Unit 1

1. Unit 1

2. Section A • Warming Up • Comprehension of the Text • Text Structure Analysis • New Words and Expressions • Writing

3. Warming Up Look at the pictures. Do you know who they are?

4. Warming Up • Are you a fan of the “Super Voice • Girl” contest? • How many Super Voice Girls do • you know? • Why are so many girls crazy • about “Super Voice Girl” contest? • What can those girls benefit from the victory in the contest? • What price should be paid to be a super star?

5. Comprehension of the Text • 1.Why does the writer compare an artist who seeks fame to a dog chasing its own tail? • 2.What will happen to artists if they become bored? • 3.Why is it possible for artists to lose support from the audiences if they make changes to their style? • 4.What do famous writers, painters and moviemakers have to give up in order to maintain their fame and fortune, according to the writer?

6. 5. In which way is the performer similar to the politician, according to the writer? • 6. What does the writer want to show by giving an example of Oscar Wilde’s uncompromising behavior? • 7. What explanation may failed artists give to themselves for their failure? • 8. Why are Thomas Wolfe, Beethoven, Pestalozzi, and Thomas Edison mentioned in Paragraph 8?

7. Text Study—Structure Analysis I. Structure Analysis Argumentation + Supporting Details + Conclusion Part 1 Argumentation Paras. 2~5 Part 2 Part 3 Para. 6 Supporting Details Part 4 Para. 7 Part 5 Para. 8 Conclusion Para. 9

8. Text Study—Structure Analysis Argumentation: Chasing fame often leads to self-destruction. (Para. 1) Some negative effects (Paras. 2-5) Examples of those who failed many times before their final success. (Para. 8) An artist is hard to be both successful and uncompromising. (Para. 6) The greatest winners initially failed in the conquest of fame. (Para. 7) Conclusion: The writer’s advice to those seeking fame and fortune. (Para. 9)

9. e.g. New Words and Expressions 1. chase v. to run after someone or something in order to catch them • Police chased the thief and eventually recovered the missing money. • The kids chased each other in the garden.

10. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 2. worship vt. to admire and love someone very much • 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。 • 我小时候崇拜我哥哥。 • We all want heroes to worship, be they sportsmen, film stars, or politicians. • As a child, I worshipped my older brother.

11. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 3. drown vt. 1) to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with • 这个国家债台高筑。 • 我们被数据包围，可是却缺乏信息。 • The country is drowningin debt. • We were drowningin data but starved of information.

12. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 3. drown vt. 2) to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way • 他们的船在暴风雨中翻了，淹死了48个人。 • 昨夜有一个男孩在河里淹死了。 • Forty-eight people have drowned after their • boat overturned during a storm. • Last night a boy was drowned in the river.

13. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 4. exploit vt. to use something well in order to gain as much from it as possible • 你可以利用已有的才能。 • 我们需要确保尽可能充分地利用资源。 • You can exploit a talent which you already possess. • We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.

14. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 5. sustain vt. to make something continue to exist for a period of time Sustainable a. Sustainable development • 他发现自己无法维持对那份工作的兴趣。 • 这位演讲者成功地使听众的注意力保持到了最后。 • He found that he couldn’t sustainhis interest in the job. • The speaker succeeded in sustaining the listeners’ attention right to the very end.

15. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 6. minute a. very small • 擦痕很轻微，几乎看不清。 • 不应让他们被这些琐碎的事压垮。 • The scratch was almost too minuteto see. • They shouldn’t be loaded down with minute and unimportant details.

16. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 8. Object to oppose or disapprove of sth. • 我一直反对这种想法：一切都事先定好， 我们没有任何选择。 • I always objected to the idea that everything is predetermined and that we have no choice.

17. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation Key 11. Accuse sb. of sth. say that sb. has done sth. wrong or is guilty of sth. • 政府被指责无能 • The government was accused of incompetence.

18. Words and Expressions—Old to New encourage make sth. more quickly magnificent tired very small not working admire spur hasten imperial bored minute idle worship II. Old to New

19. Words and Expressions—Old to New plot Object attorney desperately contaminate a secret plan oppose or disapprove lawyer very much make sth. dirty

20. Words and Expressions—C to E III. Chinese to English 冒险；有……风险 指控；控告 忠于 开除；解雇 充其量；至多 run a/the risk accuse sb. of sth. remain/be true to throw out at best

21. Words and Expressions—C to E come on/upon be intimate with pay for be hard-pressed to end up 碰到、遇到 关系密切 付出代价 做某事很困难 结果

22. Writing Write a composition of no less than 120 words with a general statement supported by details on the following topic: Parents Differ from Children in Their Career Choice

23. Parents differ from children in their career choice. The question of who should be responsible for planning their career often causes problems for many children. Parents think that they know their children well enough to decide what kind of job suits them. They are afraid that their children are too young to decide their future on their own. However, many children would argue that they should be left free to make their own choices. Parents Differ from Children in Their Career Choice (To be continued)

24. The other aspect of career choice is that parents and their children are often different in their opinions of the ideal profession. Parents would prefer children to choose some professions that are stable and could bring prestige and economic benefits. But some children would rather choose professions that are challenging and require independent and creative thinking.