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1、Unit3MyStrokeofLuck KirkDouglas Contents Warmingup 1 Doyoubelieveinluck Whyorwhynot Anypersonalexperiences 2 Canyoulistsomephrasesincluding luck or lucky 3 Howimportantloveisforan unlucky person esp someonewhohaslostgoodhealth 4 Canyoupredictwhatwillhappeninthestory haveluck Goodluck Bestofluck good
2、 bad hard toughluckBein outofluckTry chanceyourluck StrokeofluckLuckyyou me aluckydogthankyourluckystarSomepeoplehavealltheluck Therearemanydifficultiesinourlife Somepeoplesufferfromdisability buttheystillhavestrongbeliefandkeeponfighting Theyaregoodexamplesforusnormalandhealthypeople Whentheycanbes
3、obraveandsuccessfulinlife wetheluckieronesshouldhavenoreasontocomplainbuttolearntoappreciateandgiveastheydo IamstronginmymindandIcansucceed AlthoughIamblind Icanbehappy Wordsrelatedtodisability deaf disability dumb mute blind lame sixfingers toes paralytic colorblindness near sighted insane handless
4、 armless legless hunchbacked 驼背 dwarf idiot 白痴 imbecile 低能者 Loveisafeeling Loveisanattitude Loveisanaction Loveisachoice Enlargeyourunderstanding Yourdefinitionoflovemaybetoonarrow Loveismorethanagoodfeelingorromance Lovemotivatespeopletosacrificeforothers notexpectinganypersonalbenefit Stopthinking
5、selfishly Lookfortheneedsofothers andthendoyourparttomeettheirneeds Locatethesourceoflove Sympathyandcompassionarefoundationsoflove towardthoselivingindifficultcircumstances Whatislove Lovemaystartasanexpressionofpersonalgratitude fortheblessingsyouhavereceived andyourdesiretosharethoseblessings Exp
6、ressyourlove Findwordsandactionsoflovethatareappropriate Learntospeakwordsofblessingratherthancriticism Shareyourresourceswithaneedyperson Acceptdisappointment Noteveryonewillreturnyourlove Thisisnotfailure Itisnotyourgoaltomaketheworldloveyou butforyoutolovetheworld Whatislove Unit3MyStrokeofLuck K
7、irkDouglas 4 DouglasreceivedthreeAcademyAwardnominationsforhisworkin Champion TheBadandtheBeautiful and LustforLife asVincentVanGogh 1 KirkDouglas bornin1916isanAmericanactorandfilmproducerknownforhisgravellyvoiceandhisrecurringrolesasthekindsofcharacters 2 Douglashimselfoncedescribedas sonsofbitche
8、s 3 HeisonthelistofthegreatestmaleAmericanscreenlegendsofalltime Abouttheauthor 7 Popularathomeandaroundtheworld KirkDouglasreceivedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1981 theFrenchLegionofHonorin1985 andtheNationalMedaloftheArtsin2001 5 DouglasreceivedaspecialOscarin1996for 50yearsasamoralandcreativefo
9、rceinthemotionpicturecommunity 6 Forhiscontributionstothemotionpictureindustry KirkDouglashasastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame Abouttheauthor 法国荣誉军团 9 OnDecember8 2006 DouglasappearedonEntertainmentTonight wheretheentirestaffwishedhimahappy90thbirthdaythenightbefore 8 InJanuary1996 hesufferedaseverestro
10、ke partiallyimpairinghisabilitytospeak 10 Douglasmarriedtwice firsttoDianaDill onNovember2 1943 Theydivorcedin1951 HethenmarriedGermanAmericanproducerAnneBuydensonMay29 1954 Theyhadtwosons Abouttheauthor 1949年 夺得锦标归 Champion 1951年 洞中王牌 AceintheHole 1965年 海上长城 InHarm sWay 1969 我就爱你 TheArrangement 197
11、8年 狂怒 TheFury 1980年 土星三号 SaturnCity 1956年 梵高传 LustforLife 1960年 斯巴达克斯 Spartacus 1958年和妻子AnneBuydens及儿子 Culturalbackground TheAmericancharacterisaninterestingthing TheodoreRoosevelttoldareporterthatthegrizzlybearshouldbethesymbolofAmerica nottheeagle HelikensAmericatothegrizzlybear especiallyinthatit
12、issolitary Hegoesontosaythat Theworldwillneverloveus Theymayrespectus theymightonedayfearus buttheywillneverloveus forwehavetoomuchaudacity Ithasbeensaidthatwhilemostempiresturnedcomplacentastheygrewsuccessful theUnitedStateshasturnedmoreneuroticandindustrious Thereareanearinfinitenumberofreasonsfor
13、this butasGeorgeCarlinpointedout itcanbeworthwhiletolookataperson sparents TheAmericanpersonalitymightbecharacterizedasaneasygoing sentimental fair mindedruthlessness WetieyellowribbonsroundtheoldoaktreeatthesamemomentwedispatchawingofB 52stocarpet bombtheenemy saidTonyBlankley Thestoryisbasicallyap
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16、r sconcludingcomments Structuralanalysis Theauthoruseshisrecentaccident anaircrashasanintroductiontothewholestory Para1tellsthereaderswhathappenstotheauthorwhilePara2describeshowhiswifereactstotheaccident Thedescriptionofherreactionnaturallyleadstothediscussionofhergoodjudgment Q Whatdoestheauthormeanby Anotherhelicopterride JustwhatIneeded A Heisbeingironic hedidn tfeelatallliketakinganotherhelicopterride TextanalysisPara1 2 Languagepoints 1 stroke 1 asuddenoccurrenceorresultastrokeofluck fortu