讲义U1B1新视野II

1 讲义U1B1 Online Learning Section A I. Understanding The author presents readers with his own language learning experiences at different stages. And at different stages, the author met different teachers and consequently formed different attitudes towards English learning. II. Structure Analysis Part I (Para.1): General experiences of learning a foreign language: difficult yet rewarding. Part II (Paras.2-7): The author’s own language learning experiences at different stages. 1. In junior middle school (Para.2): The teacher: kind and patient, positive, often praising the students The author: at the top of my class, eagerly answering all the questions, never worrying much about making mistakes 2. In senior middle school (Para.3): The teacher: punishing quickly, pointing a long stick at us and shaking it up and down, shouting “No! No! No!” The author: losing my eagerness, losing my joy, losing my desire 3. At college (Para.4): The teacher: patient and kind, no pointed sticks The classes: very large, many students spoke much better than I did The author: feeling intimidated, afraid to speak, staying at the same level 4. The on-line learning (Paras.5-7): The on-line learning requires: much time, commitment, discipline The author (at the beginning): making many mistakes, crying out of frustration, feeling like giving up The author (finally): reaping the benefits of all the hard work Part III. (Para.8): The benefits of learning a foreign language: 1) Teaching me the value of hard work 2) Giving me insights into another culture 3) Enabling me to communicate with more people III. Key Words & Phrases 1. reward reward sb. with sth. 奖励给某人某物（通常为物质方面的）= award sb. sth.（通常为物精神方面的） Tom was rewarded with a dictionary for his winning of the competition. Tom was awarded a “Best Actor” in the movie festival. 2. junior & senior junior to: younger than 比„年轻；lower than 比„职位低 senior to: older than 比„年长；higher than 比„职位高 3. former former: previous 以前的 the former…, the latter… 前者„，后者„ 4. opportunity: a good chance take the opportunity 抓住机会，趁机 take the chance (on) 冒险= take the risk (on) 5. medium the media 媒体 S= small size; M= medium size; L= large size; XL= extra large 6. access get/have/gain/obtain access to sth.: have the right to have or use sth. 有权享有，有权使用 7. participate participate in: take part in 参与，参加 8. commitment commitment: 1) hard work 投入；2) promise make a commitment: make a promise 承诺 9. reap 2

As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜种豆得豆。 Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. 善有善报恶有恶报。 10. benefit benefit to 对„有好处；benefit from 得益于 11. communicate communicate with 与„交流= exchange with, interact with 12. gap Generation Gap 代沟 13. at times: sometimes, from time to time 有时，偶尔 14. be worth sth./doing sth. 值得„的 15. not only…but also… 不仅„而且„ Not only提前，其引导的句子部分倒装，而but also引导的句子不倒装。 16. far from: not at all, rather than 一点都不 17. a couple of: two, several, a few 两个；一些，几个 18. keep up with: keep pace with 跟上，不落后 19. feel like sth./doing sth.: want to do sth. 想要；想做 20. give up: stop doing 停止；放弃 21. think out: consider carefully, think over carefully 22. come across: encounter, meet by chance 偶遇；偶然发现 23. trade for: exchange for 用„换„ 24. now that: since, because 既然，由于 25. instead of: rather than 而不是 26. reach out to: communicate with, contact 接触，联系 IV. Text A P2 L1. yet: but 但，却 L2. rewarding: worthwhile 有益的 L2. at times: sometimes 有时 L3. frustrating: disappointing 令人沮丧的 L3. be worth sth.: 值得„的 L5. when引导定语从句 L6. positive: helping 积极的 L7. never worrying much about…: 分词短语作状语= and I never worried much about L8. at the top of my class: among the best students in my class P3 L9. continue doing: 继续做„= continue to do L11. while: though, although 而；虽然„，但是„ (See VI, P10，参见第10页第六题句型练习) L11. be patient with sb.: 对„有耐心 L14. It didn’t take me long to…: Soon I was no longer eager to answer questions. L15. Not only did I…: inverted order 倒装 L18. state: situation 情形，形势，状态 L21. far from: no at all 一点都不 L22. as: because 因为 L23. Also: Besides, In addition, What’s more 而且 L25. intimidated: frightened 害怕的，吓人的 L27. a couple of: two L27. when: 引导定语从句，同L5 when L29. get access to: have the right to use 有权使用，得到 L31. participate in: take part in 参加 L33. commitment: hard work 投入 L33. discipline: self-control 自制力 L33. keep up with: 跟上