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1、Paras 1-31.What were the author and his wife doing in Nanjing in the spring of 1987?2.What was their son Benjamin fond of doing during their stay at Jinling Hotel?Paras 4-53.How would Chinese staff members of the hotel respond to Benjamins attempt to place the key into the slot?4.Why did the author

2、decide to work the key-slot anecdote into his discussions with Chinese educators?,Paras 6-74.Why did his Chinese colleagues think that the child should be shown how to place the key into the slot?5.According to the author,what did they try to teach Benjamin by letting him inserting the key on his ow

3、n?,Not in the leastI am not in the least touched by his storyAnn did not seem in the least concerned about her studies.Find ones way Shanghai is not an easy city to find your way around.Drunk as he was,Peter still found his way home.,Throw light on*This discovery will throw light on the problem.这个发现

4、会使问题趋于明朗化。*Buttherewasnothingtothrowlightontheconnectionbetweenthetwomen.但没有什么东西使人了解这两人之间的关系。,Dictationhis tender ageThe key slot was narrow.Benjamin was not bothered in the least.The key found its way into the slot.his exploratory behaviorhis lack of initial successOn occasion the teacher would fro

5、wn slightly.The incident was directly relevant to our assigned tasks in China.early childhood educationThrow light on Chinese attitude towards creativity,本杰明一点也不在意。他从钥匙声响中得到的乐趣大概跟他偶尔把钥匙成功地塞进槽口而获得的乐趣一样多。我很快意识到，这件小事与我们在中国要做的工作直接相关：考察儿童早期教育的方式，揭示了中国人对创造性活动的态度。这种自力更生的精神是美国中产阶级最重要的一条育儿观。回想起来，当时我就清楚地意识到，这

6、件事正是体现了问题的关键之所在而且不仅仅是一种意义上的关键之所在。从对创造力的态度来说，优先顺序似乎是颠倒了。我们两种文化的差异也可以从我们各自所怀的忧虑中显示出来。我们能否从中美两个极端中寻求一种更好的教育方式，它或许能在创造力与基本技能这两极之间获得某种较好的平衡?,Second Lecture（paras 6-10）,DictationShanghai is not an easy city to find your way around.Buttherewasnothingtothrowlightontheconnectionbetweenthetwomen.His color is

7、not relevant to whether hes a good lawyer.You have on occasion surprised people.,Translate the following with the expressions in the text.我根本没有被他的故事打动。她对自己的学习毫不关心虽然醉了，彼得还是回到了家。这个发现会使问题趋于明朗化。最初的会谈是后来达成协议的基础。该证据与此案有关。我有时去拜访我的父母。,1.我根本没有被他的故事打动。I am not in the least touched by his story.2.她对自己的学习毫不关心An

8、n did not seem in the least concerned about her studies.3.虽然醉了，彼得还是回到了家。Drunk as he was,Peter still found his way home.4.这个发现会使问题趋于明朗化。This discovery will throw light on the problem.,5.最初的会谈是后来达成协议的基础。The initial talk was the basis of the later agreement.6.该证据与此案有关。The evidence is relevant to the ca

9、se.7.我有时去拜访我的父母。I call on my parents on occasion.,Questions for revision(Paras.1-5)When and where did the incident take place?Who are the main characters in this incident?What is the attitude of the author and his wife toward Benjamins efforts at inserting the key into the slot?What is the attitude

10、of the hotel staff toward Benjamins efforts?,Para 6-7 Two Different Ways to learn5.Why did his Chinese colleagues think that the child should be shown how to place the key into the slot?6.According to the author,what did they try to teach Benjamin by letting him inserting the key on his own?,Third L

11、ecture,One way of summarizing the American position is to state that we _ _ _ _ more than the Chinese do.The contrast between our two cultures can also be seen _ _ _ the fears we both _.Chinese teachers are fearful that if _ are not acquired early,they may never be _;there is,on the other hand,no co

12、mparable hurry to _ _.American educators fear that unless _ has been acquired early,it may never _;on the other hand,skills can be _ later.However,I do not want to _ my case.There is enormous creativity to be found in Chinese scientific,technological and artistic _ past and present.And there is a da

13、nger of _ _ _ in the West.When any innovation is examined closely,its _ on previous achievements is all too _(the“Standing on the shoulders of _”phenomenon).,Read aloud paragraphs 12-14 and learn them by heart.,Paragraphs 12-14 美国人的立场可以概括起来这么说，我们比中国人更重视创新和自立。我们两种文化的差异也可以从我们各自所怀的忧虑中显示出来。中国老师担心，如果年轻人不

14、及早掌握技艺，就有可能一辈子掌握不了；另一方面，他们并不同样地急于促进创造力的发展。美国教育工作者则担心，除非从一开始就发展创造力，不然创造力就有可能永不再现；而另一方面，技艺可于日后获得。但我并不想夸大其辞。无论在过去还是在当今，中国在科学、技术和艺术革新方面都展示了巨大的创造力。而西方的创新突破则有被夸大的危险。如果仔细审视任何一项创新，其对以往成就的依赖则都显而易见(“站在巨人肩膀之上”的现象)。然而，假定我这里所说的反差是成立的，而培养技艺与创造力两者都是值得追求的目标，那么重要的问题就在于：我们能否从中美两个极端中寻求一种更好的教育方式，它或许能在创造力与基本技能这两极之间获得某种较好的平衡?,