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1、《英语写作基础教程》(ABasicCourseinWring)，主编：丁往道、吴冰等，高等教育出版社1998年版。Chapter1UsingProperWordsExercises1Readthefollowingpassages,pickoutfromthemafewcommon,formalandnon-standardwords,andsayforwhatpurposesthesethreetypesofwordsareused.“You’reth’Professorhere,ain’tyou?”saysPa.“Yes,”saysProfes
2、sorHerbert,“andyouareDave’sfather.”“Yes,“saysPa,pullingouthisgunandlayingitontheseatinProfessorHerbert’soffice.ProfessorHerbert’seyesgotbigbehindhisblack-rimmedglasseswhenhesawPa’sgun.Colorcameintohispalecheeks.“JistafewthingsaboutthisschoolIwanttoknow,”saysPa.“I’mtryin’tomake
3、ascholarout’nDave.He’stheonlyoneout’nelevenyounginsI’vesenttohighschool.Herehecomesinlateandleavesmeallth’worktodo!Hesaidyou’salloutbughuntin’yesterdayandbrokeacherrytreedown.Hehadtostaytwohoursafterschoolyesterdayandworkoutmoneytopayonthatcherrytree!Isthatright?”JesseStuart:S
4、plitCherryTreeAchild,ingrowingup,maymeetandlearnfromthreedifferentkindsofdiscipline.ThefirstandmostimportantiswhatwemightcalltheDisciplineofNatureorReality.Whenheistryingtodosomethingreal,ifhedoesthewrongthingordoesn’tdotherightone,hedoesn’tgettheresulthewants.Ifhedoesn’tpileo
5、neblockrightontopofanother,ortriestobuildonaslantingsurface,histowerfallsdown.Ifhehitsthewrongkey,hehearsthewrongnote.Ifhedoesn’thitthenailsquarelyonthehead,itbends,andhehastopullitoutandstartwithanother.Ifhedoesn’tmeasureproperlywhatheistryingtobuild,itwon’topen,close,fit,sta
6、ndup,fly,float,whistle,ordowhateverhewantsittodo.Ifhecloseshiseyeswhenheswings,hedoesn’thittheball.Achildmeetsthiskindofdisciplineeverytimehetriestodosomething,whichiswhyitissoimportantinschooltogivechildrenmorechancestodothings,insteadofjustreadingorlisteningtosomeonetalk(orp
7、retendingto).Thisdisciplineisagreatteacher.Thelearnerneverhastowaitlongforhisanswer;itusuallycomesquickly,ofteninstantly.Alsoitisclear,andveryoftenpointstowardtheneededcorrection;fromwhathappenedhecannotonlyseethatwhathedidwaswrong,butalsowhy,andwhatheneedstodoinstead.Finally,
8、andmostimportant,thegiveroftheanswer,callitNature,isimpersona
