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5）Translation:

developingtranslationskills

II.ImportantPoints

1）WordPower:

learningwordsandexpressionsusedinthisunittotalkaboutrelationsbetweenhardworkandsuccess

e.g.

Words:

quitter,equivalent,torture,ambitious,scheme,supervise,procuctivity,etc.

PhrasesandExpressions:

inthefaceof,makesthofsb.Beentitiled,pickupthepieces,knowbetter,payoff,beobligedtodosth,etc.

2）Grammar:

Themore…..,themore…….,;

conjunctionevenif.

III.DifficultPoints

1）Readingforpredictingthewriter’sideas

2）Usingconjunctioneveniftocombineasentence

3）Understandingsuccesscomesfromhardship

IV.TeachingMethods

Explaining,classroomdiscussion,listeningandskill-practicing

V.TeachingMaterials

Blackboard,multi-mediafacilities,audio-visualequipment,CAIteachingplans

Pre-classrequirement:

StudentsarerequiredtopreviewthenewwordsinSectionA,readaloudandlistentothetext.

Step1

ABriefIntroductiontothetext

Successdoesn’tcomeovernight.Thosewhohavesucceededwilltellyouthatitisalongroadtothetop,buttheyalwaysknowwhichwayisup.Thetextmainlytellsabouttheauthor’sstruggleforachievementsinworkingwithwordswiththehelpofhismother,revealingthelesson“Nevertobeaquittertomakesomethingofyourself”.Inordertonarratethisstory,theauthorcombinesfourskillsofdevelopment:

flashback,sequentialnarration,dialogueandquotation.

Step2

BackgroundInformation

1.JohnsHopkinsUniversity

ThefirstresearchuniversityinUSA.Foundedin1876,itwasanentirelyneweducationalenterprise.Itsaimwasnotonlytoadvancestudents’knowledge,butalsotoadvancehumanknowledgegenerally,throughdiscoveryandscholarship.Today,ithasventuredfromitshomeinBaltimoretocountriesthroughouttheworld—China,Italy,andSingapore,amongmanyothers.Itremainsaworldleaderinteaching,patientcareanddiscovery.

2.CubanMissileCrisis

CubanMissileCrisisisaconfrontationbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionin1962overthepresenceofmissilesitesinCuba;

itisoneofthehottestperiodsofthecoldwar.

3.OvalOffice

OvalOfficeistheofficialofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.LocatedintheWestWingoftheWhiteHouse,itwasoriginallyconstructedin1909,duringtheTaftadministration.SincethepresidencyofRichardNixon,thetermhasbeenusedtorefertothepresidenthimself:

“TheordercamedirectlyfromtheOvalOffice.”YoucantakealookatphotographscapturingeventsandspecialmomentsintheOvalOffice

4.ThePulitzerPrize

ThePulitzerPrizeisaUnitedStatesawardregardedasthehighesthonorinprintjournalism.Theawardalsohonorsliteraryachievementsandmusicalcompositions.

Step3

Warm-upactivities:

1.Pre-readingActivities

FirstListening:

Listentoaspeakertalkingaboutthefactorsthatcontributetohissuccess.

SecondListening:

Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thelastquestionisopen-endedandmayhavedifferentanswers.

1）Towhomdidthespeakerowehissuccess?

2）Whatweretherulesforsuccessthatthespeakerwastaught?

3）Haveyouevergivenuponsomethingthatyouwishyouhadstuckto?

Whatwasit?

2.ListentoastoryofAlbertEinstein.Findoutwhatthesecretofsuccesswasandwhatthefollowinglettersstandfor.Getreadytoactthestoryoutinpairs.

WhattheSecretofSuccessWas?

A=X+Y+Z

X=_________

↓

A=_______←Y=____________

↑

Z=_____________________________

Forreference:

Oneday,ayoungmanaskedAlbertEinstein,thegreatGermanscientist,whatthesecretofsuccesswas.Thescientisttoldhimthatthesecretofsuccessishardwork.Afewdayslatertheyoungmanaskedhimthesamequestionagain.Einsteinwasveryangry.Hesaidnothingbutwroteafewwordsonapieceofpaperandhandedittotheyoungman.Theyoungmanlookedatthepieceofpaper.Onitwaswritten:

A=X+Y+Z.“Whatdoesthismean?

”askedtheyoungman.“Ameanssuccess,”saidtheoldscientist,“Xmeanshardwork,Ymeansgoodmethods,andZ…Zmeansstoppingtalkingandstartingtowork.”

3.Freetalk:

Whatarethegoodqualitiesofasuccessfulperson?

Step4

GuidanceonUnderstandingtheWholeText—StructureAnalysis

TheMainideaofthetext:

Facedwiththehusband’sdeathaswellasthepiecesoftheirlifetopickup,thewriter’smotherneverlosttimetoidentifyhisgiftforwords.Oncedonewithwhichwayhersonwouldtaketomakesomethingofhimself,shepushedhimtowardsdevelopinghistalentsuntilhereachedthesummitofhisprofessionalcareer,duringwhichanyofhissuccesswasmarginaltoher.

TextStructureAnalysis

Thefirst-personnarrativeisabouthowthenarratorsucceededinhisreportercareerwiththecontinuousencouragementfromhismother.Thekeywordsandphrasesinthepassageare:

“pushmetoward’”and“makesomethingofyourself”,whichwererepeatedagainandagaintohelpbringouttheideathatweshouldneverquitinlife.Thepassageismadeupoffourparts.Inordertonarratethisstory,theauthorcombinesfourskillsofdevelopment:

flashback,sequentialnarration,dialogueandquotation/

PartI（Para.1-4）:

aflashbackintheformofadialogue

Itservestodrawforththethemeofthetextasintheauthor’smotherpushinghimtogetuobysaying,“IfthereisonethingIcan’tstand,itisaquitter.”

PartII（Para.5-9）SequentialNarration&

Quotation

.Itisdevotedtotheauthor’saccountofhowhismother,despitehardshipinlife,pushedhimtowardsdevelopinghistalentsforwords.

PartIII（Para.10-20）SequentialNarration&

Becauseofhismother’scontinualencouragement,thenarratormadeprogressgrowingup.However,whenhereachedthesummitofhiscareer,hismotherwasoutoftouchwithlifeforevermore.

PartIV（Para.21）:

Itistheconclusionofthereadingpassage.Althoughhismothercouldnotexpressherresponseatthenarrator’ssuccessanylonger.Hecouldguesshowshemighthaveresponded.

QuestionsabouttheText

1.Whowasthemajorinfluenceinthewriter’slife?

Why?

Hismother.Becausesheinfluencedhisthoughtsandattitudestowardlife.

2.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhismother’steaching?

Helearnedfromhismotherthatoneshouldneverquit.

3.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhismother’steaching?

Thefamilywashomeless,joblessandpennilesswiththreebabieswaitingtobefed.

4.Howdidthewriter’smotherrespondtothedistressintheirlife?

Shediscoveredinhimatalentforwords.

5.Whattalentdidthewriter’smotherfindinhimwhenhewasyoung?

6.Howdidthewriter’smotherhelptodevelophiswritingability?

Thoughverypoor,shesignedhimupforasetofbooksforintermediateandadvancedreaders.

7.Whatnewspapersdidthewriterworkwithandwhatprizedidhewin?

HewordedasareporterwiththeBaltimoreSunandlaterwithTheNewYorkTimes.HewonthePulitzerPrize.

8.Didthewriter’smotherknowofhisgreatestsuccess?

No,shedidn’thavethechancetoknowofitbecauseherhealthcollapsed,butshealwaysbelievedinit.

SummaryofSectionA

WhenIwasfive,fatherdied,leavingmotherwithnothingbutthreebabiesandlotsofbillstopay.Motheridentifiedmygiftforwordsanddevotedherentirelifetohelpingmedevelopit.Sheusedtorequiremetogetupearlyandmakesomethingofmyself.SheoftentookUncleEdwinasanexampleofhowfaranambitiousmancouldgetwithoutmuchtalent.Thoughverypoor,sheboughtsomebookstoimprovemyreading.WhenIcomplainedofthehumiliatingwagefromthejobwiththeBaltimoreSunasapolicereporter,motherrefusedtosympathizewithmeandtoldmetoworkhardtomakeanythingofthejob.WhenIwasassignedbytheSuntoreportfromtheOvalOffice,shewarnedmeagainststayingcontentwiththem.WhenIwasofferedTheNewYorkTimes,mother’sschemetopushmetowardliteratureprovedtobeabsolutelyright.WhenIreachedthesummitofmyprofessionalcareerwinningthePulitzerPrize,mother’shealthcollapsedandsheneverknewofmyPulitzer.Mother’scontinuousencouragementhelpedmesucceedinmyreportercareer.Shetaughtmethatoneshouldneverquitinlife

Step5

KeyWordsandPhrases

1.equivalent（P2）

a.ofthesamevalue,importance,etc.assth.else

Hisbehaviorisequivalenttocheating.

他的行为相当于欺骗。

同根词:

equal相等的+value价值+-ent=equivalent

equality相等，平等

2.utter（P3）

vt.saysth.

Hedidn’tutterawordallnight.他整晚没吭声。

a.complete;

absolute

完全不认识的人anutterstranger

断然拒绝anutterrefusal

我完全不知道该怎样做才好.Iwasatanutterlosswhattodo

3ambitious（P7）

adj.havingagreatdesiretobesuccessful,

powerfulorwealthy

他立志毕业后要开办自己的公司。

Heisambitioustorunhisowncompanyaftergraduation.

4.advanced（P9）

adj.atahigherlevel

advancedmathematics/studies/technology/disease

5.sympathize（P11）

vi.feelsorryforsb.

Isympathizewithyou;

Ihavehadasimilarunhappyexperiencemyself.

我很同情你，我自己也有过类似的不幸遭遇。

sympathy同情sympathetic同情的

6.correspond（15）

v.①（to,w