unit-one-the-baby-eagle

UnitOneGrowingUpUnitoneGrowingUpIfyoudon’tlearntothinkwhenyouareyoung,youmayneverlearn.----TomasEdison如果你年轻时没有学会思考，那就永远学不会思考。----托马斯爱迪生ThomasEdison(1847-1931),Americaninventor,oneofthegreatestinventorsandindustrialleadersinhistory.OutlineLead-inlisteningBackgroundinformationTextAExercisePage4Growingupisnotalwayseasy.When_____difficulties,courageandaspiritofindependencecanbemore____thancryingforhelp.That’swhatHongZhanhui’sstoryofgrowingfrom____tomanwithfamilyhardshipstellus.Hongwasbornin1982inapoorfamilyinXihuaCounty,Henanprovince.Whenhewasonly11,hisfather______mentallyillandonedaycamebackwithanabandonedbabygirl.Ayearlater,Hong’smotherandyoungerbrotherbothlefthomebecauseof________andpressurefromhisillfather.facingusefulboybecamepovertyPage5Their________fellontothe12-year-old’sshoulders:totreathisfather’sillness,bringupthe________sisterChenchen,andtogoontostudy.Hongdidn’tgiveup.Youngashewas,heworkedinpart-timejobstofeedhisfamily.Atthesametime,hestudiedatcollege.To__________Chenchen,heworkedhardtorentaroomnearhiscampusforher,andsendhertoschool.Hardashislifewas,Hongdidn’tabandonhisfatherandtheadoptedsister,becausethey_____________.Withhishard-earnedmoney,heevenaidedotherstudentsstrugglingagainstmisfortunes.Hongturneddowndonationsfromothers.Hesaidhefeltencouragedbykindoffers,buthecould______________________.burdensadoptedtakecareofneededhishelpdependonhisownworkPage6GreatsealofAmerican美国国徽国徽正面是象征美国的白头海雕，白头海雕是力量、勇气、自由和不朽的象征。白头海雕的双翅展开（纹章学里称为“展现”）。左右鹰爪分别抓着象征和平和武力的橄榄枝和箭（参见橄榄枝请愿书）。鹰头目视左方，象征着期望和平。鹰嘴叼着的绶带上写着拉丁文格言“合众为一”（EPluribusUnum）。Page7TherebirthofeagleTheeaglehasthelongestlife-spanofits’species.Itcanliveupto70years.Buttoreachthisage,theeaglemustmakeaharddecision.Page8Inits’40’s,its’longandflexibletalonscannolongergrabpreywhichservesasfood.Its’longandsharpbeakbecomesbent.Its’old-agedandheavywings,duetotheirthickfeathers,becomestucktoits’chestandmakeitdifficulttofly.Page9Then,theeagleisleftwithonlytwooptions:dieorgothroughapainfulprocessofchangewhichlasts150days.Page10Theprocessrequiresthattheeagleflytoamountaintopandsitonits’nest.Theretheeagleknocksits’beakagainstarockuntilitplucksitout.Afterpluckingitout,theeaglewillwaitforanewbeaktogrowbackandthenitwillpluckoutits’talons.Whenits’newtalonsgrowback,theeaglestartspluckingits’old-agedfeathers.beaktalonPage11Afterfivemonths,theeagletakesaflightofrebirthandlivesfor30moreyears.Manytimes,inordertosurvivewehavetostartachangeprocess.Wesometimesneedtogetridofoldmemories,habitsandotherpasttraditions.Onlyfreedfrompastburdens,canwetakeadvantageofthepresent.Page12TextATheBabyEaglePre-readingQuestionsWhatdoyouthinkofyourparents?Howdoyoudefineabadmotherorfather?Whatdoyouthinkofthephenomenonthatyoungpeopleliveofftheirparents?TextATheBabyEaglePage13AgoodfatherAgoodfatherprovidesfinanciallyandemotionallyforhiskidsandcareforthem.Heisarolemodelandsympathetictohischildren’sneedswithoutbeingapushover.Agoodfatherisalwaysbeingpresent:hewouldbehomeintimefordinnereveryday;hewouldspendtimewithandtakeresponsibilityforhischildren.Agoodfatherisateacherbybothwordandexample:teacheskidsrightfromwrong,andletthemseeitdemonstrated.Agoodfatherrespectchildren’smother:childrenwillmimictheirparents’behavior.Page14AgoodmotherAgoodmotherispatient.Shestayscalm,explainsthepracticalreasonsnottodosomething.Agoodmothertakesaninterestinyourchild’sinterest.Agoodmotherlovesherkidsmorethananything.Page15perchvt/vi栖息，飞落，停留n.栖息处eg.Shewasperchedontheedgeofsofa.她坐在沙发沿上。St.John’sisasmallcollegeperchedhighupinthehills.overlookvt.瞭望，远眺；忽略；检查eg.Youoverlookthepressureyou’reunderandwhatitdoestoyou.你忽视了你所承受的压力及它给你的后果。圣约翰学院是一所位于山顶的小学院。Page16Eg.Weoverlookallsortsofwarningsignalsaboutourownhealth.cliffn.海边悬崖Eg.Awaterfallcascadesdowntheclifffromthehillsbehind.一处瀑布从身后山崖上飞流直下。swoopn.俯冲，飞扑Eg.Theplanemadeaswoopoverthecity.cravev.渴望，恳求acravingforsugar;acravingbeobelovedEg.Theremaybecertaintimesofdaywhensmokerscravetheircigarette.Page17whinen.抱怨vt.哀诉Eg.Theycometometowhineabouttheirtroubles.他们到我这来不停地唠叨他们的烦恼。Shespokewithawhine.soarvt.高飞；猛增；高耸，屹立Eg.Thetemperatureinsouthwillsoarintothehundreds.南方的温度会上升到100多度。nourishv.抚养，滋养，养育Eg.Thefoodsheeatsnourishesbothherandthebaby..Page18Eg.Tomakesurethechildrenarewell-nourished,vitamindropsareusuallyrecommended.Onceuponatime=alongtimeagoPage19PerchOverlookCraveforAbandonNourishnursenurseryPickupspeedPage20WhenIwasachild,IhadaneighbornamedDr.Gibbswholikedplantingtrees.Hehashisowntheoryconcerningplanthusbandry:Nopain,nogain.当我还是个孩子时，我的邻居吉布斯博士很喜欢种树。对于种树耕地，他有自己的理论：没有痛苦就没有收获。Page21Actuallyheneverwateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.Hethoughtthattreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsinsearchofmoisture.事实上他从来不给他的树浇水，这显然是与常理相悖的。他认为，那些没有水浇的树，不得不寻找水分而深深扎根地下。Page22Beforelong,Ileftmyhometownforfurtherstudy.WhenIcameback,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI’dwatchedhimplantsometwenty-fiveyearsago.Theyarebigandrobustjustlikehepredicted.不久，我离开家乡求学。当我回来的时候，我经常站在他的房子