Unit 11 Roots about “Breaking”, “Building” and “Standing”
Lecture 3
Roots about “Standing”
1. Warming-up 课程准备
Too many people are content to fly under the radar. That’s fine as long as we don’t expect to get anywhere. But if we want to be seen as influential, if we want people to notice if we miss work, we should not only learn our job, but excel at it. Doing so is how we succeed above and beyond what even we knew was possible.
So, in this lecture, we introduce roots about “standing”. It helps if we know from the very beginning of our career that to establish ourselves in any job, we need to stand out. There are several things we can do. Set aside a bit of time to determine steps we can take to help the whole team. Consider starting a project by developing ideas then get a team together to launch it. They will all contribute to your success.
2. Words to Watch 词汇锦囊
Root “sta” an d the words: establish, contrast, destination, constant.
Root “stitu” an d the words: institute, constitute, restitute, substitute, destitute.
Root “sist” an d the words: consist, desist, subsist, persistence.
1) establish
建立、确立
e.g. He decided to leave school and establish his own company.
2) contrast
对比、对照
e.g. The weather down here is a contrast to what we’re having back home.
3) destination
目的、目标
e.g. Coastal city Qingdao is a preferred destination of many tourists.
4) constant
不断的、持续的
e.g. He found it impossible to work with constant interruption.
5) institute
建立、实行
e.g. The Dean decided to institute a new course in American literature.
6) constitute
构成、组成
e.g. The total surroundings constitute the environment of one’s life.
7) restitute
赔偿、返还
e.g. The insurance company tries to restitute those losses.
8) substitute
取代、代替
e.g. Only art can substitute for nature.
9) destitute
赤贫的、匮乏的
e.g. They were destitute of necessaries of life.
11) consist
由…组成、构成
e.g. Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.
12) desist
停止、结束
e.g. The protesters need to desist from such foolish activities.
13) subsist
存在、维持
e.g. Squirrels subsist on nuts during the winter.
14) persistence
坚持
e.g. It was her persistence that helped her out of danger.
3. Cultural Interaction 文化采撷
Chinese modern universities and foreign language learning
Higher education in China is continuously growing, changing and developing. For the past 2500 years, the traditional Chinese education system is based on the teachings of Confucius. But ever since the late nineteenth century, outside influences have played a large role in China's educational development. In 1862, Chinese government established an interpreter training institution 京师同文馆. In 1898, 京师同文馆was merged into the newly established 京师大学堂 (the Supreme College of the Capital City), predecessor of the present Peking University.
4. Critical-Thinking Questions 思辨问题
Have Chinese universities caught up with their western counterparts? Or are they better than the latter now?。