高职高专新编实用英语综合教程1ThisisAmerica.ppt

This is America,Highlights,Topic Higher Education in America Words and Phrasses complex，involvement，attend, specialize，as a result, divide into, earn a living, major in Grammar tips Tenses,Passage A,Think about the following questions. 1.Do you know any famous universities in the US? 2.How about the higher education of the US in your mind? 3.Do you know what the difference is between a college and a university?,Higher Education in America,America has a very well-developed higher education system with a large scale and complex types. It focuses on training students to obtain new knowledge and the ability of analysis and creation.,Paragraph 1,words,1、well-developed adj. fully developed 完善的，健全的 e.g. well-developed 是个复合词。英语中复合词是由两个或者两个以上的自由词素组成，表达单一的语意概念。 例如，son-in-law 女婿，养子 oil-field 油田,n. (尤指与其他事物相比)规模、程度、范围 e.g. on a large scale 很大规模 on a global scale 在全球范围内 v. scale sth. down/back 减少（数量）；缩小 （规模或者范围） scale sth. up 增大，扩大规模数量 eg. We are thinking of scaling down our training programmes next year.,2、scale /skeil/,words,adj. 复杂的；难懂的；综合的 e.g. complex machinery 结构复杂的机器 the complex structure of the human brain 复杂的人脑结构。,3、complex,words,集中（注意力、精力）于 e.g. Time is limited. Please focus your attention on your work. 时间有限，请集中精力在你的工作上。 The discussion focused on three main problems. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。,4、focus on/upon,words,n.（对事物的）分析；分析结果 e.g. He has given an acute analysis of the accident. 对于这次事故，他给出了敏锐的分析。 The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes. 这本书分析了贫困及其原因。,5、analysis,words,They have public colleges and universities and private ones. A big difference involves money. State schools cost less because they get money from the States that started them to local citizens. As a result, out-of-state and international students usually pay more than state residents, at least the first year.,Paragraph 2,adj. 公立的；公共的 e.g. a public education system 公共教育体系 a public library 公共图书馆,6、public,words,adj. 私立的；民营的；私人的 e.g. private doctor 私人医生,7、private,v.包含；需要 e.g. Any investment involves an element of risk. 任何投资都有一定的冒险成分。 Many of the crimes involves drugs. 许多罪案都与毒品有关。,8、involve,words,后果，结果 e.g. He was late as a result of the snow. 他因为下雪而迟到。 He made one big mistake, and ,as a result , lost his job. 他犯了个打错，丢了工作。,9、as a result (of ),words,n. 居民；住户 e.g. Income level of urban and rural residents increase rapidly.城市和农村居民的收入水平增长很快。,10、resident,words,e.g. Itll cost at least 500 dollars. 它至少要花费500美元。,10、resident,11、at least 至少,But , of course, prices alone do not say anything about quality of a school or the value of an education. 12、alone 仅仅；单；只 （用于名词或代词后以加强语气）,Paragraph 3,Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both offer undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges do not offer graduate studies. Another difference is that universities are generally bigger. They offer more programs and do more research.,Paragraph 4,n. (东西、地方)有相同的特征（或特点等） e.g. The two cultures have a lot in common. 这两种文化具有许多相同之处。,words,13 、have sth. in common,代词。（与复数名次连用）两个，两个都 e.g. Both the women are French. 两名妇女都是法国人。,14、both,words,both and 不仅而且 Both his mother and his father will be there. 他父母二人都要去那里。,15、undergraduate,words,n. 大学本科生,postgraduate/graduate 硕士研究生 doctoral candidate 博士研究生,Arts 文科（如语言学、历史学、文学等等） Sciences 理科（物理、化学等）,16、arts and sciences,words,谋生,营生 e.g. She earned a living as a part-time secretary. 她靠做兼职秘书为生。 Its known to all that Jingdezhen earns its living in making china. 众所周知，景德镇以制瓷器为生。,17、 earn a living,words,Another place of higher education, especially in technical areas, is an institute, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet even an institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. M.I.T says that seventy-five percent of freshmen come there with a strong interest and involvement in arts.,Paragraph 5,18、institute,words,n. 学会；研究所；研究院 e.g. institutes of higher education 高等学校 a research institute 研究所,19、freshman,n. 大一新生,20、involvement,words,Involvement in/with sth. 耗费时间；投入、沉迷 e.g. Her growing involvement with music. 她对音乐投入日益增长。,M.I.T says that seventy-five percent of freshmen come there with a strong interest and involvement in arts.,麻省理工学院表示，有百分之七十五的大一学生选择该校是因为他们对文科非常感兴趣，非常沉迷。 “介词with +名词或代词（组）”组成的一般的with 短语在句子中可以作定语和状语。做状语的时候，它能表示时间、伴随和条件。本句中with短语表示原因。,The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true. A college can also be a part of a university. For example, Harvard college is the Undergraduate part of Harvard University. Programs in higher learning can also be called schools, like a school of engineering or a medical school within a college or university.,Paragraph 6、7,21、 dividedinto,words,划分；分割；分成 e.g. White lines divided the playing area into sections. 这些白线将赛区分成了各个部分。,22、 school,words,（高等学校的）学院，系 e.g. the university medical/law school 大学的医学院/法学院 the school of languages 语言系,Paragraph 8,Undergraduates are the students in the first four years of higher education, or what Americans call college. In the United States, that means the four years after twelfth grade. But the work does not all have to be done at the same college. For example, a student may first attend a two-year school，also called a community college or junior college. Students who complete a two-year course of study earn an associate degree. Starting at a community college can save a lot of money if the students want to go on to a four-year college or a big university.,23、 community college 社区学院,words,24、junior college 两年制专科学校,A college that is mainly for students from the local community and that offers programmes that are two years long , including programmes in practical skills.在美国为当地社区学生提供两年制课程，结业后可上四年制大学,A college that offers programmes that are two- years long. Some students go to a university or college offering four-year programmes after they have finished studying at a junior college,25、 associate degree,words,准学士学位，副学士学位 （获得两年制高校学位） e.g. an associate director 副导演,associate,v.联系 associate sb / sth with sb/sth e.g. I always associate the small of baking with my childhood. 一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。,Paragraph 9、10,Students who major in a scientific area receive a Bachelor of Science degree, known as B.S. Students in the arts and humanities get a B.A.-a Bachelor of Arts. Schools may also offer specialized degrees, like a bachelor of music.