TherichestmaninAmerica大学英语第二册第二单元

TheRichestManInAmerica,

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Unit2CollegeEnglish

Outline1Warm-upactivity2Backgroundinformation3Textorganizationandcomprehension4Difficultsentenceanalysis5WordsandphrasesTeachingAimtounderstandthemainideaandstructureofthetexttoappreciatetheuseofindirectdescriptioninportrayingapersontograspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext1.Warm-upactivity:

Whoarethey?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?2.Backgroundinformation

FounderofWal-MartForbes-SamWalton-therichestmanintheUnitedStates-1985to1988.Birthplace:asmalltown-Oklahoma.Business:After17yearsofoperatingretailstoresopenedthefirstWal-MartDiscountCityinArkansas,in1962.Wal-mart:WaltondevelopedWal-Martintoachainofstores.Thestoresarefeaturedbyheavydiscountingandsmallerprofitmargins.By1991,SamhadbecomeAmerica’slargestretailerwith1,700stores.DimeStoreWal-Mart

HowSamWaltongotrich?WhatisSamWaltonlike?

3.

Textorganization

Scanthetextandmatchthemainideatotherelevantparagraphs.Paras1-4Paras5-13Paras14-22Beingfriendly,easy-goingandneverflashy,Waltoncarriesonlikeplainfolksandneverwantsanyspecialtreatment.ThewaiterwasdisappointedtofindthattheRichestManinAmericaledsosimplealife.WiththeWal-Martteaminmind,Waltondevoteshimselfheartandsoultomakingthebusinessagreatsuccess.Textcomprehension:

1.

Furtherunderstanding:Para1-4

awaiteratWalton’sbirthdaypartyWalton’slifeasharpcontrastTextAnalysis:

1.1SamWalton’sLife

SamWalton’slifeinpeople’simagination:anexpensiveRolls-Royce

aluxuriouspalace1.2SamWalton’sLifedrive1978Fordpickuptruckordinaryhouse,wornfurniture,noservants

SamWalton’sreallifeTaskone—fillintheblanks

whattheauthorimaginedtoseewhattheauthoractuallysaw

apalace

aRolls-Royce

dogswithdiamondcollars

servantseverywherenicehouse,notpalaceamuddybirddog

noservantsanoldpickuptruckCompletethesummaryofParas1-4AccordingtoJamieBeaulieu’simagination,SamWalton,therichestmanintheworld,shouldleada___________life.Whathesaw,however,provedthathewaswrong.Itturnedoutthatthebillionaire,whoacquiredhiswealthbystartingwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoadiscountchain,carriedoninavery____________way.luxurioussimple2.Furtherunderstanding:

Para5-13acharactersketchcharactertraits(values)thedetailsthatrevealthosetraits2.1CharacterTraitseasy-goingfriendlyfrugalneverflashyneverthrowhisweightaroundnotself-importantcarryonlikeplainfolksandnospecialtreatments.2.2SamWalton’slifestory:

inthechurchHedoesn'thaveasetplaceinthechurch.教堂中没有预定的座位，和普通人坐在一起。Atachurchsupper,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes.教堂举行晚餐会，他和太太在后面洗盘子。2.3SamWalton’slifestory:

inthebarbershop1.For19years,heusedthesamebarber.

19年来只使用一个理发师。

2.Oneday,heforgottobringhismoney.

有一天理发竟然忘了带钱。Tasktwo-fillintheblanksCharacterTraitsDetailsfreeofself-importancefriendlyandeasy-goingwaitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-MarthasnoreservedseatinchurchaskshisemployeestocallhimbyhisfirstnameCharacterTraitsDetails

neverflashyhardworkingsteersclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemersmanagestokeephimselfoffthefrontpageattendssalesmeetings,theexecutivepeprallygeneroussetupacollegescholarshipfundandadisasterrelieffund3.Furtherunderstanding:Para14-22Discussion1.What'stheWal-Martwayoflife?2.What'sSamWalton’sdevotiontoWal-MartTeam?3.WhataboutWal-MartCultureinyouropinion?TextAnalysis:

3.1TheWal-MartwayoflifeWAL-MARTCheerGivemeaW!

GivemeanA!

GivemeanL!

GivemeaSquiggly!

GivemeanM!

GivemeanA!

GivemeanR!

GivemeaT!

What'sthatspell?

Wal-Mart!

Who'snumberone?

TheCustomer!Always!3.2TheWal-MartwayoflifeTheWal-Martwayoflife:loyalty→忠诚hardwork→勤勉longhours→加班加点newideasfrombottom→集思广义Japanese-style→日本式的管理treathispeoplewell→善待员工cutpricestothebone→降低价格，减少利润3.3SamWalton’sdevotiontoWal-MartTeam.

onhismind

rewardsuccessandhardworkAdisasterrelieffundAtennisgameAscholarshipfundHisstoresandhispeople3.4Wal-MartCulture

Servicetoourcustomers服务顾客Respectfortheindividual尊重个人Strivingforexcellence

追求卓越

"AllAssociatesworkforthecustomerswhobuyourmerchandise.Infact,thecustomerscanfireeverybodyinourCompany.Andtheycandoitbysimplyspendingtheirmoneysomewhereelse.Thegreatestmeasureofoursuccessishowwellwepleasethecustomer,'OurBoss'.Let'sallsupportAggressiveHospitalityandhaveourcustomersleave100%satisfiedeveryday”

SamWalton

4.Difficultsentenceanalysis.Paraphrase:Thehousewasnice,butnotluxurious.Maybeheisintelligent,veryintelligent,butheisnoEinstein.也许他聪明,非常聪明,但他不是天才。Youmaydanceinyourunderwearinfrontofthemirror,butyouarenoMadonna.你也许可以穿着内衣在镜子前跳舞，但你成不了麦当娜。Line10Itwasnice,butnopalace

Line14

OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolks…Paraphrase:ItisonlyinAmericathatabillionairecanliveinthesamewayasordinarypeople…翻译：只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像普通百姓一样，安稳地过着普普通通的日子。Only+强调部分+倒装结构1)OnlyinthiswaycanwelearnEnglishwell.2)OnlythendidPeterrealizethathestillhadn’tphonedhismother.Exercises:UsingonlytorewritethesetwosentencesIdidn’trealizethevalueofmyparents’adviceuntilImyselfbecameamother.2.Marywasunabletocompletethereportbythedeadlineexceptbyworkingateveningsandweekends.WordstoDrillSteerclearofQualifyOptionCultivateDeserveRemoteGetawaywithByallaccountsBlendReserveHeadlineQuizontheFocusedWordsRemotea.Farawayintimeorspace

aremoteregion/village/farmhouse/mountains偏僻的地区/村子/农舍/山区inahouseremotefromanytownorvillageintheremotepast/future在遥远的过去/未来remotecontrol遥控炸弹是遥控引爆的。Thebombwasexplodedbyremotecontrol.BacktothetextGetawaywith

dowithoutbeingcaughtIfyoucheatintheexamyou’llnevergetawaywithit.如果你考试作弊，就一定会受到惩罚。小孩打破了窗户没被逮着。Theboygotawaywithbreakingthewindow.Nobodygetsawaywithinsultinghimlikethat.那样侮辱他没有好下场/吃不了兜着走。Theyclaimedthattheyknewhowtostealthecodeandgetawaywithit.他们声称他们知道如何偷取密码不被发现。BacktothetextBy/fromallaccounts

Mr.Smith,byallaccounts,isaprofessorpopularamongstudents\asuperbteacher.人人都说，史密斯教授很受学生欢迎/很棒的老师。我没去过那儿，但人人都说那是个好地方。I’veneverbeentherebutitis,byallaccounts,alovelyplace.据说《飘》是本值得读的书。GonewiththeWind,byallaccounts,isabookworthreading.byone’sownaccount

据某人自己所说Backtothetextmoreonaccountof

因为；由于Wedelayedourdepartureonaccountofthebadweather.因为天气原因我们推迟了行程。

onsb.’saccount

为了某人的缘故Don’tchangeyourplansonmyaccount.不要因为我改变你的计划。onnoaccount/notonanyaccount

决不可以Don’tleaveyourbabyaloneathomeonanyaccount.不管怎样也不可以把小孩单独留在家。BacktothetextBlendv.

mixtogetherthoroughlyAsanewly-appointedmanager,hewasnotsurewhetherhecouldblendin.作为新任命的经理，他不确定是否能协调好海天俨然一色Theseaandtheskyseemedtoblendintoeachother.这个新办公楼与周围环境不配Thenewofficebuildingdoesn’tblendinwithitssurroundings.Thepainterblendedinwiththecrowdattheartsale.在画展上，画家与人们融在一起Thosecottagesblendperfectlywiththelandscape这些村舍与景色浑然一体BacktothetextIfsb.blendsintoaparticulargrouporsituation,ofiftheyblendin,theyseemtobelongthereorarenotnoticeable,becausetheirbehaviorissimilartothatoftheotherpeopleinvolved.reservev.这些座位是为特别嘉宾留的。Theseseatsarereservedforspecialguests.这个歌手很受欢迎，你最好预定演出票。Thesingerisverypopular.You’dbetterreserveticketsforhisshow.我想以布莱克名字预订一张六人的桌子。I’dliketoreserveatableforsixinthenameofMr.Black.Collocation:Reserve…for…Makeareservationfor…BacktothetextHead＋lines＝headlinesHeadacheHead-hunterHeadmanHeadmasterHeadlightHeadphonesHeadquarters

头痛收集敌人首级作为战利品的部落人；猎头公司首领；酋长中小学校长车前灯，头灯（头戴式）耳机总部BacktothetextSteerclearof

keepawayfromIprefertosteerclearoftownduringtherush-hour.我情愿高峰时间远离市区。尽量避免麻烦。Trytosteerclearoftrouble.Childrenaretoldtosteerclearofstrangers.人们告诉孩子避开陌生人。BacktothetextQualifyv.

qualifyas…

qualify…for…

qualify…todo

Hequalifiedasadoctorlastyear.他去年获得了医生的资格。Thetrainingcoursewillqualifyyouforabetterjob.本培训课程将使你能胜任更好的工作。Yourpassportqualifiesyoutoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.你的护照使你可以得到免费医疗。赢了这场比赛我们队就能进半决赛。Thesuccessofthismatchqualifiedourteamforthesemi-final.BacktothetextmoreHeiswellqualifiedforthejob.aqualifieddoctorAheartconditiondisqualifiedhimformilitaryservice.心脏病使他不符合服兵役的条件。Hewasdisqualifiedfromthecompetitionforusingdrugs.他因使用违禁药被取消比赛资格。

qualified

adj.

qualification

n.资格，资历；学位，文凭，证书disqualify

vi/t淘汰BacktothetextOptionn.

Thefreedomtochoosewhatyoudo;sththatyoucanchoosetohaveordo

Ihavelittleoptioninthismatter.在这个问题上我没什么选择。Hediditbecausehehadnootheroption.没有其他选择,他只能做了那件事。Hehastheoptionofenteringgraduateschoolorstartingherprofessionalcareer.他可以选择上研究生或者开始职业生涯。Optionala.thatmaybechosenornot,asonewishesOptionalcourses选修课程Backtothetextmore比较choice－alternative－option

Thedecisiontoleavehomehasbeenadifficultchoiceformetomake.离开家对我来说一直是个难做的决定.Thereisavegetarianalternativeonthemenueveryday.每天的菜单上另有素食餐点.Medicalevidences