1、,Dreams,Unit 6,NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES,Book Two,Unit 6,Dreams,1 Around the Topic,2 Section A,3 Section B,4 Section C,Leading in,Exploring the Topic,Plus Activities,Warming-up,Text A,Exercises,Background Information,Reading Through,Exercises,Related Knowledge,Sample Reading,Exercises,Useful Terms
2、,Dreams really can come true! No matter how old you are, if you really and truly want something in life, you can get it if you try your best. When times are tough and others dont believe that you can make your dream come true, look inside your heart and try even harder. When it comes right down to i
3、t, only you are in charge of where your life goes. Happy traveling!,Directions: In this section youll listen to someone talking about dreams. While listening, try to write in the space provided with the information you hear from the recording.,Whats the topic of Text A in this unit? 1) _. Whats the
4、topic of Text B in this unit? 2) _. What did the young man do in Example 1? He 3) _ in business to study music. How old was the lady when she started to study for a college degree? 4) _.,Life in a Violin Case,Never Too Old to Live Your Dream,gave up a promising career,Eighty seven years old.,Directi
5、ons: You will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.,1. What kind of job do you dream of doing as a career?,2. How can you make your dreams come true?,key,key,Suggested answer:Everyone has his ideal job in his dream just as many young people today tend to follow w
6、ell-paid jobs as their career. But when I am faced up with the choice one day, I would like to pursue a career which interests me and helps realize my life value though it may not necessarily provide me more money.,Return,Suggested answer:Dreams really can come true but it will never become the real
7、ity by itself. We can make it as long as we try our best and dont give up when stuck in difficulties. So lets keep in mind the famous saying “There is a will, there is a way.”,Return,Questions & Answers,3. What factor(s) is/are the most important in realizing your dreams?,4. What may have to be give
8、n up for the realization of your dreams?,key,key,Suggested answer:When asked what are the most important factors in realizing ones dreams, people may hold different opinions. Many people believe that in modern society money and power are decisive factors. But so far as I am concerned, I think whethe
9、r one can make his dream come true depends on his talent and the efforts he makes because they are always the keys to the door of success.,Return,Suggested answer:It depends on what kind of dream you are trying to realize. If you take up a job that should pay well in order to live a comfortable life
10、 even though you are not interested in it, you may have to give up spiritual satisfaction; if you insist on doing something you have dreamed of despite the low pay, you may have to give up the material comfort. But no mater what kind of dream you are pursuing, good health, love and care for others s
11、hould never be given up.,Return,Life in a Violin Case,Section A:,Do you like music? What does music mean to you? Listen to “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound of Music”, and discuss with your classmates.,Do - a deer a female deer Re - a drop of golden sun Mi - a name I call myself Fa - a long long way to run
12、 So- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do,Spring Hill College is the first Catholic (天主教的) college in the Southeast of the USA, the third oldest Jesuit (耶稣教会会士) college in the country and the fifth oldest Catholic college in A
13、merica. It is a four-year, coeducational (男女同校的), liberal arts (文科) and sciences institution located near the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama.,Spring Hill College,Background Information,Columbia University was founded in 1754 as Kings College by the Royal Charter of King George II of England, which de
14、fined the institutions goal as “the Institution and Education of Youth in the Learned Languages and Liberal Arts and Sciences”. After the American Revolution, the College reopened in 1784 with a new name- Columbia-that embodied (体现) the patriotic fervor (爱国热情) that had inspired (激发) the nations sear
15、ch for independence. Located in the city of New York, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.,Columbia University,In order to tell you what I believe, I must briefly bring up something from my personal history. The turning p
16、oint of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music. My parents, although sympathetic, disapproved of music as an occupation. This was understandable, I thought, in view of my family background.,Para. 1&2,Life in a Violin Case,小提琴盒里的生活 为了让你了解我的信念，我必须简单地说一说我的个人历史。
17、 我的人生转折点是我决定放弃前途无量的经商生涯去学习音乐。虽然父母也能理解我，但他们不同意我把音乐当作一种职业。从我的家庭背景来看，我想这是可以理解的。,My grandfather taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College. Despite being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said that it was only bec
18、ause my grandmother was so economical that the wolves were kept at bay.,Para. 3,我的祖父在斯普林希尔学院教了将近40年的音乐。虽然他在社会上备受尊敬，可他几乎赚不到足够的钱来供养一大家子人。我父亲经常说，多亏了我祖母勤俭持家，他们才得以勉强维持生计。,As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a career carried with it the idea of an uncertain existen
19、ce. My parents insisted upon college instead of music school, and so to college I went.,Para. 4,家里有了这个先例，后来只要一提到以音乐为生，我们就想到朝不保夕的生活。父母坚持要我上大学而不是音乐学校，所以我就上了大学。,Before my graduation from Columbia University, my family ran into some money problems, and so I felt it was my duty to leave college and find
20、a job. Before I knew it, I had begun my career in businessa time in my life that I feel was wasted.,Para. 5,我从哥伦比亚大学毕业之前，家里经济上出了点问题，所以我感到自己有义务离开学校去找份工作。于是我就稀里糊涂地开始了经商生涯我认为，那是自己一生当中的蹉跎岁月。,Now, I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business; my whole point is that it was just not for me. I wen
21、t into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was just not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. I became very sad. My aim was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to study music.,Para. 6,当然，我丝毫没有贬低经商的意思；我的意思只是说
22、经商不适合我。我是为了钱才去经商的，而且，除了因为能够帮助家庭而得到的满足感之外，钱就是我经商所得到的一切。这还远远不够。我觉得生命在离我而去。我变得很忧伤。我的目的就是攒够钱后停止经商，然后去欧洲学习音乐。,I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”. Instead of lunching with my coworkers, I would seek out some cheap caf and order a mean meal. I continued to make money, and fin
23、ally, little by little, I saved enough to go abroad.,Para. 7,我那时常常一大清早起来练琴，然后去“市中心”工作。我不和同事们一起吃中饭，而是找一家便宜的小餐馆，点一份简单便宜的午餐。我不停地赚钱，终于一点点地攒够了出国的钱。,At that time, my family no longer needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever drea
24、med of working before, and enjoyed every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too mild a word, really; I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.,Para. 8-9,那时，家里不再需要我帮助，所以我放弃了工作，坐船去了欧洲。我在那儿待了4年，发奋学习，用功的程度是我以前做梦都想不到的，而且每一分钟都过得很开心。 说真的，“开心”这个
25、词还不足以表达我的心情；我简直是陶醉了。这才是真正的生活。我成了一个自由的人，我在做我喜欢和该做的事情。,If I had stayed in business, I might be a really wealthy man today. I do not believe, however, I would have made a success of living. I would have given up a happiness that money cant buysomething that is all-too-often done when ones primary goal
26、is making money.,Para. 10,如果一直经商的话，我今天可能已经是一个真正的有钱人了。然而，我并不认为那样的生活会是成功的。我可能放弃掉了金钱所无法买到的幸福当一个人的主要目标是赚钱时，这种幸福往往就被放弃掉了。,When I broke away from the business world, it was against the advice of practically all of my friends and family. So conditioned are most of us to the idea that success is moneyso muc
27、h so that the thought of giving up a good salary for happiness seems foolish. If so, all I can say is “Gee, its great to be foolish!”Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it.,Para. 11&12,我脱离商界几乎是违背了所有朋友和家人的忠告。我们大多数人习惯性地认为金钱等于成功这种想法如此根深蒂固，以致于在大多数人看
28、来，为了幸福而放弃高薪的想法似乎是愚蠢的。如果这样，我只能说“啊！愚蠢太好了。” 钱是样好东西，但是现在我知道，为了它人们可能会付出太大的代价。,This text is about the authors life as a musician and how he enjoys this kind of life. Actually at the very beginning, his parents insisted that he should not go into music as a career because his grandfather, who took music as
29、 an occupation, earned barely enough to support the family. So he had to go into business to help his family out of their money problems. But later, he was able to go abroad to study music with the money, which became the turning point in his life. He enjoyed his life as a musician because he feels
30、he is really making a success of living.,Main Idea,Structure,Main idea: Citing his own personal history: 1) His grandfather could barely provide for his family by teaching music. 2) He went into business for money and he made it. 3) He felt his time spent in business was wasted, so he quit and went
31、to Europe to study music.,Meaning: Leading a life as a violinist. This text is about the authors life as a musician and how he enjoys this kind of life. It is most probable that he plays the violin, so the title is like this.,Life in a Violin Case,Meaning: In order to tell you my beliefs, I must fir
32、st say a few words about what has happened to my family and me.,In order to tell you what I believe, I must briefly bring up something from my personal history.,Meaning: My parents understood my feelings, but they didnt think it was a good choice for me to take up music as a job.,My parents, althoug
33、h sympathetic, disapproved of music as an occupation.,The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music.,Meaning: An important change took place in my life when I decided to give up my career in business to study music, though it seemed that I coul
34、d have achieved great success in business.,Meaning: I could understand why they were against me when my family background was taken into consideration.,Meaning: My grandfather taught music for almost forty years at Spring Hill College.,This was understandable, I thought, in view of my family backgro
35、und.,My grandfather taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College.,Meaning: Though he was greatly respected by other people in his area, he earned so little that he was almost unable to supply his large family with what they needed for life.,Meaning: My father often said that they had j
36、ust enough money to eat and live only because my grandmother knew how to use money carefully and without waste.,Despite being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family.,My father often said that it was only because my grandmother was so economical th
37、at the wolves were kept at bay.,Meaning: Because my grandfather had set a negative example for the family, if anyone ever talked about taking up music as a career, the others would think immediately that it meant youd have to live without a sufficient income.,Meaning: My parents demanded that I go t
38、o college rather than to music school, and so I went to college.,As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a career carried with it the idea of an uncertain existence.,My parents insisted upon college instead of music school, and so to college I went.,Meaning: Befo
39、re I graduated from Columbia University, my family was having difficulty paying all the bills, and so I felt I should leave college and find a job.,Meaning: I had already taken up business as a career before I realized it, and now I feel that the period of time I spent doing business was wasted.,Bef
40、ore my graduation from Columbia University, my family ran into some money problems, and so I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job.,Before I knew it, I had begun my career in businessa time in my life that I feel was wasted.,Meaning: Now, I do not at all want to say that business is so
41、mething bad; I just want to say that business does not suit me.,Meaning: I worked in business just to earn money,Now, I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business; my whole point is that it was just not for me.,I went into it for money,Meaning: and except for the feeling of happiness that
42、came from helping the family, the only thing I got from working in business was money.,Meaning: I felt that I was not really living the life I was meant to., and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it.,I felt that life was passing me by.,Meaning: M
43、y goal was to save enough money so that I didnt have to do the job any more and could go to Europe to study music.,Meaning: I used to get up when the day just broke and practiced music before I went to work in the downtown area.,My aim was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to study music
44、.,I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”.,Meaning: I would not have lunch with my fellow workers, but would try to find a cheap caf and order a simple meal.,Meaning: I continued to make money and gradually saved enough money to go to a foreign country in the end.,Instead o
45、f lunching with my coworkers, I would seek out some cheap caf and order a mean meal.,I continued to make money, and finally, little by little, I saved enough to go abroad.,Meaning: At that time, my family no longer needed me to earn money to help them, so I quit my job in business and went to Europe
46、 by sea.,Meaning: I stayed in Europe for four years, worked harder than I had ever thought I would, and enjoyed every minute of my life when I was studying music.,At that time, my family no longer needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe.,I stayed four years, worked harder
47、than I had ever dreamed of working before, and enjoyed every minute of it.,Meaning: The word “enjoyed”, as used in the previous sentence, is really not strong enough to express my feelings,Meaning: I was extremely happy.,“Enjoyed” is too mild a word, really, I walked on air.,Meaning: Life was really
48、 meaningful to me.,Meaning: I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was supposed to do.,I really lived.,I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.,Meaning: If I had continued to work in business, I might be a really rich man now. This sente
49、nce, and a number of the following sentences, are in the subjunctive mood, as the situations described in these sentences are pure supposition and do not exist in reality.,Meaning: But I dont think I would have lived a successful life if I had stayed in business. (In fact, I have lived a successful life because I did not stay in business.),If I had stayed in business, I might be a really wealthy man today.,
