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现代大学英语精读第二册Unit01

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LessonOne

Pre-classWork

Readthetextathirdtime.Learnthenewwordsandexpressionslistedbelow.

Glossary

accomplishment

n.theactoffinishingsth.completelyandsuccessfully;achievement

acquire

v.togain;togetforoneselfbyone'sownwork

arrogantly

adv.behavinginaproudandself-importantway

aspirin

n.阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）

assume

v.totakeasafact;tosuppose

available

adj.abletobeusedoreasilyfound

bachelor

n.～'sdegree:

thefirstuniversitydegree

beanpole

n.（infml）averytallandthinperson

bull

n.amalecow

certify

v.tostatethatsth.istrueorcorrect,esp.aftersomekindoftest

civilized

adj.educatedandrefined;havinganadvancedculture

client

n.apersonwhopaysforhelporadvicefromapersonororganization

continuity

n.thestateofbeingcontinuous

cyanide

n.氰化物

democratic

adj.basedontheideathateveryoneshouldhaveequalrightsandshouldbeinvolvedinmakingimportantdecisions民主的

disaster

n.asuddeneventsuchasaflood,storm,oraccidentwhichcausesgreatdamageorsuffering.Here:

acompletefailure

drugstore

n.（AmE）ashopwhichsellsmedicine（andavarietyofotherthings）

enroll

v.toofficiallyarrangetojoinaschooloruniversity

expertise

n.skillinaparticularfield

expose

v.toenablesb.toseeorexperiencenewthingsorlearnaboutnewbeliefs,ideas,etc.

faculty

n.（AmE）alltheteachersofauniversityorcollege

fragment

n.asmallpieceofsth.

generate

v.toproduce

grind

v.tocrushintosmallpiecesorpowderbypressingbetweenhardsurfaces

hip

n.thefleshypartofeithersideofthehumanbodyabovethelegs

humanity

n.thequalitiesofbeinghuman

implicitly

adv.inanimpliedway含蓄地

inevitable

adj.certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoid

literal

adj.inthebasicmeaningofaword

maintain

v.tocontinuetohaveasbefore

Neanderthal

n.anearlytypeofhumanbeingwholivedinEuropeduringtheStoneAge

nevertheless

adv.inspiteofthat;yet

peculiar

adj.belongingonlytoaparticularperson;special;odd

penetrating

adj.showingtheabilitytounderstandthingsclearlyanddeeply

pest

n.（infml）anannoyingperson

pharmacy

n.ashopwheremedicinesarepreparedandsold.Here:

thestudyofpreparingdrugsormedicines

philosophy

n.thestudyofthenatureandmeaningofexistence,reality,etc.哲学

pill

n.asmallsolidpieceofmedicinethatyouswallowwhole

preside

v.tolead;tobeincharge

professional

adj.relatingtotheworkthatapersondoesforanoccupation,esp.workthatrequiresspecialtraining

pursuit

n.theactoftryingtoachievesth.inadeterminedway

push-button

adj.usingcomputersorelectronicequipmentratherthantraditionalmethods

qualified

adj.havingsuitableknowledgeorexperienceforaparticularjob

rear

v.tocareforapersonorananimaluntiltheyarefullygrown

resources

n.possessionsintheformofwealth,property,skills,etc.thatyouhave资源

savage

n.anuncivilizedhumanbeing

scroll

n.Here:

acertificateofanacademicdegree

semester

n.oneofthetwoperiodsintowhichtheyearisdividedinAmericanhighschoolsanduniversities（=terminBrE）

sensitive

adj.abletounderstandorappreciateart,musicorliterature

shudder

v.toshakeuncontrollablyforamoment

specialize

v.tolimitallormostofone'sstudytoparticularsubjects专修

species

n.（infml）atype;asort

specimen

n.Here:

apersonwhoisunusualinsomewayandhasaqualityofaparticularkind

spiritual

adj.relatedtoyourspiritratherthantoyourbodyormind

store

v.tokeep

suffice

v.tobeenough

ProperNames

Aristotle

亚里士多德

Bach

巴赫

Chaucer

乔叟

Dante

但丁

Einstein

爱因斯坦

Hamlet

哈姆雷特

Homer

荷马

LaRochefoucauld

拉罗什富科

Shakespeare

莎士比亚

Virgil

维吉尔

TextA

AnotherSchoolYear—WhatFor?

JohnCiardi

Readthetextonceforthemainidea.Donotrefertothenotes,dictionariesortheglossaryyet.

Letmetellyouoneoftheearliestdisastersinmycareerasateacher.ItwasJanuaryof1940andIwasfreshoutofgraduateschoolstartingmyfirstsemesterattheUniversityofKansasCity.Partofthestudentbodywasabeanpolewithhairontopwhocameintomyclass,satdown,foldedhisarms,andlookedatmeasiftosay"Allright,teachmesomething."TwoweekslaterwestartedHamlet.Threeweekslaterhecameintomyofficewithhishandsonhiships."Look,"hesaid,"Icameheretobeapharmacist.WhydoIhavetoreadthisstuff?

"Andnothavingabookofhisowntopointto,hepointedtominewhichwaslyingonthedesk.

NewasIwastothefaculty,Icouldhavetoldthisspecimenanumberofthings.Icouldhavepointedoutthathehadenrolled,notinadrugstore-mechanicsschool,butinacollegeandthatattheendofhiscoursemeanttoreachforascrollthatreadBachelorofScience.Itwouldnotread:

QualifiedPill-GrindingTechnician.Itwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.Thatistosay,hehadnotenteredatechnicaltrainingschoolbutauniversityandinuniversitiesstudentsenrollforbothtrainingandeducation.

Icouldhavetoldhimallthis,butitwasfairlyobvioushewasn'tgoingtobearoundlongenoughforittomatter.

Nevertheless,IwasyoungandIhadahighsenseofdutyandItriedtoputitthisway:

"Fortherestofyourlife,"Isaid,"yourdaysaregoingtoaverageouttoabouttwenty-fourhours.Theywillbealittleshorterwhenyouareinlove,andalittlelongerwhenyouareoutoflove,buttheaveragewilltendtohold.Foreightofthesehours,moreorless,youwillbeasleep."

"Thenforabouteighthoursofeachworkingdayyouwill,Ihope,beusefullyemployed.Assumeyouhavegonethroughpharmacyschool—orengineering,orlawschool,orwhatever—duringthoseeighthoursyouwillbeusingyourprofessionalskills.Youwillseetoitthatthecyanidestaysoutoftheaspirin,thatthebulldoesn'tjumpthefence,orthatyourclientdoesn'tgototheelectricchairasaresultofyourincompetence.Theseareallusefulpursuits.Theyinvolveskillseverymanmustrespect,andtheycanallbringyoubasicsatisfactions.Alongwitheverythingelse,theywillprobablybewhatputsfoodonyourtable,supportsyourwife,andrearsyourchildren.Theywillbeyourincome,andmayitalwayssuffice."

"Buthavingfinishedtheday'swork,whatdoyoudowiththoseothereighthours?

Let'ssayyougohometoyourfamily.Whatsortoffamilyareyouraising?

Willthechildreneverbeexposedtoareasonablypenetratingideaathome?

Willyoubepresidingoverafamilythatmaintainssomecontactwiththegreatdemocraticintellect?

Willtherebeabookinthehouse?

Willtherebeapaintingareasonablysensitivemancanlookatwithoutshuddering?

WillthekidsevergettohearBach?

"

ThatisaboutwhatIsaid,butthisparticularpestwasnotinterested."Look,"hesaid,"youprofessorsraiseyourkidsyourway;I'lltakecareofmyown.Me,I'mouttomakemoney."

"Ihopeyoumakealotofit,"Itoldhim,"becauseyou'regoingtobebadlystuckforsomethingtodowhenyou'renotsigningchecks."

FourteenyearslaterIamstillteaching,andIamheretotellyouthatthebusinessofthecollegeisnotonlytotrainyou,buttoputyouintouchwithwhatthebesthumanmindshavethought.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forthecontinuityofthefinearts,forthatlessonofman'sdevelopmentwecallhistory—thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.Youareonyourwaytobeingthatnewspeciesofmechanizedsavage,thepush-buttonNeanderthal.Ourcollegesinevitablygraduateanumberofsuchlifeforms,butitcannotbesaidthattheywenttocollege;ratherthecollegewentthroughthem—withoutmakingcontact.

Noonegetstobeahumanbeingunaided.Thereisnottimeenoughinasinglelifetimetoinventforoneselfeverythingoneneedstoknowinordertobeacivilizedhuman.

Assume,forexample,thatyouwanttobeaphysicist.Youpassthegreatstonehallsof,say,M.I.T.,andtherecutintothestonearethenamesofthescientists.Thechancesarethatfew,ifany,ofyouwillleaveyournamestobecutintothosestones.Yetanyofyouwhomanagedtostayawakethroughpartofahighschoolcourseinphysics,knowsmoreaboutphysicsthandidmanyofthosegreatscholarsofthepast.Youknowmorebecausetheyleftyouwhattheyknew,becauseyoucanstartfromwhatthepastlearnedforyou.

Andasthisistrueofthetechniquesofmankind,soitistrueofmankind'sspiritualresources.Mostoftheseresources,bothtechnicalandspiritual,arestoredinbooks.Booksareman'speculiaraccomplishment.Whenyouhavereadabook,youhaveaddedtoyourhumanexperience.ReadHomerandyourmindincludesapieceofHomer'smind.ThroughbooksyoucanacquireatleastfragmentsofthemindandexperienceofVirgil,Dante,Shakespeare—thelistisendless.Foragreatbookisnecessarilyagift;itoffersyoualifeyouhavenotthetimetoliveyourself,andittakesyouintoaworldyouhavenotthetimetotravelinliteraltime.Acivilizedmindis,inessence,onethatcontainsmanysuchlivesandmanysuchworlds.Ifyouaretoomuchinahurry,ortooarrogantlyproudofyourownlimitations,toacceptasagifttoyourhumanitysomepiecesofthemindsofAristotle,orChaucer,orEinstein,youareneitheradevelopedhumannorausefulcitizenofademocracy.

IthinkitwasLaRochefoucauldwhosaidthatmostpeoplewouldneverfallinloveiftheyhadn'treadaboutit.Hemighthavesaidthatnoonewouldevermanagetobecomehumaniftheyhadn