大学英语综合教程B1-Unit-1-Growing-Up
综合教程_B1
Unit 1 Growing UpWhen we are writing we are often told to keep our readers in mind, to shape what we say to fit their tastes and interests. But there is one reader in particular who should not be forgotten. Can you guess who? Russell Baker surprised himself and everyone else when he discovered the answer.WRITING FOR MYSELFRussell BakerThe idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn't until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then I'd been bored by everything associated with English courses. I found English grammar dull and difficult. I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects. Mr. Fleagle had a reputation among students for dullness and inability to inspire. He was said to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date. To me he looked to be sixty or seventy and excessively prim. He wore primly severe eyeglasses, his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique.I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed. Late in the year we tackled the informal essay. Mr. Fleagle distributed a homework sheet offering us a choice of topics. None was quite so simple-minded as "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," but most seemed to be almost as dull. I took the list home and did nothing until the night before the essay was due. Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. The topic on which my eye stopped was "The Art of Eating Spaghetti."This title produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images. Vivid memories came flooding back of a night in Belleville when all of us were seated around the supper table — Uncle Allen, my mother, Uncle Charlie, Doris, Uncle Hal — and Aunt Pat served spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was still a little known foreign dish in those days. Neither Doris nor I had ever eaten spaghetti, and none of the adults had enough experience to be good at it. All the good humor of Uncle Allen's house reawoke in my mind as I recalled the laughing arguments we had that night about the socially respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it,but I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. It was a moment I wanted to recapture and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the pleasure of that evening. To write it as I wanted, however, would violate all the rules of formal composition I'd learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade. Never mind. I would write something else for Mr. Fleagle after I had written this thing for myself.When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no time left to compose a proper, respectable essay for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to turn in my tale of the Belleville supper. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the graded papers, and he returned everyone's but mine. I was preparing myself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline when I saw him lift my paper from his desk and knock for the class's attention."Now, boys," he said. "I want to read you an essay. This is titled, 'The Art of Eating Spaghetti.'"And he started to read. My words! He was reading my words out loud to the entire class. What's more, the entire class was listening. Listening attentively. Then somebody laughed, then the entire class was laughing, and not in contempt and ridicule, but with open-hearted enjoyment. Even Mr. Fleagle stopped two or three times to hold back a small prim smile.I did my best to avoid showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this demonstration that my words had the power to make people laugh. In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling. It was the happiest moment of my entire school career. When Mr. Fleagle finished he put the final seal on my happiness by saying, "Now that, boys, is an essay, don't you see. It's — don't you see — it's of the very essence of the essay, don't you see. Congratulations, Mr. Baker."(797 words) New Words and Expressionsoff and onfrom time to time; sometimes 断断续续地；有时possibilityn. 可能（性）take holdbecome established 生根，确立borevt. make (sb.) become tired and lose interest 使（人）厌烦associatevt. join or connect together; bring in the mind 使联系起来；使联想assignmentn. a piece of work that is given to a particular person（分配的）工作，任务，作业turn outproduce 编写；生产，制造agony▲n. very great pain or suffering of mind or body （身心的）极度痛苦assignvt. give as a share or duty 分配，分派anticipatevt. expect 预期，期望tediousa. boring and lasting for a long time 乏味的；冗长的reputationn. 名声；名誉inabilityn. lack of power, skill or ability 无能，无力inspirevt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc. 激励，鼓舞formala. (too) serious and careful in manner and behavior; based on correct or accepted rules 刻板的，拘谨的；正式的，正规的rigida. (often disapproving) fixed in behavior, views or methods; strict 一成不变的；严格的hopelesslyad. very much; without hope 十分，极度；绝望地excessivelyad. 过分地out of dateold-fashioned 过时的prima. (usu. disapproving) (of a person) too formal or correct in behavior and showing a dislike of anything rude; neat 古板的，拘谨的；循规蹈矩的；整洁的primly ad.severea. completely plain; causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, etc. 朴素的；严重的，剧烈的necktien. tie 领带jawn. 颌，颚comic▲a. 滑稽的；喜剧的n. 连环漫画（册）antiquen. 古物，古玩tacklevt. try to deal with 处理，应付essayn. 散文，小品文；论说文distributevt. divide and give out among people, places, etc. 分发，分配，分送finallyad. at last 最终，终于face up tobe brave enough to accept or deal with 勇敢地接受或对付scanv. look through quickly 浏览，粗略地看spaghettin. 意大利式细面条titlen. a name given to a book, film, etc. 标题，题目vt. give a name to 给…加标题，加题目于extraordinarya. very unusual or strange 不同寻常的；奇特的sequencen. 一连串相关的事物；次序，顺序imagen. a picture formed in the mind 形象；印象；（图）像adultn. a fully grown person or animal 成年人；成年动物humorn. 心情；幽默，诙谐recallvt. bring back to the mind; remember 回想起，回忆起argumentn. 论据，论点；争论respectablea. (of behavior, appearance, etc.) socially acceptable 可敬的；体面的；文雅的put downwrite down 写下recapturevt. (lit) bring back into the mind; experience again 再现；再次经历relivevt. experience again, esp. in one's imagination 再体验，重温violatevt. act against 违背，违反composevt. write or create (music, poetry, etc.) 创作turn inhand in (work that one has done) 交（作业）commandn.,v.命令，指令disciplinen. punishment; order kept (among school-children, soldiers, etc.) 惩罚，处分；纪律what's morein addition, more importantly 而且，此外；更有甚者contempt▲n. 轻视，轻蔑ridiculen. making or being made fun of 嘲笑，嘲弄；被戏弄open-hearteda. sincere, frank 诚挚的hold backprevent the expression of (feelings, tears, etc.) 控制（感情、眼泪等）avoidvt. keep or get away from 避免demonstrationn. act of showing or proving sth. 表明；证明careern. 生涯，事业；职业sealn. 印，图章essence▲n. the most important quality of a thing 本质；精髓congratulationn. (usu. pl) expression of joy for sb.'s success, luck, etc. 祝贺，恭喜Unit 2 FriendshipHow do you feel when old friends are far away? Do you make an effort to keep in touch? Sometimes it is easy to put off writing a letter, thinking that there will be plenty of time tomorrow. But then sometimes, as this story shows, we leave it too late. Perhaps reading it will make you want to reach for your pen.ALL THE CABBIE HAD WAS A LETTERFoster FurcoloHe must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention."Is your cab available?" I asked when he finally looked up at me. He nodded, then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat, "I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter." He sounded as if he had a cold or something."I'm in no hurry," I told him. "Go ahead and finish your letter."He shook his head. "I've read it several times already. I guess I almost know it by heart.""Letters from home always mean a lot," I said. "At least they do with me because I'm on the road so much." Then, estimating that he was 60 or 70 years old, I guessed: "From a child or maybe a grandchild?""This isn't family," he replied. "Although," he went on, "come to think of it", it might just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' —when we'd meet, that is. I'm not much of a hand at writing.""I don't think any of us keep up our correspondence too well," I said. "I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've known quite a while?""All my life, practically. We were kids together, so we go way back.""Went to school together?""All the way through high school. We were in the same class, in fact, through both grade and high school.""There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship," I said."Actually," the driver went on, "I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget. He was a great guy.""You said 'was'. Does that mean —?"He nodded. "Died a couple of weeks ago.""I'm sorry," I said. "It's no fun to lose any friend — and losing a real old one is even tougher."He didn't reply to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: "I should have kept in touch. Yes," he repeated, "I should have kept in touch.""Well," I agreed, "we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things come up and we just don't seem to find the time."He shrugged. "We used to find the time," he said. "That's even mentioned in the letter." He handed it over to me. "Take a look.""Thanks," I said, "but I don't want to read your mail. That's pretty personal."The driver shrugged. "Old Ed's dead. There's nothing personal now. Go ahead," he urged me.The letter was written in pencil. It began with the greeting "Old Friend," and the first sentence reminded me of myself. I've been meaning to write for some time, but I've always postponed it. It then went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together when they both lived in the same neighborhood. It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver, such as the time Tim Shea broke the window, the Halloween that we tied Old Mr. Parker's gate, and when Mrs. Culver used to keep us after school."You must have spent a lot of time together," I said to him."Like it says there," he answered, "about all we had to spend in those days was time." He shook his head: "Time."I thought the next paragraph of the letter was a little sad: I began the letter with "Old Friend" because that's what we've become over the years —old friends. And there aren't many of us left."You know," I said to him, "when it says here that there aren't many of us left, that's absolutely right. Every time I go to a class reunion, for example, there are fewer and fewer still around.""Time goes by," the driver said."Did you two work at the same place?" I asked him."No, but we hung out on the same corner when we were single. And then, when we were married, we used to go to each other's house every now and then. But for the last 20 or 30 years it's been mostly just Christmas cards. Of course there'd be always a note we'd each add to the cards — usually some news about our families, you know,what the kids were doing, who moved where, a new grandchild, things like that — but never a real letter or anything like that.""This is a good part here," I said. "Where it says Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that. " I found myself nodding in agreement. "That must have made you feel good, didn't it?"The driver said something that I couldn't understand because he seemed to be all choked up, so I continued: "I know I'd like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend."We were getting close to our destination so I skipped to the last paragraph. So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you. And it was signed，Your Old Friend, Tom.I handed back the letter as we stopped at my hotel. "Enjoyed talking with you," I said as I took my suitcase out of the cab. Tom? The letter was signed Tom?"I thought your friend's name was Ed," I said. "Why did he sign it Tom?""The letter was not from Ed to me," he explained. "I'm Tom. It's a letter I wrote to him before I knew he'd died. So I never mailed it."He looked sort of sorrowful, or as if he were trying to see something in the distance. "I guess I should have written it sooner."When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter — and mail it.(1093 words) New Words and Expressionscabbien. (infml) a taxi driverbe lost in/lose oneself inbe absorbed in, be fully occupied with 专心致志于windshieldn. (AmE) the glass window in the front of a car, truck, etc. （汽车的）挡风玻璃cabn. a taxi 出租车availablea. able to be used, had or reached 可用的；可得到的apologeticallyad. showing or saying that one is sorry for some fault or wrong 道歉地，带着歉意地or something(infml)(used when you are not very sure about what you have just said) 诸如此类的事go aheadcontinue; beginknow/learn by heartmemorize, remember exactly 记住，能背出estimatevt. form a judgement about 估计might/may(just) as well不妨，（也）无妨not much of anot a good 不太好的keep upcontinue without stopping 保持correspondencen. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters; letters 通信（联系）；信件practicallyad. almostkidn. (infml) a childall the way自始至终，一直neighborhoodn. 街坊；四邻kind/sort of(infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有几分，有点儿lose touch失去联系a couple of几个；一对，一双guyn. 家伙；伙计tougha. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的；困难的；坚固的；坚强的on one's mind挂记在心头keep in touch (with)（与…）保持联系，保持接触come uphappen, occur, esp. unexpectedly （尤指意想不到地）发生，出现shrugv. lift (the shoulders) slightly 耸（肩）urgev. try very hard to persuade 力劝，催促postponevt. delay 推迟，使延期referencen. 提及，谈到；参考，查阅absolutelyad. completely 完全地，极其absolute a.reunion▲n. （家人、朋友、同事等久别后的）重聚go by(of time) pass （时间）逝去hang out(infml) stay in or near a place, not doing very much 闲荡；徘徊every now and thensometimes, at timesmostlyad. almost all; generally 几乎全部；多半，大体awfula. (infml) (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant 非常的，极大的；可怕的，糟糕的chokev. （使）窒息，堵塞choke upbecome too upset to speak （因激动等）哽得说不出话；堵塞destinationn. 目的地skip▲v. 略过，跳过；跳跃sorrowfula. showing or causing sadness 伤心的，悲伤的sorrow n.in the distancefar awayunpackv. take out (things) from (a suitcase, etc.) 打开right awayat onceUnit 3 Understanding ScienceProfessor Hawking thinks it important to keep everybody in touch with what science is about. In this article he explains why.PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCEWhether we like it or not, the world we live in has changed a great deal in the last hundred years, and it is likely to change even more in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age. But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a privileged minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast majority of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short.Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age. Knowledge and techniques can't just be forgotten. Nor can one prevent further advances in the future. Even if all government money for research were cut off (and the present government is doing its best), the force of competition would still bring about advances in technology. Moreover, one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science, whether or not they are paid for it. The only way to prevent further developments would be a global state that suppressed anything new, and human initiative and inventiveness are such that even this wouldn't succeed. All it would do is slow down the rate of change.If we accept that we cannot prevent science and technology from changing our world, we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions. In a democratic society, this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science, so that it can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts. At the moment, the public is in two minds about science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesn't understand it. This distrust is evident in the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory to produce a Frankenstein. It is also an important element behind support for the Green parties. But the public also has a great interest in science, particularly astronomy, as is shown by the large audiences for television series such as The Sky at Night and for science fiction.What can be done to harness this interest and give the public the scientific background it needs to make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain, the greenhouse effect, nuclear weapons, and genetic engineering? Clearly, the basis must lie in what is taught in schools. But in schools science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. Children learn it by rote to pass examinations, and they don'tsee its relevance to the world around them. Moreover, science is often taught in terms of equations. Although equations are a brief and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, they frighten most people. When I wrote a popular book recently, I was advised that each equation I included would halve the sales. I included one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2. Maybe I would have sold twice as many copies without it.Scientists and engineers tend to express their ideas in the form of equations because they need to know the precise values of quantities. But for the rest of us, a qualitative grasp of scientific concepts is sufficient, and this can be conveyed by words and diagrams, without the use of equations.The science people learn in school can provide the basic framework. But the rate of scientific progress is now so rapid that there are always new developments that have occurred since one was at school or university. I never learned about molecular biology or transistors at school, but genetic engineering and computers are two of the developments most likely to change the way we live in the future. Popular books and magazine articles about science can help to put across new developments, but even the most successful popular book is read by only a small proportion of the population. Only television can reach a truly mass audience. There are some very good science programmes on TV, but others present scientific wonders simply as magic, without explaining them or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas. Producers of television science programmes should realize that they have a responsibility to educate the public, not just entertain it.The world today is filled with dangers, hence the sick joke that the reason we have not been contacted by an alien civilization is that civilizations tend to destroy themselves when they reach our stage. But I have sufficient faith in the good sense of the public to believe that we might prove this wrong.(812 words) New Words and Expressionsattituden. 看法；态度likelya. probable 可能的ad. probably 可能privilegeda. having a special advantage 有特权的privilegen. 特权minorityn. 少数do without没有…而设法对付过去highlyad. very 很，非常riskya. full of danger; full of the possibility of failure, loss, etc. 危险的；有风险的nastya. very unpleasant 令人难受的brutisha. 野兽般的，野蛮的anywayad. (used to change the subject of a conversation or to support an idea or argument) anyhow 不管怎么说put/turn the clock back倒退，开倒车cut offstop providing (sth.); remove (sth.) by cutting 切断，中断；切下，剪下competitionn. 竞争；比赛bring aboutmake (sth.) happen 引起，导致technologyn. 技术moreoverad. 而且，再者inquiringa. showing an interest in knowing about things 好问的，爱探索的inquirev. 询问globala. worldwide, of the whole earth 世界的，全球的suppress▲vt. keep from appearing 抑制；压制initiativen. 首创精神；主动inventivenessn. 发明才能，创造力slow downmake slower 减慢raten. 速度；比率ensurevt. make sure 保证，确保democratica. 民主的informeda. 有知识的，了解情况的；明智的informvt. 告诉，通知expertn. 专家at the momentnow 此刻，目前in two minds犹豫不决；三心二意steadya. constant; firm 平稳的；稳定的evidenta. clear, obvious 明显的cartoonn. 漫画；动画片elementn. 成分；元素astronomy▲n. 天文学audiencen. 观众；听众；读者seriesn. 连续；系列；系列节目fictionn. 小说；虚构harnessvt. control and make use of 驾驭；利用backgroundn. 背景acida., n. 酸（性的）；酸味的（物质）greenhousen. 温室nucleara. 原子核的；核心的weaponn. 武器genetic▲a. 基因的；遗传（学）的engineeringn. 工程；工程学basisn. 基础lie inexist or be found in 在于roten. 死记硬背learn by rote死记硬背地学习relevancen. 相关，关联in terms of从…方面（或角度）来说；按照，根据equationn. 等式，方程（式）briefa. short; quick 简洁的；短暂的accuratea. exact 准确的，精确的mathematicala. 数学的halvevt. 将…减半tendvi. be likely to happen or have a particular characteristic or effect 倾向，趋向in the form ofhaving the shape of; existing in a particular form 呈…的形状；以…形式precisea. exact 精确的qualitativea. 定性的；性质上的graspn. understanding 掌握，了解conceptn. 概念sufficienta. as much as is needed, enough 充分的，足够的conveyvt. make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another 传达；表达diagramn. 图表；图解frameworkn. 框架；结构moleculara. 分子的biologyn. 生物学transistorn. 晶体管；晶体管收音机put acrosscause to be understood 解释清楚，使被理解proportionn. 比例；部分trulyad. 真正地；确实地magicn. 魔术；魔力fit intobe part of a situation, system, etc.；be part of a group of people or things 适合；符合；属于responsibilityn. 责任educatevt. teach or train 教育entertainvt. give pleasure to; have as a guest 给…以欢乐；招待hencead. as a result, therefore; from this time 因此；从此contactvt. get in touch with 与…接触alien▲a. foreign; strange 外国的；陌生的civilizationn. 文明Unit 4 American DreamThe American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno did not rise quite so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.TONY TRIVISONNO'S AMERICAN DREAMFrederick C. CrawfordHe came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I don't know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin."I mow your lawn," he said. It was hard to comprehend his broken English.I asked him his name. "Tony Trivisonno," he replied. "I mow your lawn." I told Tony that I couldn't afford a gardener."I mow your lawn," he said again, then walked away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I to turn away a person who had come to me for help?When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the garden weeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened."A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on the yard," she answered. "I assumed you had hired him."I told her of my experience the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying to rebuild our business and bring some of our workers back to the plants. But on Friday, returning home a little early, I saw Tony again, behind the garage. I complimented him on the work he had done."I mow your lawn," he said.I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.Summer passed into fall, and winds blew cold. "Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon," Tony told me one evening. "When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at thefactory."Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the factory.The months passed. I asked the personnel department for a report. They said Tony was a very good worker.One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage. "I want to be 'prentice," he said.We had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. But I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. Still, how could I turn him down?Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice. Months later, I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grinder. He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrument set with a diamond. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.A year or two passed, and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place. We talked about his work, and I asked him what he wanted."Mr. Craw," he said, "I like a buy a house." On the edge of town, he had found a house for sale, a complete wreck.I called on a banker friend. "Do you ever loan money on character?" I asked. "No," he said. "We can't afford to. No sale.""Now, wait a minute," I replied. "Here is a hard-working man, a man of character, I can promise you that. He's got a good job. You're not getting a damn thing from your lot. It will stay there for years. At least he will pay your interest."Reluctantly, the banker wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave Tony the house with no down payment. Tony was delighted. From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place —a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing — Tony would gather and take home.After about two years, I found Tony in our familiar meeting spot. He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence."Mr. Craw, I sell my house!" he said with pride. "I got $8,000."I was amazed. "But, Tony, where are you going to live without a house?""Mr. Craw, I buy a farm."We sat down and talked. Tony told me that to own a farm was his dream. He loved the tomatoes and peppers and all the other vegetables important to his Italian diet. He had sent for his wife and son and daughter back in Italy. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a。
全新大学英语综一册备课笔记
全新版大学英语综合教程第一册Unit 1 Growing UpPart I Pre-reading TaskListen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:1. Do you know who John Lennon was?2. Have you ever heard the song before?3. What does Lennon think of growing up? Is it easy or full of adventures?4. Can you guess what the texts in this unit are going to be about?The following words in the recording may be new to you:monster n. 怪物 prayer n. 祈祷Part IIText AWhen we are writing we are often told to keep our readers in mind, to shape what we say to fit their tastes and interests. But there is one reader in particular who should not be forgotten. Can you guess who? Russell Baker surprised himself and everyone else when he discovered the answer. WRITING FOR MYSELFRussell BakerThe idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn't until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then I'd been bored by everything associated with English courses. I found English grammar dull and difficult.I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects. Mr. Fleagle had a reputation among students for dullness and inability to inspire. He was said to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date. To me he looked to be sixty or seventy and excessively prim. He wore primly severe eyeglasses, his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique.I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed. Late in the year we tackled the informal essay. Mr. Fleagle distributed a homework sheet offering us a choice of topics. None was quite so simple-minded as "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," but most seemed to be almost as dull. I took the list home and did nothing until the night before the essay was due. Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. The topic on which my eye stopped was "The Art of Eating Spaghetti."This title produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images. Vivid memories came flooding back of a night in Belleville when all of us were seated around the supper table — Uncle Allen, my mother, Uncle Charlie, Doris, Uncle Hal — and Aunt Pat served spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was still a little known foreign dish in those days. Neither Doris nor I had ever eaten spaghetti,and none of the adults had enough experience to be good at it. All the good humor of Uncle Allen's house reawoke in my mind as I recalled the laughing arguments we had that night about the socially respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. It was a moment I wanted to recapture and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the pleasure of that evening. To write it as I wanted, however, would violate all the rules of formal composition I'd learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade. Never mind. I would write something else for Mr. Fleagle after I had written this thing for myself.When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no time left to compose a proper, respectable essay for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to turn in my tale of the Belleville supper. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the graded papers, and he returned everyone's but mine. I was preparing myself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline when I saw him lift my paper from his desk and knock for the class's attention."Now, boys," he said. "I want to read you an essay. This is titled, 'The Art of Eating Spaghetti.'" And he started to read. My words! He was reading my words out loud to the entire class. What's more, the entire class was listening. Listening attentively. Then somebody laughed, then the entire class was laughing, and not in contempt and ridicule, but with open-hearted enjoyment. Even Mr. Fleagle stopped two or three times to hold back a small prim smile.I did my best to avoid showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this demonstration that my words had the power to make people laugh. In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling. It was the happiest moment of my entire school career. When Mr. Fleagle finished he put the final seal on my happiness by saying, "Now that, boys, is an essay, don't you see. It's — don't you see — it's of the very essence of the essay, don't you see. Congratulations, Mr. Baker."(797 words)New Words and Expressionsoff and onfrom time to time; sometimes 断断续续地；有时possibility n. 可能（性）take hold become established 生根，确立bore vt. make (sb.) become tired and lose interest 使（人）厌烦associate vt. join or connect together; bring in the mind 使联系起来；使联想assignmentn. a piece of work that is given to a particular person（分配的）工作，任务，作业turn out produce 编写；生产，制造agony: n. very great pain or suffering of mind or body （身心的）极度痛苦assign: vt. give as a share or duty 分配，分派anticipate: vt. expect 预期，期望tedious: a. boring and lasting for a long time 乏味的；冗长的reputation: n. 名声；名誉inability: n. lack of power, skill or ability 无能，无力inspire: vt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc. 激励，鼓舞formal: a. (too) serious and careful in manner and behavior; based on correct or accepted rules 刻板的，拘谨的；正式的，正规的rigid a. (often disapproving) fixed in behavior, views or methods; strict 一成不变的；严格的hopelessly ad. very much; without hope 十分，极度；绝望地excessively ad. 过分地out of date old-fashioned 过时的prima. (usu. disapproving) (of a person) too formal or correct in behavior and showing a dislike of anything rude; neat 古板的，拘谨的；循规蹈矩的；整洁的 primly ad.severe: a. completely plain; causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, etc. 朴素的；严重的，剧烈的necktie n. tie 领带jaw n. 颌，颚comic▲ a. 滑稽的；喜剧的 n. 连环漫画（册）antique n. 古物，古玩tackle vt. try to deal with 处理，应付essay n. 散文，小品文；论说文distribute vt. divide and give out among people, places, etc. 分发，分配，分送finally ad. at last 最终，终于face up to: be brave enough to accept or deal with 勇敢地接受或对付scan v. look through quickly 浏览，粗略地看spaghetti n. 意大利式细面条title n. a name given to a book, film, etc. 标题，题目 vt. give a name to 给…加标题，加题目于extraordinary a. very unusual or strange 不同寻常的；奇特的sequence n. 一连串相关的事物；次序，顺序image n. a picture formed in the mind 形象；印象；（图）像adult n. a fully grown person or animal 成年人；成年动物humor n. 心情；幽默，诙谐recall vt. bring back to the mind; remember 回想起，回忆起argument n. 论据，论点；争论respectable a. (of behavior, appearance, etc.) socially acceptable 可敬的；体面的；文雅的put down write down 写下recapture vt. (lit) bring back into the mind; experience again 再现；再次经历relive vt. experience again, esp. in one's imagination 再体验，重温violate vt. act against 违背，违反compose vt. write or create (music, poetry, etc.) 创作turn in hand in (work that one has done) 交（作业）command n.,v.命令，指令discipline n. punishment; order kept (among school-children, soldiers, etc.) 惩罚，处分；纪律what's more in addition, more importantly 而且，此外；更有甚者contempt▲ n. 轻视，轻蔑ridicule n. making or being made fun of 嘲笑，嘲弄；被戏弄open-hearted a. sincere, frank 诚挚的hold back prevent the expression of (feelings, tears, etc.) 控制（感情、眼泪等）avoid vt. keep or get away from 避免demonstration n. act of showing or proving sth. 表明；证明career n. 生涯，事业；职业seal n. 印，图章essence▲ n. the most important quality of a thing 本质；精髓congratulation n. (usu. pl) expression of joy for sb.'s success, luck, etc. 祝贺，恭喜Legally Blonde- A legal education means you will learn to speak in a new language. You will be taught to achieve insight into the world around you and to sharply question what you know. The seat you have picked will be yours for the next nine months of your life. And those of you in the front row beware. "The law is reason free from passion". Does anyone know who spoke thise immortal words? Yes? - Aristotle.- Are you sure?- Yes.- Would you be willing to stake your life on it?- I think so.- What about his life?- I don't know.- Well, I recommend knowing before speaking. The law leaves much room for interpretation but very little for self-doubt. And you were right. It was Aristotle.- Good job.- Now, I assume all of you have read pages 1-48 and are now well-versed in subject matter jurisdiction. Who can tell use about Gordon vs. Steele? Let's call on someone from the hot zone. Elle Woods?- Actually, I wasn't aware that we had an assignment.- Vivian Kensington. Do you think it's acceptable that Ms. Woods is not prepared?- No, I don't.- Would you support my decision to ask her to leave class and to return only when she is prepared? - Absolutely.- Now, Ms. Kensington, did diversity jurisdiction exist in this case?- No, it did not.- Good. How about in the case of Owens vs. McCullogh?- I can't believe that girl. So stupid. Who does she think she is?- Excuse me. Are you OK?- Do they put you on the spot like that all the time?- The professors? They tend to do that. Socratic method.- If you don't know the answers, they just kick you out?- You have Stromwell, huh?- Yes! Did she do that to you, too?- No. But she did make me cry once. Not in class. I waited till I got back to my room but she'llkick you right in the ball. Or wherever, you know. She's tough. She's really tough.- Great.- Don't worry, it gets better. Who else do you have?- I have Callahan, Royalton and Levinthal.- Let's see, speak up in Callahan's class. He really likes people that are opinionated. And in Royalton's class try to get a seat in the back. He spits when he talks about products liability. And for Levinthal, make sure you read the footnotes. That's where he gets a lot of his exam questions. - Right. Wow. I'm really glad I met you.Unit2 FriendshipPart I Pre-reading TaskListen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:1. Have you ever heard of Dionne Warwick? Have you happened to hear her sing?2. What does a fair weather friend mean?3. What does Dionne Warwick think friends are for?4. Does the song give you any idea of what the stories in this unit will be about?Part IIText AHow do you feel when old friends are far away? Do you make an effort to keep in touch? Sometimes it is easy to put off writing a letter, thinking that there will be plenty of time tomorrow. But then sometimes, as this story shows, we leave it too late. Perhaps reading it will make you want to reach for your pen.ALL THE CABBIE HAD WAS A LETTERFoster FurcoloHe must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention."Is your cab available?" I asked when he finally looked up at me. He nodded, then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat, "I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter." He sounded as if he had a cold or something."I'm in no hurry," I told him. "Go ahead and finish your letter."He shook his head. "I've read it several times already. I guess I almost know it by heart." "Letters from home always mean a lot," I said. "At least they do with me because I'm on the road so much." Then, estimating that he was 60 or 70 years old, I guessed: "From a child or maybe a grandchild?""This isn't family," he replied. "Although," he went on, "come to think of it", it might just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' — when we'd meet, that is. I'm not much of a hand at writing.""I don't think any of us keep up our correspondence too well," I said. "I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've known quite a while?""All my life, practically. We were kids together, so we go way back.""Went to school together?""All the way through high school. We were in the same class, in fact, through both grade and highschool.""There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship," I said."Actually," the driver went on, "I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget. He was a great guy.""You said 'was'. Does that mean —?"He nodded. "Died a couple of weeks ago.""I'm sorry," I said. "It's no fun to lose any friend —and losing a real old one is even tougher." He didn't reply to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: "I should have kept in touch. Yes," he repeated, "I should have kept in touch.""Well," I agreed, "we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things come up and we just don't seem to find the time."He shrugged. "We used to find the time," he said. "That's even mentioned in the letter." He handed it over to me. "Take a look.""Thanks," I said, "but I don't want to read your mail. That's pretty personal."The driver shrugged. "Old Ed's dead. There's nothing personal now. Go ahead," he urged me. The letter was written in pencil. It began with the greeting "Old Friend," and the first sentence reminded me of myself. I've been meaning to write for some time, but I've always postponed it. It then went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together when they both lived in the same neighborhood. It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver, such as the time Tim Shea broke the window, the Halloween that we tied Old Mr. Parker's gate, and when Mrs. Culver used to keep us after school."You must have spent a lot of time together," I said to him."Like it says there," he answered, "about all we had to spend in those days was time." He shook his head: "Time."I thought the next paragraph of the letter was a little sad: I began the letter with "Old Friend" because that's what we've become over the years —old friends. And there aren't many of us left. "You know," I said to him, "when it says here that there aren't many of us left, that's absolutely right. Every time I go to a class reunion, for example, there are fewer and fewer still around." "Time goes by," the driver said."Did you two work at the same place?" I asked him."No, but we hung out on the same corner when we were single. And then, when we were married, we used to go to each other's house every now and then. But for the last 20 or 30 years it's been mostly just Christmas cards. Of course there'd be always a note we'd each add to the cards —usually some news about our families, you know, what the kids were doing, who moved where, a new grandchild, things like that — but never a real letter or anything like that.""This is a good part here," I said. "Where it says Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that. " I found myself nodding in agreement. "That must have made you feel good, didn't it?"The driver said something that I couldn't understand because he seemed to be all choked up, so I continued: "I know I'd like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend."We were getting close to our destination so I skipped to the last paragraph. So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you. And it was signed，Your Old Friend, Tom.I handed back the letter as we stopped at my hotel. "Enjoyed talking with you," I said as I took my suitcase out of the cab. Tom? The letter was signed Tom?"I thought your friend's name was Ed," I said. "Why did he sign it Tom?""The letter was not from Ed to me," he explained. "I'm Tom. It's a letter I wrote to him before I knew he'd died. So I never mailed it."He looked sort of sorrowful, or as if he were trying to see something in the distance. "I guess I should have written it sooner."When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter — and mail it.(1093 words)New Words and Expressionscabbie n. (infml) a taxi driverbe lost in/lose oneself in : be absorbed in, be fully occupied with 专心致志于windshield :n. (AmE) the glass window in the front of a car, truck, etc. （汽车的）挡风玻璃cab n. a taxi 出租车available a. able to be used, had or reached 可用的；可得到的apologeticallyad. showing or saying that one is sorry for some fault or wrong 道歉地，带着歉意地or something(infml)(used when you are not very sure about what you have just said) 诸如此类的事go ahead continue; beginknow/learn by heart :memorize, remember exactly 记住，能背出estimate vt. form a judgement about 估计might/may(just) as well 不妨，（也）无妨not much of a : not a good 不太好的keep up :continue without stopping 保持correspondence n. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters; letters 通信（联系）；信件practically :ad. almostkid :n. (infml) a childall the way 自始至终，一直neighborhood n. 街坊；四邻kind/sort of: (infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有几分，有点儿lose touch 失去联系a couple of 几个；一对，一双guy n. 家伙；伙计tough a. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的；困难的；坚固的；坚强的on one's mind 挂记在心头keep in touch (with) （及…）保持联系，保持接触come up :happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly （尤指意想不到地）发生，出现shrug v. lift (the shoulders) slightly 耸（肩）urge v. try very hard to persuade 力劝，催促postpone vt. delay 推迟，使延期reference n. 提及，谈到；参考，查阅absolutely ad. completely 完全地，极其 absolute a.reunion▲ n. （家人、朋友、同事等久别后的）重聚go by :(of time) pass （时间）逝去hang out (infml) stay in or near a place, not doing very much 闲荡；徘徊every now and then :sometimes, at timesmostly ad. almost all; generally 几乎全部；多半，大体awful a. (infml) (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant 非常的，极大的；可怕的，糟糕的choke v. （使）窒息，堵塞choke up: become too upset to speak （因激动等）哽得说不出话；堵塞destination n. 目的地skip▲ v. 略过，跳过；跳跃sorrowful a. showing or causing sadness 伤心的，悲伤的 sorrow n.in the distance :far awayunpack v. take out (things) from (a suitcase, etc.) 打开right away :at once全新版大学英语综合教程第一册 Unit3Unit 3 Understanding SciencePart I Pre-reading TaskListen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:1. Who is it about?2. What questions interest him?3. What makes his achievements so remarkable?The following words in the recording may be new to you:universe n. 宇宙muscle n. 肌肉engage v. 及…订婚Part IIText AProfessor Hawking thinks it important to keep everybody in touch with what science is about. In this article he explains why.PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCEWhether we like it or not, the world we live in has changed a great deal in the last hundred years, and it is likely to change even more in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age. But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a privileged minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast majority of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short.Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age. Knowledge andtechniques can't just be forgotten. Nor can one prevent further advances in the future. Even if all government money for research were cut off (and the present government is doing its best), the force of competition would still bring about advances in technology. Moreover, one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science, whether or not they are paid for it. The only way to prevent further developments would be a global state that suppressed anything new, and human initiative and inventiveness are such that even this wouldn't succeed. All it would do is slow down the rate of change.If we accept that we cannot prevent science and technology from changing our world, we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions. In a democratic society, this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science, so that it can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts. At the moment, the public is in two minds about science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesn't understand it. This distrust is evident in the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory to produce a Frankenstein. It is also an important element behind support for the Green parties. But the public also has a great interest in science, particularly astronomy, as is shown by the large audiences for television series such as The Skyat Night and for science fiction.What can be done to harness this interest and give the public the scientific background it needsto make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain, the greenhouse effect, nuclear weapons, and genetic engineering? Clearly, the basis must lie in what is taught in schools. But in schools science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. Children learn it by rote to pass examinations, and they don't see its relevance to the world around them. Moreover, science is often taught in terms of equations. Although equations are a brief and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, they frighten most people. When I wrote a popular book recently, I was advised that each equation I included would halve the sales. I included one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2. Maybe I would have sold twice as many copies without it.Scientists and engineers tend to express their ideas in the form of equations because they needto know the precise values of quantities. But for the rest of us, a qualitative grasp of scientific concepts is sufficient, and this can be conveyed by words and diagrams, without the use of equations. The science people learn in school can provide the basic framework. But the rate of scientific progress is now so rapid that there are always new developments that have occurred since one wasat school or university. I never learned about molecular biology or transistors at school, but genetic engineering and computers are two of the developments most likely to change the way we live in the future. Popular books and magazine articles about science can help to put across new developments, but even the most successful popular book is read by only a small proportion of the population. Only television can reach a truly mass audience. There are some very good science programmes on TV, but others present scientific wonders simply as magic, without explaining them or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas. Producers of television science programmes should realize that they have a responsibility to educate the public, not just entertain it.The world today is filled with dangers, hence the sick joke that the reason we have not been contacted by an alien civilization is that civilizations tend to destroy themselves when theyreach our stage. But I have sufficient faith in the good sense of the public to believe that we might prove this wrong.(812 words)New Words and Expressionsattitude n. 看法；态度likely a. probable 可能的 ad. probably 可能privileged a. having a special advantage 有特权的privilege n. 特权minority n. 少数do without 没有…而设法对付过去highly ad. very 很，非常risky a. full of danger; full of the possibility of failure, loss, etc. 危险的；有风险的nasty a. very unpleasant 令人难受的brutish a. 野兽般的，野蛮的anyway ad. (used to change the subject of a conversation or to support an idea or argument) anyhow 不管怎么说put/turn the clock back 倒退，开倒车cut off :stop providing (sth.); remove (sth.) by cutting 切断，中断；切下，剪下competition n. 竞争；比赛bring about :make (sth.) happen 引起，导致technology n. 技术moreover ad. 而且，再者inquiring a. showing an interest in knowing about things 好问的，爱探索的inquire v. 询问global a. worldwide, of the whole earth 世界的，全球的suppress▲ vt. keep from appearing 抑制；压制initiative n. 首创精神；主动inventiveness n. 发明才能，创造力slow down :make slower 减慢rate n. 速度；比率ensure vt. make sure 保证，确保democratic a. 民主的informed a. 有知识的，了解情况的；明智的inform vt. 告诉，通知expert n. 专家at the moment :now 此刻，目前in two minds 犹豫不决；三心二意steady a. constant; firm 平稳的；稳定的evident a. clear, obvious 明显的cartoon n. 漫画；动画片element n. 成分；元素astronomy▲ n. 天文学audience n. 观众；听众；读者series n. 连续；系列；系列节目fiction n. 小说；虚构harness vt. control and make use of 驾驭；利用background n. 背景acid a., n. 酸（性的）；酸味的（物质）greenhouse n. 温室nuclear a. 原子核的；核心的weapon n. 武器genetic▲ a. 基因的；遗传（学）的engineering n. 工程；工程学basis n. 基础lie in :exist or be found in 在于rote n. 死记硬背learn by rote 死记硬背地学习relevance n. 相关，关联in terms of 从…方面（或角度）来说；按照，根据equation n. 等式，方程（式）brief a. short; quick 简洁的；短暂的accurate a. exact 准确的，精确的mathematical a. 数学的halve vt. 将…减半tend vi. be likely to happen or have a particular characteristic or effect 倾向，趋向in the form of :having the shape of; existing in a particular form 呈…的形状；以…形式precise a. exact 精确的qualitative a. 定性的；性质上的grasp n. understanding 掌握，了解concept n. 概念sufficient a. as much as is needed, enough 充分的，足够的convey vt. make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another 传达；表达diagram n. 图表；图解framework n. 框架；结构molecular a. 分子的biology n. 生物学transistor n. 晶体管；晶体管收音机put across :cause to be understood 解释清楚，使被理解proportion n. 比例；部分truly ad. 真正地；确实地magic n. 魔术；魔力fit into :be part of a situation, system, etc.；be part of a group of people or things 适合；符合；属于responsibility n. 责任educate vt. teach or train 教育entertain vt. give pleasure to; have as a guest 给…以欢乐；招待hence ad. as a result, therefore; from this time 因此；从此contact vt. get in touch with 及…接触alien▲ a. foreign; strange 外国的；陌生的civilization n. 文明Proper NamesStephen Hawking 斯蒂芬·霍金Einstein 爱因斯坦（1879—1955,美籍德国理论物理学家）全新版大学英语综合教程第一册 Unit4Unit 4 American DreamPart I Pre-reading TaskListen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:1. According to Dr. Hertz, what did the American Dream mean to his grandparents?2. In Dr. Hertz's opinion, who wants people to believe in the American Dream? Why?3. Why does Dr. Hertz say the American Dream is in one's head and in one's pocket?4. What do you understand by the American Dream?The following words in the recording may be new to you:poverty n. 贫穷advertising n. 广告宣传Part IIText AThe American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno did not rise quite so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.TONY TRIVISONNO'S AMERICAN DREAMFrederick C. CrawfordHe came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I don't know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin."I mow your lawn," he said. It was hard to comprehend his broken English.I asked him his name. "Tony Trivisonno," he replied. "I mow your lawn." I told Tony that I couldn't afford a gardener."I mow your lawn," he said again, then walked away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I to turn away a person who had come to me for help? When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the garden weeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened."A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on the yard," she answered. "I assumed you had hired him."I told her of my experience the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for。
大学英语Unit1Growingup教案（一）
大学英语Unit1Growingup教案（一）Unit One教学安排的说明章节题目：Growing Up学时分配：8本章教学目的与要求：帮助学生理解课文内容;掌握大学英语教学大纲中规定的单词和词组;熟悉文章的写作特点。
其它：完成课后作业及课外阅读。
课堂教学方案课题名称、授课时数：Growing Up2教学方法与手段（讲授、讨论、指导、多媒体等）：讲授、指导、提问授课类型（理论课、实验课、技法课、习题课等）：理论课教学目的要求：1. Grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing) and structure of the text (narration in chronological sequence);2. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;Text analysisRussell Baker (1925-) , American journalist and writer. This text is taken from his autobiography GROWING UP (1982), which won him a Pulitzer prize. Russell Baker is very good at selecting details to prove his point. For example, in Paragraph 2, he creates an unfavorable image of Mr. Fleagle by describing his “formal, rigid and hopelessly out-of-date”eyeglasses, hairstyle, clothes, jaw, nose and manner of speaking.What’s more, Russell Baker employs repetition s not only to make it easy for readers to follow what he is saying, but alsoimpress them more deeply. For example, in Paragraph 2, there are 9 prim’s or primly’s in as few as 3 sentences. Thus readers will have in their mind a vivid picture of what Mr.Fleagle looked like. In Paragraph 5, there are 5 I wanted’s. They help to emphasize Russell Baker’s strong desire to write for himself.On the other hand, Russell Baker is also expert in avoiding repetition by employing synonymous words and phrases. Here are some examples:a.dull, lifeless, cheerless, tediousb.turn out, write, compose, put downc.formal, rigid, prim, correct, proper, respectabled.recapture, relivee.pleasure, delight, happiness教学重点、难点：Word and Expressions:1.off and on: from time to time, now and again, irregularlyIt has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp.As her baby slept soundly, the mother was able to doze off and on in a chair.She managed to support herself by working on and off as a waitress.2.possibility: the state of being possibleIs any possibility of life on Mars?They haven’t arrived. There is a possibility that they have taken the wrong road. 3.take hold: become established The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families.O ld habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.4.associate…with…:join or connect together: connect orbring to mindWe associate Egypt with pyramids.Jim wished to forget everything associated with his former life.People often associate the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they suffered.5.turn out: produceNew computers are soon outdated since newer models are turned out constantly American film studios turn out hundreds of films every year.6.tedious:The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.Laura found George to be tedious and decided not to see him any more.7. anticipate: expectThey anticipate that the deaths from AIDS will have doubled by 2020.We anticipate running into problems in carrying out the medical welfare reform.The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in large numbers.8. reputation:Premier Zhu Rongji has a high reputation as a statesman in the world.Jim Kerry has quite a reputation for being co9. inspire: fill somebody with confidence, eagerness, etcMartin Luther King, Jr’s speeches inspired people to fight for equal treatment of African Americans.The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dyingpatient with the will to live on.Mr. Green is very dull as a lecturer. He’s rigid and old-fashioned, and doesn’t have the faintest idea of how to inspire.10. rigid: fixed in behavior: based on correct or accepted rulesThe rigid headmaster would button up his clothes even on the hottest days.If he had been a little less rigid about things, his daughter would not have left home at such a young age.11. out-of-date: old-fashionedNew words are constantly added to our vocabulary while some old words go out-of-date.Although her clothes were out-of-date, the old woman appeared clean and dignified.12. severe: completely plain: stern, strict; causing great pain, difficulty, worryEarnest Hemingway is known for his severe writing styleOnly those who have undergone severe training can be accepted into air force.The severe chest pain experienced by the vice-president proved to be a heart attack.13. tackle: deal withThe classroom was quiet as students were busy tackling the final exam.Toshiba recently designed a robot that can tackle almost any kinds of housework.14. face up to: be brave enough to accept or deal with (a problem or difficulty)Now that your daughter is born, you’ll have to face up to the responsibilities of being a father.Yeltsin faced up to the fact that he was no longer fit for the Russian presidency and resigned on the New Year’s Eve.15. scan: look through quicklyThe banker scanned the financial section of a dozen newspapers over breakfast.Scan the book and tell me what it is about.16. image: a picture formed in mindMany pop stars try to improve their public image by participating in charity events.17. recall: bring back to the mind; rememberI can’t recall her name.I don’t recall ever meeting her.She recalled that she had to see the doctor again that afternoon.The policeman asked the old lady to recall as much about the accident as possible.18. violate: act againstSpeeding in downtown areas violates traffic regulations.A country isn’t respected if it violates an international agreement.19. hold back: prevent the expression of(feelings, fears, etc. )People could hardly hold back their anger when they found that millions of dollars of public funds had been used to build luxurious houses for city officials.When I saw my little boy crying bitterly over the death of his pet dog, I could hardly hold back my tears.。
新版大学英语综合教程① Unit1 Growing up
Writing for Myself
Russell Baker
The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off
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and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn‟t
associate: vt. join or connect together; connect or bring in the mind
Until then I‟d been bored by everything associated with English courses.(Para1,L4)
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What can we infer from this sentence? Up to then, Baker had had no interest in things related to English courses.
7. With a quick scooping movement, gather up the roll around the prongs and place it in your mouth.
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8. Gently gather up any stray spaghetti ends that don‟t
Valediction:
Valediction is also called valedictory address. It is
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the closing or farewell statement delivered at a
全新版大学英语(一)Unit 1 Growing Up教案
Unit 1 Growing UpBefore Reading >> SpaghettiI. DefinitionSpaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Unlike some Chinese noodles, it is not served in soup and will never taste pulpy (软乎乎、没有嚼劲的).II. Listen and PracticeRead the words given below and then listen to the passage. After listening to the passage, one student is required to come up and show the right way of eating spaghetti before the class.The Right Way of Eating Spaghetti1. Hold the fork in your hand as if to poke the spaghetti.2. Scoop up a small amount of spaghetti on your fork and raise it about 30cm above your plate.3. Make sure the spaghetti on your fork is completely disconnected from the remainder on your plate.4. Put the prongs of the fork at an edge of the plate that is free of food.5. Quickly point the prongs of the fork straight down toward the plate and place the points on the plate.6. Twirl the fork to gather the spaghetti around the prongs.7. With a quick scooping movement, gather up the roll around the prongs and place it in your mouth.8. Gently gather up any stray spaghetti ends that don’t make it all the way into your mouth.Before Reading >> The American Educational SystemIn the United States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization:- kindergarten: under 5 years old- elementary / primary school (grades 1~6): 6~11 years old- junior high / middle school (grades 7~8): 12~13 years old- senior / high school (grades 9~12): 14~17 years old- college, institute, academy (学院), universityGlobal Reading >> ScanningScan Text A and find out all the time words, phrases and clauses.Key:since my childhood in Belleville (Para. 1)until my third year in high school (Para. 1)until then (Para. 1)when our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English (Para. 2)late in the year (Para. 3)until the night before the essay was due (Para. 3)when I finished (Para. 6)next morning (Para. 6)two days passed (Para. 6)when I saw him lift my paper from his desk ... (Para. 6) when Mr. Fleagle finished (Para. 9)Global Reading >> Part Division of the TextParts Para(s) Main Ideas1 1~2 Baker was bored by everything associated with English courses, including his new English teacher.2 3~5 Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own enjoyment.3 6~9 The experience of writing the essay helped Baker discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life.Global Reading >> Further UnderstandingI. For Part 1 True or False1. Baker had never thought of becoming a writer until he was in the eleventh grade. (F)(As a child in Belleville, he had thought of becoming a writer from time to time.)2. Teachers found it painful to read st udents’ long and lifeless essays. (T)3. Before Mr. Fleagle became the English teacher for Baker’s class, the English course had been interesting. (F) (From the words “another cheerless year” we can see the English course had been quite boring.)4. In Bake r’s opinion, Mr. Fleagle was really a formal, rigid and out-of-date teacher only because of Fleagle’s manner of speaking. (F)(Besides the manner of speaking, Fleagle’s appearance and dress also showed that he was a dull and rigid teacher.)II. For Part 2 Multiple ChoiceChoose the best answer to complete the sentence.1. At first, Baker thought Mr. Fleagle’s English course was ___________. (B)A. interestingB. dullC. hopefulD. attractive2. In Baker’s opinion, the title of the composition “What I Did on My Summer V acation” was _________. (D)A. dullB. unfruitfulC. difficultD. foolish and dull3. Baker liked to write a composition with the title “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” because __________. (D)A. neither Baker nor Doris had ever eaten spaghetti beforeB. Baker and Doris argued about it at a supperC. spaghetti was from Italy and quite new thenD. it reminded him of the pleasure of that evening4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? _________ (A)A. Y ou’ll not write a good composition until you like the topic.B. When Baker wrote the essay, he thought his teacher would like it.C. Mr. Fleagle had liked Baker’s compositions before.D. Baker succeeded in writing two compositions.III. For Part 3 Questions and Answers1. Do you think Baker would write another essay if he had enough time? Why?2. What was Baker prepared for when he found all the papers had been given back but his?3. Whose essay did Mr. Fleagle read to the class? How did the class respond?4. Which paragrap h in this part gives readers the impression that Baker’s essay was very good?5. Why did Baker feel so delighted?Detailed ReadingI. Difficult Sentences1. Until then I’d been bored by everything associated with English courses. (Para. 1)What can we infer from this sentence? (Up to then, Baker had had no interest in things related to English courses.)2. I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write. (Para. 1)Paraphrase the sentence.(I found it painful to write long, boring essays as required by teachers; neither did teachers enjoy what I wrote.)3. another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects (Para. 2)What can we learn from this phrase?(We can know from this phras e that before Mr. Fleagle became Baker’s English teacher, all English courses were dull.)4. I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed. (Para. 3)What does the author really mean when he says “I ... was not disappointed”?(He means that his expectation was right that Mr. Fleagle’s lessons were dull.)5. I took the list home and did nothing until the night before the essay was due. Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. (Para. 3)1) What can we infer from these sentences?(Baker was unwilling to write his essay.)2) List phrases to support your inference.(did nothing until … the essay was due; faced up to the unwelcome task.)6. This title produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images. (Para. 4)Paraphrase the sentence and translate it into Chinese.(At the sight of the title I saw an unusual series of pictures in my mind’s eye. 这个题目在我脑海里唤起了一连串不同寻常的图像。
Unit 1 全新版大学英语综合教程1
• wavy hair • suits
Selecting details
• neckties
• pointed jaw
• straight nose
• manner of speaking
Para. 2 To me he looked sixty or seventy and
excessively prim. He wore reppreimtiltyionsevere eyeglasses, his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique.
Main Story?
• A student faced with what at first sight seems a dull, routine piece of coursework. However, it leads him to discover a hidden talent and what he wants to become in life.
turn out:
1) come out or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc. 2) prove to be 3) shut off 4) produce; make Match the above definitions with the sentences below.
大学英语综合教程(一)Unit1 Growing Up
nguage PointsPart One （Para1-2）off and on: from time to time，irregularlyeg：①It has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp. possibility:sate of being possibleeg：①Is there any possbility of life on Mars? （火星）take hold: 确立；生根eg：①Get rid of your bad habits before they take hold.associateeg：①Jim wished to forget everything associated with his former life. associate member准成员associate professor 副教授vice president 副总统NBA (National Basketball Association) (美) 国家篮球协会assignmenteg: ① What is today’s assignment in history ?turn out : produceeg：①This company can turn out a million television sets a month.②The sports meet turned out to be very successful.③Please turn out the radio.assigneg：①Let us assign a day for the next meeting让我们把下次会议的日期确定下来。
anticipateanticipate ﹢名词/that 预期，预想anticipate ﹢doing 预期做…eg：①In business, you've got to anticipate how your competitors will act.在生意上，你必须事先估计到你的竞争对手会如何行动。
Unit 全新大学英语综合教程
What is your opinion or definition about growing up ?
• To increase in size and develop physically
• To develop and reach maturity
• Growing up means keeping on growing, even when the body cannot grow anymore, but the mind and spirit still can. This means always being open to new ideas and stretching the limits of your mind and intelligence, no matter how old you are.
since my childhood in Belleville (Para. 1) until my third year in high school (Para. 1) until then (Para. 1) when our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for thirdyear English (Para. 2) late in the year (Para. 3) until the night before the essay was due (Para. 3) when I finished (Para. 6) next morning (Para. 6) two days passed (Para. 6) when I saw him lift my paper from his desk ... (Para. 6) when Mr. Fleagle finished (Para. 9)
全新版大学英语第一册教案Unit 1 Growing Up
Unit 1 Growing UpObjectivesStudents will be able to:1)grasp the main idea and the structure of the text ( narration in chronological sequence)2)appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text3)master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text4)conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme ofthe unit.Pre-reading Tasks1. T asks Ss the following question on the song Beautiful Boy:What does Lennon think of growing up?2. The art of eating spaghetti3. Pair workA pair of students talk about their most unforgettable experience of growing up with each other.Russell Baker is very good at selecting details (see Part IV Writing Strategy) to prove his point. For example, in Para. 2 he creates an unfavorable image of Mr. Fleagle by describing his “formal, rigid and hopelessly out-of-date” eyeglasses, hairstyle, clothes, jaw, nose, and manner of speaking.What’s more, Russell Baker employs repletion not only to make it easy for readers to follow what he is saying, but also to impress them more deeply. For example, in Para. 2, there are 9 prim’s or primly’s in as few as 3 sentences! Thus readers will have in their mind a vivid picture of what Mr. Fleagle looked like. Another example of such repetition can be found in Para. 5. Count how many I wanted’s there are in this paragraph (there are 5!). They help to emphasize Russell Baker’s strong desire to write for himself.On the other hand, where this stylistic device is not justified, Baker is also expert in avoiding repetition by employing synonymous words and phrases. Here are some examples:a.dull, lifeless, cheerless, tediousb.turn out, write, compose, put downc.recapture, relived.topic, titleCultural Notes1.Grade schools in the US.: It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S.because Ss have to realize that “the third year in high school” (para. 1) equals “the eleventh grade” (para.9). U.S. students generally go through elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade), middle schools (grades 6-8) or junior highs schools (grades 7-9), and high schools (grades 9-12 or 10-12).2.What American teachers wear in school: Nowadays, people in the U. S. love to dress causally.Even among those companies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to wear suits on Fridays. U.S. teachers were fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more old-fashioned than ties.3.Spaghetti and the proper way of eating it: Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked bboiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. It’s impolite to suck.Language study1.off and on: adv.In an intermittent manner: slept off and on last night.2.take hold: to start to have an effectThe fever was beginning to take hold.3.associate: To connect or join together; combine; To connect in the mind or imaginationassociate one thing with anotherWe associate China with the Greet Wall.What do you associate with such a heavy snow?4. turn out: a. to shut off: turned out the lights.b. to arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment:A large group of protesters have turned out.c. To produce, as by a manufacturing process; make: an assembly line turning out cars.d. To be found to be, as after experience or trial:The rookie turned out to be the best hitter on the team.e. To end up; result: The cake turned out beautifully.f. To equip; outfit: troops that were turned out beautifully.g. Informal To get out of bed.h. To evict; expel: The tenants were turned out.5. agony: The suffering of intense physical or mental pain.His last agony was over. 他临死的挣扎已经过去了。
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说明：此参考答案仅供参考，错漏之处敬请谅解！冯老师Part II Language FocusVocabularyI.1.1. respectable2. agony3. put…down4. sequence5. hold back6. distribute7. off and on8. vivid9. associate 10. finally 11. turn in 12. tackle2.1. has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office.2. was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not.3. a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time.4. gave the command the soldiers opened fire.5. buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out.3.1. reputation, rigid, to inspire2. and tedious, What’s more, out of date ideas3. compose, career, avoid showing, hardly hold backⅡ. Synonyms in Context1. composed2. severe3. agony4. extraordinary5. recall6. command7. was violating8. anticipate Ⅲ. Collocation1. at2. for3. of4. with5. as6. about7. to 8. in, in 9. from 10. on/uponComprehensive ExercisesⅠ. Cloze1.1. hold back2. tedious3. scanned4. recall5. vivid6. off and on7. turn out/in8. career2.1. last2. surprise3. pulled4. blowing5. dressed6. scene7. extraordinary8. image9. turn 10. excitement Ⅱ. Translation1.1. As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as Mother told me to.2. His girlfriend advised him to get out of/get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold.3. Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.4. It is said that Bill has been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules. /Bill is said to have been fired for continually violating the company’s safety rules.5. It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. /The local government is reported to have taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage.2.Susan lost her legs because of / in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again.One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye /she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be bale to lead a useful life.I. Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.1) absolutely 2) available 3) every now and then4) are urging/ urged 5) destination 6) mostly 7) hangs out 8) right away 9) reunion 10) or something11) estimate 12) going ahead2. Rewriting1) It seemed that his failure in the examination was still on his mind.2) He was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game.3) She was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner.4) Something has come up and I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time.5) The cost of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.3. Complete the sentences.1) were postponed; the awful; is estimated;2) reference; not available; an kind of;3) not much of a teacher; skips; go ahead;II. Collocation1. to2. for3. at4. from5. in6. to on7. on8. withIII. Usage1. more or less2. kind of/ sort of3. something4. kind of/ sort of5. more or less6. or somethingComprehensive exercisesI. Cloze1. text-related1) choked up 2) awful 3) practically 4) neighborhood5) correspondence 6) available 7) destination 8) reunion9) Mostly 10) postponing 11) absolutely2. Theme-related1) how 2) savings 3) embarrassment 4) phone 5) interrupted 6) touch 7) envelop 8) signed 9) message 10) needed II. Translation1. Translate the sentences.1) Half an hour had gone by, but the last bus hadn’t come yet. We had to walk home.2) Mary seems to be very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasn’t learned the texts by heart.3) Since the basketball match has been postponed, we might as well visit the museum.4) He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through WWⅡ.5) Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985, I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.2. Translate the passage.It is not easy to keep in touch with friends far away. This is true in my case.It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there. I have been meaning to write to them but something or other come up and I just don’t seem to find the time. They are always on my mind, however, and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in the future.。
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Unit 1 Growing UpText A Writing for MyselfⅢ. Global Reading1.ScanningScan Text A and find out all the time words, phrases and clauses.since my childhood in Belleville (LL.1-2)until my third year in high school (L.2)until then(L.3)when our classed was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English(L.7)late in the year (L.17)until the night before the essay was due. (LL20-21)when I finished (L.40)next morning (L.42)two days passed (L.42)when I saw him lift my paper from his desk…(L.45)when Mr. Fleagle finished (L.58)3.True or false1). Baker had never thought of becoming a writer until he was in the eleventhgrade. (F)As a child in Belleville, he had thought of becoming a writer from time totime.2). Teachers found it painful to read students’ long and lifeless essays. ( T ).3). Before Mr. Fleagle became the English teacher for Baker’s clas s, the Englishcourse had been interesting. ( F ).From the words “another cheerless year” we can see the English coursehad been quite boring.4). In Baker’s opinion, Mr. Fleagle was really a formal, rigid and out-of-dateteacher only because of Fleagle’s manner of speaking. (F)Besides the manner of speaking, Fleagle’s appearance and dress alsoshowed that he was a dull and rigid teacher.4.Multi-choice1) At first, Baker thought Mr. Fleagle’s English course was _b__.a)interestingb)dullc)hopefuld)attractive2) In Baker’s opinion, the title of the composition “What I did on My SummerVacation” was _d__.a)dullb)unfruitfulc)difficultd)foolish and dull3) Baker liked to write a composition with the title “ The Art of Eating Spaghetti”because _c__.a)neither Baker nor Doris had ever eaten spaghetti before.b) they argued with each other at the supper.c) it remained him of the pleasure of that evening.d) spaghetti was from Italy and quite new then.4) Which of the following statements is TRUE? _a__.a)You’ll not w rite a good composition until you like the topic.b)When Baker wrote the essay, he thought his teacher would like it.c)Mr. Fleagle had like Baker’s compositions before.d)Baker succeeded in writing two compositions.5.Questions and answers1. As a student, Baker was long bored by writing compositions. Later,however, his attitude changed completely. What do you think broughtabout this change?By reading the text, it seems that the assignment to write an essay led to the change. However, the assignment was still there as itused to be as well as Mr. Fleagle. Nothing but his own understandingtoward writing an essay changed.2. Mr. Fleagle says “it’s of the very essence of the essay”, yet he gives nofurther explanation. Think it over. What does he mean?After reading the class Baker’s essay, Mr. Flealge told the students “it’s of the very essence of the essay”. It was clear enoughfor the students to understand what the essence was. For theyenjoued the essay so much that they should have got a clue of how tomke the essay. Just like what Baker had done, to write as the thingsare and to write for your own joy, might be what Mr. Fleagle wantsto illustrate.3. How do you understand the title” Writing for Myself”?To write for oneself may be a good way in making some certain articles such as essay pr poem and so on. For by reading such anessay, the readers expect of nothing but of the author’s individualfeelings toward certain matters.Ⅳ. Detailed ReadingImportant words , phrase and difficult sentences:Part One (para.1-2)1)(L.1)off and on : or on and off: from time to time; now and again,irregularly 断断续续地，有时---It has been raining on and off for a week. That’ why the clothes feel damp.---As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able todoze off and on in a bedside chair.2)(L.3)take hold: become established 生根，确立---The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families---老习惯总是很难摆脱的. 这就是为什么你要在习惯养成之前戒烟..---Old habits die hard. That’s why you sh ould stop smoking before the habittakes hold.3)(L.3)bore : vt. Make sb. feel tired and lose interest 使人厌烦---The speaker went on and on, and the audience grew bored by his speech.---Tom Sawyer grew bored with painting the garden fence, so he thought ofa way to make others paint for him.Collocation:A crashing bore 讨厌之极的人/事A frightful bore 讨厌得要命的家伙An insufferable bore 讨厌得让人无法忍受的人An utter bore 极惹人厌烦的事4)(L.3)associate:vt. Join or connect together; connect or bring in the mind.使联系起来，使联想--- 我们只是把埃及和金字塔联系起来.---We often associate Egypt with pyramids.---I can’t associate this gentle young woman with the radical political essaysshe has written,.---Jim wished to forget everything associated with his former life.*associate: n. partner, 合伙人---He is not a friend, he is a business associate.他不是我的朋友，而是我生意上的合伙人。