现代大学英语精读第二版Unit6

TheGreenBananaDonaldBechelderVocabularyExercise–Translation当我们到达目的地时，我们发现这块地上已经没有任何建筑，只有一些石头散落在地上。没有人能认出这是一段可以追溯到千年以前的城墙。

Whenwereachedourdestination,wefoundnothingstandingonthegroundexceptsomerocksscatteredhereandthere.Nobodywouldbeabletorecognizeitaspartofthecitywallathousandyearsago.2.今天，多数人看问题都有了新的角度，他们不再认为主要是国内生产总值（GDP）标志一个国家的幸福了。GDP:GrossDomesticProducts标志：mark,symbolize,represent,showToday,mostpeoplehavegotanewperspective.TheynolongeraccepttheviewthatmainlyGDPmarksthehappinessofanation.3.让我们同意对方可以有不同意见吧。我们起码在一点上意见是一致的，我们同意不采取暴力，我们同意我们的分歧必须和平解决。Let’sagreetodisagree.Weatleastagreeononething:Weagreenottouseforce.Weagreethatwemustsettleourdisputespeacefully.

4.桂林向来被我们称为最美的地方，我以前怀疑这种说法。现在我完全同意他们了。一切都美极了，尤其是那些千姿百态的石峰。Guilinhasalwaysbeenregardedbyourpeopleasthemostbeautifulplaceinourcountry.Iusedtohavemydoubts,butnowItotallyagreewiththem.Everythingissobeautiful,especiallytherockformationsinallthosedifferentshapes.5.我可以向你保证，她是一个非常随和的人。我从来没有见过她发脾气。Icanassureyou.Sheisaveryagreeableperson.Ihaveneverseenherlosehertemper.6.一位亲眼看见那个妇女被汽车轧过的年轻人同意出庭凭证。我很欣赏他的勇气。Ayoungmanwhosawthewomanrunoverbythecarhasagreedtoappearincourtaswitness.Iadmirehiscourage.7.大学教育应该设法保证我们的大学生有进行批判性思维的能力。Collegeeducationshouldseetoitthatourstudentsareabletodocriticalthinking.8.你们在预习功课的时候，一定要尽量试试，看你是否能提出重要的问题来，是否能作出有意义的评论。Whileyouarepreparingyourlessons,youmusttryyourbesttoseeifyoucanraisesomesignificantquestionsandgivemeaningfulcomments/criticisms.9.在对这个问题进行仔细思考以后，我认识到，我们必须确保我们的学生不但能谋生，还能懂得怎样生活。Uponcarefulreflectionsonthisissue,I’vecometorealizethatwemustmakesurethatourstudentsnotonlycanmakealiving,butalsoknowhowtolive.10.有一次我修好了一个漏气的自行车胎，爸爸拍拍我的肩膀，逗我说我是家里的天才，有当机械师的潜力。他的话引起了全家人的大笑。OnceIfixedmybiketire/tyrewhichwasleaking.MyDadpattedmeontheshoulderandteasedmesayingthatIamthefamilygeniusandhavethepotentialofagoodmechanic.Whathesaidsetthewholefamilylaughing.VocabularyRevisionMatchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaningsinthetext.1.assure2.encounter3.spout4.occasion5.potentialthepossibilitythatsth.willhaveapositiveeffecttosendoutwithgreatforce;gushtotellsb.thatsth.issuretohappenaspecialorparticulartimetomeetsb.orexperiencesth.WBTRWarmingupRetellingRetellthefirst4paragraphsreferringtothefollowingpoints:Whathappenedtotheauthor’soldjeepinBrazil?Howdidthevillagershelprepairit?Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthecenteroftheworld(therock)?Howdidhefeeltowardit?Whatarethetwolearningmomentsoftheauthor?Whatdidhelearn?What’stheuseofthegreenbananainthetext?Whatdoesitsymbolize?WBTRWarmingupBackgroundCultureTipsTheGreenBananaUnit6GenreAuthorBWTRBackgroundBWTRSourceofthetext:BeyondExperience:AnExperientialApproachtoCross-culturalEducationBechelder’sviewoncross-culturaleducationAuthorBackgroundAuthorBWTRThegoalsofeducation:a.“toopenuppossibilitiesfordiscovery”b.“toexpandlearningandthechanceformutualacceptanceandrecognition”c.toofferstudentsacross-culturalperspective:fromone’sownimmediatecenteroftheworldtothecenterofsomeoneelse’sworldBackgroundGenreAShortStory

Plot:“My”experienceinasmallBrazilianvillageandwhat“I”concluded.Setting:asmallvillageinthecentralareaofBrazilProtagonists:anAmericantraveler(“I”),severalBrazilianpeopleThemeofthestory:Whatdoyouthink?BWTRBackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhatisethnocentrism?"Ethnic"referstoculturalheritage,and"centrism"referstothecentralstartingpointorthetendencyofpeopletoputtheirowngroupatthecenter."ethnocentrism"basicallyreferstojudgingothergroupsfromone’sownculturalpointofview,ormisinterpretingotherculturesbecauseoneusestheconceptsofhisownculture.Itisthebeliefthatoneparticularraceornationalityofpeopleissuperiortoallothers.CultureTipsBackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhyarepeopleethnocentric?

Limitedlifeexperience:

Peoplewillneverbeabletoexperienceeverylifesituationofeveryonearoundtheworld,soassumptionsaboutlifehavetobebasedonexistinglimitedexperience.Itisnormaltoassumethingsandinterpretnewexperienceandothers’behavioronthebasisofone’sownexperience.

Lackofcross-culturalawarenessCultureTipsBackgroundMulticulturalismBWTRDefinition:asituationinwhichallthedifferentculturalorracialgroupsinasocietyhaveequalrightsandopportunities,andnoneisignoredorregardedasunimportant.CultureTipsDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeUnit6TextAnalysisTWBRTheGreenBananaTextAnalysisThemeWeshouldrespectallcivilizationsintheworld.Wisdomsaretobediscoveredwithanopenmindtoothercultures.TWBRTextAnalysisStructureTWBR1Paras.1-4Thestoryof“thegreenbanana”astheobjectfixingtheradiator.2TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaWhenandwheredidthestoryhappen?Whathappenedtotheauthor’sjeepwhenhewasdrivingthroughbeautifulcountrysideinBrazil?Whatdidthehugerocklooklike?Andwhatdidthemantelltheauthorabouttherock?Howdidtheauthorreacttowhatthemansaidabouttherock?Doyouthinktheauthorfullyunderstoodandacceptedwhatthemansaidabouttherockthen?Why/whynot?Howdidthemanfixtheradiator?Whatdidthelocalmechanictellhim?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisAlthoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadinthecentralareaofBrazil.(para.1)Whatdoesthe“although-clause”imply?Paraphrasing:Hecouldhavehisfirstexperiencewithaforeigntreasureanywhereoutsideofhishome.ItjustHAPPENEDtobeinBrazil.Itimpliesthateveryforeignculturehassometreasureswhichremainunknowntooutsiders.PartI:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisWhatisaradiator?Adevice,usuallyacontainerfilledwithwater,whichsendsoutheat,oftenaspartofaheatingorcoolingsystem.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPrefixover-:toomuchMoreexamples:over-lighted,overdressed,overeat,oversleep,overkill,overload,overcharge,overvalueMorecollocations:Over-heatedeconomy,andover-heatedroom,over-heateddiscussion,etc.Fine:verythinorinverysmallpiecesordropseg:finehair,thread,sand,etcStreamofhotwater:continuousflowofhotwaterMoreexamples:streamofcars,streamoftraffic,streamofvisitors,etcSendsbdoingsth:tocausesbtodosth;tocausesthtohappeneg:Themoviesentmanypeoplecrying.Theicyroadsentmanypeopleslippingandfalling.Thenewssentthecompany’ssharesdroppingby3%.Toassuresbthat:totellsbthatsthissuretohappenorisdefinitelytrueMoreexamples:Icanassureyouthathewillbeallright.Themechanicassuredmethatthecarwouldbegoodforanotherfiveyears.Though:adv.Despitethefactthat…eg:Wewenttothesamehighschool;wewerenotclosefriendsthough.Note:thedifferencebetween“although”and“though”isthattheformerisalwaysusedasaconjunction,whereasthelattercanalsobeusedasanadverb,andcanbeplacedattheendofasentenceorclause.SuperLoafinRio:untilthe19thcentury,HouseholdsugarusuallytooktheformofaLoaf,oblongandroundedatthetop.Hereitreferstoamountain,whichlookslikeasugarloaf.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisHe,inturn,inspectedmecarefully,asiftomakesureIgraspedthesignificanceofhisstatement.(para.3)Paraphrasing:ThenheexaminedmewithgreatcautioninthewayofensuringwhetherIunderstoodtheimportanceofhiswords.(hewanted)tomakesureasaresultPartI:SentenceParaphraseanellipticaladverbialclauseofmannerTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheoccasioncalledforsomeshowofrecognitiononmypart.(para.3)Callfor:needorrequireOnone’spart/onthepartofsb:byorfromsbeg:Theprojectcallsforhardworkoneveryone’spart.Itwasagoodeffortonthepartofallthestudents.

Paraphrasing:Thesituationthenneededmetosaysomethingtoshowmyapprovalforwhathesaid.(Isensedtheneedtosaysomethingtoshowmyapprovalforwhathesaidtobepolite.)PartI:SentenceParaphrase…tryingtoshowsomeinteresteventhoughIdidnotquiteagreewithhim.Ifnot:usedtointroduceanevenstrongeralternativetowhathasjustbeensaideg:Therescueteamsavedhundredsoflivesifnotthousands.Thelittleboyrunsasfastashiselderbrotherifnotfaster.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarencounterstrainleakscatterassuremarkgraspoccasionconsistofsendsbrunningforsthworkoutinturncallforonmypartanarmfulofcutsthinhalf/intohalvesincaseincase…(should)do/didmainverb(pastcontinuous/pastperfecttense)+when+timeclauseverbswithtwoobjects“so”andresultclauseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslatetherequiredpartsinthefollowingsentences.I’msurethat______________________________________(情况最后会变得对我们有利).Everybodyknowsthat____________________________________(当前的情况需要立即采取行动).Toomanyarguments_______________________(会影响婚姻关系).Bequiet_____________________________(免得吵醒了孩子).大学教育的成功不在于它有多高大的楼，而在于它有什么样的教育理念和什么样的学者。Collegeeducationdoesnotconsistinhowtallthebuildingsareinthecollege,butinthatwhatkindofeducationalbeliefsitmaintainsandwhatkindofscholarsithas.thingswouldworkoutwellforusintheendthepresentsituationcallsforimmediateactionmaystrainmarriagerelationsincaseyou(should)wakethebabyTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaWhatdoesitmeanbyeachofthe“time”sinpara.5?Dotheymeanthesamething?Whatarethetwolearningmoments?Whatisthecenteroftheworldintheauthor’seyes?Why?Whatisyourcenteroftheworld?Explainwhy.Howcanweexperienceasecondcenter?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisFurtherQuestions:WhatcanyoulearnaboutAmericaneducationfromthefirstsentenceofpara.5?Howdoyouunderstandthesecondsentenceofpara.7?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseParaphrasing:AssomeoneeducatedintheUnitedStates,Inaturallyhadneverpaidanyattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttotakeitasafruitwhichwasnotyetripeorwhichwasnotyetreadytobepickedandeaten.Question:whatistheauthor’stone?Heisbeinghumorousandself-mocking.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisItwasmyowntimethathadcome,allinrelationtoit.(para.5)

Paraphrasing:Itwasmewhohadcometoknowthegreenbananas,andeverythingconnectedwithit.Question:whatdoestheauthorimply?Heimpliesthateverycivilizationhasitsspecialgeniuses(heresymbolizedbythegreenbanana),whichhaveexistedformanyyears.Buttheywillnotcometoyournoticeandbenefityouuntilandunlessyouarereadytogooutandmeet/experiencethem.PartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisIhadatfirstdoubtedtheirclaim,asIknewforafactthatthecenterwaslocatedsomewhereelseinNewEngland.(para.6)Question:Why?TheauthorobviouslywasbornandbroughtupinNewEngland.Thereforehehadalwaysregardeditasthecenteroftheworld.PartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheculturesoftheworldarefullofunexpectedgreenbananaswithspecialvalueandmeaning.(para.8)

PartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarreflectpotentialclaimlocatebreakthroughmeetone’sneedknowforafacttendtodosthreachbacktoinrelationtodawnonsbinacertainsenseforagesallalongso+adj/adv+that+resultclauseTheto-infinitiveassubject,object,complement,adverbial,attribute.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:ExerciseTranslatetherequiredpartsinthefollowingsentences._______________________（工会领袖一直说）thattheywillwinbutitturnedouttobeabigfailure._