Unit 1 Ways of learning
Text A Learning,Chinese-style
Contents
?Teaching Objectives
?Background Information
?Text Organization
?Words and Expressions
?Grammatical Structures
?Questions
Teaching Objectives
? Main idea
It would be ideal if we can strike a
balance between the Chinese and the
Western learning styles)
? Structure
introduction of the topic by an anecdote;
elaboration by comparison and contrast;
conclusion by a suggestion
? Difference between comparison and
contrast
? Different ways to compare and contrast
point-by-point method,to examine two subjects at
the same time,discussing them point by point
one-side-at-a-time method,to examine one
subject thoroughly and then start the other
? Key language points,grammatical
structures and comprehensive skills,
back
Background Information
?Education in the West
Western methods are generally more student-
centered,expecting students to discover things for
themselves rather than relying on their teachers to
tell them,
Education in the United States was greatly
influenced by John Dewey-- an American
philosopher and educator,Dewey's philosophy of
education,instrumentalism,focused on learning-
by-doing rather than rote learning and dogmatic
instruction,
?Standing on the shoulders of giants
A well-known phrase,frequently employed by
inventors to express modesty about their
achievements,The suggestion is that while
they have been able to see further than those
who came before them,it is not because they
themselves are intellectual giants,Rather it is
because they have been able to build upon
the accumulated discoveries of their great
predecessors,
Text Organization
Parts Para,Main ideas
1 1-5
2 6-13
3 14
The author’s thoughts about
different approaches to learning in
China and the West,
An anecdote,the Chinese staff
helped Benjamin to place the key
The author gives a suggestion of a
more rational approach to fostering
creativity and basic skills,
Words and Expressions
attach assist neglect
desirable relevant extreme
facility continual apply
priority evolve contrast
emerge worthwhile superior
find one’s way make up for
not in the least on occasion
on one’s own on the other hand
pick up work on
attach
a) vt,fasten or join sth (to sth) 【 ~ sth (to sth)】
attach a label to each piece of luggage
每件行李上都加上标签
Attached (to this letter) you will find...,随信附上,..,
b) vt,给予（重要性 【 ~ sth to sth】
Do you attach any importance to what he said?
你认为他说的话重要吗?
Ex.在邮寄之前，要确保邮票牢牢地贴在信封上。
（ be attached to）
Make sure that the stamp is firmly attached to the
envelope before you mail it,
assist
vt,vi,(fml 文 ) help 【 ~ (sb.) with sth】 【 ~ (sb.) in
doing sth】【 ~sb,to do sth.】
The college student decided to assist the boy with
his study,
You will be required to assist Mrs Smith in
preparing a report,
你将要协助史密斯夫人准备一份报告,
My father assisted in building our new house,
我的父亲帮助我们盖新房子。
Ex,我老师帮助我做这个实验。
My teacher assisted (me) with the experiment,
neglect
a) vt,give no or not enough care or attention to
(sb/sth)
neglect one's studies,health 忽视自己的学习,健
康
b) vt,[no passive] fail or forget to do sth,esp
carelessly; leave undone (what one ought to do)
【 ~ to do/doing】
He neglected to write and say `Thank you',
n [U] neglecting or being neglected 疏忽
Ex.别忘了时常去看看他。
Don't neglect paying him a visit now and then,
desirable
adj worth having; to be wished for 【 ~ (that...)】
a desirable residence,solution 称心的住所,解决方
法
It is most desirable that they should both come,他们
两人都来,这最好不过了,
n,v,desire
Cf,desirous渴望的 ; desired 被要求做的
Ex,填空
It is most _____________ that he should attend the
conference,
Everybody is ___________ of success [to succeed],
desirable
desirous
relevant
adj connected with the subject 有关的 ; 切题的 【 ~
(to sth/sb)】
a highly relevant argument,point,suggestion,etc
密切相关的论据,论点,建议等
supply the facts (directly) relevant to the case 提供与
该案（直接）有关的事实
Ex,
Only a few people feel the debate about the cloning
of human beings (与
他们的日常生活有关 ),
is relevant to their daily lives
extreme
adj [usu attrib] of the highest degree or intensity 极
端的
in extreme pain 在极度的痛苦中
n [C usu pl] the furthest possible limit,an extreme
degree极端，极端的行为,
Love and hate are extremes of passion,Collocation,
Go(,etc )to extremes 走极端
In the jungle,they were driven to extremes in order
to survive,
在丛林中,他们为了生存被迫采取极端行动,
facility
n (fml) [U,sing] ability to learn or do things easily
【 in/ with + n.】
Her facility with / in languages is surprising,
He plays the piano with surprising facility,Cf,talent,
capacity
talent n,[S (for); U ] special natural ability or skill
capacity n.[S (for) ] ability to produce,experience,
understand or learn sth
Ex,Fill in the form
She has a________ for drawing,
She has an enormous ________ for hard work,
She has great _______ in playing the piano,
talent
capacity
facility
continual
adj (esp derog 尤作贬义 ) going on all the time
without stopping,or repeatedly 继续不断的 ;反复发
生的
continual rain,talking,interruptions
不停的雨,谈话,打扰
How do we prevent these continual breakdowns?
我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障?
adv,continually
He was continually late for work,他上班总是迟到,
Cf,continual,continuous （ see p16
Confusable Words）
continual一般指多次重复的动作，指中间有间
断，但又持续很久，好像没有停止的意味,
You need continual practice,
continuous 指中间没有间断，但持续一段时间
后可能会停下来
a continuous flow of traffic 接连不断的来往车辆
continuous rain 连绵不断的雨
Ex,
Please stop your _________ questions,
The brain needs a _________ supply of blood,
continual
continuous
apply
a) vi,vt.be relevant (to sb/sth); have an effect对 …
适用 【 ~ (to sb/sth)】
These rules don't always apply,
You can’t apply this rule to every case.= This rule
can’t be applied to every case,
b) vi make a formal request 申请 【 ~ (to sb) (for
sth)】 【 ~ to do sth.】
apply for a job,post,passport,visa,scholarship
Ex,我所说的只适用於你们当中的一部分人,
What I have said applies only to some of you,
priority n,
a) [C] thing that is (regarded as) more important
than others （被视为）优先的事物
You must decide what your priorities are,
b) [U] high or top place among various things to be
done （工作的）重点 【 give ~to sth.】【 ~ (over
sth)】
The search for a new vaccine took priority over all
other medical research,
Ex.政府将改革教育体制列为工作的重点,
The Government gave (top) priority to reforming
the educational system
evolve
vt,vi,(fml 文 ) (cause to) develop naturally and (usu)
gradually （使）逐渐形成，进化 【 ~ (into(to)/ from) 】
He has evolved a new theory after many years of
research,
Popular music evolved from folk songs,
The story evolves into （发展成） a violent tragedy,
Ex,
The developmental history of the society tells us that
______________________________ (人是从类人猿
进化来 ),man has evolved from the ape
contrast
a) vt,compare (two people or things) so that
differences are made clear 对比 【 ~ A and/with B】
contrast his work and/with hers 把他的作品与她的
作品加以比较,
b) vi,show a difference when compared 形成对照
【 ~ (with sb/sth)】
Her actions contrasted sharply with her promises,
她的行动与她的诺言有天壤之别,
n,a) [U] action of contrasting 对比 ; 相比 【 ~
(to/with sb/sth)】【 ~ (between A and B)】
In contrast with/to their system,ours seems
very old-fashioned,
我们的制度与他们的相比,显得过於守旧了
b) [C,U] difference clearly seen when unlike
things are compared 对照 【 ~between】 【 ~
to】
There is a remarkable contrast between the
two brothers,
他们兄弟俩截然不同,
Cf,compare vt,
a) examine people or things to see how they are
alike and how they are different 比较 【 ~ A and B;
~ A with/to B】
If you compare her work with his/If you compare
their work,you'll find hers is much better,
要是把他俩的工作比较一下,就会发现她的好得多,
b) show the likeness between sb/sth and sb/sth
else 【 ~ A to B】 把 … 比作,
Poets have compared sleep to death,
emerge vi
a) come out or up (from water,etc) （从水中等）
出来,现出,露出 【 ~ (from sth)】
The swimmer emerged from the lake,
The moon emerged from behind the clouds,
b) come into view or prominence 显现 ; 显露,
He emerged as leader at the age of thirty,
他三十岁时初露锋芒担任了领袖,
Ex,
船从雾里露了出来。
The ship emerged from behind the fog,
worthwhile
adj worth doing,worth the trouble taken值得（花
时间和精力）的,
It's worthwhile reading the novel,
Or,Reading the novel is worthwhile,
It is worthwhile to consider the plan,
Or,To consider the plan is worthwhile,
护理工作是很值得干的职业,
Nursing is a very worthwhile career,
Cf,worth,worthy
worth
（有时接动词的 -ing形式 ) giving or likely to give
a satisfactory or rewarding return for (doing
sth) 值得（做某事）,
The book is worth reading,这本书值得一读,
worthy
[F作表语 ] deserving sth or to do sth 应得某事物 ;
值得某事 【 ~ of sth/being done】【 ~to do
sth/ to be done】,
The book is worthy of careful study/being
studied carefully,
Ex,填空
Her achievements are _______ of the highest
praise,
It is a _________ job,
It isn‘t __________ waiting for him,
改错,
F,The place is not worth visiting it,
T,The place is not worth visiting,
F,The place is worthwhile visiting,
T,Visiting the place is worthwhile,
worthy
worthwhile
worthwhile
superior
adj better than average; better,stronger,etc than
sb/sth else 优良的，较好的 【 ~ (to sb/sth) (in
sth.)】
a girl of superior intelligence 智力出众的女孩子
This cloth is superior to that,这种布比那种好,
敌军（比我军）在数量上占优势,
The enemy forces were superior (to us) in
numbers,
superiority n [U] 优秀
superior n 上级
find one’s way vi,
reach a destination naturally; arrive at
Shanghai is not an easy city to find your way
around,
上海不是一个容易立足的城市。
Ex,
尽管醉了，彼得还是回到了家。
Drunk as he was,Peter still found his way
home,
Cf,go one’s way make one’s way
make up for
repay with sth,good,compensate for
Her husband bought her a present to make up
for quarreling with her the day before,
我现在在努力弥补时间。
I’m making up for lost time now,
not in the least not at all
I am not in the least touched by the Marilyn
Monroe kind of beauty,
她看来一点也不关心自己的学习。
She didn’t seem in the least concerned about
her study,
on occasion now and then 有时，间或
Steve spent almost all his time doing his research,
but,on occasion,he would take his son to see a
film,
Cf,on the occasion of 在,..的时候,值此之际,
on the occasion of his daughter‘s wedding 在他女
儿的婚礼上
on one’s own without anyone’s help; alone
There are jobs your child can do on her own,
I’d rather not go to dance on my own,I do wish
you’d come with me,
(on the one hand)… on the other hand adv,
一方面 …,另一方面（反过来说）
On the one hand,we have good reason to feel
pleased with our progress,On the other hand,
we mustn’t get complacent,
On the one hand her temper was likely to cause
trouble,but on the other hand we needed her
expertise,
Ex,
他是一个能干的人，但是另一方面，他对人要求
太严了。
He is an able man,but on the other hand he is
too strict with people,
pick up
vt,learn (a foreign language,a technique,etc)
by practicing 通过实践学会（外语,技术等）
She soon picked up French when she went to
live in France,她到法国居住後很快就学会了法语,
The children have _______________________
(都学会了当地口音了 ),
work on/at try hard to achieve or improve (sth.)
She needs to work at/on her typing speed,
John 提前回来继续写论文,
John came back ahead of time to continue
working on his thesis
picked up the local accent
Grammatical Structures
whether it(he) be…or…
E.g,
--whether it be placing a key in a key slot,drawing
a hen or making up for a misdeed… (line 52 -53)
be-型虚拟的一种，意为“不管（不论）是 … 还
是 …”,表示让步，其省略结构为 be it…,be he…
or… 等，必须倒装。如,
Whether she be right or wrong,she will have my
unswerving support,
Ex.Every day he takes a walk in the park in the
evening,_________________________（不论
阴天还是晴天）,
whether it be fine or raining
assuming (that )
E.g,
By assuming that the contrast I have developed is
valid,and that … (line 98 -102)
表假定（表示真实条件，其从句谓语动词用陈述语
气），有时表让步 。如,
Assuming it rains tomorrow,what shall we do?
Cf,suppose/supposing that 表“如果，假如”。
可用于虚拟语气和陈述语气。
Suppose (that) you had one million dollars,what
would you do? （虚拟语气）
Ex,________________________ (就算这是真的 ),
you’re still wrong,
Assuming that it is true
Questions
For Part 1 Questions and Answers
?Sum up the contrast between the attitude of
the couple and that of the hotel staff towards
Benjamin’s efforts of inserting the key into the
slot,
The couple,
The hotel staff,
let him explore and enjoy himself
held his hand and taught him how to
insert the key correctly
For Part 2 Questions and Answers
?Read the first sentence of Para.6 and Para.7,
and decide what method of comparison and
contrast is used
one-side-at-a-time method
?Sum up the contrast between Chinese and
Western ways of fulfilling a task,
The Chinese,show the child how to do
something,or__________________________,
The Westerners,teach a child
_________________for solutions to problems
teach by holding his hand
to rely on himself
?Read from Para.11 to Para,13,Which method
of comparison and contrast is used here?
(point-by-point method)
?Contrast the two types of attitudes toward
creativity and basic skills,
Chinese, Giving priority to ______________ at
an earlier age,believing that ________ can be
_________ over time,
Westerners, Putting more emphasis on
_________________ in young children,
thinking that _______ can be __________
later,
developing skills
creativity
promoted
fostering creativity
skills picked up
For Part 3 Questions and Answers
?What suggestion does the author make
about seeking a better approach to fostering
skills and creativity?
He suggests striking a better balance
between the extremes of creativity and basic
skills,
Text A Learning,Chinese-style
Contents
?Teaching Objectives
?Background Information
?Text Organization
?Words and Expressions
?Grammatical Structures
?Questions
Teaching Objectives
? Main idea
It would be ideal if we can strike a
balance between the Chinese and the
Western learning styles)
? Structure
introduction of the topic by an anecdote;
elaboration by comparison and contrast;
conclusion by a suggestion
? Difference between comparison and
contrast
? Different ways to compare and contrast
point-by-point method,to examine two subjects at
the same time,discussing them point by point
one-side-at-a-time method,to examine one
subject thoroughly and then start the other
? Key language points,grammatical
structures and comprehensive skills,
back
Background Information
?Education in the West
Western methods are generally more student-
centered,expecting students to discover things for
themselves rather than relying on their teachers to
tell them,
Education in the United States was greatly
influenced by John Dewey-- an American
philosopher and educator,Dewey's philosophy of
education,instrumentalism,focused on learning-
by-doing rather than rote learning and dogmatic
instruction,
?Standing on the shoulders of giants
A well-known phrase,frequently employed by
inventors to express modesty about their
achievements,The suggestion is that while
they have been able to see further than those
who came before them,it is not because they
themselves are intellectual giants,Rather it is
because they have been able to build upon
the accumulated discoveries of their great
predecessors,
Text Organization
Parts Para,Main ideas
1 1-5
2 6-13
3 14
The author’s thoughts about
different approaches to learning in
China and the West,
An anecdote,the Chinese staff
helped Benjamin to place the key
The author gives a suggestion of a
more rational approach to fostering
creativity and basic skills,
Words and Expressions
attach assist neglect
desirable relevant extreme
facility continual apply
priority evolve contrast
emerge worthwhile superior
find one’s way make up for
not in the least on occasion
on one’s own on the other hand
pick up work on
attach
a) vt,fasten or join sth (to sth) 【 ~ sth (to sth)】
attach a label to each piece of luggage
每件行李上都加上标签
Attached (to this letter) you will find...,随信附上,..,
b) vt,给予（重要性 【 ~ sth to sth】
Do you attach any importance to what he said?
你认为他说的话重要吗?
Ex.在邮寄之前，要确保邮票牢牢地贴在信封上。
（ be attached to）
Make sure that the stamp is firmly attached to the
envelope before you mail it,
assist
vt,vi,(fml 文 ) help 【 ~ (sb.) with sth】 【 ~ (sb.) in
doing sth】【 ~sb,to do sth.】
The college student decided to assist the boy with
his study,
You will be required to assist Mrs Smith in
preparing a report,
你将要协助史密斯夫人准备一份报告,
My father assisted in building our new house,
我的父亲帮助我们盖新房子。
Ex,我老师帮助我做这个实验。
My teacher assisted (me) with the experiment,
neglect
a) vt,give no or not enough care or attention to
(sb/sth)
neglect one's studies,health 忽视自己的学习,健
康
b) vt,[no passive] fail or forget to do sth,esp
carelessly; leave undone (what one ought to do)
【 ~ to do/doing】
He neglected to write and say `Thank you',
n [U] neglecting or being neglected 疏忽
Ex.别忘了时常去看看他。
Don't neglect paying him a visit now and then,
desirable
adj worth having; to be wished for 【 ~ (that...)】
a desirable residence,solution 称心的住所,解决方
法
It is most desirable that they should both come,他们
两人都来,这最好不过了,
n,v,desire
Cf,desirous渴望的 ; desired 被要求做的
Ex,填空
It is most _____________ that he should attend the
conference,
Everybody is ___________ of success [to succeed],
desirable
desirous
relevant
adj connected with the subject 有关的 ; 切题的 【 ~
(to sth/sb)】
a highly relevant argument,point,suggestion,etc
密切相关的论据,论点,建议等
supply the facts (directly) relevant to the case 提供与
该案（直接）有关的事实
Ex,
Only a few people feel the debate about the cloning
of human beings (与
他们的日常生活有关 ),
is relevant to their daily lives
extreme
adj [usu attrib] of the highest degree or intensity 极
端的
in extreme pain 在极度的痛苦中
n [C usu pl] the furthest possible limit,an extreme
degree极端，极端的行为,
Love and hate are extremes of passion,Collocation,
Go(,etc )to extremes 走极端
In the jungle,they were driven to extremes in order
to survive,
在丛林中,他们为了生存被迫采取极端行动,
facility
n (fml) [U,sing] ability to learn or do things easily
【 in/ with + n.】
Her facility with / in languages is surprising,
He plays the piano with surprising facility,Cf,talent,
capacity
talent n,[S (for); U ] special natural ability or skill
capacity n.[S (for) ] ability to produce,experience,
understand or learn sth
Ex,Fill in the form
She has a________ for drawing,
She has an enormous ________ for hard work,
She has great _______ in playing the piano,
talent
capacity
facility
continual
adj (esp derog 尤作贬义 ) going on all the time
without stopping,or repeatedly 继续不断的 ;反复发
生的
continual rain,talking,interruptions
不停的雨,谈话,打扰
How do we prevent these continual breakdowns?
我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障?
adv,continually
He was continually late for work,他上班总是迟到,
Cf,continual,continuous （ see p16
Confusable Words）
continual一般指多次重复的动作，指中间有间
断，但又持续很久，好像没有停止的意味,
You need continual practice,
continuous 指中间没有间断，但持续一段时间
后可能会停下来
a continuous flow of traffic 接连不断的来往车辆
continuous rain 连绵不断的雨
Ex,
Please stop your _________ questions,
The brain needs a _________ supply of blood,
continual
continuous
apply
a) vi,vt.be relevant (to sb/sth); have an effect对 …
适用 【 ~ (to sb/sth)】
These rules don't always apply,
You can’t apply this rule to every case.= This rule
can’t be applied to every case,
b) vi make a formal request 申请 【 ~ (to sb) (for
sth)】 【 ~ to do sth.】
apply for a job,post,passport,visa,scholarship
Ex,我所说的只适用於你们当中的一部分人,
What I have said applies only to some of you,
priority n,
a) [C] thing that is (regarded as) more important
than others （被视为）优先的事物
You must decide what your priorities are,
b) [U] high or top place among various things to be
done （工作的）重点 【 give ~to sth.】【 ~ (over
sth)】
The search for a new vaccine took priority over all
other medical research,
Ex.政府将改革教育体制列为工作的重点,
The Government gave (top) priority to reforming
the educational system
evolve
vt,vi,(fml 文 ) (cause to) develop naturally and (usu)
gradually （使）逐渐形成，进化 【 ~ (into(to)/ from) 】
He has evolved a new theory after many years of
research,
Popular music evolved from folk songs,
The story evolves into （发展成） a violent tragedy,
Ex,
The developmental history of the society tells us that
______________________________ (人是从类人猿
进化来 ),man has evolved from the ape
contrast
a) vt,compare (two people or things) so that
differences are made clear 对比 【 ~ A and/with B】
contrast his work and/with hers 把他的作品与她的
作品加以比较,
b) vi,show a difference when compared 形成对照
【 ~ (with sb/sth)】
Her actions contrasted sharply with her promises,
她的行动与她的诺言有天壤之别,
n,a) [U] action of contrasting 对比 ; 相比 【 ~
(to/with sb/sth)】【 ~ (between A and B)】
In contrast with/to their system,ours seems
very old-fashioned,
我们的制度与他们的相比,显得过於守旧了
b) [C,U] difference clearly seen when unlike
things are compared 对照 【 ~between】 【 ~
to】
There is a remarkable contrast between the
two brothers,
他们兄弟俩截然不同,
Cf,compare vt,
a) examine people or things to see how they are
alike and how they are different 比较 【 ~ A and B;
~ A with/to B】
If you compare her work with his/If you compare
their work,you'll find hers is much better,
要是把他俩的工作比较一下,就会发现她的好得多,
b) show the likeness between sb/sth and sb/sth
else 【 ~ A to B】 把 … 比作,
Poets have compared sleep to death,
emerge vi
a) come out or up (from water,etc) （从水中等）
出来,现出,露出 【 ~ (from sth)】
The swimmer emerged from the lake,
The moon emerged from behind the clouds,
b) come into view or prominence 显现 ; 显露,
He emerged as leader at the age of thirty,
他三十岁时初露锋芒担任了领袖,
Ex,
船从雾里露了出来。
The ship emerged from behind the fog,
worthwhile
adj worth doing,worth the trouble taken值得（花
时间和精力）的,
It's worthwhile reading the novel,
Or,Reading the novel is worthwhile,
It is worthwhile to consider the plan,
Or,To consider the plan is worthwhile,
护理工作是很值得干的职业,
Nursing is a very worthwhile career,
Cf,worth,worthy
worth
（有时接动词的 -ing形式 ) giving or likely to give
a satisfactory or rewarding return for (doing
sth) 值得（做某事）,
The book is worth reading,这本书值得一读,
worthy
[F作表语 ] deserving sth or to do sth 应得某事物 ;
值得某事 【 ~ of sth/being done】【 ~to do
sth/ to be done】,
The book is worthy of careful study/being
studied carefully,
Ex,填空
Her achievements are _______ of the highest
praise,
It is a _________ job,
It isn‘t __________ waiting for him,
改错,
F,The place is not worth visiting it,
T,The place is not worth visiting,
F,The place is worthwhile visiting,
T,Visiting the place is worthwhile,
worthy
worthwhile
worthwhile
superior
adj better than average; better,stronger,etc than
sb/sth else 优良的，较好的 【 ~ (to sb/sth) (in
sth.)】
a girl of superior intelligence 智力出众的女孩子
This cloth is superior to that,这种布比那种好,
敌军（比我军）在数量上占优势,
The enemy forces were superior (to us) in
numbers,
superiority n [U] 优秀
superior n 上级
find one’s way vi,
reach a destination naturally; arrive at
Shanghai is not an easy city to find your way
around,
上海不是一个容易立足的城市。
Ex,
尽管醉了，彼得还是回到了家。
Drunk as he was,Peter still found his way
home,
Cf,go one’s way make one’s way
make up for
repay with sth,good,compensate for
Her husband bought her a present to make up
for quarreling with her the day before,
我现在在努力弥补时间。
I’m making up for lost time now,
not in the least not at all
I am not in the least touched by the Marilyn
Monroe kind of beauty,
她看来一点也不关心自己的学习。
She didn’t seem in the least concerned about
her study,
on occasion now and then 有时，间或
Steve spent almost all his time doing his research,
but,on occasion,he would take his son to see a
film,
Cf,on the occasion of 在,..的时候,值此之际,
on the occasion of his daughter‘s wedding 在他女
儿的婚礼上
on one’s own without anyone’s help; alone
There are jobs your child can do on her own,
I’d rather not go to dance on my own,I do wish
you’d come with me,
(on the one hand)… on the other hand adv,
一方面 …,另一方面（反过来说）
On the one hand,we have good reason to feel
pleased with our progress,On the other hand,
we mustn’t get complacent,
On the one hand her temper was likely to cause
trouble,but on the other hand we needed her
expertise,
Ex,
他是一个能干的人，但是另一方面，他对人要求
太严了。
He is an able man,but on the other hand he is
too strict with people,
pick up
vt,learn (a foreign language,a technique,etc)
by practicing 通过实践学会（外语,技术等）
She soon picked up French when she went to
live in France,她到法国居住後很快就学会了法语,
The children have _______________________
(都学会了当地口音了 ),
work on/at try hard to achieve or improve (sth.)
She needs to work at/on her typing speed,
John 提前回来继续写论文,
John came back ahead of time to continue
working on his thesis
picked up the local accent
Grammatical Structures
whether it(he) be…or…
E.g,
--whether it be placing a key in a key slot,drawing
a hen or making up for a misdeed… (line 52 -53)
be-型虚拟的一种，意为“不管（不论）是 … 还
是 …”,表示让步，其省略结构为 be it…,be he…
or… 等，必须倒装。如,
Whether she be right or wrong,she will have my
unswerving support,
Ex.Every day he takes a walk in the park in the
evening,_________________________（不论
阴天还是晴天）,
whether it be fine or raining
assuming (that )
E.g,
By assuming that the contrast I have developed is
valid,and that … (line 98 -102)
表假定（表示真实条件，其从句谓语动词用陈述语
气），有时表让步 。如,
Assuming it rains tomorrow,what shall we do?
Cf,suppose/supposing that 表“如果，假如”。
可用于虚拟语气和陈述语气。
Suppose (that) you had one million dollars,what
would you do? （虚拟语气）
Ex,________________________ (就算这是真的 ),
you’re still wrong,
Assuming that it is true
Questions
For Part 1 Questions and Answers
?Sum up the contrast between the attitude of
the couple and that of the hotel staff towards
Benjamin’s efforts of inserting the key into the
slot,
The couple,
The hotel staff,
let him explore and enjoy himself
held his hand and taught him how to
insert the key correctly
For Part 2 Questions and Answers
?Read the first sentence of Para.6 and Para.7,
and decide what method of comparison and
contrast is used
one-side-at-a-time method
?Sum up the contrast between Chinese and
Western ways of fulfilling a task,
The Chinese,show the child how to do
something,or__________________________,
The Westerners,teach a child
_________________for solutions to problems
teach by holding his hand
to rely on himself
?Read from Para.11 to Para,13,Which method
of comparison and contrast is used here?
(point-by-point method)
?Contrast the two types of attitudes toward
creativity and basic skills,
Chinese, Giving priority to ______________ at
an earlier age,believing that ________ can be
_________ over time,
Westerners, Putting more emphasis on
_________________ in young children,
thinking that _______ can be __________
later,
developing skills
creativity
promoted
fostering creativity
skills picked up
For Part 3 Questions and Answers
?What suggestion does the author make
about seeking a better approach to fostering
skills and creativity?
He suggests striking a better balance
between the extremes of creativity and basic
skills,
