1、Unit One：Section A,The Tail of Fame,Lead-in,Our topic today is “Fame”. Q1： What is fame？Fame refers to the state of being popular with a lot of people as a result of ones achievement. Whether or not to gain fame, therefore, is often seen as a good test for ones success in life. Now lets proceed with
2、 our topic-centered lead-in.,Q2: What do people seek fame for?,For a rise in social position?For abundance of wealth?For drowning in fames glory?For refinement of social taste?For assimilation into high society?,Q3: What side effects does fame seeking exert on one?,Will it lead to the loss of your i
3、dentity?Will it result in a life far from your original wishes?Will it deprive you of the freedom to express yourself freely?,New Words in Section A,1. chase vt e.g. The kids chased each other in the garden. Chase girl. 没有人在追我，时间在追我。 2. pessimistic a. I am deeply pessimistic about the future. 这听起来像是
4、本末倒置，是不必要的悲观。 This may sound like putting the cart before the horse and being unnecessarily pessimistic.,New Words in Section A,3. bankrupt a. 除非利息降低，否则许多小企业将破产。 Many small businesses will go bankrupt unless interest rates fall. 4. worship vt. 我们都要有崇拜的英雄，无论他们是运动员、电影明星还是政治家。We all want heroes to wors
5、hip, be they sportsmen, film stars, or politicians. As a child, I worshipped my older brother.,New Words in Section A,5. spur vt. 我们鼓励他们做出更大的努力。We spurred them on to greater efforts. 是当地报纸上一篇文章最终促使他采取了行动。It was an article in the local newspaper that finally spurred him into action。 6. drown vt. 1）沉浸
6、于；2）（使）淹死1）Translation 这个国家债台高筑。 我们被数据包围，可是却缺乏信息。,New Words in Section A,Key The country is drowning in debt. We were drowning in data but starved of information. 2）Last night a boy was drowned in the river. 7. exploit vt. 我们需要确保尽可能充分地利用资源。We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully
7、as possible. 8. idle a. Thousands of workers are idle now that the car factories have closed.,New Words in Section A,汽车厂的关闭使数千人无事可做。 9. bore vt. / bored a. vt. I wont bore you with all the technical details. The long novel bored me to death. a. Its easy to get bored doing the same thing every day. 注
8、意：bored 和boring的区别 10. sustain vt. 1）to make something continue to exist for a period of time 他发现自己无法维持对那份工作的兴趣。,New Words in Section A,He found that he couldnt sustain his interest in the job. 这位演讲者成功地使听众的注意力保持到了最后。 The speaker succeeded in sustaining the listeners attention right to the very end.
9、2）to give someone strength, energy or hope 一顿丰盛的早餐能维持我们一天的精力。 A good breakfast will sustain us through the day. 11. minute a. They shouldnt be loaded down with minute and unimportant details.,New Words in Section A,不应让他们被这些琐碎的事压垮。 12. discount vt. & n. 1) 忽视；低估 科学家们对他的地震预测方法不予理会。 Scientists discount
10、ed his method of predicting earthquake. 2）降低价格；打折 All sale items have been heavily discounted. n. 我买这双鞋打了6折。 I bought the pair of shoes at a 40% discount.,New Words in Section A,13. distinct a. 1) The Spanish temperament is distinct from that of the Portuguese. 西班牙人的气质明显有别于葡萄牙。 2) These are modern b
11、uildings with distinct national style. 这些是具有明显民族风格的现代建筑。 14. contaminate vt. The food was contaminated during the production process. 这食品在生产过程中被污染。,New Words in Section A,15. underline vt. 1)All the mistakes had been underlined. 2) He underlined the importance of the question. 16. object vi. object
12、to 当地居民反对那个发展计划。 Local residents objects to the proposed development. 17. accuse sb. of sth. They accused him of incompetence.,New Words in Section A,18. justify vt. It is difficult to justify such behavior. 19. single-minded a. a. + n.ed 具有什么特征的 light-hearted; open-minded ; cold-hearted near-sighte
13、d; broad-minded 20. desperate a. He is desperate for a job to support his family. 21. desperately ad. She desperately wanted her article published.,1.Ernest Hemingway,As one of the most famous American novelists, short story writers and essayists, Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Liter
14、ature. His serious novel The Sun Also Rises appeared in 1926. The novel deals with a group of expatriates(流放者) in France and Spain, members of the disillusioned post-World War I Lost Generation. It became his first great success as a novelist.,The Old Man and the Sea, published first in Life magazin
15、e in 1952, again restored his fame. The 27,000 word novella told a story of an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago, who finally catches a giant marlin after weeks of not catching anything. As he returns to the harbor, the sharks eat the fish lashed to his boat. On July 2, 1961, Hemingway committed su
16、icide with his favorite shotgun at his home.,2. Robert Frost (1874-1963),As one of Americas leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Frost wrote poems whose philosophical dimensions transcend any region. His poetry is thus both traditional and experimental, regional a
17、nd universal. He unquestionably succeeded in realizing his lifes ambition: to write “a few poems where they will be hard to get rid of.”,Steven Spielberg (1946-),He has ever been perhaps Hollywoods best-known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world, and also one of the most influe
18、ntial film personalities in the history of film. Spielberg has directed or produced many of the top-grossing films in Hollywood history, including E.T.: The Extra-Terrestria, Schindlers List, Saving Private Ryan, etc.,5. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Beethoven is a German composer, universally rec
19、ognized as one of the greatest composers of the Western European music tradition. Beethovens works crowned the classical period and also effectively initiated the romantic era in music. His astonishing Third Symphony (1803) was the thunderclap that announced the romantic century, and it embodies the
20、 titanic but rigorously controlled energy that was the hallmark of his style.,Oscar Wilde (1854-1900),He was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Known for his wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of
21、his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labor after being convicted of the homosexual offences.,Detailed study of the Text,Para.1 participate in:take part in or become involved in an activity to participate in ones own destru
22、ction:参与自我毁灭 The Translation of Para. 1艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。,Detailed study of the Text,Para. 2 A “day job“ refers to the normal job where one earns most of their money. to quit/ give up/ leave ones day job:丢掉有固定收入的工作 A “budding arist“ is one who is beginning
23、to develop or show signs of future success in a particilar area.（崭露头角的艺术家） at best:even when considered in the most positive way 至多，充其量；最乐观地说 end up: finally be in a particular situation or place 最终；结果,Detailed study of the Text,to spur sb. to:激励某人向前 to drown in fames imperial glory:沉浸在成功后的无上光荣中 Tra
24、nslation对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家，其亲朋常常会建议 “正经的饭碗不能丢！” 他们的担心不无道理。追求出人头地，最乐观地说也困难重重，许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒，也是几近精神崩溃。尽管如此，希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。享受成功的无上光荣，这种诱惑不是能轻易抵挡的。,General Idea,Though the conquest of fame is difficult at best, the lure of fame is hard to resist.,Detailed study of the Text,Para. 3
25、exploit ones talent for sing:发挥唱歌特长 hasten ones popularity:加速某人走红 sbs ride on the express elevator to the top:某人青云直上 be hard-pressed to do sth.:have difficulity doing sth. 做某事有困难 a lack of continuity in ones appeal:缺乏吸引力 “Flavor of the month“ means “an idea, person, style,etc. that is very popular a
26、t a particular time, but only for a shotr while.“ 风靡一时的人或物 make minute changes to sth.:稍加改动某事 run a/the risk of :冒险；有.风险 lose sb.s favor:失宠,Detailed study of the Text,Translation成名者之所以成名，大多是因为发挥了自己在歌唱、舞蹈、绘画或写作等方面的特长，并能形成自己的风格。为了能迅速走红，经纪人会极力吹捧他们的这种风格。他们青云直上的过程让人看不清楚。他们究竟是怎么成功的，大多数人也都说不上来。尽管如此，艺术家仍然不能
27、闲下来。 若表演者、画家或作家感到厌烦，他们的作品就难以继续保持以前的吸引力，也就难以保持公众的注意力。公众的热情消磨以后，就会去追捧下一个走红的人。,General Idea,Even if an artist succeeded by developing their own talent, it would be hard to keep the audiences last enthusiasm.,Detailed study of the Text,Translation有些艺术家为了不落伍，会对他们的写作、跳舞或唱歌的风格稍加变动，但这将冒极大的失宠的危险。公众对于他们藉以成名的艺
28、术风格以外的任何形式都将不屑一顾。,Detailed study of the Text,Para 4 Translation知名作家的文风一眼就能看出来，如田纳西威廉斯的戏剧、欧内斯特海明威的情节安排、罗伯特弗罗斯特或T.S.艾略特的诗歌等。同样，像莫奈、雷诺阿、达利这样的画家，希区柯克、费里尼、斯皮尔伯格、陈凯歌或张艺谋这样的电影制作人也是如此。他们鲜明独特的艺术风格标志着与别人不同的艺术形式上的重大变革，这让他们名利双收，但也让他们付出了代价，那就是失去了用其他风格或形式表现自我的自由。,General Idea,Successful and famous artists often h
29、ave a distinctive style. But this also limits them in that they dont have the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms.,Detailed study of the Text,Para 5 It takes sb. out of :使得某人缺乏 Translation名气这盏聚光灯可比热带丛林还要炙热。骗局很快会被揭穿，过多的关注带来的压力会让大多数人难以承受。它让你失去自我。你必须是公众认可的那个你，而不是真实的你或是可能的你。艺人，就像政客一
30、样，必须常常说些违心或连自己都不完全相信的话来取悦听众。,General Idea,The pressure to keep public attention can be too much for some artists. They have to please the audience sometimes against their own will.,Detailed study of the Text,Para 6 contaminate the well of ones soul:污染心灵之井 be intimate with: involve or have a sexual r
31、elationship with; have a close friendshipwith 与.有染；与.关系密切 be expelled from:被开除；驱逐 at ones/ its worst: as bad or unpleasant as someone or something can be 在某人或某事最糟糕的时候 risk ones name in sb.s defence:冒名声之险替某人说话,Detailed study of the Text,Translation一滴名气之水有可能玷污人的心灵这一整口井，因此一个艺术家若能保持真我，会格外让人惊叹。你可能答不上来哪些人
32、没有妥协，却仍然在这场名利的游戏中获胜。一个例子就是爱尔兰著名作家奥斯卡王尔德，他在社交行为和性行为方面以我行我素而闻名于世。虽然他的行为遭到公众的反对，却依然故我，他也因此付出了惨痛的代价。,General Idea,It is hard to find an artist who is both successful and uncompromising. The example of Oscar Wilde is provided as an illustration.,Detailed study of the Text,在一次宴会上，他一位密友的母亲当着他的朋友和崇拜者的面，指责他在
33、性方面影响了她的儿子。他听了她的话以后大为光火，起诉了这个年轻人的母亲，声称她毁了自己的 “好” 名声。但是，他真该请一个更好的律师。结果是，法官不仅不支持他提出的让这个女人赔偿他名誉损失费的请求，反而对他本人进行了罚款。他由于拒交罚款最终还被送进了监狱。更糟糕的是，他再也无法获得更多公众的宠爱。在最糟糕的时候，他发现没有一个人愿意拿自己的名声冒险来替他说话。为保持真我，他付出的代价是，在最需要崇拜者时，谁也不理他。,Detailed study of the Text,Para 7 Translation奇怪的是，收获最大的恰恰是失败者。他们收获了自由！他们可以自由地表达，独辟蹊径，不落窠臼
34、，不用担心失去崇拜者的支持。失败的艺术家寻求安慰时，可以想想许多伟大的艺术家都是过世多年以后才成名，或是他们没有出卖自己。他们也可以为自己的失败辩解：自己的才华实在过于高深，不是当代听众或观众所理解得了的。,General Idea,Oddly, those who fail reap the greatest reward and enjoy the freedom to express themselves in the style they like. And they even comfort themselves that their genius is too sophistica
35、ted for contemporary audiences.,Detailed study of the Text,Para 8 come upon:find sth. or meet someone unexpectedly 想到；偶遇 throw out: 开除；解雇 Translation那些失败了却仍不肯放弃的顽固派也许会乐于知道，某些名人曾经如何越挫越勇，直至成功。美国小说家托马斯伍尔芙的第一本小说向家乡看吧，安琪儿被拒39次后，才最终得以出版。贝多芬战胜了父亲认为他毫无音乐家潜质的偏见，成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。,Detailed study of the Text,19世纪瑞士
36、著名教育家裴斯泰洛齐原先干的工作没有一件成功，直到他想到去教小孩子，并研究出一种新型教育模式的基础理论。托马斯爱迪生在四年级时被赶出了学校，因为老师觉得他似乎太迟钝。但不幸的是，对大多数人而言，失败是奋斗的结束，而不是开始。,General Idea,Failure has motivated some artists to work even harder to succeed. Unfortunately not many people follow their examples.,Detailed study of the Text,Para 9 Translation对那些孤注一掷的追
37、名逐利之徒，我要说：祝你们好运。但是，遗憾的是，你会发现这不是你想得到的。狗自逐其尾所得到的只是一条尾巴而已。获得成功的人常常发现成功对他来说弊大于利。所以要为真实的你、为自己的所为感到高兴，而不是拼命去获得成功。做那些你为之感到骄傲的事情。可能在有生之年你默默无闻，但你可能创作了更好的艺术。,General Idea,People may find that once they have conquered fame, it is not really what they want. So they should do what they are happy with. The result
38、 might be that you are not famous but you may create better art.,Key to Exercises,Vocabulary III 1. idle 2. justify 3. discount 4. distinct 5. minute 6.accused 7. object 8. contaminate 9. sustain 10. worship IV. 1. accusing. of 2. end up 3. came upon 4. at her worst 5. pay for 6. run a risk of 7. pa
39、rticipate in 8. other than 9. object to/objected to 10. at best,Key to Exercises,V. 1. K 2. G 3. C 4. E 5. N 6. o 7. I 8. L 9. A 10. D Word building VII.1. justify 2. glorify 3. exemplifies 4. classified 5. purified 6. intensify 7. identify 8. terrified,Key to Exercises,VIII.1. bravery 2. jewelry 3.
40、 delivery 4. machinery 5. robbery 6. nursery 7. scenery 8. discovery TranslationXI. 1.The plant does not grow well in soils other than the one in which it has been developed. 2. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we may have done during the day.
41、,Key to Exercises,3. Some people tend to justify their failure by blaming others for not trying their best. 4.We remain true to our commitment: Whatever we promised to do; we would do it. 5. Even Beethovens father discounted the possibility that his son would one day become the greatest musician in
42、the world. The same is true of Edison, who seemed to his teacher to be quite dull. 6. They were accused by authorities of threatening the state security.,Key to Exercises,XII. 1.出入除自己家以外的任何场所时，如果你带有宠物，一定要了解有关宠物的规定。 2. 一些女性完全可以不待在家里，而是去工作，挣一份不错的工资。但是为了家庭，她们放弃 了工作。 3. 你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护？你将会为此付出沉重的代价，因为他们己经
43、以低毁名誉的罪名起诉你了。 4. 批评有其重要作用；我们可能当时不喜欢它，但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。 5. 他毫不让步的行为遭到公众的反对，这使得他陷人了精神上崩溃、经济上破产的境地。,Key to Exercises,6. 即使你失败了，也不要被失败伤害，更不要被失败左右。记住：失败是学习过程中必要的一 步；它不是学习、的结束，而是学习的开始。 Cloze XIII.15 BACDB 610 ABACA1115 DCDAC 1620 DBCAD,Section B：Key to Exercises,Comprehension o f the Text II 1.F 2.T 3.F 4
44、.T 5.T 6.T 7.F 8.T Vocabulary III1 . melted 2. restore 3. initiative 4. obligation 5. induce 6. lest 7. relief 8. furnish 9. enquire 10. meanwhile,Section B：Key to Exercises,IV1. kept his word 2. shrugged off 3. melted away 4. enquire into 5. cool off 6. pave the way for 7. hold up 8. fall apart 9. wipe away 10. on credit unit,
