自考英语二教材课文讲义unit8.docx

1、自考英语二教材课文讲义unit8Unit 8 The Great MindsThe Great Minds名人名言部分补充make A of BA famous quoteA pessimist makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist makes opportunities of his difficulties. -Harry S. Truman悲观者让机会沦为困难；乐观者把困难铸成机会。 -杜鲁门make A of Bmake a success of ones careermake a musician of the li

2、ttle boyThe father exposed his son to music when he was still a little child becaused he wanted to make a musician of him.expose sb. / oneself to sth.Dont expose yourself to the strong sunlight, or you will get sunburnt.联想：sunburnt / suntannedgain exposure to sth.make a footballer of Tommake a mess

3、of the accountI. New words and expressionsNew words1. wrap v. 用缠绕（或围紧）2. scenario n. 设想；方案；预测3. explanationn. 解释；说明explainexplanatory4. uneventful adj. 平淡无奇的；平凡的；缺乏刺激的5. pregnancy n. 怀孕；妊娠；孕期6. imperfectadj. 有缺陷的；不完全的；不完美的perfectperfection联想：impossible, impolite, imbalanced, immobile, immature （注意：u

4、nbiased, unmoving）7. abnormaladj. 不正常的；反常的；变态的；畸形的normal联想：typical-atypicalsymmetry-asymmetrysymmetrical-asymmetrical8. massive adj. 巨大的；非常严重的9. disabilityn.（某种）缺陷，障碍ableabilityunable10. limblessadj. 无四肢的11. inspirev. 激励；鼓舞（用法参考Unit 5, Text A）inspiration （形近词参考Unit 4，Text A）inspiring12. adaptv. 适应（新

5、情况）adapt oneself to sth.13. accomplishv. 完成14. limb n. 肢；臂；腿15. campaign 运动（为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的活动）16. fulfillv. 实现；履行fulfill ones dream / word / requirementfulfilling使人满足的，令人愉快的fulfillment 履行；满足；成就17. motivational adj. 鼓舞的18. circumstance n. 命运；客观环境19. wholeheartedly adv. 全心全意地20. effectiveadj. 产

6、生预期结果的；有效的比较：efficientineffective, inefficient21. altituden. 海拔；海拔高度altitude sickness区分：attitude22. engagement n. 约定；约会；预约23. congregation n. （教堂的）会众24. audience n. 观众；听众25. vision n. 想象力；眼力；远见卓识26. outreach n. 外展服务27. perspective n. 态度；观点；思考方法28. cease v. （使）停止，终止，结束29. obstacle n. 障碍；阻碍；绊脚石30. ill

7、ustrate v. （用示例、图画等）说明，解释31. profound adj. 巨大的；深切的；深远的32. persistencen. 坚持；锲而不舍persist (in)persistent33. paralyze v. 使瘫痪；使麻痹34. oftentimes adv. 常常35. trickn. 戏法；把戏tricky36. blend n. （不同事物的）和谐结合，融合37. perseverancen. 毅力；韧性；不屈不挠的精神（偶见perseverence，但很少使用）persevereperseverant （偶见perseverent，但很少使用）38. defi

8、nev. 阐明；明确；界定definitiondefinite 明确的，确定的39. incredibleadj. 不能相信的；难以置信的unbelievable40. captivate v. 迷住；使着迷Phrases and Expressions1. a walk of life行业；职业；地位；阶层line of work2. major in主修3. stress the importance of 强调的重要性4. at ones disposal任某人处理；供某人任意使用5. poke fun at 拿开心；奚落；嘲笑6. show off 炫耀；卖弄II. Text Lear

9、ningLife Without Limits Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of thosescenarios（设想） together: n

10、o arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life? Born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without anymedicalexplanationor warning, Nicholas Vujicic came into the world with neither arms nor legs. (1)Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this

11、condition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy,only to findhe was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal.How would their son live a normal happy life? What could he ever do or become when living with what the world would see as such ama

12、ssive disability（严重残疾）? (2)Little did they or anyone know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would inspire and motivate people fromall walks of life, touching lives all over the world.本部分重点及难点：1. Having had anuneventful（平凡的）pregnancy and no family history to expect this c

13、ondition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy,only to findhe waswhat the world would considerimperfect and abnormal.(1) 悬垂分词。建议换成：Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, his parents felt great shock when the

14、y saw . Can you imagine the shock?以下是可以接受的悬垂分词形式：Strictly speaking, nobody is allowed in here.Judging from his accent, he must be from the South.经常这样用的分词(分词词组)有：frankly (broadly, generally, strictly) speaking, judging from / by,talking about,speaking of等。某些句子中作状语的分词的逻辑主语虽然不是句子的主语，但可能是句中的另外某一成分，对这样的句

15、子也可以不认为是悬垂分词。课文中的这个句子属于这种情况。再如：Seeing her health sinking rapidly, alarm clutched the fathers heart. 她父亲看到她健康迅速恶化，很是惊慌。切记：该结构应慎用。(2) only to find不定式表示结果。不定式表结果时通常前面需要加only,表示出乎意料的不希望看到的结果。例如：They rushed to the cinema, only to find the tickets left at home.They hurried back home, only to find the door

16、 locked.They went to the hospital without any delay, only to be told their beloved grandpa had already passed away.(3) what the world would consider作插入语(4) 译文：在经历了一段平静无事的孕期，而且没有任何家族病史预示的情况下，我们可以想象得到当时他的父母看到这个刚出生的小男孩时会是多么地震惊，只知道他就是世人所说的缺陷和不正常。2. Little did they or anyone know that this beautiful limb

17、less baby would one day be someone who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life, touching lives all over the world.(1) 否定词放在句首句子倒装，如rarely, seldom, in no case, by no means, little, hardly等。(2) who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life定语从句，先行词是someone。(3) touching l

18、ives all over the world 现在分词作状语，修饰inspire and motivate people。(4) 译文：当时他们不知道而且也没有任何一个人知道，这个漂亮的无手足的小男孩有一天会启发激励社会各阶层的人，并且感动全世界的人们。请认真答题，答题结果将记入知识点测评的成绩！【单选题】16. He returned to work after recovery from his illness, _ another employee had taken his place. A only to tell B only to be told C only to be te

19、lling D to be told【答案】B【解析】本题考查不定式表示结果。不定式表结果时通常前面需要加only，表示出乎意料的不希望看到的结果。本句的意思是他生病痊愈返回了工作岗位，结果却被告知另一个雇员接替了他的岗位，故选B。【知识点】不定式表示结果 As Nick grew up he learned to deal with his disability and started to be able to do more and more thingson his own. He adapted to his situation and found ways to accomplis

20、h tasks that most people could only do by using their limbs, such as cleaning teeth, brushing hair, typing on a computer, swimming, playing sports, and much more.As time went by, Nick began to embrace his situation and achieve greater things.（承上启下句） In grade seven Nick was elected captain of his sch

21、ool and worked with thestudent council（学生会）on various fund-raising events for local charities and disability campaigns. After school Nick went on withfurther studyand obtained adouble bachelor degree majoring in accounting and financial planning. By the age of 19, Nick started to fulfill his dream o

22、f encouraging others by sharing his story throughmotivational speaking（励志演讲）. He found the purpose of hisexistence, and also the purpose of his circumstance. Nick wholeheartedly believes thatthere is a purpose ineach of the struggles we encounter in our lives and that our attitude towards those stru

23、ggles can be the single most effective factor in overcoming them. Now at 27 years old, this limbless young man has accomplished more thanmost people even twice his age. Nick recently made the massive move fromBrisbane, Australia to California, USA, where he is the president of an internationalnon-pr

24、ofit organization（非盈利组织）, and also has his own motivational speaking company,Attitude Is Altitude. Since his first motivationalspeaking engagement（演讲）back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions of people, speaking to a range of different groups such as st

25、udents, teachers, youth, business men and women, entrepreneurs, andchurch congregations of all sizes. People ask Nick, How can you smile? (3)Then they realize theres got to be something more to life than meets the eye if a guy without arms and legs is living a fuller life.本部分重点及难点：3. Then they reali

26、ze theres got to be something more to life than meets the eye if a guy without arms and legs is living a fuller life.(1) There is something to / in sth. 有意义，有道理(2) live a full life 生活充实(3) 译文：接着他们意识到，如果一个没有四肢的人过得比普通人更充实，那么人生的含义必定超出了我们目光所及的范畴。 Nick shares with his audiences the importance ofvision an

27、d dreaming big. Using his own experiences in worldwide outreach as examples, he challenges others to examine their perspective and look beyond their circumstances. (4)He shares his view of ceasing to see obstacles as problems, but instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow and reach out to o

28、thers.(5)He stresses the importance of our attitude being the most powerful tool we haveat our disposaland illustrates how the choices we make can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of those around us.(6)Nick shows through his own life that the major keys in fulfilling our biggest dre

29、ams are persistence and choosing to embrace failure as a learning experience, rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us.本部分重点及难点：4. He shares his view of ceasing to see obstacles as problems, but instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow andreach out toothers.(1) cea

30、se to do sth. 停止做某事，不再做某事(2) seeas: look on / upon as, viewas, regardas(3) reach out to 伸手以抓到、触到或拿到某物We must reach out to those in need. 我们应该伸出援手，去帮助有困难的人。本句reach out to others意为求助于某人(4) 译文：他与大家一起分享停止把阻碍看作是麻烦、困难，相反，应该把它们看作是自身成长并接触他人向他人学习的机会。5. He stresses the importance of our attitude being the mos

31、t powerful tool we have at our disposaland illustrates how the choices we make can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of those around us.(1) at our disposal任某人处理；供某人任意使用disposal是dispose的名词形式，意为支配，处理。联想：al为名词后缀，再如：arrive-arrival, survive-survival, approve-approval, disapprove-disapproval, dismiss-dismissal, deny-denial, refuse-refusal等。(2) have a profound effect on sth. 对产生深远的影响(3) 译文：他强调态度是我们可以支配的最强大的工具，阐明了我们作出的选择如何对我们自身乃至周围人的生活产生深远的影响。6. Nick shows through his own life that the major keys in fulfilling our bigg