1、Confession of a Miseducated Man nThe theme of the passage 1The theme of the passagenCultural differences-cultural similarities 2The 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 diff
2、erences 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.3nParag
3、raph 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 respect
4、for life and facultiesnParagraph 9 The respect for the mutual facultiesnParagraph 10 The respect for humanity nParagraph 11 The concern for human destiny n 4Part 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 focusi
5、ng 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 in
6、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 nPa
7、ragraph 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 6Paragraph one nThese notes are in the nature of confession.nIn the nature of:similar essent
8、ially;similar in nature,n kind of nHe is in the nature of a kind man.7nrepetition:nto strengthen the rhetorical effect 8Paragraph 2nHow to test your education?9lack:n inadequacy;insufficiency,incompetence -Lack of water is the biggest obstacle for the agriculture.lack vtbe lack of sth 10nThe test is
9、 a simple one:Am I prepared tonColon:冒号 11nNot 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 12The structure of the paragraph 3nWhat did the our education prepare to us?nKey sentence nExplan
10、ation nExemplification nConclusion 13nParallel sentences nParallelism14nI 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 15nby preference nPrefer nPrefer sth to(above)sth nprefer to do than do
11、nPrefer sb to do sthnPrefer that 16Analysis 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?17nIn those respects my education had been more than adequate.nrespects:aspects,perspectives nMy education is mor
12、e than adequate.nMy education had been more than adequate.(past perfect)18nBut 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 nobjective clause,pre
13、dicative clause 19nThe differences were all but wiped out by the similarities.nall but:almost 20nWipe out nWipe out poverty nWipe out illiteracynWipe out prejudice nwipe out a stainnwipe out deficitsnwipe out a disgrace21nIt had failed to grasp and define that fact that beyond the differences are re
14、alities scarcely comprehended because of their simplicity.22nAnd 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 color of varying cultu
15、res.nPredictive clause nHyphennProgressive rhetorical effect 递进的修辞效果 23nThe 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 effect24Paragraph 5nWhat does our ability
16、 to get along with other peoples depend on?25nAs 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 26nIt turned out that my ability to get along with other peoples depended not so much upon my comprehension of
17、the uniqueness of their way of life as my comprehension of the things we had in common.n 27Paragraph 6 nWhat kind of knowledge you can live by and build on?28nOnly a few years ago an education in differences of references fulfilled a specific if limited need.29nout of curiositynHe asked out of curio
18、sity.nFish cannot live out of water.30in 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.31nIt was a mark of a rounded man to be well travelled and to know about the amazing variations of human cultur
19、e and behavior.nsomeone who has received a qwell-rounded education(通才教育通才教育),qnot one-sided,but complete and varied32Paragraph 7:a new type of education nThen overnight came the great compression.nThen the world has shrunk much smaller than before.33nFling-flung-flung nto fling a stone at a dognHe f
20、lung out his arm to welcome her.nThe horses are flinging up their heels in the warm spring air.nFar-flung areas:far-extended areas 34nSome far-extended places that used to be safe with isolation suddenly got involved together in a single plant.35 And all at once a new type of education became necess
21、ary,and education in liberation from tribalism.36nto 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.37It had to be an education is self-recognition.It had to be an progressive process to know yo
22、urself.38Paragraph 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.39nIn such an education we begin with the fact that the universe itself does not hold life cheaply.n Appositive c
23、lausethe universe itself does not consider life insignificant.the universe itself does not take life for granted.40nHoldheldheld 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 cruel murderer.n4.please hold yourself.n5
24、.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 Frozen only with snow.42nLife is a rare occ
25、urrence among the millions of galaxies and solar system that occupy space.nLife is a uncommon existence.noccupy vt nOccupation n 43galaxynA galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars,stellar remnants,interstellar gas and dust,and dark matter.nThe word galaxy is derived from the Greek galaxias
26、(),literally milky,a reference to the Milky Way.44Solar system 45The 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.46nAmong all uncountable forms life,only human beings have some comprehensive abilities and talents
27、 that gives them superiorities over other lives.ncountless:uncountable because of too manynpossess vt npossession:fortune,weath 47nCombine vt/vi nCombination n nIt is more effective if you take these different medicines in combination.48Reflection nreflect vt/vi n to show,to think ,to recall the pas
28、tn1)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.49nto take in past experience:n to learn(absorb)lessons from past experience ntake in
29、 nTake in more vitamins nTake in information nTake in nature ntake in lessons 50nVision n television nVisual adj visual effect nVisualize vt:to foresee,to imagine 51nHow do these faculties work is still beyond our understanding and remains mysterious.52nthe talents of keeping hope,the abilities of d
30、oing what is right,the gifts of enjoying beauty,family relationship,love and belief.53Paragraph 9 nHuman beings share the mutual faculties and that is what counts.54nViewed in global perspective,what counts is not that the thoughts of people lead them in different directions but all men possess the
31、capacity to thinks;not that they pursuenSeen from the globalization,what important is not thatbut nWhat counts:something that counts,something that matters55nWhat 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。56What counts is not how much knowledge you have acquired but how much wisdom you have gain fro
32、m it.57Faiths:Buddhism,Christianity,Islam,Daoism (religion)n Confucianism,communism,58precariouslynWe 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 59nConcern vi/vt:have to do with;be relevant ton n nConcern:be concerned
33、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。60nthreat n nthreaten vt/vi threatening adj n1)Excessive drinking will threaten the health.n2)The policeman threatened
34、 to shoot if the criminal tried to run.n3)The terrorists send threatening message to kill all the villagers.61nWith such an education,it is possible that some nation or people may come forward not only with vital understanding but with the vital inspiration that people need no less than food.ncome f
35、orward 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.62nno less than asas nHe is no less active than he used to be.nHe is as active as he used to be.nHe
36、 has been studying electronics for no less than ten years.n63nYou 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.nYou are no less careful than he is.64nYou are more careful tha
37、n 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。65nMountains of gold metaphor 暗喻 nthunder n vi nthundering adj thunderous 66nThis evening when my father burst in,his mood seemed even more thunderous than usual.67nrespond:act,give response nresponse n 68
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