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Unit1
UnitOneMistakenIdeasaboutCollege(text)
I.DetailedStudyoftheText
II.TranslationofSomeDifficultSentencesintheText
III.SpokenEnglish
IV.Grammar
V.KeystoExercises
VI.ExtraInformation
UnitDirections
Inthetext,theauthorcontrastshermistakenideasaboutcollegebeforesheentereditwithherrealexperienceinthecollege.Thetechniqueofcomparison-contrastisemployedtoillustratethechangeofherattitude.Thecomparisonsandcontrastsarenormallymadeintwoways:
1)theone-side-at-a-timemethod
Inthismethod,discusseverythingrelevanttoonesubjectfirstandthenswitch,inturn,totheothersubjectstobecompared.
2)thepoint-by-pointmethod
Inthismethod,alternatefromonepointofthefirstsubjecttoitscounterpointintheothersubject(s).Thetextisagoodexampleofthismethod.
学习流程图
GetfamiliarwiththeNewWords,IdiomsAndExpressionsonPages3-4,especiallytheWordStudyonPages9-12..
Readthetext1.Getthemainideaofit.
2.Markoutthedifficultlanguagepointsandsentencestructure,andrefertoIandII.
3.AnswerthequestionsonPage5..
Readthetextagain,tobesureyouhaveunderstoodit.
DotheExercisesandcheck.
Ifyouhaveenoughtime,readtheExtraInformationforit’sveryinterestingandhelpful.
Wheneveryouhavechance,practicetheSpokenEnglishforcalmingandreassuringsomeone..
I.Languagepointsinthetext
1…,andIhadseenmorethanmyshareofold“college”movieswheretheheroesbelongedto“jock”fraternitiesandtheheroinestosophisticatedsororities.:
…IhadseenmoreoldmoviesaboutcollegelifethanIwassupposedto.Inthesemovies,theheroeswerealwaysmembersoftheathleteclubsatuniversityandtheheroinesmembersoftheclubsforculturedwomenstudents.
“Fraternity”and“sorority”areclubsrespectivelyformenandwomenstudentsatanAmericanuniversity.
2.Iusedtoimaginebossyupper-classmen,forexample.Ithoughttheywouldbeknow-it-allrulersofthecampuswhogottheirkicksfromharassingfreshmen.:
Forexample,Iwouldthinkthestudentsofhighergradesasthosewholiketoorderotherpeopleinanannoyingway.Inmyimagination,theycontrolledthecampusasiftheykneweverythingandtheysoughtfunbybullyingfirst-yearstudents.
know-it-all(infml):
(AE)someonewhobehavesasiftheyknoweverything.InBritishEnglish,itis“know-all”.
eg.oneofthoseyoungknow-allsfromuniversity(OALD)
kick(infml):
thrill;feelingofpleasure
eg.Youmaygetabigkickoutofdoingthis.
3.…,andlatertheyencouragedmetostickwithmytoughcourse(evencalculus)andtheytried(unsuccessfully)toteachmehowtostaycoolduringexaminations.:
…,andlatertheyencouragedmetocontinuethestudyofsomedifficultcourses,(evensuchahardcourseascalculus)andtheytried,thoughunsuccessfully,toteachmehowtokeepcalmduringexaminations.
stickwith(infml):
1)tocontinuedoingsomething,esp.somethingdifficult
eg.Stickwithitandyouwillwinthroughintheend.
2)tostayclosetosomeone
eg.Stickwithmeuntilwegetoutofthecrowd.
3)tocontinuedoingsomethingasplannedorinthewayyoudidbefore
eg.Let’sstickwiththeoriginalarrangements.
4.TheywereasuneasywithmeasIwaswiththem,andaswestartedtoopenup,webegantotrustoneanother.:
OtherstudentsfeltuneasywithmeinthesamewayIfeltuneasywiththem.Whenwebegantotalkopenly,westartedtotrusteachother.
openup:
tostopbeingshyandsaywhatyoureallythink
eg.Oncesheknewshecouldtrustme,Melissastartedtoopenup.
5.Theywerenotthree-hourtestscrammedintoonehour,norweretheymadeupofmanypagesofsingle-spacedtypedquestionsexclusivelyondetailsIhadoverlooked.:
Thenumberofexaminationquestionswasreasonable.Thepagesofthetestpaperwerenotmany,nortightlyprintedandnotallthequestionswereonthoseparticularpointswhichIhadn’tpaidattentionto.
cramsthin:
push,forcetoouchofsthintosthelse
eg.Theroom’sfull;wecan’tcramanymorepeoplein.
cram…withsth:
makesthtoofull
eg.Therestaurantwascrammedwithpeople.
cramforsth(infml):
learnalotoffactsinashorttime,esp.foranexamination
eg.He’dcrammedforthetestuntilfourinthemorning.
6.Ohyes,Ididhavesomeawfultest;Ididbreakoutinaclammysweat,developastomachupsetandagiganticheadache;andIdidspendfinalsweekonPepto-Bismol,…:
Indeed,Itooksometerribletests.Ialsohadtheexperienceofbeingsuddenlycoveredinsweat,startingtofeeluncomfortableinstomachandasevereheadache.Andduringtheweekforfinalexaminations,Ihadtotakemedicineconstantlytofightoffthestomachtroubles,…
breakoutinsth:
suddenlybecomecoveredinsth
eg.1.Hisfacebrokeoutinarash.
eg2.hebrokeoutinacoldsweatthroughfear.
7.Foratleastthreeandahalfmoreyears,Iplantolivebythisphilosophy,butevenwiththis,IknowIwon’tbeasnegativeasIwasbeforeIgottocollege.:
Foratleastmorethanthreeandahalfyears,Iplantogoonwiththisattitudetowardlife.Butevenwithsuchapessimisticattitude,IknowIwillbemorepositivethanIusedtobebeforeIenteredthecollege.
philosophy:
aruleyoufollowinlivingyourlife,doingyourjobetc.
eg.Myphilosophyis“liveandletlive”.
livebyaprinciple/ruleetc.:
toalwaysbehaveaccordingtoaparticularsetofrulesorideas
eg.peoplewholivebytheBible
cf.livebydoingsth:
toearnone’slivingbydoingsth
eg.livebyworking/writing/one’swits/cheatingothers
8.…agoodlessoninnotjumpingtoconclusions.:
…myexperienceinthisuniversitytaughtmethatIshouldnotdrawaconclusiontoohastily.
jumptoconclusions(aconclusion):
tofromanopinionaboutsomethingbeforeyouhaveallthefacts
eg.Don’tjumptoconclusionsjustbecausethey’relatedoesn’tmeanthey’vehadanaccident!
Weoftenusecometo/arriveat/reach/drawaconclusionalso.
9.NodoubtmyattitudetowardcollegewillshiftmoreasIgoon,butIknowI’llneverbeasfaroffasIwasbeforeIgothere.:
Undoubtedly,myattitudetowardcollegewillhavemorechangesasmycollegelifecontinues,butIknowIgetamuchbetterunderstandingofthecollegethanbefore.
nodoubt:
veryprobably
eg1.nodoubthemeanstohelp,butinfacthejustgetsintheway.
eg2.Thecourtwillnodoubtdealseverelywiththecriminal.
II.Translationofsomedifficultsentencesinthetext
1.…,andIhadseenmorethanmshareofold“college”movieswheretheheroesbelongedto“jock”fraternitiesandtheheroinestosophisticatedsororities.
,我也看过不少有关大学生活的电影。
电影中,男主角是男生体育健将联谊会的成员,而女主角则属于高雅的女生联谊会。
2.Iusedtoimaginebossyupper-classmen,forexample.Ithoughttheywouldbeknow-it-allrulersofthecampuswhogottheirkicksfromharassingfreshmen.
比如说,我过去常常想象颐指气使的老生。
我以为他们是一帮自以为无所不知的家伙,霸占着校园,捉弄新生寻开心。
3.Ipicturedbeingdirectedtothewrongclassroom,beingsnubbedbecauseIwastooyoung,andeatinglunchstandingupbecauseolderstudentswouldn’tallowmeattheirtables.
我想象着被误导而走错教室,因为不够老成而备受冷落,还只能站着吃午饭,因为比我大的学生不许我和他们同桌。
4.Inthebeginning,moreexperiencedstudentshelpedmetochoosemyprofessorsandcoursesandtofindmyrooms,andlatertheyencouragedmetostickwithmytoughcourse(evencalculus)andtheytried(unsuccessfully)toteachmehowtostaycoolduringexaminations.
刚开始时,较有经验的学生帮我挑选老师的课程,还帮我找到教室。
后来,他们鼓励我不要放弃棘手的课程(甚至是微积分),他们还设法(虽然没成功)教我如何在考试时保持冷静。
5.Ithoughttheirbackgroundsandinterestswouldbemuchmoreexcitingthanmine:
Iwonderedwhowouldcareaboutasmall-towngirlwhosetypicalpastimewasstrollingtothecornerstoreforpennycandy,popsicles,andPepsi.
我以为他们的背景和爱好远要比我来得精彩。
我不知道谁会在乎一个小镇上来的姑娘。
她典型的消遣方式是逛到街角的小店,买些廉价的糖果,冰棍和百事可乐。
6.TheywereasuneasywithmeasIwaswiththem,andaswestartedtoopenup,webegantotrustoneanother.Webegantobecomecuriousabouteachother’sbackgroundsandinterests;thedifferencesamongusactuallybecameattractions.
我和他们在一起不自在,他们和我在一起也感到不自在。
但当我们开始敞开心扉交流时,就开始互相信任。
我们开始对彼此的背景和爱好感兴趣,我们之间的差异正是我们相互之间的魅力所在。
7.Iimaginedmyselflostinatwo-hundredseatlecturehall,desperatelyscratchingdownpiecesofnotespreachedfromagreatdistancebyatiny,inaudiblemaleprofessorwithwhitehairandlittlegold-rimmedglasses.
我想象社自己在一个有着二百个座位的演讲厅里,毫不起眼。
老远传来一位个子矮小,白发苍苍,戴着小金边眼镜的男教授的授课声,声音轻得听不见,拼命地记下零星的笔记。
8.Iwasconvincedhe’dhavenopatiencewithmystupidquestions,soI’dbeperpetuallylost.
我深信他不会有那份耐心回答我那些愚蠢的问题,所以我会永远蒙在鼓里。
9.Ihadexpectedhomeworktobeabook-fillednightmareasIburnedthemidnightoiluntil2a.m.,fightingoffaheadachewhichwouldkeepmefrommeetingduedatesandeventuallysendmebacktothecornerstore.
我原以为家庭作业是一场堆满书的噩梦,我得熬夜至凌晨两点,努力克服头痛,否则的话,就不能按时完成作业,会最终被撵回街角的小点。
10.Theywerenotthree-hourtestscrammedintoonehour,norweretheymadeupofmanypagesofsingle-spacedtypedquestionsexclusivelyondetailsIhadoverlooked.
它们不是由三个小时压缩至一个小时的考试,也不是有许多页打得密密麻麻、专挑我没留心的问题所组成。
11.Ohyes,Ididhavesomeawfultest;Ididbreakoutinaclammysweat,developastomachupsetandagiganticheadache;andIdidspendfinalsweekonPepto-Bismol,…
的确,我经历过几场可怕的考试;我也曾经突然见浑身冒出粘乎乎的冷汗,继而胃不舒服,头疼欲裂;也有过在期末考试的一周里,靠不断服用佩普脱-比斯摩尔胃药苦撑的遭际,
12.Foratleastthreeandahalfmoreyears,Iplantolivebythisphilosophy,butevenwiththis,IknowIwon’tbeasnegativeasIwasbeforeIgottocollege.
至少有三年多时间,我打算依照这种人生哲学生活。
但即使如此,我知道我不会像上大学之前那样消极。
13.And,beingapessimist,Ihadtheextrafunofdiscoveringjusthowmuchbetteritcouldbe.
而且,作为一个悲观主义者,发现事情要不原来设想的好得多,令我格外开心。
14.NodoubtmyattitudetowardcollegewillshiftmoreasIgoon,butIknowI’llneverbeasfaroffasI
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