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unit1现代大学英语精读

Unit1

一、Author and background

John Ciardi American poet, editor, critic, author of books for children, nonfiction writer, and translator (of Dante’s The Divine Comedy: “The Inferno”, “The Purgatorio”, and “The Paradiso”).

二、Text Analysis

1.Theme :The author tries to clarify the purpose of a university: to put the students in

touch with the best civilization that human race has created.

2.Structure

Part 1 (Paras. 1— 8 ):The writer describes his encounter with one of his students.

Part 2 (Paras. 9-14 ):The author restates what he still believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the

human race has created.

三、Language points

1. accomplishment n. sth. completed successfully; an achievement

Examples: a girl of many accomplishments 多才多艺的姑娘

Among her accomplishments were sewing, cooking, playing the piano and dancing. accomplish

eg. accomplish one’s object 达到目的; accomplish one’s mission 完成使命He can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class.

2. assume v. a. to take for granted; to suppose

b. to take upon oneself

Examples: They had assumed that prices would rise these days, but in fact they were wrong.

assume responsibilities; assume another’s debts

3. certify v. to confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine.;( to declare or state

officially ,esp. in writing.)

–+ that

–+sb./sth. as

–+sb./sth. to be

Examples: The accounts were certified (as) correct.

He was certified (as) insane.

certified accountant 注册会计师

n. certification; a. certified 有书面证明的，已证实的

4. expose v. a. to subject or allow to be subjected to an action or an influence 使受影响

b. to subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light 使曝光

c. to make known (sth. discreditable);to reveal (the guilt or wrongdoing of)

揭发（有损信誉的事）；揭露（罪恶或错误的行为）

Examples: The parents exposed their children to classical music at home.

This film has been exposed.

The crime of the corrupt officials must be exposed without any reserve.

5. faculty n. a.any of the powers of the body or mind

b. department or group of related departments in a university

c.the whole teaching staff in one of the departments or in the whole university Examples: the faculty of the sight; mental faculties

the Faculty of Law

The entire faculty of the university will attend the meeting.

cf. staff n.

a. group of assistants working together in a business, etc. responsible to a manager or a

person in authority

b. those people doing administrative work

Examples: the hotel staff, the shop staff; We need more staff in the office.

I have a staff of ten.

a head teacher and her staff 校长及全体教工

The school staff are expected to supervise school meal s.

6. generate v. to produce as a result of a chemical or physical process

Examples: a generating station 发电厂，发电站

When coal burns, it generates heat.

generative reproduction 有性繁殖

7. nevertheless adv. in spite of that, however

Examples: She was very tired, nevertheless she kept on working.

We are going nevertheless we shall return.

8. rear v. a. to care for (children or a child) during the early stages of life; to bring up

b. to tend (growing plants or animals)

c. to rise high in the air; to tower

n. a hind part 后面，后边；后边的部分

Examples: to rear a child; to rear poultry

to rear a monument to a person’s memory 为纪念某人而建立纪念碑

the rear of the hall

9. species

n. a fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding

Examples: Some species of animals have become extinct because they could not adapt to a changing environment.

The Origin of Species《物种起源》

10. suffice v. to meet present needs or requirements

Examples: These rations will suffice until next week.

Fifty dollars will suffice me.

Fifty dollars will suffice for my needs.

a. sufficient n. sufficiency

11. put it… :to express; to state 表达；陈述

Examples: to put it another way 换句话说; to put it mildly 说得婉转些

to put it strong 说得刻薄

12. go through

a. to examine carefully 仔细检查John went through the students’ papers

b. to experience We went through hell while working on this project.

13. see to it that: to try to make sure that

Example: The parents asked the girl to see to it that her younger brothers behave well at the table.

14. preside over: to be in charge of

Examples: preside over a meeting 主持会议; preside at tea 招待客人吃茶点

The manager presides over the business of this store. 主持管理业务

15. be out to do sth. : to try to do sth.

Example:

You professor raise your kids your way; I’ll take care of my own. Me, I’m out to make money. 16. be on one’s/the way to : to be in the process of coming, going, or traveling Examples: She is on her way out the door. ;/// Winter is on the way.

You are on your way to being that new species of mechanized savage, the push-button Neanderthal.

17. The chances are that…:It is possible that…

Examples: The chances are ten to one that the guest team will win.

If you have some one on your mind, let her know.

Chances are you are on hers as well.

cf. T here is a chance that I will see him these days.

Is there any chance of rain?

chance

vi. to come about by chance; occur 偶然发生，出现

vt. to take the risk or hazard of 冒······的危险

Examples: It chanced that the train was late that day.

Although there is still hope, he is not not willing to chance it.

18. in essence by nature; essentially 本质上；实质的

Example: In essence, leadership involves accomplishing goals with and through people.

19. make… available: to do sth. so that one thing can be used or can easily be bought or found Examples: Dental clinics shall be made available within ten miles of each community.

Parking facilities were made available for the disabled.

Addition

1.fresh ( be fresh out of / from sth.): to have just come from a particular place; to have just

had a particular experience

eg: Students fresh from Business school should have a three-month probation in the company .

freshness: n.

freshen: (freshen up) : to make sth. cleaner and more pleasanter

eg: The air freshened his lungs.

Fresher/ freshman: a student who has just started university or college

2. body:

1). a group of people as a unit who work and act together, often for an official purpose , or who are connected in some other way.

Eg: a legislative body / a law-making body

The governing body of the University is / are very concerned abou t students’ safety on the new campus.

2). the main part of sth.

eg: The body of the writing is not well-developed.

the body of a vehicle (a plane, a ship ); the body of a building

3). a body/ bodies of sth. : large amount of sth.

eg: a body of rumour/ evidence/ information

3. point to/point out

point to: if sth. points to place or points in a direction, it shows where the place is or faces in that direction.

Eg: There must be a street sign pointing to the scenic spot.

If sth. points to a particular situation , it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.

Eg: All evidence points to his guilt.

Point out: to draw attention to / to inform sb. of sth.

4. specimen : a single plant or animal which is an example of a particular species or type.

5. enroll: 1. (Vi)to arrange for yourself or somebody else to officially join a course , school , etc., eg: To better communicate with his clients, he enrolled in a business English course at a night school.

2. (Vt.) make sb. a member of , eg: Universities will enrol new students this spring. Enrolment: N.

6. reach for: to try to obtain sth.

eg: what are the goals in life to reach for ?

7. scroll: a long roll of paper or other material with writing on it.

9. specialize in : to limit all or most of one’s study ,business ,etc. to a particular activity or subject,

eg. She's hired a lawyer who ~s in (= limits her studying or work to )divorce cases.

The shop specializes in (= selling) antique furniture.

I went to a restaurant that ~s in Italian food.

specialization /-isation n. [U] [C]

Eg. In the courseI'm taking, there 's no opportunity for ~ (=limiting my studying or work to one particular area) until the final year.

The lawyer said that he was unable to help us because our case fell outside his ~ (=his particular area if knowledge.)

9. matter: v. to be important or to have an important effect on sb./ sth.

10. average: n./ adj./ v.

n. on an average/ on the average/ on average

v. average : eg: Her life expenses average 700 yuan RMB a month.

average out to : to come to an average or ordinary level or standard, esp. after being higher and lower.

11. hold: (hold good): to be true or valid/ to apply

eg: Will the rule hold in all cases?

The principle will hold in the coming century.

12. be employed in doing sth. : to spend your time doing sth.,

Eg : When his mother stepped into the room, he was employed in playing computer games. 13. assume

1 ) to believe sth. to be true without actually having proof that it is; suppose 认为，揣想，假定eg: Scientists assume that there is no animal life on Mars.

A witness in a murder trial is assumed to know the facts in the case.

Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?

2）to pretend to have, to begin to have 装出（…样子），显出

eg: He assumes a well-informed manner but in fact he knows very little.

His illness assumed a very grave character.

3) to take or claim for oneself (sometimes without the right to do so); begin to have or use 开始执行（任务），开始做…

He himself is to assume the direction of the business.

The prince assumed power when he was only fifteen.

14. along with: in addition to sb./ sth.; in the same way as sb./sth.

eg: He put all his money, along with his will into his safe before he suicide.

15. penetrate

penetrate [vi/vt] : ~ (into) through

<1> pierce into or through 渗透，穿透，深入

Rain water has ~ (through) the roof of my house.

Above my head a pale sun tried to ~ the heavy sky.

The Smell ~d into the whole house.

<2> understand or discover看穿，洞察

It was impossible to ~ the mystery.

Were you able to ~ the author’s symbolism?

<3> be ~d with. (fill or spread through sth/sb) 充满（某种情绪，遍布）

The whole country is ~ with fear.

16. be stuck for: not to know what to do in a particular situation.

Eg: In the middle of the speech, he was stuck for words.

17. have no business doing sth. / to do sth.: to have no right to do sth. , shouldn’t have been / be doing sth.

eg: She has no business telling me to do this and to do that.

He has no business to get involved into the scandal.

18. civilized: educated / refined

19. be true of (a person or a situation) : to apply to ,

eg: What is true of some groups of children may not be true of all of them.

Chinese children are taught to “Respect the old and cherish the young ”, which is true of all the nations.

20. add to: to increase

eg: You have no business to add to the ache of her heart.

Her wonderful performance added to our enjoyment .

add sth. to sth.: add fuel to the flame/ add insult to injury

add up to :

eg: Your long explanation added up to a refusal.

Do you think what I suffered in the past twenty year could add up to nothing?

21. in literal time: in reality

literal adj.

1.if you say that sth. is a literal fact or literal truth, you are emphasizing that it is true.

2. literal translation means word-for –word translation rather than paraphrase

3. (cf : figuative)if you use a word or expression in its literal sense, you use it with its most

basic meaning or with its main meaning .

Eg. The ~ meaning of "television" is "seeing from a distance".

Her translation is too ~ (= done one word at a time and therefore unnatural).

Richard can be very ~-minded sometimes. When I said I'd rather die than spend a weekend with Nancy, he thought I meant it.

literacy n. [U] the ability to read and write识字

literate adj. (cf. illiterate) 识字的

Eg. According to the latest national survey, illiterate rate in the country has decreased from

15.88% to 6.72% in ten years. (with the rising literate proportion of the population)

(fig.) People who are computer ~ have a better chance of finding a job.

literary adj. of literature文学（上）的；书面的

eg. ~ works; a ~ language/style

22. contain(Cf. hold/consist/ compose ): to have or be capable of having withi n

23. humanity

1) human being generally 人类(U)

I’d like to do something for poor humanity.

All humanity will be helped by advances in medical sciences.

2) the quality of being humane , human nature人性(U)

It is an act of humanity to help the oppressed.

They treated the prisoner with humanity.

3) humanities subjects of study concerned with human culture, esp literature,language, history and philosophy 人文学科

humane: showing human kindness and qualities of a civilized person人道的, 仁慈的, 慈悲的

A humane person would not hurt any creature.

Helping that family was a very humane thing to do.

human1) of or concerning man 人类的

That was the beginning of human life.

It’s human nature that parents should be frightfully fond of their children.

2) showing the feelings, esp. those of kindness which people are supposed to have

有人性的, 有人情味的

To err is human.犯错误人皆难免

If you must dismiss the employee do it in a human way.

humanism: 人道主义, 人文主义

They began placing faith in their own qualities, their own judgement. This new spirit was called humanism.

humanitarian:人道主义者, 慈善家, 博爱主义者

Shelly depicts him as an advanced humanitarian.

All humanitarians fought against slavery.

capitalize ize--suffix

a.to cause to be or to become 使成为(dramatize 戏剧化)

b. to cause to conform to or resemble 使······一致，使······相像(Hellenize 使希腊化)

c. to treat as 当作······对待(idolize 偶像崇拜)

d. to treat or affect with 对待或影响(anesthetize 施以麻醉)

e. to subject to 使服从(tyrannize 压制)

f. to treat according to or practice the method of根据······对待或实施办法

(pasteurize 施行巴氏消毒)

g. to become; become like成为；变得像(materialize 具体化)

h. to perform, engage in, or produce 完成，从事于，生产(botanize 采集植物)

capital (a.) capitalize

central (a.) centralize

final (a.) finalize

hospital (n.) hospitalize

ideal (a.) idealize

natural (a.) naturalize

social (a.) socialize

apologetic (a.) apologize

civil (a.) civilize

fertile (a.) fertilize

industrial (a.) industrialize

real (a.) realize

special (a.) specialize

western (a.) westernize

clarify -fy—to cause to become; to make

base (n.) basify 碱化

clear (a.) clarify 澄清

class (n.) classify 分类

intense (a.) intensify 加强just (a.) justify 使正当note (n.) notify 通知

pure (a.) purify 净化quality (n.) qualify 使具有资格simple (a.) simplify 简化unity (n.) unify 统一

terror (n.) terrify 使恐惧

现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译

Lesson Eight The Kindness of Strangers Mike Mclntyre 1. One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time in the country when you' d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, "I don't want to get involved" has become a national motto. 2. Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator. 3. Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road? 4. The idea intrigued me. 5. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip. 6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America." 7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming, In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. 8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed in their Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. 9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore." 10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it. 11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.

现代大学英语精读3_第二版_unit1、2课文翻译

Unit 1 Your college years 1你可曾考虑过作为一个大学生你生活中正在发生和即将发生的变化？你可曾想到过大学时代教授们以及其他教职工为了你的成长和发展制定了目标？你可曾注意过你在从青少年渐渐成人的过程中会发生某些变化？尽管大学生很少想这些，但是在大学生时代很可能会发生一些主要的变化。 2在这段时期，学生们正经受自我认同危机，他们努力要了解自己的身份，掌握自身的优缺点。当然，优缺点他们兼而有之，且两者都为数不少。重要的是人们如何看待自己，其他人又如何看待他们。皮尔斯和兰多曾在一篇文章中探讨了爱立信在《国际社会百科全书》中有关理论，根据他们的观点，性格特征是由先天基因（即父母的遗传物质）所决定，由外部环境而形成，并受偶然事件的影响的。人们受环境的影响，反过来也影响他们的环境。人们如何看待自己扮演的这两个角色无疑正是他们性格特征的部分表现。 3学生们经历自我认同危机的时候，他们也开始渐渐独立，但是可能仍然非常依赖父母。这种介于独立与依赖之间的冲突常常发生在青少年末期。事实上，这种冲突很可能因为他们选择继续接受大学教育而愈发激烈。高中一毕业，一些学生便会立即走入社会开始工作。这种选择的结果就是他们可能他们在经济上获得独立。但是大学生已经选择了用几年的时间继续掌握新知并且发展自我，因此他们在一定程度上还要依赖父母。 41984年4月杰利弗·A·霍夫曼在《心理咨询杂志》上发表了《即将成人的青年与父母的心理距离》，文章中他提及了人与父母产生心理距离的四个不同方面。第一，独立处理日常生活的能力，它包括个人独立处理实际事物和自身事务的能力，如理财的能力、选购服装的能力和决定每天工作日程的能力。第二，态度独立，即个人学会正确看待和接受自己与父母的态度、价值和信仰上的差异。第三个心理分离过程是情感独立，霍夫曼将这一过程定义为“摆脱父母的认可、亲近、陪伴和情感支持的过分依赖”。例如，大学生们会随自己所愿自由选择专业，而且并不认为必须征得父母的认同。第四是摆脱“对父母的过度内疚、焦虑、疑惑、责任、反感和愤怒的心理”。大学生们需要退一步看清自己在介于独立与依赖之间的冲突中所处的位置。 5可能大学生们面临的最紧张的问题之一就是构建自己的性别特征，这包括与异性之间的关系和对未来自身男性或女性角色的设计。每个人必须将其性格特征定义为男性或女性角色。这一过程中兴奋与受挫并存。也许没有什么比恋爱更能让学生们情绪低落或高涨的。例如，我曾经和一位年轻的大学生共事，一次他欢呼雀跃的进了我的办公室，面带笑容，声音激动。年轻人宣布：“我刚度过了人生中最灿烂的一天。”他继续解释他是如何与一位超凡脱俗的女子相遇的，而且这份浪漫的爱情与他梦中所期待的完全一致。而不倒一个星期，同一个年轻人却拖着脚步神情沮丧的进了我的办公室。他在同一张椅子上坐下来，深深地叹了口气，宣布说：“我经历了人生中最糟糕的一天。”他和那个年轻女子刚刚吵过架，两人的关系不再看好。因而，大学生们与异性交往的方式对他们的情感必定有所影响。 6于此同时，这些刚刚成年的大学生也在学习如何在成年人的世界里奉献和收获情感。在这一角度上，成长不仅要处理与异性之间的关系，还要处理与两性及所有年龄段的朋友之间的关系。随着他们渐渐成人，他们与异性交往的方式也在发生变化。这时作为成年人他们应该思索如何与同龄人和睦相处并有礼有节，如何与他们生活中的青少年儿童和睦相处，如何与他们的父母和睦相处并表达自己的感情。举个我在西南浸礼教会学院读研究生时的例子，当我刚刚修完一门咨询课程后，我去探望父母。在学习这门课的过程中我渐渐意识到，当我的世界不断扩展，新的机遇不断出现时，我的父亲，一个年过花甲之人，正在亲眼目睹自己的世界在变小，选择在变少。在家的那些日子里，我和父亲几次谈心，共同探讨了我课程的内容以及它如何应用到我的生活中。我发觉自己正以一种不同的方式看待父亲，并且把他看作一个我可以鼓励的朋友。我有意识的去鼓励这个从前鼓励过我的人。我在以一种不同的方式与父亲交流。 7大学生的另一个变化就是内化他们的宗教信仰、价值尺度和道德观念。从出生开始，就有一位或更多的父母成为他们的榜样，教给他们特定的信仰、价值和道德。然而，当他们到了青春期，这些问题却遭到了质疑，在一些情况下甚至遭到了反叛。现在他们刚刚成年，他们有机会为自己决定人生中将会如何选择何种信仰、价值和道德。60年代末，一位生活在极度歧视其他种族的环境中的年轻女子深信自己种族的

现代大学英语精读单词

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现代大学英语精读unit课后答案

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