1、,Life Experience,Unit 3,1 Around the Topic,2 Section A A,3 Section B,4 Section C,Leading In,Exploring the Topic,Plus Activities,Warming-up,Text A,Exercises,Background Information,Reading Through,Exercises,About Registration Form,Sample Reading,Exercises,Useful Terms,In the long journey of life, you
2、are surely to encounter many events. Your attitude towards those events makes your life different. Are you a victim of lifes events, choosing to see the negative side no matter what the situation is? Or, do you believe no matter what happens you should think positively and learn from the experience?
3、 To a great extent, a persons outlook on life decides its outcome.,1. What will you do when something bad happens to you?,What to do?,I will feel miserable.,I will get something from it.,I will be happy.,I will see it as a type of learning.,I will try to avoid it.,2. How do you make your life exciti
4、ng?,* Id like to get together with my friends at weekends. * Id like to get something positive from something bad. * Id like to buy myself whatever I want. * Id like to choose to have a good mood every day.,3. Do you always choose to learn from something bad? Give an example.,4. Why do people need t
5、o choose a good mood whatever happens to them?,1. Have you heard the story of Helen Keller? 2. What can you learn from her?,Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should liv
6、e each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt the Epicurean motto of “Eat, drink, and be merry,“ but most people
7、would be chastened by the certainty of impending death.,Read and Think,Three Days to See,In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed, and he becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permane
8、nt spiritual values. It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do.,Most of us, however, take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future. When we are in b
9、uoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.,Directions: The following paragraph is taken from Text A. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks without
10、referring to the original text.,Michael replied, “Each morning I wake _ and say to myself, Mike, you have two _ today. You can choose to be in a good _ or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time _ bad happens, I can choose to be a _ or choose to see it as a type
11、of learning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost _ a victory.”,up,choices,mood,something,victim,as,Life Is Full of Choices,Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy. He is always happy and always has something positive to say. At work, when someone would ask him how he was doing, he would re
12、ply, “If I were any better, Id be twins!”,Para. 1,迈克尔决非等闲之辈，他总是那么乐观，总能看到事物积极的一面。在工作中，假如有人问他“你最近好吗？”，他就会说：“太好了，简直没的说。”,If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest theyd continue feeling down. He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince a
13、mong men. One day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?”,Para. 2,假如员工哪一天遇到不顺心的事情，迈克尔总是告诉他们如何看待事物积极的一面，以免他们继续感到沮丧。他如同一缕阳光，是芸芸众生里的佼佼者。一天，我走到迈克尔跟前，问他：“我不明白，你不能总是那么积极乐观吧，你是怎么做的呢？”,Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myse
14、lf, Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost as a vic
15、tory.“,Para. 3,迈克尔说：“每天早上，我醒来就对自己说：迈克，你今天有两种选择：你可以选择好心情，也可以选择坏心情。我选择了前者。每当不幸降临时，我可以甘当受害者，也可以把它当成一种学习。但我选择后者，把它看成是一种胜利。”,“Yeah, right. It isnt that easy,” I said. “Yes, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. You choose how you react to situations. The bottom line is: Its your choice how yo
16、u live life.” I reflected on what Michael said.,Paras. 4-5,“哦，有道理。但没那么容易吧？”我说。 “也不难。”迈克尔答道，“生活就是选择。你如何应对外界是你的选择，归根到底你如何生活也是你的选择。”我努力回味迈克尔的这些话。,Soon after that, I left the big company where I had worked for years to start my own business. I lost touch with Michael, but I thought about him almost week
17、ly as I tried to live the best life I could. Several years later, I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.,Para. 6,不久，我离开了那家我工作多年的大公司，开创了自己的事业。虽然我与迈克尔失去了联系，但我几乎每个星期都会想起他，因为我想尽量过上最美好的生活。数年后，我听说迈克尔出了大事故，他从约60英尺高的通讯塔上摔了下来。,After 18
18、hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident and asked how he was. He replied, “If I were any better, Id be twins. Would you like to see my scars?” I didnt want to see his wounds
19、, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident was taking place.,Para. 7,经过18小时的手术和数周的精心护理，迈克尔终于出院了，但他的背部置入了几根钢钎。大约在事故发生6个月后我碰到了他，我问及他的近况，他答道：“太好了，没的说。你想看看我的伤疤吗？”我不想看他的伤口。不过我倒是问他，在事故发生的瞬间，他脑海里首先闪现的是什么。,“The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my young daug
20、hter,” Michael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, within an inch of my life, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to die or I could choose to live. I chose the latter.”,Para. 8,“我想到的第一件事是我那年幼的女儿怎么办，” 迈克尔说道， “然后，当我躺在地上，生命垂危时，我想到我有两个选择：我可以选择死，也可以选择生。我选择了后者。”,“Werent you scared?” I
21、asked. “When the paramedics transferred me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to take action.”,Paras. 9-10,“你感到害怕吗？”我问道。“当救护人员把我送进医院，我看到医生和护士的脸部表情时，我确实感到惊骇。从他们的眼神里，我看得出他们把我当成了死人。
22、我意识到我必须采取行动。”,“What did you do?”“Well, I simply yelled: Im choosing to live. Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.”Michael lived, not only thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. A
23、ttitude is everything.,Para. 11-13,“你怎么做呢？” “我索性吼道：我要活下去！快救我，把我当活人医治，别把我当成快要死的人！” 迈克尔活下来了，这多亏医生的高超技术，但也要归功于他对人生的惊人态度。我也从他那儿学会了选择充实地过好每一天。态度决定一切。,Meaning of the Sentences,Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy.,Meaning: Michael is by no means an ordinary man. .,Meaning of the Sentences,. he would
24、reply, “If I were any better, Id be twins!“,Meaning: Please notice the subjunctive mood used in the sentence. English people use this expression to tell others that they are in a very happy mood. By saying “Id be twins“, the speaker means he has a maximum level of happiness himself and could only be
25、 happier if there should be someone exactly like him.,Meaning of the Sentences,If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest theyd continue feeling down.,Meaning: If one of his fellow workers felt miserablethat day, Michael would tell
26、 him/her to be cheerful and hopeful in face of difficulties so that they would not continue to feel miserable.,Meaning of the Sentences,He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince among men.,Meaning: He was a person with shining personality, a great person standing out among ordinary people.,Meaning of
27、the Sentences,One day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?“,Meaning: One day, I approached Michael and asked him, “What I dont understand is this: Since no one can be optimistic and cheerful about life all the time, how can you alw
28、ays be in such a good mood?“,Meaning of the Sentences,Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning.,Meaning: Whenever something bad takes place, I can either choose to think that Ill suffer a lot from it or chooseto consider it as something t
29、hat I can learn from.it = something bad,Meaning of the Sentences,“Yeah, right. It isnt that easy,“ I said.,Meaning: “Yes, you are right. Its quite easy, but not very easy,“ I said. Note that yeah is used chiefly in American English. It is informal as compared with yes.,Meaning of the Sentences,The b
30、ottom line is: Its your choice how you live life.,Meaning: In the final analysis (归根结底), it is entirely up to you to decide on the kind of life you wish to lead.,Meaning of the Sentences,. I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.
31、,Meaning: . I learned that a serious accident happened to Michael; he had fallen from a tall structure for communications at a height of about 60 feet down to the ground.,Meaning of the Sentences,After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal
32、 rods placed in his back.,Meaning: After the operation which went on for 18 hours and many weeks of careful treatment, Michael was allowed to go back home, but he had metal rods placed in his back.,Meaning of the Sentences,I didnt want to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his m
33、ind as the accident was taking place.,Meaning: I didnt want to see his scars, but I did ask him what he was thinking about the moment the accident was taking place.,Meaning of the Sentences,When the paramedics transferred me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and n
34、urses, I got really scared.,Meaning: I really got astonished when the ambulance driver and his men (women) sent me to the hospital and I read the thoughts of the doctors and nurses from thelook on their faces.,Meaning of the Sentences,In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man.,Meaning: I could tell from
35、their eyes that they believed that I had already died.,Meaning of the Sentences,Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.,Meaning: I know I am so seriously wounded that Im within an inch of my life. However, do all you can to save me, treating me just like a living man, not as a man who
36、is going to die.,Meaning of the Sentences,Attitude is everything.,Meaning: Ones attitude is the most important factor that may determine the outcome of everything one experiences.,The passage tells us a story about Michael. Michael is a person who chooses to look on the bright side of a situation. H
37、e takes a positive attitude towards everything and he benefits a lot from his positive attitude, especially when the terrible accident happened to him. It is his amazing attitude to face life with laugh that at last saved him from death. From this story we learn that attitude is everything. Life can
38、 be different, and it all depends on your own choice.,Main Idea,Structure,New Words,Expressions,lest conj. 惟恐，免得,e.g. Lets do it carefully lest this (should) lead to failure. 我们小心地做，以免失败。,1. 我把他的生日记下来，免得忘了。,I wrote down the date of his birthday lest I should forget it.,2. 小心拿，以免摔坏。,Handle it careful
39、ly lest it be broken.,prince n. 1) 品格高尚的人；性格非凡的人 2)（常用大写）王子；王孙；亲王,e.g. a financial prince 金融巨子the Crown Prince 太子；王储,1. 郁金香电脑公司确立了自己在计算机制造商中的王者地位。,Tulip Computers has confirmed his position as a prince among computer manufacturers,2. 这位王子将继承王位。,The prince is to inherit the throne.,mood n. 心情；情绪,e.g.
40、 His moods change very quickly. 他的情绪变化无常。,阳光灿烂的早晨使她心情愉悦。,The beautiful sunny morning put her in a good mood.,victory n. 胜利；成功,e.g. The game ended in victory for our department. 比赛结果是我们系获胜。,1. 在选举中，他勉强获胜，当选为该国总统。,A narrow victory in the election makes him president of thecountry.,2. 真理对强权的胜利,the vict
41、ory of right over might (the word often goes with the preposition over),weekly,adv. every week; once a week 一周一次e.g. Are you paid weekly or monthly?你拿周薪还是月薪？adj. once a week 一周一次的e.g. a weekly meeting 每周一次的会议n. a magazine or newspaper which appears oncea week 周刊；周报e.g. Is the journal a weekly or a m
42、onthly?这本杂志是周刊还是月刊？,weekly,1. 我的周薪只有250美元。,My weekly wage is only $250.,2. 这份周报每星期五印刷。,This weekly is printed every Friday.,3. 大多数学生住在学校，每周回家一次。,Most students live on campus; they go home weekly.,surgery n. 外科（手术）,e.g. undergo emergency surgery 接受紧急手术,随着科学技术的发展，外科手术挽救了许多人的生命。,With the development of
43、 science and technology, many lives have been saved by surgery.,release,v. 【1】 discharge; set free; let go 释放e.g. After he was released from prison, he went back to his hometown to start his own business. 他出狱后回到家乡，自己做生意。Note: The verb in this sense is often used with the preposition from.【2】 allow (
44、a new film or record) to be shown or sold publicly 使（新影片或唱片）上映或发行 e.g. The film has been released to various cinemas.这部影片已在全国各个电影院上映。,release,1. 她把兔子从陷阱中放了出来。,She released the rabbit from the trap.,2. 吃了几片药后，他的痛止住了。,He was released from pain after taking some tablets.,3. 这位歌手新发行的唱片让她赚了一大笔钱。,The sing
45、er made a fortune out of her newly releasedrecord.,metal n. 金属,e.g. a metal ring 金属环,铜和银都是金属。,Copper and silver are both metals.,inch n. 英寸,e.g. Hes 5 feet 9 inches tall. 他身高5英寸9英尺。,昨晚的降雨量是3英寸。,Three inches of rain fell last night.,n. the second (of two people or things just mentioned) (刚提到的两者之间的) 后
46、者e.g. John and James are twins. I have met the latter before. 约翰和詹姆斯是双胞胎，后者我曾经见过。Note: Latter used as a noun is always preceded by the definite article the.adj. near to the end; later 后一半的；末尾的e.g. during the latter half of the eighteenth century在18世纪下半叶,latter,1. 两个提议中，我青睐后者。,Of the two proposals, I
47、 prefer the latter.,2. 他今天心情不好，连我后半部分话他也装作没听见。,He is not in a good mood today, and he even pretended not to hear the latter part of my remark.,latter,v. move over from one place, job, position, etc. to another 转移；调动e.g. He has been transferred to another local hospital. 他被转入当地另一家医院。 Note: This verb
48、goes with “to from”.n. an act or process of transferring 转移；职务调动e.g. the transfer desk （机场）换乘台,transfer,1. 请把电话转到我房间好吗？,Will you transfer my phone calls to my room?,2. 她被调到公司的另一部门。,Shes got a transfer to another department of thecompany.,transfer,e.g. The doctors quick action saved the childs life.医
49、生果断的行动挽救了孩子的生命。,1. 现在是采取行动的时候了。,Now its time for action.,2. 我不喜欢那部电影，里面没有什么戏。,I didt like the film; there wasnt much action in it.,3. 应该根据他们的行为而不是他们的言语来评价他们。,They should be judged by their actions, not by what they say.,action n. 行动，活动；行为，作为,n. 【1】 the place in the ground where a dead person is buried 坟墓；墓地 e.g. dig a grave 掘墓【2】 death 死亡e.g. from the cradle to the grave 从摇篮到坟墓（从生到死） v. giving cause for worry and/or needing urgent attention; very serious 严重的；重大的; 严厉的；严肃的 e.g. The patient is in grave condition. 病人的病情很严重。,
