nerds and geeks课文翻译

nerds and geeks课文翻译篇一：21世纪英语unit 6课文解析

Unit Six

【语篇赏析】

还记得你上初中、高中时是如何形容那些刻苦学习和成绩好的学生的吗？如果曾经用了不适宜的比喻的话，这种用法现在改变了吗？为什么？那么看看A篇美国社会的情况吧。A篇指出在美国社会存在着滥用 “怪人”这些贬义词来形容好学生的现象。如果国家不尊重知识和不尊重学习成果，美国的未来是令人担忧的。读B篇前想一想，你会因为别人去“必胜客”“日式料理”而去吃比萨饼，尝鳗鱼和寿司吗？你看到别人穿牛仔裤，咀嚼口香糖，也会套上一条“CK”即使你穿着实在不会令人恭维吗？我们生活中的时尚和趋势不断改变，为什么会有这么多的人追逐时尚呢？读一读B篇，你可能会在文中找到你的影子。B篇告诉我们趋势和时尚存在于生活的方方面面，人们，尤其是年青人很愿意引领时尚。C篇提醒我们不要放弃真实的自我而为出名而从众。你同意作者的观点吗？

Text A

Nerds and Geeks

【重点词汇】

重点单词

shock, reveal, dedicate, prestigious, admit, pursue, prefer, conform, deprive, adequate, acquire, tease, rival, average, compete, largely, major, portion, cultivate, adapt, extent, insult

重点短语

be dedicated to, idle away, not least of all, be held up as, lie with, do away with, stand a chance

1. shock : vt. cause unpleasant or angry surprise to (sb.) 使震惊 n.震惊

 People are really shocked.

 An electric shock can kill you.

2. reveal: vt. show 揭示,揭露；暴露；（上帝）启示

 He revealed that he had been in prison before.

 The pianist revealed herself as a musical talent.

veil: 遮盖；棉纱 veiled: a. 带棉纱的，隐蔽的

veiling: n. 罩以面纱 unveiled: a. 除去面纱，揭开面纱的

revealable: a. 可展现的

revealer: n. 展示者

revealing: a. 露出的；启发性的，意义深远的

revealment: n. 泄露

3. dedicate: vt. give, devote 献（身），（时间，精力等）用于

 Martin Luther King dedicated his life to Civil Rights Movement.

 The volunteers dedicated themselves to the charity work.

4. prestigious: a. famous, admired and respected 有威望的，有声望的

 Harvard is a highly prestigious educational institution.

 A prestigious Peace Prize is presented at Oslo University.

5. admit: vt. state or agree 承认（事实、错误等）

 You must admit that you are wrong.

 Alice admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.

admit to 承认

 He admitted to a liking of rock and roll.

admit of 有„„的可能

 This work admits of no delay. 这个工作刻不容缓。

6. pursue: vt. make continual effort to gain (sth.) 追求，寻求

 Students should pursue their own interests.

 He plans to pursue a career in politics.

7. prefer: vt. choose one rather than another; like better 宁可，宁愿；更喜欢

 I prefer coffee to tea.

 I prefer to stay at home rather than go outside.

8. conform: vi. follow standards, rules, etc; comply 遵从，顺从

 All the new products must conform to the international safety standard.

 Students can be expelled (开除) for refusing to conform to the rules of school.

9. deprive: vt. take away from 夺去，剥夺；使丧失

 Many Children have been deprived of a normal home life.

 She deprived lots of pleasure of meeting new friends.

10. adequate: a. enough 足够的

 The company has to provide an adequate explanation for its actions.

 The menu is adequate to satisfy all the people.

enough: 指满足某种物质数量的需要

adequate: 指数量和质量达到一定要求, 强调没有多余.

abundant: 指数量多,充足有余.

sufficient: 指满足物质和精神的需要.

11. acquire: vt. get or obtain 取得，获得；学到

 She has acquired a e-mail address on the web.

 He spent several years acquiring the skills.

12. tease: vt. laugh, make fun of 取笑，戏弄

 Don’t get upset. I was teasing.

 My sister-in-law used to tease my hair.

13. rival: n. a person, a group or a organization with whom one competes 对手，竞争者

 He finished 25 seconds ahead of his main rival.

 The two students rivals each other in study.

14. average: a. usual, ordinary 平常的

 In an average week, I drive about 200 miles.

 The average inflation is under 2.8% in this country.

15. compete: try to win sth. in competition with someone else vi. 竞争

 You will compete with others for a prize.

 The prize was open to all, but few competed.

compete with/against: 后接人，表示与某人竞争．

compete in: 在某方面竞争

16. largely: ad. to a great degree; in great quantity 主要地；大量地

 It’s largely a matter of conjecture.

 She donated largely to the Social Welfare Institution.

chiefly 强调质，largely 强调量．

 Bread is chiefly made of flour. 面包的成分主要是面粉．

17. major: a. greater 较大的，较多的，较重要的

 The major part of the town was ruined.

 This is a major question.

18. portion: n. a part of sth. larger 一部分，一份

 A portion of the manuscript is illegible.

 Please give me a portion of pudding.

portion: 指某物所占的比例，份额

part: 指部分，无比例的含义

section: 指通过切割和分离而形成的部分．

share: 指分担，分享的部分，侧重共性．

19. cultivate: vt. improve, develop 培养，培育

 I hope you will cultivate a taste for music.

 You must cultivate your mind.

20. adapt: vi. (to)change so to make suitable for new needs, different conditions, etc 适应

 You should adapt to the lifestyle here.

 When you go to a foreign country, you must adapt yourself to new customs.

21. extent: n. degree 程度，限度

 I agree with you to a certain extent.

 The extent of a judge’s power is limited by law.

22. insult: vt. speak or act in a way that hurts the feeling or dignity of sb. 侮辱

n. remark or action that insults 侮辱

 The rebels insulted the flag by throwing mud on it.

 To call hard-working students nerd is an insult.

23. be dedicated to: be devoted to 致力于，献身于

 The whole lives of the old people were dedicated to God’s service.

 She is dedicated to socialism.

24. idle away: waste time lazily 浪费时间

 Don’t idle away your time.

 The troops had nothing to do but idle the time away while waiting for a ship to come.

25. not least of all: particularly 尤其

 This food is barely enough for one family, least of all the whole village.

 Nobody ought to complain this hotel, least of all , the VIP who received the kind service.

26. be held up as: be shown as 被推举为；被展示为

 She was held up as an example.

 I wish he’d stop holding up the elder brother as an example to emulate.

27. lie with：应由……（承担责任）；（作出决定）得靠……

 Our faults lies not so much with our economy.

 They believe that the responsibility for the fail of the exam lies with themselves rather than the teacher.

28. do away with: abolish, cause to end 废除；去掉

 We must do away with all the shortcomings.

 The old ideas must be done away with.

29. stand a chance: having the possibility of achieving sth. 有希望，有可能

 Do you think we stand a chance of winning the game?

 If you begin to study hard, you still stand a chance of passing the exam.

【课文详解】

Part One: Para. 1-3－通过引出“呆子”和“怪人”等用词指出美国价值体系中存在的问题。

1. There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and

geek for… (Line 1)

该句结构是：“There is something wrong with” “that”引出定语从句，就是“society”

2. the intellectually curious and academically serious (Line 3)

those students who have genuine curiosity for academic knowledge and who regard study as a serious business.

The + 形容词指一类人, 在句中可以做主语、宾语等：

the rich, the poor, the deaf, the sick, the old, the black, the married, the strong

3. It is a revealing fact about our language and our culture that someone dedicated to pursuit of knowledge is

compared to such a freak. ( Line 9)

该句的结构是：“It is a fact…that” “that”引出同位语从句。

Part Two: Para. 3-4－在大中小学的学生中流行反知识的价值观念。

4. Children who prefer to read books rather than play football, prefer to build model airplanes rather than idle

away their time at parties with their classmates, become social outcasts. ( Line 21)

该句的结构是：“children…become social outcasts” “who prefer to…rather than…, prefer to…rather than…”是“children”的定语。

Part Three: Para. 5-10－讨论美国文化价值观的改革。

5. Enough is enough (Line 30)

So many acts of anti-intellectualism have been going on in schools and universities that they should be stopped.

6. …if we constantly put social skills and physical strength over academic achievement and intellectual ability

(Line 51)

We emphasize social skills and physical strength rather than academic achievement and intellectual ability. The word over is a preposition, indicating superiority, advantage.

该句中有一个比较难的条件从句“put…over…”意为“强调„„ 超过„„ ”

Part Four: Para. 11-13－美国社会中的反知识观念必须摒弃。

7. Our fault lies not so much with our economy or with our politics as within ourselves, our values and our

image of a good life.（Line 61-63)

Our fault lies within ourselves rather than being due to some outside force such as the economy or politics. 该句中有一个重要用法：not so much …as… 翻译为：与其„„ 不如„„

as…as… 像„„ 一样

当表示两个事物在某方面一样时，用 as + 形容词/副词 + 其它部分

否定形式；not as…… as ……或 not so…… as……

 He is as tall as his elder brother. 他像他哥哥一样高。

 They aren’t as clever as they appear to be.他们不像看起来的那样聪明。

该结构中可以转换为：not so much/many + 名词/词组 +as„„用来表示数量

 She works very hard not so much for money as for pleasure.

她努力工作与其说是为了赚钱不如说是为了娱乐。

8. If we are to succeed as a society in the 21th century, … (Line 65)

am/is/are + to 的用法

当动作为人所控制可用该用法，但其用途是有限的。

A. 用于表示正式的将要发生的指令/安排

OPEC representatives are to meet in Geneva next Monday.

石油输出国组织的代表将于下周一在日内瓦会面。

B. 用于禁止/公告

You are not to tell her anything about our plans.

(= You mustn’t)

你不可以把我们的计划告诉她。

POISON: NOT TO BE TAKEN!

有毒，禁止使用！

9. pursuing knowledge to the full extent of one’s abilities (Line 69-70)

making all possible efforts to gain knowledge.

10. Not until the words“nerd”and “geek”become terms of praise rather than insults do we stand a chance .

(Line 71)

not… until… 直到„„ 才„„

 She did not arrive until the concert was over.

她直到音乐会结束才来。

not until 直到„„（才）是含有否定词的连词，放在句首这一新类型的倒装结构是：

not until(否定词组)+ 强调部分+助动词+主语+谓语其余部分+ „„

 Not until the concert was over did she arrive .

Text B

Our Changing Lifestyle: Trends and Fads

【重点词汇】

重点单词

trend, escape, specific, rational, creative, commercial, additional, frequent, similar

重点短语

in /out of style, go/be in fashion, out of date, point out

1. trend: n. a general direction or course of development; tendency 趋势；倾向

 Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the trend will continue

into the next decade.

全世界范围内犯罪率在上升，我们有种种理由相信这一趋势将持续到下一个十年。

 The trend of modern living is inevitable.

2. escape: vt. avoid 避免

 He thinks that he will never escape the hard work.

 Three of the prisoners have escaped from the prison.

3. specific: a. fixed, determined or named; certain 特定的，特有的

 A scaly skin is a specific features of snakes. 鱼鳞状外皮是蛇的特征。

 There was no specific reason for the quarrel. 争论并无明确的原由。

specification: n. 指明，规格，说明书

specificity: n. 特征；特性

specify: v. 指明，说明

specifically: ad. 特别地

4. rational: a. (of people)able to think and make decisions based on reason 理性的，理智的

a. (of ideas and behavior ) sensible; according to reason 合理的，处于理性的 a. detailed and exact; clear in meaning 具体的，明确的 (from, out of) get free; get away 逃脱；逃跑

nerds and geeks课文翻译篇二：21世纪 大学英语 读写教程第一册B1_U06_A 教师课件 内含 习题答案 要点提示

nerds and geeks课文翻译篇三：Text A Nerds and geeks

Text A Nerds and geeks

Leonid Fridman

1 There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious.

2 We all know what a nerd is: someone who wears thick glasses and ugly clothes; someone who knows all the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a Satturday night. And a geek, according to "Webster's New World Dictionary," is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens. It is about our language and our culture that someone dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge is compared to such a freak.

3 Even at a prestigious educational institution like Harvard, anti-intellectualism is but a small group of undergraduates for whom pursuing knowledge is the most important thing during their years at Harvard. Nerds are looked down upon while athletes are made heroes of. (make A of B---把…做成…；把…培养成…；明白)

4 idle away this time at parties with their classmates, become social outcasts. Because of to conform to society's anti-intellectual values, many are deprived of a chance to learn adequate social skills and acquire good communication tools.

5

6 Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of what they are. Those who don't study hard must stop teasing those who do, the bright kids with thick glasses. The anti-intellectual values that have spread throughout American society must be fought. 7 There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the U.S.. In most our economic rivals in East Asia, a kid who studies hard is praised and held up as an example to other students. （）

8 materially rewarding positions. But not in America, where average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities.

9 How long can America remain a world-class power if we constantly 10 Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by importing our scientists and intellectuals from abroad, as we have done for a major portion of this century without

the political will to spend a lot more money on education than we do now, do we think we can improve our schools if we laugh at our hard-working pupils and fail to respect their impoverished teachers?

11 Our . America's culture has not adapted to the demands of our times, to the economic realities that demand a highly educated workforce and innovative intelligent leadership.

12 If we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century, we had better do away with our anti-intellectualism and teach our children that a good life depends on exercising one's mind and pursuing knowledge to the full extent of one's abilities.

13

nerds and geeks课文翻译篇四：5 The nerds and geeks

The Needs and Geeks

There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious.

We all know what a nerd is: someone who wears thick glasses and ugly clothes; someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a Saturday night. And a geek, according to “Webster’s New World Dictionary”, is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens. It is a revealing fact about our language and our culture that someone dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge is compared to such a freak.

Even at a prestigious educational institution like Harvard, anti-intellectualism is widespread: Many students are ashamed to admit, even to their friends, how much they study. Although most students try to keep up their grades, there is but a small group of undergraduates for whom pursuing knowledge is the most important thing during their years at Harvard. Nerds are looked down upon while athletes are made heroes of.

The same thing happens in U.S. elementary and high schools. Children who prefer to read books rather than play football, prefer to build model airplanes rather than idle away this time at parties with their classmates, become social outcasts. Because of their intelligence and refusal to conform to society’s anti-intellectual values, many are deprived of a chance to learn adequate social skills and acquire good communication tools.

Enough is enough.

Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of what they are. Those who don’t study hard must stop teasing those who do, the bright kids with thick glasses. The anti-intellectual values that have spread throughout American society must be fought.

There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the U.S. In most industrialized nations, not least of all our economic rivals in East Asia , a kid who studies hard is praised and held up as an example to other students.

In many parts of the world, university professorships are the most prestigious and materially rewarding positions. But not in America, where average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities.

How can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their daughter studying mathematics instead of going dancing, or of their son reading Weber while his friends play baseball be expected to compete in the technology race with Japan or remain a leading political and cultural force in Europe? How long can America remain a world-class power if we constantly put social skills and physical strength over academic achievement and intellectual ability?

Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by importing our scientists and intellectuals from abroad, as we have done for a major portion of this century without making an effort to also cultivate a pro-intellectual culture at home? Even if we have the political will to spend a lot more money on education than we do now, do we think we can improve our schools if we laugh at our hard-working pupils and fail to respect their impoverished teachers?

Our fault lies not so much with our economy or with our politics as within ourselves, our values and our image of a good life. America’s culture has not adapted to the demands of our times, to the economic realities that demand a highly educated workforce and innovative intelligent leadership.

If we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century, we had better do away with our anti-intellectualism and teach our children that a good life depends on exercising one’s mind and pursuing knowledge to the full extent of one’s abilities.

Not until the words “nerd” and “geek” become terms of praise rather than insults do we stand a chance.

nerds and geeks课文翻译篇五：21世纪大学英语读写教程(第一册)Unit 6

Unit 6

Text A

II.

1.A “nerd” is someone who does well in school,but is socially unpopular.“Geek” literally means a street performer who bites the heads off from chicken.Informally,it is often used by teens to describe a person who is “uncool” or not popular.

2.It shows that such students,and academic skills in general ,are not valued or respected.

3.This phrase means that the author feels it is now time to reverse the trend and to start respecting intelligent,hardworking students.

4.Because good students are not respected in school as children,they do not have any opportunity to develop the social skills that would make them popular as adults.

5.He suggests that poor students must stop teasing good students.

6.He says that they are treated much better in other countries than in the U.S..In East Asia,for example ,professors are well-paid and respected,and top students are praised as good examples.

7.He forecasts that it will lead to a downturn in the U.S.economy and to a lowering of America’s place in the world.

8.In the introduction ,the way in which “nerd”and“geek”are used to illustrate the value which the author is arguing against,In the conclusion,he points out that when these words gain a positive meaning,it will indicate that the battle has been won. IV.

1.shocked 2.admitted 3.pursue 4.prefer

5.intelligent 6.acquire 7.average 8.cultivate

9.typical 10.pursult 11.imported 12.bite

13.compete 14.constandtly 15.prestigious 16.extent

V.

1.dedicated ,to 2.stood a chance 3.held up as 4.least of all

5.conform to 6.compares,to 7.done away with 8.deprived of

9.looked down upon 10.adapt to 11.instead of 12.keep up VI.

1.fatherhood 2.wisdom 3.betrayal 4.withdrawal

5.adulthood 6.sportsmanship 7.relationship 8.burial

9.bachelorhood 10.editorship 11.renewal 12.citizenship

13.scholarship 14.doctorship 15.boyhood 16.dismissal

17.boredom 18.membership 19.partnership 20.denial

21.refusal 22.arrival 23.approval 24.survival VII.

1. Not until the publication of the article did the U.S.leaders come to realize that something had gone wrong .

2. Not until next week will the full text of the report be pubished.

3. Not until the time of the final examinations did the student start to read his books.

4. Not until we reconsider and change the system of values in our society will university professorship become rewarding positions.

5. Not until he fled to Moscow with his family did his role as a Soviet spy become known.

VIII.

1. If we are to promote higher education,we must try to make university profesorship the most prestigiouspositions in the country.

2. If we are to remain a world-class power,our universities must be able to train students to become first-class scholars and engineers.

3. If you are to make your child a person of knowledge,you must encourage him to spend more time studying.

4. If you are to apply for this scholarship,fill in the application from and return it now.

5. If we are to further develop the economy of Shanghai,we have to make full use of the Yangtze River.

IX.

1.stopped breathing 2.stopped to think 3.stop teasing

4.stopped thinking ,stopped trying 5.stopped to listen

X.

1. He is able to make the point as clear and convincing as his teacher.

2. This is not so much a matter of putting more money into education as a matter of changing our anti-intellectual values.

3. They think that social ckills are as important as acdemic achievement to a student.

4. The purpose of this article is not so much to answer as to discuss the question.

5. Professional ballplayers are as respected and well paid as professors in this country.

XI.

pursuit system intellectual hardworking popular down same Professional hand institution negative Rival compete away dedicated VII.

1. The problem lies in how people look at those students dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge.

2. Our givernment has decided to put a lot more money into education than before.

3. We have to train more first-class engineers to compete in the technology race with Japan.

4. The intellectually curious and hard-working students should be praised and held up as examples to other students.

5. Not until we do away with our anti-intellectualism do we stand a chance to remain a world-class power .

6. We must adapt ourselves to the demands of our times,otherwise we’ll fall behind the other industrialized nations of the word.

7. The parents are proud of their son who is studying English while the other children are playing football.

8. Do you really expect to improve your English without spending more time studying it?

XIII.

Para.2 a

Para.3 and 4 e

Para.5 and 6 f

Para.7 and 8. g

Para.9 and 10 c

Para.11,12 and 13 b

XIV.

In his eassay,“Nerds and Geeks,”Leonid Fridman criticizes a serious problem he sees in American society:people who are smart,the best students in schools and universities,the professors and researchers in the adult world,are not given the respect that they deserve.Instead,American society respects and praises people who achieve popularity through more supperficial means,such as athletes and entertainers.This prejudice is shown in the use of insulting words such as“nerd”and“geek”to describe the best,most hardworking studnets even at a university like Harvard.Fridman says that in order to remain a successful,competitive nation,theU.S.must change its attitude and start respecting the smartest,hard-working citizens.Only when people are proud of being a nerd or a geek will this important problem be solved.

Text B

Exercise A

para.2: the influence of fashion

para.3: fads

In the United States,even people can be“in”or“out”.

para.4:reasons for such changes

What causes such fads to come and go?And why do so many people follow

them?

para.5:the difference between a fad and a trend

Dr.Santino points out that it’s something difficult to see the difference between

a fad and a trend.

para.6:Eurokids

Some of the Eurokids’fads will disappear and others will come along,but it will

be interesting to see if the trend continues and becomes a true part of European culture.

Execise B

1.

2.

3.

4.

5. in fashion/fashionbale;old fashioned a kind of Italian food a person who kills the insects and rats in a place make money wonderful;wonderful

6.

7.

8.

9. against reasonable behavior being the only one of its type a general direction ,tendency Europeans in mid-1990s who follow the same fads in fashion,music,and food. Exercise C

1,A 2.A 3.C 4.A

Text C

Exercise A

1.A 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.B

Exercise B

1.identical 2.popularity

5.rebel 6.claim

9.barrier 10.counts 6.A 7.C 8.B 3.concerned 7.cocoon 9.A 4.instant 8.award

nerds and geeks课文翻译篇六：21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册Unit 6

st century)

Objectives of the course:

Students will be able to

1. grasp the main idea and structure of the text;

2. appreciate the write and reading skills;

3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;

4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.

Time Division for two-hour classes one time:

1) Revision (10 minutes)

2) Course delivery (around 70 minutes)

3) Review and assignment (5-10 minutes)

I. Revision:

1. Reviewing the previous units;

2. Reviewing what has been learnt about this unit in the course of learning it.;

2. Testing the students‘ mastery of the key language points including the writing skill;

3. Doing some dictating and having quizs.

II. Course delivery

i. Study of Text A “The Washwoman”

i) Pre-reading activities

1. Ask Ss the following questions:

1) Are there any negative terms in China that are used in connection with a fellow student? What values do they express? Are they used for hard working students?

2) Do you know the terms “nerds” and “geeks”? If not, skim through the first Unit Six

two paragraphs to guess their meaning.

2. Text-related information:

Harvard and Max Weber( 1864-1920).

3. Pre-reading listening

Do the listening practice concerning ―Nerds and Geeks‖.

ii) Words and expressions:

Go through the words and expressions, paying attention to

 pronunciation

 meanings

having in mind synonyms and antonyms

 word building: learn word building knowledge to enlarge vocabulary in terms of

compound words, suffixes, prefixes and word roots.

compound words: see Ex VIII;

suffixes: -hood and –ship can be added to nouns to form new nounswhereas the suffix –al is used to form nouns from verbs and the suffix –dom to form either adjectives or nouns. (do Exx. VI)

prefixes

word roots: (part of a word) on which other forms of that word are based,如fuse, found = to pour (倾，倒)；priv =private (私有的)，to deprive (使丧失).

学习2个词根: fuse, found = to pour (倾，倒)；priv =private (私有的)，to deprive (使丧失).

词根fuse, found = to pour (倾，倒)：拉丁文fundere(= to pour), 过去分词为fusus.  fuse v.熔，融合 （为了注入）

注意：以下的意思与字源相异，是为了方便起见而收录于此。

fuse n.保险丝，导火线 v.装上保险丝， 保险丝烧断

 fusible a.可溶解的，易熔的

 fusion n.溶解，融合

 found v.铸造 （注入）

 foundry n.铸造工厂，铸造法 《-ry表示场所的名词字尾》

 confound v.使惊慌，使惊讶，使狼狈 (共同注入)《con-=together》

 circumfuse v.散布，围绕，充溢 （流入四周）《circum-=around》

(circum+fuse=around +pour)

 confuse v.使混乱 （共同注入）

 confusion n.混乱，骚乱

 diffuse [v. di‘fju:z adj. di‘fju:s] v.散布，扩散，溢漫，广布 a. 散布的，

扩散的 （注入各处） 《dif-=dis-=apart》

 diffusion n.散布，普及

 diffusive a.散布的，普及的 （dif+fus+ive=apart+pour+adj.）

 effuse v.流出，泻出 （流出）《ef-=ex-=out》

 effusion n.流出，泻出

 infuse v.注入，灌溉 （流入）《in-=into》

 infusion n. 注入，灌溉

 interfuse v.充满，散布 （注入其间）《inter-=between》

 perfuse v.使充满，撒满，洒遍 （完全注入） 《per-=thoroughly》

 profuse a.大量的，浪费的 （流出太多）《pro-=forth》

 profusion n.丰富，大量，浪费

 refuse v.拒绝，谢绝 （流回）《re-=back》

 refusal n.拒绝，谢绝

 suffuse v.充盈，布满 （注入下方）《suf-=sub-=under》 (suf＋fuse = under+pour)  suffusion n.充满，布满

 transfuse v.输入，注射，输血 （从......注入......） 《trans-=across》

 futile a.无用的，无效的 （无用的流入）

 refute v.反驳，驳斥 （流回） 《re- = back》



词根priv =private (私有的)，to deprive (使丧失): 拉丁文privus(=private), privare(=to deprive),过去分词是privatus.

 private a.私人的，秘密的，私立的

 privacy n.隐居，独处，秘密，私事，隐私

 privately ad.私下地，不公开地

 privation [prai‘veiʃən] n.匮乏，穷困

 privatism [‗praivətizəm]n.个人主义，利己主义 《－ism = 主义》

 privative a.缺乏的，剥夺的

 privatize v.使民营化，使私有化

 privilege n.特权，恩典，特殊利益 （限于一个人的法律）《leg=law》 (privi

+lege ＝ private + law)

 privileged a.特权的，有特殊利益的

 privy [‗privi] a.与闻秘密的，私有的，君主私有或私用的 n.[法律]当事人，

关系人

 privily [‗privili] ad.私下地，秘密地

 privity n.共同与闻地秘密，暗中参与

 deprive v.剥夺，使丧失 （从……夺走）《de- =dis- = from》

 deprived a.被剥夺地，贫穷地，贫困地

 deprivation [ ˌ depri ˌ veiʃən ] n.剥夺; (圣职等的)免职, 撤职; 废止；丧失, 损

失；清苦的生活

maternal deprivation【心理】母爱剥夺

sensory deprivation【心理】感觉剥夺

water deprivation脱水(作用)

iii) Language points including text analysis

1. The teacher guides the students to go through the text paragraph by paragraph and

in this process the teacher may mainly focus on the key language points with examples if necessary and give students practice.

1）the intellectually curious and academically serious – those students who have

genuine curiosity for academic knowledge and who regard study as a serious business求知欲强又严谨治学的人

2）be dedicated to – devote (esp.oneself) to a special task or purpose致力于，献身于 e.g. She dedicated her whole life to helping the poor.她一生致力于帮助穷人。

He dedicated his life/himself to the Civil Rights Movement.他献身于人权运动。 The medical student is dedicated to finding a cure for AIDS.这位医科学生致力于寻找治疗艾滋病的方法。

The elderly gentleman was a dedicated teacher.这位上了年纪的绅士是个专注于教学的老师。

3）pursue vt.(-sued, -suing)

(1)追；追捕；追杀；追击

e.g. The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.警方正在追捕一个在逃的犯人。

(2) 追随, 跟随, 注意; 缠；纠缠

e.g. Bad luck pursued us.恶运纠缠着我们。

Illness pursued him till his death, which made us all bitterly painful.疾病一直纠缠着他,直到他去世,这使我们大家痛苦极了。

(3) 追求；寻求；不断努力以取得

e.g. to pursue pleasure寻乐

(4) 继续；从事；贯彻

e.g. She pursued the study of English for five years.她持续不断地学了五年英语。

(5) 沿（路）而行；顺（路）

e.g. The ship continued to pursue a northern course.船继续向北航行。

附：pursuit n. 追赶, 追逐, 追踪, 追捕, 追击;实行, 经营,嗜好;事务, 职业, 研究;追求, 寻求;[美]【军】 歼击机, 驱逐机

e.g. one's daily pursuit某人日常工作

daily pursuits日常事务

commercial pursuits商业工作

literary pursuits文学工作[研究]

educational pursuit教育事业

lead pursuit引导跟踪方式

scholastic pursuit学术探讨[研究]; 做学问

pursuit of profit追逐利润

in one's pursuit of happiness追求幸福

hell -for -leather pursuit全力追击, 拼命追赶

in pursuit of追踪, 追求

in hot pursuit穷追

（4) …is compared to such a freak—被比作这样的怪人

compare v. (-pared, -paring);n.

(1)vt. 比较， 对照（with）; 把...比作, 比喻（to）;（把形容词或副词）变成比较级［最高级］

e.g. compare one thing with another将一物与另一物比较

Man's life is often compared to a candle.人生常被喻为蜡烛。

A teacher's work is often compared to a candle.教师的工作常被比作蜡烛。

The poet compares his lover to a rose in his poems.诗人在他诗歌中把他的情人比作玫瑰花。

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nerds and geeks课文翻译篇八：21世纪 大学英语课文 6a

Nerds and GeeksLeonid Fridman1】There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious.2】We all know what a nerd is: someone who wears thick glasses and ugly clothes; someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a Saturday night. And a geek, according to Webster’s New World Dictionary, is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens. It is a revealing fact about our language and our culture that someone dedicated to pursuit of knowledge is compared to such a freak.3】Even at a prestigious educational institution like Harvard, anti-intellectualism is widespread: Many students are ashamed to admit, even to their friends, how much they study. Although most students try to keep up their grades, there is but a small group of undergraduates for whom pursuing knowledge is the most important thing during their years at Harvard. Nerds are looked down upon while athletes are made heroes of.4】The same thing happens in U.S. elementary and high schools. Children who prefer to read books rather than play football, prefer to build model airplanes rather than idle away their time at parties with their classmates, become social outcasts. Because of their intelligence and refusal to conform to society’s anti-intellectual values, many are deprived of a chance to learn adequate social skills and acquire good communication tools.5】Enough is enough.6】Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of what they are. Those who don’t study hard must stop teasing those who do, the bright kids with thick glasses. The anti-intellectual values that have spread throughout American society must be fought.7】There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the U.S. In most industrialized nations, not least of all our economic rivals in East Asia, a kid who studies hard is praised and held up as an example to other students.8】In many parts of the world, university professorships are the most prestigious and materially rewarding positions. But not in America, where average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities.9】How can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their daughter studying mathematics instead of going dancing, or of their son reading Weber while his friends play baseball be expected to compete in the technology race with Japan? How long can America remain a world-class power if we constantly put social skills and physical strength over academic achievement and intellectual ability?10】Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by importing our scientists and intellectuals from abroad, as we have done for a major portion of this century without making a

n effort to also cultivate a pro-intellectual culture at home? Even if we have the political will to spend a lot more money on education than we do now, do we think we can improve our schools if we laugh at our hardworking pupils and fail to respect their impoverished teachers?11】Our fault lies not so much with our economy or with our politics as within ourselves, our values and our image of a good life. America’s culture has not adapted to the demands of our times, to the economic realities that demand a highly educated workforce and innovative intelligent leadership.12】If we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century, we had better do away with our anti-intellectualism and teach our children that a good life depends on exercising one’s mind and pursuing knowledge to the full extent of one’s abilities.13】Not until the words "nerd” and “geek” become terms of praise rather than insults do we stand a chance.

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