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LessonOneAnotherSchoolYear–Whatfor?Pre-classDiscussion1.Whatisyourgeneralimpressionofauniversity?manyopportunitiesforonetoexploretheunknownexperiencingalotmakinglifelongfriendsenjoyingvariouskindsofactivitiesdevelopingone’spersonalinterestsmeetingoutstandingscholarskeepingagoodbalanceandlayingasolidfoundation…thegoldentimeinone’slifePre-classDiscussion2.Whydidyouchoosetopursueacollegeeducation?togetagoodjobtoearnmoremoneytogetagoodstartinlifetofullydevelopyourselftocontributemoretothesociety…asoundinvestmentthatiswortheverypennyPre-classDiscussion3.Haveyouexperiencedanythingdifferentfromyourmiddleschoollife?beingfarawayfromhomelivingwithothersbecomingindependenttakingcareofoneselfhandlingone’sownfinancemakingone’sowndecisionschangesareoccurringAccordingtoyourownunderstanding,whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenhighschoolandcollegeeducations?Pre-classDiscussion5.Haveyouhadanypsychologicalproblemseversinceyouenteredcollege?lonelinessconfusionfrustrationjealousyasenseofinferiorityfeelingpressure6.HowdoyouevaluatetheChineseeducationalsystem?JohnCiardiAmericanpoet,editor,critic,authorofbooksforchildren,nonfictionwriter,andtranslator(ofDante’sTheDivineComedy).AuthorWhoarethey?ShakespeareBachHomerVirgilDanteAristotleChaucerEinsteinLaRochefoucauldTextAnalysisTheauthortriestoclarifythepurposeofauniversity:toputthestudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationthathumanracehascreated.ThemePart1(Paras.1—):Part2(Paras.):TextAnalysisStructure89—14Thewriterdescribeshisencounterwithoneofhisstudents.Theauthorrestateswhathestillbelievestobethepurposeofauniversity:puttingitsstudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationsthehumanracehascreated.TextAnalysisIntroductionHeintroducesthetopicwithhisencounterwithastudentandwithtwoquestions:Whyshouldwegotouniversity?Whyshouldwelearnliterature,arts,philosophy,politics,etc.?Thenheproceedstogiveevidencetosupporthisview:EvidenceA:distinctionbetweentechnicaltraininganduniversityEvidenceB:Howtospendthe8hoursofleisuretimewilldecidewhetheryouarecapableofpenetratinginsight,whetheryoucanbedemocratic,tastefulandaboveall,whetheryoucanraiseacivilizedfamily.Answer/topicsentence:…thebusinessofthecollegeistoputyouintouchwithwhatthebesthumanmindshavethought.Howdoesthewriterpresenthisargument?TextAnalysisEvidenceC:Nobodygetstobeahumanbeingunaided,andbookscanaidusinbecomingacivilizedhuman,bothintermsoftechniquesofmankind,andintermsofspiritualresources.Conclusionsummary:thefunctionofuniversityanditsfaculty.WritingDevicesLanguageStyle&ToneStyle:ColloquialTone:HumorousandmildlysarcasticBywayofusingdirectspeechBywayofusingmetaphorsSentenceParaphrase…IwasfreshoutofgraduateschoolstartingmyfirstsemesterattheUniversityofKansasCity.(Para.1)…IhadjustcompletedmygraduatestudiesandbeganteachingattheUniversityofKansasCity.tohavejustcomefromaparticularplace,tohavejusthadaparticularexperience,e.g.studentsfreshfromcollegeSentenceParaphraseIcouldhavepointedoutthathehadenrolled,notinadrugstore-mechanicsschool,butinacollegeandthatattheendofhiscoursehemeanttoreachforascrollthatreadBachelorofScience.(Para.2)Subjunctivemood:Ididn’tpointitoutinfact.IcouldhavetoldhimthathewasnownotgettingtrainingforajobinatechnicalschoolbutdoingaB.Sc.atauniversity.tointendtodosth.toindicate,register,orshowSentenceParaphraseItwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.(Para.2)TheB.Scertificatewouldindicate/provethattheholderhadspecialtraininginpharmacy,butitwouldalsoshowthathe/shehadbeenintroducedtosomegreatideasinthehistoryofhumancivilization.ThisistocertifythatMr.LiWei,male,bornonOct.15,1975,studiedwithaMaster’sdegreecourseprograminEnglishLiteratureattheSchoolofForeignStudiesofSouthChinaNormalUniversityfromSeptember1999toJuly2002,andcompletedallthecoursesrequiredforamaster’sdegreeinArtsandsuccessfullydefendedthethesisdissertation.CertificateNumber:80001120020202305Date:July31,2002SchoolofForeignStudiesGraduateSchoolofSouthChinaNormalUniversitySentenceUnderstandingHerethewordeducationisusedinabroadsense,whichinvolvesnotonlytheprocessofacquiringknowledgeanddevelopingskills,butalsothatofimprovingthemind.Thatistosay,hehadnotenteredatechnicaltrainingschoolbutauniversityandinuniversitiesstudentsenrollforbothtrainingandeducation.(Para.2)Whatisthedifferencebetweentrainingandeducation,accordingtothewriter?Trainingispreparationforajob,oracareer,suchasthetraininginacertainskill.Education,ontheotherhand,islearningtodevelopone’smentalandmoralpowers.Icouldhavetoldhimallthis,butitwasfairlyobvioushewasn'tgoingtobearoundlongenoughforittomatter.(3)Ididn'tactuallysayallthistohim,becauseIdidn'tthinkhewouldstayatcollegeverylong,soitwouldn'tbeimportantwhetherornotheknewwhatuniversityeducationwasfor.bearound:tobepresentinaplace;tobeavailablematter(tosb.):tobeimportantorhaveanimportanteffectonsb./sth.Payattentiontothetwo“it”s.Thefirstisanintroductory/anticipatory“it”whilethesecondrefersto“whetherItoldhimallthis”.SentenceParaphraseSentenceUnder