大学英语 精读 预备级 unit3 we are all here to learn

1、Unit 3 Childrens EducationUnit 3 Childrens Education Text A Were ALL Here to Learn A teachers praise and encouragement may influence a child greatly. Lets find out how the teacher in this story helped her students. n.n.称赞，赞美称赞，赞美 Praise is a great confidence booster. 赞扬是一种很好的信心增强剂。 He deserves all t

2、he praise and worship. 他值得我们一切的赞美和崇拜。 V.V.称赞；赞美称赞；赞美 They have been praising you all the time. 他们总在夸奖你。 They praised Tom with one accord. 他们异口同声地表扬汤姆。 adj.基本的;基础的;初级的; 小学 的 elementary school （美）小学（美）小学 primary school （英）（英） 小学小学 You will fail without elementary knowledge of the field. 没有这方面的基本知识没有这方

3、面的基本知识, ,你会失败的你会失败的。 adj. 优秀的；突出的优秀的；突出的 Her husband is an outstanding scientist. 她的丈夫是位杰出的科学家。她的丈夫是位杰出的科学家。 He is an outstanding figure in politics. 他是政界中的一位杰出人物。他是政界中的一位杰出人物。 outstanding ability 出众的才能出众的才能 outstanding performance/work 出色的表演出色的表演/工作工作 outstanding student 优秀的学生优秀的学生 determined adj.a

4、dj.坚定的；坚决的；果断的坚定的；坚决的；果断的 There was a determined look on his face. 他脸上带着一副坚决的表情。他脸上带着一副坚决的表情。 be determined on/upon sth专心致力于专心致力于 be determined to do sth决心决心(做某事做某事) The thief was determined to turn over a new leaf once he was released from prison. 那小偷下决心，一旦获释便重新做人。那小偷下决心，一旦获释便重新做人。 determine v .决定，

5、决心决定，决心 He enrolled our names. 他把我们的名字登记下来了。他把我们的名字登记下来了。 This school plans to enroll 100 students every year. 该校每年只招收该校每年只招收100名学生。名学生。 we enroll at school in September every year. 我们每年九月份入学。我们每年九月份入学。 enrollment n. driving license 驾照驾照 teaching license 教师资格证教师资格证 trading license 营业执照营业执照 vi.vi.取得资

6、格；合格取得资格；合格 I wont qualify until next year. 我明年才具备资格。我明年才具备资格。 Our team has qualified for the semi-final. 我们队已有资格进入半决赛。我们队已有资格进入半决赛。 vt.vt.使某人具备使某人具备资格资格 This test will qualify you to fly an aircraft. 这次考试将使你取得驾驶飞机的资格。这次考试将使你取得驾驶飞机的资格。 His knowledge and skills qualify him for the job. 他的知识和技能使他有资格担任

7、这项工作。他的知识和技能使他有资格担任这项工作。 His training qualifies him as a lawyer. quality I moved aside to let him get by. How does she get by on such a small salary? If you carry on spending so much money, youll soon wind up with nothing left. 如果你还如此花钱的话，你将一无所有。如果你还如此花钱的话，你将一无所有。 After trying many different jobs, h

8、e finally wound up with one that suited him. 试了许多不同的工作之后，他终于找了一份适合他的工作。试了许多不同的工作之后，他终于找了一份适合他的工作。 No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way. Her social life gets in the way of her study. The window was far too small for him to get through. 窗户对他来说实在太小，他钻不过去。窗户对他来说实在太小，他钻不过去。 It i

9、s hard to think how people will get through the winter. 难以想象人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。难以想象人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。 He has got through the first two chapters of the book. 他已经完成了这本书的前两章。他已经完成了这本书的前两章。 They couldnt get through a day without arguing. 我们没有一天不拌嘴的。我们没有一天不拌嘴的。 词汇 1. The father did not want his own son to become a me

10、chanic,(技工，机械师) 2. She was confused迷茫的迷茫的 by so many different ideas 3. All her students agreed that she was a qualified （称职的 ）teacher. 4.During the interview（面试）, the principal （校长） asked her some questions 5. job opportunities in Washington,D.C. were already scarce. (华盛顿的工作机会很少) 6. he become an ou

11、tstanding (杰出的)pianist钢琴家. 7. their severe 严厉的teacher was being transferred to another school. 8. The policeman asked the drunken driver to show his drivers license 驾照驾照 9. It seems that the little boy couldnt forget the experience in his elementary school.(小学) 10. Mr. Smith was transferred 调去to the

12、 headquarters of the company in Beijing. 11. He wrote a poem in praise of those who lost their lives 他写了一首诗来颂扬逝去的生命 12. The train is supposed to arrive at 到达10:30p.m. 13. It is settled 决定决定between Mr. and Mrs. Pitt 14.The road is officially 官方的open to traffic next week, 15. As children, we loved to

13、roll down that hill.滚滚下小山 短语 1. The old store had no choice but to close down关门关门 倒闭倒闭, since 2.The children were asked to mop up the floor 拖拖地 3. The middle-aged man could barely get by 生存on a small income 4. she knew that a holiday this year is out of the question 不可能的 5. spare him some time to ta

14、lk his project over . 讨 论 6. but the weather seems likely to get in the way 阻 止according to the forecast. Text interpretation What type is the text? A. narration B. exposition C. description D. argumentation 记叙文记叙文 说明文说明文 描述文描述文 议论文议论文 This story is generally organized in order of . A. time B. space

15、 C. logic Find out signal words of time. I was to carry those words in my heart for the next 27 years. 2. In 1976, I married a wonderful man. 3. One day in 1986 I thought of my dream. 4. For seven years I attended classes in the mornings before work. 5. On May 8, 1993, my dream day arrived. 6. Not l

16、ong after I started, something happened that brought the past rushing back. Part division Part 1 (paras1-4) I began to cherish my dream. Part 2 (paras5-8) Hard life got in the way. Part 3 (paras 9-13) I realized my dream. Part 4 (paras14-16) I grew into a qualified teacher. For paragraph 1 As soon a

17、s the number left my mouth, the whole class at Smallwood elementary school in Norfolk, Va., started laughing. Translate the sentence. 我一说出那个数字，我一说出那个数字， Virginia州的州的Norfolk的的Smallwood 的小学全班同学就开始笑起来了。的小学全班同学就开始笑起来了。 Va. : short form for Virginia (弗吉尼亚州）弗吉尼亚州）. Norfolk is the biggest city in Virginia.

18、 Note： as soon as as soon as: as soon as: 连词，引导时间状语从句，意思是连词，引导时间状语从句，意思是“一一 就就” 1.1.当主句用一般过去时时，从句中用一般过去时或过去当主句用一般过去时时，从句中用一般过去时或过去 完成时。完成时。 例：派对一开始他就走了。例：派对一开始他就走了。 As soon as the party began/had begun he left. He left as soon as the party began/had begun. For paragraph 1 The train pulled into the r

19、ailway station as soon as I arrived there. 2. As soon as they reached the top of the mountain, it began to rain cats and dogs. 3. As soon as the door opened, the bird flew out into the sunshine. 4. As soon as the bus stopped at the station, the thief jumped off and ran away. 5. As soon as she saw th

20、e Statue of Liberty, she realized that she was already in the United States. 2.as soon as 2.as soon as 可以表将来的事：这时主句用将来时，可以表将来的事：这时主句用将来时， 从句用一般现在时。从句用一般现在时。 例：我一见到他就会告诉他这个消息。例：我一见到他就会告诉他这个消息。 As soon as I see him I will tell him the news. I will tell him the news as soon as I see him. For paragraph

21、1 For paragraph 1 I feel like the stupidest person in the world. 我觉得自己是世界上最蠢的人。我觉得自己是世界上最蠢的人。 With these people hed feel like a fish out of water. 与这些人在一起，他感到不自在。与这些人在一起，他感到不自在。 feel like名词，意为名词，意为“觉得好像觉得好像” This new man-made material feels like real leather. 这种新型人造材料摸起来像真皮一样。这种新型人造材料摸起来像真皮一样。 feel

22、like物质名词，意为物质名词，意为“摸上去像摸上去像” Va. : short form for Virginia (弗吉尼亚州）弗吉尼亚州）. Norfolk is the biggest city in Virginia. Im not feeling (like) myself today. 我今天感觉不舒服我今天感觉不舒服。 He felt（like）himself after doing exercises. 锻炼之后他感觉很舒服。锻炼之后他感觉很舒服。 feel like反身代词，反身代词，意为意为“感到舒适；感觉身体好感到舒适；感觉身体好” ，like可省略可省略。 I don

23、t feel like eating anything now. 我现在什么都不想吃我现在什么都不想吃。 feel likedoing，意为，意为“想做想做” She had transferred to Larrymore after Smallwood closed down. Translate the sentence. Smallwood小学倒闭以后她调到了小学倒闭以后她调到了Larrymore 小学教书。小学教书。 For paragraph 7 and she would repeat the words she had written on my report years ea

24、rlier. Q: What are the words that Mrs. Cooper had written on my report? A: You would make an outstanding teacher, because you are determined and you try hard. For paragraph 8 Translate the sentence. 她会重复几年以前她写在我作文上的话。她会重复几年以前她写在我作文上的话。 But to do that I needed to arrive in the mornings, as a teacher-

25、not in the afternoon to mop up. Q: What does “that ”refer to? A: to be a teacher to help children For paragraph 9 Getting my college degree and state teaching license qualified me to be a teacher. Translate the sentence. 拿到我的大学毕业证和州教师资格证使我有资格拿到我的大学毕业证和州教师资格证使我有资格 成为一名老师。成为一名老师。 Analyze the structure

26、 of the sentence. For paragraph11 1.Travelling around the globe by air 2.Eating more apples and vegetables 3. Going to work on foot 4. Saving energy 5. Learning to ride the bicycle Old Dominion University 欧道明大学欧道明大学 奥多明尼昂大学奥多明尼昂大学 该大学位于弗吉尼亚吉尼州该大学位于弗吉尼亚吉尼州(Norfolk) 诺福克市诺福克市(Virginia). For paragraph10 The call came when I had just signed my 18th contract as a janitors assistant. Translate the sentence. 就在我刚刚签下第十八次当清洁工的和同时电话就在我刚刚签下第十八次当清洁工的和同时电话 打来了。打来了。 For paragraph13