L1 Twelve Things I wish They Taught at School

自考综合英语二课件

自考综合英语二课件

I.Outline of the Text Part 1: My high school education was very narrow, and I think it is more a matter of attitude and perception than the simple memorization of facts. (Paras.1-3)

Part 2: What I think students should learn at school.(Paras. 4-12) Choose a difficult thing and learn it well. Ask stupid questions. Listen carefully to conversations and learn from them. Learn from one's own mistakes. Learn about our planet. Learn about science and technology. Not spend too much time watching TV. Read famous books and get to know the art and music of different cultures. Cultivate compassion for others.Part 3:With the passion for learning and compassion for others, there's hope for the human race. (Para. 13)

自考综合英语二课件

II.Key Phrases 1 I attended junior and senior high school, public institutions in New York and New Jersey, just after the Second World War. junior and senior high school:中学；institution:机构、组织(organization) public institution…是junior and senior high school的同位语 It seems a long time ago. The facilities and the skills of the teachers were probably well above average for the United States at that time. facilities: equipments设施；above average:高于平均水平 below average:低于平均水平； on average:平均; Well= very本句翻译：学校的设施、老师的水平在当时的美国是高于一般水平的 Since then, I've learned a great deal. One of the most important things I've learned is how much there is to learn, and how much I don't yet know. learn:学习、学会 V; V+N; V+ to do sth.; V+(how) to do sth. how much…是两个并列的表语从句。第一个"how much"作主语；第二个"how much"作宾语.本句翻译：我所学到的最重要的一点就是要学的东西实在是太多了，而我还没有学到的东西也太多。

自考综合英语二课件

Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters. grateful:感激的这里if引出的是一个虚拟条件句。关于虚拟语气的举例： back then= in the past以往 matter: v. to be important重要，有关系 n. issue问题 for example: It doesn't matter to me if I miss my train, because there's another one later.本句翻译：有时候，我想要是那时能多学点真正重要的东西，今天我会多么地心存感激。 In some respects that education was terribly narrow; the only thing I ever heard in school about Napoleon was that the United States made the Louisiana Purchase from him. (On a planet where some 95% of the inhabitants are not Americans, the only history that was thought worth teaching was American history.) in some respects (aspects):在某些方面。 be worth doing sth.: deserve doing sth.值得做 be worthy of/to be done

自考综合英语二课件

In spelling, grammar, the fundamentals of math, and other vital subjects, my teachers did a pretty good job. But there's so much else I wish they'd taught us. fundamental:adj.基础的,基本的 fundamentals:基本原则,

基本原理 pretty=very wish引导的是虚拟从句 for example: I wish I landed on the moon one day.(表示不可能实现的愿望；对于现在不可能实现的愿望，要用过去时；对于以前不可能实现的愿望，要用过去完成时) 2 Perhaps all the deficiencies have since been rectified. since:表示"自从"时，"since"前面的句子(即主句)动词用现在完成时。 for example: I have lived here since I was five years old.本句翻译：也许从那以后所有的缺点都被改正了。

自考综合英语二课件

It seems to me there are many things (often more a matter of attitude and perception than the simple memorization of facts) that the schools should teach----things that truly would be useful in later life, useful in making a stronger country and a better world, but useful also in making people happier. More…than…:与其……不如 Human beings enjoy learning. That's one of the few things that we do better than the other species on our planet. Every student should regularly experience the"Aha!"----when something you never understood, or something you never knew was a mystery, becomes clear. the"Aha!"通常用于口语中，表示人们在谈话时发出的一种声音，表达满意、成功的喜悦或惊讶，这里作名词。翻译：人们乐意学习。这是我们人类比这个星球上其他物种做得好的为数不多的几件事中的一件。每个学生都应该经常体验一下说出："啊，原来是这么一回事！"时的感受――也就是你以往不懂的或是不知道自己不懂的事情一下子变得豁然开朗时的感受。 The main idea of the first paragraph: The speaker recalled his past education and thought a school should not only teach us something about spelling, grammar etc, but also teach us a matter of attitude and perception

自考综合英语二课件

3 So here's my list: Pick a difficult thing and learn it well.4 The Greek philosopher Socrates said this was one of the greatest of human joys, and it is. Socrates苏格拉底 the+形容词最高级+of+名词本句翻译：希腊哲学家苏格拉底曾经说过这是人类最大的兴趣之一，确实如此。 While you learn a little bit about many subjects, make sure you learn a great deal about one or two. It hardly matters what the subject is, as long as it deeply interests you, and you place it in its broader human context. hardly=scarcely/ rarely几乎不 human context人文环境

自考综合英语二课件

After you teach yourself one subject, you become much more confident about your ability to teach yourself another. much more confident much+形容词的比较级表示"…… …… 此处隐藏：7375字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……