2.3Para.9-Para 13 Structure and Main Information Argument(main idea): We should educate people for Para. 9) ife as well as for a career Fact 1(Para. 10) Fact 2(Para. 11): Fact 3(Para. 12): We need to know Most people between 30 and 50 Most of us have the insight what is truly realize they were meant to do that quality of life is not important in life more than serve a corporation entirely determined by money The meaning of life does not dawn until middle age ( Para. 13) Conclusion(Para. 13) It's the duty of educational institutions to prepare the way for that revelation Difficult sentences 1.(Para. 11)This is where age and maturity enter -Age and maturity help people realize what is truly important 2.(Para. 13)Most people, in their youth, resent the Social Security deductions from their pay, yet a seemingly few short years later finding themselves standing anxiously by the mailbox When young, most people do not like to have their money deducted by Social Security as they do not see the point of the government's doing that. But a few years later, they find they have to depend on the Social Security. ---This shows peoples shortsightedness Important words and expressions 1. arrive at a conclusion:draw/ reach/ come to a conclusion得出结论 jump to a conclusion匆忙/草率地下结论 be meant to: be supposed to You are meant to take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India进入印度的庙宇之前应 该先脱鞋。 3. have the insight that: realize that意识到、醒悟到 Most of us finally have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by a balance shet我们大多数人最终会大彻大悟,生活质量并不完全是由资产负债表(即金钱)决定的 4. have a perspective on: have your way of looking at and judging对…有透彻的理解 render service to: serve; provide service为…服务;为…效劳 6. dawn on/upon: grow clear in one' s mind; become known by开始明白,醒悟 A. It suddenly dawned on me that I' d caught the wrong train.我突然发觉意识到我乘错了火车 B.在百无聊赖中,随手抓过一本书来,科学也好,文学也好,横竖什么都一样:看下去 看下去,忽而自已觉得已经翻了十多页了,但是毫不记得书上所说的事。(鲁迅《伤 R)Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book--science or literature, it was all the same4 2.3Para. 9-Para.13 Structure and Main Information Difficult Sentences 1. (Para. 11) This is where age and maturity enter. ---Age and maturity help people realize what is truly important. 2. (Para. 13) “Most people, in their youth, resent the Social Security deductions from their pay, yet a seemingly few short years later finding themselves standing anxiously by the mailbox.” ---When young, most people do not like to have their money deducted by Social Security as they do not see the point of the government’s doing that. But a few years later, they find they have to depend on the Social Security. ---This shows people’s shortsightedness. Important Words and Expressions 1. arrive at a conclusion: draw/reach/come to a conclusion 得出结论 jump to a conclusion 匆忙/草率地下结论 2. be meant to: be supposed to You are meant to take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India.进入印度的庙宇之前应 该先脱鞋。 3. have the insight that: realize that 意识到、醒悟到 Most of us finally have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by a balance sheet.我们大多数人最终会大彻大悟，生活质量并不完全是由资产负债表（即金钱）决定的。 4. have a perspective on: have your way of looking at and judging 对…有透彻的理解 5. render service to：serve; provide service 为…服务；为…效劳 6. dawn on/upon: grow clear in one’s mind; become known by 开始明白，醒悟 A． It suddenly dawned on me that I’d caught the wrong train. 我突然发觉/意识到我乘错了火车。 B． 在百无聊赖中，随手抓过一本书来，科学也好，文学也好，横竖什么都一样；看下去， 看下去，忽而自己觉得已经翻了十多页了，但是毫不记得书上所说的事。（鲁迅《伤 逝》）Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book---science or literature, it was all the same Argument (main idea): We should educate people for (Para. 9) life as well as for a career Fact 1 (Para. 10): We need to know what is truly important in life. Fact 2 (Para. 11): Most people between 30 and 50 realize they were meant to do more than serve a corporation… Fact 3 (Para. 12): Most of us have the insight that quality of life is not entirely determined by money. The meaning of life does not dawn until middle age. (Para. 13) Conclusion (Para. 13): It’s the duty of educational institutions to prepare the way for that revelation