新编英语教程6-unit-10.ppt

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1、Unit10Questions:Inyouropinion,whatkindofstudentisastraight-Astudent?Thendoyouthinkitparadoxicaltocallsomeonea“straight-Ailliterate”?WhatdoyouthinkDegnanreferstowhenhespeaksof“straight-Ailliterate”?Readthetextwithin10minutesandthentellmetheanswertothisquestionandthemainideaofthistext.Possibleanswerto

2、the3rdquestion:Thetitleoftheessayseemstrangeandevenparadoxicaltous.Thisspecialgroupofilliteratepeopleincludesstraight-Astudentsincollege,Ph.D.candidates,andevencertainhighlysuccessfulprofessors.Theyareilliteratenotintheordinarysenseoftheword,butinthesensethattheycannotsayorwriteinplain/simpleEnglish

3、.Thereason,astheauthorargues,istobefoundinthetextbooksthesestraight-Astudentsareforcedtoreadthroughyearsofhighereducation,whicharefilledwithprofessionaljargonsandgibberishwriting.Theessaysetsouttoexposeandcondemnthisphenomenon,withtheaimofincreasingthepublic’sawarenessoftheseriousnessoftheproblem.Di

4、ctionarywork:plight:condition,state,orsituation;especiallyunfavourableoneE.g.Heisinasadplight.他陷入了悲惨的境地。beinasorryplight处境困窘2.asoftenasnot:quitefrequently;atleasthalfthetime.E.g.Asoftenasnot,hewouldgototheoldwoman’shomeandhelphercleanuptheplace.3.articulate:abletoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsclearlyand

5、effectively;usinglanguageeasilyandfluentlyE.g.Sheisamongthefewarticulatechildreninthenursery.4.acovetedfellowship:(1)coveted,adj:eagerlywishedforordesired.E.g.Shewonthecovetedfirstprizeatthespeechcontest,muchtooursurprise.Hepossessedrareandmuchcovetedworksofart.他拥有非常令人垂涎的稀世艺术品。acovetedfellowship:afe

6、llowship(i.e.themoneygiventopostgraduatestudentstoallowthemtocontinuetheirstudiesatanadvancedlevel)thateveryonelongsjealouslytopossess.5.allegorically:figurativelyallegory:(1)anallegoryisaformofimaginativeliteratureconstructedinsuchawaythattheirreadersareencouragedtolookformeaningshiddenbeneaththeli

7、teralsurfaceofthefiction.(EncyclopaediaBritannica)(2)Anallegoryisanarrativeinwhichthecharacters,events,andsettingrepresentdeepertruthsorgeneralizationsthanthosesuggestedbythesurfacestory.(MacmillanFam