JohnCiardiAnotherSchoolYear–WhatFor?Warming-upDiscussionWhatwasyourexpectationofcollegelifebeforeyoucamehere?Isyourcollegelifethesameaswhatyouexpected?Now,doyouthinkitisnecessaryforyoutohaveacollegeeducation?ThemeoftheTextTheauthortriestoclarifythepurposeofauniversity:toputthestudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationthathumanracehascreated.AbouttheAuthorJohnCiardiwasa_____,bestknownforhistranslationof______________intheUnitedStates.poet(HowDoesaPoemMean?1959)translatoressayistEnglishteachercommentatoronNationalPublicRadioeditorofSaturdayReview?Dante’sInfernoStructureoftheTextPart1(Para.1-):Thewriterdescribeshisencounterwithastudentofhis.Hetriedbutfailedtoconvincethestudentthat__________________________________________.Part2(Para.-):Herestates,14yearslater,whathestillbelievestobethepurposeofauniversity:_____________________________________________________________.8149puttingitsstudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationthehumanracehascreatedapharmacymajorneedstoreadgreatwriters’worksPart1(Para.1-8):Thewriterdescribeshisencounterwithastudentofhis.Hetriedbutfailedtoconvincethestudentthatapharmacymajorneedstoreadgreatwriters’works.Questionsforyou...Whatarethedisasterstheauthoristalkingabout?Doesherefertonaturaldisasters?Whatdidthestudentlooklike?Howdidhebehave?Whatwasthecoursetheauthoroffered?Doesthestudentcarryabookwithhim?Wasthestudentinterested?fresh(outof,from)(Para1)Havingjustarrived;straight:刚到的;直接的:e.g.直接来自巴黎的时装fashionsfreshfromParis.刚从学校毕业的学生studentsfreshoutofschoolAttention:differentfrom“freshoutof”asanidiom(inf),meaning“havingjustusedallone’ssuppliesofsth”(刚刚用完)e.g.We’refreshoutofeggs.Partofthestudentbodywasabean-polewithhairontopwhocameintomyclass,satdown,foldedhisarms,andlookedatmeasiftosay“Allright,teachmesomething.”(L3,Para.1)Explaintheword“bean-pole”,doesittellussomethingabouttheauthor’simpressionsofthestudent?Howdoesthewriterlikethestudent’smanner?Questionsforyou...Whydidtheauthordrawalinebetweentrainingandeducation?Whatisthedifference?NewasIwastothefaculty,Icouldhavetoldthisspecimenanumberofthings.(L1,Para.2)newtosth.:notyetfamiliarwithsth.becauseyouhaveonlyjuststarted,arrived,etc.Asabeginner,everythingisnewtohim.(我虽然经验不多),也讲得出这些道理(但我没有讲)。ThoughIwasanewteacher,IknewIcouldtellhimwhatauniversitywasfor,butIdidn’t.Enroll(sb)(in/assth):becomeormakesb.amemberofsth.Ishouldliketoenrollallmychildrenintheswimmingclass.enrollineveningclassesWeenrolledhimasamemberoftheclub.这所学校将于八月份招收新生.TheschoolwillenrollnewstudentsinAugust.enrollmentTheenrollmentoffivenewmembersItwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.(L4,Para.2)①certifythat…:tostateofficially,esp.inwritingthat....证明,证实Icertifythatthisisatruecopy.TwowitnessesmustcertifythatthisisyoursignatureTheaccountswerecertified(as)correct.Hewascertified(as/tobe)insane.certifiedaccountant注册会计师certificationItwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.(L4,Para.2)②specializein:tolimitallormostofone’sstudy,business,etc.toaparticularactivityorsubject.在某一领域职业做专门的研究,专修。Thedoctorspecializesinchildren’sillness.Atage30,hestartedacompanyspecializinginhomecomputers.Itwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.(L4,Para.2)③exposeWhenhesmiled,heexposedhissetofwhiteteeth.Don’texposeyourselftothesun.Hisfilmhasbeenexposed.Thecrimeofthecorruptofficialsmustbeexposedwithoutanyreserve.toexposesb.to:toallowtobesubjectedtoanactionoraninfluence.受影响。Thefathermakessurethathischildrenareexposedtoclassicalmusic.Itwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.(L4,Para.2)④generate:toproduceorcreatesth.产生,导致。togeneratenewideas/electricity/interests/areport/aplan/sales…Investmentgenerateshigherincomes.Whencoalburns,itgeneratesheat.ageneratingstationgeneration;generator;generativeItwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.(L4,Para.2)这证书会证明他专修过药剂学,但它还能进一步证明他曾经接触过一些人类历史进程中沉淀下来的思想精髓。Thecertificatewouldbeofficialproofthattheholderhadspecialknowledgeofpharmacy,butitwouldalsobeproofthathe/shehadhadsomecontactwithsomeprofoundideasofthepast.Icouldhavetoldhimallthis,butitwasfairlyobvioushewasn’tgoingtobearoundlongenoughforittomatter.(Para.3)Whatdothetwo“it”srefertohere?bearound:tobepresentinaplace/beactiveandprominentinaparticularfieldShe'sbeenaroundasafilmdirectorsincethe1960s.Icouldhavetoldhimallthis,butitwasfairlyobvioushewasn’tgoingtobearoundlongenoughforittomatter.(Para.3)我本来可以把这些话都告诉他,但是很明显他不会呆很长时间,说了也没用。Ididn’tactuallysayallthistohim,becauseIdidn’tthinkhewouldstayatcollegeverylong,soitwouldn’tbeimportantwhetherornotheknewwhatuniversityeducationwasfor.neverthelessadv./conj.