COLLEGEENGLISHINTERGRATEDCOURSE.docx

1、COLLEGE ENGLISH INTERGRATED COURSE1.reflect on give ones thoughts on1. approaches to doing=ways2. but one of the most telling things Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and America ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nan

2、jing.3. The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it.4. He probably got as much pleasure out of the sounds the key made as he did those few times when the key actually found its way into the slot.5. He or she would hold onto Benjamins hand and ,gently but firm

3、ly, guide it directly toward the slot, reposition it as necessary ,and help him to insert it. The “teacher” would then smile somewhat expectantly at Ellen or me, as if awaiting a thank you- and on occasion would frown slightly ,as if considering us to be neglecting our parental duties.6. And so befo

4、re long I began to introduce the key-slot into my discussions with Chinese educators.7. With a few exceptions my Chinese colleagues displayed the same attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel.8. Both of which accomplishments can (and should) in due course be modeled for him as well.9. So long as t

5、he child is shown exactly how to do something- whether it be placing a key in a key slot, drawing a hen or making up for a misdeed-he is less likely to figure out himself how to accomplish such a task. 10. In retrospect, it became clear to me that this incident wad indeed key-and key in more than on

6、e sense.11. In the best Chinese tradition 恪守传统12. The idea that learning should place by continual careful shaping and molding applies equally to the arts.13. In terms of attitudes to creativity there seems to be reversal of priorities: young Westerners making their boldest departures first and then

7、 gradually mastering the tradition; and young Chinese being almost inseparable from the tradition, but, over time, possibly evolving to a point equally original.14. One way of summarizing the American position is to state that we value originality and independence more than the Chinese do. The contr

8、ast between our two cultures can also be seen in terms of the fears we both harbor ,Chinese teachers are fearful that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired; there is ,on the other hand, no comparable hurry to promote creativity. American educators fear that unless creativity h

9、as been acquired early, it may never emerge; on the other hand, skills can be picked up later.15. However, I do not want to overstate my case. There is enormous creativity to be found in Chinese scientific ,technological and artistic innovations past and present. And there is a danger of exaggeratin

10、g creative breakthroughs in the West. When any innovation is examined closely, its reliance on previous achievements is all too apparent.16. But assuming that the contrast I have developed is valid, and that the fostering of skills and creativity are both worthwhile goals, the important question bec

11、omes this: can we gather ,from the Chinese and American extremes, a superior way to approach education, perhaps striking a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills?17. A comparison brings out the similarities between two or more things of the same kind, while a contrast the di

12、fferences between them.18. Parents who decide that the time has come to teach their children about money usually begin by opening savings accounts. The kids are attracted at first by the notion that a bank will pay them for doing nothing, but their enthusiasm disappears when they realize that the in

13、terest rate is tiny and, furthermore ,their parents dont intend to give them access to their principal.19. The main defect is such saving schemes is that theres nothing in them for the kids.20. Appalled（使胆寒） by what their children spend on candy and video games( or, rather, appalled by the degree to

14、 which their childrens overspending seems to mimic(模仿) their own), parents devise ways to look up their childrens resources.21. I give them unlimited access to their funds, no questions asked, and I provide printed statements on demand.22. Equally important from the kids point of view is that accoun

15、ts belong to them.23. The only way to teach kids to adopt a long- term perspective is to give them a short-term incentive（动机，刺激） for doing so.1. Then he was off to the house ,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville, a remote Arkansas town of 9,920 ,where Sam Walton started with a little

16、dime store that grew into a $6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart. 2. Does being rich mean you live a completely different life from ordinary people? 3. Only in American can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.4. By all accounts, he is friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor

17、 who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around.5. No matter how big a time he had on Saturday night, you can find him in church on Sunday.6. Celebrity hunters 狗仔队7. Walton set up a college scholarship fund for employees children, a disaster relief fund to rebuild empl

18、oyee homes damaged by fires, floods, tornadoes, and the like.8. Walking the journey from log cabin to White House is part of the American dream.9. I think that skill with ones own hands-whether its tilling the soil, building a house, making a piece of furniture, playing a violin or painting a painti

19、ng-is something that doesnt change with the ups and downs of life.10. No matter if I was involved in writing a bookThe Carters plunged with enthusiasm into such project as laying a sidewalk and putting a hardwood floor in their unfinished loft.1. This comedy centers around a proud fathers attempts t

20、o help his children, attempts which somehow or other always end up embarrassing them .For the sake of fun it carries things to extremes, but nearly everyone can recognize something of themselves and their parents in it.2. If that sort of thing happened only once in a while, it would not be so bad. O

21、verall, I wouldnt want to trade my dad for anyone elses. 3. Can you imagine how humiliated I was? and its just one of us whove felt the heavy hand of interference. All of us live in constant dread knowing that at any time disaster can strike because4. The lights fade to black and quickly come up aga

22、in Stage Left where there is an executive-type desk and chair and two other chairs.5. In the face of clear evidence to the contrary, John was unable to give up the notion that Mary would succeed him as champion, that he would continue to hold the crown through his son.6. Its a distributing business,

23、 this drive for immortality, usually much more subtle than thrusting ones son naked into the ring.7. He was supposed to like the baseball game, not for his sake, but for mine, and I had gotten angry at him when he didnt measure up to my expectations.1. Time itself becomes fluid-hours become minutes

24、, or seconds stretch into days.2. For the last three years, since I stopped working as a television producer, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter.3. Along the way=at the same time4. Id never realized how important daily routine is: dressing for work, sleeping normal hours. I began to under

25、stand why long-term unemployment can be so damaging, why life without externally supported daily plan can lead to higher rates of drug abuse, crime, suicide.5. To restore balance to my life, I force myself back into the real world. My mistrust is based on the fact that this use of the Internet is su

26、ch a pale copy of the time-honoured way in which people communicate with each other.6. Needless to say, it is a new version of the old tale of innocents calling forth evil forces they cannot control, this time in the form of a visitor with the ever-handy axe packed in his luggage.1. The sun was as h

27、ot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics.2. Where he flew would always coincide with his mothers stories.3. Besides being an honor student and only child, Mike continued to help his parents with their farm chores.4. All of mikes vaults today seemed to be the reward for hi

28、s hard work.5. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at 9 inches higher than his personal best. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension . Why was this happening to him now, he thought. Afraid wou

29、ld be a more accurate description. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.6. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, He began to stretch out his arms and upper body. The lig

30、ht breeze that once there was now gone. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.7. Visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thought.8. It was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his

31、landing that brought Mike back to earth. On his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face, he knew he could only see in his minds eye the smile on his mothers face.9. Mike was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life.10. With all t

32、he media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Mikes life would never be the same again.11. One way is to repeat a key word in the last sentence of a paragraph12. A chance encounter can sometimes make all the difference to whether hardship brings out the best in us or the worst. 13. I believed that in this whole world I alone had been chosen to suffer.14. In the next few frozen seconds the shame and horror of that moment penetrated, and I was sick with an intensity I had never felt before.15. I realized that I w