全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程第1册Unit4课堂笔记

GlobalReadingUnit4TheAmericanDreamGlobalReading>>PartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeasWithdeterminationandwithhelpfromMr.Crawford,Tonyachievedhisdreamofhavinghisownfarm.11~29Tony’scareersettheauthorthinkingaboutwhyandtowhatextenthehadbeensuccessful.230~33GlobalReading>>FurtherUnderstandingI.ForPart1i.TableCompletionHowTonyFulfilledHisAmericanDreamPartsTimeExpressionsTony’sStepstowardSuccessoneeveningduringtheTonystartedtoworkasahelpatMr.Crawford’shouse.GreatDepression1~1011~1314~16summerpassedintofallTonygotajobclearingsnowatMr.Crawford’sfactory.Tonyaskedtobetrainedasanapprentice,andlateronedaylearnedtobeaskilledworker.17~2122~27ayearortwopassedafterabouttwoyearsTonyboughtahousewiththehelpofMr.Crawford.TonyboughtafarmandsentforhisfamilyinItaly.Tonydied,leavinghisfamilyaprosperousfarmandhischildreneducated.28~33duringthewarii.MatchingMatchthefollowingthreecolumns.Tony’srequest1.“Imowyourlawn.”Theauthor’sfeelingResultsA.Well,whatdoyoudowithI.…hehadgraduatedasaskilledgrinder.…MywifeandIfeltitwasasatisfyingendofthestory.suchdeterminationandhope?2.“WhenwinterB.IdoubtedwhetherTonyhadthecapacitytoreadblueprintsII.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanyheavyobjectstoliftorthingstofix.come,yougivemejobclearingsnowatandmicrometersordothefactory.”3.“Iwanttobe’prentice.”precisionwork.C.IwentintomyhouseIII.Iaskedthepersonnelunhappy...buthowcouldIturndepartmentforareport.TheysaidGlobalReadingawayapersonwhohadcometoTonywasaverygoodworker.meforhelp?(1—C—II;2—A—III;3—B—I)iii.ScanningScanthetexttofindoutdescriptionsofTony’sphysicalappearance.Para.1Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.Para.22Heseemedtostandalittlestraighter.Hewasheavier.Hehadalookofconfidence.Para.27…neatlydressedII.ForPart2QuestionsandAnswers1.WhatisthekeytoTony’ssuccess?(TonyworkedveryhardtocreatehisAmericanDream.Besides,hewasdetermined,self-controlled,optimistic,self-respected,honestandresponsible.Allthesehelpedhimbecomesuccessful.)2.CompareTonywiththegreatestindustrialists.(BothTonyandthegreatestindustrialistsaresuccessfulinpursuingtheirAmericanDreams.Theyreachedtheirsuccessbyworkinghard,andbythesamevaluesandprinciples.Theonlydifferencewasthattheyhaddifferentfinancialachievements.)DetailedReadingDetailedReadingI.DifficultSentences1.“Imowyourlawn,”hesaid.(Para.2)Howmanytimesisthesentence—“Imowyourlawn.”—repeatedinthetext?Whyisitrepeated?(Thesentenceisrepeatedfourtimes.That’sbecauseitshowsTony’sdeterminationinfindingajob,andhisoptimisticviewthatpeoplewouldhelpamanwhoneededajob.)2.Well,whatdoyoudowithsuchdeterminationandhope?(Para.12)Paraphrasethesentence.(Itishardtorefuseapersonwhoisdeterminedandhopefultogetajob.)3.MywifeandIweredelightedwithwhatwefeltwasasatisfyingendofthestory.(Para.16)1)Paraphrasethesentence.(MywifeandIwerehappywithwhatTonyhadachieved,andthoughtthatthewholethinghadthusbeensettled.)2)WasTonysatisfiedwiththisend?(Tonywasnotsatisfied.Hekeptonworkingharduntilhefulfilledhisbetterdreams.)4.Fromthenon,itwasinterestingtoseethatanydiscardedoddsandendsaroundourplace—abrokenscreen,abitofhardware,boardsfrompacking—Tonywouldgatherandtakehome.(Para.21)1)WhydidTonytakehomethediscardedoddsandends?(Tonyboughtahouse,whichwasacompletewreck.Tofixanddecorateit,and,aboveall,tosavemoney,hetookhomethediscardedoddsandends.)2)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。)5.Hehadhuntedaroundtheedgeoftownuntilhefoundasmall,abandonedpieceofpropertywithahouseandshed.(Para.26)1)Whatdoes“property”referto?(“Property”referstothefarmhewantedtobuy.)2)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚。)6.Hegrewinstatureinmymind.(Para.30)1)Paraphrasethesentence.(Hegrewtallerandgreaterinmymind.Hissocialstatusgreatlyimprovedinmymind.)2)DescribethechangeofTony’ssocialstatusinMr.Crawford’smind.(WhenMr.CrawfordfirstmetTony,Tonywas“aboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin”,andhisEnglishwasbroken.HeremainedstandingwhenhetalkedtoMr.Crawford.HedidnothaveDetailedReadinghighsocialstatus.Afterheboughthisfarmseveralyearslater,he“seemedtostandalittlestraighter”,andhe“hadalookofconfidence”.HeandMr.Crawford“satdownandtalked”.HissocialstatusimprovedenoughtoallowhimtositdownwithMr.Crawford.Afterhepassedaway,Mr.Crawfordthought“hestoodastall,andasproud,asthegreatestAmericanindustrialists.”)7.Tonydidnotbeginonthebottomrungoftheladder.Hebeganinthebasement.(Para.32)1)Whatdoes“ladder”referto?Andwhatdoes“basement”referto?(“Ladder”referstothewaytosuccess.“Basement”referstoTony’sstartingpoint.Hewasworsethanordinarypeople.HehadnothingtohelphimseekhisAmericanDream.)2)Whatcanyouinferfromthesentence?(TonyhadnothingwhenhearrivedintheUnitedStates,andhebuiltupfromnothing.)8.But,afterall,thebalancesheetswereexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewaswhereyouputthedecimalpoint.(Para.32)1)Whatdobalancesheetsreferto?Andwhatdoesdecimalpointreferto?(Balancesheetsareusedtoshowwhetherapersonoracompanyisfinanciallysuccessful.Heretheyareusedtojudgeaperson’slifeachievements.Ifthedecimalpointismoved,anumberwillbecomeeithersmallerorbigger.HereitshowsthedifferenceintheamountofmoneyTonyandthegreatestindustrialistshadmade.)2)Whatcanyouinferfromthesentences?(WhatTonyandthegreatestindustrialistsachievedwasexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewasthattheyhaddifferentfinancialsuccess.)II.Words&Expressionsturnaway:refusetohelp(sb.)orallow(sb.)toenteraplace-他拒绝了所有的应征者。(Heturnedalltheapplicantsaway.)-Heturnedawayseveralpeoplewhodidn’thavethetickets.Collocation:turndownturnin拒绝；调低交还，上交turnintoturnoff使变成关；拐弯turnoutturnoverturnup生产，制造；证明，结果仔细考虑出现，来到；开大，调大workout:plan;solve;calculate-他们已经设计出把宇宙飞船送上太空的方法。(They’veworkedoutamethodofsendingaspacecrafttothespace.)-Theaccountanthasworkedoutyourshareoftheexpenseat1,000yuan.(会计已算出你的那份花费为1,000元。)Collocation:workat从事于，致力于DetailedReadingworkup引起，激起，逐渐上升weekly:1.adj.happeningonceaweekoreveryweek-Hethinkshisweeklywageof400yuanisenough.2.adv.onceaweek;everyweek;bytheweek-《21世纪报》每周出版一次。(21stCenturyispublishedweekly.)3.n.apublicationissuedonceaweek-BusinessWeekly《商业周刊》-Publishers’Weekly(美)《出版商周刊》-atwiceweekly半周刊dowith:1)(usedinquestionswith“what”)dealwith-Tellmewhatyoudidwithyourselfthisweek.-Thechilddidn’tknowwhattodowithhimselfforexcitement.2)tolerate-我不能忍受他和他的无礼。(Ican’tdowithhimandhisimpoliteness.)3)(oftenwith“could”,“can”)desire-Icoulddowithacupoftea.Collocation:dowithoutdoawaywithdofor没有…也行，将就废除，去掉代替，适合…对…有益dogood(to)doover重复determination:n.theabilitytocontinuetryingtoachievewhatyouhavedecidedtodoevenwhenthisisdifficult-HehasgreatdeterminationtolearnEnglishwell.personnel:n.1)thedepartmentinalargeorganizationthatdealswithemployees;humanresources(uncountablenoun,usedwithasingularorpluralverb).-personneladministration人事管理-personneldepartment-personneldirector人事部/处/科人事部长/处长/科长2)allthepersonsworkinginanorganization,inthearmy,etc.(oftenusedwithapluralverb)-Thepersonnelofthecompanyhasbeenincreased.-全体员工都允许参加晚会。(Allpersonnelwereallowedtotakepartintheparty.)NB:此外注意与personal的区别。personal:个人的，私人的，亲自的，秘密的-Liketheirpersonallives,women’shistoryisfragmented,interrupted.(如同她们的个人生活一DetailedReading样，妇女的历史是支离破碎且断断续续的。)TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.-apersonalappearance(亲自出面)-Ihavesomethingpersonaltotellyou.(我有私人的事要告诉你。)capacity:n.1)theabilitytounderstandordosth.-Hiscapacityforrememberingthingsisinteresting.2)theabilitytoholdorcontainsth.;themaximumamountthatcanbecontained-Thetrunkisfilledtocapacity.CF:capacity,ability,capability&proficiency这些词都可以表示“能力”的意思。capacity用于物时，指容纳接受的能力，如容积、容量、生产能力；用于人时，指潜在的能力，多用于才智、道德，尤指接受能力、领悟性、敏感性等。ability既指天赋的能力，也指培养造就而获得的本领；主要用于人，指已经表现出来的实际能力，尤指人的思维能力。capability较多用于人，指胜任某项工作的能力、本领。proficiency正式用语，带有技术性，指对业务的精通和熟练。Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenabove.1.Hermentalabilityisverygreat.2.Thefilmisbeyondthecapacityofthechildren.3.Proficiencyinseveralforeignlanguagesisneededforworkasatraveler’sguide.4.Hehasthecapabilityofsolvingpracticalproblems.skilled:adj.1)havingskill;trained;experienced-askilledworker(技术熟练的工人)2)needingskill-skilledwork(技术性工作)CF:skilled&skillfulskilled,skillful表示“有技术的，熟练的”时可以互换。skilled通常是指受过正规训练，有多年实践经验而掌握某项专门技术。skillful是指人聪，明做事很灵巧，尤指手的灵巧。-Heisaskilled/skillfulsurgeon.-罗斯的父亲是个熟练的机械师，因而她也很会修理自行车。(Rose’sfatherisaskilledmechanicsoshehasbecomeskillfulatrepairingbicyclestoo.)forsale:availabletobebought待售，供出售-Thecompanywillputthehousesforsale.-NotforSale.(非卖品。)Collocation：onsale上市，出售；减价，贱卖asaleoncredit赊购onsaleorreturn包退包换的，无法销售可以退货的DetailedReadingcallon:1)visitsb.forashorttime-I’llcallonhimtomorrow.2)summon;appeal-他们号召全市工人支持这次罢工。(Theycalledontheworkersofthecitytosupportthestrike.)3)invite;require-ThehostofthepartycalledontheChairmantospeak.Collocation：callfor邀约；要求；需要calloff取消callup打电话；召集；使人想起callin顺路到某处；收回loan:1.vt.lend-Thebankloanedmesomemoney.-Theartistloanedherpicturestothemuseum.2.n.1)sth.lent,esp.asumofmoney-Thedictionaryisaloan,notagift.-Doestheloancarryanyinterest?2)lending-我可以借你的打字机用一下吗？(MayIhavetheloanofyourtypewriter?)Collocation：askfortheloanof请求借用…havetheloanof…借…onloan出借的adomestic(foreign)loanapublic/governmentloanaloanforconsumptionaloanonsecurity内（外）债公债,国库券消费贷款担保贷款agift(interest-free)loanalong-termloan无息贷款长期贷款amortgageloan抵押贷款,抵押借款character:n.1)theparticularcollectionofqualitiesthatmakesb./sth.differentfromothers-Hehasastrongbutgentlecharacter.-品质的培养应是教育的重点。(Characterbuildingshouldbethemainpointofeducation.)-Thenewbuildingshavechangedthecharacterofthevillage.2)personinaplay,movie,etc.-Ifindallthecharactersinhisnewplayveryreal.DetailedReading3)letter,signormarkusedinasystemofwritingorprinting-aChinesecharacter(一个汉字)-汉字看起来像是一幅幅小图画。(ThecharactersinChinesewritinglooklikesmallpictures.)CF:character,characteristic,feature&personality这些词都是名词，都有“性格”、“品质”、“特征”的意思。character指成年人已经充分发展的生活方式，而且往往与品格有关。characteristic指某物的任何方面，不涉及全局的重要性，但常指有代表性的一个侧面，常用于科技领域。feature通常指外貌的特征或特别的、附加的、有吸引力的东西。personality偏重指一个人表现出来的无法明确阐述的整个情绪方面的特点，不与形容词连用时表示情感上的吸引力。FillintheblankswiththewordsgivenaboveandtranslatethesentencesintoChinese.1.Anaquilinenosewasherbestfeature.(鹰钩鼻是她最明显的特征。)2.Hecanreadaguy’scharacteratthefirstglance.(他一眼就可以看出一个人的品质。)3.Hehascharacterbutnopersonality.(他有性格但没有个性。)4.Apsychologicalreportlistseverypossiblecharacteristicofthepersonbeingstudied.(一份心理学报告列举了研究对象所有可能有的特性。)confidence:n.thequalityofbeingcertainofone’sabilitiesoroftrustingotherpeople-Itookthemintomyconfidence.-Ihaveeveryconfidenceinyourabilitytosucceed.-我告诉你这件事是因为绝对相信你会保守秘密的。(Iamtellingyouthisinstrictconfidence.)sendfor:askforthearrivalof-Iwasseriouslyillandmyfatherhadtosendforadoctor.-Doyouwanttosendforthepolice?hunt:v.1)searchthoroughly(for)-警察在山中搜索逃犯。(Thepolicearehuntingfortheescapedcriminalinthemountain.)-Theywerehuntingtheareaforanewapartment.2)goafter(wildanimals)forfoodorsport-Weoftengoouthuntingintheholiday.abandon:v.giveupcompletelyandforever-Thecruelfatherabandonedhisnewborndaughter.-Oneofmyclassmateshadtoabandonthetripbecauseofhisfather’sillness.property:n.1)land,buildingsorbothtogether-Littlepropertywasleftinthesmallcountryafterthewar.2)Thethingorthingsthatsb.owns-Thefactoryismyuncle’sprivateproperty.-publicproperty公共财产DetailedReading-personalproperty-realproperty动产不动产sometime:adv.atatimethatisunknownorhasnotyetbeenfixedCF:sometime,sometimes&sometimesometime在某时候,曾经sometimes有时，不时，间或sometime一段时间-我希望明年某个时候你再来。(Ihopeyouwillcomeagainsometimenextyear.)-我有时会收到他的信。(Isometimeshearfromhim.)-我已经等了你一些时候了。(Ihavebeenwaitingforyouforsometime.)sponsor:1.v.supportbygivingmoney,encouragementorotherhelp-TheexhibitionwassponsoredbytheSocietyofCulture.-一些大公司赞助了这次的时装表演。(Somelargecompaniessponsoredthisfashionshow.)2)n.onewhoputsforwardorguaranteesaproposal-asponsorcountry主办国approach:1.v.comenearornearerto-Theboyshadapproachedthetunnelwhentheyplayedthegame.-性能近乎完美。(Theperformanceapproachesperfection.)-Theyoungteacheriseasytoapproachandallthestudentsliketoanswerherquestions.2.n.way-每个人的学习方法都不一样。(Everyonehashisownapproachtostudy.)passaway:die-Hepassedawaypeacefully.Collocation:passbypassdownpassoverpassoutpassoff不注意，忽视使传下来对…不加考虑失去知觉，昏倒终止，停止handle:1.v.1)manage;control-Howtohandlethecontradictioncorrectlyamongthepeopleisimportanttosteadydevelopment.(正确处理人们内部的矛盾对稳定发展很重要。)2)touch,lift,orholdwiththehands-Washyourhandsbeforeyouhandlethewhitepaper.2.n.apartthatisdesignedtobeheldoroperatedwiththehandDetailedReading-Thehandleisnotwellfixed.aboveall:mostimportantofall-Hewasconcernedaboveallwiththetruthoftheaccident.Collocation：afterallatall毕竟,终究,归根结底完全,全然firstofallinall首先总计；总的说来几乎,差一点；除…外全部总之allbutallinallbalance:1.n.1)thedifferencebetweenthecreditandthedebitside;aremainder-abankbalance(银行余额)-剩下来的工资全用来购买花卉栽培的新书上了。(Thebalanceofthewageswasdevotedtonewbooksonflowerculture.)-Youmaykeepthebalance.2)aweighingdevice-Thebalanceisanapparatusforweighing,notforyoutoplay.3)astateofequilibrium-孩子骑在他的新自行车上用双腿保持平衡。(Thechildcouldkeephisbalancewithhislegsonhisnewbicycle.)2.v.1)keeporputsth.inasteadyposition-I’mtryingtobalanceontheballononefootinordertowintheprize.2)showequaltotalsofdebitsandcredits-Myaccountsbalanceforthefirsttimethisyear!AfterReadingAfterReading>>UsefulExpressions结结巴巴的英语大萧条时期上门求助重整业务夏去秋来人事部门培训工人徒工学校精密加工工作减薪水brokenEnglishtheDepressiondayscometosb.forhelprebuildone’sbusiness?Summerpassesintofall.personneldepartmenttrainlaborersanapprenticeschoolprecisionworktakeacutinpayloanmoneyoncharacternosale人品贷款没门人品端正首付amanofcharacterdownpayment从那以后零星杂物样子自信穿戴整齐儿时的伙伴最后fromthenonoddsandendshavealookofconfidencebeneatlydressedchildhoodfriendsintheendAfterReading>>SentenceTranslation1.Hehadlearnedtoreadthemillionthsofaninchonthemicrometerandtoshapethegrindingwheelwithaninstrumentsetwithadiamond.(他学会了在千分尺上辨识一百万分之一英寸，会用镶嵌着金刚石的工具制作砂轮。)2.But,afterall,thebalancesheetswereexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewaswhereyouputthedecimalpoint.(但究其实，两者的资产负债表完全一样。唯一的不同是你把小数点点在什么地方。)3.Hemovedtoalow-rentdistrictinOakland,gettingbyonacombinationofscholarships,loans,asmallgrantand,asalways,work.(他搬到奥克兰一个房租低廉的地区，靠奖学金、贷款、少量的补助金以及一如既往地打工勉强度日。)4.对于他们，美国梦的含义就是才能与勤劳能让你从小木屋走向白宫。(Forthem,thedreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.)5.我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪，就这样托尼每天清扫院子，有什么零活，他都干了。(Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay,andeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.)6.最后，我觉得他就和美国那些最伟大的实业家一样高大、自豪。(Intheend,Ithinkhestoodastall,andasproud,asthegreatestAmericanindustrialists.)AfterReading7.此刻，在手术室，看着这同样的颜色——使大脑充满营养和奇迹的鲜红颜色，我仿佛回到了田间，正在那儿劳作。(NowIamhere,lookingatthesamecolor—thatbrightredthatjustfillsthebrainwithnutritionandwonder.I’mrightthereinthefield,andI’mjustdoingit.)AfterReading>>SummaryWritingFromthestart,Tonyshowedhisdetermitationtoachievehisdream(实现梦想的决心).WhenhecametoMr.Crawfordforhelp(找Crawford先生帮忙)forthefirsttime,Mr.Crawfordturnedhimdown(拒绝了他),buthedidn’tgiveup.Later,Mr.Crawfordofferedhimajobinthefactory,heworkedhard,andlearnedtobeaskilledworker(通过学习成为技术工人).ThenwithMr.Crawford’shelp,hemanagedtogetaloanoncharacter(以人品担保得到贷款)forahouse.Finallyheboughtafarm,andhewasabletosendforhisfamily(把家人接来).Hisdreamcametrue.AfterReading>>Discussion1.Whatistheauthor’sinterpretationoftheAmericanDreamasillustratedinthestoryofTony?2.Doyouthinkintegrity,determinationandhardworkcantakeeveryonefromlogcabintoWhiteHouse?Whyorwhynot?3.Doyouhaveadream?Ifyouhave,howdoyoutrytofulfillit?AfterReading>>WritingPracticeI.ABriefIntroductionABriefGuidetoWritingNarrativeEssaysNarrativewritingtellsastory.Inessaysthenarrativewritingcouldalsobeconsideredreflectionoranexplorationoftheauthor’svaluestoldasastory.Theimportantaspecttorememberisthatyoushouldhaveastory.Inasuccessfulnarrativeessay,theauthorusuallymakesapoint.Features1)Thestoryshouldhaveanintroductionthatclearlyindicateswhatkindofnarrativeessayitis(aneventorrecurringactivity,apersonalexperience,oranobservation),anditshouldhaveaconclusionthatmakesapoint.2)Theessayshouldincludeanecdotes.Theauthorshoulddescribetheperson,thescene,ortheeventinsomedetail.It’sokaytoincludedialogueaslongasyouknowhowtopunctuateitcorrectlyandaslongasyouavoidusingtoomuch.3)Theoccasionorpersondescribedmustbesuggestiveinthatyourdescriptionandthoughtsleadthereadertoreflectonthehumanexperience.4)Thepointofviewinnarrativeessaysisusuallyfirstperson.Theuseof“I”invitesyourreadersintoanintimatediscussion.5)Thewritinginyouressayshouldbelivelyandshowsomestyle.TrytodescribeideasandAfterReadingeventsinnewanddifferentways.Avoidusingclichés.Again,getthebasicstorydown,getitorganized,andinyourfinaleditingprocess,workonwordchoice.II.ASampleEssayHenry’sBigBreakMygreat-grandfather,HenryA.Benson,isthemostfamouspersoninourfamily.HerosefromdeliveringnewspapersinhissmallhometownofCrossPlains,Texas,tobecomingtheeditorinchiefofoneofthebiggestpapersinthestate.Hetellsmanystoriesabouthisdaysasareporter,buthisfavoriteonetakesplaceonalatespringafternoonin1941.That’sthedaygreat-granddadgothisbigbreak.InsidetheofficesoftheCenterStateChronicle,15-year-oldHenrytookadeepbreath.Hestuffedhishandsintothepocketsofhisworn-outjeanssothatthepaper’seditor,Mr.Walsh,wouldn’tseehownervoushefelt.“Mr.Walsh,”Henrysaid,“I’vedeliveredyourpaperforthreeyearsnow.I’venevermissedoneday.Ifyoumakemeareporter,Iwon’tletyoudown.”“Henry,”Mr.Walshreplied,“there’sabigdifferencebetweenbeingadeliveryboyandbeingareporter.Maybeafteryou’vefinishedschool.”Tryingnottolethisdisappointmentshow,Henryleftthenewspaperoffice.Whatwashegoingtodo?Hegothisbatteredbicycleandpedaledacrosstowntowardhome.Nearanoldbridge,Henrysawskidmarksonthepavement.Tiretracksshowedwhereacarhadrecentlylefttheroad.Henryspottedasedanlyingatthebottomoftheravine.Henryflaggeddownapassingcartofetchanambulance.Thenhescrambleddowntheravine.Thecar’srightfronttirewasshredded,whichmusthavebeenwhythecarranofftheroad.Thedriverlayslumpedoverthesteeringwheel.Hewasamiddle-agedmanwearingarumpledbrownsuit.“Areyouallright?”Henryaskedtheman.“…Can’tmovemyrightarm,”thedrivermumbled.Henrytriedtotalktotheinjuredmantokeephimawake,butthemanpassedoutanyway.Henryunderstoodtheseriousnessofthesituationandstayedwiththemanuntilanambulancecame.OnlywhenthemanwassafelyonhiswaytothehospitaldiditoccurtoHenrythattheaccidentwasnewsworthy.Maybethiswasthestorythatcouldmakehimarealreporter!Heracedhomeandtypedupanaccountoftheaccident.ThenhepedaledasfastashecouldbacktotheChronicleoffices.EditorWalshranthestoryandbegantorealizethatHenryhadtherightstufftobecomeareporter.Intheyearsthatfollowed,mygreat-grandfatherlearnedtobeagreatreporter.Later,hebecameoneofthemostrespectednewspapereditorsinTexas.Nomatterhowfamoushebecame,though,healwayslovedtotellaboutthedayhegothisbigbreak.HisstorystillinspiresmewheneverIthinkaboutwhatkindofjobIwouldreallylove.III.HomeworkNarrativeParagraphWritingAnarrativeparagraphtellsastoryorapartofastory.Itcanbebasedonfact,onimagination,oronacombination.ThepurposeofanarrativeparagraphistotellaboutAfterReadingsomethingthathappened.Itmaybeapersonalaccountofsomethingthewriterhasexperienced.Inanarrativeparagraph,thewriter(narrator)tellsastorybysharingthedetailsofthatexperience.Likealltypesofparagraphs,anarrativeparagraphmusthaveatopicsentence,detailsabouttheevent,andtimeorder.Assignment:Writeanarrativeparagraphofatleast8sentences,ofsomethingyouhaveseenorhadhappenedtoyouorsomeoneyouknowlately,thatotherswouldfindinteresting.Itcanbefictionifyouchoose,butmustbewritteninanarrativestyle.HelpfulHint—Tomakesureyouhaveincludedalltheimportantdetailsinyournarrativeparagraph,askthefollowingquestions:Who?What?When?Where?Why?How?Reference:Inaninstanthehadfallenintotherushingwater.Thecurrentsuckedathistremblinglegsandhelosthisbalanceashereachedforthecanoe.Onehandclutchedthebrokengunwaleofthevessel,andhedraggedhimselfuptoit.Fromthenonitwasastruggleofsheerwillpoweragainstthebrutepoweroftheriver.Inadazehefought,inchbyinch,towardtheshorewhilethewater-loggedcanoetuggedandhauledawayfromhim.Severaltimeshelosthisfootholdandbothheandthecanoeswungbacktowardthefataljourney.Eachtimehemanagedtoarresttheprogressinthenickoftime.Atlast,hefeltthecanoegrateagainsttheshore.Dizzinessoverwhelmedhim.Hestumbledforwardonhisknees,thinkinghowgladhewastobealiveandthenfainteddeadaway.AfterReading>>MakeUpaStorySupposeyouwereTonyTrivisonno.Youtoldyourlifestorytoyourgrandchildrenaccordingtothepicturesgiven.Somekeywordsaregiventoyou.mowthelawnskilledcleanuptheyardbuyahouseclearsnowawreckanapprenticebuyafarm(图略)AfterReading>>ProverbsandQuotations1.Slowandsteadywinstherace.(不怕缓慢，只要意志坚定就能赢得胜利。)2.Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetsgoing.(艰难之路，唯勇者行。)3.Adversityrevealsgenius;fortuneconcealsit.(苦难显才华，好运隐天资。)4.Diligenceisthemotherofgoodluck.(勤奋是幸运之母。)5.Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.(自信是走向成功之路的第一步。)6.Amanisvaluedashemakeshimselfvaluable.(一个人价值的高低，全在他自己的所为。)7.Workbanishesthosethreegreatevils:boredom,viceandpoverty.—Voltaire,FrenchwriterAfterReading(工作撵跑三个魔鬼：厌烦、堕落和贫穷。8.Nothingismoredangerousthandiscontinuedlabor.(没有什么比停止劳动更危险的了。——法国作家伏尔泰)—VictorHugo,Frenchwriter——法国作家V.雨果)SupplementaryReadingSupplementaryReading>>CultureNotesI.IllegalImmigrationtotheUnitedStatesIllegalimmigrationtotheUnitedStatesreferstotheactofforeignnationalsvoluntarilyresettlingintheUnitedStatesinviolationofU.S.immigrationandnationalitylaw.II.MedicalEducationintheUnitedStatesMedicaleducationintheUnitedStatesincludeseducationalactivitiesinvolvedintheeducationandtrainingofmedicaldoctors(D.O.orM.D.),fromentry-leveltrainingthroughtocontinuingeducationofqualifiedspecialists.Atypicaloutlineofthemedicaleducationpathwayispresentedasmedicalschool,internship,residency,fellowship,andboardcertification;however,medicineisadiverseprofessionwithmanyoptionsavailable.Forexample,somedoctorsworkinpharmaceutical(制药的)research,occupationalmedicine(withinacompany),publichealthmedicine(workingforthegeneralhealthofapopulationinanarea),orjointhearmedforces.III.HarvardMedicalSchool(HMS)HarvardMedicalSchool(HMS)isoneofthegraduateschoolsofHarvardUniversityandcurrentlytheNo.1medicalschoolinAmerica,asrankedbyU.S.NewsandWorldReport.LocatedintheLongwoodMedicalAreaoftheMissionHillneighborhoodofBoston,Massachusetts,HMSishometo616students(asofFall2006)intheM.D.program,435inthePh.D.program,and155intheM.D.-Ph.Dprogram.Theschoolhasalargeanddistinguishedfacultytosupportitsmissionsofeducation,research,andclinicalcare.Thisfacultyh