PostgraduateEnglishIntensiveReading(1)真诚E-mail:lzhencheng@qq.comTeachingProceduresIntroductions&requirementsNewwordslearningTextDetailedstudyoftext(Expressions&Sentencepatterns)TextStructureAnalysisExercises(selectsome)Supplementaryreading(self-reading)Schedule(twoweeksforoneunit,sowecanprobablyfinish8units)Examination(mainlybasedonwhatistaughtinclass)RequirementsPreviewActiveparticipationFeedbackUnitOneYouarewhatyouthinkNewwordsTextstudyExercisecliché:Aclichéisanideaorphrasewhichhasbeenusedsomuchthatitisnolongerinterestingoreffectiveornolongerhasmuchmeaning.e.g.---acliché-riddennewspaperarticlescrutinize:Ifyouscrutinizesomething,youexamineitverycarefully,oftentofindoutsomeinformationfromitoraboutit.e.g.---Hescrutinizedthemen’sfacescarefully,tryingtoworkoutwhowaslying.scrutiny:criticalgaze;closeinvestigationOptimism/pessimismOptimismn.optimistica.optimistn.Pessimismn.pessimistica.pessimistn.Inoculateagainst预防注射;接种疫苗e.g.---Duringthewaralliedtroopswereinoculatedagainstdiseases,becauseoffearsthatbiologicalweaponsmightbeused.Allchildrenareinoculatedagainstpolio.(小儿麻痹症)metropolitanOf,relatingto,ordenotingametropolise.g.---theBostonmetropolitanarea波士顿大都会区loopholeLoophole:anambiguityorinadequacyinthelaworasetofrulesHewantstoavoidpayingsomeofhistaxesbytakingadvantageoftheloopholeofthelaw.Loop:环,圈flukeIfyousaythatsomethinggoodisafluke,youmeanthatithappenedaccidentallyratherthanbybeingplannedorarranged.(INFORMAL)e.g.---Wewonthefootballgamebyafluke.---Hissuccessinhistoryexaminationwasamerefluke.donatev.:Topresentasagifttoafundorcause;contribute---HedonatedallhissavingstotheProjectHope.donationn.---Hemadeadonationof$1,000toProjectHope.donatorrecurv:comeorhappenagaine.g.---Thisisaproblemwhichrecursperiodically.recurto:gobackinwordsorthoughte.g.---Myfirstmeetingwithheroftenrecurstomymemory.e.g.---HiswordsofencouragementrecurredtomymindwheneverIwasinlowspirits.recurrenta./recurrencen.e.g.---Thepatientcomplainedofarecurrentheadache.immunea.:(against,from,to)---Heseemstobeimmuneto(notaffectedby)flattery./(from,to)---Thecriminalwastoldhewouldbeimmunefrompunishmentifhehelpedthepolice.(被豁免的)immunityn.:Thechildhasreceivedimmunitytoavarietyofinfections.immunizev.immunizationn.immunologyn.(studyofresistancetoinfection免疫学)dodgeIfyoudodgesomething,youavoiditbyquicklymovingasideoroutofreachsothatitcannothitorreachyou.e.g.--HedodgedthebookthatIthrewathim.Ifyoudodgesomething,youdeliberatelyavoidthinkingaboutitordealingwithit,oftenbybeingdeceitful.e.g.---Theministerdodgedalmostallthequestionsthatwereputtoher.flounderflounder:Tomakeclumsyattemptstomoveorregainone'sbalance.---flounderinthedeepsnow---Theboyflounderedinthewatertillsomeonejumpedintosavehimcensorv.examinebooks,periodicals,films,etc.tocutoutanythingregardedasimmoralorinotherwaysundesirablee.g.--Thegovernmentcensoredsomepartsofthenovel.n.Hecamehereasacensor.(officialswithauthoritytoexamineletters,newspapers,periodicals,etc.审查员)DetailedstudyofthetextPara.1:Peopleviewthesamethingsdifferently.Itplaysaroleinintroducing“positiveandnegative”thinking.Theclichesmakethebeginningmoreamusingandthusappealsreaders.Para.2body:Anumberofpersons,concepts,orthingsregardedasagroup视作一组的人、事、物---Hehasalargebodyoffactstoprovehisstatements.ill:whenusedasanoun,itmeans“anythingcausingharm,trouble,wrong,unhappiness,etc.,specifically:a)anevilormisfortune;b)adisease.Synonyms:disease,ailment,illness,sickness…InPara.2:Optimismcanhelpyoutobe…Pessimismleadsyouto…TopicofthearticleInPara.7Whentheyfailedonthefirstcallortwo…Paraphrase:Whenthefirstfewpeopletheyphonedrefusedtodonateblood…InPara.8Negativeorpositive,itwasaself-fulfillingprophecy.---Self-fulfillingprophecy:apredictionbroughttofulfillmentchieflyasaneffectofhavingbeenexpectedorpredicted---Paraphrase:Aprophecymaybecometruewhetheritisanegativeorapositiveone./Ifyouthinkpositively,itmaybringaboutapositiveresult;ifyouthinknegatively,itmayleadtoanegativeresult.InPara.9Asenseofcontrol,accordingtoAnderson,isthelitmustestforsuccess.---Paraphrase:Whetheronefeelsincontrolofthesituationwilldetermineone’ssuccessintheend.InPara.10Optimistsmaythinktheyarebetterthanthefactswouldjustify.justify:Todemonstrateorprovetobejust,right,orvalid---Thecourseofeventsfullyjustifiesourviews.---Howcanyoujustifyyourrudeandfoolishbehavior?Paraphrase:Optimistsmayoverestimatethemselves;…regardthemselvesasbetterthantheyreallyare.InPara.10...therewasalongerdisease-freeinterval,thebestpredictorofsurvival.Paraphrase:Theperiodoftimewhentheywerefreefromdiseasewaslongeranditcouldbestpredictthattheywouldsurvivelonger.Translation:(对那些通常持乐观态度的妇女来说)两次发病间隔的时间比较长,而这是生存下去的最好征兆。pilotpilot:a.experimentalundertakingortest实验性的;试点的.apilotproject试点项目InPara.13inclined:adj.倾向…的---Iaminclinedtobeillaftereatingfish.2)inclinev.:Toinfluencetohaveacertaintendency---Recenteventsinclineustodistrustallpoliticians.---Iinclineto[towards]tirednessinwinter.冬天我常会感到疲乏。atyourmother’sknee:whenoneisasmallchildInPara.15workwithsb.:spendtimeande