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Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation Matriculation: (originated from the Latin matrix) In the broadest sense, it means to be registered or added to a list. The most common meaning, however, refers to the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by acquiring the meeting prerequisites. Fixation: 1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely 停滞 同义词:arrested development, infantile fixation, regression 2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone 固恋，着魔， 同义词:obsession 3. the activity of fastening something firmly in position固定，定型，定影 4. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body 同义词:fixing Mania, complex, addiction, fascination, preoccupation, obsession ◆ Pre-reading Questions:  Recall what happened in your family when you were considering about which university you would like to go to. Which university is your ideal? How did you feel when you got to know you had to come this college? Is there a strong link between what type of college and how much success? Main idea of the text Joe Queenan’s essay “Matriculation Fixation” is chiefly about parental obsessions with children’s educational paths. He claims that not every child needs to attend the most top level college and many people who have graduated from lesser known colleges, dropped out of college or not even attended college went on to live successful and fulfilling lives. In other words, numerous examples prove this fact: there is no strong link between personal success and the level of universities they choose to attend. Organization of the text Part 1(1-6): An anecdote between the author and a stranger in the hospital leads the topic in: many parents are too much fixated on their children’s matriculation. Part 2 (7-9): Parents usually have some oversensitivity or wrong ideas about going to top-flight universities. Part 3 (10-