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研究生英语阅读教程下册教案

 UnitSeven:

TheVirtuesofAmbition

JosephEpstein

ExplanationoftheText

1.defineitandyouinstantlyrevealagreatdealaboutyourself:

thewayyoupersonallydefineambitionwilltellalotaboutyou,yourdreams,yourdesire,yourvalues,yourphilosophy,etc.revealv.:

makeknownsomethingthatwaspreviouslysecretorhiddene.g.Herevealedthathehadbeeninprisontwicebefore.Hisbiographyrevealedthatshewasnotasrichaseveryonethought.Theselettersrevealedhimasanhonestman.

2.giveitselfaway:

revealitselfgiveoneself/someoneaway:

revealoneself/someone;showone'srealselfsecrete.g.Theswindlergavehimselfawaywhenhewasaskedtoestablishhisidentity.Shereallylikeshimandthinksnooneknows,butthelookonherfacewhenImentionedhisnamegaveheraway.

3.assumesaheatincommensuratewithgoodsenseandstability:

takesonadesiredisproportionatetogoodsenseandstabilitybecommensuratewith/to:

matchsomethinginsize,quality,orlengthoftime;suitable相称的,相当的e.g.Thesalarywillbecommensuratewithage,experienceandposition.Hewasgivenajobcommensuratewithhisabilities.becommensurableto/with:

canbemeasuredbythesamestandardas相应的，匀称的e.g.Theirachievementsarenotcommensurabletotheirhardwork.

4.beambitiousforthepublicgood,forthealleviationofsuffering,fortheenlightenmentofmankind:

strivetobesuccessful,rich,powerful,etc.,inordertohelpthepublic,toeasehumansuffering,toenlightenmankind

5.Surelyambitionisbehinddreamsofglory:

Ambitionmakespossibledreamsofglory.Payattentiontothemeaningof"behind"inthefollowingsentences:

e.g.:

Iknewthatbehind（=hiddenby）hersmilewassadness.MarieCuriewasthewomanbehind（=responsiblefor）enormouschangesinthescienceofchemistry.Hewonderedwhatwasbehind（=thetruereasonfor）hisneighbor'ssuddenfriendliness.We'reallbehind（=insupportofyouinthisdecision.

6.distinctionn.:

1）classificationoftwoormore;acleardifferencebetweentwosimilarthings区分，区别e.g.Doothercountrieshavethesamedistinctionbetweenamateurandprofessional?

Lookatthemcloselywhentheyoccurseparatelyandthedistinctionbetweenthemisthenclear.2）qualityofexcellence;honor,markofrespect非凡，卓越e.g.Heisamanofdistinctioninhisowncountry.Ihadthegreatdistinctionofbeinginvitedtospeakattheconference.

 7.Whatlifedoeswithourdreamsandexpectations:

Whatwillactuallyhappentoourdreamsandexpectationsduringourlives.dowith:

getonwithsomebody;haveaconnectionwithsomething.e.g.:

Truthtotell,Idon'tknowhowtodowithhim.Theprogramhastodowithmentalillness.dowithout:

getalongwithout没有...也行e.g.AsOldLiisn'there,weshallhavetodowithouthim.

8.Theunpredictabilityoftheoutcomeofdreamsisnoreasontoceasedreaming:

Althoughtheoutcomeofdreamscannotbepredicted,oneshouldn'tstopdreaming.

 9.thesheerthing:

Thewordsheerisusedforemphasis,andthesheerthingmeansthesimple,purething.e.g.Thesuggestionissheernonsense.Theengine'ssheersizewouldmakeitdifficulttotransport.

10.somelargerpurposethanmerelyclamberingup:

areasontodomorethanmerelyclimbupsociallyormaterially

 11.prospectn.:

likelihood;somethingoneexpectse.g.Therewaslittleprospectofsignificantmilitaryaid.Successorfailureherewouldbecrucialtohisfutureprospects.SherejoicedattheprospectoftheChinatrip.

 12.Asdrunkshavedonetoalcohol,thesingle-mindedhavedonetoambition-givenitabadname:

Justaspeoplewhohavehadtoomuchalcoholhavegivenalcoholabadname,sopeoplewhohavehadonlyoneaim,togetwhattheythemselveswant,havegivenambitionabadname.

 13.Likeatasteforalcohol,too,ambitiondoesnotalwaysallowforeasysatiation:

Aswithpeoplewhoenjoythetasteofalcohol,itisverydifficultforambitiouspeopletobecomesatisfied,theyusuallywanttoobtainmoreandmore.Tasteheremeanspreference.satiatev.:

（usu.passive）completelysatisfy（oneselforone'sneeds）e.g.Hedrankgreedilyuntilhisthirstwassatiated.Thecompanycanhardlyproduceenoughofthesetoystosatiatepublicdemand.

14.drivingambitionunderthecounter:

forcingambitiontobecomesecretandhidden

underthecounter:

secretly;illegallye.g.handlebusinessunderthecounter;Thebannedbookwassoldunderthecounter.Atleastoneofmyownnovelshastobesoldunderthecounterasthoughitwerewhisky.（...好像私下里卖whisky似的）

 15.Theambitiousindividual,farfromidentifyinghimselfandhisfortuneswiththegroup,wishestoriseaboveit:

Anambitiouspersondoesnotwanttobepartofagroup,buthewishestoprogressandoutdistanceit.Farfrom:

notatalle.g.Thenewspaperaccountsarefarfrom（being）true.Hewasfarfromtheattainmentofhisobject.Itisn'tfa