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Unit 6 Higher Education
Main contents:
本课主要介绍了有关高等教育的情况，并重点介绍了如何提高自己的阅读技巧，如何能够更快，更好，更容易的进行阅读。学完本课后，我们应该理解课文所讲的一天可以读四本书的阅读方法，并把这一方法应用到日常的学习中去。另外还应该能用英语就学校，课程及考试方面的信息和看法进行交流，熟练地以与外国人交流对教育的看法。
本课的课文介绍了一场学习革命。作者认为只要学会了正确的读书方法，每个人每天都可以读完四本书，并掌握其中的要点，这是一种全新的读书理念。它的核心方法就是找到读书的窍门，用略读的方法找到需要找到的信息，然后再做上标记进行精读。
Don’t read “slowly and deliberately”. Learn to skim for the points you want…, if you know specifically what you are looking for.
Words, Expressions and Grammar
Dialogue
Sophomore n.大学二年级生, 有二年经验的人(freshman, junior,senior)
intensive reading 精读
extensive reading 泛读
1.
Would you like to elaborate on it? 可以详细说说吗?
elaborate on v.详细说明
e.g. I’d like you to elaborate on your plan of our project.
Would you mind elaborating on the news you got yesterday?
2.
There are different views on it. 对这件事有不同的看法。
view n. 观点, 见解, 意见
e.g. What’s your view on this political issue? 对于这个政治事件，你有何看法?
What are your views on the subject? 你对这一题目有何高见?
What is your view on school punishments? 你对学校的处罚有什么看法?
3.
But the teacher may also make use of Chinese on occasions when we have difficulties in understanding.
make (full/good)use of (充分)利用
e.g. We should make use of the library to broaden our mind.
His experience is that he always makes full use of time during classes.
our country should make good use of foreign investment for our development.
on occasions 有时; 有必要时
on several occasions屡次, 好几次
e.g. He always turns up on occasions when we are in trouble.
他总是在我们有难的时候出现。
on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
有一次,他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。
I have met the old professor on several occasions.
我曾经见过那个老教授几次。
have difficulty in doing sth 做某事很困难
e.g. He has much difficulty in learning French. 他学法语有很大的困难。
I have no difficulty in understanding his body language.
我能好不困难的读懂他的肢体语言。
They had great difficulty in finding the house in the forest.
他们费了好大劲才找到森林里的房子。
4. Long time no see. 好久不见了。
5. I’ve intended to call you for a long time.
6.
But as it turned out, I changed my mind.
turn out(to be) 结果是，原来是
e.g. We had thought it would be a cloudy weekend, but it turned out to be sunny and lovely.
He turned out to be a thief. 他原来竟是小偷。
He lost his heart to a pretty girl who turned out to be the daughter of his enemy.
他爱上了一个美丽的女孩，后来才知道她竟是他敌人的女儿。
7.
But if my memory serves me right, you were determined to go.
如果我没有记错的话，你当时是一定要去的。
be determined to do sth 决心做某事，一定做某事
e.g. He was determined to go abroad for a better job.
他决心出国找一份更好的工作。
Are you determined to get married with her despite your parents’ objection?
你是不是已经决心不顾父母的反对和她结婚?
8.
… doctors are badly needed in China. So I decided to go to medical school instead.
badly adv. 很严重地，迫切地
e.g. Even now some universities are badly off for English teachers.
即使现在有些大学英语教师也很缺。
I am quite badly off recently.最近我经济上很拮据。
The trucks are badly in need of repair.这些卡车急需修理。
instead adv替代;更换
e.g. If you cannot go, let him go instead.
如果你不能去，让他替你去。
I didnt have a pen, so I used a pencil instead.
我没有钢笔，因此我就用铅笔了。
(与of连用) instead of 代替
e.g. Well have tea in the garden instead of in the house.
我们将改在花园喝茶，而不在屋里喝。
I will go instead of you. 我代你去。
9.
I don’t quite see the point of your doing that.
point要点;含义;论点;寓意
e.g. I dont see your point. 我不懂你的意思。
I dont see the point of waiting for her, she is probably not coming.
我不知道等她有什么意义，她可能不来了。
What is the point of discussing this issue further?
这件事再讨论下去有什么意义呢?
10.
I believe it’ll play an important part in the realization of China’s modernization program.
11.
I’ll say. You know we should try to stay in touch.
stay/ keep in touch 保持联系
get in touch(with sb) 取得联系
lose touch (with sb) 失去联系
e.g. Have you got in touch with your friend that you met in New York?
I always keep in touch with my friends by e-mail.
We had stayed in touch these years, but we lost touch since he moved to America last year.
12.
I have every intention of doing that.
every adj.一切可能的
e.g. She made every attempt. 她尽一切努力。
There is every appearance of snow. 看来是一定要下雪了。
He was given every chance to get the post.
他得到一切可能的机会去获得这个职位。
intention n.意图, 目的
e.g. What is his intention do you think when he told us about the secret of his family?
His intention is very apparent.
Do you have the intention to attend the meeting next month?