新视野大学英语教材课文要点第二册后五单元

新视野大学英语教材课文要点第二册前五单元,手工整理，取自教学光盘精简盘，费了很长时间才整理出来的。

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As His Name Is, So Is He! (Title)

Meaning: A man's name suggests something about his nature or manner. 2

I just don't feel like a Debbie. (Para. 1)

Meaning: I just do not think the name Debbie can show my character. 3

One day, while filling out an application form for a publishing job, the young woman impulsively substituted her middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie. (Para. 2)

Meaning: One day, when she was filling out an application form for a publishing job, the young woman replaced her first name Debbie with her middle name Lynne without thinking much.

Note that middle names are chosen by parents at the same time as the first name. Popular middle names are identical to those of first names, such as John, James, David, etc., with an emphasis on biblical figures (again, like first names). In the US and UK, a male's middle name is sometimes his father's first name. Alternatively, a male's first name may be the same as his father's, in which case the middle name may be used as a first name so as to distinguish him from his father. 4

Naturally, the name change didn't cause Debbie/Lynne's professional achievement... (Para. 3)

Meaning: Of course, the name change was not the reason for Debbie/Lynne's success at work... 5

... but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents. (Para. 3)

Meaning: ... but without doubt it helped, even if it only made her feel a little more confident in her abilities. 6

Throughout history, names have not merely identified people but also described them. (Para. 3)

Note that "not merely... but also..." simply means "not only... but also...". 7

... some quality considered characteristic or descriptive of a person or a thing, often expressing approval or disapproval. (Para. 3)

Meaning: ... some quality believed to be typical of a person or thing, often showing that they approve or disapprove something. 8

"For better or worse..." (Para. 3)

Meaning: Whether the result is good or bad...

Note that this expression has become widely known because it appears in the marriage service: "... for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, till death do us part".（......无论贫穷还是富有，疾病还是健康，相爱相敬，不离不弃。） 9

The latter name particularly bothers me... (Para. 4)

Meaning: The second name especially disturbs me... 10

... which some think makes me more qualified to be a baseball player than, say, an art critic. (Para. 4)

Meaning: ...the name suggests to some people that I am more suitable to be a baseball player than something else, for example, an art critic. 11

Even so, one prominent magazine consistently refused to print "Joe" in my by-line... (Para. 4)

Meaning: However, one well-known magazine repeatedly refused to print my name "Joe" as the name of the writer of the story or article... 12

I suspect that if I were a more refined Arthur or Adrian, the name would have appeared complete. (Para. 4)

Meaning: I think that if my name were Arthur or Adrian, which suggests that a person with the name is well-educated and polite, my full name would have been printed in my by-line. 13

... names with a positive sense can work for you, even encourage new acquaintances. (Para. 5)

Meaning: ... names that suggest good qualities can be useful, and even help you come to know new people. 14

... turned down a blind date... (Para. 5)

Meaning: ... refused to go to a date arranged by someone else... 15

新视野大学英语教材课文要点第二册前五单元,手工整理，取自教学光盘精简盘，费了很长时间才整理出来的。

... she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very impressive man... (Para. 5)

Meaning: ... she came over to me at a party, insisting that I introduce her to a charming man... 16

She was ill at ease. (Para. 5)

Meaning: She felt uncomfortable. 17

Though most of us would like to think ourselves free from such prejudiced notions, we're all guilty of name stereotyping to some extent. (Para. 6)

Meaning: Though most of us would like to think that we don't have such prejudiced notions, to some degree, all of us are wrong having too-simple ideas or images about people and attaching to them the qualities suggested by their names.

Note that in the text, "name stereotyping" means attaching an over-simplified idea or image to people according to the qualities suggested by their names. The term "stereotype" is often used in a negative sense, and stereotypes are seen by many as undesirable beliefs which can be altered through education. Common stereotypes include a variety of unfair ideas or images about various social groups based on race, class and sex. 18

Confess: Wouldn't you be surprised to meet a carpenter named Nigel? A physicist called Bertha? A Pope Mel? (Para. 6) People tend to have stereotypes or prejudice about names. Here is why the writer says we may be surprised to meet certain people with certain names in relation to their profession.

carpenter and Nigel: The name Nigel usually donates a champion or an artist who are of higher social class, while a carpenter is usually seen as a labor worker of lower social class. So people will be surprised to meet a carpenter with the name Nigel.

physicist and Bertha: Bertha usually makes people think of somebody who is fat. A physicist, however, should know how to eat healthily and keep a good figure. That is why people will be surprised to meet a physicist with the name of Bertha. Pope and Mel: A Pope is a person of very high social class and is highly respected. Ho …… 此处隐藏：54523字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……