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1、Unit 4,Text A American Dream: Everyone can succeed as long as he works hard,American Dream,The belief of Americans that their country offers opportunities for a good and successful life. For minorities and immigrants, the dream also includes freedom and equal rights,Because Americans rejected the Eu
2、ropean system of society, they had to find a substitute for judging social status. The quality and quantity of an individuals material possessions became the accepted measure of success and social status.,Hard work has been both necessary and rewarding for most Americans throughout their history. Be
3、cause of this, they have come to see material possessions as the natural reward for their hard work. In some ways, material possessions are seen not only as apparent evidence of peoples work, but also of their abilities.,1. What is American Dream in your opinion? 2. What is the reason why there is A
4、merican Dream rather than Russian Dream or Korean Dream? 3. What is your personal dream? How are you going to make your dream come true?,collocations: to mow the garden to weed the yard to sweep the lawn to clean up any little tasks to take care of heavy objects to lift the walks to fix things,Text
5、analysis,Time words and phrases in the narration: One evening Summer passed into fall ,Paragraph 1-10,I mow your lawn-4 times: shows Tonys determination in finding a job and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job determination, persistence, constancy, willpower, perservera
6、nce,What can you infer?,To mow the lawn To weed the garden To sweep the walks To clean up the yard To take care of any little task To lift heavy objects To fix things hard working, helpful, diligent, industrious, studious,How to make inference,No statement claiming Tony to be a good worker. you can
7、infer from other peoples compliments” 1,my wife said he was very helpful 2,the personnel department “said Tony was a very good worker” 3,I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grinder 4,the farm green with vegetables ,the little house livable and homey,1.turn away v.拒绝帮助；不让进入 e.g. turn aw
8、ay a beggar/a salesman A true and trustworthy friend never turns down a friend in trouble. Decline ones help, invitation, Refuse,2.assume v.1)假设；认为e.g. His wallet was missing and he assumed that one of his roommates stole it. 2)担任；承当assume a difficult task/a leading role Who will assume the next Ame
9、rican president? when you are assuming the monitor, you have to be responsible for the whole class,Paragraph 11-16,What s Tonys request? 1,got a full-time job-stable 2,wanted to be apprenticeto get skill Evaluation: 1,the personnel said he was good worker 2,he graduated as a skilled grinder,Personal
10、ity:,Go-aheadism Upandcoming Aggressive Ambitous Self-motivated positivity,3, capacity：the ability to catch or do sth. have the capacity for/to do do sth to ones full capacity 充分发挥聪明才智 Those math problems were beyond my capacity Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to
11、 their full capacity.,我怀疑托尼是否有能力学会看图纸，用千分尺，是否能胜任做精密加工工作。,Tony took a cut in pay : Tonys salary was cut into half Grinder: 研磨工 Millionths of an inch:百万分之一寸 Hundredths of one meter百分之一米 Shape the grinding wheel: make wheel制作砂轮 shape a good character塑造好的性格 events which shape peoples lives 决定人一生的大事 An i
12、nstrument set with a diamond: equipped with diamond镶嵌着金刚石的工具,turn down v.1)拒绝；摒斥（提议、建议等） Law should be made to prevent disabled young people from being turned down by colleges and universities. 2)转小或扭小（煤气、音响等） Would you please turn down the TV a little? You know I am writing a term paper.,instrument
13、 n.工具，器械，仪器 musical/lab instruments 辩instrument/equipment/apparatus instrument通常指比较精密的器具、器械 equipment指为了进行研究、旅行、战争等所需要的装备 apparatus一般仅指仪器、成套的工具,Paragraph 17-21,Why Tony can buy that house? 1, gurantee 2, interest 3,a man of characterworthy of trust 4, a good job 5, hard-working,Tony wanted to buy a
14、house edge:刀刃, 刀锋, 锐利,边, , 边缘, 边界, 界线 a knife with a sharp edge 有利刃的刀 the edge of the table 桌子边 the edge of the cliff 崖边 On the edge of town:-suburb edger:磨边机，刨边机 edges:优势,wreck Wreckage 失事,沉船残骸;沉船漂浮物;残货 Wrecked wrecking reki n. 失事,遇难船,营救难船 Plane ,car crash Car smash,Loan money on credit ,real prope
15、rty to get interest利息 Loan money on character: loan money according to his good ,reliable personality Lot: 签, 抽签, 运气, 命运,一块地方 draw by lot, draw lots decide by lot 抽签决定 The lot can be planted with eggplants,Reluctant：unwilling to do sth. be reluctant to do sth He is reluctant to borrow me the money R
16、eluctance, Reluctantly,Mortgage: to pay the mortgage 偿付抵押 Lending Policies of Mortgage Banks 抵押银行的借贷政策 The house was mortgaged to the bank. 住宅抵押给银行。 a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage. 次于第一按揭的抵押。 Mortgage is ration for first- time buyer. 抵押只限给初次购买者,down payment 首付 分期付款： 1，budget plan 2，divided payments 3，Installment,Discard: desert
