大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語 U講義

1、P30 U2Passage A All Great Journeys Start with a Dream偉大的旅程皆始于夢想We all have dreams. Usually, while were asleep.我們大家都會做夢, 往往是在我們睡著的時候。Such dreams could be more hurtful than helpful.做這樣的夢可能弊大于利。For example, imagine dreaming youre eating shredded wheat, only to wake up and find half the m

2、attress gone!例如，設(shè)想一下你夢見自己在吃麥粒，結(jié)果醒來卻發(fā)現(xiàn)半張床墊沒了！Well, Im not talking about that type of dream.不過，我要說的并不是這種夢境。Rather, Im thinking about ones vision, aspiration, or fervent hope for the future.確切地說，我所想的是人的愿景、抱負(fù)或?qū)ξ磥淼臒肓蚁Ｍ?。Our dream is the song of our soul.我們的夢想是我們的靈魂之歌。Life without one i

3、s reduced to a hollow existence.沒有靈魂的生命就只是僅有軀殼的形體存在。But life with a dream is filled with meaning and purpose.有了夢想，生命才會富有意義和目標(biāo)。 Besides being the drummer and chief lyricist for the rock band “Rush”1, Neil Peart is also an author and philosopher.尼爾·皮爾特既是Rus

4、h搖滾樂隊的鼓手和主要詞作者，也是一位作家和哲人。Look at how beautifully he expresses the relationship between life and a dream:請看他是何等優(yōu)美地表述了生活和夢想之間的關(guān)系：“Life is just a candle and a dream must give it flame.”“生命就像一支蠟燭，而由夢想將其點(diǎn)燃?！盧ichard M. DeVos, the founder of Amway Corp., also writes about the flame of hope:安利公司的創(chuàng)始人理查德·

5、;M·德沃斯也談及希望之火：“No life is more tragic than that of the individual who nurses a dream, an ambition, always wishing and hoping, but never giving it a chance to happen. “一個人心懷夢想和大志，時時刻刻地在渴望和希望，卻沒有嘗試將這一切付諸現(xiàn)實(shí)， 還有比這種人的生命更富悲劇性的嗎？He nurses the flickering dream, but never lets i

6、t break out into flame.” 他的夢想只能發(fā)出搖曳的微弱光亮，卻永遠(yuǎn)不能迸發(fā)出火焰?！盡ost of us have a dream, or hearts desire. 我們大多數(shù)人都有自己的夢想、抱負(fù)或者說是心之欲望。 But the trouble is most of us have the on/off switch of our dream set to OFF. 但問題在于我們大多數(shù)人都將夢想的開關(guān)置于“關(guān)閉”位置。Whenever we say, “I cant,” we set the switch to OFF. 不管什么時候，只要我們說“我不

7、能，”我們就切斷了開關(guān)。Whenever we believe we can, we set the switch to ON. 無論何時，只要我們相信我們能做，我們就開啟了按鈕。Simple, isnt it? 就是這么簡單，不是嗎？Just because I believe I can do something doesnt mean there wont be any problems. 僅僅因?yàn)橄嘈抛约河心芰ψ瞿呈?，并不意味就不會有任何問題。But once I believe I can do it, I will seek solutions for every problem

8、I stumble on. 但是一旦我相信我能去做，我就會去為我遇到的每一個問題尋求破解的辦法。And since it is a law of life that we find what we look for, if I look for solutions, I will find them.生活的法則就是如此惟有所求，方有所得，我欲尋求破解之法，則我必會成功。Any worthy dream is a dream worthy of accomplishing.任何有價值的夢想都值得去奮斗實(shí)現(xiàn)。Once I realize I can do it, the next ste

9、p is to make a commitment.一旦我認(rèn)識到我可以去實(shí)施這一夢想，下一步就是承諾一定完成。As soon as we make a commitment, great power is released.一旦做出承諾，就會迸發(fā)出巨大的力量。What seemingly were insurmountable hurdles are now reduced to obstacles of laughable insignificance.原本看似不可逾越的屏障頃刻之間就會化為招人嬉笑的無足輕重的小小障礙而已。Our

10、dreams dont have to be grand to be great.夢想不必宏大方顯偉大。We dont have to become the worlds greatest pianist, an Olympic medal winner, or an internationally acclaimed superstar.我們不必要求成為世上最偉大的鋼琴家、奧運(yùn)獎牌得主，抑或是國際知名的超級巨星。An aunt of mine sold gloves in a department store for most of her life.我的一個嬸嬸平生大部分時間在一

11、家百貨公司賣手套。Her dream was to be the friendliest and most helpful salesperson around.她的夢想就是成為周圍最為和氣和最為有求必應(yīng)的售貨員。Year after year, the same customers would return and deliberately seek her out.年復(fù)一年，回頭客總會頻繁惠顧，特來尋她購物。She brightened everyones day and touched the lives of thousands.她讓每個人購物的這一天快樂

12、高興，感動著成千上萬的生命。Was her dream any less significant than that of a prominent person?她的夢想比之于要人顯貴之宏愿，其意義會稍遜一籌嗎？Of course not,決然不會。but we all have the power to follow a dream that will make a difference to us and those we meet.我們都有能力去追尋一個會對我們自己和我們周遭的產(chǎn) 生影響的夢想。 Before our dreams can come true

13、, dont we have to dream?在我們的夢想能夠現(xiàn)實(shí)之前，難道我們不應(yīng)該懷擁夢想嗎？Isnt there a good reason for dreaming?難道我們懷擁夢想的理由還不夠充分嗎？After all, how can we travel any further than our dream?歸根結(jié)底，我們?nèi)绾文茏叩帽任覀兊膲粝敫h(yuǎn)？How can we become any greater than our dream?我們又如何能比我們的夢想更顯偉大？Author of As a Man Thinketh2, James Allen expresse

14、d the same idea,沉思集作者詹姆斯·艾倫曾經(jīng)抒發(fā)過同樣的想法，“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.  “去懷擁崇高的夢想吧。懷有夢想，你就會美夢成真。Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day youre your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”你的愿景是你有朝一日必將如斯成長的承諾，你的理想是你要

15、將自己的抱負(fù)最終展示于世的預(yù)言?！盤32 Language Focus語言要點(diǎn)Read and complete讀課文填空4 Fill the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.用下面所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。1.The best way to （accomplish） whats on the list is to give each task a specific time slot. 完成單子上的各項(xiàng)任務(wù)的最好方法是給每項(xiàng)工作留出一個專門的時間。2. （Ambition） is the de

16、sire for personal achievement.雄心是對個人成就的渴望。 It provides the motivation and determination necessary to achieve a particular end or condition.它為實(shí)現(xiàn)特定的結(jié)果或特定條件提供了必要的動力和決心。3. Women today have the chance to pursue their own careers, but still have to overcome many （obstacles） to gain real equality. 今天的婦女有機(jī)會

17、追求自己的事業(yè)，但是要獲得真正的平等仍然要克服許多阻礙。4. That school （dominates） in baseball.那個學(xué)校仍然在棒球方面占主導(dǎo)地位。 This has been the third time they have won the National Youth Championship in the 21st century.這是他們在21世紀(jì)第三次贏得全國青年錦標(biāo)賽。5. There is （seemingly） nothing we can do to stop the plans from going ahead.表面上看來,要阻止這一計劃的進(jìn)行我們無可作

18、為. But we can at least prevent the situation from getting worse.但是我們至少可以防止情況進(jìn)一步惡化。6. We need a leader with （vision）and strong principles. He or she should know what is needed in planning for the future. 我們需要一個具有想象力，原則性強(qiáng)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。他或她應(yīng)該知道在計劃未來方面需要什么。7. There are no simple（solutions） to the problem of overpo

19、pulation.對于人口過剩沒有簡單的解決方法。The family planning policy has helped slow down the birth rate in China, but at the same time pushed it into an aging society.計劃生育政策幫助減緩了中國的出生率，但同時把中國推向了老齡化社會。8. Physical exercise is a good way to （releasing） stress.體育鍛煉是釋放壓力的好方法。You will feel rather refreshed.你會感覺相當(dāng)神清氣爽的。9.

20、 Most churches were built with donations from private（individuals）rather than the government or companies.絕大多數(shù)教堂是用私人的捐贈建起來的，而不是政府或公司（的投資）。 10. The proposal offers a(n)（ideal）opportunity for youngsters to get training.這個提議為年輕人獲得培訓(xùn)提供了一個理想的機(jī)會。5 Complete the following sentences with words or expressions

21、 from the passage. Change the form where necessary.用這篇文章中生詞和短語的適當(dāng)形式填空完成下列句子。1. Researchers have （stumbled on） a drug that may help patients with Parkinsons disease.研究人員無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種對帕金森疾病患者有幫助的藥物。This may be one of the great discoveries of the century in medicine. 這可能是本世紀(jì)最偉大的醫(yī)學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)之一2. There are so many ap

22、plicants.有這么多求職者。 How can we （seek out） a really good person for the job? 我們怎樣才能找到一個真正合適的人來做這項(xiàng)工作呢?3. Does everyone know what to do if a fire （breaks out）? 如果發(fā)生火災(zāi)每個人都知道做什么嗎？ This question should be asked often.應(yīng)該經(jīng)常提問這個問題。4. It was my daughters birthday and she invited several of her good friends to t

23、he party.那天是我女兒的生日，她邀請了幾位好朋友參加生日晚會。The air was （filled with） the sound of childrens laughter. 空氣中充滿了孩子們的笑聲。5. The festivities （started with） a huge fireworks display. 慶?；顒右源笮偷臒熁ū硌蓍_始。 Following that, there would usually be dance parties or other activities. 之后，通常會有舞會或其他活動。P33 6 Words have families.單詞

24、有詞族。Please find out some family members for each of the words below.請為下面的每個單詞找出一些詞族成員。1. person人personal個人的(person人+-al形容詞綴) / personally個別地(personal個人的+- ly副詞后綴) /impersonal非個人的(im- 1. 不，無，非+personal個人的) /personality名人(personal個人的+-ity名詞字尾，表示性質(zhì)) /personify vt. 擬人化(person人+-ify “使化”，加在名詞、形容詞后) /pers

25、onification 擬人法(personify擬人化+ -ication 由動詞變化而來的抽象名)2. imagine v. 想象imagination想象力(imagine想象+-ation抽象名詞后綴) /imaginative富于想象力的(imagine想象+-ative 與.有關(guān)的) /imaginary想象的(imagine想象+-ary（1）表形容詞，“的” ) /image n. & vt.想象3. aspiration n. 渴望(aspire+-ation名詞后綴) /aspire vi. 渴望 /aspiring有理想的(aspire+ing) /an

26、spiringly啟示地(aspire+ing+ly)4. significance意義(signfy意味著+-cance名詞后綴) /significant有意義的(signfy意味著+-cant形容詞后綴,“值得表示的”) /insignificant無意義的(in-“不，無，非”+signfy意味著+-cant形容詞后綴,“值得表示的”.) /insignificance無意義(in-“不，無，非”+signfy意味著+-cance名詞后綴) /signify v.意味著5. individual個人的 /individually各別地(individual個人的+-ly副詞后綴) /i

27、ndividualistic個人主義的(individual個人的+-ist, 表示"從事研究者，信仰主義者"+-ic的) /individualism個人主義 /individualist個人主義者(individual個人的+-ist, 表示"從事研究者，信仰主義者") /individualize v. 個體化(individual個人的+-ize化)7 Translate the following sentences into English.將下列句子譯成英語。1. 我們急匆匆地趕到火車站，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)火車剛剛開走。(only to)Answer

28、: We hurried to the railway station, only to find the train had just left.2. 你和你哥哥都不是細(xì)心的人，你們兩個都不能做這件需要細(xì)心和技巧的工作。(no more than)Answer: You are no more careful than your brother. You two cant do the work that needs care and skill.3. 多一個人參會對會議安排不會有什么影響。(make a difference)Answer: One more person wouldnt

29、make any difference to the meeting arrangements.4. 他一直工作到昨天深夜，或者更確切地說，是到今天凌晨。(rather)Answer: He worked till late last night, or rather, early in the morning.5. “還有其他一兩本書也值得一提，”教授給我們列了一個長長的參考書目后補(bǔ)充說。(worthy of)Answer: “A couple of other books are also worthy of mention,” added the professor after givi

30、ng us a long list of reference books.P36 Passage B What Are We Chasing After in Our Dreams我們的夢想追求So many people just exist; they have no goals, desires or aspirations.許多人只是活著而已，他們沒有目標(biāo)、欲望或抱負(fù)。They may have been ambitious at one time in their life but ran into disappointments, detou

31、rs and failures.他們也許在人生的某個時候有過雄心壯志，但是卻遭遇了絕望、曲折和失敗。After a while they chose not to reach for the stars and settled for the mundane.片刻后他們就自甘不再上天摘星，而是安于塵俗。 Michelangelo Buonarroti1 , painter, sculptor, architect and poet once said:畫家、雕塑家、建筑師兼詩人的米開朗基羅·博那羅蒂曾說：“The greater da

32、nger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”“于吾輩眾人，危之大者，不 在目標(biāo)之高而難達(dá)，在過低而易就。” In most instances, that which lies within each of us is much more than we ever come to know.在大多數(shù)情況下，我們每個人伸手可及的目標(biāo)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)多于我們的自我感知。We give in to mediocre

33、0;and find ourselves settling for less than we are capable of.但我們屈服于平庸，自甘于接受遠(yuǎn)低于我們的能力所及。 We dared to dream as children and then meet up with real life as adults and relinquish our visions as unreal possibilities.孩提時代， 我們敢于夢想；及至成人，面對現(xiàn)實(shí)生活我們放棄了愿景，把它視為虛幻的可能。It is a shame we often

34、 cease living, learning and achieving and meet a premature demise.我們不再生活，不再學(xué)習(xí)，不再進(jìn)取，過早迎來人生的夭亡，令人羞愧。We become comfortable in less and determine the work to become more is not worth the effort.我們滿足于只去少取，而將爭取更多的努力視為不值一為。The possibility of attaining greatness becomes an unattaina

35、ble desire of our own decision.獲取偉大目標(biāo)的可能于是化為自我抉擇的無法成就之欲念。We give up on ourselves and our dreams and possibilities.我們自暴自棄，將夢想和可能皆予丟棄。Oh, what greatness goes undiscovered, what possibilities lay covered with fear and lack of ambition.哦，因?yàn)榭謶趾腿狈π坌?，多少偉業(yè)目標(biāo)未曾發(fā)現(xiàn)，多少可能機(jī)遇憾遭埋沒。Perhaps you have run into people w

36、ho lacked faith in you, and your abilities, putting doubt on any dreams or visions you shared with them.也許你曾遇到過這樣一些人，他們對你和你的能力缺乏信心，他們對你坦言相告的夢想或愿景表示懷疑。You are not the observation others have of you; you are the thoughts you have, the actions you take.你并非別人所看到的你，而是你自己的所思所為。Others are not in control of

37、 your dreams and visions, they can not diminish your desires.他人無法控制你的夢想和愿景，也無法減損你的欲求向往。You alone are in charge of what you do with your life.只有你自己才是你生活追求的主宰。Some dreams and visions may be selfish ambition and youll run into other peoples resentments.或許有些夢想和愿景反映的是你的自私野心，因此會遭到他人的怨恨。Some of y

38、our achievements may be growth, and others may demonstrate jealousy.你的有些成就展現(xiàn)的或許是發(fā)展成長，而另外一些則可能會證明有妒忌之心。Some desires may include a few other people, but benefit many.有些宏愿的實(shí)施也許只涉及寥寥幾人，但卻會惠及許多人。We should choose our aspirations carefully and determine their merits before we bring them

39、 into fruition.我們應(yīng)該謹(jǐn)慎抉擇我們的抱負(fù)理想，將利好了然于胸，方可付諸實(shí)現(xiàn)，F(xiàn)or dreams that see mountaintops benefit others, are seen by many, and last through the years.因?yàn)橹挥泄诮^群峰的高遠(yuǎn)夢想會惠及他人，受到眾人瞻仰，并且經(jīng)久不衰。Many of our achievements are the legacy we leave behind when we depart this earth.我們的許多成就是我們離開這個世界時留下的

40、遺產(chǎn)。But many people never live the legacy they want to leave.但是許多人卻從未在生前受用過他們希望留下的遺產(chǎn)。Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr2 . once said,小奧利佛W霍姆斯曾經(jīng)說過，“Many people die with their music still in them. “許多人直到死時也沒能唱出他們心中的歌兒。Why is this so?何以如此? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live.往往是因?yàn)樗?/p>

41、們總是在為受用生活做準(zhǔn)備。Before they know it, time runs out."等到察覺時為時已晚。” We should always set goals, and we should desire to continue to achieve and pursue dreams and visions no matter what our age.無論我們年齡多大，我們都應(yīng)該始終有設(shè)定的目標(biāo)，且渴望不斷地進(jìn)取，追尋夢想和愿景。Dreams are not just for the young.夢想不只是年輕人的所為。Achievem

42、ents in life should continue until life has ended.生命不息，進(jìn)取不止。We need to learn to live life to the fullest until our last breath.只要一息尚存，我們就要學(xué)會盡情地享受生活，直到咽下最后一口氣。We should live while we are alive,活著，就該活得愉快，leaving our demise filled with so many meaningful breaths of living,讓死亡充滿許多意義豐盈的受用生活的氣息，others wil

43、l envy the life that we lead,并讓人們羨慕我們受用過的生活，not the things that weaccumulated.而不是我們積累下來的財物。 No one would attempt to go on a trip without directions or a map, following the roads leading to theirdestination.沒有人會不帶旅行指南或地圖貿(mào)然上路旅行，踏上通達(dá)目的地的道路。So we should not live our life without setting goals and f

44、ollowing our dreams.所以，在生活的歷程中我們不可不設(shè)目標(biāo)，不可不緊跟夢想的指引。 Remember you have not reached your destination until you have drawn your last breath.記住，只要一息尚存，你就還沒有到達(dá)終點(diǎn)。And remember todays actions are the ingredients of which dreams are made.不要忘記，今天的作為就是構(gòu)成你追求過的夢想的要件。So make your dreams come true b

45、y setting goals and acting on your passions and visions, making them a part of your life and future legacy that will live on.因此，要設(shè)定目標(biāo)并帶著激情和愿景去行動，使設(shè)定的目標(biāo)成為你生命的一部分和傳世永存的未來遺產(chǎn)。“Things” will be forgotten but you through your achievements can live on forever. “財物”將會被遺忘，但你的功業(yè)將使你永垂不朽。P38 Content Aw

46、areness內(nèi)容的認(rèn)識Read and think閱讀和思考11 Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.和你的伙伴討論下列問題，推斷出答案。 Share your thoughts and responses with the class.與全班分享你的想法和答案。1 Do you agree with the authors statement that “So many people just exist; they have no goals, des

47、ires or aspirations?” 你同意作者所說的：“許多人只是活著而已，他們沒有目標(biāo)、欲望或抱負(fù)”嗎？Yes, I do.同意。 We can see many people give up their hopes / dreams when they are faced with difficulties.當(dāng)面對困難的時候，我們可以看到許多人放棄希望/夢想。 They feel despaired in harsh realities and just exist as a living thing.他們在嚴(yán)酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)面前感到絕望，僅僅作為生物而存在。No, I dont.不同意。

48、 Every person has their goals in life,每個人在生活中都有自己的目標(biāo)，although some of them have their dreams hidden deep at the bottom of their hearts when faced with problems.盡管他們當(dāng)中的有些人面對問題的時候把他們的夢想深深地藏在心底。Different people have different dreams for life.不同的人對生活有不同的夢想。They give up some kind of goals and take up new

49、 goals they change their goals.他們放棄一些目標(biāo)，開始創(chuàng)立新的目標(biāo)他們改變目標(biāo)。2 How do you understand “the great danger is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it”?你如何理解“重大的危險不是我們的目標(biāo)太高而錯過了它。而是目標(biāo)太低而成就了它”？With this famous saying, 借著這則著名的諺語，the author means that if we set our goals

50、 too low we may achieve them effortlessly,作者要說的是，如果我們把目標(biāo)設(shè)置太低，我們可以輕松做到，and do not need to try hard enough;不需要刻苦努力。we achieve the low goals and do not make the greatest possibility come true.我們達(dá)到了低目標(biāo)，就不再去爭取可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的最偉大的目標(biāo)。That is the greatest danger that keeps us from living to the fullest.那是使我們盡情活著的最大危險。

51、3 “It is a shame we often cease living, learning and achieving” What do you think the author means by “l(fā)iving”?“我們不再生活，不再學(xué)習(xí)，不再進(jìn)取，令人羞愧?！蹦阏J(rèn)為作者“生活”的意思是什么？“l(fā)ive” literally means “stay alive”.“生活”字面意思是“活著”。In this sentence, “l(fā)iving” particularly means “spending our life to make our dreams come true”. 在這個句子中，“生活”特指“花費(fèi)我們的生命，實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的夢想”。When people give up their dreams they give up living their life to pursue a dream, and their life is reduced to staying alive.當(dāng)人們放棄夢想的時候，他們放棄追求夢想的生活，他們的生命淪為仍然活著。4 Did you once give up on your dream? Why?你曾經(jīng)放棄夢想嗎？為什么？Open.發(fā)揮。5 “Dreams are not for