unit1 Tis大学英语新目标.pptVIP

Tis: A Memoir --Unit 1 Active Reading (2) * Frank McCourt Date of birth: August 19, 1931 Frank McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents McCourts father, an alcoholic, was often without work, drank up what little money he earned and eventually abandoned the family altogether. He quit school at 13. I don’t know why I have to be introduced to literature but the woman in the admissions office （招生办）says it’s a requirement even though I’ve read Dostoyevsky and Melville and that’s admirable for someone without a high school education. admire admirable [′?dm?r?bl ] adj. 令人钦佩的，极好的；值得赞扬的，可贵的 Beyton is an admirable character 贝顿是一个值得敬佩的人物 The film tells its story with admirable economy 这部电影叙事简练，令人叹服。 Dostoyevsky Melville She says The History of Education in America course will provide me with the broad cultural background (广博的文化背景知识） (which) I need after my inadequate European education. 她说，由于我接受的欧洲教育不全面，“美国教育史”能使我具备广博的文化背景知识。 [?n′?d?kw?t ] adj.不充足的，不适当的，不胜任的 Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate All I know of university classes is what I saw a long time ago in the movies in Limerick and here I am sitting in one, The history of Education in America, with professor Maxine Green up there on the platform telling us how the Pilgrims educated their children. 我对大学课堂的了解全部来自很久以前我在利默里克看的那些电影，而我现在就坐在大学课堂里听一门课—“美国教育史”。Maxine教授在讲台上给我们讲移居美国的英国清教徒是如何教育他们的下一代的 *