1、Unit Two Text A Why They ExcelTeaching Objectives 1.Grasp the key words, Phrases and structure.2.Master the skills of writing and reading in this unit.phenomenon- causes- suggestions.3. Grammar Focus (The emphatic form It be-that/ who-)Warm-up Questions1).What do you know about some successful Chine
2、se Americans in the United States?Name some of them.2).What are prestigious universities in the USA?Summary of questions:2.Text OrganizationThis passage can be divided into 3 parts and its written in the structure “PhenomenonCausesSuggestions”. Part I (Para 1-4): A phenomenon drawn from the experien
3、ce of Kim-Chin Trinh In this part, the author tells us the story of a Vietnamese girl, who made her efforts and has done successfully in America, to show that Asian-Americans perform well in their studies.Part II (Paragraphs 5-14): causes: This part is the most important part of the passage. It rais
4、es a question: Why are Asian-Americans doing so well?(1 experiment and 3 causes)1.(Para5-9):Harold W. Stevensons experiment indicates some possibilities:(1.The Asian-Americans are only grinds. 2. They have higher IQs.)answer: Asian-American students are not smarter, the key to their success is hardw
5、orking;2.(Para 10-14): analysis why they are working so hard in details; There are three main causes to Asian students outstanding performance.1).The belief in hard work 2). Working for the honor of the family3).The close tie between parents and childrenPart III (Paragraphs 15-19): Suggestions: Stev
6、enson offered three recommendations. What can we learn from them? 1. (Para 15-18) point out Americans can learn something useful from the Asians( 3 suggestions)1).To start with, we need to set higher standards for our kids2).Second, American parents need to be more committed to their childrens educa
7、tion3).And third, our school could be reorganized in simple but effective ways2:(Para.19) echo: A final touch: Asians are not smarter than Americans; they just work harder.Words 形成，构成Twelve months constitute a year.The committee is constituted of members of all three parties.10. Stereotype n. 固定形式；老
8、套Today we know that each immigrants worth is best judged by his or her personal qualities and skills, not by group stereotypes. 我们现在知道判断每个移民的价值的最佳方法是通过他个人的素质和技能而不是陈旧的老框框。She does not fit the stereotype of a woman who spends all her time with her children.她不属于那一类把自己所有的时间都花在孩子身上的女人。 11. Values n. (pl.
9、) 价值观，准则, 标准One way to judge a society is to consider its values.考量价值观是一种判断社会的途径。Values are continually shaping reactions of individuals to their own and others behavior.价值观不断形成个人对自己与他人行为的反应。 12. Treasure vt. regard as valuable; keep as precious 珍爱；珍惜；珍藏She treasures that doll more than other toys.
10、她喜欢那个玩具娃娃胜过其它任何玩具。The pen that my grandfather gave me is one of my most treasured possessions.祖父送我的钢笔是我最珍贵的收藏之一。Staying with a host family in Britain was one of the memories that these Chinese student would treasure. 与英国家庭住在一起的生活是这些中国学生珍藏的记忆之一。13. Misplace vt. lose (sth.) temporarily by forgetting w
11、here one has put it 暂时丢弃I have misplaced my umbrella. 我把雨伞放错了地方。Mr. Smith used to misplace his keys that his secretary had to carry spare ones for him. 史密斯先生常常把钥匙丢得不知去向，所以秘书不得不给他带上备用的钥匙。Grandfather used to misplace his glasses. 我的祖父从前总是把眼镜乱放 ,经常找不到。His trust was not misplaced.他没有信错人。14. Resent vt. f
12、eel angry at bitter at (usu. doing sth.) 对表示愤恨The little boy resents being called a fool by his friends. 小男孩痛恨朋友们叫他蠢货。He resented being kept waiting. 他讨厌等待别人。The older brother resented his younger sisters success, claiming she was just lucky.哥哥嫉妒妹妹的成功，说她不过是运气好而已。15. Label vt. put into a particular k
13、ind or class; describe as 把称为；把列为， 把标签为His enemies labeled him a thief. 敌人们称他为贼。He was labeled (as) a conservative /snob. 他被列为保守派/势利小人。We labeled the box before we sent it by train. 在送上火车前,我们给箱子贴上了标签。 These people are often labeled as work-shy. 这些人常被归入怕工作的一类。 The boy was labeled a troublemaker. 这男孩被
14、人称作捣蛋鬼The doctor labeled the bottle poisonous.His rival labeled him a cream puff. 对手将他描述为奶油小生。16. exclude: vt. sb / sth from sth 1.驱除，赶出 2.拒绝；排除，排斥；把除外。Women are often excluded from positions of authority.All air must be excluded from the bottle if the experiment is to work.The police have excluded
15、robbery as a motive for the murder.We must not exclude the possibility that the child has run away.That price excluded accommodation.exclusive: adj. of sb / sth 排除在外的，不包含的The ship has a crew of 57 of officers.The price of the holiday is of accommodation.exclusively: adv. 专门地，特供地This special offer ha
16、s been exclusively designed for readers of this magazine. 这一特价优惠是专为本杂志读者提供的。17. Counterpart n. 对应的人或物；对方 /手The prime minister met his European counterpart last week. 上周首相会见了欧洲首相。The English merchant bank and its American counterpart, the wall street investment bank英国商业银行和它的美国同行，华尔街投资银行The sales dire
17、ctor phoned her counterpart in the other firm.the Foreign Minister and his French counterpart.The two cars are exact counterparts in make, model and color. 两辆车的式样、型号和颜色完全一样。 The U.S. Congress is the counterpart of the British Parliament. 美国的国会相当于英国的议会。18. Converge vi. (Tend to) become similar or ide
18、ntical 回合；集中 Their ideas seem to be converging. 他们的主张似乎在统一。Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge. 我们原先反对的观点开始趋同。The two armies converged on the enemy capital for the last battle of the war. 两军聚集在敌方首都,准备一决胜负。19. the bottom line: the deciding or crucial factor; the essential point 决定或
19、关键性的因素The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project.关键是我们再需要一万美元才能完成这项工程。Skip the details and give the bottom line. 跳过细节，给出重要的方面。20. Imbue vt. fill with (a feeling, idea, etc.) 灌输,使蒙受；鼓吹；灌注Churchill imbued Englishmen with enormous patriotism.丘吉尔给英国人灌输大量的爱国精神。He
20、 was able to imbue even the friendliest words with a tone of biting criticism.他可以用最辛辣的讽刺语调向人们传达最友好的语句。A president should be imbued with a sense of responsibility for the nation.She tries to imbue her husband with a sense of responsibility.She tries to imbue her children with sympathy.21. contrast: n
21、. by/ in contrast on the other hand 对比，对照，对比之下He had almost failed the exam, but his sister, by , had done very well. 他几乎没考及格，可相比之下，他妹妹却靠得很好。Their economy has expanded enormously in the last five years whereas our, by , has declined.过去的五年，他们的经济急剧膨胀；而相比之下我们的经济却下降了。in contrast with/to: (和)成很好的对照In wit
22、h/to your belief that we will fail, I am confident that we will succeed.22.whereas conj. while at the same time; while on the contrary 然而,但是，尽管The elephant weighs about 3,600 kg. The blue whale weighs up to 130,000 kg. =Whereas the elephant weighs about 3,600 kg, the blue whale weighs up to 130,000
23、kg.Whereas Confucianism emphasizes family ties, Protestantism teaches individual responsibility.23. Orientate: vt. 方位;倾向性 CThe school has an orientation towards practical skills. 该校侧重培养实用技能。 适应;熟悉;(对新生的)情况介绍UCI needed some orientation at this stage. 我在这个阶段需要熟悉情况。24. Tie n/v. bond, a connection 联系；关系
24、the tie between mother and child 母子之间的纽带I no longer feel any ties with my hometown. 我感觉到与家乡不再有任何关系。We have established trade ties with these regions. 我们和这些地区建立了贸易关系。25. Transplant vt. 移植, 移种, 移民, 迁移Tea was transplanted from China to India and Ceylon.茶叶是从中国移植到印度和锡兰的。These plants should be grown indoo
25、rs until spring, when they can be transplanted outside.这些植物应该先在室内养着，然后等到春天的时候才可以被移植到户外。Doctors hope to transplant an artificial heart into the patient within the next few days.医生希望在随后几天就能把人工心脏移植到病人的体内。26. Understanding adj. showing to tolerance or sympathy 谅解的；理解的My father is understanding and helpf
26、ul. 我父亲善于理解和帮助他人。He gave me an understanding smile. 他给我一个理解的微笑。My friend is a very understanding person. 我的朋友是一个非常通情达理的人。n. U 1.了解; 理解; 领会;认识I doubt whether he had any real understanding of Shakespeare. 我怀疑他是否真正理解莎士比亚的作品。 The problem is beyond my understanding. 这个问题我无法理解。 2.谅解;协议;共议We came to an und
27、erstanding after the argument. 经过争辩以后,我们达成了谅解。 27. Span n. the length of time between two dates or events 跨度, 跨距, 范围life span 寿命 memory span 记忆力保持时间; span of knowledge 知识面industrial potential 工业潜力 acting potential 表演潜力potential customer 潜在的顾客 potential resources 潜在的资源These experiments are designed t
28、o test memory span. 这些试验用来测试记忆的周期。That childs attention span is poorhe can only listen to the teacher for a few seconds at a time. 那个孩子的注意力很差，他一次只能听老师讲几分钟。Over a short span of three years a surprising amount has been achieved. 在短短三年时间里,已经取得了惊人的成绩。28. Potential n. talents and abilities that are not p
29、resent but maybe developed yet 潜能；潜力industrial potential; 工业的潜力The boy has acting potential, but he needs training. 这个男生有演戏的潜能，可需要训练。Has this woman got executive potential? 这个女人有管理的潜能吗？ adj: 潜在的 ,可能的 potential customer; potential resourcesThe dispute has scared away potential investors. 这一争端吓走了潜在的投资
30、者Phrases and expressions 1. In hopes/in the hope(that) /hoping(that) 希望We are in hopes that the cake would be good to eat. 我们希望会好吃一些。He showed me a picture of the missing girl in hopes I might recognize her. 他给我看一张丢失的女孩的照片，希望我能认出她。We left the house early in the hope of avoiding traffic jams.我们早早地离了家
31、期望避开交通阻塞。Mother gave the cake to my sister in hopes / in the hope that shed stop crying.2. Run out : come to an end; be used up 用完；结束The car ran out of gas three miles from town. 轿车出了城三英里就没油了。If coal reserves run out, the situation will become critical. 如果煤用完，情况将很危急。After three minutes his time can
32、ran out on the telephone call.3. Make it(to somewhere) succeed in getting somewhere 成功到达某地；成功得到某物Despite the heavy rain, she made it to the airport just in time to catch her plane. 尽管雨下得很大，她还是及时到达机场赶上了飞机。Do you think you will be able to make it to the party? 你觉得能来参加聚会吗？After failing the exams three
33、times, jack realized that he would never make it in accounting. 考试三次失败后，杰克意识到他永远也学不好会计学了。He really seems to have made it: a car, a big house, a good job, a beautiful wife and two children.他似乎真的很成功：有车，有房，有份好工作，以及漂亮的老婆和两个孩子。 Will you be able to make it to the meeting on time? 你能准时来参加会议吗？4. Cope with:
34、manage successful; be able to deal with (善于 )应付、处理cope with the water shortage/ his rival / the budget deficitPoor families have to cope with a lot of problems. 贫穷的家庭必须应付许多问题。Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.自从发生事故之后，珍妮感到无法在交通繁忙的时候驾驶。5. Oweto 1.应感激, 应该把归功于I o
35、we it to my friends that I have been able to finish this work.I owe my knowledge of music to my mother.We owe our success to our parents and teachers.They owed their riches to oil. 有了石油才有他们的财富。She owes her good health to diet and exercise.她的健康归功于饮食和锻炼。He owes his success to his hard work. 他认为自己取得成功是
36、辛勤劳动的结果。2. sth to sb for sth: be in debt to sb for sth 欠He still owes us for the goods he received last month.He owes his father50 to his father.6. a wave of: an unusually large number of 大量的a wave of new arrivals 大队的新来者The country was swept by a wave of terrorism. 一波恐怖主义破坏席卷全国。The statement has sta
37、rted a wave of protests. 此声明已经引起了一波抗议浪潮。a wave of buying 大批量的购买A wave of anger swept over him. 他心头涌起一股怒潮。7. a battery of: a series of；a large number of t 一系列I found a battery of questions.Batteries of cameras were set to record every phase of the solar/lunar eclipse 日/ 月蚀.A battery of experts failed
38、 to discover the cause of the accident.众多专家都没能发现事故原因所在。A battery of government officials were on hand 在场 to defend the presidents action8. Show up (cause sth. to) be easily seen (使) 清楚可见The cracks in the wall show up in the sunlight. 墙上的裂纹在日光下清楚可见。White shows up well against blue. 白色与蓝色相互映衬。This tes
39、t shows up your weakness in arithmetic. 考试暴露了你算术上的弱点。9. Get ahead：be successful 获得成功；出头I bought a book recently entitled “How to Get Ahead in Business”.我最近买了一本叫做“如何成功经商”的书。It takes hard work to get ahead in what you do.要取得成功就要努力工作。She wants to get ahead in her job.她想要取得工作上的成功。10. Have what it takes:
40、 have the right qualities or skills for success 具备取得成功的必要条件Do you have what it takes to become a business executive? 你具备成为企业管理者的条件吗？I dont think Rebecca has what it takes to be a ballet dancer. 我认为丽贝卡不具备成为芭蕾舞演员的条件。Do you have what it takes to become a general manager?11. Spring from have ones origin
41、 in; result from 发源于；来自Her doubts spring from too much experience of failure. 怀疑来自太多失败的经历。His rude behavior springs from selfishness.他的粗鲁源于自私。What unhappiness can spring from the love of money!对钱的贪婪是不快乐的根源。Her unhappiness springs from her pursuit of fame and wealth.12. Cant wait for sth./to do sth.b
42、e very excited about and eager for 迫不及待；等不及All of the kids cant wait for the holidays to begin. 孩子们都迫不及待地等着放假。He couldnt wait to tell the good news to his parents.他迫不及待想要把这好消息告诉父母。Difficult Language Points 1. Kim-Chi Trinh was just nine when her father used his savings to buy a passage for heron a f
43、ishing boat that would carry her from Vietnam. (para 1)paraphrase- to pay the cost of her journey on a fishing boat郑金枝的父亲用其积蓄为她买了一张票，让她乘上一条将她带离越南的渔船时，她才九岁。2.It was a heartbreaking and costly sacrifice for the family, placing Kim-Chi on the small boat, among strangers, in hopes that she would eventua
44、lly reach the United States, where she would get a good education and enjoy a better life. (para 1) paraphrase-sending kim-Chi away on that small fishing boat was sorrowful experience for the family, one that had a great emotion and financial price对于这个家庭来说，将金枝送上小船置身于陌生人中间是一种令人心碎、代价昂贵的牺牲。他们只愿她最终能抵达美国
45、，在那里受到良好的教育，享受更美好的生活。 分析:此句中 It 为形式主语，真正的主语为 placing 引导的短语部分；costly adj 代价高的3.Long before the boat reached safety, the supplies of food and water ran out. (para 2)Paraphrase-many days before the boat reached a safe place, the supplies of food and water were use up. 在小船到达安全之地之前很久，储备的食物和水就已用光。4. when
46、kim-Chi finally made it to the US, she had to cope with a succession of three foster families. (para 2) Paraphrase- when kim-Chi finally managed to get to the us after her hard journey, she had to endure staying one after another with three families that looked after her当金枝终于到达美国后，她又得同一连三个寄养家庭相处。分析
47、a succession of:一系列的 a succession of rainy days 持续的雨天5. she had straight As and scholarship offers from some of the most prestigious universities in the country. (para 2)Paraphrase - she got all As and was offered scholarship by some of.但是她 1998 年从圣地亚哥的帕特立克亨利中学毕业时，取得了全优的好成绩，并获得了这个国家最负盛名的几所大学提供的奖学金。6
48、. Kim-Chi is part of a wave of bright, highly-motivated Asian-Americans who are suddenly surging into our best colleges. (para 4)Paraphrase - Kim-Chi is one of large number of brilliant, ambitious Asian immigrants who are rushing into our best colleges. 郑金枝是一群聪明伶俐、积极进取的美籍亚裔中的一员。他们正突然潮水般地涌入我们最好的大学。7.
49、as some stereotypes suggest (para 5) 他们是否像一些陈旧的看法所暗示的那样Paraphrase -Like the general impression created by some typical Asian American8. Or can we learn a lesson from them about values we have long treasured but may have misplaced like hard work, the family and education? (para 5) Paraphrase-or can we learn some useful, practical wisdom which we have long considered of great worth but which we may have temporarily forgotten?或者在我们一向珍视、但也许已经丢失的价值观如敬业、家庭、教育等方面，我们可否向他们学到一些有用的东西呢？分析： we have lo
