新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解Unit3文档格式.docx

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4Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflifethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollege,andthenleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer,theso-caledodysseyyears.Recenttrendsshowradicalchangesasyoungpeoplearefolowingadifferentagenda.Theytakebreaksfromschool,livewithfriendsandoftenreturntolivingwiththeirparents.Similarly,theyfallinandoutoflove,quitonejobandtryanotherorevenshifttoanewcareer.So,weneedtorecognizethisnewstage,theodysseyyears,whichmanynowconsidertobeanunavoidablestageinreachingadulthood.

5Peoplewhowerebornpriortothe60sor70sinthelastcenturytendedtoframetheirconceptofadulthoodbaseduponachievingcertainaccomplishments:

movingawayfromhome,becomingfinancialyindependent,findingtherightspouseandstartingafamily.Butthatemphasisonstabilitydidnotremainstatic.Today,youngpeopleareunlikelytodothesame.Duringtheodysseyyears,ahighproportionofyoungpeoplearedelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemployment.

6Theodysseyyearscansaddleyoungpeoplewithenormouspressuretomoveforwardquickly.Asthesoleheirandfocusoftheirparents'

expectations,hopesanddreams,somereactwithrebelliousandpridefulattitudesand

behaviortowardtheirparents.Theyoftenresentthepressurethey'

refeelingandkeepadistaneefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.Theirconfusioncomesfromthedifficultiestomakeparentsunderstandthemandthefluidjourneyofdiscoverytheyneedinthisphaseoftheirlives.Togetawayfromthisconfusionandupset,manyyoungpeopleresorttocomputergames,iPods，iPhones，.orjP.ads,lo.he®

distractthem.from.they.p^n.andstress.

7Likewise,theirparentsarefeelingmoreanxious.Theymaymakeallowancesforatransitionphasefromstudentlifetoadultlife,buttheygetupsetwhentheyseethetransitionoftheirgrownchildren'

slivesmovingawayfromtheirexpectationsandstretchingfiveyearstosevenyears,andbeyond.Theparentsdon'

tevendetectaclearsenseofdirectionintheirchildren'

slives.Theylookatthemandseethethingsthatarebeingdelayed.

8It'

shardtopredictwhat'

snext.Newguidelineshaven'

tbeenestablishedyet,andeverythingseemstogivewaytoalesspermanentversionof

itself.There'

sbeenashiftinthestatusandbalanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Morewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.Malewageshaveremainedstableoverthepastdecades,whilefemalewageshaveboomed.

9Apartfromanythingelse,thishashadanimpliciteffectoncourtship.Educatedwomencangetmanyofthethingstheywant,suchassecurity,accomplishment,andidentitywithoutmarriage.However,bothgendersarehavingahardertimefindingsuitablematestobuildtheirliveswith.Consideringallofthis,it'

sbeneficialtoknowthateventhoughgraduatesaredelayingmanythingsaftercollege,surveysshowtheystillholdhighlytraditionalaspirations.Forexample,thiscontemporarygenerationratesparenthoodevenmorehighlythanpreviousgenerationsdid!

10Thisnewphasewilllikelygrowmorepronouncedinthecoming

years.Nationsaroundtheworldhavewitnessedsimilartrendstowarddelayingmarriageandspendingmoreyearsthanevershiftingbetweenhighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.

11Nevertheless,graduatesshouldn'

tbedeceivedintothinkingtheycanbackoffsimplybecausethingshavebecomemoredifficult.Alargenumberofpeoplechasingrelativelyfeweropportunitiescancreatestrongcompetitivepressure.So,fromtheoutset,keepyourresumeprofessionalandup-to-date.

12Toreinforcethisessentialmessage,successmovingthroughtheodysseyyearswillcometothosewhodon'

texpecttoachievetheirgoalsrightawaybutknowthattheymusthavethestrength,capacityandconfidencetoendureoverthelongterm.Ifyou'

realittlelatewithyourgoals,don'

tfeellikeafailure!

Staystrong,bepositive,andkeepfocused!

Somedayyouwilllookbackandwonderatthevastchangesasyoupassedthroughtheodysseyyears.

LanguagePoints:

childhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Mostofusknowaboutthedifferentlifestagesthatwedescribeaccordingtodifferentagegroups:

childhood,adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.

2Wethinkofinfancybeforechildhoodandmiddleagebeforeoldage,witheachuniquephasebringingitsownpeculiarsetofchallenges.（Para.1）Meaning:

Wesequencethelifestagesofinfancy,childhood,middleageandoldageaccordingtotheirnaturalorder,witheachparticularlifestagefacingitsownfeaturedchallenges.

Sentencestructurenote:

“withb名词/代词+现在分词”作独立主格结构

“wit+名词/代词+现在分词”构成独立主格结构，主要用作状语，可以表示伴随、方式、原因、时间等。

with之后的名词和其后的现在分词构成主谓关系，其中现在分词表示主动或正在进行的动作。

例如：

*Shesatdownatthetable,witheachdishemittingadelicioussmell.她在餐桌旁坐了下来，每道菜都散发出扑鼻的香味。

（状语表示伴随）

*Thegirlsattherequitesilentwithhereyesfixingonthewall.女孩坐在那里一言不发，目不转睛地盯着墙壁。

（状语表示方式）

*Withourfoodrunningout,wehadtowalktoavilageforhelp.由于我们的食物即将吃完，

我们不得不步行到一个村子寻求帮助。

（状语表示原因）*Withsummercoming,itisbecominghotterandhotter.随着夏季来临，天气变得越来越热。

（状语表示时间）Usagenote:

peculiar,characteristic,unusualpeculiar,characteristic和unusual都可用作形容词，都含有表示“有特点的；

有特色的”等意思，但有细微差别。

*1从词义上说，peculiar着重“独特性”，强调“与众不同的”特征；

characteristic常强调所指性质的典型性，也可以表示这些性质使某一事物区别于其他的事物；

unusual强调“少见的”，与通常的情况“截然不同的”或“未曾

预料的”特征。

*Thewinehasapeculiartaste.这种酒有种独特的味道。

*It'

scharacteristicofherthatshenevercomplained.从来不发牢骚是她的个性。

*Itwasnotunusualformetocomehomeattwoorthreeinthemorning.凌晨两三点回家对

我来说是很平常的事。

2从用法上说，peculiar通常和介词to搭配，表示“为某人或某物所特有”；

characteristic通常和介词of搭配，表示某物或某人有…特性、特征、特色”unusual通常和介词for搭配，表示对…不同寻常”例如：

*Greatmindsingenerallookatlifeinawaypeculiartothemselves.一般来说，伟大的思想家都以自己独特的眼光来看待生活。

Withthefriendlyandgenerouscaresocharacteristicofthesepeople,theyopenedtheirhousetoover50guests.这些人以特有的友好和慷慨关爱，在家接待了50多位客人。

It'

snotunusufaolrteenagerstogothroughaphasewhentheyfeelashamedoftheirparents,afraidthattheymightnotliveuptotheirfriends青少年'

经历为自己的父母感到羞愧的阶段是很平常的，他们生怕自己的父母达不到他们朋友所设的标准。

Heaskedmeiftherewasanythingunusualaboutthemanwhohadrobbedme,butIcouldn'

taccuratelydescribetheman他问我那个抢劫了我的男人是否有什么不寻常之处，但我不能准确地描述那个男子。

3Thesechallengescanbeovercomebyacquaintingourselveswiththem,sucasthechild'

sneedtolearn,theadult'

sneedtofindtherightcareafamily,andthesenior'

sneedforsupportandgoodhealthcare.（Para.1Meaning:

Byfamiliarizingourselveswiththeparticularchallengessuchastheneedsfordifferentagegroups:

child,adult,andsenior,wecansurelyovercomeallthesechallenges.

Meaningbeyondwords:

Ifwestaypositiveandoptimistic,we'

lsuccessfulyhandlethechallengesatdifferentlifestages.

4Interestingly,ideasaboutthestagesoflifearechanging.（Para.2）

Sincethesentencestatesthattheideasaboutlifestagesarechanging,it'

spredictablethatthefolowingtextfowciullsonthistopic.

5Inprevioustimes,peopledidn'

htaveasolidideaofchildhoodasbeingseparatefromadulthood.Ahundredyearsago,noonethoughtofadolescenc（Para.3）

Inthepast,peopledidn'

htaveaclearconceptaboutseparatingchildhoodfromadulthood.Childrenweresimplyseenasyoungsters.Likewise,peopledidn'

tthinkabthoeutlifestageofadolescenceahundredyearsago.

6Untilrecentlyitwasunderstoodasanormthattheirinductiontoadulthoodwascompletedassoonastheygraduatedfromcollege.Theywouldnowfindsensiblejobwhichwouldleadtoacareer.（Para.3）

Peopleusedtoconsideritnormal:

Assoonasstudentsgraduatedfromcollege,theywouldbecomepartoftheadultcommunityandfindapracticalandreliablejobtowardacareer.

Thingsarenolongerthesameastheywereinthepast.

Collegegraduateswon'

tfindanidealjobrightaftertheygraduatefromschootakelongertimebeforetheystartwiththeircareer.

Usagenote:

sensible,sensitive

1.sensible表示明智的”，女口：

asensibleperson（—个明智的人）,asensibleplan（—个切合实际的计划）。

Asensiblepersonmakesgooddecisionsandadjustmentsbasedonreasonratherthanemotion.

一个明智的人会根据理智而不是情感来做出合理的决定和判断。

*sensible还可以表示知道的；

觉察的”，besensibleof表示感知某事；

察觉到某事”。

*Iamsensibleofthesufferingyouareundergoing.我清楚你正在经历的痛苦。

2.sensitive在词义上表示“敏感的；

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