全新版大学英语综合教程1第二版课文原文(1--4单元)(汇编).pdfVIP

精品文档 精品文档 Unit 1 Unit 1 The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on  The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on  since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasnt until my third  since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasnt until my third  year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then Id  year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then Id  been bored by everything associated with English courses. I  been bored by everything associated with English courses. I  found  English  grammar  dull  and  difficult.  I  hated  the  found  English  grammar  dull  and  difficult.  I  hated  the  assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony  assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony  for teachers to read and for me to write.  for teachers to read and for me to write.  When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year  When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year  English I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious  English I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious  of subjects. Mr. Fleagle had a reputation among students for  of subjects. Mr. Fleagle had a reputation among students for  dullness and inability to inspire. He was said to be very formal,  dullness and inability to inspire. He was said to be very formal,  rigid and hopelessly out of date. To me he looked to be sixty or  rigid and hopelessly out of date. To me he looked to be sixty or  seventy and excessively prim. He wore primly severe eyeglasses,  seventy and excessively prim. He wore primly severe eyeglasses,  his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim  his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim  suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his  suits with neckties set primly against the collar