UnitSixTEXTIPreparingforCollegeI.LibraryWork1.Homer(8thcenturyB.C.),theGreekepicpoettowhomareattributedtheIliadandtheOdyssey,thegreatestepicpoetryofalltime.TheIliad,thetaleofthesiegeofTroy(anancientcityinAsiaMinor),isanepicpoemintwenty-fourbooks.TheOdysseyisanepicpoemwhichrecordstheadventuresofOdysseusorUlysses,aGreekleaderintheI.LibraryWorkTrojanWar,alegendarywarwagedanywherefromthe11thtothe14thcenturyB.C.Itisalsointwenty-fourbooks.2.DanteAlighieri(1265–1321),ItalianpoetwhosereputationrestschieflyonTheDivineComedy(ca.1309–1320),anepicpoemthatdescribeshisspiritualjourneythroughHellandPurgatoryandfinallytoParadise,orthewayofanindividualsoulfromsintopurification.I.LibraryWork3.CaiusJuliusCaesar(100–44B.C.),RomangeneralandadministratorwhomadehimselfmasteroftheRomanworldbydefeatingPompeytheGreat(106–48B.C.),theRomangeneralandstatesmanbeforehim.CaesarruledsupremeuntilhewasassassinatedbyagroupofconspiratorsheadedbyMarcusBrutusandCassius.I.LibraryWork4.RobertOwen(1771–1858),Britishsocialistreformerandfounderofcooperativecommunities.HestroveagainstsocialdisordersbroughtaboutbytheIndustrialRevolutionandurgedParliamenttoenactlawsthatwouldalleviatethebadworkingconditionsinBritishfactories.HeassistedthetradeI.LibraryWorkunionmovement.Hediscouragedthehiringofchildren.Heestablishedacooperativesocietyforthepurchaseandsaleofcommodities,andorganizedcooperativecommunitiestocreateabetterenvironment.WilliamOwenissaidtobea“red”,orasocialist,becauseheisadescendantofRobertOwen.I.LibraryWork5.ToriesaremembersorsupportersoftheConservativePartyinGreatBritain.ThetermTorywasfirstusedtonameamemberofapoliticalpartyinGreatBritainfromthelate17thcenturytoabout1832thatfavoredtheauthorityofthekingoverParliamentandthepreservationoftheexistingsocialandpoliticalorder.ItwassucceededbytheConservativePartyin1832.I.LibraryWork6.Liberalsarepeopleofliberalprinciplesorviews,ormembersoftheLiberalPartyinGreatBritain.Liberalsfavorprogressorreform,asinpoliticalorreligiousaffairs.I.LibraryWork7.ARomanCatholicisamemberoftheRomanCatholicChurch,thepartoftheChristianChurchwhichacknowledgesthePopeasitshead.CatholicismdiffersfromProtestantismintheimportanceitgrantstotradition,ritual,andtheauthorityofthePope.I.LibraryWork8.AProtestantisamemberoftheProtestantChurch,whichisanyoftheChristianchurchesthatareseparatefromtheRomanCatholicChurch.TheProtestantsrejecttheauthorityofthePopeorpapacy(教皇统治).TheyfindauthorityinthetextoftheBible.II.OrganizationoftheText1.HefailedinanumberofexaminationsrequiredforenteringtheUniversityofCaliforniaandthecauseofit.(Paragraphs1-4)2.Hisprivatetutor,Mr.Nixon,exertedgreatinfluenceonhim;heencouragedhispupiltothinkanddiscoverallbyhimself.(Paragraphs5-12)II.OrganizationoftheText3.HefoundthebestpreparationsforcollegeinthestimulatingSaturdaynightconversationsamongallthoseOxfordandCambridgemen.(Paragraphs13-15)III.KeyPointsoftheTextParagraph1tobeputoffforayear:tobedelayedforayearputsth.off:delaydoingsth.E.g.:Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.今日事今日毕。Iwasnotofthem:Iwasnotlikethem;Iwasnotoftheirkind.Paragraph2sofarasIcouldmakeout:sofarasIcouldunderstandmakeout:understand,see,orhearE.g.:Thatproblemisjustbeyondme;Ican’tmakeitout.Hemutteredacomplaintthatnobodycouldmakeout.Paragraph2theylookeddazedorindifferent:theylookedconfused/bewilderedoruninterested/unconcernedDazeisoftenusedinthepassive.Tobedazedistobemadeunabletothinkorfeelclearly.E.g.:Hisanswertothequestionleftusalldazed.Paragraph2indifferent:notinterestedin,notcaringaboutE.g.:Weshouldnotbeindifferenttothelowachieversinschool.foreigntome:unfamiliarandstrangetome;unknowntome;notwithinmyexperience.Thisistheformaluseofthewordforeign.Paragraph2E.g.:Hisconceptofeducationisentirelyforeigntous.FromSteffens’sdescriptionof“theelect”inParagraph2,whathasbeenrevealedabouthimself?Paragraph2---Hemustbeverydifferentfromthoseboys.Tohimstudydidnotmeanperformingallthetasksassignedbytheteacherwithoutthinkingandreasoning.Hemustbeunhappytobetoldtomemorizewhathewassupposedtolearnwithoutathoroughunderstanding.Paragraph2Hewasmotivatedbyastrongquestforknowledge,notbythedesiretodistinguishhimselfintermsofmarks.Paragraph2Whatkindofschoolhadhisfatherchosen?Whywasitwrongforhim?---Itwasthetypeofschoolwherestudentswereexpectedto“dotheirduty”,thatis,toperformallthetasksassignedbytheteacherwithoutthinkingandreasoning;Paragraph2teachersusuallyaskedtheirstudentstomemorizethingswithoutathoroughunderstanding;studentsweremotivatedbythedesiretodistinguishthemselvesintermsofmarks,“tobeattheotherfellows,standhigh,…”Paragraph3bearon:berelevantto;havesomeconnectionwith;relatetoE.g.:Didwhathesaidbearonyourproblem?forkeeps:Thisphraseisusedinformally,meaning“forever,permanently,forgood”Paragraph3E.g.:“CanIhaveoneofthosecutemementos(漂亮的纪念品)”“Sure.Thisoneisyours,forkeeps.”Paragraph4appealto:attract,interestE.g.:HisplanofspendingourwintervacationinanorphanagetocoachthechildrenthereinEnglishappealedtoallofus.Appealhasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcontexts.Paragraph4E.g.:TheMunicipalGovernmentappe