Unit6MatriculationFixation第六單元課件

Unit6MatriculationFixation

ByJoeQueenanObsessiveInterestinattendingeliteuniversities.

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

(theexampleofhisfriends)★Thenhetellsthosedisillusionedparentswhosechildrenareunlikelytoenterprestigiousuniversitiesthatmanypeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity.(examsofcelebrities)2DetailedStudyofParas1—2Thesetwoparagraphsmakeuptheintroductorypartinwhichtheauthorusesananecdote['?n?k,dot]趣聞,軼事asastartingpointoftheessay.3LanguageWork—para1tobeforcedtostaysomewhere/suffersthunpleasantforalongtimelanguishv.:Shecontinuestolanguishinaforeignprison.

她被繼續(xù)囚禁在一所外國(guó)的監(jiān)獄里。tolanguishinpoverty 為貧窮所困4Ifsomethinglanguishes,itisnotsuccessful,oftenbecauseofalackofeffortorbecauseofalotofdifficulties.(由于不努力或困難太多)未成功例：Withoutthefounder'sdriveanddirection,thecompanygraduallylanguished.5Notbroughttobearonmorethanoneobjectorobjectiveget/havesb’sundividedattentionI’lljustfinishwritingthissentence,andthenyoucanhavemyundividedattention. 讓我先把這句話寫(xiě)完，我就可以全心全意招呼你了。學(xué)生們正在專(zhuān)心地聽(tīng)講。Thestudentsarelisteningwithundividedattention.

67passslowly(oftime)woreonegs.Monthsworeonandstillheheardnonewsofhisfamily.—collect,aftertoomuchwork/withdifficulty;acquiregarnerv.收集并貯藏;獲得egs.Squirrelsgarnernutsforthewinter. 松鼠為過(guò)冬儲(chǔ)存松果。史密斯先生逐漸贏得全國(guó)金融專(zhuān)家的聲譽(yù)。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.我們完成該辭典為期不遠(yuǎn)。

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 艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)；奮斗取得（事業(yè)、名聲）egs.Hehopestocarveoutanicheforhimselfasasuccessfulwriter.Shehas～aplaceinthefashionworld.在土木工程業(yè)方面,他孜孜以求為自己贏得了聲譽(yù)。

Hecarvedoutanameforhimselfintheengineeringbusiness.carveoutaniche22Itoldhimthat…notunliketheonehisdaughterwasentering,andhadmanagedtocarveoutalittlenicheformyself.—

ItoldhimthatImyselfhadgraduatedfromasecond-class

universityinPhiladelphia,justliketheonehis

daughterwasentering,andhadmanagedtoestablishquiteasuccessfulcareerformyself.23QUESTION

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"...thesunneversetwithoutmythankingGodfor..."?—TheauthormeansthateverydayhefeltgratefultoGodforwhathelearntfromhistalentedanddedicatedprofessors.245)"Pressedforbiographicaldata"---urgedtogivepersonalinformation.25tickoffTheteachertickedoffanameonthelist.老師在名單上的一個(gè)名字旁打勾。tickofftherightanswer勾出正確選項(xiàng)勾出主題句tickoffthetopicsentence26credentialsn.documentsthatprovethatyouarewhoyouclaimtobe,andcanthereforebetrusted資格證明書(shū)，證件n.credenceIfsomethinglendsorgivescredencetoatheoryorstory,itmakesiteasiertobelieve.27Paragraph5--6Themanisnotveryresponsiveandinterestedintheauthor'saccount,whichevokestheauthor'scomment"Ineverdidfindoutwhyhewasvisitingthe

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

Idon'twanttogotonight--IthinkIshallfeignanexcuse.301.ADJAfakefurorafakepainting,forexample,isafurorpaintingthathasbeenmadetolookvaluableorgenuine,usuallyinordertodeceivepeople.偽造的例：Thebankmanagerissaidtohaveissuedfakecertificates.據(jù)說(shuō)這個(gè)銀行經(jīng)理曾出具過(guò)偽造的假憑證。2.N-COUNTAfakeissomethingthatisfake.膺品例：Thegalleryisfilledwithfamousworksofart,andeveryoneofthemisafake.畫(huà)廊里滿是極好的藝術(shù)名品，每一件都是膺品。313.V-TIfsomeonefakessomething,theytrytomakeitlookvaluableorgenuine,althoughinfactitisnot.偽造例：It'ssafertofakeatanwithmake-upratherthansubjectyourcomplexiontotheharshraysofthesun.用化妝來(lái)偽造棕褐色的皮膚比讓皮膚暴露于強(qiáng)烈的太陽(yáng)光線更安全。例：...fakedevidence.…偽造的證據(jù)。4.V-TIfyoufakeafeeling,emotion,orreaction,youpretendthatyouareexperiencingitwhenyouarenot.假裝例：Hetriedtofakesincerityashesmiledatthem.當(dāng)他朝他們笑的時(shí)候，他設(shè)法假裝真誠(chéng)。32fakevt.tomakesthfalseappeartobegenuinetopretendtohaveaparticularfeelingfeign:topretendtohaveaparticularfeelingmasqueradeas:pretendtobesththatyouarenotpretend:3334curriculumvitaen.asummaryofyouracademicandworkhistory(synonym)CV,resume<正>簡(jiǎn)歷,個(gè)人履歷Haveyoubroughtyourcurriculumvitaeandcertificateswithyou?你有沒(méi)有把個(gè)人履歷和證書(shū)帶來(lái)呢？35"hewasdevastated"---hewasextremelyupsetandworried.(Heregardedmeasanexampleoffailurewhograduatedfromalocaluniversity)NotetheshiftofviewpointinParagraph5:"patheticcurriculumvitae"and"his

daughter...wasgoingtoendupasbigafailureasI"arebothfromtheman'spointofview.patheticcurriculumvitaeHypallage(/ha?’p?l?d?i?/)isaliterarydevicethatisthereversalofthesyntacticrelationoftwowordsOnekindofhypallage,alsoknownasatransferredepithet(轉(zhuǎn)移修飾語(yǔ)）,isthetropeorrhetoricaldeviceinwhichamodifier,usuallyanadjective,isappliedtothe"wrong"wordinthesentence.Theeffectoftenstressestheemotionsorfeelingsoftheindividualbyexpandingthemontotheenvironment.36移人于物移人于物。把描寫(xiě)人的詞語(yǔ)移用來(lái)描寫(xiě)物，從側(cè)面襯托人的思想感情，增強(qiáng)語(yǔ)言的表達(dá)效果。如：他留著濃黑的胡須，目光明亮，滿頭是倔強(qiáng)得一簇簇直豎起來(lái)的頭發(fā)，仿佛處處在告白他對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)社會(huì)的不調(diào)和。（唐弢《瑣憶》）“倔強(qiáng)”一般是用來(lái)刻畫(huà)人物的性格，這里卻用來(lái)修飾“頭發(fā)”，而正是這種錯(cuò)位移用，表現(xiàn)出了魯迅先生倔強(qiáng)的性格品質(zhì)和不屈不撓的斗爭(zhēng)精神。/GroupTopic/KUPKSYQcSYUUT3IYG9R6RRIi.html37最是那一低頭的溫柔，像一朵水蓮花不勝?zèng)鲲L(fēng)的嬌羞，道一聲珍重，道一聲珍重，那一聲珍重里有蜜甜的憂愁——沙揚(yáng)娜拉！這是徐志摩于1924年陪泰戈?duì)栍螝v東瀛島國(guó)日本時(shí)的長(zhǎng)詩(shī)《沙揚(yáng)娜拉十八首》中的最后一首。這首玲瓏之作表現(xiàn)了浪漫詩(shī)人的靈動(dòng)與風(fēng)流情懷。詩(shī)中末尾的“密甜的憂愁”作為全詩(shī)的詩(shī)眼，就是運(yùn)用了矛盾修辭法。這里，詩(shī)人采用對(duì)立情緒產(chǎn)生的矛盾效果，浪漫地表達(dá)了自己的情感，真可謂悠悠離愁，萬(wàn)種風(fēng)情，一切盡在不言中。

贈(zèng)日本女郎

徐志摩38ADreamofRedMansion“You’vealreadygotone,”Baochaichuckled,“MuchAdoaboutNothingisjustthenameforyou.”寶釵笑道：“你的綽號(hào)早有了，‘無(wú)事忙’三個(gè)字恰當(dāng)?shù)煤堋！痹诖死?，muchado和nothing的語(yǔ)義是相互矛盾的。譯者正是巧用這一特點(diǎn)把對(duì)賈寶玉“終日瞎忙，無(wú)所事事”的譏諷傳神地表現(xiàn)出來(lái)，具有畫(huà)龍點(diǎn)睛之效果。39Paragraphs7&8Thesetwoparagraphsplayanimportantroleintheessay.Ontheonehand,theyaretheauthor’scommentselicitedbytheincident;ontheotherhand,theyfunctionasatransitiontofurtherdiscussiononthematter.40Paragraphs7Gabbinessexcessivetalkativenesswhereof:ofwhat，aboutwhatfollowsuit:todothesamethingasothers41theneuroticgabbiness---tendencytotalkexcessivelybecauseofoversensitivitytoorover-indulgenceincertaintopics42afflictIfyouareafflictedbypain,illness,ordisaster,itaffectsyoubadlyandmakesyousuffer.困擾例：Therearetwomainproblemswhichafflictpeoplewithhearingimpairments.有兩大問(wèn)題困擾有聽(tīng)覺(jué)障礙的人。意大利受政治腐敗困擾已數(shù)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來(lái)自,起源于Herproblemsstemfrom

herdifficultchildhood.Hesaidthatchildren'sbadbehavioroftenstemsfromboredom.47unalloyed[,?n?'l??d]unalloyedhappiness真正的幸福unalloyedrelief完全的解脫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:

[pr???n]普魯士的seeNote3belligerence:hostile/warlikeattitudeornaturesottovoce:.['sɑto'vot?i,]inalowvoicetaunt:Mock/tease/ridicule/sneer/insult/scoff/harasswithpersistentcriticism嘲諷；嘲弄；奚落prep:preparatoryschool53Paragraph9Themostinfuriatingconversationistheonewheretheparentclearlyseeksadecisivecareer-validatingmomentofemotionalclosure.

closure--whenaneventor

aperiodoftimeisbroughttoanend,orthefeelingthatsomethinghasbeencompletelydealtwith.54infuriatinginfuriate：Tomakeextremelyangry;enrage他們的侮辱激怒了他。Theirinsultsinfuriatedhim.55validatingvalidatev.:makelegallyvalid使生效;使有法律效力(valid)Youneedanofficialsignaturetovalidatetheorder.你要有正式的簽字,這張匯票才能生效。為使協(xié)議有效,雙方在上面簽了字。Inordertovalidatetheagreement,bothpartiessignit.invalidate(opp)56ParaphraseThemostinfuriatingconversationistheonewheretheparentclearlyseeksadecisivecareer-validatingmomentofemotionalclosure.---Themostannoyingconversationistheonewheretheparenttriestobeemotionallysettledonceforallbyselectingforthechildagoodcollegethatguaranteeshisorherfuturecareer.57irrevocablerevoke:toofficiallycancelsthsothatitisnotvalid廢除；使無(wú)效revocation:irrevocable:adj.thatcannotbechanged;final;最終的；不能改變的；決定性的egs.anirrevocabledecision最終決定58economicmirth---happinessandcontentmentwitheconomicsuccess59Suchindividualsbelievethatsecuringadmissiontoatop-flight

universityprovideschildwithanirrevocable

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

61NowwecangettheheckoutofhereandmovetoTuscany.gettheheckoutofhere:getridofthiskindoftroubleofrearingthechildrenTuscany:托斯卡納(意大利一行政區(qū))托斯卡納以其美麗的風(fēng)景和豐富的藝術(shù)遺產(chǎn)而著稱(chēng)。已有6處被列為世界遺產(chǎn)：佛羅倫薩歷史中心（1982年）、比薩主教座堂廣場(chǎng)（1987年）、圣吉米尼亞諾歷史中心（1990年）、錫耶納歷史中心（1995年）、皮恩扎歷史中心（1996年）和瓦爾道爾契亞（2004年）。托斯卡納實(shí)質(zhì)上是意大利文藝復(fù)興的發(fā)源地，它的藝術(shù)遺產(chǎn)包括建筑學(xué)、繪畫(huà)及雕塑、被許多的博物館收藏，而最知名的博物館是位于佛羅倫薩的烏菲茲美術(shù)館，而很多小城市亦有這些博物館。托斯卡納是列奧納多·達(dá)·芬奇、米開(kāi)朗基羅及但?。ㄒ獯罄Z(yǔ)之父）的出生地。托斯卡納也以釀酒著名（例如吉安地酒），境內(nèi)并有120受保護(hù)地區(qū)（自然保護(hù)區(qū)）。62Nowweneedn’tworryaboutthechildrenanymore,andwecangotoItalytorelax.63Paragraph10“...ageseventeen.Ortwenty-one”---achildissupposedtoentercollegeatseventeenandgraduateattwenty-one.2)"first-classscrewups“ ---absoluteandhopelessfailures364LANGUAGE

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

turnouttobecompletefailures.

65screwup（infml）makeamessof,destroyorruinItwassuchasimpleplan;howcouldyouhavescreweditup?這是個(gè)很簡(jiǎn)單的計(jì)劃,你怎么會(huì)把它弄得一團(tuán)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智力競(jìng)賽節(jié)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(寄生蟲(chóng)）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每年我必須向政府交納的稅款一年比一年多。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?qū)voiding改為avoidance在theincrease前加on去掉of在facing后加iton—in99ⅥlifetimesturntimesChinaGreekurbanUnlikelikegovernmentconductbirthapartfocusedpotentialdidinferioroflittleconsideredboth100ⅦBeingtheeldestsoninthefamily,hewastheonlyonetohavegainedtheundividedattentionfromhisparentsHelackedtherequisiteskil