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1、Section B 48Passion Guides Life ChoicesUNITATurningPointofMyLifeTomasterthereadingskillTounderstandthetextTopracticethephrasesandpatternsTolearnaboutletterwritingObjectivesObjectivesWarming-upReadingSkillsTextStudyComparativeStudyContentsUnitProjectBA turning point of my lifeTextWarming-upLead-inLea
2、d-inBackground InformationBackground InformationBA turning point of my lifeTextVideo Watching1.Whatisthefirsttraitthatsuccessfulpeoplehaveincommonaccordingtothespeech?TipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTips2.Whatsitspowerandhowcanwefindit?BackBackSuccessfulpeoplelovewhattheydo.Thespeakerhasquotedwordsofman
3、ysuccessfulpeople.RussellCrowe,the“BestActor”ofAcademyAward,hassaid“thebottomlineisIlovetheactualjobofacting”.Moresuccessfulpeople in various fields have been mentioned to provethatthekeytosuccessisstayingtruetotheirpassion.Something that people are innately passionate aboutdrivestheirfreetimeasmuch
4、asitdrivestheirworktime.People should take that passion and bring it into whattheydoeverysingleday.TipsTipsTipsTips1.Whatisthefirsttraitthatsuccessfulpeoplehaveincommonaccordingtothespeech?The cool thing about passion is that it turnsunderachieversintosuperachievers.BillGateswasaloseruntilhefoundhis
5、passionforsoftware.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Butthebigproblemistofindpassion.Youneedgetoutthere,tryalotofstuff,andexploremanypaths.Youmay try many things that dont work,but when youkeeptrying,youwilltrysomethingthatcouldwork.Ifyou havent found it yet,keep looking for it.Dontsettle.
6、As with all matters of the heart,youll knowwhenyoufindit.2.Whatsitspowerandhowcanwefindit?TipsTipsTipsTips1.WhoisWilliamButlerYeats?2.WhatstherelationshipbetweenYeatsandIrelandandhisimpactonmodernIreland?3.Whatarehiswritingstyles?TipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsTipsWilliam Butler Yeats(1
7、865-1939)was an Irishpoet and a leading figure of 20th-centuryliterature.During his lifetime,he was deeplyinvolvedintheIrishLiteraryRenaissance(爱尔兰文艺复兴)and politics in Ireland.He wonNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1923.Yeatsisoneofthefewwriterswhocompletedtheirmostfamousworks after being awarded the Nobel P
8、rize,includingTheTowerandTheWindingStairandotherpoems.1.WhoisWilliamButlerYeats?TipsTipsTipsTipsAmongthebuildersoftheIrishnationalculture,asoneofthemostimportantleadersinIrishRenaissanceMovement,and also a brilliant fighter for theindependence of Ireland,he prefers to decolonizeIreland through a non
9、-violent literary path and hisliteracycreationcontributesalottoIrishindependencefromEnglishculturalcolonization.2.WhatstherelationshipbetweenYeatsandIrelandandhisimpactonmodernIreland?TipsTipsTipsTipsInhisearlierage,Yeatswasgoodatcreatingthe ornate style of romanticism and fantasticatmosphere.Aftert
10、heageof40,heismoretowardmodernism and became a master of traditionalforms.He was a symbolist poet in that he usedallusiveimageryandsymbolicstructuresthroughouthiscareer.3.Whatarehiswritingstyles?TipsTipsTipsTips ReadingSkillsPresentation of the SkillPresentation of the SkillReading Skill PracticeRea
11、ding Skill PracticeBA turning point of my lifeTextFigurative language refers to Languageinwhichfigures of speech freely occur,which contrasts withliteralspeech or language.Understanding figurative language is animportant reading skill that helps studentscomprehendvariouskindsofwritings,suchas poetry
12、,novels as well as narrative non-fiction.Understanding figurative languageThree figures of speechSimile:comparestwothingsdirectlybyusinglikeoras,e.g.asbraveasalion.Metaphor:comparestwothingsbyusingtheverbbeorjustbyimplyingthesimilaritiesbetweenthem.Personification:giveshumancharacteristicstoanon-hum
13、anobject,animaloridea.Understanding figurative languageExamplesfromTextAofthisunit:1.Thedeathofan angel ofanimalrightsactivismdoesnotratewiththatofadrugged-outrockstar.(Para.1)(Metaphor)2.IthoughtIwaslisteningtoan assassin from a violent mob.(Para.2)(Metaphor)3.Deathseemedtobestalkinghim.(Para.10)(P
14、ersonification)Understanding figurative languageThe texts in this unit employ moremetaphorthansimileandpersonification.Thefollowingsentences are taken from Text B.Decidewhattypeoffigurativelanguageisusedineachsentenceandexplainhowitisused.Understanding figurative language1.Realistically,Iapproachedw
15、ritinglikewaxingacar,thoroughlyandrepeatedly.(Para.5)Type:SimileExplanation:Theword“like”indicatesthatwritingiscomparedtowaxingacar,whichmeansthattheimprovementofwritingskillsliesinattentiontodetailsandlotsofpractice.Understanding figurative language2.Theseletterstickledme,makingmyheartflutterwithth
16、ethoughtthatIwasnotonlyapublishedwriterbutanopinionmaker.(Para.7)Type:metaphorExplanation:Thepoundingoftheheartiscomparedtothequickmovementofthewingsofaninsect(e.g.abutterfly).Itdescribestheauthorsnervousnessandexcitement.Understanding figurative language3.Beingawriterhadbeenfarfrommyexpectations;be
17、ingcrownedabest-sellingauthorwasalmostunimaginable.(Para.10)Type:metaphorExplanation:“Crown”isusedtomeanthatthehonorofbeingcalledapopularauthorisashighasthatofbeingnamedakingorqueen,whoseauthorityissymbolizedbyacrown.Understanding figurative languageTextStudyText ComprehensionText ComprehensionLangu
18、age FocusLanguage FocusCritical ThinkingCritical ThinkingBA turning point of my lifeText1.How did the author feel when he read an article which sawWilliamButlerYeatsasauniversalpoetwhohadrisenabovehisIrishness?(Para.1)2.Whydidtheauthorfeelthatway?(Para.2)3.Whatdidthefeelingimpelhimtodo?(Paras.3-4)4.
19、Howdidtheauthorapproachwriting?(Para.5)5.Whydid the author think the Timespublish his commentary?(Para.6)1.6.What made the writer believe he was an opinion maker?(Para.7)2.7.Howdidtheauthorfeelatfirstwhenhewasaskedtowriteabookabouthislife?(Para.9)3.8.Whatmadehimasuccessfulwriteraccordingtotheauthor?
20、(Paras.10-14)Bloodtoboil,anoffensiveinsult,indignant;Theauthorgrewangry.1.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhereadanarticlewhichsawWilliamButlerYeatsasauniversalpoetwhohadrisenabovehisIrishness?(Para.1)TipsTipsTipsTips原句：原句：William Butler Yeats,the Nobel Prize-winning light of the Irish Literary Renaissance,ha
21、d risen above his Irishness and was now a universal poet.（Para.1,L6）解释解释:William Butler Yeats,a Nobel Prize winnerand the symbol of the Irish LiteraryRenaissance,hadgonebeyondbeing Irishandhadbecomeapoetofthewholeworld.译文：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：原句：I grew indignan
22、t suddenly,and a deep-seated passion within me was activated.（Para.1,L7）解释解释:I became furious suddenly,and a strongfeelingdeep-rootedinmyheartwasaroused.译文：译文：我突然感到愤怒，内心深处一种激情也被激发起来。TheauthorwasproudofhisIrishheritageandheldthatthearticlehereadinTheNewYorkTimesexpresssomekindofprejudiceagainstIrishn
23、ess.ProudofIrishheritage;fightdiscriminationagainstIrishimmigrants;offensivetothinkIrishnesssomethingtoberisenabove.2.Whydidtheauthorfeelthatway?(Para.2)TipsTipsTipsTips原句：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 pre
24、judice.（Para.2,L8）解释解释:IfeltasifmyIrishheritagewereapersonunderaccusationandontrialincourt.Theonly thing I could do was to stand up toprotect it and to criticize such an old-fashionedandunreasonableattitude.译文：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 aletter to defend theIri
25、shnessofWilliamButlerYeats.3.Whatdidthefeelingimpelhimtodo?(Paras.3-4)TipsTipsTipsTips原句：原句：I began a letter,trumpeting my indignation to.,describing Yeats as he was:a writer fundamentally Irish in all he did and wrote.（Para.3,L2）解释解释:Ibegantowritealettertoexpressmyangerto.Inmyletter,IdescribedYeats
26、aswhathewas,thatis,hewasessentiallyanIrishwriter,asisshownineverythinghedidandwrote.译文：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。4.Howdidtheauthorapproachwriting?(Para.5)TipsTipsTipsTipsThemore.,thebetter.;likewaxingacar,thoroughlyandrepeatedly.Thewriterisoftheopinionthatwritingneed
27、spatienceandpractices.The author preferred to think the majorreasonwasthattheeditoragreedwithhisopinion.5.Why did the author think the Times publish hiscommentary?(Para.6)TipsTipsTipsTipsAbout 20 sympatheticandcongratulatorylettersfrom college professorsmade the author feel hehad proposed ideas that
28、arousediscussionamongthepublic.6.What made the writer believe he was an opinionmaker?(Para.7)TipsTipsTipsTips原句原句：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)解释解释:These letters made me happy because I feltth
29、atnotonlydidIgetmyworkpublishedbutIalsoproposedideasthatcouldarousediscussionamongthepublic.译文：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。Hewasntclearatfirstabouthowtowriteacompletebook,andwasntsurewhetherhehadtheabilitytodoit.7.Howdidtheauthorfeelatfirstwhenhewasaskedtowriteabookabouthislife?(Pa
30、ra.9)TipsTipsTipsTipsThe author attributed his success tohispassionforit.8.Whatmadehimasuccessfulwriteraccordingtotheauthor?(Paras.10-14)TipsTipsTipsTips解释解释:Ialwaysthoughtofthemostimportantpartof my achievements the letter I wrote toTheNewYorkTimes.译文：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。原句原句：My thought
31、s always came back to the nucleus at the center of it all,that letter to The New York Times.(Para.10,L3)解释解释:ThemostobviousexplanationisthatIhadfoundasubjectwhichIhadstrongfeelingsfor.Mypassionwassostrongthatitwouldnaturallymakemewrite.译文：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。原句原句：The cle
32、arest explanation is that I had found 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 LifeWhenIwasworkingasafirefighter,IreadanariticleinNew York Times whichsaidWilliamButlerYeats,thesymbolismofIrishLiteraryRenaissanceha
33、d_hisIrishness.Igrew_aboutthatbecauseItook_inmyIrishheritageandfeltthatthearitcleexpressedsomekindof_againstIrishness.Therefore,Iwrotealettertotheeditorto_theIrishnesofWilliamButlerYeats.risen above indignantprideprejudicedefendItreatedwritinglike_acarandknewwriting needs patience and_.I washappyune
34、xpectedlythatmylettergotpublished by the Times.I prefer to think theeditor chose to publish my letter mainlybecausehe_withme.Thesympathetic and congratulatory letters fromprofessors made me consider myself as notonlyapublishedwriterbutan_.The article in The New Yorker provided the_foralargepublishco
35、mpanytoaskmeforapieceofwritingaboutmylife.waxing practicesilently agreedopinion makerimpetusAtfirst,Iwasnot_ inmyabilitytowrite a whole book.But I took gradual stepsand finally finish the book.I turned out to a_author.WhenIreflectedonmysuccess,Ifoundthatmywritingwasanaturalconsequence of my _.What I
36、learnedthedayIstoodupforIrelandsgreatestpoetisthatweshouldalwaysfindwhatweloveand our passion always enables us to_inwhateverwedo.confident best-sellingpassionmake a differencePractical PhrasesPractical Phrases Specific Specific Meanings Meanings1.Beswampedby/withsth./sb.挤满了；使应接不暇2.Fightdiscriminati
37、onagainstsb.反抗对某人的歧视3.Inadherenceto遵守；信守4.Defendsb.from.捍卫使其免于5.Cometolife变得更加真实/生动有趣6.Dubsb./sth.as把称为7.Marvelat/over对感到惊讶/钦佩/赞美8.Feelstronglyaboutsth.对感受强烈挤满了挤满了；使使应接不暇应接不暇(bedrivencrazy)Shefeltshewasalmostdrivencrazy,forshewasswampedwith 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
38、。意群提示反抗对某人的歧视反抗对某人的歧视Fight discrimination against sb.短语逆译(takemeasures/personswithdisabilities/minorities)Thegovernmentwilltakemeasurestofightdiscriminationagainstwomen,personswithdisabilities,andminorities.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；信守遵守；信守(established rules and standards)Heisapersonwhoi
39、sstrictandpreciseinadherencetoestablishedrules,forms,orstandards.In adherence to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。意群提示捍卫捍卫使其免于使其免于(take out sth.from the drawer/rampaging mob)Hetookoutagunfromthedrawerandtriedtodefendhisshopfromarampagingmob.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
40、变得更加真实/生动有趣生动有趣(best-sellingbook/personas)Tomakethisnovelabest-sellingbook,atthispoint,yourpersonasshouldbestartingtocometolife.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.意群提示把把称为称为(the Double Seven Festival/originate from)TheDoubleSevenFestival,dubbedas“ChineseValentinesDay”,orig
41、inatedfromabeautifullegend.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。意群提示对对感到惊讶感到惊讶/钦佩钦佩/赞美赞美(something unyielding/carry sb.through)AtthesametimeImarveledatsomethingunyieldinginhischaracterwhichwascarryinghimthroughsofinely.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，他才能安渡难关。意群提示对对
42、感受强烈感受强烈(poverty/backward education/crime)Ifeelstronglyaboutpoverty,backwardeducationandcrimeinthiscountry.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 Functional Functional Patterns Patterns Functions&Usages Functions&Usages1.A(n)article/speechstatesathesissb.takestobe.:用于“陈述某文
43、章的观点，并表达某人对此观点的看法”。2.Therebeno/fewthingssb.ismoreproudof/angrier/happieraboutthandoingsomething.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。3.Sb.dontknowwhyhe/shefeelhe/shehastodo.Sb.justknowsthathe/shehastodo.用于强调“某人对做某事的必要性的认知”。4.Doingsth.hasbeenfarfromsbsexpectation;doingsth.elseisjustunimaginable.用于强调“
44、做某事是不可思议的”。句型提炼句型提炼一篇文章提出了一个在我看来带有侮辱性的观点：它说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。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习An article stated a thesis I took to be an offensive insult:William Butler Yeats,theNobelPrize-winninglightoftheIrishLiteraryRenaissance,hadrisenabovehisIrishnessand was now a universal p
45、oet.（Para.1,L5）A(n)article/essay/paper states a thesis sb.takes to be offensive/tough/positive/optimistic句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于“陈述某文章的观点，并表达对此观点的看法”。句型应用句型应用(a true remark/keep company)AnarticlestatesathesisItaketobeatrueremark:amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps.典型例句一篇文章提出
46、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。意群提示很少有什么事情比我是爱尔兰后裔更让我感到骄傲的了。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习There were few things I was more proud of than myIrishheritage.（para.2,L1）句型提炼句型提炼Therebeno/fewthingssb.ismoreproudof/angry/happyaboutthandoingsomething.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于 表达“某人感到最骄傲/生气/快乐”,否定的比较级结构
47、表达最高级的意义。句型应用句型应用(recovery from disease)Therearefewthingssheishappierwiththanherfathersrecoveryfromdisease.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。意群提示我不知道为什么我觉得自己必须捍卫这位世界上最伟大的诗人使其免于被“起诉”，或者为什么我要撰文捍卫爱尔兰文学。我只知道我必须写那封信，就像牧师必须祷告，或者音乐家必须演奏乐器一样。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习IdontknowwhyIfeltIhadtodefendtheworldsgreatestpoetfrom
48、being“prosecuted”,ortocomposeadefenseofIrishwriting.IjustknewthatIhadtowritethatletter,inthesamewayapriesthastopray,oramusicianhastoplayaninstrument.(Para.4,L1)句型提炼句型提炼Sb.dontknowwhysb.feelshe/shehastodo.Sb.justknowsthathe/shehastodo.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于强调“某人对做某事的必要性的认知”。句型应用句型应用(takecareof/natural so
49、n)Shedoesntknowwhyshefeelsshehastoprotectthekid.Shejustknowsshehastotakecareofhim,inthesamewayshetreatshernaturalson.典型例句她不知道为什么她觉得她必须保护这个孩子，她只知道她必须照顾他，就像他是自己亲生的一样。意群提示成为一名作家远远超出了我的预料。被冠以畅销书作者的称号更是几乎难以想象的。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习Beingawriterhad been far from my expectations;beingcrownedabest-sellingauthor w
50、as almost unimaginable.(Para.10,L1)句型提炼句型提炼Doingsth.hasbeenfarfromsbsexpectation;doingsth.elseisjustunimaginable.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于强调“做某事是不可思议的”。句型应用句型应用(be admitted to/appoint sb.as)Beingadmittedtothecompanyhasbeenfarfromhisexpectation.Beingappointedasthemanagerofthedepartmentisalmostunimaginable.典