiseifyouencountersimilarproblems.TextReadingindetailCatchingcrabs1

Inthefallofourfinalyearatcollege,ourmoodchanged.Theidledaysandrelaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemesterhaddisappeared.

Weallstartedtogetourheadsdown,studyinglate,andattendanceatclassesrosesteeplyagain.Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere.TextReadingindetailWerealizedwewouldnevergetachancelikethisagain,andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.Weknewthatanyerrorsatthisstagewouldbecostly.MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sopeerpressuretosucceedwasfierce.Librarieswereevenstandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Text2

Buttherewassomethingelse.Atthebackofeveryone’smindwaswhatwewoulddowhenweleftuniversityinafewmonths.Mostpeoplewerelooking

eitherto

continuetheirstudies,ortofindawhite-collarjobinabankorlocalgovernment,oranythingwhichwouldpaythemenoughtosecureacomfortablelifeintheirearlytwenties,andthensettledownwithafamily,amortgage,andsomehopeofpromotion.ReadingindetailText3DuringmycustomaryvisithomeforThanksgiving,inevitablymybrothersandsisterskeptaskingmewhatIwasplanningtodo.Ithoughtthey’dprobablycriticizemeformyplans,soItoldthemwhateveryoneelsewasthinkingofdoing.4Myfatherwaswatchingmebutsayingnothing.Lateintheevening,heinvitedmetohisstudyandpouredusadrink.

ReadingindetailText5“So?”hesaid.6“Er...sowhat?”7“Sowhatdoyoureallywanttodo?”heasked.ReadingindetailText8Myfatherwasalawyer,andIhadalwaysassumedhewantedmetogotolawschool,andfollowhispaththroughlife.SoIhesitated.9ThenIreplied,“Iwanttotravel,andIwanttobeawriter.”ReadingindetailText10

ThiswasnottheanswerIthoughthewouldexpect.Travel?Where?Awriter?Aboutwhat?Iinstinctivelybracedmyselfforsomeresistancetotheidea.Iwascertainhewoulddismissitasimpulsive.11

Therewasalongsilence.ReadingindetailText12“Interestingidea,”hesaidfinally.13

Therewasanotherlongsilence.14

“IkindofwishI’ddonethatwhenIwasyourage.”15

Iwaited.ReadingindetailText16“Youhaveplentyoftime.Youdon’tneedtogoimmediatelyintoacareerwhichpayswell.Youneedtofindoutwhatyoureallyenjoynow,becauseifyoudon’t,youwon’tbehappylater.”17“SohowdoIdothis?”ReadingindetailText18Hethoughtforamoment.Thenhesaid,“Look,it’slate.Let’staketheboatouttomorrowmorning,justyouandme.Maybewecancatchsomecrabsfordinner,andwecantalkmore.”19Itwasasmallmotorboat,moored10minutesaway,andmyfatherhadowneditforyears.Earlythenextmorningwesetoffalongtheestuary.ReadingindetailText20

Therewasnosurfonthecoastalwatersatthattimeofday,soitwasasmoothhalf-hourride.“Let’sseeifwegetlucky,”hesaid,pickingupameshbasketwitharopeattachedandthrowingitintothesea.21

Wewaitedawhile,thenmyfatherstoodupandsaid,“Givemeahandwiththis,”andwehauledupthecrabcageontothedeck.ReadingindetailText22Crabsfascinatedme.Theyweresoeasytocatch.Itwasn’tjustthattheycrawledintosuchanobvioustrap,butitseemedasiftheycouldn’tbebotheredtocrawloutagainevenwhenyoutookthelidoff.ReadingindetailText23Thecagewasbrimmingwithdozensofcrabspiledhighontopofeachother.“Whydon’ttheytrytoescape?”Iwonderedaloudtomyfather.24

“Justwatchthemforamoment.Lookatthatone,there!He’stryingtoclimbout,buteverytimetheothercrabspullhimbackin,”saidmyfather.ReadingindetailText25Aswewatched,thecrabclimbedupthemeshtowardthelid,butjustasitreachedthetop,oneofitsfellowcrabsreachedoutandpulleditback.Severaltimesthecrabtriedtoescape,withoutluck.26“Nowwatch!”saidmyfather.“He’sstartingtogetboredwiththisgame.”ReadingindetailText27Notonlydidthecrabgiveupitslengthystruggletoescape,butitactuallybegantohelpstopothercrabsfromtryingtoescape.Thiswasasignalofhisacceptanceoftheeasywayoflife.28Suddenly,Igotmyfather’spoint.Helookedatme.“Don’tgetpulledbackbytheothers,”hesaid.ReadingindetailText“Spendsometimefiguringoutwhoyouareandwhatyouwantinlife.Thinkaboutwhatreallyinterestsyouandwhatskillsyouhave.Trytohavesomeclarityaboutwhereyouwanttolive,whereyouwanttogo,andhowyouwanttowork.Andifyoucan’tanswerthesequestionsnow,thentakesometimetofindout.Becauseifyoudon’t,you’llneverbehappyandcontented.”ReadingindetailText29Hepaused.30“Soyouwanttotravel?”heasked.31“Yes,”Ireplied.32“Bettergetyouapassport.Andyouwanttobeawriter?”ReadingindetailText33“Ithinkso.”34“Interestingchoice.We’veneverhadawriterinthefamily,”hesaid.35Myfatherstartedthemotorandwesetoffbackhome.ReadingindetailTheidledaysandrelaxedatmosphereoftheprecedingsummersemesterhaddisappeared.(Para.1)vMeaning

Theleisurelydaysandrelaxedatmosphereoftheprevioussummersemesterhadallbeengone.例：Ourcontactinformationcanbefoundontheprecedingpages.译：我们的联系方式请见前面几页。preceding:

a.(onlybeforenoun)

(fml.)happeningorcomingbeforethetime,place,orpartmentioned在前的；在先的；前面的Weallstartedtogetourheadsdown,studyinglate,andattendanceatclassesrosesteeplyagain.(Para.1)vMeaning

Thefinalyearofcollegelifeusuallymeansabusytimeforstudents.Theyhavetopreparefortheirfinalexams,andtheymayhavetowritetheirgraduationpapers.That’swhytheauthorsaidtheyhadtostudylateandgobacktoclassesandlibraries.例

：I’mgoingtogetmyheaddownandfinishthereportbeforeIgobackhometoday.译：今天回家之前，我要埋头苦干，把报告写完。getone’sheaddown:workinasteadyandquietway专心工作；埋头苦干MostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsinAprilandMayinthefollowingyear.(Para.1)vNotes

Thissentenceusesinversiontoplaceemphasisontheimportanceofthefinalexamsandbalancetheflowofthesentence,i.e.,whenthesubjectofasentenceistoolong,wecanuseinversiontokeepthebalanceofthesentence.vNotes

Onemoreexample:Verypopularisthenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplexproblems.

一种非常流行的观点认为，智商是通过你解决复杂问题的能力来衡量的。例：Positivepeerpressurecaninspireindividualstostriveforpersonalgrowthandpursuetheirpassionswithdetermination.译：积极的同伴压力可以激励个人努力实现自我成长，坚定不移地追求自己的激情。peerpressure:n.[U]thestrongfeelingthatyoumustdothesamethingsasotherpeopleofyourageifyouwantthemtolikeyou同辈之间的压力例：Theconcertwassopopularthatthevenuewasfilledtocapacity,withstandingroomonly.译：音乐会大受欢迎，现场座无虚席，只有站位。standingroomonly:nomoreseatsavailable只有站位vNotes

Thecompoundnoun“standingroom”means“spacewherepeoplecanstandtowatchaperformanceorsportsevent,orwhentravelingonabusortrain.”例：Thegovernmentislookingtoaddresstheissuebyofferingmoreflexiblejobopportunities.译：政府希望通过提供更灵活的工作机会来解决这一问题。belookingtodosth.:beplanningorexpectingtodosth.打算、期待做某事DuringmycustomaryvisithomeforThanksgiving,inevitablymybrothersandsisterskeptaskingmewhatIwasplanningtodo.(Para.3)vMeaning

Thesentenceshowsthattheauthor’sfamilymembersgathertogetherforThanksgivingcelebrationsandthathisfamilymembersareconcernedaboutwhatheisgoingtodoaftergraduation.例：Hewasnothiscustomarycheerfulselfthatday.

译：那天他不像往常那样兴高采烈。customary:a.(onlybeforenoun)

sb.’scustomarybehavioristhewaytheyusu.dothings（人的行为）习惯性的例：ShetoldmeshehadsomebadnewsformeandIbracedmyselfforashock.译：她告诉我她有坏消息要告诉我，我做好了震惊的准备。braceoneselfforsth.:mentallyorphysicallyprepareoneselfforsth.unpleasantthatisgoingtohappen准备迎接（令人不快的事）例：Wendyhadmooredherboatontherightbankoftheriver.译：温迪把船停泊在河的右岸。moor:v.fastenashiporboattothelandortothebottomoftheseausingropesorananchor系泊；（使）停泊Therewasnosurfonthecoastalwatersatthattimeofday,soitwasasmoothhalf-hourride.(Para.20)vBoth“surf”and“ride”canbeusedbothasverbsandnouns.Notes

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Wewaitedawhile,thenmyfatherstoodupandsaid,“Givemeahandwiththis,”andwehauledupthecrabcageontothedeck.(Para.21)vThissentencevividlyshowsasequenceofactionsthathappenedonerightafteranother,whichmakesthewritingverylively.Notes

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Hereyeswerebrimmingwithtearsofjoyassheacceptedtheaward.译：当她领奖时，眼里噙满了喜悦的泪水。bebrimmingwith:havealotofaparticularthing,quality,oremotion充满（某种事物、品质或情感）“Justwatchthemforamoment.Lookatthatone,there!He’stryingtoclimbout,buteverytimetheothercrabspullhimbackin,”saidmyfather.(Para.24)vIt’simportanttonotethattheuseof“he”inthiscontextisnotmeanttoindicatetheactualgenderofthecrab,ascrabsdonotpossessinherentgenderidentitiesinthesamewayhumansdo.Instead,itservesanarrativepurpose,bringingthecrabtolifeinthereader’simagination.Notes

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Severaltimesthecrabtriedtoescape,withoutluck.(Para.25)v“Severaltimes”isusedatthebeginningofthesentenceforemphasis.Theexpressionnicelyechoestheprevioussentenceandstressesthefutileeffortsofthecrabwhowantedtoescape.Notes

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Notonlydidthecrabgiveupitslengthystruggletoescape,butitactuallybegantohelpstopothercrabsfromtryingtoescape.(Para.27)vThesentenceusesthestructure“notonly…but(also)”todepicthowthecrabquititsownstruggleforescapeandeventriedtostopothercrabsfromrunningaway.

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例：Wehadtofigureouttheconnectionbetweenthetwoevents.

译：我们必须找出这两件事之间的联系。figureout:beabletounderstandsth.orsolveaproblem理解；明白；想出抓螃蟹

1大学最后一年的秋天，我们的心情变了。上个夏季学期的闲暇时光和轻松气氛一去不复返了。我们开始埋头学习，苦读到深夜，课堂出勤率再次急剧上升。我们都觉得在校时间不多了。我们意识到以后再也不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下定决心不再虚度光阴。我们知道这个阶段的任何闪失都会让自己付出不菲的代价。最为重要的是下一年四五月份的期末考试。我们谁都不想考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了，因此同学们之间的竞争压力特别大。图书馆甚至在凌晨时分都还座无虚席。2还有别的事情让大家心情焦虑。每个人都在心里盘算着过几个月毕业离校之后该找份什么样的工作。大多数同学不是准备继续深造，就是想在银行、地方政府或其他单位当个白领，薪水足够多，让他们得以在二十出头的时候过上舒适的生活，然后就娶妻生子，贷款买房，期望升职，过安稳日子。3感恩节的时候我照例回了一趟家，兄弟姐妹们免不了不停地问我毕业后有什么打算。我想他们要是知道我的计划也许会批评我，所以只对他们说了别人都准备干什么。4

父亲看着我，什么也没说。夜深时，他把我叫去书房，给我们俩各倒了杯饮料。5“怎么样？”他问。6

“啊，什么怎么样？”7“你毕业后到底想做什么？”他问道。

8父亲是一名律师，我一直都认为他想让我去法学院深造，追随他的人生足迹，所以我有点儿犹豫。9过了会儿我回答说：“我想旅行，我想当个作家。”10我想这不是他所期待的答案。旅行？去哪儿旅行？当作家？写什么？我本能地做好了可能会遭到反对的准备。我确信他会把这视为一时冲动而予以否定。11接着是一阵长长的沉默。12“这想法有点意思，”最后他开口说道。13

接着又是一阵长长的沉默。14“我有点希望自己在你这个年纪时也能做这些事儿。”15

我在等他把话说完。16“你还有很多时间，不必马上进入一个报酬还不错的行业。你现在要搞清楚自己真正喜欢什么，如果你弄不清楚，以后就不可能开心。”17

“那我该怎么弄清楚呢？”18他想了一会儿。然后他说道：“瞧，现在太晚了。我们明天早晨乘船出海去，就我们爷儿俩。也许我们能抓点螃蟹当晚餐，我们还可以再多谈谈。”19

那是一艘小小的机动船，停泊在离我们家约十分钟路程的地方，是好些年前父亲买的。次日清晨，我们沿着港湾出发。20在这个时候沿海水域没什么风浪，船平稳地航行了半个小时就到了。“咱们在这儿试试运气吧，”父亲一边说，一边抓起一个系着绳子的网篓抛到海里。21

我们等了一会儿，父亲站起来对我说：“来帮我一把。”于是我们一起将蟹篓子拽上了甲板。22螃蟹吸引了我，它们太容易抓了。它们不仅爬进了一个再明显不过的陷阱，而且即便你把盖子打开，它们似乎也懒得从里面爬出来。23篓子里挤满了几十只螃蟹，一只压着一只，堆得老高。“它们为什么不逃走呢？”我满腹疑惑地问父亲。24

“你先观察一下。看那只螃蟹，那儿！它想爬出去，但每次都被同伴拽了回去，”父亲说。25我们接着观察。那只螃蟹顺着网眼向顶盖攀援，每当它爬到顶盖时，就会有另一只螃蟹举起蟹钳夹把它拽下来。这只螃蟹尝试了好几次想挣脱，但都没能成功。26

“快看！”父亲说。“它开始对这种游戏感到不耐烦了。”27这只螃蟹不仅放弃了漫长的逃跑挣扎，而且还帮着把其他想逃跑的螃蟹拽下来。这是个信号，说明它接受了安逸的生活。28

我忽然明白了父亲的用意。他看着我说：“你可别被别人拽下来。

花点时间想想你是谁，你这一生希望得到什么。想想什么真正使你感兴趣，你有什么技能。尝试弄清楚你想在哪里生活，你想去哪里，以及想做什么样的工作。如果你现在不能回答这些问题，你就得花点时间去找出答案。因为如果你不弄清楚的话，你永远都不会感到快乐和满足。”29他停顿了一下。30“你想去旅行？”他接着问我。31

“对，”我回答说。32“那就去申请护照吧。你想当作家？”33“我想是的。”34

“有趣的选择，我们家还没出过作家呢，”他说。35

父亲启动了发动机。我们启程回家了。1.Completethesummaryofthetext.Inmyfinalyearatcollege,IstartedtoconsiderwhatIwoulddoaftergraduation.Ithoughtmybrothersandsisterswouldprobably1)______________formyplans,soIjusttoldthemwhatotherswerethinkingofdoing.Whenmyfatheraskedmeaboutmyfutureplan,ItoldhimthatIwantedtobeawriter.IthoughthewouldresistthisideabecauseIassumedthathewouldlikemeto2)_________________throughlifeandbecomealawyer.criticizemeGettingtheideafollowhispathHowever,myfatherdidnotdismissmyideaas3)_____________.Instead,hetookmeouttocatchcrabs.Crabsfascinatedmebecausetheyweresoeasytocatch.Inthecage,onecrabwastryingtoescape,butwhenitreachedthetop,anothercrabreachedoutand4)_______________.Intheend,thecrab5)_________________thegame,gaveuptrying,andstartedtopreventothercrabsfromgettingoutofthecage.Itwasasignalofthecrab’sacceptanceof6)_____________________.Isuddenlyrealizedwhatlessonmyfatherwantedtoteachmebycatchingcrabs.impulsiveGettingtheideapulleditbackgotboredwiththeeasywayoflife2.Decideonthebestchoiceforeachquestion.1

Whathappenedtothestudentsinthefallofthefinalyearatuniversity?A.Theyhadmoreidleandrelaxeddaysoncampus.B.Theystudiedlateandfeltintensepeerpressuretosucceed.C.Theyspentmoretimeoutsideandstartedtosearchforjobs.D.Theyappliedformorecoursesandtriedtogethighgradesonexams.Gettingtheidea√2Whydidtheauthormentiontheexpression“atthebackofeveryone’smind”(Para.2)?A.Toshowthateveryonewasconcernedmoreabouttheirfinalexams.B.Toshowthattheirfinalexamswerecloselyrelatedtotheirfuturejobs.C.Toshowthattheirgraduationinafewmonthsisanimportantmoment.D.Toshowthateveryonewasconcernedaboutwhattodoaftergraduation.Gettingtheidea√3Whydidtheauthor’sfatherinvitetheauthortohisstudy?A.Toaskwhattheauthorwasplanningtodo.B.Topersuadetheauthortogotolawschool.C.Togivesomeadviceaboutbecomingawriter.D.Totelltheauthorabouthisownpaththroughlife.Gettingtheidea√4

Whydidtheauthor’sfathertaketheauthorouttocatchcrabs?A.Tofindsomematerialforwriting.B.Toenjoythecoastlineandthesea.C.Toshowtheauthorhowtocatchcrabs.D.Totelltheauthorsomethingaboutlife.Gettingtheidea√5

Whatadvicedidtheauthor’sfathergive?A.Gettoknowoneselfbetter.B.Alwayslistentoone’sparents.C.Watchwhatothersdocarefully.D.Embracepeerpressureatcollege.Gettingtheidea√Theflowofanarrativeisoneofthemostimportantpartsoftellingastory.Inapieceofnarrativewriting,awritercankeepthenarrativeflowingsmoothlybyswitchingbetweendescriptions,thenarrationofevents,anddialog,andthussparkreaders’interestandkeepthemreading.

KeepingthenarrativeflowingAnalyzingwritingtechniquesInthistext,theabovetechniquesaresignaledbytransitionsentences,timeexpressions,anddirectspeech.Theyoftencomeatthebeginningofaparagraphandpreparethereadersfortherestoftheparagraph.Atransitionsentencecanhelpreadersunderstandhowsentencesandparagraphsworktogethertomovetheplotforward.KeepingthenarrativeflowingAnalyzingwritingtechniquesSpecificwordsorexpressionsareoftenusedtomakegoodtransitions.“Similarly,”“likewise,”and“inthesameway”couldcommunicatesimilarity.“However,”“but,”“inspiteof,”and“nevertheless”couldhelpbuildcontrast.“Infact,”“indeed,”and“ofcourse”couldexpressemphasis.KeepingthenarrativeflowingAnalyzingwritingtechniquesTimeexpressions,suchas“inthefallofourfinalyear,”“duringmycustomaryvisithome,”“earlythenextmorning,”and“atthattimeofday,”organizethestorybytime.Directspeechcanrevealconflictsorshiftthetopicdirectlywithoutthenarrator’sinvolvement,andcanhelpadjustthepaceofanarrativeaccordingtothewriter’sneed.KeepingthenarrativeflowingAnalyzingwritingtechniquesWorkinpairs.Lookatthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Inthefallofourfinalyearatcollege,ourmoodchanged.(Para.1)Whydoesthetextbeginwithatimeexpression?Theuseofthetimeexpression,togetherwiththepasttense,isasignalthatthisisanarrativecontainingasequenceofevents.Analyzingwritingtechniques2

Buttherewassomethingelse.(Para.2)Whatisthepurposeofthisshortsentence?Thisindicatesthatstudyingforthefinalexamswasnottheonlyconcernthatstudentshad.Itindicatesatransitionfromstudyingforfinalexamstothenexttopic–theirplansaftergraduation.Analyzingwritingtechniques3“So?”hesaid.“Er...sowhat?”(Paras.5–6)Whatistheeffectoftheuseofdirectspeech?Thischangetodirectspeechopensamoment-by-momentdialog.Thisslowsdownthenarrationofevents.Italsoshowshowtheauthorfounditdifficulttosaywhathewantedtodoandhowthefatherwantedtohaveafrankandstraightforwardconversationwithhim.Analyzingwritingtechniques4

Crabsfascinatedme.(Para.22)Howdoesthefocuschangewiththissentence?Thetopicshiftstocrabs.Thesentencealsoarousesreaders’interest–weexpectsomefascinatingnewinformationaboutcrabsandhowthetopicofcrabsisconnectedwiththeson’sfutureplans.Analyzingwritingtechniques5

Myfatherstartedthemotorandwesetoffbackhome.(Para.35)Whenendingthestory,insteadofcontinuingthedialog,theauthorusesasimplestatement.Howdoyoulikethisconclusion?Why?Theconclusionisquiteeffective.Thestatementdoesnottellwhatreallyhappensnext,buttheimplicationisfairlyclear:Thefatherwouldsupporttheson’schoicetobecomeawriter.Notstatingitclearlyleavesmoreroomforpersonalinterpretation.Analyzingwritingtechniques1.Completethefollowingpassagewiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsinthebox.becontentedwithbraceoneselfforclarityaboutlengthystrugglesecureacomfortablelife

MemorableexperiencesKim,30.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Iworkedinalocalbankand1)___________________________inmytwenties.ButIoftenfeltfullofdoubtaboutmycareerchoice.ThenavisittoNewYorkchangedmylife.securedacomfortablelifeBuildingyourlanguageBuildingyourlanguageThefirsttimeIwalkedintoTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,Ifeltmyinterestinrecreatingpastworlds.Thevisithelpedmeendmy2)___________________tocontinuethejobIdidn’tlike.NowIamstudyinghistoryandarcheologyandI3)_______________________mydecision.lengthystruggleamcontentedwithbecontentedwithbraceoneselfforclarityaboutlengthystrugglesecureacomfortablelifeBuildingyourlanguageWangXin,19.Istheworldoftheblindcolorlessanddull?Oneday,Isawa10-year-oldgirlwithvisualimpairment.Sheparticipatedinanorchestraandplayedtheflute.Iwantedtochatwithher.Aswedidn’tknoweachother,I4)

_____________________someresistancefromher.bracedmyselfforbecontentedwithbraceoneselfforclarityaboutlengthystrugglesecureacomfortablelifeBuildingyourlanguageButwehadapleasantchat,andherloveoflifeand5)_________________futureplansamazedme.IthoughtIwouldbetheoneenlighteningherworld,butitwasshethatenlightenedmyworld.clarityaboutbecontentedwithbraceoneselfforclarityaboutlengthystrugglesecureacomfortablelife2.Answerthefollowingquestionsabouttheexpressionsinitalics.Buildingyourlanguage1Ifyoufollowsomeone’spathwhenmakingcareerchoices,doyou(a)followtheirexample,or(b)dothingsaccordingtoyourownpreferences?2

Ifyousetoffonanewjourney,doyou(a)finishthejourney,or(b)beginthejourney?abBuildingyourlanguage3Ifyoucan’tbebotheredtocookdinner,areyou(a)unwillingtocookdinner,or(b)willingtocookdinner?4

Ifyouarebrimmingwithcreativeideas,areyou(a)fullofideas,or(b)shortofideas?5

Ifyouhavefiguredoutthereasonforsomething,haveyou(a)justpaidspecialattentiontoit,or(b)thoughtaboutandunderstoodit?aba3.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishwiththewordsandexpressionsinthebox.青年人不可避免地会面临许多选择。我们既要了解自己的兴趣所在，也要了解社会对我们的期待，并以正确的世界观（worldview）、人生观（outlookonlife）、价值观（senseofvalues）来指导自己的选择。前几代人的经验告诉我们，青年人选择吃苦也就选择了收获，选择奉献也就选择了高尚。新时代中国青年生逢中华民族发展的最好时期，既要怀揣坚定信念成为更好的自己，也要肩负起时代赋予的重任。Buildingyourlanguage

inevitablyfascinatesb.precedingbedeterminedtodosth.Youngpeopleinevitablyfacenumerouschoices.Weneedtounderstandnotonlywhatfascinatesusbutalsowhatsocietyexpectsfromus,andletourchoicesbeguidedbyacorrectworldview,outlookonlife,andsenseofvalues.Buildingyourlanguage青年人不可避免地会面临许多选择。我们既要了解自己的兴趣所在，也要了解社会对我们的期待，并以正确的世界观（worldview）、人生观（outlookonlife）、价值观（senseofvalues）来指导自己的选择。Thelifeexperiencesofprecedin