MnemonicsforInterpreters第一页,共三十六页。•rotelearning•机械学习Rotelearningisamemorizationtechniquebasedonrepetition.•Spontaneous•自发的;自然的;天然产生的;无意识的•borderingonanidentitycrisis第二页,共三十六页。•postcard/`p9ustk3d/n.明信片•fascinate/`f2sineit/vt.使着迷•enthralling/in`Fr8liM/adj.迷人的•auditorium/,5di`t5ri9m/n.会堂;礼堂•applaud/9`pl5d/v.拍手喝彩•fright/frait/n.受惊;惊骇•dedication/,dedi`keiH9n/n.贡献,奉献•①getover克服•②turnup出现•ply/plai/vt.不断劝人吃喝•unorthodox/`7n`5F9d4ks/adj.非正统的;异端的•rote/r9ut/n.死记硬背•spontaneous/sp4n`teinj9s/adj.自然产生的•decent/`d1snt/adj.正派的;端庄的•③breaktheice打破沉默•④warmup热身•⑤borderon濒临第三页,共三十六页。•I'veheardasayingthatwentsomethinglike,ifyoustayinacountryforthreeweeksyoucanwriteabook,threemonthsapostcard,andthreeyearsnothing!Iamnowfacedwiththisproblem.HavinglivedinChinaforaboutfiveyears,Iamtotallyusedtodailylifehere.Thatshouldn'tbesomethingtocomplainabout,right?Adaptingtoadifferentsocietyandcultureissomethingtobesatisfiedwith,isitnot?Usuallyitwouldbe.However,itmakeswritingacolumnaboutmyimpressionsofChinaalotmoredifficult.•IntheWest,studentlifeisacombinationofstudyandsocializingwithaheavyemphasisplacedonthesocializingpart!IwasgenuinelyimpressedbythededicationandmotivationofChinesestudents.WhenIwasastudentIwouldrarelygiveupmysparetimetoanyactivityconnectedwithstudy.Unlessexamswereapproaching,myweekendsweredevotedtohavingfunorperhapsapart-timejob.MyChinesestudents,ontheotherhand,seemedtospendtheirentirewakinghoursstudying.IunderstandthatcompetitioninChineseuniversitiesisextremelyintense.Nonetheless,theirenergyanddriveputmetoshame.第四页,共三十六页。•Itmaybetruethatrotelearningisover-emphasizedinChineseeducation.Nonetheless,IfoundthatthisdoesnotreflectthenaturalcharacterofChinesestudents.Giventheappropriateclassroomatmosphereandachancetowarmup,thestudentsImetwerenaturallyspontaneousandinstinctivelyenjoyeddrama.Insomeoftherole-playsweactedout,certainstudentsbecamesoinvolvedintheirpartsthattheywereborderingonanidentitycrisis!•ThankstothepolitenessandwarmthofChinesestudents,Iconqueredmyfearofspeakinginpublicandbecamemoreself-confident.Mostimportantly,Imetdozensoffinedecentpeopleandmadenumerousexcellentfriends.第五页,共三十六页。第六页,共三十六页。•我曾经听说过一个谚语,它好像是说如果你在一个国家呆上三礼拜,你能写一本书,如果是三个月,能写一张明信片;而如果是三年的话,就什么也写不出来了!我现在就碰到了这个问题。我在中国已经生活了五年,所以我已经完全适应了这里的日常生活。这可不是什么应该抱怨的事,对吧?融入到一个不同的社会和文化氛围当中是一件值得满足的事情,不是吗?通常情况下是这么回事的。然而,当我负责一个描述我对中国感受的栏目时,这一情况却大大增加了我的写作难度。•在西方社会,学生生活包含学习与社会交往两个部分,而侧重点则是社会交往!中国学生的这种付出和干劲确实给我留下了深深的印象。当我还是一个学生的时候,我几乎不会为了与学习相关的活动而牺牲我的业余时间。除非是为了迎接考试,否则我的周末全都用于玩乐或者用于做兼职。我的中国学生却截然不同,他们似乎是只要不睡觉,就总是在学习。我明白,在中国大学里竞争是极其激烈的。尽管这样,他们的精力和干劲还是使我觉得羞愧。•也许,中国的教育体制确实是过于注重死记硬背的学习方法。尽管如此,我却发现这并没有反映出中国学生的天性。我遇到的这些学生只要拥有一个适当的课堂氛围、获得一个进行热身练习的机会,就会很自然地进行互动,而且不由自主地享受着...