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Nope,he'

snotthetype.Buthedidnotenjoytheprocess.（Para.16）

Didmyfriendbackdown?

No,heisnotthetypeofpersonwhowilleasilygiveuphisprinciplesunderpressure.Buthedidnotliketheexperiencehehadtoendure.Thisagainisaninterestinganecdote,butnotaverygoodexample,becausethestudentinvolvedistoospecial.

4.Theideathatauniversityeducationreallyshouldhavenosubstantialcontent,shouldnotbeaboutwhatJohnKeatswasdisposedtocallSoul-making,isonethatyoumightthinkprofessorsanduniversitypresidentswouldbediscreetabout.（Para.19）

Professorsandpresidentsdonotthinkthecontentofthecoursesreallymattersmuch,becausetheyaresoonforgottenanyway.Itshouldn'

tbeaboutsoul-makingeither.Thespeakerissurprisedthatprofessorsandpresidentsareactuallybyandlargequitefrankaboutwhattheythinkaretheaimsofeducation.Theydonothidetheirviewsbecausetheydonotfeelembarrassed.

soul-making:

moralcultivation,character-building,andintellectualdevelopment

discreet:

carefulaboutkeeping/preventingsomethingfrombeingknownornoticedbymanypeople言语谨慎的，说话小心不让人抓辫子的

5.…andcommonsenseissomethingtorespect,thoughnotquite—peaceuntotheformidableBurke—torevere.（Para.28）

常识是应该尊重的东西，但不一定崇拜希望其令人钦佩的伯克先生别生气。

6.IlearnedthatifIwantedtoaffirmanyconsequentialideal,IhadtotalkmywaypastFreud.（Para.34）

SinceFreudhadaveryprofoundunderstandinginpsychology,anytimewhentheauthortriestostatehispointofview,hewilluseFreud'

sopinionstoexamhisownview,sothattheauthorcangethispointofviewaffirmedorimproved.

toaffirmanyconsequentialideal:

todeclaremyfirmbeliefinanyimportantideal

totalkmywaypastFreud:

todealwithFreud'

sviewsandsuccessfullyarguewith/refutehimbefore（Icandeclaremybeliefinthatideal）

7.1.It'

sbeensaidthatraisingachildeffectivelytakesavillage:

Well,asyoumayhavenoticed,ourAmericanvillageisnotinverygoodshape.（Para.2）

Thereisanoldsayingthatittakesthecollectiveeffortofawholevillagetoraiseachildproperly,thatis,thewholevillageisresponsibleforthehealthyupbringingofachild.

ourAmericanvillageisnotinverygoodshape:

NotethatthespeakeristalkingaboutanytraditionalAmericanvillage?

Heisusingthewordvillageinametaphoricalsense,takingittomeanthecountry.

8.Brodhead…seemstotakeashiseducationaltouchstonetheDukeofWellington'

sperceptthattheBattleofWaterloowaswonontheplayingfieldsofEton.

（老师讲的试卷答案不确定）Brodheadhasastrongbeliefthatwhatmattersineducationisoutside-classactivities,andhetakesitashiseducationaltouchstone.

9.You'

llalso,ifmyfatherandIareright,betrulyandrighteouslyscrewed.（Para.24）

Trulyandrighteouslyscrewed:

trulycheatedandruined，andyetyoucan'

tblameanybody.

Lesson4

1...inthatprofessiontherearefewerexperiencesforwomenthaninanyother,withtheexceptionofthestage.

（1）

我的专业是文学，而在这个专业中，妇女的特殊经历比其他专业中妇女面临的特殊经历要少，舞台艺术是个例外。

otherprofessions,suchasscience,medicine,law,arenewerforwomen,andthereforetheroadisharderforthem,withmoreexperiencespeculiartothem.Theprofessionofdramaisanexception.Likeliterature,dramaalsoinvolvesmorewomenthanotherprofessions.

△老师上课讲的意思和课本上的讲解完全相反这里给的是课本上的讲解

2.Nodemandwasmadeuponthefamilypurse.

（1）

Therewasnoneedforawritertospendmuchofthefamilymoneyinordertowrite.

Here,theword"

purse"

inwhichmoneyisputstandsformoney,financialcircumstances.

3Inthosedays---thelastofQueenVictoria---everyhousehaditsAngel.（3）

Thissentencecanbeinterpretedontwolevels.Onthefirstlevel,inthelastdaysofQueenVictoria,everyhousehadawomanlikethat,whowassympathetic,charming,unselfishandaboveallpure.Onadeeperlevel,inthelastperiodofthereignofQueenVictoria,thebeliefthateverywomanshouldbesympathetic,charming,unselfish,andaboveall,purewasprevalentinEnglishsociety.

4Besympathetic;

betender;

flatter;

deceive;

usealltheartsandwilesofoursex.（3）

Assoonastheauthorbegantowriteherreview,sheseemedtohearavoicetellingherwhattodo.Tobesympatheticmeanstounderstandthemindofmenandnottodisagreewiththem.Tobetendermeansshemustnotbetooharshinhercriticism.Toflatter,shemustpraisethebookinaninsincerewayinordertopleasethereadingpublic.Todeceiveindicatesthatshecouldnotwritewhatshereallythought;

shewouldhavetotellliesinsteadoftellingthetruth.

Theauthorisurgedtousethetricksknowntothefemalesexbecauseawomanhastodosoinordertobesuccessfulinamale-dominatedprofession.

5Herfictitiousnaturewasofgreatassistancetoher.（3）

ThephantomortheAngelintheHouseisnotarealperson.Theauthorisonlypersonifyingit.Itdoesnothaveaphysicalform.Infactitisamentalimageandhasanimaginarynature.Itisfarmoredifficulttodealwithaphantomthanareality.Thereasonisexplainedinthenextsentence.

她的虚幻本质给她帮了大忙：

杀死一个幽灵远比杀死一个真人要困难得多。

6Forthoughmensensiblyallowthemselvesgreatfreedomintheserespects,Idoutthattheyrealizeorcancontroltheextremeseveritywithwhichtheycondemnsuchfreedominwomen.（5）

Itwasasensiblethingformentogivethemselvesgreatfreedomtotalkaboutthebodyandtheirpassions.Butifwomenwanttohavethesamefreedom,mencondemnsuchfreedominwomen.AndIdonotbelievethattheyrealizehowseverelytheycondemnsuchfreedominwomen,nordoIbelievethattheycancontroltheirextremelyseverecondemnationofsuchfreedominwomen.

severity:

thequalityorconditionofbeingsevere;

strictness,harshness.

Wordsandexpressions

1.constitute（3）

（1）tomakeuporformsomething

Twelvemonthsconstituteoneyear.

Womentakeup70%ofthestudentbodyatthecollege.

Meaningfullettersorcharactersthatconstitutereadablematter.

（2）tobethesameassth.,tobeequivalenttosth.

Thecourtdeterminedthatthesearchoftheirhouseconstitutedtoviolationoftheirrights.

Failingtocompletetheworkconstitutesabreachoftheemploymentcontract.

（3）toestablishorcreate（anorganization）usuallyusedastobeconstituted

TherecentlyconstitutedgovernmentwillholdelectionsinMay.

2.befall（3&

5）:

Ifsomethingunpleasantordangerousbefallsyou,ithappenstoyou.

Badluckmaybefalltoanyoneatanytime.

Weprayedthatnoharmshouldbefallthem.

It'

ssadtothinkoftheunhappyfatethatbefellthem.

Nobodycanpredictthemiserythatmaybefallhumankind.

3.noseabout（5）:

tolookaroundaplace,ofteninordertofindsomething,especiallysomethingprivateorhidden,tomeddleorpry.

Icaughthimnosingaroundinmyoffice.

Theyarealwaysnosingaboutinotherpeople'

sbusiness.

Hewasalwaysnosingaboutthekitchen,lookinginallthecupboardsforsomethingtoeat.

I'

llgoandnoseaboutformorenews.

Don'

tnoseaboutinotherpeople'

saffairs.

4.impede（5）

（1）beahindranceorobstacleto

Heclaimsthattheeconomicgrowthisimpededbygovernmentregulations.

Theywereaccusedofimpedingtheadministrationofjustice.

Nothingcanimpedehisprogress.

Themuddyroadsimpedeourjourney.

（2）impediment

Hehasaspeechimpediment.

5.onthevergeof（5）:

tobeatthepointwheresomethingisabouttohappen.

Shewasonthevergeoftellingallthesecret.

Jessseemedonthevergeoftears.

saneventwhichleftheronthevergeofanervousbreakdown.

Thecompanyisonthevergeofbankruptcy.

Theywereonthevergeoftearsatparting.

△edge,border,margin,rim,verge,brim,fringe这些名词均有"

边，边缘"

之意。

Edge:

普通用词，指较窄的边沿。

Cutting-edge=stateoftheart技术发展最前沿的

Border:

侧重刚好在界线内的一部分表面上，指较宽的边缘，也可指边缘本身。

Margin:

指物体的空白边，一般较宽。

Rim:

指圆形或有曲线的物体的边缘。

Verge:

指明显地标志一个表在或一广阔空间的边界，或终端线，也指极狭窄的空间。

常用作比喻。

Brim:

指深容器的内边或河、湖等水域的最高线。

Brimover溢出

Fringe:

指地毯的须边、围巾的花边、烫发的卷边或人群的边缘。

6.nominal（7）

（1）existinginthenameonly,notactualorreal.

Hewasthenominalheadoftheparty.

Hertitleofvicepresidenthadbeennominalonly.

Shechargedonlyanominalfeeforherwork.

Thechairmanisonlythenominalrulerofthecountry.

（2）nominalvalue/rate/incomeetc.

Ifpriceskeeprisingandthenominalwageremainsconstant,therealwagefalls.

（3）verysmallinamount