【正文】
4)使自己與大自然同步。當(dāng)我們打破了看鐘表的習(xí)慣時(shí),時(shí)間便不再讓你我如此時(shí)時(shí)關(guān)注了。每一種時(shí)間觀都各有優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。人的頭腦能以各種各樣的方式改變時(shí)間的節(jié)奏。老鼠會(huì)在夜幕降臨時(shí)醒來。多希博士注意到,有相當(dāng)多的病人雖然在住院期間并沒有任何日程安排,但仍堅(jiān)持要帶手表,于是就對(duì)時(shí)間與健康之間的關(guān)系產(chǎn)生了興趣?!耙粋€(gè)走得快,一個(gè)走得慢”多希博士說。這一切,我們也都忍受了。為了教育,我們過去不得不這樣做,但是今后不會(huì)有人再這樣做了。當(dāng)你們沒有按約定的時(shí)間赴約時(shí),我們就再約時(shí)間。走出布朗,知難而退的人絕不是英雄。Vocabulary Practice1.1) sensiblesensible: having or showing good sense。在剛才討論的例子中,我們可以用每一活動(dòng)中死亡的人數(shù)除以參與該活動(dòng)的總?cè)藬?shù),從而找出汽車旅行與采煤的相對(duì)安全性。相比之下,每年只有大約300人死于礦山事故和災(zāi)難。關(guān)鍵在于要讓自己了解相應(yīng)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn),然后相機(jī)行事。但當(dāng)涉及到其它形式的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)時(shí),事情就要困難得多,因?yàn)閷?duì)許多風(fēng)險(xiǎn)來說,情況并不那么簡(jiǎn)單。有的人只要一聽說一種新的疾病,就會(huì)去檢查,看自己是否可能患了這種病。想到某個(gè)孩子決定在學(xué)業(yè)上再做一番嘗試而不是輟學(xué),或者碰到有人向他兜售毒品時(shí),能從毒販子身邊走開,而這其中也有你的一小部分功勞時(shí),那種感覺好極了。曾經(jīng)有人對(duì)我說,我個(gè)人的情況還不至于那么糟,因?yàn)槌隽霜q他州就沒人認(rèn)識(shí)我了。這不是一件讓我感到特別自豪的事:在猶他州曾經(jīng)有孩子家長(zhǎng)對(duì)我說過這樣的話:“你要知道,卡爾,我們?nèi)叶紝?duì)你崇拜得五體投地,在我們家里,我們把你的照片和基督畫像一起并排掛在墻上。巴克利或大衛(wèi)處在這種時(shí)候,我就盡量避開公眾。我們唯一能選擇的是做一個(gè)好榜樣還是做一個(gè)壞榜樣。Reading Comprehension1. 1) Introduction(para 1)It is introduced in the article how teachers and parents can encourage creativity in children.2) An important strategy for parents and teachers to follow (para. 23)A. The strategy:To encourage children to spend time thinking and developing new ideas.B. The significance for adopting the strategy:If children can be taught to think creatively, they will be better able tofunction in tomorrow’s society.3) The definition of creativity (para. 45)A. Who successful students and adults are:Those who can find a number of ways to approach problems.B. What creative people can do:They can use what they have to produce original ideas that are good forsomething.4) A big problem in school (para. 6)The problem: Children can obtain and give back information, but can’t figureout ways to apply what they know in new situations.5) A new approach to teaching (para 7)A. The approach: Combining the basics with the activities where students mustuse their imaginations.B. How to do so: By asking questions and meanwhile praising their ideas andnew thoughts.C. How to facilitate the process: To create an atmosphere in which there is norisk in being creative a place where wild ideas are honored and valued,never scorned or dismissed.6) Things parents can do at home to encourage creativity (para. 810)A. To involve children in decision making.B. To help children to understand the consequences of various decisions.C. To encourage them to talk out loud about things they are doing. The reasonfor doing so: Talking out loud improves language skills and thinking skills.D. To show a sense of humor. The reason for doing so: Children can seecreativity in its purest form.E. To give children choices from their earliest age.Examples:a. When they are very young, let them choose between two food items forlunch.b. B. When they grow older, let them decide how to use their time or spendtheir money2 understanding specific informationTFFTTFFTVocabulary1. 1) confused, confusion 2) intelligence, intelligent 3) humorous, humor4) strategy, strategic 5) motivated, motivation 6) bination, bined7) creation, creative 8) pursuit, pursuing 9) multiplication, multiply10) employ, employment2. 1) perfected 2) approaching 3) value 4) functions 5) approach6) perfect 7) honor 8) function 9) honor 10) value3. 1) dismiss 2) consequences 3) promoting 4) applies 5) vital6) scorned 7) conventional 8) original4. 1) consciously 2) innovative 3) unconsciously 4) determines 5) Imagination6) aware 7) control 8) created 9) extension 10) technique 11) vulnerable 12) unfolding 13) joyful 14) gain 15) Applyunit 5運(yùn)動(dòng)員該成為榜樣嗎?1. 我喜歡查爾斯要?jiǎng)?chuàng)造往往也得如此。如果遇到合適的問題,家長(zhǎng)可以就該問題征求孩子的意見,讓他們參與決策。比如,教師不再簡(jiǎn)單地問學(xué)生哥倫布何時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)了新大陸,他們可能讓學(xué)生思考如果哥倫布首先到達(dá)的不是加勒比地區(qū)而是紐約,情況會(huì)是如何。一個(gè)人智力高并不意味著他必然能創(chuàng)造性地發(fā)揮才智。最后德魯只好利用自己的時(shí)間改進(jìn)了這種膠帶。教育過程占據(jù)了孩子除睡眠以外的大部分時(shí)間,社會(huì)則通過這一過程加強(qiáng)了它固有的價(jià)值觀,并按其傳統(tǒng)的、期望的模式造就了不同性別的人。然而這些特征是文化造成的,而非遺傳的原因。近年來,在法學(xué)院和醫(yī)學(xué)院的課堂上也發(fā)現(xiàn)了類似的情況:與男生相比女生處于次要的地位。另一些跟性別有關(guān)的具體舉止是無意識(shí)地或間接地學(xué)會(huì)的,因?yàn)槲幕癁榕⒆雍湍泻⒆犹峁┑男蜗?、向往的目?biāo)以及成人的榜樣各不相同。 enjoy as much as you can4) A. treasure v. treat something as being very special, important, or valuableB. treasure n. a store of gold, silver, jewels, etc.5) A. credited v. consider … as having achieved something or being the reason for itB. credit n. trust。像“最了不起的”、“最聰明的”、“最漂亮的”這種最高級(jí)的表達(dá)法——使大家都感到高興。這使得便箋充滿了生氣,洋溢著熱情,并使讀者的心靈長(zhǎng)久地感受這種生氣和熱情。寫這種便箋的高手都具有我所謂的 “4S”技巧。9 那些通常做作的公司高層經(jīng)理們,其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)作風(fēng)只能被形容為強(qiáng)硬、冷漠、脫離群眾。還有,寫也要花時(shí)間,遠(yuǎn)不如打電話方便?!? 因此毫不奇怪,他的朋友圈子就像附近的伊利湖那么大。因此,一天早晨放在我桌上的一封來信把我吸引住了?!甭牭叫β暎庾R(shí)到她沒有把意思表達(dá)清楚,于是補(bǔ)充說:“我的意思是不能再在我們的鼻子下面發(fā)生接吻這樣的事了。一個(gè)人問:“什么東西整個(gè)兒是黑的、白的和紅的?”另外一個(gè)人通常猜不出來,于是問道:“我不猜了。人們喜愛這些有趣的故事,因?yàn)樗鼈冑N近現(xiàn)實(shí)生活,而且里面那些出人意料的妙語十分有趣?!薄拔乙彩牵钡谌徽f道,“讓我們下車喝杯啤酒吧。由于這是一個(gè)經(jīng)典笑話,觀眾都知道要說什么,而且因?yàn)榇蠹覍?duì)這個(gè)笑話很熟悉而更加珍愛它。7 “滑稽劇”是最明顯的幽默。外祖母從椅子上一起來,布利茨恩就迅速跳上那椅子,從它那閃亮的棕色眼睛里掠過一絲拉布拉多式的微笑,無疑是在說:“啊哈,你又上了我的當(dāng)。一個(gè)缺乏幽默感的人不可能成為一群人中最受歡迎的人。這些學(xué)生文化差異很大,有來自拉丁美洲的,也有來自中國(guó)的。我還認(rèn)真地思考過一些滑稽有趣的故事。一個(gè)真正有幽默感的人不僅受人喜愛,而且在任何聚會(huì)上也往往是人們注意的焦點(diǎn)?!? 典型的笑話或幽默故事由明顯的三部分構(gòu)成。它語言簡(jiǎn)單、直截了當(dāng),常常以取笑他人為樂。8 中國(guó)的相聲是一種特殊的滑稽劇?!蔽覀冎郎狭四昙o(jì)的人往往耳背,因此會(huì)把Wembley(溫布利)聽成了Wednesday(星期三),把Thursday(星期四)聽成了thirsty(渴了),這樣一來就為第三位老人的妙語做好了鋪墊。11 雙關(guān)語是一種更微妙的俏皮話。是什么呀?”出謎語的人回答:“是報(bào)紙?!碑?dāng)然,這個(gè)解釋并沒有糾正她的第一句話,反而使這個(gè)笑話的雙重含義變得更加好笑。2 打開來信,我看到了下面的話:“關(guān)于老虎隊(duì)的述評(píng)很不錯(cuò),再接再厲。去年他去世了,享年75歲。7 當(dāng)然打電話的缺點(diǎn)是:說過的話留不住。甚至這些人也開始學(xué)習(xí)寫便箋去鼓舞人心,且從中獲益匪淺。12 1)真誠(chéng) (sincere)。16 當(dāng)你非得到處找寫信用品時(shí),寫出來的東西就難以自然,因此我總是把紙、信封和郵票放在手邊,甚至在旅行時(shí)也是如此。即使你的贊美之詞稍稍超前了一點(diǎn)也沒關(guān)系,記住,夢(mèng)想的實(shí)現(xiàn)往往孕育于期望之中。 faith6) A. boost n. an encouraging act of cheering somebody upB. boost v. make someone feel more confident and less worried7) A. note n. a short, usually informal, letterB. noted v. notice or pay careful attention to something8) A. signed v. write your signature on a letter or document to show that you wrote it, agreed with itB. sign n. gesture used to express one’s meaning, idea, etc.9) A. totaled v. e to a certain amountB. total n. the whole amount10) A. stuffed v. fill something with a substanceB. stuff n. substance or material11) A. count n. the number that is reached when something is being countedB. count v. be important12) A. last v. manage to remain in the same situationB. last n. the remaining part of something13) A. plimented v. express praise