《高级英语阅读(二)》Onmyfirstdayasanassistantprofessorofeducatio...
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IReadLesson8,TextA“TheGirlintheFifthRow”,translatethefollowingtwosentencesintoChinese.(阅读教材《高级英语阅读教程(下册)》第八课课文A,翻译以下句子)
OnmyfirstdayasanassistantprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,Ienteredtheclassroomwithagreatdealofanxiety.Mylargeclassrespondedtomyawkwardsmileandbriefgreetingwithsilence.ForafewmomentsIfussedwithmynotes.ThenIstartedmylecture,stammeringnooneseemedtobelistening.
IIReadlesson3,TextA“TotheVictorBelongstheLanguage”,answerthefollowingQuestions(阅读教材第三课课文A,回答问题):
TotheVictorBelongstheLanguage
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Languageistheroadmapofaculture.Ittellsyouwhereitspeoplecomefromandwheretheyaregoing.AstudyoftheEnglishlanguagerevealsadramatichistoryandastonishingversatility.Itisthelanguageofsurvivors,ofconquerors,oflaughter.
Awordismorelikeapendulumthanafixedentity.Itcansweepbyyourearandthroughitsverysoundsuggesthiddenmeaningspreconsciousassociations.Listentothesewords"blood,""tranquil,""democracy.Besidestheirliteralmeanings,theycarryassociationsthatareculturalaswellaspersonal.
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Onewordcanillustratethisideaofmeaninginflux"revolution."ThewordentersEnglishinthe14thcenturyfromLatinviaFrench.(Atleastthatswhenitwasfirstwrittenitmayhavebeenspokenearlier.)"Revolution"meansaturningaroundthatwashowitwasused.Mostoften"revolutionwasappliedtoastronomytodescribeaplanetrevolvinginspace.Thewordcarriednopoliticalmeaning.
"Rebellion"wastheloadedpoliticalword.IttoocomesfromLatin(asdoesabout60percentofourwordpool),anditmeansarenewalofwar.IntheI4thcentury"rebellion"wasusedtoindicatearesistancetolawfulauthority.Thiscanyieldamusingresults.Whicheversidewoncalledthelosersrebels—they,thewinners,beingtherepositoriesofvirtueandmoregunpowder.Thismeaninglingerstoday.TheConfederatefightersarecalledrebels.SincetheNorthwonthatwar,itcanbedismissedasarebellionandnotcalledarevolution.Whoeverwinsthewarredefinesthelanguage.
"Revolution"didnotacquireapoliticalmeaninginEnglishuntilatleastthe16thcentury.Itsmeaning—acircularmovement—wasstilltiedtoitsoriginbuthadspilledoverintopolitics.Itcouldnowmeanaturnaroundinpower.Thisismorecomplicatedthanyoumightthink.
The16thcentury,vibrant,cruel,progressive,heldasapersistentpopularimagethewheeloffortune—animagefamiliartoanyonewhohasplayedwithatarotdeck.Humanbeingsdangleonagiantwheel.Someareonthebottomturningupward,someareonthetop,andsomearehurtlingtowardtheground.ItsasgoodanimageasanyforthesuddentwistsandturnsofFate,LifeortheHumanCondition.Thisideawassodominantatthetimethattheword"revolution"absorbeditsmeaning.Insteadofacardoracomplicatedexplanationofthewheeloffortune,thatonewordcapturedtheconcept.Itsaconceptwewoulddowelltoremember.
Politically,"rebellion"wasstillthemorepotentword.CromwellsseizureofstatepowerinthemidI7thcenturycametobecalledtheGreatRebellionbecauseCharlesⅡfollowedCromwellintherestorationofmonarchy.Cromwelldidntcallhisownactionsrebellious.InI689whenWilliamandMarytookoverthethroneofEngland,theeventwastaggedtheGloriousRevolution."Revolution"isbenignhereandpoliticallyinferiorinintensityto"rebellion".
By1796ashiftoccurredand"revolutionhadcometomeanthesubversionoroverthrowoftyrants.Rebellion,specifically,wasasubversionofthelaws.Revolutionwaspersonal.SowehadtheAmericanRevolution,whichdumpedGeorgeIIIoutoftheColonies,andtheFrenchRevolution,whichgaveusthemurderofLouisXVIandthespectacleofanationdevouringitself.IfyoureaMarxistyoucanrecastthattomeanoneclassdestroyinganother.Atanyrate,theFrenchRevolutionwasabloodbathand"revolution"begantogetabadnameasfarasmonarchistswereconcernedandholysignificanceasfarasJacobinswereconcerned.Bythattime"revolution"wasdevelopingintothewordweknowtoday—notjusttheoverthrowofatyrantbutactionbasedonbeliefinanewprinciple.Revolutionbecameapoliticalidea,notjustapoliticalact.
TheRussianRevolution,theChineseRevolution,theCubanRevolution—bynow"revolution"isthepowerfulword,not"rebellion.Inthelate1960sandearly1970syoungAmericansusedtheword"revolution"indiscriminately.True,theywantedpoliticalpower,theywereopposedtotyrantsandbelievedinanewpoliticalprinciple(oranoldone,dependingonyouroutlook)calledparticipatorydemocracy.However,thatperiodofunrest,withitsattendantcreativity,didnotproducearevolution.Thewordquicklybecamecorrupteduntilbythe80s"revolutionwasawordusedtosellrunningshoes.
Whithergoestthou,Revolution?
1.Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthelastsentenceofparagraph1“Itisthelanguageofsurvivors,ofconquerors,oflaughter”
2,Canyougivesomeotherexamplesin EnglishorinChinesetoshowthatlanguageisconstantlychanging?
IIIReadlesson1TextB,DoTrueorFalseQuestions(阅读教材第1课课文B,判断对错)
IBecameHerTarget
Myfavoriteteachersnamewas"DeadEye"Bean.HerrealnamewasDorothy.ShetaughtAmericanhistorytoeighthgradersinthejuniorhighsectionofCreston,thehighschoolthatservedthenorthendofGrandRapids,Mich.Itwasthefallof1944.FranklinD.Rooseveltwaspresident
AmericantroopswerebattlingtheirwayacrossFranceJoeDiMaggiowasstillintheservicetheMontgomerybusboycottwasmorethanadecadeaway,andIwasa12yearoldblacknewcomerinaschoolthatwasotherwiseallwhite.Mymother,whohadbeenawidowinNewYork,hadmarriedmystepfather,aGrandRapidsphysician,theyearbefore,andhehadboughtthebesthousehecouldaffordforhisnewfamily.Theproblemforournewneighborswasthattheirneighborhoodhadpreviouslybeenpristine(intheirterms)andtheywereignorantaboutblackpeople.Theprevailingwisdomintheneighborhoodwasthatwewerespoilingitandthatweoughttogobackwherewebelonged(or,alternatively,oughtnottointrudewherewewerenotwanted).Therewasalotofangrytalkamongtheadults,butnothingmuchcameofit.
Butsomeofthekids,thosefirstfewweeks,werequitenasty.Theythrewstonesatme,chasedmehomewhenIwasonfootandspatonmybikeseatwhenIwasinclass.Foratime,Iwasaprettylonely,friendlessandsometimesfrightenedkid.IwasjusttransplantedfromHarlem,andhereinGrandRapids,thedominantculturewasspeakingtomeinsistently.
IcanseenowthatthoseyoungsterswerebullyingandIwasculturallydisadvantaged.Iknewthenthattheywerebigoted(偏执的),buttheculturespoketomemorepowerfullythanmymindandIfeltashamedforbeingdifferentanonstandardperson.InowknowthatDorothyBeanunderstoodmostofthatanddisapprovedofit.SothingsbegantochangewhenIwalkedintoherclassroom.Shewasapleasantlookingsinglewoman,wholookedoldandwrinkledtomeatthetime,butwhowasprobablyabout40.
Whereasmyotherteachersapproachedtheproblemofeasingintheirnewblackpupilbyignoringhimforthefirstfewweeks,Mrs.Beanwentrightatme.Onthemorningafterhavingreadourfirstassignment,sheaskedmethefirstquestion.IlatercametoknowthatinGrandRapids,shewasviewedasapersonwhobelieved,amongotherthings,thatNegroeswereequal.
Iansweredherquestionandthefollowup.Theywerentbrilliantanswers,buttheydidestablishthefactthatIhadreadtheassignmentandthatIcouldspeakEnglish.Laterinthehour,whenoneofmyclassmateshadfailedtogiveananswer,Miss.Beancamebacktomewithaquestionthatrequiredmetocleanupthegirlsmessandestablishedmeasasmartperson.
Thus,theteacherbegantogivemehumandimensions,thoughnotperfectonesforaneighthgrader.Itwassomewhatbettertobeateacherspetthanmerelyadarkpresenceinthebackoftheroom.Afewdayslater,MissBeanbecamethefirstteacherevertorequiremetothink.SheaskedmyopinionaboutsomethingJeffersonhaddone.Inthosedays,allmyopinionswerederivative(缺乏独创性的).IwasforRooseveltbecausemyparentswereandIwasfortheYankeesbecausemyolderbuddyfromHarlemwasaYankeefan.Besides,wedidnthaveopinionsabouthistoricalfigureslikeJefferson.LikeourhighschoolbuildingorMayorWelch,hejustwas.
AfterIstaredatherforafewseconds,shesaid"Well,shouldhehaveboughtLousianaornot?"
"Iguessso,"Irepliedtentatively.
"Why?"sheshotback.
Why?Whatkindofquestionwasthat,Icomplainedsilently.ButIventuredananswer.Dayafterday,shekeptdoingthattome,andmyanswersbecamestrongerandmoreconfident.ShewasthefirstteachertogivemethesensethatthinkingwaspartofeducationandthatIcouldformopinionsthathadsomevalue.
HerfinalservicetomecameonadaywhenmymindwaswanderingandIwasidlydiggingmypencilintothewritingsurfaceonthearmofmychair.MissBeansuddenlythrewahunkofgumeraseratme.Byamazingchance,ithitmyhandandsentthepencilflying.Shegasped,andIcrept(爬)shamefacedlyaftermypencilastheclassroared.Thatwastheicebreaker.
Afterward,kidscameuptometolaughabout"OldDeadEyeBean."Theincidentbecamealegend,andI,apartofthatstory,becameapersontotalkto.
1.ThestoryhappenedduringtheSecondWorldWar.
2.Iwasnottheonlyblackkidintheschool.
3.Thechildrenintheneighborhoodarenotfriendlytomebuttheadultsdidn’tdiscriminateus.
4.IwasjustmovedfromanotherplacetoGrandRapids.
5.DorothyBeanwasanoldkindteacher.
6.Theotherteachersneglectedtheirblackpupilintheirclass.
7.DorothyBeanbelievedthatNegroeswereequalwiththewhites.
8.DorothyBeanwanttoshowhercaretomebyaskingmequestions.
9.ItisDorothyBeanwhotaughtmehowtothink.
10.IdislikedMissbeanfinallybecauseshethrewthegumeraseratmewhichmademelaughedatbymyclassmates.
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