Unit-12-University-Days

UnitOneTextIUniversityDaysJamesThurber(1894-1961)Pre-discussionexercisesWarming-UpQuestions:•Doyoustillrememberyourmiddleschooldays?••1.theteachersyoulikedandhated•2.thecoursesyoulovedandavoided•3.theclosefriendsyoumadewithorbadguysyou•escaped•4.TheproblemsanddifficultiesyouhadMathematics,English,Sports…•WhatdoyouknowaboutJamesThurber,theauthor?JamesThurber(1894-1961)isconsideredthebestAmericanhumorwritersinceMarkTwain.Helostoneeyeinanaccidentinhischildhood.Butinspiteofthatandthegradualweakeningoftheothereyeovertheyearshehadaverysuccessfulwritingcareer.•UniversityDaysisbasedontheauthor’sexperienceasastudentatOhioStateuniversity,whichheleftin1918.Hispersonalexperienceasauniversitystudent.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?•Produceasmanywordsaspossibleoncampuslife.enroll,doadoublemajor,assignment,session,semester,term,creditcourse,optionalcourse,compulsorycourse,coursepaper,thesis,dissertation,tutor,instructor,supervisor,extracurricularactivity,classroomattendance,dean,lecturer,associateprofessor,mid-termexam,make-upexam,final-exam,freshman,sophomore,seniorstudent,bachelor’sdegree,master’sdegree,undergraduate,graduate,postgraduate….(Pleasegetfamiliarwiththenamesofdifferentcoursesinthemiddleschool.)While-readingActivities•ReadingComprehensioncheck•Howmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto?•WhatwastheAuthor’sProblem?1.Hecouldnotpassthebotanycourse•2.Hehatedtheeconomicscoursetwoparts(twoepisodes)becauseofhispooreyesightbecauseoftheprofessor’shelptoBolenciecwcz•WhowasBolenciecwcz?•Whatwashisproblem?•Atackle(阻截队员)onthefootballteamofOhioStateUniversity.Hewasunabletokeepupwiththeclass.Heevencouldnotanswerthesimplestquestionsoneconomics.•Mainideaofthetext•Thewriternarratestwoepisodesthathappenedinhisbotanyandeconomicclassesinhisuniversitydayswiththepurposeofsharinghisstorywithreaders.Therearetwomainepisodes,eachofwhichmaybesummarizedasfollows:Thewriterdislikedthebotanylaboratoryclassesinwhichhecouldn’tseeanyflowercellsunderamicroscope;and,forthatreason,hewasgivenadeferredpassforbotany.•Intheeconomicclass,therewasastudentwhowasveryslowathisstudies.Inspiteofthepromptingfromtheprofessorandhisfellowstudents,hecouldn’tevengive“train”asanexampleofameansoftransportation.Languagepoints•1.IpassedalltheothercoursesthatItookatmyUniversity,…•OhioStateUniversity.瑟伯于1913到1918年在此就读，未取得学位就离校去巴黎做美国国务院的译报员。2.Thiswasbecauseallbotanystudentshadtospendseveralhoursaweekinalaboratorylookingthroughamicroscopeatplantcells,…•(1).Icouldseetheboythroughthewindow;•(2).Throughthesmoke,Icanmakeoutwhothegentlemanis.•3.Thisusedtoenragemyinstructor.HewouldwanderaroundthelaboratorypleasedwiththeprogressallthestudentsweremakingindrawingtheinvolvedandsoIamtold,interestingstructureofflowerscells,untilhecametome.Iwouldjustbestandingthere.“Ican’tseeanything,”Iwouldsay.Hewouldbeginpatientlyenough,explaininghowanybodycanseethroughamicroscope,buthewouldalwaysendupinafury,claimingthatIcouldtooseethroughamicroscopebutjustpretendedthatIcouldn't.•Heusedtoenrage(anger)hismotherbynotdoinghishomework.•Thereusedtobeachurchhere.•Shecameupcarryingherbabyinthearm.•Idon’tliketostayathomedoingnothing.•Theyhadtoworkstandingup.•Wheneverhehadtime,hewouldcometohaveachatwithme.(一般过去将来时：表示过去习惯性的动作cf.usedto）•Endupinsuccess/failure/quarrel以…告终，以…结束•Havingover-indulgedindrinkinganddissipation,LennyBurtonendedupaloserinlife.•Asmallweakanimalendinguppreytoapredatorisacommonoccurrenceinthejungle.•4.Wearenotconcernedwithbeauty…..-•Wearenotinterestedinbeauty•beconcernedwith–beinvolvedorinterested;beabout.Examples;•TheBrownsistersdon’tseemtobeconcernedwithwomen’sliberation.•HisnewbookisconcernedwithromanticisminEnglishliterature.Cf.beconcernedabout/for—beanxious/worried/upsetabout.Examples:•Shewasgreatlyconcernedabouthersonwhohadnotwrittenhomeformonths.•Dora’scolleagueswereallconcernedforherillhealth.•5.“Tryitjustonceagain,”he’dsay,andIwouldputmyeyetothemicroscopeandseenothingatall,exceptnowandagainanebulousmilkysubstance.againandagain,timeandagain常常onceinawhile偶尔,onceagain,重复一次,再来一次，nowandagain,nowandthen；不时地，时常常常，不时地•6.Youaresupposedtoseeavivid,restlessclockworkofsharplydefinedplantcells.•Everyoneissupposedtocarryouthisownresponsibility.•Readersarenotsupposedtobeonlyonthereceivingendwhilereading,forreadingisatwo-wayactivity.•Paragraph1-2:MainIdeas7.Ifinallytookadeferredpass,astheycalledit,andwaitedayearandtriedagain•“Adeferredpass”meansthatyouneitherfinishnorpassthecourse,andthatyoumustrepeatitayearlater.•apass–thecompletingofauniversitycoursewithanexaminationstandardthatisacceptablebutnotgoodenoughforhonours.Thewriterfailedtopassbotanycourse,becausehecouldneverseethroughamicroscope.•8.“We’lltryit,”theprofessorsaidtome,sternly.Sowetrieditwitheveryadjustmentofthemicroscopeknowntoman.Tomypleasureandamazement,Isawavariegatedconstellationofflecks,specks,anddots.TheseIhastilydrew.Theinstructor,notingmyactivity,cametomydesk,asmileonhislipsandhiseyebrowshighinhope.Helookedatmycelldrawing.•9.Hecutoffabruptlyforhewasbeginningtoquiverallover,likeLionelBarrymore,andhegenuinelywishedtoholdon