Unit 6 Higher Education

　　Main contents:
　　本课主要介绍了有关高等教育的情况，并重点介绍了如何提高自己的阅读技巧，如何能够更快，更好，更容易的进行阅读。学完本课后，我们应该理解课文所讲的一天可以读四本书的阅读方法，并把这一方法应用到日常的学习中去。另外还应该能用英语就学校，课程及考试方面的信息和看法进行交流，熟练地以与外国人交流对教育的看法。
　　本课的课文介绍了一场学习革命。作者认为只要学会了正确的读书方法，每个人每天都可以读完四本书，并掌握其中的要点，这是一种全新的读书理念。它的核心方法就是找到读书的窍门，用略读的方法找到需要找到的信息，然后再做上标记进行精读。
　　Don’t read “slowly and deliberately”. Learn to skim for the points you want…, if you know specifically what you are looking for.

　　Words, Expressions and Grammar
　　Dialogue
　　Sophomore n.大学二年级生, 有二年经验的人(freshman, junior,senior)
　　intensive reading 精读
　　extensive reading 泛读
　　1. Would you like to elaborate on it? 可以详细说说吗?
　　elaborate on v.详细说明
　　e.g. I’d like you to elaborate on your plan of our project.
　　Would you mind elaborating on the news you got yesterday?
　　2. There are different views on it. 对这件事有不同的看法。
　　view n. 观点, 见解, 意见
　　e.g. What’s your view on this political issue? 对于这个政治事件，你有何看法?
　　What are your views on the subject? 你对这一题目有何高见?
　　What is your view on school punishments? 你对学校的处罚有什么看法?
　　3. But the teacher may also make use of Chinese on occasions when we have difficulties in understanding.
　　make (full/good)use of (充分)利用
　　e.g. We should make use of the library to broaden our mind.
　　His experience is that he always makes full use of time during classes.
　　our country should make good use of foreign investment for our development.
　　on occasions 有时; 有必要时
　　on several occasions屡次, 好几次
　　e.g. He always turns up on occasions when we are in trouble.
　　他总是在我们有难的时候出现。
　　on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
　　有一次,他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。
　　I have met the old professor on several occasions.
　　我曾经见过那个老教授几次。
　　have difficulty in doing sth 做某事很困难
　　e.g. He has much difficulty in learning French. 他学法语有很大的困难。
　　I have no difficulty in understanding his body language.
　　我能好不困难的读懂他的肢体语言。
　　They had great difficulty in finding the house in the forest.
　　他们费了好大劲才找到森林里的房子。
　　4. Long time no see. 好久不见了。
　　5. I’ve intended to call you for a long time.
　　6. But as it turned out, I changed my mind.
　　turn out(to be) 结果是，原来是
　　e.g. We had thought it would be a cloudy weekend, but it turned out to be sunny and lovely.
　　He turned out to be a thief. 他原来竟是小偷。
　　He lost his heart to a pretty girl who turned out to be the daughter of his enemy.
　　他爱上了一个美丽的女孩，后来才知道她竟是他敌人的女儿。
　　7. But if my memory serves me right, you were determined to go.
　　如果我没有记错的话，你当时是一定要去的。
　　be determined to do sth 决心做某事，一定做某事
　　e.g. He was determined to go abroad for a better job.
　　他决心出国找一份更好的工作。
　　Are you determined to get married with her despite your parents’ objection?
　　你是不是已经决心不顾父母的反对和她结婚?
　　8. … doctors are badly needed in China. So I decided to go to medical school instead.
　　badly adv. 很严重地，迫切地
　　e.g. Even now some universities are badly off for English teachers.
　　即使现在有些大学英语教师也很缺。
　　I am quite badly off recently.最近我经济上很拮据。
　　The trucks are badly in need of repair.这些卡车急需修理。
　　instead adv替代;更换
　　e.g. If you cannot go, let him go instead.
　　如果你不能去，让他替你去。
　　I didnt have a pen, so I used a pencil instead.
　　我没有钢笔，因此我就用铅笔了。
　　(与of连用) instead of 代替
　　e.g. Well have tea in the garden instead of in the house.
　　我们将改在花园喝茶，而不在屋里喝。
　　I will go instead of you. 我代你去。
　　9. I don’t quite see the point of your doing that.
　　point要点;含义;论点;寓意
　　e.g. I dont see your point. 我不懂你的意思。
　　I dont see the point of waiting for her, she is probably not coming.
　　我不知道等她有什么意义，她可能不来了。
　　What is the point of discussing this issue further?
　　这件事再讨论下去有什么意义呢?
　　10. I believe it’ll play an important part in the realization of China’s modernization program.

　　11. I’ll say. You know we should try to stay in touch.
　　stay/ keep in touch 保持联系
　　get in touch(with sb) 取得联系
　　lose touch (with sb) 失去联系
　　e.g. Have you got in touch with your friend that you met in New York?
　　I always keep in touch with my friends by e-mail.
　　We had stayed in touch these years, but we lost touch since he moved to America last year.
　　12. I have every intention of doing that.
　　every adj.一切可能的
　　e.g. She made every attempt. 她尽一切努力。
　　There is every appearance of snow. 看来是一定要下雪了。
　　He was given every chance to get the post.
　　他得到一切可能的机会去获得这个职位。
　　intention n.意图, 目的
　　e.g. What is his intention do you think when he told us about the secret of his family?
　　His intention is very apparent.
　　Do you have the intention to attend the meeting next month?

　　passage:
　　reading techniques 阅读技巧
　　the sports pages 体育专栏
　　the business pages 商业专栏
　　summary 摘要，概要
　　headline 大字标题
　　subheading 幅标题
　　introduction 导言，序论
　　chapter n.(书籍)章
　　classified ads 分类广告
　　caption 说明，字幕
　　quote 引用
　　nonfiction n.非小说的散文文学
　　recipe book 食谱
　　speed-reading 速读
　　skim-reading 浏览，略读
　　selective reading 选择性阅读
　　memory vault 记忆库
　　light receiver 感光器
　　index finger 食指 (thumb, middle finger, ring finger, little finger)

　　1. start with
　　e.g. The teacher often starts his lecture with humorous stories.
　　He started his speech with a touching story.
　　2. equivalent adj.相等的, 相当的n.等价物, 相等物
　　e.g. equivalent weight当量
　　He changed his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars.
　　他把英镑换成了等值的美元。
　　Some American words have no British equivalent.
　　美国英语的一些用法在英国英语中没有对等的词。
　　3. equal adj. 平等的，均等的
　　e.g. Humans are born equal. 人生而平等。
　　We now share equal rights and opportunities. 我们现在享有相同的权利和机会。
　　We should get equal pay for equal work. 同样的工作，同样的报酬。
　　The two boys are equal in ability. 这两个孩子能力相当。
　　be equal to
　　What you have learned by yourself is equal to the level of sophomore.
　　你自学的程度已经相当于大三的水平了。
　　4. devour v. 吞吃，狼吞虎咽
　　e.g. The lion devoured the deer. 狮子狼吞虎咽地把鹿吃了下去。
　　The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.
　　那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
　　The fire devoured the forest. 大火烧毁了森林。
　　I am devoured with anxiety. 我忧愁极了。
　　The boy devoured the books he could get about the author in the kitchen. (喻)
　　这个小伙子在厨房里如饥似渴地读着他能弄到的关于这个作者的一切书。
　　5. alphabetical adj. 字母的
　　alphabet n.字母表
　　in alphabetical order按字母顺序
　　6. amplify v.引申，发挥，详述;详细解释：
　　e.g. Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.
　　让我来详细解释一下，这样你就会理解整个问题了
　　He amplified (on) his new findings with drawings and figures.
　　他用图表和数字进一步阐明他新近的发现。
　　7. highlight vt.加亮, 使显著, 以强光照射, 突出
　　8. glean v. to collect bit by bit收集，点点滴滴地收集，获得：
　　e.g. Historians glean their knowledge from records. 历史学家们从记录资料中收集信息
　　He is gleaning information for his paper in the library. 他正在图书馆为论文收集材料。
　　9. visual adj. 视觉的，形象的
　　e.g. visual field视野
　　visual nerve视神经
　　visual sensation视觉
　　visual pollution视觉污染


　　10. flag one’s attention: bring attention to sth; arouse one’s attention
　　e.g. The ad design flags people’s attention by bright colors.
　　这则广告用鲜艳的颜色吸引人们的注意力。
　　flag v.枯萎; 失去吸引力
　　e.g. After doing the same thing for a long time, ones interest flags.
　　很长时间干同样的活儿, 人的兴趣就会减退。
　　Some plants flag in dry weather.
　　有些植物在干旱的天气中会枯萎
　　n. 国旗 the national flag 国旗
　　11. refresh v.(使)精神振作, (使)精力恢复, 更新
　　e.g. A cool drink refreshed me after my long walk.
　　走了很长的一段路之后，一杯冷饮使我恢复了精神。
　　He usually refreshes himself with a cup of tea 喝杯茶提神
　　The old picture refreshed his memory of the history in those day.
　　这张老照片唤起了他对那段时光的记忆。
　　refresh a ship with water给船上补给水
　　refresh a fire使火再旺
　　The host refreshed our teacups. 主人又为我们斟茶。
　　12. key points 关键
　　e.g. I usually draw a line under key points in the textbook with a highlighter.
　　我经常把书上的重点用英光笔画出来。
　　The key point of the case is the evidence of the waiter. 这个案件的关键是服务生的证词。
　　13. in brief：in short 简言之
　　brief adj. 简单的; 短暂的; 简洁的; 简短的
　　e.g. a cold and brief welcome冷淡而简短的欢迎
　　make a brief visit作短暂的访问
　　In brief, we cant accept such harsh terms.简单说,我们不能接受这样苛刻的条件。
　　In brief he says No 他简短地说了一个不字。
　　In brief, I hold the opposite opinion on this issue. 简言之，对这件事我持相反态度。
　　14. reflect on 思考，反省
　　e.g. After the incident, he took a long time to reflect on his failure.
　　You should calm down to reflect on your own errors and draw some experiences.
　　你该静下心来好好反省你自己的错误，从而总结经验。
　　15. for different reasons 由于种种原因
　　for this/that reason 由于这个/那个原因
　　for no reason 没有任何理由
　　for some reason 由于某种原因
　　16. take in 接受，吸收，理解
　　e.g. He read all kinds of books and take in as much useful information as possible.
　　He finds hard to take in the knowledge this way.
　　We need more time to take in the situation. 我们需要更多的时间研究目前的局势。
　　They listened to the lecture, but how much have they taken in, I wonder?
　　他们听了讲座，但我不知道他们听懂了多少。
　　17. dynamic adj. 动力的,有活力的
　　e.g. a dynamic market. 有活力的市场
　　He is really a dynamic man. 他是个非常有活力的人。
　　18. embed in adj. 使镶入，使嵌入
　　e.g. That terrible day will be embedded in the childrens memory. (喻)
　　那可怕的一天将深深印在孩子们的记忆中。
　　He suffered much from the bullet embedded in the bone.
　　嵌进骨中的子弹使他疼痛难忍。
　　These facts lie embedded in his mind.这些事实牢牢铭记在他的心中。
　　19. the sense of touch 触觉
　　the sense of sight 视觉
　　20. retrieve v. 重新得到，找回
　　e.g. retrieve a lost piece of luggage找回一件遗失的行李
　　retrieve ones spirits恢复精神
　　retrieve ones character/honor恢复名誉
　　retrieve an error /a loss补救错误/损失
　　21. need
　　needn’t +have+过去分词：表示本来不必做而世纪已经做了的行为。相当于don’t need to do.
　　e.g. You needn’t have worried about her study.你不必担心她的学习。
　　You needn’t have done that by yourself.你本来不必自己做那件事情。
　　need doing sth=need to be done表被动。
　　e.g. The house needs painting. = The house needs to be painted.这房子需要粉刷。
　　The lock needs fixing. = The lock needs to be fixed. 这把锁需要修理。
　　另外，在want, require, worth 等词后接doing也表示被动意义。
　　e.g. The story is worth reading.这个故事值得一读。
　　The place is worth visiting.这个地方值得参观。
　　22.crack the code 解码
　　the genetic code.遗传密码