Unit6MatriculationFixation第六单元课件

Unit6MatriculationFixation

ByJoeQueenanObsessiveInterestinattendingeliteuniversities.

1TextExplanations★Offershissincereadvicetoparentswhohavecollege-boundchildren.★Hefirstcriticizessomeparentswhotrytoselectuniversitiesfortheirchildren.Hepointsoutthatagooduniversitydoesnotnecessarilyguaranteeasuccessfulcareer.

(theexampleofhisfriends)★Thenhetellsthosedisillusionedparentswhosechildrenareunlikelytoenterprestigiousuniversitiesthatmanypeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity.(examsofcelebrities)2DetailedStudyofParas1—2Thesetwoparagraphsmakeuptheintroductorypartinwhichtheauthorusesananecdote['ænɪk,dot]趣闻,轶事asastartingpointoftheessay.3LanguageWork—para1tobeforcedtostaysomewhere/suffersthunpleasantforalongtimelanguishv.:Shecontinuestolanguishinaforeignprison.

她被继续囚禁在一所外国的监狱里。tolanguishinpoverty 为贫穷所困4Ifsomethinglanguishes,itisnotsuccessful,oftenbecauseofalackofeffortorbecauseofalotofdifficulties.(由于不努力或困难太多)未成功例：Withoutthefounder'sdriveanddirection,thecompanygraduallylanguished.5Notbroughttobearonmorethanoneobjectorobjectiveget/havesb’sundividedattentionI’lljustfinishwritingthissentence,andthenyoucanhavemyundividedattention. 让我先把这句话写完，我就可以全心全意招呼你了。学生们正在专心地听讲。Thestudentsarelisteningwithundividedattention.

67passslowly(oftime)woreonegs.Monthsworeonandstillheheardnonewsofhisfamily.—collect,aftertoomuchwork/withdifficulty;acquiregarnerv.收集并贮藏;获得egs.Squirrelsgarnernutsforthewinter. 松鼠为过冬储存松果。史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。Mr.Smithgraduallygarneredanationalreputationasafinancialexpert.8Butasthebriefingsessionworeon,Ididmanagetogarnermostoftherelevantdetails.—ThoughIlistenedabsentmindedly,Imanagedtograspmostoftheimportantinformationinhisspeech.9Para.2"brightbutnotbrilliant"(Para2)smartbutnotoutstanding.10brightvs.brilliantbright:brilliant:clever:(BE)smart:(AE)IntelligentveryintelligentIntelligentIntelligent112)"withothercollege-boundchildreninthefamilyqueue"(Para2)—withanumberofchildreninafamilywhoaregoingtogotocollegeoneafteranotherinafew

years.12QUESTIONWhatdoesthesentence."fewercontactswouldbemade"meaninpara2?Thesentencemeansthatsinceitwasalocaluniversity,therewouldbefewerchances

toestablishanetworkofinterpersonalrelationshipsthatcouldbepotentiallyhelpfulinthe

future.13Herdegreewouldputherwithinstrikingdistanceoftheyellowbrickroad,butnotphysicallyontheroaditself.yellowbrickroad—the

roadofgold,ametaphorforsuccess.withinstrikingdistance:veryneartoegs.WelivewithinstrikingdistancetobothBaltimoreandWashington.我们完成该辞典为期不远。

Wearewithinstrikingdistanceofcompletingthedictionary.HowtoParaphrase?14ParaphraseAftershegraduatesfromasecond-classuniversity,shewillbeclosetothepathtosuccess,thoughnotdirectlyonit,butstilltherewillbeagapbetween.15Paragraphs3&4Asaresponsetotheman'sstory,theauthortriestogivesomeadvicebyrelatinghisown

experiences,i.e.hishighschoolfriends,hisuniversitydays,andhispresentcareer.

16Para3"aman

oftheworld"---amanwhohaslotsofexperienceincopingwith

certainsituationsorpeople.2)"themostintimatedetails"---mostpersonalorconfidentialdetails.3)Mediate---actbetweenpartieswithaviewtoreconcilingdifferences17"inquestion"-beingtalkedabout,underdiscussion;opentodoubtorsuspicion18LanguageWork

Itoldthemanthatmanyofmyhighschoolfriendshadgraduatedfromthesecond-tier

universityinquestion

andhadgoneontoliverich,fulllives.

----Itoldthemanthatmany

ofmyhighschoolfriendshadgraduatedfromthesecond-classuniversityhisdaughterwouldbeattending,andnowtheyarealllivingfullandfruitfullives.19inquestionnowinconsiderationorunderdiscussionegs.Iwasoutoftownonthenightin

question.Ihavenoideaofthemaninquestion.20Paragraph44)"tocarveoutanicelittlenicheformyself"---securemyselfagoodand

comfortablepositionbyhardworkandgreateffort.Ifyoucarveoutanicheoracareer,yousucceedingettingthepositionorthecareerthatyouwantbyyourownefforts.21carveouttosuccessfullycreate/obtainsth 艰苦创业；奋斗取得（事业、名声）egs.Hehopestocarveoutanicheforhimselfasasuccessfulwriter.Shehas～aplaceinthefashionworld.在土木工程业方面,他孜孜以求为自己赢得了声誉。

Hecarvedoutanameforhimselfintheengineeringbusiness.carveoutaniche22Itoldhimthat…notunliketheonehisdaughterwasentering,andhadmanagedtocarveoutalittlenicheformyself.—

ItoldhimthatImyselfhadgraduatedfromasecond-class

universityinPhiladelphia,justliketheonehis

daughterwasentering,andhadmanagedtoestablishquiteasuccessfulcareerformyself.23QUESTION

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"...thesunneversetwithoutmythankingGodfor..."?—TheauthormeansthateverydayhefeltgratefultoGodforwhathelearntfromhistalentedanddedicatedprofessors.245)"Pressedforbiographicaldata"---urgedtogivepersonalinformation.25tickoffTheteachertickedoffanameonthelist.老师在名单上的一个名字旁打勾。tickofftherightanswer勾出正确选项勾出主题句tickoffthetopicsentence26credentialsn.documentsthatprovethatyouarewhoyouclaimtobe,andcanthereforebetrusted资格证明书，证件n.credenceIfsomethinglendsorgivescredencetoatheoryorstory,itmakesiteasiertobelieve.27Paragraph5--6Themanisnotveryresponsiveandinterestedintheauthor'saccount,whichevokestheauthor'scomment"Ineverdidfindoutwhyhewasvisitingthe

hospital."2829Thoughhetriedtofeigninterestinmypatheticcurriculumvitae,Icouldseethathewasdevastated.---ThoughheactedasifhewasinterestedinmypitiableCV,Icouldseethathewasupset.feignV.topretendthatyouhaveaparticularfeeling佯作，装作feigndeathfeignindifferenceegs.Sherespondedtohisremarkswithfeignedamusement.

Idon'twanttogotonight--IthinkIshallfeignanexcuse.301.ADJAfakefurorafakepainting,forexample,isafurorpaintingthathasbeenmadetolookvaluableorgenuine,usuallyinordertodeceivepeople.伪造的例：Thebankmanagerissaidtohaveissuedfakecertificates.据说这个银行经理曾出具过伪造的假凭证。2.N-COUNTAfakeissomethingthatisfake.膺品例：Thegalleryisfilledwithfamousworksofart,andeveryoneofthemisafake.画廊里满是极好的艺术名品，每一件都是膺品。313.V-TIfsomeonefakessomething,theytrytomakeitlookvaluableorgenuine,althoughinfactitisnot.伪造例：It'ssafertofakeatanwithmake-upratherthansubjectyourcomplexiontotheharshraysofthesun.用化妆来伪造棕褐色的皮肤比让皮肤暴露于强烈的太阳光线更安全。例：...fakedevidence.…伪造的证据。4.V-TIfyoufakeafeeling,emotion,orreaction,youpretendthatyouareexperiencingitwhenyouarenot.假装例：Hetriedtofakesincerityashesmiledatthem.当他朝他们笑的时候，他设法假装真诚。32fakevt.tomakesthfalseappeartobegenuinetopretendtohaveaparticularfeelingfeign:topretendtohaveaparticularfeelingmasqueradeas:pretendtobesththatyouarenotpretend:3334curriculumvitaen.asummaryofyouracademicandworkhistory(synonym)CV,resume<正>简历,个人履历Haveyoubroughtyourcurriculumvitaeandcertificateswithyou?你有没有把个人履历和证书带来呢？35"hewasdevastated"---hewasextremelyupsetandworried.(Heregardedmeasanexampleoffailurewhograduatedfromalocaluniversity)NotetheshiftofviewpointinParagraph5:"patheticcurriculumvitae"and"his

daughter...wasgoingtoendupasbigafailureasI"arebothfromtheman'spointofview.patheticcurriculumvitaeHypallage(/haɪ’pælədʒiː/)isaliterarydevicethatisthereversalofthesyntacticrelationoftwowordsOnekindofhypallage,alsoknownasatransferredepithet(转移修饰语）,isthetropeorrhetoricaldeviceinwhichamodifier,usuallyanadjective,isappliedtothe"wrong"wordinthesentence.Theeffectoftenstressestheemotionsorfeelingsoftheindividualbyexpandingthemontotheenvironment.36移人于物移人于物。把描写人的词语移用来描写物，从侧面衬托人的思想感情，增强语言的表达效果。如：他留着浓黑的胡须，目光明亮，满头是倔强得一簇簇直竖起来的头发，仿佛处处在告白他对现实社会的不调和。（唐弢《琐忆》）“倔强”一般是用来刻画人物的性格，这里却用来修饰“头发”，而正是这种错位移用，表现出了鲁迅先生倔强的性格品质和不屈不挠的斗争精神。/GroupTopic/KUPKSYQcSYUUT3IYG9R6RRIi.html37最是那一低头的温柔，像一朵水莲花不胜凉风的娇羞，道一声珍重，道一声珍重，那一声珍重里有蜜甜的忧愁——沙扬娜拉！这是徐志摩于1924年陪泰戈尔游历东瀛岛国日本时的长诗《沙扬娜拉十八首》中的最后一首。这首玲珑之作表现了浪漫诗人的灵动与风流情怀。诗中末尾的“密甜的忧愁”作为全诗的诗眼，就是运用了矛盾修辞法。这里，诗人采用对立情绪产生的矛盾效果，浪漫地表达了自己的情感，真可谓悠悠离愁，万种风情，一切尽在不言中。

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徐志摩38ADreamofRedMansion“You’vealreadygotone,”Baochaichuckled,“MuchAdoaboutNothingisjustthenameforyou.”宝钗笑道：“你的绰号早有了，‘无事忙’三个字恰当得很。”在此例中，muchado和nothing的语义是相互矛盾的。译者正是巧用这一特点把对贾宝玉“终日瞎忙，无所事事”的讥讽传神地表现出来，具有画龙点睛之效果。39Paragraphs7&8Thesetwoparagraphsplayanimportantroleintheessay.Ontheonehand,theyaretheauthor’scommentselicitedbytheincident;ontheotherhand,theyfunctionasatransitiontofurtherdiscussiononthematter.40Paragraphs7Gabbinessexcessivetalkativenesswhereof:ofwhat，aboutwhatfollowsuit:todothesamethingasothers41theneuroticgabbiness---tendencytotalkexcessivelybecauseofoversensitivitytoorover-indulgenceincertaintopics42afflictIfyouareafflictedbypain,illness,ordisaster,itaffectsyoubadlyandmakesyousuffer.困扰例：Therearetwomainproblemswhichafflictpeoplewithhearingimpairments.有两大问题困扰有听觉障碍的人。意大利受政治腐败困扰已数十年了。Italyhasbeenafflictedbypoliticalcorruptionfordecades.432)IknowwhereofIspeak---IknowwhatIspeakof3)I’mcompletelylappedout---Ihavenointerestin

thissubjectatall."belappedout":beeliminatedinarace44QUESTIONWhydoestheauthorsaythathewillneverparticipateinamind-numbingdiscussionaboutcollegeselectionprocess,oncehiskidshave

lefthome?Theauthorbelievesthatsuchdiscussionsaremeaninglessorevenharmful.Here,heseemstosuggestthatforthoseparentswhohappentomaketherightselectionsfortheirchildrenorwhosechildrengotoprestigiousuniversitiessuchatopicwouldbeself-aggrandizing,butforthosewhofailtomaketherightselectionsorwhosechildrengotolessprestigiousuniversitiessuchatopicwouldbeself-flagellatory.45Para8unalloyed:purebanal:boringself-aggrandizing:arrogantself-flagelatory:punishingpunitive:inflictingpunishment46LANGUAGEWORKThislackofinterestdoesnotstemfrom

pureselfishnessorunalloyedcontemptforotherpeople'soffspring.stemfrom:tobetheresultofsth来自,起源于Herproblemsstemfrom

herdifficultchildhood.Hesaidthatchildren'sbadbehavioroftenstemsfromboredom.47unalloyed[,ʌnə'lɔɪd]unalloyedhappiness真正的幸福unalloyedrelief完全的解脱Wehadtheperfectholiday-twoweeksofunalloyedbliss.48Paraphrase---ThereasonwhyIamnotinterestedinitisnotbecauseIamselfishorlookdownuponotherpeople'schildren.49Whatdoescribbagestandfor?Cribbageisacardgame.Hereitisusedincontrastto"mind-numbingdiscussion."Thusitstandsforsomethingentertaining,ratherthanboringorafflicting.50Paras9-10Theauthorcriticizesparentswhotrytomaketheselectionofcollegesfortheirchildrenandcommentsonit.51Para9infuriating:annoying/displeasing/irritating/vexingvalidate:tomakesthofficiallyacceptedtop-flight:first-tier/leadingirrevocable:unchangeablemirth:happinessupwardlymobile:movingtoahighersocialclass52ChuckleheadastupidpersonPrussian:

[prʌʃən]普鲁士的seeNote3belligerence:hostile/warlikeattitudeornaturesottovoce:.['sɑto'votʃi,]inalowvoicetaunt:Mock/tease/ridicule/sneer/insult/scoff/harasswithpersistentcriticism嘲讽；嘲弄；奚落prep:preparatoryschool53Paragraph9Themostinfuriatingconversationistheonewheretheparentclearlyseeksadecisivecareer-validatingmomentofemotionalclosure.

closure--whenaneventor

aperiodoftimeisbroughttoanend,orthefeelingthatsomethinghasbeencompletelydealtwith.54infuriatinginfuriate：Tomakeextremelyangry;enrage他们的侮辱激怒了他。Theirinsultsinfuriatedhim.55validatingvalidatev.:makelegallyvalid使生效;使有法律效力(valid)Youneedanofficialsignaturetovalidatetheorder.你要有正式的签字,这张汇票才能生效。为使协议有效,双方在上面签了字。Inordertovalidatetheagreement,bothpartiessignit.invalidate(opp)56ParaphraseThemostinfuriatingconversationistheonewheretheparentclearlyseeksadecisivecareer-validatingmomentofemotionalclosure.---Themostannoyingconversationistheonewheretheparenttriestobeemotionallysettledonceforallbyselectingforthechildagoodcollegethatguaranteeshisorherfuturecareer.57irrevocablerevoke:toofficiallycancelsthsothatitisnotvalid废除；使无效revocation:irrevocable:adj.thatcannotbechanged;final;最终的；不能改变的；决定性的egs.anirrevocabledecision最终决定58economicmirth---happinessandcontentmentwitheconomicsuccess59Suchindividualsbelievethatsecuringadmissiontoatop-flight

universityprovideschildwithanirrevocable

passporttosuccess---Suchpeoplebelievethatifachildsucceedsingettingadmissiontoafirst-rateuniversity,thenheorshewillbeguaranteedsuccessfulfuture.60"theirchildren'sdestinations“---theirchildren'sentryintotopuniversities"...issuingasottovocetaunttoparentsofthelessgifted"---…sneeringorlaughingquietlyatthoseparentsoflessgiftedchildren

61NowwecangettheheckoutofhereandmovetoTuscany.gettheheckoutofhere:getridofthiskindoftroubleofrearingthechildrenTuscany:托斯卡纳(意大利一行政区)托斯卡纳以其美丽的风景和丰富的艺术遗产而著称。已有6处被列为世界遗产：佛罗伦萨历史中心（1982年）、比萨主教座堂广场（1987年）、圣吉米尼亚诺历史中心（1990年）、锡耶纳历史中心（1995年）、皮恩扎历史中心（1996年）和瓦尔道尔契亚（2004年）。托斯卡纳实质上是意大利文艺复兴的发源地，它的艺术遗产包括建筑学、绘画及雕塑、被许多的博物馆收藏，而最知名的博物馆是位于佛罗伦萨的乌菲兹美术馆，而很多小城市亦有这些博物馆。托斯卡纳是列奥纳多·达·芬奇、米开朗基罗及但丁（意大利语之父）的出生地。托斯卡纳也以酿酒著名（例如吉安地酒），境内并有120受保护地区（自然保护区）。62Nowweneedn’tworryaboutthechildrenanymore,andwecangotoItalytorelax.63Paragraph10“...ageseventeen.Ortwenty-one”---achildissupposedtoentercollegeatseventeenandgraduateattwenty-one.2)"first-classscrewups“ ---absoluteandhopelessfailures364LANGUAGE

WORKInreallife,somechildrengetthefinesteducationsbutstillbecomefirst-classscrewups.---Inreallife,someverypromisingchildrenwithverygoodschooling

turnouttobecompletefailures.

65screwup（infml）makeamessof,destroyorruinItwassuchasimpleplan;howcouldyouhavescreweditup?这是个很简单的计划,你怎么会把它弄得一团糟呢?egs.IreconI’vepassedthephysics,butI’msureIscrewedchemistryup.Havingthecarstolencompletelyscrewedupourholidayplans.66)"enduponwelfareorskidrow“

---eventuallyliveonsocialwelfarefortheirsurvivalorliveinslums.67Question:◆Howdoparentsfeelwhentheirchildrenenteratopuniversity?Andwhatistheauthor’scommentonit?68Paragraph11-12Thesecondcategoryofpeople,disillusionedparentswhosechildrenareunlikelytoenterprestigiousuniversitiesandtheauthor’scomments.69...theirBrandXchildrenaren'tgoingtomakethecuttomakethecut:

aninformalAmerican

expressionthatmeans"toattainaparticulargoal.

--theirchildrenfallintothecommonvarietythatarenotlikelytoachievemuchandcannotpossiblybeadmittedtoprestigiousuniversities."70Whatdoestheauthormeanby"thosegrandiosedelivery-roomdreamsofAmherst,Bard,andDukearesuddenlygoingupinsmoke"?"Amherst,BarandDuke"arethreeprestigiousprivateuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Theauthormeansthatbeautifuldreamswhichthoseparentshavecherishedsincechildrenwerebornarenowtotallysmashedandhavedisappeared.71LANGUAGEWORKBashfully,shamefacedly,miserably,theseparentsnowmumblethenamesofthe

glamourlessinstitutionstheirprogenyareskulkingoff

to.skulkoffto:tomovestealthilyto

---Embarrassedly,guiltily,sorrowfully,theseparentsnowdarenotutterloudlythenamesofthoselow-gradeinstitutionswheretheirchildrenarequietlyenteringbecausetheyareashamedofthemselves.72Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!isanAmericanquizshow智力竞赛节目featuringtriviainhistory,literature,thearts,popculture,science,sports,geography,wordplay,andmore.733)whosecapitalsonlyrepeatwinnersonJeopardy!canname.

--whosestatecapitalsaresoobscurethatonlypeoplewhooftenwinongameshowslikeJeopardy

canname74Thisparagraphgivestheauthor'sviewonasecondclassofobsessives.Theauthorarguesthatenteringaprestigiousuniversityisnotacriteriontojudgeaperson'ssuccess,because"somekidsarelatebloomers.Somekidsarebetteroffinalesscompetitiveenvironment.Lotsofpeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity."Inadditionheoffersthereassuringadvicethat"lifedoesn'thavejustoneAct.ThereisoftenActTwo.AndActFive.“Para12MainIdea?75S1worst-laidplansOfMiceandMensabest-laidplansofOfMiceandMensaThephraseiscontainedinapoembyRobertBurnsabouthimrunningoveramousehome.Burnsusedthisillustrationtoshowthatdespitethebestlaidplansbythelady,shecouldnothaveforeseenthevermin(寄生虫）inherwig.Nomatterhowwellyouplansomething,"stuff"happens.weatheryouareamanoramouseyourplansaresubjecttooutsideforcesandwillbesubjecttochangeanddisruption.76Somekidsarelatebloomers.---Somekidsbecomesuccessfullaterthanaveragekids.Somekidsarebetteroffinalesscompetitiveenvironment.---Somekidsperformbetterinalesscompetitivesituation.77"yourchildhasfailedtoclearthefirst...hurdle“----yourchildhasfailedtoovercome

thefirstdifficulty...Heretheverb"clear"meansto"getover"thehurdlewithouttouchingit.2)"Matissedidn'tgetrolling...“---Matissedidn'tbecomesuccessful."get(something)rolling"meanstomakeprogressortoprosper.783)"…"lifedoesn'thaveoneact...---Thisisametaphorwithwhichtheauthor

compareslifetoaperformanceoraplay.Bythismetaphortheauthorissaying

thatpeople

mayhavedifferenttalentsthatcouldbeshowninvariousphasesof

theirlives.4)"high-profileinstitutions"---Itreferstofamousuniversities.

795)"whoserenownhasinsomewayprecededthem."---whosefamehasmoreweightthan

theseinstitutionsthemselves.Theauthorsuggeststhatsomeparentsthinkmoreofthefameofauniversitythantheuniversityitself,hence“itisnever

entirelyclearwhatparentsarelookingfor.”

6)nerds:herethewordreferstoMIT

studentswhoarestereotypicallyawkward

and

sociallyuncomfortable.

80DuringarecentvisittoMIT,Iwatchedthefirstthirtysecondsofanadmissionsofficevideopokingfunat

the

university'sreputationasanerdfactory.--RecentlyImadeavisittoMIT,andIwatchedthefirstthirtysecondsofanadmissionsofficemakingjokesabouttheuniversity'sreputation.Theuniversityisridiculedtobeafactorywhichturnsoutverysmartbutboringpeople.81

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QUESTIONWhatdoestheadmissionsofficevideohopetoconvey?Andwhatdoestheauthorfind?TheadmissionsofficevideotriestodismissthesayingthatMITisafactorythatproducesboringandunfashionablepeoplewhoarenotgoodat

communicatingwithotherpeopleinsocialsituations.However,theauthorsawalotofsuchpeopleonthecampus.82Paragraphs13---14Thetalkaboutdinnerpricesseeminglyhassomethingtodowithaffordability,itisactuallyananecdotetheauthorusestopokefunatthoseallparents.83Para13"onehigh-strungmother"--oneverynervousmother.2)"buck"(informal)-dollar84LANGUAGEWORKThewomanshuddered,notingthatforkingovereightdollarsfordinnereverynightcouldgetprettydarnedexpensive.fork:topaymoneyIhavetoforkoverfivedollarsforlunchintheschoolcanteeneveryWednesday.85每年我必须向政府交纳的税款一年比一年多。EveryyearIhavetoforkovermoretaxestothegovernment.Paraphrasesentenceintext--Thewomanshookalittlebit,realizingspendingeightdollarsonadinnereverynightcouldbeveryexpensive.86Para14“It'sgoingtocostyoufortygrand

tosendyourkidtoschoolhere,"Iinterjected.grand(infml)---onethousanddollars

---It’sgoingtocostyoufortythousanddollarstosendyourkidtoschoolhere,"Iinterrupted..87interjectinterjectv.:toinsertbetweenotherelements;interposeHeinterjectedseveraltimesduringtheconversation88QUESTIONWhatisthemeaningoftheauthor'sremark"Don'tstartworryingaboutdinnerprices"?TheauthormeansthatdinnerpriceswouldbetrivialcomparedwiththetotalcostofMIT.89Paragraph15

Inthisconcludingparagraphtheauthorhumorouslyexpresseshisattitudetowardscollegeselectionbysaying"people...can'tdecidewhetherIaminsensitiveororneryorflatoutdumb."90Sincethatvisitthisfall,thisincidenthasbecomeaninvaluablepartofmyrepertory.---EversincemyvisittoMITthisautumn,thateight-dollar-dinnerthinghasbecomeoneofmyfavoritesubjectswhenIhaveconversationswithotherparentsaboutthecollegeselectionprocess.91"sedulousmonitoring"---carefulandmeticulousinspection"winnowingprocedure"---selectionandscreeningprocedure92Peoplewhohearmesaythingslikethiscan’tdecidewhetherIaminsensitiveororneryorflat-outnumb.---Peoplewhohearmesaythingslikethiscan’tdecidewhetherIamuncaring,bad-temperedorabsolutelystupid.93QUESTIONWhydoestheauthorsay"IwasneverMITmaterial"?Thisisahumorouswayofsayingthathewasnota"nerd":IneverpreparedmyselfforaprestigiousuniversitysuchasMIT,yet,Iamasuccessfulman.94KeytoexerciseⅠnothavingmuchmoney,childrenwhoaregoingtocollegeregretnothavingstudiedinthefirst-classuniversityfindajobwhichwasverysuitablewillgotocollegetooaregoingtobepoor,livingonwelfare,withoutajob/aplacetolive,andoftendrinkingtoomuckalcoholmeasureuptoacertainstandardarecausingsufferingmakingjokesabout,aplacewhereboringpersonalitiesarefosteredononeoccasiontheprocessofreducingalargenumberofuniversitiestoamuchsmallernumber,withregardtopanini95Ⅱ.illuminationinspirationbiographicaldevastatedneuroticinfuriatingobsessivefixationobligatoryinterjection96ⅢdragoonedintoinquestioninjeopardyfollowsuitscreweduptakentheirtollstemmedfromsottovoceforkoverTickoffwinnoweddownflatout97Ⅳinneveraone-hundred-percentpleasantexperiencehiswishtoarguewithpeopleallthetimeanembarrassedsmilehehad$100,000morethanhehadinthepastsecretlylisteningtoTrafficwhichistravellingnorthextremeshockandsadnessconcludingitisnotnecessaryforyoutoshookviolentlyandstopped98Ⅴoneontwo–oneintwohiding—hideshakings—shakingbe—beingcourse—cause去掉of或将avoiding改为avoidance在theincrease前加on去掉of在facing后加iton—in99ⅥlifetimesturntimesChinaGreekurbanUnlikelikegovernmentconductbirthapartfocusedpotentialdidinferioroflittleconsideredboth100ⅦBeingtheeldestsoninthefamily,hewastheonlyonetohavegainedtheundividedattentionfromhisparentsHelackedtherequisiteskil