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英语2,Unit1,1.2TextAHowDifficultIsEnglish,Textorganization:PartI:Para.1.Accordingtotheauthor,Englishisdifficult.PartII:Para.2-6ReasonswhyEnglishisdifficult.PartII1:Para.7.ThoughthefactshaveshownthatlearningEnglishisdifficult,IstillwonderwhetheritspossibletocommandEnglish.,1.2TextAHowDifficultIsEnglish,2课文讲解Para.1LikethenationalpushforAsianliteracy（n.有文化，有教养，有读写能力）inAustralia，therehasbeenforeignlanguagesfervorinChina，withEnglishontopofthelist.Englishisnotonlytaughtatschools，collegesanduniversities，butalsoateveningclasses，onradioandTVParentshireprivatetutorsfortheirschoolchildren；adultEnglishlearnerswouldsacrificetheweekendatanEnglishcornerinapublicparkpracticingtheirspokenEnglishwithpeop1eofthesameinterestanddetermination.IsEnglishsuchadifficultlanguagethatitreallydemandspeopletoinvestalargeamountoftimeandenergybeforeitismastered?Theanswer，ifIamaskedtooffer，isundoubtedly，yes,Languagepoints,1、LikethenationalpushforAsianliteracyinAustralia,therehasbeenforeignlanguagesfervorinchina,withEnglishontopofthelist.翻译：就如澳大利亚在全国推广学亚洲语言一样，中国也掀起一股外语热，在这股热潮中英语高居榜首。fervor:n.热烈，热情Thehypeandfervorsurroundingtheeventpositivelyinvitedscepticism.围绕这件事的大肆渲染和热情必然会引起人们的怀疑。Thespeecharousednationalistfervor.这个演讲喚起了民族主义热情。,Languagepoints,2、IsEnglishsuchadifficultlanguagethatitreallydemandspeopletoinvestalargeamountoftimeandenergybeforeitismastered?英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗？demand：vt.Vi.要求，请求;需要;n.需求;需要;要求，请求;销路Passingtheexamdemandsyoutoinvestalotoftimeandenergy.1).Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.2).Whenthebubbleburst,demandcollapsed.3).Hewouldrathergetalessdemandingjob.,1.2TextAHowDifficultIsEnglish,Textorganization:PartI:Para.1.Accordingtotheauthor,Englishisdifficult.PartII:Para.2-6ReasonswhyEnglishisdifficult.PartII1:Para.7.ThoughthefactshaveshownthatlearningEnglishisdifficult,IstillwonderwhetheritspossibletocommandEnglish.,Para.2,Frommypersonalexperience,IthinklearningEnglishmeansfarmorethanlearningitspronunciation，itsgrammaticalrules，itswords，etcItinvolveslearningeverythingaboutthecountrieswhereitisusedandthepeoplewhouseitWithoutsuchacompleteunderstandingofthelanguage,theEnglishaforeignerspeakswillinevitablysoundstrangeorevenunintelligiblethoughthereisnotanythingwrongwithhispronunciation，sentencestructureandthewordsheuses,Languagepoints,3、Frommypersonalexperience,IthinklearningEnglishmeansfarmorethanlearningitspronunciation,grammaticalrules,etc.morethan不只是;很;超过;在次以上从我个人的经验来看，英语学习不仅仅是指学习英语发音和语法规则等。Eg.IwasmorethanalittleangrywhenIsawhowtheydruinedit.当我见到他们是怎样把它破坏时,我不禁大为愤慨。Shewasdressedmorethansimply.她穿着十分朴素。4、Withoutacompleteunderstandingofthelanguage,theEnglishaforeignerspeakswillinevitablysoundstrangeorevenunintelligiblethoughthereisnotanythingwrongwithhispronunciation,sentencestructureandthewordsheuses.翻译：对英语没有全面的理解，即便有完美的发音、句子结构、措词，一个外国人所讲的英语也会是稀奇古怪甚至难以理解的。,Para.3,ThesocialcustomsandhabitsoftheEnglish-speakingpeoplecontributealottothedifficultyaforeignerhasinlearningitTaketheChineseEnglishlearnersforexampleHelloandGoodmorningmaysoundalittlebitsimpletoChinesepeopleItistotallybeyondtheunderstandingofaChineseEnglishlearnerthatnativeEnglishspeakerswouldbeannoyedwhentheyreaddressedWhereareyougoing?，whichisacommonlyusedaddressingamongtheChinese.,Para.3,IsthereanythingwrongwiththeEnglishsentencestructure?OfcoursenotIttakesquitesometimeforaChineseEnglishlearnertounderstandthewesternconceptofprivacybeingviolatedinthisaddress.Bythesametoken，Haveyoueaten?“(whichisanotheraddressingtermtheChinesepeopleusuallyuse)willsoundtonativeEnglishspeakersthattheChinesearesohospitablethattheyinvitepeopletomealsoff-handedly.Meanwhile，theChinesewouldbeshockedtohear，Oh，itsveryniceofyouWhen?，iftheaddresseehappenstohaveacravingforChinesecookingandhasnothadhisdinneryet.,Languagepoints,5、Socialcustomsandhabitscontributetothedifficultyinlearningaforeignlanguage.翻译：社会风俗习惯增加了学习外语的难度。contributeto:1）Heat,cold,tactileandothersensationscontributetoflavour.热、冷、触觉和其他感觉构成了食物风味的一部分。2）Hebelieveshehassomethingtocontributetoadiscussionconcerningtheuprising.他认为自己能够为有关起义的讨论提供一些信息。,Languagepoints,6、Bythesametoken,“Haveyoueaten?”willsoundtonativeEnglishspeakersthattheChinesearesohospitablethattheyinvitepeopletomealsoff-handedly.翻译：由于同样的原因，英语母语者听到“吃了吗？”，会觉得中国人非常好客，在事先毫无准备的情况下会请人吃饭。bythesametoken:出于同样的原因eg.Bythesametoken,theeverlastinginterdependenceisactuallyaneverlastinglove.正如,永远的依存,也是永远的爱.2.Ifyougiveupexercise,yourmusclesshrinkandfatincreases.Bythesametoken,ifyouexpendmoreenergyyouwilllosefat.停止锻炼会使肌肉萎缩、脂肪增加。同样，如果花更多的精力锻炼，就会减掉脂肪。,Languagepoints,7、Theforeignerwillrespond（回答）“Oh,itsveryniceofyou.When?”,ifhehappenstohaveacravingforChinesecookingandhasnothad(现在完成时)hisdinneryet.翻译：如果这位外国人此刻正希望品尝一下中国美食，而且又碰巧没有吃饭，他会回答：“太好啦，什么时候？”cravefor:渴望,希求Lovedoesnotcraveforproofs.Itcravesforexpressionsoflove.爱从不渴望证据,它渴望爱的表达.Ateacherknowswellofthestudentscravingfornovelty.教师非常了解学生对新奇事物的渴望。,Para.4,WecansaywearegoingtohavechickenfordinnerWhycantwesaypig，bullorsheepfordinnerinsteadofpork，beeformutton?ChineseEnglishlearnersmayraisesuchquestionsFiguringoutthereasonsforthepeculiarEnglishvocabularyisnoeasytaskforChineseEnglishlearnersButtheproblemisthatmemorizingEnglishwordsmechanicallywouldbedevastatingandinefficientiftheydidnotknowwhathadhappenedinBritishhistory,Para.4,ThuslearningEnglish(andotherlanguagesaswell)involveslearningthehistoryofthecountrieswhereitisspokenAtaskofthiskindismoredifficultforChineseEnglishlearnersthanforpeoplewhospeakawesternlanguageotherthanEnglishbecauseChinesehasnothingincommonwiththealphabeticEnglishandChinahadlittlecontactwiththeWesternworldinmodernhistoryConsequently，thebackgroundknowledgeofEnglishfascinateslargenumbersofinterestedanddeterminedEnglishlearnersinChinabutatthesametimedisheartensquiteafew,Languagepoints,8、whospeakawesternlanguageotherthanEnglishotherthan/other+n+thanprep.不同，不同于，不;除了;绝不是。例如：Theremaybealternativemethodsofsubstantiationotherthanwrittenrecords.Theremaybeotheralternativemethodsofsubstantiationthanwrittenrecords.除书面记录外，可能还有其他方法可以证实。,Languagepoints,9、Thebackground（背景）knowledgeofEnglishfascinates（使着迷）largenumbersofinterestedanddetermined（坚决的）Englishlearnersbutatthesametimedisheartens（使气馁）quiteafew.翻译：英语背景知识既吸引了大量英语爱好者，也使许多人丧失信心。（2006-4考过）,Para.5,TheWesternandOrientalvaluesarefoundtobeinconfrontationinlearningEnglishNativeEnglishspeakersmaycomplainaboutChineseconfusionwhenusingheandshe，forthetwowordssoundthesame，though，differentinwrittenformsinChineseAsaresult，somenativeEnglishspeakersconcludethattheChineseareunabletotellthedifferencebetweenthetwosexesButnativeEnglishspeakersaremoregenderblindthantheChinesewhentheymentiontheircousins.,Para.5,TheconfusioncausedbytheconfrontationofWesternandChinesevalues，toacertainextent，affectstheChineseEnglishlearnerscomprehensionofwhatheshereadsandhearsOnlybydevelopinganunderstandingandtolerance（忍受）ofdifferentculturalvaluescanaChineseEnglishlearnerreachthegoalofcommunicatingwithnativeEnglishspeakers,Languagepoints,10、TheWesternandOrientalvaluesarefoundtobeinconfrontation（冲突）inlearningEnglish.翻译：英语学习中，东西方价值观念是冲突的。inconfrontation/confront(v.)withWeshouldconfrontwithhardshipsinourlife,notavoidthem.我们应该正视生活中的困难,而不逃避它们.Adultsviewsonlifearealwaysinconfrontationwiththatoftheyouth.11、NativeEnglishspeakersaremoregender（性别）blind（判断）whentheymentiontheircousins.翻译：在涉及表亲的时候，英语母语的人更容易混淆性别。blind:视而不见的，忽视的AllthetimeIwasblindtoyoursuffering.一直以来，我都没有意识到你遭受的痛苦。HerblindfaithinthewisdomoftheChurchshockedmegreatly.她对教会智慧的盲目信仰让我震惊。,Languagepoints,12、Onlybydevelopinganunderstandingandtolerance（忍受）ofdifferentculturalvaluescanaChineseEnglishlearnerreachthegoalofcommunicatingwithnativeEnglishspeakers倒装句，本句中的主语是aChineseEnglishlearner,谓语是canreachOnlyinthisway,canyouhopetoimprovethecurrentsituation.只有这样我们才有希望改善当前的局面。,Para.6,AChineseEnglishlearnercouldnothaveagoodcommandofEng1ishunlessheovercomestheculturalbarriers(notall，ofcourse!)inlearningEnglish.ManyChinesetranslatewhattheythinkaboutinChineseintoEnglishwhentheytalkorwrite.ThiskindofEnglishinevitablyaffectsthefluencyandflowofspeech，theamountofinformationconveyed，and，aboveall，thequalityofcommunication,Languagepoints,13、AChineseEnglishlearnercouldnothaveagoodcommandofEnglishunlessheovercomestheculturalbarriers（障碍物）inlearningEnglish.翻译：中国人在英语学习中，只有克服文化障碍，才能很好地掌握英语。unless:conj.Trainingisworthlessunlessthereisproofthatitworks.除非能证明训练有效，否则就是白搭。Youwillfailunlessyouworkhard.如果你不积极工作,就会失败。,1.2TextAHowDifficultIsEnglish,Textorganization:PartI:Para.1.Accordingtotheauthor,Englishisdifficult.PartII:Para.2-6ReasonswhyEnglishisdifficult.PartII1:Para.7.ThoughthefactshaveshownthatlearningEnglishisdifficult,IstillwonderwhetheritspossibletocommandEnglish.,Para.7,Theaboveis，notwholly，howdifficultEnglishis.Somenativespeakersmighthavesaid，“YouforeignersdontusegoodEnglish!”atthetimeaforeignerfailstounderstandwhatheissaying“WhyshouldI?”Iwouldprotest，thoughStill，Ihavetokeepaskingmyself：IsitpossibleforaforeignertocommandEnglish?,Translation,1)就如澳大利亚在全国推行学亚洲语言一样，中国也掀起一股外语热，在这股热潮中，英语高居榜首。不仅各级学校教英语，夜校、电台、电视台也都设有英语课程。父母为学龄的孩子聘请英语家教，成年英语学习者会牺牲周末休息日，到公园参加英语角，与志趣相投的英语学习者练习口语。英语真的有这么难，需要人们投入大量的时间和精力才能掌握吗?如果我被问及这个问题，那么毫无疑问，我的答案是：是的。,Translation,2)从我个人的经验来看，英语学习不仅仅是学习英语发音、语法规则、词汇等，它包括学习与使用该语言的国家和民族有关的所有内容。对英语没有这样全面的理解，即使发音、句子结构、措辞毫无错误，一个外国人所讲的英语也难免听起来稀奇古怪甚至难以理解。,