新视界大学英语综合教程2-unit6

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointQuittersarewinners,BulldogsarelosersWarmingup➊Workinpairs.Readthequotationsanddiscussthequestions.WarmingupWarmingup1Whichquotationsmeanmoreorlessthesamething?2Whichoneisoptimistic?Thefirstandsecondquotationsarecloseinmeaning,withNo3notfaroff.Thefifthandsixthquotationsconsiderthebodyandmindapartandgiveahighermoralvaluetothelatter.TheOprahWinfreyquoteisaboutincreasingourwell-being.TheGandhiquotereferstosomeprettyunpleasantcircumstance,butdoesexpressfaithinthehumanspirit.Warmingup3Whichquotationdoyouagreewith,andwhy?4Whichonedoyoulikebest,andwhy?Thefourthquotationimpressesmeastrue.Thereissomuchwedonotunderstandaboutthemind.That’snotonlytruescientifically.Therearedepthsthatarenotavailabletoourconsciousness.Iliketheonesusingmetaphors.Freud’smetaphoriscleverandOprahWinfrey’smakesthemeaningeasytounderstandandpersonal.WarmingupWorkinpairsandcompletethelyricsoftheSong“NeverGiveuponaDream”byRodSteward.Ifthere’sdoubtandyou’recold,don’tyouworry_______________________.We’vegottahaveheroestoteachusalltonevergiveuponadream.Claimtheroad,touchthesun,Noforceonearth______________________.WhenyourheartburstslikethesunNever,nevergiveuponadream.whatthefutureholdscouldstopyourunWarmingup➊Lookatthequotationinthefirstlineofthepassageandanswerthequestionaboutyourself.Ifyoucan’tgetsomethingyouwantbadly,doyou_____?(a)keeptryingandgetmoremotivated(b)keeptrying,butgetdepressed(c)giveuptryingbutregretit(d)giveuptryingandforgetitNowreadthepassageandcompareyourideawiththewriter’s.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage119.TaskSkimming➋Choosethebestdefinition.1.Aquitterissomeonewho_____.(a)doesn’tknowwhattheywanttodoinlife(b)getsdepressedeasily(c)knowswhentogiveuptrying(d)keepsontryingevenwhentheyhavenohopeofsuccess2.Abulldogissomeonewho_____.(a)keepsontryingbecausetheyfinditdifficulttoacceptfailure(b)givesupveryeasily(c)usuallysucceedsintheendinwhattheywanttodo(d)ispsychologicallystrongerthanmostpeoplecaSkimming➌Answerthequestions.1Whatisa“never-say-die”spirit?A“never-say-die”spiritisoneofdeterminationnomatterwhattheoddsare.2WhatdidpsychologistsMillerandWroschsetouttodo?MillerandWroschdevelopedawaytofindthecharacteristicsofBulldogsandQuitters.3Whatdidtheirfindingsshow?QuittersaregenerallyhealthierthanBulldogs.Skimming4InwhatwaydoBulldogssuffermorethanQuitters?Bulldogssuffermorefromminorillnessesandlongperiodsofstress.5WhatmighthappenwhenaBulldogfinallygivesuponanambition?Bulldogsmightbegintopursuenewgoalsaftertheygiveuponanambition.6Whatistheconnectionbetweendepressionandthesurvivalofthespecies?Itmaybeawayoftellingourbodiestoslowdown,toanalyzethesituationandbecautious.Meanwhile,wearemorerealisticabouttheworld.Therefore,itwillhelppreserveourhumanspecies.Skimming7Whyisitimportantforyoungpeopletosetthemselvesgoals?Becauseitispartofcultivatinganindividualidentityintheworld.8Whyisitimportanttobepreparedtochangethosegoals?Becausewemayfindthegoalsareunattainableorbeattractedtosomenewgoals.9Whatistheconnectionbetweensettinggoalsandthesurvivalofthespecies?Becauseweareconstantlyadjustingorabandoningthegoals,changingpriorities.Inthisprocess,wegrowup.Quittersarewinners,Bulldogsarelosers译文Digging1“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,try,tryagain,”saidthecomicactor,WCFields,“Thenquit.There’snopointinbeingadamnfoolaboutit.”MP3MP32Well,yes,uptoapoint,butweallknowthatthere’sarightandawrongtimetoquit.Accordingtonewresearch,peoplewhoknowwhentogiveuponimpossiblegoals,theso-called“quitters”,arephysicallyandmentallyhealthierthan“bulldogs”whopersistatanycost.Digging译文译文MP3MP33SincetheFoundingFathersarrivedinAmerica,ourchildrenhavebeenthetargetofmessagesaboutthevalueofdeterminationinthefaceoflife’sdifficulties.Thisnever-say-diespiritisbestrepresentedbythe19th-centurysaying,“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,try,tryagain.”Butaretheretimeswhenit’ssimplybettertogiveup?译文DiggingMP3MP3句子分析句子分析4Therehasbeenconsiderableresearchaboutthisquestionandspecificallyaboutthepossiblelinkbetweendeterminationandhealth.Ontheonehand,itseemsthatpersistenceandself-disciplineincreasethechanceyou’llsucceedinthelongterm,andthatpersonalsuccessiscloselylinkedtowell-being.Thinkofsuccessfulpeopleyouknowpersonally,andlookbackovertheirlives.Havetheyalwaysbeenclearaboutwherethey’regoingintheirlives,andnowthattheyhavearrived,aretheyhappyandhealthy?Someare,perhaps.译文DiggingMP3MP35Butwhatifsuccessisverydoubtful?Forexample,likeanaverageathletebecominganOlympicgoldmedalwinner?Canexhibitingtoomuchdeterminationhaveanegativeeffectonyourhealth?译文DiggingMP3MP36Inasequenceofpsychologicalexperiments,scientistsGregoryMillerandCarstenWroschdevelopedawayofdistinguishingbetweentwocategoriesofpeople,BulldogsandQuitters.ThefindingsshowedthatQuittersaregenerallyhealthierthanBulldogs.MillerandWroschlookedatrelativelyminorillnessessuchasskindisorders,poorsleepandheadaches,anddiscoveredthatQuittersdifferedfromBulldogsbysufferingless.Furthermore,theBulldogssufferedmuchmorefromlongper