Unit 3 Book 4 The Rain bow of Knowledge 1. Difficult Sentences 1)(LL.1-2) For more than 4 of my life- 39 of my 50 years- I've either studied or taught in a school or a college in New York What might people think of the author since he has spent more than /4 of his life either study ing or teaching? (People might th ink that the author would know more than the average person, and that he would feel confident in his knowledge and understanding of life Translate this sentence into chinese (=我这辈子四分之三以上的时间(50年中有39年)是在纽约的中小学或大学里 度过的,不是在上学,就是在教学。) 2)(LL. 3-6) You might think, then, that after all this time I'd have some grasp of the situation, that Id actually know things- that Id have some positive sense of assurance, of certainty, about knowledge and about life. Why does the author use the modal verb"might here? (The modal verb"might"here is used to show that it is possible that someone may think this way, but the author is not quite sure about it How do you understand the part Id have some positive sense of assurance, of certainty, about knowledge and about life"? Eld have full confidence in terms of understanding knowledge and life. 3) (LL.8-9) To say that the more I know, the more I know I don't know is of course, contradictory. What does the author think of the state ment "the more i know the more I know don't know? (He thinks it is a self-contradictory statement -a paradox Have you ever felt "the more I know, the more I know I don' t know"? Please cite your personal experiences to illustrate your point
1 Unit 3 Book 4 The Rainbow of Knowledge 1. Difficult Sentences 1) (LL. 1~2) For more than ¾ of my life — 39 of my 50 years — I’ve either studied or taught in a school or a college in New York. What might people think of the author since he has spent more than ¾ of his life either studying or teaching? (=People might think that the author would know more than the average person, and that he would feel confident in his knowledge and understanding of life.) Translate this sentence into Chinese. (=我这辈子四分之三以上的时间（50 年中有 39 年）是在纽约的中小学或大学里 度过的，不是在上学，就是在教学。) 2) (LL. 3~6) You might think, then, that after all this time I’d have some grasp of the situation, that I’d actually know things — that I’d have some positive sense of assurance, of certainty, about knowledge and about life. Why does the author use the modal verb “might” here? (=The modal verb “might” here is used to show that it is possible that someone may think this way, but the author is not quite sure about it.) How do you understand the part “I’d have some positive sense of assurance, of certainty, about knowledge and about life”? (=I’d have full confidence in terms of understanding knowledge and life.) 3) (LL. 8~9) To say that the more I know, the more I know I don’t know is, of course, contradictory. What does the author think of the statement “the more I know, the more I know I don’t know”? (=He thinks it is a self-contradictory statement — a paradox.) Have you ever felt “the more I know, the more I know I don’t know”? Please cite your personal experiences to illustrate your point
( Open-ended 4)( LL. 19-22)As it grows, so does its circumference And if that growing blackness represents knowledge, then as it grows, so does the awareness of what remains unknown As one's knowledge grows, what will happen to him according to the author? (According to the author, as one's knowledge grows, his awareness of what he still doesn t know increases too. In other words the more he knows, the more he knows he doesn't know Translate this part into Chinese. (=随着它的扩大,它的周缘也跟着扩大。如果那个正在增大的黑色部分代表你的 知识的话,在知识增长的同时,你会意识到自己有许多不知道的东西。) 5)(LL. 30-32)Likewise, when I lucked into an opportunity to teach film analysis, I found myself dazzled at the sheer number of books devoted to the subject How did the author feel at that time? (He felt surprised. Why did he have that feeling? (Because there were so many books published on the subject of film analysis 6)(LL. 36-37) But you quickly find that your reading, rather than answering questions, only creates more of them What does reading often lead to according to the author? (According to the author, reading often leads to more questions, rather than answers to the questions that one has come across. Do you believe that try ing to answer questions involves more read ing? Why? ( Open-ended 7)(LL. 52-53)For me, however, it's just the opposite. Writing doesn't close things off -it opens things up. How to explain the two expressions“ close∴.ofr"and“open∴.up”? (=“ Close∴.ofr” means to separate something or some place from the area around it so that people cannot go there or use it. Open..up
2 (=Open-ended.) 4) (LL. 19~22) As it grows, so does its circumference. And if that growing blackness represents knowledge, then as it grows, so does the awareness of what remains unknown. As one’s knowledge grows, what will happen to him according to the author? (=According to the author, as one’s knowledge grows, his awareness of what he still doesn’t know increases, too. In other words, the more he knows, the more he knows he doesn’t know.) Translate this part into Chinese. (=随着它的扩大，它的周缘也跟着扩大。如果那个正在增大的黑色部分代表你的 知识的话，在知识增长的同时，你会意识到自己有许多不知道的东西。) 5) (LL. 30~32) Likewise, when I lucked into an opportunity to teach film analysis, I found myself dazzled at the sheer number of books devoted to the subject. How did the author feel at that time? (=He felt surprised.) Why did he have that feeling? (=Because there were so many books published on the subject of film analysis.) 6) (LL. 36~37) But you quickly find that your reading, rather than answering questions, only creates more of them. What does reading often lead to according to the author? (=According to the author, reading often leads to more questions, rather than answers to the questions that one has come across.) Do you believe that trying to answer questions involves more reading? Why? (=Open-ended.) 7) (LL. 52~53) For me, however, it’s just the opposite. Writing doesn’t close things off — it opens things up. How to explain the two expressions “close … off” and “open … up”? (= “Close … off” means to separate something or some place from the area around it so that people cannot go there or use it. “Open … up
means to make possible the development of something. What is the significance of writing according to the author? (According to the author, writing leads him to a better grasp of what he reads. Writing is not the conclusion of what he knows, but a reflection of what he tries to understand, which may lead to more questions on the subject he writes about 8)LL 54-55) For a long time, I, as a writer, was paralyzed by this paradox- the more I know, the more I know I don't know Paraphrase the part叫,…, was paralyzed by the paradox….” .. the contradictory statement made me feel uncerta in and confused.) Why does the author say that for a long time he was"paralyzed"by the paradox: "the more I know, the more I know I don't know"? ( For a long time, the author felt confused with the self-contradictory statement "the more i know the more i know i don't know. He was not sure whether he should write or not and even if he did write he was uncertain whether he was qualified to do so. He always felt he had to know more first. 9)(LL. 62-64)I th ink of my work not as articles or as columns but as essays-a word from French, meaning"to t How is the word“ essay" diferent from“ article"or"“ column”? (The word"essay" comes from French, meaning"to try".) Why does the author regard the articles and columns he has produced as“ essays? (By calling his articles and columns"essays", the author emphasizes that, for him, the process of writing is merely a process of TRYING to know more or to acquire more knowledge. In other words, he writes in order to find out the truth about something rather than simply showing to the public what he already knows 10)(LL. 78-79)An infinite quest is not a hopeless one. What does the author imply by saying "An infin ite quest is not a hopeless one”? ( By saying so, the author imp lies that knowledge is infin ite and the pursuit of knowledge is an endless process of learning, but if we keep
3 means to make possible the development of something.) What is the significance of writing according to the author? (=According to the author, writing leads him to a better grasp of what he reads. Writing is not the conclusion of what he knows, but a reflection of what he tries to understand, which may lead to more questions on the subject he writes about.) 8) (LL. 54~55) For a long time, I, as a writer, was paralyzed by this paradox — the more I know, the more I know I don’t know. Paraphrase the part “I, …, was paralyzed by the paradox …”. (=… the contradictory statement made me feel uncertain and confused …) Why does the author say that for a long time he was “paralyzed” by the paradox: “ the more I know, the more I know I don’t know”? (=For a long time, the author felt confused with the self-contradictory statement “the more I know, the more I know I don’t know.” He was not sure whether he should write or not. And even if he did write, he was uncertain whether he was qualified to do so. He always felt he had to know more first.) 9) (LL. 62~64) I think of my work not as articles or as columns but as essays — a word from French, meaning “to try”. How is the word “essay” different from “article” or “column”? (=The word “essay” comes from French, meaning “to try”.) Why does the author regard the articles and columns he has produced as “essays”? (=By calling his articles and columns “essays”, the author emphasizes that, for him, the process of writing is merely a process of TRYING to know more or to acquire more knowledge. In other words, he writes in order to find out the truth about something rather than simply showing to the public what he already knows.) 10) (LL. 78~79) An infinite quest is not a hopeless one. What does the author imply by saying “An infinite quest is not a hopeless one”? (=By saying so, the author implies that knowledge is infinite and the pursuit of knowledge is an endless process of learning, but if we keep
trying, we will surely acquire more knowledge and gain more wisdom even though we may feel all the time that our knowledge is always limited Translate this sentence into chinese (=永无止境的探索并非毫无希望 2. Words and Expressions 1)(L. 11)look into: examine the meaning or causes of; investigate 委员会收到了投诉,正在调查 (The committee have received the complaint, and they 're looking into it. The police looked into his business dealings and found something suspIcious 2)(LL. 11-12) in a way: to some extent I like the new styles, in a way In a way we all tend to remember the good times and forget the bad Directions: ) Match the English expression with its corresponding Chinese translation by way of 挡道地 on ones way 不怕麻烦地 go out of the way 通过,经由 in the way 在来、去或旅行的过程中 out of the way 不挡道 by way of 挡道地 on ones way 不怕麻烦地 go out of the wa 通过,经由 in the way 在来、去或旅行的过程中 out of the way 不挡道 3)(L.16)interface: n 1. a surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions
4 trying, we will surely acquire more knowledge and gain more wisdom even though we may feel all the time that our knowledge is always limited.) Translate this sentence into Chinese. (=永无止境的探索并非毫无希望。) 2. Words and Expressions 1) (L. 11) look into: examine the meaning or causes of; investigate 委员会收到了投诉，正在调查。 (=The committee have received the complaint, and they’re looking into it.) *The police looked into his business dealings and found something suspicious. 2) (LL. 11~12) in a way: to some extent *I like the new styles, in a way. *In a way we all tend to remember the good times and forget the bad. (Directions:) Match the English expression with its corresponding Chinese translation. by way of 挡道地 on one’s way 不怕麻烦地 go out of the way 通过，经由 in the way 在来、去或旅行的过程中 out of the way 不挡道 Key: by way of 挡道地 on one’s way 不怕麻烦地 go out of the way 通过，经由 in the way 在来、去或旅行的过程中 out of the way 不挡道 3) (L. 16) interface: n. 1. a surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions
bodies, substances, or phases 人机界面 (the man-machine interface 2. a point at which independent systems or diverse groups interact Jack Kroll said: " Much of the reality is to be found in the interface between crime and politics. *the interface between technology and design nB interface常与 between连用。 4) L.19)consume: vt. 1. use up(time, money, goods, etc. *Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time *the car consumes a lot of fuel 2. destroy *the fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. =火焰很快吞噬了那所小木屋。) a body consumed by cancer 3. often pass. absorb, engross "She was consumed with guilt. 妒忌得不得了 (consumed with jealousy) NI 该词的名词形式为 consumption。 5)(L. 22)remain: V 1. continue to be(in a unchanged state)
5 bodies, substances, or phases 人机界面 (=the man-machine interface) 2. a point at which independent systems or diverse groups interact *Jack Kroll said: “Much of the reality is to be found in the interface between crime and politics.” *the interface between technology and design NB: interface 常与 between 连用。 4) (L. 19) consume: vt. 1. use up (time, money, goods, etc.) *Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee’s valuable time. *The car consumes a lot of fuel. 2. destroy *The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. （＝火焰很快吞噬了那所小木屋。） *a body consumed by cancer 3. [often pass. ] absorb, engross *She was consumed with guilt. 妒忌得不得了 (=consumed with jealousy) NB: 该词的名词形式为 consumption。 5) (L. 22) remain: v. 1. continue to be (in a unchanged state)