现代大学英语精读5 重点paraphrase+单词总结

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1、Lesson1Paraphrase1...whenIsuggestedthatthisbehaviormightbegroundsforsendingthestudentonabriefvacation.(Para14)Onestudenthadsomeradicalcommentsontheauthor'sclassandtheauthorgotalittlebitangrysothathesuggestedtheschoolshouldsuspendthestudent'sschooling.Butthedeanofstudentsthoughttheauthor

2、wasjusttooannoyed.Thestorythespeakertellstheaudiencehereishilarious,butnottobetakenseriously.IntheUnitedStates,universitystudentsdowriteabouttheirprofessorsontheirblogs—andwriteevaluationsoftheircourses,critiquingtheirprofessors'teachingskills.Soastudentcouldhavecriticizedthespeakerfort

3、eachingaboringclassandthespeakermightdefendhimselfbysayingthathehadacold.Butthestoryisbasicallyallfantasy.Thespeaker'sseriouspointmaybethatstudentsexpectprofessorstoentertainthem;theprofessorswhoaregoodentertainersreceivehighevaluations,butthecriterionissuperficial.Lessflashyteacherswho

4、thinkdeeplycanbetheonesfromwhomthestudentslearnthemost.2.Blacklimousinespulledupinfrontofhisofficeanddisgorgeddecorouslysuitednegotiators.(Para.16)Thesewereobviouslyofficialsfromthatcountry'sembassysenttonegotiatewiththeprofessoraboutthiscase.Thewholethinghadbecomeatoughdiplomaticissue.

5、3.Didmypalfold?Nope,he'snotthetype.Buthedidnotenjoytheprocess.(Para.16)Didmyfriendbackdown?No,heisnotthetypeofpersonwhowilleasilygiveuphisprinciplesunderpressure.Buthedidnotliketheexperiencehehadtoendure.Thisagainisaninterestinganecdote,butnotaverygoodexample,becausethestudentinvolvedis

6、toospecial.4.Theideathatauniversityeducationreallyshouldhavenosubstantialcontent,shouldnotbeaboutwhatJohnKeatswasdisposedtocallSoul-making,isonethatyoumightthinkprofessorsanduniversitypresidentswouldbediscreetabout.(Para.19)Professorsandpresidentsdonotthinkthecontentofthecoursesreallyma

7、ttersmuch,becausetheyaresoonforgottenanyway.Itshouldn'tbeaboutsoul-makingeither.Thespeakerissurprisedthatprofessorsandpresidentsareactuallybyandlargequitefrankaboutwhattheythinkaretheaimsofeducation.Theydonothidetheirviewsbecausetheydonotfeelembarrassed.soul-making:moralcultiva