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Please identify the following successful people. Who are
they? What do you know about them? What in your opinion
has led to his or her success? Who are they?
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Bill Gates Lang Lang
Yang Lan Liu Xiang
Madam Curie Ding Junhui
Yang Zhenning Li An
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Directions: Listen to the passage about Bill Gates and then answer the following questions.
1. How can you describe Bill Gates’ family?
His family has rich business, political and community service background.
2. Where was Bill Gates first introduced to computer?
In a private school.
3. What did Bill Gates and his friends form in late 1968?
They formed “Programmers Group”.
4. What is Microsoft’s vision?
“A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer.”
5. What led to Bill Gates’ success according to the passage?
His belief in high intelligence and hard work.
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Who are they?
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Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in a family having rich business, political and community service background. Bill has been ambitious, intelligent and competitive since his childhood. Bill’s parents came to notice their son’s intelligence and decided to enroll him in a private school, known for its intense academic environment. It was a very important decision in Bill Gate’s life because he was first introduced to computer there. Bill Gates and his friends were very much interested in computer and formed “Programmers Group” in late 1968. They found a new way to apply their computer skill. In 1973, Gates left home for Harvard University. Then Gates and his friend Paul Allen often discussed new ideas for future projects and the possibility of starting a business one day. Within a year, Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard and formed Microsoft. Microsoft’s vision is “A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer”. Bill is visionary and works very hard to achieve his goal. His belief in high intelligence and hard work has put him where he is today.
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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towardsis often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scotland in the 13th-14th centuries was once hiding himself in a cave the enemy. He watched a spider to cross a place in the rock. She tried six times, six times she . On the seventh time, however, she made it and went to weave her web. Bruce was said to have been to defeat the enemy. So what? First, think about your it? What can be changed so that things may go right next time? Second, is the you are trying to reach the right one? Try to find out what your real dreams may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed, where will it bring me?” This may help you prevent failure in what you needn’t do anyway.
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success_______
from____weaving_______
failed_____
encouraged__________failure______
. The “spider story”
goal____
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. What caused
a web. The spider tried
The third thing to in mind about failure is that it’s part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even if you fail. Remember “You can’t win all the time.”
bear_____Who are they?
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1. How do you evaluate success? What kind of people do you think is successful?2. So far, what is the biggest failure you have ever met?3. Up to now, what is the biggest success you have achieved? What has led to this success?4. Have you ever dreamed of being a successful person in the future? If yes, when did you have this dream? If no, why not?5. If you become very successful one day, what are you going to do?
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1. Alex Palmer Haley
Time EventWho are they?
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He was born in Ithaca, New York.1921
1939 He entered the U.S. Coast Guard and began his writing career.
1959 He retired from the military and became a full-time writer.
1965 He published his first major book The Autobiography of
Malcolm X.
Haley, Alex Palmer (1921~1992), was an American biographer, scriptwriter and novelist. He was born in 1921 in Ithaca, New York. As a young boy, Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories of his maternal grandparants while spending his summers in Henning, Tennessee. Haley’s writing career began after he entered the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939. He retired from the military after 20 years of service, and then continued writing. Out of the service, he tried his hand at journalism in the private sector. Around 1965, his thoughts turned back to the family story of the African slave that he heard as a child. The completed version of Roots was placed on bookshelves in 1976. Roots won in 1977 the National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize. Other Haley publications include A Different Kind of Christmas, Mama Flora’s Family, etc. Haley died of heart attack in 1992 in Seattle.
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1976 He published the complete version of .Roots
Roots won the National Book Award and a special
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1977
Pulitzer Prize
1992 He died in Seattle.
Roots: Haley traced in it his ancestry back to Africa and covered seven American generations, starting from his ancestor, Kunta Kinte. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in genealogy, particularly among African-Americans. Haley himself commented that the novel was not so much history as a study of mythmaking: “What Roots gets at in whatever form is that it touches the pulse of how alike we human beings are when you get down to the bottom, beneath these man-imposed differences.”
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It is any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of $500, 000 from Joseph Pulitzer, are highly esteemed and have been awarded each May since 1917 on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of the judges appointed by the university. The numbers and categories of prizes have varied over the years. Today they include fourteen awards in journalism, six in letters, one in music, and four fellowships.
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2. Coast GuardCoast Guard is a naval or police organization that watches from the coast for ships in danger and attempts to prevent unlawful activities at sea.
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3. Joseph DelaneyDelaney, Joseph (1904~1991): He was an African-American social-realist painter. Drawing and painting from various visual resources available, he spent 56 years living and producing his art in the area of lower Manhattan, SoHo and Union Square. From 1986 to 1991, Joseph was artist-in-residence for the Department of Art of University of Tennessee.
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4. Harry Belafonte
Born on March 1, 1927
Birthplace New York
Best Known As Calypso crooner who sing “The Banana Boat Song”
Awards A Tony Award for the movie John Murray Anderson’s AlmanacAn Emmy Award for the TV program Tonight with BelafonteAwards from the Peace Corps and UNICEF for being an advocate for human rights
Influence Bringing Jamaica’s calypso beat to mainstream audiences and then using his fame to fight against racial and social inequality
In most cases, many young people want to be writers, but not to write.
After the author retired from the Coast Guard, he became a newspaper reporter.
True or False
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After the author retired from the Coast Guard, he became a freelance writer.
The home the author’s friend found for him was a cleaned-out storage room. It was cold and had no bathroom.
For about one year the author did not have his works accepted for publication, he began to doubt himself.
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The home the author’s friend found for him was well-conditioned.
Although for about one year the author did not have his works accepted for publication, he never doubted himself.
The author didn’t want to be one of those people who felt regretted for not trying before when they died.
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5.
One day the author got a call from an old acquaintance, who once lent him some money and liked to remind him of it.
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7. Although $6, 000 a year was a very good offer at that time, the author resisted the temptation because he was determined to be a full-time writer.
One day the author got a call from an old acquaintance, who once lent him some money but never asked him to pay back. Role Play
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The shadows remained for the author after Roots was published.
True or False
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The shadows turned into dazzling limelight for the author after Roots was published.
10. The shadowland of dreams means all the difficulties people meet with when pursuing their dreams.
When the author met Joe Delaney and Harry Belafonte, they were still struggling for success.
8. When the author met Joe Delaney and Harry Belafonte, they were already very successful.
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Scan the text and then complete the following table about the author’s experience.
After leaving a 20-year career in the Coast GuardAfter a year or so
One day
Right after that
As he learned from other struggling artists
Got a contract from Reader’s Digest
Enjoyed fame and success with the publication of Roots
One day
Became a freelance writer
Not had his work accepted for publication and began to doubt himselfGot a call that changed his life, realizing he was going to stick out his dream and writeThings were not getting better.
Gradually began to sell his articles
One day at lunch
In 1970
Came across his old belongings in a brown paper bag and had them framed because they were part of his roots
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In what way did people like Delaney and Belafonte become role models for the author?True or False
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From them he learned that one had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep working hard to realize one’s dreams.
One needs courage and persistence to go out of the shadowland of dreams.
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5. As for the author, what does one need to go out of the shadowland of dreams?
How did the author understand the difference between “being a writer” and “writing”?
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According to the author, if one wanted to be a writer, he or she might just dream of wealth and fame; if one wanted to write, he or she had to endure long hours alone at the type-writer.
He decided to put his dream to the test, even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.
His old acquaintance offered him a position of public-information assistant with $6, 000 a year.
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What did the author decide to do after about one year’s failure as a freelance writer?
What did the author’s old acquaintance offer him on the phone?
Divide the class into groups of three students to do role-play. One will be Alex Haley, a famous writer; one will be Joseph Delaney, a well-known painter; and the third Harry Belafonte, an influential singer. They gathered together and recalled the time they spent in the Greenwich Village when they were young. You can refer to the following words and expressions.
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long periods of neglect and poverty doubt oneselfbarely make enough to eat neighborhood butcherstruggling grocer favorite soup steakdash to a supermarket shadowland of hoperole model make sacrificeskeep working at dreams
It is perhaps human nature to be drawn towards fame and we
alth. Yet, as Alex Haley points out through his own experience, in
order to become successful, one must learn to struggle in the Sha
dowland of dreams — a deep forest that can swallow up those wh
o swing and hesitate. Only the determined stand a chance of mak
ing it.
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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I
always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a
difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases
these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long
hours alone at the type-writer. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say
to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying
affair. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands
more whose longing is never rewarded. Even those who succeed
often know long periods of neglect and poverty. I did.
The Shadowland of DreamsAlex HaleyDetailed Reading
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t received a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, “What if?” I would keep putting my dream to the test — even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
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When I left a 20-year career in the Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend with whom I’d grown up in Henning, Tennessee. George found me my home — a cleaned-out storage room in theGreenwich Village apartment building where he worked as superintendent. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. Immediately I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
“Next time I make a sale.”“I have a better idea,” he said. “We need a new public-
information assistant out here, and we’re paying $ 6,000 a year. If you want it, you can have it.”
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Then one day I got a call that changed my life. It wasn’t an agent or editor offering a big contract. It was the opposite, a kind of siren call tempting me to give up my dream. On the phone was an old acquaintance from the Coast Guard, now stationed in San Francisco. He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about it. “When am I going to get the $15, Alex?” he teased.
Six thousand a year! That was real money in 1960. I could get a nice apartment, a used car, pay off debts and maybe save a little something. What’s more, I could write on the side.
As the dollars were dancing in my head, something cleared my senses. From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up. I had dreamed of being a writer — full time. And that’s what I was going to be. “Thanks, but no,” I heard myself saying. “I’m going to stick it out and write.”
Afterward, as I paced around my little room, I started to feel like a fool. Reaching into my cupboard — an orange crate nailed to the wall — I pulled out all that was there: two cans of sardines. Plunging my hands in my pockets, I came up with 18 cents. I took the cans and coins and jammed them into a crumpled paper bag.
There Alex, I said to myself. There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low.
I wish I could say things started getting better right away. But they didn’t. Thank goodness I had George to help me over the rough spots.
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Another Village neighbor was a handsome young singer who ran a struggling restaurant. Rumor had it that if a customer ordered steak, the singer would dash to a supermarket across the street to buy one. His name was Harry Belafonte.
Through him I met other struggling artists, like Joe Delaney, a veteran painter from Knoxville, Tennessee. Often Joe lacked food money, so he’d visit a neighborhood butcher who would give him big bones with small pieces of meat, and a grocer who would hand him some withered vegetables. That’s all Joe needed to make his favorite soup.
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People like Delaney and Belafonte became role models for me. I learned that you had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep working at your dreams. That’s what living in the Shadowland is all about.
These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. But one day at lunch with editors of Reader’s Digest, I told these stories of my grandmother and aunts and cousins. I said that I had a dream to
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As I absorbed the lesson, I gradually began to sell my articles. I was writing about what many people were talking about then: civil rights, black Americans and Africa. Soon, like birds flying south, my thoughts were drawn back to my childhood. In the silence of my room, I heard the voices of Grandma, Cousin Georgia, Aunt Plus, Aunt Liz and Aunt Till as they told stories about our family and slavery.
trace my family’s history to the first African brought to these shores in chains. I left that lunch with a contract that would help support my research and writing for nine years.
Detailed ReadingIt was a long, slow climb out of the shadows. Yet in 1970, 17
years after I left the Coast Guard, Roots was published. Instantly
I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever
experienced. The shadows had turned into dazzling limelight.
For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere.
The phone rang all the time with new friends and new deals. I
packed up and moved to Los Angeles, where I could help in the
making of the Roots TV mini-series. It was a confusing, exciting
time, and in a sense, I was blinded by the light of my success.
Then one day, while unpacking, I came across a box filled
with things I had owned years before in the Village. Inside was a
brown paper bag.
I sent them out to be framed. I keep that clear plastic case where I can see it every day. I can see it now above my office desk in Knoxville, along with the Pulitzer Prize, a portrait of nine Emmys awarded to the TV production of Roots, and the Spingarn medal — the NAACP’s highest honor. I’d be hard pressed to say which means the most to me. But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland.
It’s a lesson anyone with a dream should learn.
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I opened it, and there were two corroded sardine cans, a nickel, a dime and three pennies. Suddenly the past came flooding in like a tide. I could picture myself once again huddled over the typewriter in that cold, bleak, one-room apartment. And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can’t ever forget that.
1. How do you understand “every writer kissed by fortune”?
For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded.
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2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.
It means the writer who can achieve success.
幸运之神会眷顾一些作家，但数以千计的人心中的渴望永远无法满足。
This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
1. What is “the Shadowland of hope” like?
It is a state of poverty, neglect, and fear of failure.
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2. In the phrase “anyone with a dream”, what kind of dream is it?
It is the dream to achieve success.
He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about it.
1. “Buck” is a rather informal word. What is its formal counterpart?
It is “dollar”.
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2. How do you understand the expression “egg me about it”?
It is a slangy expression, meaning “annoyingly remind me of it”.
From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up.
1. What is the author’s “bull-headed resolution”?
His resolution to become a full-time writer.
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2. What kind of person do you know about the author from this sentence?
He is a very determined person, sticking to his dream.
There Alex, I said to myself. There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low.
1. What has the author made of himself so far?
Two cans of sardines and 18 cents.
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2. Translate the sentences into Chinese.
我对自己说，看吧，亚历克斯，这就是你的全部家当了。我觉得前所未有的沮丧。
These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself.
1. What were the stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before?
The stories about their families and slavery.
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2. What did the author do with the stories before?
He seldom told others the stories.
For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere.
1. How do you understand “open doors” in this sentence?
“Open doors” refer to the opportunities in the author’s life.
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2. What can be inferred from this sentence?
With the publication of Roots, the author achieved great success and became well-known. He was no longer the poor young man he used to be.
And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can’t ever forget that.
Why did the author say the things in this bag were part of his roots, too?
Because the things reminded him of his past before he achieved success. Although he became a famous writer, he thought he should remember the time when he was striving for success.
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But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland.
1. What does the “one” refer to in this sentence?
It refers to the clear plastic case in which the two sardine cans and 18 cents were kept.
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2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.
但只有一样东西会提醒我，在梦想的阴影里坚持自己的方向需要怎样的勇气和毅力。
many a:(formal) a large number of people or things
Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge.
N. B. 注意该词组应与单数名词、单数动词连用。
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Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs.
reward:
He received a medal in reward for his bravery.
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A $1000 reward has been offered for the return of the stolen painting.
Is this how you reward me for my help?
2. v. give sth. to sb. because they have done sth. good or helpful or have worked for it
1. n.
1) sth. that you get because you have done sth. good or he
lpful or have worked hard
2) money that is offered to people for helping the police to solve a crime or catch a criminal
She rewarded him with a smile.
Detailed Reading这三个词都是名词，都有“奖赏”、“奖励”之意。 意为“报答”、“奖赏”、“酬金”，侧重指因为付出而应得 的报酬，如对做好事或者努力工作的报答，也可以指对帮助寻 回物品或缉拿犯人等而给予的酬金。例如：
比较正式庄重，指由于某方面出色成就、卓越贡献而正式给予 的褒奖，可指精神奖励或物质的奖励。一般指官方给予的奖励。 例如：
比较常用，可用于正式或非正式场合，表示尊敬或敬意。有时 可指显示荣誉的东西，如奖品、勋章、称号等。例如：
The rewards of study cannot always be measured in money.
He received awards from the government for his great contribution to scientific studies.
The visiting president was given the honor of a twenty-one gun salute.
CF: reward, award & honor
reward
award
honor
neglect:
1. n. failure to look after sth. or sb., or the condition of not being looked after; failure to pay proper attention to sth.
He lost his job because of neglect of duty.
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那花园疏于打理。The garden was in a state of neglect.
2. v. 1) pay too little attention to sth.
neglect their warnings不顾他们的警告neglect her appearance
忽视她的外貌
2) not do sth.
He neglected to write and say “Thank you.”
Detailed Reading 这三个词都是动词，都有“忘记”、“忽略”、“遗漏”之意。 为普通用语，指对职责、义务或应做的事等没有给予足够或适 当的注意。这种忘记可能是有意的，也可能为无意的。
指“疏忽”、“不顾”，强调对某人或某物故意不理会，有时 还带有固执地拒绝的意味。
指没有记住某事，其原因可能是该事情不重要或是较复杂，也 可指有意或无意地遗忘。
Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians.
You can’t ignore the fact that many criminals never go to prison.
I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.
CF: neglect, ignore & forget
neglect
ignore
forget
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1. The old woman the way to the bus stop.
2. When I saw Tom, I stopped to greet him, but he me
and walked on.
3. We will never your kindness and help.
4. Those who their duties should be punished.
5. The students to return the book to the library.
forget_____
forgot______
ignored______
neglected________
neglect______
prospect: n.
The manager held out bright prospects to me if I accepted the position.
1) chances of future successDetailed Reading
2) the possibility that sth. will happen
I see little prospect of his recovery.
Is there any prospect of your visiting us soon?
prosptect of sth. / doing sth.Pattern:
genuine: adj.
The strap is made of genuine leather.
1) sth. genuine is really what it seems to beDetailed Reading
2) sb. who is genuine is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust him
a genuine pearl
She seems genuine, but can I trust her?
这三个词都是形容词，都有“真的”、“真正的”之意。 普通用语，指真实的，强调真实性。 强调客观事实与实际情况相符合。 指真实性是有据可查的，而且一般指物品的真伪。
CF: real, true & genuine
realtrue
genuine
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1. Is this a Ming Vase?
2. This is a story of life.
3. It is that the world is round.
4. A mirage is not a object.
5. This is silver.
6. What you said is not .
real____
genuine_______
real____
true____
genuine_______
true____
put … to the test:
force sb. / sth. into a difficult situation in order to discover what the limits of their strength, skills, etc. are
The couple’s love was put to the test when the husband was crippled in a car accident.
You should put these methods to the test of time.
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你应该让这些方法接受时间的考验。
contract: n.
You shouldn’t make a contract until you have studied its provisions carefully.
Detailed Reading an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do
We have a contract with the government for the supply of vehicles.
我们在提供车辆方面与政府订有合约。
exchange contracts sign a contractbreak a contract
Collocations:
tempt: v.1) try to persuade sb. to do sth. by making it seem attractive
I’m tempted to take a day off.
The new program is designed to tempt young people into studying engineering.
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be tempted to do sth.tempt sb. to do sth. / into doing sth.
Patterns:
2) make sb. want to have or do sth., even though they know they really should not
Nothing could tempt him to take such a step.
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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary.
1. He tried to me to cheat in the exam. 2. Like like. 3. Nothing could him to do such a foolish thing. 4. Street accidents crowds. 5. The more he reads the book, the more he is to it. 6. He shouted to attention.
tempt_____attracts______
这三个词都是动词，都有“吸引”之意。 表示被无形的力量“吸引”，同时还有“引起……的兴趣或注 意力”之意。 意思跟 attract 相近，不同的是 draw更强调被“有形”的力量 或东西所“吸引”。 表示劝诱某人做坏事或蠢事，并含有勾引之意。
tempt______draw____
drawn_____attract______
CF: attract, draw & tempt
attract
draw
tempt
acquaintance: n.1) (formal) knowledge or experience of a particular subject
He has some acquaintance with German, but does not speak it fluently.
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He has a wide circle of acquaintances.
2) sb. you know, but who is not a close friend
have a passing / nodding acquaintance withmake sb’s acquaintancemutual acquaintanceon first acquaintance
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station: v. send sb. in the military to a particular place for a period of time as part of their military duty; (formal) move to a particular place and stand or sit there, especially in order to be able to do sth. quickly, or to cause sb. to do this
Their regiment is stationed in Cyprus.
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The detective stationed himself among the bushes.
resolution: n.1) strong belief and determination
Then, with sudden resolution, she stood up.
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2) a promise to yourself to do sth.
Carol made a resolution to work harder at school.
well: v.if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of sth. and starts to flow out; if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly
Anger welled up within me.
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I felt tears well up in my eyes.
plunge: v. 1) push sth. firmly and deeply into sth. else
He plunged his hand into cold water.Plunge the pasta into boiling water.
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2) move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards; if a price, rate, etc. plunges, it suddenly decreases by a large amount
The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames.Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast.
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是常用词，把某物放入液体中，然后再马上从液体中提出。其 特点是小心谨慎或带有试探性。例如：
指投入水中，行为方式既快又猛烈，但未必入水很深，也 有“插入，陷入”之意。例如：
Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling.
She dipped a toe in the water to see how cold it was.
The boys plunged into the pool together.
CF: immerse, dip & plunge
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come up with: think of an idea, answer, etc.
发现治疗疾病的方法
Tom suddenly came up with a method to deal with the situation.
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come up with a cure for the disease
crumple: v. crush sth. so that it becomes smaller and bent, or be crushed in this way
The front of the car crumpled on impact.
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汽车的前部被撞瘪了。
He crumpled the paper (up) into a ball.
rumor: n.information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true
All sorts of rumors are going round.
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I heard a rumor that he was leaving.
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dash: v. 1) throw or push sth. violently against sth., especially so that it breaks
The boat was dashed against the rocks.
The huge waves dashed over the rocks.
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2) go or run somewhere very quickly
一辆汽车从我们身边飞驰而过。
A motor-car dashed past us.
dash off
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sacrifice: 1. n.1) the act of offering sth. to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony
Getting rich isn’t worth the sacrifice of your principles.
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2) when you decide not to have sth. valuable, in order to get sth. that is more important
Parents often make sacrifices in order to educate their children.
2. v.1) kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony
kill a sheep as a sacrifice
sacrifice a lamb to the gods
She has sacrificed her pleasures and pastimes to her husband’s interests and welfare.
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He sacrificed his life to save the drowning child.
2) willingly stop having sth. you want or doing sth. you like in order to get sth. more important
avoid: v.stay away from sb. or sth., or not use sth.
You can hardly avoid meeting her if you both work in the same office.
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He’s been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel.
avoid doing sth.
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trace: v.find sb. or sth. that has disappeared by searching for them carefully
She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.
I cannot trace any letter from you dated June 1st.
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Our train leaves at 9 o’clock. It’s time to pack up.
Since the winter vacation has started, let’s pack up and spend a week in the country with our grandparents.
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I came across this old brooch in a curio shop.
I came across my old college roommate in town today.
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corrode: v.if metal corrodes, or if sth. corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals, etc.
a bitter envy that had corroded their friendship
The metal has corroded away because of rust.
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Applications flood in from all over the country.
Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.
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2) put pressure or a weight on sth. to make it flat, crush it, etc.
a government department that is pressed for both time and money
press sb. for sth. / to do sth. press sth. on / upon sb.be pressed for time, cash, etc.
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press: v. 1) not have enough time, money, etc.
At this stage the grapes have to be pressed.
They are pressing for a decision to be made.
3) try hard to persuade sb. to do sth.
I felt that if I had pressed him he would have lent me the money.
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stay the course: (informal) finish sth. in spite of difficulties
虽然他很累，他还是坚持跑完了全程。
She always stays the course and never gives up in spite of the difficulties and risks she has encountered.
Although he was very tired, he stayed the course and finished the race.
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1. 有……的希望 stand a chance of
2. 在多数情况下 in most cases
3. 满足某人心中的渴望 reward one’s longing
4. 长期无人问津 long periods of neglect
5. 假如 what if
6. 诱使某人做某事 tempt sb. to do sth.
7. 还清债务 pay off debts
8. 作为兼职 on the side
9. 上涌；涌出 well up
10. 提出，拿出；想出（计划、答复等）
come up with
11. 把……塞进 jam … into …
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so far
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15. 楷模 role model
16. 作出牺牲 make sacrifices
17. 品味教训 absorb the lesson
18. 公民权利 civil rights
19. 保守秘密 keep to oneself
20. 把……上溯到…… trace … to …
21. 收拾行李
pack up
22. 在某种意义上；在一定程度上 in a / one sense
23. 遇见，碰上；发现 come across
14. 开一家生意清淡的餐馆
run a struggling restaurant
24. （大量地）涌来 flood in
25. 处境艰难，做某事有困难 be (hard) pressed to do sth.
26. 坚持到底
stay the course
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Directions: Choose the definitions from Column B that best match each italicized word in Column A.
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1. a veteran painter 2. a used manual typewriter 3. neglect to return the call 4. make a contract 5. a radar station 6. New Year resolutions 7. well out 8. a bleak room 9. be pressed to do sth. 10. acid corroding metal
a. pay little or no attention tob. fail to do or carry outc. flow or start to flow outd. operated or done by hand or without the help of electricity, computers, etc.e. urge stronglyf. formal written agreement, having the force of a law, between two or more people or groupsg. a person who has a lot of experience in some form of activityh. an establishment equipped for observation and studyi. cold and cheerlessj. decision or mental pledge to do or not to do sth.k. a person who has served in the armed forces:l. destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action
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attracted public attention on one of the most
chapters of American history, and yet it was read —
and in its television
Americans, both black and white. In addition to treating the
obvious subjects of 3 , black identity, and the power of
history, Roots celebrates resiliency, the triumph of
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Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For the blanks numbered from 8 to 10, you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
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cruelty5 ______generations6 ___________
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Families work together to protect their members. Children are taught that principles are worthy of are preserved and passed on through the telling of stories to children, . These themes cross racial and ethnic boundaries and help account for the book’s immense popularity. At the time of its publication, Roots was called “ 9 ” by Vernon Jordan, executive director of the National Urban League.
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and humankind’s universal search for its identity isgiven a personal face
the single mostspectacular educational experience in race relations in America
. Ancestral memories
The creative revelation of one family’s story opened doors that had long been locked, in individual families and in American culture as a whole
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Attend all the classes and be on time.Finish assignments to the best of your ability and come to class fully prepared. Participate actively in class: ask questions, volunteer for activities, answer questions, etc.Be realistic about your goals. If you have difficulty in math, you probably shouldn’t pursue an engineering degree.Find any resources available (e.g. libraries, the Internet, etc.) and use them.Make friends with at least two people in each of your classes who are willing to exchange phone numbers and be contacted — for when you miss classes, you need to get information or just to see if they want to study together.
Directions: The following are some forms of behavior that many college educators have observed in their successful students. According to your point of view or experience, number them in the order of importance. Be prepared to give your reasons.
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Plan your week and stick to your weekly schedule as much as possible. Time management skills are a valuable tool for success at school.Use positive self-talk and always believe that you can succeed.Discover your preferred learning style. Find the study methods that work best for you.
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1. DiscussionForm groups of three or four students. Each student is required to tell others the successful person he / she admires most and summarize the characteristics that lead to the person’s success. The following words and expressions are for your reference.
smart good opportunities competencediligence perseverance dream
being optimistic sb.’s help talentindependent outgoing warm-hearted…
2. Homework for WritingFor this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Why did he / she succeed? based on the discussion above. Your composition should be about 150 words.
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1. Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功的第一秘诀。
2. Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
3. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
The most glorious moment in your life are not the so called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishment. — Gustave Flaubert, French writer
你的一生中，最为辉煌的时刻并不是功成名就的那些天，而是从悲叹与绝望中产生对人生的挑战和对未来辉煌的期盼的那些日子。 —— 法国作家 G•福楼拜
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