全新版大学英语综合教程第三册UNIT2-3

　　Language sense enhancement
1.Read aloud paragraphs 4——5 and learn by heat
2. Read aloud the following poem:
I， too， sing America.
I， too， sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes，
But I laugh，
And eat well，
And grow strong.
Tomorrow，
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me，
"Eat in the kitchen，"
Then.
Besides，
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed——
I， too， am America.
3.Read the following quotations¹. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Crearor with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ——Thomas Jefferson
You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man’s freedom. You can be free only if I am free. ——Clarence Darrow
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves. ——Abraham Lincoln.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ——Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Read the following humorous story for fun. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
When the First-grade class came in from recess²（假期）. Teacher asked: "Alice Smith, what did you do during recess?"
Alice said, "I played in the sand box."
The teacher said, "That's good. Go to the blackboard, and if you can write 'sand' correctly, I'll give you a fresh-baked cookie." Alice did, and got a cookie.
The teacher asked Billy what he did during recess.
Billy Johnson said, "I played with Alice in the sand box."
The teacher said, "Good. If you write 'box' correctly on the blackboard, I'll give you a fresh baked cookie."
Billy did, and got a cookie. Teacher then asks Little Tyrone Kaball what he did during recess.
Tyrone said, "I tried to play with Alice and Billy, but they threw rocks at me."
The teacher said, "Threw rocks at you? That sounds like blatant³ (无耻的、露骨的) racial discrimination（歧视）. If you can go the blackboard and write 'blatant racial discrimination' I'll give you a cookie."

1 quotations   

n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价

参考例句：

• The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

3 blatant   

adj.厚颜无耻的；显眼的；炫耀的

参考例句：

• I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
• His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。