1) devised = formulated;
Civil = municipal
题目:They devised a civil calendar in which the months were equal in length.
原文:The Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days.
2)Cabinet = (floor-standing) case;
题目:They developed a new cabinet shape for a type of timekeeper.
原文:the development of a new floor-standing case design, which became known as the grandfather clock.
3) Agree on = concur on
Significance = impressive;
researchers with different attitudes = skeptics and advocates;
题目:Researchers with different attitudes towards telepathy agree on the significance of the ganzfeld experiments.
原文:Sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue, however: that the most impressive evidence so far has come from the so-called “ganzfeld” experiments.
综述
认为词汇不用背,老师和学生都有各自的“理由”。学生认为:时间太紧,来不及背;不知道怎么样背比较快、准、牢;只凭技巧不是也可以解决吗?反正老师说了是略读;老师:一切以学生为中心;怕因为强调词汇的重要性而打击了学生备考的积极性;怕因为反复强调词汇的重要性而削弱了自己的权威性——毕竟学生就是冲着自己的“独家秘笈”来的嘛!一定要省力、省时又省心。
以上各种想法都是“鸵鸟心态”所致。正确的做法应该是:教师应该充分认识到学生词汇方面的不足,并积极开发一套具有针对性的、系统性的、可量化可操作的词汇表及记忆体系,引导学生正确认识雅思阅读考试。逃避不解决问题,避重就轻更不是教育的本质。磨刀不误砍柴工——充分备考、高效备考并把词汇记忆纳入其中,才有可能一举拿下雅思阅读考试。