研究生英语上Summary.docx

研究生英语上Summary

第一篇：研究生英语上SummaryUnit1Howtoreadabook“Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsometobechewedanddigested.”FrancisBaconwarnedreadersseveralhundredyearsago.However,whatarethecriteriaforthosebookstobe“chewedanddigested?”Howtotellgoodliteratureformbadliterature?Ontheseissues,peopledon’tseemtohavereachedanagreement.Inthearticle,JosephBrodskyfirststatesthatpeople’slifeisgenerallymuchshorterthanbooks,andthatitisimportantforpeopletoselectgoodbookstoread.Yet,theauthorfurtherarguesthatselectinggoodbooksfromtheoceanofliteraryworksisnoeasyjob;evenbookreviewerscan’thelpmuch.Intheend,theauthorsuggeststhatreadingpoetryisthewaytodevelopgoodtasteinliterature,becauseitisthesupremeformofhumanlocution,themoistconcisewayofconveyingthehumanexperience,andoffersthehighestpossiblestandardsforanylinguisticoperation.Unit2Recession-proofingYourCareerInthetext,Dr.BarbaraMosesdescribesanewcareerdevelopmentparadigmfortoday’semployees,thatis,guaranteedjobshavealreadybecomehistoryandit’shightimetoengageinalifelong,self-monitoredprocesswhichcanhelptopromoteandprepareoneselffroachange,esp.duringperiodsofrecession.Shethensuggestssomeskillswhichareindispensablewhenrespondingtonewworktrends.Sherecommendsdiscoveringbothyourovertandcoverttalents,makingsureawiderangeofpositionsareavailabletoyou,andnevercommittingtoany“hotjob”whichexceedseitheryourinterestortalent.Moreover,beingskilledorqualifiedisnottheonlycriteria.Youmustbeableto“market“yourself,toconvincetheemployerthatyouarethemostsuitablecandidateforthejob,forwhichpurposeyouhavetoestablishasocialnetworkthatcanhelpyoumakeyourcareerdecisions“bothinsideandoutsideofyourprofessions.”Alwaysfollowworktrends.Finally,psychologicalelementsarealsoimportant,soneverletyourselfdownandfindabalancebetweentheambitiousTypeAandmorerelaxedTypeB.Inaword,don’tbeunderthemisconceptionthatyourjobisalwayssecureandifyouworkhardyou’llsurelygetagoodjob.Youmustbefullyresponsibleforthefutureprospectsofyourchosencareer.Unit3LiesPeopleusuallyhaveverynegativeviewsreg