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"The Art of Effective University English Reading Notes"
In the academic journey at university, reading is not merely about absorbing information passively; it is an active process that requires critical thinking, comprehension, and retention. Reading notes serve as invaluable tools in this process, transforming raw text into structured knowledge and facilitating deeper understanding. However, simply jotting down words on a page is often insufficient. Crafting effective university English reading notes demands a thoughtful approach, focusing on several key aspects.
First and foremost, "clarity and organization" are paramount. University texts, especially in English, can be complex and dense. Your notes should therefore be structured logically, making information easily accessible and understandable. Utilizing headings, subheadings, bullet points, and numbered lists helps create a clear hierarchy of information. Consistency in formatting, such as how you denote main ideas versus supporting details or quotes, also aids in navigation. Think of your notes as a roadmap of the text, guiding you through its arguments and key points without getting lost in the details.
Secondly, "selectivity is crucial". You cannot possibly write down everything. The challenge lies in identifying the most important elements to capture. Focus on "main ideas", the central thesis or argument of the text, and the key supporting points the author uses to develop it. Pay attention to "important definitions", especially of specialized terminology. "Significant examples, statistics
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(P9)It's Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Phillips and their children, Roger and Helen, are playing cards in the living room. Suddenly the telephone rings in the hall. Mr Phillips gets up and answers it. When he comes back he is smiling.这是星期六晚上。菲利普斯夫妇和他们的孩子罗杰和海伦正在客厅里打牌。突然客厅里的电话响了。菲利普斯先生站起来去接它。当他回来的时候,他在微笑。
"That was your Aunt Elizabeth. She's back from Greenland. She's coming to see us tomorrow morning. And she's got a surprise for you two." “是你们的伊丽莎白姑妈。她从格陵兰岛回来了。她明天早上要来看我们。她给你们俩准备了一个惊喜。”
"A surprise for us! What is it?" Roger and Helen shout.“给我们一个惊喜!是什么?”罗杰和海伦大叫。
"I don't know," says their dad. "She says that it's a secret. And now it's time for bed." “我不知道,”他们的爸爸说。“她说这是个秘密,现在该睡觉了。”
"Come on, dad, one more game." “来吧,爸爸,再来一场比赛。”
"Oh, okay. Then straight to bed!" “哦,好的。然后直接上床睡觉!“
(P10)The next morning the doorbell rings. Roger and Helen run to open the door. It's Aunt Elizabeth, and she's got a big metal box. She hugs the children. Then she opens the box very carefully. It's full of small pieces of ice. She puts her hand into the ice and she slowly takes out a big egg. "This egg is from an ice cave in Greenland. It's very special. Now I need your help.”第二天早晨门铃响了。罗杰和海伦跑去开门。是伊丽莎白姑妈,她拿着个大金属盒子。她拥抱孩子们。然后她非常小心地打开盒子。里面全是小冰块。她把手伸进冰块里,慢慢地拿出一个大蛋。“这个蛋来自格陵兰岛的一个冰洞,非常特别。现在我需要你的帮助。”
"What do you want us to do?" ask the children.“你想让我们做什么?”孩子们问。
"I want to see what happens when we put the egg in a warm place. There is no heating in my office at the museum during the summer," says Aunt Elizabeth. "I thought I could leave it here." “我想看看当我们把蛋放在温暖的地方时会发生什么。夏天我在博物馆的办公室里没有暖气。” 伊丽莎白姑妈说,“我想我可以把它留在这里。”
"Yippee! An experiment!" shout the children.“太棒了!一个实验!”孩子们叫道。
They get a cardboard box and put the egg inside. Then they put the box next to the radiator in the kitchen.他们拿出一个纸盒,把蛋放进去。然后他们把盒子放在厨房的暖气片旁边。
(P11)Aunt Elizabeth comes to check the egg every day but nothing happens. Then, one day while the children are having their breakfast they hear a noise.伊丽莎白姑妈每天都来检查蛋,但什么也没发生。然后,有一天,当孩子们正在吃早餐的时候,他们听到了声音。
"Look at the egg," shouts Helen. "Something's happening. It's cracking." “看看蛋,”海伦喊道。“发生了一些事,它裂开了。”
Slowly a long beak-appears. "lt's a bird," says Roger.慢慢地,一个长长的喙出现了。“这是一只鸟。” 罗杰说。
"No, it isn't," answers Helen. "It hasn't got any feathers." “不,不是的,”海伦。“它没有羽毛。”
"Of course it's a bird, stupid. Baby birds haven't got feathers." “当然是一只鸟,笨蛋。小鸟没有羽毛。”
The animal opens its beak.动物张开嘴。
"Let's give it a sausage," says Roger.“我们给它一根香肠吧,”罗杰说。
Helen gives a sausage to the animal. The animal is very hungry. It eats five sausages, two cooked tomatoes and six pieces of toast.海伦给动物一根香肠。这只动物很饿。它吃了五根香肠,两个煮熟的西红柿和六片土司。来源:伴你学英语公众号(ID:gh_5c9592fefed1)
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哈利在佩妮姨妈家度过了整整10年,这是怎样的童年呢?罗琳用了”ten miserable years”——悲催的童年啊!
这一章的大部分篇幅是在写达力怎么过11岁生日。佩妮姨妈夫妇日常如何宠溺达力,又如何为他准备了37件生日礼物,而达力如何任性、无礼甚至跋扈。如此鲜明强烈的对比,罗琳正是为了让读者的眼睛转向寄人篱下的哈利的孤独苦涩。
哈利住在楼梯下爬满蜘蛛的储物间,只能穿着达力的松松垮垮的旧衣服,每天被佩妮姨妈的催促声叫醒,到厨房打杂。环顾四周,这个“家”的装饰布置中完全没有他在此居住的迹象,可怜的哈利,在这个什么都不缺的“家”里,他缺乏吃穿,缺乏关爱,缺乏欢乐,这是多么灰暗的童年。
他不被允许问问题——无法了解更多关于他早逝的父母,所有的想象只能埋在心底,透过一副破眼镜察言观色,小心翼翼地避免惹怒佩妮姨妈夫妇,并提防达力的攻击——让人心酸的是,达力对哈利的欺负显然是受父母包庇的。每个细节,都在无声地控诉着佩妮姨妈一家并没有善待哈利——他们有着天然的血缘关系,却无论从物质上还是精神上都是那么吝于给予。让人不禁想,佩妮姨妈和莉莉之间的手足之情何以凉薄至此?
由于在达力生日那天,原本答应照看哈利的费格太太摔断了腿,让哈利因祸得福,得以跟随佩妮姨妈一家去动物园游玩。而在动物园里,大家震惊于哈利竟能和蛇对话,他居然无师自通“小语种”——蛇语。(恰巧看到第2部<Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets>, 在魔法世界里,能够和蛇对话的巫师是寥寥可数,这个蛇语的伏笔在第2部得到了淋漓酣畅的发挥。)
由这引起的一场风波,让他给佩妮姨妈一家带来了不小的惊吓,也受到了惩罚——从行文来看,他似乎很习惯于这样的受罚。
如果说与蛇对话是一个意外“事故”——在佩妮姨妈一家看来,哈利成长过程中的其它种种不可思议的“诡异”表现无疑既让他们恐慌又让他们恼怒,比如哈利那一头永远疯长的剪不短的黑发,比如他总说一些违反常理的事情——梦见一辆会飞的摩托车(事实上,这是他的记忆,确实是海格骑着会飞的摩托把他送到佩妮姨妈家), 比如在街上有衣着奇怪的陌生人认出哈利——戴紫罗兰色大礼帽的小个子男人向他鞠躬行礼等等。透过字里行间,读者完全能感受到佩妮姨妈夫妇的紧张,他们似乎在害怕着什么。这也能理解他们为什么那么不想让别人知道哈利的存在,他们内心里其实很想和他划清界限。是的,他们不是同一个世界的人,相互之间似乎也无法沟通。
哈利对佩妮姨妈夫妇有着不得不依附于他们的无奈和顺从,对达力则已有了明显的鄙夷——“Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel—Harry often said that Dudley like a pig in a wig””They watched a gorilla scratching its head and looking remarkably like Dudley, except that it wasn’t blond.” What?佩妮姨妈口中的小天使(达力)到了哈利口中就成了一头戴假发的猪,哈利连看猩猩都觉得除了发色不同外,和达力像极了。两个同龄的男孩并没有因为住在同一屋檐下,因为血缘关系而培养出兄弟情谊,倒是累积了“深厚”的互相憎恶。
罗琳似乎觉得哈利这还不够悲惨,还要加上一句”At school, Harry had no one”. 作为麦格口中必将成为魔法世界传奇人物的哈利,果然应了那句“天将降大任于斯人也,必先苦其心志,劳其筋骨,饿其体肤”。但是,一个10岁+的小男孩,得到的亲情和友情几乎为0,让人在同情之余,也不禁要担心哈利会成长为一个什么样的人?这样缺爱的童年会不会扭曲了他的人格、性格呢?哈利从小目睹着自己和达力所受到的截然不同的待遇,他的心里会生出爱,还是恨呢?
不得不提的是,一些小人物的出现。比如这一章提到的在街上向哈利鞠躬行礼的小个子男人,这一处伏笔在第5章得到了呼应,哈利在魔法世界的“社交”活动中认出了他——德达洛*迪哥——而这个名字在第1章也出现过,正是麦格口中那个让肯特郡下流星雨的虑事不周的巫师——弗农姨父则被晚间新闻的这场流星雨惊呆了,认为是咄咄怪事。举这个例子是想说明,罗琳对于小人物出场的巧妙设置和多处呼应,真的是一环扣一环,读起来非常精彩——每个小人物都有自己的鲜明特点和具体故事。她通过不同人的口中、眼中,塑造出一个个生动的、形象的人物,让你不能不注意到每一个人物独特的个人风格,绝不会混淆。如此细腻的笔法,让我对每一个冒出来的人物都会多加留意,比如这一章又冒出了讨厌哈利的玛姬、摔断腿的费格太太等等,我相信在后文都会有出其不意的呼应。
当达力过完了隆重的生日,哈利的生日又会是怎样的一番情景呢?比起达力的37件礼物,他是否会收到一件像样的生日礼物呢?等待着他的会有什么特别的事情吗?
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