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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,”saysProfessorHerbert,“andyo
2、uareDave’sfather.”“Yes,“saysPa,pullingouthisgunandlayingitontheseatinProfessorHerbert’soffice.ProfessorHerbert’seyesgotbigbehindhisblack-rimmedglasseswhenhesawPa’sgun.Colorcameintohispalecheeks.“JistafewthingsaboutthisschoolIwanttoknow,”saysPa.“I’mtryin’tomakeascholarout’nDave.He’stheonlyoneou
3、t’nelevenyounginsI’vesenttohighschool.Herehecomesinlateandleavesmeallth’worktodo!Hesaidyou’salloutbughuntin’yesterdayandbrokeacherrytreedown.Hehadtostaytwohoursafterschoolyesterdayandworkoutmoneytopayonthatcherrytree!Isthatright?”JesseStuart:SplitCherryTreeAchild,ingrowingup,maymeetandlearnfro
4、mthreedifferentkindsofdiscipline.ThefirstandmostimportantiswhatwemightcalltheDisciplineofNatureorReality.Whenheistryingtodosomethingreal,ifhedoesthewrongthingordoesn’tdotherightone,hedoesn’tgettheresulthewants.Ifhedoesn’tpileoneblockrightontopofanother,ortriestobuildonaslantingsurface,histower
5、fallsdown.Ifhehitsthewrongkey,hehearsthewrongnote.Ifhedoesn’thitthenailsquarelyonthehead,itbends,andhehastopullitoutandstartwithanother.Ifhedoesn’tmeasureproperlywhatheistryingtobuild,itwon’topen,close,fit,standup,fly,float,whistle,ordowhateverhewantsittodo.Ifhecloseshiseyeswhenheswings,hedoes
6、n’thittheball.Achildmeetsthiskindofdisciplineeverytimehetriestodosomething,whichiswhyitissoimportantinschooltogivechildrenmorechancestodothings,insteadofjustreadingorlisteningtosomeonetalk(orpretendingto).Thisdisciplineisagreatteacher.Thelearnerneverhastowaitlongforhisanswer;itusuallycomesquic
7、kly,ofteninstantly.Alsoitisclear,andveryoftenpointstowardtheneededcorrection;fromwhathappenedhecannotonlyseethatwhathedidwaswrong,butalsowhy,andwhatheneedstodoinstead.Finally,andmostimportant,thegiveroftheanswer,callitNature,isimpersona
