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1 Integrated Course of College English
The Second Two Periods Unit Three Book Three Designed by SHAO Hong-wan

2 Reading and Translation
Reading the text in detail Reading Skill— Scanning (2) Translate the following phrases into English Translate the following sentences into Chinese Explanations to New Words

3 Division of the Text Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas 1 1 2 2-3 3 4 - 11 4
While all Americans are taught to want money and power, I want to teach and this greatly puzzles my friends. I teach neither because teaching is easy for me, nor because I have so much knowledge that I must share with my students. 2 2-3 I love the teaching profession because teaching offers me a great number of rewards, such as pace, variety, intellectual challenge and the chance to keep on learning. 3 4 - 11 Being a teacher, I can help and see my students grow and change in front of me. 4 Teaching offers something besides money and power: love. In addition, seeing students growing, I find myself growing and changing with them too. 5 20-21

4 Questions and Answers 1. According to the author, what is the goal most Americans are taught to achieve in life? 2. Do you think an administrative position has anything to do with money and power? 3. Give Examples for administrative positions in a university. Most Americans are taught to manage to achieve money and power when they grow up. Yes, it involves the management of the staff and affairs of a university, which tends to offer a higher pay than teaching. President of a university, faculty director, dean of studies, director of teaching and discipline etc.

5 Blank Filling Directions:
Read the second part of the text carefully, then fill in the blanks. Teaching is the most difficult of the various ways I have attempted to earn my living: mechanic,_________, writer. For me, teaching is a ________,_____________, ________________ profession. Red-eye, because I never feel ______ to teach no matter how late I stay up _________. Sweaty-palm, because I’m always _______ before I enter the__________, sure that I will be found out for the fool that I am. Sinking-stomach, because I leave the classroom an hour later___________that I was even more ________ than usual. carpenter red-eye sweaty-palm sinking-stomach ready preparing nervous classroom convinced boring

6 Sentence Detecting Directions:
Find out the concluding sentence in this part that summarizes the reasons why the author teaches. So teaching gives me pace, and variety, and challenge, and the opportunity to keep on learning.

7 Listing 1) The two most important reasons why the author teaches are:
2) The names of his students that offer the reasons why the author teaches. A. _______________________________________________________ His students grow and change in front of him. The author helps his students to mould their characters. B. _______________________________________________________ 1) _______________________________________________________ Vicky 2) _______________________________________________________ George 3) _______________________________________________________ Jeanne 4) _______________________________________________________ Jacqui

8 Question and Answer What does teaching offer besides money and power?
It offers love, not only the love of learning and of books and ideas, but also the love that a teacher feels for that rare student who walks into a teacher’s life and begins to breathe.

9 Reading Skill— Scanning (2)
Exercise A: Scan the index listing below for the answers to the following questions. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Your should finish in less than 3 minutes.. 1. On what page would you find information about the Mayan Indians? ___________________________________________________________ 2. On what pages would you find information about Meriwether Lewis? 3. On what page would you find a definition of Manifest Destiny? 4. How many pages are listed for information on the Missouri compromise? 5. On what page would you find information on the “Log Cabin”Bill? A C B C A

10 6. Are the Mohawk Indians listed in the index?
_________________________________________________________ 7. On what pages will you find information about Lincolin’s debates with douglas? 8. Hiw many pages are listed for Bishop Las Cases? 9. Under what other listing besides “Massachusetts Bay colony” could you find more information about the colony? 10.How many pages are given to Moonshiners? B C A B A

11 EXercise B: Scan the table below for the answers to the following questions less than 5 minutes:
1. Wghat was the total enrollment at all levels of educational institutions in the fall of 2000 in the United States? ___________________________________________________________ 2. How many undergraduates were enrolled for th fall semester of 1998? ___________________________________________________________3. Compared with the figure for fall 1980, is the overall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in 1985 larger or smaller? 4. Do the figures for the enrollemtns in elementary and secondary education include home-schooled children? How do you know? __________________________________________________________ 5. Are these data reliable? Give reasons. 6. In terms of enrollment in higher education in the U.S. A., what has been the general trend in the past 25 years? 68,678,000 students 9,950,000 +2,487,000=12,437,000 studnets. Smaller. No, as footnote 2 tells us. Yes, because they come from offical statistics.. It shows a steady increase.

12 Scanning — Reasons to Teach
Directions: Go over the text quickly and find out the reasons why the author teaches. 1. ___________________________________________ the pace of the academic calendar 2. _________________________________________ the variety (Teaching is a profession built on change.) 3. _______________________________________________ the opportunity to keep on learning 4. _________________________________________________ the freedom to be his own boss (the freedom to do things in his own way) 5. ________________________________________________ the opportunity to teach his students to play their roles in the real world 6. ________________________________________________ the opportunity to share with his students the happiness of their success

13 Useful Expressions 1. 行政职务 an administration position 2. 创办公司
set up a company 3. 熬夜 stay up 4. 校历 the academic calendar 5. 凭直觉 by intuition 6. 省去 leave out 7. 期末 the end of a semester 8. 提供机会 offer an opportunity 9. 学术刊物 learned journals 10. 记笔记 take notes

14 11. 吸取教训 learn one’s lessons 12. 指点迷津 point out a pathway 13. 激发才智 fan sparks 14. 被迫做…… be compelled to do … 15. 努力做， 苦干 labour at 16. 谋生 earn one’s living 17. 寄出，送出 send off 18. 确信 be sure 19. 写书 work on a book 20. 喘息，屏息 catch one’s breath

15 Translations Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments? Answering these questions is not a simple task. 教书得到的报偿是否使当教师的烦恼时刻显得不是的多谈？回答这些问题并非易事。 2. He was puzzled that I did not want what was obviously a “step up” toward what all Americans are taught to want when they grow up: money and power. 所有美国人受的教育是长大成人后应该追求金钱和权力，而我却偏偏不要明明是朝这个目标“迈进”的工作，他为之大惑不解。 3. Certainly I don’t teach because teaching is easy for me. 当然，我之所以教书不是因为我觉得教书轻松。 4.Teaching is the most difficult of the various ways I have attempted to earn my living: mechanic, carpenter, writer. 我做过各种各样的工作藉以谋生：机修工、木工、作家、教书可是其中最难得一行。

16 5. teaching is a red-eye, sweaty-palm, sinking-stomach profession.
教书是个会令人熬红眼、手掌出汗、精神沮丧的职业。 6. Red-eye, because I never feel ready to teach no matter how late I stay up preparing. 熬红眼，这是因为我晚上无论备课到多晚，总觉得背得还不充分。 7. Sweaty-palm, because I’m always nervous before I enter the classroom, sure that I will be found out for the fool that I am. 手掌出汗，这是因为我跨进教室之前总是紧张，确信学生一定会发觉原来我只是个傻瓜。 8. Sinking-stomach, because I leave the classroom an hour later convinced that I was even more boring than usual. 精神沮丧，这是因为我一小时后走出教室时，确信这堂课上得比平时还要平淡无味。 9. Nor do I teach because I think I know answers, or because I have knowledge I feel compelled to share. 也不是因为我认为自己能够解决答案，或者因为我满腹经纶，非得与别人分享。

17 10. I teach because teaching is a profession built on change. When the
material is the same, I change — and, more important, my students change. 我教书是因为教学是建立在“变”这一基础上的职业。教材还是原来的教材，但我自身却变了----更重要的是我的学生变了。 11. I teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn my own lessons, to stimulate myself and my students. 我教书是因为细化有让自己犯错误的自由，有自己吸取教训的自由，有激励自己和激励学生的自由。 12. The world is full of right answers to bad questions. 我们这个世界有无穷无尽的正确答案来对付拙劣的问题。 13. So teaching gives me pace, and variety, and challenge, and the opportunity to keep on learning. 所以说，教学使我的工作进程有规律，使我的生活变得丰富多彩，教学向我提出挑战，也给我不断学习的机会。

18 14. Being a teacher is being present at the creation, when the clay
begins to breathe. 当一名教师意味着是创造的见证人，他目睹人体开始呼吸，开始有了生命。 15. I have the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books, to point out a pathway. What other power matters? 我有权启迪，有权激发才智，有权开出书目，有权指点迷津。 16. I teach because, being around people who are beginning to breathe, I occasionally find myself catching my breath with them. 我教书，是因为与开始成长的学生朝夕相处，我有时感到自己也和他们一起成长了。

19 Turn the following sentences into English, using as many of the words and phrases you have learned from the text as possible: 1.许多美国大学生申请政府贷款交付学费。 2.除阅读材料外，实用电影和多媒体会激发学生学习的兴趣。 3. 这位律师试图说服陪审团他的当事人是无辜的。 4. 提问常常会引发创造的火花。 Many American students apply for government loans to pay for their education tuition. Besides reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students’ interest in a subject. The attorney/ lawyer tried to convince the jury of his client’s innocence. Asking questions often generates the spark of creativity.

20 5.我已经把我的简历寄往几家公司，但尚未收到回复。
6.的结论是建立在对当前的国际情况进行了认真的分析的基础 上的。 7.我们满怀期望地来参加会议，离开时确大失所望。 8.暂时他只得接受一份给一家化妆公司发促销传单的活儿。 I have sent off my resume to several corporations, but haven’t yet recorded a reply Her conclusion is built /based on a careful analysis of current international affairs. We came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left very disappointed. At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets to promote products for a cosmetic company.

21 Language Points 1. outweigh: v. be more important or valuable than sth. else The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks. 这一点是首先要考虑的。 This outweighs all other consideration. 2. administrative: adj. of or involving the management of public or business affairs He holds an administrative post in the company. 他的职责主要是行政方面的。 His duties are mainly administrative. administrative 的动词形式为administer，意思为“管理”。 The country was administered by the British until very recently. In many Japanese homes, the funds are administered by the wife. NB:

22 administer，manage & execute 这三个动词均有“管理、支配”之意。
CF: administer，manage & execute 这三个动词均有“管理、支配”之意。 administer 指官方的或正式的对事务的管理。 manage 强调对具体事务机构进行管理，有时含受权管理或处理之意。 execute 意为对命令、计划或某一件工作的贯彻、执行或实施。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. He asked his brother to ______________ his will. 2. World affairs should _____________ by all countries in the world. 3. The Foreign Minister ____________ foreign affairs. 4. The plan was good, but it was badly __________. 5. The hotel is badly ___________ . execute be managed administers executed managed

23 3. puzzle Collocations: be in a puzzle Chinese puzzle
不知如何是好 Chinese puzzle （七巧板、九连环等）中国智力玩具 cross-word puzzle 纵横填字游戏 jigsaw puzzle 拼板玩具 CF: puzzle 指“情况错综复杂, 因而使人感到困惑不解”, 例如: She’s been puzzling over his strange letter for weeks. 她几个星期也琢磨不透他那封奇怪的来信。 指“把事物混淆或弄乱”或 “由于混淆、混乱而糊涂”, 语气较弱, 常指暂时现象, 例如: confuse They asked me so many questions that they confused me. 他们提了一大堆问题, 把我都弄糊涂了。 bewilder 指“由于迷惑不解或惊愕而慌乱、糊涂和不知所措”, 语气比前两个词都强, 例如: The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds. 孩子让噪声和人群给弄得晕头转向。

24 be fully (half) convinced
4. convince: v. make someone feel certain that sth. is true; persuade sb. to do sth. Pattern: be convinced of (that) 确信；承认 be fully (half) convinced 完全相信（半信半疑） convince sb. of 使某人承认；使某人信服 convince oneself of 充分相信 5. compel: v. force someone to do sth.; make people have a particular feeling or attitude He was compelled by illness to suspend his experiment. 延缓实验 他们的聪明和技艺博得我们的赞赏。 Their cleverness and skill compel our admiration.

25 grab / seize / take an opportunity
6. opportunity: n. a chance to do sth. or an occasion when it is easy for you do do sth. Collocations: grab / seize / take an opportunity 抓住 / 利用机会 offer / miss an opportunity 提供 / 错过机会 an opportunity for 一个……的机会 golden opportunity 绝好的机会 opportunity, chance & occasion 这三个名词均含“机会”之意。 CF: opportunity 侧重指有利或适合于采取行动，以达到某一目的或实现某种愿望的最佳时机或机会。 chance 侧重指偶然或意外的机会，有时也指正常或好的机会。 occasion 指特殊时机或良机，也指时节。

26 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the
form where necessary. 1. There’s a faint _____________ that you’ll find him at home. 2. The exhibition is a unique ________________ to see her later works. 3. Is there any __________of getting tickets for tonight’s performance? 4. We met on several ___________ to discuss the issue. 5. I got this job completely by ________________ . 6. I seem to remember that on that _____________ he was with his wife. 7. Let me take this ___________ to say a few words. chance opportunity chance occasions chance occasion opportunity

27 mature / sober / serious reflection
7. reflection: n. Collocations: after reflection 经过考虑之后 on reflection 再三思考 成熟 / 冷静 / 认真的思考 mature / sober / serious reflection 8. build on: base on; use as a base for further development We must build on our reputation to expand the business. 他们根据自己的研究作出了这个结论。 They drew the conclusion by building on their own research work. CF: build是一个常用词，与之搭配组成的短语还有： build in 安装，固定 build into 使固定于，使成为……的一部分 build up 树立，建立；增进，增强

28 stimulate, encourage & inspire 这三个动作均表示“鼓励，激励”之意。
9. stimulate: v. encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further; encourage someone by making them excited about and interested in sth. CF: stimulate, encourage & inspire 这三个动作均表示“鼓励，激励”之意。 stimulate 尤指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激，使人振作起来或增强做某事的信心和勇气。例如： The exhibition stimulated interest in the artist’s works. 这次展览引起人们对这位艺术家的作品的兴趣。 encourage 指提高某人情绪，增强战胜困难、实现目标的信心和勇气。例如： Her parents encouraged her in her studies. 她的父母鼓励她好好学习。 inspire 通常指鼓起勇气，充满信心和希望。例如： His noble example inspired the rest of us to make greater efforts. 他那崇尚的榜样激励我们大家更加努力。

29 struggle against / with struggle for struggle to do sth.
Pattern: struggle against / with 与……作斗争 struggle for 为……而斗争 struggle to do sth. 为……而努力 11. renovate: v. repair a building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit. 旧家具需要整修翻新。 The old furniture here should be renovated. 12. repay: Collocations: repay the money to sb. 把钱还给（某人） repay one’s debt to society 回报社会

30 1) an amount of money that you borrow from a bank, etc.
13. loan: 1. n. 1) an amount of money that you borrow from a bank, etc. I’m only asking for a loan. I’ll pay you back. We could apply for a loan to buy a car. 2) the time when you lend sth. to sb. May I have the loan of your bicycle? 谢谢你借给我自行车。 Thank you very much for the loan of your bike. 2. vt. (American English) lend sb. sth., esp. money; (British English) lend sth. valuable to someone This library loans books, CDs and videotapes. 这位艺术家把她的绘画出借给博物馆。 The artist loaned her pictures to the museum. Collocations: ask for the loan of 请求借用…… have the loan of sth. 借某物 on loan 出借

31 distribute, assign & divide 这三个动词均含“分配，分发”之意。 distribute assign
14. distribute: v. distribute, assign & divide 这三个动词均含“分配，分发”之意。 distribute 通常指以整体或定量分为若干份来分配。 assign 指按照某种原则进行的硬性分配， 常暗示着分配人的武断性。 divide 普通用词，侧重将某物分成若干份分配给他人，当某物一分为二时，含平均分配之意。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. Two of Dickens’s novels __________________ for home reading this term. 2. Santa Claus ___________ gifts to the children. 3. The two brothers __________ the money equally. 4. The company __________ bonuses at the end of each year. 5. They _______________ me a small room. have been assigned distributed divided distributed have assigned

32 15. leave out: fail to mention or include; omit
I’ve made a list of names — I hope I haven’t left anyone out. 她在叙述中漏掉了一个重要细节。 She left out an important detail in her account. NB: leave 还有很多其他的搭配，例如： leave… alone 让……独自待着；不打扰 leave behind 忘了带；留下 leave for 动身前往（某地） 16. urban: adj. of or relating to a city or town He prefers rural life to urban one. 他在农村生活了二十多年还是没有脱掉城市习气。 He is still urban after more than twenty years in the countryside.

33 1) change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another
17. switch: 1. v. 1) change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another I used to cook on electricity, but I’ve switched to gas. 2) turn off a machine, light, radio, etc. using a switch Would you please switch the radio off? 2. n. the act of turning or changing When did you make the switch from gas to electricity in this house? 几次转向之后, 我发现自己来到了邮局门口。 After several switches of direction I found myself in front of the post office. Pattern: switch from / to 变换, 转移 switch off / on to 切断/接上（电流） switch over (from one to another) （从某方面）转变（到另一方面） switch through （把电话）接到（某分机）

34 Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition.
18. intuition: n. I can’t explain how I knew — I just had an intuition that you’d been involved in an accident. 没有人告诉我到哪儿去找你. 我纯粹是凭直觉找到你的. Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition. Collocations: have an intuition 有一种直觉 trust one’s intuition 相信某人的直觉 by intuition 凭直觉 19. analysis: n. NB: analysis 的复数形式是analyses, 动词形式为analyse或analyze 与其有相似变化的词还有： basis—bases—base paralysis—paralyses—paralyse / paralyze

35 We were late but it didn’t seem to matter.
1. v. be important, especially to be important to you, or to have an effect on what happens I know Charles doesn’t think this project is important, but it matters to me. 我们迟到了，可好像没什么关系。 We were late but it didn’t seem to matter. 2. n. a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with Could I talk to you about a personal matter? 谈论世界问题是一回事，解决问题却是另一回事。 Talking about the world’s problems is one thing, but solving them is another matter altogether. Collocations: pursue / take up a matter 着手处理一个问题 arrange matters 安排事情 clear up matters 澄清事情 settle matters 解决问题

36 rare, scarce & uncommon 这三个形容词均含“稀罕的，很少发生”之意。 rare
21. rare: adj. CF: rare, scarce & uncommon 这三个形容词均含“稀罕的，很少发生”之意。 rare 指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事，侧重特殊性。 It is rare for her to arrive late. 她很少有迟到的时候. scarce 指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足、供不应求的东西。 Eggs are scarce and expensive this month. 本月鸡蛋缺货且价格昂贵。 uncommon 指一般不发生或很少发生的事情，故显得独特、异常与例外。 Hurricanes are uncommon in England. 飓风在英国比较罕见.

37 Like magic, the car changes into a boat when it hits the water.
1. n. the ability of particular people in children’s stories to make impossible things happen by saying special words Like magic, the car changes into a boat when it hits the water. 他们相信那都是魔法造成的。 They believe that it was all done by magic. 2. adj. very good or very enjoyable That music is really magic! You got the tickets? Magic! 我们今天玩得很痛快! We had a magic time today!

38 After running to the bus stop, we sat down to catch our breath.
23. catch one’s breath: rest so as to be able to continue an activity, stop breathing for a moment from surprise, shock, etc. After running to the bus stop, we sat down to catch our breath. 长途追逐后，这几条狗气喘吁吁 The dogs were catching their breath after the long chase. Collocations: hold one’s breath 屏息 out of breath 气喘吁吁 under (one’s) breath 压着嗓音，低声说 in one breath / in the same breath 同时，立刻

39 Look at the the following sentences taken from your reading passage
Look at the the following sentences taken from your reading passage. Just thnk about what else you can “stimulate” and fill in the sentences with the righr words. Eg: I teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn my own lessons, to stimulate myself and my students. 1. John Deway believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must stimulate the _________ and creativity of children . 2. Exercise stimulates the _______ of blood. 3. The government will do everything in its power to stimulate ________ growth. 4. Light stimultaes ________ growth. interest 5. The exhibition stimulated __________ in the artist’s work. curiosity flow economic plant interest

40 Assignments Read the words and learn them by heart, next time we’ll have a dictation. Do Fast Reading on the Internet. Do Exercises in the Books. Preview writing.