新視野大學(xué)英語第二冊(cè)第八單元

There’saLotMoretoLifethanaJob1.BackgroundInformationRichardWagnerRichardWagner(1813-1883)whoregardedhimselfas"themostGermanofmen","theGermanspirit“,isnotonlyknownbecauseofhis13operasandnumerousothercompositionsbutalsobecauseofhisinevitableinfluenceonourunderstandingofGermancultureandhistory.

RichardWagnerHehasbeenclassifiedasananarchist(無政府主義者)andasocialistand,simultaneously,asaproto-fascist(最初的法西斯主義者)andnationalist,asavegetarian(素食者)andananti-semite(反猶太主義者).Infact,hisnamehasappearedinconnectiontoalmostallmajortrendsinGermanhistoryofthe19thand20thcenturies.RichardWagnerBesideshisactivityasacomposerandalibrettist(歌劇的劇本作者)Wagnerwroteanastonishingnumberofbooksandarticles.RichardWagnerisundoubtedlyoneoftheleadingfiguresofthe19thcentury.Heinspirednotonlymusiciansandcomposersbutartistsalike.OscarWilde:OscarWildewasborninDublin,IrelandonOctober16,1854.HewaseducatedatTrinityCollege,DublinandMagdalenCollege,Oxford.Hewasconsideredabrilliantstudent.In1878,hispoemRavennawontheNewdigatePrize.Shortlyafterleavinguniversityhisfirstvolumeofpoetrywaspublished.HemovedtoLondonin1879.OscarWilde:WildemarriedConstanceLloyd,thedaughterofawealthyDublinbarrister(辯護(hù)律師),in1884andthecouplehadtwosons.Wildewrotefairystoriesforhisboys.ThesewerelaterpublishedasTheHappyPrinceandOtherTales.OscarWilde:Afterbeingmarriedfor11years,WildehadlefthiswifeandbeganhavingahomosexualaffairwithAlfredDouglas.InMay1895,Wildewasprosecuted(起訴,控告)andimprisonedforhomosexuality(同性戀)underthetermsoftheCriminalLawAmendmentAct.HeservedtwoyearsinOldBaileyinLondon.Regrettable,hismotherdiedwhilehewasstillinjail.OscarWilde:In1897,afterbeingreleasedfromReadingPrison,WildemovedtoFrance.AyearlaterhewroteTheBalladofReadingGaol,apoeminspiredbyhisprisonexperience.Wilde'stimeinprisonbadlydamagedhishealthandhediedonNovember30,1900,inParis,France,threeyearsafterleavingprison.HeisburiedinPereLachaiseCemeteryinParis,inatombdesignedbyEpstein.2.Wordsrelatedto“Job”and“Leisure”Job:Jobisemploymentforwhichyouarepaid.差使Yourworkcanbethejobbywhichyoucanearnmoney.

工作Youroccupationisyourusualjoboremployment.

職業(yè)Avocationisaparticularjoborprofessionwhichyoubelievetobeveryimportant.

工作，職業(yè)Abusinessisthejobortradeyouhaveinordertoearnaliving.

業(yè)務(wù)Acareeristhejoborprofessionyouhopetohavefortherestofyourlife

(終身從事的)事業(yè)Leisure:Leisureistimethatisfreefromwork．休閑，閑暇Restisatimeofsleeporrecovery．休息Abreakisashortrest．短暫的休息Aspellisaperiodofrest.Itissosimilartorestthatyoucanusuallyuseeitherword.休息，與rest意思非常相似，可以換用Aloafisalazytimeoratimeofdoingnothing,usuallywhenyoushouldbeworkinghard．閑著沒事1.Whatdoyouthinkistheideallifestyleincollege?2.Discussion

Doyoulikeanyofthesesimplepleasures?

---havinganicehotbathafterdoingsomesports; ---drinkingafirstcupofcoffeeinthemorning; ---phoningyourparents; ---playingwithchildren; ---listeningtobirdsinthecountryside; ---countingyourmoney; ---enjoyingthesunshineonaSundayafternoon;Insmallgroups,talkaboutyourownsimplepleasures.Whatistrulyimportantinlife?Thequalityoflifeisnotdeterminedbyabalancesheet.Peopleneedtohavedeepinsightintolifeandtodevelopmoralsense.AccordingtoOscarWilder,theprincipleofeducationistogiveourabilitytoworkandgeniustolife.Therefore,educatorsmustpreparestudentsbothforacareerandameaningfullife.

Today’syoungpeoplehavesomemistakenideastowardslife:theyjustwanttobefinanciallywelloffinsteadofdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.1.StructureofTextPara.1-9Para.10-17Para.18-19ReferenceWords:

consumeristic,idealistic,poll2.QuestionstoComprehensionQ:1)Whatistheconclusiondrawnfromthesurveybasedontheresponsesfromover188,000students?(Para.4)ReferenceWords:

important,financially,welloff,successfulQ:2)Whatdostudentsthinkabouttheimportanceofdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife?(Para.5)ReferenceWords:

work,notonly,livefor,moreQ:3)Whatdomostpeoplebetween30and50finallybecomeawareof?(Para.11)ReferenceWords:

help,beawareof,meaningoflifeQ:4)Accordingtothetext,whatisthedutyofeducationalinstitutions?(Para.13)ReferenceWords:

connections,beyond,immediateneedsQ:5)Whatdoeseducationteachustosee?(Para.14)ReferenceWords:

acquireknowledge,accumulate,agesQ:6)Howcanweimproveourmoralsense?(Para.16)ReferenceWords:

propereducation,difficult,develop,moralsenseQ:7)Whatistheimplicationofthecartoonmentionedinthetext?(Para.16)ReferenceWords:

educators,notonly…butalso,preparefor,realize,morethanlifeQ:8)Whatisthewriter’shopeforeducation?(Para.19)accordinglyconfinerenderpreferabledistinguish3.KeyWords

1)accordinglyad.:Shewasangryandaccordinglyrefusedtoattendthemeeting.她很生氣,因此拒絕參加會(huì)議。我迷路了，所以我買了張地圖。IwaslostandaccordinglyIboughtamap.

He’sanexpertinhisfield,andispaidaccordingly.他在自己的領(lǐng)域里是個(gè)專家,并得到了相應(yīng)的報(bào)酬。Translation1)forthereason;so因此，所以2)inamannerthatissuggestedbywhatisknownorhasbeensaid按照所說的情況

accordandaccordanceaccord:n.

1)peacetreaty;agreement和平條約;協(xié)約

2)inaccord(withsth/sb):agreeing(withsth/sb);inharmony與(某事物/某人)一致;融洽

Theyliveinperfectaccord

witheachother.

他們生活在一起十分融洽.ofone’sownaccord:withoutbeingaskedorforced;voluntarily自動(dòng)地;自愿地

Hejoinedthearmyofhisownaccord.

他自愿參軍。

AssociationAssociationaccordance:n.inaccordancewithsth:inagreementorharmonywithsth.按照或依據(jù)某事物

inaccordancewithsb’swishes

按照某人的愿望2)confinev.:Idon’tlikeajobinwhichI’mconfinedtodoingonlyonething.我不喜歡僅限于做一件事情的工作。Hewasconfinedinprisonfortenyears.他被關(guān)了十年。但愿演講者不要離題。Iwishthespeakerwouldconfinehimselftothesubject.Translationkeepsb./sth.withincertainlimits把······限制于keep(apersonorananimal)inarestrictedspace[～sb/sthin/tosth]限制在某空間以內(nèi)confinen.:Thisisbeyondtheconfinesofhumanknowledge.這超出了人類知識(shí)的范圍。我們覺得有必要對(duì)自己職業(yè)范圍以外的世界有一個(gè)透徹的理解。Wefeelitisnecessaryforustohaveaperspectiveontheworldbeyondtheconfinesofouroccupation.Translation(pl.)limits,borders界限，范圍confirmandconformconfirm:v.1)tostateorshowthatsthisdefinitelytrueorcorrect,especiallybyprovidingevidence（尤指提供證據(jù)來）證實(shí)，證明，確認(rèn)

Rumorsofjoblosseswerelaterconfirmed.有人失業(yè)的傳言后來得到了證實(shí)。

2)tomakesbfeelorbelievesthevenmorestrongly使確信

Thewalkinthemountainsconfirmedhisfearofheights.在山里步行使他更加確信自己有恐高癥。Associationconfirmandconformconform:v.1)tobehaveandthinkinthesamewayasmostoherpeopleinagrouporsociety順從，順應(yīng)Herefusedtoconformtothelocalcustoms.

他拒絕順從當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。

2)

～tosth

toagreewithormatchsth相一致，相符合，相吻合Itdidnotconformtotheusualstereotypeofanindustrialcity.這和一座常規(guī)的工業(yè)城市那種千篇一律的格局不一樣。Association3)renderv.:Translation①give給予，提出

②causesb./sth.tobeinaparticularstate使得，使成為③expresssthinanotherlanguage;translatesth[～sthintosth.]翻譯renderhelp/aid/assistance(to)services(to)thanks(to)wewanttorender

servicetoourfellowmanandtoourGod.我們希望能為我們的同胞和上帝效勞。TranslationHisrudenessrenderedmespeechless.

他的粗魯使我講不出話來。Renderingpoetryintootherlanguagesisdifficult.把詩歌翻譯為另一種語言很難。

新科技淘汰了我那臺(tái)老式電腦。

Newtechnologyhas

renderedmyoldcomputerobsolete.4)preferablea.:Adaywithfriendsisalwayspreferable

tostayingathomealoneanddoingnothing.和朋友在一起度過一天總比一個(gè)人呆在家里無所事事要好。他能找到一份薪水優(yōu)厚的工作就更好了。Itispreferablethatheshouldfindaprosperousjob.Translationpreferred;moresuitable[～to]更可取的，更合意的，更好的preferable,preferably,preference,prefer⑴Hewantsasecretary,__________onewhoisacollegegraduate.⑵

Imuch_________theoldmethods.⑶Surelyadiplomaticsolutionis_________towar.⑷Manypeopleexpressedastrong_____________fortheoriginalplan.Associationpreferablypreferredpreferablepreference5)distinguishv.:Thetwinslooksomuchlikeeachotherthatnoonecandistinguishonefromtheother.

這對(duì)雙胞胎長(zhǎng)得非常像，無人能分辨出誰是誰。有些人分辨不清各種不同的顏色。Somepeoplehavedifficultydistinguishingbetweencolors.Translation①recognizethedifferencebetween辨別，識(shí)別

distinguishv.:Shedistinguishedherselfbyhercoolnessandbravery.

她以沉著勇敢著稱。他很小就在英國(guó)戲劇界嶄露頭角了。HedistinguishedhimselfinBritishtheatreatanearlyage.Translation②(oneself)behaveorperformnoticeablywell表現(xiàn)突出幾乎沒有什么價(jià)值經(jīng)濟(jì)上富裕培養(yǎng)一種有意義的人生哲學(xué)處于低水平（或數(shù)字）和······一起；連同很喜歡，很喜愛得出一個(gè)必然的結(jié)論應(yīng)該做……對(duì)······有透徹的了解為······掃清道路薪水豐厚的工作眼前的需要從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的觀點(diǎn)來看4.UsefulExpressionsholdlittlevaluefinanciallywelloffdevelopameaningfulphilosophyoflifeatalowalongwithbefondofarriveattheinevitableconclusionbemeanttodohaveaperspectiveonpreparethewayforaprosperouscareerimmediateneedinthelongrun1)atalow：Sharepriceshavebeenatanall-timelow.股票價(jià)格指數(shù)已跌到歷史最低點(diǎn)。經(jīng)濟(jì)情況不太好。Theeconomyhasbeenatabitoflow.atalowlevelorfigureTranslation2)befondof：He’srathertoofondofthesoundofhisownvoice.他太愛講話了。她好對(duì)別人指手畫腳。Sheisveryfondoftellingotherpeoplewhattodo.haveagreatlikingforsb./(doing)sth.Translation3)bemeanttodo：Youaremeanttopaybeforeyougoin.在進(jìn)去前應(yīng)先付錢。每年我們都得填寫稅單并繳納所得稅。We’remeanttofillinataxformandpayincometaxeveryyear.besupposedtodoTranslation4)inthelongrun：It’llbecheaperinthelongruntouserealleatherbecauseitwilllastlonger.

從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看，用真皮更合算，因?yàn)檎嫫つ陀?。從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看，這項(xiàng)舉措的結(jié)果就是要多納稅。Thismeasureinevitablymeanshighertaxesinthelongrun.afteralongperiod;intheendTranslation5.KeyandDifficultSentences1)Ithasoftenbeenremarkedthatthesaddestthingaboutyouthisthatitiswastedontheyoung.(L1)人們常說，對(duì)于青春來說，最令人悲傷的事情莫過于青春在年輕時(shí)被浪費(fèi)掉了。Ithasoftenbeensaidthatthesaddestthingaboutyouthisthatyouth,i.e.theopportunities,goodhealth,etc.thatareavailablewhenpeopleareyoung,arewastedornotappreciatedbyyoungpeople.It+be+過去分詞+that從句這是一種慣用結(jié)構(gòu)，常用的動(dòng)詞有：say,report,expect,prove,suppose,estimate等。Itissaidthattheoriginalpaintinghasbeendestroyed.Itisexpectedthatpriceswillgodown.“要是當(dāng)初我就懂得了我到現(xiàn)在才領(lǐng)悟到的東西，該有多好！”。2)…，“IfonlyIknewthenwhatIknownow.”Ifonly

后用虛擬語氣謂語動(dòng)詞用一般過去時(shí)表示現(xiàn)在沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望，用過去完成時(shí)表示過去沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望，常譯為“要是……就好了”。IfonlyIcouldspeakseveralforeignlanguages!Ifonlyheweremorecautious!Ifonlyshehadn’tsaidthosesillywords!……

如果某種東西（不管它是何物）沒有實(shí)際的經(jīng)濟(jì)意義，你不能把它當(dāng)酒喝、當(dāng)煙抽、當(dāng)錢花，那么“它”就簡(jiǎn)直毫無價(jià)值。3)…ifit(whateveritmaybe)won’tcomputeand

youcan’tdrinkit,smokeitorspendit,then“it”

holdslittlevalue.(L6)Ifsomething(nomatterwhatitmaybe)cannotbecountedintermsofmoneyandyoucannotdrinkit,smokeitorspendit,thenitisoflittlevalue.Inshort,onlymaterialthingsareofvaluetoyoungpeople.Heretheverb“compute”isusedinnotionalpassive,thatis,itisactiveinformbutpassiveinmeaning.(動(dòng)詞的主動(dòng)形式表示被動(dòng)意義)Thisbooktranslateswell.

這本書翻譯地很好。Thismaterialwasheseasily.這種衣料容易洗滌。但我們?yōu)槭裁床荒軆扇涿滥?！我們能不能教?huì)人們既懂得謀生，又懂得去成就一番事業(yè)？

4)Butwhycan’twehaveitbothways?Can’tweeducatepeopleforlifeaswellasforacareer?Butwhycan’tpeopleachievesatisfactionbothinlifeandinwork?Isn’titpossibleforustoeducatepeoplenotonlyforagoodjobbutalsoforafulllife?5)Inatimeofincreasingspecialization,morethanever

weneedtoknowwhatistrulyimportantinlife.(L30)Nowadays,peoplearebecomingmoreinfavorofspecialization.Soitisnowmorecriticalandimportantthaneverforustoknowwhatisreallyimportantinlife.在一個(gè)日益專業(yè)化的時(shí)代，我們比過去任何時(shí)候更需了解什么是生活中真正重要的東西。6)Thisiswhereageandmaturityenter.(L.33)Ageandmaturityhelppeoplerealizewhatistrulyimportantinlife.這就是年齡和成熟帶給人的詮悟。7)Ifitisafactthatthemeaningoflifedoesnotdawnuntilmiddleage,isitthennotthedutyofeducationalinstitutionstopreparethewayforthatrevelation?(L.40)Ifitistruethatpeopledon’tunderstandthemeaningoflifeuntiltheyaremiddle-aged,i.e.about40yearsold,…如果人們步入中年時(shí)才能對(duì)人生的含義有所領(lǐng)悟的話，那么為這種領(lǐng)悟掃清障礙是否是教育機(jī)構(gòu)的責(zé)任呢？dawn:v.[I,Ipr]～(onsb)graduallybecomecleartosb’smind;becomeevident(tosb.)某人逐漸明白Thetruthbegantodawnuponthepoorman.這個(gè)可憐的人慢慢明白了真相。他才意識(shí)到自己被這個(gè)女人愚弄了。Ithadjustdawnedonhimthathehadbeenfooledbythewoman.8)Andwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—bethey

scientificorartistic.(L46)Andwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—nomatterwhichfieldtheyarein,scienceorart.“betheyscientificorartistic”為虛擬語氣結(jié)構(gòu)。e.g.

Betheycommonpeopleorhigh-ranking

officials,theystandequalbeforethelaw.而且正因?yàn)槲覀兝斫饬诉@些在其他領(lǐng)域的貢獻(xiàn)—不管它們是科學(xué)方面的，還是藝術(shù)方面的貢獻(xiàn)—我們才變得更有本領(lǐng)了。There’saLotMoretoLifethanaJob

Ihavealwaysfeltthatyouthis_____ontheyoung.Well,____IhavefeltthatwaysinceIpassed_____age!IfonlyIcouldgo____tocollegenow!I____work____tolearnaforeignlanguage.Iwouldtake____thingsmoreseriously.Iwould____moreenergytodevelopmy____sense.IwouldevenstudyharderinthefieldI____.OfcourseIcan’tgoback,_____Ihopeyoucan____from1.SummaryC.atleastA.wastedB.middleB.backA.wouldA.harderB.artisticC.spendB.moralC.specializedinA.butA.learnmyexperience.Yourgenerationenjoysanincredibleamountofknowledgein____fields.Stand____onthecontributionsmadebyothers!Asyoustudy____wisdomofothers,learn_____tothink.Thenuseyourstrengthtobuilda_____worldforthenextgeneration.Inthe_____runyouwillfindthatthiswayof_____canhelpyoubecomewelloff_____happy.C.manyB.proudlyA.theC.howB.betterA.longB.thinkingA.aswellasAswellassomeadvice,hegavemeacertainamountofmoneytostartasmallbusiness.SonowIwanttorenderhelptootherswiththemoneyI’veaccumulated.1.他給了我一些建議，同時(shí)還給了我一筆錢讓我開個(gè)小公司。所以現(xiàn)在我也想用積累的錢給別人提供一些幫助。

2.Translation《讀寫教程I》:

Ex.IX,p.215renderhelptoothers

aswellasAccordingtoaninformalpoll,mostpeoplehopetheworkinghourswillbereduced,becausethey’verealizedthatthereisalotmoretolifethanajob.2.從一項(xiàng)非正式的民意調(diào)查來看，大多數(shù)人希望縮短工作時(shí)間，因?yàn)樗麄円庾R(shí)到除了工作外，生活中還有許多別的東西。accordingtoaninformalpoll

threr’salotmoreto…than…reduceworkinghoursTheseartistsdevotedalltheirlivestoart,andmadegreatcontributionstotheartisticfield.3.這些藝術(shù)家把一生都獻(xiàn)給了藝術(shù)，為藝術(shù)事業(yè)做出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。makegreatcontributionstodevoteone’slifetoAttheweeklymeeting,everyonemustconfinehisremarkstothesubject.4.在每周例會(huì)上，每個(gè)人的發(fā)言都不能離開會(huì)議議題。attheweeklymeeting

confine…to/beconfinedtoIfonlyIhadn’tsaidthosesillywords!Iwastooyoungtodistinguishrightfromwrong.5.要是我沒說那些愚蠢的話該多好！那時(shí)我太年輕，不能明辨是非。ifonlydistinguish/tellrightfromwrongThere’saLotMoretoLifethanaJobIn-ClassRésumé

Arésuméisasummaryofone’sownpersonalandeducationalbackgroundandone’sworkexperience.Itusuallycontainsname,address,telephonenumber,experience,education,personaldata,jobobjective,publications,foreignlanguageskills,hobbiesandinterests.Itusuallyendswithinformationaboutone’sreferences(介紹信，推薦信).

In-ClassZhangYuyan503xxxxSt.﹟212CollegeStation,TX77840HomePhone:(xxx)856-1322E-mail:ZhangYuyan@Objective:

SeekingapositionasITDeveloper,SoftwareEngineer,orFieldConsultantIn-ClassEducation:

2006—presentNanjingUniversity,China2002—2006SouthwestJiaotongUniversity,B.S.inComputerScienceComputerSkills:

Language:C/C＋＋,MFC,Java,FortranOperatingSystem:Unix,WindowsNT/95/98,DOSPackage:VisualStudio,Oracle,PostgreSQL,MatlabNetworking:TCP/IP,RPC,UNIXIPCs,IPMuticastIn-ClassExperience:August,2006ElectroScientificIndustries,Inc.,NanjingSoftwareEngineerDevelopedatestingprogramforamajorprocessinthesoftwareforlaserdrillingmachine.Wroteasoftwaresimulatorforthereal-timelasermovingcontroller.August,2005B&BComputerWorkshop,ChengduComputertechnicianProcessedfromanworkertoacomputerrepairperson.Learnedmoreaboutinnerstructureofcomputersystems.In-ClassPersonalData:

DateofBirth:July18,1982PlaceofBirth:Chengdu,SichuanProvince,ChinaNationality:ChineseSex:FemaleHealth:ExcellentHobbies:Violin,singing

Supposeyouareseekingapositionasasecretaryinajoint-venture.Writeyourownrésumé,coveringname,address,telephonenumber,experience,education,personaldata,jobobjective,foreignlanguage&computerskills,hobbiesandinterests.YourTaskIn-ClassThere’saLotMoretoLifethanaJob1.Thefollowingsixfashionablelifestylesareunfortunatelygoingtomakeyourhealthdeteriorate.Talkwithyourpartnertoseekthereasons.1)Nightlife2)LifewithInternet3)Lifewithair-conditioner4)Lifewithbody-building5)Lifewithexpulsionoftoxin6)Lifewithsunscreens

夜生活：

酒吧和卡拉OK廳里污濁的空氣和噪音不是養(yǎng)精蓄銳的好地方

網(wǎng)絡(luò)生活：

1、上網(wǎng)時(shí)間長(zhǎng)對(duì)眼睛造成傷害

2、易引起神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)疾病

空調(diào)生活：

1、夏季的人造涼風(fēng)已造成面部神經(jīng)麻痹、腦血管疾病

2、冬季的暖風(fēng)易造成風(fēng)濕性關(guān)節(jié)炎

塑身生活：

1、瘦身衣是腹腔內(nèi)的腎、脾、肝、胃、腸等器官受到壓迫，內(nèi)臟及其神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)長(zhǎng)期處于緊張狀態(tài)導(dǎo)致胃腸功能降低，消化系統(tǒng)功能減弱，造成便秘。

2、瘦身內(nèi)衣會(huì)使人產(chǎn)生缺氧反應(yīng)

排毒生活：

1、洗腸容易使腸管變粗，長(zhǎng)時(shí)間反復(fù)刺激會(huì)使腸管麻痹，導(dǎo)致人為因素疾病。

2、超負(fù)荷工作者不按時(shí)吃飯，身體會(huì)出現(xiàn)乏力、眩暈、低血糖癥狀。

防曬生活：

每天不能接受充分的陽光照射，易患骨質(zhì)疏松癥等HEREaresometypicalstylesofyoungChinesetodayandtheirculturalbackground.Punk:theloud,rebelliouslook.It'schicandunconventional,andhelpsyoungpeoplestandout.Thelookcomesfromthepunkmusicsceneof1970sBritain.Themusicwasangry,loud,andrebellious.Peopleusedittoexpresstheirdisappointmentanddissatisfactionwithsociety.Thesoundwasraw,amateurish,thelyricswererepetitious,andthesongsshort.2.ReadingtofeedyourappetiteAfter-ClassStepintothestylethatfitsyoubest

Butoneofthemostdefiningcharacteristicsofpunkwastheshockinghairandwildmanners.Performerswereknowntoshoutobscenities,playwiththeirbacktotheaudienceandevenvomitonstage.Theoriginalpunklookwasradicaltorocktheestablishment.Peoplepiercedtheirearsandnoses,andfavoredtornclothessometimespulledrightoutoftherubbishbin.Asthelookspread,theradicalsidelostalotofitsforce.After-Class

Preppy:thescholarlylook.

Thepreppylookisneat,simpleandclassic,andpopularamongyoungChineseinvariousways.ThestyleofsportyelegancestartedwiththeuppermiddleclassintheUSandwasassociatedwithIvyLeagueschools,thebestuniversities,especiallyinthe1960s.After-Class

Ittakesitsnamefromtheprep(preparatory)schoolssomeofthesepeopleattended.Theintendedimage(partlyborrowedfromtheBritish)wasoneoftennisandbooksforgirlsandhunting,cricket,sailing,andhorsebackridingforboys.Bythe1980s,theyweremadefunofalittlebitinTheofficialPreppyHandbook.Astimewentby,thePreppywhite,NewEngland,uppermiddleideafaded.But,theclean,classiclookneverquitewentoutofstyleforpeoplewhowantedtobeapartoftherulingclass.After-ClassSkater:

theeasygoing,sportylookPeopledressthiswaybecauseitrepresentscomfortable,chicandsuitstheeasygoinglifestyle,butthere'sstillahistorybehindit.ItcamefromUSskateboardingculture.Althoughthefirstskate-boardsintheUSwerearoundinthe1960s,theydidn'treallygomainstreamyouthcultureuntilthelate1970s.After-Class

Skateboardinggrewinpopularityafternew,improvedwheelswerecreatedin1975.Still,therewasnoparticulardress.Atfirst,skatersjustworewhatwascheapandcomfortable.Butoverthenexttwodecades,clothingdesignerstooknoteandmorefashionabledesignswereadded,givingthelookitsownsportsfashionstatement.After-Class

Boho:

theartisticlookThebohemianlookisforthosewithanartisticeyeandasenseoffashion.Itappealsparticularlytoartistsandwriters."Bohemia"wasmistakenlythoughtofasthehomelandoftheGypsies--bandofnomadswhohavewanderedEuropesincethe14thor15thcentury.Infact,"Bohemia"isapartoftheCzechRepublic.After-Class

Theterm"bohemian"itselfhasnothingtodowiththeregion.ItwasborrowedbysufferingartistslivinginParisinthelate19thcentury,andmadepopularbyaFrenchpoetwhowroteabookaboutartistsin1848.Aplaybasedonthebookbecameahit.Theartistsregardedthemselvesasoutcastsanddressedinoffbeat,out-of-dateclothes.Thesearestillthebasicqualitiesofthebohemianlook:vintageandartistic.After-ClassThere’saLotMoretoLifethanaJobTranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.1)對(duì)大學(xué)一年級(jí)學(xué)生進(jìn)行的調(diào)查報(bào)告2)經(jīng)濟(jì)上富有3)創(chuàng)立一種有意義的生活哲學(xué)4)在越來越專業(yè)化的時(shí)代5)一種超越職業(yè)局限的世界觀6)教育機(jī)構(gòu)的職責(zé)7)對(duì)于絕大多數(shù)美國(guó)人來講不復(fù)存在8)將自己和社會(huì)中的任何傳統(tǒng)角色聯(lián)系在一起thedutyofeducationalinstitution1.ExpressionsasurveyreportonfirstyearcollegestudentstobefinanciallywelloffdevelopameaningfulphilosophyoflifeinatimeofincreasingspecializationaperspectiveontheworldbeyondtheconfinesofouroccupationnolongerexistforthevastmajorityofAmericansassociateoneselfwithanyformalroleinsociety1)asurveyreportonfirstyearcollegestudents2)tobefinanciallywelloff3)developameaningfulphilosophyoflife4)inatimeofincreasingspecialization5)aperspectiveontheworldbeyondtheconfinesofouroccupation6)thedutyofeducationalinstitution7)nolongerexistforthevastmajorityofAmericans8)associateoneselfwithanyformalroleinsocietyIfpeoplefeelhopeless,theydon’tbotherto_____theskillstheyneedtosucceed.A.adopt B.acquire C.accumulate D.assemble2)Adarksuitis_____toalightoneforeveningwear.A.favourable B.suitableC.preferable D.properYoushould____tooneormoreweeklymagazinessuchasTime,orNewsweek.A.reclaim B.orderC.subscribe D.ascribe2.Choosethebestone:C.preferable

B.acquireC.subscribe4)I’msureheisuptothejob_____hewouldgivehismindtoit.A.ifonly B.incase C.until D.unless5)Sheneverlaughed,_____losehertemper.A.norsheeverdid B.orsheeverdidC.ordidsheever D.nordidsheever6)Weprefertodiscusstheplanfully____itinpracticehurriedly.A.thanput B.toputC.ratherthanput D.toputtingD.nordidsheever

A.Ifonly

C.ratherthanput

Onlyaselectednumberoflandladiesintheneighborhoodhavebeenallowedbytheuniversitytotakein_____.A.residentsB.inhabitantsC.lodgersD.settlers____theyneedtospendthewinterisfoodandclothes.A.Allwhat B.ThatallC.ThatD.What C.Afterbeinghit D.HebeinghitYouknow_____?A.howmuchcostsit B.howmuchdoesitcostC.itcostshowmuch D.howmuchitcostsD.WhatC.lodgersD.howmuchitcosts

Backinthegoodolddaysof______economic_________—in1950sand1960s—apersoncould_______todosomethingnew,________and________inlifebutcouldalsochoosetosay,“That’snotforme:Iamgoingto_____itsafeinlife.Iamgoingtostayinmyhometownandhaveanicecomfortable_______inasalariedjob.”________________________________forthevastmajorityofAmericans.__________________________________overthenext10yearswhetherwelikeitornot,and_________________.3.CompoundDictationstableexpansionchooseexcitingcreativeplaycareerThatsecondchoicenolongerexistsAllofusaregoingtobecreatorsandpioneersmanyofusdon’tlikeit1）今天的大學(xué)一年級(jí)學(xué)生較多注重消費(fèi)而較少理想主義。4.TranslationMostpeople,somewherebetweentheagesof30and50,finallyarriveattheinevitableconclusion.2）大部分30到50歲之間的人最終得出了必然的結(jié)論。3）教育教會(huì)了我們看到事物之間的內(nèi)在聯(lián)系，并且看到