英语专业综合教程2课文内容摘要.docx

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英语专业综合教程2课文内容摘要

SummaryofEnglishCourse（基英二）

U1WeHaveBeenHit!

AdamMayblumisanemployeeofMayDavis,afinancialservicesfirmwhoseofficewasonthe87thflooroftheWorldTradeCenter.Heusedtobeveryproudofworkinginthetallestbuildingintheworld.AndthenonthatSeptembermorning,heleftitwhentheplanehitthebuilding.Heremainedcalmamongtheconfusion,rippinghisT-shirtintopieces,soakingthepiecesinwaterandgivingthemtocolleaguestocovertheirfaces.HeraceddownthestairswithhiscolleaguesincludingtheheadtraderHarryRamosandhistradingpartnerHongZhu.Whentheycametothe53thfloor,theymetaheavysetmanwhoselegswouldnotmoveandtheytiredtohelphim.Hongdecidedtobetheguineapigtotestthesafetyoftheelevator.Wheneverythingwasallright,hewentbackuptocollecttheothers.Theelevatortookthemtothe44thfloorandthenitstoppedworking,sotheyhadtotakethestairs.Whentheyreachedthe36thfloor,theheavysetmanrefusedtomoveonthespiteoftheirencouragement.SoHongleftalongsorrowfully,whileRamosrefusedtoleavethemanalongthere.Thenextday,AdamMayblum’sabouthisexperiencewasreadbysomeonewhoknewthewifeoftheheavysetman.OnSeptember15th,friendsandfamilyhadagathering.AlltheemployeesofMayDavissurvivedexceptHarryRamos.HiswifeMickytriedtodeveloptoapicturesofhisescape,butitbegantofadeonthe36thfloor.

U2 TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder

Oursocietyworshipsyouth.

Advertisementsconvinceustolookyounth,andpeopleareworkingoutingymstodelaytheeffectsoftheage.

pointofview:

Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasmanyadvantages.

reason:

Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.

Beingolderispreferabletobeingyoungerinanotherway.

ThegreatestbenefitofbeingfortyisknowingwhoIam.

Conclusion:

Thereisagreatdealofhappinesstobefoundaswegrowolder.

U3MyStrokeofluck

MywifeandIhavebeenmarriedfor47years.Shekeepsavingmylifeandgivingmereasonstolive.Shehasagoodjudgmentandintuition.Aftertheplanecrashed,shereachedmeimmediatelyandinsistedonmovingmetotheneighborhoodhospital.Andherdecisionwasright.Shetookgoodcareofme,consoledmeduringmysurvivor’sanguish,butwouldnottoleratemefeelingsorryformyself.Sheenduredmydepression,butdidnotallowmetoplain.Asabelieverintoughlove,shewasnotabouttoletmejustliearoundeither.Mywife,Anna’ssecretisthatshelearnsfromlife,andmoveon.Thirtyyearsago,shegotbreastcancer.Shedealtwithitwithgreatcourageandoptimismandshehelpedothersaftersherecovered.HermethodistofindwaystohelpothersandIhavebeenthebiggestbeneficiary.

U4CulturalEncounters

Background:

Weliveinanageofeasyaccesstotherestoftheworld.

Cheapflightsmeanthatmillionsofpeopleareabletovisitplacestheirparentscouldonlydreamabout,whiletheInternetenablesustomunicatewiththeremotestplaces

TransitionalSentence：

Englishhassimplybeethelanguagethatfacilitatesmunication,andformanypeoplelearningEnglishisanessentialsteppingstoneontheroadtosuccess

TransitionalSentence：

Significantlyalso,thisgreatglobalmunicationsrevolutionisalsolinkedtotheexpansionofEnglish,whichhasnowbeetheleadinginternationallanguage

topicsentence:

Mostfundamentalistheprofoundrelationshipbetweenlanguageandculturethatliesattheheartofsocietyandonethatweoverlookatourperil.

Now:

Millionsofpeoplearediscoveringhowtobridgecultures,whiletheEnglish-speakingworldbeesevermoreplacentandcutsdownonforeignlanguagelearningprogrammesinthemistakenbeliefthatitisenoughtoknowEnglish

Futureattitudce:

Worldpeaceinthefuturedependsoninterculturalunderstanding.Thosebestplacedtohelpthatprocessmaynotbetheoneswiththelatesttechnologyandstateoftheartmobilephones,butthosewiththeskillstounderstandwhatliesin,underandbeyondthewordsspokeninmanydifferentlanguages

U5 FourteenSteps

Peoplesaysthatacathasninelives.Itendtobelievethistrue,forI,asaman,amlivingmythirdlifenow.MyfirstlifebeganwhenIwasbornintoalargefamily,IbeganmysecondlifewhenIwasafflictedwithaslowlyprogressivediseaseofthemotornerves.Inspiteofmydisease,Imanagedtokeepmyhealthandoptimismtoadegreebyclimbing14stepseveryday.Those14stepswereagaugeofmylife.AsIbeeolder,Ibeemoredisillusioned.

Thenonadarkstormynight,mythirdlifebegan.Iwasdrivinghomeintherain,thenmycargotaflattireandIwasstuckthemonaless-traveledroad.Iaskforhelpfromahousenearthelittlesideroad.AlittlegirlcameoutwithhergrandpaafterIexplainedmytrouble.WhenIsittingfortableanddryinthecar,theywererepairingmycarintherain.Finallyaftertheirworkdone,Ioffered5-dollarbill,butwasrejected.Thelittergirltoldmethathisgrandpawasblind,whichgreatlyshockedme.Ifeltashamedofmybehavior.Now,Iamtryingnotonlytoclimb14stepseachday,buttohelpothersinmysmallway.

U6Diaryoftheunknownsoldier

ThetextincludesthreediarieswrittenbyanAmericansoldierduringSecondWorldWar.

ThefirstentrywasdatedNo.24,1943,sixmonthsafterbeingrecruitedtothebattlefield.Themanwasalreadyhorrifiedbythewarhewasinvolvedin.Allthetimehewashisbrothers-in-armskilledandhousesdestroyed,andtheoriginalconfidencetowinyieldedtohopelessnessandself-questioning:

Whatfoolstheywere.Hewasconstantlyindanger.Onlythoughtsofhisfamilybroughthimamomentarystayoutoffrustrationanddespair.Afterthereflectionsontheirownenthusiasmandconfidenceaboutthewar,inthesecondentry,theauthorcontinuedtoponderoverthecauseofwarandthepeoplewhostartedthewar.Hewassoinfuriatedthathesaid,“Itisnoexcuseforendinginnocentlivesanddestroyingwholecountries.”Thelastletterentrywasthemostfearfulpartofthestory.Thelocationofthesoldierswasbeinginvadedwhentheauthorwrotethediary,hiddeninasmalltrench.Throughhetriedtokeephimself“frompanicking”,theNazisoldierwasinginthedirection.

Wecanonlysurmisethatthisunknownmusthavebeenkilledthen,butthelastquestionheaskedmaylingerinourmindforlong:

Why?

U7LettertoaBStudent

Ateacher’slettertoastudentexplainswhathisBgradeforthecoursedoesanddoesnotrepresentinthetermsofthestudent’sachievementorsuccessasahumanbeingorinthefutureacplishment.

Inthetoday’ssociety,thegradedetermineseligibilityforgraduateschoolandspecialprogramsandatlastsuccessinthefuture.Butputinperspective,gradeBsimplymeansthatonecansuccessfullypetedaspecificcourseofstudy.Butasameasurementtoolthegradeisaratherfuzzysymbol.

Soweshoulddifferentiatethestudentasperformeratschoolandhumanbeinginthesociety.

GradeBstudentdoesnotguaranteethatfromnowonweforeverBperformers.

Weshouldshifttoourselves,locatinggoalsandopportunitiesinfrustrationsinthefrustrationsandobstaclewemayencounterinourjourneyoflife/

U8FocusonGlobalWarming

Thetextiscenteredontheproblemofglobalwarming.AndnowglobalwarmingisreceivesworldwideattentionbecauseofitspossibleinfluenceupontheEarthwehavelivingon.

Globalwarmingisperhapsthesinglelargestthreattoourplanet.Theveryrootofthetemperatureincreaseisthathumanbeingcreatemuchgreenhousegasessuchascarbondioxide.Thescientificsearchesprovethattheamountofthefirsttworeachesthehighestpointinthepast420000yearsandtheyhelpexcessiveheatfromleavingtheEarth.

Withthehottersummerandfewcooldays,somelow-lyingnationswouldbeawashinseawater.

Whatismore,wewouldlikelyhavemoredaysofperilousairqualityandhavemoreriskofdevelopingrespiratoryproblems.

Asaresult,toslowglobalwarming,weshouldcutdowntheemissionofheart-trappinggases.

Itrequireeveryonetoworktogethertochangethecurrentsituationwefindourselvesin.

U9WhatIsHappiness？

Thetexttelluswhatistheideaabout“happiness,”andwecanfindthattheideaofhappinesstobesure,willnotsitstillforeasydefinition.

Inthefirstsentence,theauthortellusthathappinessisnevermorethanpartialandtherearenopurestatesofmankind.

Wecanfindthewriterwanttoletusknowwhateverelsehappinessmaybe,itisneitherinhavingnorinbeing,butinbeing.

Atthelastparagraph,FoundingFathersdeclared,weshoulddowelltoremember,wasnothappinessbutthepursuitofhappinessmarket,isthecardinalfactthathappinessisinthepursuititself,inthemeaningfulpursuitofwhatislife-engagingandlife-revealing,.

Inaword,intheideaofbeing.Anationisnotmeasuredbywhatitpossessesorwantstopossess,butbywhatitwantstobee.

U10TheJeaningofAmerica

Bluejeans,moresuitablethanthedollarandCola,havebeeanAmericansymbol.

Inthesecond,thetextintroducesusthattheLevisStrauss’lifeinNewYork.LevisStrauss,theinventorofbluejeans,wasofGermanoriginandimmigratedtoNewYorkin1848topeddlesundriestoekeoutamarginalliving.

Inthethirdpart,itdescribewhytheBluejeanswasinventedandhowtheearlybusinessofBluejeans.

Inthefourthpart,tworeason.Ittellusthatinthe1930sLevis’sjeanswereintroducedtotheEastduringtheduderanchcrazeandintheSecondWorldWarbluejeansweredeclaredanessentialmodity.

Inlastpart,inSanFrancisco,amuseumexhibitsthehistor