Unit 1 The Shadowland of Dreams

byAlexHaley ExtensivereadingUnit1Book2 TheShadowlandofDreams Learningobjectives Inthisunityouwill understandtherealmeaningofwritingunderstandthehardshipforAlexHaleytobesuccessfultakeatestonfastreadinglearnaboutwaysofgoingthroughhardtimes Unitoverview Pre readingdiscussion Backgroundinformation Textanalysis Post readingdiscussion Notestothetext Relatedinformation本单元不涉及 Exercises Readingskills Whatdoyouthinkofbeingawriter Nowadays manypeoplewritedowntheirownfeelings thoughtsorarticlesinwebspace blogs etc Someofthemreallybecomeverysuccessfulwriters What syourideaaboutthis Whatdoessuccessmeaninyouropinion Whatarethemostimportantfactorsforsuccess Pre readingdiscussion Backgroundinformation AlexPalmerHaley AnAfricanAmericanwriter bestknownforthenovelRoots thePulitzerPrize winningbook BorninIthaca NewYork astheoldestchild HisfatherwasagraduatestudentatCornellUniversityandhismotherwasamusicteacher AlexHaley Haley spersonalmotto FindtheGoodandPraiseIt 发现美好并去赞扬 AlexHaley sRoots Hishighlyacclaimedwork Roots TheSagaofanAmericanFamily 1976 turnedouttobeamixtureoffactandfictionbutwasdefinitelybasedonhisAfrican Americanroots hehadspent12yearsresearchinghisancestryandclaimedtotraceittoaKuntaKinte aGambian broughtasaslavetoAmericafromGambiain1767 AlexHaley sRoots KuntaKinteandmanyofhisdescendantsspenttheirlivesinslavery ButtheindomitablespiritofAlexHaley sancestorsandtheirstrongsenseoffamilyhelpedthemsurviveslaveryanditsaftermath CommentsonRoots ThisbooksoonbecametheNo 1nationalbest seller soldinthemillions andwaspublishedasapaperbackin1977 Sincethen thebookhasbeenpublishedin37languages CommentsonRoots Itbeginswithabirthin1750 inanAfricanvillage itendssevengenerationslaterattheArkansasfuneralofablackprofessorwhosechildrenareateacher aNavyarchitect anassistantdirectoroftheU S InformationAgency andanauthor TheauthorisAlexHaley Thismagnificentbookishis Thebookwasalsothebasisofasuccessfultelevisionminiseries 1977 Owingtothisbook HaleyreceivedaspecialPulitzerPrizeandtheNAACP sSpingarnMedal AlexHaley AlexHaleydiedunexpectedlyinFebruary10 1992 ofaheartattack buttheinternationalstoryofKuntaKinteandRootsliveson Textanalysis Understandingthetitle shadowland illusion虚幻境界 dream thoughts imagesorfeelingsexperiencedduringsleep梦day dreamorfantasy白日梦 2 shadow land thesidebeingshaded阴暗之面 3 idealoraspiration梦想 theshadowlandofdreams thedifficultiesinachievingone sdreams Determiningthemainidea Themainideaofthestoryisthat a Haleydidn tacceptajobwithahighpayandfinallybecameasuccessfulwriterb Haleyrecalledhowhispastexperienceshelpedhimtoproducehismasterpiecec Haleyrecalledhowhekeptwritinginspiteofsetbacksandpovertyandsucceededinbecomingawriteratlastd Haleyshowedthatsomedreamscouldcometruewhileotherscouldn t While readingquestions Howmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto What sthemainideaofeachpart Whatdomostyoungmenwanttobe Why What sHaley sreaction What sthedifferencebetween beingawriter andwritingaccordingtoHaley HowdidHaleybecomesuccessfulstepbystep WhatlessondidHaleylearnfromhisownexperiences Textstructure Part1Introduction Whatdomostyoungmenwanttobe Why What sHaley sreaction What sthedifferencebetween beingawriter and writing accordingtoHaley Part1Introduction Whatdomostyoungmenwanttobe Why What sHaley sreaction Mostyoungmenwanttobewriters Becausetheyaredreamingofwealthandfame Haleyencouragesthem butalsoexplainsthebigdifferencebetween beingawriter andwriting Part1Introduction 2 What sthedifferencebetween beingawriter and writing accordingtoHaley beingawriter writing wealthandfame povertyandloneliness Part2Haley swritingexperiences HowdidHaleybecomesuccessfulstepbystep Beginning WhenWhyHow 38 leavinga20 year careerin1959tobeafreelancewriterhavingnoprospects livinginastorageroom butsatisfied Part2Haley swritingexperiences HowdidHaleybecomesuccessfulstepbystep Beginning Lifeintheshadowlandofhope havingbarelyenoughtoeatandlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoflifekeepingtrying Earlystage Part2Haley swritingexperiences HowdidHaleybecomesuccessfulstepbystep Beginning WhatReaction Earlystage Turningpoint acallofferingawell paidjob fromanoldacquaintancefromtheCoastGuard turningitdownandinsistingonhisdream Part2Haley swritingexperiences HowdidHaleybecomesuccessfulstepbystep Beginning Earlystage Turningpoint Loweststage WhatHelpLesson havingonlytwocansofsardinesand18centsstrugglingartistsbecominghisrolemodelsOnehadtomakesacrificesandlivecreativelytokeepworkingatone sdream Part2Haley swritingexperiences HowdidHaleybecomesuccessfulstepbystep Beginning Earlystage Turningpoint Loweststage Success HowlongHow 17years in1976 makingeditorsofReader sDigestinterestedinhisfamily shistorystickingitout Whatmanypeopleweretalkingaboutthen Roots Part3Basicqualitiestostayintheshadowland WhatlessondidHaleylearnfromhisownexperiences Foranyonewithadream ittakesgreatcourageandpersistencetostaythecourseintheshadowland Notestothetext afonddream hope belief Line1 adream hope beliefthatsomethingwillhappen whichseemssillybecauseitisveryunlikelytohappen梦想 美梦 黄粱美梦e g Theysenthimtoanotherschoolinthefondhopethathisbehaviourwouldimprove know Para 2 Line3 transitive tohaveexperienceofaparticularfeelingorsituation经历过e g I veneverknown haveneverexperienced thistohappeninallthetimeI veworkedhere UnitedStatesCoastGuard USCG Para 3 Line1 BranchofthearmedforcesoftheUnitedStates protectingthepublic theenvironment andU S economicinterestsinthenation sportsandwater ways alongitscoastlines andininternationalwaters美国国民海岸警卫队 UnitedStatesCoastGuard USCG Para 3 Line1 InpeacetimetheUSCGoperatesunderthedirectionoftheU S DepartmentofTransportation Duringtimesofwarorbydirectionofthepresident theUSCGservesaspartoftheU S Navyandoperatesinanymaritimeregionasrequiredtoprotectnationalsecurity GreenwichVillage Para 3 Line4 GreenwichVillage oftenreferredtobylocalsassimply theVillage isaneighborhoodonthewestsideofLowerManhattan NewYorkCity GreenwichVillagehasbeenknownasanartists haven theBohemiancapital thecradleofthemodernLesbian gay bisexual andtransgender LGBT socialmovements andtheEastCoastbirthplaceofboththeBeatand 60scounterculturemovements 格林威治村 GreenwichVillage Para 3 Line4 break Para 4 Line1 countable informalasuddenorunexpectedchancetodosomethingthatallowsyoutobecomesuccessfulinyourjob apieceofluck机遇 机会 好运e g Therearehundredsofyoungmusiciansouttherelookingfortheirfirstbreak sirencall voices song Para 5 Line3 literaryencouragementtodosomethingthatseemsverygood especiallywhenthiscouldhavebadresults诱惑 诱人的召唤theSirens agroupofwomeninancientGreekstories whosebeautifulsingingmadesailorssailtowardsthemintodangerouswater塞壬 半人半鸟的海妖 makesomethingofsomebody Para 10 Line5 tousetheopportunitiesthatyouhaveinordertobecomesuccessful使某人略有成就e g Iwanttomakesomethingofmylife Shehastheambitionandtalenttomakesomethingofherself spot Para 11 Line2 countable adifficultsituation困境e g We rereallyinaspotnow JosephDelaney 1904 1991 Para 12 Line1 anAfrican AmericanartistwhobecameapartoftheNewYorkartsceneatthetimeoftheHarlemRenaissance down home Para 12 Line4 adjective typicalofthesimplevaluesandcustomsofpeoplewholiveinthecountry especiallyinthesouthernUS家常的Here down home hastwoimplications cheapandfrequent HarryBelafonte 1927 Para 13 Line1 amulti talentedperformer actor composer author producerandsingerHeiswellknownformakingJamaicancalypsomusicpopularintheUnitedStates In1960BelafontebecamethefirstblackpersontowinanEmmyAwardforhistelevisionspecialTonightwithBelafonte ThePulitzerPrize Para 22 Line2 OneoftheeightprizesgiveneveryyearintheUStopeoplewhohaveproducedespeciallygoodworkinjournalism literature ormusic TheprizeswerestartedbytheUSnewspaperownerJosephPulitzer 1847 1911 andwinningaPulitzerPrizeisagreathonour 普利策奖 Emmy Para 22 Line3 alsoEmmyAward艾美奖aUSprizegiveneachyearforspecialachievementsintelevisionThereareEmmysforactors writers directorsetc andtheprizeisasmallstatue SpingarnMedal Para 22 Line3 EstablishedbyJoelEliasSpingarn theSpingarnMedalisawardedannuallybytheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColouredPeople NAACP foroutstandingachievementbyanAfricanAmerican 斯平加恩奖 旨在奖励为推进黑人文化事业作出巨大贡献的黑人 NAACP Para 22 Line4 TheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople NAACP isanAfrican AmericancivilrightsorganizationintheUnitedStates formedin1909 Itsmissionis toensurethepolitical educational social andeconomicequalityofrightsofallpersonsandtoeliminateracialhatredandracialdiscrimination 美国 全国有色人种协进会 staythecourse Para 22 Line5 informaltofinishsomethinginspiteofdifficulties坚持到底e g Dietersshouldtryhardtostaythecourse Post readingdiscussion Whatdoestheshadowlandofdreamssignify HowcouldHaleybecomesosuccessfulasablackwriter Whatarethemainreasons Torealizeourdreams whateffortsshouldwemake Readingskills Usingthedictionary Understandingthemeaningsofnewwordsisimportant Onewayyoucanfindthemeaningsofnewwordsistolookupnewwordsinadictionary ForastudentofEnglish anEnglish Englishdictionaryisindispensable 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forinspectionorrepairofadefectivepart n 6 anactofrecalling 7 recollection remembrance 8 theactorpossibilityofrevokingsomething 9 theremovalortherightofremovalofapublicofficialfromofficebyavoteofthepeopleuponpetition 10 theactofcallingback esp ofanautomobile ofinspe