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1、Unit 4,Super kids and super problems,Assumption 假定；设想；,We are working on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year.我们是在假定明年通货膨胀率不增加的情况下工作的。This assumption is utterly false.这个假设是完全错误的。,Presume:假定；认为,I presume that this is your final answer.我认为这就是你最后的答复。In English law an ac

2、cused man is presumed(to be)innocent until he is proved to be guilty.,Prestigious 有名望的享有声望的,If you expect to enter this prestigious university,you should apply now.如果期望进入这所著名学府，妳现在就应该申请了。These predictions were published by the prestigious journal Nature.科学杂志自然报道了上述预测。,Tremendous；巨大的，极好的,Tremendous c

3、hanges have taken place here.这里发生了巨大的变化。I thought they played tremendously well,didnt you?我认为他们表演得非常好，你不觉得吗？近义词Huge/enormous/vast,Prestige:威信；声望,He is a scientist of high prestige.他是一位有声望的科学家。Chinas prestige in the world is rising very quickly.中国在国际上的声望上升得很快。,Screen:筛选；审查,Government employees are of

4、ten screened by the security services.政府雇员经常受到安全部门审查,Enrich:使充实；使丰富,By reading we enrich the mind;by conversation we polish it.读书可以使我们思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。One key role for TV is to enrich and record that unique culture.电视的一个关键作用就是丰富和记录这种独特的文化。,Enriched:adj.浓缩的；强化的,An iron-enriched diet is not necessarily g

5、ood for all children,American researchers found.美国一项研究发现，富含铁剂的食谱并非适合每一个孩子。,Exclusive：adj.独有的；排外的；仅限富贵人士的,It used to be a private,exclusive club,and now its open to all New Yorkers.它曾是一家高档的私人俱乐部，而现在它对所有纽约人开放。Our group will have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat.我们组将有一条专用的60英尺的船。He told the magazine in

6、an exclusive interview:All my problems stem from drinking.他在一次独家采访中告知那家杂志：“我所有的问题源于饮酒。”,Epidemic n.传染病 adj.流行的；传染性的,A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.一场流感正席卷莫斯科。,Mentality:n.心态；,It is mentality instead of environment that changes you fate.是心态而不是环境在改变妳的命运。,Sprout:发芽；长芽,After a light spring ra

7、in,leaves began to sprout from tress.一场小小的春雨后，树木开始冒出新芽。,Eligible：adj.合格的，合适的；符合条件的；,I knew an MBA from a top school would help me become eligible for a special class of job.我知道，顶级学校的MBA将帮助我胜任一个特殊层级的工作。,Correlate 相关；关联,Correlate A and/with BThe results of this experiments do not correlate with the re

8、sults of earlier ones.,Symptom:临床 症状；征兆symptomatic:表现症状的；有关症状的,Fever is a symptom of many diseases.Chest pains may be symptomatic of heart disease.SymbolSympathizeSympathysymphony,Impose:强加,Impose sth on She imposed her ideas on the group.The Times says it will now have to impose a 23%pay cut on uni

9、on members to keep the paper in circulation.纽约时报称，要想让该报纸维持运作，它将必须现在就强行削减工会所有成员23的薪水支出,Priority:优先；优先考虑的事,President-elect Obama says dealing with the economy is his top priority.当选总统奥巴马指出，处理经济问题是他的首要任务。The badly wounded take priority over for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.重伤者应该比轻伤者优

10、先得到治疗。,Warming-up questions,Did your parents urge you to take after-school lessons in music,ballet,drawing and suchlike when you were in elementary school?What do you think of that?(Is it good for you or not in the long run?Why?),structure,Part 1(1-2)Changes in general approach towards child rearing

11、Part 2(3-8)consequences of the new parenting psychologyPart 3(9-12)causes and effects of such pressure for excellence Part 4(13)conclusion,Structure,Part 1(1-2)Changes in general approach towards child rearing2,Different from the patents in the past,many parents today assume that being above the nor

12、m brings many benefits,Stay ahead of the pack 保持领先,So get ready for lots of hard work to stay ahead of the pack.所以你要保持领先就要付出很多努力。,Far from 绝不是；远非；远不是,The problem is far from easy.绝非易事 your account is far from the truth.你所说的远 非事实。,Above the norm超出一般水平/标准,The boy is born from a noble family and he is

13、above the norm for his age in literacy.男孩出生于贵族家庭，他在文学方面超出同龄人的水平。In Portugal and Spain inflation was a little lower but still well above the euro-area norm.在葡萄牙、西班牙，工资上涨幅度略小，但仍远远高于欧元区正常水平。,Part 2(3-8)consequences of the new parenting psychology,As the major consequence of the new parenting psychology

14、,many parents are pushing their children prematurely into adulthood and they have to strive competitively for exceptionality in academic study,sports and social life at ever-earlier stage,Screening interview:初选面试,The candidate will be informed of the date of final judging interview at the initial sc

15、reening interview.候选人将于初选面试时接获通知有关最后甄选面试的日期,Part 2(3-8)consequences of the new parenting psychology,As the major consequence of the new parenting psychology,many parents are pushing their children prematurely into adulthood and they have to strive competitively for exceptionality in academic study,s

16、ports and social life at ever-earlier stage,Stop by:顺便访问,如果你在华盛顿特区,请顺便访问下。If youre in DC,please stop by.,Prevail:vi.盛行，流行;占上风,A similar situation prevails in Canada.同样的情况在加拿大也普遍存在。,Part 3 causes and effects of such pressure for excellence,Carve out:雕刻；开拓；创业,But even so,they found ways to carve out s

17、eparate time.但即便是这样，他们还是想办法留出独处的时间。Evans is now back in Manchester trying to carve out a career at Old Trafford.埃文斯现在回到曼彻斯特训练来确保自己在曼联的职业生涯。,Take the initiative:采取主动，带头,The male birds are usually the ones that take the initiative to attract the female birds,so their plumage has to be colourful.因为通常雄鸟

18、是主动“追求”雌鸟的一方，因此它们的羽毛必须是艳丽一些。,Take credit for:得到荣誉；归功于,Its dishonest to take credit for work that was done by others.拿别人的工作以谋个人的荣誉是不诚实的。I did a little,but I cant take credit for everything.我个人做了一点事，但不该独享所有的功劳。,be tailored to:to adapt for 调整使适应,The dress is well tailored to your shape.这身衣服是完全按照你的体形量身定

19、做的。The program was tailored to the needs of a special audience.这个节目迎合了特殊观众的需要。,For sbs own good:for sbs advantage,Come on,drink up the medicine-its for your own good.,Part 4 conclusion,We should be concerned as with character as with success,More likely than not:probably,Only a half century later,so

20、meone born in Massachusetts is more likely than not to attend college in Chicago,find a job in Seattle,vacation in Mexico,and retire in Florida.,Vocabulary activities 1,1 ahead of the pack 2 priorities3 permissive 4 be tailored to 5 assumption 6 eligible7 stopped by 8 correlation9 in between 10 pres

21、tigious11 enrich 12 excessive13 the norm 14 rot15 epidemic 16 presume/presumed17 exceptional 18 took charge of,1 looked upon as 2 sprouted up3 more likely than not 4 presumed5 eligible 6 correlation7 take the initiative to 8 competence9 tremendous 10 staying ahead of the pack11 exceptional 12 self-e

22、steem13 carve out 14 involved in,3,Harvard,Yale and Stanford are all exceptional in academic excellence.Statistics show that violent crime has been an epidemic in all big U.S.cities.Dont you think high school students are being pushed too hard for good grades?Rational persons are most unlikely to go

23、 to extremes,for they tend to stick to the middle ground theyve occupied.For a team,the most important thing is to have close teamwork;the rest will take care of itself.We should be as concerned with the development of variety as with the improvement on quality.,4,Far from being permissive,many pare

24、nts are putting tremendous pressure on their children to be exceptional in everything.Owing to her academic excellence,this Changsha girl has been accepted by several prestigious American universities,including Harvard,Yale and MIT.Many parents start their children in piano or violin lessons at ever

25、-earlier ages in hopes that they will become exceptional pianists or violinists.In modern society,clothing styles change yearly.Some are in this year but will be out the next.,More likely than not,what this new parenting idea brings about will be“super problems”rather than“super kids”.Young people s

26、hould be given the opportunity to take the initiative,to take responsibility for their mistakes and credit for their achievements.In my view,he is so weak-willed that he could hardly give up smoking.To my surprise,he has easily cured himself of this bad habit.Demands on students have to be tailored

27、to their interests and abilities.,5,1 looking forward to 2 looked on 3 look up to/look on 4 look out5 look up 6 look into 7 looked upon as 8 look down on 9 look back 10 looking through11 looked over 12 looking back on 13 tool off 14 take to 15 took on 16 taken on 17 took for 18 takes after/took afte

28、r19 took down 20 taken in 21took over 22 taken up23 take in 24 take up,A1 N 2 N 3 Y 4 NG5 in the college dining hall/went through all sorts of interviews6 a full-time supervising student labor in the dining hall 7 settle for a job as a book store clerk8 mild irony8 a classicist working in the capaci

29、ty as a bookstore clerk10 its about time for college graduates from the class of 86 to start their lucky or unlucky life journey！,Exercise b,1 thrive on 2 minimal 3 persisted in 4 ultimate 5 aptitude 6 plight7 enthusiastic 8 otherwise 9 is/was supervising 10 inquiries11 entails 12 simultaneous13 desperate for 14 be taken into account15 pursue 16 prospective 17 at the mercy of 18 recession19 contagious 20 unconcerned,