新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫2(第三版)教(學(xué))案

新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程（第三版）BOOK2教案

教學(xué)對象TeachingSubjects2015級大學(xué)英語本科教學(xué)內(nèi)容LessonContentUnit1AnImpressiveEnglishLesson周次第2-4周授課時間2月29日-3月18日課型□理論課V理論、實踐課ロ實踐課課時分配6教學(xué)環(huán)境TeachingEnvironment多媒體教室教學(xué)目標TeachingAimsAfterstudyingthisunit,thestudentsareexpectedtobeableto:understandthemainideaandstructureofSectionAandSectionB;masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetextstalkaboutlanguageteachingandlearningandexpresstheiropinionsaboutcurrentwayofteachinginanEnglishclass;readwiththeskill“findingkeyideasinsentences";writeacompositionwiththreemainparts:introduction,bodyandconclusion.重點KeyIssuesVocabularytediousabsorbedallergiccapturecondenseexceeddistinguishdistinctivecomplimentarycomplementaryproclaimevidentlyadequatecompetentadjustbeneficialSkills?Learntoreadwiththeskill“findingkeyideasinsentences"andwriteacompositionwiththreemainparts:introduction,bodyandconclusion.難點PotentialProblemsandDifficulties?Totalkaboutlanguageteachingandlearning?writeacompositionwiththreemainparts:introduction,bodyandconclusion.?Toapplythephrasesandpatterns教學(xué)方法MethodologyAcombinationoftraditionalteachingmethodswiththecommunicativeapproachwillbeadopted.Specialattentionshouldbepaidtoclassroominteractionlikequestioningandanswers.Smallgroupworksarealwaysneededwhilediscussingthequestionsandthedifficulttranslationpractice.Moreencouragementisneededandmoreguidancewillbegivenintheirextracurricularstudy.教具TeachingAidsVisualaids,projector;stereoandmicrophone教學(xué)分組TeachingGroupsGroupworkandpairwork課堂學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)與活動的組織ConductofTasksandActivities（師生互動方式ModeofInteraction;學(xué)習(xí)策略LearningStrategies）Students-centeredTask-basedteachingandlearning教學(xué)過程設(shè)計!eachingProcedures步驟1Step!導(dǎo)入Lead-inI.Greetingandwarming-upquestionsdiscussion.WhatarethekeyfactorsthathelppeoplelearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage?DoyouhaveanyprobleminEnglishlearning?DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning?II.Listeninganddiscussing.Listeningpractice.Inyouropinion,whatisthemosteffectivewaytolearnEnglish?IH.Listeningtoatalkandanswerquestionsonpage2步驟2Step2課文學(xué)習(xí)SectionAAnImpressiveEnglishLessonI.Newwordstedious:a.boringandcontinuingfortoolong冗長乏味的Tellingthestoryhasbecometedious,asIhavedoneitsomanytimes.講述這個故事已變得單調(diào)乏味,因為我已經(jīng)講了這么多次了。absorbed:a.sointerestedorinvolvedinsth.thatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse極感興趣的;全神貫注的;專注的。Timepassesquicklywhenyouareabsorbedinreadingagoodbook.在聚精會神地讀一本好書的時候,時間過得非?？?。freshfrom:havingjustcomefromaparticularplaceorexperience剛從來的;岡リ有…經(jīng)歷的Schoolprincipalsshouldnotexpectteachers,freshfromcollege,todealwithalargegroupofdifficultchildren.學(xué)校的校長不應(yīng)該指望剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)的老師來應(yīng)付一大群難以對付的孩子。exceed:vt.(fml.)bemorethanaparticularnumberoramount超過;超出Youllhavetopayextramoneyifyouexceedyourluggageallowance.如果你的行李超重,你必須額外付費。distinctive:a.easvtorecoanizebecauseofbeinadifferentfromotheroeooleorthinasofthesbfailtodosth,whilesbshoulddosth用于表述“實際情況與預(yù)期的反差"。Whilesth./sbis/does...,sb/sth.elseis/dos...用于表述“人與人之間或事與事之間的反差"。IV.StructureAnalysis:MainideaofsectionA:thistextisanarrativethattalksabouttheauthor'spersonalexperienceingivinganeffectiveEnglishlessontohisson.Heclaimsthatstudentscanlearnbetteriftheyareproperlytaught.PartI(Paras.1-5)Thispartintroducesthebackgroundofthestory.Itpresentsthethesisstatement:Studentsunfairlybearthebulkofthecriticismfortheseknowledgedeficitsbecausethereisasensethattheyshouldknowbetter.PartD(Paras.6-13)Thispartcontainstwomajorsectionstosupporttheauthor'spointofview.Thefirstsectionclaimsthatstudentsshouldnotbeblamedfortheirlanguagedeficiencyduetotwomajorreasons!)theyaremisledbythelanguageenvironment^)theyarenotlearningthelanguageadequatelyandefficientlyinschool.Thesecondsectionelaboratestheauthor'spersonalopinionabouttheimportanceofgrammarandvocabulary,bywayofmetaphors.Para.H(Para.14-17)Towardtheend,theauthornarratesanotherincidentwherehissonunconsciouslyutteredagrammaticallyperfectsentencewithasubjunctivemoodandhe'sproudofhisson.步驟3Step3語言點LanguagepointsDetailedstudyofthetext1.IfIamtheonlyparentwhostillcorrectshischild'sEnglish,thenperhapsmysonisright.Tohim,Iamatediousoddity:afatherheisobligedtolistentoandamanabsorbedintherulesofgrammar;whichmysonseemsallergicto.(Para.1)Meanina:Mvsonisorobablvriahtifthereisnootheroarentlikemewhostillcorrectshischild'sMystudentwwhoaMwasexceededonlybymyhead-shakingdistress.(para.4)Meaning:Myhead-shakingdistressatherinabilitytoexpressproperlywasevengreaterthanherslangtermwhoa,oneword,whichdidnotmakeanystatementtodescribethecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecture.Meaningbeyondwords:Thewordexceedstatesexplicitlythattheauthorsworryabouthisstudent'slanguageinabilitywasmuchmoreintensethanherexcitement.Surelystudentsshouldbeabletodistinguishbetweentheir/there/they'reonthedistinctivedifferencebetweencomplimentaryandcomplementary(para.5)Meaning:Ofcourse,studentsshouldbeabletorecognizeandunderstandthedifferencesbetweentheir/there/they'reontheobviousdifferencebetweencomplimentaryandcomplementarydistinguish:recognizethedifferencesbetweenthings區(qū)別;辨別Aformaleducationwithemphasisonhistoryliteratureandculturehelpsapersonlearnhowtodistinguishrightfromwrong著重于歷史、文學(xué)和文化的正規(guī)教育能幫助一個人學(xué)習(xí)如何明辨是非。distinguishbetween:recognizeandunderstandthedifferencebetweentwoormorethingsorpeople區(qū)分;辨別Theabilitytoreadinacriticalwayinvolvestheabilitytodistinguishbetweenfactsandthewriter'sopinionsorinterpretations.批判性閱讀能力包括區(qū)分什么是事實,什么事作者自己的看法或解釋能カ。★distinctive:a.easytorecognizebecauseofbeingdifferentfromotherpeopleorthingsofthesametype與眾不同的;特殊的;特別的Thedistinctivedesignofaproductprovidesapowerfulcompetitiveadvantageoverotherproducts.ー個獨特的產(chǎn)品設(shè)計具有比其他產(chǎn)品更強有力的競爭優(yōu)勢。Forexamplesignsingrocerystorespointthemtothestationary,eventhoughtheactualstationery-pads,albumsandnotebooks-arenotitemsnaileddown.(para.6)Meanina:Forexamole.siansofmerchandiseinarocervstoresleadstudentstothe"stationarv"ThechancecamewhenonedayIwasdrivingwithmyson.Aswesetoutonourtrip,henoticedabirdinjerkyflightandsaid,"It'sflyingsounsteady."(para.8)Meaning:TheopportunitytoteachhimEnglishcamewhenwewerebothonacarheadingforourtrip.Onseeingabirdflyingunsteadily,hecommentedthatthebirdwasflyingunsteady.jerk:n.[C]asuddenquickmovement猛的ー動;猝然ー動Theoldbusstartedwithajerk,sothepassengersshookasudden,那輛舊的公共汽車猛地ー動,車上的乘客都突然搖晃了一下。jerky:a.movingroughlywithmanystartsandstops(在進行中)不平穩(wěn)的,顛簸的Afterthebuscametoajerkyhalt,thepassengersgotthehurriedly,公共汽車顛簸著停下來以后,乘客們都匆忙下車了。Curiousaboutmycorrectionheaskedmewhatanadverbwas.Slowly,Isaid,"it'sawordthattellsyousomethingaboutaverb"Itledtohisaskingmewhataverbwas.Iexplained,"Verbsareactionwords;forexample,Daddrivesthetruck.Driveistheverbbecauseit'sthethingdadisdoing."(para.9)Meaning:fascinatedbymycorrection,hewonderedwhatanadverbwas.Afterhegottheanswer;hewentonwiththequestionofaverb.Toexplainvividlytohim,Iusedtheexampleofdriving:anactionIwasdoing.Meaningbeyondwords:Theboywasveryalerttosomethingneworinteresting.Hislearningexperienceillustratesthatlearninggrammarisnotnecessarilyboring.Then,outofhisowncuriosity,heaskedmeifotherwordshadnamesfortheiruseandfunctions.(para.10)Meaning:Afterthat,becauseofhiscuriosity,heaskedmeifotherwordsalsohadspecificnamesfortheiruseandtherolestheyplay.outofcuriositv:becauseofcuriositv出于好奇步驟5Step5練習(xí)講解Review&Exercises1.Review2.0ralpresentationReproductionExercises.Exercises3,456,7(SsgiveanswersandraisequestionstheymayhaveandTexplainsthedifficulties).Exercises8,9-writingandtranslation.Assignments:1)reviewSectionA;2)ExercisesinSectionB;3)speedreading步驟6Step6聽カ訓(xùn)練ListeningpracticeAssignments:1)StoryretellinginUnit1;Pairwork-practicemodeldialogsinunit1intheListeningandSpeakingBook;Previewthenewwordsinunit2;自我評價問題QuestionsforSelf-evaluation:CanIunderstandthetextfully?HaveImemorizedthenewvocabularyandcanIputthemintouse?DoIunderstandbetterhowtobecomeasuccessfullanguagelearner?

板書設(shè)計BlackboardLayoutBackgroundInformation1.2.3<Title>Structureofthetextandsentencestructureindetails123Warm-upquestions:12自我評價問題QuestionsforSelf-evaluationCanIunderstandthetextfully?HaveImemorizedthenewvocabularyandcanIputthemintouse?DoIunderstandbetterhowtobecomeasuccessfullanguagelearner?教材與教學(xué)資源ResourcesandMaterials:全新版大學(xué)英語長篇閱讀2,上海外語教育出版社,李蔭華新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程（第三版）,外語教學(xué)與研究出版社,鄭樹棠大學(xué)英語語法,外語教學(xué)與研究出版社大學(xué)英語,袁懋梓大學(xué)實用英語寫作教程,北京理工大學(xué)出版社,汪宏教參References新視野大學(xué)英語教師用書,鄭樹棠,外語教學(xué)與研究出版社,2015年MotivatingStudentstoLearn.BrophyJere.EastNormalUniversityPress.2004ClassroomDecision-making.BreenMichaelRShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress.2005課后記錄AfterClassNotes

教學(xué)對象TeachingSubjects2015級大學(xué)英語本科教學(xué)內(nèi)容LessonContentUnit2College一Theladdertosuccess?周次第5-7周授課時間3月21日―4月8日課型□理論課V理論、實踐課ロ實踐課課時分配6教學(xué)環(huán)境TeachingEnvironment多媒體教室教學(xué)目標TeachingAimsAfterstudyingthisunit,thestudentsareexpectedtobeableto:understandthemainideaandstructureofSectionAandSectionB;masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetextstalkaboutsignificanceofthehumanitiesandgainmoreinsightsintolifeandsocietyandbeawareofculturalandreligiousdifferences;readwiththeskillMreadingformajordetails"";writeacompositiontointroducetheadvantagesofsomethingwiththreemainparts:introduction,bodyandconclusion.

重點KeyIssuesVocabularyaccounting,boost,defect,persist,accelerate,dominant,compel,elegant,spectacular;insight,liable,reservoir;insuccession,speculateabout/on,investsb./sth.with,inthecompanyofSkills?LearntoreadwiththeskillMMreadingformajordetails“andfocusonhowtheadvantages/disadvantagesareintroduced.難點PotentialProblemsandDifficulties?Totalkaboutsignificanceofthehumanities?writeacompositiontointroduceadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsometopic.?Toapplythephrasesandpatterns教學(xué)方法MethodologyAcombinationoftraditionalteachingmethodswiththecommunicativeapproachwillbeadopted.Specialattentionshouldbepaidtoclassroominteractionlikequestioningandanswers.Smallgroupworksarealwaysneededwhilediscussingthequestionsandthedifficulttranslationpractice.Moreencouragementisneededandmoreguidancewillbegivenintheirextracurricularstudy.教具TeachingAidsVisualaids,projector;stereoandmicrophone教學(xué)分組TeachingGroupsGroupworkandpairwork課堂學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)與活動的組織ConductofTasksandActivities（師生互動方式ModeofInteraction;學(xué)習(xí)策略LearningStrategies）Students-centeredTask-basedteachingandlearning步驟1Step!導(dǎo)入Lead-inI.Greetingandwarming-upquestionsdiscussion.Howdoyouthinkofyourcurrentmajor?Ifyouweregivenasecondchancetochooseyourmajor;whatwouldyouselectandwhy?Whatliberalarts/humanitiescoursesdoyoulearnincollege?Doyouthinktheyarenecessaryforyoureducation?ILListeninganddiscussing.Listeningpractice.Inyouropinion,whatarethemostimportantskillsyoulearnedinhighschool?III.Listeningtoatalkandanswerquestionsonpage30.步驟2Step2課文學(xué)習(xí)SectionAAnImpressiveEnglishLessonI.BackgroundinformationthehumanitiesThehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Therefore,theyaredistinguishedfromtheapproachesofthenaturalsciences.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includehistory,anthropology,communicationstudies,culturalstudies,law,language,literature,philosophy,religion,musicandtheater;etc.Throughexplorationofthehumanities,studentslearnhowtothinkcreativelyandcritically,toreason,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowstudentstogainnewinsightsintoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusinessmodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalartseducation.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuestoprovidetheidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.self-awarenessSelf-awarenessisn'taqualitythatyoudemonstratebytellingastory,butratherithastodowithhowvoutellthestorvandvourabilitvtocommunicatewhatvoulearned.BeinaabletoexolaintoIV.StructureAnalysis:MainideaofsectionA:thistextisanarrativethattalksabouttheauthor'spersonalexperienceingivinganeffectiveEnglishlessontohisson.Heclaimsthatstudentscanlearnbetteriftheyareproperlytaught.(Paras.1-5)PartIprovidesthebackgroundinformationoftheargument.Bymovingawayfromthehumanitiesandtakingsome“hard-skill“coursesinstead,studentsthinkitwouldimprovetheirchanceoffindingajob.Becauseoftheeconomicdownturn,thistrendislikelytopersistandevenaccelerate.However,thehumanitiesplayasignificantroleinpeople'slivesandcan'tbeignored.(Paras.6-9)PartIIpresentstheauthor'sargumenttostandupforthetruevalueofthehumanities:studyingthehumanitiescanimproveourabilitytoreadandwrite,investuswithgreatinsightandself-awareness,therebyreleasingourcreativeenergyandtalent,andprovidethescopeofpossibilitiesthatarewidelyopentous.Italsosuggeststhatinnerinsight,combinedwithtechnicalknowledge,isidealfortheestablishmentofagoodcareer.Para,n(Para.10)PartHIsummariesthemainideasstatedintheargument:Thehumanitieshelptocreatewell-roundedhumanbeingswithinnerinsightandunderstandingofthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity步驟3Step3語言點LanguagepointsDetailedstudyofthetext1.Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughtakeaccounting.(Para.1)Meaning:Whenconditionsorsituationsbecomedifficult,determinedpeoplechoosetostudythesubiectofaccountina.hooinathevcanmoreeasilvfindaiobinthefuture.Theyhavetostudysomethingthatbooststheirprospectsoflandingajob.(Para.1)Meaning:Theyhavetostudysomethingthatimprovestheirchancesofsuccessinfindingajob.boost:vt.increaseorimprovesth.tomakeitmoresuccessful促進;推動;使興旺Somecountrieshopethatwarmerweatherandmorerainwillboosttheirfarmoutput.ー些國家希望更溫暖的天氣和更多的降雨能提高他們的農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)量。prospect:n.[C,U]sth.thatispossibleorlikelytohappeninthefuture,orthepossibilityitself可能的事情;很能發(fā)生的事情;前景Careerprospectsinscienceandtechnologyarevirtuallyunlimited,科技類職業(yè)的前景幾乎是無可限量的。Thedatashowthatasstudentshaveincreasinglyshoulderedtheever-risingcostoftuition,theyhavedefectedfromthestudyofthehumanitiesandtowardappliedscienceand"hard"skillsthattheybetwillleadtounemployment.Meaning:Thefactsandinformationshowthatasstudentshavespentincreasinglymoremoneyontuition,theyhaveturnedawayfromthehumanitiestosomepracticalcoursesthattheybelievewillenablethemtogetajobmoreeasily.★defect:vi.Leaveacountry,politicalparty,ororganizationtogotoanotherone被判;叛逃Hedefectedfromthepartyinthelate1970s.他在20世紀70年代后期背叛了該黨。n.[C]afaultinsb.orsth.缺點;欠缺;不足之處Stammeringisprobablyaninheriteddefect.ロ吃可能是ー一種遺傳缺陷。★applied:a.(usu.beforenoun)usedfordescribingeducationalsubjectswhentheyarestudiedfortheirpracticaluses(學(xué)科)應(yīng)用的,實用的Industryleaderswantscientiststoengageinbasicresearch,notappliedresearch.產(chǎn)業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者們希望科學(xué)家們從事基礎(chǔ)研究,而不是應(yīng)用研究。★bet:(bet,bet)vt.befairlysurethatsth.istrue,thatsth.willhappen,etc.,althoughyoucan'tprovethis肯定willcontinuetoshrinkandworsenforalongtimeeachyear.NoteItmightbeworthwhiletohaveareviewofthewordslideusedasanounoraverb:n.[usu.sing.]asituationinwhichsth.graduallygetsworseorsb.developsaproblem（情況）變糟,惡化;（人）出現(xiàn)問題Schooladministratorswereunabletoexplaintheslideinstudents1performance.學(xué)校管理人員無法解釋學(xué)生成績下降的原因。v.graduallybecomeworse,orbegintohaveaproblem逐漸破壞;開始出現(xiàn)問題Students1testscoresstartedtoslideinthemid-1990s.20世紀90年代中期,學(xué)生的考分開始下降?！飐uccession:n.[sing.]aseriesofpeopleorthingsofthesametypeー連串,一系歹リ（同類型的人或物）Aftergraduation,hetookasuccessionoflow-paidjobs.畢業(yè)后他干了一連串報酬低微的工作?！飅nsuccession:happeningoneaftertheotherwithoutanythingdifferenthappeninginbetween連續(xù)發(fā)生地;接連發(fā)生地Sheisanaccomplishedathleteandwonthechampionshipfourtimesinsuccession.她是ー個成功的運動員,連續(xù)四次獲得冠軍。8.Therealreadyhasbeenanearly50percentdeclineintheportionofliberalartsmajorsoverthepastgeneration,anditislogicaltothinkthatthetrendisboundtocontinueorevenaccelerate.（Para.3）Meaning:Basedonthefactorthattherealreadyhasbeenabout50percentdecreaseinthenumbersofstudentsmajoringinliberalartsoverthepastyears,itisreasonabletothinkthatthetrendwillsurelycontinueorevenspeedup.★liberal:a.（~arts）schoolorcollegesubjectsthatgivestudentsageneraleducationandteachthemtothinkratherthanthosesubiectsthatdeveloooracticalskills文科athickstronguprightpostthatsupportspartofabuilding柱子;支柱Eightmassivestonepillarssupportedtheroof,ハ根巨大的石柱支撐起房頂?！飗ivid:a.havingorproducingveryclearanddetailedimagesinthemind清晰的;生動的Hegaveaveryvividandoftenshockingaccountofhistimeinprison.他描述了他在監(jiān)獄的往事,非常生動,也非常令人震驚。★compel:vt.forcesb.todosth.強迫;迫使Asaschoolboy,hewascompelledtowearshortseveninwinter.當他還是ー個在校的小男孩時,即使在冬天他也被迫穿短褲?！颿ompelling:erestingorexcitingenoughtokeepyourattentioncompletely有強烈吸引力的;引人入勝的SteveJob'slifemakesacompellingstory.史蒂夫?喬布斯的一生是ー個引人入勝的故事。Here,pleaseallowmetostandupforandpromotethetruevaluethatthehumanitiesaddtopeople'slives.(Para.4)Meaning:Ihereaskforyourpermissiontoletmedefendandadvertisethetruevaluethatthehumanitiesbringtopeople'slives.★standupfor:supportordefendapersonoranideawhentheyarebeingattacked支持;保衛(wèi);維護Marystoodupformeatthemeeting,sparingmesomeembarrassment.瑪冃冃任會議上支持J我,使我免受了一些尷尬?！飌romote:vt.supportorencouragesth,支持;鼓勵;提倡Toacknowledgeothercultureswillpromotegoodwillamongpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds,承認別人的文化會促進不同背景的人之間的友好親善。Sinceancienttimes,peoplehavespeculatedaboutthemysteryofthoseinnerforcesthatdrivesomepeopletogreatnessandotherstoself-destruction.(Para.4)Meanina:Eversinceancienttimes,oeoolehavethouahtcarefullvandseriouslvwhvthemvsteriousnaturalabilitytoknowsomething.★unconscious:a.relatingtoorcomingfromthepartofyourmindinwhichtherearethoughtsandfeelingsthatyoudonotrealizeyouhave潛意識的;下意識的;無意識的Idon'tknowifhenoticedmyunconsciousdesire,我不知他是否注意到我潛意識的愿望。Fromthebeginningoftime,thisinneraspectofourbeing,thisdrivethatcanbeconstructiveordestructive,hascapturedourimagination.(Para.5)Meaning:Sinceancienttimes,itisthisveryinnerforceofourbeing,eitherconstructiveordestructive,thathasstimulatedourimagination.★destructive:a.causingseveredamageorharm破壞性的;毀滅性的Lackoftrustisverydestructiveinarelationship.缺乏信任在人際關(guān)系中是很具有破壞性的。Thestoriesofthisamazingstrugglehaveformedthebasisofculturestheworldover.(Para.5)Meaning:Itisthesestoriesaboutthisfascinatinginnerstruggleofhumanbeingsthathavelaidthefoundationoftheworldcultures.Historians,architects、authors,philosophersandartistshavecapturedthewords,imagesandmeaningsofthisinnerstruggleintheformofstory、music、painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions.(Para.5)Meaning:Ourhistorians,architects,authors,philosophersandartistshavesuccessfullycaughtthewords,imagesandmeaningsofthismysteriousinnerforcebywayofstory,music,painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions.★architect:n.[C]sb.whosejobistodesignbuildings建筑リ帀Heisthearchitectofthisbuilding,andhe'salwaysontheconstructionsite.他是這個大樓的建筑師,他總出現(xiàn)在施工現(xiàn)場?！飌hilosopher1：n.[C]sb.whostudiesandtriestoexplainthemeaningofthingssuchaslife,knowledge,orbeliefs哲學(xué)家;哲人PlatowasaGreekohilosooher.柏拉圖是希臘哲學(xué)家へFertilesoilhelpsCanadarankamongtheworld'sleadingwheatproducers,月匕沃的土壤幫助力口拿大躋身世界主要小麥生產(chǎn)國。a/thebodyofsth.:alargeamountormassofsth”esp.sth.thathasbeencollected大量的某物Acquiringalanguageislearningaskill,notcollectingabodyofinformation.學(xué)語言是學(xué)習(xí)技能,而不是獲取大量的信息。19.Studyingthehumanitiesimprovesourabilitytoreadandwrite.Nomatterwhatwedoinlife,wewillhaveahugeadvantageifwecanreadcomplexideasandunderstandtheirmeaning.Wewillhaveabrightcareerifwearethepersonintheofficewhocanwriteaclearandelegantanalysisoftheseideas!(Para.6)Meaning:Studyingthehumanitieshelpsusimproveourreadingandwritingability.Inwhateversituation,itisagreatadvantageifweunderstandcomplexideasthroughreading.Toillustrate,ifwearethepersonintheofficewhocanwriteandanalyzethosecomplexideasinalogical,clear;intelligentyetsimplemanner;wewillhaveapromisingcareer.★elegant:a.veryintelligentyetsimple(想法或計劃)巧妙的,簡潔的Thedocumentimpressedmewithitselegantsimplicity.該文件給我留下了精辟簡明的深刻印象。beautiful,attractiveandgraceful優(yōu)美的;高雅的Patricialookedbeautifulandelegantasalways.帕特里夏看上去總是那么美麗優(yōu)雅。★analysis:n.[C,U]aprocessofstudyingorexaminingsth.indetailinordertounderstanditorexplainit分析I'minterestedinClare'sanalysisofthesituationinChina.我對克萊爾對中國形勢的分析很感興趣。20.Studyingthehumanitiesmakesusfamiliarwiththelanguageofemotionandthecreativeprocess.(Para.7)Meaning:Wegetmorefamiliarwiththeexpressionsofemotionandtheprocessofcreationbystudvinathehumanities.Naturehasinvestedtheseanimalswithaopacityfornotshowingfear,自然界賦予了這些動物不顯露恐懼的本領(lǐng)。★insight:n.[U]theabilitytonoticeandunderstandalotaboutpeopleorsituation洞察力;領(lǐng)悟カItwasaninterestingbook,fulloffascinatinginsightintohumannature,這是——本有趣的書,充ア兩了對人性絕妙的洞察力。[C,U]asuddenclearunderstandingofsth.,plicated頓悟;洞悉;見解Herresearchhasgivenussomeinsightintowhatsparksateenager'scuriosity.她的研究是我們頓悟到什么會引起青少年的好奇心?！飔hereby:ad.(fml.)becauseoforbymeansofwhathasjustbeenmentioned因此;從而;借此Westartedourjourneyearly,therebyavoidingmostofthetraffic.我們早早地開始了我們的旅程,從而避開了交通堵塞的高峰期。Perhapsthebestargumentinfavorofthehumanitiesinthescopeofpossibilitiesthatarewidelyopentous.(Para.8)Meaning:Themostvalidargumenttosupportthehumanitiesisperhapstheycanprovideuswithawiderangeofopportunities.★infavorof:supportingapersonoranidea,proposal,etc.thatyoubelieveisright支持;贊同Congresshasdecidedinfavorofa$200millionhousingdevelopment,美國國會已決定贊成一個兩億美元發(fā)展住房的計劃?！飔hescopeof:therangeof范圍TheStudentAssociationhaspromisedtowidenthescopeofactivities.學(xué)生會已承諾要擴大活動范圍。DidyouknowthatJamesCameron,world-famousdirectorofthemovie,Titanic,graduatedwithadegreeinthehumanities?SodidSallyRide,thefirstwomaninspace.SodidactorsBruceLee,GwvnethPaltrow.ReneeZellweaerandMattDamon.Dr.HaroldVarmus.whowonNovelPrizeforIfweincludestudyingthehumanities,wecanmakebreakthroughsonmanybarriersandarelimitedonlybyoureffortsandimagination.(Para.8)Meaning:Ifwealsostudythehumanities,wecansuccessfullyremovemanyobstaclesonourwayandstilldevelopourpotentialunlesswedon'ttryenoughandlackimagination.★breakthrough:n.[C]adiscoveryorachievementthatcomesafteralotofhardwork突破;重大發(fā)現(xiàn);重大成就Scientistshavemademorethanonemajorbreakthroughinthetreatmentofcancer,科學(xué)家在治療癌癥方面取得了不止ー個重大突破?！颾arrier:n.[C]anythingthatpreventsprogressormakesitdifficultforsb.toachievesth.障礙Thenewpresidentadvocatedtheremovaloftradebarriersforhiscountry.那位新總統(tǒng)主張為他的國家消除貿(mào)易壁壘。Ofcourse,nowadays,ifwestudythehumanitiesalone,weareliabletomissmanyopportunities.(Para.8)Meaning:Itisforsurethatnowadaysifwestudythehumanitiesalone,wearelikelytomissmanychancesoropportunities.★liable:(be?todosth.)likelytodosth.inaparticularwaybecauseofafaultortendency可能(易于)做某事的Manypartsofthecountryareliabletosufferfromflooding.該國的許多地方已遭水災(zāi)。Eachoneofusneedstobecometechnicallyandprofessionallyskilledaspossibletohelpmeettheneedsofmodernlife.(Para.9)Meaning:Tosatisfytheneedsofmodernlife,allofusneedtotryourbesttobecometechnicallyandprofessionallyskillful.Infact,increasinglyapairingoftechnicalknowledgeandinnerinsightisseenastheidealintheestablishmentofacareer.(Para.9)Meanina:Infact,acombinationoftechnicalknowledaeandinnerinsiahtisincreasinalvlokkedInsummary,thehumanitieshelpstocreatewell-roundedhumanbeingswithinsightandunderstandingofthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity.(Para.10)Meaning:Tosummarize,withthehelpofthehumanities,wecancreateall-roundedpeoplewhoareinsightfulandwellunderstandthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity.★well-roundedhumanbeings:humanbeingswitharangeofinterestsandskillsandavarietyofexperience全面發(fā)展的人Thehumanities,theancienttimelessreservoirofknowledge,teachustoseethingsdifferentlyandbroadenourhorizons.Theyareasusefulandrelevantinourmodernageastheyhavealwaysbeen.(Para.10)Meaning:Thehumanities,theancienttimelessresourceofknowledge,teachustoseethingsfromdifferentperspectivesandtoexpandourhorizons,whichisusefulandrelatedtoourmodernlife,justasithasalwaysbeen.★reservoir"：n.[C]alargequantityofsth.thatcanbeused積蓄;儲蓄Collegesareareservoiroftalentsforcompanies.大學(xué)是企業(yè)的人才庫。anartificialornaturallakewherewaterisstoredsothatitcanbesuppliedtothehousesinanarea(人造的)水庫;(天然)蓄水湖Ifitrainsheavily,thereservoirwilloverflow.如果下大雨,水庫里的水將會溢出來。Doesn'titmakesensetospendsometimeinthecompanyofthehumanities,ouroutstandingandremarkable