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Step Two Detailed Study of Section A

Part I (Paras. 1-2)

Idea Catching

What are the principles? Language Points

1. which has received considerable publicity… (L. 5)

publicity : n..

1) [U] notice or attention from the public or news media

Chinese to English: 引起公众注意 追求公众注意 避免公众注意2) [U] (business of) providing information in order to attract public attention; advertising English to Chinese: the publicity for the product :

a publicity campaign：一场宣传运动（一场广告战） publish v. 出版，公布； public n./ a. 公众（的）

publication n. [C]出版物；[U]发行，公布，发表

2. see…as (L. 6)

Will you please make a list of some phrases that have the similar meaning to it?

Please complete the following sentences:

1) When the new leader was appointed to your company, did 认为他是公司的希望)？

2) We should not (视我们的大学生活) an experience of enjoying 把它视为全面发展的黄金机遇).

3. cultivate (L. 8): vt.

Meanings: 1) develop and improve 培养，陶冶，发展

2) prepare and use (land, soil, etc.) for growing crops 耕种，耕作

Please figure out the meaning of the word “cultivate” in the following sentences:

1) At this school we aim to cultivate the minds of all the children we teach.(在这所学校里，我们旨在陶冶学生的心灵。)

2) He cultivated the field with a large tractor. ()

4. comprehensive (L.8)

Please compare the following words:

Comprehensive : a. including everything or nearly everything that is connected with particular

subject

Comprehensible: a. easy to understand

Comprehension: n. (power of) understanding

综合测试 a comprehensive test

全面报道 a comprehensive report

只有专家才看得懂的书 a book that is comprehensible only to specialists

阅读理解 reading comprehension

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Part II (Paras. 3-11)

Idea Catching

What are people s attitudes towards the principles?

Language Points

1. spread to (L.10)

Translate the following two sentences into Chinese.

1) Firemen succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading to other office buildings. 消防队员成功地防止了火势蔓延到其他办公楼。

2) If you allow the child to attend school he could spread the bad cold to all other children. 如果你让孩子上学，他可能将重感冒传染给其他孩子。

2. controversial (L.10)

Meaning : a. causing public discussion and disagreement

Translation

Whether cloning is a blessing or a curse is a controversial issue.

克隆是福还是祸是一个有争议的问题。

What re the controversial subjects nowadays?

3. suspend (L.13) vt.

Please figure out the meaning of the word “suspend” in the following sentences:

1）Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities.

（stop or cause to be not active）两国政府都拒绝停止敌对行动。

2) It was very uncomfortable lying on the hospital bed with my legs suspended in the air.

（hang sth. up）躺在病床上，双腿吊挂的滋味可真不好受。

3) She was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.

（send sb. away from his/her school, job, position, etc. for a period of time, usu. as a punishment for doing sth. bad）事故发生后不久，

Do you know them?

suspect

suspense suspension suspicious

4. strain (L. 13) n.

What are the other English words for “压力” ? Can the word be used as a verb? Please give some sentences to show the meanings. (open)

5. be scheduled to do (L.15)

Please use this phrase to make up some sentences. (open) Please paraphrase this sentence and pay special attention to the underlined part.

eye: vt.. look at sb. or sth. closely

Many people are eyeing the progress of the new project..

许多人在关注着这一新项目的进展。

7. over parents protest (L.21)

over one s protest: in spite of one s protest

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Please complete the sentence :

8. minority (L.22)

Compare: major adj. (usu attrib ) more important, greater n. 专业

minor adj. (usu attrib ) less important, smaller n.. 副修科目

9. As in Maine the quest for truth is also widespread at the school in Connecticut. (L.24)

Please note that here “as” is used to compare situations (or sometimes actions) by saying that they are similar.

Follow the sentence pattern and combine the groups of sentences, using as .

1) There is a great demand for educational reform in America.

There is a great demand for educational reform in Britain, too.

2) In Japan, in order to get into a famous university a large number of middle school students take supplementary classes.

The same thing happens in China.

Part III (Paras. 12-16)

Idea Catching

What are the detailed principles?

1) 2) 3)

Language Points

1. …the conventional education system cannot be reformed (L.34)

Will you please make a list of some other words that are closest in meaning to the word conventional”?

customary, established, traditional, usual

conventional weapons conventional opinions 旧观念

conventional duties reform: n.& v. change sth. in order to make it better

改革考试制度

改革开放 reforming and opening-up

经济改革 economical reform

教育改革

2. He noted “no amount of change” with the horse and carriage “will produce an automobile”. (L.35)

Chinese Translation:

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What does the author imply?

Reform is not the only approach to change the conventional education system.

3. To avoid the controversy of other character programs used in US school, Gauld says the concept Please translate the sentence into Chinese.

为了避免美国中学使用的其他品格培养方案引发的争议，高尔德解释说，“全力以赴”这一概念并不是要强迫学生接受某一套道德原则或宗教观念。 2) morals: (n.) standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong

values: moral and professional standards of behaviour; principles

morale(n.): the way that a group of people feel at a particular time 士气

eg. The news is good for the team s morale.

4. complete with (L.43)

Translate the missing part: 带有) rescue equipment, first aid kit, etc. 当然，消防队来了，带有救援器械和医疗急救箱等。

How about the phrase “compete with”? Give some sentences to show the meaning.

5. outlook (L.49)

n. 1) [C] (usu. sing.) a person’s way of understanding and thinking about sth. 观点，看法

How can you manage to do it if you don t have a positive outlook?

如果没有一个积极的观点，你怎么能做好这件事？

2) [C] (usu. sing.) the likely future situation 前景

The outlook should improve next year, as the economy improved.

明年的前景应该有所改善，因为经济已经好转。

Translate the following phrases into Chinese:

world outlook the outlook of our countryThe purpose of this program is making your outlook brighter.

inlook n. lookout n. 监视哨, 看守；当心，注意；远景，前途

overlook vt.

look -over n.

6. do one s utmost (L.52)

Synonyms:

Each area did its utmost to make its part of the celebration a success.

每一个地区都竭尽全力使该庆祝活动在当地办得成功.

7. work out (L.55)

Figure out the meanings of the phrase work out in the following sentences.

1) We ll leave it to the Students 2) I

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3) 8. worthwhile (L.56)

Meaning: worth doing

Pay attention how to use the three words: worth, worthy, worthwhile

worth a.值得的

worthy a.应 的, 可敬的, 值得的

a worthwhile cause 值得做的事业

【辨析】worth, worthy, worthwhile

worth 作表语时，意为“值得的”，一般用物作主语，其后接动名词作宾语，还可以表示

“值钱”

worthy 作表语时，意为“值得的”，其后接介词of或动词不定式；作定语时，意为“可

敬的”

worthwhile 作表语或补足语时常以it为形式主语，后常接不定式

Part IV. (Paras. 17-20)

Idea Catching

What are the beneficial results ?

Tips: Language Points

1. We kind of like that spirit.(L.74) 我对面试有点担心。 I m kind of worried about the interview.

Compare: I had a kind of feeling that something would go wrong. 我觉得似乎有什么地方会出问题。 of a kind:

1) eg. The friends were two of a kind—very similar in so many ways.

2) eg. The village has a bus service of a kind—two buses a week!