unit1 Tis大學英語新目標

1、Tis: A Memoir -Unit 1 Active Reading (2) Frank McCourt Date of birth: August 19, 1931 Frank McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents McCourts father, an alcoholic, was often without work, drank up what little money he earned and eventually abandoned the family altogether. H

2、e quit school at 13. I dont know why I have to be introduced to literature but the woman in the admissions office （招生辦）says its a requirement even though Ive read Dostoyevsky and Melville and thats admirable for someone without a high school education. admire admirable dmrbl adj. 令人欽佩的，極好的；值得贊揚的，可貴的

3、 Beyton is an admirable character 貝頓是一個值得敬佩的人物 The film tells its story with admirable economy 這部電影敘事簡練，令人嘆服。 Dostoyevsky Melville She says The History of Education in America course will provide me with the broad cultural background (廣博的文化背景知識） (which) I need after my inadequate European education.

4、 她說，由于我接受的歐洲教育不全面，她說，由于我接受的歐洲教育不全面，“美國教育史美國教育史” 能使我具備廣博的文化背景知識。能使我具備廣博的文化背景知識。 ndkwt adj.不充足的，不適當?shù)?，不勝任的不充足的，不適當?shù)?，不勝任?Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate All I know of university classes is what I saw a long time ago in the movies in Limerick and here I am sitting in one, The history of Ed

5、ucation in America, with professor Maxine Green up there on the platform telling us how the Pilgrims educated their children. 我對大學課堂的了解全部來自很久我對大學課堂的了解全部來自很久 以前我在利默里克看的那些電影，以前我在利默里克看的那些電影， 而我現(xiàn)在就坐在大學課堂里聽一門而我現(xiàn)在就坐在大學課堂里聽一門 課課“美國教育史美國教育史”。Maxine教授教授 在講臺上給我們講移居美國的英國在講臺上給我們講移居美國的英國 清教徒是如何教育他們的下一代的清教徒是如何教育他

6、們的下一代的 The professor is saying the Pilgrims left England to escape religious persecution and that puzzles me because the Pilgrims were English themselves and the English were always the ones who persecuted everyone else, especially the Irish. Then the professor tells us ideas dont drop fully formed

7、from the skies,(觀念并不是 從天而降的現(xiàn)成品） that the Pilgrims were, in the long run, children of the Reformation （改革運動） with an accompanying world view and their attitudes to children were so informed. 長遠來看長遠來看 產物 從長遠來看，清教徒是宗教改革運動的產物，他們繼承了宗教改革運動的世界從長遠來看，清教徒是宗教改革運動的產物，他們繼承了宗教改革運動的世界 觀，并且他們對孩子的態(tài)度也由此體現(xiàn)了宗教改革運動的思想。觀

8、，并且他們對孩子的態(tài)度也由此體現(xiàn)了宗教改革運動的思想。 Discourse element Text content Key words/phrase SituationWhen I first arrivedfirst arrive Problems1the university seems very large and unfriendly 2 I found the freedom and the lack of guidance difficult at first. 3 I also had a lot of trouble managing my allowanceThen I s

9、pend too much, and could only afford to eat a sandwich once a day! unfriendly, lack of guidance, difficult,trouble SolutionBut now Ive realized that its no longer my parents or teachers responsibility to look after me. realized., responsibility More solution suggested 1 Maybe I could ask my teachers for some guidance about how to study here or perhaps theres a book in the library that would give me a few good ideas. guidance, good ideas E