大學英語綜合教程(第二版)unit4-ppt-PPT幻燈片

UNIT4TheAmericanDream

Part1ListeningTask

Listeningpractice

WhatyouareabouttohearisaninterviewwithDr.LeeHertz,thedirectorofascientificlaboratoryinStanfordUniversityCalifornia.Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou：

povertyn.貧窮

advertisingn.廣告宣傳AfterListeningCompletethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhavetoyou.TheAmericanDreammeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Butformany,particularlyimmigrants,itmeanstheopportunitytomakeabetterlifeforthemselves.ForthemthedreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyouformlogcabintoWhiteHouse.TonyTrivisonnodidnotrisequitesohigh,yethemanagedtomakehisowndreamcometrue.TextA1).Readaloudparagraphs30to33untilyouhavelearnedthembyheart.Thentrytocompletethepassagefrommemory.Afterhe______________,IthoughmoreandaboutTony’scareer.He_____________________

mind.Intheend,Ithinkhestoodastall,andas_______,asthegreatestAmericanindustrialists.Theyhadallreachedtheirsuccessbythesame_______andbythesame____________________:vision,determination,self-control,optmism,self-respectand,______________,integrity.Tonydidnotbeginonthe_______rungoftheladder.Hebeganinthebasement.Tony’saffairswere______.But,afterall,the____________

wereexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewaswhereyouputthedecimalpoint.passedawaygrew

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Try,TryAgain--------T,H,Palmer

Try,alessonyoushouldheed,

Try,Tryagain;

Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,Try,Tryagain;

Thenyourcourageshouldappear,

Foe,ifyouwillpersevere,Youwillconquer,neverfear;Try,Tryagain.Allofushaveadream

WordsandPhrasestoDrill

assumebalancecapacitycharacterconfidencedeterminationdietdiscardgianthandlehuntloanpersonnelprecisionprinciplepropertyskilledsometimesponsorweeklywreck

aboveallcalloncheckoncleanupdowithforsalepasswaysendforturnawayturndownworkout

1)Itwasalreadya________whentwoweekslaterthepolicefoundhisstolencarandhehadtobuyanewone.2)Withgreatpatience,theclerkshowedtheelderlyladyhowtocheckthe________inherbenkaccountonanATM(自動出納機).3)Ifyoulookoutofthewindowontheleftsideofthebus,you'llseethatwe'renow____________theTowerofLondon.4)There'llcertainlybesomepreblems,butnothingthatyoucan't______.5)Peoplewho_______litterinthestreetsshouldbefinedheavily.6)Successfulbusinessmenttodayarelikelytobeyoung,agressive(有進取心的)，andwell-eduated._____________,theyarewillingtotakeriskstoachievesuccess.wreckbalanceapproachinghandlediscardAboveall7)Duringthosedifficultyears,thefamilylivedalmostentirelyona________ofcabbages.8)Whatarewegoingto_____________thefoodleftoverfromtheparty?9)We___________Tom'sagebygettinghisbirthrecood.10)We'llgooutassoonasT;ve_____________thekithchen.11)ForwomenlawyersintheUnitesStates,there______earningsareontheaveragemuchlessthanthoseofmalelaeyers.12)Iwon'tgetinvoledinadeallikethis--it'sagainstallmy________.dietdowithcheckedoncleanedupweeklypricinpleNewwordsandexpressioncomplimentvt.prasise贊揚n.贊美的言辭或行為

例句:Icomplimentedhimontheworkhehaddone.Determinationn.決心；決定例句：Nothingwillswervehimfromhisdeterminationcapacityn.theabilitytounderstandordosth.能力，才能例句：Thecapacitytorespondtostimuliskilleda.havingskilled;needingskill熟練的，有技巧的；技術(shù)性的例句：Askilledtechniciantakesyearstotrain.Confidencen.信心例句：Littlegesturescangiveconfidence.amuse

vt.causetolaughorsmile;causetospendtimeinapleasantmanner逗樂；給···提供娛樂例句：Aclown'sjobistoamusethespectators.Handle

vt.manage;control管理，處理；操縱例句：Anofficermustknowhowtohandlemen.homey

a.(infml)pleasant;likehome舒適的；像家一樣的例句：Theyfoundthelittlehouselivableanhomey.FewpeopleinItalythoughtthatTonyTrivisonnowouldbeabletocreatesuchagoodlifeforhimself.Thefriendhehad_________(1)tojoinhimwascertainlyamazedwhenhesawthefarm.YetrightfromthestartTrivisonnoshoweda____________(2)togeton.WhenCrawford_________him________(3),he__________(4)Trisionnowouldnotcomeback.Buthedid.Later,whenCrawfordgavehimajobinhisfactory,heworkedhardandshowedhehadthe_________(5)totakeon________(6)work.WithCarwford'shelphemanagedtogeta________(7)forahouseonthebasisof_________(8)alone,nodownpaymentneeded.Nexthewent_________(9)forafarm__________________(10).Whenhefoundone,hewasableto_________(11)hisfamilyandhisdreamswerereadytocometure.sponsoreddeterminationturnedawayassumedcapacityskilledloancharacterhunting

forsalesendforTheme—relatedReadthepassagecarefullyuntilyouhavegotitsmainidea,andthenselectoneappropriatewordforeachgapfromtheboxfollowingthepassage.businessmodestconverydreamgrowurgesaveengineeingimmigrantscareerrecentrichinvesttoughsteadyTheAmericandreamusedtogotosomethinglikethis:arriveinhiscountryforanunskilledjobwithsmallpay.Saveand________untilyoucanopenasmallbusiness—in________years,atakeoutrestaurantoradrycleaner.Buya_______houseinthesubers.Sendthechildrentocollegeanhopethey_______uptobedoctors.Inthepastdecade,that_______haschanged.Formany___________today,thenewversionofthedreamgoesmorelikethis:arriveinAmericaforahign-techjobwithgoodpay,investandinvestuntilyoucanopenyourown_________.Buyahugehouseinanexclusivesuberb.Aneifyoudon'thavea(n)__________degree?Worklikecrazy,getatech-relatedjoband________alargepartofyourwagesintostocksuntilyou—don'twaitofryourkids—are_______.saverecentmodestgrowdreamimmigrantsbusinessengineering

investrichTranslation1）據(jù)報道，聯(lián)合國調(diào)解人（mediators）制定出了他們希望雙方都能接受的方案。（workout）

2）多麗絲小心翼翼地在森林行走，害怕遭到大蛇的攻擊。（giant）3）地震、臺風和其他自然災害（disaster）無法防止，但可采取行動保護生命財產(chǎn)。（property）4）我買了一期新的我最喜歡的體育雜志就趕緊回家，急著想讀之自娛。（amuse）5）海倫缺乏信心，我從未遇到過想她那樣沒有自信的（unsureofoneself）人。（confident）ItisreportedthatUNmediatorshaveworkedoutaplanwhichtheyhopewillbeacceptabletobothsides.Doriswalkedintheforestcautiously,afraidofbeingattackedbygiantsnakes.Earthquakes,typhoonsandothernaturaldisaterscannotbeprevented,butactioncanbetakentoprotectlifeandproperty.Iboughtanewissueofmyfavoritesportsmagazineandhurriedhome,anxioustoamusemyselfreadingit.Helenlacksconfidence.I’veneverknownanyonesounsureofherself.Translate