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1、This is AmericaThis is AmericaHighlights TopicHigher Education in America Words and Phrassescomplex，involvement，attend, specialize， as a result, divide into, earn a living, major in Grammar tipsTensesPassage AThink about the following questions. 1.Do you know any famous universities in the US? 2.How
2、 about the higher education of the US in your mind? 3.Do you know what the difference is between a college and a university?Higher Education in AmericaAmerica has a very well-developed higher education system with a large scale and complex types. It focuses on training students to obtain new knowled
3、ge and the ability of analysis and creation.Paragraph 1words1、well-developedadj. fully developed 完善的，健全的 e.g. well-developed 是个复合词。英语中复合词 是由两个或者两个以上的自由词素组成，表达 单一的语意概念。例如，son-in-law 女婿，养子oil-field 油田n. (尤指与其他事物相比)规模、程度、范围e.g. on a large scale 很大规模on a global scale 在全球范围内v. scale sth. down/back 减少（数量）
4、；缩小 （规模或者范围）scale sth. up 增大，扩大规模数量eg. We are thinking of scaling down our training programmes next year.2、scale /skeil/wordsadj. 复杂的；难懂的；综合的 e.g. complex machinery 结构复杂的机器the complex structure of the human brain复杂的人脑结构。3、complex words集中（注意力、精力）于e.g. Time is limited. Please focus your attention on y
5、our work.时间有限，请集中精力在你的工作上。The discussion focused on three main problems.讨论集中在三个主要问题上。4、focus on/uponwordsn.（对事物的）分析；分析结果e.g. He has given an acute analysis of the accident.对于这次事故，他给出了敏锐的分析。The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes.这本书分析了贫困及其原因。5、analysiswordsThey have public colleges and uni
6、versities and private ones. A big difference involves money. State schools cost less because they get money from the States that started them to local citizens. As a result, out-of-state and international students usually pay more than state residents, at least the first year.Paragraph 2adj. 公立的；公共的
7、e.g. a public education system 公共教育体系a public library 公共图书馆6、publicwordsadj. 私立的；民营的；私人的e.g. private doctor 私人医生7、privatev.包含；需要e.g. Any investment involves an element of risk.任何投资都有一定的冒险成分。Many of the crimes involves drugs.许多罪案都与毒品有关。8、involvewords后果，结果 e.g. He was late as a result of the snow.他因为下
8、雪而迟到。He made one big mistake, and ,as a result , lost his job.他犯了个打错，丢了工作。9、as a result (of )wordsn. 居民；住户e.g. Income level of urban and rural residents increase rapidly.城市和农村居民的收入水平 增长很快。10、residentwordse.g. Itll cost at least 500 dollars.它至少要花费500美元。10、resident11、at least 至少But , of course, prices
9、 alone do not say anything about quality of a school or the value of an education.12、alone仅仅；单；只（用于名词或代词后以加强语气）Paragraph 3Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both offer undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a liv
10、ing. But many colleges do not offer graduate studies. Another difference is that universities are generally bigger. They offer more programs and do more research.Paragraph 4n. (东西、地方)有相同的特征（或特点等）e.g. The two cultures have a lot in common.这两种文化具有许多相同之处。words13 、have sth. in common代词。（与复数名次连用）两个，两个都 e
11、.g. Both the women are French.两名妇女都是法国人。14、bothwordsboth and 不仅而且Both his mother and his father will be there.他父母二人都要去那里。15、undergraduatewordsn. 大学本科生postgraduate/graduate 硕士研究生doctoral candidate 博士研究生Arts 文科（如语言学、历史学、文学等等）Sciences 理科（物理、化学等）16、arts and scienceswords谋生,营生e.g. She earned a living as
12、a part-time secretary.她靠做兼职秘书为生。Its known to all that Jingdezhen earns its living in making china.众所周知，景德镇以制瓷器为生。17、 earn a livingwordsAnother place of higher education, especially in technical areas, is an institute, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet even an institute of technolog
13、y can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. M.I.T says that seventy-five percent of freshmen come there with a strong interest and involvement in arts.Paragraph 518、institutewordsn. 学会；研究所；研究院e.g. institutes of higher education 高等学校a research institute 研究所19、freshmann. 大一新生大一学生frashman大二学生
14、sophomore大三学生junior student大四学生senior student20、involvementwordsInvolvement in/with sth.耗费时间；投入、沉迷e.g. Her growing involvement with music.她对音乐投入日益增长。M.I.T says that seventy-five percent of freshmen come there with a strong interest and involvement in arts.麻省理工学院表示，有百分之七十五的大一学 生选择该校是因为他们对文科非常感兴趣，非 常沉
15、迷。 “介词with +名词或代词（组）”组成的一般的 with 短语在句子中可以作定语和状语。做状语 的时候，它能表示时间、伴随和条件。本句中 with短语表示原因。The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true. A college can also be a part of a university. For example, Harvard college is the Underg
16、raduate part of Harvard University.Programs in higher learning can also be called schools, like a school of engineering or a medical school within a college or university.Paragraph 6、721、 dividedintowords划分；分割；分成e.g. White lines divided the playing area into sections.这些白线将赛区分成了各个部分。22、 schoolwords（高等学校的）学院，系e.g. the university medical/law school 大学的医学院/法学院the school of languages语
