大学英语二unit1waysoflearning主要语言点.doc

Unit 1 Ways of Learning Text A Ⅰ. Difficult Sentences 1. (LL. 13~15) Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so, he would usually fail. Paraphrase the sentence. (= Because he was so young and didn’t quite know that he should position the key carefully to fit into the narrow key slot, he would usually fail.) 2. (L. 15) Benjamin was not bothered in the least. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. (= Benjamin was not bothered at all.) 2.Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=本杰明一点也不在意。) 3. (L. 30) … and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity. Paraphrase this part of the sentence. (= And to help explain Chinese attitudes toward creativity.) 4. (LL. 37~39) …since the child is neither old enough nor clever enough to realize the desired action on his own, what possible gain is achieved by having him struggle? 1. What does the desired action refer to? (= Positioning the key carefully to fit into the slot.) 2. In your opinion, what possible gain can be achieved by having Benjamin struggle? (= Open-ended.) 5. (L. 39) He may well get frustrated and angry. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. (= He is likely to get frustrated and angry.) 2. You use “may well” when you are saying what you think is likely to happen. 6. (L. 47~48) He was having a good time and was exploring, two activities that did matter to us. 1. What do the two activities refer to? (= Having a good time and exploring.) 2. Paraphrase two “activities that did matter to us”. (= Tow activities that were important to us.) 7. (L. 52) …whether it be placing a key in a key slot, drawing a hen or making up for a misdeed… 1. Paraphrase the sentence. (= No matter whether it is placing a key in a key slot, drawing a hen or making up for some mistakes.) 2. Analyze the structure of the sentence. 1 / 15 (= The subjunctive mood is used here. *Whether he be present or absent, we shall have to do our part.) 8. (LL. 80~81) …young Westerners making their boldest departures first and