1、Confession of a Miseducated Man nThe theme of the passage 1.The theme of the passagenCultural differences-cultural similarities 2.The theme of the passagenTo prepare ourselves for this new world,we must all be re-educated so that we will be able to understand that there are more similarities than di
2、fferences among peoples.The differences are superficial and insignificant whereas the similarities are essential and fundamental.Similarities will wipe out all the differences.These similarities enable all of us to be equal members in this global village and to live happily with mutual respect.3.nPa
3、ragraph 1 Confession of miseducated mannParagraph 2 The test of educationnParagraph 3 The significance of old educationnParagraph 4 The failure of old educationnParagraph 5 The importance of similarities nParagraph 6 The knowledge of similarities nParagraph 7 The new education nParagraph 8 The respe
4、ct for life and facultiesnParagraph 9 The respect for the mutual facultiesnParagraph 10 The respect for humanity nParagraph 11 The concern for human destiny n 4.Part 1(Paras.17):Part 2(Para.8 ):Part 3(Para.9 ):Part 4(Paras.1011):I.I.Text AnalysisText AnalysisStructure of the TextThe old education fo
5、cusing on cultural differences should give way to the new one emphasizing the similarities.We should respect all human beings because human life is such a rare occurrence.However different peoples may be,they are united in their humanness,in their basic human faculties and gifts.They are also united
6、 in their needs and destiny.The end of Structure.5.nParagraph 1 Confession of miseducated mannParagraph 2 The test of educationnParagraph 3 The significance of old educationnParagraph 4 The failure of old educationnParagraph 5 The importance of similarities nParagraph 6 The knowledge of similarities
7、 nParagraph 7 The new education nParagraph 8 The respect for life and facultiesnParagraph 9 The respect for the mutual facultiesnParagraph 10 The respect for humanity Paragraph 11 The concern for human destiny n 6.Paragraph one nThese notes are in the nature of confession.nIn the nature of:similar e
8、ssentially;similar in nature,n kind of nHe is in the nature of a kind man.7.nrepetition:nto strengthen the rhetorical effect 8.Paragraph 2nHow to test your education?9.lack:n inadequacy;insufficiency,incompetence -Lack of water is the biggest obstacle for the agriculture.lack vtbe lack of sth 10.nTh
9、e test is a simple one:Am I prepared tonColon:冒号 11.nNot the world as it was in 1850 or 1900,for which my education might have been adequate,but the word today.nIncomplete sentence nas nAdverbial clause of manner 12.The structure of the paragraph 3nWhat did the our education prepare to us?nKey sente
10、nce nExplanation nExemplification nConclusion 13.nParallel sentences nParallelism14.nI am not surprised at the fact that some people lived in mud huts and others in bamboo cottages;or(I am not surprised at)that some usednappositive sentence 15.nby preference nPrefer nPrefer sth to(above)sth nprefer
11、to do than do nPrefer sb to do sthnPrefer that 16.Analysis of paragraph four What had my education failed to do?What is the simplest reality in the world?What is the significance of this simple reality?17.nIn those respects my education had been more than adequate.nrespects:aspects,perspectives nMy
12、education is more than adequate.nMy education had been more than adequate.(past perfect)18.nBut what my education failed to do was to teach me that the principle significance of such differences was that they were largely without significance.nMain sentence nSubordinate sentence:that,which,when nobj
13、ective clause,predicative clause 19.nThe differences were all but wiped out by the similarities.nall but:almost 20.nWipe out nWipe out poverty nWipe out illiteracynWipe out prejudice nwipe out a stainnwipe out deficitsnwipe out a disgrace21.nIt had failed to grasp and define that fact that beyond th
14、e differences are realities scarcely comprehended because of their simplicity.22.nAnd the simplest reality of all was that the human community was one-greater than any of its parts,greater than the separateness imposed by the nations,greater than the different faiths and loyalties or the depth and c
15、olor of varying cultures.nPredictive clause nHyphennProgressive rhetorical effect 递进的修辞效果 23.nThe larger unity was the most important central fact of our time-something on which people could build at a time when hope seemed misty,almost unreal.nexplanation nProgressive rhetorical effect24.Paragraph
16、5nWhat does our ability to get along with other peoples depend on?25.nAs I write this,I have the feeling that my words fail to give force to the idea they seek to express.ngive force to:to strengthen,to emphasize 26.nIt turned out that my ability to get along with other peoples depended not so much
17、upon my comprehension of the uniqueness of their way of life as my comprehension of the things we had in common.n 27.Paragraph 6 nWhat kind of knowledge you can live by and build on?28.nOnly a few years ago an education in differences of references fulfilled a specific if limited need.29.nout of cur
18、iositynHe asked out of curiosity.nFish cannot live out of water.30.in terms of:from the perspective nIn terms of finance,Company A has great advantage.nIt was a bad year for films,in terms of both quantity and quality.31.nIt was a mark of a rounded man to be well travelled and to know about the amaz
19、ing variations of human culture and behavior.nsomeone who has received a qwell-rounded education(通才教育通才教育),qnot one-sided,but complete and varied32.Paragraph 7:a new type of education nThen overnight came the great compression.nThen the world has shrunk much smaller than before.33.nFling-flung-flung
20、 nto fling a stone at a dognHe flung out his arm to welcome her.nThe horses are flinging up their heels in the warm spring air.nFar-flung areas:far-extended areas 34.nSome far-extended places that used to be safe with isolation suddenly got involved together in a single plant.35.And all at once a ne
21、w type of education became necessary,and education in liberation from tribalism.36.nto look at someone anywhere in the world and be able to recognize the image of himself.nTo understand someone in another culture is too understand yourself.37.It had to be an education is self-recognition.It had to b
22、e an progressive process to know yourself.38.Paragraph 8 nA new type of education should respect human life because life is a precious occurrence and human beings have certain faculties that make them unique and mysterious.39.nIn such an education we begin with the fact that the universe itself does
23、 not hold life cheaply.n Appositive clausethe universe itself does not consider life insignificant.the universe itself does not take life for granted.40.nHoldheldheld n1.She is holding a bunch of flowers.n2.I hold the idea that it is unfair to contribute his success to luck.n3.I hold her to be a cru
24、el murderer.n4.please hold yourself.n5.Martin Luther King held to his dream that all man are free at last.41.Hold fast to dreamnLangston HughsnHold fast to dreams For if dreams die nLife is a broken-winged bird nThat can never fly.nHold fast to dreams For when dreams go nLife is a barren field Froze
25、n only with snow.42.nLife is a rare occurrence among the millions of galaxies and solar system that occupy space.nLife is a uncommon existence.noccupy vt nOccupation n 43.galaxynA galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars,stellar remnants,interstellar gas and dust,and dark matter.nThe word g
26、alaxy is derived from the Greek galaxias(),literally milky,a reference to the Milky Way.44.Solar system 45.The origin of life nAnd on that one planet life takes millions of forms.nAnd on that one planet there are millions of varieties of life.46.nAmong all uncountable forms life,only human beings ha
27、ve some comprehensive abilities and talents that gives them superiorities over other lives.ncountless:uncountable because of too manynpossess vt npossession:fortune,weath 47.nCombine vt/vi nCombination n nIt is more effective if you take these different medicines in combination.48.Reflection nreflec
28、t vt/vi n to show,to think ,to recall the pastn1)His image was reflected many times in the mirror.n2)His actions reflect his thoughts.n3)We should all give ourselves time to reflect.4)Sometime,he reflect something happened in his children had changed his life.49.nto take in past experience:n to lear
29、n(absorb)lessons from past experience ntake in nTake in more vitamins nTake in information nTake in nature ntake in lessons 50.nVision n television nVisual adj visual effect nVisualize vt:to foresee,to imagine 51.nHow do these faculties work is still beyond our understanding and remains mysterious.5
30、2.nthe talents of keeping hope,the abilities of doing what is right,the gifts of enjoying beauty,family relationship,love and belief.53.Paragraph 9 nHuman beings share the mutual faculties and that is what counts.54.nViewed in global perspective,what counts is not that the thoughts of people lead th
31、em in different directions but all men possess the capacity to thinks;not that they pursuenSeen from the globalization,what important is not thatbut nWhat counts:something that counts,something that matters55.nWhat counts is n重要是不是你学到了多少知识,而是你从这些知识中获得了多少智慧。56.What counts is not how much knowledge yo
32、u have acquired but how much wisdom you have gain from it.57.Faiths:Buddhism,Christianity,Islam,Daoism (religion)n Confucianism,communism,58.precariouslynWe lived precariously.n我们过着动荡不安的生活。nOur financial situation had become precarious.n我们的财政状况已经不稳定了。nprecarious:unstable,uncertain 59.nConcern vi/vt:
33、have to do with;be relevant ton n nConcern:be concerned with nRandolphs work exclusively concerned the effects of pollution on health.n Randolphs work was exclusively concerned with the effects of pollution on health.n伦道夫的作品全部讲的是污染对健康的影响。60.nthreat n nthreaten vt/vi threatening adj n1)Excessive drin
34、king will threaten the health.n2)The policeman threatened to shoot if the criminal tried to run.n3)The terrorists send threatening message to kill all the villagers.61.nWith such an education,it is possible that some nation or people may come forward not only with vital understanding but with the vi
35、tal inspiration that people need no less than food.ncome forward with:propose,suggest nWith such an education,it is possible that some nation or people may come forward with important understanding and inspiration between nations that is as important as food.62.nno less than asas nHe is no less acti
36、ve than he used to be.nHe is as active as he used to be.nHe has been studying electronics for no less than ten years.n63.nYou are more careful than he is.nYou are not more careful than he is.nYou are no more careful than he is.nYou are less careful than he is.nYou are not less careful than he is.nYo
37、u are no less careful than he is.64.nYou are more careful than he is.你比他仔细。nYou are not more careful than he is.你不如他仔细。nYou are no more careful than he is.你和他一样不仔细。nYou are less careful than he is.你不如他仔细(你比他粗心)。nYou are not less careful than he is.你比他仔细(你不如他粗心)。nYou are no less careful than he is.你和他一样仔细。65.nMountains of gold metaphor 暗喻 nthunder n vi nthundering adj thunderous 66.nThis evening when my father burst in,his mood seemed even more thunderous than usual.67.nrespond:act,give response nresponse n 68.






