(完整word版)新标准大学英语三summary

大英3summary

UNIT1

1.1catchingcrabs

Inthefallofourfinalyear,ourmoodchanged.Peergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Meanwhile,themostimportantthingforuswaswhatwewoulddonextaftergraduation.Myfatherwantedmetogotolawschool,butIwantedtotravel,aswellastobeawriter.SoIhavetobracemyselfforsomeresistancetohisidea,.

However,hesupportedbuthemademethinkaboutitbywatchingthecrabs.Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheothercrabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveupescapingandstartedtopreventothercrabsfromescaping.Bywatchingcrabs,myfathertoldmenottobepulledbackbyothers,andtogettoknowmyselfbetter.

1.2Wearealldying

Lifeisshort.Weneverquiteknowwhenwebecomecoffindwellersortrampledashintherosegardenofsomelocalceremony.Sothere’snopointinputtingourdreamsonthebackburneruntiltherighttimearrives.Nowisthetimetodowhatwewanttodo.Makethebestofourshortstay.Andifyoudon’tlikeyourjob,justturntoanotherone.Besides,thereisnotimelikepresent.Weshouldmakebestuseofourtime,sothatwhenthereaperarrives,we’veachievedmuchinsteadofregrets.

UNIT2

2.1superman

Whenthewarbegan,theauthorwasinthefifthgradeintheAnnieF.ItwasalsothewinterthatshewasawinneroftheprizefordrawingthebestCivilDefensesigns,livedbyanairport.ShethoughtherUncleFrankboreresemblancetoSuperman.Inherimagination,theairportwasherMeccaandJerusalembecauseofherflyingdreams.Supermanfulfilledherdreamatthemoment.

DavidStirling,abookishboy,alsoworshipSuperman.Duringtherecessatschool,heandtheauthorplayedSupermangames.Comparedwiththeirschool-mateswhoplayedtheroutinegames,theyfelttheywereoutlawsbuthadasenseofwindysuperiority.Theyalsofoundastand-in,SheldonFein,wholaterinventedtortures.

UNIT3

3.1howwelisten

Wealllistentomusicaccordingtoourseparatecapacities.Forthesakeofclarify,wesplituptheprocessoflisteningtomusicintothreehypotheticalplanes.Firstly,thesensuousplane.Itisakindofbrainlessbutattractivestateofmindengenderedbythesoundappealofthemusic.Thesecondplaneistheexpressiveone.Itiswhenwebelieveeachpieceofmusichasatheme,whichmirrorsadifferentworldoffeeling.Thirdly,themusicalplane.Itisveryimportantforallofustobecomemorealivetomusiconitssheerlymuscialplane.Itistheabilitytoexperiencedifferentmusicalelements,suchasmelodies,therhythms,theharmonies,thetonecolorsetc.Weusuallylistentomusiconallthreeplanes.

3.2themysteryofGirlwithaPearlEarring

ThepaintingGirlwithaPearlEarringisoneofDutchpainterJohannesVermeer’smasterworks.Itshowsastrikingyoungwomanwearinganexoticcostumeandaturban,peeringoverhershoulderstraightoutattheviewer.Therewerelotsofmysteryaboutthispainting.Asthenameimplies,itusesapearlearringforafocalpoint.IthasbeenreferredtoastheMonaLisaofthenorth,because,likeLeonardodaVinci’spainting,itappearstobeasimplelikenessofawomanwithanenigmaticsmile,yetwhichcontainslevelsofmeaningsandquestions.Andthepaintinghasbeenthethemeofanovelandafilm.

UNIT4

4.1workincorporateAmerica

Intoday’sAmericanjobsarenotwhattheyusedtobe.ItishardtovisualizewhatworkisincorporateAmerica.Whenafatherwasaskedabouthisjob,hecouldanswerintermsthatachildcouldcometogripswith.Nowadays,whentheparenttakehisoffspringtohisplaceofbusinessinglassbuildingsthatarereallyhardtounderstand.What’smore,it’ssafebetthatevengrownmenhavetroublevisualizingwhatothermendoesintheirjobswithhisday.Therefore,it’snotdifficulttoimagineapoorchildmayanswer”mullingover”afteritbeatsmethemysteriesofwork,whenhisfriendsaskshimofhisfather’sjob.

4.2oursupposedlyexcitingtimesarereallyratherdull

Livinginaworldofunprecedentedchange,thereareneverbeenanythingquitelikeit.However,wearejustignorantaboutdeeperhistoricalpatterns,takeglobalizationforexample,fromhistoricalcontextpointofview,theworldisalmostmeaningless.WesimplydonotliveinaageofgreattechnologicalinnovationforallourenthusiasmaboutinternetandiPod.Withstaggering90percentofallwebtrafficislocal,wearealwaysbetoldtheInternethas“openedup”theworld.AstheChinesecurseruns“Mayyouliveininterestingtimes”,itcanbringchaosandanxietyintheinthewake.EvenanEnglishmanbornin1865wouldhaveseenchangesthemagnitudeofwhichwecanhardlyimagine.

UNIT5

5.1dinneratJoanne’s

JoshwasmeetingJoRogers,thesenior.AndhecametoJoanne’s,afamousrestaurantwhichtherearealwayslotsoffamouspeople.Whenhearrivesinthecrowdedandexpensiverestaurant,theheadwaitermakeshimsitintheleastcomfortableplace,eventhoughatablehasbeenbookedforhimanda“MsRogers”.

WhenMsRogersarrives,thewaiterrealizesthatsheisawell-knownSenator;andMsRogerrealizesthatherfriendhasbeentreatedbadlybecauseofthecolorofhisskin.Thewaiterrealizeshismistaketoo,andtriestomakeupforit,butit’stoolate.

5.2wethey

Thewriterusesstoriesaboutdoingbusinesstoillustratethedifferencesbetweenanindividualistandacollectivist.Theyhavedifferentconceptsoftheroleofpersonalrelationshipsinbusiness.TheSwedesbelievethebusinessisdonewithacompanywhiletheSaudisthinkitshouldbedonewithapersontheyknowandtrust.Collectivisttheindividualistaredifferent.

Inthemostcollectivistsocieties,thefamiliesareusuallyextendedfamilieswhileintheindividualistsocieties,nuclearfamiliesareprevalent.Peopleconsiderthemselvesaspartofagroupinthecollectivistsocieties.Incontrast,theindividualistthinkofthemselvesastheirpersonalidentity.Apracticalandpsychologicaldependencerelationshipdevelopsbetweenthepersonandthein-groupinthecollectivistsocieties.However,rarelydopeopledependonagroupintheindividualistsocieties.

UNIT6

6.1Lastmandown

ThetextfromLastMaDownoffersaneyewitnessaccountofdefininghistoricaleventof9/11attackfromtheperspectiveofRichardPicciotto,afirefighter.Whentheeventhappened,therewasn’tmuchtimeforhimtothink.Thebuildingwasshockingandmanypeoplewasindanger.Hefumbledforsomefixforthesituation.Hetriedtocalmdownandtosaveotherpeople.Hisstoryisthatofaman,ahero,andatragiceventthatinspiredthenation.Hisrecountisn’toneofdeathanddestruction,butacelebrationoflifeandit’sunpredictablenature.Andthebookhewrotebecameanimmediatebest-seller.

6.2EleanorRoosevelt

Thepassageoffersaherowhocontrastswithbravefirefighters.Thistimesheisawomanofpowerandprevilegewhostillwantedtodevoteherselftothesuccessshebelievedin.

Livinginamale-dominatedworld,EleanorRooseveltshowedgrowingconcernforwomen’sissues,alongwiththoseforlaborissues,youthandcivilrightsissues.

EleanorcreatednewFirstLadyprofile.Sheheldapressconferenceforthefemaleonly.ShewasagreatsupporterforFDR,herwheel-boundhusband,wh