Unit 8
Five Traits of the Educated Man
Purposes
?1,To get students know the importance of
education.
?2,To understand the purpose of writing and
the characteristics of exposition.
?3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
About the text
?1,What is this text concerned with?
?2,What are the five traits?
II,Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One 1 --- pointing out the relationship between
learning and the marks of an educated man,between
learning and education,and between education and certain
traits and capacities which have to be gained by conscious
efforts
? Part Two (2-6) --- presenting,explaining,or discussing
the five traits of an educated man in a reasonable and
logical manner
? Part Three 7 --- making it quite clear that the five traits
comprise the outline of an educated man
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,Among them are five that should always stand out clearly enough to
be seen by all men.
? Explain,Out of all the traits or characteristics an educated man should
possess,five are the most outstanding,which are easily identified by
all men.
? 2,The quite shocking slovenliness and vulgarity of much of the spoken
English proves beyond peradventure…
? Explain,The imprecision,impoliteness and rudeness in most of one’s
spoken English undoubtedly made people sick,
? 3,An indispensable trait of the educated man is refined and gentle
manners.
? Explain,Delicate,polite,and gentle manners are essential,necessary
qualities of an educated man.
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 4,It is usual to settle down to life on a level of more or less
contented intellectual interest and activity.
? Explain,It is commonplace that at the age of 24 or 25,men
with a college education tend to live a stable and ordinary
life,more or less satisfied with their intellectual
achievements.
? 5,The mere visionary dreamer,however charming or
however wise,lacks something which an education
requires.
? Explain,No matter how charming or wise these
illusionary dreamers might be,they are short of what an
education requires.
6.stand out (outstanding)
? A very tall man stands out in a crowd.
? In this list two names stand out particularly.
? The farmers stood out against ( for ) the government
about prices for their cattle,(坚决反对、支持 )
? We are determined to stand up for our rights,(维护 )
? This type of building stands up to the gales very well,(经
受住 )
? You can not stand by and see such cruelty.
? No matter what happens I will stand by you,so don’t be
afraid.
7.beyond
?One should never live beyond one’s means.
?The school has expanded beyond
recognition.
? He has gone far beyond me in learning.
8,in vain
?All our efforts were in vain.
?He tried in vain to open the locked door.
9,given
? Given the opportunity he might well have
become an outstanding cartoonist,（如果有）
? Given good weather,our ship will reach
Bombay Friday evening,（假定）
?They were to meet at a given time and place,
(特定的 )
10,settle down
? She settled down to read her book,（安稳地坐下
来）
? They have settled down very happily in their new
home,（定居下来）
? Let the excitement settle down,（平静下来）
? I am sure the child will settle down in his new
school,(适应 )
Translation exercises
1,He possesses some fine traits,he has refined and gentle
manners; he is kind and generous to others; he is
always modest and prudent; and he constantly perfects
his work.
2,So long as you keep on studying hard,you will acquire a
good grasp of specialized skills,and become an expert
in some special field of knowledge.
3.It is beyond peradventure that the 2010 World Exposition
will bring Shanghai many good opportunities,which will
stimulate Shanghai’s economy to greater development.
4.One of the inevitable traits of the educated man is his
possession of refined and gentle manners.
5.A person with reason instinctively knows what should be done
and what should not be done.
Translation exercises
? 6.Despite hardships,she persisted in her efforts to
complete her university education.
? 7.As long as you study hard and make progress
constantly,your chances to succeed will multiply.
? 8.Xiao Wang works very efficiently,because he
possesses strong professional competence and,
moreover,he pays particular attention to methods.
? 9,Reciting excellent pieces of prose can not only
enhance our language competence,but also discipline
our memory and render it much stronger.
? 10.The President of the Board of Trustees of the
university is in possession of both professional
competence and excellent leadership; therefore,he is
very popular among the teachers and other staff
members.
Dictation
? Broadly speaking,the Englishman is a quiet,shy,reserved person
who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well,In the presence
of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited,even embarrassed,
You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to
see the truth of this,Serious-looking businessmen and women sit
reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks,In fact,
to do so would seem most unusual,An English wit,pretending to be
giving advice to overseas visitors,once suggested,“On evening a
railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers.” Needless
to say,he was not being serious,There is an unwritten but clearly
understood code of behaviour which,if broken,makes the person
immediately the object of suspicion,
Five Traits of the Educated Man
Purposes
?1,To get students know the importance of
education.
?2,To understand the purpose of writing and
the characteristics of exposition.
?3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
About the text
?1,What is this text concerned with?
?2,What are the five traits?
II,Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One 1 --- pointing out the relationship between
learning and the marks of an educated man,between
learning and education,and between education and certain
traits and capacities which have to be gained by conscious
efforts
? Part Two (2-6) --- presenting,explaining,or discussing
the five traits of an educated man in a reasonable and
logical manner
? Part Three 7 --- making it quite clear that the five traits
comprise the outline of an educated man
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,Among them are five that should always stand out clearly enough to
be seen by all men.
? Explain,Out of all the traits or characteristics an educated man should
possess,five are the most outstanding,which are easily identified by
all men.
? 2,The quite shocking slovenliness and vulgarity of much of the spoken
English proves beyond peradventure…
? Explain,The imprecision,impoliteness and rudeness in most of one’s
spoken English undoubtedly made people sick,
? 3,An indispensable trait of the educated man is refined and gentle
manners.
? Explain,Delicate,polite,and gentle manners are essential,necessary
qualities of an educated man.
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 4,It is usual to settle down to life on a level of more or less
contented intellectual interest and activity.
? Explain,It is commonplace that at the age of 24 or 25,men
with a college education tend to live a stable and ordinary
life,more or less satisfied with their intellectual
achievements.
? 5,The mere visionary dreamer,however charming or
however wise,lacks something which an education
requires.
? Explain,No matter how charming or wise these
illusionary dreamers might be,they are short of what an
education requires.
6.stand out (outstanding)
? A very tall man stands out in a crowd.
? In this list two names stand out particularly.
? The farmers stood out against ( for ) the government
about prices for their cattle,(坚决反对、支持 )
? We are determined to stand up for our rights,(维护 )
? This type of building stands up to the gales very well,(经
受住 )
? You can not stand by and see such cruelty.
? No matter what happens I will stand by you,so don’t be
afraid.
7.beyond
?One should never live beyond one’s means.
?The school has expanded beyond
recognition.
? He has gone far beyond me in learning.
8,in vain
?All our efforts were in vain.
?He tried in vain to open the locked door.
9,given
? Given the opportunity he might well have
become an outstanding cartoonist,（如果有）
? Given good weather,our ship will reach
Bombay Friday evening,（假定）
?They were to meet at a given time and place,
(特定的 )
10,settle down
? She settled down to read her book,（安稳地坐下
来）
? They have settled down very happily in their new
home,（定居下来）
? Let the excitement settle down,（平静下来）
? I am sure the child will settle down in his new
school,(适应 )
Translation exercises
1,He possesses some fine traits,he has refined and gentle
manners; he is kind and generous to others; he is
always modest and prudent; and he constantly perfects
his work.
2,So long as you keep on studying hard,you will acquire a
good grasp of specialized skills,and become an expert
in some special field of knowledge.
3.It is beyond peradventure that the 2010 World Exposition
will bring Shanghai many good opportunities,which will
stimulate Shanghai’s economy to greater development.
4.One of the inevitable traits of the educated man is his
possession of refined and gentle manners.
5.A person with reason instinctively knows what should be done
and what should not be done.
Translation exercises
? 6.Despite hardships,she persisted in her efforts to
complete her university education.
? 7.As long as you study hard and make progress
constantly,your chances to succeed will multiply.
? 8.Xiao Wang works very efficiently,because he
possesses strong professional competence and,
moreover,he pays particular attention to methods.
? 9,Reciting excellent pieces of prose can not only
enhance our language competence,but also discipline
our memory and render it much stronger.
? 10.The President of the Board of Trustees of the
university is in possession of both professional
competence and excellent leadership; therefore,he is
very popular among the teachers and other staff
members.
Dictation
? Broadly speaking,the Englishman is a quiet,shy,reserved person
who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well,In the presence
of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited,even embarrassed,
You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to
see the truth of this,Serious-looking businessmen and women sit
reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks,In fact,
to do so would seem most unusual,An English wit,pretending to be
giving advice to overseas visitors,once suggested,“On evening a
railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers.” Needless
to say,he was not being serious,There is an unwritten but clearly
understood code of behaviour which,if broken,makes the person
immediately the object of suspicion,
