现代大学英语精读2课件lesson1

LessonOneAnotherSchoolYear---WhatFor?JohnCiardiWarming-upTopicdiscussion:1.CanyousummarywhatyougotfromtheUniversitylastsemester?2.Whatdoyouexpectfromanewsemester?3.Doyouthinkyoucanfulfilthat?Ifyouthinkyoucan,how?Ifyouthinkyoucan’t,whynot?TopicdiscussionWhatarethepurposesofhighereducation?TopicdiscussionSuggestedanswers:1.TogiveSssufficienttrainingforacareer.2.ToexposeSstotheessenceofhumancivilization3.Tocultivatethequalitiesofbeingahuman4.Togatherusefulinformationandknowledge5.ToencourageintellectualcuriosityandculturalappreciationBackgroundInformationDoyouknowanythingaboutthefamoushistoricliteraryfiguresbelow?Matchtherelatedinformation.NameNationalityMasterpieceWilliamShakespeareItalianRelativityAlighierDanteGermanMaximsBachSwiss-AmericanOdysseyHomerFrenchCanterburyTalesEinsteinEnglishChurchCantatasChaucerGreekTheDivineComedyLaRochefoucauldEnglishHamletNameNationalityMasterpieceWilliamShakespeareItalianRelativityAlighierDanteGermanMaximsBachSwiss-AmericanOdysseyHomerFrenchCanterburyTales坎特伯雷故事集EinsteinEnglishChurchCantatasChaucerGreekTheDivineComedy《神曲》LaRochefoucauldEnglishHamletMemorableQuotes1.Ineducationwearestrivingnottoteachyouthtomakealiving,buttomakealife.----WilliamWhite2.Thefoundationofeverystateistheeducationoftheyouth.----Diogenes3.Ihaveneverletmyschoolinginterferewithmyeducation.----MarkTwainTextanalysis1.Whatdidthewriterdoafterhewasfreshfromgraduateschool?2.Whydidthestudentcometoseehimintheoffice?3.Howdidthewriterreasonwiththestudent?1)DidhestartwiththereasonsdirectlywhyuniversitiesshouldprovideSswithbothtrainingandeducation?Pre-classQuestions2)Whydidthewriterdosomecalculation?3)Doyouthinkthestudentwasconvinced?4.Whatisthewriter’sviewonthepurposeofauniversity?(theme)ThemeTheauthortriestoclarifythepurposeofauniversity:toputthestudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationthathumanracehascreated.StructurePart1(Paras.1-8):Thewriterdescribeshisencounterwithoneofhisstudents.Part2(Paras.9-14):Theauthorrestateswhathestillbelievestobethepurposeofauniversity:puttingitsstudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationsthehumanracehascreated.Languagestyle&toneStyle:Colloquial,familiarstyleTone:HumorousandmildlysarcasticBywayofusingdirectspeechBywayofusingmetaphorsTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseYouareonyourwaytobeingthatnewspeciesofmechanizedsavage,thepush-buttonNeanderthal.(para.9)newtypeofhumanswhoareprimitiveanduncivilizedalthoughtheycanworkmachinesParaphrasing:Youwillbecomeanuneducatedpersonwhocanonlyworkmachinesandoperatemechanicalequipment,notknowinganythingaboutliterature,philosophy,history,orart.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase•IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forthecontinuityofthefinearts,forthatlessonofman’sdevelopmentwecallhistory—thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.(Para.9)Paraphrasing:Ifyoudon’twanttoimproveyourmindandbroadenyourhorizonbystudyingalittleliterature,philosophy,thefineartsandhistory,youshouldn’tbehereatcollege.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase•Ourcollegesinevitablygraduateanumberofsuchlifeforms,butitcannotbesaidthattheywenttocollege;ratherthecollegewentthroughthem—withoutmakingcontact.(para.9)Paraphrasing:Ourcollegesinevitablyproducesuchpeoplewhocanoperatemachinesbutwhocannotthink.Wecannothelpthat.Butwecan’tsaythatthesepeoplehavereceivedapropercollegeeducation.Itismoreaccuratetosaythatthesecollegeyearshavejustpassedthembywithoutleavinganythingonthem.Mechanizedsavage;push-buttonNeandethalTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase•Thereisnottimeenoughinasinglelifetimetoinventforoneselfeverythingoneneedstoknowinordertobeacivilizedhuman.(Para.10)Paraphrasing:Tobecomeacivilizedperson,youneedtoknowmanythings,andyoucannotfindouteverythingbyyourself,becauseyourlifeistooshort.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase•Ifyouaretoomuchinahurry,ortooarrogantlyproudofyourownlimitations,toacceptasagifttoyourhumanitysomepiecesofthemindsofAristotle,orChaucer,orEinstein,youareneitheradevelopedhumannorausefulcitizenofademocracy.(Para.12)Paraphrasing:Ifyouaretooanxioustoleaveschoolearly,tooignoranttoseeyourlimitations,toacceptsomeofthethinkingofthegreatmenassomethingthatwillhelpcultivateinyouthequalityofbeingahumanbeing,youdonotdeservetobecalledawell-educatedandusefulcitizenofademocraticsociety.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseAuniversityhasnorealexistenceandnorealpurposeexceptasitsucceedsinputtingyouintouch,bothasspecialistsandashumans,withthosehumanmindsyourhumanmindneedstoinclude.(Para.14)Paraphrasing:Thepurposeofauniversityistoexposeitsstudentstothebestofhumanthoughtsthattheyneedtolearnbothasprofessionalsandascivilizedhumanbeings.Ifauniversitycannotsucceedindoingthis,itshouldnotexistatall.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseThefaculty,byitsveryexistence,saysimplicitly:“Wehavebeenaidedbymanypeople,andbymanybooks,inourattempttomakeourselvessomesortofstorehouseofhumanexperience.”(Para.14)Paraphrasing:Weneedthefacultybecausetheseteachershavealotofhumanexperiencetopas