当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版）The Light Was On

当代商务英语综合教程2

（第2版）

TheLightWasOnContents2TextATheLightWasOnLanguageinUseTextBTheLinkBetweenSuccessfulWomenandSportWarm-upQuestions:3Warm-upQuestions:1.Haveyoueverhadtheexperienceofhelpingotherpeople?Whatdoyouthinkoftheexperience?2.Supposeyouaretohelpthosepeoplewhohavelosthopeinlife,howwillyouhelpthem?Pre-classTask14Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,theglossaryordictionaries.TextA

TheLightWasOn5PassageWecannotholdatorchtoanotherman'spathwithoutbrighteningourown.BenSweetlandTheloveofourneighborinallitsfullnesssimplymeansbeingabletosaytohim,“Whatareyougoingthrough?”TextA

TheLightWasOn6PassageWhenIwasinprivatepracticeasapediatrician,lifewasalwaysbusy,andthedaysandnightsoftenrantogether.Iusuallyfoundmyselfintheofficelateatnight,justcatchinguponpaperwork.Ifoundthistimealoneverypeaceful.Itallowedmetothinkaboutmypatientsandtheirproblemswithoutdistractions.Italsoallowedforclearthinkingaboutmyownlife.1TextA

TheLightWasOn7PassageOneevening,afterputtingmyownfamilytobed,Iwasbackattheoffice,goingthroughstacksofcharts.AsIsatstudyingapatient'schart,Iheardaknockatthedoor.Iassumeditwasmypartner,sincehewasoncallatthetime.28PassageIopenedthedoortofindBrian,asixteen-year-oldpatientofmine.IhadseenBrianenoughtimesoverthepastfewyearstoknowhimbyname.Iaskedhimwhyhewaswanderingaroundattwoo'clockinthemorning.“Iwasjustouttakingawalkandthinking,”hereplied.Iinvitedhimintohavesomehotchocolateand“talkandthinktogether.”3TextA

TheLightWasOn9PassageIputthewaterontoboil,andwebegantochat.Astheconversationprogressed,webothbegantosharealittlebitaboutourselves,ourworriesandourfrustrations.ItwasobviousBrianwasfulloffearsandanxietiesthathedefinitelyneededtoexpress.4TextA

TheLightWasOn10PassageBriantoldmeabouthisgirlfriend,whohadjustbrokenupwithhim,andabouthisgrades,whichweren'tasgoodashewouldhaveliked.Hewantedtobeanarchitect,butheworriedthatitwouldbeimpossiblewithhisgrades.Hetoldmethathisparentsfoughtalotandthathefeltitwashisfault.Hesaidthathedidn'tknowwhethertherewasaGodand,iftherewas,whetherGodlovedhim.5TextA

TheLightWasOn11PassageItriedjusttolistenandofferencouragementwhereIcould.Ihadsomecontactsamongarchitects,soItoldBrianIwantedhimtomeetthemandlearnmoreabouttheprofession.BrianandIalsotalkedaboutpositivethingsweplannedtodotoaddresssomeofourworriesandfears.Ourconversationslastedtwohours.FinallyIdroveBrianhome,whereIsawhimsneakinthroughafirst-storywindow.6TextA

TheLightWasOn12PassageAfterthatnight,Brianfrequentlystoppedbymyoffice(atmorereasonablehours)togivemeanupdateonhisprogressinvariousareasofhislife.Hewasaverypleasant,outgoingyoungmanwhosoonbecamegoodfriendswithmystaff.7TextA

TheLightWasOn13PassageAboutsixmonthsaftermyfirstconversationwithBrian,Imovedmypracticetoadifferentlocation.Ayearafterthemove,IreceivedagraduationannouncementfromBrian.Folded.Insidetheformalinvitationwasahandwrittennote.8TextA

TheLightWasOn14PassageDearDr.Brown,Iwantedtothankyouforcaringaboutmethatnight.Idon'tthinkyoueverknew,butIfeltsobadthatnight,Iplannedtokillmyself.Everythinginmylifeseemedsobad,andIdidn'tknowwhattodonext.AsIwaswalkingdownthestreet,Isawyourofficeandnoticedthelightwason.Then,forsomereason,Idecidedtotalktoyou.Allthattalking,andyourlistening,mademerealizealotofthingsaboutmylifethatweregood.9TextA

TheLightWasOn15PassageSomeoftheoptionsandideasyoumentionedtomereallyhelped.Iamgraduatingfromhighschool,andI'vebeenacceptedtotheuniversity'sarchitectureschool.Icouldn'tbehappier.IknowI'llhavehardtimes,butIalsoknowI'llgetthroughthehardtimes.I'mvery,verythankfulthatyourlightwasonthatnight.Sincerely,BrianTextA

TheLightWasOn16PassageIdon'tbelievethisnotewastheresultofanythingextraordinaryIdidwithBrian;ourconversationshadbeenveryordinary.ButreflectingonmyacquaintancewithBrianmakesmethinktherewassomethingquiteexceptionalatwork.TextA

TheLightWasOn1017PassageOnemightsayitwasfortuitousthatIwasintheofficeandthatthelightwason,thatnightwhenBrianwascontemplatingsuicide.Ibelievetheworldworksinadifferentway.Thereisalight,orenergy,thatshinesinandthrougheachofus,toprovideguidanceandsupportforourselvesandourfellowhumanbeings.AnditwasthatlightthatshonebrightestonthenightwhenBrianknockedatmyofficedoor.TextA

TheLightWasOn1112Pre-classTask218Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.d）

2.d）3.a）4.d）5.c）Pre-classTask319Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask320Glossary21Pre-classTask322Pre-classTask3In-classTask123In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.WhenIwasinprivatepracticeasapediatrician,lifewasalwaysbusy,andthedaysandnightsoftenrantogether.(Para.1)1.WhenIwasworkingasadoctortotreatchildren'sdiseaseinprivatepractice,IwassobusythatIfeltasifIhadworkeddayandnightwithoutstop.（Para.1）In-classTask1242.Hetoldmethathisparentsfoughtalotandthathefeltitwashisfault.(Para.5)2.Hetoldmethathisparentsoftenquarreledwitheachotherandhethoughtthatitwashewhohadcausedallthis.（Para.5）3.Afterthatnight,Brianfrequentlystoppedbymyoffice(atmorereasonablehours)togivemeanupdateonhisprogressinvariousareasofhislife.(Para.7)In-classTask1253.Afterthatnight,Brianoftenpaidmeavisitatmyoffice（atmuchearliertimes）totellmewhathadhappenedtohimrecentlyconcerningalmosteveryaspectofhislife.（Para.7）In-classTask226In-classTask2RhetoricalAnalysisoftheTextThisisareallytouchingstorytoldinthefirstperson,inwhichthedoctorunintentionallysavesthelifeofasixteen-year-oldpatientofhisbypatientlylisteningtohislongtalk.Itisthedoctor'spatienceandencouragementthatsettheboyontothepathofhisnewlife.Thedoctor'sofferofhelpignitesthehopeoftheboy,whofinallygivesuphisintentionofcommittingsuicide.In-classTask227Theconversationbetweenthemservesasaprescriptionwhichendowshimwithanewlife.Asaresult,theboywalksintotheworldsuccessfully.AsisstatedbyBenSweetland,“Wecannotholdatorchtoanotherman'spathwithoutbrighteningourown.”In-classTask328In-classTask31.Readaloudparagraphs8-9.2.DiscussthequestionsinPre-classTask2.3.Workinpairstoaskeachotherquestionsaboutthetext.In-classTask3294.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Whydidthedoctorinthestoryliketostayinhisofficelateatnight?1）Becausehefeltitwasquietatthattime.Hehadenoughtimetogothroughallthechartsofhispatients.Meanwhilehehadtimetothinkclearlyabouthisownlife.2)WhatwastheattitudeofthedoctortowardsBrianwhenherealizeditwasBrianwhowasknockingatthedoor?In-classTask3302）Firsthewaswonderingwhythisboywaswanderingat2o'clockinthemorning.Thenheinvitedhimtocomeintohisofficetohavesomethingtodrink.3)HowdidtheconversationbetweenthedoctorandBriango?In-classTask3313）ThetalkbetweenthetwowentonsmoothlywithBriantellingindetailsabouthimself,butwithoutanyinterruptionfromthedoctor.4)WhatmoodwasBrianinwhenhetalkedwiththedoctorthatnight?4）Hewasquitedisappointedsincehehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfriend.Hedidn'tmakemuchprogressinhisownstudy.5)WhatdidBriandoafterhislongtalkwiththedoctor?In-classTask3325）Hegainedhisself-confidenceandsetonhisjourneytoachievehisowngoal.6)What'sthedoctor'sreflectiononhisacquaintancewithBrian?6）Sometimesunintentionalhelpwillsaveaperson.Thepersonwhooffershelpandthepersonwhogetsthehelparebothpurifiedtosomedegree.5.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)Howdoyouunderstandthelastparagraphofthetext?Makesomecommentsonit.2)CommentonBenSweetland'sstatementatthebeginningofthetext.In-classTask33334TextA

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西蒙·威尔35TextATextTranslation我在一家私人诊所任儿科医生时，生活总是忙忙碌碌，白天黑夜没有区别。我常会深夜时分仍呆在办公室里赶自己的论文，因为我觉得只有这时才最宁静，我才有时间心无旁骛地考虑我的病人和他们的病况，我才有空思考自己的生活。136TextATextTranslation有一天晚上，安顿好家人休息后，我又返回了办公室，翻阅那一摞摞的病历，就在我仔细研读一位病人的病历时，听到有人敲门，我以为是我的搭档，因为他刚才来过电话。237TextATextTranslation我开门后发现站在门口的是布赖恩，是我的一位十六岁的病人，在过去的几年里我见过布赖恩好几次，就知道了他的名字，我问他为什么凌晨两点还在外面闲逛，他回答说:“我只是外出散散步，顺便想点事。”我邀请他进来喝点热巧克力咖啡，然后再“一起聊聊，一起想想。”338TextATextTranslation我开始烧水，同时我们闲聊起来，随着谈话的进展，我们谈到彼此，谈到我们的忧虑和挫折，显然布赖恩当时内心充满了恐惧和焦虑，很需要倾诉。439TextATextTranslation布赖恩跟我聊到了他的女朋友，她刚与他分手，然后说到了他的成绩，并不