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on a TV 调整电视的色彩 adjust one’s tie in a mirror 照镜子整理领带 adjust a telescope to one’s eyes 调节望远镜使之适合眼睛观看 adjust a clock 调准时钟
3) adapt作及物动词时，还有“（改装）使适合；改编”之意，其同义词是modify，不是adjust。例如： These teaching materials can be adapted for older children. 这些教材修订一下可以给大一点的孩子用。 He adapted his old car engine to the boat. 他把他的旧汽车上的引擎用到那只船上。 12. beneficial常与to连用，引出对谁有利、有帮助、有用。
例如： Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment. 骑自行车对身体和环境都大有裨益。
Collocation note: In Paragraph 7, we have come across competent communication and here we have precise communication and beneficial communication. In Paragraph 2 of Text B careful readers will not miss adequate communication skills. For more collocation pairs, please refer to the notes on collocation for this unit.
Difficult sentences
1. If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)
Meaning: My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still corrects his child’s mistakes in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to; I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesn’t seem to like. 2 I think I got serious about this only recently when I ran into one of my former students, fresh from an excursion to Europe. \was it?\I asked, full of earnest anticipation.
2. The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-statement. (Para. 4)
Meaning: The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were just described in one word rather than a complete statement because of her inability to choose appropriate words to express herself. 3. My student’s “whoa!” was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress.
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Meaning: My head-shaking distress at her inability to express properly was even greater than her slang term whoa, one word, which did not make any statement to describe the civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture.
Meaning beyond words: The word exceed states explicitly that the author’s worry about his student’s language inability was much more intense than her excitement.
4. I carefully asked, “My son, how is the bird flying?” “What’s wrong? Did I say anything incorrectly?” He got lost. “Great! You said incorrectly instead of incorrect. We use adverbs to describe verbs. Therefore, it’s flying so unsteadily but not so unsteady.” (Para. 8) Meaning: On hearing what he said, I asked him cautiously how the bird was flying. My son didn’t have any idea about what was wrong, so he asked if he said anything incorrectly. By praising his correct use of incorrectly, I explained that unsteady is improperly used because an adverb is needed to describe a verb.
Meaning beyond words: From “I carefully asked” and “Great” we can see the way the father used to correct his son’s grammatical mistake is very encouraging.
5.Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car. (Para. 11) Meaning: Maybe, you should regard language as a road map and a very precious property you have. You should often look at the road map (review grammar) and make small changes to your car engine (improve vocabulary). Meaning beyond words: The road map and the car are used metaphorically to mean that grammar and vocabulary are powerful devices that will enable you to freely explore in the language world.
6.While the road map guides your journey to your destination, an excellent vehicle helps you to fully enjoy all of the sights, sounds and experiences along the way. (Para. 12)
Meaning: Though the road map leads you to the place where you want to go,
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the well-conditioned/well-tuned car (vocabulary) enables you to completely enjoy your trip along the road.
Sentence structure note: while While can be used in a clause to introduce information which contrasts with information in the main clause. For example: While most people look forward to retirement, some cannot bear the thought of becoming professionally inactive. 虽然大多数人盼望退休，可有些人想到没了工作就受不了。
While an effective language teacher can maximize students’ learning, a committed student can always enjoy learning. 虽然一个有效的语言老师能让学生最大限度地学到东西, 但是一个孜孜不倦的学生总是能对学习乐此不彼。 The south of the country grows richer and richer, while the north grows poorer and poorer. 这个国家的南方越来越富，但是北方却越来越穷。 7.I was, like, whoa! (Para. 17)
Meaning: I was really surprised and impressed by my son’s grammar knowledge.
Meaning beyond words: The father was very proud of his son. The expression used here is to contrast with the one said at the beginning of the text when the author describes the incapability of the student’s language. Though both are in a surprised tone, the purposes are apparently different. By returning to the phrase from the beginning of the text: “…, like, whoa!”, the father is playing ball with this “condensed non-statement”. Using this word at the end of the text, therefore, reflects the author’s skillfully expressed humor.
Step Three Language application 45 minutes 1. Writing devices:
Simile
Simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things and the comparison is indicated by the word as or like.
Examples:
Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car.
A poem: My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰
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----Robert Burns 罗伯特·彭斯 Practice
a. 生活像一具大秋千(swing)，总在开心和忧愁间摇摆(dangle)。
Life is like a big swing, dangling between the depths of happiness and sadness.
b. 生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针(compass)。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
c. 婚姻就像一座城堡(beleaguered fortress)，外面的人想进去，里面的人想出来。
Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress: those who are without want to get in, and those within want to get out.
2. How to write a college essay:
An essay normally has three main parts: Introduction, body and conclusion.
Introduction: The introduction part is usually one short paragraph that introduces the topic to be discussed and the thesis statement. A thesis statement can be an opinion, an attitude or a stand about the topic.
Body: The body is the main part of an essay. It may contain several short paragraphs that use the development methods of examples, narrative, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, argumentation, etc.
Conclusion: The conclusion wraps up the discussion of a certain topic. It can briefly summarize the main points discussed and can also restate the thesis statement by using different words and structures. At the end of the conclusion, the writer’s final thoughts on the topic may be added such as a predication, a suggestion, or a warning.
Writing practice
Directions: Write an essay of no less than 150 words on one of the following topics. One topic has an outline you can follow.
Topic: Grammar, a headache to me
Introduction: Thesis statement: English Grammar is a big headache to me.
Body: Example: The difference between used to and be used to Conclusion: I’m allergic to learning English grammar.
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