零基础教程|1910考期自考英语二第五单元A课文精讲

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今天，我们要学习的00015自考英语二第五单元A部分的课文精讲，同学们一定要做好笔记认真听讲，我们开始啦~

单词文本：

This is a great truth, oneof the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see thistruth we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we trulyunderstand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. Because once it isaccepted, the fact that（引出同位语从句） life is difficult nolonger matters.

Most people do not fullysee this truth that life is difficult.

Instead they moan more orless incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems,their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as iflife should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that（引出同位语从句） their difficulties represent a unique kind ofaffliction（痛苦）that should not be and that has somehowbeen especially visited upon（施加，造成，使遭受）them, or elseupon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or eventheir species, and not upon others. I know about this moaning because I havedone my share.

Life is a series ofproblems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach ourchildren to solve them?

Discipline（磨练）is the basic set of tools we require to solvelife's problems. Without discipline，we can solvenothing. With only some discipline we can solve only some problems. With totaldiscipline we can solve all problems.

What make life difficult isthat the process of confronting and solving problems is a painful one.Problems, depending upon their nature, evoke in us frustration of grief, sadness,loneliness, guilt, regret, anger, fear, anxiety, anguish, despair. These areuncomfortable feelings, often very uncomfortable, often as painful as any kindof physical pain, sometimes equaling the very worst kind of physical pain.Indeed, it is because of the pain that events or conflicts engender in us allthat we call them problems. And since life poses（提出）anendless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain aswell as joy.

Yet it is in this whole process of meeting andsolving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the cutting edge（尖端/优势）that distinguishesbetween success and failure. Problems call forth（引发）ourcourage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and our wisdom. It isonly because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. When we desireto encourage the growth of the human spirit, we challenge and encourage thehuman capacity（能力；容量；生产能力） to solve problems, just asin school we deliberately set problems for our children to solve. It is throughthe pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn. As BenjaminFranklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct." It is for thisreason that wise people learn not to dread but actually to welcome problems andactually to welcome the pain of problems.

这是一条真理，是众多伟大真理之一。一旦我们真正认识了它，才会超越其本身。一旦我们真正认识到生活的艰难所在，真正理解并接受它，生活将不再如那般的艰难，生活是艰难的这一事实，也不会再影响到我们。

大多数人并未真正认识到生活是艰难的这一事实。

相反，他们不停地无病呻吟，或是聒噪地，或是微弱地，絮叨着他们所遭遇的种种问题、所承受的负担以及所忍受的苦难，好像生活应该是一帆风顺的。他们或高声抗议，或微弱地嘀咕，认为他们的苦难代表一种特殊的不幸，它不应加诸于他们，现在却降临在他们身上，或是他们家人身上、或是他们的部落、他们的阶级、国家、种族、甚至于他们这一特种身上，而不是别人。我深谙这种埋怨，因为我也曾参与其中。

生活是由一系列的问题组成的。我们是抱怨它们还是解决它们?我们想教育我们的孩子去解决它们吗?

磨练是我们解决生活问题所需要的一套基本工具，没有它我们什么也解决不了。部分磨练只能解决部分问题，历经磨练，我们才能解决所有问题。

生活的艰辛在于面对和解决问题的痛苦过程。不同性质的问题会让我们产生复杂的情绪：沮丧、悲伤、寂寞、内疚、遗憾、愤怒、恐惧、焦虑、痛苦还有绝望。这些情感上的痛苦和身体上的痛苦一样，有时同最深刻的肉体疼痛一样，让人难受，难以释怀。事实上，正是由那些经历或挣扎冲突在我们的内心引起的疼痛才产生了我们称之为问题的东西。由于生活总会给我们提出一系列无穷无尽的问题，生活才总会充满苦难，带给我们痛并快乐着的体验。

然而，正是在面对和解决这些问题的过程中才让生活有了意义。问题是区别我们成败的界限，也召唤出我们的勇气与智慧，事实上，还创造了我们的勇气与智慧。只有经历了这些问题，我们才会得到精神上和心理上的成长。当我们渴望鼓舞人类精神的时候，我们会挑战自我，振奋精神去解决问题，如同我们在学校里故意设置难题让孩子们来解决一样。只有在经历了对抗和解决的痛苦过程后我们才会学有所得。正如本杰明?富兰克林所言：“这些困难会伤害你，也会教导你”。也正因为此，聪明人才不畏痛苦，迎难而上。

陶老师：

如果时间充足的话，建议同学们儿多听，最好能默写哈！

①  Life Is Difficult.

②  This is a great truth, one of the greatesttruths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth we transcendit. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand andaccept it-then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, thefact that life is difficult no longer matters.  （承上句）

③  Most people do not fully see this truththat life is difficult.

④  Instead they moan more or lessincessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, theirburdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if lifeshould be easy. (1)They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that theirdifficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and thathas somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families,their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, andnot upon others. I know about this moaning because I have done my share.  （承上、总结的句子）

本部分重点及难点：

1. They voicetheir belief, noisily or subtly, that their difficulties represent a uniquekind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especiallyvisited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, theirnation, their race or even their species, and not upon others.

visit sth. on /upon sb./sth.  （古）  inflict  （造成，使遭受）  punishment on sb./sth.

对某人  /  某物进行惩罚

visit the sins ofthe parents upon their children  相当于  make the children suffer for  their parent'sfailings   使子女因父母之过错而受惩罚

⑤  Life is a series of problems. Do we wantto moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach our children to solvethem?

⑥  Discipline is the basic set of tools werequire to solve life's problems.  （主题句）

Without disciplinewe can solve nothing. With only some discipline we can solve only someproblems. With total discipline we can solve all problems.

⑦  What make life difficult is that theprocess of confronting and solving problems is a painful one. Problems,depending upon their nature, evoke in us frustration of grief, sadness,loneliness, guilt, regret, anger, fear, anxiety, anguish, despair. These areuncomfortable feelings, often very uncomfortable, often as painful as any kindof physical pain, sometimes equaling the very worst kind of physical pain.(2)Indeed, it is because of the pain that events or conflicts engender in usall that we call them problems.  （承上启下句）  (3)And since life poses an endless seriesof problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

本部分重点及难点：

2. Indeed, it isbecause of the pain that events or conflicts engender in us all that we callthem problems.  强调句。去掉  it is  …  that  …剩下的部分成立。

3. And since lifeposes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full ofpain as well as joy.

pose an endless series of problems

pose threat

pose danger

pose for a picture

⑧  (4)Yet it is in this whole process ofmeeting and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are thecutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems callforth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and ourwisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we challenge andencourage the human capacity to solve problems, just as in school wedeliberately set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain ofconfronting and resolving problems that we learn.  （承上启下句）  As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things thathurt, instruct." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dreadbut actually to welcome problems and actually to welcome the pain of problems.

本部分重点及难点：

4. (Paragraph 8)Yet it is in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life hasits meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between successand failure. Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, theycreate our courage and our wisdom. It is only because of problems that we growmentally and spiritually. When we desire to encourage the growth of the humanspirit, we challenge and encourage the human capacity to solve problems, justas in school we deliberately set problems for our children to solve. It isthrough the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn.  （承上启下句）  As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things thathurt, instruct." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dreadbut actually to welcome problems and actually to welcome the pain of problems.

本文出现最多的结构是强调结构。本段中的强调结构有：

（  1  ）  Yet it isin this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has itsmeaning.

（  2  ）  It is onlybecause of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

（本句的语序要留意）

比较：  Only because of problems do we growmentally and spiritually.  类似的还有   not until   …被强调时，例如：

It was not untilmidnight that the party broke up.

Not until midnightdid the party break up.

（  3  ）  It isthrough the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn.

（  4  ）  It is forthis reason that wise people learn not to dread but actually to welcome problemsand actually to welcome the pain of problems.

陶老师：

每日寄语，基础差，底子薄，就要好好补补才行

你要尽全力保护你的梦想。那些嘲笑你梦想的人，他们必定会失败，他们想把你变成和他们一样的人。你要坚信，只要心中有梦想，你就会与众不同。

00015英语二更新内容：

1.课文单词精讲

2.课文内容精讲

3.语法精讲

4.习题精讲