《新视野大学英语》课程教学资源（备课笔记）book2 Unit 8.doc_P6-P10

This material washes easily料容易洗涤。 The clock winds at the back 3. consumeristic: a. believing in spending money and buying goods idealistic: a. trying to live according to high principles and perfect standards 4. But why cant we have it both ways? Cant we educate people for life as well as for a career? Meaning: But why can't people achieve satisfaction both in life and in work? Isnt it possible for us to educate people not only for a good job but also for a full life? 5.This is where age and maturity enter.(Para. 11) Meaning: Age and maturity help people realize what is truly important in life 6. Most of us finally have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by a balance sheet.(Para. 12) Meaning: Most of us finally understand that our quality of life is not totally decided by our balance sheet: a statement of how much money has come in and how much money has gone out 7. dawn(on/upon ) vi. grow clear in one's mind The truth began to dawn upon the poor man.这个可怜的人慢慢明白了真相。 - It had just dawned on him that he had been fooled by the woman.他才意识到自己被这个女人愚弄了 resent: vt. feel anger and dislike about(sth that hurts, offends or annoys one He resented his father for being so strict with him.他怨恨父亲对自己如此严格。 Notice that"resent can be followed directly by an -ing verb or possessive pronoun +-ing verb Do you resent my leaving here without you?你会因为我不带你离开这儿而不满吗? The young man resents being dependent on his parents 8.And we are better for our understanding of these other contributions - be they scientific or artistic.(Para. 14) Notice that the present subjunctive be is sometimes used in formal writing to admit sth. such as a condition or sth needed to end an argument. Examples If any person be found guilty, he shall have the right of appeal Whether she be right or wrong, she will have my strong support不管她是对是错,我都全力支持她。 The second of the above examples can be also rewritten as Be she right or wrong, she will have my strong support 9. Weekly we read of unions that went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business.(Para. 15) Meaning: Every week we read about labour unions that started strikes to demand higher pay for labourers, but the unexpected result was that the employer had to close his business argument(for/against): n a statement used to convince people that sth is correct The managers will declare their arguments against the plan next week ■经理们将在下周宣布他们反对这项计划的理由

-- This material washes easily.料容易洗涤。 --The clock winds at the back. 3.consumeristic: a. believing in spending money and buying goods idealistic: a. trying to live according to high principles and perfect standards 4.But why can’t we have it both ways? Can’t we educate people for life as well as for a career? (Para. 9) Meaning: But why can’t people achieve satisfaction both in life and in work? Isn’t it possible for us to educate people not only for a good job but also for a full life? 5.This is where age and maturity enter. (Para. 11) Meaning: Age and maturity help people realize what is truly important in life. 6.Most of us finally have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by a balance sheet. (Para. 12) Meaning: Most of us finally understand that our quality of life is not totally decided by our financial situation. balance sheet: a statement of how much money has come in and how much money has gone out 7.dawn (on / upon): vi. grow clear in one’s mind --The truth began to dawn upon the poor man. 这个可怜的人慢慢明白了真相。 --It had just dawned on him that he had been fooled by the woman. 他才意识到自己被这个女人愚弄了。 resent: vt. feel anger and dislike about (sth. that hurts, offends or annoys one) --He resented his father for being so strict with him. 他怨恨父亲对自己如此严格。 Notice that “resent” can be followed directly by an -ing verb or possessive pronoun +-ing verb. Examples: --Do you resent my leaving here without you? 你会因为我不带你离开这儿而不满吗？ --The young man resents being dependent on his parents. 8.And we are better for our understanding of these other contributions -- be they scientific or artistic. (Para. 14) Notice that the present subjunctive be is sometimes used in formal writing to admit sth., such as a condition or sth. needed to end an argument. Examples: --If any person be found guilty, he shall have the right of appeal. --Whether she be right or wrong, she will have my strong support. 不管她是对是错, 我都全力支持她。 The second of the above examples can be also rewritten as: --Be she right or wrong, she will have my strong support. 9.Weekly we read of unions that went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. (Para. 15) Meaning: Every week we read about labour unions that started strikes to demand higher pay for labourers, but the unexpected result was that the employer had to close his business. argument (for / against): n. a statement used to convince people that sth. is correct --Can you tell us your argument for making the price lower? --The managers will declare their arguments against the plan next week. ◼ 经理们将在下周宣布他们反对这项计划的理由

10. Oscar Wilde had it right when he said we ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives. ( Para. 18) Meaning: Oscar Wilde was right to say that people should develop their career/work through the use of their abilities, but also should give the fullness of their mental skills and artistic abilities to make their lives more complete ll Lets hope our educators answer students'cries for career education, ...(Para. 19) Meaning: Let's hope our educators can meet the demand of students and prepare them for future careers Section B Reading skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions As we learned in Unit 3, most reading passages contain ideas based on fact and opinion. It is very important to know when we are reading facts and when we are reading an author's opinion. The bility to distinguish between facts and opinions can help us to achieve a deeper level of understanding Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. A fact can be proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observation. For example A friend of mine(a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of college instructors during her first year on the job-even before she completed her two-year associate degree. (Para. 7, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) Opinions are statements of belief, judgement or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Solid opinions, of course, are based on facts. However, opinions are still somebody' s view of something and are not facts themselves. Look at the following example Most of us finally have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by a balance sheet.(Para. 12, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) But it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact. A writer often combines the two in such a way that we do not always notice where fact ends and opinion begins. When we have a mixture of fact and opinion in a single statement, we must decide whether the main point of the sentence is essentially fact or opinion. Sometimes an opinion is presented as if it were a fact According to the survey based on responses from over 188,000 students, today's college beginners are"more consumeristic and less idealistic"than at any time in the seventeen years of the poll. (Para. 4, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) The particular reading skill introduced for this unit is distinguishing between facts and opinions The ability to distinguish between facts and opinions is important because it can help us to achieve a deeper level of understanding in our reading Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. A fact can be proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observation Look at the following example taken from Reading Passage A Interest in teaching, social service and the humanities is at a low, along with ethnic and womens studies On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer

10.Oscar Wilde had it right when he said we ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives. (Para. 18) Meaning: Oscar Wilde was right to say that people should develop their career/work through the use of their abilities, but also should give the fullness of their mental skills and artistic abilities to make their lives more complete. 11.Let’s hope our educators answer students’ cries for career education,… (Para. 19) Meaning: Let’s hope our educators can meet the demand of students and prepare them for future careers,… Section B Reading skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions As we learned in Unit 3, most reading passages contain ideas based on fact and opinion. It is very important to know when we are reading facts and when we are reading an author’s opinion. The ability to distinguish between facts and opinions can help us to achieve a deeper level of understanding in our reading. Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. A fact can be proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observation. For example: A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of college instructors during her first year on the job — even before she completed her two-year associate degree. (Para. 7, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) Opinions are statements of belief, judgement or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Solid opinions, of course, are based on facts. However, opinions are still somebody’s view of something and are not facts themselves. Look at the following example: Most of us finally have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by a balance sheet. (Para. 12, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) But it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact. A writer often combines the two in such a way that we do not always notice where fact ends and opinion begins. When we have a mixture of fact and opinion in a single statement, we must decide whether the main point of the sentence is essentially fact or opinion. Sometimes an opinion is presented as if it were a fact: According to the survey based on responses from over 188,000 students, today’s college beginners are "more consumeristic and less idealistic" than at any time in the seventeen years of the poll. (Para. 4, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) The particular reading skill introduced for this unit is distinguishing between facts and opinions. The ability to distinguish between facts and opinions is important because it can help us to achieve a deeper level of understanding in our reading. Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. A fact can be proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observation. Look at the following example taken from Reading Passage A: Interest in teaching, social service and the humanities is at a low, along with ethnic and women’s studies. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer

science is way up. (Para. 6, Reading Passage A, Unit 8 This sentence tells us about a current state of affairs certainly it is a statement of fact Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Some words can serve as clues to statements of some kind of opinion. For example, probably, perhaps, usually, often, sometimes, and on occasion are used to limit a statement of fact and to indicate the possibility of other opinions. Other words, such as I believe, I think, in my opinion, I feel, and I suggest, say clearly that an opinion will follow. Look at the following examples 1. It has often been remarked that the saddest thing about youth is that it is wasted on the young Para. 1, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 2. More importantly, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.(Para. 14, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 3. In the long run thats what education really ought to be about. I think it can be.(Para. 17, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 4. Thats the way it should be. Oscar Wilde had it right when he said we ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives. (Para. 18, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) But it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact. a writer often combines the two in such a way that we do not always notice where fact ends and opinion begins. When we have a mixture of fact and opinion in a single statement, we must decide whether the main point of the sentence is essentially fact or opinion. Sometimes an opinion is presented as if it were a fact If it is a fact that the meaning of life does not dawn until middle age, is it then not the duty of ducational institutions to prepare the way for the revelation?( Para 13, Reading Passage A, Unit 1. The Harris Poll -Louis Harris is a pollster and public opinion analyst, and has been director of the Time magazine- Harris poll since 1969. In 1956 he established his own firm in New York City. Harris'services were especially associated with election campaigns- initially and most notably with John F. Kennedy's campaign and later with the campaigns of hundreds of other candidates, including presidents, governors, U.S. senators and representatives, mayors, and other officials, both Democrats and Republicans. Harris firm helped candidates to determine what strategies, issues and aspects of personality might be most effective with voters. Harris also did much of his work outside politics 2.ScholasticCorporationhttp://www.scholastic.comisaglobalchildrenspublishingandmedia company. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, textbooks, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, videos and toys 3. Nuclear family -also called elementary family. In sociology and anthropology, it refers to a group of persons united by ties of marriage, parenthood or adoption and consisting of a man,a woman,and their socially recognized children. In most developed industrial countries, it is the most basic and common form of social organization 4. Alfred North Whitehead(1861-1947), British mathematician, logician and philosopher, best nown for his work in mathematical logic and who. in collaboration with Bertrand Russel authored the landmark three-volume Principia Mathematica(1910, 1912, 1913) New words

science is way up. (Para. 6, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) This sentence tells us about a current state of affairs: certainly it is a statement of fact. Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Some words can serve as clues to statements of some kind of opinion. For example, probably, perhaps, usually, often, sometimes, and on occasion are used to limit a statement of fact and to indicate the possibility of other opinions. Other words, such as I believe, I think, in my opinion, I feel, and I suggest, say clearly that an opinion will follow. Look at the following examples: 1. It has often been remarked that the saddest thing about youth is that it is wasted on the young. (Para. 1, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 2. More importantly, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. (Para. 14, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 3. In the long run that’s what education really ought to be about. I think it can be. (Para. 17, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 4. That’s the way it should be. Oscar Wilde had it right when he said we ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives. (Para. 18, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) But it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact. A writer often combines the two in such a way that we do not always notice where fact ends and opinion begins. When we have a mixture of fact and opinion in a single statement, we must decide whether the main point of the sentence is essentially fact or opinion. Sometimes an opinion is presented as if it were a fact: If it is a fact that the meaning of life does not dawn until middle age, is it then not the duty of educational institutions to prepare the way for the revelation? (Para. 13, Reading Passage A, Unit 8) 1. The Harris Poll - Louis Harris is a pollster and public opinion analyst, and has been director of the Time Magazine-Harris Poll since 1969. In 1956 he established his own firm in New York City. Harris’ services were especially associated with election campaigns - initially and most notably with John F. Kennedy’s campaign and later with the campaigns of hundreds of other candidates, including presidents, governors, U.S. senators and representatives, mayors, and other officials, both Democrats and Republicans. Harris’ firm helped candidates to determine what strategies, issues and aspects of personality might be most effective with voters. Harris also did much of his work outside politics. 2. Scholastic Corporation http://www.scholastic.com is a global children’s publishing and media company. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children’s books, textbooks, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, videos and toys. 3. Nuclear family - also called elementary family. In sociology and anthropology, it refers to a group of persons united by ties of marriage, parenthood or adoption and consisting of a man, a woman, and their socially recognized children. In most developed industrial countries, it is the most basic and common form of social organization. 4. Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947), British mathematician, logician and philosopher, best known for his work in mathematical logic and who, in collaboration with Bertrand Russel, authored the landmark three-volume Principia Mathematica (1910, 1912, 1913). New Words