现代大学英语精读2Lesson1AnotherSchoolYear-Whatfor

AnotherSchoolYear--WhatFor?ENTERTextAppreciation

TextAnalysis

1.Theme2.Structure3.DiscussionII.WritingDevices1.LanguageStyle&Tone2.MetaphorIII.SentenceParaphraseContentsI.TextAnalysisTheauthortriestoclarifythepurposeofauniversity:toputthestudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationthathumanracehascreated.ThemeTheendofTheme.

Part1(Paras.1—):

Part2(Paras.):I.TextAnalysisStructure89—14Thewriterdescribeshisencounterwithoneofhisstudents.Theauthorrestateswhathestillbelievestobethepurposeofauniversity:puttingitsstudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationsthehumanracehascreated.TheendofStructure.

I.TextAnalysis

DiscussionAsacollegestudent,whatdoyouthinkofthequestionputforwardbytheauthor?Giveyourownanswertothequestion,andcompareitwiththeauthor’s.Afterfinishingreadingthewholetext,howdoyouevaluatetheauthor’sanswer?

Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.I.TextAnalysis

Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Introduction Heintroducesthetopicwithhisencounterwithastudentandwithtwoquestions:Whyshouldwegotouniversity?Whyshouldwelearnliterature,arts,philosophy,politics,etc.?Thenheproceedstogiveevidencetosupporthisview:Evidence

A:distinctionbetweentechnicaltraininganduniversityEvidence

B:Howtospendthe8hoursofleisuretimewilldecidewhetheryouarecapableofpenetratinginsight,whetheryoucanbedemocratic,tastefulandaboveall,whetheryoucanraiseacivilizedfamily.Howdoesthewriterpresenthisargument?I.TextAnalysis

TheendofDiscussion.Answer/topicsentence:…thebusinessofthecollegeistoputyouintouchwithwhatthebesthumanmindshavethought.

Evidence

C:Nobodygetstobeahumanbeingunaided,andbookscanaidusinbecomingacivilizedhuman,bothintermsoftechniquesofmankind,andintermsofspiritualresources.Conclusion

Reiterationandsummary:thefunctionofuniversityanditsfaculty.II.WritingDevicesLanguageStyle&ToneTheendofLanguageStyle&Tone.Style: Colloquial,familiarstyleTone: HumorousandmildlysarcasticBywayofusingdirectspeechBywayofusingmetaphorsII.WritingDevicesMetaphorMetaphor:Afigureofspeechinwhichawordorphrasethatordinarilydesignatesonethingisusedtodesignateanother,thusmakinganimplicitcomparison.Partofthestudentbodywasabeanpolewithhairontopwhocameintomyclass,satdown…(Para.1)NewasIwastothefaculty,Icouldhavetoldthisspecimenanumberofthings.(Para.2)ThatisaboutwhatIsaid,butthisparticularpestwasnotinterested.(Para.7)TheendofMetaphor.

WordStudy

PhrasesandExpressions

WordBuilding

Grammar

LanguageStudyContentsI.WordStudyWordlist:accomplishmentassumecertifyexposefaculty6.generate7.nevertheless8.rear9.species10.suffice1.accomplishment

n.sth.completedsuccessfully;anachievementTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Examples:agirlofmanyaccomplishments

多才多艺的姑娘Amongheraccomplishmentsweresewing,cooking,playingthepianoanddancing.I.WordStudyv.tosucceedindoing;toreachtheendofExamples:accomplishone’sobject达到目的accomplishone’smission完成使命Hecanaccomplishmoreinadaythananyotherboyinhisclass.I.WordStudyaccomplish2.assume

v.

a.

totakeforgranted;tosuppose

b.

totakeupononeselfn.assumptiona.assumptiveExamples:Theyhadassumedthatpriceswouldrisethesedays,butinfacttheywerewrong.assumeresponsibilitiesassumeanother’sdebtsWordformationI.WordStudy3.certify

v.toconfirmformallyastrue,accurate,orgenuineExamples:Theaccountswerecertified(as)correct.Hewascertified(as)insane.

certifiedaccountant注册会计师n.certificationa.certified有书面证明的，已证实的WordformationI.WordStudy

4.expose

v.

a.tosubjectorallowtobesubjectedtoanactionoraninfluence使受影响

b.tosubject(aphotographicfilm,forexample)totheactionoflight使曝光

c.

tomakeknown(sth.discreditable);toreveal(theguiltorwrongdoingof)

揭发（有损信誉的事）；揭露（罪恶或错误的行为）Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.I.WordStudyExamples:Theparentsexposedtheirchildrentoclassicalmusicathome.Thisfilmhasbeenexposed.Thecrimeofthecorruptofficialsmustbe

exposedwithoutanyreserve.I.WordStudy5.facultyTobecontinuedonthenextpage.

n.a.

anyofthepowersofthebodyormind

b.

departmentorgroupofrelateddepartmentsinauniversity

c.

thewholeteachingstaffinoneofthedepartmentsorinthewholeuniversityExamples:

thefacultyofthesight;mentalfaculties

theFacultyofLaw

Theentirefacultyoftheuniversitywillattendthemeeting.I.WordStudycf.

staffn.a.groupofassistantsworkingtogetherinabusiness,etc.responsibletoamanagerorapersoninauthorityb.thosepeopledoingadministrativeworkI.WordStudyExamples:thehotel

staff,theshop

staffWeneedmore

staff

intheoffice.Ihavea

staff

often.

aheadteacherandher

staff

校长及全体教工Theschool

staff

areexpectedtosuperviseschoolmeals.n.generationn.generatora.generativeWordformationv.toproduceasaresultofachemicalorphysicalprocess6.generateExamples:ageneratingstation发电厂，发电站

Whencoalburns,itgeneratesheat.

generativereproduction有性繁殖I.WordStudy7.neverthelessadv.inspiteofthat,howeverExamples:Shewasverytired,neverthelessshekeptonworking.Wearegoingneverthelessweshallreturn.I.WordStudy8.rear

v.

a.tocarefor(childrenorachild)duringtheearlystagesoflife;tobringup

b.totend(growingplantsoranimals)c.torisehighintheair;totower

n.ahindpart后面，后边；后边的部分Examples:torearachildtorearpoultrytorearamonumenttoaperson’smemory为纪念某人而建立纪念碑

therearofthehall

I.WordStudy9.species

n.afundamentalcategoryoftaxonomicclassification,rankingbelowagenusorsubgenusandconsistingofrelatedorganismscapableofinterbreeding Examples:Somespeciesofanimalshavebecomeextinctbecausetheycouldnotadapttoachangingenvironment.TheOriginofSpecies《物种起源》I.WordStudyv.

tomeetpresentneedsorrequirements

10.sufficeWordformationa.sufficientn.sufficiencyTheendofWordStudy.Examples:Theserationswillsufficeuntilnextweek.Fiftydollarswillsufficeme.Fiftydollarswillsufficeformyneeds.I.WordStudyList:1.enrollin2.specializein3.putit…4.gothrough5.seetoitthat6.presideover7.beouttodosth.8.beonone’s/thewayto9.Thechancesarethat…10.inessence11.make…available

II.PhrasesandExpressions

toplaceone’snameonarollorregister;tosignup注册登记，注册、记录某人名字在花名册上；登记1.enrollinII.PhrasesandExpressionsWordformationn.enrollmentExample:Weenrolledinthearmy.

toconcentrateonaparticularactivityorproduct从事专门活动或销售专业产品2.specializein

II.PhrasesandExpressionsExample:Theshop

specializesin

mountain-climbinggear.

toexpress;tostate表达；陈述3.putit…II.PhrasesandExpressionsExamples:toputitanotherway换句话说

toputitmildly说得婉转些

toputitstrong说得刻薄II.PhrasesandExpressions4.

gothrough

a.

toexaminecarefully仔细检查

b.

toexperienceExamples:Johnwentthroughthestudents’papers.Wewentthroughhellwhileworkingonthisproject.

totrytomakesurethat

5.seetoitthatII.PhrasesandExpressionsExample:Theparentsaskedthegirltoseetoit

thatheryoungerbrothersbehavewellatthetable.

tobeinchargeof

6.presideoverII.PhrasesandExpressionsExamples:presideoverameeting主持会议

presideattea招待客人吃茶点

Themanagerpresidesoverthebusinessofthisstore.主持管理业务

totrytodosth.7.beouttodo

sth.II.PhrasesandExpressionsExample:Youprofessorraiseyourkidsyourway;I’lltakecareofmyown.Me,I’mouttomakemoney. to

be

intheprocessofcoming,going,ortraveling8.beonone’s/theway

toII.PhrasesandExpressionsExamples:Sheis

onherwayoutthedoor.Winteris

ontheway.Youare

onyourwaytobeingthatnewspeciesofmechanizedsavage,thepush-buttonNeanderthal.

Itispossiblethat…9.Thechancesarethat…II.PhrasesandExpressionsTobecontinuedonthenextpage.cf.Examples:The

chances

aretentoonethattheguestteamwillwin.Ifyouhavesomeoneonyourmind,letherknow.Chancesareyouareonhersaswell.ThereisachancethatIwillseehimthesedays.Isthereanychanceofrain?II.PhrasesandExpressionsExamples:Itchancedthatthetrainwaslatethatday.Althoughthereisstillhope,heisnotnotwillingtochanceit.vi.tocomeaboutbychance;occur偶然发生，出现vt.totaketheriskorhazardof冒······的危险chanceII.PhrasesandExpressions

bynature;essentially本质上；实质的

10.inessence

Example:Inessence,leadershipinvolvesaccomplishinggoalswithandthroughpeople.II.PhrasesandExpressions

11.make…available

todosth.sothatonethingcanbeusedorcaneasilybeboughtorfoundExamples:Dentalclinicsshallbemadeavailablewithintenmilesofeachcommunity.Parkingfacilitiesweremadeavailableforthedisabled.TheendofPhrasesandExpressions.III.WordBuildingList:

Suffix–ize

Suffix–fyIII.WordBuildingtocausetobeortobecome使成为b.tocausetoconformtoorresemble使······一致，使······相像c.totreatas当作······对待d.totreatoraffectwith

对待或影响dramatize戏剧化Hellenize使希腊化idolize偶像崇拜anesthetize施以麻醉e.g.capitalize

suffixTobecontinuedonthenextpage.III.WordBuildinge.tosubjectto使服从f.totreataccordingtoorpracticethemethodof

根据······对待或实施办法g.tobecome;becomelike

成为；变得像h.toperform,engagein,orproduce完成，从事于，生产

tyrannize压制pasteurize施行巴氏消毒materialize具体化botanize采集植物e.g.capitalize

suffixTobecontinuedonthenextpage.

III.WordBuildingcapitalizecentralizefinalizehospitalizeidealizenaturalizesocializecapital(a.)central(a.)final(a.)hospital(n.)ideal(a.)natural(a.)social(a.)suffix—-izeTobecontinuedonthenextpage.suffix—-izeIII.WordBuildingapologizecivilizefertilizeindustrializerealizespecializewesternizeapologetic(a.)civil(a.)fertile(a.)industrial(a.)real(a.)special(a.)western(a.)TheendofSuffix-ize.III.WordBuildingclarify

suffix-fy—tocausetobecome;tomakebase(n.)clear(a.)class(n.)intense(a.)just(a.)note(n.)basify碱化clarify澄清classify分类intensify加强justify使正当notify通知Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.III.WordBuildingclarify

suffix-fy—tocausetobecome;tomakepure(a.)quality(n.)simple(a.)unity(n.)terror(n.)purify净化qualify使具有资格simplify简化unify统一terrify使恐惧TheendofWordBuilding.IV.Grammar

I.Observethefollowingsentencesandstudy