世纪大学英语读写教程第四册UNIT TEXTA 课件.pptVIP

put in: use or spend (effort, time, etc.) eg: You’ve obviously put a lot of work in your garden. If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. put up with: tolerate or bear, be willing to accept (sth. unpleasant or not desirable) eg: He’s finding it difficult to put up with the pain. They have a lot to put up with (=They have a lot of difficulties. return say of: express an opinion about eg: People say of him that he’s over 100. It’s often said of the island that it is like a jewel set in the sea. return Brandeis University Brandeis University, a private institution covering 250 acres in Waltham, Mass., 10 miles west of Boston, was founded in 1948 as the first Jewish-sponsored University in the United States and continues to welcome students of all faiths. Its name honors Supreme Court Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis. It is honored as “Harvard of Jews” and enjoys high prestige in American educational field. The feature of Brandeis is its small class, students had no difficulty in talking with instructors and professors at any time at all. The university is famous in science field, esp. biochemistry (No. 1 in U.S), physics and chemistry. It grants degrees at the bachelor’s through doctoral levels. Enrollment consists of some 4,000 students, including about 1,000 graduate students. The university attracts students from across the United States and more than 50 foreign countries. return I died for Beauty but was scarce Emily Dickinson I died for beauty but was scarce Adjusted in the tomb When one who died for truth, was lain In an adjoining room He questioned softly “Why I failed?” “For beauty,” I replied “And I for truth themselves are one We brethren, are,” he said And so, as kinsmen, met a night We talked between the rooms Until the moss had reached our lips And covered up our names Emily Dickinson: 800 poems, 7 published in her lifetime. Poem classes: friends, nature, love and