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1、Student tames the Earth,Issue.1079 Nov 12, 2014,Paid to perform,Student tames the Earth,Tang Shi put aside her college education temporarily to realize her dream-to be a world traveler. Discuss with your partners about the following questions and then write down your views.1. Do you agree with her d
2、ecision? 2. Do you think its a wise option or a waste of time?3. When do you plan to take your gap-year vacation?4. What do you plan to do during your gap year?,Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible.,Instruction,1. How did Tang Shi spend her 2012 s
3、chool year?2.Whats the influnece of this unusual experience?,The experience exposed her not only to beautiful scenery, but to different people and stories that changed her outlook on life.,General Questions,She took a break from school for a year and traveled around four continents and 16 countries,
4、 experiencing a real “gap year”.,3.How did Tang finally make up her mind to realize her dream? 4.What was Tangs journey about?,During a trip to Sri Lanka in 2012, she learned of the local saying “any time is a time”, which means you can stop to enjoy life whenever you want. Tang took the words to he
5、art, deciding she wanted to realize her dream.,General Questions,Tangs journeys was not only about traveling, but independence and hard work. She brought only 3,000 yuan and applied for a working-holiday visa in New Zealand to earn money through seasonal part-time jobs. On weekends, she travelled wi
6、th strangers from all over the world.,5.What did she do when a job was over? 6. What did she learn from the people she met during her trip?,When a job was over, she moved to another city and started again. She helped to package salad in a factory, pick cherries in an orchard, and served as a waitres
7、s in a caf. In doing this she completed her trip around New Zealands South Island and earned enough money to travel to Southeast Asia and Europe.,General Questions,Different peoples lively stories gave her a lot to reflect upon. “Their attitudes towards life made me think of my life. I figured I sho
8、uld pursue what I really like,” she says.,Detailed Study,Read the passage closely and find out the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Chinese.,Instruction,The experience exposed her not only to beautiful scenery, but to different people and stories that changed her outlook on life.,De
9、tailed Study,Expose vt. 揭露，揭发；使曝光；显示Outlook n. 展望；观点；景色,Thecorruptofficialbought offthose who might expose him. I adopted a positive outlook on life.,那名接受贿赂的官员收买了那些可能会揭发他的人。我选择了一种积极的人生观。,Tang Shi is a travel enthusiast who longs for freedom. When she was young, she began to dream of traveling the wo
10、rld.,Long for: if you long for something, you want it very much 渴望，盼望,Detailed Study,Steve longed for the good old days.Im longing to meet her.,史蒂夫怀念过去的好时光。我正渴望着见她。,She wanted to slow down and explore something new.,Detailed Study,I just wanted to explore on my own. We devote several days to the exp
11、loration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan.,Explore v. 探索；探测；探险Exploration n. 探险,我只是想独自考察一下。我们投入了几天时间在科潘宏伟的玛雅遗址考察。,“Its exhausting and no one will help you just because you are a girl. But I simply felt happy.,Detailed Study,Exhaust v. 排出；耗尽；使精疲力尽；彻底探讨Exhausted a. 筋疲力尽Exhausting a. 使筋疲力尽,We hav
12、e exhausted all our material resources.,我们已用完了所有的物资。,Tang avoided making any concrete plans. “Without expectations, every day is refreshing, fun and impressive,”,Detailed Study,Avoid v. 避免，避开Concrete adj. 具体的，实际的,By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall pi
13、cture of what he was up to.,通过向几十家银行借钱，他得以避免让任何一家了解他要做事情的全貌。,She hitchhiked many times. Different peoples lively stories gave her a lot to reflect upon.,Detailed Study,Hitchhike v. 搭便车Reflect on/upon 仔细思考，考虑,You have to reflect on how to answer his questions before you get to his house.,在你到达他家之前你必须考
14、虑好如何回答他提出的问题。,When she came back, she switched from studying medicine to studying biology.,Detailed Study,Switch v. 转换 n. 转换，开关,The law would encourage companies to switch from coal to cleaner fuels. Estonia is switching to a market economy.,法律会鼓励各公司从用煤转向使用更清洁的燃料。爱沙尼亚正在向市场经济转变。,Paid to Perform,Read
15、the passage and then take turns to retell the gist of it to your partner. You may use the following points as clues. performance-related pay Michael Dorff doubt on the performance-related pay systemabandoned The Economist article doubtsrigid salarylose talent,Skimming and scanning: Find the answers
16、to the following quesitons as quickly as possible.,Instruction,1. Did US bosses receive high salary throughout history?2.Whats Michaels doubt on the performance-realted pay?,No, performance-related pay has been a relatively new innovation in US boardrooms, says an article in The Economist. From the late 1940s to the late 1960s, US bosses were paid salaries just like other professionals.,
