1 Unit2LessonsfromJefferson Pre reading Text learning After reading Exercises 2 Pre reading 1 PresidentsoftheUnitedStates 2 ThomasJefferson 3 Websites 3 HowmuchdoyouknowaboutThomasJefferson thethirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates1stGeorgeWashington2ndJohnAdams3rdThomasJefferson16thAbrahamLincoln37thRichardM NixontheauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependenceWhatkindofmanisJefferson 4 GeorgeWashington 1732 1799 wasCommander in ChiefoftheContinentalArmyduringtheAmericanRevolution HewasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates 1780 1797 andwasknownasFatheroftheU S A 5 AbrahamLincoln 1809 1865 the16thpresidentoftheU S arepublicanBorninKentuckyin1809andbroughtupinIndianaHetaughthimselflawandthenenteredCongress Hiselectionaspresidentin1861onanantislaveryprogram provokedthesecessionofthesouthernstates HefoughttheresultingCivilWarfrom1861 1865tosavetheUnion andproclaimedtheemancipationofslaves HewasassassinatedbyJohnWilkesBoothin1865 6 ThomasJefferson authoroftheDeclarationofIndependence thirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates 1801 1809 founderoftheUniversityofVirginia April2 1743 July4 1826 7 8 Jefferson architect inventor naturalist scholar linguist 6languages musiciananddiplomat 9 Jeffersonbeganbuildinghishouse Monticell whichhedesignediteverydetailattheageOf26 10 UniversityofVirginia 11 WhetherIretiretobedearlyorlate Irisewiththesun Thesunhadnevercaughthiminbed Irisewiththesun 12 Jefferson sbigdeal LouisianaPurchase 13 HEREWASBURIEDTHOMASJEFFERSONAUTHOROFTHEDECLARATIONOFAMERICANINDEPENDENCEOFTHESTATUTEOFVIRGINIAFORRELIGIOUSFREEDOMANDFATHEROFTHEUNIVERSITYOFVIRGINIABORNAPRIL2 1743O S DIEDJULY4 1826 14 15 Websitesforsearching 16 3 Languagepoints Text learning 4 Keysentences 1 Firstreading 2 Questionsandanswers 17 Firstreading Directions Findtheevidencefromthetexttofillinthefollowingchart awell knownstatesman awriter a aneducator an anexpertinagriculture aninventor oftheUnitedStates 1 TheDeclarationof2 completeworksofvolumes philosophicalinstructions ideas 1 reform2 universityfounder3 Americaneducationowesagreatdealtohim4 fatheroftheUniversityof influentialfigure 1 2 soil fordailyuses thinker architect Independence 50 education Virginia croprotation conservation devices President 18 QuestionsandAnswers 1 WhyisThomasJeffersonlessfamousthanGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln Washingtoniswell knownforhisleadershipintheAmericanIndependenceWar Lincolniswell knownforhisroleinabolishingslaveryintheUnitedStates 2 WhydoweassociatethenameofThomasJeffersonwiththeDeclarationofIndependence HewasthewriteroftheDeclarationofIndependence 3 WhywasJeffersonchosentowritetheDeclarationofIndependence Hewasagoodandtirelesswriterwhosecompleteworksfillmorethanfiftyvolumes 19 4 WhatwasJefferson sattitudetowards peopleofhumbleorigins Inadaywhenfewnoblepersonseverspoketothoseofhumbleoriginsexcepttogiveanorder hewentoutofhiswaytotalkwithgardeners servants andwaiters lookedintotheircookingpotsandatetheirbread 5 Whydidheinsistuponhavingafreepress Afreepresscouldtellthetruth 6 WhatwasthephilosophyunderlyingJefferson sdeterminationnevertoanswerhiscritics Thereweretwosidestoeveryquestion Ifonetookonesidewithdecisionandactedonitwitheffect thosewhotooktheothersidewouldofcourseresenthisactions Sohebelievedinconflictratherthanunquestioningagreement 7 WhydoestheauthorsaythatAmericaneducationowesagreatdebttoThomasJefferson BecauseJeffersonbelievedthatonlyanationofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree 20 PartIonP24WhoisJefferson WhydoweassociatethenameofThomasJeffersonwiththeDeclarationofIndependence Languagepoints 21 Parttwo1Goandsee Question WhydidJeffersonmakeon the spotobservationsoftheSouthBranchoftheJamesRiver 22 obtain vtgetthrougheffort formal 1Theoldwomanobtainedherdegreeatheageof74 Shewonrespectfromothers 2他们经过努力 得到了他们想要的东西 Theyobtainedwhattheywantedthroughhardwork 23 CF get obtain achieve acquire gain这些动词均有 得到 获得 取得 的意思 get是最常用 最口语化的词 可以指以任何方式得到某物 积极主动或消极被动 并不强调通过预先的或主观的努力 与具体名词和抽象名词均可搭配 obtain为正式用语 指经过长时间的努力或有计划的行动而得到所希望得到的东西或达到预定的目标 24 CF get obtain achieve acquiregainachieve达成 完成 成就 指克服困难后获得成功Hecandoanythinginordertoachievehispurposes acquire指经过一定努力或一定过程 使原有的东西获得更多 并成为永久所有 也指一点点地慢慢地通过长期不懈的努力而获得诸如识 才干 良好习惯等 常与抽象名词搭配 25 CF get obtain achieve acquiregainWemustcherishexperienceacquiredatthecostofblood 我们必须珍惜用鲜血换来的经验 我们必须用功学习才能精通英语 WemustworkhardtoacquireagoodknowledgeofEnglish 26 CF get obtain achieve acquiregaingain getthroughmoreeffortthanobtain Inthismatchhegainedanadvantageoverhiscompetitor 在这场比赛中 他胜过了对手 他因坚持不懈而获胜 Hispersistencegainedhimvictory Noun Sometimesthebestgainistolose 谚 有时吃亏就是占便宜 27 get obtain achieveacquire1 ShefinallyherambitiontovisitChina 2 Firsteditionsofthesebooksarenowalmostimpossibleto 3 Itusuallytakesfouryearsto adegreeatauniversity 4 I vebeenworkingallday butIfeelasifI venothing achieved obtain get achieved achieved 28 get obtain achieve acquire5 Theyrealizedthatonlythroughstrugglecouldtheytheirrights 6 Ittookhimalongtimeto theskillsheneededtobecomeaprofessionalartist obtain acquire 29 appoint putsb inorchoosesb foraposition jobofficially 正式的 appointsb tobe