unit six A woman can learn anything a man can全新版大学英语(第二版)

1、a woman can learn anything a man can,key phrase,come to (when it comes to sth. /doing sth.),印度总理尼赫鲁的女儿,铁蝴蝶 贝布托 巴基斯坦前总理,“铁娘子”玛格丽特撒切尔,美国国务卿赖斯,一个好男人背后一定有个好女人,玛莎华盛顿,埃娃.庇隆,米歇尔奥巴马,杰奎琳肯尼迪,femininity,阿根廷国家电台宣布：“艾薇塔庇隆国家灵魂，民族的精神领袖逝世。”，年仅33岁。 失去艾薇塔的庇隆也不再是庇隆了。1955年，庇隆政权遭到推翻，他本人则被流放，“庇隆主义”也成了过眼云烟，只有艾薇塔依然如绽放的玫瑰一般

2、开在人们心中，这就是庇隆夫人的神话，多年以来不曾淡灭。“如果我为阿根廷而死，请记住：阿根廷，别为我哭泣”艾薇塔生前的豪言壮语，曾经感动过阿根廷民族。庇隆夫人至今仍在阿根廷人民心中占据重要地位，堪称阿根廷精神的杰出代表,femininity,乌克兰总理季莫申科,摩纳哥王妃格蕾丝凯利,femininity,摩纳哥王妃,格 蕾 丝 凯 利,femininity,f e m i n i n i t y,男性气质（masculinity） 女性气质（femininity）,femininity,masculinity femininity,the term feminism can be used to

3、 describe a political, cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women.,a brief introduction to feminism,1:,2：,3:,it is also a movement that advocates gender equality for women and campaigns for womens rights and interests.,the first feminist wave was

4、in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which refers mainly to womens suffrage选举权，投票权 movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (mainly concerned with womens right to vote).,the second was in the 1960s and 1970s, which refers to the ideas and actions associated with the wome

5、ns liberation movement beginning in the 1960s (which campaigned for legal and social rights for women). the third extends from the 1990s to the present.,feminism and womens liberation,西方女权主义分三个阶段：1。第一代女权主义 ( 19世纪下半叶至20世纪初) 2。 现代女权主义( 20世纪初至60年代) 3。后现代女权主义 ( 20世纪60年代至今) 第一代西方女权主义：西方女权主义起源于法国资产阶级革命和启蒙

6、运动以后，19世纪下半叶出现第一代，和欧洲工业革命同步。 五四时，传到中国，定为女权主义。在西方，最初是指追求男女平等，首先是争取选举权。,three famous feminists,betty friedan,bella abzug,(beauvoir,simone de),betty friedan 贝蒂弗里丹,the feminine mystique 女性的奥秘,oh, my god, a witch!,betty friedan is often called “the mother of the modern womens liberation movement.” her fa

7、mous book, the feminine mystique, changed america. some people say it changed the world. it has been called one of the most influential nonfiction books of the twentieth century. friedan re-awakened the feminist movement in the united states. that movement had helped women gain the right to vote in

8、the nineteen twenties. modern feminists disagree about how to describe themselves and their movement. but activists say men and women should have equal chances for economic, social and intellectual satisfaction in life. fifty years ago, life for women in the united states was very different from tod

9、ay. very few parents urged their daughters to become lawyers or doctors or professors. female workers doing the same jobs as men earned much less money. women often lost their jobs when they had a baby. there were few child-care centers for working parents. betty friedan once spoke to abc television

10、 about her support for sharing responsibility for the care of children. “if child-rearing was considered the responsibility of women and men or women and men and society, then we really could pull up our skirts and declare victory and move on.”,friedan completed more studies. she talked to other wom

11、en across the country. she met with experts about the questions and answers. she combined this research with observations and examples from her own life. the result was her book, the feminine mystique, published in nineteen sixty-three. the book attacked the popular idea of the time that women could

12、 only find satisfaction through being married, having children and taking care of their home. friedan believed that women wanted more from life than just to please their husbands and children. the book said women suffered from feelings of lack of worth. friedan said this was because the women depend

13、ed on their husbands for economic, emotional and intellectual support. the feminine mystique was a huge success. it has sold more than three million copies. it was reprinted in a number of other languages. the book helped change the lives of women in america. more women began working outside the hom

14、e. more women also began studying traditionally male subjects like law, medicine and engineering.,bella abzug 贝拉艾布札格,wow! woman ? man?,today, we tell about bella abzug. she was a member of the united states congress in the nineteen seventies. she also was a well-known activist for and womens rights.

15、 bella abzug was well known for many reasons. she was a lawyer and activist. she new york city in congress. she spoke in a loud voice. and she always wore large hats.,civil rights,represented,_,_,listen to the following passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.,存在主义学者、文学家、社会活动家，19岁时，她发

16、表了一项个人独立宣言，宣称我绝不让我的生命屈从于他人的意志。波娃头脑明晰、意志坚强，具有旺盛的生命力和强烈的好奇心。当她还是名不见经传的穷教师时就开始写作，决心成为名作家。由此她终身不断努力，勇往直前，沿着成功之路成为了20世纪思想界的巨星。 ,(beauvoir,simone de)西蒙波娃 (法) (19081986），第二性作者,西蒙波娃是双性恋, 虽然她自已没有承认过我 看过她的不下三本传记她在三十年代与萨特和她自已的学生奥尔嘉 尝试过组成一种特殊三人关系萨特和她们两人都是情人而她和奥尔嘉也是同性情人不过这个三人关系很快解体后来她又与一个迷恋她的犹太女学生 发生过感情（名字忘了）不过她

17、不太诚实又把这个学生送给了萨特她死后这个女学生写了一本回忆录 一个被引诱的女孩的回忆写的主要是他们三人的关系这本书现在是研究波伏娃的重要资料波伏娃这个女人相当强无论智力还是能力不过也太会说谎 她的自传是最不可信的,truly liberated,上床女星 民歌天后 “有汤大家喝”,what kind of women do you like?,feminine or masculine?,obamas speech on american women international womens day,peaks and valleys 高潮和低谷 upward 向上的 daring 大胆的 i

18、ndomitable不屈不挠的 ridicule嘲笑, 奚落 assumption 臆断 crack 裂缝 reflect on思考 statistics 统计数据 victim 受害人 domestic 家庭的 bend弯曲,the story of americas women, like the story of america itself, has had its peaks and valleys. but as one of our great american educators once said, if you drew a line through all the val

19、leys and all the peaks, that line would be drawn with an upward curve. that upward curve what we call progress didnt happen by accident. it came about because of daring, indomitable women. women like abigail adams, who brought on the ridicule of her husband john by advising him to “remember the ladi

20、es” in our founding documents. women like the pioneers and settlers who, in the words of one, said, “i thought where he could go, i could go.” women like dorothy height and,sylvia mendez and betty friedan and gloria steinem and sandra day oconnor and madeline albright, upending assumptions and chang

21、ing laws and tearing down barriers. women like hillary rodham clinton, who, throughout her career, has put millions of cracks in americas glass ceiling. its because of them and so many others, many who arent recorded in the history books that the story of america is, ultimately, one of hope and one

22、of progress, of an upward journey. but even as we reflect on the hope of our history, we must also face squarely the reality of the present a reality marked by unfairness, marked by hardship for too many women in america. the statistics of inequality are,all too familiar to us how women just earn 77

23、 cents for every dollar men make; how one in four women is the victim of domestic violence at some point in her life; how women are more than half the population, but make up only 17 percent of the seats in congress, and less than 3 percent of fortune 500 ceos. these, and any number of other facts a

24、nd figures, reflect the fundamental truth that in 2010, full gender equality has not yet been achieved; that the task of perfecting america goes on; and that all of us, men and women, have a part to play in bending the arc in americas story upward in the 21st century.,part division of the text,furth

25、er understanding,parts,para(s).,main ideas,1,16,2,79,the author didnt expect to become an engineer as she was growing up.,the author realizes that she has succeeded because she was not limited by the common belief that women cant be good at math and science.,part division of the text,parts,para(s).,

26、main ideas,3,1011,the author urges us to focus on the flexibility and power of our brain, not gender differences.,true or false,2. the authors experience showed that people could learn better if they are good at it.,f,the author found out that if a subject is difficult to learn, she would try her be

27、st to be good at it, and she would enjoy it more.,( ),1. the author was educated to do what she is best at.,t,( ),3. the algebra teacher in middle school often judged students by their academic performance.,f,the teacher didnt judge students by their scores and he considered bad scores as indication

28、s that students should learn more.,( ),4. the author felt comfortable while sitting in the engineering library.,f,the author often felt panic and worried.,( ),the left side,little girls loving dolls is just the same to some people favor the right side of the brain, while others we should ignore inst

29、ead, incredible flexibility should be focused on.,hard and fast conclusions about the,human brain,loving videogames,little boys,_ .,in this part, there are several comparisons or contrasts. fill in the blanks with necessary information to make logic sentences showing comparison or contrast.,1. 2. 3.

30、,in spite of agreeing that women cant learn physics well, should be considered.,the possibility that our brains are more powerful,than imagined,4.,when i was a kid ,everything in my bedroom was pink. i have two sisters and we had a complete miniature kitchen, a herd of my little ponies and several b

31、arbie and ken dolls. we didnt have any toy trucks, g.i.joes or basketballs. we did have a wiffle-ball set, but you would have been hard-pressed to find it in our playroom. tomboys we werent.,ponies 矮种马,miniature minit a. 极小的；微型的 the little girl has miniature furniture for her dolls. 小女孩还有供洋娃娃用的迷你型家具

32、。 n.微型器物；缩微模型；微型画;小画像 1. he has a miniature of the eiffel tower on his desk. 他的书桌上放着一座埃菲尔铁塔的模型。 2. mr. hunter collects early english miniatures. 亨特先生收藏早期英国人物小画像。,herd h:d n.畜群;牧群 we saw a herd of elephants yesterday. 昨天我们见到了一群大象。 vt. 放牧；把.赶在一起 1.eg ： dogs are often trained to herd sheep. 人们常训练狗来牧羊。

33、2.eg ：the chained people were herded back into the dark cellar. 那些带了锁链的人被一起赶回到黑暗的地窖。 固定搭配 ： a herd of 一群 eg ： a herd of cattle 一群牛 a herd of sheep 一群羊,pony puni n. 小型马；矮种马 the children rode their ponies all over the farm. 孩子们骑着小马在农场上到处跑。 vt. 【美】【俚】付清 i wish youd pony up the money you owe. 我希望你将欠的钱付清

34、。,the hard-pressed people of north korea are waiting for relief. 饱受蹂躏的北朝鲜人民在等待着援助。,hard-pressed h:dprest 处于困境的，面临困难的，遭受强大压力的,我们确实有一套空心棒球，但是很难在我们的游戏室找到。,we did have a wiffle-ball set, but you would have been hard-pressed to find it in our playroom.,a brief introduction barbie doll 混合而成的 n. 杂种，混血儿；混合物

35、 eg ：these are hybrid roses. 这些是杂交玫瑰。 eg : the hybrid from a donkey and a horse is called a mule. 驴和马的杂交种被称为骡子。 同近义词 compound 、mixture,vehicle vi:ikl n.运载工具;传播媒介;工具 1.the launch vehicle lifts the satellite into orbit. 运载火箭将人造卫星送入运行轨道。 2. language is the vehicle of thought. 语言是表达思想的工具。,造型大气、线条粗犷。按照su

36、v的功能性，通常分为城市型suv与越野车，两者主要是承载式车身与非承载式车身的区别。,suv (sport utility vehicle) 运动型多用途汽车,hybrid electric vehicle 油电混合动力车,ive always been pretty good at math and design, but i didnt understand where that could take me. i was expected to go to college, but no one ever told me id make a good engineer someday.,e

37、quation ikwein n. 方程式，等式；相等 3 x 2 = 6 is an equation. 3 x 2 = 6是一个等式。 the two countries have been trying to maintain their military equation. 这两个国家一直尽力维持他们在军事上的平衡。,when i was in high school, i didnt know the first thing about engineering. i couldnt have distinguished a transmission from an alternato

38、r. the car i drove needed some work but i was afraid to take it to the mechanic. because honestly, the mechanic could have shown me an electric can opener and said, “this is part of your car and its broken pay me to fix it,” and i wouldnt have known any better.,distinguish: 分辨 recognize the differen

39、ce between,这对双胞胎长得很像, 无人能分辨出谁是谁。 the twins are so alike that no one can distinguish one from the other.,its important to distinguish between right and wrong. 分辨是非是很重要的reason distinguishes human beings from animals. 人类和动物的区别在于人有理性。,distinguish：2. deserve to be noticed by doing sth. very well“出名,与众不同;

40、使显著 ”,接反身代词作宾语。,he was eager to get out of the (common) ruck皱；普通人 and distinguish himself in some way. 他渴望出人头地,在某方面与众不同. peter first distinguished himself by winning a junior tournament at wimbledon 温布尔登（英国英格兰东南部城市）（位于伦敦附近，是著名的国际网球比赛地）.,distinguish作“区分”解时,常与介词between或from连用。 distinguish作“与众不同”解时,后常接

41、介词by, for或in,i applied to the program, not because i wanted to be an engineer, but because i was craving independence and wanted to get out of my parents house for six weeks. i was accepted to the program and i earned six engineering credits. the next year i entered the university as an engineering

42、major. five years later i had a degree and three decent job offers.,at the end of my junior year of high school, i heard about a summer program designed to interest girls in engineering. the six-week program was free, and students were given college credit and a dorm room at the university of maryla

43、nd.,credit: n. praise; approval; recognition 赞扬;称赞;认可,he got all the credit for the discovery. 事情是我做的, 她却受到称赞。 she was given the credit for what i had done.,he received full credit for his studies at a previous school.,1),recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been succe

44、ssfully completed,2),our music teacher will give us extra credit if we write a report on the performance.,we dont mind who gets the credit so long as we dont get the blame. 谁受到表扬无所谓，只要我们不挨批就好。 it would be wrong for us to take all the credit. 如果我们把所有功劳都揽到自己身上，那就不对了。,该商店改变了人们对网上购物的看法，赢得了大家的信任。,we beli

45、eve our good credit and products with high quality would win your trust.,belief or confidence in the truth of sth.信誉，信用；归功于,3),the store has received credit for changing peoples opinions about buying over the internet.,collocation:,为增光,be a credit to sb.,对表示肯定,give sb. credit,值得表扬,deserve credit,in

46、credit 账户里有余额,4. credit:认为是的功劳;把归于,the staff are crediting him with having saved hythes life. 职员们称赞他救了海丝的命。 the 74-year-old mayor is credited with helping make los angeles the financial capital of the west coast. 洛杉矶成为西海岸的金融中心，那位74岁的市长功不可没。 the screenplay for gabriel over the white house is credited

47、 to carey wilson. 电影天使降临白宫的剧本出自凯里威尔逊之手。,crave: v. have a strong desire for sth.,the tired old man craved for rest.,all the men present are not hesitant to give her the admirations she craves.,i cant help shuddering when i hear about studies that show that women are at a disadvantage when it comes to

48、 math. they imply that i am somehow abnormal. im not, but i do know that if i hadnt stumbled into that summer program, i wouldnt be an engineer.,听到有研究表明女性学数学处于劣势，我不禁不寒而栗。,英语中有很多前缀, “ab”就是一个前缀， 它起源于古拉丁语，意思是off或away from， 通常词典上用“脱、离、脱离”加以解释。 前缀ab-仅有一种变体，即abs-，它用在以c, q和t开头的词干前面， 具有同样的释义。例如： abnormal (a

49、b+normal) 非常规的 abort (ab+ort, ort=be born) 夭折、中止 abuse (ab+use) 滥用,when it comes to： 一谈到；就而论当说到的时候；当涉及到时,when it comes to patriotism, hes an extremist. 一谈到爱国主义，他就很偏激。 no one matches him when it comes to swimming. 谈到游泳，没有人比得过他。 when it comes to photography, im not an adept. 要说照相，我不是内行。,reach a state

50、if it comes to a fight, you can count on me.,2) be realized or be remembered (无被动式) 开始被所认识，被所记起。”突然想起,他灵机一动, 计上心来。 the solution came to him in a flash. ive forgotten her name, but maybe itll come to me later. inaflash,thetruthcametohim.突然间，他明白了真相。,happinesswillcometoyouaslongasyouareafterit只要你追寻它,幸福

51、会降临于你,3). 发生(在某人身上),降临于(某人):,“cometo” 用于固定词组中,etoaconclusion/decision.作出结/决定 etoanagreement/understanding/terms.达成一致 etoa(n).end 有结果/结局/下场 thosewhohasdoneevilthingswillcometonogoodend. 做坏事的人不会有好下场。 etolife活跃起来 etolight被发现,被大家知道 etooneself恢复知觉,恢复正常 etothepoint谈正题,谈主要问题;言归正传,with the collapse of his c

52、ompany, he has really in the world. i my old college roommate in town today. everybody breathed a sign of relief when bob operation.,collocation:,through,come down,come,came across,fill in the blanks with the words above. change the form where necessary.,1. 2. 3.,come through度过 come down 失去财富或地位 com

53、e across 偶然遇到或找到,imply: vt. 暗示；意味；隐含；说明，表明 implication n.,1) express or state indirectly,2) suggest as a logically necessary consequence,the ads imply that by buying such products the consumer will gain something else such as happiness, respect and love. i dont wish to imply that you are wrong. thei

54、r failure to reply to our letter seems to imply a lack of interest. 他们没有回我们的信似乎暗示他们缺乏兴趣。,cheerfulness doesnt always imply happiness. 快活并不总是意味着幸福。 2. what did she imply in her words? 她的话意味着什么？ 3. what do you imply by that statement? 你那句话有什么含意？,stumble into: fall into by accident, be involved into by

55、accident,不一会儿他绊跌到捕熊人设的陷阱里。 in a moment he stumbled into a trap set by a bear-catcher.,1),step into accidently偶尔走入；同相碰；无意中卷入；犯（错误，罪等）,2),we stumble into a situation requiring more wisdom than we possess.,as young people stumble into society, they often face confusion and illusion. if he hadnt stumble

56、d into this project, he would not have been promoted.,when i was growing up i was told, as many students are, to do what i am best at. but i didnt know what that was. most people think that when you are good at something, it comes easily to you. but this is what i discovered: just because a subject

57、is difficult to learn, it does not mean you are not good at it. you just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. once you do, theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else. 一旦你学好了，你就很可能喜欢上它，从中得到无与伦比的乐趣。,in eighth grade i took algebra. on one test i got only 36 p

58、ercent of the answers correct. i failed the next one, too. i started to think, maybe im just no good at this. i was lucky enough to have a teacher who didnt take my bad grades as a judgment of my abilities, but simply as an indication that i should study more. he pulled me aside and told me he knew

59、i could do better. he let me retake the tests, and i pulled my grade up to an a.,indication: n. 迹象 a sign, remark, event, etc. that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true,目前表明市场将持续薄弱。 the present indications are that the market will continue to be weak. the quality of postgraduate education is an important indication of educat