新世纪大学英语综合教程第一册Unit2

BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsDirections:WatchtheclipfromthemovieFindingNemoandanswerafewquestions.WhatdidNemowanttodowithhisfellowfriends?Whatwashisfather’sattitude?Whydidthefatherandthesonquarrelwitheachother?Whatwouldbetheirfeelingswhenthesonsaid“Ihateyou,dad”?1.2.3.4.BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestions1.2.3.Howdidyoufeelaboutyourparentswhenyouwereachild?Didyourattitudetowardsthemchangewhenyougrewintoateenager?Explainthechange,ifany.Recallaconflictyouoncehadwithyourparents.Explainwhyyouwereupsetbyyourparents.Whatwouldyoudowhenyoucouldnotagreewithyourparents?Useanincidentfromdailylifetosupportthedescription.Directions:Hereisaninspirationalstoryaboutthelovebetweenfathersandchildren.Listencarefullyandanswerafewquestions.BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestions1.2.3.4.Whentheboywasyoung,whydidhethinkthatboysandgrownmenshouldnotcry?Whatkindofmanhadtheboythoughthisfatherwas?Whatincidentchangedhisunderstandingofhisfather?Whatdidherealizeafterhistalkwithhisfatherinthedark?Questions:TheDayMyFatherCriedWhenIwasyoung,Ithoughtthatboysandgrownmenshouldn’tcry.Tearsweresignsofbeingweakandsissy,whichamanisn’tsupposedtobe.ThiswasevenreinforcedinmyyoungmindwhentheCurecameoutwiththesong,“BoysDon’tCry,”intheearly1980s.ButjustthislastJune,Idiscoveredthatcourageisn’tallabouttryingtokeepallthepaininside.Courageisn’tallabouttryingtohidetears.It’stheopposite—tearsreinforcetheheart’scourage.AndIsawthisinmyfather.My18-yearoldsisterdiedinatrafficaccident.Withit,Isawhowvulnerablemyfather’sheartwas.MysiblingsandIwereusedtoseeinghimasaniron-willed,authoritarianfather.Forthreedaysaftermysisterdied,hewouldn’ttalk.Hewouldjustsitquietlyoutsideourhouseinthedark.Onthefourthnight,Isatbesidehimandaskedhimtotellmewhathefeelsabouteverything.BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsIthadbeenyearssinceIlaidmyhandonmyfather’sshoulderlasttimeaswedriftedfartherandfartherapartwhileIwasgrowingup.Thatnightthough,IsensedmyfathertryingtocontrolhispainandIwantedhimtobeabletoletitout.Wehadallcriedoverwhathappenedexcepthim.Allofusexcepthim.Thesimpletouchandmywords,“Dad,it’snotyourfault.”brokemyfather’sdam.Inthedarkness,hebegantocry.Ifelthisshouldersshakingashewhispered,“WheredidIgowrong?AllIeverwantedwasformychildrentogrowupright.Whycouldn’tyoursisterwait?”Iunderstoodthenwhyhepreferredtobeinthedark.Bybeingthere,hehopedtosparehisfamilyofafather’spain.Histears,thoughwedidn’tseethembeforethatnight,werethereallthesame.Isawhiscouragethatnight,whenmyfathercriedwithmyhandonhisshoulder,andunderstoodhispain.BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestions“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”isaseriesofbooks,usuallyfeaturingacollectionofshort,inspirationalstoriesandmotivationalessays.Manyhaveashort,simplestoryaboutanevent,aperson,oraneverydaymiraclethatexemplifiesthebestofthehumanspirit.The101storiesinthefirstbookoftheserieswerecompiledbymotivationalspeakersJackCanfieldandMarkVictorHansen.Thefirstbooksoldover2millioncopiesandlaunchedtheseries.Therearenowover100millioncopiesinprintandin54languagesworld-wide.1.“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsTherehavebeennumerousvolumesof“ChickenSoup”issued.AsofJanuary2006,therewereover105titles.Manyofthebooksaredirectedatspecificgroupsofpeople,e.g.ChickenSoupfortheMother’sSoul,ChickenSoupforthePre-TeenSoul,ChickenSoupforthePrisoner’sSoul,ChickenSoupfortheVolunteer’sSoul,ChickenSoupfortheGrandparent’sSoul,ChickenSoupfortheOceanLover’sSoul,etc.BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsJackCanfieldandMarkVictorHansenareNewYorkTimesandUSATodaybestsellingauthorsofthe“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”series.Theyhavededicatedtheirlivestothepersonalandprofessionalgrowthofothers.JackCanfieldisoneofAmerica’sleadingexpertsinthedevelopmentofhumanpotentialandpersonaleffectiveness.Heisbothadynamic,entertainingspeakerandahighlysought-aftertrainer.Jackhasawonderfulabilitytoinformandinspireaudiencestowardsincreasedlevelsofself-esteemandpeakperformance.2.JackCanfieldandMarkVictorHansenBackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsBackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsMarkVictorHansenisaprofessionalspeakerwho,inthelasttwentyyears,hasmadeoverfourthousandpresentationstomorethan2millionpeopleinthirty-twocountries.Hispresentationscoversalesexcellenceandstrategies;personalempowermentanddevelopment;howtotripleyourincomeanddoubleyourtimeoff.MarkisaprolificwriterandhasauthoredFutureDiary,HowtoAchieveTotalProsperityandTheMiracleofTithing(征收什一税).3.PublisherCommentson“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”BackgroundInformationVideoWatchingListenandThinkWarm-upQuestionsTwoofAmerica’sbest-lovedinspirationalspeakerssharetheverybestoftheircollectedstoriesandfavoritetalesthathavetouchedtheheartsofpeopleeverywhere.CanfieldandHansenbringyouwitandwisdom,hopeandempowermenttobuoyyouthroughlife’sdarkmoments.It’slikehomemadechickensoupthatwarmsthechillandhealstheill.Thiscol