研究生入学英语教案

(Para. Four)

…fathers also registered striking gains: The amount of child care time spent by fathers has risen remarkably in the analysis.

register: record in writing; enroll to vote --Thousands lined up to register to vote.数千人排队登记投票。

-- It's wise to register letters containing banknotes. 信中夹钞票最好寄挂号。

-- Their names simply didn't register with me. 我对他们的名字简直没有什么印象。 -- Where can I register for the computer course? 我选计算机课程到哪里登记?

6.

(Para. Five)

7.

guilt-stricken: stricken用作后缀 (suf.) -- The two heroic little sisters quickly headed off the panic-stricken sheep.

两个英雄小姐妹赶忙上前拦住受惊的羊群。 function: function作名词，可以指人的―职责‖或物的―功能‖。 -- The function of a policeman is to

8.

preserve law and order.

警察的职责是维护法律和治安。 -- The function of a clock is to tell the time.

钟表的功能是报时。

9.

shortchange: to treat unfairly 亏待；少找零头，欺骗

--They shortchanged me ten cents. 他们把十美分抹掉了，不找给我。

--I was shortchanged 10 dollars to pay.我被骗多付了十美元。

(para Six)

Although previous studies have shown increases in parenting time starting in the 1990s, the study by the Rameys is important because it links so many time-use surveys and also breaks the data down by age of the child and education level.

本句的主干是the study is

important。Although引导让步状语从句，by the Rameys作主语的后置定语，because引导原因状语从句

10. ...

解释说明主句。

译文：尽管之前的研究表明20世纪

90年代以来父母陪伴子女的时间在增加，但雷米夫妇所作的研究连接了许多“用时”调查，并根据儿童年龄和父母的教育水平对数据进行了分门别类，因此该研究很重要。

break down: divide into exclusive categories 分类，将…分解为

-- After many years, rocks break down /into/ dirt. 许多年以后岩石分解成为泥土。 -- Bile helps the body break down fat in food. 胆汁帮助人体分解食物中的脂肪。

(para Seven/Eight)

11. There are many ways the American family is changing, the rise in child-centered time is one of the ways, children are no longer viewed as “very important” to a successful marriage is another way.

(para Nine)

12. In fact, the surge in parenting time may say more about modern marriage than about

modern child care practices…

事实上，与现代育儿实践比起来，陪伴孩子时间的激增可能更多的是说明了现代婚姻的变化. surge: v.

a sudden or abrupt strong increase 猛增 -- The value of exports surged last year. 去年出口值激增。 n．

-- Oil was the prime cause of the price surge. 石油是物价上涨的主要原因。

say about: referring; talk about; speak of -- I have much to say about the harm of smoking. 有关吸烟的害处我有很多话可说。

13. hedonic marriage: 我们中国人说「男主

外女主内」便是家庭分工的精髓─不结婚等于不能分工。「家庭分工」直至二十世纪五十年代女性大都接受良好教育、家电多样化和普及化后，才失效用；加上随后避孕药物的大众化，婚姻的性质已渐渐从「生产性结合」（productive marriage）衍变为「欢愉的结合」（hedonic marriage）.