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LOGOTextATheShadow-landofDreamsUnit3TheroadtosuccessCompanyLogoContentsPre-reading1Textstructure3Readingindetail4Writing5wordscollocationsentencesCultureinformation2Unit3Pleaseidentifythefollowingsuccessfulpeople.Whoarethey?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?SmallDiscussionCompanyLogoCultureinformationAlexPalmerHaleyCompanyLogoAmericanbiographer,scriptwriter,andnovelist,whosemostfamousworkisROOTS,apublishingphenomenonandinternationalbestseller.HaleytracedinithisancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte.Thebookwasadaptedtotelevisionseries,andwokeupaninterestingenealogy,particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.Haleyhimselfcommentedthatthenovelwasnotsomuchhistoryasastudyofmythmaking:WhatRootsgetsatinwhateverform,isthatittouchesthepulseofhowalikewehumanbeingsarewhenyougetdowntothebottom,beneaththeseman-imposeddifferences.Hesaidthatthreegroupsofpeoplelivedineveryvillage.Firstwerethoseyoucouldsee-walkingaround,eating,sleeping,andworking.Secondweretheancestors,whomGrandmaYaisahadnowjoined.Andthethirdpeople-whoarethey?askedKunta.Thethirdpeople,saidOmoro,arethosewaitingtobeborn.(fromRoots)ThesagaofKunteKinte,fromasmallboyinhisAfricanvillagetothemidyearsofhislife,isabsolutelyfirst-rateandfascinating.CompanyLogoCompanyLogoTextstructurePart2(3~18)Part3(19~22)Part1(~2)AlexHaleyexplainsthedifferencebetween”beingawriter”and“writing”Theauthortellsabouthisstruggletosticktohisdreamofwritingandhisfinalsuccess.TheauthoroweshissuccesstohiscourageandpersistenceinpursuinghisdreamofwritingCompanyLogoItisperhapshumannaturetobedrawntowardsfameandwealth.Yet,asAlexHaleypointsoutthroughhisownexperience,inordertobecomesuccessful,onemustlearntostruggleintheShadowlandofdreams—adeepforestthatcanswallowupthosewhoswingandhesitate.Onlythedeterminedstandachanceofmakingit.ReadingindetailCompanyLogoItisperhapshumannaturetobedrawntowardsfameandwealth.Yet,asAlexHaleypointsoutthroughhisownexperience,inordertobecomesuccessful,onemustlearntostruggleintheShadowlandofdreams—adeepforestthatcanswallowupthosewhoswingandhesitate.Onlythedeterminedstandachanceofmakingit.CompanyLogo1.Howdoyouunderstand“everywriterkissedbyfortune”?Foreverywriterkissedbyfortune,therearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.Itmeansthewriterwhocanachievesuccess.幸运之神会眷顾一些作家，但数以千计的人心中的渴望永远无法满足。CompanyLogoThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.1.Whatis“theShadowlandofhope”like?Itisastateofpoverty,neglect,andfearoffailure.2.Inthephrase“anyonewithadream”,whatkindofdreamisit?Itisthedreamtoachievesuccess.CompanyLogoHehadoncelentmeafewbucksandlikedtoeggmeaboutit.1.“Buck”isaratherinformalword.Whatisitsformalcounterpart?Itis“dollar”.2.Howdoyouunderstandtheexpression“eggmeaboutit”?Itisaslangyexpression,meaning“annoyinglyremindmeofit”.Translation:他借过一些钱给我，不时提起这件事CompanyLogoFromdeepinsideabull-headedresolutionwelledup.1.Whatistheauthor’s“bull-headedresolution”?Hisresolutiontobecomeafull-timewriter.2.Whatkindofpersondoyouknowabouttheauthorfromthissentence?Heisaverydeterminedperson,stickingtohisdream.从内心深处，一个固执的决定涌上心头Translation:Angerwelledupwithinme.Ifelttearswellupinmyeyes.comestothesurfaceofsth.andstartstoflowout;ifafeelingwellsorwellsupinyou,youstarttofeelitstronglyCompanyLogoThereAlex,Isaidtomyself.There’severythingyou’vemadeofyourselfsofar.I’mnotsureIeverfeltsolow.1.Whathastheauthormadeofhimselfsofar?Twocansofsardinesand18cents.2.TranslatethesentencesintoChinese.我对自己说，看吧，亚历克斯，这就是你的全部家当了。我觉得前所未有的沮丧。Unit31.WhatwerethestoriesthatblackAmericanshadtendedtoavoidbefore?ThesewerestoriesthatblackAmericanshadtendedtoavoidbefore,andsoImostlykeptthemtomyself.2.Whatdidtheauthordowiththestoriesbefore?CompanyLogoForthefirsttimeIhadmoneyandopendoorseverywhere.Howdoyouunderstand“opendoors”inthissentence?“Opendoors”refertotheopportunitiesintheauthor’slife.CompanyLogoAndIsaidtomyself,Thethingsinthisbagarepartofmyroots,too.Ican’teverforgetthat.Whydidtheauthorsaythethingsinthisbagwerepartofhisroots,too?Becausethethingsremindedhimofhispastbeforeheachievedsuccess.Althoughhebecameafamouswriter,hethoughtheshouldrememberthetimewhenhewasstrivingforsuccess.CompanyLogoButonlyoneremindsmeofthecourageandpersistenceittakestostaythecourseintheShadowland.1.Whatdoesthe“one”refertointhissentence?Itreferstotheclearplasticcaseinwhichthetwosardinecansand18centswerekept.2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.但只有一样东西会提醒我，在梦想的阴影里坚持自己的方向需要怎样的勇气和毅力。CompanyLogoprospect:n.ThemanagerheldoutbrightprospectstomeifIacceptedtheposition.1)chancesoffuturesuccess2)thepossibilitythatsth.willhappenIseelittleprospectofhisrecovery.Isthereanyprospectofyourvisitingussoon?prosptectofsth./doingsth.Pattern:CompanyLogoput…tothetest:forcesb./sth.intoadifficultsituationinordertodiscoverwhatthelimitsoftheirstrength,skills,etc.areYoushouldputthesemethodstothetestoftime.你应该让这些方法接受时间的考验。（makeasentence)CompanyLogotempt:v.1)trytopersuadesb.todosth.bymakingitseemattractiveI’mtemptedtotakeadayoff.betemptedtodosth.temptsb.todosth./into