英语泛读教材第一册第13单元课件

1、Unit 13Unit 13Your College ExperienceIvy League, a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern United States that are widely regarded as high in academic and social prestige: Harvard (established 1636), Yale (1701), Pennsylvania (1740), Princeton (1746), Columbia (1754), Brown (1764), Dar

2、tmouth (1769), and Cornell (1865). They are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate American football and other sports known as the Ivy League. Though formally organized only in 1956, competition between the colleges dates back to football meetings in the 1870s. The Ivy League was domi

3、nant in the early years of football in the United States until 1913, as attested by the All-America teams, but it faded in the 1920s.Ivy LeagueRelated InformationHarvard University the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States (founded 1636) and one of the nations most prestigious.

4、It is one of the Ivy League schools. The main university campus lies along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a few miles west of downtown Boston. Harvards total enrollment is about 20,000. private university in New Haven, Conn. It was founded in 1701 and is the third oldest university i

5、n the United States. Yale was originally chartered by the colonial legislature of Connecticut as the Collegiate School and was held at Killingworth and other locations. In 1716 the school was moved to New Haven, and in 1718 it was renamed Yale College in honour of a wealthy British merchant and phil

6、anthropist, Elihu Yale, who had made a series of donations to the school. Yales initial curriculum emphasized classical studies and strict adherence to orthodox Puritanism.Yale Universityprivate university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., one of the Ivy League schools and the oldest univ

7、ersity in the country. It was founded in 1740 as a charity school. Largely through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin and other leading Philadelphians, it became an academy in 1751, with Franklin as president of the first board of trustees. In 1755 it was chartered as the College and Academy of Philad

8、elphia. With the foundation in 1765 of the first medical school in colonial America, the institution became in fact a university, but it was not so called until 1779, when for a time it received state support. Since 1791 it has been a privately endowed and controlled institution, although it continu

9、es to receive state aid. Approximately 25,000 students are enrolled at the university.University of Pennsylvania coeducational, privately endowed institution of higher learning at Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. It was founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746, making it the fourth oldest institution

10、 of higher education in the United States. The schools name was changed to Princeton University in 1896, and its graduate school was opened in 1900. Since 1969 the university has admitted women. Enrollment is approximately 7,000.Princeton University major private institution of higher education in N

11、ew York, New York, U.S. It is one of the Ivy League schools. Founded in 1754 as Kings College, it was renamed Columbia College when it reopened in 1784 after the American Revolution. It became Columbia University in 1912. Columbia College was the undergraduate liberal arts school for men until 1983,

12、 when women began to be admitted. Besides Columbia College, the university includes two other undergraduate schools (the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of General Studies) and the affiliated Barnard and Teachers colleges.Columbia Universitycoeducational institution of highe

13、r education in Ithaca, New York, U.S., one of the Ivy League schools. Founded as the land-grant university of New York state under the Morrill Act of 1862, it was also privately endowed by Ezra Cornell, a founder of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Cornell established the schools financial found

14、ations, and diplomat and scholar Andrew Dickson White established its form. Cornell was the first American university to be divided into colleges offering different degrees, and it was among the first Eastern universities to admit women (1870).Cornell UniversityLanguage Points1. Today, new technolog

15、ies and the information explosion are changing the workplace so drastically that few people can support themselves and their family adequately without some education beyond high school.今天，新技术和信息爆炸正深刻地改变着工作场所，没有超过高中的更高教育，人们很难养活自己和家人。drastic:（行为）严厉的，极端的激烈的，巨大的（行为）严厉的，极端的激烈的，巨大的Hes not going to do anyt

16、hing drastic about economic policy.他不打算对经济政策作任何重大调整。2. Ivy-covered residence 常春藤覆盖的住所ivory tower3. But college is really far more than any single image you might carry around in your head.大学远不止是你脑子里所想象的单一的形象。carry around 随身带, 携带I know Londoners who carry around a London A-Z guidebook to help them na

17、vigate! 据我所知每个伦敦人都有一个A-Z的地名小册子来告诉他们怎么在这里驾驶！I carry memories of my homeland around with me.对家乡的回忆终日萦绕在我的脑际。carry down 搬下来, 拿下来The tea things are upstairs; could you carry them down for me?茶具在楼上, 替我拿下来好吗?The body was carried down by the stream. 尸体顺河漂流而下。把(观念)传给年轻人晚辈This custom has been carried down fr

18、om the 18th century.这一习俗从18世纪一直传到现在。carry in 输入; 装带，运载，输入CI carry with 带着, 含有He carried his luggage with him. 他随身带着行李。Power carries responsibility with it. 权力本身也含有责任。 4. For starters, college is an established process designed by our society to further formal education, so that students who attend a

19、nd graduate will be prepared for roles in what has become known as “the information economy.”对初进大学的人来说，大学是我们这个社会为进一步正规学习所设计的既定进程，以便使进入大学学习，并毕业于大学的学生们能为适应在被称为“信息经济”时代里的角色做好准备。established process: 既定程序，既定进程be prepared for: 为做好准备5. upward social mobility: 上向社会流动6. A college degree equalizes differences

20、 due to background, race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, family lineage, and personal connection.大学学历可以消除因背景，种族，民族，国籍，在留身份，家族血统，个人关系等等带来的种种不同。due to : 由于1) due: adj.“到期的”、“应付(给)的”、“到期应付的”，通常只用作表语。如：The bill is due. 这张票据已到期。2)表示应付给或应给予某人，通常与介词 to 连用。如：A great deal of money is due to

21、you. 要付给你一大笔钱。Respect is due to older people. 年长者应受到尊重。Our grateful thanks are due to you. 我们衷心感谢你。3)表示“预定的”、“约定的”、“预定要到达或发生的”，也通常用作表语。如：When is the train due? 火车什么时候到? Im due for a pay rise soon. 我不久就要加薪了。其后可接不定式。如：The guests are due to arrive very soon. 客人很快就会到。The meeting isnt due to start until

22、four. 会议预定要到四点才召开。due 的用法的用法4)表示“适当的”、“合适的”、“应得的”，通常只放在名词前作定语。如：We should pay due attention to this problem. 我们应对这个问题给予适当的注意。You must put these things in due order. 你必须把这些东西按适当的顺序放好。5)用于 due to(由于，因为)。按照传统语法 due to 主要引导表语，一般不引导状语。如：His absence was due to the storm. 他因暴风雨而缺席。Her success was due to he

23、r hard work. 她成功是因为她努力工作。但是在现代英语中，due to 也可用来引导状语。如:He was late due to the very heavy traffic. 由于交通拥挤他迟到了。7. Simply put, college participation is about ensuring that more people have the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of merit rather than by family status, money, or other forms of privileg

24、e.简单地说，上大学就是确保更多的人可以有机会根据自身价值，而不是依据家庭地位，金钱和其他形式的特权被评估。on the basis: 根据，基于，因1.Nutritional status can be classified on the basis of BMI.2. Our assess is on the basis of the data required. 3. Its dangerous to judge on the basis of first impressions.On a three-day basis 8. You will take advantage of the

25、 many opportunities, youll have to learn the skills of leadership, experience diversity, explore other countries and cultures, clarify your beliefs and values, and make decisions about the rest your life- not just what you want to, but more importantly, how you want to live. 你将可以利用很多机会，你可以学习领导技能，经历多样性，探知其他国家及其文化，清醒认识自己的信仰与价值观，对余生作决定不是你想要什么，更重要的是