Unit6复旦研究生综合英语2(修订版)

U6AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReferenceTextMatriculationFixationWarm-upActivitiesFurtherReadingWritingSkillsAdditionalWorkWarm-upActivitiesWarm-up1Inhighereducation,collegeanduniversityrankingsarelistingsofuniversitiesandliberalartscollegesinanorderdeterminedbyanycombinationoffactors.Rankingscanbebasedonsubjectivelyperceived“quality〞,onsomecombinationofempiricalstatistics,oronsurveysofeducators,scholars,students,prospectivestudents,orothers.Universityandcollegerankingscanbebaseduponthefollowingcriteria：“howwellitperformsasanengineofsocialmobility(ideallyhelpingthepoortogetrichratherthantheveryrichtogetvery,veryrich)〞Warm-upActivitiesWarm-up2b.“howwellitdoesinfosteringscientificandhumanisticresearch〞c.“howwellitpromotesanethicofservicetocountry〞1.JoeQueenanJoeQueenan(bornNovember3,1950)isacontemporaryhumorist,criticandauthorfromPhiladelphiawhograduatedfromSaintJoseph’sUniversity.HehaswrittenfornumerouspublicationssuchasSpyMagazine,Movieline,TheGuardianandtheNewYorkTimesbookreview.Queenandescribeshimselfasa“HatchetMan〞.HehaswrittenseveralbooksincludingBalsamicDreams,ascathingcritiqueoftheBabyBoomers,andRedLobster,WhiteTrash,andtheBlueLagoon,atouroflow-browAmericanPopCulture.AIFTTR1.1AdditionallnformationfortheTeacher’sReferenceAIFTTR1.22.prepschoolInNorthAmerica,prepschoolisaprivatesecondaryschool,typicallycharginghighfees,designedtopreparestudentsaged14-18forhighereducationatauniversityorcollege.IntheUK,prepschoolisaprivateschooldesignedtopreparepupilsunder13forentryintothefee-requiredpublicschoolsthataretheequivalentofthecollege/universityprepschoolsinNorthAmerica.3.Princeton(University)PrincetonUniversityisaprivatecoeducationalresearchuniversitylocatedinPrinceton,NewJersey.ItisoneoftheeightuniversitiesthatcomprisetheIvyLeague.OriginallyfoundedinAIFTTR1.31746atElizabeth,NewJerseyastheCollegeofNewJersey,itmovedtoPrincetonin1756andwasrenamed“PrincetonUniversity〞in1896.PrincetonwasthefourthinstitutionofhighereducationintheU.S.toconductclasses.Theuniversity,unlikemostAmericanuniversitiesthatwerefoundedatthesametime,didnothaveanofficialreligiousaffiliation.Atonetime,ithadclosetiestothePresbyterianChurch,buttodayitisnonsectarianandmakesnoreligiousdemandsofitsstudents.TheuniversityhastieswiththeInstituteforAdvancedStudy,PrincetonTheologicalSeminary,andtheWestminsterChoirCollegeofRiderUniversity.AIFTTR1.44.matriculationMatriculation,inthebroadestsense,meanstoberegisteredoraddedtoalist,fromtheLatinmatrix.Themostcommonmeaning,however,referstotheformalprocessofenteringauniversity,orofbecomingeligibletoenterbyacquiringthemeetingprerequisites.TextMatriculationFixationNotesIntroductiontotheAuthorandtheArticlePhrasesandExpressionsExercisesMainIdeaoftheTextMainIdeaoftheTextMainIdeaoftheTextJoeQueenan’sbrief“MatriculationFixation〞ischieflyaboutparentalobsessionswithchildren’seducationalpaths.Heclaimsthatnoteverychildneedstoattendthemosttoplevelcollegeandmanypeoplewhohavegraduatedfromlesserknowncolleges,droppedoutofcollegeornotevenattendedcollegewentontolivesuccessfulandfulfillinglives.Inotherwords,therearenumerousexamplesthatprovethatthereisnotastronglinkbetweenpersonalsuccessandthelevelofuniversitiestheychoosetoattend.IntroductiontotheAuthorandthearticleIntroductiontotheAuthorandtheArticleJoeQueenan(1950)isanAmericancriticandwriter.Formerlyaneditorat“Forbes〞and“Spy〞,Queenanhaspublishedmanyarticlesandstoriesinnumerouspublicationssuchas“TheNewRepublic,〞“Time,〞“Newsweek,〞“RollingStone,〞“People,〞“Men’sHealth,〞“Us,〞“Cosmopolitan,〞“Esquire,〞“Vogue,〞“Allure,〞“NewYorkMagazine,〞and“George.〞HismajorworksincludeTheUnkindestCut,IfYou’reTalkingtoMe,YourCareerMustBeinTroubleandImperialCaddy.ThisessayMatriculationFixationischosenfromBestAmericanEssays2002.Inthisessay,QueenanfixesacynicalIntroductiontotheAuthorandthearticle2eyeonAmericanboomersobsession,whobelievesecuringadmissiontoatop-flightuniversitywillprovidetheirchildrenanirrevocablepassporttosuccess,guaranteeingalifeofuninterruptedeconomicmirth.Heclaimsthatnoteverychildneedstoattendthemosttoplevelcollegeintheworldandmanypeoplewhohaveattendedlesserknowncolleges,droppedoutofcollegeordidnotevenattendcollegewentontoliveverysuccessfulandinspiringlives.Part2_T1Twoyearsago,IwaslanguishinginthewaitingroomofaPhiladelphiahospitalwhenacompletestrangerunexpectedlybegantellingmeabouthisdaughter’scollegeplans.Asmy79-year-oldmotherwasrecoveringfrommajorsurgerythatafternoon,Icouldnotgivehimmycompleteandundividedattention.Butasthebriefingsessionworeon,Ididmanagetogarnermostoftherelevantdetails.JoeQueenanMatriculationFixationTextThegirl,brightbutnotbrilliant,hadbeenacceptedtoafirst-tieruniversitywithoutfinancialaidbuthadalsobeenacceptedtoalocal,second-echelonuniversitywhereshewaspromisedafreeride.Moneybeingtight,withothercollege-boundchildreninthefamilyqueue,themanhadpersuadedhisdaughtertoaccepttheseconduniversity’soffer.Nowhewasworriedthatshewouldonedayruethisdecision.Becauseshewouldbegraduatingfromalessprestigiousinstitution,fewercontactswouldbemadeandfewerdoorswouldbeopened.Herdegreewouldputherwithinstrikingdistanceoftheyellowbrickroad,butnotphysicallyontheroaditself.DidthismakeherfatherthespawnofSatan?Part2_T2ItoldhimthatImyselfhadgraduatedfromasecond-echelonPhiladelphiauniversitynotunliketheonehisdaughterwasentering,andhadmanagedtocarveoutanicelittlenicheformyself.Itoldhimthatmycollegedayshadbeenamongthehappiestofmylife,thatthesunneversetwithoutmythankingGodfortheilluminationandinspirationprovidedbymytalented,Part2_T3Asamanoftheworldaccustomedtobeingtoldthemostintimatedetailsaboutcompletestangers’marriages,careersandhobbies,Ihadlongagoacquiredtherequisiteskillstomediatethiscrisis.Itoldthemanthatmanyofmyhighschoolchumshadgraduatedfromthesecond-tieruniversityinquestionandhadgoneontoliverich,fulllives.

Part2_T4dedicatedprofessors.Pressedforbiographicaldata,IexplainedthatIwasafreelancewriter,tickedoffalistofmycredentialsandsaidIwasprettyhappywiththewaymycareerhadturnedout.Themanhadneverheardofme,hadneverreadanythingI’dwritten.Thoughhetriedtofeigninterestinmypatheticcurriculumvitae,Icouldseethathewasdevastated.Byfollowinganacademicpathsimilartomine,hisdaughter,whowasalsoplanningacareerinjournalism,wasgoingtoendupasbigafailureasI.Ineverdidfindoutwhyhewasvisitingthehospital.Imentionthisincidentbecauseitillustratestheneuroticgabbinessthatafflictsparentswhenitcomestimetosendtheirchildrentocollege.IknowwhereofIspeak.Nextfall,myPart2_T5daughtergoestocollege.Threeyearslatermysonwillfollowsuit.Iwillbesorrytoseethemgo;overtheyearstheyhaveprovedtoberemarkablyamusing.Buteverydarkcloudhasasilverlining.Oncemychildrenhaveleftthehouse,Iwillneveragainhavetoparticipateinamindnumbingdiscussionaboutwheremychildrenormyfriends’childrenormyneighbours’childrenaregoingtocollege,andwhy.Onthissubject,Iamcompletelytappedout.Thislackofinterestdoesnotstemfrompureselfishnessorunalloyedcontemptforotherpeople’soffspring.Rather,IfeelthiswaybecauseIfindalmostallconversationsaboutthecollegeselectionprocesstobebanal,self-aggrandizing,self-flagellatoryorpunitive.I’drathertalkaboutcribbage.Part2_T6Themostinfuriatingconversationistheonewheretheparentclearlyseeksadecisive,career-validatingmomentofemotionalclosure.Suchindividualsbelievethatsecuringadmissiontoatop-flightuniversityprovidesachildwithanirrevocablepassporttosuccess,guaranteeingalifeofuninterruptedeconomicmirth.ParentssuchastheseupwardlymobilechuckleheadsexudeanalmostPrussianbelligerencewhenannouncingtheirchildren’sdestinations,congratulatingthemselvesonajobwelldone,whileissuingasottovocetaunttoparentsofthelessgifted.Forthem,thehardpartofchildrearingisnowover.Juniorwenttotherightprepschool,madetherightfriends,signedupfortherightactivitiesandisnowheadedfortherightschool.NowwecangettheheckoutofhereandmovetoTuscany.Part2_T7Butinreality,lifedoesn’tendatage17.Or21.Inreallife,somechildrengetthefinesteducationsbutstillbecomefirst-classscrew-ups.Myownprofessionisfilledwithpeoplewhowenttotherightschoolbutendedupinthewrongcareer.(Theyshouldhavebeenflacks;thephoneringinginthenextroomisnotandneverwillbethePulitzercommittee.)Someofthoseboysandgirlsmostlikelytosucceedaregoingtoendupon80welfareorskidrow.Atwhichpointthey’llneedparentalinput.Orcash.Aparent’sresponsibilitydoesn’tendoncethekidsleave.Aparent’sresponsibilityneverends.That’swhyNaturegivesyouthejob.Part2_T8Asecond,farmorenumerousclassofobsessivesconsistsofpeoplewhosuddenlyrealizethattheirBrandXchildrenaren’tgoingtomakethecut.Seventeenyearsofunreadtextbooks,unvisitedmuseumsanduntakenA.P.Coursesarenowfinallytakingtheirtoll,andthosegrandiosedelivery-roomdreamsofAmherst,BardandDukearesuddenlygoingupinsmoke.Bashfully,shamefacedly,miserably,theseparentsnowmumblethenamesoftheglamourlessinstitutionstheirprogenyareskulkingoffto.Invariably,theyarecollegesyouneverheardofintownsnoonewantstovisitinstateswhosecapitalsonlyrepeatwinnerson“Jeopardy〞canname.Themarkethasspoken,theglumparentalexpressionsseemtosay.Mychildisanidiot.Butonceagain,realityhasawayofupsettingtheworstlaidplansofmiceandMensa.Somekidsarelatebloomers.Somekidsarebetteroffinalesscompetitiveenvironment.Lotsofpeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity.Justbecauseyourchildhasfailedtoclearthefirst,oreventhe20th,hurdledoesn’tmeanyoushoulddisownhim.Matissedidn’tgetrollinguntilhewasinhis40’s.BillGates,DavidGeffen,MichaelDell,GraydonCarterandMadonnaareallcollegedropouts.RonaldReaganattendedtinyEurekaCollege,whileWarrenBuffetwenttoFootballUinLincoln,Neb.DespitewhatyoumayhavereadinF.ScottFitzgerald(whodroppedoutofPrincetonin1917),lifedoesn’thavejustoneact.ThereisoftenActII.AndActV.Nottomentionthesequels.Part2_T9Matriculationfixationreachesitsdottiestformduringtheobligatorycampusvisit.Hereitisneverentirelyclearwhatparentsarelookingfor,particularlyinhigh-profileinstitutionswhoserenownhasinsomewayprecededthem.DuringarecentvisittoM.I.T.,Iwatchedthefirstsecondsofanadmissionsofficevideopokingfunattheuniversity’sreputationasanerdfactory.Whilemywifeanddaughterwatchedtherestofthevideo,whichassuredapplicantsthatM.I.T.nerdswerehardtofind,Itookastrollaroundthecampus.Isawalotofnerds.AndIdonotmeanthisasacriticism.Part2_T10Part2_T11Laterthatmorning,aguideshowedabunchofusaroundcampus.Atonejuncture,shepointedoutarestaurantwherestudentscouldgrabafast,inexpensivemeal.“Howmuch?〞askedonehigh-strungmother.“Abouteightbucks,〞shewastold.Thewomanshuddered,notingthatforkingoverfordinnereverynightcouldgetprettydarnedexpensive.“It’sgoingtocostyougrandtosendyourkidtoschoolhere,〞Iinterjected.“Don’tstartworryingaboutdinnerprices.〞Sincethatvisitthisfall,thisincidenthasbecomeaninvaluablepartofmyrepertory.Now,wheneverIamdragoonedintothe30,000thinterminableconversationaboutthecollegeselectionprocessIindicatethatsedulousmonitoringofon-campusrestaurantpricesshouldbeavitalcomponentofthewinnowingprocedure.Peoplewhohearmesaythingslikethiscan’tdecidewhetherIaminsensitiveororneryorflat-outdumb.Well,let’sjustputinthisway:IwasneverM.I.T.material.Part2_T12Herdegreewouldputherwithinstrikingdistanceoftheyellowbrickroadbutnotphysicallyontheroaditself.DidthismakeherfatherthespawnofSatan?:Hercollegedegree,becauseitwasfromalesswell-knownuniversity,wouldgiveherthepossibilityofsuccess,butnotguaranteehersuccess.Becauseherfatherpersuadedhertoaccepttheofferfromthelowerlevelcollege,doesthismeanthatheisabadman?Onthissubject,Iamcompletelytappedout:IhavetalkedaboutthissubjectsomuchthatIamcompletelyexhaustedandhavesaidallthatcanbesaidaboutit.

NotesPart2_TA_Notes1Part2_TA_Notes2I’drathertalkaboutcribbage:Iwouldrathertalkaboutanyothersubjectthantheselectionofschools....whileissuingasottovocetaunttoparentsofthelessgifted:Whenspeakingabouttheirchildren’sschooling,parentswhosechildrenhavemadeitintoworld-classuniversities,oftentimesmakeakindofchallengetowardparentswhosechildrenareattendinglesserknownuniversities.NowwecangettheheckoutofhereandmovetoTuscany:Nowthatourchildhasgoneofftoschoolandmadealltherightdecisionsinlife,wecanretireandmovetoTuscany(abeautifulplacetoretireandliveoutyourlife).NotesPart2_TA_Notes3Inreallife,somechildrengetthefinesteducationbutstillbecomefirst-classscrew-ups:Whilesomechildrenmaygetaveryhighleveleducation,theymaystillbecometerriblepeopleormakemanymistakesinlife.theirBrandXchildrenaren’tgoingtomakethecut:theirchildrenarenotgoingtomakeitintotheuniversityoftheirchoiceA.P.courses:AdvancedPlacementCourses.Usuallytheyareofferedinhighschooltogivehighschoolstudentsachancetoearncollegecreditforadvancedworktheydowhileinhighschool.Part2_TA_Notes4Notes...thosegrandiosedelivery-roomdreamsofAmherst,BardandDukearesuddenlygoingupinsmoke:thosedreamsthatparentshadfortheirchildrenofattendinghighleveluniversitiesarenotcomingtrue...whosecapitalsonlyrepeatwinnerson“Jeopardy〞canname:Thesentencemeansthatthechildrenwhocouldnotmakeitintothemostfamousuniversitiesarenowattendingschoolsinveryremote,unknownplaces.Part2_TA_Notes5Notes...theworst-laidplansofmiceandMensa:eventhemostcarefulplansmadebythesmartestpeople：Thiscomesfromthesaying:“Theworst-laidplansofmiceandmenoftengoawry〞,meaningthateventhemostcarefulplancangowrong.Heretheauthormakesaplayonwordsandusestheword“Mensa〞insteadofmen.Mensaisasocietyforintellectuals,scientistsandothersmartpeople.Matisse(1869-1954):famousFrenchartistBillGates:founderofMicrosoftDavidGeffen:AmericanrecordcompanyownerandfilmproducerMichaelDell:founderofDellcomputercompanyPart2_TA_Notes6NotesGraydonCarter:CanadianwriterMadonna:AmericanpopularsingerRonaldRegan(1911-2004):American40thPresident(1981-1988)WarrenBuffett:astockbrokerandUnitedStatesRepresentativeF.ScottFitzgerald(1896-1940)AmericannovelistandshortstorywriterM.I.T:MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyPart2_TA_Notes7Notes...sedulousmonitoringofon-campusrestaurantpricesshouldbeavitalcomponentofthewinnowingprocedure:acarefulconsiderationofthepricesoffoodinrestaurantsaroundthecollegeshouldbeanimportantpartofthedecisionofwhetherornottoattendtheschool.Heretheauthoristeasingtheparentswhoaregettingreadytosendtheirchildrenofftoexpensiveschools.wearonpassslowly(oftime)carveoutestablishorcreatethroughpainstakingefforttickoffputacheckmarkonornearornexttofollowsuitdoasanotherhasdone;followanexamplelatebloomerapersonwhodoesnotdiscoverhisorhertalentsandabilitiesuntillaterthannormallyexpectedpokefunatridiculeinamischievousmanner;teaseforkoverpayPhrasesandExpressionsPart2_TA_PhrasesandExpressions1选择大学的焦虑：可怜天下父母心Part2_TA_t1两年前，我单独坐在费城一家医院的候诊室里憔悴伤神，不想一位陌生人过来跟我讲起他女儿念大学的方案。我那79岁高龄的母亲当天下午刚做完大手术，正在恢复之中，我无法全神贯注于陌生人的谈话。不过，他说着说着，我还是尽量记住了大局部细节。他女儿聪明但成绩并不出色，已经被一所一流大学录取，只是没有奖学金，同时录取她的还有一家本地的二流大学，承诺学费全免。由于家里经济并不宽裕，还有几个弟弟妹妹要上大学，这位陌生人说服了他的大女儿选择后者。不过他现在担忧的是女儿将来恐怕会为这个选择懊悔不已，因为从二流大学毕业，所接触的视野和关系会狭窄很多，时机也就会少很多。她所拿的文凭也会是一块敲门砖，可终究不是开门的那把金钥匙。如今父亲让女儿做出这样的选择，是不是害了她呢？TranslationoftheText乔·昆南Part2_TA_t2我这个人向来通达世故，也习惯了听陌生人主动道出他们婚姻、事业、癖好上最隐私的秘密。很早以前我就掌握了化解危机的必要技巧。于是我告诉那位父亲，我有很多高中好友，念的大学恐怕连二流都算不上，如今却过着相当富足的生活。我告诉他我本人就是从二流的费城大学毕业的，和他女儿要就读的那所差不多，凭借自己的努力我如今也算事业有成。我的大学生活是这辈子最开心的一段日子之一，那些才华横溢、专注学问的教授们给了我无穷的启发和灵感，为此，我每时每刻都在感谢上帝。他急于知道我的详细经历，我解释说自己是作家，向他列举了我的教育和工作背景，告诉他我对于自己在事业上的开展感到非常快乐。这人从来没听说过我的名字，也没读过我写的东西。尽管他想方设法假装对我那惨淡的人生经历颇有兴趣，我还是能看得出来他已经完全丧失了信心。想想他女儿和我拥有相似的大学教育经历，也想从事新闻这一行，大概最终会沦为和我一样的失败者。Part2_TA_t3我完全不知道他为什么到医院里来。我之所以提到这件事，是因为它说明谈到送孩子上大学这件事，父母们就不由自主地神经兮兮起来。我知道自己在说什么，因为明年秋天我女儿也要上大学，三年后就是我儿子了。他们离开我身边我会感到遗憾，因为这么多年来他们始终那么有趣。不过凡事都有好的一面，一旦孩子们离开了家，我就再也不用去讨论到底我的孩子，我朋友的孩子，我邻居的孩子到哪里去上大学及其原因，这些让人头皮发麻的问题了。这个话题我是完全不想谈了。我对此缺乏兴趣，并非因为我自私自利，也不是看不起别人的孩子，而是因为我觉得几乎所有有关选大学这个过程的谈话都是老生常谈，自吹自擂要么就是痛批自己，苦不堪言。我宁可谈谈纸牌游戏。最令人怒不可遏的谈话就是参与探讨的父母明显是在为炫耀自己感情找个场合。这些父母认为孩子如果能够被一流大学录取，就相当于拿到了开启成功人生的金钥匙，今后一辈子的富足生活就完全不用愁了。这些只知道往上爬的愚蠢父母得意地宣称自己的子女要去哪里Part2_TA_t4念书，陶醉在自己的成功之中，殊不知这种近乎普鲁士式的挑衅做法，却是对那些儿女并不出色的父母们的侮辱和嘲讽。对于那种父母来说，抚育孩子最艰难的局部到此结束。孩子上的好学校，交的好朋友，参加的好活动，现在马上就要去好大学了；我们就可以拍拍屁股走人，搬到意大利托斯卡纳去享受人生了。可是，实际上子女的生活并非在17岁或者21岁就告以终结。在现实生活中，有些孩子接受的是最好的教育，可还是成了一流垃圾。从事我这个职业的很多人都是上的好学校却入错了行当。(他们应该去做新闻宣传员；隔壁房间响了但绝对不会是普利策评奖委员会的获奖通知。)有些男孩女孩们本来很有希望成功，现在看上去会是在贫民窟里靠救济金终老。孩子们总有时候需要父母的帮助，有时候是经济上的支持。父母的职责绝不是在孩子离开家以后就终止了。父母的责任永远没有终结的时候，这就是为什么大自然让你为人父母。Part2_TA_t5另一种偏执狂父母数量更多，他们突然意识到孩子们不可能走那条他们规定好的路。17年来没有好好念课本，没有参观过博物馆，没有选修过跳级班的课程，现在报应来了。想当年孩子出生的时候，梦想着他们有朝一日进入名牌大学(阿姆赫斯特、巴德、杜克)的希望如今已灰飞烟灭。这些父母们只有羞愧、丢脸而且痛苦地念叨着他们的孩子即将偷偷摸摸去念书的学校名字。这些名字总是你闻所未闻的，所在的小镇也是谁都不想去的，所处的州首府只有记忆力大赛的优胜者才说得出。事实摆在这里，这些父母脸上阴郁的表情似乎在说：我的孩子是个白痴。可是，现实总是一次又一次地证明了“人算不如天算〞。有些孩子是大器晚成，有些孩子在竞争不那么剧烈的环境下更能够脱颖而出。很多在这个社会取得巨大成功的人并没有名牌大学的文凭。你的孩子这次没有越过第一个障碍，或者是第二十个障碍，并不意味着你可以完全否认他这个人。马蒂斯到40多岁才开始声名鹊起。比尔·盖茨、戴维·格Part2_TA_t6芬、麦克尔·戴尔、格雷顿·卡特还有麦当娜全是大学都没念完的。罗纳德·里根读的是不起眼的尤里卡大学，沃伦·巴菲特上的是内布拉斯加州林肯镇上的橄榄球大学。别去管斯各特·菲茨杰拉德的小说里写了什么(这位作家1917年从普林斯顿大学退学)，生活这出戏并非独幕剧，常常会有第二幕，甚至第五幕，更别提续集了。父母对子女大学录取的偏执态度在参观校园的时候会到达荒唐可笑的顶峰。我们从来都不知道父母们究竟在校园里寻找什么，尤其是那些一流的大学，这些学校的卓著声誉在诱惑他们。最近我去了一趟麻省理工学院，看了学校招生办公室制作的一份音像资料的前30秒，里面开玩笑地称这所名校为“书呆子工厂〞。而我太太和女儿把片子看完了，得到的是校方保证在麻省理工很难找到书呆子。我在校园里转了转，看到了不少书呆子，在我看来这并非是一种批评。Part2_TA_t7接下来那天上午，一名导游带着我们一堆人参观了校园。她指着两条道路交汇处的一座餐厅告诉我们学生们可以在这里方便地就餐，价格也不贵。某个紧张兮兮的母亲马上问道：“多少钱？〞“大概八块钱吧，〞导游答复。那位母亲吓得发抖，每天的晚餐就要花掉八块钱简直是天价了。我忍不住插了一句：“你把孩子送到这里来可是要花掉四万块哦。别担忧晚饭的价格。〞自从今年秋天这次参观以后，这件小事就成了我的素材库里一件无价之宝。如今不管何时有人第三万次强拉我没完没了地讨论给孩子选哪所大学，我都会告诉他们一定要不辞辛劳地查清学校餐厅的价格，这个应该是遴选学校的决定性因素。那些听我这么说的人都搞不清楚我是麻木冷漠还是心胸狭窄还是傻瓜一个。好吧，我们可以这么说：我从来都不是念麻省理工的料。Part2_TA2_Herdegreewould

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Examples:curriculumvitaen.—alsoknownasresume,anditisadocumentthatcontainsasummaryorlistingofrelevantjobexperienceandeducationRealMadridhashadabarrentwoseasons.ThehighlandshereinthestateofOaxacaareburdenedwithsomeofthemostbarrenearthinMexico.Part2_TA5_silverliningExamples:silverlining—anelementofhopeoraredeemingqualityinanotherwisebadsituation;ahopefulorcomfortingprospectinthemidstofdifficultyMaryisapositivegirlbecauseshealwaysseesasilverliningintheclouds.Whenitseemslikethereisnosilverlining,hecaneventuallyworkthingsout.Part2_TA_exercises1.1ExercisesI.Comprehensionquestions1.2.3.4.5.6.Whatisthestranger’sproblem?Whatisthedilemmahefaces?Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheproblem?Doesheofferasatisfactorysolution?Howdoesthestrangerrespondtowhattheauthorsays?Whydoestheauthortellsuchananecdote?Whydoestheauthorfindtheconversationsaboutcollegeselectionprocesstobebanal?Whydoparentsbelieveintheprestigiousuniversities?Part2_TA_exercises1.27.8.Whatrealitiesofhumannaturedoesthe“matriculationfixation〞ignore?WhydoestheauthormentionhisvisittoMIT?Part2_TA_exercises2.1II.TopicsforDiscussion1.2.Doyouagreethatthecollegeapersonattendsisasignificantfactorinthatperson’sfuturesuccess?Whyorwhynot?Manyparentsencouragegruelingstudyhabitsandlotsofextracurricularactivitiesduringhighschool,oftenintheguiseofofferingchildren“opportunities〞butnonethelessnudgingthemtowardgettingintotheprestigiouscolleges.Isithealthyforparentstopressuretheirchildrentosucceedontheparentsterms?Part2_TA_exercises2.1II.TopicsforDiscussion3.4.Somebelievethatinpressurizingtheirchildrenintogettingintotheleadinguniversitiesparentsaresimplytryingtoshifttheirownloadofresponsibilitiestotheirchildrenandaremakingself-centereddecisions.Doyousharethisview?Didyourparentsspendalotoftimeworryingaboutwhichuniversityyouwouldattend?Whyorwhynot?ruedhigh-strung1.()Ireallydon’tunderstandwhyheregrettedthedeletionofalongparagraphinthestatementthatdenouncedtheslavedtradeandthewholeinstitutionofslaveryas“acruelwaragainsthumannatureitself.〞III.VocabularyA.Replacetheitalicizedpartsinthefollowingsentenceswithwordsorphrasesfromthetextthatbestkeeptheoriginalmeanings.2.()Janehasbeenveryedgyrecently,waitingfortheresultsoftheentranceexaminations,whichwereheldlastmonth.banalfeignirrevocable3.()Somewell-knownartistshadbeenrepelledbythepopartists’concentrationonthemostboringaspectsofathoroughlycommercialsociety. 4.()OnemorningJackwantedtowatchabasketballgameanddidn’twanttogotoschool,sohedecidedtoaffectaheadache.

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