unit1现代大学英语精读

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1、Unitl一*AuthorandbackgroundJohnCiardiAmericanpoet,editor,critic,authorofbooksforchildren,nonfictionwriter,andtranslator(ofDante'sTheDivineComedy:Z/TheInferno："ThePurgatorio^and"TheParadiso").二、TextAnalysis1.Theme:Theauthortriestoclarifythepurposeofauniver

2、sity:toputthestudentsintouchwiththebestcivilizationthathumanracehascreated・2.StructurePart1(Paras.1—8):Thewriterdescribeshisencounterwithoneofhisstudents.Part2(Paras・9-14):Theauthorrestateswhathestillbelievestobethepurposeofauniversity:puttingitsstudents

3、intouchwiththebestcivilizationsthehumanracehascreated・三sLanguagepoints1.accomplishmentn.sth.completedsuccessfully;anachievementExamples:agirlofmanyaccomplishments多才多艺白勺女古娘Amongheraccomplishmentsweresewing,cooking,playingthepianoanddancing.accomplisheg.ac

4、complishone'sobject达至【JH的;accomplishone'smission完成使命Hecanaccomplishmoreinadaythananyotherboyinhisclass.2.assumev.a.totakeforgranted;tosupposeb.totakeupononeselfExamples:Theyhadassumedthatpriceswouldrisethesedays,butinfacttheywerewrong,assumeresponsibilit

5、ies;assumeanother'sdebts3.certifyv.toconfirmformallyastrue,accurate,orgenuine.;(todeclareorstateofficially,esp.inwriting.)-+that-+sb./sth.as-+sb./sth.tobeExamples:Theaccountswerecertified(as)correct.Hewascertified(as)insane・certifiedaccountant注册会计师n.cert

6、ification;a.certified有书面证明的，已证实的4.exposev.a.tosubjectorallowtobesubjectedtoanactionoraninfluence使受影响b.tosubject(aphotographicfilm,forexample)totheactionoflight使曝光c.tomakeknown(sth.discreditable);toreveal(theguiltorwrongdoingof)揭发(有损信誉的事)；揭露(罪恶或错误的行为)Exam

7、ples:Theparentsexposedtheirchildrentoclassicalmusicathome・Thisfilmhasbeenexposed・Thecrimeofthecorruptofficialsmustbeexposedwithoutanyreserve・1.facultyn.a.anyofthepowersofthebodyormindb.departmentorgroupofrelateddepartmentsinauniversityc.thewholeteachings

8、taffinoneofthedepartmentsorinthewholeuniversityExamples:thefacultyofthesight;mentaifacultiestheFacultyofLawTheentirefacultyoftheuniversitywillattendthemeeting・cf.staffn.a.groupofassistantsworkingtogetherinabusiness,etc.res