全新版大学英语第二版综合教程1Unit4电子教案.ppt

全新版大学英语第二版综合教程1Unit4电子教案BR_1The American Dream BR_1_popAmerican Dream is the belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity. For ordinary people, it means a happy family, an ideal job, and a nice house. For minorities and immigrants, it also includes freedom and equal rights.BR_2ImmigrantsIntroduction First Immigrants BR_2_1.1Introduction Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.BR_2_1.2 Apart from “Native Americans” — , all Americans have ancestors who were immigrants. The United States has the home of immigrants from all over the world. Some immigrants come to the United States a place to practice their religion freely, while others seek political or protection. Still others arrive in hopes of building a better life for and their families.Indians ______become _______in search of __________economic ________themselves __________BR_2_2First Immigrants BR_2_2_popThe first immigrants to America came almost from western Europe. During the first decades of the 17th century, settlers from England colonized Virginia and New England. Immigration to New England began in 1620 when English Puritans established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts. The values of these Puritan settlers strongly influenced the culture of the American colonies and later of the United States.BR _3The Great Depression BR _3_pop The Great Depression is considered the most severe economic crisis in the industrialized world. It began when American stock market fell on Friday, Oct. 24, 1929, and continued the following Tuesday, known as Black Tuesday, with a greater fall. The Depression struck many other countries as well, particularly Germany, Japan, and Britain. In the early 1930s millions of people lost their jobs, and millions of businesses and banks failed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies improved the situation, but the Great Depression did not come to an end until World War II when industrial production for the war increased.BR_4 Mortgage Mortgage How to Get a Mortgage BR _ 4_1MortgageMortgage is an agreement to have money lent, especially to buy a house or land, with the house or land belonging to the lender until the money is repaid. It enables a person to buy a house without having enough money to pay for it completely. If the borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender may force the sale of the house to recover the amount of the loan. BR _4_1_pop BR _4_2How to Get a Mortgage BR _4_2_pop A borrower can get a mortgage from a bank, credit union, or other lender. Most lenders require the borrower to have a certain amount of money to use as a down payment. For example, if an individual wants to buy a home priced at $50,000 and the lender requires a down payment of $2,000, the individual will apply for a loan of $48,000 to pay for the difference. Payments for the loan are usually made monthly. The life of the mortgage can be 15, 20, 30, or even 40 years.BR _5Warm-up Questions1.2.3.4.What is the American Dream in your opinion?In what ways can a person be considered as being successful?What is the key to success?Tell a story of a successful person.GR _mainPart Division of the TextFurther UnderstandingGR _ 1Part Division of the TextParts Para(s) Main Ideas 1 2 1~29 30~33 With determination and with help from Mr. Crawford, Tony achieved his dream of having his own farm.Tony’s career set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.GR _ 2For Part 1For Part 2Further UnderstandingTable CompletionScanningQuestions and AnswersMatchingGR_2_P1_1.1Table CompletionPara(s) Time ExpressionsTony’s Steps toward Success 1~10 11~13 one evening during the Great DepressionTony started to work as a help at Mr. Crawford’s house. summer passed into fallTony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawford’s factory. How Tony Fulfilled His American DreamGR_ 2_P1_1.2 Para(s) Time ExpressionsTony’s Steps toward Success 14~16one dayTony asked to be trained as an apprentice, and later learned to be a skilled worker.17~21 a year or two passedTony bought a house with the help of Mr. Crawford. GR_ 2_P1_1.3Para(s) Time ExpressionsTony’s Steps toward Success 22~27after about two yearsTony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy. 28~33 during the warTony died, leaving his family a prosperous farm and his children educated. GR _ 2_P1_3.1Match the following three columns.Tony’s requestThe author’s feelingResults1. “I mow your lawn.”A. Well, what do you do with such determination and hope?I. … he had graduated as a skilled grinder. … My wife and I felt it was a satisfying end of the story.2. “When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.”B. I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. II. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.3. “I want to be ’prentice.”C. I went into my house unhappy ... but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help?III. I asked the personnel department for a report. They said Tony was a very good worker.1 — C — II 2 — A — III 3 — B — IGR _ 2_P1_3.1Scan the text to find out descriptions of Tony’s physical appearance. ScanningPara. 1 Para. 22Para. 27He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence. … neatly dressed Both Tony and the greatest industrialists are successful in pursuing their American Dreams. They reached their success by working hard, and by the same values and principles. The only difference was that they had different financial achievements. GR _2_P2Questions and Answers1. What is the key to Tony’s success?Tony worked very hard to create his American Dream. Besides, he was determined, self-controlled, optimistic, self-respected, honest and responsible. All these helped him become successful. 2. Compare Tony with the greatest industrialists.D R _ Text 1-3Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream He came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I don’t know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin. “I mow your lawn,” he said. It was hard to comprehend his broken English. I asked him his name. “Tony Trivisonno,” he replied. “I mow your lawn.” I told Tony that I couldn’t afford a gardener.Frederick C. Crawford D R _ Text 4-7 “I mow your lawn,” he said again, then walked away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help? When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the garden weeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened. “A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on the yard,” she answered. “I assumed you had hired him.” I told her of my experience the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay. D R _ Text 8-10 The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying to rebuild our business and bring some of our workers back to the plants. But on Friday, returning home a little early, I saw Tony again, behind the garage. I complimented him on the work he had done. “I mow your lawn,” he said. I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.D R _ Text 11-14 Summer passed into fall, and winds blew cold. “Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon,” Tony told me one evening. “When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.” Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the factory. The months passed. I asked the personnel departmentfor a report. They said Tony was a very good worker. One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage. “I want to be ’prentice,” he said. D R _ Text 15-16 We had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. But I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. Still, how could I turn him down? Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice. Months later, I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grinder. He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrument set with a diamond. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.  A year or two passed, and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place. We talked about his work, and I asked him what he wanted. “Mr. Craw,” he said, “I like a buy a house.” On the edge of town, he had found a house for sale, a complete wreck. I called on a banker friend. “Do you ever loan money on character?” I asked. “No,” he said. “We can’t afford to. No sale.” “Now, wait a minute,” I replied. “Here is a hard-working man, a man of character, I can promise you that. He’s got a good job. You’re not getting a damn thing from your lot. It will stay there for years. At least he will pay your interest.” D R _ Text 17-20D R _ Text 21-24 Reluctantly, the banker wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave Tony the house with no down payment. Tony was delighted. From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place — a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing — Tony would gather and take home. After about two years, I found Tony in our familiar meeting spot. He seemed to stand a little straighter. Hewas heavier. He had a look of confidence. “Mr. Craw, I sell my house!” he said with pride. “I got $8,000.” I was amazed. “But, Tony, where are you going to live without a house?” “Mr. Craw, I buy a farm.” We sat down and talked. Tony told me that to own a farm was his dream. He loved the tomatoes and peppers and all the other vegetables important to his Italian diet. He had sent for his wife and son and daughter back in Italy. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed. Now he was moving his family to his farm.D R _ Text 25-26 Sometime later, Tony arrived on a Sunday afternoon, neatly dressed. He had another Italian man with him. He told me that he had persuaded his childhood friend to move to America. Tony was sponsoring him. With an amused look in his eye, he told me that when they approached the little farm he now operated, his friend stood in amazement and said, “Tony, you are a millionaire!” Then, during the war, a message came from my company. Tony had passed away.D R _ Text 27-28D R _ Text 29-30 I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. They found the farm green with vegetables, the little house livable and homey. There was a tractor and a good car in the yard. The children were educated and working, and Tony didn’t owe a cent. After he passed away, I thought more and more about Tony’s career. He grew in stature in my mind. In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.D R _ Text 31-33 They had all reached their success by the same route and by the same values and principles: vision, determination, self-control, optimism, self-respect and, above all, integrity. Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. Tony’s affairs were tiny; the greatest industrialists’ affairs were giant. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point. Tony Trivisonno came to America seeking the American Dream. But he didn’t find it — he created it for himself. All he had were 24 precious hours a day, and he wasted none of them.D R _ Text 1-3_SHow many times is the sentence — “I mow your lawn.” — repeated in the text? Why is it repeated?The sentence is repeated four times. That’s because it shows Tony’s determination in finding a job, and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job. “I mow your lawn,” he said. D R _ Text 11-14_SParaphrase the sentence.It is hard to refuse a person who is determined and hopeful to get a job. Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? D R _ Text 15-16_S1. Paraphrase the sentence.My wife and I were happy with what Tony had achieved, and thought that the whole thing had thus been settled. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story. 2. Was Tony satisfied with this end? Tony was not satisfied. He kept on working hard until he fulfilled his better dreams. D R _ Text 21-24_S1. Why did Tony take home the discarded odds and ends?Tony bought a house, which was a complete wreck. To fix and decorate it, and, above all, to save money, he took home the discarded odds and ends. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。

起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思 From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place — a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing — Tony would gather and take home.D R _ Text 25-26_S1. What does “property” refer to?“Property” refers to the farm he wanted to buy. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚。

地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚 D R _ Text 29-30_S1.1 1. Paraphrase the sentence.He grew taller and greater in my mind. His social status greatly improved in my mind. He grew in stature in my mind. D R _ Text 29-30_S1.22. Describe the change of Tony’s social status in Mr. Crawford’s mind.When Mr. Crawford first met Tony, Tony was “about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin”, and his English was broken. He remained standing when he talked to Mr. Crawford. He did not have high social status. After he bought his farm several years later, he “seemed to stand a little straighter”, and he “had a look of confidence”. He and Mr. Crawford “sat down and talked”. His social status improved enough to allow him to sit down with Mr. Crawford. After he passed away, Mr. Crawford thought “he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.” D R _ Text 31-33_S11. What does “ladder” refer to? And what does “basement” refer to?“Ladder” refers to the way to success. “Basement” refers to Tony’s starting point. He was worse than ordinary people. He had nothing to help him seek his American Dream. Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. 2. What can you infer from the sentence?Tony had nothing when he arrived in the United States, and he built up from nothing. D R _ Text 31-33_S2.11. What do balance sheets refer to? And what does decimal point refer to?Balance sheets are used to show whether a person or a company is financially successful. Here they are used to judge a person’s life achievements. If the decimal point is moved, a number will become either smaller or bigger. Here it shows the difference in the amount of money Tony and the greatest industrialists had made. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.D R _ Text 31-33_S2.22. What can you infer from the sentences?What Tony and the greatest industrialists achieved was exactly the same. The only difference was that they had different financial success. D R _ word _ turn away1turn away: refuse to help (sb.) or allow (sb.) to enter a place他拒绝了所有的应征者。

他拒绝了所有的应征者 He turned away several people who didn’t have the tickets. He turned all the applicants away. D R _ word _ turn away2 Collocation:拒绝；调低拒绝；调低turn down 交还，上交交还，上交turn in 使变成使变成turn into关；拐弯关；拐弯turn offturn out turn over turn up 生产，制造；证明，结果生产，制造；证明，结果仔细考虑仔细考虑出现，来到；开大，调大出现，来到；开大，调大 D R _ word _ work outwork out: plan; solve; calculate他们已经设计出把宇宙飞船送上太空的方法他们已经设计出把宇宙飞船送上太空的方法 They’ve worked out a method of sending a spacecraft to the space. The accountant has worked out your share of the expense at 1,000 yuan. 会计已算出你的那份花费为会计已算出你的那份花费为1,0001,000元。

元 Collocation:work atwork up 从事于，致力于从事于，致力于引起，激起，逐渐上升引起，激起，逐渐上升D R _ word _ weeklyweekly： 1. adj. happening once a week or every week《《21世纪报世纪报》》每周出版一次每周出版一次 He thinks his weekly wage of 400 yuan is enough. adv. once a week; every week; by the week21st Century is published weekly. 3. n. a publication issued once a weekBusiness Weekly 《《商业周刊商业周刊》》 Publishers’ Weekly (美美)《《出版商周刊出版商周刊》》a twice weekly 半周刊半周刊 2.D R _ word _ do with1do with:1) (used in questions with “what”) deal withTell me what you did with yourself this week. I can’t do with him and his impoliteness. The child didn’t know what to do with himself for excitement. 2) tolerate 我不能忍受他和他的无礼。

我不能忍受他和他的无礼 3) (often with “could”, “can”) desire I could do with a cup of tea. D R _ word _ do with2 Collocation:没有没有……也行，将就也行，将就do without 废除，去掉废除，去掉do away with 代替，适合代替，适合……do for 对对……有益有益do good (to) 重复重复do overD R _ word _ determinationdetermination: n. the ability to continue trying to achieve what you have decided to do even when this is difficultHe has great determination to learn English well. D R _ word _ personnel1personnel: n. 1) the department in a large organization that deals with employees; human resources (uncountable noun, used with a singular or plural verb).人事管理人事管理personnel administration人事部人事部/ /处处/ /科科personnel department 人事部长人事部长/ /处长处长/ /科长科长personnel directorD R _ word _ personnel22) all the persons working in an organization, in the army, etc. (often used with a plural verb) The personnel of the company has been increased.全体员工都允许参加晚会。

全体员工都允许参加晚会 All personnel were allowed to take part in the party. D R _ word _ personnel3Like their personal lives, women’s history is fragmented, interrupted. 如同她们的个人生活一样，妇女的历史是支离破碎且断如同她们的个人生活一样，妇女的历史是支离破碎且断断续续的断续续的Translate the following into Chinese. a personal appearance I have something personal to tell you. 亲自出面亲自出面 我有私人的事要告诉你我有私人的事要告诉你 此外注意与此外注意与 personal 的区别personal: 个人的，私人的，亲自的，秘密的个人的，私人的，亲自的，秘密的NB:D R _ word _ capacity1capacity: n. 1) the ability to understand or do sth.The trunk is filled to capacity. His capacity for remembering things is interesting. 2) the ability to hold or contain sth.the maximum amount that can be containedD R _ word _ capacity2这些词都可以表示这些词都可以表示““能力能力””的意思。

的意思capacity 用于物时，指容纳接受的能力，如容积、容量、用于物时，指容纳接受的能力，如容积、容量、生产能力；用于人时，指潜在的能力，多用于才智、道德，生产能力；用于人时，指潜在的能力，多用于才智、道德，尤指接受能力、领悟性、敏感性等尤指接受能力、领悟性、敏感性等ability 既指天赋的能力，也指培养造就而获得的本领；主既指天赋的能力，也指培养造就而获得的本领；主要用于人，指已经表现出来的实际能力，尤指人的思维能要用于人，指已经表现出来的实际能力，尤指人的思维能力capability 较多用于人，指胜任某项工作的能力、本领较多用于人，指胜任某项工作的能力、本领proficiency 正式用语，带有技术性，指对业务的精通和正式用语，带有技术性，指对业务的精通和熟练capacity, ability, capability & proficiencyCF:D R _ word _ capacity3CF: capacity, ability, capability & proficiency Fill in the blanks with the words given above. 1.2.3.4.Her mental is very great. The film is beyond the of the children. in several foreign languages is needed for work as a traveler’s guide. He has the of solving practical problems. ability ______capability _________capacity ________Proficiency __________D R _ word _ skilled1skilled: adj. 1) having skill; trained; experienced 2) needing skill skilled, skillful 表示表示““有技术的，熟练的有技术的，熟练的””时可以互时可以互换。

换skilled 通常是指受过正规训练，有多年实践经验而掌通常是指受过正规训练，有多年实践经验而掌握某项专门技术握某项专门技术skillful 是指人聪明，做事很灵巧，尤指手的灵巧是指人聪明，做事很灵巧，尤指手的灵巧skilled & skillfulCF:a skilled worker 技术熟练的工人技术熟练的工人skilled work 技术性工作技术性工作Rose’s father is a skilled mechanic so she has become skillful at repairing bicycles too. D R _ word _ skilled 2He is a skilled / skillful surgeon. 罗斯的父亲是个熟练的机械师，因而她也很会修理自行车罗斯的父亲是个熟练的机械师，因而她也很会修理自行车 D R _ for saleNot for Sale.非卖品 for sale: available to be bought 待售，供出售待售，供出售 The company will put the houses for sale. Collocation：上市，出售；减价，贱卖上市，出售；减价，贱卖on sale 赊购赊购a sale on credit 包退包换的，无法销售可以退货的包退包换的，无法销售可以退货的on sale or returnD R _ word _ call on1call on: 1) visit sb. for a short time I’ll call on him tomorrow. 他们号召全市工人支持这次罢工。

他们号召全市工人支持这次罢工 2) summon; appeal They called on the workers of the city to support the strike. 3) invite; require The host of the party called on the Chairman to speak. D R _ word _ call on2Collocation：邀约；要求；需要邀约；要求；需要call for取消取消call off 打；召集；使人想起打；召集；使人想起call up 顺路到某处；收回顺路到某处；收回call in D R _ word _ loan1The bank loaned me some money. Does the loan carry any interest? May I have the loan of your typewriter? loan: 1. vt. lend The artist loaned her pictures to the museum. 2. n. 1) sth. lent, esp. a sum of money The dictionary is a loan, not a gift. 2) lending我可以借你的打字机用一下吗我可以借你的打字机用一下吗? ?D R _ word _ loan 2Collocation：请求借用请求借用……ask for the loan of 借借… … have the loan of … 出借的出借的 on loan内（外）债内（外）债a domestic (foreign) loan 公债公债, , 国库券国库券a public / government loan 消费贷款消费贷款a loan for consumption 担保贷款担保贷款a loan on security 无息贷款无息贷款 a gift (interest-free) loan 长期贷款长期贷款a long-term loan 抵押贷款抵押贷款, , 抵押借款抵押借款a mortgage loanD R _ word _ character1character: n.He has a strong but gentle character.1)the particular collection of qualities that make sb. / sth. different from othersThe new buildings have changed the character of the village. 品质的培养应是教育的重点。

品质的培养应是教育的重点 Character building should be the main point of education. D R _ word _ character2I find all the characters in his new play very real. 2) person in a play, movie, etc.汉字看起来像是一幅幅小图画汉字看起来像是一幅幅小图画 a Chinese character 一个汉字一个汉字 3) letter, sign or mark used in a system of writing or printing The characters in Chinese writing look like small pictures. D R _ word _ character3这些词都是名词，都有这些词都是名词，都有““性格性格””、、““品质品质””、、““特征特征””的意思character 指成年人已经充分发展的生活方式，而且往指成年人已经充分发展的生活方式，而且往往与品格有关往与品格有关。

characteristic 指某物的任何方面，不涉及全局的重要指某物的任何方面，不涉及全局的重要性，但常指有代表性的一个侧面，常用于科技领域性，但常指有代表性的一个侧面，常用于科技领域feature 通常指外貌的特征或特别的、附加的、有吸引通常指外貌的特征或特别的、附加的、有吸引力的东西力的东西 personality 偏重指一个人表现出来的无法明确阐述的偏重指一个人表现出来的无法明确阐述的整个情绪方面的特点，不与形容词连用时表示情感上的整个情绪方面的特点，不与形容词连用时表示情感上的吸引力character, characteristic, feature & personalityCF:D R _ word _ character4CF: character, characteristic, feature & personality Fill in the blanks with the words given above and translate the sentences into Chinese. 1. An aquiline nose was her best . 鹰钩鼻是她最明显的特征。

鹰钩鼻是她最明显的特征 feature _______2. He can read a guy’s at the first glance. 他一眼就可以看出一个人的品质他一眼就可以看出一个人的品质 character ________3. He has character but no . 他有性格但没有个性他有性格但没有个性 personality __________4. A psychological report lists every possible of the person being studied. 一份心理学报告列举了研究对象所有可能有的特性一份心理学报告列举了研究对象所有可能有的特性 characteristic ____________D R _ word _ confidenceconfidence: n. the quality of being certain of one’s abilities or of trusting other people我告诉你这件事是因为绝对相信你会保守秘密的。

我告诉你这件事是因为绝对相信你会保守秘密的 I took them into my confidence. I am telling you this in strict confidence. I have every confidence in your ability to succeed. D R _ word _send forsend for: ask for the arrival of Do you want to send for the police? I was seriously ill and my father had to send for a doctor. D R _ word _ hunthunt: v. 1) search thoroughly (for)警察在山中搜索逃犯警察在山中搜索逃犯 The police are hunting for the escaped criminal in the mountain. They were hunting the area for a new apartment. 2) go after (wild animals) for food or sport We often go out hunting in the holiday. D R _ word _ abandonabandon: v. give up completely and forever The cruel father abandoned his newborn daughter. One of my classmates had to abandon the trip because of his father’s illness. D R _ word _propertyproperty: n. 1) land, buildings or both togetherLittle property was left in the small country after the war. 2) The thing or things that sb. ownsThe factory is my uncle’s private property. public propertypersonal propertyreal property公共财产公共财产动产动产不动产不动产 D R _ word _sometimesometime: adv. at a time that is unknown or has not yet been fixedsometime, sometimes & some timesometime 在某时候在某时候, 曾经曾经sometimes 有时，不时，间或有时，不时，间或some time 一段时间一段时间 CF:我希望明年某个时候你再来。

我希望明年某个时候你再来 I hope you will come again sometime next year. 我有时会收到他的信我有时会收到他的信 I sometimes hear from him. 我已经等了你一些时候了我已经等了你一些时候了 I have been waiting for you for some time. D R _ word _ sponsorsponsor: 1. v. support by giving money, encouragement or other helpThe exhibition was sponsored by the Society of Culture. 一些大公司赞助了这次的时装表演一些大公司赞助了这次的时装表演 Some large companies sponsored this fashion show. 2) n. one who puts forward or guarantees a proposal a sponsor country 主办国主办国D R _ word _ approachThe boys had approached the tunnel when they played the game.  The young teacher is easy to approach and all the students like to answer her questions. approach: 1. v. come near or nearer to性能近乎完美。

性能近乎完美 The performance approaches perfection. 2. n. way  每个人的学习方法都不一样每个人的学习方法都不一样 Everyone has his own approach to study. D R _ word _ pass awayHe passed away peacefully. pass away: die Collocation:pass by 不注意，忽视不注意，忽视pass down 使传下来使传下来pass over 对对……不加考虑不加考虑pass out 失去知觉，昏倒失去知觉，昏倒pass off 终止，停止终止，停止D R _ word _ handlehandle: 1. v.1) manage; controlHow to handle the contradiction correctly among the people is important to steady development. 正确处理人们内部的矛盾对稳定发展很重要正确处理人们内部的矛盾对稳定发展很重要 2) touch, lift, or hold with the hands Wash your hands before you handle the white paper. 2. n. a part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand The handle is not well fixed. D R _ word _ above allabove all: most important of allHe was concerned above all with the truth of the accident. Collocation：毕竟毕竟, , 终究终究, , 归根结底归根结底after all 完全完全, , 全然全然at all首先首先first of all总计；总的说来总计；总的说来 in all 几乎几乎, , 差一点；除差一点；除……外全部外全部 all but总之总之all in all The balance is an apparatus for weighing, not for you to play. D R _ word _ balance1a bank balance 银行余额银行余额 You may keep the balance. balance: 1. n.1)the difference between the credit and the debit side; a remainder剩下来的工资全用来购买花卉栽培的新书上了。

剩下来的工资全用来购买花卉栽培的新书上了 The balance of the wages was devoted to new books on flower culture. 2) a weighing device D R _ word _ balance2孩子骑在他的新自行车上用双腿保持平衡孩子骑在他的新自行车上用双腿保持平衡 The child could keep his balance with his legs on his new bicycle. I’m trying to balance on the ball on one foot in order to win the prize.  3) a state of equilibrium 2. v.1) keep or put sth. in a steady position2) show equal totals of debits and credits My accounts balance for the first time this year! A R _ mainUseful ExpressionsSentence TranslationSummary WritingWriting PracticeMake Up a StoryProverbs and QuotationsDiscussionB R _ WP_ mainWriting Practice A Brief IntroductionA Sample EssayHomeworkA R _ Useful Expressions 1Useful Expressions 1. 结结巴巴的英语结结巴巴的英语 broken English 2. 大萧条时期大萧条时期 the Depression days3. 上门求助上门求助 come to sb. for help4. 重整业务重整业务 rebuild one’s business  5. 夏去秋来夏去秋来 Summer passes into fall.6. 人事部门人事部门personnel department 7. 培训工人培训工人 train laborersA R _ Useful Expressions 2an apprentice school precision worktake a cut in pay loan money on character no sale a man of character down payment 8. 徒工学校徒工学校 9. 精密加工工作精密加工工作 10. 减薪水减薪水 11. 人品贷款人品贷款 12. 没门没门 13. 人品端正人品端正 14. 首付首付 A R _ Useful Expressions 315. 从那以后从那以后 from then on16. 零星杂物零星杂物 odds and ends17. 样子自信样子自信have a look of confidence 18. 穿戴整齐穿戴整齐 be neatly dressed 19. 儿时的伙伴儿时的伙伴 childhood friends 20. 最后最后in the end A R _ ST1Sentence Translation1. He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrument set with a diamond.他学会了在千分尺上辨识一百万分之一英寸，会用镶他学会了在千分尺上辨识一百万分之一英寸，会用镶嵌着金刚石的工具制作砂轮。

嵌着金刚石的工具制作砂轮A R _ ST22. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point. 但究其实，两者的资产负债表完全一样唯一的不同但究其实，两者的资产负债表完全一样唯一的不同是你把小数点点在什么地方是你把小数点点在什么地方3. He moved to a low-rent district in Oakland, getting by on a combination of scholarships, loans, a small grant and, as always, work. 他搬到奥克兰一个房租低廉的地区，靠奖学金、贷款、他搬到奥克兰一个房租低廉的地区，靠奖学金、贷款、少量的补助金以及一如既往地打工勉强度日少量的补助金以及一如既往地打工勉强度日A R _ ST3 4. 对于他们，美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋对于他们，美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋 走向白宫。

走向白宫For them, the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House.5. 我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪，就这样托尼每天清扫院子，我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪，就这样托尼每天清扫院子，有什么零活，他都干了有什么零活，他都干了I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks.A R _ ST46. 最后，我觉得他就和美国那些最伟大的实业家一样高大、自最后，我觉得他就和美国那些最伟大的实业家一样高大、自豪In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.7. 此刻，在手术室，看着这同样的颜色此刻，在手术室，看着这同样的颜色————使大脑充满营养和使大脑充满营养和奇迹的鲜红颜色，我仿佛回到了田间，正在那儿劳作。

奇迹的鲜红颜色，我仿佛回到了田间，正在那儿劳作 Now I am here, looking at the same color — that bright red that just fills the brain with nutrition and wonder. I’m right there in the field, and I’m just doing it. From the start, Tony showed (实现梦想的决心实现梦想的决心). When he (找找Crawford先生帮忙先生帮忙) for the first time, Mr. Crawford (拒绝了他拒绝了他), but he didn’t give up. Later, Mr. Crawford offered him a job in the factory, he worked hard, and (通过学习成为技术工人通过学习成为技术工人). Then with Mr. Crawford’s help, he managed to (以人品担保以人品担保得到贷款得到贷款) for a house. Finally he bought a farm, and he was able to (把家人接来把家人接来). His dream came true.his determination toA R _ SW1Summary Writingcame toturned him down _______________learned to be a skilledget a loan on character ____________________send for his familyachieve his dream__________________________________Mr. Crawford for help __________________________worker __________________________________________A R _ DiscussionDiscussion1.2.3.What is the author’s interpretation of the American Dream as illustrated in the story of Tony?Do you think integrity, determination and hard work can take everyone from log cabin to White House?Why or why not?Do you have a dream? If you have, how do you try to fulfill it?A Brief IntroductionA R _ WP1_1A Brief Guide to Writing Narrative Essays Narrative writing tells a story. In essays the narrative writing could also be considered reflection or an exploration of the author’s values told as a story. The important aspect to remember is that you should have a story. In a successful narrative essay, the author usually makes a point. A R _ WP1_2Features1) The story should have an introduction that clearly indicates what kind of narrative essay it is (an event or recurring activity, a personal experience, or an observation), and it should have a conclusion that makes a point. 2) The essay should include anecdotes. The author should describe the person, the scene, or the event in some detail. It’s okay to include dialogue as long as you know how to punctuate it correctly and as long as you avoid using too much. A R _ WP1_33) The occasion or person described must be suggestive in that your description and thoughts lead the reader to reflect on the human experience. 4) The point of view in narrative essays is usually first person. The use of “I” invites your readers into an intimate discussion.   5) The writing in your essay should be lively and show some style. Try to describe ideas and events in new and different ways. Avoid using clichés. Again, get the basic story down, get it organized, and in your final editing process, work on word choice.A R _ WP2_1Henry’s Big Break My great-grandfather, Henry A. Benson, is the most famous person in our family. He rose from delivering newspapers in his small hometown of Cross Plains, Texas, to becoming the editor in chief of one of the biggest papers in the state. He tells many stories about his days as a reporter, but his favorite one takes place on a late spring afternoon in 1941. That’s the day great-granddad got his big break. Inside the offices of the Center State Chronicle, 15-year-old Henry took a deep breath. He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his worn-out jeans so that the paper’s editor, Mr. Walsh, wouldn’t see how nervous he felt.A Sample EssayA R _ WP2_2 “Mr. Walsh,” Henry said, “I’ve delivered your paper for three years now. I’ve never missed one day. If you make me a reporter, I won’t let you down.” “Henry,” Mr. Walsh replied, “there’s a big difference between being a delivery boy and being a reporter. Maybe after you’ve finished school.” Trying not to let his disappointment show, Henry left the newspaper office. What was he going to do? He got his battered bicycle and pedaled across town toward home. Near an old bridge, Henry saw skid marks on the pavement. Tire tracks showed where a car had recently left the road. Henry spotted a sedan lying at the bottom of the ravine.A R _ WP2_3 Henry flagged down a passing car to fetch an ambulance. Then he scrambled down the ravine. The car’s right front tire was shredded, which must have been why the car ran off the road. The driver lay slumped over the steering wheel. He was a middle-aged man wearing a rumpled brown suit. “Are you all right?” Henry asked the man. “… Can’t move my right arm,” the driver mumbled. Henry tried to talk to the injured man to keep him awake, but the man passed out anyway. Henry understood the seriousness of the situation and stayed with the man until an ambulance came. Only when the man was safelyA R _ WP2_4on his way to the hospital did it occur to Henry that the accident was newsworthy. Maybe this was the story that could make him a real reporter! He raced home and typed up an account of the accident. Then he pedaled as fast as he could back to the Chronicle offices. Editor Walsh ran the story and began to realize that Henry had the right stuff to become a reporter. In the years that followed, my great-grandfather learned to be a great reporter. Later, he became one of the most respected newspaper editors in Texas. No matter how famous he became, though, he always loved to tell about the day he got his big break. His story still inspires me whenever I think about what kind of job I would really love.A R _ WP3_1HomeworkNarrative Paragraph Writing A narrative paragraph tells a story or a part of a story.  It can be based on fact, on imagination, or on a combination. The purpose of a narrative paragraph is to tell about something that happened. It may be a personal account of something the writer has experienced.  In a narrative paragraph, the writer (narrator) tells a story by sharing the details of that experience. Like all types of paragraphs, a narrative paragraph must have a topic sentence, details about the event, and time order.A R _ WP3_2Assignment:Write a narrative paragraph of at least 8 sentences, of something you have seen or had happened to you or someone you know lately, that others would find interesting.  It can be fiction if you choose, but must be written in a narrative style.Helpful Hint — To make sure you have included all the important details in your narrative paragraph, ask the following questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?Example:A R _ WP3_2_E In an instant he had fallen into the rushing water. The current sucked at his trembling legs and he lost his balance as he reached for the canoe. One hand clutched the broken gunwale of the vessel, and he dragged himself up to it. From then on it was a struggle of sheer will power against the brute power of the river. In a daze he fought, inch by inch, toward the shore while the water-logged canoe tugged and hauled away from him. Several times he lost his foothold and both he and the canoe swung back toward the fatal journey. Each time he managed to arrest the progress in the nick of time. At last, he felt the canoe grate against the shore. Dizziness overwhelmed him. He stumbled forward on his knees, thinking how glad he was to be alive and then fainted dead away.A R _ Make Up a StoryMake Up a StorySuppose you were Tony Trivisonno. You told your life story to your grandchildren according to the pictures given. Some key words are given to you.mow the lawn, clean up the yard, clear snow, an apprentice, skilled, buy a house, a wreck, buy a farmClick here to see the pictures!A R _ Make Up a Story_ popA R _ Proverbs and Quotations 1Proverbs and Quotations1. Slow and steady wins the race. 不怕缓慢，只要意志坚定就能赢得胜利不怕缓慢，只要意志坚定就能赢得胜利。

2. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.  艰难之路，唯勇者行艰难之路，唯勇者行3. Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. 苦难显才华，好运隐天资苦难显才华，好运隐天资A R _ Proverbs and Quotations 24. Diligence is the mother of good luck. 勤奋是幸运之母勤奋是幸运之母 5. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功之路的第一步自信是走向成功之路的第一步6. A man is valued as he makes himself valuable.一个人价值的高低，全在他自己的所为一个人价值的高低，全在他自己的所为A R _ Proverbs and Quotations 37. Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice and poverty. — Voltaire, French writer工作撵跑三个魔鬼：厌烦、堕落和贫穷。

工作撵跑三个魔鬼：厌烦、堕落和贫穷 —— —— 法国作家法国作家 伏尔泰伏尔泰 8. Nothing is more dangerous than discontinued labor. — Victor Hugo, French writer没有什么比停止劳动更危险的了没有什么比停止劳动更危险的了 ———— 法国作家法国作家 V. 雨果雨果 S R _ mainCulture NotesReading Comprehension TaskS R _ Culture Notes -mainIllegal Immigration to the United StatesMedical Education in the United StatesHarvard Medical SchoolCulture NotesS R _ Comprehension Task_mainComprehension TaskRetell the StoryGroup DiscussionTalk about the Pictures S R _ Culture Notes 1Illegal Immigration to the United States Illegal immigration to the United States refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law. S R _ Culture Notes 2.1Medical Education in the United States Medical education in the United States includes educational activities involved in the education and training of medical doctors (D.O. or M.D.), from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists.  A typical outline of the medical education pathway is presented as medical school, internship, residency, fellowship, and board certification; however, medicine is a diverse profession with many options available. For example, some doctors work in pharmaceutical (制药的制药的) research, occupational medicine (within a company), public health medicine (working for the general health of a population in an area), or join the armed forces.S R _ Culture Notes 2.2S R _ Culture Notes 3.1Harvard Medical School (HMS) Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University and currently the No.1 medical school in America, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. S R _ Culture Notes 3.1 Located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, HMS is home to 616 students (as of Fall 2006) in the M.D. program, 435 in the Ph.D. program, and 155 in the M.D.-Ph.D program.S R _ Culture Notes 3.2 The school has a large and distinguished faculty to support its missions of education, research, and clinical care. This faculty hold appointments in the basic science departments on the HMS Quadrangle, and in the clinical departments located in multiple Harvard-affiliated hospitals and institutions in Boston. There are approximately 2,900 full- and part-time voting facultymembers consisting of assistants, associates, and full professors, and over 5,000 full- or part-time non-voting instructors.S R _ Reading _ text 1With His Own Two Hands The hot sun burned his skin as Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa bent in the field to pick tomatoes. It was work few Americans would do for just $155 a week, and most of his co-workers on this 10,000-acre farm in central California were, like Quiñones, illegal Mexican immigrants. It had been a year since Quiñones jumped the fence in the border city of Calexico, California, with the help of his cousin on January 2, 1987, Quiñones’s 19th birthday.Max AlexanderS R _ Reading _ text 2 The oldest of five children, Alfredo began work at age five, pumping gas at his father’s filling station. When he grew older, he helped bring in extra money by working at a taco stand. Still, he kept up with school. “My father kept telling me, ‘You want to be like me? Just never go to school.’ And I was not going to follow the same path.” At age 14, Quiñones qualified for an accelerated program in Mexicali that prepared students for jobs as elementary school teachers. S R _ Reading _ text 3 He graduated near the top of his class. But because his family had no political connections, he was assigned a teaching job at a remote school. “I wasn’t willing to put up with that injustice,” he says. Shortly after, he decided to leave Mexico in search of better options. He had been to America twice before, doing summer labor. So on his arrival, Quiñones headed with his cousin for the San Joaquin Valley to work in the fields. “I picked tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, grapes.”S R _ Reading _ text 4 When Quiñones looked up from the dirt, the best job he could see was driving the big tractors. The drivers were skilled, and they supervised crews. He was told it took ten years of fieldwork to land such a promotion, but Quiñones was soon behind the wheel of sophisticated plows and ditchdiggers. He learned how to service the engines and qualified for a temporary work permit. A few months later, Quiñones told his cousin he was going to leave the farm. His response was, “What are you talking about? If you keep working here, one day you’ll be the foreman!”S R _ Reading _ text 5 “Sometimes you have to be willing to risk,” Quiñones said. He moved to Stockton and took a job in a rail yard so he could attend night school at San Joaquin Delta College, learning English. His first job, shoveling sulfur, was the worst of his life — smelly and filthy. Once again, he scrambled to acquire new skills, this time as a welder repairing valves on tank cars. Within a year, he’d become a foreman.S R _ Reading _ text 6 With his English improving, Quiñones switched to the night shift and began full-time studies in science and math. To make ends meet, he also tutored other students. After graduating with an associate’s degree in 1991, Quiñones was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. He moved to a low-rent district in Oakland, getting by on a combination of scholarships, loans, a small grant and, as always, work. S R _ Reading _ text 7 Quiñones excelled in the competitive environment of Berkeley, getting straight A’s in advanced classes, writing his honors thesis on the role of drug receptors in the brain and teaching calculus on the side. In the spring of 1993, his mentor looked over his transcripts and told him he stood a good chance of getting into Harvard Medical School. Quiñones decided to give it a try. Harvard accepted him, and Quiñones moved East in the fall of 1994. Three years later, Quiñones became a U.S. citizen. “I’m sitting there, ten years after hopping the fence, and it hits me how fast I came up.”S R _ Reading _ text 8 Quinones gave the commencement address when he graduated from Harvard Medical School and continued his training, in neurosurgery, at the University of California, San Francisco. It was an exciting but daunting prospect. Could an illegal Mexican fieldworker become a brain surgeon? It didn’t seem possible. S R _ Reading _ text 9 Residency turned out to be a low point in Quiñones’ American journey. “Neurosurgery has been reserved for people who come from a long pedigree of medicine,” he says carefully. “It’s rare that you have someone like me go into this highly demanding field, where lots of patients die.” He’d experienced prejudice before — the farm owner’s son who looked right through him, a former girlfriend whose mother disdained him for his nationality. “They just ignited my fire even more,” he says.S R _ Reading _ text 10 He admits there were times, working 130 hours a week for $30,000 a year, when he considered quitting. “I felt what my father felt, not being able to put food on the table for my family,” he says. “But I had a dream.” Dr. Quiñones, the noted brain surgeon, now 40, sits on the edge of a patient’s bed. It’s a Friday morning at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, and this will be his second brain surgery patient of the day. The woman, who’s in her 60s, has two tumors; one is in the highly sensitive part of the cortex that controls motor movements. S R _ Reading _ text 11 Quiñones holds her hand and looks into her eyes. “I walk a fine line every day between good and bad outcomes, and bad outcomes can mean life or death,” he tells her frankly. She nods. Dr. Q, as everyone calls him, believes patients deserve both compassion and honesty. “That is the risk,” he concludes. “So we’re set. You and I have a date.” The four-and-a-half-hour procedure goes well — the patient comes to with no loss of motor function — and Dr. Q is ecstatic. S R _ Reading _ text 12 Although Dr. Quiñones is a relatively young doctor, his colleagues are already impressed. “Not only is he a talented and conscientious surgeon, but he’s very sensitive to the needs of patients,” says Dr. Henry Brem, director of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. “And he’s a joyous person — full of enthusiasm and the mission to do good for the world.”S R _ Reading _ text 13 It’s now after seven, and Dr. Q has been working for 12 hours. Other surgeons are going home for the weekend, but he is headed for his research laboratory in downtown Baltimore. The lab is an extension of hisoperating room: Cancerous tissue that he removes in surgery is studied with the goal of finding new therapies. “One hope is that we can make brain cancer a bit more chronic, like diabetes, instead of a devastating lethal disease,” he explains.S R _ Reading _ text 14 The following afternoon, many of the med students show up at Dr. Q’s home for a Tex-Mex cookout. While flipping tortillas on the grill on the back porch, Dr. Q says, “I think my background allows me to interact with my patients in a more humanistic way. When they’re scared, I’m one of them. I’m just lucky that patients allow me to touch their brains, their lives. When I go in, I see these incredible blood vessels. And it always brings me back to the time I used to pick those huge, beautiful tomatoes with my own hands. Now I am here, looking at the same color — that bright red that just fills the brain with nutrition and wonder. I’m right there in the field, and I’m just doing it.”S R _ Reading _illegal illegal: adj. against the law; not legalIt is illegal to drive a car that is not taxed and insured. It is illegal to sell tobacco to someone under 16.把烟草卖给把烟草卖给16岁以下的人是犯法的。

岁以下的人是犯法的S R _ Reading _ immigrant immigrant: n. someone who enters another country to live there permanently Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.The new immigrants come mainly from Asia and Latin America.新移民主要来自于亚洲和拉丁美洲新移民主要来自于亚洲和拉丁美洲S R _ Reading _put up with put up with: tolerate or bear For years the workers have had to put up with low wages and terrible working conditions.多年来工人们不得不忍受低工资和恶劣的工作环境多年来工人们不得不忍受低工资和恶劣的工作环境Mary could no longer put up with her husband’s violent temper.S R _ Reading _in search of in search of: searching for我们在找地方吃饭。

我们在找地方吃饭Many of its best-educated residents have been driven to neighboring counties in search of better jobs.We are in search of somewhere to eat.S R _ Reading_ supervise supervise: vt. watch and direct 所有志愿者都由一位有资质的护士来监管所有志愿者都由一位有资质的护士来监管The UN is supervising the distribution of aid by local agencies in the disaster area.All volunteers are supervised by a qualified nurse.S R _ Reading _temporary temporary: adj. lasting for a limited time only; not permanent 停战只是危机的临时解决办法停战只是危机的临时解决办法Temporary shelters were hastily constructed shortly after the earthquake.The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.S R _ Reading _response response: n. answer; reaction (followed by to) 把你对这些问题的答案写在纸的反面。

把你对这些问题的答案写在纸的反面In response to local demand, we will be opening this store from nine till seven on Sundays.Write your responses to the questions on the back of the sheet.S R _ Reading _ risk1risk: 1. vt. take the chance of; place in danger (used in the pattern: risk sth.; risk doing sth.)When children start smoking, they don’t realize that they’re risking their health.Some drivers often break the speed limit, and they think there’s little risk of getting caught.当他的公司破产时，他冒着失去房子的风险当他的公司破产时，他冒着失去房子的风险。

He risked losing his house when his company went bankrupt.2. n. the possibility of suffering harm or loss; dangerS R _ Reading _ risk2There is a high risk of injury in contact sports such as rugby.If you tell him the truth, you run the risk of hurting his feelings.我们必须停止这些谣言，公司的名声正受到威胁我们必须停止这些谣言，公司的名声正受到威胁We must stop these rumours; the firm’s reputation is at risk.S R _ Reading _ acquire acquire: vt. gain by one’s own ability, efforts, etc. 研究使我们对疾病的原因有了新的深刻了解研究使我们对疾病的原因有了新的深刻了解The college acquired a reputation for very high standards.Research helps us acquire new insight into the causes of diseases.S R _ Reading _make (both) ends meet make (both) ends meet: earn enough money to live without getting into debt; balance one’s income and expenditure 自从我妈妈被解雇后，我们就很难收支相抵。

自从我妈妈被解雇后，我们就很难收支相抵It’s been hard to make ends meet since my mom was laid off.When my father lost his job, we could barely make ends meet.S R _ Reading _environment environment: n. conditions, circumstances, etc. affecting people’s lives我们已经努力创造一个能让每个人发挥技能的工作环境我们已经努力创造一个能让每个人发挥技能的工作环境We have tried to create a working environment in which everyone can develop their skills.As a parent you try to create a stable home environment for your children to grow up in.S R _ Reading _ stand a chance of stand a chance of: be likely to be able to do sth. or to succeed 我认为我没有可能赢得金牌。

我认为我没有可能赢得金牌I don’t think I stand a chance of winning a gold medal.Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades in the final exams.S R _ Reading _prospect prospect: n. a mental picture of a future event想到将要见到我的偶像，我激动不已想到将要见到我的偶像，我激动不已I felt very excited at the prospect of meeting my idol.There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.S R _ Reading _reserve reserve: vt. keep for a special purpose; arrange in advance to have (sth.) (used in the pattern: reserve sth. for sb.)我想预定两个人的桌子。

我想预定两个人的桌子I’d like to reserve a table for two.These seats are reserved for the elderly and women with babies.It is very rare for her to miss a day at school.S R _ Reading _rare rare: adj. not often happening or seen, etc.; unusual 很难得她上学缺勤一天很难得她上学缺勤一天A new law to prevent the export of rare birds is to be introduced.S R _ Reading _ former former: adj. happening, existing, or true in the past, but not now他前夫现住在休斯敦他前夫现住在休斯敦Her former husband now lives in Houston.Canada is a former British colony.S R _ Reading _ quit quit: vt. stop (doing sth.) and leave (used in the patterns: quit sth.; quit doing sth.)我希望他停止打扰我。

我希望他停止打扰我I wish he’d quit bothering me.Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?S R _ Reading _ deserve deserve: vt. do sth. or have qualities worthy of (a reward, special treatment, etc.) (used in the patterns: deserve sth.; deserve to do sth.)说实话，我们确实不应该赢的说实话，我们确实不应该赢的To be honest, we didn’t really deserve to win.You deserve more than a medal.S R _ Reading _ impressimpress: vt. have a favorable effect on (sb.); make (sb.) feel admiration and respect这男孩的勇敢和坚定给医生留下印象这男孩的勇敢和坚定给医生留下印象。

The boy has impressed his doctors with his courage and determination.One candidate in particular impressed us with her knowledge.Steve borrowed his dad’s sports car to impress his girlfriend.We were very impressed by the standard of work.S R _ Reading _show up show up: arrive; appear 麦克出现了，为迟到而道歉麦克出现了，为迟到而道歉Mike showed up, apologizing for being late.I invited him for eight o’clock, but he didn’t show up until nine-thirty.S R _ Reading _ Sentence 1Quiñones holds her hand and looks into her eyes. “I walk a fine line every day between good and bad outcomes, and bad outcomes can mean life or death,” he tells her frankly.Translate the sentence into Chinese.金尼奥内斯握住她的手，看着她的双眼，金尼奥内斯握住她的手，看着她的双眼，““手术结手术结果的好坏，使我每天提心吊胆。

坏的结果可能意味果的好坏，使我每天提心吊胆坏的结果可能意味着生死存亡着生死存亡他坦率地对她说他坦率地对她说S R _ Reading _ Sentence 2The lab is an extension of his operating room: Cancerous tissue that he removes in surgery is studied with the goal of finding new therapies.Translate the sentence into Chinese.实验室是他手术室的延伸：他在那里研究手术中摘实验室是他手术室的延伸：他在那里研究手术中摘除的癌组织，借以找到新的治疗方法除的癌组织，借以找到新的治疗方法S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1Retell the StoryChoose one of the following three stories and retell it to your partners.Text A Tony Trivisonno’s American DreamText B With His Own Two HandsHenry’s Big Break S R _ Comprehension Tasks 2Discuss with your partners on the topic: The Key to Success. What have you learned from the three stories or other such kind of anecdotes?Group DiscussionTips: curiosity, special gift, intelligence, genius, patience, determination, persistence, hard work S R _ Comprehension Tasks 3Talk about the Pictures S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop1Henry’s Big Break My great-grandfather, Henry A. Benson, is the most famous person in our family. He rose from delivering newspapers in his small hometown of Cross Plains, Texas, to becoming the editor in chief of one of the biggest papers in the state. He tells many stories about his days as a reporter, but his favorite one takes place on a late spring afternoon in 1941. That’s the day great-granddad got his big break. Inside the offices of the Center State Chronicle, 15-year-old Henry took a deep breath. He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his worn-out jeans so that the paper’s editor, Mr. Walsh, wouldn’t see how nervous he felt.S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop2 “Mr. Walsh,” Henry said, “I’ve delivered your paper for three years now. I’ve never missed one day. If you make me a reporter, I won’t let you down.” “Henry,” Mr. Walsh replied, “there’s a big difference between being a delivery boy and being a reporter. Maybe after you’ve finished school.” Trying not to let his disappointment show, Henry left the newspaper office. What was he going to do? He got his battered bicycle and pedaled across town toward home. Near an old bridge, Henry saw skid marks on the pavement. Tire tracks showed where a car had recently left the road. Henry spotted a sedan lying at the bottom of the ravine.S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop2 Henry flagged down a passing car to fetch an ambulance. Then he scrambled down the ravine. The car’s right front tire was shredded, which must have been why the car ran off the road. The driver lay slumped over the steering wheel. He was a middle-aged man wearing a rumpled brown suit. “Are you all right?” Henry asked the man. “ . . . Can’t move my right arm,” the driver mumbled. Henry tried to talk to the injured man to keep him awake, but the man passed out anyway. Henry understood the seriousness of the situation and stayed with the man until an ambulance came. Only when the man was safelyS R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop2on his way to the hospital did it occur to Henry that the accident was newsworthy. Maybe this was the story that could make him a real reporter! He raced home and typed up an account of the accident. Then he pedaled as fast as he could back to the Chronicle offices. Editor Walsh ran the story and began to realize that Henry had the right stuff to become a reporter. In the years that followed, my great-grandfather learned to be a great reporter. Later, he became one of the most respected newspaper editors in Texas. No matter how famous he became, though, he always loved to tell about the day he got his big break. His story still inspires me whenever I think about what kind of job I would really love.S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop1S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop1S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop1S R _ Comprehension Tasks 1_pop1谢谢观赏谢谢观赏。