现代大学英语第2版第二册Unit 1.ppt

1、Another School Year What For?,John Ciardi,Warming up,Activities,What do you go to college for? How has your first semester in university changed you? Do you now have new visions of the purpose of university?,Text Analysis,Theme,What is the purpose of university education? University education has a

2、two-fold purpose To provide students with technical The Purgatorio, 1961; The Paradiso, 1970) Influence: A very popular poet Poetry editor of Saturday Review from 1956 to 1972 Fellow of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member and former president of the National Institute of Arts and

3、Letters,His Influence,Background,Genre,Orientation speech period of time at the beginning of the academic year at a university during which a variety of events are held to orient and welcome newstudents. The orientation helps new students to organize their classes, acclimate to student life, and int

4、roduce themselves to other new students. Speeches are often given at orientation by presidents or acclaimed professors of the university. Audience College freshmen Style colloquial, familiar; first humorous, mildly sarcastic; later serious and earnest,Text Analysis,Structure,paraphrase,1. Youre goin

5、g to be badly stuck for something to do when you are not signing checks. If you dont have any other goal in life apart from making money, you will have nothing interesting and meaningful to do when you are not paying for your shopping. 2. You are on your way to being that new species of mechanized s

6、avage, the push-button Neanderthal. new type of humans who are primitive and uncivilized although they can work machines You will become an uneducated person who can only work machines and operate mechanical equipment, not knowing anything about literature, philosophy, history, or art.,paraphrase,3.

7、 If you are too much in a hurry, or too arrogantly proud of your own limitations, to accept as a gift to your humanity some pieces of the minds of Aristotle, or Chaucer, or Einstein, you are neither a developed human nor a useful citizen of a democracy. If you are too anxious to leave school early (

8、so that you can start to make money) , (or if you are) too ignorant to see your limitations, to accept some of the thinking of the great men as something that will help cultivate in you the quality of being a human being, you do not deserve to be called a well-educated and cultured citizen of a demo

9、cratic society.,paraphrase,4. A university has no real existence and no real purpose except as it succeeds in putting you in touch, both as specialists and as humans, with those human minds your human mind needs to include. The purpose of a university is to expose its students to the best of human t

10、houghts that they need to learn both as professionals and as civilized human beings. If a university cannot succeed in doing this, it should not exist at all.,Questions for Reading,How do you understand the teachers differentiation of the three eight hours and his emphasis on the last third besides

11、work and sleep?,She is lying in bed with a severe cold. The town lay in ruins after a heavy bombardment. The novel is lying on the table. The fundamental way out lies in social reform.,lay,1. 打倒，击倒，使倒下 The summer storm laid the crops. 夏日的风暴刮倒了庄稼。 2. 使躺下休息，将放下使休息： to lay a little girl down on the bed

12、 将小女孩放在床上睡觉 3. 放；放置；搁；平放；放下 to lay a watch on the table 把手表放在桌上,to lay bricks to lay the table for lunch to lay the foundation to lay a penalty to lay a light fine 处以小额罚款 to lay a tax 课税 to lay the blame on someone 怪罪某人 to lay eggs,accomplish ones object 达到目的 accomplish ones mission 完成使命 a girl of m

13、any accomplishments 多才多艺的姑娘,certify,v. to confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine n. certification a. certified 有书面证明的，已证实的,expose,1. to subject or allow to be subjected to an action or an influence 使受影响 2. to make known (sth. discreditable); to reveal (the guilt or wrongdoing of) 揭发（有损信誉的事）；

14、揭露（罪恶或错误的行为）,1. The parents exposed their children to classical music at home. 2. The crime of the corrupt officials must be exposed without any reserve.,faculty,1. the faculty of the sight (身体生来就有的)机能，官能，功能 2. mental faculties intelligence/intellectual power 3. the Faculty of Law (大学的)系，科，学院 4. The

15、 entire faculty of the university will attend the meeting. 美国英语(学术、高等院校或院系的)全体教员,1. to put it another way 换句话说 2. to put it mildly 说得婉转些 3. to put it strong 说得刻薄,preside over a meeting 主持会议 preside at tea 招待客人吃茶点 The manager presides over the business of this store. 主持管理业务,be stuck for words be stuc

16、k in traffic jam be stuck on the second question,specific adj. 特殊的，特定的；明确的；详细的； specify vt. 指定；详细说明；列举； specification n. 规格；说明书；明确说明，详述,special adj. 特殊的，特别的；异常的，独特的 专门的，专用的； 特制的；有特殊 specialize vi. 专门从事；详细说明；特化 vt. 使专门化；使适应特殊情况； specialization n. 专业化；专门化；特殊化；特化作用 specialty n. 专业，专长；特产；特性；招牌菜,technica

17、l specification 技术规范；技术说明 product specification 产品规格 design specification 设计规范；设计规格； standard specification 标准规范 quality specification 质量标准,specify,1. The fund was specified to maintain the ancient buildings. 该项基金被指定为专门从事维修古建筑而使用。 2. The details were specified on Page 35.,certify,1. 证明，证实： Two witne

18、sses must certify that this is your signature. 2. 证明合格： These ships were certified seaworthy. 3. (银行)担保(支票、文件等的)可靠性，保证； The bank manager certified my cheque.,testify,1. 作证；证实，证明： She testified that the defendant was innocent. to testify someones honesty 2. 声明；表明；表白： to testify ones regret 表示歉意 The b

19、oss testified his appreciation of Toms work by raising his pay. 老板给汤姆加薪，以示对他的工作的赞赏。,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Sentence Paraphrase,It would certify that he had specialized in pharmacy, but it would further certify that he had been exposed to some of the ideas mankind has generated within its history. (para. 2) Paraphrasing: The B. S. certificate would be official proof that the holder had special knowledge of pharmacy, and it woul