河海大学研究生英语第三版教案Unit 4

Unit 4

Explicit and Implicit Moral Education Questions:

1. What's your viewpoint on morality?

2. What is morality?

3. What is morality according to the opinion of the author?

4. What are the differences and relationships between explicit and implicit moral education?

5. Which kind of moral education is more effective in reality? Explicit or implicit moral education?

*morality--- principles of good behavior

Language points:

1. fall in ---(1) (cause sb.to) go on

parade, (cause sb.to )form a military formation

The captain ordered his men to fall in at once.

Fall in, men!

(2) fall accidentally into something, usu. dangerous or unpleasant

He gave his life to save a boy who had fallen in the water.

(3) sink inwards; become hollow or thin

The storm caused the roof to fall in. The sides of the trench fell in.

2. dismiss --- v.(1) allow to go

The teacher dismissed his class when the bell rang.

(2) send away (from one's employment, from service)

The servant was dismissed for being lazy and dishonest.

3. cover up ---(1) hide (sth. bad such as a wrong action or one's real intentions) usu. by deceit

She was clever at covering up her ignorance.

How can we cover up our tracks?

(2) put a cover such as clothing over (sth. or sb.)

Cover yourself up well, it's cold outside.

Jimmy's father told him to cover up and protect his chin when he boxed.

4. other than

(1) except

He has visited every country in Asia other than Japan.

(2) Different(ly) from

I do not wish him other than he is.

5. influence---cf. affect, impress, sway

The labor enthusiasm of the workers strongly influenced us.

Don't be influenced by bad example.

Weather influences the growth of plants.

Sad movies so affect some people that they cry.

Unusual exertion may affect the heart.

His quick mind impressed me favorably.

I was impressed by his prodigious.

They were swayed by sentiment. He was so swayed by public adulation that he snubbed his old friend.

6. contribute to sth.---help to cause

sth.

Does smoking contribute to lung cancer?

7. morals (pl.) --- standard of behavior; principles of right and wrong

He is a man of strict morals. to corrupt morals

to improve public morals

8. break down --- cause sth. to collapse; destroy

A coalition of Christian Democrates and Liberals broke down.

9. pertain to sth.---

(1) be connected with or relevant to sth.

What proofs do you have pertaining to the case?

(2) belong to sth. as a part of it

These are all the grounds pertaining to the castle.

(3) be appropriate to sth.

This is not the kind of behavior pertaining to the gentleman.

10. look on sb./sth. as sb./sth/--- regard or consider sb./sth. to be sb./sth.

She's looked on as the leading authority on the subject.

11. instill sth. in/into sb.--- cause sb. gradually to acquire ( a particular desirable quality)

instill a sense of responsibility in/into one's children

12. result in sth.--- have a specified effect or consequence

Our efforts resulted in success./failure.

All our efforts only resulted in the

knot becoming tighter.

Cf. result from--- be caused by sth.

Let us hope that peace will result from our talks.

The nation's troubles result from the government's stupidity.

13. live out ---

(1) live ( a certain sort of life)

Christians try to live out their lives following the Bible.

(2) live in a place away from one's work

Some of the students have rooms in their college, but most have to live out as there isn't room for them all.

(3) live to the end of ( a period of time)

She lived out the rest of her life

quietly in a country village.

I should like to live out my

days in peace and comfort.

14. doubt---cf. suspect

(1) suspect --- think likely; believe to be true

doubt --- be uncertain about; hesitate to believe

I suspected him to be liar.

I doubt whether he will come. I doubt the truth of this report.

I suspected him to be a swindler. I doubt his honesty.

Can you doubt that he will win?

(3) I suspect that he is a liar.

We doubt whether he is guilty.

There's no doubt but/that he is the guilty one.

I don't doubt that he is a thief. We don't doubt but that (but what ) the truth will be out.

15. exhort --- vt. advise sb. strongly or earnestly; urge sb.

The teacher exhorted him to work hard.

exhortation---n.[c] earnest request, speech, etc. that exhorts

All his father's exhortations were in vain.

16. in the presence of sb.= in sb's presence --- with sb. there, in the place where sb. is

He made the accusation in the presence of witness.

She asked them not to discuss the matter in her presence.

17. root -- [c](fig) source or basis

The root of the problem is lack of trust.

Money is often said to be the root of all evils

18. as+adv./adj.+as --- equally as, to the same extent as

She likes them as much as Paul. She is as clever as (she is) beautiful.

She works as carefully as she does quickly.

not so/as +adj./adv.+as --- not to the same extent as

The melting point of copper is not so/as high as that of iron.

(1) error correction

He is as tall as me.

(2) This model of car can run twice as fast as that one.

Their room is one-third as large as ours.

(3) He is not so (much) unintelligent as uneducated.