自考《英语二》出版最新讲义第九章.docx

1、自考英语二出版最新讲义第九章Unit 9 Facing Lifes Challenges A FAMOUS QUOTEThe only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin Delano Roosevelt我们唯一要恐惧的就是恐惧本身。富兰克林德拉诺罗斯福 Text A 300 HurdlesNew Wordshurdle n.hurdles pl. a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles 跨栏赛each of a series of vertical fra

2、mes that a person or horse jumps over in a race 栏架；跨栏a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something 难关；障碍negativen.a word or statement that means no; a refusal or denial 否定词；否定；拒绝adj.bad or harmful 坏的；有害的despair v.to stop having any hope that a situation w

3、ill change or improve 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心petty adj.small and unimportant 小的；琐碎的；次要的individual adj.connected with one person; designed for one person 一个人的；供一个人用的lane n. a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one person taking part in a race （比赛的）跑道，泳道spot n.a particular area o

4、r place 地点；场所；处所symbolize v.to be a symbol of something 象征；是的象征；代表incredibly adv.extremely 极端地；极其positive adj.good or useful 良好的；正面的tough adj.having or causing problems or difficulties 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的arise v.（especially of a problem or a difficult situation）to happen；to start to exist 发生；产生；出现lost adj.u

5、nable to deal successfully with a particular situation 不知所措的；一筹莫展的leap v.to jump high or a long way跳跃yard n. a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet（36 inches）or 0.9144 of a metre 码inch n.a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres.There are 12 inches in a foot.英寸cinch n.something th

6、at is very easy 很容易的事；小菜Phrases and Expressionsline up to stand in a line or row; to form a queue/line 排成一行；站队；排队（等候）end up to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 最终成为；最后处于keep up with to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as somebody/someth

7、ing （与）齐步前进；并驾齐驱；跟上pace oneself to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have to do 调整自己的工作（或活动）节奏fit in to live, work, etc.in an easy and natural way with somebody/something（与）合得来；适应get over to deal with or gain control of somethin

8、g解决；克服；控制wear out to make yourself/somebody feel very tired 使疲乏；使筋疲力尽；使厌烦with ease with no difficulty 轻而易举地make it to be successful in your career 获得成功fall over to hit your foot against something when you are walking and fall, or almost fall 被绊倒；几乎被绊倒get lost to be unable to deal successfully with a

9、 particular situation 不知所措；一筹莫展look back on to think about something in your past 回首（往事）；回忆；回顾inch by inch very slowly and with great care or difficulty 缓慢而谨慎地；一步一步at a time separately or in groups of two, three, etc.on each occasion 每次；逐一；依次重点词汇hurdle hurdles pl. a race in which runners or horses h

10、ave to jump over hurdles 跨栏赛 each of a series of vertical frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race 栏架；跨栏 a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something 难关；障碍eg: He won the 400 metres hurdles.他在400米跨栏赛中获胜。Ive passed the written test; the interview

11、 is the next hurdle.我书面考试已经及格了, 下一个难关是面试。negative n. a word or statement that means no; a refusal or denial否定词；否定；拒绝adj.bad or harmful 坏的；有害的eg: The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative .当被问有没有创造性时，大部分人会给出否定回答。He has a very negative attitude to

12、his work.他的工作态度很消极。反义词 positive despair v. to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心despair of sb./sth.eg: Weve despaired of him; he cant keep a job for more than six months.我们对他已经绝望了, 他做什么工作都不能超过半年。其他词性n.state of having lost all hope 失去一切希望; 绝望eg: He gave up the s

13、truggle in despair.他绝望地放弃了斗争。symbolize v. to be a symbol of something 象征；是的象征；代表eg: A lily symbolizes purity.百合花象征纯洁。衍生symbol n. （of sth.）image, object, etc.that suggests or refers to sth.else; emblem 象征；标志eg: The cross is the symbol of Christianity.十字架是基督教的标志。The lion is the symbol of courage.狮子是勇武

14、的象征。 （for sth.）mark or sign with a particular meaning, eg plus and minus signs in mathematics, punctuation marks, musical notation, etc 符号，记号（如数学中的加减号标点符号乐谱等）eg: On maps, a cross is the symbol for a church.在地图上, 十字符号代表教堂。Au is the chemical symbol for gold.“Au”是金的化学元素符号。symbolic adj.eg: The power of

15、the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolic than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象征性的，无甚实际意义。symbolism n. use of symbols to represent things, esp.in art and literature; the symbols thus used 符号的使用；（尤指文艺中的）象征主义，象征手法eg: poetry full of religious symbolism 用大量象征手法表现宗教色彩tough adj.having or causing problems or difficu

16、lties艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的eg: Its tough finding a job these days.近来很难找到工作。其他词义not easily cut, broken, or worn out 坚韧的；不易切开 打破或磨损的eg: as tough as leather 坚韧如皮革able to endure hardship; not easily defeated or injured 能耐劳苦的; 不易击败的; 不易伤害的eg: You need to be tough to survive in the jungle.要在丛林中活下来就要有坚忍不拔的意志。very str

17、ict or firm 严厉的；强硬的tough on/witheg: My mother was very tough on my sister.妈妈对妹妹很严厉。arise v.（especially of a problem or a difficult situation）to happen；to start to exist 发生；产生；出现eg: A new difficulty has arisen.出现了新困难。其他词义follow as a result of sth.因某事物而产生 造成 引起arise from/out ofeg: problems arising out

18、 of the lack of communication 由于缺乏交流而产生的问题Accidents from carelessness.意外事故起因于粗心大意。300 HurdlesP1Life may give you a negative, but dont despair it may just develop into a beautiful picture one day.This year, I realized my theory that I have on life.Life is like a 300m hurdle race.Since I run the 300m

19、hurdles, I would know what the race is like.P2The first thing to any race is worrying about whether you are going to win or not.This relates to worrying about the petty things in life.Does it really matter if you win? Is it really going to be the end of the world? Or will you be upset if you lose an

20、d then forget about it? In life we worry too much and live in the moment too little.P3Next is the lining up in our own individual lanes.We each start at different spots, but the race is still the same distance for everyone.This relates to our lives taking us to different places and putting us in dif

21、ferent situations, but hopefully we will end up in the same place, but maybe at different times.P4Now comes the beginning of the race.We all try to keep up with everyone and pace ourselves with other people.This symbolizes that at times in everyones lives we worry about fitting in or being the same

22、as other people, instead of worrying about being unique.If everyone were the same, the world would be incredibly boring.P5Now comes the first hurdle.This hurdle is the easiest to get over because you are not worn out from running.We all make it over this hurdle with ease.This symbolizes those obstac

23、les in life that we struggle to get over, but we always manage to do so.You can look at that hurdle in two ways: I cant make it over, Im too tired or I am one more hurdle closer to finishing this race.This is an example of taking a negative situation and seeing something positive in it.P6The next pa

24、rt of the race is every hurdle between the first and fast one.These hurdles get tougher and tougher and you may feel as though you cant go on.This happens a lot in life too.There may be a situation that arises where you feel as though you cant make it and all you can think about is giving up.You may

25、 fall over that hurdle or struggle getting over it, but somehow you find it in yourself to jump over it and move on with the race.P7Next is that last 100m of the race.You feel as though you just want to say, No I cant do this. Again, you must find it in yourself that you can do it, and you must fini

26、sh the race stronger than when you had started it.P8Now lastly is the last hurdle.This hurdle is the toughest out of all of them.In life we find ourselves falling and falling, and maybe getting too lost in our problems that we feel like we have been through enough and theres no hope.That last hurdle

27、 symbolizes these situations.Its one step close to the end of the race.P9Once you finish, you look back on it and you realize that you made it not by leaping, but step by step.Yard by yard, life is very hard.But inch by inch, life can be a cinch.P10All it takes is one step at a time, one hurdle at a

28、 time.Exercises Checking Your ComprehensionDirections: Choose the best answer to each question from the information given in the passage.1.What is the authors opinion on the result of a race?A）It really matters whether you are going to win or not.B）It is really going to be the end of the world if yo

29、u lose it.C）We should not worry too much about the result of it.D）We should not feel upset and forget about it.答疑编号506431090201【正确答案】C【答案解析】题目问作者对于比赛的结果是如何看待的。作者一连三个反问句，说明的是输赢并不重要，不是世界末日，输了也是就沮丧然后忘记，所以选项ABD都错误。C正确，不要太担心结果。答案为C。2.At times, we think too much about being the same as other people, inste

30、ad of _.A）thinking about living in the momentB）thinking about taking actionsC）worrying about being uniqueD）worrying about winning or not答疑编号506431090202【正确答案】C【答案解析】课文第四段第三句原话，选项A、B文章中都未提及，不选，D选项也不对。答案为C。3.Getting over the first hurdle indicates that in a negative situation, you should _.A）see the positive aspects of the situationB）take it easy in dealing with the situationC）struggle to get over the situationD）get over the situation with ease答疑编号506431090203【正确答案】A【答案解析】课文第五段说，跨过这第一栏标志着我们努力挣扎并取得成功。我们可以从两方面看待第一栏，但是应采取积极的态度面对。答案为A。4.In even tou