《英语 6》

Lesson One1

TEXT Sexism in School—Boys still get more attention than girls doBy Myra and David Sadker1

NOTES ON STYLE:Language variation and thestudy of style10

WORD STUDY:commit,focus,assert,react15

EXERCISES17

Lesson Two28

TEXT Philosophers Among the CarrotsBy Kay Haugaard28

NOTES ON STYLE:Native words vs borrowed words35

WORD STUDY:reflect,compete,descend,content38

EXERCISES40

Lesson Three51

TEXT The Power of HabitBy William James51

NOTES ON STYLE:Parallelism57

WORDSTUDY:appreciate,prevent,fashion,discharge61

EXERCISES63

Lesson Four71

TEXT The Invisible Japanese GentlemenBy Graham Greene71

NOTES ON STYLE:Spoken/Written style79

WORD STUDY:evade,observe,endure,engage82

EXERCISES86

Lesson Five98

TEXT Language Teaching and LearningBy Wilga M.Rivers98

NOTES ON STYLE:Personal/Impersonal style108

WORD STUDY:represent,contribute,operate,level111

EXERCISES114

Lesson Six123

TEXT Apology to the FutureBy Scott Thomas Eastham123

NOTES ON STYLE:Deviation and norm135

WORD STUDY:dispose,retain,acknowledge,precede136

EXERCISES139

Lesson Seven149

TEXT Paper MoonsBy Lewis H.Lapham149

NOTES ON STYLE:Paralinguistic features157

WORD STUDY:afford,present,balance,consider159

EXERCISES161

Lesson Eight172

TEXT The Case for Greater Clarity in WritingBy Ivor Brown　172

NOTES ON STYLE:Cohesion181

WORD STUDY:affect,presume,devote,plea187

EXERCISES189

Lesson Nine201

TEXT Money MadnessBy Ralph Hyatt201

NOTES ON STYLE:Euphemism212

WORD STUDY:share,reason,value,shadow213

EXERCISES216

Lesson Ten229

TEXT The Teacher as DragonBy Anna Tuttle Villegas229

NOTES ON STYLE:Connotation237

WORD STUDY:intend,argue,project,convey239

EXERCISES242

Lesson Eleven254

TEXT TyphoonBy Joseph Conrad254

NOTES ON STYLE:262

1．Simile and quasi-simile262

2．Metaphor263

WORD STUDY:secure,shine,cast,convince268

EXERCISES271

Lesson Twelve283

TEXT The PlotBy E．M．Forster283

NOTES ON STYLE:Long and short sentences292

WORD STUDY:count,spare,access,element295

EXERCISES297

Lesson Thirteen307

TEXT The Declaration of IndependenceBy Thomas Jefferson307

NOTES ONSTYLE:Formal/Informal language317

WORD STUDY:effect,appeal,render,expose319

EXERCISES321

Lesson Fourteen333

TEXT Voodoo CitiesBy David Harvey333

NOTE S ON STYLE:Postponement and fronting344

WORD STUDY:compare,vary,preserve,deliver346

EXERCISES349

Lesson Fifteen361

TEXT Daydreams of What You d Rather BeBy Lance Morrow361

NOTES ON STYLE:Overlexicalization369

WORD STUDY:confide,speculate,manage,entertain371

EXERCISES374

APPENDIXⅠ．Vocabulary384

APPENDIXⅡ．A General List of Idioms and Expressions393