《新视野英语教程(第三版)》教学资源book2U8课件

LifeandSuccessUnit8NEWHORIZONENGLISHCOURSESBookTwo1LifeandSuccessUnit8NEWHORIUnit8LifeandSuccess1AroundtheTopic2Section

A3SectionB4SectionCLeadinginExploringtheTopicPlusActivitiesWarming-upTextAExercisesBackgroundInformationReadingThroughExercisesRelatedKnowledgeSampleReadingExercisesUsefulTerms2Unit8LifeandSuccess1234LeadWhatisgenius?Manytestshavebeencreatedtoanswerthisquestion.Butatest—muchlikeacomputer—cannottellperhapsthemostimportantqualityofgenius.Itisaperson’scharacter.Historyhasproducedmanygeniuseswhosecharacters,whileoftenconsideredtobeodd,haveinfluencedourdailylife.Entrepreneursarebusinessgeniuses.Regardedashighlysuccessful,theyenjoythegreatestrespectinAmericanandmanyothersocieties.Theyhavesomespecialqualitiesincommon.Whatisgenius?ManytestshavDirections:Inthissectionyou’lllistentosomeonetalkingaboutlifeandsuccess.Whilelistening,choosethebestonetocompleteeachofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromtherecording.1.Manypeoplewantto_____________.A.maketheirlifesuccessfulB.maketheirfamilyhappyC.maketheirlifehappyD.maketheircareersuccessful √Directions:Inthissectionyo2.Is“_____________”NOTlistedasoneofthequalitiesofgeniusesinGeniusCharacters? A.becuriousB.bebraveC.beintelligentD.bepreparedtoworklongandhard3.Entrepreneursareregardedashighlysuccessfulandareamong_____________peopleinAmericanandmanyothersocieties. A.therichestB.thecleverestC.thebestknownD.themostrespected√√2.Is“_____________”NOTlist4.Entrepreneurshavetwoqualitiesincommon:Theyhavevisionandtheyare_____________.A.noteasytopleaseB.notafraidtotakerisksC.notlikelytogiveupD.notrespectedbyall √4.EntrepreneurshavetwoqualA.Directions:Youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisyourunderstandingofgenius?2.Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkmanygeniusesgenerallyshare?keykeyA.Directions:YouwillhearaSuggestedanswer:

Geniusisapersonofverygreatabilityorofveryhighintelligence.IfwetakeacarefullookatthegreathumangeniusessuchasThomasEdisonandAlbeitEinstein,wewillfindtheyallhavesomethingspecialintheircharacter.Thesespecialqualitiesenablethemtoachievemorethanwhattheyhadbeenachievedbefore.Besides,theirlivesincludemanyofthesecretswhichhelppeoplenotonlytohavegreatideas,butalsotorealizethem.ReturnSuggestedanswer:ReturnReturnSuggestedanswer:

Geniuses,thoughperhapsdifferentinpersonalities,sharesomecommonqualities.First,theyshowgreatcuriosityabouttheworldaroundthemthroughouttheirlives.Second,theyarealwaysreadytoworkhardandovercomegreatdifficulties.Third,theyareabletocomeupwithnewideasfromwhattheysee.Finally,theytendtousetheirmindtothefullestandthendoevenbetterthanthat.Anyway,asThomasEdisonsays,“Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration”ReturnSuggestedanswer:B.Questions&AnswersHowwouldyoudescribeyourcharacter?2.Whatkindoflifedoyouthinkisasuccessfullife?keykeyB.Questions&AnswersHowwoulSuggestedanswer:

Inmyopinion,therearethreegoodqualitiesinmycharacter.Firstofall,Iamrathercompetitive,whichhelpsmesucceedinmanycases.Next,Ihavestrongself-confidence,whichenablesmeovercomemanydifficultiesinmylife.Last,Iamcuriousabouteverything,whicharousesmyinterestinaskingquestionsandcomingupwithnewideas.ReturnReturnSuggestedanswer:

Whenaskedwhatkindoflifeissuccessful,peopleviewsmayvaryfrompersontoperson.Theymaylistalotofthingssymbolizingasuccessfullife,suchasgreatwealth,goodhealth,truefriendship,anicefamilyandson.ButasfarasIamconcerned,Iwouldputgreatachievementinmyownfieldatthetopofthelist.ReturnReturnWatchtheVideoandBrainstormWatchtheVideoandBrainstormSectionA:GeniusCharactersSectionA:GeniusCharacters“TheBigBangTheory”isanAmericansitcomaboutstorieshappeningamongfourgeniusphysicistsandabeautifulwaitress.Thethemesongisinteresting.Canyoufollowitslyrics?“TheBigBangTheory”isanAm

TheThemeSongof

TheBingBangTheoryOurwholeuniversewasinahotdensestate,Thennearlyfourteenbillionyearsagoexpansionstarted.Wait...TheEarthbegantocool,Theautotrophsbegantodrool（自养生物开始繁殖）,Neanderthals（穴居人）developedtools,Webuiltawall(webuiltthepyramids)（金字塔）,Math,science,history,unraveling（解开）themysteries,Thatallstartedwiththebigbang（一切从宇宙大爆炸开始）!TheThemeSongofTheBingBaBackgroundInformationLeonardodaVinci(1452—1519)Italianpainter,draftsman,sculptor,architect,andengineer.Hisgenius,perhapsmorethanthatofanyotherfigure,mirroredtheRenaissance(意大利文艺复兴时期)humanistideal.HisLastSupper(《最后的晚餐》)(1495—1497)andMonaLisa

(《蒙娜丽莎》)(1503—1506)areamongthemostpopularandinfluentialpaintingsoftheRenaissance.Hisnotebooksrevealaspiritofscientificinquiryandamechanicalinventivenessthatwerecenturiesaheadofhistime.Hecamefromaninsignificantbackgroundbutrosetouniversalfame.Hehadalmosttoomanygifts,includingsuperlativemalebeauty,asplendidsingingvoice,magnificentphysique(体格),

mathematicalexcellence,andscientificdaring.BackgroundInformationLeonardoHewasamongtheveryfirsttotakeascientificapproachtowardunderstandinghowourworldworksandhowweseeit.Hedevelopedauniquenewattitudeaboutmachines.Byunderstandinghoweachseparatemachinepartworked,hecouldmodifythemandcombinethemindifferentwaystoimproveexistingmachinesorcreateinventionsnoonehadeverseenbefore.Alsoasanoutstandingscientist,hehadakeeneyeandquickmindthatledhimtomakeimportantscientificdiscoveries,yetheneverpublishedhisideas.Hewasagentlevegetarian(素食者)wholovedanimalsandhatedwar,yetheworkedasamilitary(军队)engineertoinventadvancedanddeadlyweapons.HewasamongtheveryfirsttoGalileo(1564—1642)Italianphysicistandastronomer(物理学家和天文学家).Hepioneered(开创)“experimentalscientificmethod”,notsubjective(主观的)judgment.Learningoftheinventionofthetelescope(望远镜)inHolland,heconstructedavastlysuperiormodelwithoutanyintroduction.Withithemadeaseriesofprofounddiscoveries,includingthemoonsoftheplanetJupiter(木星)andthephasesoftheplanetVenus.HeinsistedonthetheoryproposedbyNicolausCopernicus(哥白尼)thattheEarthandalltheotherplanetsrevolvearoundthesun.Hissupportfortheheliocentric(以太阳为中心)theorygothimintotroublewiththeRomanCatholicChurchandtheChurchforcedhimtopubliclywithdrawhissupportofCopernicusandrequiredhimtoservehistermunderhousearrest(软禁)athisvillaoutsideofFlorence,Italy.Galileo(1564—1642)ItalianphBillGatesThemainfounderofMicrosoftCorporation.Bornin1951,Seattle(西雅图),GatesisthesecondofthethreechildrenofWilliamandMaryGates.ConfidenceandintelligencearetwofeaturesthathelpedGatesattainhisgoals.Mathematics,businessandcomputingwerefieldsinwhichGateshadkeeninterests.Atthirteen,Gatesenrolled(入学)inLakeside,averystrictprivateschool,wherehebegantostudycomputerknowledge.In1973,heenrolledinHarvardUniversitytostudymathematics.In1975,GatesandAllenfoundedtheMicrosoftCorporationinAlbuquerque(阿尔伯克基),NewMexico.In1979,BillGatesmovedMicrosoftfromAlbuquerquetoSeattle.Aimingatproducingcomputersoftware,thecompanyexpandedquicklyandbecametheworld’sbiggestsoftwarecompany.AndBillGatesbecametheworld’srichestpersontwenty-fiveyearsafterhisbusinessstarted.BillGatesThemainfounderofMicrosoftCorporationisthebiggestsoftwarecompanyintheworld,withamarketvalueofmorethan100billiondollars.FoundedbyBillGatesin1975,thecompanyfirstwroteaninterpreter(解释程序)withBASIClanguageforacomputercompany.ThenitwroteDOS,asimplifiedversionofanOS,forthesuccessfulIBMPCcomputer.Severalyearslater,MicrosoftdevelopedWindowsfamilyoperatingsystem(Windows操作系统),whichwasasweepingsuccesstransformingMicrosoftfromasubordinateofIBMtoanindependentpartner,andlateradominantvoice.Nowthecompany’ssoftwareproductscoveralmosteverythingthatthecomputerhaseverbeenconceivedtodo,frommovie-makingtopersonalfinance,operatingsystemstoapplicationdevelopmentenvironment,suchasWindows,Office,InternetExplorer,VisualStudio,MSNandsoon.MicrosoftMicrosoftCorporationisthebWrightbrothers:Orville(1871—1948),andhiselderbrother,Wilbur(1867—1912),areAmericanairplaneinventors.In1899,theWrightsbuilttheirfirstmachine,abiplane(双翼飞机)kite,whichtheyfittedwithwingsthatcouldbemechanicallytwisted.Theycompletedtheirfirstpoweredmachine,theKittyHawk,in1903,andmadetheworld’sfirstpowered(有动力的),sustained(可稳定飞行的)andcontrolledairplaneflightfromlevelgroundwithoutanyassistanceattakeoffonthemorningofDecember17,1903.In1908theywereabletoconcludeanagreementforproductionoftheWrightairplanefortheUSArmy.WilburmadethefirstpublicflightonAugust8,1908inFrance.OrvilleandWilburWrightWrightbrothers:Orville(1871Americanscientistandinventor,patented(获得专利)1,093inventionsinhislifetime.Themostfamousofhisinventionswastheelectriclighting.Whenhewasborn,societystillthoughtofelectricityasanovelty(新生事物).Bythetimehedied,entirecitieswerelitbyelectricity.Muchofthecreditforthatprogressgoestohim.Besidesthelightbulb,healsoinventedthephonograph(留声机)andmadeimprovementstothetelegraph,telephoneandmotionpicturetechnology.Healsofoundedthefirstmodernresearchlaboratory.Hebelievedinhardwork,andwasoftenquotedassaying,“Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.”TorememberthisimportantAmerican,electriclightsintheUnitedStatesweredimmedforoneminuteonOctober21,1931,afewdaysafterhisdeath.ThomasEdison(1847—1931)AmericanscientistandinventoMozart(1756—1791)Austrianmusicalcomposer(作曲家),alsooneofthepremiermusicalcomposersknowntomankind.Heshowedmusicalgiftsataveryearlyage,andbegantocomposewhenhewasfive.Throughouthislifetime,heproducedtwenty-twooperas,forty-onesymphonies,forty-twoconcertos(协奏曲),hundredsofsonatas(奏鸣曲),serenades(小夜曲),andreligioussongs,etc.Afewofhisfamousoperasare:TheMarriageofFigaro(《费加罗的婚礼》),DonGiovanni(《唐璜》),Cosifantutte(《女人心》),andTheMagicFlute(《魔笛》).Mozart(1756—1791)AustrianmusAlbertEinstein(1879—1955)German-Americantheoreticalphysicist,knownfortheformulationoftherelativitytheory(相对论).HisimportantworksincludeSpecialTheoryofRelativity(《狭义相对论》)(1905),Relativity(《相对论》)(Englishtranslations,1920and1950),GeneralTheoryofRelativity(《广义相对论》)(1916),InvestigationsonTheoryofBrownianMovement(《布朗运动理论研究》)(1926),andTheEvolutionofPhysics(《物理学的进化》)(1937).Amonghisnon-scientificworks,AboutZionism(《犹太复国主义》)(1930),MyPhilosophy(《我的世界观》)(1934),andOutofMyLaterYears(《晚年集》)(1950)areperhapsthemostimportant.Hisworksradicallychangedthewaywethinkabouttheworld.Heisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestphysicistsofalltime.HewasalsotheNobelPrizewinnerinphysics(诺贝尔物理学奖)

in1921.AlbertEinstein(1879—1955)GerSophocles(496BC—406BC)Greektragicdramatist,philosopher,andpolitician(悲剧作家、哲学家及政治家).Sophocleswrote123dramasinhislifetime.Asamanofwealth,charmandgenius,hewasgivenpostsofresponsibilitybothinpeaceandinwartimesbytheAthenians(雅典人).Hewasageneralandapriest.Afterhisdeathhewasworshiped(崇拜)asahero.Sophocles(496BC—406BC)GreekItalyThecountryissituatedinsouthEurope,andbordersonFranceinthenorthwest.ItincludesthelargeMediterranean(地中海的)islandsandseveralsmallislands.Vatican(梵蒂冈)CityandSanMarino(圣马力诺)aretwoindependentenclaves(在本国境内隶属另一国的一块领地)ontheItalianmainland.Rome(罗马)isitscapitalandlargestcity.ItalyThecountryissituatediGeniusCharactersEventhemostpowerfulcomputerintheworldcan’tbeageniusbecauseithasnocharacter.Itcanrememberandcalculatequicklyandaccurately,andhandlegreatamountsofinformation—butitcan’tthinkabouttheinformationlikewecan.Ithasnofeelings,noopinions,nomomentsofmadness.Para.1天才的性格即使是世界上功能最强大的计算机也不可能是天才，因为它没有性格。它虽然能快速准确地记忆、运算和处理大量的信息，但却不能和我们人类一样思考这些信息。它没有感情，没有思想，也没有疯狂的时刻。GeniusCharactersEventhemostPara.2Studythegreathumangeniusesandyou’llseethattheyallhavespecialpartstotheircharacter,qualitiesthatallowthemtogobeyondeverythingpreviouslyachieved.Theirlivesholdmanyofthesecretstohavinggreatideasandputtingthemintopractice.Tobeageniusyouneedto:仔细研究一下伟大的天才们，你会发现他们的性格中都包含某些特别的品质。这些特别的品质促使他们能够超越以往所取得的一切成就。他们的生命中包含很多能够产生伟大思想并付诸实践的秘密。要成为天才，你必须：Para.2StudythegreathumangPara.3-4—Havefun.LeonardodaVinciwaswellknownforhisjokesandfunnystories.Galileohadabusysociallifeandwasanothergreatjoker.BillGates,theworld’srichestman,andthegeniusbehindMicrosoft,hasbeendescribedas“abigteenager”.Heoncesaidthatoneofhisfavoritehobbieswasplayingwithearthmoving

equipmentonbuildingsites!——要寻找乐趣。列奥纳多·达·芬奇就以擅讲笑话趣事而出名。伽利略社交生活繁忙，言谈也很诙谐。微软背后的天才比尔·盖茨作为世界首富一直被称为“大男孩”。他曾说自己最大的爱好之一就是在建筑工地上玩推土机。Para.3-4—Havefun.LeonaPara.5-6—Becurious.Geniusesspendtheirlivesaskingquestionsabouttheworldaroundthem.LeonardodaVincifilledmanynotebookswithhisquestionsthathewantedtoanswer.Hereisonepassagefromhisnotebook:——要有好奇心。天才们一生都在对自己周围的事物提出疑问。列奥纳多·达·芬奇在许多笔记本里写满了他想回答的问题。以下这一段是从他笔记本里摘录下来的：Para.5-6—Becurious.GenPara.7“IwanderedaboutthecountrysidesearchingforanswerstothingsIdidnotunderstand:whyshells

existed

onthetopsofmountains...whythunderlastslongerthanthatwhichcausesit...howthevariouscirclesofwaterformaroundthespotthathasbeenstruckbyastone...howabirdflies...”“我漫步乡间，寻找我不懂的问题的答案：山顶上为什么会有贝壳，为什么雷声持续的时间会比制造雷声的闪电持续的时间长，石头砸到水面怎么会形成一圈一圈的涟漪，鸟为什么会飞……”Para.7“IwanderedaboutthecPara.8

—Bebrave.Geniusessimplycan’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.OrvilleandWilburWrighthadmanycrashesandruinedmanyplanesbeforetheyfinallygotofftheground.InventorThomasEdisonfailedthousandsoftimesbeforehemanagedtoturnelectricityintolight.Hetoldhisfriendsthat,becauseheknewsomanywaysthatdidn’twork,hewasmuchcloserthananyotherinventortofindingtherightanswer!——要勇敢。天才不能怕犯错误。奥维尔·莱特和威尔伯·莱特兄弟俩的飞机坠毁了许多次后才得以飞离地面。发明家托马斯·爱迪生失败了几千次，才成功地将电转化成光。他告诉朋友说，因为他知道那么多的方法都行不通，所以他离正确答案的距离比任何别的发明家都要近得多！Para.8—Bebrave.GeniusPara.9-11Geniusesmustalsobepreparedtoshockpeople.Newideascanseemstrangeandevenfrighteningtoothers,andgreatthinkersareoftendescribedasbeingoddandfoolish.—Keeptrying.ThomasEdisononcesaidthatgeniuswas“onepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration”.Tobecomeageniusyoumustbepreparedtoworklongandhard,ofteninthefaceofgreatdifficulties.天才也必须准备惊世骇俗。新的思想会让人感到陌生甚至害怕，伟大的思想家常常被人们描述为古怪和愚蠢。——要坚持不懈。托马斯·爱迪生曾经说过，天才是“百分之一的灵感加百分之九十九的汗水”。要成为天才，你必须准备在巨大的困难面前长期不懈地勤奋工作。Para.9-11GeniusesmustalsobPara.12—Beinspired.Theanswersyou’relookingformaybecloseby—youjusthavetoknowwheretolook.Travelisanothergoodsourceofinspiration.Mozartpickedupmanygoodmusicalideasduringhistravels.Whilestillateenager,AlbertEinsteinpersuadedhisparentstolethimtourthemaincitiesofItaly.Hecamebackwithsomeexcitingideas.——要富有灵感。你要寻找的答案也许就在附近，问题是你得知道在哪儿找这些答案。旅行是产生灵感的一个有效途径。莫扎特通过旅行积累了许多优秀的音乐思想。艾伯特·爱因斯坦十几岁时，就说服父母让他周游意大利各主要城市。最后他带着一些振奋人心的思想旅行归来。Para.12—Beinspired.Th—Stayfit.Anancientsayinggoes,“Ahealthymindinahealthybody”.Soit’sveryimportantforyourbodytobeoperatingatitsbestsothatyourmindcanalsofunctionpowerfully.Para.13

——要保持健康。古话说，“有一个健康的身体，才会有一个健康的大脑。”因此，保持身体处于最佳状态十分重要，这样你的大脑才会有效地工作。—Stayfit.AnancientsayinggAswellasbeingaphilosopher,poetandpolitician,Sophocleswasalsoachampioninsportsandwonmanyprizes.LeonardodaVinciwasfamousforhisstrengthandspecialabilityinridinghorses.Soitisclearthen,thattobeageniusistopushthelimits,inyourmind,andbeyond.Para.14-15索福克勒斯不仅是哲学家、诗人和政治家，还是一个得过很多奖的体育冠军。列奥纳多·达·芬奇骑马时所展示的力量和技能也是十分出名的。所以很明显，要成为天才，就是要达到并超越你所认为的极限。Aswellasbeingaphilosopher

MainIdeaThistextisaboutthecharactersofgeniuses.Atfirst,theauthorgivesabriefintroductiontothewholetext,tellingusthatgeniusesallhavespecialpartstotheircharacters.Thenbygivingexamplesofmanyfamousgeniuses,theauthorlistssiximportantqualitiespeopleneedtohaveinordertobeagenius,namely,“havefun”,“becurious”,“bebrave”,“keeptrying”,“beinspired”and“stayfit”.Atlast,theauthorconcludesthattobeageniusistopushthelimitsinourmindsandbeyond.MainIdeaThistextisaMainidea:

Tobeageniusistopushthelimits,inyourmind,andbeyond.StructureMainidea:

Listingsixqualitiesofageniuswithexamples:Havefun,becurious,bebrave,keeptrying,beinspired,andstayfit.(Apointforspecialattention:thenumerousexamplescitedtoillustratethesequalities)Mainidea:Thesisstatement:geniuses“allhavespecialpartstotheircharacter,qualitiesthatallowthemtogobeyondeverythingpreviouslyachieved”.(Para.2)textPartII:Para.3-14PartIII:Para.15PartI:Para.1-2Mainidea:Tobeageniusist12Meaning:Itcanrememberandworkthenumbersoutveryrapidlywithoutmakinganymistakes;itcanalsodealwithlargeamountsofinformationinstantly,butunlikehumanbeings,itcan’tthinkabouttheinformation.Meaning:Eventheworld’sgreatestcomputercan’tbeageniusbecauseithasnospecialqualities.Eventhemostpowerfulcomputerintheworldcan’tbeageniusbecauseithasnocharacter.Itcanrememberandcalculatequicklyandaccurately,andhandlegreatamountsofinformation—butitcan’tthinkabouttheinformationlikewecan.12Meaning:Itcanrememberand3Meaning:Ifyoutakeacarefullookatthegreathumangeniuses,youwillfindthattheyallhavesomethingspecialintheircharacter.Thesespecialqualitiesenablethemtoachievemorethanwhathasbeenachievedbefore.Studythegreathumangeniusesandyou’llseethattheyallhavespecialpartstotheircharacter,qualitiesthatallowthemtogobeyondeverythingpreviouslyachieved.3Meaning:Ifyoutakeacarefu45Meaning:LeonardodaVinciwaswidelyknownbecauseofhisjokesandinterestingstories.GalileolivedabusySociallifeandwasalsoapersongoodattellingjokes.Meaning:Theirlivesincludemanyofthesecretswhichenablethemnotonlytohavegreatideas,butalsotorealizethem.Theirlivesholdmanyofthesecretstohavinggreatideasandputtingthemintopractice.LeonardodaVinciwaswellknownforhisjokesandfunnystories.Galileohadabusysociallifeandwasanothergreatjoker.45Meaning:LeonardodaVinciw67Meaning:HeoncesaidthatoneofthethingsthatheEnjoyeddoingmostinhissparetimewastoplaywithThemachinethatwasusedtomovethesoilinplaceswherepeopleareputtingupbuildings.Meaning:BillGates,theworld’srichestman,andtheGeniuswhofoundedMicrosoft,hasbeensaidtobe“abigboy”,apersonwhoissupposedtolikehavingfun.BillGates,theworld’srichestman,andthegeniusbehindMicrosoft,hasbeendescribedas“abigteenager.”Heoncesaidthatoneofhisfavoritehobbieswasplayingwithearthmovingequipmentonbuildingsites!67Meaning:Heoncesaidthato89Meaning:LeonardodaVincioftennoteddownalotofquestionsthathewantedtoanswerinmanybooksofplainpaper.Meaning:Geniuseshavebeenaskingquestionsabouttheworldaroundthemthroughouttheirlives.Geniusesspendtheirlivesaskingquestionsabouttheworldaroundthem.LeonardodaVincifilledmanynotebookswithhisquestionsthathewantedtoanswer.89Meaning:LeonardodaVincio1011Meaning:…howcouldtherebeshellsatthehighestpartsofmountains…Meaning:Iwalkedslowlyaboutinthecountryside,tryingtofindanswerstothethingsIdidnotunderstand.IwanderedaboutthecountrysidesearchingforanswerstothingsIdidnotunderstand……whyshellsexistedonthetopsofmountains…1011Meaning:…howcouldthere1213Meaning:…howthevariouscirclesofwaterareformedaroundtheplacethathasbeenhitbyastone…Meaning:…whytheloudnoisecausedbylightninglastslongerthantheflashofit……whythunderlastslongerthanthatwhichcausesit……howthevariouscirclesofwaterformaroundthespotthathasbeenstruckbyastone…1213Meaning:…howthevarious1415Meaning:InventorThomasEdisonfailedthousandsoftimesbeforehesuccessfullyturnedelectricpowerintolight.Meaning:TheWrightbrothers,OrvilleandWilbur,fellfromtheskyintheirplanesmanytimesanddamagedmanyplanesbeforetheyfinallygottheirmachinetoflyofftheground.OrvilleandWilburWrighthadmanycrashesandruinedmanyplanesbeforetheyfinallygotofftheground.InventorThomasEdisonfailedthousandsoftimesbeforehemanagedtoturnelectricityintolight.1415Meaning:InventorThomasE1617Meaning:Thenewideasofgeniusescanappearstrangeandcanevencausefeartootherpeople.thosewhoareabletohavegreatideasareoftensaidtobestrangeandsilly.Meaning:Geniusesmustalsobereadytoacceptthefactthatpeoplemaybeextremelysurprisedattheirstrangeideas(andthusmaystronglyobjecttotheirideas.)Geniusesmustalsobepreparedtoshockpeople.Newideascanseemstrangeandevenfrighteningtoothers,andgreatthinkersareoftendescribedasbeingoddandfoolish.1617Meaning:Thenewideasof1819Meaning:Inordertobecomeagenius,youmustbereadytoworklongandhard,andyouwilloftenhavetofaceandovercomegreatdifficulties.Meaning:ThomasEdisononcesaidthatgeniusismadeupofonepercentofgiftedtalentandninety-ninepercentofhardwork.ThomasEdisononcesaidthatgeniuswas“onepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.”Tobecomeageniusyoumustbepreparedtoworklongandhard,ofteninthefaceofgreatdifficulties.1819Meaning:Inordertobecom2021Meaning:Theanswersyou’retryingtofindmaybenearathand.Theproblemisyouhavetoknowwheretofindthem.Meaning:Beabletocomeupwithnewideasfromwhatyousee.Beinspired.Theanswersyou’relookingformaybecloseby—youjusthavetoknowwheretolook.2021Meaning:Theanswersyou’r2223Meaning:Mozartcameupwith/gotalotofgoodideasaboutmusicbychanceduringhistrips.Meaning:Travelisanothergoodwayforyoutoformnewandgreatideas.Travelisanothergoodsourceofinspiration.Mozartpickedupmanygoodmusicalideasduringhistravels.2223Meaning:Mozartcameupwi2425Meaning:Keepyourselfphysicallyhealthy.Meaning:Whilehewasstillateenager,AlbertEinsteinmanagedtotalkhisparentsintoallowinghimtovisitthemaincitiesofItaly.Whilestillateenager,AlbertEinsteinpersuadedhisparentstolethimtourthemaincitiesofItaly.Stayfit.2425Meaning:Keepyourselfphy2627Meaning:LeonardodaVinciwasverywellknownforhisphysicalstrengthandspecialskillsinridinghorses.Meaning:Therefore,it’sveryimportantforyoutokeepyourbodyrunninginitsbeststate.Onlyinthiswaycanyourmindworkmostefficiently.Soit’sveryimportantforyourbodytobeoperatingatitsbestsothatyourmindcanalsofunctionpowerfully.LeonardodaVinciwasfamousforhisstrengthandspecialabilityinridinghorses.2627Meaning:LeonardodaVinci28Meaning:So,clearly,beingageniusrequiresyoutouseyourmindtothefullestandthendoevenbetterthanthat.Soitisclearthen,thattobeageniusistopushthelimits,inyourmind,andbeyond.28Meaning:So,clearly,beingNewwordspowerfulcalculateaccuratelyhandledescribehobbyearthmovingequipmentnotebookpassagewandersearchshellexistthunderspotstrikecrashinventorelectricityshockoddinspirationperspirationinspiresourcemusicalpersuadeexcitingfunctionphilosopherpoetlimitNewwordspowerfulsearchinspirPopracticebewellknownforwanderaboutsearchforonthetopofgetoffthegroundinthefaceoflookforatone’sbestbefamousforPhrasesandexpressionsput.adj.greatindegreeoreffect强大的；强效的e.g.Sometimesideasaremorepowerfulthananyamountofmoney.有时候思想比任何数目的一笔钱都更强大。powerfulHisarmsarepowerful.Hecanliftthatbigboxalone.他的手臂很有力，能独自将那只大箱子举起来。Practice:adj.greatindegreeoreffect1)findoutormakeafirmguessabout(esp.anamount),esp.byusingnumbers计算；估算e.g.Icalculatedthatafterbuyingallthesethings,Iwouldonlyhaveafewdollarsleft.我算了算，买完这些东西后，我就只剩下几块钱了。2)beplannedwiththeintentionof(producingaparticularresult)打算e.g.Thebuildingwascalculatedforsuchuse.该大楼本来设计作这种用途。calculatePracticevt.1)findoutormakeafirmHiswordswerenotcalculatedtohurther.2.他的话并非是有意伤害她。Wemustmeasureandcalculatetodeterminehowmuchsteelwillbeneeded.1.我们必须测量计算以决定需要多少钢材。calculatePractice:Hiswordswerenotcalculat