上海交大版应用型大学英语综合教程第三册unit1课文翻译和练习答案.docVIP

 PAGE - 28 - Unit 1 Part 1 Language Skills Development Starter Discussion: Bill Gates dropping out of Harvard. What do you think of Bill Gates dropping out of Harvard? Reference answer：?Bill Gates dropped out as a Harvard junior at the right time when his partner, Paul Allen could take the chance to make a great difference to the world as well as to themselves. Time cost is never found, Bill Cates lost no time putting his great idea into practice. Under what circumstances do you think a students dropping out of school is understandable or sensible? Reference answer：?A student may understandably drop out when they are helpless with the problem encountered, be it financial, mental, or anything else.It would be sensible for a student to drop out when they find that university education cant meet their expectations or needs for their goal in life. B. Listen to a story and fill in the blanks. When a mans horse got into the territory of the northern tribes, everyone (1) (commiserated with) him, but the man said that (2)(perhaps that would soon turn out to be a blessing). A few months later, the horse came back leading another fine one and everyone (3)(congratulated) him, but the man said that perhaps that would soon turn out to be (4) (a cause of misfortune). Because the mans son was fond of riding, he broke his thigh bone one day falling from a horse. Everyone showed pity for him. The man also said that perhaps that would soon turn out to be a blessing. One year later, the northern tribes invaded. Nine of every ten men taking part in the fighting against the invaders died. The mans son did not join in the fighting because (5) (he was crippled) and so both the boy and his father survived. Mind Map ??blessing????n.??幸事，好事??bane???? n.??灾难，祸害??versed????a.??精通的，熟练的??Taoism????n.??道教，道家学说??territory????n.??领土，版图；领域，地盘??commiserate???vi.??怜悯，同情??thigh????n.??大腿??invasion????n.??入侵，侵略??cripple????n.??使残废，使跛 Tapescript: Blessing or Bane Near