新标准大学英语第四册第1课
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If you ask me1If you ask me, real life is not all it's cracke d up to be. Twelve yearsat school and threeyearsat univer sity, teache rs bangin g on aboutopport uniti es in the big wide worldbeyond our shelte red life as studen ts, and what do I find?2 Try as I mightto stay cheerf ul, all I ever get is hassle, someti mes with people (especi allyboys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It's just so expens ive out here! Everyo ne wantsa sliceoff you. The Inland Revenu e wantsto deduct income tax, the bank manage r wantsrepaym entson my studen t loan, the landlo rd wantsthe rent, gas, water, electr icity and my mobile billskeep coming in, and all that's before I've had anythi ng to eat. And then some bright sparkcallsme out of the blue, asking if I'm intere stedin buying a pensio n. At this rate, I won't even last till the end of the year, let alonetill I'm 60.3 I didn't really want to go out to work just yet. I mean, I wasn't a dropou t and I knew I'd have to some day. Accord ing to any number of people "life's not a picnic", "there's no such thingas a free lunch". But giventhat I'd got a good degree, I though t I'd like to go on to get my master's. Actual ly, I had my eye on the course at the London School of Econom ics (LSE) . Top school, very good for my CV. But I talked to my mum aboutit, and she said she couldn't afford to suppor t me any more. I kind of unders tandit, and not just becaus e my degree is in econom ics. She'd worked hard for 15 yearsto give me an educat ion. My dad wasn't around most of the time, and when he was, he didn't have any money. He'd spentit gambli ng on the dogs or down the pub. So it came to the pointwhenI just agreed with Mum, and bowedmyself toward s the inevit able.4 If you ask me, and despit e everyt hingyou hear, fortun ately thereare some really nice people out there. Take Mike, for exampl e. When I left univer sity, what I though t was that my mum wouldfeel oblige d to look afterme if I return ed home. So I packed up my belong ingsand went to London to get a job. I wanted someth ing in financ e and invest ments, becaus e you know, maybewith a job like that, I coulduse my degree. But by that time, therewere no jobs left, and I didn't really want to end up in some boring office, doingphotoc opies and making the tea.5 Go anywhe re you like in London and there's usuall y a good pub. The day I realiz ed no one in the city was goingto offerme a job, I went into The Salisb ury on Leaden hallStreet for a drinkand someth ing to eat. Mike the landlo rd was at the bar, pourin g pintswith one hand, making sandwi cheswith the other, and washin g the glasse s all at the same time—it's true, he really did seem to have threehands. He also seemed to know everyo ne, and greete d the regula rs by name, gettin g theirdrinks readywith the questi on, "The usualtoday, is it?" I though t he looked kind of cool, he was doingwhat he did best, servin g thirst y client s, and no one did it better. So I went up to him and askedhim whethe r therewas a job for me.6 Well, to cut a long storyshort, I starte d work in the pub one Friday lunchtime. It was quitedemand ing work, but I likedit. People seemed to find me amusin g and it made me feel better too. Therewas one middle-aged regula r in a suit who always had a half of bitter and a ham and pickle sandwi ch, with the crusts cut off. When I saw Tony coming, I triedto have his lunchreadyfor him even before he asked. He was anothe r one of thosereally nice people.7 If you ask me, spendi ng moneywhen you don't have any is dead easy. I beganto thinkabouthow I'd spendmy firstmonth's wages. The flat whereI was stayin g was expens ive, and I just abouthad enough to coverthe firstmonth's substa ntial bills. But I calcul atedthat there'd be just enough moneyover to treatmyself to someth ing. Why not get a CD or maybea plantto cheerup the flat? I though t.8 It was my birthd ay on pay day. Apartfrom Mike and Tony, I didn't have any friend s in London. Seeing that I didn't have a boyfri end either, you can unders tandwhy I beganto feel sorryfor myself. So I ordere d myself some flower s, and askedthem to be sent with a little card, saying "With all my love Anon." The highli ght of my birthd ay wouldbe the confus ed look on the floris t's eyes when he delive red them.9 Laterthat week, Tony came in as usualand sat down at the bar. "What's wrongwith you? Where's that smilegone today?" I talked to him about... well, aboutpretty well everyt hing, money, the master's, my birthd ay, the lot. He sympat hized with me.10 Tony got up from his stool, and went over to talk to some of the others. Rememb er: The Salisb ury is rightin the heartof the city, so all the custom ers were in bankin g or insura nce or the stockmarket. Next day he turned up with cheque s to the valueof £20,000. "This is a loan for you to set up your busine ss. The only collat eralyou have is my trustin you that one day, you'll pay us back—if you can. And if you can't, too bad, that's the financ e busine ss for you. But I thinkyou will."11 I didn't say anythi ng for fear that I was goingto cry. What were the odds on anyone beingso nice?12 And the flower s? I redire ctedthem to my mum, and they arrive d for her on my birthd ay. She deserv ed them, don't you think?13 If you ask me, lookin g back afterall theseyears, you only need one or two breaks in your life to succee d. The fact that the rest is hard work doesn't matter, it's stillworthit.14 Aftera year workin g at The Salisb ury, I got a placeat the LSE, did my master's and founda job in an invest mentbank. I invest ed the £20,000, and sold out before the 2008 crash. I paid back Tony and the otherinvest ors, with ten per cent annual intere st, and set up my own firm. It exceed ed all my expect ation s and is stilla thrivi ng busine ss.15 Tony wroteme a thank-you note. He'd been in a car accide nt, and couldn't walk. The moneyI paid back wouldallowhim to adapthis houseso he couldmove around it in his wheelc hair. This is what he wrote:16 "Thirty-five yearsin bankin g, and I've nevermade a better invest mentthan the loan to you. You've repaid the moneywith intere st, and my trustin you and your honest y 100-fold. If you ask me, invest ing in people givesthe best return you can ever hope for."17 If you ask me, he's right. What do you think?依我看依我看,现实生活并没有人们想象的那么好。
Unit oneActive reading 1Teaching objectivesDifferent types of degrees ( bachelors, masters, doctors)Characteristics of Generation X and Generation Y/GruntHighlighting different aspects of a problemResumeWarming-up activity1.Read the passage in activity 1 and work in groups to discuss the topic.2.Based on your experience and knowledge, discuss the differences of a good job and a job. Useful expressions & language pointsgalvanize vt.Shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction使振奋;刺激;使(某人)震惊或激动(并采取行动). His speech yesterday galvanized many workers into action.他昨天的演讲激励不少工人行动起来了。
fraught adj.very worried and with a lot of problems 忧虑的;焦虑不安的. 1. After his speech, there was a fraught silence.他发言后,出现了一阵令人焦虑不安的沉默。
2. She sounded a bit fraught. 她听上去有点儿忧心忡忡。
clutch vt.hold sb. or sth. firmly 紧抓;紧握. 1. The mother clutched her baby in her arms.母亲紧紧地把婴儿抱在怀里。
Unit1Reading and interpreting8 Answer the questions.1 “Will he ever get a job?” Who is asking this question? What mood does it express?The parents are asking this because the paragraph is addressed to parents (earlier it says “your graduate son”). The mood seems to express patience or resignation because the word “ever” suggests that getting a job will take a long time.2 Who describes Generation Y as “rebels without a cause”? Is ita fair description?This is the writer’s description to indicate that t his generation is rebelling against parents or society,but they have nothing particular to rebel against. This doesn’t seem very fair because the students are trying to find work –it is just that they don’t like their parents nagging them. So they are a bit rebellious against their parents, but no more than that.3 Jack “walked into the university careers service and straight back out again”. What does this suggest about Jack’s character? It suggests that Jack is not very determined. As soon as he saw the queue he left without waiting and without trying to ask about jobs or careers.4 Jack spent the summer “hiding”. Hiding from what? Why are quotation marks used?Probably this means he was hiding from the world of work, staying at home and not looking for a job.The quotation marks tell us that he wasn’t literally hiding, he just spent a lot of time at home.5 How is Mrs Goodwin’s point of view affected by her own personal experience?In one way her experience hasn’t affected her attitude: She left school and went immediately to a job (without going to university) and has been working full-time since then and yet she is sympathetic and takes a soft line.6 How is Lindenfield’s point of view affected by her own personal experience?Her personal experience was that she worked in a bar before finding her first proper job as an aerial photographic assistant. So she says such work is a great networking opportunity. If new graduates are good at such work and bright, cheerful and polite, they will soon be promoted. Her personal experience thus reflects – or perhaps has created – her point of view.7 What would the first two paragraphs have focused on if they had been presented from the point of view of the students ratherthan the parents?The first two paragraphs would have focused on the need for the new graduates to rest for a bit after their hard studies. It is OK for students to relax with the TV or to socialize with friends for a while, then they can start a serious search for employment after that.9 Answer the questions.1 What is the focus of each section of the story?• The first part is the background before the story really begins. It focuses on the writer’s financialproblems after graduation and on her need to work since her family cannot support her.• The second part focuses on nice people who help the writer, mainly on Mike who gives her a job in a pub.• In the third part, the focus is on the writer’s sad feelings on her birthday and how she tells Tony her troubles. He talks to some friends and gets her a £20,000 loan to set up a business.• In the fourth part, the writer is looking back some years later. She has her masters degree and has a job in an investment bank and has used the loan to set up her own company. The focus is on the twist in the story, where the situation is reversed: Tony is disabled after an accident and needs the repayment of the loan toadapt his house for his disability.• The last two main sentences are also introduced by “If you ask me,” This is a coda (a finishing phrase or two) about investing in people.2 How does the time context change from one section to the next?The first section gives the background before the writer finds a job, in the past before the time of the story. The second section is in the past, showing how she ot a job. The third section, still in the past, shows the particular event of how she got a lucky break through Tony’s help. In the fourth section, the time is in the present, with the writer looking back after some years. She tells us what happened and her success after she had received Tony’s loan.3 How much time do you think has elapsed between the third and the final section?At least two years have passed because she worked in the pub for one year, then studied for her master’s for another year, and then repaid the loan. If you allow time for her investment to make enough money to repay the loan with interest and for the writer to have enough money left to set up a firm, then it could be several further years, say between five and ten yearsaltogether, but as she says “it is still a thriving business”, it is probably ten or fifteen years later or even more.4 How is the relationship between the writer and Tony reversed at the end of the story?When they first meet Tony is working successfully in banking, while the writer is in financial difficulty and in need of money. At the end of the story this situation is reversed: He is disabled and in need of money, while she has become financially successful. The successful one helps the other in both parts of the story.5 What is the message presented at the end of the story?The message is that Tony and the writer both say that investing in people gives the best return on an investment that you could hope for. This is their experience, but the writer asks for the readers’ opinion about this. The final question leaves an open answer and we may disagree if this is not our experience。
新标准大学英语综合教程4教师用书unit1课文翻译新标准大学英语综合教程4教师用书unit1课文翻译unit1Translation of the passagesActive reading (1)大学毕业找工作的第一要义:别躺在沙发上做梦今年夏天,超过65 万的大学生毕业离校,其中有许多人根本不知道怎么找工作。
在当今金融危机的背景下,做父母的该如何激励他们?七月,你看着21 岁英俊的儿子穿上学士袍,戴上四方帽,骄傲地握着优等学士学位证书,拍毕业照。
这时,记忆中每年支付几千英镑,好让儿子吃好、能参加奇特聚会的印象开始消退。
总算熬到头了。
等到暑假快要结束,全国各地的学生正在为新学期做准备的时候,你发现大学毕业的儿子还歪躺在沙发上看电视。
他只是偶尔走开去发短信,浏览社交网站Facebook,去酒吧喝酒。
这位前?千禧一代?的后裔一夜之间变成了哼哼一代的成员。
他能找到工作吗?这就是成千上万家庭所面临的景象:今年夏天,超过65 万大学生毕业,在当今金融危机的背景下他们中的大多数人不知道自己下一步该做什么。
父母只会唠叨,而儿女们则毫无缘由地变成了叛逆者,他们知道自己该找份工作,但却不知道如何去找。
来自米德尔塞克斯郡的杰克·古德温今年夏天从诺丁汉大学政治学系毕业,获得二级一等荣誉学士学位。
他走进大学就业服务中心,又径直走了出来,因为他看见很多人在那里排长队。
跟他一起住的另外5 个男孩也都跟他一样,进去又出来了。
找工作的压力不大,虽然他所认识的大多数女生都有更清晰的计划。
他说:?我申请政治学研究工作,但被拒了。
他们给的年薪是1 万8 千镑,交完房租后所剩无几,也就够买一罐煮豆子,可他们还要有研究经历或硕士学位的人。
然后我又申请了公务员速升计划,并通过了笔试。
但在面试时,他们说我‘太冷漠’了,谈吐‘太像专家治国国论者’。
我觉得自己不可能那样,但我显然就是那样的。
?打那以后他整个夏天都在?躲?。
他能够轻松复述《交通警察》中的若干片段,他白天看电视的时间太多,已经到了影响健康的地步。
新标准大学英语综合教程4课后答案unit1.doc新标准大学英语综合教程4课后答案unit1Unit1Active reading (1)3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1.proceed2.transition3.detached4.upcoming5.slump6.revert7.recount4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.(1)transition(2)slumped(3)proceed(4)recounting(5)detached(6)upcoming(7)revert5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to makeother changes.1 I went to a mixed-ability secondary school just outside London. (comprehensive)2 I got stopped by a policeman who asked to see my driving licence. (cop)3 Have you seen this beautiful from the air view of Oxford? (aerial)4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridor towards the office. (clutched)5 You should speak to Toby; he’s an support er of flexible working hours. (advocate)6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn’t got better co mpletely. (healed)6 Answer the questions about the words.B A A AB7 Answer the questions about the phrases.B B A A A A A AActive reading (2)4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1.amusing2.fortunately3.l oan4.d educt5.highlight6.sympathize7.d emanding5 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.(1) sympathize(2) fortunately(3) loan(4) demanding.(5) amusing(6) highlight(7) deducted6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.(1) belongings (2) dropouts (3) gamble (4) exceeded (5) odds(6) has thrived (7) honesty7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.B B A A B B A A ALanguage in useword formation: compound nouns1 Write the compound nouns which mean:1 a degree which is awarded a first class (a first-class degree)2 work in a hospital (hospital work)3 a ticket for a plane journey (a plane ticket)4 a discount for students (a student discount)5 a pass which allows you to travel on buses (a bus pass)6 a room where an interview is held (an interview room)7 a period spent in training (a training period)2 Write the noun phrases which mean:1 a career which is rewarding from the financial point of view(a financially rewarding career)2 legislation which has been introduced recently (recently introduced legislation)3 instructions which are more complex than usual (unusually complex instructions)4 an institution which is orientated towards academic (academically orientated work)5 work which makes physical demands on you (physically demanding work)6 information which has the potential to be important (potentially important information)7 candidates who have been selected after a careful procedure (carefully selected candidates)8 a coursebook in which everything has been plannedbeautifully (a beautifully planned textbook)3 Rewrite the sentences using try as …might .1 I’m trying to fill this last page, but I just can’t think of anything.Try as I might to fill this last page, I just can’t think of anything.2 I try to be friendly with Marta, but she doesn’t seem to respond.Try as I might to be friendly with Marta, she doesn’t seem to respond.3 I try hard to get to sleep, but I can’t help thinking about my family.Try as I might to get to sleep, I can’t help thinking about my family.4 He just doesn’t seem to get the promotion he deserves, even though he keeps trying. Try as he might, he just doesn’t seem to get the promotion he deserves. / Try as he might to get thepromotion he deserves, he just d oesn’t seem to get it.5 I keep trying to remember her name, but my mind is a blank.Try as I might to remember her name, my mind is a blank.4 Rewrite the sentences using given that …1 Since I know several languages, I thought I would look for work abroad.Given that I know several languages, I thought I would look for work abroad.2 Xiao Li has the best qualifications, so she should get the job.Given that Xiao Li has the best qualifications, she should getthe job.3 Since we’re all here, I th ink i t would be a good idea to get down to some work. Given that we’re all here, I think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.4 Since i t’s rather late, I think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.Given that it’s rather late, I thi nk we s hould leave this last task until tomorrow.5 Rewrite the sentences using clauses introduced by than .1 She’s experienced at giving advice. I’m more experienced.She’s less experienced at giving advice than I am. / I’m more experienced at giving advice than she is.2 You eat too much chocolate. It isn’t good for you.You eat too much chocolate than is good for you.3 She worked very hard. Most part-timers don’t work so hard.She worked harder than most part-timers do.4 You have arrived late too man y time s. That isn’t acceptable.You have arrived late more times than is acceptable.5 I don’t think you should have given so much personal information. It isn’t wise.I think you have given more personal information than is wise.7 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.依我看,现实生活与人们想象的不一样。
第四册Unit 1If you ask me, real life is not all it's cracked up to be. Twelve years at school and three years at university, teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students, and what do I find?Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It's just so expensive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wants to deduct income tax, the bank manager wants repayments on my student loan, the landlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity and my mobile bills keep coming in, and all that's before I've had anything to eat. And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue, asking if I'm interested in buying a pension. At this rate, I won't even last till the end of the year, let alone till I'm 60.依我看,现实生活与人们想象的不一样。
unit1新标准大学英语综合教程4active1andlanguageinuseunit 1active 1Your answer Correct answer1. proceed proceed2. transition t ransition3. detached d etached4. upcoming upcoming5. slump slump6. revert revert7. recount recountYour answer Correct answer(1) transition transition(2) slumped slumped(3) proceed proceed(4) recounting recounting(5) detached detached(6) upcoming upcoming(7) revert revertI went to a mixed-ability secondary school just outside London.Your answer Correct answercomprehensive comprehensive2. I got stopped by a policeman who asked to see my driving licence.Your answer Correct answercop cop3. Have you seen this beautiful view of Oxford from the air?Your answer Correct answeraerial aerial view of Oxford4. Isabel held her bag tightly as she walked down the corridor towards the office.Your answer Correct answerclutched clutched5. You should speak to Toby; he's a supporter of flexible working hours.Your answer Correct answeradvocate an advocate6. I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn't got better completely.Your answer Correct answerhealed healed1. A dead-end job is one with ________.(a)exciting prospects(b)no future2. A tricky problem is ________ to solve.(a)difficult(b easy)3. If an activity saps all your energy, you feel ________.(a)tired(b)more active than usual4. A pushy person tries to ________.(a)persuade you to do something you don't want to(b)help you by listening to what you have to say5. If you feel apathy, you want to ________.(a)change the world(b)stay at home and do nothing1. Fork out is ________ way of saying to pay for something.(a) a formal(b) an informal2. If you are in the same boat as another person, you are ________.(a) making the same journey together(b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation3. If you feel you have come full circle, you ________.(a) feel you are back where you started(b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have completed something4. If someone takes a soft line, they deal with a person ________.(a) in a kind and sympathetic way(b) in a lazy way without making a decision5. If you strike the right note about something, you are expressing yourself ________.(a) well(b) badly6. If you do something by all means, you ________.(a) try your best to do it(b) not care about it7. If you nudge someone back into the saddle, you are encouraging them to ________.(a) take responsibility again(b) take it easy8. If you talk through a problem with someone, you ________.(a) examine it carefully and sensitively(b) refer to it quickly and then change the subjectLanguage in use1. a degree which is awarded a first classYour answer Suggested answera first-class degree a first-class degree2. work in a hospitalYour answer Suggested answerhospital work hospital work3. a ticket for a plane journeyYour answer Suggested answera plane ticket a plane ticket4. a discount for studentsYour answer Suggested answera student discount a student discount5. a pass which allows you to travel on busesYour answer Suggested answera bus pass a bus pass6. a room where an interview is heldYour answer Suggested answeran interview room an interview room7. a period spent in trainingYour answer Suggested answera training period a training period1. a career which is rewarding from the financial point of viewYour answer Suggested answera financially rewarding career a financially rewarding career2. legislation which has been introduced recentlyYour answer Suggested answerrecently introduced legislation recently introduced legislation3. instructions which are more complex than usualYour answer Suggested answerunusually complex instructions unusually complex instructions4. an institution which is orientated towards academicYour answer Suggested answeracademically orientated work an academically orientated institution 5. work which makes physical demands on youYour answer Suggested answerphysically demanding work physically demanding work6.information which has the potential to be importantpotentially important information potentially important information candidates who have been selected after a careful procedure7.carefully selected candidates carefully selected candidatesa coursebook in which everything has been planned beautifully8.a beautifully planned textbook a beautifully planned coursebookSuggested answer:Try as I might to fill this last page, I just can't think of anything.Suggested answer:Try as I might to be friendly with Marta, she doesn't seem to respond.3. I try hard to get to sleep, but I can't help thinking about my family.Suggested answer:Try as I might to get to sleep, I can't help thinking about my family.4. He just doesn't seem to get the promotion he deserves, even though he keeps trying.Suggested answer:Keep trying as he might, he just doesn't seem to get the promotion he deserves. / Keep trying as he might to get the promotion he deserves, he just doesn't seem to get it.Suggested answer:Keep trying as I might to remember her name, my mind is a blank.1. Since I know several languages, I thought I would look for work abroad.Suggested answer:Given that I know several languages, I thought I would look for work abroad.Suggested answer:Given that Xiao Li has the best qualifications, she should get the job.3. Since we're all here, I think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.Suggested answer:Given that we're all here, I think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.4. Since it's rather late, I think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.Suggested answer:Given that it's rather late, I think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.Suggested answer:I'm more experienced at giving advice than is she.Suggested answer:You eat too more chocolate than is good for you.Suggested answer:She worked harder than do most part-timers.Suggested answer:You have arrived late too more times than is acceptable.5. I don't think you should have given so much personal information. It isn't wise.Suggested answer:I think you have given more personal information than is wise.。