研究生英语系列教材
研究生英语 精读教程
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Contents Unit One
Text: You Are What You
Think...................................................................... 1 Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 10 Unit Two
Text: Cancer &
Chemicals.......................................................................... 11
Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 18 Unit Three Text: Rats and
Men..................................................................................... 19 Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 27 Unit Four
Text: Einstein’s Painful
Romance............................................................... 29 Supplementary
Reading........................................................................
..... 35 Unit Five
Text: The End Is Not at
Hand..................................................................... 37 Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 44 Unit Six
Text: Two Truths to Live
By........................................................................ 47 Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 58 Mini-Test
Ⅰ................................................................................................... 59 Unit Seven
Text: Good Taste, Bad
Taste....................................................................... 61 研究生英语精读教程
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Reading............................................................................. 70 Unit Eight Text: I Have a
Dream.................................................................................. 73 Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 80 Unit Nine
Text: This Was My
Mother.......................................................................... 81
Supplementary
Reading............................................................................. 91 Unit Ten
Text: Digital Revolution: How the Korean Group Became a Global
Champion........................................................................... 93
Supplementary
Reading........................................................................... 100
Unit Eleven
Text: In Search of the Real
Google........................................................... 101 Supplementary
Reading........................................................................... 118
Unit Twelve
Text: A Red Light for
Scofflaws................................................................. 119 Supplementary
Reading........................................................................... 129 Mini-Test
Ⅱ................................................................................................. 131
Unit One ?Text:
You Are What You Think
Claipe Safran Language Points
1. Para. [2]: mental ills
When used as a noun, “ill” means “anything causing harm, trouble,wrong, unhappiness, etc., specifically: a) an evil or misfortune; b) a disease”. Its synonyms in this lesson: disease (Para.10), ailments(Para.11), illness (Para.11)
Other synonyms: sickness, ailing, infirmity, indisposition, complaint, disorder, malady, distemper
2. Para. [7]: When they failed on the first call or two ...
When the first few people they phoned refused to donate blood ... 3. Para. [8]: self-fulfilling prophecy
a prediction brought to fulfilment chiefly as an effect of having been expected or predicted
4. Para. [9]: A sense of control ... is the litmus test for success.
Whether one feels in control of the situation will determine if one succeeds in the end.
5. Para. [10]: ... think they are better than the facts would justify ... overestimate themselves; regard themselves as better than they really are
6. Para. [13]: at one’s m other’s knee when one is a small child
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Word Study
1. donate v. donation n. donator n.
① He donated all his savings to the village school. ② They have donated to the Red Cross. ③ The van was donated to us by a local firm. ④ The new library has received a generous donation of 200 rare books from its favourite patron. ⑤ He made a donation of $1,000 to the children’s hospital. ⑥ The Famine Relief Fund has received 500 yuan in cash from an anonymous donator. 2. recur v. recurring adj. recurrent adj. recurrence n.
① He is more concerned about those problems which recur periodically. ② If you divide 10 by 3, the result will be a recurring decimal. ③ Lack of confidence in himself will be a recurring problem for him in the future. ④ The patient complained of a recurrent headache. ⑤ He was aware of the possibility of recurrence of his illness. ⑥ His words of encouragement recurred to my mind whenever I was in low spirits. 3. immune (to/against/from) adj. immunity n. immunize v.
immunology n. study of resistance to infection ① He seems to be immune to flattery. ② We are immune from smallpox as the result of vaccination. ③ The child has received immunity to a variety of infections. Unit One ④ He was given immunity from taxation on the ground that he had been seriously injured. ⑤ Ambassadors enjoy diplomatic immunity in the countries in which they are stationed. ⑥ Everyone who is going abroad will need to be immunized against typhoid. ⑦ The government is going to spend more money on its immunization program. ⑧ He has devoted all his life to immunology. 4. caution n. & v. cautious adj.
① You must exercise extreme caution when you cross this street. ② The police gave him a caution for speeding. ③ The policeman cautioned the motorist about his speed. ④ They cautioned him about danger. ⑤ His teacher cautioned him that he might fail his exam. ⑥ If I had been less cautious, I might have made greater progress. ⑦ They are very cautious of/about giving offence. ⑧ He walked cautiously in this unknown territory. 5. triumph n. & v. triumphant adj.
① The conquest of outer space is one of the greatest triumphs of modern science. ② His life was a triumph over ill health. ③ Though he had beaten his opponent in the election, they could detect no triumph in his eye. ④ Grinning broadly, he held up the prize in triumph. ⑤ Justice triumphs in the end. ⑥ He triumphed over many difficulties. ⑦ Her triumphant smile told me how proud she was of her success. ⑧ Having succeeded at his first attempt, the boy looked at me triumphantly. 研究生英语精读教程
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你认为自己是什么样的人,那你就是什么样的人
如果你改变想法——从悲观变为乐观 ——你就可以改变自己的生活 卡勒普·撒弗兰
[1] 你看酒杯是半杯有酒而不是半杯空着的吗?你的眼睛是盯着炸面圈,而 不是它中间的孔吗? 当研究者们仔细观察积极思维的作用时,这些陈词滥调突然 间都成了科学问题。
[2] 迅速增多的大量研究工作——迄今已有104 个研究项目,涉及大约15 000 人——证明乐观的态度可以使你更快乐、更健康、更成功。与此相反,悲观则导 致无望、疾病以及失败,它与沮丧、孤独、令人苦恼的腼腆密切相关。休斯敦莱 斯大学的心理学家克雷格·A· 安德森说:“如果我们能够教会人们更积极地思 考,那就如同为他们注射了预防这些心理疾病的疫苗。”
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