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第四届“外教社杯”全国高校外语教学大赛

A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can

(Cont.)

• 　　 Here’s a secret: math and science don’t come easily to most people. No one was ever born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes

It also helps to have hearing.

leap n., v. (a sudden) jump跳；跃 a leap of faith : sth. you do even though it involves a risk, hoping that it will have a good result冒险一试selective a. tending to choose carefully ☆仔细挑选的；有选择的

a

leap

of faith.

selective

Text Analysis –Para 11comprehensioncomprehension

What does she mean by saying “have selective hearing”?

What she means is not to accept others’ opinions blindly but to use one’s own judgment.

Language Focus 1Language Focus 1

句中位置also 句子中间，句首

as well 句子中间、句子结尾

too 句子中间，句子结尾

Fill in the gaps with also or as well or too according to the context.Fill in the gaps with also or as well or too according to the context.

1.Tony has mowed the lawn and he has ____ watered it.

2. He inherited ( 继承 ) all the money, and the house _____________.

3. He felt his heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, ________.

4. He was crying harder than Mildred had ever seen before. She _____ knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride.

also

as well / too

too

also

5. When my husband retires I’ll retire__________.

6. Nancy, _______, was alarmed by the violence.

7. I submit articles and edit them via e-mail ... My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is _______ computer assisted.

8. Sorry I am late. My alarm clock went wrong. ______, I had trouble starting the car.

as well / too

too

also

Also

Language Focus 2Language Focus 2

相对位置enough作副词 修饰形容词，位于形容词之后

enough作形容词

修饰名词，位于名词之后

enough作名词 不可数名词

Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using enough.

Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using enough.

1. ____________________ ( 我已受够了 ) — there are limits even for the patience of a saint ( 圣人 ).

2. _____________________________________ ( 当我长大到能工作赚钱的时候 ), I left home.

3. If you ________________________ ( 晚上睡眠不足 ), you may take a nap after lunch.

I’ve had enough

When I was old enough to work and earn money

can’t get enough sleep at night

4. Her hobby is collecting Barbie’s; she __________________________________ (迄今已收集了足够多的芭比娃娃 ) to have an exhibition.

5. Cheerleaders (啦啦队队员 ) have to _________________________ (手臂一定要强壮 ) to lift their partners over their heads.

6. An investigation by the Wall Street Journal indicated that 70 percent of people _________________________________ (只有维持生计的钱 ), leaving little left to save.

has so far collected enough of them

have strong enough arms

have just enough money to live on

Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.

cultural

1) Students from countries such as China, which has a drastically different culture and language from the US, have to absorb a great deal of shock when they first arrive.

indication

2) Persistent ( 持续的 ) headache can be a(n) ________ of a serious problem, so do not hesitate to contact your doctor.

miniature

3) A ___________ garden takes little space but adds much beauty to the landscape.

ironic

4) It is more than a little that some insurance companies can’t even ensure their own survival.

stumble into

5) This former chemistry student ___________ the baking business when he took a part-time job at a bakery and learned the art of bread making in the summer time.

decent

6) I’ll buy whichever _____ car model that comes first for a good price.

buzz

7) Help! A bee is ______ in my ear!

buzzing

abnormal

8) Some experts say the ________ weather recently experienced by China was caused by El Nino.

mechanical

9) The spokesperson read the statement by the White House in a dry __________ tone.

shudder

Shuddering 10 ） __________ in the cold darkness I hoped my husband would come for me soon.

panic

selective

grit one’s teeth

transmission

implied

imply

11 ） Mary did not actually say that she was going abroad, but she certainly _______ that she was.

leap

12 ） Bob knows little about European art and he is a prudent ( 谨慎的 ) guy. I don’t think he is going to take a ______ in the dark.

4)I’d like to thank my company for allowing me to decide when to come to work as long as I work eight hours a day. (flexible)

I’ m grateful to my company for

5) The comments in the margins by previous readers set Tom to thinking that the book must be quite fascinating. (can’t help doing)

On seeing the comments made in the margins by previous readers, Tom

Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets. The first part has been written for you.Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets. The first part has been written for you.

1) At the airport there is a foreign exchange office where you can buy US dollars with RMB. (convert)

convert RMB into US dollars in the foreign exchange office at the airport . You can

2) She looked puzzled as to how to cook rice with the rice cooker; obviously she had never done any cooking before. (not know the first thing about)

didn’t know the first thing about cooking as she looked puzzled as to how to cook rice with the rice cooker.

I figured she

3) The manager glowed with pleasure upon hearing that the team had accomplished some very useful work even though there was something wrong with their equipment. (faulty)

The manager glowed with pleasure upon hearing that in spite of their faulty equipment the team had accomplished some very useful work.

allowing me to work flexible hours as long as I work eight hours a day.

couldn’t help thinking the book must be quite fascinating.

Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

Model:When I was in high school, I ____________engineering. I couldn’t ______________ a transmission from an alternator. (distinguish, not know the first thing about)

When I was in high school, I didn’t know the first thing about engineering. I couldn’t have distinguished a transmission from an alternator.

1) If you want to arrive on time for a job interview, you should start early so that you ____________________________ even if something unexpected happens on the way. You _____________________ if you get to the interview in haste and feeling unprepared. (panic, at a disadvantage)

you will not panic /feel panic

’ll be at a disadvantage

2) In response to citizens’ demand for greater efficiency and cleaner air, the City of Seattle purchased _______ buses with automatic _____________. (transmission, hybrid)

hybridtransmissions

3) Even small babies ____ knowledge. _____________ is that infants spend a lot of time studying their environment and are able _____________ familiar faces from strangers and safe objects from unsafe objects long before they learn to speak. (distinguish, crave, indication)

crave One indication

to distinguish

Fill in the gaps with also or as well or too according to the context.Fill in the gaps with also or as well or too according to the context.

1.Tony has mowed the lawn and he has ____ watered it.

2. He inherited ( 继承 ) all the money, and the house _____________.

3. He felt his heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, ________.

4. He was crying harder than Mildred had ever seen before. She _____ knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride.

also

as well / too

too

also

5. When my husband retires I’ll retire__________.

6. Nancy, _______, was alarmed by the violence.

7. I submit articles and edit them via e-mail ... My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is _______ computer assisted.

8. Sorry I am late. My alarm clock went wrong. ______, I had trouble starting the car.

as well / too

too

also

Also

Text-related cloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.

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Words and Phrases to Drill

abnormal ， buzz ， convert ， crave ， cultural ， hybrid ， decent ， distinguish ， faulty ， flexible ， transmission ， imply ， indication ， ironic ， leap ， mechanical ， miniature ， panic ， premise ， selective ， shudder ， stumble

a herd of ， at a disadvantage ， can’t help doing ， when it comes to ， not know any better ， stumble into not know / understand the first thing about

Isn’t it strange how chance can play such a large part in what we become? If Carolyn hadn’t __________ (1) that engineering course, she would never have become an engineer. At the time she did _______________________ (2) anything __________ (3). But _________________ (4) hard work, she is no slacker. She threw herself into study and joined in the project to make a ________ (5) vehicle.

stumbled into

not know the first thing about mechanical when it comes to

hybrid

Words and Phrases to Drill

abnormal ， buzz ， convert ， crave ， cultural ， hybrid ， decent ， distinguish ， faulty ， flexible ， transmission ， imply ， indication ， ironic， leap ， mechanical ， miniature ， panic ， premise ， selective ， shudder ， stumble

a herd of ， at a disadvantage ， can’t help doing ， when it comes to ， not know any better ， stumble into not know / understand the first thing about

Text-related clozeText-related cloze

Words and Phrases to Drill

abnormal ， buzz ， convert ， crave ， cultural ， hybrid ， decent ， distinguish ， faulty ， flexible ， transmission ， imply ， indication ， ironic， leap ， mechanical ， miniature ， panic ， premise ， selective ， shudder ， stumble

a herd of ， at a disadvantage ， can’t help doing ， when it comes to ， not know any better ， stumble into not know / understand the first thing about

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She admits that she often found studying math difficult, but she _____________ (6) and got on with it, working on the _______ (7) that math is a hard subject for most people. Girls, she argues, are no more ________________ (8) in this respect than boys. Nonetheless, she still had moments of _________ (9) when she found making progress particularly difficult. Carolyn concludes that we should not allow________ (10) expectations to limit our horizons, for we are far more ________ (11) in what we can achieve than they would ______ (12).

gritted her teeth premise

at a disadvantage

paniccultural

flexible imply

Theme-related cloze Fill in the blacks with words from the following box.

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The words “first black woman” have been used to describe Shirley Ann Jackson for so long that her name seems incomplete without them. She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT, the first black woman in the country to earn a physics doctorate, and she was both the first African American and the first woman to ________ (1) the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

chair

force secrets

painstaking

recognized steered

observations

essentially women

tutor

inspired unless

wonderfully

until

typical

potentially

brought

scientists

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Growing up in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, when the race for space was in full ________ (2), a young Jackson came to see the world around her as “full of ________ (3) ”. For years, she collected bees and kept them under her family’s back porch, making ____________ (4) records of their behaviors as she adjusted variables like heat, light, and diet. “It was like reading a great mystery novel,” she recalls.

force secrets

painstaking

recognized steered

observations

essentially women

tutor

inspired unless

wonderfully

until

typical

potentially

brought

scientists

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Her parents encouraged her to pursue her passions, and her siblings, two sisters and a brother, all _________ (5) her natural talents for leadership. But it was the assistant principal at Washington D.C.’s Roosevelt High School who ________ (6) her toward MIT. Today, even at such lofty posts as heading the NRC, Jackson says she is _________ (7) doing the same thing she did way back with the bees: studying interactions in the environment around her, making keen ___________ (8), and taking constructive action based on what she learned.

recognized steered

observations

essentially women

tutor

inspired unless

wonderfully

until

typical

potentially

brought

scientists

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Jackson strongly believes that __________ (9) must be “true friends” to one another and assist and encourage one another in their efforts. From her youngest days, she took time to _________ (10) fellow women and minority students in their studies. That’s because, says Jackson, being a trailblazer (开路先锋 ) is only a good thing if one does not allow “high weeds” to grow back because no one was _________ (11) to follow. Jackson won’t be satisfied to go down in history as the “first black woman” of anything __________ (12) the familiar phrase is followed by two more words: “of many.”

women

tutor

inspired unless

wonderfully

until

typical

potentially

brought

scientists

C-E TranslationC-E Translation

Tense and Expression

Watch out for Spelling

Check the Details

Decide the Grammar Component

For InstanceFor Instance

1._____________________(1._____________________(她目不转睛的她目不转睛的看着窗外看着窗外 )) ，， she told us that our friend she told us that our friend

Tom had died in the air crash.Tom had died in the air crash.

Four stepsFour stepsadverbial modifieradverbial modifiersimple past tense, using infinite structuresimple past tense, using infinite structure““Staring out of the window”Staring out of the window”Check details like capitalizationCheck details like capitalization

PracticePractice

1) 他这人话不多，但要说玩电脑那他就太机灵了，同学们都不是他的对手。 (when it comes to)

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

_______________________

He is a man of few words, but when it comes to

playing computer games, he is far too clever for

his classmates.

2) 无知的孩子们可能认为这些动物很可爱并开始跟他们玩起来。 (not know any better)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_________________

Children who don’t know any better may think

these animals are pretty cute and start playing

with them.

PracticePractice

3) 没有办法获得贷款，所以，要购买新设备，我只得咬紧牙关，卖掉我的混合型动力汽车。 (grit one’s teeth, hybrid)

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

_____________

There is no way to obtain a loan, so to buy the new

equipment, I’ll just have to grit my teeth and sell my

hybrid car.

PracticePractice

PracticePractice

4) 如果猎人没有看到一群象朝他的营地（ campsite）走来，他就不会开枪。 (a herd of)

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

_____________

The hunter would not have fired the shots if he

had not seen a herd of elephants coming towards

his campsite.

PracticePractice

5) 我觉得具有讽刺意味的是汤姆的记忆是有选择性的，他好像不记得过去痛苦的经历，特别是那些由他自己造成的痛苦经历。 (selective, ironic)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

________________________________

I find it ironic that Tom has a selective memory — he does

not seem to remember painful experiences in the past,

particularly those of his own doing.

at a disadvantage

can’t help doing

convert into

crave

cultural

grit one’s teeth

indication

ironic

selective

when it comes to

C-E translation, using the words and phrases given below:

南希 · 霍普金斯（ Nancy Hopkins）是麻省理工学院（ MIT）的生物学教授。她渴望知识，努力工作。然而，作为一名科学家，她不能不注意到校园里男女不平等（ gender inequality）的各种表现。男女教授做同样的工作，但是到提升的时候，行政领导却很有选择性。具有讽刺意味的是在取得这么多的文化进步以后，妇女在高等学府里却仍然处于不利的地位。当她增加实验室面积的请求被拒之后，她知道她必须起来抗争。因此她咬紧牙关向校长申诉。这次抗争以胜利告终，南希也因此变成了男女平等的倡导者。

How to translate a long passage? How to translate a long passage?

Use sentence as a translation unit.

Figure out the framework for each sentence.

Pay attention to the spelling.

Mark the corresponding words or phrases.

at a disadvantage

can’t help doing

convert into

grit one’s teeth

crave

cultural

ironic

selective

when it comes to

indication

1.南希·霍普金斯是麻省理工学院的生物学教授。

Nancy Hopkins is a biology professor at MIT.

2.她渴望知识，努力工作。

She craves knowledge and works hard.

at a disadvantage

can’t help doing

convert into

grit one’s teeth

cultural

ironic

selective

when it comes to

indication

3. 然而，作为一名科学家，她不能不注意到校园里男女不平等的各种表现。

However, as a scientist, she could not help noticing all kinds of indications of gender inequality on campus.

4. 男女教授做同样的工作，但是到提升的时候，行政领导却很有选择性。

Men and women professors did the same work, but when it came to promotion the administrators were rather selective.

at a disadvantage

convert into

grit one’s teeth

cultural

ironic

5.具有讽刺意味的是在取得这么多的文化进步以后，妇女在高等学府里却仍然处于不利的地位。

It was ironic that after so much cultural progress, women were still at a disadvantage in institutions of higher education.

6.当她增加实验室面积的请求被拒之后，她知道她必须起来抗争。

When her request for more lab space was refused, she knew she had to fight.

convert into

grit one’s teeth

7.因此她咬紧牙关向校长申诉。

So she gritted her teeth and complained to the President.

10. 这次抗争以胜利告终，南希也因此变成了男女平等的倡导者。

The fight ended in victory and Nancy was converted into a gender-equity advocate.

Read aloud

until you have learned it

by heart, then use the

exercise to check.

Exercises-RecitingWhy are we so quick to limit ourselves? I’m not denying that most little girls love dolls and most little boys love videogames, and it may be true that some people favor the right side of their brain, and others the left. But how relevant is that to me, or to anyone, as an individual? Instead of translating our differences into hard and fast conclusions about the human brain, why can’t we focus instead on how incredibly flexible we are? Instead of using what we know as a reason why women can’t learn physics, maybe we should consider the possibility that our brains are more powerful than we imagine.

Paragraph 10

Why are we so quick to ____ (1) ourselves?

I’m not _____ (2) that most little girls love dolls

and most little boys love videogames, and it

may be true that some people ____(3) the right

side of their brain, and _____ (4) the left. But

how _______ (5) is that to me, or to anyone, as

an individual?

Fill in the blanks

limit

denying

favor

others

relevant

Instead of _______ (6) our differences into

____ ____ ____ ____ (7) about the human

brain, why can’t we ____ (8) instead on

how______ ______(9) we are? Instead of

using what we know as a reason why women

can’t learn physics, maybe we should ______

_____ ____ (10) that our brains are more

powerful than we imagine.

translating

hard and fast conclusions

focus

incredibly flexible

consider

the possibility

Exercises to check

Task2: Poem Appreciation

Follow Your Own CourseNeil Simon

Don't listen to those who say,

“It's not done that way.”

Maybe it's not, but maybe you will.

Don't listen to those who say,

“You're taking too big a chance.”

Michelangelo would have painted the

Sistine Floor,

and it would surely be rubbed out by

today.

Listen to the poem and try to appreciate

its meaning.

Most importantly, don't listen

When the little voice of fear inside of

you

rear its ugly head and says,

“They're all smarter than you out

there.

They're more talented,

They're taller, blonder, prettier,

luckier and have connections...”

I firmly believe that if you follow a

path that interests you,

Not to the exclusion of love,

sensitivity, and cooperation with

others,

But with the strength of conviction

That you can move others by your

own efforts,

And do not make success or failure

the criteria by which you live,

The chances are you'll be a person

worthy of your own respect.

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