高级英语第6册unit-6Matriculation-Fixation

Unit6MatriculationFixation讲课人：王丽娟Tel：13570521788formaladmissiontostudyatauniversityorcollege(大学）入学考试aninabilitytostopthinkingaboutsth.orsomeone,oranunnaturallystronginterestinthem（对…的）异常依恋；固恋；癖TeachingObjectives•1)Tolearnaboutsomebasicfeaturesofnarrative&descriptivewriting;•2)Tograspthenewwordsandexpressions.Warm-upQuestions:•1.Whydosomepeopleinmoderntimehaveanobsessiveinterestinattendingelitecolleges?•2.Howdouniversitiesinfluenceourlife?China’s10topuniversitiesIvyLeagueuniversityagroupofeighttraditionaluniversitiesintheeasternUSwithhighacademicstandardsandahighsocialstatus•HarvardUniversity•YaleUniversity•UniversityofPennsylvania（宾夕法尼亚大学；宾州大学）•PrincetonUniversity（普林斯顿大学）•ColumbiaUniversity（哥伦比亚大学）•BrownUniversity（布朗大学）•DartmouthCollege（达特茅斯学院）•CornellUniversity（康乃尔大学）TextExplanations•Intheessaytheauthoroffershissincereadvicetothoseparentswhohavecollege-boundchildren.Hefirstcriticizessomeparentswhotrytoselectuniversitiesfortheirchildren.Hepointsoutthatagooduniversitydoesnotnecessarilyguaranteeasuccessfulcareer.Thisissupportedbytheexampleofhishighschoolfriends.•Thenhetellsthosedisillusionedparentswhosechildrenareunlikelytoenterprestigiousuniversitiesthatmanypeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity.Thisissupportedbyhisownexperience.Finallyheremindsthoseparentsthatlifedoesn'thavejustoneact.ThereisoftenActTwo.AndActFive.DetailedStudyofTextParagraph1-2Thesetwoparagraphsmakeuptheintroductorypartinwhichtheauthorusesananecdoteasastartingpointoftheessay.Paragraph1Languagepoints:•languish:v.–losevigor,health,orflesh,asthroughgrief;haveadesireforsomethingorsomeonewhoisnotpresent;becomefeeble憔悴；凋萎；失去活力；受煎熬；长期受苦；变得衰弱•undivided:adj.–notpartedbyconflictofopinion;notsharedbyoramongothers专心的；专一的；未分开的；完整的•wearon:–passslowly(oftime)缓慢地进行；时间的流逝•Eg:It'llworkagainstouralliesifweletthisbattlewearontoolong.如果把战斗拖得太长，对我们的盟军不利。•wearout:–deterioratethroughuseorstress磨损•Eg:Peoplearelikemachines:theywearout.人也象机器一样，会磨损。•garner:(v.)acquireordeservebyone‘seffortsoractions;storegrain;assembleorgettogether;collectsth.,usuallyafterwithmuchworkorwithdifficulty获得；储存；收集–Inshort,anyonewhothinksnewthoughtsordoesnewdeedsislikelytogarnerdisapprovalandcriticismfromsomeone.简而言之，任何有新思想、做新行为的人都可能遭到某人的不赞成和批评。Paragraph2Languagepoints:•brightbutnotbrilliant：–smartbutnotoutstanding.•first-tier–tier:oneoftwoormorelayersoneatopanother层，等级–first-tier:first-rate;first-class•echelon:–abodyoftroopsarrangedinaline梯队;阶层–second-echelon:second-rate;second-class•Moneybeingtight:–nothavingmuchmoney•withothercollege-boundchildreninthefamilyqueue:–withanumberofchildreninafamilywhoaregoingtogotocollegeoneafteranotherinafewyears.–college-bound:goingtocollege•rue:–feelremorsefor;feelsorryfor;becontriteabout后悔，懊悔•QUESTION：Whatdoesthesentence.fewercontactswouldbemademean?–Thesentencemeansthatsinceitwasalocaluniversity,therewouldbefewerchancestoestablishanetworkofinterpersonalrelationshipsthatcouldbepotentiallyhelpfulinthefuture.•withinstrikingdistance：–veryneartoobtainingorachievingsomething.–Eg:Hardluck!Youcamewithinstrikingdistanceofbeatingtherecord.真倒霉！你眼看就要打破纪录了。•yellowbrickroad:P95notes(2)–meanstheroadofgold,whichisametaphorforsuccess.•Herdegreewouldputherwithinstrikingdistanceoftheyellowbrickroad,butnotphysicallyontheroaditself.–Aftershegraduatesfromasecond-classuniversity,shewillbecloseto,thepathtosuccess,thoughnotdirectlyonit,butstilltherewillbeagapbetween.Paragraphs3-4Inthesetwoparagraphs,asaresponsetotheman'sstory,theauthortriestogivesomeadvicebyrelatinghisownexperiences,i.e.hishighschoolfriends,hisuniversitydays,andhispresentcareer.Paragraphs3•amanoftheworld:•amanwhohaslotsofexperienceincopingwithcertainsituationsorpeople.通世故的人，精通世故的人•requisite：•(n.)anythingindispensable必需品;(adj.)necessaryforrelieforsupply必不可少的，必需的•mediate:•actbetweenpartieswithaviewtoreconcilingdifferences调解，斡旋•inquestion：•beingtalkedabout,underdiscussion.讨论中的，考虑中的–Theanalysisinquestion,however,referstotheprocessofasystematic,minuteanalysis.这里所讲的分析过程，是指系统的周密的分析过程。–Iwasoutoftownonthenightinquestion.Paragraphs4•carveout：•tosuccessfullycreateorobtainsth.,espeicallyaworkposition,byworkingforit.艰苦创业，奋斗取得（事业，名声等）•Persistencewillcarveoutawaytosuccess.只要坚持到底，就一定能成功。•niche：•apositionparticularlywellsuitedtothepersonwhooccupiesit合适的职业•“tocarveoutanicelittlenicheformyself”：•securemyselfagoodandcomfortablepositionbyhardworkandgreateffort.QUESTION•Whatdoestheauthormeanby...thesunneversetwithoutmythankingGodfor...?•TheauthormeansthateverydayhefeltgratefultoGodforwhathelearntfromhistalentedanddedicatedprofessors.•Translations:我的大学生活是这辈子最开心的一段日子之一，那些才华横溢、专注学问的教授们给了我无穷的启发和灵感，为此，我每天都在感谢上帝。•“pressedforbiographicaldata”：•urgedtogivepersonalinformation.•freelance•(n.)awriterorartistwhosellsservicestodifferentemployerswithoutalong-termcontractwithanyofthem;自由作家•(v.)workindependentlyandontemporarycontractsratherthanforalong-termemployer自由撰稿的•tickoff：•列举；用记号勾出•credentials:•n.(proofof)abilitiesandexperiencewhichmakesomeonesuitableforaparticularjobpractivity资格，资历，证书，证件•V.credential提供证