创新大学英语unit1-3

新标准大学英语3U N I T1-W e a r e a l l d y i n g原文+译文(总7页)本页仅作为文档封面，使用时可以删除This document is for reference only-rar21year.MarchWe are all dying我们都在走向死亡have some good news and some bad news for you (as the joke goes). The bad news – and I'm very sorry to be the bearer – is that we are all dying. It's true. I've checked it out. In fact, I've double – and triple-checked it. I've had it substantiated and, well, there's no easy way to say it. we are dying. It's something that I always kind of knew, but never really chose to think about too much. But the fact is, within the next 70 or 80 years – depending on how old you are and how long you last – we are all going to be either coffin dwellers or trampled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery. We may not even last that long. After all, we never quite know when the hooded, scythe-carrying, bringer-of-the-last-breath might come-a-calling. It could be sooner than we'd like. I have watched death from the sidelines, quite recently in fact, and nothing underlines the uncertainty and absolute frailty of humanity like the untimely exit of a friend.我给你带来一条好消息，还有一条坏消息（正如笑话所说的）。

Unit 1Passa‎g e OneEngli‎s h Learn‎i ng: Passi‎o n and Metho‎d s Make Succe‎s s英语学习: 热情和方法‎使你成功You need two thing‎s to learn‎Engli‎s h well: passi‎o n and effec‎t ive learn‎i ng metho‎d s.要学好英语‎,你需要两件‎事:对英语学习‎执着的热情‎和有效的方‎法.Passi‎o n makes‎you want to team Engli‎s h; the learn‎i ng metho‎d s only tell you how to do it faste‎r.热情是你想‎学英语. 有效的方法‎仅能使你学‎得更快Learn‎i ng Engli‎s h will be easie‎r for you if you love learn‎i ng Engli‎s h. 如果你喜欢‎学习英语,那么你学起‎来就更轻松‎.It will be easie‎r for you to remem‎b er new words‎and gramm‎a r struc‎t ures‎.你记生词和‎语法结构便‎更容易. It's becau‎s e the brain‎more easil‎y remem‎b ers infor‎m atio‎n on a subje‎c t that you like. 这是因为对‎于喜欢的学‎科的知识, 人的大脑记‎忆起来则更‎容易. But when you don't feel like learn‎i ng Engli‎s h, here are some thing‎s you can do: 但是假如你‎不喜欢学习‎英语, 以下的事你‎是能够做的‎:Remem‎b er that you alrea‎d y know some Engli‎s h. 请记住, 你已经学到‎一点英语. That's a big succe‎s s！这便是一种‎成功. Now it's time for more succe‎s ses.现在是你取‎得更大成功‎的时候了. Remem‎b er there‎is a lot that you don't know. 你要明白你‎还有很多的‎东西你不懂‎. You proba‎b ly can't under‎s tand‎Engli‎s h-langu‎a ge TV, read books‎in Engli‎s h, talk to nativ‎e speak‎e rs easil‎y, and write‎lette‎r s witho‎u t mista‎k es. 你也许看不‎懂英语电视‎节目. 读不懂英文‎写的书. 不能与英语‎本族人交谈‎, 也不能正确‎地写英文信‎. It's time to start‎using‎power‎f ul metho‎d s of effec‎t ive learn‎i ng. 那这就是你‎的用高效的‎学习方法的‎时候肋It's time to gain----an impre‎s sive‎knowl‎e dge of Engli‎s h.这也是你获‎得令人生畏‎的英语语言‎知识和能力‎的时候了. Try to find your weak areas‎and work on them.尽量找出你‎英语学习上‎的薄弱环节‎.并对其下功‎夫.Use your Engli‎s h whene‎v er you can. 无论何时, 尽量把英语‎用起来.The more you use Engli‎s h, the more you will want to learn‎it. 你用得越多‎, 你就越想学‎. Y ou can keep a diary‎in Engli‎s h; 你可以坚持‎用英语记日‎记, you can read inter‎e stin‎g books‎in Engli‎s h; 你可以读些‎有趣的英语‎书籍. or you can find a frien‎d who is learn‎i ng Engli‎s h, at a simil‎a r level‎of skill‎to yours‎e lf, to talk about‎Engli‎s h with. 或者你可以‎找一个水平‎与你相当的‎学习英语的‎朋友和他一‎起调侃英语‎学习. Learn‎i ng Engli‎s h requi‎r es actio‎n. 学习英语需‎要的是实际‎的行动.Youmay know all the learn‎i ng tips, but if you don't start‎doing‎thing‎s, you will achie‎v e nothi‎n g.一切学习方‎法你都懂, 但无行动.你将会一事‎无成.Passa‎g e One1）Accor‎d ing to the write‎r, learn‎i ng Engli‎s h well requi‎r es _____‎_____‎__.A) both passi‎o n and effec‎t ive metho‎d sB) eithe‎r passi‎o n or effec‎t ive metho‎d sC) passi‎o nD) effec‎t ive metho‎d s2) If you feel like learn‎i ng Engli‎s h,＿＿＿＿＿‎＿＿A) you can speak‎Engli‎s h wellB) your brain‎easil‎y remem‎b ers every‎t hing‎that you likeC) you can more easil‎y remem‎b er new words‎and gramm‎a r struc‎t ures‎D) you can use your Engli‎s h any time3) What are your proba‎b le weakn‎e sses‎of learn‎i ng Engli‎s h accor‎d ing to the passa‎g e?A) You canno‎t write‎lette‎r s corre‎c tly.B) You can not only under‎s tand‎Engli‎s h-langu‎a ge TV, but talk to nativ‎e speak‎e rs easil‎y,C) You canno‎t read Engli‎s h books‎.D) Both A) and C).4) The more you use Engli‎s h,A) the more you will find it diffi‎c ult B) the more mista‎k es you will makeC) the more bored‎you will becom‎e D) the more you will want to learn‎it5) What are the effec‎t ive learn‎i ng metho‎d s accor‎d ing to the write‎r?A) Keepi‎n g a diary‎in Engli‎s h, and talki‎n g about‎Engli‎s h with your frien‎d.B) Buyin‎g some inter‎e stin‎g books‎.C) Singi‎n g Engli‎s h songs‎.D) Knowi‎n g all the learn‎i ng tips.。

We are all dying我们都在走向死亡1.I have some good news and some bad news for you (as the joke goes). The bad news – and I'm very sorry to be the bearer – is that we are all dying. It's true. I've checked it out. In fact, I've double – and triple-checked it. I've had it substantiated and, well, there's no easy way to say it. we are dying. It's something that I always kind of knew, but never really chose to think about too much. But the fact is, within the next 70 or 80 years – depending on how old you are and how long you last – we are all going to be either coffin dwellers or trampled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery. We may not even last that long. After all, we never quite know when the hooded, scythe-carrying, bringer-of-the-last-breath might come-a-calling. It could be sooner than we'd like. I have watched death from the sidelines, quite recently in fact, and nothing underlines the uncertainty and absolute frailty of humanity like the untimely exit of a friend.我给你带来一条好消息，还有一条坏消息（正如笑话所说的）。

Unit 1 College cultureInside viewConversation 1Janet ：So this is the Cherwell Boathouse –it’s lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy.Mark ：I’m not so sure about that! Janet, there’s something Kate and I wanted to discuss wi th you.Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. We’ve decided to get involved.Janet ：Raising money for charity? Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students don’t usually do that.Mark ：Students often do that here. Anyway, we’re thinking of doing sponsored punting.Janet ：Sponsored punting! What’s that?Kate ：Sponsoring is when people pay you to do something – like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt.Janet ：What a great idea! I’d love to join you!Mark ：That’s why we’re telling you about it. So that’s decided then. Let’s make a list of things we need to do.Kate ：I’ll do that. One of the first things we should do is choose the charity.Mark ：Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. I’ve got one here.Kate ：That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that?Mark ：I’ll do that. What have we got so far?Kate ：Choose a charity. Also a day for the event. Change the wording on the sponsorship form …Um … We have to decide where the punt will start from.Mark ：Cherwell Boathouse, no question! It's a very beautiful route from here, apparently.Kate ：I’m with you on that.Janet ：Me too …Conversation2Janet ：I’m not us ed to boats – Woah!Mark ：Whoops!Kate ：Watch out! You nearly hit me with that thing!Mark ：Sorry! I didn’t mean to. … OK, we’re off!Kate ：Maybe I should do the punting.Mark ：It’s fine. I’ve got the hang of it now – give me a chance.Kate ：Well, I’d like to have a go.Mark ：Supposing I do the first hour. Then you can take over for a while, if you want to.Kate ：Yes, great.Janet ：You’re really good at it, Mark! This is fantastic! It’s exactly how I imagined life here! Look over there –isn’t it lovely!Kate ：Yes, it is.…Janet ：Kate, everything’s organized, isn’t it, for collecting the sponsorship money?Kate ：Yes, I’ve arranged for people to get the money to me by next Friday –if they haven’t paid online. I’ll count it all up.Janet ：Good. We’d better have a meeting soon after that, don’t you think? How much have we raised?Kate ：About 600.Janet：Fantastic! I’m so enjoying this!Mark ：Hey guys, I’ve got a suggestion – how about moving over to the bank and we can have our picnic! Hey, look, there’s Louise and Sophie!Mark ：Whoo …Girls：Mark!Janet ：Are you all right?Mark ：Er … Of course I’m all right. Kate, I think it’s your turn to punt!Outside viewV/O （画外音）Harvard University in Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world. We spoke to Alex Jude, the university’s Head of Communications. He explained that Harvard looks for the best and most talented students from around the world.AlexHarvard actually seeks students from around the world, the best students that we can find, to study chemistry, or study literature, or study government, or business. Our business school is particularly well-known around the world, as is the medical school and law school, so, um, and, and the Kennedy School of government, for the John F. Kennedy School of Government, so, er, we do seek very, very talented students and we have open doors for them.V/O （画外音）We asked five students at Harvard to tell us what kind of social life they have.AshleyUm, well relaxing is a little hard to do around here, but basically, I mean, I still, I, I live nearby anyway, so I see a lot of my friends, and … Um, there’s a good social life here if you look for it. I go to the gym, run. So that’s what I do.AdamIt is whatever you want it to be. It’s go od. If you wanna go out party, do anything you can. If you wanna sit in your room and study all night like my friend over here, you can also do that.BrianSocially, like you said, it’s, it’s a lot of what you make it. Um, we don’t have fraternities here, and so, you know, that’s, it’s obviously not as social. There’s not as many parties as there would be on another campus. Um, but on a Friday or Saturday night, there, there, there will be a party. Usually we end up studying until about 10 o’clock. And then we, and then we’ll go out and have fun maybe, or just watch a movie with friends, or, you know, whatever is going on for the night. JodieNot everyone would agree with me, obviously, but it’s, I think it’s a fun place to be.Interviewer: Have you made a lot of friends?Jodie : Oh, definitely.Interview. ：Mm.Jodie: Many.Interviewer: What, what do you do with your friends?Jodie: Um, well, I like to go to concerts. I’m in three music groups, so I have lots of rehearsals during the week for that. Um, just do, you know, some fun things, on the weekend.V/O （画外音）We asked the Harvard students if they use the Internet.Ashley: Um, I, I use it a fairly good amount. Um, our library system is online, so I use that a lot.And a lot of my classes, you know, have to do research papers. You can find a lot of information on there, so.Interviewer: So how often do you use it, a week, a day?Ashley: Um, I use it probably on more of a weekly basis. Maybe three or four times a week. Brian: Oh yes, definitely. We live through the Internet actually. Well, I do a lot of research through the Internet, follow my stocks on the Internet. Um, well, even though e-mail isnot officially Internet, we, that’s how we communicate a lot at college, so, through thee-mail.John: Um, I use the internet mostly for, er, I’d say, sort of leisure purposes. I mean, I play, um, I use it for a lot of, I don’t, we don’t have TV in my room, so I use it, uh, uh, go to the CNN website, keep up on current events, things like that. Uh, I also, uh, you know, there’s some little games to play over the Internet. Um, just um, I go to to see what’s happening, follow the Boston Red Sox, things like that. Um, I think a lot of courses use it to post things, but I, I don’t usually use it that much for research, or things. I tend to use the libraries for such things, so.Listening inPassage 1Voice-overHi, I’m Nick Carter, and this is SUR, your university radio station. This morning we went around campus to ask freshers –now half-way through their first year –the question, “How are you finding uni?” Here are some of the answers we got.Speaker 1It’s cool. It’s everything I hoped it would be. I’m very ambitious, I want to be a journalist and I want to g et to the top of the profession. I’ve started writing for the university newspaper so I’ve got my foot on the ladder already.Speaker 2I’m working hard and the teaching is as good as I expected. And I’ve made some good friends. But I’m very homesick. I’m Nigerian and my family’s so far away. I went home at Christmas for a month –that really helped, but man, I miss my family so much.Speaker 3“How am I finding uni?” It’s great. It’s not perfect, nothing is, but, like, I’ve got a brilliant social life, just brilliant, and I’ve made lots of friends. For the first few months I just didn’t do, really enough work. But I –I talked about it with my parents and I’m working harder now and gettinggood grades.Speaker 4Actually, I’ve been quite lonely to be honest. I’m a bit shy … everyone else seemed to find it so easy to make friends straight away. But things have been better recently –yeah, they have. I’ve joined a couple of clubs and like, it really helps to get to know people when you have shared interests. So, yeah –I’m feeling a lot happier now.Speaker 5Uni’s great, I love it. My only problem –and it’s quite a big problem – is money. My parents are both unemployed so, you know, they can’t help me financially. My grant just isn’t –it’s just not e nough for me to live on, so I’ve taken a part-time job as a waitress – a lot of people I know, like a lot, have had to do the same. I don’t want to have huge debts at the end.Speaker 6I love my subject, History, and I’m, I’m getting fantastic teaching here. I want to be a university lecturer and that means I have to get a first. I have a good social life but work definitely comes first for me.Passage 2Oxford and Cambridge – two universities so similar that they are often spoken of together as “Ox bridge”. They’re both in the UK, fairly near London, and both regularly come top in any ranking of the world’s best universities.The two universities began within a century of each other. Oxford University, now 900 years old, was founded towards the end of the 11th century. In 1209 there was a dispute between the university and the townspeople of Oxford. As a result, some of the Oxford teachers left and founded a university in the town of Cambridge, some 84 miles away. Ever since then, the two institutions have been very competitive.Unlike most modern universities, both Oxford and Cambridge consist of a large number of colleges. Oxford has 39 and Cambridge 31. Many of these colleges have old and very beautiful architecture, and large numbers of tourists visit them.In all UK universities, you need good grades in the national exams taken at 18. But to get into Oxford and Cambridge, it’s not enough to get A grades in your exams. You also have to go for a long interview. In these interviews, students need to show that they are creative and capable of original thinking.Through the centuries, both universities have made huge contributions to British cultural life. They have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge, in particular, has produced scientists whose discoveries and inventions have changed our lives.Among the great university institutions is the world’s most famous debating society, the Oxford Union, where undergraduates get a chance to practise speaking in public. Cambridg e’s comedy clubFootlights has produced many first-class comedians, while some of the UK’s most famous actors and actresses began their careers at The Oxford University Dramatic Society, known as OUDS. Then there’s the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, whic h takes place every year in March or April, and is watched on television all over the UK.So with all this excellence in so many fields, it’s not surprising that the ambition of clever students all over the world is to attend either one of these great universities.Unit 2 Mixed feelingsInside viewConversation 1Kate ：Come in. Hey, Janet.Janet ：Hi Kate, are you busy?Kate ：Yes, I’m just doing an essay. But it’s great to see you. So what’s new?Janet ：Well, nothing much.Kate ：You look a bit fed up. What’s bugging you?Janet ：Well, I had a phone call from my parents and it made me feel homesick. It happens every time they call, and it gets me down.Kate ：I’m sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. I love speaking to my mum and dad, but I always feel miserable after the call.Janet ：My dad doesn’t say much, and I want to speak to him, but I wish I knew what to say. Kate ：Don’t let it get to you. My dad doesn’t say much on the phone either. I call, he answers the phone, and says, “Hi, I’ll pass you to your mother.” It’s really irritating.Janet ：But I miss him and my mother a lot, and I like to hear his voice.Kate ：Just tell him what you’re up to.Janet ：Sometimes I feel as if I made a mistake leaving home and coming to Oxford.Sometimes I feel like a moody teenager.Kate ：Try not to worry about it, Janet. It’s normal to feel like that. I understand how you feel, butI bet everything will be fine next term. You’ll get used to it. Hey, why don’t you do what Ido?Janet ：What’s that?Kate ：When my dad calls, I ask him for more money! He usually says no, but at least I get to hear his voice!Janet ：Maybe. I’m sorry to take up your time, Kate, but I must go now. Bye!Kate ：Wait a minute …!Conversation 2Kate ：I think I may have upset Janet last night.Mark : What happened?Kate ：She came to see me. I was busy doing an essay but I was r eally pleased to see her. She’d had a call from home, and said she was feeling homesick.Mark : Poor kid! It must be tough on you guys, living so far away from home.Kate ：I tried to make her laugh, told her not to worry about it, and that it was normal to feel miserable. Suddenly she looked miserable, and then she got up and said, “I must go now”and left my room. It was really sudden. I felt as if I’d said something wrong.Mark ：Maybe she was just being polite. It was probably because she realized you were workingand didn’t want to disturb you.Kate ：I just wonder if she found it difficult to talk about her feelings with me. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried to make her laugh? Perhaps she thought I wasn’t taking her s eriously.Mark ：I wouldn’t worry about it. Put yourself in her shoes. How would you feel if you were a student at college in China?Kate ：I know. That’s why I feel bad. If only she had stayed longer! I wish I could have helped her more.Janet ：Hey, everyone!Mark ：Hi Janet, you look cheerful!Janet ：Yes, I’ve just got my essay back. I got an alpha minus!Kate ：What an amazing grade! Well done.Mark ：I’m really happy for you, Janet.Janet ：I feel on top of the world!Outside viewSebastienHi. I’m Sebastien. I’m from Germany. Um, the idea of IQ of a measure of your brain power has been around for a while, but recently there’s been this new idea of the EQ – your emotional quotient. And by now, it’s actually almost being regarded as more important.If you look at it, businesses will ... Well, they will prefer employing people with great EQ. Well, of course, IQ cannot be disregarded, but um, EQ does have its importance as well. Uh, I believe that, um, (I)mean, people, most people will have, um, their basic means of communicating with other people. Most people are somewhat socially adept, and just like most people have, you know, a basic general knowledge. But then, what I think really is the difference betweenIQ and EQ, I mean, you can have a “brainiac”, and they will be great at most things they do, but if you just can’t get along with him, if you just can’t communicate with him, I mean, you know, he’s not really that useful.KimHi. This is Kim. I’m originally from Korea, and I was raised in Cali fornia. And today, we are going to talk about the differences between IQ and EQ –IQ meaning your intelligence, EQ meaning your emotions. Now, in … When I was, when I was a little, little boy in Korea, I had to take … I think I’d taken like two or three IQ tests before the age of ten, which is when I moved to California. So, I guess we stress a lot of importance on intelligence, on having great IQ scores. But after I moved to the States, I learnt how to associate with people, and along the lines that this word EQ came up, you know, emotional, caring about … It’s basically how you deal with people, how you make people feel, and how people make you feel. I think they’re equally as, as important, but it seems that in the Eastern world they kind of stress on that a lot more back in the days. But I think again, you know, now that with Internet and people are communicating so much faster, there’s a better mixture of the two I think. There’s a stress on EQ in Korea as well, and a stress on IQ in the States. Thank you.TedHello. My name is Ted, and I’m from the United States of America. Today, I’m going to talk a little bit about IQ or EQ – which is most important, or which is more important. Now, for a long time when I was growing up, people said, “IQ. What’s your IQ? Take an IQ test.” But then EQ, your emotions, how you interact with people, that became very important. And I think they’re … that people might be onto something with that, because your EQ – how you deal with people, how you interact with people – is important. Now, a big part of this, in my opinion, is listening. I know I’m talking a lot right now, but if you want to get along well with people, you have to listen to them, so just take a minute, maybe shut your mouth for a minute, and listen to others, and then you can understand and communicate with them in a better way. So, part of EQ, I think, is listening – listening to others – and it can be more important than IQ.Listening inPassage 1Presenter: We’re fortunate to have as our guest today Dr Jenna Hudson, who has just written a book about how colours affect us in our surroundings, especially in the world of advertising. It’s called Market Colours. Dr Hudson, which are the most common colours in advertising and marketing?Dr Hudson :Well, of course, it depends what image the marketing team wish to project with their products. So for example, we often think of blue as a cold colour, but it also makes you feel peaceful, quiet, and it doesn’t suggest strong emotions. So it’s a favourite for ban ks and insurance companies, who wish to suggest the image that they are trustworthy. And for selling products, it’s often used to suggest something is pure and fresh.Presenter: What about red?Dr Hudson: You can sell almost anything with red. It’s a hot colour, which suggests a feeling of energy and even passion. It grabs your attention, and can make people buy almost anything. You often see red on magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may make people tired. And orange has a sim ilar effect to red, it’s upbeat and happy, it suggests pleasant feelings and images. Most people react well to orange, and it’s especially popular in advertising and on packaging for baked food.Presenter: What about yellow, for instance?Dr Hudson: Yell ow is the colour of sunshine and it’s a positive, happy colour, so it’s used a lot in advertising. But it’s also often used for warning signs, direction signs, and so on, where you have to read the message quickly and at a distance.Presenter: What about less popular colours for advertising?Dr Hudson: Surprisingly, green isn’t used much in advertising except for garden products. It’s friendly and restful. It can be cool and soothing, the colour of apples and mint, but it can also be quite strong and many people associate it with unpleasant ideas of decay or slimy creatures. But most colours are not primary colours, they’re a combination. Absolutely. So yellow-orange is common, and often used to give animpression of style and class, it looks like gold. But it’s not often used in letters because it’s not very strong. And yellow-green reminds people of feeling sick. Blue-green works well as a cool colour, suggesting freshness, and is sometimes used for toothpaste products, bathroom products, food and household cleaning products. It has many of the advantages of blue without the disadvantages of green.Presenter: Fascinating！Thank you very much, Dr Hudson. Market Colours by Dr Jenna Hudson is on sale from next week, priced ￡15.99 …Passage 2Presenter ：What makes you embarrassed, Sally?Sally ：Oh, I’m easily embarrassed. If anybody notices me or looks at me, I get very emb arrassed.When people sing me Happy Birthday on my birthday, I get very embarrassed. Presenter ：And what makes you upset?Sally ：When people are selfish, people who think only of themselves. And cruelty –I can’t bear people who are cruel, especially to animals or children.Presenter ：Jake, what makes you depressed?Jake ：I hate it when it rains, and I don’t like people who look down on me, who think they’re superior to me without any reason.Presenter ：And what makes you angry?Jake ：When people don’t behave properly in public, bad behaviour like dropping litter or people pushing each other on the bus or the train.Presenter ：Andrew, what makes you cheerful?Andrew ：I like to see everyone around me being happy and having a positive attitude towards the future, optimistic people.Presenter ：And what makes you jealous?Andrew ：Well, to be honest, I just never feel jealous. I can’t see the point of it.Presenter ：Monica, what makes you proud?Monica ：I’m proud when I’m successful, especially in my work. Being recognized by my boss for what I can do makes me feel really proud. Oh, and my family. I’m very proud ofthem.Presenter ：And what makes you nervous?Monica ：Every time I teach a new class. The night before I’m very nervous. You don’t know wh at the kids are going to be like and how they might behave, or if they’re going tolike you.Presenter ：Anything else?Monica ：Doing interviews like this.Unit 3 Crime watchInside viewConversation 1Kate ：So, what did you think of the movie?Mark ：It was good but I thought it was too long.Kate ：Yes, me too.Kate ：Hey, where’s my bike? I don’t believe it! It’s gone!Mark ：It was next to mine, you chained it up!Kate ：Someone’s stolen it! Oh, how could they!Mark: Oh, Kate!Kate ：How could someone have done this! The creep!Mark ：It’s a really mean thing to do, steal a bike.Kate ：It was a mountain bike and it cost a fortune –I don’t have the money to buy another one. Mark ：Listen, I’ll go down the street and see if I can see anyone with it. Why don’t you go into that shop and see if they’ve seen anything suspicious? I’ll be back in a minute.Kate ：OK.…Kate ：Well?Mark ：No luck. What did they say in the shop?Kate ：I asked the shopkeeper if she’d seen anything –Mark ：And?Kate ：She said she hadn’t. I guess it was a long shot. She advised me to report it to the police.But according to her, bikes get stolen all the time around here.Mark ：Listen, let’s get back so you can report it.Kate ：I’ve got no bike. I’m just so upset!Mark ：It’s not far to college. Come on!Conversation 2Mark ：So did you ring the police?Kate ：Yes. I went to the police station to report it.Mark ：What did they say?Kate ：No one’s found it. This woman said that Oxford has the fifth highest rate of bike theft in the country!Mark ：You’re joking!Kate ：That’s what she said.Mark ：What else did she say?Kate ：She told me that sometimes you do get bikes back – the thieves use them and then abandon them, apparently, and then people find them and report them.Mark ：So you might get it back.Kate ：I hope so, Mark, I really do. It’s just too much you know? But … um … what else? She told me to go to this sale they have of abandoned bikes. She thinks I might find it there.But it’s only every two months, I can’t wait till then! Honestly, Mark, I’m really furious! Mark ：You can always buy a cheap bike on eBay.Kate ：Hello … Speaking … You found it! Where was it? Is it …? Oh, that’s fantastic news!There was a lamp and a basket on it … Right … OK, thank you, I’ll be in tomorrowmorning to pick it up. Unbelievable! This guy found it!Mark ：Brilliant! Was that the police?Kate ：Yes. What they said was, someone dumped it outside this guy’s backyard.Mark ：That’s so strange!Kate ：The lamp’s been stolen and the basket.Mark ：Forget about it! You’re lucky to get it back!Outside viewPart 1Presenter: Dodgy deals aren’t the only problems associated with doorstep sellers. Your door step presents these unannounced visitors with a real opportunity to undertake distraction burglary where they often pose as bogus officials to gain access to your home.I’m joined now by Ian Holt, from Thames Valley Police. Ian, just outline for me what does distraction burglary actually entail?Ian Holt: Well basically wh at happens is, somebody uses a story to get inside somebody’s house and then they steal items, usually cash or small items of jewellery.Presenter: And what are the different techniques that are commonly used?Ian Holt: Well basically the er … the people that commit this crime move from area to area, er … they will look at an area, they will try and pick a particular target and they can find that by looking at property, it may beer, an uncut garden, it may be repairs that need doing to the property. Somet hing that indicates that there’s, there’s a vulnerable person in there. It … usually, it’s an elderly person that lives there.Presenter: Is this quite a common problem now?Ian Holt: It is becoming more common. To get it in perspective, of the 14,000 burglaries that were in Thames Valley last year, we had reported 800 crimes of distraction burglary. But, it … there’s a slight increase this year over last year’s figures.Presenter: OK, you mentioned some of the victims being elderly. What other people are targeted? Ian Holt: Well, unfortunately, with this type of offence, it is the vulnerable in society and the elderly. The, the national average, if there’s such a thing as a, a victim for this type of crime, is a white female aged 81 years.Part 2Presenter: And what about things that people can do to prevent it happening, basically?Ian Holt: Well the things they can do are very, very simple. The difficulty comes, is that some of these people, er … it’s very difficult for them to remember what to do. But the three things we, we always say is: stop, chain and check. And that’s stop before you open the door to make sure who’s on the other side. Always apply a chain. If you haven’t got a chain, fit a chain to the door, or a door bar if you’ve got diffic ulty in handling a chain with arthritic fingers.But also when you answer the door, check the identity of the person there. Generally the offenders say they are from the Water Board or from utilities. They may say they’re from a charity or even from local authority. But generally, a utility will be in uniform.Ask for their identification. A genuine person will not mind you doing that and will wait until you can check them out. If you do need to check them, phone the number on, on your last bill. What won’t happen is that if it is a bogus caller, they will become unnerved by this reaction and they will leave.Presenter: OK and there’s also a couple of gadgets new on the market that also can help as well.Just talk us through that.Ian Holt:Certainly, yes. The … a spy er … viewer is fairly standard. But for elderly who may have poor eyesight there’s a spyscope which actually makes it a lot easier for them to see who’s outside. As I mentioned before about the door bar, again, it can be easier to apply than the chain. Very reasonable priced er, and something that is fairly new … as I mentioned before it’s verydifficult for some of these people to remember what they have to do when they go to the door and that’s why they become victims. And this item is calle d a Memo Minder and actually you can record a message on there and it’s nice to have a grand-daughter or somebody to record a message, but every time the person approaches the door it reminds them with a voice to say “Putyour chain on.”Listening inPassage 1Patrick ：I read a funny story today in the paper – true story.Steve：Go on, then.Patrick ：OK. This 72-year old guy stole a pair of trousers from a department store in Paris. A security man saw him and alerted the police and they were waiting for him when hecame out of the shop. The shoplifter started running, but the policeman soon caughtup with him. The man then bit the policeman on his arm several times.Steve ：He bit the policeman?Patrick：Yes – you have to remember, he was 72.Steve ：I’d forgotten that.Patrick ：Problem was, it didn’t hurt the policeman at all, ’cause the guy had forgotten to put his false teeth in before he left home.Steve ：Very funny!Patrick ：And the moral of the story is –Steve：Always remember to wear your false teeth if you’re going to bite someone.Patrick ：That’s good. I read a funny crime story the other day. Let’s see … yeah … this guy … this guy robbed a supermarket somewhere in America –I can’t remember where exactly – anyway, he got away with about 4,000 dollars. The next week the local newspaper reported the story but said he’d stolen 6,000 dollars. The thief rang the newspaper office to complain. He said, “Look, I only took 4,000 dollars. I’m wondering if the supermarket manager took another 2,000 and said I’d taken it. I did not take 6,000, I promise you.”Steve ：He was probably telling the truth.Patrick ：He probably was. Anyway, the newspaper managed to keep the guy talking while they rang the police. And the police traced the call – the guy was ringing from a phonebooth – and they arrested him while he was still talking to the newspaper.Steve ：That’s good. Stupid guy! I’ve got another true story … This – this – old guy was in court for some crime – and he fell asleep. His case began and his lawyer stood up and said,“My client pleads not guilty.” The man suddenly woke up, but wasn’t sure what washappening. He jumped up and shouted, “I plead guilty! I plead guilty!”Patrick：So what happened?Steve ：The judge allowed him to plead not guilty.Patrick ：That’s the best, I think.Passage 2Presenter ：You’r e listening to Kevin Fallon and my topic for today is street crime. Being mugged is something that can happen to anyone –and it’s a very frighteningexperience. So it’s positive when you hear of someone who was attacked by a。

教案2015 ～2016 学年第一学期分院（部) 数学分院专业数学教育课程名称大学英语1课程代码授课班级2015级汉数学教育普专班授课教师廖雪莲职称助教教材创新大学英语综合教程高职高专版Book1新疆教育学院教务处制课程教案授课题目（或章节）Book 1 Unit 1Reception课型课时10课时教学目标1. Teach the students how to pick up a client at the airport.2. Train the students’ ability to plan a business reception and know some intercultural reception skills.3. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts to enable them to havea deeper understanding of the texts and to let the students be acquainted with some new words.4.Teach the students some practical reading skills and writing skills.教学重点1.Knowing how to pick up a client at a airport.2. Email writingeful words and expressions: reception activity track flight pick up entertain available greet plan invite hospitality spa land serve baggage dinner specialty recommend see off celebrate教学难点1. Planning a business reception2. Tenses3. Writing an invitation via email教学方法Interactive approach Situational teaching approach Teamwork methodTask-based teaching method教具PPTBlackboard11. The first two-class-hour session for Warm-up & Unit task (Text A)2. The second two-class-hour session for Section A Tips for Business Reception3. The third two-class session for Section B Reading4. The fourth two-class-hour session for Exercises and grammar5. The last two-class-hour session for Listening comprehension and email writingWarm-up and Unit task (Text A)Step 1 Lead-in: Business reception1. Warm-up questions: What is business reception?A business reception means the first step o impress your client. A good reception can help the following negotiation and the following deals. Reception includes meeting the clients at the airport, reserving hotel rooms for clients, planning recreational activities to entertain clients and hosting a dinner for clients, too.2. The Ss read warm-up 1 and match the names of different activities with their pictures.3. Invite 1-2 Ss to present their answers.4.Invite 3-4 Ss to express their ideas according to the sample.Step 2 Warm-up 21. Ss read Warm-up22.Ask Ss to do a pair work. Try the quiz and check the score for their partner.3.Invite a student to present his/her partner’s result.4.The teacher help to explain some difficult language points.5.Introduce more intercultural business reception skills.Step 3 Assignments1. preview text ASection A Tips for Business ReceptionStep 1 Warm-up questions1. How to track flights status?2. How to pick up your clients?Step2 Reading231. Jigsaw reading let the students share the tips for business reception.2. Rank the steps of picking a client up at the airport.Step 3 Language PointsThe Ss choose some useful expressions and sentences from the passage, and then the teacher demonstrates their usage. The following should be chosen and practiced. The Ss should make up at least two sentences using the chosen phrases in groups.1. reception [ri'sep ʃən] n . 接见；接待；迎接 ;招待会；欢迎会 ;接纳；接受；容纳;【无线电、电视】接收；接收能力; (饭店、旅馆等处的)接待处，招待处 e.g. The reception is over.招待会到此结束。

1.你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。

(Para.1, L2)Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers.2.未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。

(Para.3, L4)The future is built on a strong foundation of the past.3.我想鼓励你们充分利用这一特殊的经历，并用你们的干劲和热情去收获这一机会所带来的丰硕成果。

(Para.4, L7)I want to encourage you to make the most of this unique experience, and to use your energy and enthusiasm to reap the benefits of this opportunity.4.你不仅会变得更加博学，而且更有可能发现一个你未曾想到的、能成就你未来的爱好。

(Para.5, L6)You will not only emerge as a more broadly educated person, but you will also stand a better chance of discovering an unsuspected passion that will help to shape your future.5.我保证几乎所有这些经历都会给你带来宝贵的经验教训，从而使你的生活更加丰富多彩。

所以，带着热切的目光和欢乐的心情，去拥抱这些新的体验吧！(Para.6, L6)I promise that virtually all of them will provide you with valuable lessons which will enrich your life. So, with a glow in your eye and a song in your heart, step forward to meet these new experiences.6.我们相信，你们的自我发现之旅和对爱好的追求带给你们的将不仅仅是个人的进步。

Unit 1Key to Exercises1. Vocabulary1) insert2) on occasion3) investigate4) In retrospect5) initial6) phenomena7) attached8) make up for9) is awaiting10) not …in the least11) promote12) emerged2. Rewrite each sentence1) There is a striking contrast between the standard of living in the north of the country and the south.2)Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.3)The city's importance as a financial center has evolved slowly.4)His nationality is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.5)The poems by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines.3. 1) Chinese isn't a subject that can be picked up in a month. You can't accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years. Well, it sounds as if I'm exaggerating the difficulties, but the fact is I'm only telling the truth.2)The principal is somewhat disappointed with the performance of the children. From what she has gathered, some of the teaching staff have neglected their pupils. She has just announced that strict work regulations have been made and that they apply to both Chinese and overseas teachers.3)The teacher-directed and the child-directed approaches to teaching art represent two extremes of opinion. Too many teacher-directed activities cannot be expected to effectively assist children in learning because of the rigid structure. On the other hand, too many child-directed activities may see a curriculum that is totally unstructured and out of control. There are valid reasons to believe a teacher-guided approach would be a superior way to guide children's development. This approach combines some form of structure with the child leading the direction.II. Confusable Words1.1 )continual 3) continual 21) principal 3) principle 5) principal2) continuous 4) continuous2) principal4) principlesIII. Usage1. themselves2. himself/herself3. herself/by herself/on her own4. itself5. ourselves6. yourself/by yourself/on your own Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A)1. contrast2. exaggerating3. priority4. on the other hand5. promoting6. pick up7. assist 8. accomplish9. on occasion 10. neglecting11. worthwhile 12. superior(B)1. end2. perform3. facing4. competent5. equipped6. designed7.approach 8. rest9. definitely 10. qualityII. Translation1. sentences1)It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure fromthe tradition.2)Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give aperformance in front of a large audience.3)Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in thechild at an early age.4)Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you thinkit’s worthwhile to buy/ purchase it?5)If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem weare investigating.2. passage translationTo improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking. Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of masteringEnglish.U2Text AA Life Full of RichesI. Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments2. Rewrite each sentence…1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first2) vital to the existence of all forms of life3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy5) tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice3. Complete the sentences1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments2) fill out, every item, vital, consequences3) be denied, tangible, cherish, attainII. Words with Multiple Meanings1. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.2. She arrived early and took a front row seat.3. Don’t take me for a fool.4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.5. My uncle will take me (alone on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him.7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.8. If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it.III. Usage1. hanging2. to give3. to return4. being praised5. not having6. to say7. to open8. being helpedComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze1. Text-related1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket 5) deny 6) tangible7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 10) abrupt 11) focus 12) donations2. Theme-related1) consume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) plain 5) physically 6) security 7) indicates 8) equally 9) traditional 10) followsII. Translation1. Translate the Sentences1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.2. Translate the passageWith more and more donations coming in, our university will be much better off financially next year. We will thus be able to focus on the most important task that we, educators, must take on: to encourage students to attain their scholarly/academic goals, to train them to be dependable and responsible individuals, to prepare them for the life ahead, and to guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.U3Unit 3 The Generation GapText A Father Knows BetterI. Vocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases…1) typical 2) dumb 3) junior 4) glorious 5) welfare 6) came over 7) interference8) fading 9) narrowed down 10) frank 11) schemes 12) at any rate2. Rewrite each sentence…1) consists of five generals and four police officers.2) will be in a location overlooking the lake.3) was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many people.4) have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?5) was exhausted after the long cycle ride.3. Complete the sentences1) hysterical, was handed down by, should have known better than2) twisted, over and over, talented son,3) patience, not to keep him in suspense, assured…repeatedlyII. Collocation1. adequate2. anxious3. certain4. content5. crazy6. likely7. fortunate8. keenIII. Usage1. be admitted2. live3. be postponed4. buy5. be banned6. beComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze1. Text-related1) typical 2) welfare 3) constant 4) frank 5) talent 6) dumb 7) know better than that8) repeatedly 9) dread 10) interference 11)bet 12)assure2. Theme-related1. despite2. really3. same4. contact5. admitted6. attempt7. not8. tend 9. different 10. mannerII. Translation1. Translate the Sentences1) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?2) The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns.3) Sam not only lost his job but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life.4) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.5) Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.2. Translate the passageGeorge, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.” In the end George traded his CDs for computer games software from his classmates.。

现代大学英语B o o k3U n i t1Your College Years（By Bob Harter）1. Have you ever considered the changes that are taking place and will take place in your life as a college student? Has it ever occurred to you that your professors and other school personnel have certain goals for your growth and maturity during your college years? Has it ever dawned on you that certain developmental changes will occur in your life as you move from adolescence to young adulthood? Though college students seldom think about them, key changes will probably happen to them during their college years.1你可曾考虑过作为一个大学生你生活中正在发生和即将发生的变化？你可曾想到过大学时代教授们以及其他教职工为了你的成长和发展制定了目标？你可曾注意过你在从青少年渐渐成人的过程中会发生某些变化？尽管大学生很少想这些，但是在大学生时代很可能会发生一些主要的变化。

2.During this time, students are going through an identity crisis and are endeavoring to find out who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are. They have, of course, plenty of both. It is important to know how people perceive themselves as well as how other people perceive them. According to Piers and Landau, in an article discussing the theories of Erik H. Erickson in International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences (1979), identity is determined by genetic endowment (what is inherited from parents), shaped by environment, and influenced by chance events. People are influenced by their environment and, in turn, influence their environment. How people see themselves in both roles is unquestionably a part of their identity.2在这段时期，学生们正经受自我认同危机，他们努力要了解自己的身份，掌握自身的优缺点。

第一单元1 In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, led his Grand Army into Russia. He was pre pared for the fierce resistance of the Russian peopl e defending their homeland. He was prepared for the long march across Russian soil to Moscow, the capital city. But he was not prepared for the devast ating enemy that met him in Moscow -- the raw, bi tter, bleak Russian winter.2 In 1941, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, la unched an attack against the Soviet Union, as Russ ia then was called. Hitler's military might was uneq ualed. His war machine had mowed down resista nce in most of Europe. Hitler expected a short cam paign but, like Napoleon before him, was taught a painful lesson. The Russian winter again came to t he aid of the Soviet soldiers.第二单元7 T wo of the most frustrating things about driving a car are getting lost and getting stuck in traffic. While the computer revolution is unlikely to cure t hese problems, it will have a positive impact. Sens ors in your car tuned to radio signals from orbiting satellites can locate your car precisely at any mom ent and warn of traffic jams. We already have twe nty-four Navstar satellites orbiting the earth, maki ng up what is called the Global Positioning System. They make it possible to determine your location on the earth to within about a hundred feet. At an y given time, there are several GPS satellites orbitin g overhead at a distance of about 11,000 miles. Ea ch satellite contains four atomic clocks," which vibr ate at a precise frequency, according to the laws of the quantum theory.8 As a satellite passes overhead, it sends out a ra dio signal that can be detected by a receiver in a ca r's computer. The car's computer can then calculat e how far the satellite is by measuring how long it t ook for the signal to arrive. Since the speed of light is well known, any delay in receiving the satellite's signal can be converted into a distance.第三单元2 When a recent college graduate came into my office not too long ago looking for a sales job, I ask ed him what he had done to prepare for the interv iew. He said he'd read something about us somew here.3 Had he called anyone at Mackay Envelope Cor poration to find out more about us? No. Had he ca lled our suppliers? Our customers? No.4 Had he checked with his university to see if there were any graduates working at Mackay whom h e could interview? Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? Did he go to the library t o find newspaper clippings on us?5 Did he write a letter beforehand to tell us about himself, what he was doing to prepare for the inte rview and why he'd be right for the job? Was he pl anning to follow up the interview with another lett er indicating his eagerness to join us? Would the le tter be in our hands within 24 hours of the meetin g, possibly even hand-delivered?6 The answer to every question was the same: n o. That left me with only one other question: How well prepared would this person be if he were to c all on a prospective customer for us? I already kne w the answer.第五单元1 For thirty years now I have been studying my f ellowmen. I do not know very much about them. I shrug my shoulders when people tell me that thei r first impressions of a person are always right. I thi nk they must have small insight or great vanity. For my own part I find that the longer I know people t he more they puzzle me.2 These reflections have occurred to me becauseI read in this morning's paper that Edward Hyde B urton had died at Kobe. He was a merchant and he had been in business in Japan for many years. I knew him very little, but he interested me becauseonce he gave me a great surprise. Unless I had heard the story from his own lips, I should never havebelieved that he was capable of such an action. Itwas more startling because both in appearance and manner he suggested a very definite type. Here if ever was a man all of a piece. He was a tiny little fellow, not much more than five feet four in height,and very slender, with white hair, a red face muchwrinkled, and blue eyes. I suppose he was about sixty when I knew him. He was always neatly and quietly dressed in accordance with his age and station.3 Though his offices were in Kobe, Burton often came down to Y okohama. I happened on one occasion to be spending a few days there, waiting for aship, and I was introduced to him at the British Club. We played bridge together. He played a good game and a generous one. He did not talk very much, either then or later when we were having drinks,but what he said was sensible. He had a quiet, dryhumor. He seemed to be popular at the club and afterwards, when he had gone, they described himas one of the best. It happened that we were bothstaying at the Grand Hotel and next day he askedme to dine with him. I met his wife, fat, elderly, and smiling, and his two daughters. It was evidently aunited and affectionate family. I think the chief thing that struck me about Burton was his kindliness.There was something very pleasing in his mild blueeyes. His voice was gentle; you could not imaginethat he could possibly raise it in anger; his smile was benign. Here was a man who attracted you because you felt in him a real love for his fellows. At thesame time he liked his game of cards and his cocktail, he could tell with point a good and spicy story,and in his youth he had been something of an athlete. He was a rich man and he had made every penny himself. I suppose one thing that made you like him was that he was so small and frail; hearoused your instincts of protection. Y ou felt that he could not bear to hurt a fly.第六单元24 As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arisesnot from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it. "It's the kid in the candy store," he says. "There's just so many good things to do. The array of choices is stunning. Our free time is increasing, but not as fast as our sense ofthe necessary."25 A more successful remedy may lie in understanding the problem rather than evading it.26 Before the industrial revolution, people lived in small communities with limited communications. Within the confines of their village, they could reasonably expect to know everything that was to be known, see everything that was to be seen, anddo everything that was to be done.27 T oday, being curious by nature, we are still trying to do the same. But the global village is a worldof limitless possibilities, and we can never achieveour aim.28 It is not more time we need: it is fewer desires. W e need to switch off the cell-phone and leave the children to play by themselves. W e need to buyless, read less and travel less. We need to set boundaries for ourselves, or be doomed to mounting despair.第七单元22.Long before the Boeings brought down the towers, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote "grief returns with the revolving year." So it is with New Y ork.23. The time it took the Earth to circle the sun wastime enough to clear the wreckage, but not enough to fade the memory of what happened there.24. It was time enough to bury the bodies that could be found, but not enough to truly mourn the thousands who perished.25. It was time enough to plan memorials, but notenough to fill the gaping wound in lower Manhattan.26. For what is a year but a thin sliver of history, abeat of a hummingbird's wing?27. And yet, in the space of 12 months, the wounded city rose from its knees, angry Americasmote the T aliban and sent Osama Bin Laden intohiding.28. A new generation of firefighters and cops triedto fill the shoes of those who were lost, a new generation of orphans faced a future uncertain.29. New Y orkers talked tough and carried on, butwith far less swagger and far less joy. They remained haunted by what they had lived through, what they had seen.30. How could they not? Ground Zero is just a subway ride away. Everyone, it seems, knows someone who did not come home Sept. 11. Everyone, it seems, was touched by the tragedy.31. There were indelible images that captured thecarnage like flies in amber — the planes crashing, the towers on fire, the falling men and women frozen in flight as they leaped to their deaths.32. Now the calendar commands us to revisit Sept. 11 Now the calendar commands us to remember the dead. Now the calendar commands us to pick at a scab that has just begun to heal.33. But the calendar does not say how many moretimes the Earth has to revolve around the sun before it stops hurting.。

Language in useword formation: compound words1 Find more examples of each use of hyphens in the passage We are all dying .• I’ve double- and triple-checked it. (compound verb)• budding crypt-kickers (compound noun)• a rear-view mirror (compound adjective)• the once-a-year holiday to Florida or Spain (compound adjective)• back-burner stuff (compound adjective)• standing at the corner of the Co-op (compound noun)• a sepia-coloured relative that no one can put a name to (compound adjective)2 Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives.1 a party which is held late at night (a late-night party)2 a library which is well stocked (a well-stocked library)3 a professor who is world famous (a world-famous professor)4 some advice which is well timed (some well-timed advice)5 a population which is growing rapidly (a rapidly-growing population)6 an economy which is based on free market (a free-market economy)7 a boat trip which lasts for half an hour (a half-hour boat trip)It’s what / how …that …3 Rewrite the sentences using It’s what / how …that …1 What other people think of us is determined by how we behave.It’s how we behave that determines what other people think of us.2 What sort of job we are going to end up doing is usually determined by our character.It’s what our character is that usually determines what sort of job we are going to end up doing.3 What we do as a career isn’t always determined by the marks we get at university.It isn’t always what marks we get at university that determine what we do as a career.4 How we react to life’s problems is often determined by our childhood experiences.It is often what we experienced in our childhood that determines how we react to life’s problems.5 When we die is determined by our genetic clock, and the changes we make to it.It’s what our genetic clock is and what changes we make to it that determine when we die.It is / was not just that …but …4 Rewrite the sentences using It is / was not just that …but …1 Not only were the shops all closed for Thanksgiving, there was also no one in the streets.It wasn’t just that the shops were all closed for Thanksgiving, but there was no one in the streets.2 Not only did she spend all her time at college going to parties, she also took the time to gain a first-class degree.It wasn’t just that she spent all her time at college going to parties, but she took the time to gain a first-class degree.3 Not only were they not listening to what he said, it also seemed as if they weren’t at all interested.It wa sn’t just that they weren’t listening to what he said, but it seemed as if they weren’t at all interested.4 Not only was I upset, I also felt as if I was going to burst out crying.It wasn’t just that I was upset, but I felt as if I was going to burst out crying.5 Not only was the Grim Reaper intended to frighten people, it was also a figure of fun.It wasn’t just that the Grim Reaper was intended to frighten people, but it was also a figure of fun. collocations5 Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions.1 settle When you settle somewhere you go there to stay.(a) Where is dust likely to settle in a room?On the surfaces that aren’t used very often or aren’t cleaned.(b) If you settle an argument, is the conclusion satisfactory?Yes, it is, because the disagreement is solved and each party is satisfied with the outcome.(c) If you settle the bill, what is there left to pay?Nothing, because you have paid everything that is owed.(d) What do you do when you settle back to watch a film?We relax in a comfortable chair and enjoy it.2 smooth This word can mean flat or soft, comfortable, easy or confident.(a) If the sea is smooth, are you likely to feel seasick?No, because the sea is calm. We will feel seasick if it is rough.(b) If a changeover from one government to the next is smooth, are there lots of problems?No, because the changeover has gone well, without difficulties.(c) Is it a good idea to trust a smooth talker?Not necessarily, because some people who talk confidently like that do so to trick you, like a confidence trickster or conman.3 offer This word can refer to something you would like someone to take, something someone gives, or something that is for sale.(a) If you decline an offer, do you say “yes” or “no”?We say “no”, be cause we are refusing it.(b) If you offer an apology to someone for something you have done, what do you say?We should say, “I apologize” or “I’m sorry”.(c) Where are you likely to see special offer?In a shop, because the shop is offering a special price or reduction for something.(d) If someone has a lot to offer, what kind of person are they?They are intelligent, talented, gifted or creative and they will bring these kinds of qualities to their work.4 bear If you bear something you carry or bring it. If you cannot bear something, you dislike it or cannot accept it.(a) If you bear something in mind, do you forget it?No, we will remember it and consider it for a particular occasion in future.(b) If you bear a resemblance to someone, in what way are you like them?We look similar in certain physical features.(c) Is there anything you can’t bear to think about?I can’t bear to think too much about some of the problems in the world, famine, war, poverty etc. In the modern world, why don’t we just solv e them?5 resistance This word can refer to the refusal to accept something new, the ability not to be harmed by something, or opposition to someone or something.(a) If there is resistance to an idea, do people accept it?No, not easily. They refuse to ac cept the idea maybe because it’s just a bad idea, or they may change their mind if they understand it better.(b) If the soldiers met with resistance, what happened?The soldiers met opposition from those they were fighting against.(c) Is there a way to build up your resistance to cold?Yes, we can keep ourselves as healthy as possible with a good diet and getting enough exercise so that we are less likely to catch a cold, or if we do get one, we won’t suffer so badly.6 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.1 We all sensed we were coming to the end of our stay here, that we would never get a chance like this again, and we became determined not to waste it. Most important of course were the final exams in April and May in the following year. No one wanted the humiliation of finishing last in class, so the peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Libraries which were once empty after five o’clock in the afternoon were standing room only until the early hours of the morning, and guys wore the bags under their eyes and their pale, sleepy faces with pride, like medals proving their diligence. (☞and guys wore the bags under their eyes and their pale, sleepy faces with pride … 这句的动词wear 后面带两个宾语，中文找不到能带这两个宾语的动词，故处理成四个中文短句；翻译like medals proving their diligence时，采用“增词法”增加“这些”来概括前面所描写的“眼袋”，“脸色苍白”，“睡眼惺忪”等，使译文含义更加清晰流畅。