unit2 Jobs and careers-Passage B（课堂PPT）

1、1TEXT BMy First Job2 Scan the passage and answer the following questions1) What can we learn about Louiss family when he was young? A. They hardly had to struggle for their lives B. They could barely make enough money for their needs C. They would get a discount on their rent D. They were unfortunat

2、e although they lived in a great country32) Louiss father could get a discount on condition that _. A. he used a machine to pick up litter B. he worked in a cardboard-box factory C. he got up at 3:00 A.M. every day D. he cleaned the parking lot three nights a week43) By saying that “there is dignity

3、 in all work” the author means that _.A. we should honor those who work hard to support their familiesB. he will never forget working in the parking lotC. people should work hard to make a livingD. no matter what job one does, one deserves respect54) What made Suzes customer lend her money according

4、 to the passage? Her maturity Her faithfulness Her honestyA.Her success6 Two distinguished Americans recalling their first job experienceLouis Caldera: The Parking-Lot Sweeper My parents imbued in me the conceptsconcepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. Even though we struggled to m

5、ake ends meetmake ends meet, they stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.7conceptn. 概念，观念，思想同notion我不能了解“无限”这个概念。I cant grasp the concept of infinity.8搭配搭配uethical concept伦理观念ufundamental strategic concept根本战略思想9m

6、ake (both) ends meet使收支相抵工资低税收高，约翰很难做到收支平衡。With high taxes and his small income, John has great difficulty in making both ends meet.10 I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. The owner of the sh

7、opping center gave Dad a discountdiscount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 A.M. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours

8、to clean the lot. Id sleep in the car on the way home. 11discountn. 折扣 vt.把打折现金付款，我们给以9折优惠。We give 10% discount for cash payment.12 I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired disciplinediscipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the imp

9、ortance of balancing balancing lifes competing interests - in my case, school, homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food joint while taking a full load of college-prep courses. 13disciplinen. 纪律 vt.训练，训导

10、那个教师无法维持课堂纪律。The teacher cant keep discipline in her classroom.父母须管教子女。Parents have to discipline their childeren.14 The at the military academy is so rigid that students hardly bear it. (CET4) convention B)confinementC) principle D) discipline 答案：D15 The hard work paid offpaid off. I attended the U

11、.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly. In these jobs and in everything else Ive done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The exper

12、ience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor. Note: Louis Caldera was the 17th Secretary of the Army of the U.S.A. 16pay off付清，还清（债务）是值得的（计划等）取得成功我已付清了那台洗碗机的余额。Ive paid off the balance

13、 on the dishwasher.他们冒了很大的风险，但事情成功了。They took a hell of risk but it paid off.17由由paypay构成的短语构成的短语upay back偿还（欠款）；向报复upay for因受惩罚/受苦uPay up全部付清18 Suze Orman: The Waitress I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many

14、lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self respect and did what she loved - serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike. Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. H

15、e always ate a ham-and-Monterey-Jack omelet, and when I saw him walking toward the diner, I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down. 19 Thanks to Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a lo

16、an, they said, We just dont have the money. The next day, Fred saw me and asked, Whats wrong, sunshine? Youre not smiling today. I shared my dream with him and said, Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me. 20thanks to幸亏，由于多亏有他的帮忙，我才得到了那份工作。Thanks to his help, I got the jo

17、b.幸亏你及时帮忙，我们才按时完成了任务。It was thanks to your timely help that we accomplished the task on time.21 He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000 - along with a note that I have to this dayto this day. It reads, The only collateral on this loan is

18、my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true. I took the checks to Merrill Lynch - the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house - where the money was invested invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, maki

19、ng plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments souredsoured, though, and I lost the money.22to this day到现在，至今至今我还不明白她为什么那样做。To this day, I still dont know why she did it.23用法用法 表示“至今，到现在”的词有 so far, until now等24investvt.投资投入（时间，精力等）授予，赋予 vi.投资他把所有的钱都投入了股票的买卖。He invested all his money in st

20、ocks and shares.25soura.酸的，馊的 v.变馊，变坏水果太酸了，不能吃。The fruit was too sour to eat.随着时间的推移，他们的婚姻关系恶化了。As time went by their marriage turned sour.26 I found myself thinking about what it would be like to be a stockbroker. After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I

21、 had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. 27 I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on be imprinted on my heart forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped covercover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, That loan may have been one of the best investments that