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Unit1TheShadowlandofDreamsbyAlexHaleyOutline•PreviewQuestions•BackgroundInformation•Structure&Vocabulary•DiscussionPreviewQuestions•1.Whatisyourdream?Tobemorespecific,whatisyourdreamcareer?Whatisyourdreamlife?•2.Whatwillyoudotoachieveyourdream?BackgroundInformation•AlexHaley(August11,1921–February10,1992)wasanAmericanwriter.HeisbestknownastheauthorofRoots:TheSagaofanAmericanFamilyandtheco-authorofTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX.•Roots:TheSagaofanAmericanFamilyisanovelwrittenbyAlexHaleyandfirstpublishedin1976.IttellsthestoryofKuntaKinte,an18th-centuryAfrican,capturedasanadolescentandsoldintoslaveryintheUnitedStates,andfollowshislifeandthelivesofhisallegeddescendantsintheU.S.downtoHaley.•Thereleaseofthenovel,combinedwithitshugelypopulartelevisionadaptation,Roots(1977),ledtoaculturalsensationintheUnitedStates.•ThenovelspentweeksonTheNewYorkTimesBestSellerList,including22weeksinthatlist'stopspot.•Thelastsevenchaptersofthenovelwerelateradaptedintheformofasecondminiseries,Roots:TheNextGenerations,in1979.StructureAnalysisPartOne(para.1-2):Thereisabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.PartTwo(para.3-14):Alexcitedhimselfasagoodexampletoprovethatwritingcareeristoughandsufferingtest.PartThree(para.15-18):Ashekeptworkingathisdream,Alexeventuallyachievedsuccess.PartFour(para.19-23):Hisoldpossessionremindshimofthecourageandpersistencewhichhelphimendureintheshadowland.Vocabulary•requite:rewardoravengerequitehatewithlove以德报怨•freelance：self-employed•prospect:anexpectation,esp.ofsuccessinacareer•superintendent:thecaretakerofabuilding•manual:workedbyhandmanuallabour体力劳动•genuine：usedtodescribepeopleandthingsthatareexactlywhattheyappeartobe,andarenotfalseoranimitationreferstothingssuchasemotionsthatarerealandnotpretended•tempt:allureorattract•acquaintance:apersonwhoknowsslightlymakeone'sacquaintance(初次)结识某人maketheacquaintanceof初次认识acquaintv.makefamiliarwith•wellup:floworgetstrongerAngerwellupwithinhim.他怒火中烧。•stickitout:putupwithaburdentotheend•plung:putsth.firmlyanddeeplyintosth.else•veteran:experiencedorseasoned•morsel:amouthful,asmallpiece•wilt:drooporwither•keeptooneself:keepsth.secret保守秘密limelight:thecenterofpublicattention•exhilarate:affectwithgreatjoyexhilarating&exhilaratedhilariousadj.&hilarityn.•corrode:bewornaway/decayPulitzerPrize•ThePulitzerPrizeisaU.S.awardforachievementsinnewspaperandonlinejournalism,literatureandmusicalcomposition.•Itwasestablishedin1917byprovisionsinthewillofAmerican(Hungarian-born)publisherJosephPulitzer,andisadministeredbyColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.•Prizesareawardedyearlyintwenty-onecategories.Intwentyofthese,eachwinnerreceivesacertificateandaUS$10,000cashaward.•Thewinnerinthepublicservicecategoryofthejournalismcompetitionisawardedagoldmedal.•普利策奖（PulitzerPrize），也称为普利策新闻奖，是1917年根据美国报业巨头、匈牙利裔美国人约瑟夫·普利策（JosephJoePulitzer）的遗愿设立的奖项。七、八十年代已经发展成为美国新闻界的一项最高荣誉奖，现在，不断完善的评选制度已使普利策奖被视为全球性的一个奖项。Emmy•AnEmmyAward,orsimplyEmmy,isatelevisionproductionaward,andisconsideredthetelevisionequivalenttotheAcademyAwards(forfilm),theTonyAward(fortheatre),andtheGrammyAwards(formusic).•艾美奖（EmmyAwards），是美国电视界的最高奖项，和电影界的奥斯卡奖（AcademyAwards）一样包含普通奖项和技术奖项。艾美奖的地位如同奥斯卡奖于电影界和格莱美奖（GrammyAwards）于音乐界一样重要.•NAACP:TheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople•NAACPisanAfrican-AmericancivilrightsorganizationintheUnitedStates,formedin1909.•Itsmissionis“toensurethepolitical,educational,social,andeconomicequalityofrightsofallpersonsandtoeliminateracialhatredandracialdiscrimination”.Discussion•1.Whatdoestheshadowlandofdreamssignify?•2.WhatdoyoulearnfromAlex?•3.WhatarethereasonsofAlex'ssuccess?•4.Tomakeourdreamcometrue,whateffortsshouldwemake?