剑桥8文章精读解析TEST 3 PART 2-the natural of genius

剑桥8文章精读解析TEST 3 PART 2-the natural of genius


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IELTS8TEST3PART2-TheNatureofGenius

1.天才的表达:genius[ˈdʒi:niəs];prodigy[ˈprɒdədʒi];gift;giftedness;intellectual;giftedpeople;

2.….,comesfromtheearlyromancultofadivinityastheheadofthefamily

Cult[kʌlt]n.狂热的崇拜

erfamilias

divinity[dɪˈvɪnəti]n.神,上帝,神学

paterfamilias[ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪliæs]n.家长

uate[pəˈpetʃueɪt]v.使永存,使不朽,继续,延长

Thismonumentwasbuilttoperpetuatethememoryofthenationalhero.

lly,geniuscametorepresentaperson’scharacteristicsandthenceanindividual’shighestattributesderived

fromhis‘genius’orguidingspirit.后来,genius逐渐被用来表示人们的特点;再后来,genius便用以指代一个

人从他的“父亲”或精神领袖上所传承的最佳特质。

thenceadv.从那时起,之后,因此Youdon'tstudyhard,thencenogoodmark.

Attributen.品质,特征Crueltyisanormalattributeofhumanbehaviour.

Attributeto把….归因于Womentendtoattributetheirsuccesstoexternalcausessuchasluck.

Derivefrom由….起源ThesestoriesderivefromhisexperiencesduringtheLongMarch.

,peoplestilllooktostarsorgenes,astrologyorgenetics,inthehopeoffindingthesourceofexceptional

abilitiesorpersonalcharacteristics.今天,人们仍然醉心于对星象和基因的研究,希望能通过占星术或遗传学

的找到出色能力和个人特征的来源。

Astrology[əˈstrɒlədʒi]n.占星术

exceptional[ɪkˈsepʃənl]adj.优越的,杰出的,例外的Heisamanofexceptionaltalent.

ceptofgeniusandofgiftshasbecomepartofourfolkculture,andattitudesareambivalenttowardsthem.

民间文化

Ambivalent[æmˈbɪvələnt]adj.矛盾的,怀疑有复杂感情的Sheremainedambivalentabouthermarriage.

ythologyofgiftedness,itispopularlybelievedthatifpeoplearetalentedinonearea,theymustbe

ogy[mɪˈθɒlədʒi]n.神学

Defective[dɪˈfektɪv]adj.有错误的,有缺陷的,有瑕疵的Herhearingwasfoundtobeslightlydefective.

ectualsareimpractical.[ɪmˈpræktɪkl]adj.不切实际的,不现实的Itwastotallyimpracticaltothinkthatwe

couldfinishthejobintwomonths.

peopleareeccentric.[ɪkˈsentrɪk]adj.古怪的,异常的

软弱的人或动物

’sathinlinebetweengeniusandmadness.天才和疯子只有一线之隔。

runsinfamilies.=inherited

goesunrecognizedandunrewarded.被埋没,得不到应有的回报

itymakesmenwise.[ədˈvɜ:səti]n.逆境,不幸

gehasbeenenrichedwithsuchtermsas‘highbrow’,‘egghead’,‘blue-stocking’,‘wiseacre’,‘know-all’,‘boffin’

and,formany,‘intellectual’isatermofdenigration.英语中有很多这样的表达,如:highbrow(自以为文化修养

很高的人),egghead(书呆子),blue-stocking(女学者),wiseacre[ˈwaɪzeɪkə(r)](自以为聪明的人),know-all

(自以为无所不知的人),boffin(科学家),另外,对于很多人来说intellectual是一个贬义词。

Beenrichedwith丰富地含有Thebreakfastcerealisenrichedwithvitamins.

Denigration[ˌdenɪ'ɡreɪʃn]n.弄黑,诋毁,贬低

e[prəˈdju:s]v.生产,制作

epoint有利位置,优越地位

isatermweapplytothosewhomwerecognizefortheiroutstandingachievementsandwhostandnearthe

endofthecontinuumofhumanabilitieswhichreachesbackthroughthemundaneandmediocretoincapable.我

们用天才这个词来指代那些因其出色成就而被我们所认可的人,那些人几乎处在了人类能力连续体的顶端,

往下依次是平凡者、平庸者和无能者。

Mundane[mʌnˈdeɪn]adj.平凡的

Mediocre[ˌmi:diˈəʊkə(r)]adj.普通的,中等的,质量中等偏下的

egeniusisamindoflargegeneralpowers,accidentallydeterminedtosomeparticulardirection.真正的天

才在各个方面都拥有着巨大的潜能,很偶然地被决定了向一个特定的方向发展。

isagreewiththe‘general’,forwedoubtifallmusiciansofgeniuscouldhavebecomescientistsofgenius

orviceversa.

[ˌvaɪsˈvɜ:sə]反之亦然Acidsneutralizealkalisandviceversa.

hecontinuumofabilitiesarehundredsofthousandsofgiftedmenandwomen,boysandgirls.

Continuum[kənˈtɪnjuəm]n.连续体,统一体Youcannotseparateonepartofhistoryfromthecontinuum.

表示地点的介词短语放句首,句子全部倒装。Aroundthecornercomesabighandsomeguy.

appreciate,enjoyormarvelatintheworksofgeniusortheachievementsofprodigiesarethe

manifestationsofskillsorabilitieswhicharesimilarto,butsomuchsuperiorto,ourown.

=Theskillsofordinaryindividualsareinessencethesameastheskillsofprodigies.

Marvel[ˈmɑ:vl]v.对….感到惊奇n.奇迹marvelat

Manifestation[ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn]n.表示,表现

NewYorkistheultimatemanifestationofAmericanvalues.纽约是美国价值观的终极体现。

Whatweappreciate,enjoyormarvelatarethemanifestationsofskillsorabilities.我们所欣赏、喜爱和惊叹的是

Inessence本质上

他们在能力上的表现。

ttheirmindsarenotdifferentfromourownisdemonstratedbythefactthatthehard-wondiscoveriesof

scientistsbecomethecommonplaceknowledgeofschoolchildrenandtheonceoutrageousshapesandcoloursof

anartistsosoonappearonthefabricswewear.

Hard-wonadj.难得的,来之不易的Shewasnotgoingtogiveupherhard-wonfreedomsoeasily.

Commonplace[ˈkɒmənpleɪs]adj.平凡的,普通的n.平凡的事物Foreignvacationshavebecomecommonplace.

Outrageous[aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]adj.粗暴的,无法容忍的,令人惊讶的

esnotminimizethesupremacyoftheirachievements,whichoutstripourownasthesub-four-minutemilers

outstripourjogging.

Supremacy[su:ˈpreməsi]n.至高无上,最高地位,优势IntheUnitedStatesOpenfinal,Grafretainedoverall

supremacy.始终保持优势

Outstrip[ˌaʊtˈstrɪp]v.超过,越过,优于Hecanoutstriphisfriendbothinsportsandinstudies.

sub-下、次前缀Sub-four-minutemiler四分钟内跑完一英里的运动员['maɪlə]n.一英里赛跑运动员

poseofinstructionistomakeusevenmoredifferentfromoneanother,andintheprocessofbeing

educatedwecanlearnfromtheachievementsofthosemoregiftedthanourselves.

orewetrytoemulategeniusesorencourageourchildrentodosoweshouldnotethatsomeofthethings

welearnfromthemmayproveunpalatable.

Emulate[ˈemjuleɪt]v.仿真,竞争,努力赶上Teenagersoftenemulatethebehavioroftheiridols.

Notev.注意

Unpalatable[ʌnˈpælətəbl]adj.味道差的,不好吃的,令人不快的

nvytheirachievementsandfame,butweshouldalsorecognizethepricetheymayhavepaidintermsof

perseverance,single-mindedness,dedication,restrictionsontheirpersonallives,thedemandsupontheirenergies

andtime,andhowoftentheyhadtodisplaygreatcouragetopreservetheirintegrityortomaketheirwaytothe

top.

Perseverance[ˌpɜ:sɪˈvɪərəns]n.毅力,韧性,不屈不挠的精神

single-mindedadj.专一的,坚定的Single-mindednessn.忠贞,专心

Dedicationn.奉献精神

Restrictionn.限制,拘束

Thedemandupontheirenergiesandtime对自己时间和精力的严格要求

Andhowoftentheyhadtodisplaygreatcouragetopreservetheirintegrityortomaketheirwaytothetop以及多

少次他们不得不表现出极大的勇气来保持自身的正直或艰难地走向成功

Integrity[ɪnˈtegrəti]n.正直,诚实preservev.保持

andgiftednessarerelativedescriptivetermsofnorealsubstance.天才和天赋只是具有相对意义的描述

性术语,并没有实质内容。Descriptive[dɪˈskrɪptɪv]adj.描写的,描述的

ldneverdeludeourselvesintobelievingthatgiftedchildrenorgeniusesaredifferentfromtherestof

humanity,saveinthedegreetowhichtheyhavedevelopedtheperformanceoftheirabilities.我们不能蒙蔽自己,

认为神童或天才与其他人不一样,只是他们对自己能力表现开发的程度与我们不同而已。

Delude[dɪˈlu:d]v.欺骗,哄骗Youwon'tdeludehimintobelievingit.


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