《英语技能拓展》-Unit 3

ContentsSectionOneSoundsofEnglishSectionTwoLanguageBuilding

DialogueOne

DialogueTwoSectionThreeIntensiveReadingSectionFourKnow-howSharingSectionFiveInformationExchangingSectionOneSoundsofEnglish辅音发音与比较（三）The/v/&/w/SoundveywetviawirevestwestvinewineveilwhalevweverseworsevealwheelI.Listentoyourteacher.Foreachone,tickthewordyouhear.1.Thisveal/wheelisnogood.2.Thevest/westisoverthere.3.Thecountry’svines/winesarefamous.4.Youdon’tseemanyveils/whalesinthisarea.5.Heneverwroteaverse/worseplay.II.Read-aloud

dialoguepractice.Gwen:DidyouseeVictoronWednesday,Wendy?Wendy:

Yes.Wewentforawalkinthewoodsneartherailway.Gwen:

Wasn’titcoldonWednesday?Wendy:Yes.ItwasverycoldonWednesday.Weworewarmclothesandwalkedquicklytokeepwarm.AWalkintheWoodsGwen:It’slovelyandquietinthewoods.Wendy:

Yes.Furtherawayfromtherailwayitwasveryquiet,andtherewerewildsquirrelseverywhere.Gwen:

Howwonderful!Anddidyoutakelunchtogether?Wendy:Yes.Abouttwelvewehadvealsandwichesandsweetwhitewine,andwewatchedthesquirrels.Itwasaverynicewalk.SectionTwoLanguageBuildingrepresent

[,repri‘zent]

v.tobeasymbolofsomething

作为……的象征；象征；代表avant-garde

[,ævɔŋ‘ga:d]

a.radicallynewororiginal先锋的；前卫的share[ʃeə]

n.haveaportionof(something)withanotherorothers股份；份额DialogueOneGlossaryenrich

[in‘ritʃ]v.tomakesomebody/somethingrichorricher

使富有；使富裕complex

[‘kɔmpleks]adj.noteasytoanalyzeorunderstand;complicatedorintricate复杂的；难懂的；费解的editing

[‘edit]n.thecomputerprocessofcutting,copying,ormovingpartsofadocumentorfile编辑broker

['brəukə(r)]n.apersonwhobuysandsellsthings,forexample,sharesinabusiness,forotherpeople

经纪人；掮客SOHO

即SmallOfficeHomeOffice，家居办公，大多指那些专门的自由职业者：自由撰稿人、平面设计师、工艺品设计人员、艺术家、音乐创作、产品销售员、商务代理人、网站制作人等。ProperNames&SpecificTermsFindtheInformation

I.Listentothedialogueandfindtheinformationasquicklyaspossible.

1.WhatkindofbusinessdoesXiaotianwanttostart?2.Whatshouldyoubeclearaboutifyouwanttostartabusiness?Dialogue

(XiaoXiaotianandSamanthaMilleraretalkingaboutSOHOlife.)Samantha:Xiaotian,youhavebeensurfingtheInternetforawholeday.Isthereanythinginteresting?Xiaotian:No.I’mdoingthemarketanalysisandIjustwanttofindmoreinformation.Youknow,I’mgoingtostartahomebusiness.Samantha:Thatisgreat.NowadaysSOHOrepresentsanavant-gardelifestyle.Somepeoplegiveuptheirformerjobstogoitaloneandearnalotofmoney.Xiaotian:Yeah,butthereisalwayssomedifficultyatthebeginningofanewjob.So,Ishoulddomarketanalysisfirst.Samantha:Yeah.Agoodbusinessmanshouldbeclearaboutthemarketprice,demand,shareandsoon.Youshouldlearnlotsofnewthingstoenrichyourself.Xiaotian:Butmarketanalysisisreallycomplex,Ihaven’tdecidedwhichbusinessisrightforme.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?Samantha:Totellyouthetruth,Iamnotgoodatit.Butoneofmyfriendsrunshisownwebsitedesignhomeofficewhichisquitegood.Xiaotian:Thatisagoodchoice.Runningawebdesignbusinessispopularnowadays.Youcanstartworkingathomejustusingacomputerandafaxmachine.Samantha:Itotallyagreewithyou.AndIsupposewebsiteediting,searchenginemarketing,orinformationbrokerwillalsobeagoodchoiceforstartingalow-costhome-basedbusiness.BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandrecitetillyoucanusethemfluently.1.I’mdoingthe______________________.2.I’mgoingtostart____________________.3.NowadaysSOHOrepresentsan__________lifestyle.4.Somepeoplegiveuptheirformerjobsto________________andearnalotofmoney.5.Agoodbusinessmanshouldbeclearaboutthe________________________andsoon.6.Youshouldlearnlotsofnewthingsto______________yourself.7.Butmarketanalysisisreally____________.8.________________________,Iamnotgoodatit.9.____________awebdesignbusinessispopularnowadays.10.It’sagoodchoiceforstartinga_______________________business.SectionTwoLanguageBuildinginvestment

[in'vestmənt]n.theactofinvestingmoneyinsomething投资makeendsmeet量入而出；使收支相抵salary

['sæləri]n.moneythatemployeesreceivefordoingtheirjob,especiallyprofessionalemployeesorpeopleworkinginanoffice,usuallypaideverymonth

薪金，薪水（尤指按月发放的）DialogueTwoGlossarybudget

['bʌdʒit]n.anestimateofincomeandexpenditureforaperiodoftime预算sound

[saund]a.sensible;thatyoucanrelyonandthatwillprobablygivegoodresults

明智的；合理的；正确的；可靠的consultation

[.kɔnsəl'teiʃən]n.theactofdiscussingsomethingwithsomebodyorwithagroupofpeoplebeforemakingadecisionaboutit咨询；请教stock

[stɔk]n.asharethatsomebodyhasboughtinacompanyorbusiness股份；股票off-chance

['ɔftʃa:ns]n.asmallpossibilityofitbeingsuccessful极小的，极罕见的机会Thehouse,thegold,andthestocks!

一般而言，美国人会将收入的3%存起来。有些人会选择投资。投资范围涉及房地产（houseorrealestate）、黄金（gold）、股票（stock）、债券（bond）、彩票（lottery）等。ProperNames&SpecificTermsTableTalk

I.

GroupWork

Talkaboutyourmonthlyspendingwithyourpartners,andthenfindoutthedifferences.Thefollowingchartindicatesdifferentideas.Addmore,ifyoucan.Dialogue

(WangXuegangisconsideringmakingsomeinvestments.)Xuegang:Idon’tknowwhyI’malwaysshortofmoney.David:That’sbecausemoneyburnsaholeinyourpocket.Xuegang:Ohseriously,howdoyoumanagetomakeyourendsmeet?Itisreallyhardtomakealivingonmypoorsalary.David:Itissimple.Agoodbudgetwillwork!Doyouhaveabudget?Imean,howdoyoukeeptrackofyourincomeandexpenses?Xuegang:Well,isitnecessary?David:Ofcourse.Youshouldmakeasoundbudgetandbeclearaboutyourincomeandexpenses.Xuegang:OK,Iwilltrythat.AndIamconsideringmakingsomeinvestments.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?David:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Butinvestmentsdomeanrisks.Xuegang:Yeah,Iknowthat.ButIreallywanttohaveatry.AndIwanttofindsomeonetohaveaconsultation.David:LiHuaisgoodatinvestments.Thehouse,thegold,andthestocks!Moreimportantly,hewouldn’tdoanythingontheoff-chanceunlessheisverysureofwhatheisdoing.Maybeyoushouldturntohimforhelp.Xuegang:Wow,heisreallysomething!Canyougivemehisphonenumber?David:OfcourseHecangiveyousomeadviceonwhatyoudidrightandwhatyoudidwrong.Xuegang:Thankyou!BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandrecitetillyoucanusethemfluently.1.I’malways_______________money.2.Howdoyoumanageto________________?3.Itisreallyhardto____________________onmypoorsalary.4.Howdoyou_____________________yourincomeandexpenses?5.Youshouldmakea___________budget.6.Iamconsideringmakingsome__________.7.Iwanttofindsomeonetohavea________.8.Hewouldn’tdoanythingonthe__________unlessheisverysureofwhatheisdoing.SectionThreeIntensiveReadingprogrammer

['prəugræmə]n.apersonwhowritescomputerprograms（计算机）程序设计员；编程人员incorporation

[in.kɔ:pə'reiʃən]n.abusinessorganizationthatmakesmoneybyproducingorsellinggoodsorservices法人组织；公司devote

[di'vəut]v.togivemostofyourtime,energy,attention,etc.tosomebody/something献身；致力；专心Glossaryvision

['viʒən]

n.theabilitytothinkaboutorplanthefuturewithgreatimaginationandintelligence

想像力；眼力；远见卓识visionary

['viʒənəri]a.originalandshowingtheabilitytothinkaboutorplanthefuturewithgreatimaginationandintelligence有眼力的；有创见的；有远见卓识的mere

[miə(r)]a.usedwhenyouwanttoemphasizehowsmall,unimportant,etc.somebody/somethingis

仅仅的；只不过grace

[ɡreis]n.thekindnessthatGodshowstowardsthehumanrace

恩宠；恩典intelligence

[in'telidʒəns]

n.theabilitytolearn,understandandthinkinalogicalwayaboutthings;theabilitytodothiswell智力；才智；智慧tycoon

[tai'ku:n]n.apersonwhoissuccessfulinbusinessorindustryandhasbecomerichandpowerful（企业界的）大亨，巨头，巨子formula

[‘fɔ:mjulə]n.aparticularmethodofdoingorachievingsomething方案；方法passion

['pæʃən]n.averystrongfeelingoflove,hatred,anger,enthusiasm,etc.强烈情感；激情generate['dʒenəreit]

v.toproduceorcreatesomething产生；引起immense

[i'mens]a.extremelylargeorgreat极大的；巨大的admit

[əd'mit]v.toallowsomebodytobecomeamemberofaclub,aschool,oranorganization准许加入（俱乐部、组织）；接收（入学）hooked

[hukt]a.enjoyingsomethingverymuch,sothatyouwanttodoit,seeit,etc.asmuchaspossible（对某事）着迷surpass

[sə'pa:s]v.todoorbebetterthansomebody/something超过；胜过；优于integrity

[in'tegriti]

n.thequalityofbeinghonestandhavingstrongmoralprinciples诚实；正直associate

[ə'səuʃieit]n.apersonthatyouworkwith,dobusinesswithorspendalotoftimewith同事；伙伴motto

['mɔtəu]n.ashortsentenceorphrasethatexpressestheaimsandbeliefsofaperson,agroup,aninstitution,etc.andisusedasaruleofbehavior座右铭；箴言combine

[kəm'bain]v.tocometogetherinordertoworkoracttogether;toputtwothingsorgroupstogethersothattheyworkoracttogether

合并；协力jungle

['dʒʌŋgl]

n.anunfriendlyordangerousplaceorsituation,especiallywhereitisverydifficulttobesuccessfulortotrustanyone尔虞我诈的环境；危险地带workforce

['wə:kfɔ:s]n.allthepeoplewhoworkforaparticularcompany,organization,etc.全体员工sorrow

['sɔrəu]n.afeelingofgreatsadnessbecausesomethingverybadhashappened

悲伤；悲痛；悲哀motivate

['məutiveit]

v.tomakesomebodywanttodosomething,especiallysomethingthatinvolveshardworkandeffort推动……甘愿苦干；激励；激发disciplined

['disiplind]a.showingacontrolledformofbehaviororwayofworking受过训练的；遵守纪律的BillGates比尔·盖茨，微软公司董事长，美国企业家、软件工程师、慈善家。1995年到2007年的《福布斯》全球亿万富翁排行榜中，比尔·盖茨连续13年蝉联世界首富。HarvardUniversity哈佛大学，美国最早的私立大学之一，以培养研究生和从事科学研究为主的综合性大学，总部位于波士顿的剑桥城，是全球最多亿万富豪就读的大学。ProperNames&SpecificTermsMicrosoft微软公司，世界个人计算机软件开发的先导，由比尔·盖茨与保罗·艾伦创始于1975年，目前是全球最大的电脑软件提供商。其主要产品为Windows操作系统、InternetExplorer网页浏览器及MicrosoftOffice办公软件套件。TextBillGates’SuccessWilliam(Bill)H.GatesistheworldwideleaderinsoftwareservicesandInternettechnologiesforpersonalandbusinesscomputing.Billandhisfriendsformed“ProgrammersGroup”inlate1968.Inthenextyear,theygottheirfirstopportunityinInformationSciencesIncorporation(ISI)inwhichtheywereselectedasprogrammers.In1972,BillandhisclosefriendPaulAllenstartedacompanyoftheirown,Traf-O-Data.Theydevelopedasmallcomputertomeasuretrafficflow.Fromthisprojecttheyearnedaround$20,000.In1973,BilllefthomeforHarvardUniversity.Hespentmanylongnightsinfrontoftheschool’scomputer.Inhisjunioryear,GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicrosoft,acompanyhebeganin1975withPaulAllen.Microsoft’svisionis“AcomputeroneverydeskandMicrosoftsoftwareoneverycomputer”.Billisavisionarypersonandlikestoplaythegameofrisk.HedoesnotbelieveinmereluckorGod’sgrace.Hisbeliefinhighintelligenceandhardworkhasputhimwhereheistoday.WhenabusinessmanaskedBillGatesaboutthesecretofsuccess,thegreattycoonpresentedafive-pointmasterformulaofsuccess.FindoutYourPassion.

Passiongeneratesfocus—sonecessarytogetsuccessinanyfield.BillGateshimselfhasimmensepassionforcomputerandsoftware.WhenhewasadmittedinLakesideSchoolhegothookedtothecomputerthereandsurpassedtheknowledgeofhisteacherwithinaweek.Soonhewrotehisfirstprogram,attheageofthirteen.Withoutpassionitisverydifficulttoworkhard.MakeYourselfIntelligent.BillGatestoldthatsuccessalsodependsonyourintelligence.Differentpeoplehavedifferentlevelofintelligence.Justlikephysicalstrengthanypersoncantrytodevelophisintelligence.BeSincereinYourEfforts.Trytobesincereineverything—inyourefforts,relations,andbusinesspolicies.“Honestyisthebestpolicy”isreallywisesaying.ItishisqualityofintegritythatBillGatesalwaysgotlong-termassociatesinbusiness.CreateaGoodTeam.Creatingateamoftalentedpeopleisnecessarytorisefastinbusiness.Themottoofmodernbusinessworldis“combineandsucceed”.Teamsareoftwotypes:partnershipteamandassistants’team.Eventhebigcompaniesarejoininghandsinmodernworldtobecomestrongertofacecompetition.Forasinglepersonithasbecomeverydifficulttosurviveorsucceedinbigbusinessjungle.AdaptedfromBillGatesTellstheSecret

ofHisSuccessLeadYourPeopletoVictory.Yourteamwillworkbetterifyouareabletoprovidegoodleadershiptothem.Forabusinessmanhisworkforceislikehisfamily.Hesharesitsjoysandsorrowsandmotivatesthemtimetotimetobetterandachievethetargets.Byproperrewardsandpunishmentmethodshekeepshisworkforcedisciplinedandunitedandleadsthemtobigsuccesses.LanguageandCultureTips1.Inhisjunioryear,GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicrosoft,acompanyhebeganin1975withPaulAllen.【Translation】大学三年级时，盖茨离开哈佛大学并将精力投入到他和保罗·艾伦在1975年创建的微软公司中。【LanguageTips】

juniorn.三年级学生，年少者大一学生freshman；大二学生sophomore；大三学生junior；大四学生seniordevote主要表示“把……献给（用在）……”，通常只用作及物动词。表示把时间、金钱、精力、劳力、生命等奉献于……；或专心于或致力于……。常与介词to连用。1)devoteoneselftoThemandevotedhimselftohelpingthepoor.这个人致力于帮助穷人。2)devotesth.toPleasedevotemoretimetoyourwork. 请在工作上多花点时间。LanguageandCultureTips2.WhenhewasadmittedinLakesideSchoolhegothookedtothecomputerthereandsurpassedtheknowledgeofhisteacherwithinaweek.【Translation】在湖滨学校上学时，他被电脑所吸引，并在一周内便超过了他的老师所掌握的电脑知识。【LanguageTips】

1)gethooked...to

沉溺于……；为……而上瘾/着迷；被……所吸引。如：HeisgettinghookedtoChineseartsrecently.他最近为中国艺术而着迷。2)gethookedonsth.被某事迷住了NowadaysmoreandmorestudentsgethookedontheInternet.现在越来越多的学生被因特网迷住了。【CultureTips】

LakesideSchool湖滨学校（中学），是比尔·盖茨的母校。LanguageandCultureTips3.BillGatestoldthatsuccessalsodependsonyourintelligence.【Translation】比尔·盖茨说，成功还取决于智慧。【LanguageTips】dependson/upon取决于；依靠；信赖。如：Whetherwe’llgocampingdependson/upontheweather.我们是否去野营要看天气。口语中说

It(all)depends./Thatdepends.意为“那要看情况”。A:Areyougoingtoo?你也去吗?B:Thatdepends.那要看情况。LanguageandCultureTips4.Creatingateamoftalentedpeopleisnecessarytorisefastinbusiness.【Translation】要使营业额快速增长，创建人才团队是必需的。【LanguageTips】rise&raise1)rise表示主动上升，升起，增加，是不及物动词，没有被动语态。如：Thesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest.太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。2)raise表示被动升起，举起，饲养，提出，引起，是及物动词。如：Heraisedhisarmsabovehishead.他把手臂举过头顶。LanguageandCultureTips5.Hesharesitsjoysandsorrowsandmotivatesthemtimetotimetobetterandachievethetargets.【Translation】

他分享员工们的快乐和忧伤，不时激励他们做得更好并实现目标。【LanguageTips】1)timetotime不时。如：Theteacherencouragesstudentstimetotime.老师不时鼓励学生。2)timeandtimeagain多次；不断的；屡次；经常。如：Hemakesthesamemistaketimeandtimeagain.他屡次犯同样的错误。3)innotime立即,马上。如：Hewillcomebackinnotime.他很快就会回来的。SectionFourKnow-howSharingMostofthefamousentrepreneurshaveambitionanddetermination,whichleadthemtosuccess.Withperseverancetheyachievedgreatwealthandsuccess.ListofFamousEntrepreneursDonaldTrump—TrumpEnterprisesDonaldTrumpwasborninNewYorkCityonJune14,1946toMr.andMrs.FredTrump.FredTrumpwasarealestatedeveloperwhomDonaldworkedforin1968.Hethenchosetofollowalargerambition,anddecidedtomakeamovetoManhattanin1971.Trump’sincrediblenegotiatingskillsleadhimtoowndozensofbusinessesandproperties.Trumpisalsoknownforhisownrealityshow,TheApprentice.Otheraccomplishmentsincludewritingseveralbooksandbuyingseveralbeautypageants.SamWalton—Wal-MartSamWaltonwasborninOklahomaonMarch29,1918.HavingbeenthroughtheDepression,herealizedtheneedforofferingfinancialassistanceintheformofdiscountmerchandising.Hefirstopenedad