Useful Words 第1步 熟悉词汇
learned 博学的 lecture 演讲 professor 教授
motivate 激励 keynote 主旨 content 内容
topic 主题 draft 草稿 meaningful 有意义的
encourage 鼓舞 innovation 创新 goal 目的
practical 实用的 intellectual 有才智的 demonstration 演示
Useful Sentences 第2 步 牢记句型
How was today’s lecture ?今天的演讲怎么样?
There is a lecture here today .今天这里有个讲座。
Will you go to the lecture tomorrow ?明天的讲座你去吗?
This kind of lecture is so boring .这类讲座很无聊。
What was the lecture about ?讲座是关于什么的。
He was invited to deliver a lecture to first-year students .他被邀请给一年级的学生做个讲座。
1. How was today’s lecture ?今天的讲座怎么样?
How do you like the lecture ?你认为讲座怎么样?
What did you think of the lecture in class today ?你觉得这节课的讲座怎么样?
2. There is a lecture here today . 今天这里有个讲座。
Will you go to the lecture tomorrow ?明天的讲座你去吗?
Would you like to go to a lecture with me ?你想不想和我一起去参加一个讲座?
3. Wow , this lecture has been going on for an hour .哇,这讲座都进行一个小时了。
I don’t like these lecture . They just go on and on !
我不喜欢这些讲座,总是没完没了的!
go on and on 没完没了
4. This kind of lecture is so boring . 这类讲座很无聊。
The lecture was so boring that I fell asleep . 这讲座太无聊了,我都睡着了。
boring adj. 乏味的,无聊的 fall asleep 入睡
5. I like the way this professor teaches . 我喜欢这个教授的讲课方式。
I really like how he teaches . 我真的很喜欢他讲课。
6. What was the lecture about ?讲座是关于什么的?
What lectures are there to be held this week ?这周有什么讲座啊?
7. She is a superb lecturer . 她讲得真好。
There must be a lot of people going to listen to his lecture .
一定有很多人去听他的讲座。
Superb adj. 极好的,高质量的
8. He was invited to deliver a lecture to first-year students .
他被邀请给一年级的学生做个讲座。
deliver v. 发表
9. Did you know that Prof . Brown is hosting a lecture this evening ?
你知道今天晚上有布朗教授的讲座吗?
host a lecture 主持讲座
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿对话
1. 讲座很有趣 The Lecture Is Interesting
Dara : What did you think of the lecture in class today ?
Ryan : I found it very interesting , especially the part about the U.S. Civil War.
Dara :I didn’t know you were interested in war history .
Ryan : Yes , the professor’s presentations always grab my attention.
多拉:你觉得这节课的讲座怎么样?
莱安:我觉得非常有意思,特别是关于美国内战的部分。
多拉:我不知道你对战争史感兴趣。
莱安:是啊,教授的演说总是能吸引我的注意力,。
Presentation n. 报告,演讲 grab one’s attention 抓住某人的注意力
2. 关于美国内战的讲座 Lecture on the U.S. Civil War
Ryan : Professor , I really enjoyed your lecture on the United States during the 19th century last week .
Professor : Thank you , Ryan . Did anything interest you in particular ?
Ryan : Yes , the U.S. Civil War. I never really understood that the main cause of the war was the economy .
Professor : Most people who haven’t studied or read about the war think it was about slavery alone.
Ryan : That’s what I thought too .
Professor : Slavery was still the major issue , but the reason why the southern states did not want to abolish it is because it supported the economy .
Ryan : That reason makes a lot of sense .
Professor : Right . Money is most often the cause of conflict .
赖安:教授,我非常喜欢您上周的关于19世纪美国的讲座。
教授:谢谢你,赖安。你有什么特别感兴趣的部分吗?
赖安:是的,美国内战部分。我从来都没有真正理解战争的主要原因是经济。
教授:大多数人并没有研究或者读过关于这场战争的资料,他们认为这场战争仅仅是由奴隶制引发的。
赖安:我也是这么想的。
教授:奴隶制仍然是战争的主要问题,但是为什么南方诸州不愿意废除奴隶制,是因为奴隶制支撑着经济。
赖安:这个原因听起来很有道理。
教授:是的。钱往往是战争之源。
economy n. 经济 slavery n. 奴隶制 abolish v. 废除 , 废止
make a lot of sense 很有道理 conflict 冲突,战争
Useful Paragraph 第4步 诵读短篇
Some may be wicked , and some may be despicable . Only when I put myself in their position did I know they are more miserable than I . So forgive all that you have met , no matter what kind of persons they are .
也许有些人很可恶,有些人很卑鄙。而当我设身为他们考虑的时候,我才知道;他们比我还可怜。所以请原谅所有你见过的人,好人或者坏人。
wicked adj. 恶劣的 despicable adj. 可鄙的 miserable adj. 痛苦的,悲惨的
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
各类学术报告和讲座是美国大学学术和文化氛围营造的主要内涵,并成为大学校园里的一道亮丽风景。美国很多大学,每个学期就有四五十场的学术报告,还不包括教学发展中心组织的关于教师专业发展的学术研讨会。学校常常会通过邮件,既发给一个总的报告目录,有在报告前一天告诉学生具体安排,还会印刷一个彩色的海报给各个院系。在有些学院的墙上的文件袋内就可以拿到某个学期的学术报告目录。学术讲座的内容从严肃的学术主题、到个人访学或者旅游见闻,从校外知名人士到校内教师,内容甚是丰富。
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