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OnBecomingaBetterStudentDonnaFarhiSchusterPre-readingquestions•1.Asastudent,whatisyourexpectationofteachers?Doyouexpectthemtobeomniscientandomnipotent,orashumanasyouare?•2.whatdoyouthinkarethepersonalitytraitsofafinestudent?Part1(para.1-2)•Whatdostudentsexpectfromtheirteachers?•Studentsexpecttheirteacherstobeenthusiastic,reliableandknowledgeable.repository•Mydiaryistherepositoryofallmyhopesandplan.•我在日记中记载著我的一切希望和计划。•Myfatherisarepositoryoffamilyhistory.这人有满腹稀奇古怪的知识。•Themanisarepositoryofout-of-the-way•knowledge.partake•Inthepassage．“partake”isfigurativelyusedtomean“todrawonoruseasonewishes(theteachers’repositoriesofskillandknowledge)．”atwill•(formal)asonewishes•Youcanusemycaratwill(=anytimeyouwantto)．•cf．withawill:energetically；witheagerinterest•Theyworkedwithawillandhadclearedapathby9：OOa．m．Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“itisreallynotpossibletoteach”(paragraph2)?Theauthor’sconfessionindicatesashiftofherattentionfromtoShebelievesthatstudentsshouldplayinthelearningprocess,gettingfullyinvolvedinconstructingknowledgemeaningfultothemselvesandpracticingtheirskills.teachinglearning.amoreactiveroleTeachersshould,inthemeantime,playarolehelpingstudentsarriveattheirownconclusionsinsteadoftheirownviewsuponstudentsorinstillingtheso-calledknowledgeinstudents’smind.supportiveimposingWhydoesthewritermentionthestudents’expectationsfortheirteacherfirst?•Itseemsthatthewriterisbeatingaroundthebushes,butactuallysheintendstoredresssomeofherviews.•Studentsarerequiredtorealizethateducationisnotmeanttobeagive-and-takeprocess.Whatthesudentsshouldgetfromschooleducationisthecultivationoftheabilitytolearnthroughtheirownobservationandinvestigation.Thisleadstothediscussionofthefactorsthatwillmakeagoodstudent.Part2(para.3)embody•包含•Theneweditionoftheencyclopediaembodiesmanyimprovements.•百科全书的新版本有许多改进之处。•表达,代表•Thearticleembodiedallhisopinionsontheincident.•新当选的澳大利亚领导人陆克文代表着环保的执政理念。•Thenewly-electedAustralianleaderKevinRuddembodiesanotionofleadershipinenvironmentalprotection.•N.embodimentPart2(para.4)put•NobelPrize—winningphysicianAlbertSzent—Gyorgyiputitwellwhenhesaid…•tosay；toexpressorstatesthinaparticularway•Shewantedtotellherparentsthatshewasplanningtoliveonherown，butshedidn'tknowhowtoputit.•Everyoneshouldhaveachancetoputtheirpointofview.•Put+adv.prep•Putsimply,weaccepttheirofferorgobankrupt.•Iwas,toputitmildly,annoyed(=Iwasextremelyangry).•Hewastootrusting—or,toputitanotherway,hehadnoheadforbusiness.•Themeatwas—howshallIputit?—alittleoverdone.Trueorfalsep.128•Discoveryisarrivingatnewunderstandingsofthingseveryonesees.•…thelearningisnotsomuchtheacquisitionofinformationasitisaninvestigation…•They'renotsomuchloversasfriends.Idon'tfeelangrysomuchassad.turnover•Shekeptturningovertheeventsofthedayinhermind.rigid•Weweredisappointedthattheyinsistedonsucharigidinterpretationoftherules.Whatisan“inestigativespirit”?•Itisthespiritthatwillspurstudentstoinvestigatetheknownaswellasexploretheunknown.Withit,theyareapttomakeobservationsandthinkfromdifferentpespectivesandconcludeupontheirownobservations.Para.5subtlety•Ithinkthetranslatormissedsomeofthesubtletiesoftheoriginal.•我认为译者没有把原文中的一些微妙之处翻译出来。Para.5ongoing&discrete•Noagreementhasyetbeenreachedandthenegotiationsarestillongoing.Theorganismscanbedividedintodiscretecategories.•Whatisyoga?•YogaAHindudisciplineaimedattrainingtheconsciousnessforastateofperfectspiritualinsightandtranquility.•Asystemofexercisespracticedaspartofthisdisciplinetopromotecontrolofthebodyandmind.Howimportantisdisciplineforstudies?•Accordingtotheauthor,itisdisciplinethatgivessubstancetolearning.Thereisnoshortcutinlearning;itisonlywithpersistneceanddisciplinethatonecanreachtheveryendandsavorthefullflavorofhard-wonsuccess.•Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldstudymean?•Accordingtothewriter,studyshouldnotaimatachievements.Rather,itshouldbeaninfiniteprocess,aprocessthatgoesonthroughton’elife.Para.6discouragesth./sb…from(doing)sth•IleavealightonwhenI’mouttodiscourageburglars.•他的父母试图阻止他成为演员。•Hisparentstriedtodiscouragehimfrombeinganactor.•Studentsenterschoolasquestionmarksandleaveasperiods…•Thequotationimpliesthatschooleducationsuffocateschildren’scuriosityanddiscouragestheirrisk-takingspirit.observe•tomakearemarkaboutsomething,comment•Sheobservedthatitwasgettinglate.tidy•adequatelysatisfactory:acceptable,fairatidysolutiontotheirproblemrelinquish•放弃(计划、政策、信仰、希望等)•Hewasforcedtorelinquishcontrolofthecompany.•Theyhadrelinquishedallhopethatshewasalive.•让出•Sherelinquishedpossessionofthehousetohersister.approach•学校决定采用一种不同的方式来解决纪律问题。•Theschoolhasdecidedtoadoptadifferentapproachtodiscipline.precedence•Thespeakerscameontotheplatforminorderofprecedence.•(=themostimportantonefirst).•Environmentalconcernsmustbegivenprecedenceovercommercialinterest.•Precedent•unprecedentedstepingstone•noun[S]•aneventorexperiencethathelpsyouachieve•Iseethisjobjustasasteppingstonetobetterthings.•Para.7formulate•formulateapolicy/theory/plan/proposal•Shecouldnotformulateherideasinafewwords.•她无法用几句话阐明她的思想。Para.7proportional•bedirectlyproportionalto•与...正成比例•beinverselypro