change"? (4)What are the two most important reasons why the author teaches? (5)What does offer beside money and Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text,including the usage of new words and phrases.structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1.Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments? ouweigh:.be more importantor valuable than sth.else e.g.The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks. This outweighs all other consideration. 2.He was puzzled that I did not want what was obviously a"step up"toward what all Americans are taught to want when they grow up:money and “Step up”means“promotion'”,which can bring him money and power.For example,a university administrator earns more money and has more power than an average professor and most Americans would be only too pleased to get a"step up" (2)Translat the into Ch ine 所有美国人受的教育是长大成人后应该追求金钱和权力，而我却偏偏不要明 明是朝这个目标“迈进”的工作，他为之大惑不解。 3.Certainly I don't teach because teaching is easy for me. (1)Meaning:Certainly I teach not because teaching is easy for me (2)Translate 41 当然，我之所以教书不是因为我觉得教书轻松。 4.Teaching is the most difficult of the various ways I have attempted to earn my living:mechanic,carpenter,writer. Meaning:I have tried many other ways to make a living.I have worked as a mecha ic,a writer,and no wI am working as a teacher.Of all these professions,teaching is the most difficult for me 5.For me.teaching is a red-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomach profession. Meaning:Teaching is a profession that makes my eyes red for lack of sleep,my palms sweaty because of nervousness and my stomach sinking because I often feel so disappointed with my lectures 6. sure that I will be found out for the fool that I am Meaning:for I'm sure that the students will find out what I really am:a fool 7. Sinking-stomach.because I leave the classroom an hour later convinced tha I was even more boring than usual. (1)convince:v.make someone feel certain that sth.is true;persuade sb.to do sth. e.He was ofhise We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by plane. Pattern:be convinced of(that)确信：承认 be fully(half)convinced完全相信（半信半疑） convince sb.of使某人承认：使某人信服change”? (4) What are the two most important reasons why the author teaches? (5) What does teaching offer besides money and power? Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text, including the usage of new words and phrases, structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1. Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments? outweigh: v. be more important or valuable than sth. else e.g. The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks. This outweighs all other consideration. 2. He was puzzled that I did not want what was obviously a “step up” toward what all Americans are taught to want when they grow up: money and power. (1) What does the expression “step up” mean? “Step up” means “promotion”, which can bring him money and power. For example, a university administrator earns more money and has more power than an average professor and most Americans would be only too pleased to get a “step up” towards these goals. (2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 所有美国人受的教育是长大成人后应该追求金钱和权力，而我却偏偏不要明 明是朝这个目标“迈进”的工作，他为之大惑不解。 3. Certainly I don’t teach because teaching is easy for me. (1) Meaning: Certainly I teach not because teaching is easy for me. (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese. 当然，我之所以教书不是因为我觉得教书轻松。 4. Teaching is the most difficult of the various ways I have attempted to earn my living: mechanic, carpenter, writer. Meaning: I have tried many other ways to make a living. I have worked as a mechanic, a carpenter, a writer, and now I am working as a teacher. Of all these professions, teaching is the most difficult for me. 5. For me, teaching is a red-eye, sweaty-palm, sinking-stomach profession. Meaning: Teaching is a profession that makes my eyes red for lack of sleep, my palms sweaty because of nervousness and my stomach sinking because I often feel so disappointed with my lectures. 6. …sure that I will be found out for the fool that I am. Meaning: for I’m sure that the students will find out what I really am: a fool. 7. Sinking-stomach, because I leave the classroom an hour later convinced that I was even more boring than usual. (1) convince: v. make someone feel certain that sth. is true; persuade sb. to do sth. e.g. He was convinced of his error. We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by plane. Pattern: be convinced of (that) 确信；承认 be fully (half) convinced 完全相信（半信半疑） convince sb. of 使某人承认；使某人信服