少儿英语启蒙兼英语教育批判

小恰，我师焉

Jul 29（Mon），2013
复习NCE3中出现的名词性从句，定语从句，状语从句。让女儿自己分析例句，以便检验她对知识点的理解。
下午继续游泳课程。这个教练看来把这份工作当回事，始终在水里认真监督孩子；示范也认真到位，赞。

小恰，我师焉

Jul 30（Tue），2013
随着NCE3中非限定性谓语动词不断出现，有必要专门抽时间讲解非限定性谓语动词的知识点。上午带领女儿学习非限定性谓语动词，包括不定式，动名词，现在分词，过去分词的用法，例句。用的教材是 薄冰高级语法.pdf，网上有下载。
记得当年高中英语课累计要花七个课时才能学完。今天上午也就用了3个小时讲解，然后女儿就可以自己试着分析例句了。
嗯，这个女儿比爸爸有悟性。
下午继续游泳课程。

小恰，我师焉

Jul 31（Wed），2013
学习第19课，完成了新单词/注释的学习，以及逐句课文翻译和语法分析。下午继续游泳课程。

            Lesson 19
           A very dear cat
          一条贵重的宝贝猫

Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one?

    Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
    There days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!

小恰，我师焉

Aug 1 （Thu），2013
暑假过去一半了，由于游泳课的介入，并不能做到一天一课的进度。从过去的一个月的情形来看，NCE3是非常适合女儿当前的英语学习任务，难易程度合适，既不太难，也不容易。

今天女儿对爸爸说了，开学前要留2周时间给她练字，汉字和英语斜体字。对于斜体字，她有些基础；汉字笔画却总有些问题。想想能有整块的时间练练书法，也是一件快乐的事。

计划没有变化快，设想NCE3学到Aug17那一天，至于是哪一课，随便。

上午完成第19课跟读，背诵。下午继续游泳课程。
优酷视频：
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTg0ODQ0MjEy.html?f=19350134
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTg0ODQ0MjEy.html?f=19350134

小恰，我师焉

Aug 2 （Fri），2013
学习第21课，完成了新单词/注释的学习，以及逐句课文翻译和语法分析。
接近中午，快递送来新买的Casio Privia PX850。
下午继续游泳课程，课程过半，教练找家长谈话，指出每个孩子Front/Back crawl中存在的问题，要求下课继续练习。我直率地告诉她，我们下课以后没时间，就指望上课学习。
游泳回来，继续装配PX850，女儿说要在半年内和爸爸一起钢琴二重奏。呵呵。


            Lesson 21
           Daniel Mendoza
            丹尼尔.门多萨
         

How many unsuccessful attempts did Mendoza make before becoming Champion of all England?

    Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'. However, boxing was very crude, for these were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
    One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In this day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
    Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appear one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

小恰，我师焉

Aug 3 （Sat），2013
上午女儿看牙医，有颗门牙阻碍新牙萌出，拔除旧牙。
下午完成第21课跟读，背诵。
优酷视频：
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTg4OTM4MDY4.html?f=19350134
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTg4OTM4MDY4.html?f=19350134

跟读/背诵的神器：眼罩

小恰，我师焉

Aug 4 （Sun），2013
溯溪，在峡谷东边，有段密林，迷路了！，遮天蔽日的森林阻碍了GPS搜星，手机电量越来越低，从密林顶部稀稀疏疏落下来的阳光也不再热辣，冷风也有些凉意了，必须在电量消失之前，找到出路。从GPS地图上看，一直在方圆500米打转转，就是找不到出路。拖儿带女，孩子的眼神慢慢变得无助，但是他们没有惊慌，干脆关闭手机保存电量，让他们找个树桩坐下，仔细听辨溪流水声的方向，再参考偏西的日头，经过半个多小时终于找回溪涧。为免再次意外，沿涧顺流而下。
太累了，野外行走5个小时，再加上车程和去医院包扎伤口，超过9个小时。女儿晚上告诉我，溯溪比背诵NCE3的课文累多了。




地貌

通过 Android 上的 Google 创建。
名称：2013-8-4 上午 10:53 lynn canyon
活动类型：-
说明：-
总距离：8.08 公里（5.0 英里）
总时间：5:01:30
移动时间：3:53:53
平均时速：1.61 公里/小时（1.0 英里/小时）
平均移动速度：2.07 公里/小时（1.3 英里/小时）
最高限速：10.80 公里/小时（6.7 英里/小时）
平均步速：37.33 分钟/公里（60.1 分钟/英里）
平均移动步速：28.96 分钟/公里（46.6 分钟/英里）
最快步速：5.56 分钟/公里（8.9 分钟/英里）
最高海拔：158 米（518 英尺）
最低海拔：5 米（16 英尺）
海拔升高：435 米（1426 英尺）
最大坡度：20 %
最小坡度：-20 %
记录时间：2013-8-4 上午 10:53






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小恰，我师焉

Aug 5 （Mon），2013
累伤了，上午休整，中午去参观一个展览。下午学习第23课，完成了新单词/注释的学习，以及逐句课文翻译和语法分析。今天下午的游泳课程被取消。

        Lesson 23
          One man's meat is
         another man's poison
            各有所爱
         

What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that in particular?

    People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
    No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

小恰，我师焉

Aug 6 （Tue），2013
上午完成第23课跟读，背诵。下午继续游泳课程。
优酷视频：
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTg4OTUxMjky.html?f=19350134
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTg4OTUxMjky.html?f=19350134

佳琦妈妈

听了你女儿的中庸，很不错，发音很标准，也很有气场了。
我一直认为爸爸教女儿学东西比妈妈带学的快，就是说爸爸带的孩子更聪明。不知道孩子妈妈负责哪些项目呢？
去野外不错，不过一定要注意安全，孩子也真有些小，安全还是第一位的。