现代大学英语精读第二版2第一课讲解_精品.pdf

Another School Year – What for? John Ciardi Text Appreciation I. Text Analysis 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Discussion II. Writing Devices 1. Language Style Tone 2. Metaphor III. Sentence Paraphrase Text Analysis Theme The author tries to clarify the purpose of a university: to put the students in touch with the best civilization that human race has created. Text Analysis Structure Part 1 (Paras. 1— ):The writer describes his 8 encounter with one of his students. The author restates what he still Part 2 (Paras. ): 9—14 believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the human race has created. Sentence Paraphrase • Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher.(Para. 1) • Let me tell you something that happened when I first became a teacher. It was one of the exasperating experiences in the first days of my teaching career. • The word “disaster” often means “an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage”. Here, used informally, it means a complete failure. The writer exaggerates the situation and uses the word humorously. Sentence Paraphrase … I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first semester at the University of Kansas City. (Para. 1) to have just come from a particular place, to have just had a particul