《英语阅读》（3）重点难点辅导 1 Chapter 1: Communication Styles Theme Introduction: Body language varies according to fashion and culture and can be misunderstood. There are different styles of communicating, and the problems which sometimes happen when we express ourselves. Reading Skill Practiced: Skimming means to look very quickly at the pages, not reading for details but for the general idea.

Reading One: Disappearing Smiles take a turn: 转, 转弯 take a turn for the better: 好转, 变好 take a turn for the worse: 变坏, 恶化 take turns: 依次, 轮班; 轮流 the turn of the tide: 形势的转变 sullen: adj愠怒的, 闷闷不乐的; 阴沉的 a sullen face愠怒的面容 sullen weather: 阴沉的天气 The sullen child refused to answer my questions. (那愠怒的孩子拒绝回答我的问题。) line up: 排成行，排成列

Reading One: Disappearing Smiles squeeze up: (使)挤紧, (使)挤拢 cash squeeze: 现金周转困难 financial squeeze: 财政困难 food squeeze: 食品缺乏 profit squeeze: 利润压缩 price squeeze: 压价 tilt: [ tilt ] v.(使)倾斜, slow handclap: 慢而有节奏的拍手(表示不满或倒彩) topic bullet: 【刷】着重号(加在文字下面表示强调的黑点); 文章中的论点序号

Reading Two: Silent Language gaze: looking without moving one eyes reveal: show anxious: nervous applause: hand-clapping appreciation: thanks

Reading Three: To Tell the Truth subjects: testee 被测试者 confrontation: conflict 冲突; open disagreement caution: warn admitted: although he didn’t want to say, he did flatter: to compliment in order to win favor detect: notice

Reading Four: Communication and Gender in Business cautious: careful vary: are different valid: acceptable restore: bring back to the original position limbs: arms and legs interrupt: cut into the conversation sorcerer: 男巫 sorceress: 女巫

Chapter 2 Gender Roles Theme Introduction: Reading Skill Practiced: Most of us agree that men and women are different, but we disagree about exactly how and why they are different. The differences sometimes cause problems in family and social systems. Reading Skill Practiced: Predicting: Good readers can predict the content of what they will read; they have simply learned to skim the title, headings, photos, etc. in order to gather a little information before reading. Surveying: Skimming something in order to make predictions is called surveying.

Reading One: Gender Difference Nurture your mind.(发展心智。） nature and nurture (本性和教养） conceive a child: 怀孕；be pregnant; pregnancy Marriage is the tomb. (坟墓） verbal ability: 口头表达能力 positive electron: 正电子 negative electron:负电子 mature: develop potentially: have the possibility of being conceive: create aggressive: forceful

Reading Two: A Women’s World bachelor: unmarried man rebellion: organized behavior against a stronger person or group, to show disapproval challenge: difficult task pregnancy: the condition of having a baby ancient: very old narcotic drug:麻醉药物 Cigarette（香烟）; tobacco（烟草）; nicotine(尼古丁）；marijuana（大麻）; cocaine（可卡因）; opium（鸦片） matriarchal system: 母系制度

Reading Three: Men’s Liberation committee suicide: kill oneself a suicide squad: 敢死队 tobaccoism: 烟草中毒 alcoholism: 酒精中毒 special disciplines: 专业学科 compulsory disciplines:必修学科 school disciplines:学校纪律 status: position or rank bullied: teased and mistreated specialize: become an expert in

Reading Four: Gender Stereotypes in Chinese Schools stereotype: fixed, formalized or standardized (and therefore perhaps false) phrase, idea, belief etc. scorn: contempt/despise 奚落；轻视 scold: blame with angry words; chide 责骂 nurtured: educated respondents: persons who answer questions fussy: 爱挑剔的 assertiveness: self-confidence fostered: nurtured typical: characteristic weeping: crying track down: find by following a clue fierce: violent neglect: ignore

Chapter 3 Education Reform Theme Introduction: American and Chinese views on this necessary education reform for the new world of technology, diversity and change. Reading Skill Practiced: Reading Pace means how quickly and smoothly you read. It is not true that you need to have a large vocabulary, and read slowly and carefully in order to understand a passage.

Reading One: Voices from the Classroom be caught between: 进退两难; dilemma The state-mandated proficiencies: 州/国家所要求的水平 literacy: 读写水平 curriculum: 教学计划；教学大纲 Empower sb. to do sth: give someone the power to do something exploit: take the advantage of Proficiencies: minimum standard

Reading Two: Montessori, Alternative School On behalf of: 代表 counsel: 咨询 fantasy: 不现实；幻想 coaching: 训练 preconceived: 预先设想的 prejudice: 偏见 bias（arrogance 傲慢） application: putting into practice harmony: cooperation expansion: development

Reading Three: Education for the 21st Century Keep out of : 置身于外 Riting: writing Rithmetic: arithmetic 算术 mathematics:数学 geometry:代数 algebra:几何 the pendulum: 摆针； 摆动 ironically: sarcastically (sarcastic; sarcasm) ethic: 道德规范 Esthetics=aesthetics: 美学 swung: changed

Reading Four: Reforming China’s Higher Education humanistic: 人文主义的 Humanistic education: 人文主义教育；人本教育 humanitarian: 人文主义者 humanitarianism: 人道主义 omit: 遗漏 dignity: 尊严 holdovers: (上一代）遗留下来的人或物 Single-field institutions: 单一学科的学院 recruit: 招收 currently: at the present time adjust: change in order to fit better transformed: changed greatly