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1、 Preparing to Read Task 1 Task 1 Task 2 Task 2Unit 6: Preparing to ReadPreparing to ReadUnit 6: Preparing to ReadPreparing to Read1. 1. Ambition Ambition is is defined defined in in the the dictionary dictionary as as “the “the desire desire or or determination determination to to be be successful,
2、successful, rich, rich, powerful, powerful, etc.” etc.” (Oxford (Oxford Advanced Advanced Learners Learners English-Chinese English-Chinese Dictionary). Dictionary). Do Do you you think think you you are are an an ambitious ambitious person? person? Whats Whats your your ambition? ambition? Or Or in
3、 in other other words, words, what what do do you you want want to to do do or or achieve? achieve? Try Try to to imagine imagine and and describe describe to to the the class class what what you you will will be be doing doing twenty years later.twenty years later.Task 2Unit 6: Preparing to ReadPre
4、paring to Read2.2. The The following following are are some some famous famous sayings sayings and and quotations quotations about about ambition. ambition. Explain Explain each each of of them them and and then then put put them them into into two two categories: categories: one one that that prais
5、es praises ambition ambition and and one one that that condemns condemns ambition. ambition. Which of the two views do you agree with?Which of the two views do you agree with?Without Without ambition ambition one one starts starts nothing. nothing. Without Without work work one finishes one finishes
6、 nothing.(RalphWaldonothing.(RalphWaldo Emerson) Emerson)Make Make no no little little plans. plans. They They have have no no magic magic to to stir stir Mens blood. (David Hudson Burnham)Mens blood. (David Hudson Burnham)In In men men of of the the highest highest character character and and noble
7、st noblest genius genius there there is is to to be be found found an an insatiable insatiable desire desire for for honourhonour, , command, power, and glory. (Cicero)command, power, and glory. (Cicero)To be continued .Unit 6: Preparing to ReadPreparing to ReadHow How helpless helpless we we are, a
8、re, like like netted netted birds, birds, when when we we are caught by desire! (are caught by desire! (BelvaBelva Plain) Plain)He who desires is always poor. (He who desires is always poor. (ClaudianusClaudianus) )Achievement Achievement provides provides the the only only real real pleasure pleasu
9、re in in life. life. (Addison)(Addison)The The roots roots of of true true achievement achievement lie lie in in the the will will to to become become the the best best that that you you can can become. become. (Harold (Harold Taylor)Taylor)Dont Dont bother bother just just to to be be better better
10、 than than your your contemporaries contemporaries or or predecessors. predecessors. Try Try to to be be better better than yourself. (William Faulkner)than yourself. (William Faulkner)No No matter matter how how good good you you get get you you can can always always get get better and thats the ex
11、citing part. (Tiger Woods)better and thats the exciting part. (Tiger Woods)To be continued .Unit 6: Preparing to ReadPreparing to ReadThere There are are only only two two tragedies tragedies in in life: life: one one is is not not getting getting what what one one wants, wants, and and the the othe
12、r other is is getting getting it. it. (Oscar Wilde)(Oscar Wilde)It It is is the the nature nature of of ambition ambition to to make make men men liars liars and and cheats, cheats, to to hide hide the the truth truth in in their their breasts, breasts, and and show, show, like like jugglers, juggle
13、rs, another another thing thing in in their their mouths, mouths, to to cut cut all all friendships friendships and and enmities enmities to to the the measure measure of of their their own own interest, interest, and and to to make make a a good good countenance countenance without the help of good
14、 will. (Kenneth without the help of good will. (Kenneth TynanTynan) )Shoot Shoot for for the the moon. moon. Even Even if if you you miss, miss, youll youll land land among the stars. (Les Brown)among the stars. (Les Brown)We We never never reflect reflect how how pleasant pleasant it it is is to to
15、 ask ask for for nothing. (Seneca)nothing. (Seneca)To be continued .Unit 6: Preparing to ReadPreparing to ReadOne One must must not not lose lose desires. desires. They They are are mighty mighty stimulants stimulants to to creativeness, creativeness, to to love, love, and and to to long long life.
16、life. (Alexander A. (Alexander A. BogomoletzBogomoletz) )There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.There is no greater guilt than discontentment.There is no greater guilt than discontentment.And And there there is is no no greater greater disaster disaster than than greed. greed. (Lao-(Lao-tzu)tzu)Manifest plainness,Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires. (Lao-tzu)Have few desires. (Lao-tzu)
