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选修一 Unit 4
How do I know my students?
Para 1:
1. As an educator, people often ask me how I know what is going on in the minds of my students.
作为一名教育工作者,人们经常问我怎么知道学生的想法。
· educator n.教育者 educate v.教育,培训
2. Many students are quite shy and don’t speak all that much.
许多学生很害羞,说话不多。
· all that (多用于否定句中削弱语气)那么
They're not as rich as all that. 他们没有那么富有。
You deserve值得/应得 a rest after all that hard work.
经过所有这些辛勤的工作,你应该休息一下
3. At the same time, in a classroom of more than forty students, it is hard to have many one-on-one conversations with each person.
同时,在一个四十多名学生的教室里,很难与每个人进行许多一对一的对话。
4. So, how can I really know what makes each student tick?
那么,我怎样才能真正知道是什么让每个学生打勾呢?
· tick
In the silence we could hear the clock ticking. v.滴答走时
Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question. v.打钩
I've never really understood what makes her tick.
我从来没有真正理解是什么让她打勾。
what makes sb tick 使某人这样做的原因
tick away/by/past 过去;流逝
tick n.滴答 ,钩号
I'll be with you in two ticks. n.一会儿
我会在两个刻度内和你在一起。
Can I have these on tick ? n.赊账
我能够买这些东西赊账吗?
Para 2:
My answer? I look at their body language.
我的答案?我看他们的肢体语言。
Para 3:
1. It is easy to recognise when students are interested in a lesson.
当学生对课程感兴趣时,很容易识别
2. Most tend to look up and make eye contact. When I make a joke, they smile.
大多数人倾向于抬头并进行眼神交流。当我开玩笑时,他们会微笑。
· tend
When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes. v.常常就...
Prices have tended downwards over recent years. 近年来,价格趋于下降
tend to/towards 倾向于...
Doctors and nurses tended the injured. v.照料
医生和护士照顾伤者。
I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous. n.倾向,偏好
紧张时我有说话太多的倾向
Prices have an upward tendency. n.趋势
价格有上升趋势
3. When I talk about something difficult, they look confused.
当我谈论一些困难的事情时,他们看起来很困惑。
4. I know when students are really interested, however, because they lean forward and look at me.
然而,我知道学生什么时候真正感兴趣,因为他们身体前倾,看着我。
· lean v.倾斜,前俯或后仰
A man was leaning out of the window.一个男人从窗外探出头来。
Can I lean my bike against the wall? v.倚靠 我可以把自行车靠在墙上吗?
lean on sb/sth 依靠,施压