大英三summary

大英三summary

U1Active reading（1）

In the fall of our final year,our mood changed.The relaxed atmosphere had disappeared,and the peer group pressure to work hard was strong.Meanwhile, at the back of everyone's mind was what we would do next after graduation. As for me,I wanted to travel,and I wanted to be a writer.I braced myself for some resistance to the idea from my father,who wanted me to go to law scho ol,and follow his path through life.

However,he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it by watching the crabs.The cage was full of crabs.One of them was trying to esca pe,but each time it reached the top the other crabs pulled it back.In the end i t gave up lengthy struggle to escape and started to prevent other crabs from es caping.By watching crabs,my father told me not to be pulled back by others,a nd to get to know oneself better.

U1Active reading（2）

Life is short.We never quite know when we become coffin dwellers or tram pled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery.So there’s no point in putti ng our dreams on the back burner until the right time arrives.Now is the time to do what we want to do.Make the best of our short stay and6)fill our life with the riches on offer so that when the reaper arrives,we’ve achieved much i nstead of regrets.

U2Active reading（1）

The author’s family never believed in Santa myth,as her parents could not afford expensive gifts.In her mother’s view,the children have been brainwashe d into believing the silly myth.So their family celebrated Christmas about a wee k after Dec.25and the kids got their gifts from after-Christmas sale.

On that year,the father lost his job and they had no money for Christmas. On Christmas Eve,the father took each of the kids out into the desert night o ne by one and asked them to pick out a star as their Christmas gift.The author claimed Venus and when the sun starts to burn out and Earth turns cold,ever y one here might want to move to Venus to get warm.And they'll have to get permission from your descendants first.The father’s imagination lead to a uniqu e Christmas.

U2Active reading（2）

Historically,childhood has undergone enormous transformations in terms of c hildren’s responsibilities and parental expectations.Culturally,childhood is sociall y constructed.The interplay of history and culture leads to different understandi ng of childhood,consequently,it is advisable not to impose ideas from one cult ure to understand childhood in another culture.

U3Active reading（1）

For the sake of clarity,we split up the process of listening to music into th ree hypothetical planes.Firstly,the sensuous plane.It is a kind of brainless but a ttractive state of mind engendered by the mere

sound appeal of the music.Secondly,the expressive plane.It is when we belie

ve each piece of music has a theme,which mirrors a different world of feeling, such as gaiety,sadness.Thirdly,the musical plane.It is the ability to experienc e different musical elements,such as melodies,the rhythms,the harmonies,the tone colors etc.We usually listen to music on all three planes.

U3Active reading（2）

V-J Day in Times Square is a photograph by a prominent photographer tha t portrays an American sailor kissing a woman in a white dress on Victory over Japan Day in Times Square in New York City,on August14.Since its publication ,it has commanded the world’s attention.It brims with perceived uncontrolled 4)passion and sexual tension.Also,it ignites the imagination of people,who de vised story lines about what ever happened to the couple.

Most important of all,it sketches for people a beautiful vision of life after the Second World War,with a sprint towards a more prosperous standard of li ving and inventive ideal family life.Though the years pass,the photo will never fade and remind people of the fond memory they have had.

U4Active reading（1）

I can still remember the men who built the house.The master from the ma nor house found a clearing in the huge orchard which ran up and down the hill s.I only see my neighbour side-on.I’ve never seen him from the front.Apart fr om the autumn,the groundsman brought a young woman home.I was filled wi th the sound of conversation and laughter.The woman looked after the garden around me,there was a riot of colours.With time going by,they had children a

nd then grew up.But one day,I saw a postman arrive with a bundle of letters, the woman cried out and fainted.Years later,they left without saying goodbye to me.

Two middle-aged women spent several years here.I like them because they kept everything spick and span.The last person lived with me working at home assembling furniture.We just kept each other company.He walked very slowly using his hands to steady himself.

As time passed,there are traces of everyone who has lived with me.Howev er,there are my golden memories.But in fact,I look and feel my age.

U4Active reading（2）

?Homesickness was traditionally experienced by American children duri ng the long summer vacation when they received convenient childcare w hich was idealized by the parents as being great“fun”,while British chil dren experienced homesickness at an even earlier age,when sons of the

aristocracy were sent to boarding school at the age of seven.Nowadays, homesickness is usually first experienced by teenagers who leave home

and go to college.

?Then,what is homesickness?Is homesickness just associated with a la ck of maturity?Actually,the modern term“homesickness”was coined in the17th century to describe the feelings of Swiss mercenaries who miss ed their homeland while fighting elsewhere in Europe.In the18th and19

th century,people especially women who missed their home were even

considered virtuous.

?British actors in Hollywood,sportsmen on long tours abroad,soldiers

serving in foreign wars,business travellers and as well as the author all a dmit how they suffer from and deal with extreme homesickness.In the r ecent years,people are more willing to talk about homesickness and it is

believed that acknowledging homesickness may help avoid the risk of an xiety and depression.Therefore,instead of being immature or something

to be ashamed of,homesickness is both a painful longing to be back ho me,and an extremely common occurrence.

U5Active reading（1）

When a young black man arrives in a crowded andexpensive restaurant,the head waiter makes him sit in the least comfortable place,even though a table has been booked for him and a“Ms Rogers”.

When Ms Rogers arrives,the waiter realizes that she is a well-known Senato r;and Ms Rogers realizes that her friend has been treated badly because of the colour of his skin.The waiter realizes his mistake too,and tries to make up for it,but it is too late.

U5Active reading（2）

The writer uses stories about doing business between Swedes and Saudis to illustrate the differences between an individualist and a collectivist approach to business.They have different concepts of the role of personal relationships in b

usiness.The Swedes believe the business is done with a company while the Sau dis think it should be done with a person they know and trust.Then the writer compares the characteristics of the collectivist and those of the individualist.

In most collectivist societies,the families are usually extended families while in the individualist societies,nuclear families are prevalent.People consider the mselves as part of a“we”group or in-group in the collectivist societies.In cont rast,the individualists think of themselves as“I”,their personal identity which i s distinct from other peoples’.A practical and psychological dependence relation ship develops between the person and the in-group in the collectivist societies. However,rarely do people depend on a group in the individualist societies.

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As a young boy,the writer overheard his parents talking about helping his f ather do the milking early every morning.He realized that he had taken his fath er’s love for granted so on Christmas morning he rose very early and crept dow nstairs and did the milking all alone.When his father discovered what he had d one,he clutched the boy in his arms.Now,as an older man,he decides to trim med the Christmas tree and tie his present and letter to his beloved wife befor e she gets up.

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There is concern among the Chinese scholars and students that Christmas ha s an increasing impact on the Chinese culture.Due to the changes in the past t

wo decades,we Chinese do seem to attach a lot more attention to Christmas t oday than we did in the past.

In fact,be it in China or in the West,a festival carries the same meaning fe atured by celebrations,a feast or humble meal,relaxation and a break from th e skulduggery or the mundane affairs.

However,no one can be left untouched by the festivals in the Gregorian ca lendar though we follow the lunar calendar.The festive spirit of the West has i nfluenced us.

The fear of the impact of the decadence of the West on the Chinese culture is not well grounded,as no culture in the world is free of decadence.Consequ ently,we Chinese should not follow the West blindly,but accept the goodness t he Western festivals offer and practice what they stand for.

新课标大英三Summary

大学英语3 第二版summary U1 Active reading（1） In the fall of our final year, our mood changed. The relaxed atmosphere had disappeared, and the peer group pressure to work hard was strong. M eanwhile, at the back of everyone's mind was what we would do next afte r graduation. As for me, I wanted to travel, and I wanted to be a writer. I braced myself for some resistance to the idea from my father, who wante d me to go to law school, and follow his path through life. However, he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it b y watching the crabs. The cage was full of crabs. One of them was trying to escape, but each time it reached the top the other crabs pulled it back. I n the end it gave up lengthy struggle to escape and started to prevent othe r crabs from escaping. By watching crabs, my father told me not to be pul led back by others, and to get to know oneself better. U1 Active reading（2） Life is short. We never quite know when we become 1) coffin dwellers or 2) trampled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery. So there’s no point in putting our dreams 3) on the back burner until 4) the right tim e arrives. Now is the time to do what we want to do. 5) Make the best of o ur short stay and 6) fill our life with the riches on offer so that when the r eaper arrives, we’ve achieved much instead of 7) regrets.

基英课文概述summary(第三册)

Unit 1 Fresh Start I first began to wonder what I was doing on a college compus anyway when my parents drove off . My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut .The next morning , I found my first class and marched in . But I was in the wrong building . After class , I went to the cafeteria , I stepped in a large puddle of ketchup and my rear end met the floor . It ended with my first day of college class . I was very frustrated . But later , a composed and very confident football player let me realized I had been taking myself far too seriously .So I gave up trying to act my way through college and began not acting at all . Three years after graduation , I’m still making mistakes , and I’m even being forgiven for a few . Unit 2 Tranny of the Urgent Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour gay ? We seemed have a lot of things undone . But would a thirty-hour day really solve the problem ? Prolongation of time doesn’t really solve the problem . We find ourselves working more and enjoying it less . Our dilemma goes deeper , it’s basically the problem of priorities . Sometimes we have left undone and we have done those things which we shouldn’t have done . It’s the problem of priorities . Some urgent things devour our energy . Then we recall the important tasks pushed aside . We realize we’ve become slaves to the “ tyranny of the urgent ” . Unit 3 Chinese Food Chinese and Western have the different attitudes toward food . Most of chinese pay more attention to the food , but the western is different . For them , food is quite simply a fuel . Chinese think the eating is one of the most important things in life : to eat with the capital E . In fact , chinese food is the only truly international food . How did this come about ? The reasons included that the chinese went to work in North America , and the population pressure in HongKong . But root is that the western are interested in chinese food . There is no doubt that the traditional high-quality chinese meal is a serous matter , the preparation is detailed , and the enjoyment must therefore match it . Chinese food is an expression of basic assumptions about life itself . Unit 4 Why I Want a Wife I’m a wife , but I want a wife . With a wife , I can go back to college , leaving my wife to take care of the house and my children . I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs . She is supposed to the house clean , cook the meals every day , and do the grocery shopping . I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social life . When my friends are invited to our home , she should prepare a special meal and make them feel comfortable . I want a wife who will satisfy my sexual needs , of course , she will not demand sexual attention when I don’t feel like it . And I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one . A wife can do so many things , who wouldn’t want a wife ? Unit 5 The Company Man Phil was a company man , a workaholic , a prefect tape A . He worked himself to death at 3:00 am Sunda y morning . He worked six days a week , over ten hours a day . He didn’t like to exercise , so he was overweight . He was too busy to share any time with his wife and children . As a result , he was very distant from them . One of his sons said : “ my fath er and I only board

新标准大学英语综合教程3课文summary

↓↓↓ 大英3课文Summary UNIT 1 1.1 catching crabs In the fall of our final year,our mood changed.The relaxed atmosphere had disappeared, and peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Meanwhile,at the back of everyone’s mind was what we would do next after graduation. As for me,I wanted to travel,and I wanted to be a writer.I braced myself for some resistance to the idea from my father,who wanted me to go to law school,and follow his path through life. However,he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it by watching the crabs.The cage was full of crabs. One of them was trying to escape,but each time it reached the top the other crabs pulled it back.In the end it gave up lengthy struggle to escape and started to prevent other crabs from escaping.By watching crabs,my father told me not to be pulled back by others,and to get to know himself better. 1.2We are all dying Life is short.We never quite know when we become coffin dwellers or trampled ash in the rose garden of some local ceremony.So there’s no p oint in putting our dreams on the back burner until the right time arrives.Now is the time to do what we want to do. Make the best of our short stay and fill our life with the riches on offer so that when the reaper arrives,we’ve achieved much instead of regrets. UNIT 2 2.1superman The extract from Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath is a combination of her real life and imaginary life in her childhood.In the real life,Plath was a winner of the prize for drawing the best Civil Defense signs,lived by an airport and had an Uncle who bore resemblance to Superman.In her imagination,the airport was her Mecca and Jerusalem because of her flying dreams.Superman fulfilled her dream at the moment. David Stirling,a bookish boy,also worship Superman.During the recess at school,he and the author played Superman https://www.wendangku.net/doc/5219221635.html,pared with their school-mates who played the routine games,they felt they were outlaws but had a sense of windy superiority.They also found a stand-in,Sheldon Fein, who later invented tortures. 2.2cultual childhoods Historically,childhood has undergone enormous transformations in terms of children’s responsibilities and parental expectations.Culturally,childhood is socially constructed.The interplay of history and cultural leads to different understanding of childhood,consequently it is advisable not to impose ideas from one culture to understand childhood in another culture. UNIT 3 3.1how we listen For the sake of clarify,we split up the process of listening to music into three hypothetical planes.Firstly,the sensuous plane.It is a kind of brainless but attractive state of mind engendered

高级英语6 lesson1 课文的summary

Summary of Sexism in School According to Myra and David Sadker, many people believe classroom sexism was gone already, but actually it still exists in school: boys still get more attention than girls do in classroom. Based on some reliable investigation and bountiful evidence, readers can easily know that teachers' sexist attitudes towards students do exist and it can directly affect students' progress in learning. It can be found that boys get more than their fair share of teacher attention, while girls just sit and keep quiet. Besides, the sexism with far-reaching harmful effects also exists in work place. Then the authors make a recommendation that teachers getting trained can establish equity in classroom, which turns out to be effective according to the study. Finally, the authors make a call for immediate action to remove sexism in school so that females can achieve equity in work world as well as in school.

上海高考Summary如何写

Summary如何写（I） 说明文的summary 我们以上海英语高二课本中的一篇文章为例 The Problem of Packaging 第一段 A large source of rubbish is packaging material. It often makes up more than 30 percent of the total. To understand why this is true, think of the packaging commonly used for a simple product, such as toothpaste. The packaging includes not only the tube for the toothpaste, but also the box for the tube. This box is put into a plastic wrapper. Then, the boxes are transported in a cardboard container. 第二段 Most packaging material ends up in a landfill after it is thrown away. Though necessary, landfills take up valuable space, often stink, and can leak harmful substances into the soil. Landfills not included, the production of packaging material itself is a major source of air and water pollution. 第三段 People are now trying to solve the problems caused by packaging materials. In 1991, Germany took the lead by requiring companies to recycle the packaging used for their goods. To do this, the companies set up recycling bins in every neighborhood. Consumers now separate their rubbish into three categories—metal, plastic and paper cartons. They then put it into the appropriate bin. The rubbish sorted, it is transported to are cycling company for processing. 第四段 The programme worked well at first. However, the amount of rubbish has begun to increase again. One reason for this is that many consumers no longer reduce waste because they think the problem is solved. It seems that to properly deal with the problem of rubbish, everyone must remain vigilant and do their part. 我们先来把每段的大意理一下： 第一段的中心应该就是讲 A large source of rubbish is packaging material. It often makes up more than 30 percent of the total. 后面的牙膏的情况只是举例说明咯。 第二段呢？讲了两层意思，一层：垃圾进入填埋场后造成污染；二层：这些包装材料生产过程中，会产生对空气和水的污染。 第三段：中心句很清晰啊People are now trying to solve the problems caused by packaging materials. 后面的德国的事情也是举例子，政府啊，制造商啊，个人啊，采取什么措施来试图解决包装材料带来的污染问题。 最后一段了：尽管德国的方法起到了一定的作用，但，又有些人开始神兜兜起来了。包装材料的污染仍是个大问题啊，我们不能放弃警惕。

大英4 课文summary

1.2 The passage tells a story about a woman overcame many difficulties and became successful in her field at last.First, the girl had her eyes on the course at the London School of Econmics. The girl’s family can’t support her for university study,as a result, she has todrop out from school and start to work to make a living. Unfortunately, she was faced with many problems and she felt lonely.She told her problems to Tony.Tony give her a loan to start a business.With Tony’s help.she got her master degree and set up her own company.But many years later,Tony was disabled after an accident and need the repayments of the loan to adapt his house for his disability.She pays back Tony’s help and Tony thought investing in people gives the best return you can ever hope. 2.1 Books may change your life, when we pick up a book we are about to enter a new world. What’s more ,books helps us liberate from the real world we come from.Reading books allows us to enjoy and celebrate variety and difference in safety, and provides us with an opportunity to grow. When we read books, we learn to look beyond our immediate surroundings to the horizon and a landscape far away from home.IN addition, reading books can give us power and stimulate our emotions. As soon as we are able to listen, books are supremely influential in the way we live.Books have helped me to discover the real meaning of my life, and have made it possible for me to get out of the confusion and meaninglessness. 2.2 This article is about the author’s views of reading books. The author is a writer and he likes reading books very much. He think that a book lives though the passionate recommendation of one reader to another. Nothing can throttle this basic impulse in the human being. And he also raises that we should read books as often as possible bacause a book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. He told us that when you are eager to read a book, leave it alone for a few days and ask yourself earnestly if it be absolutely necessary to read it. In the end, the author described a writer who readed a lot and meanwhile writtrn a lot. 3.1 The article is about the fashion tendency in the last 50 years. The author mainly introduced the development of jeans and the relationship of economy and hemiline. It was Levi Strauss who invited the jeans. At first, only miners wore jeans. In the mid-1960s and early 1970s, the hippie movement influenced the design of jeans. And jeans remained fashionable during the period of punk. Besides, the ahthor found that as the stock market rises, so do hemlines, and when it falls, so do they. 3.2 Sea glass is popular for several reasons. First, the creation of sea glass is a form of recycling. Second, sea glass becomes rarer than diamonds now. Third, its eco-credentials lend sea glass further appeal. So the designers would like to put sea glass to use. Gina Cowen became a sea glass jeweler. Her designs were sold at Liberty or to private customers.Though seaglass become rarer, Gina Cowen refuses to condone it and she even rejects to polish new glass to make it look old. So we'd better follow Cowen’s example and search for

安徽大学 研究生英语 课文summary and comment

上册 Summary of Unit2(Recession-proofing your career) in the text,the author firstly tries to tell us that guaranteed jobs have already become history.These days,no matter what our official employment status,we are all temporary workers. But there is much that you can do to protect yourself from change and economic upheaval,by equipping yourself with the skills to manage your career more effectively.She then suggests some skills.She recommends discovering both your overt and covert talents,making sure that a wide range of positions are available to you,and never committing to any“hot job”which exceeds either your interest or talent.Moreover,you should cultivate and maintain an active network both inside and outside of your profession,to“market”yourself,to convince the employer that you are the most suitable candidate for the job.Finally,always follow work trends. I am bound to face the work dilemma in the future sooner or later.I quite agree with the author’s opinion.There is no reason for us to stop learning when we are working.The author’s suggestions will help me much in the foreseeable future. 翻译： 在文中，作者首先试图告诉我们，保证工作已经成为历史，如今，不管我们在职场从事的是什么工作，我们都只是临时工。但是你可以学习一些技能来更有效地规划自己的事业，使自己免受变化和经济震荡的影响。她提出一些技能。她建议，发现你的显性和隐性的人才，确保广泛的职位提供给你，决不承诺任何“热门工作”而超过你的兴趣或才能。你应该在自己的行业内外建立和维持一个活跃的人际网络，来“推销”自己，说服雇主，你是最合适的求职者。最后，总是遵循工作趋势。 我迟早要面对这个工作的窘境。我完全同意作者的观点。当我们工作的时候，我们没有理由停止学习。作者的建议将在可预见的将来，我有很多的帮助。 Summary of Unit3(Lies) People usually have very negative views regarding lies.Liars are frequently criticized,even cursed.Yet this passage exemplifies a different perspective,one which cruelly reveals the fact that everyone tells lies.We can not live without lying and the lies direct out thoughts and the truth.We need our lies to mask our fear and anxiety about life and death----about the many things we do not understand and control.Lies make us feel superior to other species.Religions abound with myths and tales,which are basically lies that provide human beings with a sense of safety.People need big lies,because lying disguises our mortality,our inadequacies,our fears and anxieties,our loneliness in the midst of the crowd. I just agree the author’s views in a certain degree.People say some white lies,but it is moral problems if a person always tells lies.No one would like a man who never speaks the truth.Lies can not make our life,also can not let the world better.Which can make the world better only the more beautiful heart. 翻译： 人们通常对谎言有很消极的看法。骗子经常被批评，甚至被诅咒。然而，这篇文章是一

中国海洋大学大英三summary

U1 A1 Catching Crabs With the terminal of school life coming, the author’s classmates had nothing to do but get their life mapped out. Their ideas about the future vary from person to person. Ambitious as some students were, the majority of them tended to choose a comfortable job and became an ordinary person. Instead of the high flyers with good grades, it was always the quieter, less impressive students who had the next stages of their life mapped out. The author was longing to travel and become a writer. His father who was a lawyer didn’t object him but brought him to a lake to chat with him, which surprised him very much. In that morning, his father inspired him through the crabs which could be bothered to escape. He also asked him to figure out what he really want and was really significative to him. And only when he get the answer would he be happy. U1 A2 We are all dying In this article, the author brings us some good news and some bad news. The bad news, as the author double-and triple-checked out, is that we are all dying. We are all going to be either coffin dwellers or trampled ash in the rose garden of some local cemetery. The good news is that knowing that we are all budding, crypt-kickers takes away all the uncertainty of life. All that matters is the middle bit and that’s down to us. It’s typical that we all have the great things we’re going to do with our life “when the time is right”. The novel that we want to write, the trip to the Grand Canyon we’ve always planned to take, the West End play w e want to direct. It’s essential that we should do them now on account of that the time is never quite right. We can’t count on tomorrow because tomorrow is just another version of now. When we go to a buffet, they give us a bowl the size of a saucer, life is like that bowl. We can cram as much into that tiny bowl as we can carry but we only have one shot at it. So let’s make the best of our short stay. We all have the same amount of minutes. It’s just what we do with our time, how we invest it, that determines where our lives may lead. We are

大英一各单元summary与英汉互译

第一单元 The writer describes the first few days of university life in the diary with a casual , informal style full of humor and exaggeration. As a fresher, the writer has many probl ems: feeling lonely and l ost, not having a good appetite for the food in the dining hall, feeling not as intelligent and knowledgeable as others; not knowing how to take notes and how to wash clothes. Besid es, her d ormitory looks very small. The tutor seems unfriendly and uncaring. The library rul es are too strict. The writer tries to solve the probl ems: joining many clubs and societies to make more friends, talking to Mum on the phone to get some comfort and advice. The writer of the text newly arrived in New York as an immigrant. He worked full time with a variety of manual jobs while taking courses at the university. He was faced with many problems. He felt inferior (自卑) to his classmates because he didn’t have a high school diploma and he had a strong Irish accent. He didn’t know how to take notes in the class. He was puzzl ed by what the professor said about the Pilgrims and dared not ask questions in the class. Being lonely and insecure, he was dreaming of a good-l ooking girl who was impressed by what he had read and what he would fall in l ove with him. 第二单元 It was the first time that I had oyster. Before I had it, I thought it was disgusted to eat. And I even missed mother’s cook and fish and fries. But my father encouraged me to swall ow it, which he thought was delicious. In order to earned his love and respect, I did, and that was the last time I had oyster. The passage tells us the history of chocolates and the progress of making cocoa beans into chocolates. It also tells us the reason we like chocolate so much and according to experiment, which proves that genetic trait makes us prefer to eat things with a sweet taste. But we just like chocolate not other sweet things. Although there are about 300 different chemicals in chocolate, we really d on’t know how all of these affect us. 第三单元 “Thinking for oneself”means consid ering facts and making d ecisions for oneself, instead of d epending on someone else’s judgment or d oing as they are told. Every step of real progress in our society has come from it, yet thinking for ourselves is still a radical act. In most circles, especially in places that shape our lives, thinking for ourselves is regarded with suspicion, and even seen as dangerous. Hardly anyone has been encouraged, much l ess trained to d o it. I was once forced by my advanced algebra mentor to write d own the sum of a number that d oes not exist. Even though scared by such a humiliating experience, I gradually examined and valued the concept of d eveloping our own thinking which has at least been introduced into my academic life. Thinking for oneself is associated with the positive values of being independent, creative and original. Activist learners generate new ideas and try things out; Reflectors form their own judgments from listening, observing and reflecting; Theorists resort to logical reasoning and assimilating new information into a rational scheme. Pragmatists prefer testing ideas with