1、An Integrated English Course Book 4,Unit Ten,Questions for General Understanding,What do you know about the narrator? What type of writing is the text? Whats the authors purpose of writing? How many parts can the text be divided into? (p. 155),1. About the narrator,James Earl Jones,James Earl Jones
2、Turned Fear Into Fame Fear - Feel It and Keep MovingMany of us allow our fear to stop us in our tracks. All it takes is a less than encouraging word, a negative facial expression, or a less than positive opinion, and we give up before we even get started. Were afraid of: the word “no” because it mea
3、ns failure the word “yes” because it means responsibility the disapproving look because it means rejection the whispers and grins because they mean judgment, and the absence of support because it means abandonment Lets look at these five catalysts (催化剂) to failure and how they can be overcome.,Aband
4、onment Little James Earl was scared. His father had left the family to become a prize fighter and actor. His mother had left to earn money as a tailor. The Great Depression had stolen his family and he was about to lose the only life he had ever known. His grandparents had adopted him and now they w
5、ere on their way to Michigan.,Rejection Though his life in Mississippi had been one of abandonment, it was all the 5-year-old boy had known. The move to Michigan so traumatized him he developed a stutter. His first day of school was a disaster. His stuttering made his classmates laugh at him. It was
6、 the final straw for a frightened little boy. He closed his mouth and simply quit talking for eight years! James Earl was completely mute with the exception of conversations he had with himself when he was all alone. He found solace in the written word creating poetry to release the raging in his so
7、ul.,Judgment As is often the case, one person who saw beyond his limitations released James Earl from his self-imposed prison. That one person was an English teacher who saw talent in the silent 13-year-old. She pushed him beyond his fear by forcing him into public speaking insisting he recite a poe
8、m in front of the class every day. Cant you imagine his terror when he first stood in front of his classmates? What made him do it? Was it only the teachers insistence? No. It was a deep desire to break free from his prison and speak all the things that had sat silently in his heart during all those
9、 years. He chose to feel the fear and then do it anyway!,Failure He stuttered. He stammered. He endured the sympathetic and scornful looks of fellow students. He endured the laughing. But he did it. He faced the fear and forced himself to speak. Day after day. Week after week. He hung onto the encou
10、ragement of the teacher who believed in him. And it worked. His stuttering became less. He learned to control his voice.,Responsibility His victories made him look for more challenges. James Earl began to take acting lessons. His early lessons in perseverance gave him the courage to push beyond the
11、prejudices against black actors. He chose to take as many different types of roles as he could stretching his limitations and refusing to be pigeon-holed with any stereotypes.,Beyond the Fear James Earl Jones is now known for his deep authoritative voice. Perhaps you know him as the voice of Star Wa
12、rs Darth Vader or as Mufasa in the Lion King. You see him almost daily on commercials. He has starred on Broadway and been in many movies. He has been laden with Tony, Emmy and Obie Awards. People look at him today and see a confident actor with a deep, resonant voice. The next time you see him, loo
13、k deeper. . . James Earl Jones great secret to success is that he chose to push beyond his fears. He chose to change the reality of a young boy who had lived in silence for eight years. He chose to face ridicule and scorn in order to be free. I can only imagine how many years passed before he could
14、open his mouth without being afraid of what would come out.,So many of us let our fears stop us. Were afraid of how we will appear. Were afraid of what people will think. Were afraid well fail. And so. . . we do nothing. We exchange fear for regret. Fear will pass. Fear can be conquered. Fear will f
15、ade away in the face of determined action. Regret well, youll live with that for the rest of your life. What are you afraid of ? Name the fear. Choose to face it. And take action to conquer it today! You, too, can live a life of success by feeling the fear and moving beyond it. About the Author. The
16、 story for this article was taken from Ginny Dyes Daily Secrets For Success. Let these daily motivational stories stir your heart, fuel your desire and propel you into action. Subscribe at http:/www.DailySecretsForS Source: Family-C,2. Type of writing,Narrative 3. Purpose of writing (154) To reveal
17、how the narrator overcame his stuttering and became a good speaker with the help of Prof. Crouch.,4. Text structure,Part I (Paragraph 1-2) Beginning - presents a striking contrast between his successful career as an actor and television announcer and his severe stutter in his early childhood . Part
18、II (Paragraphs 3-22) Development - the author recollects how his high school teacher, Professor Crouch, helped him to overcome his stutter and find his voice. Part III (Paragraphs 23-29) Ending - the author tells the reader how his voice was found with the help of Prof. Crouch who turned a new leaf
19、to his life and brought him great successes in memorable roles on stage, in films, and on television, and how grateful he is to his teacher, “the father of my resurrected voice”.,Part I (Paragraph 1-2),In this part, the writer describes how successful his career is at present and what an important r
20、ole his voice plays in his career. It forms a sharp contrast with the fact that he suffered from a stuttering problem as a child.,voice,be in (good) voice 嗓子好 find ones voice (吓得或羞得说不出话之后)恢复说话 give ones voice for 赞成 give voice to 说出, 表达, 吐露 have a no voice in sth. 对某事有无发言权 in a hushed voice 低声(私语)地
21、in bad out of voice 嗓子不好 in my voice 以我的名义(莎士比亚语) lift up ones voice 大声疾呼, 叫嚷,lose ones voice 嗓子哑了 lower ones voice 低声说话, 压低嗓子 raise ones voice against sth. 为抗议某事而大声疾呼 recover ones voice 开口说起话来 round voice 宏亮而柔和的嗓音 speak under ones voice 低声说 strain ones voice 喊坏嗓子; 扯起嗓子喊 the public voice 舆论 the stil
22、l small voice 良心的呼声 The voice of one man is the voice of no one. 谚一个人的意见不起作用。 with one voice 异口同声地; 一致地,Language work,1. trilogy: - a series of three books, plays, operas, etc. that have the same subject or the same character, but are each complete works in themselves He is best known for his trilog
23、y on working-class life.,Star Wars is an epic (史诗的) space opera franchise(特权，经营权) initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels(介绍性的片集). Star Wa
24、rs was released on May 25, 1977 by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture (通俗文化) phenomenon, spawning two immediate sequels released in three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogys final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released, again rele
25、ased in three-year intervals, with the final film released on May 19, 2005. The original trilogy comprised of Star Wars, released on May 25, 1977, The Empire Strikes Back（帝国反击战）, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi（绝地武士归来/绝地大反攻）, released on May 25, 1983.,2. the voice-over announcer: -
26、an announcer who makes a commentary (解说词) or gives an explanation which is heard as part of a film or television program, but he himself is not actually seen.,Questions for discussion,Q: Did you expect a person as described in Paragraph 1 could have suffered from stutter? A: It is really out of anyo
27、nes expectation that a person with the experience of stuttering may have such a great achievement, especially in a career dependent primarily upon voice and fluency.,Part II (Paragraphs 3-22),Development: How I found my voice It mainly describes the writers stuttering problem when he was a child and
28、 the process of how Prof. Crouch helped the boy tackle the problem by way of the forced public speaking. As a result, his effort woke up the boys courage to overcome his humiliation, and the boys stutter disappeared.,Language work,3. I always sat down, my face burning with shame. - I always sat down
29、, and blushed because I felt ashamed. More examples of absolute structure: A number of officials followed the emperor, some to hold his robe, others to adjust his girdle, and so on. (infinitive clause) His voice drowned by the noise, the speaker stopped in the middle of his lecture. (-ed participle
30、clause) He went off, gun in hand, (prepositional phrase) The floor wet and slippery, we stayed outside. (adjective phrase),Paul was lying on the lawn, his hands _ under his head. A. were crossing B. were crossed C. crossing D. crossedANSWER: D,The boys leaned against the willow tree, fishing poles _
31、 on sticks, eyes _ at the bobs floating on the ripples. A. resting gazing B. resting gazed C. rested gazing D. rested gazedANSWER: A,4. It was traumatic moving from the warm, easy ways of catfish country to the harsh climate of the north, where people seemed so different. We moved from the familiar
32、and pleasant country to the north where I felt cold both in body and in heart. That was really an upsetting experience in my life.,fervent,adj showing warmth and sincerity of feeling; enthusiastic; passionate 热诚的; 热情的; 热烈的; 强烈的 a fervent farewell speech 热情的告别演说fervent love, hatred, etc 强烈的爱 恨等a ferv
33、ent admirer 痴心的倾慕者 Hes a fervent believer in free speech. 他是言论自由的强烈信仰者。 She has a fervent desire to win. 她有着强烈的获胜欲望。,5. in a nondenominational fellowship: - in a close relationship without caring about the different religionsnondenominational - not restricted to a particular religious denomination a
34、dj. 不限于一宗教宗派的, 与宗教宗派无关的,6. Granddads Irish heritage came out in his love for language; during the week he used “everyday talk”, but on Sunday he spoke only the finest English.: - Granddad had a love for language, which might have been inherited from his Irish ancestors. In weekdays, he used plain En
35、glish, but when in church on Sunday, he spoke perfectly standard English.,come out,1. 出现 The moon came out from behind the clouds. 月亮从云后露出脸来。 2. 出版 When will his new novel come out? 他新创作的小说什么时候出版? 3. 结果是 The party came out all right. 晚会开得很好。 4. 传出 When the news came out, everyone was shocked. 消息传来,人
36、人都感到震惊。 5. 总计 The total came out at 1010. 总数算出来为一千零十。,7. come close to: - become almost the same as8. assess: - consider or judge the quality or worth of something They say they can assess intelligence from these tests.9. round up: 集中，赶拢 - gather together animals or people, often when they do not wa
37、nt to be gathered together We rounded up some friends to play poker and drink beer. 我们聚集了一些朋友来喝啤酒、打扑克牌。,10. vent: give free expression to (idm 习语) give (full) vent to sth: express sth freely （任意地）表达某事 He gave vent to his feelings in an impassioned speech. 他慷慨陈词抒发感情. vent sth (on sb): find or provide
38、 an outlet for (an emotion) 发泄（情感） He vented his anger on his long-suffering wife. 他拿一贯受气的妻子出气. (idm 习语) grit ones teeth (a) keep ones jaws tight together 咬紧牙关 (b) (fig 比喻) summon up ones courage and determination 鼓起勇气下定决心 When things get difficult, you just have to grit your teeth and persevere. 遇到
39、困难只需咬紧牙关坚持下去.,11. That awful feeling of my voice being trapped got worse as 1 grew older.: - As I grew older, I became more self-conscious of my stuttering.12. retreat: - a quiet or private place that one goes to in order to rest or concentrate on a particular problem or task,Mennonite,门诺宗信徒；门诺派教徒 m
40、ennait 以门诺西门（Menno Simons）的名字命名的新教教会信徒。起源可追溯到1525年成立的瑞士兄弟会，他们是一些反对婴儿受洗并强调政教分离的不从国教派。因受迫害而散居欧洲各地，先是在荷兰与波兰北部找到了政治自由，再从那些地区迁往乌克兰与俄罗斯。1663年他们首次移民北美洲。19世纪70年代，许多俄罗斯门诺宗信徒因丧失兵役豁免权而移民美国中西部和加拿大。如今，在全世界许多地方都能找到门诺宗信徒，尤其是南、北美洲。他们的信条强调圣经的权威、早期教会的典范和洗礼对承认信仰的重要性。他们崇尚简朴的生活，许多人拒绝宣誓及服兵役。,Chaucer,Chaucer, Geoffrey (?1
41、340-1400) an English writer who wrote the long poem The Canterbury Tales, one of the most important works in English literature. It is about a group of pilgrims (朝圣者) travelling to Canterbury, who tell each other stories.,The beginning of The Knights Tale from the Ellesmere manuscript.,Whilom, as ol
42、de stories tellen us, Ther was a duc that highte Theseus; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne, What with his wysdom and his chivalrie; He conquered al the regne of Femenye, That
43、 whilom was ycleped Scithia, And weddede the queene Ypolita, And broghte hir hoom with hym in his contree, With muchel glorie and greet solempnytee, And eek hir yonge suster Emelye. And thus with victorie and with melodye,(8) he couldnt stand not being a part of our school. Paraphrase: . he wanted v
44、ery much to be a teacher of our school. Why?,Robert Frost (1874-1963),American poet, one of the finest of rural New Englands 20th century pastoral poets. Frost published his first books in Great Britain in the 1910s, but he soon became in his own country the most read and constantly anthologized poe
45、t, whose work was made familiar in classrooms and lecture platforms. Frost was awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times. Nature and Frosts rural surroundings were for him a source for insights “from delight to wisdom“, or as he also said: “Literature begins with geography.“ FIRE AND ICE Some say the wo
46、rld will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what Ive tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.,I let my neighbour know beyond the hill; And on a day we meet to walk
47、the line And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each. And some are loaves and some so nearly balls We have to use a spell to make them balance: “Stay where you are until our backs are turned!” We wear our fingers rough w
48、ith handling them. Oh, just another kind of out-door game, One on a side. It comes to little more: There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. He only says, “Good fences make goo
49、d neighbours.”,我通知了住在山那边的邻居； 有一天我们约好，巡视地界一番， 在我们两家之间再把墙重新砌起。 我们走的时候，中间隔著一沿墙。 落在两边的石块，由各自去料理。 有些是长块的，有些几乎圆得像球， 需要一点魔术才能把它们放稳当： 给我好好待著，等我们转过身再滚落！ 我们搬弄石头，把手指都磨粗了。 啊！这不过又是一种户外游戏， 一个人站在一边。此外没有多少用处： 在墙那地方，我们根本不需要墙： 他那边全是松树，我这边则是苹果园。 我的苹果树永远也不会踱过去， 吃掉他松树下的毬果。我对他说。 他只是说：好篱笆造出好邻居。,13. savor: - enjoy and appr
50、eciate something like food, or drink, or an experience, as much as one can 加调味品于, 尝到或闻到, 尽情享受 I savored every mouthful of breakfast, reluctant to let it end. He savored his success. 他回味自己的成就。 Life seems to have lost most of its savor for him. 对他来说，生活似乎已失去了一切乐趣。(10) we found a kinship Paraphrase: we found a strong connection between us.,
