新世纪大学英语综合教程秦秀白主编第4册U3B.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程秦秀白主编第4册U3B

Unit3Book4

TheRainbowofKnowledge

1.DifficultSentences

1）（LL.1~2）Formorethan¾ofmylife—39ofmy50years—I’veeitherstudiedortaughtinaschooloracollegeinNewYork.

Whatmightpeoplethinkoftheauthorsincehehasspentmorethan¾ofhislifeeitherstudyingorteaching?

（=Peoplemightthinkthattheauthorwouldknowmorethantheaverageperson,andthathewouldfeelconfidentinhisknowledgeandunderstandingoflife.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=我这辈子四分之三以上的时间（50年中有39年）是在纽约的中小学或大学里度过的，不是在上学，就是在教学。

）

2）（LL.3~6）Youmightthink,then,thatafterallthistimeI’dhavesomegraspofthesituation,thatI’dactuallyknowthings—thatI’dhavesomepositivesenseofassurance,ofcertainty,aboutknowledgeandaboutlife.

Whydoestheauthorusethemodalverb“might”here?

（=Themodalverb“might”hereisusedtoshowthatitispossiblethatsomeonemaythinkthisway,buttheauthorisnotquitesureaboutit.）

Howdoyouunderstandthepart“I’dhavesomepositivesenseofassurance,ofcertainty,aboutknowledgeandaboutlife”?

（=I’dhavefullconfidenceintermsofunderstandingknowledgeandlife.）

3）（LL.8~9）TosaythatthemoreIknow,themoreIknowIdon’tknowis,ofcourse,contradictory.

Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestatement“themoreIknow,themoreIknowIdon’tknow”?

（=Hethinksitisaself-contradictorystatement—aparadox.）

Haveyoueverfelt“themoreIknow,themoreIknowIdon’tknow”?

Pleaseciteyourpersonalexperiencestoillustrateyourpoint.

（=Open-ended.）

4）（LL.19~22）Asitgrows,sodoesitscircumference.Andifthatgrowingblacknessrepresentsknowledge,thenasitgrows,sodoestheawarenessofwhatremainsunknown.

Asone’sknowledgegrows,whatwillhappentohimaccordingtotheauthor?

（=Accordingtotheauthor,asone’sknowledgegrows,hisawarenessofwhathestilldoesn’tknowincreases,too.Inotherwords,themoreheknows,themoreheknowshedoesn’tknow.）

TranslatethispartintoChinese.

（=随着它的扩大，它的周缘也跟着扩大。

如果那个正在增大的黑色部分代表你的知识的话，在知识增长的同时，你会意识到自己有许多不知道的东西。

）

5）（LL.30~32）Likewise,whenIluckedintoanopportunitytoteachfilmanalysis,Ifoundmyselfdazzledatthesheernumberofbooksdevotedtothesubject.

Howdidtheauthorfeelatthattime?

（=Hefeltsurprised.）

Whydidhehavethatfeeling?

（=Becausethereweresomanybookspublishedonthesubjectoffilmanalysis.）

6）（LL.36~37）Butyouquicklyfindthatyourreading,ratherthanansweringquestions,onlycreatesmoreofthem.

Whatdoesreadingoftenleadtoaccordingtotheauthor?

（=Accordingtotheauthor,readingoftenleadstomorequestions,ratherthananswerstothequestionsthatonehascomeacross.）

Doyoubelievethattryingtoanswerquestionsinvolvesmorereading?

Why?

（=Open-ended.）

7）（LL.52~53）Forme,however,it’sjusttheopposite.Writingdoesn’tclosethingsoff—itopensthingsup.

Howtoexplainthetwoexpressions“close…off”and“open…up”?

（=“Close…off”meanstoseparatesomethingorsomeplacefromtheareaarounditsothatpeoplecannotgothereoruseit.“Open…up”meanstomakepossiblethedevelopmentofsomething.）

Whatisthesignificanceofwritingaccordingtotheauthor?

（=Accordingtotheauthor,writingleadshimtoabettergraspofwhathereads.Writingisnottheconclusionofwhatheknows,butareflectionofwhathetriestounderstand,whichmayleadtomorequestionsonthesubjecthewritesabout.）

8）（LL.54~55）Foralongtime,I,asawriter,wasparalyzedbythisparadox—themoreIknow,themoreIknowIdon’tknow.

Paraphrasethepart“I,…,wasparalyzedbytheparadox…”.

（=…thecontradictorystatementmademefeeluncertainandconfused…）

Whydoestheauthorsaythatforalongtimehewas“paralyzed”bytheparadox:

“themoreIknow,themoreIknowIdon’tknow”?

（=Foralongtime,theauthorfeltconfusedwiththeself-contradictorystatement“themoreIknow,themoreIknowIdon’tknow.”Hewasnotsurewhetherheshouldwriteornot.Andevenifhedidwrite,hewasuncertainwhetherhewasqualifiedtodoso.Healwaysfelthehadtoknowmorefirst.）

9）（LL.62~64）Ithinkofmyworknotasarticlesorascolumnsbutasessays—awordfromFrench,meaning“totry”.

Howistheword“essay”differentfrom“article”or“column”?

（=Theword“essay”comesfromFrench,meaning“totry”.）

Whydoestheauthorregardthearticlesandcolumnshehasproducedas“essays”?

（=Bycallinghisarticlesandcolumns“essays”,theauthoremphasizesthat,forhim,theprocessofwritingismerelyaprocessofTRYINGtoknowmoreortoacquiremoreknowledge.Inotherwords,hewritesinordertofindoutthetruthaboutsomethingratherthansimplyshowingtothepublicwhathealreadyknows.）

10）（LL.78~