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Unit2SUCCESSREADINGCLUB12READINGCLUB1CONTRIBUTIONANDSACRIFICEHuangDanian,therenownedChinesegeophysicist,wasbornin1958inGuangxi,China.Asakeenandablestudent,HuangwenttotheUKin1993tofurtherhisstudies.BythetimeHuangmovedbacktoChinain2008,hehadbeenlivingandworkingintheUKfor15years.Hehadagoodjobandalifethere,buthegaveitalluptoreturnhome,drivenbytheideathatheneededtocontributetohiscountry.Asoneoftheworld’sleadingexpertsindeepearthexplorationtechnology,Huangwasapproachedtoparticipateinthe“ThousandTalent”programme.HetookupapositionatJilinUniversity,Changchun.HuangwasnamedleadscientistonChina’sdeepearthexplorationprogramme,developingadvancedcamerasthatcanseethroughtheEarth’scrust1
sothatitcanbeanalysedwithouthavingtodigintoit.Hesetupastate-of-the-artlab,sometimespayingforequipmentwithhisownmoney.Somedescribedhimasa“lunatic”(amadman),butthispassionanddriveenabledHuangtopropelChina’sdeepearthexplorationtechnologyintoaworld-leadingposition.Huang'sdedicationcontributedtoChina’slunarprobe2
Yutubeinglandedonthemoonin2013andthelaunchofthespacecraftsShenzhou-11andTiangong-2in2016.Huang’shealthalsopaidthepriceforhiscommitmenttohiswork,Hebeganhavingfaintingfitsin2012,butpaidthemlittleattention,statinghedidnothavetimetogotoseeadoctor—hisworkalwayscamefirst.InNovember2016,Huangcollapsedandwastakentohospital,wherehewasdiagnosedwithcancer,Thediseasewassoadvancedthathehadjustacoupleofmonthstolive.Likethetruescientisthewas,Huangnevergaveup,butalwaystriedtopushforwards.Evenfromhishospitalbed.hecontinuedhiswork,writinglettersofreferenceforhiscolleaguesandreplyingtoquestionsfromhisstudents,Hehadgreatfaithinthetalentoftheup-and-cominggeneration.“Ourcountryisinurgentneedoftalentedpeople,”hesaid,“Ifwespendmoretimeandpaymoreattentiontotheyoung,mastersandevenNobelprizewinnersmayriseamongthem.”HuangdiedinJanuary2017,agedjust58.Morethan800peopleattendedhisfuneral3tocelebratealifethatburnedsobright,butwassoshort.NOTES1crustn.外壳2lunarprobe月球探测器3funeraln.葬礼GENERALUNDERSTANDING1WhydidHuangDanianreturntoChinain2008?WhatwerehisachievementsafterhecamebacktoChina?Hefeltheneededtocontributetohiscountry.HuangDaniandevelopedadvancedcamerasthatcanseethroughtheEarth’scrustsothatitcanbeanalysedwithouthavingtodigintoit,Hesetupastate-of-the-artlab.
HispassionanddriveenabledhimtopropelChina’sdeepearthexplorationtechnologyintoaworld-leadingposition.
HealsocontributedtoChina’slunarprobeYutubeinglandedonthemoonin2013andthelaunchofthespacecraftsShenzhou-11
andTiangong-2in2016.2Howdoyouunderstand“...tocelebratealifethatburnedsobright,butwassoshort”?CRITICALTHINKINGREADINGCLUB2THEIMPORTANCEOFFAILUREWhentheworld-famousauthorJ.K.RowlinggaveaspeechataHarvardUniversitygraduationceremony,somemayhavebeenalittlesurprisedbythetopicshechose:“TheBenefitsofFailure”.Rowling’sfirstnovelwasrejectedby12publishersbeforeitwasfinallypublished,yetparadoxically1
,itwasthisexperiencethathelpedhertosucceed:“FailuretaughtmethingsaboutmyselfthatIcouldhavelearntnootherway.Idiscoveredthatlhadastrongwill,andmoredisciplinethanlhadexpected.”ThelateAppleCEOSteveJobsexperiencedfailureearlyinhiscareer,whenhewasfiredfromthecompanyhehadco-founded,Hefeltdespairandrejection.However,itwas,inhisview,“thebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,lesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsinmylife.”EvenBillGateshasexperiencedfailure.HisfirstcompanywascalledTraf-O-Data,butunfortunately,itsproductdidn’twork.Itwasatotaldisaster.ButwhatGateslearntfromthisexperiencehelpedlaythegroundworkfortheglobalsuccessthatisnowMicrosoft,Hedidn’tmakethesamemistaketwice.TalentedfashiondesignerVeraWanghasbuiltaglobalfashionempire,yetlifewasn’talwayssostraightforward.Adedicatediceskaterasayoungwoman.Wangwasbitterlydisappointedwhenshedidnotmakethe1968USOlympicteam.ShegaveupsportandjoinedVogueasanassistanteditor,butwascrushed.After15yearsatthemagazine,shewaspassedoverforpromotiontoeditor-in-chief.However.thissetbackpromptedhertosetupherownbridalfashionlabel.Therestishistory.AngLee,aworldwide-famousdirector,wasn’tsuccessfuleitherasastudentorasanactor.Twicefallingthecollegeentranceexaminationathome,LeeturnedtostudydramaintheUS,buthispoorEnglishpreventedhimfrombecominganactor.Afterbeingacceptedforadirectingmajor,Leespentsixyearslookingforopportunitiestodirectafilm,butwasonlyaskedtolookafterfilmingequipment.Hethenspentmostofhistimewritingplayswhichwererejectedbymorethan30companieswithintwoweeks.Duringsixyearswithnoincomehehadtodependonhiswife.lntheend.withhiswife’sencouragementandhisdetermination,allhiseffortsfinallypaidoff.Alltheseindividualssharesomethingincommon:Attoughmomentsintheirlives,theyshowedgrit.Butwhatis“grit”exactly?Putsimply,it’sapassionforsomethingandthedeterminationtoworkhardandtosticktoit.It’sveryeasytogiveupwhenwehitsetbacks,butpeoplewhohavegritkeepgoing.So,howcanwebecome“grittier”?
Thisiswheretheimportanceoffailurecomesin:Ifwecanlearnhowtomanagefailure,we’lllearnhowtosucceed.Byworkingthroughaseriesoffailures,we’rebetterpreparedforthebiggerchallengeswe’llfaceintheadultworld:We’llhavetheresilience2weneedtokeepgoing.We’llhavetruegrit.NOTES1paradoxicallyadv.自相矛盾地2
resiliencen.适应力GENERALUNDERSTANDING1WhatdidJ.K.Rowlinglearnfromherfailures?Failuretaughtherthingsaboutherselfthatshecouldhavelearntnootherway.Shediscoveredthatshehadastrongwill,andmoredisciplinethanshehadexpected.Whatdothepeopleinthetexthaveincommon?3Whatis“grit”andwhyisitimportant?Attoughmomentsintheirlives,theyshowedgrit.It’sapassionforsomethingandthedeterminationtoworkhardandtosticktoit,It’sveryeasytogiveupwhenwehitsetbacks,butpeoplewithgritkeepgoing.CRITICALTHINKING4HowdoyouunderstandSteveJobs’
words“Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain.”?5Doyouagreewiththesaying“Failureisthemotherofsuccess.”?Why?Findstoriesabouthowpeoplelearnfromtheirfailures.Sharethestoriesingroups.OnlineSearchCHECKYOURPROGRESSUsewhatyouhavelearntfromtheunit“Success”
totalkaboutviewsofsuccess,anddiscusswhatqualitiessuccessfulpeoplehaveandwhattheirsecretsofsuccessare.1Thestudentsarecreating
aclassposteron“success”
fortheCareersWeek.ChenXiwroteashorttextfortheposter,sharingJasonHarley’sviewsonsuccess.Completehistextusingthecorrectformofthewordsandphrasebelow.Doeshavingalotofmoneymeanbeingsuccessful?IthinkJasonHarley,a1___________andanex-millionaire,canbecalledasuccessfulperson.Manypeoplethinkhemustbemadby2_____________moneytohomelesspeople,andlivinginasmall
3____________withsecond-hand4__________.professorgivingawaydormitoryfurnitureButtohim,noonehaslivedabetterlife
thanhehasafterhedecidedtoturnhisbackonhis5__________.Hesaidthatwithallhisfortune,
hefelt6_________whenhesawtherewerepeoplewho7_________solittleandcouldbarelysupportthemselves.Inmymind,heisoneofthefewpeoplewhoreallyunderstandwhatrealsuccessisinlife.Ireally8___________hiscourageandwillingnesstomakesuchahugechange.fortuneguiltyearnedappreciate2ChenYangalsowroteashorttextfortheclassposterandsharedherunderstandingofsuccess.
Choosethecorrectoptionstocompletehertext.It’sencouragingtoknowthatjasonishappierthaneverlivingwitha1
minimum/maximum
amountofmoneyandthings!
Whenitcomestostoriesaboutsuccess,Ipersonallythinkit’svery
2
limiting
/motivatingtotalkabout3
influential/appreciative
peopleandhowtheyovercamegreatdifficultiesintheirlives.J.K.Rowlingisagoodexample-herfirstbookwas4
rejected/repeated12timesbeforeiteventuallybecameagreatsuccess.5
Founders/Finders
ofsomeofthebiggestcompaniesintheworld,likeBillGates,alsoexperiencedsetbacksatthebeginning,buttheyhadthe6importance/commitment
toachievetheirgoals.Ithinkifwetrytobuildourown7
ambition/confidenceand
workhard,wecanallachieveourgoals.3LiZhendescribedherpassionandambitiontoachievehergoalfortheclassposter.Completethetextusingthecorrectformofthephrasesbelow.WhenIfinishmystudies,Iwouldlovetobeaprofessionalathlete.Eversincelwasachild,Ihave1_________,playingit,watchingit,talkingaboutit,everything!Therearesomanyothertalentedyoungbasketballplayerssolhaveto2_________thanthemtostandout.I
knowtoothatIwillhaveto3__________includinggivingallmyfreetimetopractiseinsteadofgoingtoparties.
Luckily,itsuitsmypersonality
asIhavealways
4__________and5
__________.Ithinkthatyouhavetohavethecourageanddeterminationto6__________inordertobesuccessfulinanyfield.beenobsessiveaboutbasketballdothatextralittlebitmoremakemanysacrificeslivedmylifetoextremespushedmyselftothelimitsstriveforgreatness4Readthestudents’statementsaboutsuccess.Underlinetheverb-ing
formsanddecideiftheyareusedassubject(S),object(O)orpredicative(P).Doyouagreewiththestudents?Student1:Earningmoneyisnotthemostimportantconsiderationinmylife.()Student2:Ithinktoomanypeoplespendtimeworryingabouttryingtoreachthetop,eveniftheyarenothappy.
()Student3:WhatIwouldliketodointhefutureisnursing.lknowitisnotsuccess.inmanypeople’seyes.Butforme,helpingpeopletorecoverissuccess.()Student4:Mymotheralwaystoldmethatachievingmygoalswasnotasimportantasbeinghappy.Itotallyagreewithher.()SOOPSS5LiQindidsomeresearchonlinetocollectdifferentpeople’sopinionsonlife,happinessandsuccess.Completet
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