Unit 1

Section A

• Warming Up• Comprehension of the Text• Text Structure Analysis• New Words and Expressions• Writing

Warming Up

Look at the pictures. Look at the pictures.

Do you know who they are? Do you know who they are?

Warming Up

• Are you a fan of the “Super Voice Girl” contest?

• How many Super Voice Girls do you know?

• Why are so many girls crazy about “Super Voice Girl” contest?

• What can those girls benefit from the victory in the contest?

• What price should be paid to be a super star?

Comprehension of the Text

• 1. Why does the writer compare an artist who seeks fame to a dog chasing its own tail?

• 2. What will happen to artists if they become bored?

• 3. Why is it possible for artists to lose support from the audiences if they make changes to their style?

• 4. What do famous writers, painters and moviemakers have to give up in order to maintain their fame and fortune, according to the writer?

5. In which way is the performer similar to the politician, according to the writer?

• 6. What does the writer want to show by giving an example of Oscar Wilde’s uncompromising behavior?

• 7. What explanation may failed artists give to themselves for their failure?

• 8. Why are Thomas Wolfe, Beethoven, Pestalozzi, and Thomas Edison mentioned in Paragraph 8?

I. Structure Analysis

Text Study—Structure Analysis

Argumentation + Supporting Details + Conclusion

Argumentation

Part 2

Part 3

Conclusion

Part 5

Part 4

Paras. 2~5

Para. 6

Para. 7

Para. 8

Part 1

Para. 9

Supporting Details

Argumentation: Chasing fame often leads to self-destruction. (Para. 1)

Text Study—Structure Analysis

Conclusion: The writer’s advice to those seeking fame and fortune. (Para. 9)

An artist is hard to be both successful and uncompromising. (Para. 6)

The greatest winnersinitially failed in the conquest of fame.(Para. 7)

Examples of those who failed many times before their final success.(Para. 8)

Some negative effects(Paras. 2-5)

1. chase v. to run after someone or something in order

to catch them

• Police chased the thief and eventually recovered the missing money.

• The kids chased each other in the garden.

e.g.e.g.

New Words and Expressions

2. worship vt. to admire and love someone very much

Words and Expressions—Word Using

• 我们都要有崇拜的英雄，无论他们是运动员、 电影明星还是政治家。• 我小时候崇拜我哥哥。

• We all want heroes to worship, be they sportsmen, film stars, or politicians.

• As a child, I worshipped my older brother.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

3. drown vt. 1) to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with

Words and Expressions—Word Using

• 这个国家债台高筑。• 我们被数据包围，可是却缺乏信息。

• The country is drowning in debt.

• We were drowning in data but starved of information.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

3. drown vt. 2) to die from being under water for too long, o

r to kill someone in this way

Words and Expressions—Word Using

• 他们的船在暴风雨中翻了，淹死了 48 个人。• 昨夜有一个男孩在河里淹死了。

• Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat overturned during a storm.

• Last night a boy was drowned in the river.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

4. exploit vt. to use something well in order to gain as much from it as possible

Words and Expressions—Word Using

• 你可以利用已有的才能。• 我们需要确保尽可能充分地利用资源。

• You can exploit a talent which you already possess.

• We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

5. sustain vt. to make something continue to exist for a perio

d of timeSustainable a. Sustainable development

Words and Expressions—Word Using

• 他发现自己无法维持对那份工作的兴趣。• 这位演讲者成功地使听众的注意力保持到了最后。

• He found that he couldn’t sustain his interest in the job.

• The speaker succeeded in sustaining the listeners’ attention right to the very end.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

6. minute a. very small

Words and Expressions—Word Using

• 擦痕很轻微，几乎看不清。• 不应让他们被这些琐碎的事压垮。

• The scratch was almost too minute to see.

• They shouldn’t be loaded down with minute and unimportant details.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

8. Object to oppose or disapprove of sth.

Words and Expressions—Word Using

•我一直反对这种想法：一切都事先定好， 我们没有任何选择。

• I always objected to the idea that everything is predetermined and that we have no choice.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

11. Accuse sb. of sth. say that sb. has done sth. wrong or is guilty of sth.

Words and Expressions—Word Using

•政府被指责无能

• The government was The government was accused of incompetence.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

encouragemake sth. more quickl

ymagnificent

tiredvery small

not working admire

• spur• hasten

• imperial• bored• minute• idle• worship

II. Old to New

Words and Expressions—Old to New

a secret planoppose or disapprov

elawyer

very muchmake sth. dirty

• plot

• Object

• attorney

• desperately

• contaminate

Words and Expressions—Old to New

III. Chinese to English

冒险；有冒险；有…………风险风险 指控；控告指控；控告 忠于忠于

开除；解雇开除；解雇 充其量；至多充其量；至多

• run a/the risk• accuse sb. of sth.• remain/be true to• throw out• at best

Words and Expressions—C to E

碰到、遇到碰到、遇到关系密切关系密切

付出代价付出代价做某事很困难做某事很困难

结果结果

• come on/upon

• be intimate with

• pay for

• be hard-pressed to

• end up

Words and Expressions—C to E

Writing

Write a composition of no less than 120 words with a general statement supported by details on the following topic:

Parents Differ from Children in Their Career Choi

ce

Parents differ from children in their career choice.The question of who should be responsible for planning their career often causes problems for many children. Parents think that they know their children well enough to decide what kind of job suits them. They are afraid that their children are too young to decide their future on their own. However, many children would argue that theyshould be left free to make their own choices.

Parents Differ from Children in Their Career Choi

ce

(To be continued)

The other aspect of career choice is that parents and their children are often different in their opinions of the ideal profession. Parents would prefer children to choose some professions that are stable and could bring prestige and economic benefits. But some children would rather choose professions that are challenging and requireindependent and creative thinking.