Unit-2-Why-They-Excel

WhyTheyExcelbyFoxButterfield1.Howdidyourparentsraiseyouup?Didtheybityoualot?2.Wouldyoudothesamewhenyoubecomeparents?Isbeatingagoodwaytohelpchildrenbehavethemselves?Vocabularystudies•Costlye.g.Ithasbeenrathercostlytoinstallthemachinery,butitwillprovetobeworththemoneyinthelongrun.(1991,1,cet4)•Riske.g.Angercanaddtotheriskofheartandotherdiseases.(1991,6,cet4)Succession•Whenusedasanoun,alsohasthemeaningof‘连续不断的人或事物’and‘继承权’e.g.•Theendlesssuccessionofpartiesworeusout.•连续不断的聚会把我们累垮了。•Hissuccessionasheadmasterwasnotinanydoubt.•他继任校长是确定无疑的。Foster•Vt.Alsohasthemeaningof‘培养，促进，鼓励’•Thecaptaindidhisbesttofosterasenseofunityamongthenewrecruits.•队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。ConstituteVSconsist•Constitute:组成，形成•Consist:由。。。组成1）Consist是不久物动词，而constitute是及物动词。2）Consist以事物的整体，全部做主语；而constitute则用构成事物的各部分做主语。Aweekconsistsofsevendays.Sevendaysconstituteaweek.Owe•Vt,canmean欠债•Hepaidmethe10dollarsheowedme.•他把欠我的10块钱还我了。•Iownyouone.•我欠你一个人情。Reverse•Vt.使反转，颠倒•Pleasereversethepositionsoftwopictures.•请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。•Vt.推翻，取消•Theappealcourtreversedtheoriginalverdictandsettheprisonerfree.•上诉法庭撤销了原判，把那个犯人释放了。Exclusive•Adj.•高级的，奢华的•Heoftengoestotheexclusiverestaurants.•专用的，独家的•HisbathroomisforthePresident’sexclusiveuse.•这件浴室是总统专用的。•N.独家新闻ImmigrantVSEmigrant•Immigrant(im=into)•CanadahasmanyimmigrantsfromEurope.•加拿大有许多从欧洲移来的居民。•Indianemigrantsscatteredtomanycountries.•印度移民分散于各个国家。•Think:whatarethenationalitiesoftheaboveim/empeople?TextStructure•Part1:Astoryasanintroductionoftheargument;•Part2:Argumentone:whytheyexcel,andthereasonsshownbythestudies;•Part3:Researchresult:3factors•Part4:Argumenttwo:canwelearnanythingfromtheAsians,andStevenson’s3recommendations;•Part5:Asum-upDecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse1.Kim-ChiTrihn’sfathersenthertotheUSasarewardforherhardworkatschool.2.Theauthorfeelsthatvalueslikehardwork,thefamilyandeducationareunfamiliartoAmericans.3.TheauthoragreeswiththeideathatConfucianfamilyvaluescontributetoexcellenceatschool.4.ThepercentageofAsian-AmericansenteringprestigiousUSuniversitiesisveryhigh.5.StevensonsaysthatAmericanparentsshouldn’tbesounderstandingwhenachilddoesn’tdowell.6.Theauthorsuggeststhathavingbreaksaftereachclassmayimproveyoungster’sperformanceinschool.7.TheauthoragreeswiththeideathatConfucianfamilyvaluescontributetoexcellenceatschool.FFTTFTTWhyTheyExcelbyFoxButterfield1Kim-ChiTrinhwasjustninewhenherfatherusedhissavingstobuyapassageforheronafishingboatthatwouldcarryherfromVietnam.Itwasaheartbreakingandcostlysacrificeforthefamily,placingKim-Chionthesmallboat,amongstrangers,inhopesthatshewouldeventuallyreachtheUnitedStates,whereshewouldgetagoodeducationandenjoyabetterlife.IntensiveStudypassagen.—(costofaticketfor)ajourneybyshiporplanefromoneplacetoanothere.g.•Heistoopoortoaffordapassagehome.•OliverhasbookedapassagetoNewYork.2Itwasahardjourneyforthelittlegirl,andfullofrisks.Longbeforetheboatreachedsafety,thesuppliesoffoodandwaterranout.WhenKim-ChifinallymadeittotheUS,shehadtocopewithasuccessionofthreefosterfamilies.ButwhenshegraduatedfromSanDiego’sPatrickHenryHighSchoolin1988,shehadstraightA’sandscholarshipoffersfromsomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinthecountry.3“Ihavetodowell,”saysthe19-year-old,nowasecond-yearstudentatCornellUniversity.“IoweittomyparentsinVietnam.”IntensiveStudysafetyn.—aplacewhereoneissafefromaparticulardangere.g.•Thefirefighterswerebusyhelpingsurvivorstosafety.•Theyrantosafety,awayfromthefire.makeit(tosomewhere)—succeedingettingsomewhereusu.intimetodosth.,orindoingsth.,orgettingsth.wantedTranslate你能准时来参加会议吗？KeyWillyoubeabletomakeittothemeetingontime?copewith—managesuccessfully;beabletodealwith(sth.difficult,unpleasant,etc.)e.g.•Poorfamilieshavetocopewithalotofproblems.fostera.givingorreceivingparentalcarealthoughnotrelatedlegallyorbybloodv.tobringupCf.adopt—takeachildofotherparents,asapprovedbylaw,andbringupasone’sownchilde.g.•Manychildlesscouplesadopthomelessorphans.e.g.•Withahomefulloffosterchildrenshewasalwaysbusy.•Shedecidedtofostertheabandonedchilddespiteherdifficultiesinherlife.owe…to—have(sth.good)becauseof(sth./sb.)e.g.•IoweittomyfriendsthatIhavebeenabletofinishthiswork.4Kim-Chiispartofawaveofbright,highly-motivatedAsian-Americanswhoaresuddenlysurgingintoourbestcolleges.AlthoughAsian-Americansmakeuponly2.4percentofthenation’population,theyconstitute17.1percentoftheundergraduatesatHarvard,18percentattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyand27.3percentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.5WhyareAsian-Americansdoingsowell?Aretheygrinds,assomestereotypessuggest?DotheyhavehigherIQs?Orcanwelearnalessonfromthemaboutvalueswehavelongtreasuredbutmayhavemisplaced–likehardwork,thefamilyandeducation?IntensiveStudyKim-Chiispartofawaveofbright,highly-motivatedAsian-Americanswhoaresuddenlysurgingintoourbestcolleges.Paraphrase:?Kim-Chiispartofawaveofbrilliant,ambitiousAsianimmigrantswhoarerushingintoourbestcolleges.e.g.•awaveofnewcomers•awaveofbuying•awaveofterrorism大量的新来者一阵抢购的狂潮一股恐怖主义的浪潮awaveof—anunusuallylargenumberofstereotypen.—afixedgeneralimage,characteristic,etc.thatisbelievedtorepresentap