41Unit1TheTailofFame41Proverbsabout“fame”:Famelikeariverisnarrowestatitssourceandbroadestafaroff.名誉如河流,发源处最狭,愈远愈宽广。Agoodnameisbetterthanriches.好名誉胜过有财富。Agoodnameissoonerlostthanwon.美誉难得而易失。Fameisamagnifyingglass.名誉是放大镜。I.Lead-in41414141Thebenefitsofgainingagoodfame:•Alargenumberofeconomicincomeandahighmaterialstandardofliving•Beadmiredbypublic•Haveagoodsocialstatus41Questions:1.Doyoulookforwardtobeamanwithagoodfame,whatdoyouneedtodotochasethefame?2.Whatwillapersondowhogainsgoodfame?3.Isitworthwhilespendingsomuchtochasethetailoffame?41414141Theshortcomingsofgainingagoodfame:•Noprivacy•Nofreedom•Onefalsestepbringseverlastinggrief.41Questions:Isitworthwhilespendingsomuchtochasethetailoffame?41II.UnderstandingThepassageisapieceofargumentationwhichtriestoconvinceusthatseekingfamesometimesleadstoone’sowndestruction.41ReferenceWords:dogchasingitstailUnderstanding--QuestionstoComprehension1.Whatdoesthewritercompareanartistto?41ReferenceWords:alackofcontinuityinitsappeal,sustaintheattentionofthepublic2.Ifartistsbecomebored,whatwillhappen?Understanding--QuestionstoComprehension41ReferenceWords:Becausethepublicdiscountsstylesotherthanthoseforwhichtheartistshavebecomefamous.3.Whyisitpossibleforartiststolosesupportfromtheaudiencesiftheymakechangestotheirstyle?Understanding--QuestionstoComprehension41ReferenceWords:freedomtoexpressthemselveswithotherstylesorforms4.Whatdofamouspersonshavetogiveupinordertomaintaintheirfameandfortune?Understanding--QuestionstoComprehension41ReferenceWords:payaheavypriceforremainingtruetothemselves5.WhydoestheauthoradopttheexampleofOscarWilde’suncompromisingbehavior?Understanding--QuestionstoComprehension41ReferenceWords:Toshowthatfailurehasmotivatedsomefamouspeopletoworkevenhardertosucceed.6.WhyareThomasWolfe,Beethoven,Pestalozzi,andThomasEdisonmentionedinParagraph8?Understanding--QuestionstoComprehension41ReferenceWords:Trytobehappywithwhoyouareandwhatyoudo.Trytodoworkthatyoucanbeproudof.7.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttodointhelastparagraph?Understanding--QuestionstoComprehension41III.StructureAnalysisArgumentationConclusionPara.1SupportingDetailsPara.2~8Para.941SupportingDetails(Para.2~8)Para.2•Whypeoplewanttochasethefame?Para.3-4•Peoplewhochasethefameruntheriskoflosingthefreedomtoexpresswithotherstyles.Para.5-6•Peoplewhochasethefameevencouldn’tbetheyreallyare.Para.7•Thegreatestwinnersinitiallyfailedintheconquestoffame.Para.8•Examplesofthosewhofailedmanytimesbeforetheirfinalsuccess.41III.SummaryHaveyoueverknownanyonefamous?Ifso,youmayhavefoundthattheyareremarkablysimilartotherestofus.Youmayhaveevenheardthem________topeoplesayingthereisanythingdifferentaboutthem.“I’mreallyjustanormalguy,”________anactorwhohasrecentlyrocketedintothespotlight.Thereis,ofcourse,usuallyabriefperiodwhentheyactuallystarttobelievetheyareasgreatastheir__________fanssuggest.Theystarttowear______clothesandtalkasifeveryoneshouldhearwhattheyhavetosay.Thisperiod,however,doesnotoftenlastlong.Theyfallbacktorealityasfastastheyhad________risenaboveitall.TextStudy—Summaryobjectoriginallyfancyworshippingprotests41Whatwillitfeelliketosoartosuch_______andlookdownlikeaneaglefromuphighoneveryoneelse?Andwhatwillitfeelliketohaveflownsohighonlyto______fromyourdreamandrealizeyouareonlyhuman?Someonlyseethe_______inlosingsomethingtheyhadgained.Theyoftenmake_________attemptstoregainwhattheylost.Oftentheseeffortsresultinevengreaterpain.Somebecome_________financiallyandemotionally.Theonlyrealwinnersarethosewhoarehappytobebackonthegroundwiththerestofus.desperatebankruptcrueltywakeTextStudy—Summaryaltitude41ActiveExpressionsFocusStudy34InEnglish,youmayfindsomeexpressionsformedbyverycommonwords,buttheyareactiveandpowerful.•What’sonatthecinematonight?•今晚电影院上演什么?•What’sheupto?•他忙什么呢?e.g.I.ActiveExpressionsNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions341.Theconquestoffameisdifficultatbest,andmanyendupemotionallyifnot…2.…bothsocialandsexual,towhichthepublicobjected,paidheavilyforremainingtruetohimself.3.…untilhecameupontheideaofteachingchildrenanddevelopingthe…Findouttheactiveexpressions:NotestotheText—ActiveExpressions41II.FocusStudyNotestotheText—FocusStudy1.Mostwouldbehard-pressedtotellyouhowtheyevengotthere.Practicebehard-pressedtodosth.做某事有困难41•今年这家航空公司要赢利困难重重。•你很难找到更好的人做这项工作。•Thisyeartheairlinewillbehard-pressedtomakeaprofit.•You’dbehard-pressedtofindanyonebetterforthejob.NotestotheText—FocusStudyTranslationKey41NotestotheText—FocusStudy2.Thepublicsimplydiscountsstylesotherthanthoseforwhichtheartisthasbecomefamous.…otherthan…除了……Practice41•他只提到了自己的贡献,而没有提其他任何人的。•我们错过了最后一班公交车,所以除了走回家别无选择。•Hedidn’tmentionanyoneelse’scontributionsotherthanhisown.•Wemissedthelastbussotherewasnochoiceotherthantowalkhome.NotestotheText—FocusStudyTranslationKeyOldtoNewChinesetoEnglishWordUsing411.single-mindeda.someonewhoworkswithyouasabeginnere.g.blue-eyedkind-heartedbroad-mindedgood-naturedgray-hairedWordsandExpressions—WordUsinglight-heartedopen-mindedcold-heartednear-sightedsingle-handeda.+n.–ed具有什么特征的WordUsing41encouragemakesth.morequicklymagnificenttiredverysmallnotworkingad