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Section Four: Text Appreciation

This

essay

is

definitely

categorized

as

a

piece

of

literature

in

the

full

and

deep

sense,

for

with

its

unique

beauty

and

charm

it

succeeds

in

cultivating

and

fostering

special

feelings

and

attitudes

towards

Oxford

among

the

readers. There are three elements making the writing highly

literary.

The

first

is

the

author

’

s

effort

to

create

a

general

impression of Oxford upon the readers, rather than present

accurate detailed facts. The second element is the romantic

atmosphere

the

author

creates.

The

third

is

uplifting

inspiration as advocated by neo-classicists. On Page 59 of the

textbook, several examples of these elements have been given.

Can

you

give

another

three

examples

in

the

text

that

illustrate the three elements?

?

1)

An

example

of

creating

a

general

impression

of

Oxford upon the readers rather than presenting accurate detailed

facts to them can be found in Paragraph 3:

“

I remember myself,

as

a

child,

visiting

Oxford,

and

thinking

that

some

of

the

buildings were almost shamefully ruinous of aspect; now that I

am

wiser

I

know

that

we

have

in

these

battered

and

fretted

1

palace-fronts a kind of beauty that fills the mind with an almost

despairing sense of loveliness, till the heart aches with gratitude,

and

thrills

with

the

desire

to

proclaim

the

glory

of

the

sight

aloud.

”

2)

An

example

of

the

romantic

atmosphere

the

author

creates can be found in Paragraph 4:

“…

that give a glimpse and

a

hint

—

no

more

—

of

a

fairy-land

of

shelter

and

fountains

within.

”

3)

An

example

of

uplifting

inspiration

can

be

found

in

Paragraph

7:

“…

the

ideals

that

may

not

make

for

immediate

national

greatness,

but

which,

if

delicately

and

faithfully

nurtured,

hold

out

at

least

a

hope

of

affecting

the

intellectual

and spiritual life of the world.

”

Section Five: Consolidation Activities

Language Work

I.

Explain

the

italicized

part

in

each

sentence

in

your

own

words.

1

.

?

stimulated or excited by

used to the greatest advantage

2.

?

decayed in appearance

is filled with

2

is excited by

3.

?

reflecting; showing

4.

?

sense; suggestion

reveal clearly; manifest

5.

?

a thing that people can choose freely as they please

a prevailing standard of belief or conduct; state of the mind

6.

?

companionship; company

II. Choose a word that best completes each of the following

sentences.

1.

?

C

Explanation:

vaccination:

接种疫苗

valence:

化合价

vagrancy:

流浪

variance:

（意见）分歧

“

Vagrancy

”

and

“

begging

”

are symmetrical, and more logical as

a match in this sentence than the other three options. Thus C is

the most suitable choice for the sentence.

2.

?

A

3

Explanation:

congenial: agreeable or pleasant

congressional: of or about congress

conga:

to

perform

conga,

a

dance

of

Latin-American

origin

in

which the dancers form a long winding line

跳康茄舞

cognizant: aware or conscious

Judging

from

the

context,

“

she

”

is

looking

for

an

agreeable

place

to

live

in,

for

which

meaning

“

congenia l

”

is

the

best

match.

3.

?

B

Explanation:

cornice: ornamental moulding, e.g. in plaster, round the walls of

a room, just below the ceiling

飞檐

captivity: the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed

cloister:

covered

passage

that

surrounds

one

side

of

a

square

garden in a church, monastery etc.

回廊

contemplation: quiet, serious thinking about something

From the context we can see the Italian hostage was imprisoned

for six weeks, so we should choose

“

captivity

”

for the blank.

4.

?

D

4

Explanation:

at hand: coming soon, easy to reach

in hand: being worked on or dealt with, in one

’

s possession or

control, under consideration

off hand: immediately, without time to think about it or find out

about something

out of hand: promptly, out of control

From

the

context

we

can

see

the

absenteeism

has

got

out

of

control, that is, out of hand, so D is the best choice.

5.

?

A

Explanation:

Only A can go together with

“

investigation

”

.

instigate: cause (sth.) to begin or happen, initiate

pinch: take or hold (sth.) in a tight grip between the thumb and

finger

screen: conceal, protect or shelter sth. /sb. with a screen

infuse: put (a quality) into sb. /sth.

6.

?

D

Explanation:

ornament: decoration

5

altar: table or raised flat-topped platform on which offerings are

made to a god

ecclesiasticism:

exaggerated

attachment

to

the

practices

or

principles of the Christian Church

教会中心主义，教条主义

appropriation: the process of saving money for a special purpose,

or

the

money

that

is

saved,

especially

by

a

business

or

government

拨款

Apparently,

Samuel

Morse

requested

some

money

from

the

Congress, so

“

app ropriation

”

is suitable for the blank.

7.

?

D

Explanation:

pomp

(

n

.):

splendid

display

or

magnificence,

esp.

at

a

public

event

quaint:

attractive

because

of

being

unusual

and

especially

old-fashioned

akin: similar, related

optimistic: believing that good things will happen in the future

Among the four words, only

“

optimistic

”

can be matched with

“

about

”

,

and

expresses

an

attitude

towards

the

coming

championship.

6

8.

?

A

Explanation: Only A suits the sentence semantically.

show up: make known the real truth about

show off: put out nicely for people

put out: extinguish (a fire), force to leave

put away: put sth. in a proper place

9.

?

C

Explanation:

From

the

former

part

of

the

sentence

we

can

see

Mara

only

had

a

brief

look

at

him.

In

the

four

words

given,

“

hint

”

means

“

indirect suggestion

”

and

“

sight

”

means

“

ability to

see,

vision

”

.

These

two

words

do

not

express

the

meaning

of

“

quick look

”

. Both

“

glance

”

and

“

glimpse

”

have the meaning of

“

a quick look at someone or something

”

, but a

“

glance

”

means

the

act

of

quickly

looking

at

someone

or

something,

i.e.

the

process of looking, while a

“

glimpse

”

is a sight that you see by

chance for a very short time, i.e. the result of looking. In a way

we can say

“

glimpse

”

< br> is the result of

“

glance

”

. People

“

take a

glance at sth.

”

and

“

get/catch a glimpse of

”

it. In the sentence,

there is the word

“

caught

”

, indicating the result is emphasized,

so C is the best choice.

7

10.

?

B

Explanation:

ardent: full of ardour, enthusiastic

arbitrary: based on personal opinion or impulse, not on reason

hustling: in a rough and hurried manner

darting: moving with sudden speed

The

former

part

of

the

sentence

says

that

we

did

not

actually

understand

the

issue

at

hand

before

decision-making,

so

the

choice could not have been based on thorough consideration or

reason; it may well be

“

arbitrary

”

(based on chance rather than

being planned or based on reason).

III.

F

ill

in

the

blanks

with

the

appropriate

phrasal

verbs

or

collocations from the text.

1.

?

potent

Explanation: From the context we can see the sentence intends

to

tell

that

the

drug

is

effective

but

has

side

effects.

“

Potent< /p>

”

means

“

(for drugs) having a strong effect

”

.

e.g.

This

is

a

very

potent

drug

and

can

have

unpleasant

side-effects.

2.

?

picturesque

8

Explanation:

A

“< /p>

travelogue

”

is

a

film

or

piece

of

writing

that

describes travel in a particular country, or a particular person

’

s

travels.

For

such

kind

of

writing

the

language

is

usually

“

pictures que

”

(meaning

“

strikingly

expressive

or

vivid

”

),

or

poetic.

3.

?

entwines

Explanation:

“

Ent wine

”

means to twist two things together or to

wind

one

thing

around

another.

In

this

sentence,

the

documentary

combines,

or

“

entwines