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Unit3新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程2Unit 3 Text A New words and Expressions1. unparalleled: adj. having no parallel or equal; unmatchedWith the soar of energy costs, this country is confronted with an economic crisis unparalleled in its history.2.depression: n. 1) being depressed; low spiritsHe committed suicide during a fit of depression.他一时想不开, 自杀了。
2) a period when there is little economic activity, and high unemploymentLots of people were deprived of all these property in the Great Depression.3.priority: n.1) (a) (state of) being more important (in rank)The Government gave top priority to reforming the legal system.政府将改革法制列为工作的重点。
2) the thing that is (regarded as) more important than othersYou must decide what your priorities are.4.breadline: n.a very low level of income which allows people to eat but not have any extra things For those people who exist near the breadline, this policy really crushes them.Collocationsbe / live on the breadline非常穷，勉强维持生活be near / below the breadline接近/低于最低生活标准5.banish: v.1) to send sb. away, especially out of the country, as a punishmentHe was banished from his homeland for life.2) to drive (thoughts, etc) out (of the mind)She banished all thoughts of a restful holiday from her mind.她从心里打消了过一个宁静假日的想法。
Unit 3 Job InterviewGlobal Reading1. Part Division of the TextParts Para(s)Main Ideas1 1~6 A recent college graduate failed to answer the questions because oflack of preparation.2 7~27 Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee3 28~31 Everyone should make his or her own tracks in whatever he or shedoes.2. Further UnderstandingText AnalysisFor Part I: Questions and Answers1. How does the author introduce the topic in Text A? Why?(= It starts with a personal story, which could be very appealing to readersbecause personal experiences sound real. They can also narrow the distancebetween the author and the reader.)There are several ways to introduce a theme.(= 1. Stating the topic directly.2. Posing a question.3. Quoting a famous saying.4. Relating an anecdote or an incident. )2. What is the writer according to what he says at the beginning of the text?(= He is the owner of Mackay Envelop Corporation, a manufacturing companywith 350 employees.)3. What conclusion did the writer draw from the young applicant’s answers?(= The young applicant was not well prepared and incompetent for the job sincehis answers to all the questions were simply no.)For Part 2 Table Filling(Directions:) The writer supports his suggestions about job application with anumber of examples. Fill in the following table with the suggestions the writer putsforward and the instances he uses to illustrate them.Suggestions Examples1) Prepare to win. 1) (Michael Jordan)2) Never stop learning. 2)（a 90-year-old tennis player）3) Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. 3)（the four-minute mile, the New York Marathon and the Vietnam veteran）4) Find a way to make a difference. 4)（New York cabdrivers）Detailed Reading1. Difficult SentencesThat left me with only one other question.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(这样我就只剩一个问题要问了。
