Lesson One   
Pre_class Work
Ⅰ.Read the text once for the main idea
Ⅱ.Listen to the recording of the text
Ⅲ.Read the text a second time.Learn the new words and expressions listed below
Ⅳ.Read the text once again for better comprehension and appreciation
Ⅴ.Prepare to ask your own questions about the text
Ⅵ.Listen to the recording of the text
   
More Work on the Text
Ⅰ.Oral Work
Ⅱ.Vocabulary
Ⅲ.Grammar
Ⅳ.Written Work

 

 

 

Text  A  Another School Year-What For?

John Ciardi

 

 
accomplishment  the act of finishing sth. completely and successfully; achievement
acquire  to gain; to get for oneself by ones own work
arrogantly  behaving in a proud and selfimportant way
aspirin  阿司匹林 (解热镇痛药)
assume  to take as a fact; to suppose
available  able to be used or easily found
bachelor  ~s degree: the first university degree
beanpole  (infml) a very tall and thin person
bull  a male cow
certify  to state that sth. is true or correct, esp. after some kind of test
civilized  educated and refined; having an advanced culture
client  a person who pays for help or advice from a person or organization
continuity  the state of being continuous
cyanide  氰化物
democratic  based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions民主的
disaster  a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering. Here: a complete failure
drugstore  (AmE) a shop which sells medicine (and a variety of other things)
enroll  to officially arrange to join a school or university
expertise  skill in a particular field
expose  to enable sb. to see or experience new things or learn about new beliefs, ideas, etc.
faculty  (AmE) all the teachers of a university or college
fragment  a small piece of sth.
generate  to produce
grind  to crush into small pieces or powder by pressing between hard surfaces
hIp  the fleshy part of either side of the human body above the legs
humanity  the qualities of being human
implicitly  in an implied way 含蓄地
inevitable  certain to happen and impossible to avoid
literal  in the basic meaning of a word
maintain  to continue to have as before
Neanderthal  an early type of human being wholived in Europe during the Stone Age
nevertheless  in spite of that; yet
peculiar  belonging only to a particular person; special; odd
penetrating  showing the ability to understand things clearly and deeply
pest  (infml) an annoying person
pharmacy  a shop where medicines are prepared and sold. Here: the study of preparing drugs or medicines
philosophy  the study of the nature and meaning of existence, reality, etc. 哲学
pill  a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole
preside  to lead; to be in charge
professional  relating to the workthat a person does for an occupation, esp. work that requires special training
pursuit  the act of trying to achieve sth. in a determined way
push-button  using computers or electronic equipment rather than traditional methods
qualified  having suitable knowledge or experience for a particular job
rear  to care for a person or an animal until they are fully grown
resources  possessions in the form of wealth, property, skills, etc. that you have资源
savage  an uncivilized human being
scroll  Here: a certificate of an academic degree
semester  one of the two periods into which the year is divided in American high schools and universities (=term in BrE)
sensitive  able to understand or appreciateart, music or literature
shudder  to shake uncontrollably for a moment
specialize  to limit all or most of ones study to particular subjects专修
species  (infml) a type; a sort
specimen  Here: a person who is unusual in some way and has a quality of a particular kind
spiritual  related to your spirit rather than to your body or mind
store  to keep
suffice  to be enough
 
   
  
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