Useful Words 第1步 熟悉詞匯
learned 博學的 lecture 演講 professor 教授
motivate 激勵 keynote 主旨 content 內容
topic 主題 draft 草稿 meaningful 有意義的
encourage 鼓舞 innovation 創新 goal 目的
practical 實用的 intellectual 有才智的 demonstration 演示
Useful Sentences 第2 步 牢記句型
How was today’s lecture ?今天的演講怎么樣?
There is a lecture here today .今天這里有個講座。
Will you go to the lecture tomorrow ?明天的講座你去嗎?
This kind of lecture is so boring .這類講座很無聊。
What was the lecture about ?講座是關于什么的。
He was invited to deliver a lecture to first-year students .他被邀請給一年級的學生做個講座。
1. How was today’s lecture ?今天的講座怎么樣?
How do you like the lecture ?你認為講座怎么樣?
What did you think of the lecture in class today ?你覺得這節課的講座怎么樣?
2. There is a lecture here today . 今天這里有個講座。
Will you go to the lecture tomorrow ?明天的講座你去嗎?
Would you like to go to a lecture with me ?你想不想和我一起去參加一個講座?
3. Wow , this lecture has been going on for an hour .哇,這講座都進行一個小時了。
I don’t like these lecture . They just go on and on !
我不喜歡這些講座,總是沒完沒了的!
go on and on 沒完沒了
4. This kind of lecture is so boring . 這類講座很無聊。
The lecture was so boring that I fell asleep . 這講座太無聊了,我都睡著了。
boring adj. 乏味的,無聊的 fall asleep 入睡
5. I like the way this professor teaches . 我喜歡這個教授的講課方式。
I really like how he teaches . 我真的很喜歡他講課。
6. What was the lecture about ?講座是關于什么的?
What lectures are there to be held this week ?這周有什么講座?
7. She is a superb lecturer . 她講得真好。
There must be a lot of people going to listen to his lecture .
一定有很多人去聽他的講座。
Superb adj. 極好的,高質量的
8. He was invited to deliver a lecture to first-year students .
他被邀請給一年級的學生做個講座。
deliver v. 發表
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講座嗎?
host a lecture 主持講座
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿對話
1. 講座很有趣 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:你覺得這節課的講座怎么樣?
萊安:我覺得非常有意思,特別是關于美國內戰的部分。
多拉:我不知道你對戰爭史感興趣。
萊安:是啊,教授的演說總是能吸引我的注意力,。
Presentation n. 報告,演講 grab one’s attention 抓住某人的注意力
2. 關于美國內戰的講座 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 .
賴安:教授,我非常喜歡您上周的關于19世紀美國的講座。
教授:謝謝你,賴安。你有什么特別感興趣的部分嗎?
賴安:是的,美國內戰部分。我從來都沒有真正理解戰爭的主要原因是經濟。
教授:大多數人并沒有研究或者讀過關于這場戰爭的資料,他們認為這場戰爭僅僅是由奴隸制引發的。
賴安:我也是這么想的。
教授:奴隸制仍然是戰爭的主要問題,但是為什么南方諸州不愿意廢除奴隸制,是因為奴隸制支撐著經濟。
賴安:這個原因聽起來很有道理。
教授:是的。錢往往是戰爭之源。
economy n. 經濟 slavery n. 奴隸制 abolish v. 廢除 , 廢止
make a lot of sense 很有道理 conflict 沖突,戰爭
Useful Paragraph 第4步 誦讀短篇
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 .
也許有些人很可惡,有些人很卑鄙。而當我設身為他們考慮的時候,我才知道;他們比我還可憐。所以請原諒所有你見過的人,好人或者壞人。
wicked adj. 惡劣的 despicable adj. 可鄙的 miserable adj. 痛苦的,悲慘的
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
各類學術報告和講座是美國大學學術和文化氛圍營造的主要內涵,并成為大學校園里的一道亮麗風景。美國很多大學,每個學期就有四五十場的學術報告,還不包括教學發展中心組織的關于教師專業發展的學術研討會。學校常常會通過郵件,既發給一個總的報告目錄,有在報告前一天告訴學生具體安排,還會印刷一個彩色的海報給各個院系。在有些學院的墻上的文件袋內就可以拿到某個學期的學術報告目錄。學術講座的內容從嚴肅的學術主題、到個人訪學或者旅游見聞,從校外知名人士到校內教師,內容甚是豐富。
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