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Lesson12ConfessionofaMiducatedMan
Introductiontothetext
Introductiontothetext
1.theAuthor’sCentralIdea
Toprepareourlvesforthisnewworld,wemustallbere-educatedsothatwewillbeabletounderstandthattherearemoresimilaritiesthandifferencesamongpeople.
Thedifferencesaresuperficialandinsignificantwhereasthesimilaritiesareesntialandfundamental.
1.by-pass
v.
1).goaroundtoavoid;
by-passadifficulty,problem,etc.
eg.Wemanagedtobypasstheshoppingcentrebytakingside-streets.
2).Ignore(arule,procedure,etc)orfailto
consult(sb)toactquickly
eg.Hebypasdhiscolleaguesontheboardandwentaheadwiththedeal.
3)n.Roadbywhichtrafficcangorounda
city,busyarea,etcinsteadofthroughit
eg.Ifwetakethebypasswe’llavoidthetowncenter.
2.combinev.
1)(cauthingsto)joinormixtogethertoformawhole
~withsth;~AwithB;~AandB.
eg.Circumstanceshavecombinedtoruinourplansforaholiday.
2.)Twoormorethingsatthesametimeorhave
twoormoredifferentqualitiesasacharacteristic
~AwithB;~AandB.
eg.combinebusinesswithpleasure
4.Somevocabularyconcerned:
Galaxy星系
Solarsystem太阳系
MilkyWay银河
Star恒星
Planet行星
Satellite卫星
Comet彗星
Meteor流星雨
Horoscope星座
5.abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld:
averygeneralviewoftheworld,aviewthatlacksdepthandsubtlety
6.besurpridatsth.
Eg.Besurpridatthenews/thehighprice,etc.
7.put:tosayortoexpress
eg:CanyouputitinsimpleEnglish?
Toputitbluntly,Ithinkthiscompanyisbankrupt.
8.givewayto:
togiveitsplacetosth.better;tobereplacedby
eg:Thetraditionalextendedfamilyhasnowgivenwaytothenuclearfamily.
9.whatcounts:whatisimportant
eg:IknowwhatIsayheredoesnotcount.
Theemptypromisdon’tcount.Weneedaction.