大学英语Unit 1

Exercise
请选择attach, add, affix 或 fasten 的适当形式填空。
adds appreciably to the usefulness 1) The index ______ of the book. 2)He went away with the ox ________to fastened the tree.
环境学家认为城市污染的重要原因是人口问题。
例
2) very serious or dangerous In yesterday’s car accident, ten people were killed and five people are still in a critical condition.
他过于注重自己的事业，长时间工作而忽略了妻子。
3. investigate (vt).（Line.29, Para. 5)
find out and examine (all the facts about sth.) in order to obtain the truth 调查；侦查
例 译 例 警察正在调查这起抢劫案。
The police are investigating the robbery.
他已被调查, 发现并无罪过。
译 He has been investigated and found
blameless
4. exception （n.） （Line.34,Para.6)
leaving out or excluding例外，除外
Book 2
Unit One Text A
Learning, Chinese-Style
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Objectives
I. Students will be able to understand the following ideas: 1. Similarities and differences between Chinese way of learning and that of American; 2. How to strike a balance ; II. Students will be able to grasp the following: 1.Words: attach, neglect, investigate, exception, critical, facility, apply, emerge, foster, superior,
他没有因为这个事故受到责备。
搭配扩充
attach oneself to依附, 参加(党派等),热爱, 依恋； attach to认为有(重要性、意义等),归因于, 适用于；
attached please find(书信用语)附上……请查收；
be attached to连在……上, 附属于, 热爱, 依恋
2. Phrases: not in the least， on occasion， on one’s own， in due course，make up for， in retrospect， so much so that， on the one hand， pick up 3.Structures: 1) so much so that 2) assuming that
近义词辨析
attach 表示“较为外形的结合, 可以连得上去, 也可拆 得开来”, 还可用于比喻的意义。 add为普通用词, 可用于一切有形的和无形的东西。 affix 是比较正式的用词, 通常指“把一件较小的或次要
的东西永远加于另一件东西上”。
fasten 表示“结牢”、“拴住”,用于有形的东西,有时 可与attach互用。
Vocabulary
1. attach (vt.) (Line 7,Para.2)
1
缚上, 系上, 贴上 【同】 add， fasten
例
2 例
He attached his horse to a tree. 他将马拴在树上。
配属, 隶属于
No blame attaches to him for the accident.
in England established by the educationalist A.S.Neil. There children have complete freedom to decide what they are going to learn and which lessons they will attend. If they wish they need not attend any at all.
例 这条语法规则有个例外。
译
There is an exception to this grammatical rule. except (prep.)除……之外
词汇扩充
exceptional (a.)特别的,异常的
搭配扩充
with the exception of... 除……之外； without exception毫无例外地, 一律 with the exception of除……以外 above /beyond exception 无可非议的 take exception at...对……有反感；
3) He attached _________labels to all his bags.
affix stamp to the parcel 4. It is necessary to ______a
2. neglect (Line.26, Para. 4) & ignore
neglect: give too little attention or care to He gave too much attention to his career, 例 working long hours and neglecting his wife.
Writing
Background Information
• Education in the west There is no common agreement in the West concerning the best method of education. A variety of views can be found among parents, teachers and students. Indeed, it might be argued that it is this very existence of contending points of view that is characteristic of Western education. This can be seen as far back as in the work of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, who encouraged his students to question everything, even their
most fundamental beliefs. Yet even then there was no general agreement that this was the best way to teach. Much of the current debate over education surrounds the extend to which learning should be teacher-based or student-based. Comparing Western and Asian methods of learning it is generally true that Western methods are more student-centered. An extreme version of the student-centered approach can be seen at Summerhill, a school
The American Way of Learning: give first priority to creativity: Preschool: encourage to ask questions and work independently at a very young age；In school: learn “by doing”, by “hands-on” class work, by special “projects”， student/child-centered ；Kids: active, independent, more creative
Text Organization
Introduction to the topic by an anecdote (para.1-5)
Elaboration by comparison and contrast (para.6-13)
Conclusion by a suggestion(para.14)
ignore: pay no attention to sb./sth. on purpose, or as if sth. has not happen I said “Good Morning” to her, but she just 例 ignore me and wa了。
take exception to /against对……表示异议, 表示 反对；
5. critical （adj.） （Line.48,Para.7) 1) very important
例
Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city’s pollution is population.