全新版大学英语1Unit Four Text A American Dream-Study

3LastTimeTextOrganizationDiscussiononTonyTrivisono’sAmericanDreamIntroductoryRemarksP.90IntroductoryRemarksP.90TheAmericanDreammeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Butformany,particularlyimmigrants,itmeanstheopportunitytomakeabetterlifeforthemselves.ForthemthedreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.TonyTrivisonnodidnotrisequitesohigh,yethemanagedtomakehisowndreamcometrue.TranslationPracticeTranslationPractice对不同的人有不同的意义：meandifferentthingstodifferentpeople尤其是：particularly,especially,inparticular机会：opportunity,chance设法做某事：managetodo,trytodo,attempttodo实现梦想：one’sdreamcomestrue,realizeone’sdream，fulfillone’sdreamFormostpeople,particularlyimmigrants,theAmericanDreammeanstheopportunitytobesuccessfulinlife,thatis,tomakeabetterlife.WhatdoestheAmericanDreammeanformanypeople,particularlyimmigrants?对大多数人，特别是移民来说，美国梦就是有成功的机会，即过上好日子.DiscussionofAmericaDreamWhatdoestheAmericanDreammeaninthemodernlife?美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋走向白宫。DiscussionofAmericaDreamGenerallyspeaking,theAmericanDreammeansanyonewithtalentandhardworkcangofromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.WhowasagoodcaseinpointthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhiteHouse?AbrahamLincolnwasagoodcaseinpoint,who,bornofpoorparentsandwithoutmoneynorfamilyinfluence,foughthiswaytothetopandbecametheAmericanPresident.DiscussionofAmericaDreamexamplethatisrelevanttothematterbeingdiscussed例证DiscussionofAmericaDream•Well,we’veoftenheardabouttheAmericanDream,andbynowweknowitmeansthebeliefthateveryonecansucceedaslongashe/sheworkshardenough.HowdidTonyrealizehisAmericanDream?HefulfilledhisAmericanDreamstepbystep,withhisownhardwork.stepstowardsTrovisonno’ssuccess10TextAStudy&LanguagePointsPracticeTextOrganizationPartI:Paras.1–29TellingthestoryofTony’slife–SixStepsPartII:Paras30–33:Givingtheauthor’scommentsonTony’sAmericandream12StepOne:Para.1toPara.10(Line1–Line26)I).WhatdidTonyachieveinthistimeinterval?Heworkedasagardener.HeworkedasahelpatMr.Crawford’shouse.StepTwo13StepOne:Para.1toPara.10(Line1–Line26)II).Whatdoesagardenerorahelpdo?mowthelawn,weedthegarden,sweepthewalks,cleanuptheyard,takecareofanylittletasks,liftheavyobjects,fixthings*III).DuringwhatperiodoftimedidTonygetthejobasagardener?14StepOne:Para.1toPara.10(Line1–Line26)TheGreatDepressionisconsideredthemostsevereeconomiccrisisintheindustrializedworld,whichbeganin1929andlastedthroughmostofthe1930’s.Inthosedays,stockexchangefell,businessandbanksfailed,millionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs.ItdidnotcometoanenduntilWorldWarIIwhenindustrialproductionfortheWarincreased.IntheDepressionDays.IV).WhathelpedTonygetthejob?15StepOne:Para.1toPara.10(Line1–Line26)Tony’sdeterminationinfindingajob,andhisoptimisticviewthatpeoplewouldhelpamanwhoneededajob.LanguagePointsoneevening,thenextevening,thenexttwodaysLanguagePointsafford(agardener):v.Textsentence:Icouldn’taffordagardener.othercollocations:affordthetime,thecar,theleathershoesaffordtodosth16Theywalkedbecausetheycouldn’t____________________________.雇得起园丁afford(totake)ataxi.Imustn’tannoymybossbecauseIcan’t_______________________.affordtolosemyjobPara.3languagepointsturnaway:refusetohelpsb.orrefusetoallowsb.toenteraplace17Ithinkyourparentswillneverturnyouawaywheneveryouareintrouble.▓Heturnedawayseveralpeoplewhodidn’thavethetickets.Para.4TextSentence–Para.1–4languagepointsassume:v.(alreadystudiedinTextBofUnit1)supposetobethefact18Ididn’tseeyourcar.SoIassumedthatyouhadgoneout.Iassumedyouhadhiredhim.我还以为是你雇他来的。hire:v.雇用fire:v.解雇fine:v.罚款，罚金L16:Isawthelightinyourroomwasout,soI______________________________.▓▓Para.6assumedthatyouhadslept.languagepointsassume:v.承担assumetheresponsibilityofDerivative：assuming(that)=suppose,ifassumptionn.假设/定；担任，承担Confusingword:assurev.保证，使放心assuresb.ofsth.19Para.6languagepointscompliment:vt.praise赞扬n.赞美的言辞或行为20Icomplimentedhimontheworkhehaddone.我对他干的活夸奖了几句。Confusingword:complementn.completev.implementv.履行，贯彻L22:Para.8TextSentence–Para.5–8languagepoints21workout:plan;solve;calculate制定出；解决；算出Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay.我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪。制定了一个计划：workoutaplan解几何题：workouttheproblems“Howwillyoukeepintouchwithme?”我还没想好.“Ihaven’tworkedthatoutyet.”▓▓▓L24:workat/on从事于，致力于C.f.workup引起，激起，逐渐上升Para.10geometry▓languagepoints22weekly:21Centuryispublishedweekly.3)n.apublicationissuedonceaweekHethinkshisweeklywageof100yuanisenough.2)adv.onceaweek,everyweek,bytheweek《21世纪报》每周出版一次。▓▓Publisher’sWeekly《出版商周刊》C.f.twiceweeklyStepTwo1)adj.happeningonceaweekoreveryweek▓daily,yearly,(annual,annually)半月刊Para.10TextSentencesParas9–10I).WhatdidTonyachieveduringthistimeinterval?23StepTwo:Paras.11–13(Line27–Line33)TonygotajobclearingsnowatMr.Crawford’sfactory.StepThreeII).CorrectTony’sbrokenEnglishL27:snowprettysoonL28:Whenwintercome,yougivemejobclearingsnow.24StepTwo:Paras.11–13(Line27–Line33)LanguagePoints要下雪了。it’goingtosnowprettysoon.Whenwintercomes,pleasegivemethejobofclearingsnowatthefactory.imperativesentencelanguagepointsdowith:1)(usedinquestionswithwhat)(L30)dealwith对待，对于…能怎么做呢25Well,whatdoyoudowithsuchdeterminationandhope?啊，对这种执着与期盼，你又能怎样呢？Whatdoyo