Unit 5 Book 3 Education in Cyberspace L. Difficult Sentences 1. A peculiarly honest answer came out of my mouth before I could think (1)Paraphrase this sentence (Without thinking, I answered him frankly. (2 Translate the sentence into Chinese (=我不假思索,老老实实地答道。) 2. Where I teach is inside that electrically charged space that lies between my phone jack and the home computers of a group of generally older-than- average college students (1)Paraphrase this sentence My students are generally older than the average college students I teach them not in the traditional lecture rooms but on the Internet where I am linked with them via their home phone lines and modems (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=我的课堂是在充满电荷的空间里,其间一端连着我的电话插座,另一端 连着一群年龄偏大的大学生家里的电脑。) 3. The man's face remained as blank as a clear summer sky. (1 )What figure of speech is used here? ( simile More examples sing like an angel sleep as sound as a log be as brave as a lion) (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=那人的脸上仍旧一片茫然。) 4... the Sage on the Stage. (1)What does "the Sage on the Stage "mean? (This is a term commonly used in the teaching research field to refer to the teacher who plays a dominant role in the classroom. Its opposite term is the Guide on the side, which suggests a learner-centred teaching approach (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=讲坛上的圣人。课堂教学的支配者。) 5. What they know, they must communicate to me in words What's the grammatical function of"What they know"?
1 Unit 5 Book 3 Education in Cyberspace I. Difficult Sentences 1. A peculiarly honest answer came out of my mouth before I could think. (1) Paraphrase this sentence. (=Without thinking, I answered him frankly.) (2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=我不假思索，老老实实地答道。) 2. Where I teach is inside that electrically charged space that lies between my phone jack and the home computers of a group of generally older-than-average college students. (1) Paraphrase this sentence. (=My students are generally older than the average college students. I teach them not in the traditional lecture rooms, but on the Internet where I am linked with them via their home phone lines and modems.) (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=我的课堂是在充满电荷的空间里，其间一端连着我的电话插座，另一端 连着一群年龄偏大的大学生家里的电脑。) 3. The man’s face remained as blank as a clear summer sky. (1) What figure of speech is used here？ (= simile. More examples: …sing like an angel …sleep as sound as a log …be as brave as a lion) (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=那人的脸上仍旧一片茫然。) 4. …the Sage on the Stage… (1) What does “the Sage on the Stage” mean? (=This is a term commonly used in the teaching research field to refer to the teacher who plays a dominant role in the classroom. Its opposite term is “the Guide on the Side,” which suggests a learner-centred teaching approach.) (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=讲坛上的圣人。/课堂教学的支配者。) 5. What they know, they must communicate to me in words. What’s the grammatical function of “What they know” ?
(What they know, which serves as the object of the verb communicate,, is put at the beginning of the sentence to achieve emphasis 6. They cannot sit passively in the back row twiddling their mental thumbs as the clock ticks away. (1)What does "twiddling their mental thumbs"mean? (to do little or nothing; be idle) (2) What can we infer from the sentence? (Study ing online is different from that in the conventional classroom Students should do something actively instead of sitting in the back idling (3)Translate this part into Chinese. (=他们不能坐在后排座位上,无所事事地打发时光。) 7.... who might be tempted to step in to"calm down"or"refocus"an otherwise wonderfully enlightening classroom debate (1)Paraphrase this sentence (. .who might feel like interfering with the students'debate to make them calm down or to change the focus of the debate. In that case classroom debate might no longer be so enlightening as it should be. (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=……可能会情不自禁地介入他们的争论,把原本很有启发性的课堂讨论 “平息”或者“引到别的话题上去”) 8. ..it,'s just what a classical philosopher like Plato would have practiced-had there been an Internet way back then (1)Why does the author use subjunctive mood in this sentence? (E It emphasizes the advantages of the virtual education (2)Translate this part into Chinese. (=虚拟大学兴许正是柏拉图这样的古典哲学家喜欢授课的地方—假如他 那个时期有因特网的话。) lL. Words and Expressions 1. think highly of: have a good opinion of someone or sth She thinks very highly of her boss 我们及其欣赏王教授的意见。 We think highly of Professor Wang,s opinion
2 (=“What they know”, which serves as the object of the verb ‘communicate’, is put at the beginning of the sentence to achieve emphasis.) 6. They cannot sit passively in the back row twiddling their mental thumbs as the clock ticks away. (1) What does “twiddling their mental thumbs” mean? (=to do little or nothing; be idle) (2) What can we infer from the sentence? (=Studying online is different from that in the conventional classroom. Students should do something actively instead of sitting in the back idling.) (3) Translate this part into Chinese. (=他们不能坐在后排座位上，无所事事地打发时光。) 7. …who might be tempted to step in to “calm down” or “refocus” an otherwise wonderfully enlightening classroom debate. (1) Paraphrase this sentence. (=…who might feel like interfering with the students’ debate to make them calm down or to change the focus of the debate. In that case, the classroom debate might no longer be so enlightening as it should be.) (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=……可能会情不自禁地介入他们的争论，把原本很有启发性的课堂讨论 “平息”或者“引到别的话题上去”。） 8. …it’s just what a classical philosopher like Plato would have practiced—had there been an Internet way back then. (1) Why does the author use subjunctive mood in this sentence? (= It emphasizes the advantages of the virtual education.) (2) Translate this part into Chinese. (=虚拟大学兴许正是柏拉图这样的古典哲学家喜欢授课的地方——假如他 那个时期有因特网的话。) II. Words and Expressions 1. think highly of: have a good opinion of someone or sth. *She thinks very highly of her boss. 我们及其欣赏王教授的意见。 (= We think highly of Professor Wang’s opinion.)
Patterns: think highly of 对……及其赞赏 speak highly of对…极为称颂,非常赞同 2. peculiarly: adv. especially; strangely *The streets were peculiarly quiet for the time of day. 他奇怪地看着我。 He looked at me most peculiarly. 3. counsel: v. to give advice, especially on social or personal problems The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the traged 听从长辈的劝告吧 (E Listen to the counsel of your elders CF: counsel, advise, caution, warn 这些动词均有“劝告”“忠告”“警告”之意。 counse正式用词,语气比 advise强一些,侧重指对重要问题提出的劝 告、建议或咨询。 advise普通用词,泛指劝告,不涉及对方是否听从劝告。 caution主要指针对潜在危险而提出的警告,含告诫别人小心从事的意 味 warn含义与 caution相同,但语气较重,尤指就某个严重的后果给人 警告。 (Directions: ) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1)Put that ball down and come over here, Laura -I'm_ yo (warning) (2They ' re that children be kept out of the sun altogether. (advising) (3) My job involves unemployed people on/about how to find work. counseling) (4)d waiting until tomorrow. advise) (5)The newspaper ts readers against buying shares without (6/W getting good advice first. (=cautioned Ve were not to eat the fish which might give us a slight stomach upset. warned) 4. flunk: v.(infml)especially AmE to give someone low marks on a test so that they fail it; fail (an examination or study course) I flunked my second year exams and was lucky not to be thrown out of college Her not following the instructions flunked her
3 Patterns: think highly of 对……及其赞赏 speak highly of 对……极为称颂，非常赞同 2. peculiarly: adv. especially; strangely *The streets were peculiarly quiet for the time of day. 他奇怪地看着我。 (=He looked at me most peculiarly.) 3. counsel: v. to give advice, especially on social or personal problems *The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the tragedy. 听从长辈的劝告吧. (= Listen to the counsel of your elders.) CF: counsel, advise, caution, warn 这些动词均有“劝告”、“忠告”、“警告”之意。 counsel 正式用词，语气比 advise 强一些，侧重指对重要问题提出的劝 告、建议或咨询。 advise 普通用词，泛指劝告，不涉及对方是否听从劝告。 caution 主要指针对潜在危险而提出的警告，含告诫别人小心从事的意 味。 warn 含义与 caution 相同，但语气较重，尤指就某个严重的后果给人 警告。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) Put that ball down and come over here, Laura － I'm ______ you. (=warning) (2) They're _____ that children be kept out of the sun altogether. (=advising) (3) My job involves ______ unemployed people on/about how to find work. (=counseling) (4) I'd ______ waiting until tomorrow. (=advise) (5) The newspaper ______ its readers against buying shares without getting good advice first. (=cautioned) (6) We were not to eat the fish which might give us a slight stomach upset. (=warned) 4. flunk: v. (infml) especially. AmE to give someone low marks on a test so that they fail it; fail (an examination or study course) *I flunked my second year exams and was lucky not to be thrown out of college. (= Her not following the instructions flunked her.)
Pattern: flunk out 除名,退学 5 for want of: for lack of. because of a lack of *If we fail it won't be for want of trying We have tried even if we fail). 因无事可做,我只好待在家里看电视。(插入图片文件want) (For want of anything better to do I watched television for a while. Collocations: fill'meet/ satisfy a want满足需要 minister to sb's want满足某人的需要 in want of 需要… 6. virtual adj. made, done, seen etc. on the Internet or a computer, rather than in the real world He has made some friends in the virtual world through the Internet. 网络购物银行 ( virtual shopping/banking) 7. be the case: to be the actual state of affairs to be true He said he'd been cheated out of all his money, but that's not the case ( If that is the case then I will be very disappointed Collocations a case in point有关的实例,例证 In any case 无论如何,不管怎样 in case of 假如,如果发生 In no case 无论如何不,决不 8. decline: (1)n. a period or process of going from a better to a worse position Our business has gone into a decline this year and we have to dismiss some employees. (she seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline. (2)v. to gradually become less, worse, or lower His interest in the project declined after his wife died 我谢绝了他们提出的帮助。 =l declined their offer of help. CF: refuse decline, reject 这三个动词均含“拒绝”之意。 refuse语气较重,指态度坚决,肯定无疑地拒绝 decline指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等 reject多指由于某物、某事、某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒 绝 (Directions )Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where
4 Pattern: flunk out 除名，退学 5. for want of: for lack of, because of a lack of *If we fail it won't be for want of trying (= We have tried even if we fail). 因无事可做，我只好待在家里看电视。（插入图片文件 want） (=For want of anything better to do I watched television for a while.) Collocations: fill/meet/ satisfy a want 满足需要 minister to sb’s want 满足某人的需要 in want of 需要…… 6. virtual adj. made, done, seen etc. on the Internet or a computer, rather than in the real world *He has made some friends in the virtual world through the Internet. 网络购物/银行 (=virtual shopping/banking) 7. be the case: to be the actual state of affairs; to be true *He said he’d been cheated out of all his money, but that’s not the case. (=If that is the case then I will be very disappointed.) Collocations: a case in point 有关的实例， 例证 in any case 无论如何，不管怎样 in case of 假如，如果发生 in no case 无论如何不，决不 8. decline: (1) n. a period or process of going from a better to a worse position *Our business has gone into a decline this year and we have to dismiss some employees. (=She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.) (2) v. to gradually become less, worse, or lower *His interest in the project declined after his wife died. 我谢绝了他们提出的帮助。 (=I declined their offer of help.) CF: refuse, decline, reject 这三个动词均含“拒绝”之意。 refuse 语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑地拒绝。 decline 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。 reject 多指由于某物、某事、某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒 绝。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where
necessary. (1)The appeal was by the High Court. rejected) (2)We asked them to come to our party, but they (declined) (3 I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was (4)He asked her to marry him but she (5)He's in trouble but hes all (my offers of help refused) 9. hit on/upon sth: find by lucky chance or have a good idea about I tried several methods before I hit on this way of solving the problem (When we first hit on the idea, everyone told us it would never work. Patterns: hit it off相处得好 hit out猛打,乱击 10. rural adj. of or like the countryside; concerning country or village Rural things always appeal to me. I like the fresh air, the country roads. even the smells of the land The area is still very rural and undeveloped NB:rura的含义是“(像)乡村的”,“有乡村(生活)特点的”。其反义为 urban城市的,市内的 11. resident n. a person who lives in a place or a particular area all the time or just while working, studying, or visiting Are you a permanent resident of the United states or are you just traveling around? CF: resident citizen native 这三个名词均含有“居民”、“公民”之意。 resident长期居住或暂时居住的居民,有时也指旅居者 citizen 具有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人,即公民。 native本地居民 (Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above (1)The local were angry at the lack of parking spaces (residents) 2)He is a of New York City but lives mostly in California. native) (3) He applied to become an American (citizen) (4)He reassured people that law-abiding would have nothing to fear from the enquiries. citizens) (5) The hotel bar was only open to .residents) (6)Before coming to this pacific country he was not certain whether the are friendly to the foreigners like him. (natives) 12. comment:
5 necessary. (1) The appeal was _____ by the High Court. (=rejected) (2) We asked them to come to our party, but they _____. (=declined) (3) I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was _______. (=rejected) (4) He asked her to marry him but she ______. (=refused) (5) He's in trouble but he's _______ all (my offers of) help. (=refused) 9. hit on/upon sth: find by lucky chance or have a good idea about *I tried several methods before I hit on this way of solving the problem. (=When we first hit on the idea, everyone told us it would never work.) Patterns: hit it off 相处得好 hit out 猛打，乱击 10. rural adj. of or like the countryside; concerning country or village life *Rural things always appeal to me. I like the fresh air, the country roads, even the smells of the land. *The area is still very rural and undeveloped. NB: rural 的含义是“（像）乡村的”，“有乡村（生活）特点的”。其反义为 urban 城市的，市内的 11. resident n. a person who lives in a place or a particular area all the time or just while working, studying, or visiting *Are you a permanent resident of the United States or are you just traveling around? CF: resident , citizen, native 这三个名词均含有“居民”、“公民”之意。 resident 长期居住或暂时居住的居民，有时也指旅居者。 citizen 具有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人，即公民。 native 本地居民。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. (1) The local ______ were angry at the lack of parking spaces. (=residents) (2) He is a _____ of New York City but lives mostly in California. (=native) (3) He applied to become an American _____. (=citizen) (4) He reassured people that law-abiding ______ would have nothing to fear from the enquiries. (=citizens) (5) The hotel bar was only open to _____. (=residents) (6) Before coming to this pacific country he was not certain whether the _______ are friendly to the foreigners like him. (natives) 12. comment: