新编大学英语4单元7翻译和课后习题答案.docx
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新编大学英语4单元7翻译和课后习题答案
Unit7CollegeLife
UsefulInformation
Whenstudentsleaveforcollegeatage17or18,manyofthemhaveneverbeenawayfromhomeandtheirfamily.Thetransitiontogreaterfreedomandresponsibilitymaybedifficultforthem,withnoonetowakethemupforbreakfastordotheirlaundry,andfewerclassestoattendbutlargeramountsofhomework.Somestudentsdonotadjustsuccessfully.IntheU.S.,wherealmost70%ofhighschoolgraduatesentercollege,onlyaminorityoftheseactuallygraduate.Elsewhere,withfewerattendingcollege,higherpercentagesmaygraduate.
Collegehasmanysocialattractions,someofwhichcanbedistractions.Sports,concerts,parties,anddormitorybullsessions(闲聊)canbeverytimeconsuming.Thetemptationtostayuptoolateatnightorsleeptoolateinthemorningisalwayspresent,soself-disciplineisanimportantlessontolearn.Inadditionmanystudentshavepart-timejobs,especiallyintheU.S.wheremoststudentshavecarsandareexpectedtohelptheirparentspayfortuitionorcollegehousing.
Studentsandtheirparentsmaydisagreeonhowmuchtimeshouldbedevotedtostudying.Buttheyusuallyagreethatinadditiontosomelearningandpossiblysomefun,oneoftheoutcomesofacollegeeducationshouldbeagoodjob.Studentswhohavealreadyworkedatpart-timejobshaveanadvantageinthejobmarket,butthisisnottheonlywaytoimproveone’schances.Manycollegeshaveinternshipsorco-opprogramstogivestudentspracticalexperienceintheirfuturecareers.Othershavespecialclasseswherestudentscanpracticetheirapplicationformsandletters,résumés,personalstatements,andemploymentinterviews.Mostcollegeshavecareercounselorsandeithercareerdaysorcareerfairswherestudentscanmeetpotentialemployersandlearnaboutcareeralternatives.RecentlymanyjobshavebeenlistedontheInternet,makingiteasiertomatchstudentswithsuitableopportunitiesandmoreimportantforstudentstoacquirecomputerskills.
Collegecanbeanexcitingandrewardingexperience,butitcanalsobeverystressful.Makingtheirowndecisionscanbeverydifficultforyoungpeopleaccustomedtoparentalsupervision.Whenstudentsmakebaddecisions,suchasdrinkingtoomuchbeerorprocrastinatingintheirstudies,theyarenotalwaysmatureenoughtoadmitorcorrecttheirmistakes.Buthavingthefreedomtomakethesemistakes,andtheobligationtofacetheirconsequences,ispartofthelearningprocess.Whenolderpeoplelookbackontheirstudentyears,theyusuallyviewthisasahappyperiodoflife,evenifitdidnotalwaysfeelthatwayatthetime.
Parents,teachers,advisors,andcounselorscanhelpstudentsmovesuccessfullyfromhighschooltocollegeandfromcollegetocareers.Butinthelastanalysisstudentsmustdomostofthisforthemselves,withmorehelpthanwemayrealizefromtheirfriendsandclassmates.Collegestudentslearnasmuchoutsideasinsidetheclassroom,andmostofthisisnotlearnedfromadultauthorityfigures.Thepeergroupandtheyouthfulpopularcultureareincreasinglystronginfluencesontoday’sstudents.Soparentsandotherpotentialrolemodelsshouldtrytobeawareofthis,eveniftheydon’talwaysappreciatethelatesttrendsincasualclothingorpopmusic.Collegeisatimeofchange,andtheparentscanlearnalmostasmuchfromthisasthestudentscan.Theytoowereoncestudents,justastoday’sstudentswillonedaybeparents.
PartOne
PREPARATION
1.TalkingaboutYourHigh-SchoolClassmates
Sample:
Igraduatedfrom__________HighSchool,akeyhighschoolin__________Province.Amongthe50studentsinmyclass,48areenrolledinuniversities,mostlynationalkeyuniversities.ThreewenttoPekingUniversityandtwotoTsinghuaUniversity.ThethreewhowenttoPekingUniversityaremajoringinLaw,PhilosophyandPhysicsrespectivelyandthetwowhowenttoTsinghuaUniversityaremajoringinComputerScienceandInformationScience.Inthisuniversityalonetherearefiveofus,doingdifferentmajors;threeofmyformerclassmatesareenrolledinnormaluniversities,oneinBeijingNormalUniversity,oneinSouthChinaNormalUniversityandoneinEastChinaNormalUniversity.
2.TalkingaboutYourCollegeLife—ExpectationsvsReality
Sample:
1)Campus:
Expectations—largeandbeautifulcampuswithgreengrasseverywhereandalargesportsground,whereyoucanalwaysseestudentsbusyandfullofvitality.
Reality—JustaswhatIdreamedof–ahugecampuswithmagnificentmodernbuildings,greentrees,bloomingflowersandariverflowingaround.
—ContrarytowhatIexpected,it’sanoldcampus,largethough,withgreybuildingslikehugematch-boxes,littlegrass,andafewbigtrees.
2)Classroombuildings:
Expectations—largenewclassroomswithmodernfacilities.
Reality—wellequippedteachingbuildingswithmulti-mediafacilities.
—largeoldbuildings,withafewclassroomswellequippedwithmodernfacilities.
3)Dormitories:
Expectations—crowdedwithlittlespaceforeveryone.
Reality—true,butwemaychoosetoliveinadoubleroomifwecanaffordtherent.
4)Students’cafeterias:
Expectations—spaciousdininghalls,fullofhungrystudents.
Reality—true,andthereisagreatvarietyoffoodthatwilldefinitelyappeaseourappetite.
5)Library:
Expectations—alargecollectionofbooks,journalsandperiodicals;spaciousandwell-litreadingrooms.
Reality—trueexceptthatthereadingroomsarenotlargeenoughandstudentshavetogetthereearlyinordertofindaseat.
6)Classmates:
Expectations—friendlyandspeakingdifferentdialects.
Reality—true.
7)Teachers:
Expectations—old,gray-hairedandwearingthickglasses;strictandformallydressed.
Reality—nottruebecausemanyteachersareveryyoung,especiallyEnglishteachers,manyteachersdonotwearglassesandmanyteacherswearcasualclothes.
3.HappyCollegeDays
Sample1:
ThemostimpressiveexperienceformeisrunningforthechairoftheStudentUnion.Iusedtobeverytimid.Thatexperience,however,helpedmegainmuchconfidence.Forthefirsttime,Imadeapublicspeechandrealized,allatonce,thatIhadthepotentialtoorganize.Onethingthatshouldn’tbeleftoutisthatmyfriendsandclassmatesgavemeenormoussupport.Ididappreciatewhattheyhaddoneforme.
Sample2:
IbelievethattheNewYear’sEveof2004canneverbeerasedfrommymind.Thousandsofstudentsgatheredintheauditoriumwaitingforthenewyear.Weheldthelightedcandlesinourhands,ourheartsbeatingwiththerhythmofthemusic.Minuteswentby.Whenthebigclockfinallyturnedstraightupward,screamsandlaughterresonatedinthehall.WehuggedandsaidNewYear’sgreetingstoeachother.Itwassuchathrillingmoment.
4.Ten“Cs”EssentialforCollegeStudents
1)Creativity;2)Commitment;3)Connection;4)Confidence;5)Courage;
6)Cooperation;7)Curiosity;8)Competence;9)Consideration;10)Communication
PartTwo
READING-CENTEREDACTIVITIES
In-ClassReading
Pre-Reading
1)I2)F3)J4)B5)G6)C7)A8)E9)D10)H
PassageReading
Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints
1.Youhavespentfouryearssupposingthatfailureleavesnorecord.(l.2-3,PassageI)
这个句子中leave表示toalloworcausesomethingtostay。
e.g.I)Theshoesleftmuddymarksonthefloor.
II)Ifyoutaketwo,thenthatleavesthreeforme.
2.Confrontingdifficultybyquittingleavesyouchanged.(l.5,PassageI)
Thissentencemeans:
Dealingwithadifficultsituationbyquittingwillmakeyouadifferentperson.Here“changed”isanobjectcomplement.
e.g.I)Theterriblefloodsleftthousandsofpeoplehomeless.
II)Farfromimprovingthingsthenewlawhasleftmanypeopleworseoffthanbefore.
3....youhadbetternotdefenderrorsbutlearnfromthem.(l.11,PassageI)
Here“hadbetter”issimilartoamodalverb(情态动词),usedforrecommending
actionorgivingadvice.
e.g.I)Youhadbetter/You’dbesttakealook.
II)You’dbetterstayathometillyougetoverthecold.
4.Whenyoutossedonourdeskswritinguponwhichyouhadnotlabored…(l.20,PassageI)
Theobject“writing”hasanattributiveclause.Inordertokeepmodifiersclosetothewordstheymodify,itisputbehindtheadverbial“onourdesk”.Andintheattributiveclause,thepreposition“upon”isputbefore“which”.
5.…itwasnoteventhatwewantedtobelikedbyyou.Itwasthat…(l.25,PassageI)
Inbothcases,“it”isusedtogiveareasonwhytheprofessorsdoallthis(seethequestionattheendofPara.4)andsuggestthattheremaybeotherreasons.
e.g.I)It’snotthatIdidn’twanttobewithmyfamily.
II)Itmaybethatyouwillprovetobethebestman.
III)No,no,itcouldn’tbethattheywereinterestedinhim.
6.…,thenIdon’tknowwhatcouldbe.(l.17-18,PassageII)
Here“whatcouldbe”isanellipticalclause,meaning:
(…thenIdon’tknow)whatcouldbe
usefulfortherealworld.
7.…yourchancesofgettingintoafinegraduateschoolarealmostnone.(l.23-24,PassageII)
Theword“chances”heremeansthepossibilities(ofgettingintoafinegraduateschool).
e.g.I)We’vegotnochanceofgettinginwithoutaticket.
II)Beingverygoodatsciencesubjects,Istoodagoodchanceofgaininghighgrades.
课内阅读参考译文
PassageI
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1我们这些教师对于在你们身上取得的教育成就一点都不感到自豪。
我们培养你们去适应的是一个根本不存在的世界——事实上也是不可能存在的。
你们在这里度过的四年时间里,一直以为失败是不会留下任何记录的。
要是学得不好,一个最省事的办法就是中途退出(不修这门课),在布朗大学你们学会了这一点。
但是,从现在开始,在你们要涉足的世界里,失败是要给你留下疤痕的。
知难而退也会使你变成另一个人。
走出布朗,知难而退的人绝不是英雄。
2你们可以跟我们争辩,说服我们为什么你们的错误不是错误,为什么平庸的作业是优秀的,为什么你们会对普普通通并不出色的课堂报告感到骄傲。
回想一下,毕竟你们中的大多数人在你们所学的大部分课程中都得了高分。
因此,在这里分数并不能作为区分优秀学生与学业平平的学生的依据。
但是,今后,在你们所要去的世界里,你们最好不要为自己的错误辩护,而应该从中吸取教训
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