《当代商务英语综合教程》课件-Unit 9 Doing Well by Doing Good

Contents1TextADoingWellbyDoingGoodLanguageinUseTextBACampaignAimstoCutDownonNine-to-fiversWarm-upQuestions:2Warm-upQuestions:1.Doyouoftenhelpyourfriendswhoareindifficulty?2.Howdoyoutrytohelpyourfriends?Pre-classTask13Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,theglossary,ordictionaries.TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood4PassageThereisamanwhoI'dliketotellyouabout.HisnameisSandyGreenberg.Inhisyouth,Sandywasaverygoodstudent,buthecamefromapoorfamily.AndsohewenttoColumbiaUniversityonascholarshipandtherehemethisroommatewhoalso5wasreceivingfinancialaid.15PassageNowwhilehewasasophomoreatColumbiaUniversity,Sandycontractedaneyediseasethateventuallyprovedtobeglaucoma.Butthetroublewasthatitwasn'tdetectedearlyenough,andasaresulthebecamelegallyblind.Iaskyoualltoimagineforamomenthavingbeensightedallyourlife,andthenallofasuddenbeingfaced,inaverycompetitiveschool,withlosingsomuchsightyoucouldnolongerread.ThisiswhathappenedtoSandyGreenberg.2TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood6PassageButsomethingelsehappenedtoSandythatmaysurpriseyou.Sandysaidthatwhenhelosthissight,hisroommatewouldreadhistextbookstohim,everynight.SoI'mgoingtoputyouinthatposition,inacompetitiveschoollikeColumbia,orJohnsHopkins.Ifyourroommatehadaseriousdisability,wouldyoutakethetimetoreadtextbookstohimeverynight,knowingthemoreyouspendtimereadingtextbookstoyourroommate,perhapsthelesswellyoumightdowithyourotheractivities?That'snotsoeasyaquestionasitfirstappears.34TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood7PassageButluckilyforSandy,hisroommatedid.Andasaresult,Sandywentontograduatewithhonors.HegotaFulbrightScholarship,andhewentofftostudyatOxford.Hewasstillquitepoor,buthesaidhehadmanagedtosaveaboutfivehundreddollarsashewentalong.Hisroommate,meanwhile,alsowentontograduateschool.Oneday,SandygotacallfromhimatOxford.Andhisformerroommatesaid,“Sandy,I'mreallyunhappy.Ireallydon'tlikebeingingraduateschool,andIdon'twanttodothis.”56TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood8PassageSoSandyasked,“Tellmewhatyouwanttodo?”Andhisroommatetoldhim,35“Sandy,Ireallylovetosing.Ihaveahighschoolfriendwhoplaystheguitar.Andwewouldreallyliketotryourhandinthemusicbusiness.Butweneedtomakeapromorecord,andinordertodothat,Ineed$500.”SoSandyGreenberg40toldmehetookallhislifesavingsandsentittohisroommate.Hetoldme,“Youknow,whatelsecouldIdo?Hemademylife;Ineededtohelpmakehislife.”789TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood9PassageSo,Ihopeyou'llrememberthepowerofdoingwellbydoinggood.Eachofyou,inyourownlives,willbefacedwithchallenges,withroadblocks,withproblemsthatyoudidn'tanticipateorexpect.Howyouareabletodealwithadversitywillbeinfluenced,tonosmallextent,byhowyoudealwithothersalongtheway.Whatyougetwilldependalotonwhatyougive.Andthat'stheendofthestoryofdoingwellbydoinggood.10TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood10PassageAh!Ialmostforgot.YouprobablywanttoknowwhoSandy'sroommatewas.Ithinkyou'veheardofhim.Sandy'sroommatewasafellowbythenameofArtGarfunkel,andheteamedupwithanothermusicianbythenameofPaulSimon.That$500helpedthemcutarecordthateventuallybecame“TheSoundsofSilence”.Recently,wehadthepleasureofgoingtoSandy'sdaughter'swedding,anditwasArtGarfunkelwhosangasSandywalkedhisdaughterdowntheaisle.11TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood11PassageWhenyougettobemyage(which,forsomeofyou,isreallyold,thoughitdoesn'tseemsooldtomeanymore),youwillfindyourselfbeginningtoask,didmylifemakeadifference?12TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGood12PassageThat'sthedayofpersonalreckoning.AndIthinktheonlywaytofaceitistoconsidereverydayofyourlife:HowcanIdosomethingforsomebodyelse?HowcanIgivebacktoothers?Itmaybeteaching,itmaybebecomingadoctor,youmaybesuccessfulinbusiness―nomatterwhatyourcareerpathis,therewillalwaysbetheopportunitytogiveback.Thechancewillpresentitselftobegivingofyourtime,givingofyourmoney,butmostly,tobegivingofyourselves,ofyourownheartandsoul.13TextA

DoingWellbyDoingGoodPre-classTask213Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.A2.B3.A4.APre-classTask314Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask315GlossaryPre-classTask316Pre-classTask317Pre-classTask318Pre-classTask319Pre-classTask320In-classTask121In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.Butthetroublewasthatitwasn'tdetectedearlyenough,andasaresulthebecamelegallyblind.(line8)1.Theproblem,however,wasthattheeyediseasewasn’tdiscoveredintimeandthustrappedhimintoastateofaspecificrangeofvisionimpairment.(line8)In-classTask1222.Ifyourroommatehadaseriousdisability,wouldyoutakethetimetoreadtextbookstohimeverynight,...(line18)3.Andwewouldreallyliketotryourhandinthemusicbusiness.(line36)2.Areyouwillingtospareacertaintimetohelpyourroommatewithtextbooksstudyeverynightifhemetwithagravesituationthathelosthisabilitytodosomethingandwasindesperateneedofassistance?(line18)3.Andwetrulywanttomakeacareerattemptforthefirsttimeinthefieldofmusic.(line36)In-classTask1234.Hemademylife;Ineededtohelpmakehislife.(line42)5.So，Ihopeyou'llrememberthepowerofdoingwellbydoinggood.(line44)4.Sinceheeverhelpedmethroughthehardesttimeofmylife,Iwoulddoanythinginreturntosupporthimatthisrighttime.(line42)5.Therefore,Ihopeyoucankeepitinmindthatit’sbeneficialifyoubehavemorallyorgenerously.(line44)In-classTask1246.Eachofyou,inyourownlives,willbefacedwithchallenges,withroadblocks,withproblemsthatyoudidn'tanticipateorexpect.(line45)7.That'sthedayofpersonalreckoning.(line65)6.Itistruethateverybodyinhislifewillhavetomeetanddealwithdifficulttasks,obstaclesandunexpectedsituations.(line45)7.Youkeepaskingyourselfeverydaywhetheryouvedonesomethingmeaningfulforothers.(line65)In-classTask225In-classTask21.Readaloudparagraphs2,10and13.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)HowmuchdoyouknowaboutSandy'slifeandstudybeforehismeetingwithhisroommate?1)Sandywasaverygoodstudent,buthecamefromapoorfamily.AndsohewenttoColumbiaUniversityonascholarshipandtherehemethisroommatewhoalsowasreceivingfinancialaid.In-classTask2262)WhatmisfortunedidSandylaterencounterwhilestudyinginColumbiaUniversity?3)Canyouexplainhowhisroommatehelpedhimwithhisuniversitystudyafterhegotaneyedisease?2)Sandycontractedaneyediseasethateventuallyprovedtobeglaucoma.Butthetroublewasthatitwasn’tdetectedearlyenough,andasaresulthebecamelegallyblind.3)Hisroommatereadtextbookstohimeverynight.In-classTask2274)WhatdidSandy'sroommatetellSandyabouthimselfinacall?4)Heneeded$500dollarstomakeapromorecordwithaguitaristwhowashishighschoolfriend.5)HowdidSandyhelphisroommate?5)Sandytookallhislifesavingsandsentittohisroommate.In-classTask228In-classTask23.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontothebold-typedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.In-classTask2291)由于昨天熬夜的缘故，结果他一整天都犯困。Iwasdrivingtoofast,andasaresultIwaspulledoverbythehighwaypatrol.2)这或许需要一些时间才能发现这一礼物的意义。Sinceit’syoursenioryearofcollege,takesometimetoreallyenjoycollegebeforeyouentertherealworld.In-classTask2303)老板的脾气没有你说的那么坏。Itisnotascoldawinterasyouhavetold.4)一个公司的成功与该公司员工的素质有很大的关系。Healthisinfluenced,tonosmallextent,bydailydiet.5)一个名叫苏珊的女孩刚刚来电话向你问好。WearelookingforayoungmanbythenameofRomeo.In-classTask231In-classTask24.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)DoyouthinkthereisapettingcultureinAmerica?Pleaseexplain.2)Doyouhaveapet?Ifyoudo,saysomethingaboutyourpet.Ifnot,whatdoyouthinkofpettinginChina?32TextATextTranslation行善事者万事顺我想给你们讲一个人。他叫桑迪·格林伯格。年轻时，桑迪就是个很优秀的学生，但他家境贫寒。后来他是靠奖学金上了哥伦比亚大学，在那里他遇见了同样也接受经济资助的室友。桑迪在读大学二年级时得了眼疾，最终被确诊为青光眼。但问题是，由于没有及早发现，他成了法定的盲人。我请你们大家想象一下这样的境况：一向眼睛都看得见的你，在一所竞争激烈的学校里，突然要面临视力的急剧下降，甚至再也无法看书。这就是当时桑迪·格林伯格的遭遇。1233TextATextTranslation不过桑迪碰到的另一件事可能会使你们惊讶。桑迪说，在他失去视力后，他的室友每天晚上都会念课本给他听。现在我请你们设身处地地想一想，在像哥伦比亚或约翰·霍普金斯这样的颇具竞争力的学校里，如果你的室友患了严重的残疾，你会每天晚上花时间给他念课本吗？你明知念课本给室