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1、2012-2013 Unit1, Book1Unit 1 Growing UpText A Writing for MyselfGetting familiar with the topic Proverbs and Quotationsa) Growth is the only evidence of life. 成长是生命的唯一证明。b) Youth and white paper take any impression. 青年犹如白纸，可以打上任何印记。c) Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age a regret. 青年冒失莽撞；
2、成年发奋图强；老年遗憾懊丧。d) Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed. 天才的成长是缓慢的。犹如橡树不会像芦苇很短的时间就长得很漂亮，它要经过千年才能茂盛。Growing painsa) Pain that children who are growing feel in their arms and legs b) Problems and difficulties that happen
3、when an organization or system is newGrowing Pains (1985-1992) 美剧成长的烦恼Growing Pains is an American television sitcom (situation comedy 情景喜剧) about an upper-middle class family with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from 1985 t
4、o 1992.The shows premise is based on the fictional Seaver family, who reside in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Dr. Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke), a psychiatrist, works from home because his wife, Maggie Malone (Joanna Kerns), has gone back to work as a reporter. Jason has to take care of the kids:
5、troublemaker Mike (Kirk Cameron), honors student Carol (Tracey Gold), and rambunctious Ben (Jeremy Miller). A fourth child, Chrissy Seaver, was born in 1988. She was played in her infant stage by twins Kristen and Kelsey Dohring (who alternated in the role). Beginning in the fall of 1990, Chrissys a
6、ge was advanced to six years old, whereupon Ashley Johnson took over the role.The shows theme song is As Long as Weve Got Each Other, which was written and composed by both John Bettis and Steve Dorff.In 2000, the cast reunited for The Growing Pains Movie, followed by Growing Pains: Return of the Se
7、avers in 2004.一部由美国ABC公司拍摄的大型情景喜剧片。父亲Jason Seaver是心理医生，对家人感情很好，对子女用启发式的教育。母亲Maggie Malone是一位电视台记者。长子Mike Seaver对未来怀有梦想，却经常把事情搞砸，对读书不在行。长女Carol Seaver读书很好，却经常出现冒傻气的想法，有点书呆子气。次子Ben Seaver，稚嫩却古灵精怪。幼女Chrissy Seaver机灵可爱。 Video watching: Growing Pains 212: Higher Education (23mins)(剧情简介：Mike和朋友想去滑雪，但必须保证英
8、文课考及格，他请批改卷子的助教Robin帮忙改分数，结果惹上了不必要的麻烦)New words1）near sighted chaperone prun n. 一个近视的年长监护者2）condolence condolence n. 哀悼; 吊唁3）flunk（v. fail） English 英语考试不及格4) grade on curve 是美国学校考试的一种计分方法，可以提高学生实际的考试成绩5) coyote / k ut / n.郊狼6) dude n. 花花公子; 纨绔子弟7) out of the blue 突然地8) scum 垃圾、卑贱之人9) flirt 调情10) bla
9、ckmail 敲诈勒索Text Analysis About the author: Russell Baker (1925- )The Pulitzer PrizeJ The contributor - Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), famous publisherJ The 1st Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 1917.J The Prizes are awarded on journalism, letters (literature), drama, and music.J 21 awards were formally
10、announced each April.The 96th Pulitzer Price Winners (2012)普利策奖1917年根据美国报业巨头约瑟夫普利策(Joseph Pulitzer)的遗愿设立，二十世纪七十、八十年代已经发展成为美国新闻界的一项最高荣誉奖。普利策奖分为两类，新闻界和创作界。美国哥伦比亚大学新闻学院4月16日公布了世界最著名的新闻界奖项普利策新闻奖的获奖名单。其中纽约时报(New York Times)独得两个奖项，而网络媒体赫芬顿邮报(The Huffington Post)和政客(Politico)的首次获奖，显示出新闻媒体传播业格局的改变。另外，突发新闻图片
11、奖颁给了法新社（Agence France-Presse）摄影记者马苏德侯赛尼，这是此次奖项名单中罕见出现的一家美国之外的媒体。 纽约时报记者杰弗里盖特曼不顾危险，对东非这个被人忽视但在战略上越来越重要的地区的饥荒和冲突进行了生动的报道，荣获国际报道奖。记者大卫科西恩尼维斯基则凭借一系列文章，穿过复杂的法律丛林，清楚地揭露了美国最富裕公民及公司是如何经常钻法律漏洞、如何避税的，获得释义性报道奖。政客由华盛顿邮报的两名资深媒体人创办，虽然他们也发行一个日报，但主要的影响力还在网站。记者马特伍尔科尔获得今年的普利策社论漫画奖，他的漫画新鲜、有趣，并以令人难忘的形式讽刺了席卷华盛顿的党派冲突。赫芬顿
12、邮报创办于2005年，它凭借资深战地记者戴维伍德的长篇系列报道战场之外获得国内报道奖。伍德对在伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争中严重受伤的美国士兵们在身体和情感上面临的挑战进行了深入的探究，他用8个月的时间，在网络上发表了10篇纪实文章，然后经过扩充整理，形成一本电子书。这一深度报道作品不仅对受伤士兵，而且对网络新闻都具有里程碑意义。摄影奖获奖名单如下： Breaking News Photography （$10,000, 突发新闻摄影奖）was awarded to Massoud Hossaini of Agence France-Presse for his heartbreaking imag
13、e of a girl crying in fear after a suicide bombers attack at a crowded shrine in Kabul.照片背景：2011年12月6日，阿富汗首都喀布尔一处拥挤的宗教圣地遭自杀人弹袭击，法新社的马苏德侯赛尼拍摄了一张女孩在尸体上哭泣的照片。 Feature Photography （$10,000, 专题新闻摄影奖） was awarded to Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post 丹福邮报for his compassionate chronicle of an honorably dis
14、charged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress, images that enable viewers to better grasp a national issue.丹佛邮报的克雷格F. 沃克拍摄了一组引人动容的照片，记录了一名伊拉克战争士兵回国后患上创伤后压力综合症的痛苦。本组照片让观众能更好地理解了这样一个国家问题。在阿富汗和伊拉克战争中退伍的老兵中，有五分之一的人患有创伤后压力心理障碍症或深度忧郁。Brian Scott Ostrom是其中之一，现年2
15、7岁的他曾先后两次被派去伊拉克。（组图）图一：Brian Scott Ostrom cups his hand over his mouth as he tries to calm a panic attack at his apartment in Boulder, Colo. Scott says its been hard to find meaning in his life since 2007, when he was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. (Brian Scott Ostrom试图从痛苦中平静下来，他说自从2007年后，他再也找不到生活的意义。) 图二：Scott counts the stitches in his wrist a few days after he attempted suicide. Scott said many times he should have died overseas, and during a fight with his girlfriend, she agreed. （自杀未遂后，Scott在数
