大学英语精读第三版第二册unit8.ppt

Unit 8 Honesty: Is It Going out of Style? □ Before reading Summary of the discussion For test-taking, honesty may be the best policy. Tests help students know themselves. Tests enable students to discover what they need to spend more time studying and help make their newly acquired knowledge sink in. The purpose of a test is to show what the students have learned about a subject. The world won’t end if they don’t pass a test. We as teachers should help students build up confidence in themselves and their abilities. Teachers and school authorities should not abuse tests. Teachers and students should trust each other. Distrust can be contagious. But so can trust! (be) faced with : 南韩和中国面临设同样的问题。 South Korea and China are faced with the same problem be hard on: be strict with; be an unjust or unlucky burden on 不要对孩子太严厉。 Don’t be too hard on the child. It’s hard on John, having to work when the rest of us are vacationing. on the rise: increasing 我们学校的学生人数在不断增加。 The number of students in our school is on the rise. a case in point : a fit example An average student can be a top student with additional work. Cathy is a case in point. 最近猪肉的价格猛涨。北京就是最好的一例。 Recently the price of pork has risen quickly. Beijing is a case in point. in the case of: so far as someone or something is concerned Poverty depressed most people; but in the case of my father it only urged him to work harder. 就马丽来说，我们不能例外。 We can’t make an exception in the case of Mary. come to a bad end: come to some misfortune, esp. to an unpleasant death 如果你开车一直这么快，没有好下场。 You will surely come to a bad end if you keep driving so carelessly. lie in: exist in; be found in Do you believe that “Happiness lies in contentment”? 我认为这件衣服最吸引人的地方在于它的简洁。 The greatest charm of the bride’s costume lies in its simplicity. Key to exercises III.1 1) decrease 2)outside 3)plus 4)vague 5)hard 6)empty 7)thin 8) fall 9)exclusive 10)clever 11)light 12)present 13) false 14)stale 15)pull 16)at least 17)minor 18)alive/living19