Unit6復旦研究生綜合英語2(修訂版)

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選擇大學的焦慮：可憐天下父母心Part2_TA_t1兩年前，我單獨坐在費城一家醫(yī)院的候診室里憔悴傷神，不想一位陌生人過來跟我講起他女兒念大學的方案。我那79歲高齡的母親當天下午剛做完大手術(shù)，正在恢復之中，我無法全神貫注于陌生人的談話。不過，他說著說著，我還是盡量記住了大局部細節(jié)。他女兒聰明但成績并不出色，已經(jīng)被一所一流大學錄取，只是沒有獎學金，同時錄取她的還有一家本地的二流大學，承諾學費全免。由于家里經(jīng)濟并不寬裕，還有幾個弟弟妹妹要上大學，這位陌生人說服了他的大女兒選擇后者。不過他現(xiàn)在擔憂的是女兒將來恐怕會為這個選擇懊悔不已，因為從二流大學畢業(yè)，所接觸的視野和關(guān)系會狹窄很多，時機也就會少很多。她所拿的文憑也會是一塊敲門磚，可終究不是開門的那把金鑰匙。如今父親讓女兒做出這樣的選擇，是不是害了她呢？TranslationoftheText喬·昆南Part2_TA_t2我這個人向來通達世故，也習慣了聽陌生人主動道出他們婚姻、事業(yè)、癖好上最隱私的秘密。很早以前我就掌握了化解危機的必要技巧。于是我告訴那位父親，我有很多高中好友，念的大學恐怕連二流都算不上，如今卻過著相當富足的生活。我告訴他我本人就是從二流的費城大學畢業(yè)的，和他女兒要就讀的那所差不多，憑借自己的努力我如今也算事業(yè)有成。我的大學生活是這輩子最開心的一段日子之一，那些才華橫溢、專注學問的教授們給了我無窮的啟發(fā)和靈感，為此，我每時每刻都在感謝上帝。他急于知道我的詳細經(jīng)歷，我解釋說自己是作家，向他列舉了我的教育和工作背景，告訴他我對于自己在事業(yè)上的開展感到非?？鞓?。這人從來沒聽說過我的名字，也沒讀過我寫的東西。盡管他想方設(shè)法假裝對我那慘淡的人生經(jīng)歷頗有興趣，我還是能看得出來他已經(jīng)完全喪失了信心。想想他女兒和我擁有相似的大學教育經(jīng)歷，也想從事新聞這一行，大概最終會淪為和我一樣的失敗者。Part2_TA_t3我完全不知道他為什么到醫(yī)院里來。我之所以提到這件事，是因為它說明談到送孩子上大學這件事，父母們就不由自主地神經(jīng)兮兮起來。我知道自己在說什么，因為明年秋天我女兒也要上大學，三年后就是我兒子了。他們離開我身邊我會感到遺憾，因為這么多年來他們始終那么有趣。不過凡事都有好的一面，一旦孩子們離開了家，我就再也不用去討論到底我的孩子，我朋友的孩子，我鄰居的孩子到哪里去上大學及其原因，這些讓人頭皮發(fā)麻的問題了。這個話題我是完全不想談了。我對此缺乏興趣，并非因為我自私自利，也不是看不起別人的孩子，而是因為我覺得幾乎所有有關(guān)選大學這個過程的談話都是老生常談，自吹自擂要么就是痛批自己，苦不堪言。我寧可談?wù)劶埮朴螒?。最令人怒不可遏的談話就是參與探討的父母明顯是在為炫耀自己感情找個場合。這些父母認為孩子如果能夠被一流大學錄取，就相當于拿到了開啟成功人生的金鑰匙，今后一輩子的富足生活就完全不用愁了。這些只知道往上爬的愚蠢父母得意地宣稱自己的子女要去哪里Part2_TA_t4念書，陶醉在自己的成功之中，殊不知這種近乎普魯士式的挑釁做法，卻是對那些兒女并不出色的父母們的侮辱和嘲諷。對于那種父母來說，撫育孩子最艱難的局部到此結(jié)束。孩子上的好學校，交的好朋友，參加的好活動，現(xiàn)在馬上就要去好大學了；我們就可以拍拍屁股走人，搬到意大利托斯卡納去享受人生了?？墒?，實際上子女的生活并非在17歲或者21歲就告以終結(jié)。在現(xiàn)實生活中，有些孩子接受的是最好的教育，可還是成了一流垃圾。從事我這個職業(yè)的很多人都是上的好學校卻入錯了行當。(他們應(yīng)該去做新聞宣傳員；隔壁房間響了但絕對不會是普利策評獎委員會的獲獎通知。)有些男孩女孩們本來很有希望成功，現(xiàn)在看上去會是在貧民窟里靠救濟金終老。孩子們總有時候需要父母的幫助，有時候是經(jīng)濟上的支持。父母的職責絕不是在孩子離開家以后就終止了。父母的責任永遠沒有終結(jié)的時候，這就是為什么大自然讓你為人父母。Part2_TA_t5另一種偏執(zhí)狂父母數(shù)量更多，他們突然意識到孩子們不可能走那條他們規(guī)定好的路。17年來沒有好好念課本，沒有參觀過博物館，沒有選修過跳級班的課程，現(xiàn)在報應(yīng)來了。想當年孩子出生的時候，夢想著他們有朝一日進入名牌大學(阿姆赫斯特、巴德、杜克)的希望如今已灰飛煙滅。這些父母們只有羞愧、丟臉而且痛苦地念叨著他們的孩子即將偷偷摸摸去念書的學校名字。這些名字總是你聞所未聞的，所在的小鎮(zhèn)也是誰都不想去的，所處的州首府只有記憶力大賽的優(yōu)勝者才說得出。事實擺在這里，這些父母臉上陰郁的表情似乎在說：我的孩子是個白癡。可是，現(xiàn)實總是一次又一次地證明了“人算不如天算〞。有些孩子是大器晚成，有些孩子在競爭不那么劇烈的環(huán)境下更能夠脫穎而出。很多在這個社會取得巨大成功的人并沒有名牌大學的文憑。你的孩子這次沒有越過第一個障礙，或者是第二十個障礙，并不意味著你可以完全否認他這個人。馬蒂斯到40多歲才開始聲名鵲起。比爾·蓋茨、戴維·格Part2_TA_t6芬、麥克爾·戴爾、格雷頓·卡特還有麥當娜全是大學都沒念完的。羅納德·里根讀的是不起眼的尤里卡大學，沃倫·巴菲特上的是內(nèi)布拉斯加州林肯鎮(zhèn)上的橄欖球大學。別去管斯各特·菲茨杰拉德的小說里寫了什么(這位作家1917年從普林斯頓大學退學)，生活這出戲并非獨幕劇，常常會有第二幕，甚至第五幕，更別提續(xù)集了。父母對子女大學錄取的偏執(zhí)態(tài)度在參觀校園的時候會到達荒唐可笑的頂峰。我們從來都不知道父母們究竟在校園里尋找什么，尤其是那些一流的大學，這些學校的卓著聲譽在誘惑他們。最近我去了一趟麻省理工學院，看了學校招生辦公室制作的一份音像資料的前30秒，里面開玩笑地稱這所名校為“書呆子工廠〞。而我太太和女兒把片子看完了，得到的是校方保證在麻省理工很難找到書呆子。我在校園里轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)，看到了不少書呆子，在我看來這并非是一種批評。Part2_TA_t7接下來那天上午，一名導游帶著我們一堆人參觀了校園。她指著兩條道路交匯處的一座餐廳告訴我們學生們可以在這里方便地就餐，價格也不貴。某個緊張兮兮的母親馬上問道：“多少錢？〞“大概八塊錢吧，〞導游答復。那位母親嚇得發(fā)抖，每天的晚餐就要花掉八塊錢簡直是天價了。我忍不住插了一句：“你把孩子送到這里來可是要花掉四萬塊哦。別擔憂晚飯的價格。〞自從今年秋天這次參觀以后，這件小事就成了我的素材庫里一件無價之寶。如今不管何時有人第三萬次強拉我沒完沒了地討論給孩子選哪所大學，我都會告訴他們一定要不辭辛勞地查清學校餐廳的價格，這個應(yīng)該是遴選學校的決定性因素。那些聽我這么說的人都搞不清楚我是麻木冷漠還是心胸狹窄還是傻瓜一個。好吧，我們可以這么說：我從來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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