新视野大学英语课件第二册课件B2U9Never be a Quitter in Face of Life.pptx

1、 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Never be a Quitter in Face of Life Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishI.Background information II.Watch and Discuss III.Compound Dictation IV.Fun Time V.Text Never Be a Quitter in Face of Life Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Cuban Missile Cr

2、isis is a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba;it is one of the hottest periods of the cold war.Background information Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishJohns Hopkins University The first research university in USA.Fou

3、nded in 1876,it was an entirely new educational enterprise.Its aim was not only to advance students knowledge,but also to advance human knowledge generally,through discovery and scholarship.Today,it has ventured from its home in Baltimore to countries throughout the worldChina,Italy,and Singapore,am

4、ong many others.It remains a world leader in teaching,patient care and discovery.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishThe Pulitzer Prize is a United States award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism.The award also honors literary achievements and musical compositions.Book 2 Unit 9 N

5、ew Horizon College EnglishRussell BakerRussell BakerRussell Baker was born in Loudoun County,Virginia in 1925.He graduated from John Hopkins University with a degree in English and then he started working as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun from 1947-1954.Baker started out as a reporter chasing poli

6、ce cars around town.He worked his way up to a London correspondent,then later became the WhiteHouse reporter.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishIn 1954,Baker joined the New York Times as their Washington reporter and covered the White House,Congress and anything remotely to do with politics.Th

7、rough his political commentary and wit,Baker started writing a column called the“Observer”in 1962.For 32 years Baker had written for the“Observer”column until December 25,1998 in which heretired.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishRussell Baker won two Pulitzer prizes for his commentary in 1979

8、,and one for his book called Growing Up in 1983.In addition to Growing Up,Baker has also published over one dozen other books,including,The Rescue of Miss Yaskell,So This Is Depravity,The Good Times,Theres a Country in My Cellar,Book of American Humor and The Norton Book of Light Verse.Book 2 Unit 9

9、 New Horizon College EnglishBaker served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board in the late 80s and early 90s.He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters,and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.He has been the host of Masterpiece Theater from 1993 to 2004.Even

10、a f t e r a l l h i s y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e,Baker is still going.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishRussell Bakers Humorous QuotationsRussell Bakers Humorous Quotations Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories those that dont work,those that break

11、 down and those that get lost.Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately?I say that what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks down.Misery no longer loves company.Nowadays it insists on it.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English People seem to enjoy things more when

12、they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.People who say youre just as old as you feel are all wrong,fortunately.The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer,and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work,and that writing didnt requi

13、re any.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishOval Office Oval Office Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States.Located in the West Wing of the White House,it was originally constructed in 1909,during the Taft administration.Since the presidency of Richard Nixon,the

14、term has been used to refer to the president himself:“The order came directly from the Oval Office.”You can take a look at photographs capturing events and special moments in the Oval Office Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College Englishat http:/www.whitehouse.gov/history/photoessays/ovaloffice/peindex.h

15、tml.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishWatch&DiscussDirections:Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:What do we do in the event of lifes dark side?What do we do in the face of lifes bright side?keykey Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishWhat do we do in the event of lifes

16、 dark side?Confronted with the pieces of life to pick up,the pessimistic are usually at sea,assuming there is little that can be done about the situation.In this case,they choose to fix their eyes on anything negative in life as if it were wiser of them to quit than any other move.Book 2 Unit 9 New

17、Horizon College EnglishIn the face of hardship arising from life,however,the optimistic,like our hero in the video,never shake their confidence in their ability as well as in their life.Instead,they keep moving ahead,as ever,with their high ambition in mind,trying to be at their best Book 2 Unit 9 N

18、ew Horizon College Englishalong the way,and managing to play the cards they have in hand to their advantage.From the above,one truth can be born out that a quitter never wins while the winner never quits.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishWhenever life goes right,the pessimistic normally go to

19、 the other extreme,indulged in a fit of sweeping joy.Dizzy with the bright side of life,they usually fail to keep so calm and cool that they make clear what compass to take in life to come.Just as an old saying goes,he who abandons himself to whatever drink life affords today never bothers to care a

20、bout what will become of life tomorrow.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishIn contrast to that,the optimistic,although filled with joy and happiness derived from their efforts,are still clear about what they are,never forgetting to seek more room for improvement of their life.Driven by such hig

21、her goals,they have already put themselves on the way to reaching new peaks of excellence.What do we do in the face of lifes bright side?Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Compound Dictation Directions:You will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the second time,you are re

22、quired to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered S9 to S11 you are required to fill in missing information.For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Now liste

23、n to the passage.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Compound Dictation Perseverance depends on three things purpose,will,enthusiasm.He who has a purpose is always S01 _ his forces.By the will,the hope and plan are S02 _ from evaporating into dreams,and a little gain is all the time being adde

24、d.Enthusiasm keeps the interest up,and makes the S03 _ seem small.The man who thinks to get on by mere S04 _ and by idling meets failure at last.concentrating preventedobstaclessmartness Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Compound Dictation Life is in a sense a battle.Perseverance is the mast

25、er impulse of the firmest S05 _,holds the key to those treasure-houses of knowledge from which the world has drawn its wealth both of wisdom and of moral worth.Great men never wait for S06 _ they make them.They seize upon whatever is at hand,work out their problem,and master the S07 _.The greatest t

26、hing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the S08 _ that has been given to him.This is success,and there is no other.soulsopportunities situation stuff Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English S09 _.It takes courage and stamina,when mortified and embarrassed by humiliating

27、 disaster,to seek in the wreck or ruins the elements of future conquest.S10 _ _.You cant measure a man by his failures.You must know what use he makes of them.One of the first lessons of life is to learn how to get victory out of defeat Yet this measures the difference between those who succeed and

28、those who fail Compound Dictation Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Compound Dictation A constant struggle,a ceaseless battle to bring success from hard surroundings,is the price of all great achievements.S11 _.The man who has not fought his way upward,and does not bear the scar of desperate

29、 conflict,does not know the highest meaning of success Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English A Song I Have a Dream Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishSuccess doesnt come overnight.Thosewho have succeeded will tell you that it isa long road to the top,but they alwaysknow which way is up.Des

30、pite the many bumps along the way they stick to their goal until ultimately they arrive attheir destination.Having a dream,youve got a goal to head for.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishI Have A Dream I have a dream,a song to singTo help me _ anythingIf you see the _ of a fairy taleYou can ta

31、ke the future even if you _ I believe in angelsSomething good in everything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meIll cross the _ I have a dream cope withwonderfailstream Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishI have a dream,a fantasyTo help me through _And my _ makes it wort

32、h the whilePushing through the _ still another mileI believe in angelsSomething good in everything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meIll cross the _ I have a dream realitydestinationdarknessstream Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishI have a dream,a song to singTo help

33、 me cope with anythingIf you see the wonder of a fairy taleYou can take the future even if you failI believe in angelsSomething good in everything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meIll cross the stream I have a dreamIll cross the stream I have a dream Book 2 Unit 9 New Hori

34、zon College EnglishNew WordsText LearningParagraph WritingEnglish Equivalents of ChineseText Understanding Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English人才外流人才外流给予某人优惠待遇给予某人优惠待遇高科技工业高科技工业非法移民非法移民非移民签证申请者非移民签证申请者高级学位高级学位中级学位中级学位brain draingive preferential treatment to sb.high-tech industryillegal immigra

35、ntnon-immigrant visa applicantadvanced degreesecondary degree Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English1.quitter n.C 轻易放弃的人轻易放弃的人 2.standpoint n.C 立场；观点立场；观点 3.tendera.温柔的；亲切的温柔的；亲切的4.equivalent n./a.C等同物；对应等同物；对应/相等的；相等的；5.bamboon.C,U 竹子竹子 6.torturen./vt.U 拷打；折磨拷打；折磨/拷打；折磨拷打；折磨7.Christinter./n.天啊天啊

36、/基督；耶稣基督基督；耶稣基督8.uttervt./a.说；讲说；讲/完全的；十足的完全的；十足的9.scatterv.（使）分散；（使）散开（使）分散；（使）散开 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English scattereda.分散的；零星的分散的；零星的10.insanea.患精神病的；疯狂的患精神病的；疯狂的 11.institutionalize vt.收容收容 12.grocern.C 食品杂货铺食品杂货铺/店员店员 13.deceive vt.欺骗欺骗 14.missile n.C 导弹导弹 15.ambitiousa.雄心勃勃的；充满野心

37、的雄心勃勃的；充满野心的16.identificationn.U 识别；辨认识别；辨认 17.revolvev.（使）旋转（使）旋转 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English18.intermediate a.中级的；中等程度的中级的；中等程度的19.advanceda.高级的；先进的高级的；先进的 20.lap vt./v.舔食（水）拍打舔食（水）拍打 21.monstrousa.残忍的；可怕的残忍的；可怕的 22.refugeen.C 难民难民 23.corruptionn.U 腐败腐败 24.fascinatevt.强烈吸引，迷住强烈吸引，迷住2

38、5.humiliatevt.使丢脸；使蒙羞使丢脸；使蒙羞 26.sympathizevi.同情；体谅同情；体谅 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English27.diplomatn.C 外交官外交官 28.embassyn.C 大使馆全体官员；大使馆大使馆全体官员；大使馆 29.ovala.椭圆形的椭圆形的 30.journalist n.C 新闻记者新闻记者 31.considering prep.考虑到考虑到 32.onwarda./ad.向前的（地）向前的（地）;前进的前进的(地地)33.correspond vi.相符；相一致相符；相一致通信通信3

39、4.marginal a.微小的；少量的微小的；少量的边缘的边缘的 35.concessionn.C 承认，认可承认，认可C 让步让步 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English36.keen a.渴望的；热衷的渴望的；热衷的强烈的强烈的37.nuisancen.C 讨厌的人或东西讨厌的人或东西 38.thrill n./vt.C 兴奋，激动兴奋，激动/使激动兴奋使激动兴奋 39.fantasyn.C 幻想幻想 40.departv.启程；离开启程；离开 41.schemen.C 计划；规划计划；规划42.summitn.C 顶点；顶峰顶点；顶峰43.n

40、amelyad.即；也就是即；也就是44.overalla.全面的全面的 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English45.forevermoread.永远永远in(the)face of面对面对make sth.of sb.使成为有出息的人使成为有出息的人pass away死亡，逝世死亡，逝世have sth.at heart关心关心from sb.s standpoint从某人的立场或观点来说从某人的立场或观点来说be entitled to有权做；有权得到有权做；有权得到pick up the pieces收拾残局；恢复正常收拾残局；恢复正常take

41、 shelter躲避躲避 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College Englishlap up欣赏欣赏look forward to盼望，期待盼望，期待know better有头脑；明事理（而不至于）有头脑；明事理（而不至于）watch out注意；小心注意；小心once and for all一劳永逸地；永远地；彻底地一劳永逸地；永远地；彻底地out of touch with不再了解不再了解 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishAllen艾伦（人名）艾伦（人名）Edwin James埃德温埃德温詹姆士（人名）詹姆士（人

42、名）The New York Times纽约时报纽约时报Johns Hopkins约翰约翰霍普金斯（大学）霍普金斯（大学）Baltimore Sun巴尔的摩太阳报巴尔的摩太阳报Russ拉斯（人名）拉斯（人名）Pulitzer Prize普利策奖普利策奖 (美国一种多项的美国一种多项的新闻、文化奖金新闻、文化奖金)Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College English Para.1“Get yourself up and make something of yourself,buddy!”Though she has passed away,my mothers wo

43、rds are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy.Para.2 She may have had my interests at heart,but from my standpoint at the time,her less than tender approach to parenting was the equivalent of bamboo torture treatment.句型句型 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.3“Christ!”I utter,“I hav

44、e made something of myself.I am entitled to sleep late.”Para.4“If theres one thing I cant stand,its a quitter.”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuse,so I pull myself from bed.句型句型 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.5a My father died after five years of marriage.My m

45、other didnt have any money after he died.She had three babies to care for and lots of bills to pay.She had just started college,but she had to quit to look for work.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.5b When we lost our house a couple of months later,she was left with nothing but scattere

46、d pieces of a life to pick up.My insane grandmother who was dying had to be institutionalized and we all had to take shelter with her brother Allen.She eventually found work as a grocer at a supermarket at ten dollars a week.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.6 Mother,although hopeful tha

47、t I would make millions,never deceived herself about my abilities to do so,and so she pushed me toward working with words from an early age.句型句型 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.7 Words ran in her family.The most spectacular proof was my mothers first cousin Edwin.He was managing editor

48、 of The New York Times and had gained a name for himself while covering the Cuban Missile Crisis.She often used Edwin as an example of how far an ambitious man could get without much talent.句型句型 Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.8“Edwin James was no smarter than anybody else,though a lit

49、tle faster as a typist,and look where he is today,”my mother said,and said,and said again.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.9 Her early identification of my own gift for words gave her purpose and from then on,her whole life started to revolve around helping me to develop my talents.Thou

50、gh very poor,she signed us up for a set of books for intermediate and advanced readers.One book arrived by mail each month for just 39 cents.Book 2 Unit 9 New Horizon College EnglishPara.10 What I read with joy,though,were newspapers.I lapped up every word about monstrous crimes,awful accidents and