三阶-28.和国外教授意见不同怎么办·阅读速度的提升（讲解版）

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Madeline finishes her marketing exam with a sigh. She passes it in and walks out of the classroom.

Her friend Abe says to her, "Why so sad? Did your test not go well?"

Madeline smiles, "No, It is not that. I just know that my answer to the essay question does not match the professor's answer."

Abe looks confused. "Well, if you know what answer the professor wants, why not just give it to him?"

Madeline smiles sadly, "Because I do not agree with him. I could not bring myself to write something I do not believe. Do not worry, my theory has plenty of evidence to support it. My essay is good. My answer is correct. It is just a different answer than the one he teaches."

Abe nods. "Oh, I think I understand. I am just surprised that you risk a bad grade to stand up for your idea."

Madeline smiles again, "I know, crazy, right?"

A few days later, the professor hands the exams back to the students. Madeline is shocked to see an A on her test.

After class, she approaches her professor. "Thank you for the A," she says.

He smiles, "You do not have to thank me. You earn your grades, and your work deserves an A."

"Okay," she says, "I am just surprised. I know that my answer to the essay question does not match your philosophy."

"True," he agrees, "but you have the right to your own ideas. You have freedom of thought. Trust me – your work deserves an A, even if we disagree on everything!"

"Wow, thanks," Madeline says and walks away, happy and determined to always stand up for her ideas.

1. Madeline finishes her marketing exam with a sigh. She passes it in and walks out of the classroom.

Madeline叹着气完成了她的市场营销考试。她交了卷，然后走出了教室。

Marketing：市场营销。

finishes her exam：结束考试。

Sigh：叹气，可以做名词，也可以做动词。

2. Her friend Abe says to her, "Why so sad? Did your test not go well?"

她的朋友Abe对她说：“为什么这么伤心？你的考试不顺利吗？”

Abe是Abraham的一个比较简短的形式，美国前总统林肯就叫Abraham，简称Abe。

says是say的第三人称单数，虽然只是加了一个s，但念法要变成/sez/。 

“Why so sad?”是口语的用法，完整形式是“Why are you so sad？”

go well：一切顺利。

3. Madeline smiles, "No, It is not that. I just know that my answer to the essay question does not match the professor's answer."

Madeline笑着说：“不，不是那样的。我只是知道我问答题的答案与教授的答案不符。”

answer to：答案，注意介词to。

essay question：简答题或者讨论题。

Match: 和…一致，或者和…相符。

4. Abe looks confused. "Well, if you know what answer the professor wants, why not just give it to him?"

Abe看起来很困惑。 “好吧，如果你知道教授想要什么答案，为什么不给他这个答案呢？”

5. Madeline smiles sadly, "Because I do not agree with him. I could not bring myself to write something I do not believe. Do not worry, my theory has plenty of evidence to support it. My essay is good. My answer is correct. It is just a different answer than the one he teaches."

Madeline悲伤地笑着说：“因为我不同意他的看法。我不能让自己写出一些我不相信的东西。别担心，我的理论有很多证据来支持。我的论文很好。我的答案是正确的。只是与教授教的不同。”

different than：和…不同，也可以用different from。

西方国家非常赞扬独立思考，并且跟随你内心的精神。并且，不是凭空想出一个东西就叫做独立思考，它一定是有实际证据证明的。想法或者理论叫做theory，证明这些想法的叫evidence。美国的小学从小就教大家区分什么叫做facts，什么叫做opinion。事实是客观存在的，想法是基于事实所产生的一种主观的想法。如果一个人希望怎样或者喜欢怎样，就把事实想象成这样的话，那不是独立思考，是缺乏思考能力。

6. Abe nods. "Oh, I think I understand. I am just surprised that you risk a bad grade to stand up for your idea."

Abe点点头。 “哦，我明白了。我很惊讶你冒着得到低分的风险来支持你的想法。”

risk something：冒着…的风险，risk a bad grade就是冒着有很差成绩的风险。

stand up for：捍卫…。

7. Madeline smiles again, "I know, crazy, right?"

Madeline又笑了笑，“我知道，很疯狂，对吧？”

8. A few days later, the professor hands the exams back to the students. Madeline is shocked to see an A on her test.

几天后，教授将试卷交还给学生。Madeline看到试卷上的A，感到很震惊。

hand back：把东西发还给别人。

9. After class, she approaches her professor. "Thank you for the A," she says.

课后，她走到她的教授跟前。“谢谢你给我A的成绩，”她说。

10. He smiles, "You do not have to thank me. You earn your grades, and your work deserves an A."

他笑着说：“你不必感谢我。你值得这个成绩，你的努力应该得到A.”

deserves原型是deserve，是值得的意思。

11. "Okay," she says, "I am just surprised. I know that my answer to the essay question does not match your philosophy."

“好吧，”她说，“我只是很惊讶。我知道我问答题的答案与你的想法不符。”

philosophy本意是哲学，但它也有理念的意思。

12. "True," he agrees, "but you have the right to your own ideas. You have freedom of thought. Trust me – your work deserves an A, even if we disagree on everything!"

“是的，”他同意道，“但你有权利坚持自己的想法。你有思想的自由。相信我——你的努力应该得到A，即使我们的想法完全不同！”

have the right to sth.：有权获得…。

disagree on：在…事情上有不同意见。

教授觉得思想自由的权利比一切都要重要，这也是我们学英文的时候能够获得的一种精神养分。

13. "Wow, thanks," Madeline says and walks away, happy and determined to always stand up for her ideas.

“哇，谢谢，”Madeline说道，走开了，她很高兴并决心永远坚持自己的想法。

wow是英文中表达惊讶的一个非常常见的说法, thanks是谢谢。

determined to do sth.：下决心要做某些事情。

单词

finish 英/'fɪnɪʃ/ 美 /'fɪnɪʃ/ v.n. 完成；做好

market  /ˈmɑːkɪt/ n.v. 集市；市场；商场

exam /ɪɡˈzæm/ n. 考试

sigh/saɪ/ v.n. 叹气；叹息

pass /pɑːs/ v.n. 通过；走过

walk /wɔːk/ v.n. 走；行走；步行

classroom  /ˈklɑːsruːm/  / rʊm/  n. 教室；课堂

friend /frend/  n.朋友；友人

test  /test/ n.v.测验；考查

smile /smaɪl/ v.n. 微笑；笑

know /nəʊ/ v.n. 知道；知悉；了解

answer /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ n.v. 答复；回答

essay /ˈeseɪ/ n.v.文章，短文

question /ˈkwestʃən/ n.v. 问题；疑问

match /mætʃ/ n.v. 般配；相配

professor /prəˈfesə(r)/ n. 教授

confuse/kənˈfjuːz/ v. 使糊涂；使迷惑

because /bɪˈkɒz/  / ˈkəz/conj. 因为

agree /əˈɡriː/ v. 同意；赞成

bring /brɪŋ/ v.带…到某处；带来；取来

write  /raɪt/ v.书写；写字

believe /bɪˈliːv/ v. 相信；认为真实

worry /ˈwʌri/ v.n. 担心；担忧；发愁

theory/ˈθɪəri/ n. 学说；论；说

plenty /ˈplenti/ pron.adv.n.det.大量；众多；充足

evidence  /ˈevɪdəns/ n.v. 根据；证明；证据

support  /səˈpɔːt/ v.n. 支持；拥护；鼓励

correct /kəˈrekt/ adj.v. 准确无误的；精确的；正确的

different /ˈdɪfrənt/ adj. 不同的；有区别的；有差异的

teach /tiːtʃ/ v.  教（课程）；讲授；教授

nod /nɒd/ v. 点头

understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ v. 懂；理解；领会

surprise /səˈpraɪz/ n.v. 意想不到（或突然）的事；令人惊奇的事（或消息等）

risk /rɪsk/ n.v. 危险；风险

grade /ɡreɪd/ n.v.（产品、材料的）等级，品级

stand  /stænd/ v.n.站立；立；直立

idea /aɪˈdɪə/n. 想法；构思；主意

again  /əˈɡen/  /əˈɡeɪn/adv. 再一次；又一次

crazy /ˈkreɪzi/adj.n. 不理智的；疯狂的；愚蠢的；傻的

few  /fjuː/ detadj.pron.（与复数名词和复数动词连用）不多，很少

shock /ʃɒk/n.v. 震惊；惊愕；令人震惊的事

approach  /əˈprəʊtʃ/ v.n. （在距离或时间上）靠近，接近

earn /ɜːn/ v. 挣得；赚得；挣钱

deserve /dɪˈzɜːv/ v. 值得；应得；应受

philosophy /fəˈlɒsəfi/ n. 哲学

true /truː/adj.adv.n. 符合事实的；确实的；如实的

right  /raɪt/ adj.adv.n.v.exclamation. 正当的要求；权利

own  /əʊn/ adjpron.v. 自己的，本人的

freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ n.（指权利）自由

thought /θɔːt/ n. 想法；看法；主意；记忆

trust /trʌst/ n.v. 信任；信赖；相信

even /ˈiːvn/ adv.adj.v.（强调出乎意料）甚至，连，即使

disagree/ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/ v.不同意；持不同意见；有分歧

happy /ˈhæpi/ adj.感到（或显得）快乐的；高兴的

determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ v.查明；测定；准确算出