《大学英语b复习资料》unit one book2 2014.ppt

Paras 1-3 1. What were the author and his wife doing in Nanjing in the spring of 1987? 2. What was their son Benjamin fond of doing during their stay at Jinling Hotel? ? Paras 4-5 3. How would Chinese staff members of the hotel respond to Benjamin’s attempt to place the key into the slot? 4. Why did the author decide to work the key-slot anecdote into his discussions with Chinese educators? Paras 6-7 4. Why did his Chinese colleagues think that the child should be shown how to place the key into the slot? 5. According to the author, what did they try to teach Benjamin by letting him inserting the key on his own? Not …… in the least I am not in the least touched by his story Ann did not seem in the least concerned about her studies. ? Find one’s way Shanghai is not an easy city to find your way around. Drunk as he was, Peter still found his way home. Throw light on * This discovery will throw light on the problem. 这个发现会使问题趋于明朗化。 *But?there?was?nothing?to?throw?light?on?the?connection?between?the?two?men.? 但没有什么东西使人了解这两人之间的关系。 ? Dictation his tender age The key slot was narrow. Benjamin was not bothered in the least. The key found its way into the slot. his exploratory behavior his lack of initial success On occasion the teacher would frown slightly. The incident was directly relevant to our assigned tasks in China. early childhood education Throw light on Chinese attitude towards creativity 本杰明一点也不在意。 他从钥匙声响中得到的乐趣大概跟他偶尔把钥匙成功地塞进槽口而获得的乐趣一样多。 我很快意识到，这件小事与我们在中国要做的工作直接相关：考察儿童早期教育的方式，揭示了中国人对创造性活动的态度。 这种自力更生的精神是美国中产阶级最重要的一条育儿观。 回想起来，当时我就清楚地意识到，这件事正是体现了问题的关键之所在——而且不仅仅是一种意义上的关键之所在。 从对创造力的态度来说，优先顺序似乎是颠倒了。 我们两种文化的差异也可以从我们各自所怀的忧虑中显示出来。 我们能否从中美两个极端中寻求一种更好的教育方式，它或许能在创造力与基本技能这两极之间获得某种较好的平衡? Second Lecture （paras 6-10） Dictation Shanghai is not an easy city to find your way around. But?there?was?nothing?to?throw?light?on?the?connection?between?the?two?men.? His color is not relevant to whether he’s a good lawyer. You have on occasion surprised people.