全大学英语第一册Unit4教案

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1.Practicereadingskillssuchasscanning,skimming,predicting,etc;

教学

2.Understandthetextsandgraspthemainideaandrelatedinformation;

目标

3.Graspsomenewwordsnewwordsandexpressionstoenrichstudents9

与

vocabulary;

要求

4.KnowHowtowritealetterofinvitation.

Howtohavestudents

1.understandthemainidea(thewayonereactstounattractivepeoplereveals

one'struecharacter)andstructureofTextA;

2.learntodescribeapersonbyhis/hercharacteristicfeatures,togetherwith

supportingdetailswhichdemonstratethefeatures;

重点

难点3.graspthekeylanguagepointsinTextAandlearnhowtousethemincontext;

分析

4.understandtheculturalbackgroundrelatedtothecontent;

5.expressthemselvesmorefreelyonthethemetheAmericanDreamafterdoinga

seriesoftheme-relatedreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivities;

6.writeanarrativeessayinthethirdpersonsingularaboutthestoryofTony

Trivisonno.

课程

资源Mp3ListeningmaterialTeachers'Manual

PPT

准备MediaplayerOxfordAdvancedDictionary

教学预设调控对策

TeachingSteps

Step1:WarmingUp

1.AskSsquestionsontherecording.Theyaresupposedtohave

listenedtoitbeforeclass.

2.HaveSsmoveaheadtodoTheme-relatedCloze,p.94,tohavea

betterunderstandingoftheAmericanDream.

3.Afterdoingtheaboveactivities,askSswhatistheessenceofthe

AmericanDream.

Step2:GlobalAnalysisofTextA

1.HaveSsscanthetextandcircleallthetimewords,phrasesor

sentencesinit.

2.GuideSsthroughTextOrganizationexercise1,p.88.

Step3：Language/CultureStudyandPractice

1.ExplainlanguagepointsandhaveSspracticethem.

2.InthemeantimeaskSstodopartofVocabularyexercises,and

thetext-relatedandthetheme-relatedClozeexercises.

3.DrawSs'attentiontohowtowriteapersonaldescriptionwitha

focusontheperson'scharacteristicfeatures(seeTextAnalysis).

4.Discusswithstudentstheculturalbackgroundrelatedtothestory.

Step4:FurtherStudyandPractice

1.HaveSsdoinclassPartIV:ComprehensivelanguagePractice

2.AskSstoprepareHomeReadingTask.

Step5:CheckonHomework

1.CheckifSshavedoneintheirsparetimetherestoftheexercises

onTextAanddiscusswiththemcommonerrorsthatcropup.

2.CheckonSs'homereading.

Step6:GlobalstudyingTextB

1.CulturalNotes

2.LanguagePoints

Stpe7:Exercises&WritingPractice

复Memorizetheusefulexpressions,includingwords,phrases&sentence

习pattern.

思

考FinishfastreadingexercisesonExerciseBook.

题

Haveacriticalthinkingon“Howsciencechangesourlives?”

课

后

记

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BeforeReading

BackgroundInformation

AmericanDream

AmericanDreamisthebeliefthateveryoneintheUnitedStateshasthechanceto

achievesuccessandprosperity.Forordinarypeople,itmeansahappyfamily,anideal

job,andanicehouse.Forminoritiesandimmigrants,italsoincludesfreedomand

equalrights.

Immigrant

ThefirstimmigrantstoAmericacamealmostfromwesternEurope.Duringthefirst

decadesofthe17thcentury,settlersfromEnglandcolonizedVirginiaandNew

England.ImmigrationtoNewEnglandbeganin1620whenEnglishPuritans

establishedPlymouthColonyinpresent-dayMassachusetts.Thevaluesofthese

PuritansettlersstronglyinfluencedthecultureoftheAmericancoloniesandlaterof

theUnitedStates.

TheGreatDepression

TheGreatDepressionisconsideredthemostsevereeconomiccrisisinthe

industrializedworld.ItbeganwhenAmericanstockmarketfellonFriday,Oct.24,

1929,andcontinuedthefollowingTuesday,knownasBlackTuesday,withagreater

fall.TheDepressionstruckmanyothercountriesaswell,particularlyGermany,Japan,

andBritain.Intheearly1930smillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs,andmillionsof

businessesandbanksfailed.PresidentFranklinD.RoosevelfsNewDealpolicies

improvedthesituation,buttheGreatDepressiondidnotcometoanenduntilWorld

WarIIwhenindustrialproductionforthewarincreased.

Mortgage

Mortgageisanagreementtohavemoneylent,especiallytobuyahouseorland,with

thehouseorlandbelongingtothelenderuntilthemoneyisrepaid.Itenablesaperson

tobuyahousewithouthavingenoughmoneytopayforitcompletely.Iftheborrower

failstorepaytheloan,thelendermayforcethesaleofthehousetorecoverthe

amountoftheloan.

HowtoGetaMortgage

Aborrowercangetamortgagefromabank,creditunion,orotherlender.Most

lendersrequiretheborrowertohaveacertainamountofmoneytouseasadown

payment.Forexample,ifanindividualwantstobuyahomepricedat$50,000andthe

lenderrequiresadownpaymentof$2,000,theindividualwillapplyforaloanof

$48,000topayforthedifference.Paymentsfortheloanareusuallymademonthly.

Thelifeofthemortgagecanbe15,20,30,oreven40years.

Warm-upQuestions

1.WhatistheAmericanDreaminyouropinion?

2.Inwhatwayscanapersonbeconsideredasbeingsuccessful?

3.Whatisthekeytosuccess?

4.Tellastoryofasuccessfulperson.

GlobalReading

PartDivisionoftheText

PartsPara(s)MainIdeas

WithdeterminationandwithhelpfromMr.Crawford,Tonyachieved

11~29

hisdreamofhavinghisownfarm.

Tony'scareersettheauthorthinkingaboutwhyandtowhatextenthe

230-33

hadbeensuccessful.

FurtherUnderstanding

TableCompletion

HowTonyFulfilledHisAmericanDream

Para(s)TimeExpressionsTony'sStepstowardSuccess

oneeveningduringthe

l~10TonystartedtoworkasahelpatMr.Crawford'shouse.

GreatDepression

11-13summerpassedintofallTonygotajobclearingsnowatMr.Crawford'sfactory.

Tonyaskedtobetrainedasanapprentice,andlater

14-16oneday

learnedtobeaskilledworker.

17-21ayearortwopassedTonyboughtahousewiththehelpofMr.Crawford.

22-27afterabouttwoyearsTonyboughtafarmandsentforhisfamilyinItaly.

Tonydied,leavinghisfamilyaprosperousfarmandhis

28〜33duringthewar

childreneducated.

Matchthefollowingthreecolumns.

Tony'srequestTheauthor'sfeelingResults

I....hehadgraduatedasa

1.“ImowyourA.Well,whatdoyoudowithskilledgrinder....MywifeandI

lawn.”suchdeterminationandhope?feltitwasasatisfyingendofthe

story.

2.“WhenwinterB.IdoubtedwhetherTonyhadII.Mywifesaidhewasvery

come,yougivemethecapacitytoreadblueprintshelpfulwhenevertherewereany

jobclearingsnowatandmicrometersordoprecisionheavyobjectstoliftorthingsto

thefactory.^^work.fix.

C.IwentintomyhouseIII.Iaskedthepersonnel

3."Iwanttounhappy...buthowcouldIturndepartmentforareport.They

be,prentice.^^awayapersonwhohadcometosaidTonywasaverygood

meforhelp?worker.

1—C—II2—A—III3—B—I

Scanning

ScanthetexttofindoutdescriptionsofTony'sphysicalappearance.

Para.1Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.

Para.22Heseemedtostandalittlestraighter.Hewasheavier.Hehadalookof

confidence.

Para.27...neatlydressed

QuestionsandAnswers

1.WhatisthekeytoTony'ssuccess?

TonyworkedveryhardtocreatehisAmericanDream.Besides,hewasdetermined,

self-controlled,optimistic,self-respected,honestandresponsible.Allthesehelped

himbecomesuccessful.

2.CompareTonywiththegreatestindustrialists.

BothTonyandthegreatestindustrialistsaresuccessfulinpursuingtheirAmerican

Dreams.Theyreachedtheirsuccessbyworkinghard,andbythesamevaluesand

principles.Theonlydifferencewasthattheyhaddifferentfinancialachievements.

DetailedReading

Sentences

Sentence1——"ImowyourlawnJhesaid.

Howmanytimesisthesentence一"Imowyourlawn."-repeatedinthetext?Why

isitrepeated?

Thesentenceisrepeatedfourtimes.ThafsbecauseitshowsTony'sdeterminationin

findingajob,andhisoptimisticviewthatpeoplewouldhelpamanwhoneededajob.

Sentence2——Well,whatdoyoudowithsuchdeterminationandhope?

Paraphrase——Itishardtorefuseapersonwhoisdeterminedandhopefultogetajob.

Sentence3——MywifeandIweredelightedwithwhatwefeltwasasatisfyingendof

thestory.

1.Paraphrasethesentence.

MywifeandIwerehappywithwhatTonyhadachieved,andthoughtthatthewhole

thinghadthusbeensettled.

2.WasTonysatisfiedwiththisend?

Tonywasnotsatisfied.Hekeptonworkingharduntilhefulfilledhisbetterdreams.

Sentence4——Fromthenon,itwasinterestingtoseethatanydiscardedoddsand

endsaroundourplace一abrokenscreen,abitofhardware,boardsfrompacking一

Tonywouldgatherandtakehome.

1.WhydidTonytakehomethediscardedoddsandends?

Tonyboughtahouse,whichwasacompletewreck.Tofixanddecorateit,and,above

all,tosavemoney,hetookhomethediscardedoddsandends.

2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.

从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具

啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。

Sentence5----Hehadhuntedaroundtheedgeoftownuntilhefoundasmall,

abandonedpieceofpropertywithahouseandshed.

1.Whatdoes"property“refferto?

“Property“referstothefarmhewantedtobuy.

2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.

他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块地产，有一幢房，还有间小

棚。

Sentence6——Hegrewinstatureinmymind.

1.Paraphrasethesentence.

Hegrewtallerandgreaterinmymind.Hissocialstatusgreatlyimprovedinmymind.

2.DescribethechangeofTony'ssocialstatusinMr.Crawford'smind.

WhenMr.CrawfordfirstmetTony,Tonywas“aboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,and

thin”,andhisEnglishwasbroken.HeremainedstandingwhenhetalkedtoMr.

Crawford.Hedidnothavehighsocialstatus.Afterheboughthisfarmseveralyears

later,he“seemedtostandalittlestraighter”,andhe"hadalookofconfidence".He

andMr.Crawford“satdownandtalked".Hissocialstatusimprovedenoughtoallow

himtositdownwithMr.Crawford.Afterhepassedaway,Mr.Crawfordthought"he

stoodastall,andasproud,asthegreatestAmericanindustrialists.99

Sentence7——Tonydidnotbeginonthebottomrungoftheladder.Hebeganinthe

basement.

l.Whatdoes“ladder“referto?Andwhatdoes"basement“referto?

“Ladder“referstothewaytosuccess."aBasement^^referstoTony'sstartingpoint.He

wasworsethanordinarypeople.HehadnothingtohelphimseekhisAmerican

Dream.

2.Whatcanyouinferfromthesentence?

TonyhadnothingwhenhearrivedintheUnitedStates,andhebuiltupfromnothing.

Sentence8——But,afterall,thebalancesheetswereexactlythesame.Theonly

differencewaswhereyouputthedecimalpoint.

1.Whatdobalancesheetsreferto?Andwhatdoesdecimalpointreferto?

Balancesheetsareusedtoshowwhetherapersonoracompanyisfinancially

successful.Heretheyareusedtojudgeaperson'slifeachievements.Ifthedecimal

pointismoved,anumberwillbecomeeithersmallerorbigger.Hereitshowsthe

differenceintheamountofmoneyTonyandthegreatestindustrialistshadmade.

2.Whatcanyouinferfromthesentences?

WhatTonyandthegreatestindustrialistsachievedwasexactlythesame.Theonly

differencewasthattheyhaddifferentfinancialsuccess.

Words&Expressions

1.turnaway:refusetohelp(sb.)orallow(sb.)toenteraplace

Heturnedawayseveralpeoplewhodidn'thavethetickets.

Heturnedalltheapplicantsaway.他拒绝了所有的应征者。

Collocation:

拒绝；调低turndownturnout生产，制造；证明，结果

交还，上交turninturnover仔细考虑

使变成turnintoturnup出现，来到；开大，调大

关;拐弯turnoff

2.workout:plan;solve;calculate

They'veworkedoutamethodofsendingaspacecrafttothespace.

他们已经设计出把宇宙飞船送上太空的方法。

Theaccountanthasworkedoutyourshareoftheexpenseat1,000yuan.

会计已算出你的那份花费为1,000元。

Collocation:

workat从事于，致力于workup引起，激起，逐渐上升

3.weekly：

1).adj.happeningonceaweekoreveryweek

Hethinkshisweeklywageof400yuanisenough.

2)adv.onceaweek;everyweek;bytheweek

21stCenturyispublishedweekly.《21世纪报》每周出版一次。

3.n.apublicationissuedonceaweek

BusinessWeekly《商业周刊》

Publishers'Weekly(美)《出版商周刊》

atwiceweekly半周干U

4.dowith:

1)(usedinquestionswith"what")dealwith

Tellmewhatyoudidwithyourselfthisweek.

Thechilddidn'tknowwhattodowithhimselfforexcitement.

2)tolerate

Ican'tdow汕himandhisimpoliteness.我不能忍受他和他的无礼。

3)(oftenwith“could","can")desire

Icoulddowithacupoftea.

Collocation:

没有…也行，将就dowithout废除，去掉doawaywith

代替，适合…dofor对…有益dogood(to)

重复doover

5.determination:n.theabilitytocontinuetryingtoachievewhatyouhavedecidedto

doevenwhenthisisdifficult

HehasgreatdeterminationtolearnEnglishwell.

6.personnel:n.

1)thedepartmentinalargeorganizationthatdealswithemployees;humanresources

(uncountablenoun,usedwithasingularorpluralverb).

人事管理personneladministration

人事部/处/科personneldepartment

人事部长/处长/科长personneldirector

2)allthepersonsworkinginanorganization,inthearmy,etc.(oftenusedwitha

pluralverb)

Thepersonnelofthecompanyhasbeenincreased.

Allpersonnelwereallowedtotakepartintheparty.全体员工都允许参加晚会。

NB:此外注意与personal的区别。personal:个人的，私人的，亲自的，秘密的

apersonalappearance亲自出面

Ihavesomethingpersonaltotellyou.我有私人的事要告诉你。

7.capacity:n.

1)theabilitytounderstandordosth.

Hiscapacityforrememberingthingsisinteresting.

2)theabilitytoholdorcontainsth.

themaximumamountthatcanbecontained

Thetrunkisfilledtocapacity.

CF:capacity,ability,capability&proficiency

这些词都可以表示“能力”的意思。

capacity用于物时，指容纳接受的能力，如容积、容量、生产能力；用于人时，

指潜在的能力，多用于才智、道德，尤指接受能力、领悟性、敏感性等。

ability既指天赋的能力，也指培养造就而获得的本领；主要用于人，指已经表现

出来的实际能力，尤指人的思维能力。

capability较多用于人，指胜任某项工作的能力、本领。

proficiency正式用语，带有技术性，指对业务的精通和熟练。

8.skilled:adj.

1)havingskill;trained;experiencedaskilledworker技术熟练的工人

2)needingskillskilledwork技术性工作

CF:skilled&skillful

skilled,skillful表示“有技术的，熟练的”时可以互换。

skilled通常是指受过正规训练，有多年实践经验而掌握某项专门技术。

skillful是指人聪明，做事很灵巧，尤指手的灵巧。

Heisaskilled/skillfulsurgeon.

Rose'sfatherisaskilledmechanicsoshehasbecomeskillfulatrepairingbicycles

too.

罗斯的父亲是个熟练的机械师，因而她也很会修理自行车。

9.forsale:availabletobebought待售，供出售

Thecompanywillputthehousesforsale.

NotforSale.非卖品。

Collocation：

上市，出售；减价，贱卖onsale

赊购asaleoncredit

包退包换的，无法销售可以退货的onsaleorreturn

10.callon:

1)visitsb.forashorttime

rilcallonhimtomorrow.

2)summon;appeal

Theycalledontheworkersofthecitytosupportthestrike.他们号召全市工人支持

这次罢工。

3)invite;require

ThehostofthepartycalledontheChairmantospeak.

Collocation：

邀约；要求；需要callfor取消calloff

打电话；召集；使人想起callup顺路到某处；收回callin

11.loan:

1).vt.lend

Thebankloanedmesomemoney.

Theartistloanedherpicturestothemuseum.

2).n.

①sth.lent,esp.asumofmoney

Thedictionaryisaloan,notagift.

Doestheloancarryanyinterest?

②lending

MayIhavetheloanofyourtypewriter?我可以借你的打字机用一下吗？

Collocation：

请求借用,,,askfortheloanof

借…havetheloanof...

出借的onloan

内(外)债adomestic(foreign)loan

公债，国库券apublic/governmentloan

消费贷款aloanforconsumption

担保贷款aloanonsecurity

无息贷款agift(interest-free)loan

长期贷款along-termloan

抵押贷款，抵押借款amortgageloan

12.character:n.theparticularcollectionofqualitiesthatmakesb./sth.differentfrom

others

Hehasastrongbutgentlecharacter.

Thenewbuildingshavechangedthecharacterofthevillage.

Characterbuildingshouldbethemainpointofeducation.

品质的培养应是教育的重点。

2)personinaplay,movie,etc.

Ifindallthecharactersinhisnewplayveryreal.

3)letter,signormarkusedinasystemofwritingorprinting

aChinesecharacter一个汉字

ThecharactersinChinesewritinglooklikesmallpictures.

汉字看起来像是一幅幅小图画。

CF:character,characteristic,feature&personality

这些词都是名词，都有“性格”、“品质”、“特征”的意思。

character指成年人已经充分发展的生活方式，而且往往与品格有关。

characteristic指某物的任何方面，不涉及全局的重要性，但常指有代表性的一个

侧面，常用于科技领域。

feature通常指外貌的特征或特别的、附加的、有吸引力的东西。

personality偏重指一个人表现出来的无法明确阐述的整个情绪方面的特点，不与

形容词连用时表示情感上的吸引力。

FillintheblankswiththewordsgivenaboveandtranslatethesentencesintoChinese.

1).Anaquilinenosewasherbestfeature鹰钩鼻是她最明显的特征。

2).Hecanreadaguy?scharacteratthefirstglance.他一眼就可以看出一个人的品

质。

3).Hehascharacterbutnopersonality.他有性格但没有个性。

4).Apsychologicalreportlistseverypossiblecharacteristicofthepersonbeing

studied.

一份心理学报告列举了研究对象所有可能有的特性。

13.confidence:n.thequalityofbeingcertainofone'sabilitiesoroftrustingother

people

Itookthemintomyconfidence.

Iamtellingyouthisinstrictconfidence.我告诉你这件事是因为绝对相信你会保

守秘密的。

Ihaveeveryconfidenceinyourabilitytosucceed.

14.sendfor:askforthearrivalof

Doyouwanttosendforthepolice?

Iwasseriouslyillandmyfatherhadtosendforadoctor.

15.hunt:v.

1)searchthoroughly(for)

Thepolicearehuntingfortheescapedcriminalinthemountain.

警察在山中搜索逃犯。

Theywerehuntingtheareaforanewapartment.

2)goafter(wildanimals)forfoodorsport

Weoftengoouthuntingintheholiday.

16.abandon:v.giveupcompletelyandforever

Thecruelfatherabandonedhisnewborndaughter.

Oneofmyclassmateshadtoabandonthetripbecauseofhisfather'sillness.

17.property:n.

1)land,buildingsorbothtogether

Littlepropertywasleftinthesmallcountryafterthewar.

2)Thethingorthingsthatsb.owns

Thefactoryismyuncle'sprivateproperty.

publicproperty公共财产personalproperty动产realproperty不动

产

18.sponsor:

1.v.supportbygivingmoney,encouragementorotherhelp

TheexhibitionwassponsoredbytheSocietyofCulture.

Somelargecompaniessponsoredthisfashionshow.

一些大公司赞助了这次的时装表演。

2)n.onewhoputsforwardorguaranteesaproposal

asponsorcountry主办国

19.approach:

1).v.comenearornearerto

Theboyshadapproachedthetunnelwhentheyplayedthegame.

Theyoungteacheriseasytoapproachandallthestudentsliketoanswerher

questions.

Theperformanceapproachesperfection.性能近乎完美。

2).n.way

Everyonehashisownapproachtostudy.每个人的学习方法都不一样。

20.passaway:die

Hepassedawaypeacefully.

Collocation:

passby不注意，忽视passdown使传下来passover对…不加考虑

passout失去知觉，昏倒passoff终止，停止

21.handle:

1).v.

①manage;control

Howtohandlethecontradictioncorrectlyamongthepeopleisimportanttosteady

development.

正确处理人们内部的矛盾对稳定发展很重要。

②touch,lift,orholdwiththehands

Washyourhandsbeforeyouhandlethewhitepaper.

2).n.apartthatisdesignedtobeheldoroperatedwiththehand

Thehandleisnotwellfixed.

22.aboveall:mostimportantofall

Hewasconcernedaboveallwiththetruthoftheaccident.

Collocation：

毕竟，终究，归根结底afterall完全，全然atall首先firstofall

总计；总的说来inall几乎，差一点；除…外全部allbut

总之allinall

23.balance:n

l)..thedifferencebetweenthecreditandthedebitside;aremainder

abankbalance银行余额

Thebalanceofthewageswasdevotedtonewbooksonflowerculture.

剩下来的工资全用来购买花卉栽培的新书上了。

Youmaykeepthebalance.

2)aweighingdevice

Thebalanceisanapparatusforweighing,notforyoutoplay.

3)astateofequilibrium

Thechildcouldkeephisbalancewithhislegsonhisnewbicycle.

孩子骑在他的新自行车上用双腿保持平衡。

V.

1)keeporputsth.inasteadyposition

I'mtryingtobalanceontheballononefootinordertowintheprize.

2)showequaltotalsofdebitsandcredits

Myaccountsbalanceforthefirsttimethisyear!

AfterReading

Summary

UsefulExpressions

1.结结巴巴的英语brokenEnglish

2.大萧条时期theDepressiondays

3.上门求助cometosb.forhelp

4.重整业务rebuildone'sbusiness

5.夏去秋来Summerpassesintofall.

6.人事部门personneldepartment

7.培训I工人trainlaborers

8.anapprenticeschool徒工学校

9.precisionwork精密加工工作

10.takeacutinpay减薪水

11.loanmoneyoncharacter人品贷款

12.nosale没门

13.manofcharacter人品端正

14.downpayment首付

15.从那以后fromthenon

16.零星杂物oddsand6nds

17.样子自信havealookofconfidence

18.穿戴整齐beneatlydressed

19.儿时的伙伴childhoodfriends

20.最后intheend

SentenceTranslation

1.Hehadlearnedtoreadthemillionthsofaninchonthemicrometerandtoshapethe

grindingwheelwithaninstrumentsetwithadiamond.

他学会了在千分尺上辨识一百万分之一英寸，会用镶嵌着金刚石的工具制作砂

轮。

2.But,afterall,thebalancesheetswereexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewas

whereyouputthedecimalpoint.

但究其实，两者的资产负债表完全一样。唯一的不同是你把小数点点在什么地方。

3.Hemovedtoalow-rentdistrictinOakland,gettingbyonacombinationof

scholarships,loans,asmallgrantand,asalways,work.

他搬到奥克兰一个房租低廉的地区，靠奖学金、贷款、少量的补助金以及一如既

往地打工勉强度日。

4.对于他们，美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋

走向白宫。

Forthem,thedreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhite

House.

5.我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪，就这样托尼每天清扫院子，有什么零活，他

都干了。

Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay,andeachdayTonycleanedup

theyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.

6.最后，我觉得他就和美国那些最伟大的实业家一样高大、自豪。

Intheend,Ithinkhestoodastall,andasproud,asthegreatestAmerican

industrialists.

7.此刻，在手术室，看着这同样的颜色一一使大脑充满营养和奇迹的鲜红颜色，

我仿佛回到了田间，正在那儿劳作。

NowIamhere,lookingatthesamecolor一thatbrightredthatjustfillsthebrain

withnutritionandwonder.I'mrightthereinthefield,andFmjustdoingit.

ABriefGuidetoWritingNarrativeEssays

Narrativewritingtellsastory.Inessaysthenarrativewritingcouldalsobeconsidered

reflectionoranexplorationoftheauthor'svaluestoldasastory.Theimportantaspect

torememberisthatyoushouldhaveastory.Inasuccessfulnarrativeessay,theauthor

usuallymakesapoint.

Features

1)Thestoryshouldhaveanintroductionthatclearlyindicateswhatkindofnarrative

essayitis(aneventorrecurringactivity,apersonalexperience,oranobservation),

anditshouldhaveaconclusionthatmakesapoint.

2)Theessayshouldincludeanecdotes.Theauthorshoulddescribetheperson,the

scene,ortheeventinsomedetail.Ifsokaytoincludedialogueaslongasyouknow

howtopunctuateitcorrectlyandaslongasyouavoidusingtoomuch.

3)Theoccasionorpersondescribedmustbesuggestiveinthatyourdescriptionand

thoughtsleadthereadertoreflectonthehumanexperience.

4)Thepointofviewinnarrativeessaysisusuallyfirstperson.Theuseof“I"invites

yourreadersintoanintimatediscussion.

5)Thewritinginyouressayshouldbelivelyandshowsomestyle.Trytodescribe

ideasandeventsinnewanddifferentways.Avoidusingcliches.Again,getthebasic

storydown,getitorganized,andinyourfinaleditingprocess,workonwordchoice.

SupplementaryReading

CultureNotes

IllegalImmigrationtotheUnitedStates

IllegalimmigrationtotheUnitedStatesreferstotheactofforeignnationals

voluntarilyresettlingintheUnitedStatesinviolationofU.S.immigrationand

nationalitylaw.

MedicalEducationintheUnitedStates

MedicaleducationintheUnitedStatesincludeseducationalactivitiesinvolvedinthe

educationandtrainingofmedicaldoctors(D.O.orM.D.),fromentry-leveltraining

throughtocontinuingeducationofqualifiedspecialists.

Atypicaloutlineofthemedicaleducationpathwayispresentedasmedicalschool,

internship,residency,fellowship,andboardcertification;however,medicineisa

diverseprofessionwithmanyoptionsavailable.Forexample,somedoctorsworkin

pharmaceutical(制药的)research,occupationalmedicine(withinacompany),public

healthmedicine(workingforthegeneralhealthofapopulationinanarea),orjointhe

armedforces.

HarvardMedicalSchool(HMS)

HarvardMedicalSchool(HMS)isoneofthegraduateschoolsofHarvardUniversity

andcurrentlytheNo.lmedicalschoolinAmerica,asrankedbyU.S.NewsandWorld

Report.

LocatedintheLongwoodMedicalAreaoftheMissionHillneighborhoodofBoston,

Massachusetts,HMSishometo616students(asofFall2006)intheM.D.program,

435inthePh.D.program,and155intheM.D.-Ph.Dprogram.

Theschoolhasalargeanddistinguishedfacultytosupportitsmissionsofeducation,

research,andclinicalcare.Thisfacultyholdappointmentsinthebasicscience

departmentsontheHMSQuadrangle,andintheclinicaldepartmentslocatedin

multipleHarvard-affiliatedhospitalsandinstitutionsinBoston.Thereare

approximately2,900full-andpart-timevotingfaculty

membersconsistingofassistants,associates,andfullprofessors,andover5,000full-

orpart-timenon-votinginstructors.

Words&Expressions

1.illegal:adj.againstthelaw;notlegal

Itisillegaltodriveacarthatisnottaxedandinsured.

Itisillegaltoselltobaccotosomeoneunder16.

把烟草卖给16岁以下的人是犯法的。

2.immigrant:n.someonewhoentersanothercountrytolivetherepermanently

Illegalimmigrantsaresentbackacrosstheborderiftheyarecaught.

ThenewimmigrantscomemainlyfromAsiaandLatinAmerica.

新移民主要来自于亚洲和拉丁美洲。

3.putupwith:tolerateorbear

Foryearstheworkershavehadtoputupwithlowwagesandterribleworking

conditions.

多年来工人们不得不忍受低工资和恶劣的工作环境。

Marycouldnolongerputupwithherhusband'sviolenttemper.

4.insearchof:searchingfor

Manyofitsbest-educatedresidentshavebeendriventoneighboringcountiesin

searchofbetterjobs.

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