Why They Excel,by Fox Butterfield,1. How did your parents raise you up? Did they bit you a lot? 2. Would you do the same when you become parents?,Is beating a good way to help children behave themselves?,Vocabulary studies,Costly e.g. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money in the long run. (1991, 1, cet 4) Risk e.g. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases. (1991, 6, cet 4),Succession,When used as a noun, also has the meaning of 连续不断的人或事物 and 继承权 e.g. The endless succession of parties wore us out. 连续不断的聚会把我们累垮了。 His succession as headmaster was not in any doubt. 他继任校长是确定无疑的。,Foster,Vt. Also has the meaning of 培养，促进，鼓励 The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits. 队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。,Constitute VS consist,Constitute: 组成，形成 Consist: 由。组成 1）Consist 是不久物动词，而constitute是及物动词。 2）Consist以事物的整体，全部做主语；而constitute则用构成事物的各部分做主语。 A week consists of seven days. Seven days constitute a week.,Owe,Vt, can mean 欠债 He paid me the 10 dollars he owed me. 他把欠我的10块钱还我了。 I own you one. 我欠你一个人情。,Reverse,Vt. 使反转，颠倒 Please reverse the positions of two pictures. 请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。 Vt. 推翻，取消 The appeal court reversed the original verdict and set the prisoner free. 上诉法庭撤销了原判，把那个犯人释放了。,Exclusive,Adj. 高级的，奢华的 He often goes to the exclusive restaurants. 专用的，独家的 His bathroom is for the Presidents exclusive use. 这件浴室是总统专用的。 N. 独家新闻,Immigrant VS Emigrant,Immigrant (im = into) Canada has many immigrants from Europe. 加拿大有许多从欧洲移来的居民。 Indian emigrants scattered to many countries. 印度移民分散于各个国家。 Think: what are the nationalities of the above im/em people?,Text Structure,Part 1: A story as an introduction of the argument; Part 2: Argument one: why they excel, and the reasons shown by the studies; Part 3: Research result: 3 factors Part 4: Argument two: can we learn anything from the Asians, and Stevensons 3 recommendations; Part 5: A sum-up,Decide whether the following statements are true or false,Kim-Chi Trihns father sent her to the US as a reward for her hard work at school. 2. The author feels that values like hard work, the family and education are unfamiliar to Americans. The author agrees with the idea that Confucian family values contribute to excellence at school. The percentage of Asian-Americans entering prestigious US universities is very high. Stevenson says that American parents shouldnt be so understanding when a child doesnt do well. The author suggests that having breaks after each class may improve youngsters performance in school. The author agrees with the idea that Confucian family values contribute to excellence at school. F F T T F T T,Why They Excel by Fox Butterfield 1 Kim-Chi Trinh was just nine when her father used his savings to buy a passage for her on a fishing boat that would carry her from Vietnam. It was a heartbreaking and costly sacrifice for the family, placing Kim-Chi on the small boat, among strangers, in hopes that she would eventually reach the United States, where she would get a good education and enjoy a better life.,Intensive Study,passage n. (cost of a ticket for) a journey by ship or plane from one place to another,e.g. He is too poor to afford a passage home. Oliver has booked a passage to New York.,2 It was a hard journey for the little girl, and full of risks. Long before the boat reached safety, the supplies of food and water ran out. When Kim-Chi finally made it to the US, she had to cope with a succession of three foster families. But when she graduated from San Diegos Patrick Henry High School in 1988, she had straight As and scholarship offers from some of the most prestigious universities in the country. 3 “I have to do well,” says the 19-year-old, now a second-year student at Cornell University. “I owe it to my parents in Vietnam.”,Intensive Study,safety n. a place where one is safe from a particular danger,e.g. The firefighters were busy helping survivors to safety. They ran to safety, away from the fire.,make it (to somewhere) succeed in getting somewhere usu. in time to do sth., or in doing sth.,or getting sth. wanted,Translate 你能准时来参加会议吗？,Key Will you be able to make it to the meeting on time?,cope with manage successfully; be able to deal with (sth. difficult, unpleasant, etc.),e.g. Poor families have to cope with a lot of problems.,foster a. giving or receiving parental care although not related legally or by blood v. to bring up,Cf. adopt take a child of other parents, as approved by law, and bring up as ones own child e.g. Many childless couples adopt homeless orphans.,e.g. With a home full of foster children she was always busy. She decided to foster the abandoned child despite her difficulties in her life.,owe to have (sth. good) because of (sth./sb.),e.g. I owe it to my friends that I have been able to finish this work.,4 Kim-Chi is part of a wave of bright, highly-motivated Asian-Americans who are suddenly surging into our best colleges. Althou