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大学思辨英语精读备课Unit1

Unit1TrustandCharacter

TextADoYouLikeItHere（Thestorywaspublishedin1939）

Wordsandphrasesexpectedofstudentstounderstand

phooey:

int.（informal）:

usedtoexpressdisgustorcontempt

eyeshade:

avisorwornonheardforprotectionagainstglare

ensuite:

adj.adv.inorasapartofaset

makeroundsof:

togofromplacetoplace（forinspection）

bawlout（atsb）

swingaround:

turnaround（asifonahingeorpivot）

torturetactics:

proceed:

goon

halt:

stoporpause

throwin:

toinsertorintroduceintothecourseofsomething

gratuitously:

freeofcharge;（unnecessarily,withoutapparentreason）

certifiedpublicaccountant（CPA）

peripatetic:

walkingortravellingabout

onaccountof:

becauseof,forthesakeof

imposing:

veryimpressive

insomesmallmeasure

abiding:

lastingforalongtime,enduring

institute（asearch）

（turn）yellow:

（slang）cowardly

givesbone'swordofhonor:

solemnpromise,averbalcommitmentagreeing

todoornottodosth.inthefuture

PreparatoryWork

1.JohnO'Hara（1905-1970）,akeenobserverofsocialstatusandclass

differences,andwrotefrequentlyaboutthesociallyambitious.His

fatherdiedatthattime,leavinghimunabletoaffordYale,thecollegeofhischoice.Byallaccounts,thisdisappointmentaffectedO'Haradeeplyfortherestofhislifeandservedtohonethekeensenseofsocialawarenessthatcharacterizeshiswork.Heworkedasareporterforvariousnewspapers.Hegarneredmuchcriticalacclaimforhisshortstories,morethan200ofwhich,beginningin1928,appearedinThe

NewYorker.

In1934,O'Harapublishedhisfirstnovel,AppointmentinSamarra,

whichwasacclaimedonpublication.ThisistheO'Haranovelthatismostconsistentlypraisedbycritics.ErnestHemingwaywrote:

"Ifyou

wanttoreadabookbyamanwhoknowsexactlywhatheiswritingaboutandhaswrittenitmarvelouslywell,readAppointmentinSamarra."

HaroldBloomnamedittotheWesterncanon.Ontheotherhand,writingintheAtlanticMonthlyofMarch2000,criticBenjaminSchwarzandwriterChristinaSchwarzclaimed:

"Sowidespreadistheliterary

world'sscornforJohnO'Harathattheinclusion…ofAppointment

inSamarraontheModernLibrary'slistofthe100best

[English-language]novelsofthetwentiethcenturywasusedto

ridiculetheentireproject."

Theepitaphonhistombstone,whichhewrotehimself,reads:

"Better

thananyoneelse,hetoldthetruthabouthistime.Hewasaprofessional.Hewrotehonestlyandwell."Ofthis,Gillcommented:

"Fromthefarsideofthegrave,heremainsself-defensiveand

overbearing.BetterthananyoneelseNotmerelybetterthananyotherwriteroffictionbutbetterthananydramatist,anypoet,any

biographer,anyhistorianItisanastonishingclaim."（extractedfromWikipedia）

JohnO'Hara

conversationalstyleanddispassionatevoice.

bullyingisoftendifficulttoignore.Bulliestormenttheirvictimsinmanyways.Tormentingthemisnotenough,theyhavetohumiliatethemandridiculetheirvictimsaswell.Bulliesusewordstodestroytheirvictims,andthesewordscanhurtworsethanaphysicalblow.Peopleoftensay,

“Sticksandstonesmayhurtmybones,butwordswillneverhurt”.In

today'ssociety,thisphraseissimplynottrue.Wordsdohurt,andtheydodestroylives.Psychologicalbullyingdestroysthecharacteroftheirvictim.Thebullymakesthevictimthecenterofhisabuse.Inotherwords,thebullytakeshisorherangerandfrustrationoutonthevictim.

4.ThePhiBetaKappakeyisoneofthisnation'smostdistinctivesymbols

and,infact,tracesitsoriginstotheeraoftheAmericanRevolution.

Conceivedin1776byagroupoftalentedundergraduatesattheCollege

ofWilliamandMaryasanemblemoftheirsecret"philosophicalsociety,"thekeyproclaimsPhiBetaKappa'scenturies-oldconvictionthat"Thelove

ofwisdom（is）theguideofLife."AstheSocietytheycreatedencompassedmoreofthenation'sfinestcollegesanduniversities,itskeybecameauniversallyrecognizedmarkofacademicachievementintheliberalartsandsciences.

thethirddegree:

asituationinwhichsomeonetriestofindoutinformationbyaskingyoualotofquestions

eg.Ifrmevenhalfanhourlateshegivesmethethirddegree.

IgotthethirddegreefrommydadwhenIgotinlastnight.

give（someone）thelowdownon（something）:

Toprovidesomeonewithspecificorcomprehensivedetailsaboutsomeone,something,orsomesituation.

eg.Givemethelowdownonwhatthebossisplanningtodoaboutthecompany'sfallingprofits.

rmwaitingformybrothertogivemethelowdownonGeoffreybefore

Igoonadatewithhim.

There'sbeenashakeupinthecompany'suppermanagement,butwewon't

knowhowwe'reaffecteduntilthebossgivesusthelowdown.

WestPoint:

AUSmilitaryinstallationinsoutheastNewYorkonthewestern

bankoftheHudsonRivernorthofNewYorkCity.Ithasbeenamilitarypostsinee1778andtheseatoftheUSMilitaryAcademysinee1802.

SecondFormanEnglishtermforanequivalentofthe7thor8thgradein

Americanschools.（alsoseesixthform:

thetermreferstothefinaltwo

yearsofsecondaryeducationintheeducationsystemofEnglandandothercommonwealthcountries）

dayschool:

asopposedtoaboardingschool,itisaninstitutionwherechildren（orhigh-schoolageadolescents）aregiveneducational

instructionduringtheday,afterwhichchildrenreturntotheirhomes.

boardingschool:

aschoolwheresomeorallpeoplestudyandliveduringtheschoolyearwiththeirfellowstudentsandpossiblyteachersand/oradministrators.Theword'boarding'isusedinthesenseof"bedandboard,".,lodgingandmeals.Manyindependent（private）schoolsintheCommonwealthofNationsareboardingschools.Boardingschoolpupils"boarders"）normallyreturnhomeduringtheschoolholidaysand,often,weekends,butinsomeculturesmayspendthemajorityoftheirchildhoodandadolescentlifeawayfromtheirfamilies.IntheUnitedStates,

boardingschoolscomprisevariousgrades,mostcommonlygradessevenorninethroughgradetwelve-thehighschoolyears.

IUnderstandingthetext

1.Questions

⑴aboardingschool/prep（dormitory,asteppingstonetohighereducation）

（2）Mentionedfourtimes.Firstatthebeginning.Thedormdoorhadtobekeptopenduringstudyperiodsothattherewasnoknock（apparent

reasonandaconvenientexcuse.Butinanothersense,asuggestionofnoprivacy,convenientforVanNesstolookin（introducetheideaof

“panopticon”）.Thenthere'sthementionofVanNess'shalf-opendoor.Hisprivilege,authority（needstoknockbeforebeingpermittedtogoin）.AfterRobertswentin,hewasorderedtoclosethedoor,anindicationofVanNess'sauthority.AlsoaclosedspacemighthavesomepsychologicalimpactonRoberts—gettinghimtrapped.Finallyattheendofthestory.Robertsnotsurewhethertoleaveitopenortocloseit

butdecidedtoleaveitopen.ThedoorsymbolizesVanNess'spoweror

authority.TheactofRoberts'sleavingitopenmightbeanindicationofhisattempttochallengetheauthority,eventhoughfeebly.

（3）Notreally.HehatedHughes.Wearingeye-shadeduringstudytime.VanNessmakingroundsoftherooms,metingoutpunishments.

（4）manipulative,sadistic,self-important,pompous,sarcastic

2.Trueorfalse

⑴F

（2）T（3）T（4）F（5）T

3.Multiplechoices

（1）B

（2）D（3）B（4）D

IICritiquingthetext

（1）Roberts'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasten,movedalot,hadtogoto

manyschools,unpleasantexperiences,Ionelyandwithoutasenseof

belonging

VanNesssawtheboyassusceptibletomoralcorruption（dishonest,

sneaky,unruly）

（2）Self-important/smug,overbearing/sadistic,,

show-rather-than-telltechnique

（3）NoteasyforRobertstodetectVanNess'sintentions,

VanNessusingtorturetactics,effectivetosomeextent,making

Robertsupset,baffled,andfrustrated

（4）Bythistimehehadguessedwhatitwasallabout.Hewasrelieved

becausehehadaclearconscienee.Hedidn'thavetoliewhen

confrontedwiththequestionaboutthewatch.Previouslyheprobablydidhavetoliewhensayinghelikedithere.

（5）VanNesswasconvincedthatRobertswasthethiefandexpectedthathewouldcertainlydenyhisstealingthewatch.Hewouldthink

Robertswouldbedevastatedbyhisinterrogationandthatwasexactlywhathewanted.Hehadeverythingundercontrol.

（6）The“bastard”couldrefertoVanNessorHughes.Robertswasangry

atfirst,thenheknewitwasnousefightingbackashehadlearned

itfromhispreviousexperiences.Thingsalwaysendedlikethis.

（7）Thetitle:

colloquial,dramatic.Turnsouttobeamaliciousquestion.

（8）Roberts'pointofview.Ifitwerethefirst-personnarration,the

tonewouldbeangry,itwouldbemoreaboutclearingthename,acaseofbeingwronged.

FromVanNess'spointofview,itwouldbeabouthowherantheschoolandhowhewouldteachRobertsamorallesson.

LanguageEnhancement

IWordsandphrases

1.

（1）occupation

（2）occupant（3）preoccupy

（4）contempt（5）contemptible（6）contempt

2.“peri-”：

enclosing,encircling,oraround

peripheral;perinatal（relatingtotheperiodaroundchildbirth）;

perimeter;periodic;periphrastic

-tic:

pertainingto

therapeutic;static;paralytic;dramatic;pathetic

3.

（1）institute

（2）urge（3）transfer

（4）institute（5）transferred（6）urging

4.

（1）innate

（2）intrinsic（3）inherent

（4）scheme（5）tactic（6）strategy

5.

（1）insomemeasure

（2）onaccountof

（3）atanyrate（4）allright（adv.meaningwithoutdoubt）

（5）thrownin（6）gowith

（7）