1、,Section B,4,A Turning Point of My Life,Objectives,B,A turning point of my life,Text,Warming-up,Lead-in,Background Information,B,A turning point of my life,Text,Video Watching,Back,Successful people love what they do. The speaker has quoted words of many successful people. Russell Crowe, the “Best A
2、ctor” of Academy Award, has said “the bottom line is I love the actual job of acting” . More successful people in various fields have been mentioned to prove that the key to success is staying true to their passion. Something that people are innately passionate about drives their free time as much a
3、s it drives their work time. People should take that passion and bring it into what they do every single day.,The cool thing about passion is that it turns underachievers into superachievers. Bill Gates was a loser until he found his passion for software. And the only way to do great work is to love
4、 what you do. But the big problem is to find passion. You need get out there, try a lot of stuff, and explore many paths. You may try many things that dont work, but when you keep trying, you will try something that could work. If you havent found it yet, keep looking for it. Dont settle. As with al
5、l matters of the heart, youll know when you find it.,William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and a leading figure of 20th-century literature. During his lifetime, he was deeply involved in the Irish Literary Renaissance ( 爱尔兰文艺复兴 ) and politics in Ireland. He won Nobel Prize in Literature
6、 in 1923. Yeats is one of the few writers who completed their most famous works after being awarded the Nobel Prize, including The Tower and The Winding Stair and other poems.,Among the builders of the Irish national culture, as one of the most important leaders in Irish Renaissance Movement, and al
7、so a brilliant fighter for the independence of Ireland, he prefers to decolonize Ireland through a non-violent literary path and his literacy creation contributes a lot to Irish independence from English cultural colonization.,In his earlier age, Yeats was good at creating the ornate style of romant
8、icism and fantastic atmosphere. After the age of 40, he is more toward modernism and became a master of traditional forms. He was a symbolist poet in that he used allusive imagery and symbolic structures throughout his career.,Reading Skills,Presentation of the Skill,Reading Skill Practice,B,A turni
9、ng point of my life,Text,Figurative language refers to Language in which figures of speech freely occur, which contrasts with literal speech or language. Understanding figurative language is an important reading skill that helps students comprehend various kinds of writings, such as poetry, novels a
10、s well as narrative non-fiction.,Understanding figurative language,Three figures of speech,Simile: compares two things directly by using like or as, e.g. as brave as a lion.,Metaphor: compares two things by using the verb be or just by implying the similarities between them.,Personification: gives h
11、uman characteristics to a non-human object, animal or idea.,Understanding figurative language,Examples from Text A of this unit:1.The death of an angel of animal rights activism does not rate with that of a drugged-out rock star. (Para. 1) (Metaphor) 2. .I thought I was listening to an assassin from
12、 a violent mob. (Para. 2) (Metaphor) 3. Death seemed to be stalking him. (Para. 10) (Personification),Understanding figurative language,The texts in this unit employ more metaphor than simile and personification. The following sentences are taken from Text B. Decide what type of figurative language
13、is used in each sentence and explain how it is used.,Understanding figurative language,1. Realistically, I approached writing like waxing a car, thoroughly and repeatedly. (Para. 5),Type: Simile Explanation: The word “like” indicates that writing is compared to waxing a car, which means that the imp
14、rovement of writing skills lies in attention to details and lots of practice.,Understanding figurative language,2. These letters tickled me, making my heart flutter with the thought that I was not only a published writer but an opinion maker. (Para. 7),Type: metaphor Explanation: The pounding of the
15、 heart is compared to the quick movement of the wings of an insect (e.g. a butterfly). It describes the authors nervousness and excitement.,Understanding figurative language,3. Being a writer had been far from my expectations; being crowned a best-selling author was almost unimaginable. (Para. 10),T
16、ype: metaphor Explanation: “Crown” is used to mean that the honor of being called a popular author is as high as that of being named a king or queen, whose authority is symbolized by a crown.,Understanding figurative language,Text Study,Text Comprehension,Language Focus,Critical Thinking,B,A turning
17、 point of my life,Text,How did the author feel when he read an article which saw William Butler Yeats as a universal poet who had risen above his Irishness? (Para.1) Why did the author feel that way? (Para. 2) What did the feeling impel him to do? (Paras. 3-4) How did the author approach writing? (P
18、ara. 5) 5. Why did the author think the Times publish his commentary? (Para. 6) 6. What made the writer believe he was an opinion maker? (Para. 7) 7. How did the author feel at first when he was asked to write a book about his life? (Para. 9) 8. What made him a successful writer according to the aut
19、hor? (Paras. 10-14),Blood to boil, an offensive insult, indignant;The author grew angry.,原句： William Butler Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning light of the Irish Literary Renaissance, had risen above his Irishness and was now a universal poet.（Para. 1, L6）,解释: William Butler Yeats, a Nobel Prize winner
20、and the symbol of the Irish Literary Renaissance, had gone beyond being Irish and had become a poet of the whole world.,译文： 诺贝尔奖获得者威廉 巴特勒 叶芝，即点亮爱尔兰文学复兴之光的人，已经超越了其爱尔兰身份， 是一名世界性的诗人。,原句： I grew indignant suddenly, and a deep-seated passion within me was activated. （Para. 1, L7）,解释: I became furious sud
21、denly, and a strong feeling deep-rooted in my heart was aroused.,译文： 我突然感到愤怒，内心深处一种激情也被激发起来。,The author was proud of his Irish heritage and held that the article he read in The New York Times express some kind of prejudice against Irishness.,Proud of Irish heritage; fight discrimination against Iris
22、h immigrants; offensive to think Irishness something to be risen above.,原句： I felt like my heritage was a defendant at a tribunal, and I had no choice but to protect it and denounce such an outdated prejudice. （Para. 2, L8）,解释: I felt as if my Irish heritage were a person under accusation and on tri
23、al in court. The only thing I could do was to stand up to protect it and to criticize such an old-fashioned and unreasonable attitude.,译文： 我感觉自己继承的身份就像是成了法庭上的被告，我别无选择，只能保护它并谴责这样一种过时的偏见。,The author wrote a letter to defend the Irishness of William Butler Yeats.,原句： I began a letter, trumpeting my ind
24、ignation to., describing Yeats as he was: a writer fundamentally Irish in all he did and wrote.（Para. 3, L2）,解释: I began to write a letter to express my anger to. In my letter, I described Yeats as what he was, that is, he was essentially an Irish writer, as is shown in everything he did and wrote.,
25、译文： 我开始给写信，表达我的愤怒。我把叶芝描述为他本来的样子，即无论从行为还是从作品来看，他都是地地道道的爱尔兰作家。,The more., the better.; like waxing a car, thoroughly and repeatedly. The writer is of the opinion that writing needs patience and practices.,The author preferred to think the major reason was that the editor agreed with his opinion.,About
26、 20 sympathetic and congratulatory letters from college professors made the author feel he had proposed ideas that arouse discussion among the public.,原句： These letters tickled me, making my heart flutter with the thought that I was not only a published writer but an opinion maker. (Para. 7, L2),解释:
27、 These letters made me happy because I felt that not only did I get my work published but I also proposed ideas that could arouse discussion among the public.,译文： 这些信让我快乐，让我激动不已，因为我想到，我不仅作品得以发表，而且我还是个观点制造者。,He wasnt clear at first about how to write a complete book, and wasnt sure whether he had the
28、 ability to do it.,The author attributed his success to his passion for it.,解释: I always thought of the most important part of my achievements the letter I wrote to The New York Times.,译文： 我的思绪总是会归结于其中最核心的部分那封写给纽约时报的信。,原句： My thoughts always came back to the nucleus at the center of it all, that let
29、ter to The New York Times. (Para. 10, L3),解释: The most obvious explanation is that I had found a subject which I had strong feelings for. My passion was so strong that it would naturally make me write.,译文： 最清楚的解释就是，我发现了一个让我有强烈感触的题材，因此，写作就成为这种激情很自然的结果了。,原句： The clearest explanation is that I had foun
30、d a subject I felt so strongly about that the writing was a natural consequence of that passion.(Para. 11, L1),A Turning Point of My Life When I was working as a firefighter, I read an ariticle in New York Times which said William Butler Yeats, the symbolism of Irish Literary Renaissance had _his Ir
31、ishness. I grew _ about that because I took _in my Irish heritage and felt that the aritcle expressed some kind of _against Irishness. Therefore, I wrote a letter to the editor to _the Irishnes of William Butler Yeats.,risen above,indignant,pride,prejudice,defend,I treated writing like _a car and kn
32、ew writing needs patience and_. I was happy unexpectedly that my letter got published by the Times. I prefer to think the editor chose to publish my letter mainly because he _ with me. The sympathetic and congratulatory letters from professors made me consider myself as not only a published writer b
33、ut an_. The article in The New Yorker provided the _ for a large publish company to ask me for a piece of writing about my life.,waxing,practice,silently agreed,opinion maker,impetus,At first, I was not_ in my ability to write a whole book. But I took gradual steps and finally finish the book. I tur
34、ned out to a _ author. When I reflected on my success, I found that my writing was a natural consequence of my _. What I learned the day I stood up for Irelands greatest poet is that we should always find what we love and our passion always enables us to _ in whatever we do.,confident,best-selling,p
35、assion,make a difference,挤满了； 使应接不暇,( be driven crazy),She felt she was almost driven crazy, for she was swamped with work.,Be swamped by / with sth. / sb.,短语逆译,短语应用,工作让她难以招架，她觉得自己要被逼疯了。,意群提示,反抗对某人的歧视,Fight discrimination against sb.,短语逆译,(take measures / persons with disabilities / minorities),The
36、government will take measures to fight discrimination against women, persons with disabilities, and minorities.,短语应用,政府将采取措施阻止对妇女以及残疾人和少数民族的歧视。,意群提示,遵守；信守,(established rules and standards),He is a person who is strict and precise in adherence to established rules, forms, or standards.,In adherence t
37、o,短语逆译,短语应用,他是一个准确而严格地遵循既定规则、形式或标准的人。,意群提示,捍卫使其免于,(take out sth. from the drawer / rampaging mob),He took out a gun from the drawer and tried to defend his shop from a rampaging mob.,Defend sb. from.,短语逆译,短语应用,他从抽屉拿了一把枪试图保护自己的店不受闹事暴徒的打砸。,意群提示,变得更加真实/生动有趣,(best-selling book / personas),To make this n
38、ovel a best-selling book, at this point, your personas should be starting to come to life.,Come to life,短语逆译,短语应用,为了让这部小说成为畅销书，从这时开始, 你创建的人物角色们应该开始变得生动逼真起来.,意群提示,把称为,(the Double Seven Festival / originate from),The Double Seven Festival, dubbed as “Chinese Valentines Day”, originated from a beautifu
39、l legend.,Dub sb. / sth. as,短语逆译,短语应用,被称为“中国情人节”的七夕节起源于一个美丽的传说。,意群提示,对感到惊讶/钦佩/赞美,(something unyielding / carry sb. through),At the same time I marveled at something unyielding in his character which was carrying him through so finely .,Marvel at / over,短语逆译,短语应用,同时，我不由对他性格中不屈不挠的精神深感叹服。正因为有了这种精神，他才能安
40、渡难关。,意群提示,对感受强烈,(poverty / backward education / crime),I feel strongly about poverty, backward education and crime in this country.,Feel strongly about sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,我对这个国家的贫困生活、落后的教育以及糟糕的治安深有感触.,意群提示,句型提炼,逆译练习,An article stated a thesis I took to be an offensive insult: William Butler Yeats, the N
41、obel Prize-winning light of the Irish Literary Renaissance, had risen above his Irishness and was now a universal poet. （Para.1, L5）,应用提示,用于 “陈述某文章的观点，并表达对此观点的看法” 。,句型应用,(a true remark / keep company),An article states a thesis I take to be a true remark: a man may usually be known by the books he r
42、eads as well as by the company he keeps.,典型例句,一篇文章提出来了一个在我看来是至理名言的观点：通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人，就像看他同什么人交往就可知道他的为人一样。,意群提示,逆译练习,There were few things I was more proud of than my Irish heritage. （para. 2, L1）,句型提炼,应用提示,用于 表达“某人感到最骄傲/生气/快乐”,否定的比较级结构表达最高级的意义 。,句型应用,(recovery from disease),There are few things
43、she is happier with than her fathers recovery from disease.,典型例句,很少有什么事情比她的父亲恢复健康更让她感到高兴的了。,意群提示,逆译练习,I dont know why I felt I had to defend the worlds greatest poet from being “prosecuted”, or to compose a defense of Irish writing. I just knew that I had to write that letter, in the same way a prie
44、st has to pray, or a musician has to play an instrument. (Para. 4, L1),句型提炼,应用提示,用于强调“某人对做某事的必要性的认知”。,句型应用,(take care of / natural son),She doesnt know why she feels she has to protect the kid. She just knows she has to take care of him, in the same way she treats her natural son.,典型例句,她不知道为什么她觉得她必须
45、保护这个孩子，她只知道她必须照顾他，就像他是自己亲生的一样。,意群提示,逆译练习,Being a writer had been far from my expectations; being crowned a best-selling author was almost unimaginable. (Para.10, L1),句型提炼,应用提示,用于强调 “做某事是不可思议的” 。,句型应用,(be admitted to / appoint sb. as),Being admitted to the company has been far from his expectation. B
46、eing appointed as the manager of the department is almost unimaginable.,典型例句,能进入该公司已经远远超出了我的预料。被任命为部门经理更是几乎难以想象的。,意群提示,Tips,Tips,Tips, Diligence. Perseverance and patience. Interest. Passion. Intelligence. Financial support.,1. What do you think are the most important factors for success?, Think abo
47、ut the situation calmly and find out what caused the change. Ask for help and advice from those who are experienced in dealing with similar situations. Stay confident and continue to pursue our goals.,2. Sometimes our life may be changed significantly by something unexpected. In case of a sudden cha
48、nge, how should we handle the situation?, Get a graduate degree in computer science: study hard to prepare for the graduate entrance examination; learn to do research independently during graduate study. Work in a famous company: do some part-time jobs to build skills and experience. Set up my own h
49、igh-tech company: pay close attention to the trends of technological development in our country.,3. What goal do you want to achieve in the next five years? How do you plan to realize it?,Talk about the famous saying the only way to do great work is to love what you do by Steve Jobs in 2005 at Stanford University.,Video Watching,Back,1. Do you agree with the view of Steve Jobs that the only way to do great work is to love what you do?,
