Unit-5-Passage--A.ppt

1、My Advice to Students: Education Counts,Passage A,奉告學(xué)子:教育至關(guān)重要,Lead-in Questions,1. Who is Bill Gates? What do you know about him?,2. What do you think of school education? Does it play a significant role in your life?,3. Do you want to pursue graduate study after you get your BA or BS? Explain.,1. W

2、hat do you know about Bill Gates?,Bill Gates,Gates, William Henry, III (1955- ) is an American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software company in the United States. Gates cofounded Microsoft in 1975 with high sch

3、ool friend Paul Allen. The companys success made Gates one of the most influential figures in the computer industry and, eventually, one of the richest people in the world.,2. What role do you think shcool education plays in a persons life?,School education plays an important role in my life. In my

4、opinion, school education is a steppingstone towards success. Also, it provides an opportunity to learn of the world.,Do you want to pursue graduate study after you get our BA or BS?Explain.,Those who go on pursuing a higher degree would be entitled to more opputunities later in life. But others may

5、 say working experience is more important. Personally, i havent yet made up my mind, as it is a little too early for me to make the decision.,The State of Ohio,Ohio is one of the East North Central states of the United States. Ohio is located on several main routes between the eastern and western Un

6、ited States.This strategic location, combined with the presence of abundant natural resources and potential sources of power, made possible the rise of the industrial concentrations that have made Ohio a leading industrial state.,The Ohio River,which traverses all of Ohios natural land regions,Struc

7、ture,Bill Gates gives his advice to students that they should take advantage of high school and college.,He discourages dropping out.,He teaches students that education should be broad.,In college, its appropriate to think about specialization.,Para 1-3,Para 4-9,Para 10-16,Para 17,Understanding the

8、Text,1. Why do many students write to Gates every year?,They want to get his advice about education.,Understanding the Text,2. Why do some parents write to Gates?,They want to get guidance for their children.,Understanding the Text,3. What does Gates think of dropping out of school?,He discourages i

9、t.,Notes to the Text,Its true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out-and Id love to have the time to go back. (Para. 4),Its true that I left college early to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before I left, and i

10、f I had the time Id love to go back (for my further study).,不錯，為創(chuàng)建微軟，我未完成大學(xué)學(xué)業(yè)，不過輟學(xué)之前我已經(jīng)在哈佛呆了三年，而且我真心希望有一天能重返校園。,Understanding the Text,4. Which university did Gates go to? Did he graduate with a degree?,He went to Harvard but he dropped out in his junior year.,Notes to the Text,Since you are a succe

11、ss, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education. (Para. 5),As you are a success, my students tend to infer from your success that they dont have to worry very much about doing well in school.,你成功了，我的學(xué)生因此就認(rèn)為沒有必要接受良好的教育。,perceive(para.5),vt. 察覺 v. 感知, 感到, 認(rèn)識到,

12、perceive what sb. means 明白某人的意思,perceive the danger 意識到危險(xiǎn),我發(fā)覺我再也不能使她改變主意.,I perceived that I could not make her change her mind any more.,perceive sb do sth perceive sb doing sth,覺察到某人做/正做某事,Notes to the Text,But somebody handing you a book doesnt automatically foster learning. (Para. 10),But if som

13、eone gives you a book you may not necessarily learn anything from it.,但人家遞給你一本書并不能自動地讓你學(xué)到東西。,Notes to the Text,In high school there were periods when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. (Para. 12),Sometimes in high sch

14、ool I engaged myself wholly in writing software, but most of the time I studied a large variety of subjects.,讀高中時(shí)，我有一段時(shí)間醉心于軟件編寫，但大部分時(shí)間里，我的學(xué)習(xí)興趣相當(dāng)廣泛。,sign up (para.13),簽約參加工作, 簽約雇用, 報(bào)名參加,Ive signed up to take a course at the local college.,我已報(bào)名參加當(dāng)?shù)卮髮W(xué)開設(shè)的一門課程.,sign in,簽到 把的名字登記下來,sign off,sign over,Id b

15、etter sign off now.,我得就此停筆。,結(jié)束寫信,簽字移交,Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts,lose oneself in sth,to become so interested in sth that it takes all your attention,He was lost in his homework.,他在專心致志做作業(yè).,He seemed to lose himself in deep thought.,他似乎在深思中.,一些男生沉迷于網(wǎng)絡(luò)電腦游戲.,沉迷于;專心致志于,Some boys h

16、ave lost themselves in online computer games.,sink (para.14),v. 沉浸；使沉沒，下降，降低變??； 減少；減低價(jià)值 n. 水槽, 水池,他沒理解那個警告，因此惹上了麻煩。,滲入，沁進(jìn) 被理解，被了解,The warning failed to sink in, and he got into trouble as a consequence.,be sunk in deep thought,陷入沉思,sink into a deep sleep,沉沉入睡,sink ones voice to a whisper,把聲音降低為耳語,si

17、nk a ship 使船沉沒,sink in,Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts,Notes to the Text,Its fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. (Para. 15),Its OK to be very strongly interested in any subject or activity such as co

18、mputers, dance, or language, but not if it makes your interests too narrow.,你對計(jì)算機(jī)、舞蹈、語言或其他任何的科目有深入的興趣也無可厚非，但太偏執(zhí)而舍棄學(xué)習(xí)廣度則不是一件好事了。,jeopardize(Para. 15),vt. 使處于危險(xiǎn)之中；危及, 破壞,The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.,整個操作的安全讓一個粗心大意的人給破壞了.,危及兩國的關(guān)系,妨礙晉升的機(jī)會,jeopardize re

19、lations between two countries,jeopardize the chances of promotions,jeopardy n. 危險(xiǎn), 危險(xiǎn) = jeopardousness,jeopardous adj. 危險(xiǎn)的, 冒險(xiǎn)的,Notes to the Text,If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, youve got two problems. (Para. 16),If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interest

20、s in high school, you have two problems (not just one).,如果高中階段興趣過于集中，你會面臨兩個問題。,fall into,pass into a special state 陷入，落入; 可分為(幾部分),fall into,這個故事明顯地可以分為兩部分.,The story fell into two distinct parts.,fall back on,fall through,fall on,fall in with,fall about,（不得已時(shí)）求助于,落空，中途流產(chǎn),進(jìn)攻；襲擊 (= fall upon),偶遇, 同意,

21、樂不可支,poverty/,distress/,despair/,a sleep,obsessive(Para.16),adj. 強(qiáng)迫性的, 分神的; 使人著迷的, 纏人的, 急迫的,他急與買一輛自行車.,The man is obsessive in drinking.,那個人沉迷于喝酒,He has an obsessive need to buy a bike .,obsess v. 迷住，不斷的困繞,obsession n.著迷，頑念（about ,with）,He has an unhealthy obsession with death.,對于死，他一直抱有一個不健康的頑念,obs

22、essively concerned with her appearance,對她的外貌念念在心,Notes to the Text,Graduate school is one way to get specialized knowledge, although extended college education isnt always a good investment from a purely economic standpoint. (Para.17),Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area ,

23、but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition money.,讀研究生是獲取專業(yè)知識的一個途徑，不過從純經(jīng)濟(jì)角度來看，大學(xué)畢業(yè)后再接受教育不總是明智的投資。,standpoint(para.17),n. 立場；觀點(diǎn)；見地,make ones standpoint known/ clear,亮明自己的觀點(diǎn),show sb.s standpoint,解釋/說明某人的觀點(diǎn),from sb.s standpoint,依某人的觀點(diǎn)看,Lets look at the problems from an econom

24、ic standpoint.,咱們從經(jīng)濟(jì)角度來看待這些問題.,Understanding the Text,5. When does Gates think is the appropriate time for students to think about specialization?,He thinks that students should think about specialization while in college.,Understanding the Text,6. Many students choose to work for a while before goi

25、ng to a university. What do you think of this?,I think we should go to a university before work. Then we would be equipped with higher education and thus we could have more opportunities and choices.,Passage A Oxford University,Language Focus,1. was sinking 2. specialty 3. purely 4. discourage 5. un

26、likely,6. dynamics 7. actually 8. reasonably 9. have perceived 10.extended,Ex.4,Passage A Oxford University,Tell the meanings of reasonably in the follwoing two sentences.,1. If you dong get reasonably good grades, it is hard to go to a college.,faily 相當(dāng)?shù)?2. We tried to discuss the matter calmly and

27、 reasonably.,in a logical and sensible way明智地,通情達(dá)地,Passage A Oxford University,1. took a deep interest in 2. fell into 3. sign up 4. tryout 5. dropped out of,Ex.5,Passage A Oxford University,2. The play was so wonderful that I soon lost myself in the excitement of it. 4. He said that he had got the

28、information first-hand from the Mayor himself.,Language Focus,Ex.7,Passage A Oxford University,Ex.9 Talk about it.,1. As a college student, we should make full of use of time, seeking advice from the teachers and making the best use of the resources such as the library, and the lab. We should read as widely as we can, and at the same time think about specialization. 2. I believe college is a small society. Apart from obtaining knowledge, we should develop and test our ability to get along well with others. It is therefore beneficial for us to participate in some soical activities;