新视野大学英语第二册读写教程unit6

Unit6 SectionAAsHisNameIs SoIsHe IntensiveStudy AsHisNameIs SoIsHe 1Forherfirsttwenty fouryears she dbeenknownasDebbie anamethatdidn tsuithergoodlooksandelegantmanner MynamehasalwaysmademethinkIshouldbeacook shecomplained Ijustdon tfeellikeaDebbie 2Oneday whilefillingoutanapplicationformforapublishingjob theyoungwomanimpulsivelysubstitutedhermiddlename Lynne forherfirstnameDebbie ThatwasthesmartestthingIeverdid shesaysnow AssoonasIstoppedcallingmyselfDebbie Ifeltmorecomfortablewithmyself andotherpeoplestartedtotakememoreseriously Twoyearsafterhersuccessfuljobinterview theformerwaitressisnowasuccessfulmagazineeditor FriendsandassociatescallherLynne IntensiveStudy 3Naturally thenamechangedidn tcauseDebbie Lynne sprofessionalachievement butitsurelyhelpedifonlybyaddingabitofself confidencetohertalents Socialscientistssaythatwhatyou recalledcanaffectyourlife Throughouthistory nameshavenotmerelyidentifiedpeoplebutalsodescribedthem Ashisnameis soishe saystheBible andWebster sDictionaryincludesthefollowingdefinitionofname awordorwordsexpressingsomequalityconsideredcharacteristicordescriptiveofapersonorathing oftenexpressingapprovalordisapproval Notewell approvalordisapproval Forbetterorworse qualitiessuchasfriendlinessorreserve plainnessorcharmmaybesuggestedbyyournameandconveyedtootherpeoplebeforetheyevenmeetyou IntensiveStudy 4Namesbecomeattachedtospecificimages asanyonewho sbeencalled aplainJane or justanaverageJoe canshow ThelatternameparticularlybothersmesincemynameisJoe whichsomethinkmakesmemorequalifiedtobeabaseballplayerthan sayanartcritic Yet despitethisdisadvantage Ididmanagetobecomeanartcriticforatime Evenso oneprominentmagazineconsistentlyrefusedtoprint Joe inmyby line usingmyfirstinitials J S instead IsuspectthatifIwereamorerefinedArthurorAdrian thenamewouldhaveappearedcomplete IntensiveStudy 5Ofcourse nameswithapositivesensecanworkforyou evenencouragenewacquaintances ArecentsurveyshowedthatAmericanmenthoughtSusantobethemostattractivefemalename whilewomenbelievedRichardandDavidwerethemostattractiveformen OnewomanIknowturneddownablinddatewithamannamedHarrybecause hesoundeddull Severaleveningslater shecameuptomeataparty pressingforanintroductiontoaveryimpressiveman they dbeenexchangingglancesallevening Oh Isaid YoumeanHarry Shewasillatease IntensiveStudy 6Thoughmostofuswouldliketothinkourselvesfreefromsuchprejudicednotions we reallguiltyofnamestereotypingtosomeextent Confess wouldn tyoubesurprisedtomeetacarpenternamedNigel AphysicistcalledBertha APopeMel Often weprojectname basedstereotypesonpeople asonewomanfrienddiscoveredwhiletakingchargeofanursery school sgroupoffour year olds ThereIwas tryingtogetalittleactiveboynamedJuliantositquietlyandreadabook andpushingathoughtfulcreaturenamedRorytoplayball Ihadtheirpersonalitiesconfusedbecauseoftheirnames IntensiveStudy 7Apparently suchprejudicescanaffectclassroomachievementaswell InastudyconductedbyHerbertHarariofSanDiegoStateUniversity andJohnMcDavidofGeorgiaStateUniversity teachersgaveconsistentlylowergradesonessaysapparentlywrittenbyboysnamedElmerandHubertthantheyawardedtothesamepaperswhenthewriter snamesweregivenasMichaelandDavid However teacherprejudiceisn ttheonlysourceofclassroomdifference Dr ThomasV BusseandLouisaSeraydarianofTempleUniversityfoundthosegirlswithnamessuchasLinda Diane Barbara Carol andCindyperformedbetteronobjectivelygradedIQandachievementteststhandidgirlswithlessappealingnames Acompanionstudyshowedgirls popularitywiththeirpeerswasalsorelatedtothepopularityoftheirnames althoughtheconnectionwaslessclearforboys IntensiveStudy 8Thoughyourparentsprobablymeantyournametolastalifetime rememberthatwhentheypickeditthey dhardlymetyou andthehopesanddreamstheyvaluedwhentheychoseitmaynotmatchyours Ifyournamenolongerseemstofityou don tdespair youaren tstuckwiththelabel Moviestarsregularlychangetheirnames andwithsomedetermination youcan too DebbieFemalename representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofgenerous understanding honest creativeandintense ItisashortnameofDeborah whichmeans bee inHebrew DeborahwasaheroineandprophetesswholedtheIsraelitestodefeatCanaanitesastoldintheOldTestamentBookofJudges AlsointheOldTestament thiswasthenameofthenurseofRebecca LongacommonJewishname DeborahwasfirstusedbyEnglishChristiansaftertheProtestantReformation anditwaspopularamongthePuritans Formoreinformationaboutexplanationsofnames visit or substitutevt putsthorsbinplaceofanotherTheyweresubstitutingviolencefordialogue DavidwassubstitutedforWilliaminthesecondhalfofthematch 2 vi ActorserveasareplacementCanyousubstituteformeatthemeeting Honeycansubstituteforsugarinthisrecipe 3 n apersonorthingthatreplacesorserveassthelseTheteacherisill soasubstituteisteachingtoday Thereisnosubstituteforgoodfoodandexercise Lynne f orLynn m representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofsensitive deeplyartisticandcreative intense andnature loverandcomesfromWelshmeaning lake orisashortformofLinda Spanish orBelinda Italian bothmeaning beautiful Middlename namecomingbetweenthefirstnameandthelastname What sJamesBrown smiddlename It sMichael Middlename canalsobeusedfiguratively meaningamainpartofone scharacter Generosityishermiddlename if conj acceptingthat althoughThisisapleasantifnoisychild Itisanicehouse ifalittleexpensive characteristica representative representingusualcharacterRainydaysarecharacteristicofJune Suchhonestyischaracteristicofhim 2 n aspecialandeasilyrecognizedqualityofsborsthGenesdeterminethecharacteristicsofeverylivingthing WhatcharacteristicsseparateAmericansfromCanadians Forbetteror for worse assaidontheChristianmarriageceremony whateverhappens Hereinthetext itmeanswhethertheyaregoodorbad Hepromisedtotakeherforbetterorforworse I takeyou tobemy husband wife Ipromisetobetruetoyouingoodtimesandinbad insicknessandinhealth Iwillloveyouandhonoryouallthedaysofmylife I takeyou formylawful husband wife tohaveandtohold fromthisdayforward forbetter forworse forricher forpoorer insicknessandinhealth untildeathdouspart 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thathasbecomefixedinaroutineformThecharactersinthebooksarejuststereotypes Sherejectsthestereotypethatwomencanonlyfindtheirtruesatisfactioninbeingmother Nigel m representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofimaginative creative inconsistent insecure gullible talkativeandisanItalianformofNeil oraFrenchnamemeaning hero ItissometimesassociatedwiththeLatinniger meaning black ThenameNigeloftendonatesachampionoranartist sopeoplewillbesurprisedtomeetacarpenterwiththenameNigel Bertha f representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofidealistic generous kind caring possessiveandcomesfromGerman meaning bright famous BerthaiswellknowninGermanlegendsasacharacterwhosneaksintonurseriesandrockschildrentosleep Berthausuallymakespeoplethinkofsomebodywhoisfat whileaphysicistshouldknowhowtoeathealthilyandkeepagoodfigure PopeMelisahumorousreference meanttoshowhowfoolishitwouldbetoputthetwonamestogether Pope isatitlegiventothehighestauthorityoftheRomanCatholicChurchinRome Mel ispossiblyashortfromofeitherMelvin orMelanie f orMelissa f whichhasnomeaninginitself ThenameMelusuallydonatesanimageofacarrepairman IfaMeldrinks hedrinksbeerinsteadofwine ThatiswhypeoplewillbesurprisedtomeetaPopewiththenameMel projecton onto upon imagine one sownfeelingsorthoughts asbeingattached connectedtoothersItisnotreasonablethattheyprojecttheirdreamsontous Julian m representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofpatient careful cautious conservative intenseandcomesfromJulius thenameofthelastRomamemperor Rory m repesentsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofpractical logical analytical systematic particular andseriousandcomesfromOldEnglish meaning noble famous HerbertHarariisaretiredprofessorofpsychologyatSanDiegoStateUniversity HeandJohnMcDavidworkedascoauthorofapaperonstudentbahaviorstereotypig Heisalsoaself educatedcomputerguruonMIDImusic Tuneintohispersonalwebsite andlistentohismusiconline Elmer m representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofpractical logical analytical systematic particular 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TempleUniversityisacomprehensivepublicresearchuniversitywithmorethan29 000studentsithasadistinguishedfacultyin16schoolsandcolleges includingschoolsofHealthSciencesCenter TheuniversityisbasedinPhiladelphia Pennsylvania andhastwointernationalcampusesinJapanandItaly Accordingtoitsofficialwebsite http www temple edu TempleUniversityisthe39thlargestuniversityintheUnitedStates anditisthelargestproviderofprofessionaleducation law dentistry medicine pharmacy andpodiatricmedicine intheUnitedStates Linda f representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofhardworker careful patient independent reliable andpracticalandcomesformSpanishorItalian meaning beautiful Diane f representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofclever responsible friendly serious reliable andindependentandcomesfromtheFrenchformofDiana originallyfromtheRomangoddessofnatureandfertility Barbara f representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofsensitive artistic unstable andself consciousandcomesfromtheGreekbarbaros meaning foreign SaintBarbarawasawomankilledbyherfather whowasthenkilledbyofboltoflightning Sheisthepatronofarchitects geologists stonemasonsandartillerymen Carol f orm representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofquiet practical clever methodical creative inentive analytical studious andmoodyandisanEnglishfeminineformofCarolusmeaning song or hymn inEnglish NotethatCarolusedtobeamasculinenameaswellbutnowitisforgirlsonly Cindy f representsthepersonalitycharacteristicsofidealistic proactive impressionable receptive candid s