Unit+2+A+life's+Work+Vocabulary Starting+out 高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Vocabulary&StartingoutUnit2Alife’sworkBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1．rememberthenewwordsofUnit2;2．mastertheprinciplesofdoingthings;3．knowthemeaningofthecraftsman’sspirit.1.pose2.grocery3.fashion4.faraway5.celebrity6.trial7.hydrogenv.(使)摆好姿势n.食品杂货店n.时尚adj.遥远的n.名人，明星n.试验n.氢Translatethewordsandthenreadthemtogetherloudly.8.propulsion9.precious10.antique11.restoration12.polish13.bark14.preserve15.timelessn.（车辆等的）推进力adj.珍稀的；贵重的n.古董，古玩，古物n.（旧建筑或旧家具等的）修复，整修v.擦亮，擦光v.（狗）吠叫v.维护，保护；保存adj.永恒的，恒久的；永不过时的16.modest17.essay18.dominate19.architecture20.ambitious21.associate22.analysis23.comprise

adj.谦虚的，谦逊的n.短文，论说文v.支配，控制，主宰n.建筑风格，建筑设计adj.宏大的，艰巨的v.与……有关n.分析v.包括，由……构成CookDingcutupthewholecowperfectly,fullyshowinghisexperienceandskillsoutofhispractice.1.Haveyouheardofthestory:CookDingandtheOx?2.Whatdoyouknowfromthepicture?BeforeyouwatchDiscussthefollowingquestionsstructurejointmuscleWhileyouwatchTask1

WatchandAnswer1.HowdidCookDingcomparehimselftoothercooks?2.WhatlessondidLordWenhuilearnfromCookDing?1.HowdidCookDingcomparehimselftoothercooks?CookDingcomparedhimselftoothercooksbycomparinghowoftentheyhadtochangetheirknives.2.WhatlessondidLordWenhuilearnfromCookDing?LordWenhuilearntthatitisimportanttostudytheprinciplesofdoingthings,andtohaveperseverance,concentration,wisdomanddevotiontoone’scraft.Task2

WatchandThinkWhatcanwelearnfromCookDing?AfteryouwatchTask1

Readthepassagecarefully.CookDingandtheOxAcooknamedDingwascuttingupanoxforLordWenhui.Everytouchofhishand,everymovementofhisshoulder,everystepofhisfoot,everybendofhisknee,andeverymoveofhisknifewereinperfectrhythm.“Thisisamazing!”

saidLordWenhui.“Howdidyoulearnsuchremarkableskills?”

Dingputdownhisknifeandreplied,“WhatIcareaboutaretheprinciples,whichgobeyondmereskills.WhenIfirstbegantocutupoxen,Icouldonlyseethewholeanimal.Afterthreeyears,Inolongersawthewholeox,butlearnttolookatitpiecebypiece.Now,Inolongerseethestructureoftheoxwithmyeyes,butwithmymind,myheart.AndIknowjustwheretocut,withmyknifepassingthroughthespacesbetweenitsjointsandfollowingitsnaturalform.Idon’teventouchthecomplicatedmusclesandtendons,letalonecutthroughthelargebones.”“Agoodcookchangeshisknifeonceayear—becausehecuts.Anaveragecookchangeshisknifeonceamonth—becausehechops.I’veusedthisknifefor19years,cuttingupthousandsofoxen,andyetit’sassharpasnew.That’sbecausetherearespacesbetweenthejoints—quiteenoughfortheknifetomovearoundsmoothly.WhenIcometoacomplicatedpart,however,Itellmyselftobecareful,concentratefullyonit,andslowlymovetheknifewiththegreatestsubtlety,untiltheoxfallsapartlikeacrumblingclodofearth.Istandtherewithmyknifeinhandandlookaroundwithsatisfaction.ThenIwipetheknifeandputitaway.”LordWenhuiwasdeeplyimpressed.Ding’sperseverance,concentrationanddevotiontohiscraftbecamelegendary,andhiswisdomisrememberedeventoday.TheworkofGerman-bornscientistAlbertEinsteinchangedthefieldofphysicsforever,andvastlyexpandedpeople’sunderstandingoftheuniverse.Histheoryofrelativity,oneofthefundamentaltheoriesofmodernphysics,andtheequationE=mc2pavedthewayforthedevelopmentofatomicpower.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics1921.

AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)Task2

Learnaboutthefollowingpeople,readtheirquotesandanswerthefollowingquestions.It’snotthatI’msosmart,it’sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.

AlbertEinsteinPerseveranceWhatisyourunderstandingofthisquote?Whatqualitiesdoesthisquoteconvey?FrankLloydWrightwasanAmericanarchitect,interiordesigner,writerandeducatorwhoserevolutionary“organicarchitecture”earnedhimadefiningroleinearly20thcenturyarchitecturalmovements.Hisstructuresweredesignedtobeinharmonywiththepeoplewhoinhabitedthemaswellastheirnaturalsurroundings.Overthecourseofhislongandprolificcareer,Wrightdesignedover1,000structures,532ofwhichwerecompleted,nofewerthan12ofwhichareamongtheArchitecturalRecord’shundredmustimportantbuildingsofthecentury.

FrankLloydWright(1867-1959)Iknowthepriceofsuccess:dedication,hardwork,andanunremittingdevotiontothethingsyouwanttoseehappen.

FrankLloydWrightthequalityofcommitmentWhatisyourunderstandingofthisquote?Whatqualitiesdoesthisquoteconvey?JohannesBrahmswasacomposer,pianistandconductoroftheRomanticperiod.Germanborn,helivedalargepartofhislifeintheAustriancapitalofVienna.Asavirtuosicpianist,hewrotemusicforthepianoandtheorgan,aswellasthesymphonyorchestra,thechamberensembleandvoice.AlthoughbeingoneofthemostcelebratedRomanticcomposers,Brahmswasarelativelytraditionalcomposers,duetohisdrawingontheformandorderoftheClassicalperiod.JohannesBrahms(1833-1897)Withoutcraftsmanship,inspirationisamerereedshakeninthe