新视野大学英语第三版2

物看作

6. be equipped with sth.

以……为装备；配备……

III. Functional Patterns and Functions & Usages

sb/sth. do/is sth. , then perhaps

…

用于表述“在 特定条件下可能发生的

事情”。

2. sb fail to do sth

…

., while sb should do sth

…

.

用于表述“实际情况与预期的反

差”。

3. While sth./sb is/does

…

, sb/sth. else is/dos

事之间的反差”。

IV. Structure Analysis:

Main idea of section A: this text is a narrative that talks about the author

’

s

personal experience in giving an effective English lesson to his son. He claims

that students can learn better if they are properly taught.

Part I (Paras. 1-5)

This

part

introduces

the

background

of

the

story.

It

presents

the

thesis

statement:

Students unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge deficits

because there is a sense that they should know better.

Part II (Paras.6-13)

This part contains two major sections to support the author

’

s

point of view. The

first

section

claims

that

students

should

not

be

blamed

for

their

language

deficiency

due

to

two

major

reasons:1)

they

are

misled

by

the

language

environment;2) they are not learning the language adequately and efficiently in

school. The second section elaborates the author

’

s personal opinion about the

importance of grammar and vocabulary, by way of metaphors.

Para. II (Para. 14-17)

Toward the end, the author narrates another incident where his son unconsciously

uttered a grammatically perfect sentence with a subjunctive mood and he

’

s proud

of his son.

步骤

3 Step 3

语言点

Language points

Detailed study of the text

1. If I am the only parent who still corrects his child

’

s English, then perhaps

my son is right. To him, I am a

tedious oddity

: a father he

is obliged to

listen

to and a man

absorbed

in the rules of grammar, which my son seems

allergic

to.

(Para. 1)

Meaning:

My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still

corrects

his

child

’

s

mistake

in

English.

To

my

son,

I

am

a

boring

and

strange

father,

who he has to listen to I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar

rules, which he doesn

’

t seem to like.

2. She nodded three or four times

searched the heavens for

the right words, and

then

exclaimed

, it was like, whoa!

Meaning :

she nodded her head three or four times, tried to find the right words

in her mind and then shouted with excitement it was like whoa!

Meaning

beyond

words:

Since

the

student

was

not

quite

sure

how

to

exactly

describe

her travel experience, the tone of the author is somewhat sarcastic. The author

intended to send out the message that the student was incompetent regarding the

selection of her English vocabulary.

search somewhere for sth.:

try to find sth. in some place

在某地方搜寻某物

The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anything

valuable.

那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。

Note

The

heavens

means

the

sky:

here

search

the

heavens

for

the

right

words

implies

the student

tried hard to find suitable words to describe what she saw and experienced when

traveling in Europe.

4. My student

“

whoa

”

was

exceeded

only by my head-shaking

distress

. (para. 4)

Meaning:

My head- shaking distress at her inability to express properly was even

greater than her slang term whoa, one word, which did not make any statement to

describe the civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture.

Meaning beyond words:

The word exceed states explicitly that the authors worry

about

his

student's

language

inability

was

much

more

intense

than

her

excitement.

5. Surely students should be able to

distinguish

between their/there/they're on

the distinctive difference between

complimentary

and

complementary

(para. 5)

Meaning:

Of

course,

students

should

be

able

to

recognize

and

understand

the

differences

between

their/

there/they're

on

the

obvious

difference

between

complimentary and complementary

distinguish:

recognize the differences between things

区别；辨别

A formal

education with

emphasis on

history

literature and culture helps a person

learn how to distinguish right from wrong

着重于历史、文学和文化 的正规教育能帮

助一个人学习如何明辨是非。

distinguish between

: recognize and understand the difference between two or more

things or people

区分；辨别

The ability to read in a critical way involves the ability to distinguish between

facts and the writer

’

s opinions or interpretations.

批判性阅读能力包括区分什么

是事实，什么事作者自己的看法或解释能力。

★

distinctive:

a. easy to recognize because of being different from other people

or things of the same type

与众不同的；特殊的；特别的

The

distinctive

design

of

a

product

provides

a

powerful

competitive

advantage

over

other products.

一个独特的产品设计具有比其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。

6. For example signs in grocery stores point them to the

stationary

, even though

the actual

stationery

- pads, albums and notebooks - are not items

nailed down

.

(para. 6)

Meaning

: For example , signs of merchandise in grocery stores lead students to

the

“

stationary

”

department

selling

stationery

like

pads

=,

albums

and

notebooks.

However, these displayed stationery items are movable but not nailed down.

Meaning beyond words:

Taking the wrong spelled signs in grocery stores as an

example, the author argues that it is not students

’

fault. The verb phrase nail

down

is

cleverly

used

to

describe

the

funny

situation:

movable

“

statione ry

”

items

are under the sign of unmovable stationary distinct spelling mistake between the

two words.

Here you

are surrounded

by great

resource:

interesting students from all over the

country, a learned and caring faculty, a comprehensive library, great sports

facilities, and student organizations covering every possible interest from the

arts to science, to community service and so on. (para4)

7. Therefore, it doesn

’

t make any sense to criticize our students (para. 6)

Meaning:

So, there's no good reason to criticize our students. Which is unfair

to them.

8.

Moreover

, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of

these

vital

structures

of

language

because

they

also

went

without

exposure

to

them.

(para. 7)

Meaning:

In

addition,

the

young

teachers

obviously

know

little

about

these

important structures of language since they also didn

’

t have the chance to deal

with them in their prior learning experiences.

moreover:

ad. (fml.) in addition-used to introduce information that adds to or

9. The chance came when one day I was driving with my son. As we set out on our

trip, he noticed a bird in

jerky

flight and said,

“

It's flying so unsteady.

”

(para . 8 )

Meaning:

The

opportunity

to

teach

him

English

came

when

we

were

both

on

a

car

heading

for our trip. On seeing a bird flying unsteadily, he commented that the bird was

flying unsteady.

jerk:

n. [C] a sudden quick movement

猛的一动；猝然一动

The old bus started with a jerk, so the passengers shook a sudden.

那辆旧的公共

汽车猛地一动，车上的乘客都突 然摇晃了一下。

jerky:

a. moving roughly with many starts and stops

（在进行中）不平稳的，颠簸

的

After the bus came to a jerky halt, the passengers got the hurriedly.

公共汽车

10. Curious about my correction he asked me what an adverb was. Slowly, I said,

“

it's

a

word

that

tells

you

something

about

a

verb.

”

It

led

to

his

asking

me

what

a

verb

was.

I

explained,

“

Verbs

are

action

words;

for

example,

Dad

drives

the

truck.

Drive is the verb because it's the thing dad is doing.

”

(para. 9)

Meaning:

fascinated by my correction, he wondered what an adverb was. After he

got the

answer, he

went on

with the question of a verb. To explain vividly to

him,

I used the example of driving: an action I was doing.

Meaning

beyond words:

The

boy was

very alert

to something new

or interesting. His

learning experience illustrates that learning grammar is not necessarily boring.

11.

Then,

out

of

his

own

curiosity,

he

asked

me

if

other

words

had

names

for

their

use and

functions

.

(para. 10)

Meaning:

After that, because of his curiosity, he asked me if other words also

had specific names for their use and the roles they play.

out of curiosity:

because of curiosity

出于好奇

She decided to follow him out of curiosity.

出于好奇，她决定跟踪他。

12.

Perhaps,

language

should

be

looked

upon

as

a

road

map

and

a

valuable

possession:

often study the road map (check grammar) and

tune

up the car engine (

adjust

vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a

road map in a well- conditioned car (para. 11)

Meaning:

Maybe,

you

should

regard

language

as

a

road

map

and

a

very

precious

property

you have. You should often look at the road map (review grammar) and make small

changes to your car engine (improve vocabulary).

Meaning beyond words:

The road map and the car are used metaphorically to mean

that grammar and vocabulary are powerful devices that will enable you to freely

explore in the language world.

13.

Equipped

with

grammar

and

a

good

vocabulary,

you

have

flexibility

and

excellent

control. (para. 12)

Meaning beyond words:

Just as traveling with a road map and a good car, with the

help of grammar knowledge and a large vocabulary, you will feel more comfortable

and confident when using the English language.

be

equipped

with

sth:

be

provided

with

the

things

that

are

needed

for

a

particular

kind of activity or work

以…为装备；配备…

All dormitory rooms are equipped with high speed internet access.

宿舍所有的房间

都配备了高 速互联网。

步骤

4 Step 4

问题讨论

Question discussing

步骤

5 Step 5

练习讲解

Review & Exercises

presentation --- Reproduction

3.. Exercises

4. Exercises 3,4,5,6,7

(Ss

give

answers

and

raise

questions

they

may

have

and

T

explains

the

difficulties)

ses 8,9--- writing and translation.

Assignments:

1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

步骤

6 Step 6

听力训练

Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1;

2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and

Speaking Book;

3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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自我评价问题

Questions for Self- evaluation:

1.

Can I understand the text fully?

2.

Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

3.

Do I understand better how to become a successful language learner?

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