1、Text Organization Working On Your Own 1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote. 2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West. 3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question. 2. Chinese 1) Show a child how to do something, or tech by holdi
2、ng the hand 2) Give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing that creativity can be promoted over time Americans 1) Teach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems 2) Put more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can
3、 be picked up later Language Sense Enhancement (1) Summarizing (2) value originality and independence (3) contrast between (4) in terms of (5) harbor (6) fearful (7) comparable (8) promote creativity (9) emerge (10) picked up Language Focus Vocabulary I 1) insert 2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) In
4、retrospect 5) initial 6) phenomena 7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not; in the least 11) promote 12) emerged 2. 1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south. 2) is said to be superior to synthetic fiber. 3) as a financial center has e
5、volved slowly. 4) is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer. 5) by a little-known sixteen-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines. 3. 1) be picked up; cant accomplish; am exaggerating 2) somewhat; the performance; have neglected; they apply to 3) assist; On the oth
6、er hand; are valid; a superior II 1) continual 2) continuous 3) continual 4) continuous 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles 5) principal III 1. themselves 2. himself/herself 3. herself/by herself/on her own 4. itself 5. ourselves 6. yourself/by yourself/on your own Comprehensive Exe
7、rcises I. cloze (1) contrast (2) exaggerating (3) priority (4) on the other hand (5) promoting (6) pick up (7) assist (8) accomplish (9) occasion (10) neglecting (11) worthwhile (12) superior (1) (2) perform (3) facing (4) competent (5) equipped (6) designed (7) approach (8) rest (9) definitely (10)
8、 quality II. translation (1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition. (2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. (3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the chi
9、ld at an early age. (4) Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think its worthwhile to buy it? (5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking.
10、Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important. Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot express yourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out w
11、hich way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English. Unit2 Values1. The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunt
12、eer who help it collect donations. 2. The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer. 3. He said, “I have more than some people, but not as much as others.” This means that he was neither poor nor rich.
13、 4. The boys mother scolded him because the question was social inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor. 5. Yes, economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesnt even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category. And so on. 6. No, the writer does
14、not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods. 7. He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things. 8. She told him that she was interested in whats on the inside. but after he to
15、ok her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely. 9. It only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before. 10. Commercial can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary. 11. Because Decem
16、ber is the time for to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others. 12. The boys question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should
17、be thankful for that. 1) a. 2) the essay is meant to explain something that is, the authors view of life. 3) That one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially. Part One: The writers encounter with a boy who raised the question “are you poor?” Part Two: In search of an answer the
18、 writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways. Part Three: In conclusion, the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question. (1) attain (2) wear and tear (3) dependable (4) modest
19、 (5) primarily (6) minimal (7) exceptionally (8) illness-free (9) spirited (10) energizing 1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear 5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to 9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments 1) confronted with more than one problem, try to s
20、olve the easiest one first. 2) vital to the existence of all forms of life. 3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject. 4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy. 5) tickled him to think that shed come to ask his advice 1) a lingering;
21、 fabricating; sentiments 2) fill out; every item; vital; consequences 3) be denied; tangible; cherish; attain 1. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus. 2. She arrived early and took a front row seat. 3. Dont take me for a fool. 4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a stor
22、y. 5. My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer. 6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him. 7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition. 8. If you dont take my advice, you will regret it. 1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised 5. not having w
23、ritten 6. to say 7. to open 8. being helped (1) well-off/affluent (2) dated (3) falling into (4) bracket (5) deny (6) tangible (7) pursuit (8) cherishes (9) out of place (10) abrupt (11) focus (12) donations (1) consume (2) fueled (3) annual (4) plain (5) physically (6) security (7) indicates (8) eq
24、ually (9) traditional (10) follows III. Translation 1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose. 2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly. 3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, h
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