Unit 4 Never too old to learn Extended reading 全文翻译对照详解课件 -2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

para.2 2. I took a few seconds to compose myself and to take in the scene that was laid out before me. (lines 16-17) compose v. 组成;使镇静 be composed of compose oneself compose a novel compose a symphony composition n.构成;作品;作曲;(美术)构图 composer n.作曲家 由...组成 镇定,安心 创作小说 创作一部交响乐 1) 水由氢和氧组成。 Water _ hydrogen and oxygen. 2) 镇静点,告诉我发生什么事情了。 _ and try to tell me what happened. Practice is composed of Compose yourself take in 1. Humans need to take in plenty of liquid after exercising. 2. Don't be taken in by his charm—he's ruthless. 3. He was homeless, so we took him in. 4. He took in every detail of her appearance. 5. Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in. 吸入,吸收 欺骗 收留 注意到;看到 理解;领会 I took a few seconds to compose myself and to take in the scene that was laid out before me. 1 句意:我花了几秒钟时间让自己镇定下来,并观察了一番眼前的情形。 ① Emma made an effort to compose herself. Emma努力让自己平静下来。 ②Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. 水是由氢和氧组成的。 ③ The famous composer signed his name on the paper. 这位著名作曲家在纸上签了名。 【词块积累】 compose oneself 使自己镇静、平静 be composed of 由……组成 composer 创作者;作曲者;作曲家 单句语法填空 ① He was admitted by that university _ (compose) of five colleges and a graduate schoool. ② The child had a nightmare last night and made her frightened, so she had to compose _ (she). ③ The commitee _ (compose) of ten men. 【即学活用】 composed herself is composed The campus was alive with people. Anxious parents and excited students were talking in small groups, carrying suitcases or walking in and out of dormitory buildings. I wondered if the first day of school was always such a circus. I took a deep breath and carried on into the heart of the campus. Little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life. 校园里人来人往。神情焦虑的家长和兴高采烈的学生有的在三三两两地交谈着,有的提着大包小包,有的正出入宿舍楼。我好奇开学第一天是否都是这么热闹。我深吸一口气,继续往校园中心走。我未曾想到,自己即将经历生命中最美好的四年。 para.2 1. Little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life. 倒装句 little置于句首时,句子要部分倒装。具有否定意义的词还有never, hardly, seldom等。 that引导的宾语从句 即将 Seldom did she see such beautiful scenery. 他以前很少见到这么美丽的风光。 我几乎没想到我就要经历我一生中最美好的四年时光。 3. Little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life. (lines 20-21) 这是一个_句 倒装 not, no, little, seldom, never, not only, not ... until ..., no sooner ... (than) ..., hardly/scarcely ... (when) ..., at no time, in no way, by no means, under no circumstances 等置于句首时,句子部分倒装 句型转换 ① She doesn’t frequently go downtown. Not frequently _. ② I knew little that she had already left. Little _. ③ The lost car was nowhere to be found. Nowhere _. ④ I didn’t realize how much time I had wasted until I failed in the exam. Not until _ _. does she go downtown did I know that she had already left was the lost car to be found I failed in the exam did I realize how much time I had wasted 【即学活用】 Practice 1) Never before _ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today. A. has this city been B. this city has been C. was this city D. this city was 2) Nowhere _ as in my garden. A. the flowers were so beautiful B. were the flowers so beautiful C. so beautiful were the flowers D. so beautiful the flowers were A B Practice 3) Hardly _ his homework when he went out. A. finished he B. he had finished C. did he finish D. had he finished 4) Not a single word _ at the beginning. A. did he say B. has he said C. he said D. he has said 5) Not until I began to work _ how much time I had wasted. A. didn’t I realize B. did I realize C.I didn’t realize D. I realized D A B I remembered working on my first assignment. It was a 3,000-word essay on geometry and I wasn’t even sure how to begin the first paragraph. Instead of seeking good advice, I kept putting it off. Rather unwisely, I left it to the last minute. As the deadline approached, I had to stay up all night working on my laptop to complete it. The next day I felt dizzy and started coughing and sneezing. Unsurprisingly, it wasn’t a very good essay. 我记得我做第一份作业时的情形。那是一篇三千字的几何论文,而我甚至不太确定该怎么开始第一段。我没有去寻求好的建议,而是一直拖着没下笔。相当不明智的是,我拖到了最后一刻。眼看规定期限就要到了,我只能抱着笔记本电脑熬了一整夜,把论文赶了出来。第二天我就感觉头晕,开始咳嗽、打喷嚏。可想而知,文章写得并不是很好。 para.3 However, this taught me a valuable lesson. As soon as I received the next assignment, I headed straight for the library to find the reference books I needed for my research, and then created an outline followed by a draft. After careful editing and polishing, the result was a much better essay than the last, and it was ready in my desk drawer days before the deadline. I would stick to this approach for the duration of my studies. 不过这给我上了宝贵的一课。在我刚收到第二份作业时,我就直奔图书馆,查阅研究所需的文献,然后定提纲、写初稿。经过细致的编辑和润色,最终的文章远胜上一篇,并且在规定期限前几天我就已经写好放在抽屉里了。在之后的学习生涯中我都坚持了这种做法。 para.3 4. After careful editing and polishing, the result was a much better essay than the last, ... (lines 30-31) polish v. 擦亮,磨光;修改,润色 n. 光泽,擦亮,波兰语Polish adj. 波兰的,波兰人的 Polish Practice 1) Silver _ (polish) easily. 2) The speaker spent several days _ (polish) her lecture. 3) The essay _ (polish) well before release. 4) The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round. 5) He polished off a whole roast duck in ten minutes. polishes 拳击手在第一个回合就把他的对手击倒了。 is polished polishing 他十分钟就吃光了一只烤鸭。 I remembered cooperating with my classmates on group projects. Everyone would be assigned a specific task, and my role was usually to produce the presentation. We would meet in the school cafeteria to bounce ideas off each other, and would laugh and argue and laugh some more as we learnt to work together as a team. I realized that learning didn’t have to be a solo effort and that working with other people could be much more stimulating and productive than working alone. 我记得和我的同学们一起合作完成小组项目。每个人都会分配到一项特定的任务,我的工作通常是制作幻灯片。我们会在学校的自助餐厅开会,大家各抒己见。在我们学着团队协作的过程中,我们笑着,吵着,再笑着。我明白了学习不必只是一个人的拼搏,与他人合作会比单打独斗更妙趣横生也成果斐然。 para.4 2. I realized that learning didn't have to be a solo effort and that working with other people could be much more stimulating and productive than working alone. that引导的并列宾语从句 动名词做主语 ① Seeing is believing. ② Smoking is prohibited here. 眼见为实。 此处禁止吸烟。 我意识到学习并不一定是一个人的努力,和其他人一起工作可以比一个人工作更刺激和更有成效。 5. We would meet in the school cafeteria to bounce ideas off each other, ... (line 35) bounce ideas off sb bounce v. (使)弹起;跳动 n. 活力,弹力,弹性 向某人试探地透露(主意) 1) A rubber ball _ (bounce) well. 2) She bounced the ball _ the wall. 3) The ball hit the wall and bounced _ it. 4) He is young enough to bounce _ from this disappointment. 5) He’s got a lot of bounce. Practice off back bounces against 他浑身都是劲。 恢复健康(或信心);重整旗鼓 6. I realized that learning didn’t have to be a solo effort and that working with other people could be much more stimulating and productive than working alone. (lines 37-38) solo n. 独奏,独唱 pl. _ adj./adv. 单独的/单独地 e.g. a guitar solo his first solo flight / a solo effort/ a solo artist Charles Lindbergh became the very first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. solos stimulate vt. 刺激,激励,鼓舞 stimulate sb. to do sth. 鼓励/激励...去做... e.g. Better wages have stimulated them to work harder. 工资的增加激励他们更加努力工作。 Find out the author’s changes and complete the following table. Paragraph 3-4 Aspects Before After Assign-ments was not sure how to begin the first paragraph (1) _ left it to the last minute did not make a good essay headed straight for the library created an online followed by a draft (2) _ _ made a much better essay Projects made a (3) _ effort much more (4) _ and productive kept putting it off solo stimulating did careful editing and polishing I remembered visiting my favourite professor, a tall gentleman with his beard and hair going grey, during his office hours for the first time. Initially,I found his strictness intimidating, but quickly came to admire him for his vast knowledge and deep understanding of his subject. It soon dawned on me that many university professors are quite willing to share what they know, and they do take a genuine interest in their students’ intellectual development. 我记得第一次去拜访我最喜欢的教授,那是在他的办公时间。他是一位身材高大、须发皆白的先生。起初,我觉得他严厉得吓人,但我很快就开始因他广博的学识和对其学科的深刻理解而崇拜他了。我很快意识到,许多大学教授都非常愿意分享他们的知识,并且确实由衷地关心学生的智能发展。 para.5 3. It soon dawned on me that many university professors are quite willing to share what they know, and they do take a genuine interest in their students' intellectual development. 使开始明白,使渐渐领悟,使开始理解 形式主语 that引导的主语从句 what引导的宾语从句 do表示强调 ① It dawned on me that my parents loved me more than themselves. ② It dawned on me that I was lost. 我渐渐明白,我的父母爱我胜过爱他们自己。 我渐渐明白,我迷路了。 对……真感兴趣 很快我就开始明白,许多大学教授非常愿意分享他们所知道的,并且他们的确真心实意地关注学生的智力发展。 7. Initially, I found his strictness intimidating. (lines 40-41) intimidate v. 胁迫, 威胁, 威吓 intimidate sb. into sth./doing sth. 1) The criminal intimidated the witness _ silence. 2) The thief intimidated the boy into not _ (tell) the police. 3) He was a huge, _ (intimidate) figure. into telling intimidating intimidating adj. 令人生畏的,咄咄逼人的 具有威胁性的 8. It soon dawned on me that many university professors are quite willing to share what they know,... (lines 42-43) It dawned on sb. that (某人)意识到...,使开始明白, 渐渐领悟 dawn n. 黎明,拂晓;开端,曙光,萌芽 v. 开始,变得明朗,开始清楚 1) Day _ (dawn) in the east. 2) The next day dawned _. 第二天一大早阳光灿烂。 3) It dawned on me _ I had seen him before. 4) It suddenly dawned upon me _ he was so anxious to know when the accident took place. 5) It suddenly dawned on me _ I’d caught the wrong train. Practice dawns bright and sunny where why that I heard my parents’voices calling me and I returned to the moment. After the graduation ceremony we headed home by train. I looked out of the carriage window at the world speeding by. The journey home gave me time to think about what the future might hold for me. University has changed me. Not only am I now more intellectually prepared for the world of work, but I am also more confident about my own abilities. I have grown as an adult and I have also discovered more about myself. Yes, I am ready for a new phase in my life. 我听到父母在叫我,于是回过神来。毕业典礼结束后,我们坐火车回家。我看着车窗外飞驰而过的世界。返乡的路上,我有了时间来思考未来会带给我什么。大学改变了我。如今我不仅为职业生涯做好了更多学识上的准备,对个人能力也更有信心了。我已长大成人,对自己也更加了解。是的,我已准备好迎接下一个人生阶段了。 para.6 Careful reading Para. 6 On the way back home, what feelings did the author have? She had mixed feelings about her past four years, and was confident about her career in the coming future. In the graduation ceremony 过渡句 Memorable experiences After the graduation ceremony 过渡句 The tone of this article is _. A. warm and casual B. friendly and formal C. serious and formal D. indifferent and informal Read for the tone Check your progress 1) How does the author mainly tell his university life? A. In flashback. B. In argument. C. In assumption. D. In comparison. Reading for the theme and structure Check your progress 2) What is another best title for the text? A. Graduation ceremony B. Busy college life C. On my way to future D. Classmates and professors Reading for the theme and structure Answer the following questions 1) How did the author feel when entering the college? _ 1) He felt happy, relieved, worried and anxious. Reading for the details Answer the following questions 2) What did the author think when he entered the university on the first day? _ 2) He was worried whether he was able to fit in the college life and was mature enough to be entirely responsible for his own successes and failures. Reading for the details Answer the following questions 3) What happened to the author after he delivered his first assignment at college? _ 3) The next day he got sick, feeling dizzy, coughing and sneezing. Reading for the details Answer the following questions 4) What interrupted the author’s reflecting into the collage life? _ 4) His parents’ voices. Reading for the details Which best matches the author’s feeling on entering the college? A. Happy. B. Relieved. C. Worried. D. Mixed. Reading for the details Check your progress 2) What did we know about the author’s first assignment? A. It was a 300-word essay on geometry. B. Though he knew how to start it, he put it off. C. He finished it in time. D. His assignment won the first prize. Reading for the details Check your progress 3) Where did the classmates meet to produce the slides? In a street caf . B. In the school cafeteria. C. In a lecture hall. D. In a library reading-room. Reading for the details Check your progress 1) Why did the author question where the time had gone? _ 1) He felt time had gone by too quickly and he felt a little sentimental. Answer questions Reading for the reference 2) What does “this” in the sentence “However, this taught me a valuable lesson” refer to? _ 2) The pronoun “this” refers to the failure of his assignment. Answer questions Reading for the reference 3) What does the author think of his college life? _ 3) He thinks highly of his college life. He learnt a lot in college and has confidence for the future. Answer questions Reading for the reference 1) What does “This short walk” refer to in Para. 1? A. Walking out of the college into the new world. B. Walking onto the degree-receiving stage. C. Walking around the teaching buildings. D. Walking down to the audience. Reading for the reference Check your progress 2) What does “compose myself” mean in Para. 2? A. Calming myself down. B. Writing all by myself. C. Standing still for a while. D. Warning myself. Reading for the reference Check your progress 3) Which proverb best matches the third paragraph? A. Better early than late. B. Well begun is half done. C. Slow help is no help. D. Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. Reading for the reference Check your progress 4) The described meeting in Para. 4 must be _. A. quarrelling B. funny C. competitive D. active Reading for the reference Check your progress 5) What can best describe the professor’s college life? A. Intimidating. B. Admirable. C. Helpful. D. Genuine. Reading for the reference Check your progress Text Review 1. I _ (wait) with my fellow graduating students for the moment when I would walk onto the stage to receive my degree certificate. 2. Would I be able to carve _ a career for myself? 3. I held my certificate _my breast and smiled at the camera. 4. I stood with my certificate _ hand and reflect _ those four years. 5. I took a few seconds to compose _ and to take in the scene that _ (lay) out before me. 6. Rather _ (unwise), I left it to the last minute. had been waiting in against on out myself was laid unwisely Text Review 7. We would meet in the school cafeteria to bounce ideas _ each other. 8. I realized that learning didn’t have to be a solo effort and that working with other people could be much _ (stimulate) and productive than working alone. 9. Initially, I found his strictness _(intimidate). 10. _ soon dawned on me that many university professors are quite willing to share what they know. 11. I looked out of the carriage window _ the world speeding by. 12. The journey home gave me time to think about _ the future might hold for me. off at intimidating It more stimulating what 2 What do you expect to learn from university life? (P54) 1 Which university do you want to go to? Why? 1 Which university do you want to go to? Why? Nanjing University; Xiamen University; Shanghai International Studies University ... Beautiful campus, kind teachers, high academic standards ... 2 What do you expect to learn from university life? (P54) 1 Professional knowledge; 2 Communication skills; 3 Self management; 4 Career planning; 5 ... Conclusion 1. Can you analyze the structure of the journal entry? 2. How does university change the author? 3. Can you write a summary of the journal entry? 各个击破 Self-evaluation Finish the exercises in Learning English. H Fill in the blanks