《成人高等教育英語自學指導2（修訂版）》的編排體例與《成人高等教育英語》（修訂版）第2冊教材基本一致�！冻扇烁叩冉逃⒄Z自學指導2（修訂版）》對教材的重點、難點作了更為詳細的說明與解釋，并配以詳盡的例句以便于自學高等教育英語學生鞏固掌握�！冻扇烁叩冉逃⒄Z自學指導2（修訂版）》還附有語法練習、閱讀練習、階段復習練習，供學生自學時選擇使用。《成人高等教育英語自學指導2（修訂版）》每個單元最后部分附有《成人高等教育英語》（第2冊）教材中各課的課文、對話參考譯文及各項練習答案，便于自學自測。《成人高等教育英語自學指導2（修訂版）》可供接受成人高等教育的本科生、�？粕�，包括夜大和對英語學習有興趣的廣大讀者學習使用。
《成人高等教育英語自學指導2（修訂版）》對各課的語法項目的介紹均比教材有了較大的擴充，學生只要認真學習，并完成配套的練習項目，一定能掌握本冊教材的各項語法難點，為今后的學習打下扎實的基礎。
Unit 1
Language Focus 語言注釋
Text A Higher Education in the United States
Text B Back to School
Reading Practice Do Children Benefit or Suffer from
Television?
G．rammar
Ⅰ．句子的類別
Ⅱ．狀語從句（1）
Exercises
Key to Exercises
參考譯文
Key to Exercises of Unit 1
Unit 2
Language Focus語言注釋
Text A A11 Work Is Play
Text B Ten Ways to Get You Exercising at Work
Reading Practice Stop Smoking
Grammar
Ⅰ．動詞時態小結
Ⅱ．動詞不定式(1）
Exercises
Key to Exercises
參考譯文
Key to Exercises of Unit 2
Unit 3
Language Focus語言注釋
Text A HOW Americans Get Married
Text B The Traditional American Wedding
Reading Practice A Peculiar Way of Dating
Grammar
Ⅰ．情態動詞
Ⅱ．被動語態
Exercises
Key to Exercises
參考譯文
Key to Exercises of Unit 3
Unit 4
Language Focus語言注釋
Text A Freddy Smith．Bank Teller
Text B For Recognition As Weu As Cash
Reading Practice Occupations
Grammar
定語從句(1）
Exercises
Key to Exercises
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Reading Practice
D0 Children Benefit or Suffer from Television?
1．Children in the United States are exposed tO many influences
othcr than that of their families．美國的兒童除了受到家庭影響外還受到其他許多影響。
1） be exposed to：be left uncovered or without protection暴露于。
It was a bare slope，and the soldiers were exposed tO the
enemy’s gunfire．那是光禿禿的山坡，士兵們都暴露在敵軍的炮火之下。
Victor had been exposed to English for several years before
he came t0 study here．在來這兒學習之前，維克多已接觸過幾年英語。
在本課中，be exposed tO引申為“面對、面臨”的含義。
2）。ther than：eXcept，not anything but除了（常用于否定詞之后）。
He nCver SDeakS to me other than to ask for something。 除了向我要東西外，他從不跟我講話。
Shc seldom appearS other than happy。她看起來總是樂呵呵的。
The truth is quitc other than what you think．實際情況與你想的完全不同。
2．…as opposed to 12，000 hours in a classroom�！啾戎�，在 教室里只坐了12，000小時。
as opposed to：in contrast／opposition tO與…對照／對比；與…不同
John likes rice’as opposed to Mary，who hates it．約翰喜歡吃米飯，而瑪麗完全不一樣，她討厭米飯。
l’m here on business as opposed to a holiday．我來這兒是出差的，不是來度假的。
3．be concerned about：be anxious or worried about or interested in 擔心；關切
The girl was very much concerned about her mother’S illness．那姑娘對母親的病情非常擔心。
The government has been concerned about the growth of
the younger generation。政府一直關心著青年一代的成長。
4．1ack of：absence or need缺乏，不足，沒有
The plants died for lack of water．那些植物因缺水而死亡。
They tried everything possible to overcome the lack of
technical data．他們千方百計解決技術資料不足的問題。
5．beat uD／bash up：hit，kick or thrash sb．severely痛打 The boys robbed the old man and beat him up．那幾個男孩 搶了老人的錢并將他痛打了一頓。
She was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs．她受到那群惡棍的痛打。
6．have an effect on／upon：bring about the result on the mind or feeling對…有影響；產生作用
Her red dress had quite an effect on everyone there．她的那 件紅衣裳吸引了那兒每個人的視線。
The session will have a great pushing effect on production．這次會議對今后的生產會產生巨大的推動作用。
7．deal with：manage something處理；應付
The teacher said he would deal with verbs the following week．老師說他下周要講授動詞。
Shc didn’t know how to deal with the awkward situation．她不知該如何應付那種尷尬的局面。
8．approve of：say’show or feel something is good and acceptable同意，贊同
1 don’t approve of wasting time．我不贊成浪費時間。
I approve of your trying to earn some money’but don’t
neglect your studies．我同意你去掙點錢，但切不可因此而誤了你的學業。
9．The most famous of these is“Sesame Street”’which tries to give
preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet and
numbers．“芝麻街”是其中最有名的節目之一，這個節目對學齡前兒童以后學習字母和數字有幫助。
1）which引起非限定性定語從句，指代Sesame Street。
2）head start：advantage given or gained at an early stage早期 就得到的益處。
Being already able to read gave her a head start over the
other pupils．很小的時候就具備的閱讀能力使她比其他小學生學到更多的知識。
10．It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in
which they live．該節目還教給孩子們一些有用的知識，使他們了解他們所生活的世界。
which指代the world，又引起定語從句；介詞in來自與live的搭配，in也可放在句末。
11．give high marks for…：speak highly of…高度評價，贊揚
The foreign traders gave high marks for the products made
in China．外商對中國產品給予很高的評價。
12．rather than：in preference to；instead of（表示某種選擇時）而不是
I think I’tl have a cold drink rather than coffee．我想要一杯冷飲而不是咖啡。
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