Unit 31

1. Unit 31 Passage Six

2. New Words • 1. many a = many 许多 • 2. encourage v. 鼓励 • 3. a big difference between… 在…之间的大的差别 • 4. in most cases 在大多数情况下 • 5. dream of 梦想 • 6. lonely adj. 孤独的 • 7. wealth n. 财富 • 8. fame n. 名声，名望 • 9. by fortune 幸运 • 10. longing n. 愿望

3. New Words • 11. reward v. 报酬；酬劳 • 12. prospect n. 前景 • 13. matter v. 重要 • 14. manual adj. 手工的 • 15. feel like+ sth. 想要… • 16. genuine adj. 真正的 • 17. or so 大约 • 18. get/have/take a break 休息 • 19. failure n. 失败 • 20. keep doing sth. 继续做……

4. Three days or so • One year or so

5. Text • Many ayoung person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between ‘being a writer and writing.’ In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. ‘You’ve got to want to write,’ I say to them,’ not want to be a writer.’

6. Text • The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance (自由栏目) writer, I had no prospects at all.

7. Text • What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

8. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. • I study English. • I do study English. • She swims. • She does swim.

9. Text • After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I wanted to write, I had dreamed about for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if?

10. Text • I would keep putting my dream to the test even thought it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadow Land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

11. Questions A • 1. The passage is meant to __________. a. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience b. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer c. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame d. encourage young people to pursue a writing career

12. Questions • 2. What can be concluded from the passage? a. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding b. A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on efforts c. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation d. The chances for a writer to become successful are small D

13. Questions • 3. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? a. He wasn’t able to produce a single book b. He hadn’t seen a change for the better c. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year d. He thought that he lacked imagination B

14. Questions • 4. ‘… people who die wondering: What if?’ refers to _________. a. who think too much of the dark side of life b. who regret giving up their career halfway c. who think a lot without making a decision d. who are full of imagination even upon death c

15. Questions • 5. “Shadow Land” in the last sentence refers to _________. a. the wonderland one often dreams about b. the bright future that one is looking forward to c. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached d. a world that exists only in one’s imagination c

16. Word Study • many a = many 许多 • 用法： many a + 名词（单数）+ 动词（单数） e.g. -- Many ayoung person tells me he wants to be a writer. 许多年轻人告诉我想成为一名作家。 -- Many a student wants to know more about the job. 许多年前那个人想多了解这个工作。

17. Many ayoung person tells me he wants to be a writer. Manyyoung persons tell me he wants to be a writer.

18. Word Study • encouragev. 鼓励 • 用法： encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做… e.g. -- My parents often encourage me to work hard on the course. 父母常鼓励我努力学习。 -- I encouraged her to try again. 我鼓励她再试一次。

19. Word Study • encouragingadj.令人鼓舞的 e.g. -- This is encouraging news. 这是鼓舞人心的消息。 -- The signs are encouraging -- but there's a long way to go.迹象是令人鼓舞的--但有一个很长的路要走。

20. Word Study • encouragedadj. 鼓舞的；鼓励的 e.g. -- She felt encouraged by many letters of support. 许多信的支持她使她感到鼓舞。 -- Iwas encouraged by what he said. 我被他的话所鼓舞。

21. His words are encouraging. I was encouraged.

22. Word Study • famen. 名声； 名望 e.g. win/achieve/gain/find fame -- Jane won fame as a singer before she became an actress.在她成为一名演员之前，珍妮作为一名歌手就出名了。

23. Word Study • famous adj. 著名的 词组： be famous for … 以…… 著名 e.g. --- The city is famous for its beautiful scenery. 这个城市已风景优美出名。 --- She was more famousas a writer than as a singer. 她作为作家比作为歌手更著名的。 词组： be famous as 作为…著名

24. Word Study • matterv. 重要 e.g. -- What he says matters. 他的话很重要。 -- It doesn’t matter. 没关系。

25. Word Study • feel like + 名词/doing sth. 想要…/想要做… e.g. -- I feel like a swim. （feel like + 名词） 我想游泳。 -- He feels like going there. （feel like + doing） 他想去那里。

26. Word Study • failuren. 失败 用法： failure in sth./doing sth. e.g. -- His failure in the test made him upset. 考试不及格让他很不安。 -- Failure in work means getting fired more easily. 工作中失误意味着更容易被解雇。

27. Word study • failv. 失败;  忘记; 不及格; 用法： fail in sth. e.g. -- He failed in his attempt to regain the world title.他没有夺回世界冠军头衔。 -- I failed in the English test. 我英语考试不及格。

28. Word Study • fail to do sth.忘记做… e.g. -- I failed to call her last night. 昨晚我忘记打电话给她了。 -- The letter failed to arrive.信还没到。

29. Sentence Study • In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. • 在大多数情况下，这些人梦想是名气和财富，而不是长时间独自坐在一台打字机前。

30. Sentence Study • The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. • 现实情况是，写作是一个孤独的，个人的甚至收入很低的事。对于那些幸运的作家来说，还有数以千计的作家他们的渴望更是从来没有得已实现。

31. Sentence Study • I would keep putting my dream to the test even thought it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. • 我会继续测试我的梦想，甚至认为测试意味着生活的不确定性和害怕失败。 • 注意： keep doing sth 继续做… (动作没有间断过）

32. Sentence Study e.g. keep doing sth -- I keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place. 我一直想着独自在那个地方的乔。 -- I keep telling you, but you won't listen! 我一直告诉你，可你没听过。

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