Unit Six University Days
More about the essay and author
James Thurber attended Ohio State University from 1913 to 1918, but left without a degree. Tall, thin, and blind in one eye from a childhood accident, he suffered through the athletic and military program of the university in the World War I period. He once said he fell down a good deal “becau of a trick he had of walking into himlf”. In this essay Thurber recalled some of the high and low points of his years at Ohio State University. The essay is included in his autobiograph “My Life and Hard Times” (1933).
Thurber’s purpo is satiric. Yet his technique is esntially comic, for the express his disapproval in ridicule and make us laugh at the inanities of the university and its teachers and students.
Thurber achieves ridicule by the clever u of illustrations. For the satirist, examples have veral virtues. They offer him a preci target at which to aim. They make very clear
to his readers exactly what he thinks is wrong. They give to his indictment the substance that only specific details can give. Without them Thurber’s essay would be vague and ineffectual, with them it is deadly.
Thurber’s humorous pro is a unique compound of craziness, fantasy and supersanity.
About idiomatic expression
little short of – almost 几乎，简直
His escape is little short of miraculous.
Your attitude is little short of being ridiculous.
It will be little short of a national calamity if this occurs.
Fear little short of panic ized the enemy.
take away from – detract 减损，贬低
The enemy’s slanders do not in the least take away from our international prestige.
His refusal to accept the prize does not take away from his success in winning it.
Whatever he may have been like as a person, nothing can take away from his achievements as a scientist.
get away with it – do sth bad and not get found out or punished 做错事而未被发现/未受惩罚 They knocked off early and got away with it.
She might have bribed him and got away with it.
爱的甜蜜任礼 Tho who cheat and lie will never get away with it.
He was able to get away with it becau he is a relative of the boss.
He began forging cheques and at first he got away with it but in the end he was caught and nt to prison.
考试注意事项
设计洪水位t to work – begin actively and earnestly, cau to begin earnestly 开始大干起来，开始工作， 使开始工作八娃
With our team leader in the lead, men and women, old and young, all t to work.
They t to work as soon as they arrived.
You must t to work on that job as soon as possible.
The floor was so full of objects that I had to t to work to clear mylf a space.
I t to work to dig the garden.
I am tting to work on an article on Wang’s book about Mao’s struggle against Lin Piao.
He t them to work at mowing the lawn.
They t me to work on a project for insulating rooms against loss of heat.
round off – bring to a state of completion, give satisfactory finish to 完成，使圆满结束
They have rounded off their work and will write a detailed report.
We rounded off the performance with a song.
He decided to round off his trip to Europe with a brief visit to Alexandra.
The dance rounded off the evening very nicely.
A boat ride in the moonlight rounded off the day at the lake.
This somewhat abstract description is rounded off with a number of examples.
dish out – give sth. out 发起，给予
The teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents.
Most of his lessons consisted of dishing out notes to his students.
The beating he dished out to Tom was counterproductive.
He enjoyed dishing out advice to everyone.
He has received more abu than he has dished out.
强上保洁员
花痴女 The teacher dished out punishment whenever things got too noisy.
The boss has been all over the works dishing out bonus and handshakes.
宽阔的反义词
cut out for – fit naturally, naturally suitable 是…的材料，适合当
I doubt whether he is cut out for a doctor.
He isn’t really cut out for this kind of work.
It is clear from very early that Fred is cut out to be an artist.
take a great deal out of (take it out of) – make very tired 使精疲力竭
His recent illness has taken a great deal out of him.
The hot summer took a great deal out of the old lady.
The long walk to work every day really took it out of him.
There is so much of interest in a Confirmation that it takes a great deal out of one.
fall back on – turn to … for help or support 求助于，依靠
Bill fell back on his brother for help.
You can always fall back on him when you are in difficulties.
