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1、 DreamsUnit 6NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES Book Two第1页Unit 6 Dreams1Around the Topic2Section A3Section B4Section CLeading in Exploring the TopicPlus ActivitiesWarming-upText AExercisesBackground InformationReading ThroughExercisesRelated KnowledgeSample ReadingExercisesUseful Terms第2页 Dreams really ca

2、n come true! No matter how old you are, if you really and truly want something in life, you can get it if you try your best. When times are tough and others dont believe that you can make your dream come true, look inside your heart and try even harder. When it comes right down to it, only you are i

3、n charge of where your life goes. Happy traveling! 第3页Directions: In this section youll listen to someone talking about dreams. While listening, try to write in the space provided with the information you hear from the recording. Whats the topic of Text A in this unit? 1) _. Whats the topic of Text

4、B in this unit? 2) _. What did the young man do in Example 1? He 3) _ in business to study music. How old was the lady when she started to study for a college degree? 4) _. Life in a Violin Case Never Too Old to Live Your Dream gave up a promising career Eighty seven years old.第4页Directions: You wil

5、l hear a short passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.1. What kind of job do you dream of doing as a career?2. How can you make your dreams come true?keykey第5页Suggested answer: Everyone has his ideal job in his dream just as many young people today tend to follow well-paid jobs

6、 as their career. But when I am faced up with the choice one day, I would like to pursue a career which interests me and helps realize my life value though it may not necessarily provide me more money. Return第6页Suggested answer: Dreams really can come true but it will never become the reality by its

7、elf. We can make it as long as we try our best and dont give up when stuck in difficulties. So lets keep in mind the famous saying “There is a will, there is a way.” Return第7页Questions & Answers3. What factor(s) is/are the most important in realizing your dreams?4. What may have to be given up for t

8、he realization of your dreams?keykey第8页Suggested answer: When asked what are the most important factors in realizing ones dreams, people may hold different opinions. Many people believe that in modern society money and power are decisive factors. But so far as I am concerned, I think whether one can

9、 make his dream come true depends on his talent and the efforts he makes because they are always the keys to the door of success.Return第9页Suggested answer: It depends on what kind of dream you are trying to realize. If you take up a job that should pay well in order to live a comfortable life even t

10、hough you are not interested in it, you may have to give up spiritual satisfaction; if you insist on doing something you have dreamed of despite the low pay, you may have to give up the material comfort. But no mater what kind of dream you are pursuing, good health, love and care for others should n

11、ever be given up.Return第10页Life in a Violin CaseSection A:第11页Do you like music? What does music mean to you? Listen to “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound of Music”, and discuss with your classmates.第12页Do - a deer a female deer Re - a drop of golden sun Mi - a name I call myself Fa - a long long way to run

12、 So- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do 第13页Spring Hill College is the first Catholic (天主教) college in the Southeast of the USA, the third oldest Jesuit (耶稣教会会士) college in the country and the fifth oldest Catholic college i

13、n America. It is a four-year, coeducational (男女同校), liberal arts (文科) and sciences institution located near the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama.Spring Hill CollegeBackground Information第14页Columbia University was founded in 1754 as Kings College by the Royal Charter of King George II of England, which

14、 defined the institutions goal as “the Institution and Education of Youth in the Learned Languages and Liberal Arts and Sciences”. After the American Revolution, the College reopened in 1784 with a new name- Columbia-that embodied (表达) the patriotic fervor (爱国热情) that had inspired (激发) the nations s

15、earch for independence. Located in the city of New York, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.Columbia University第15页 In order to tell you what I believe, I must briefly bring up something from my personal history.The turn

16、ing point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music. My parents, although sympathetic, disapproved of music as an occupation. This was understandable, I thought, in view of my family background.Para. 1&2Life in a Violin Case小提琴盒里生活为了让你了解我信念，我必须简单地说一说我个人历史。我人

17、生转折点是我决定放弃前途无量经商生涯去学习音乐。即使父母也能了解我，但他们不一样意我把音乐看成一个职业。从我家庭背景来看，我想这是能够了解。第16页My grandfather taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College. Despite being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said that it was only becaus

18、e my grandmother was so economical that the wolves were kept at bay.Para. 3我祖父在斯普林希尔学院教了快要40年音乐。即使他在社会上备受尊敬，可他几乎赚不到足够钱来供养一大家子人。我父亲经常说，多亏了我祖母勤俭持家，他们才得以勉强维持生计。第17页As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a career carried with it the idea of an uncertain existence. M

19、y parents insisted upon college instead of music school, and so to college I went.Para. 4家里有了这个先例，以后只要一提到以音乐为生，我们就想到朝不保夕生活。父母坚持要我上大学而不是音乐学校，所以我就上了大学。第18页Before my graduation from Columbia University, my family ran into some money problems, and so I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job

20、. Before I knew it, I had begun my career in businessa time in my life that I feel was wasted.Para. 5我从哥伦比亚大学毕业之前，家里经济上出了点问题，所以我感到自己有义务离开学校去找份工作。于是我就稀里糊涂地开始了经商生涯我认为，那是自己一生当中蹉跎岁月。第19页Now, I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business; my whole point is that it was just not for me. I went int

21、o it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was just not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. I became very sad. My aim was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to study music.Para. 6当然，我丝毫没有贬低经商意思；我意思只是说经商不适合我。我是

22、为了钱才去经商，而且，除了因为能够帮助家庭而得到满足感之外，钱就是我经商所得到一切。这还远远不够。我以为生命在离我而去。我变得很忧伤。我目标就是攒够钱后停顿经商，然后去欧洲学习音乐。第20页I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”. Instead of lunching with my coworkers, I would seek out some cheap caf and order a mean meal. I continued to make money, and finally, litt

23、le by little, I saved enough to go abroad.Para. 7我那时经常一大清早起来练琴，然后去“市中心”工作。我不和同事们一起吃中饭，而是找一家廉价小餐馆，点一份简单廉价午餐。我不停地盈利，终于一点点地攒够了出国钱。第21页 At that time, my family no longer needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of work

24、ing before, and enjoyed every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too mild a word, really; I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.Para. 8-9那时，家里不再需要我帮助，所以我放弃了工作，坐船去了欧洲。我在那儿待了4年，发奋学习，用功程度是我以前做梦都想不到，而且每一分钟都过得很开心。说真，“开心”这个词还不足以表示我心情；我简直是陶醉

25、了。这才是真正生活。我成了一个自由人，我在做我喜欢和该做事情。第22页 If I had stayed in business, I might be a really wealthy man today. I do not believe, however, I would have made a success of living. I would have given up a happiness that money cant buysomething that is all-too-often done when ones primary goal is making money.P

26、ara. 10假如一直经商话，我今天可能已经是一个真正有钱人了。然而，我并不认为那样生活会是成功。我可能放弃掉了金钱所无法买到幸福当一个人主要目标是盈利时，这种幸福往往就被放弃掉了。第23页 When I broke away from the business world, it was against the advice of practically all of my friends and family. So conditioned are most of us to the idea that success is moneyso much so that the thought

27、 of giving up a good salary for happiness seems foolish. If so, all I can say is “Gee, its great to be foolish!” Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it.Para. 11&12我脱离商界几乎是违反了全部朋友和家人忠言。我们大多数人习惯性地认为金钱等于成功这种想法如此根深蒂固，以致于在大多数人看来，为了幸福而放弃高薪想法似乎是愚蠢。假如这么

28、，我只能说“啊！愚蠢太好了。”钱是样好东西，不过现在我知道，为了它人们可能会付出太大代价。第24页This text is about the authors life as a musician and how he enjoys this kind of life. Actually at the very beginning, his parents insisted that he should not go into music as a career because his grandfather, who took music as an occupation, earned b

29、arely enough to support the family. So he had to go into business to help his family out of their money problems. But later, he was able to go abroad to study music with the money, which became the turning point in his life. He enjoyed his life as a musician because he feels he is really making a su

30、ccess of living. Main Idea第25页Main idea: “Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high a price for it.” (Para. 12)StructureMain idea: Citing his own personal history: 1) His grandfather could barely provide for his family by teaching music. 2) He went into business for money and he

31、 made it. 3) He felt his time spent in business was wasted, so he quit and went to Europe to study music.Main idea: “The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music.” (Para. 2)Part II: Para. 3-9Part III: Para. 10-12Part I: Para. 1-2第26页Meaning: L

32、eading a life as a violinist. This text is about the authors life as a musician and how he enjoys this kind of life. It is most probable that he plays the violin, so the title is like this.1Life in a Violin Case Meaning: In order to tell you my beliefs, I must first say a few words about what has ha

33、ppened to my family and me. 2In order to tell you what I believe, I must briefly bring up something from my personal history.第27页Meaning: My parents understood my feelings, but they didnt think it was a good choice for me to take up music as a job.4My parents, although sympathetic, disapproved of mu

34、sic as an occupation.The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music. 3Meaning: An important change took place in my life when I decided to give up my career in business to study music, though it seemed that I could have achieved great success in

35、 business.第28页5Meaning: I could understand why they were against me when my family background was taken into consideration.6Meaning: My grandfather taught music for almost forty years at Spring Hill College.This was understandable, I thought, in view of my family background. My grandfather taught mu

36、sic for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College. 第29页7Meaning: Though he was greatly respected by other people in his area, he earned so little that he was almost unable to supply his large family with what they needed for life.8Meaning: My father often said that they had just enough money to eat

37、and live only because my grandmother knew how to use money carefully and without waste. Despite being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said that it was only because my grandmother was so economical that the wolves were kept

38、at bay. 第30页9Meaning: Because my grandfather had set a negative example for the family, if anyone ever talked about taking up music as a career, the others would think immediately that it meant youd have to live without a sufficient income.10Meaning: My parents demanded that I go to college rather t

39、han to music school, and so I went to college.As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a career carried with it the idea of an uncertain existence. My parents insisted upon college instead of music school, and so to college I went. 第31页11Meaning: Before I graduate

40、d from Columbia University, my family was having difficulty paying all the bills, and so I felt I should leave college and find a job.12Meaning: I had already taken up business as a career before I realized it, and now I feel that the period of time I spent doing business was wasted.Before my gradua

41、tion from Columbia University, my family ran into some money problems, and so I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job. Before I knew it, I had begun my career in businessa time in my life that I feel was wasted. 第32页13Meaning: Now, I do not at all want to say that business is something

42、 bad; I just want to say that business does not suit me. 14Meaning: I worked in business just to earn moneyNow, I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business; my whole point is that it was just not for me. I went into it for money 第33页15Meaning: and except for the feeling of happiness that

43、came from helping the family, the only thing I got from working in business was money.16Meaning: I felt that I was not really living the life I was meant to. and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. I felt that life was passing me by. 第34页17Mean

44、ing: My goal was to save enough money so that I didnt have to do the job any more and could go to Europe to study music.18Meaning: I used to get up when the day just broke and practiced music before I went to work in the downtown area. My aim was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to stud

45、y music. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”. 第35页19Meaning: I would not have lunch with my fellow workers, but would try to find a cheap caf and order a simple meal.20Meaning: I continued to make money and gradually saved enough money to go to a foreign country in the

46、end.Instead of lunching with my coworkers, I would seek out some cheap caf and order a mean meal. I continued to make money, and finally, little by little, I saved enough to go abroad. 第36页21Meaning: At that time, my family no longer needed me to earn money to help them, so I quit my job in business

47、 and went to Europe by sea.22Meaning: I stayed in Europe for four years, worked harder than I had ever thought I would, and enjoyed every minute of my life when I was studying music.At that time, my family no longer needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four ye

48、ars, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before, and enjoyed every minute of it. 第37页23Meaning: The word “enjoyed”, as used in the previous sentence, is really not strong enough to express my feelings24Meaning: I was extremely happy.“Enjoyed” is too mild a word, really I walked on air.

49、第38页25Meaning: Life was really meaningful to me.26Meaning: I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was supposed to do.I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do. 第39页27Meaning: If I had continued to work in business, I might

50、be a really rich man now. This sentence, and a number of the following sentences, are in the subjunctive mood, as the situations described in these sentences are pure supposition and do not exist in reality. 28Meaning: But I dont think I would have lived a successful life if I had stayed in business

51、. (In fact, I have lived a successful life because I did not stay in business.)If I had stayed in business, I might be a really wealthy man today. I do not believe, however, I would have made a success of living. 第40页29Meaning: I would have lost a happiness that money cant buy. When peoples main pur

52、pose in life is making money, they always give up a happiness that money cant buy. (Fortunately, I did not give up a happiness that money cant buy because I did not stay in business.)I would have given up a happiness that money cant buysomething that is all-too-often done when ones primary goal is m

53、aking money. 第41页31Meaning: Most of us are used to thinking that a person is successful only if he has money. We are so convinced of this that we think it foolish to give up a well-paid job just for happiness.So conditioned are most of us to the idea that success is moneyso much so that the thought

54、of giving up a good salary for happiness seems foolish. 30Meaning: When I quit my job and left the business world, almost all of my friends and family advised me not to. When I broke away from the business world, it was against the advice of practically all of my friends and family. 第42页33Meaning: M

55、oney is very useful, but now I know that some people may have to give up too much for money.Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it. 32Meaning: If a person is said to be foolish just because he/she gives up a good salary for happiness, I can only

56、 say, “Gee, its great to be foolish!”If so, all I can say is “Gee, its great to be foolish!” 第43页New words violin sympathetic disapprove occupation understandable nearly economical wolf bay consequence mention uncertain existence duty satisfaction aim quit dawn downtown coworker seek caf abroad mild

57、 wealthy all-too-often primary practically condition salary gee 第44页Phrases and expressions bring up in view of provide for keep. at bay as a consequence of insist upon/on run into not for a moment speak poorly of go into aside from get. out of pass somebody by/over seek out little by little walk on

58、 air break away from pay a/the price for 第45页a wooden and leather case for holding a violin 小提琴盒When I was young, I took singing, dancing and violin here. 我年轻时在这儿唱过歌，跳过舞，拉过小提琴。n. C a four-stringed wooden musical instrument 小提琴 e.g. She played the violin to welcome the guests. 她演奏小提琴欢迎宾客。 violina vio

59、lin case Practice :第46页mention or bring to attention (a subject) 提出（议题） e.g. He would bring up the question of the loan at the meeting. 他将在会议上提出贷款问题。 bring up She had never brought up the subject of money in the face of her relatives. 她从未在亲戚面前提起过钱事。Practice :第47页adj. kind to someone who has a proble

60、m and willing to understand how they feel （表示）同情；有同情心 e.g. He comforted Tom in a sympathetic voice. 他用同情语气抚慰汤姆。 sympatheticShe was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students. 她非常体谅成人学生困难。Practice :第48页vi. have a favorable opinion; regard as good, right, sensible, etc. 赞成；同意 e.g. The committe