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1、UNIT 4UNIT 4 The American Dream Part 1 Listening Task Listening practice What you are about to hear is an interview with Dr.Lee Hertz, the director of a scientific laboratory in Stanford University California.The following words in the recording may be new to you： poverty n.贫穷advertising n.广告宣传 Afte
2、r Listening Complete the following statements according to what you have to you.The American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can tak
3、e you form log cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno did not rise quite so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.Text A Text A 1).Read aloud paragraphs 30 to 33 until you have learned 1).Read aloud paragraphs 30 to 33 until you have learned them by heart. Then try to complete the pass
4、age from them by heart. Then try to complete the passage from memory. memory. After he _ _, I though more and about Tonys career. He _ _ _ mind. In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as _, as the greatest American industrialists. They had all reached their success by the same _ and by the same_
5、_ _: vision, determination, self-control, optmism, self-respect and, _ _, integrity.Tony did not begin on the _ rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. Tonys affairs were _ . But, after all, the_ _ were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.passed awaygrew i
6、n myproudroutevalues and principlesabove allbottomgiant balance sheetsNew Expressions :turn away:把打发走例句： 1)A doctor cannot turn away a dying man. 医生是不能见死不救的。 2)Some refugees were turned away. They were too many hungry mouths to feed already. 一些难民被打发走了，因为需要提供食物的饥民太多了。take up: 承担例句：I made a mistake an
7、d I will assume responsibility for it. 我错了，我愿为此承担责任。do with:利用，忍受例句：1）If theres one thing t cant do with ,its untidiness. 若说有什么东西是我无法忍受的话，那就是不干净。 2）Anything to do with my finances is ma wifes province. 一切有关钱财的事都由我妻子管。 Try, Try Again - T,H,Palmer Try, a lesson you should heed, Try, Try again; If at f
8、irst you dont succeed, Try, Try again; Then your courage should appear, Foe, if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear; Try, Try again. Words and Phrases to Drill assume balance capacity character confidence determination diet discard giant handle hunt loan personnel precision principle pr
9、operty skilled sometime sponsor weekly wreck above all call on check on clean up do with for sale pass way send for turn away turn down work out 1)It was already a_when two weeks later the police found his stolen car and he had to buy a new one.2)With great patience,the clerk showed the elderly lady
10、 how to check the_in her benk account on an ATM(自动出纳机).3)If you look out of the window on the left side of the bus,youll see that were now_the Tower of London.4)Therell certainly be some preblems,but nothing that you cant_.5)People who_litter in the streets should be fined heavily.6)Successful busin
11、essment today are likely to be young,agressive(有进取心的)，and well-eduated._,they are willing to take risks to achieve success. wreckbalanceapproachinghandlediscard Above alln7)During those difficult years,the family lived almost entirely on a_of cabbages.n8)What are we going to_the food left over from
12、the party?n9)We_Toms age by getting his birth recood.n10)Well go out as soon as T;ve_the kithchen.n11)For women lawyers in the Unites States,there_earnings are on the average much less than those of male laeyers.n12)I wont get involed in a deal like this-its against all my_. diet do withchecked on c
13、leaned upweeklypricinpleNew words and expression New words and expression compliment vt.prasise 赞扬 n.赞美的言辞或行为 例句:I complimented him on the work he had done.Determination n.决心；决定 例句：Nothing will swerve him from his determinationcapacity n.the ability to understand or do sth.能力，才能 例句： The capacity to
14、respond to stimuliskilled a.having skilled;needing skill熟练的，有技巧的；技术性的 例句：A skilled technician takes years to train.Confidence n.信心 例句：Little gestures can give confidence. amuse vt.cause to laugh or smile;cause to spend time in a pleasant manner逗乐；给提供娱乐 例句：A clowns job is to amuse the spectators.Hand
15、le vt.manage;control管理，处理；操纵 例句：An officer must know how to handle men.homey a.(infml)pleasant;like home 舒适的；像家一样的 例句：They found the little house livable an homey. Few people in Italy thought that Tony Trivisonno would be able to create such a good life for himself.The friend he had_(1) to join him
16、was certainly amazed when he saw the farm.Yet right from the start Trivisonno showed a _(2) to get on.When Crawford_him _(3) ,he _(4) Trisionno would not come back.But he did.Later,when Crawford gave him a job in his factory,he worked hard and showed he had the_(5)to take on _(6)work.With Carwfords
17、help he managed to get a _(7)for a house on the basis of _(8)alone,no down payment needed.Next he went _(9)for a farm _ _(10).When he found one,he was able to_(11)his family and his dreams were ready to come ture.sponsoreddeterminationturnedawayassumedcapacityskilledloancharacterhunting for salesend
18、 forThemerelatedThemerelatedRead the passage carefully until you have got its main idea,and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.business modest convery business modest convery dream grow urge dream grow urge save engineeing immigrants save engineeing immi
19、grants career recent rich career recent rich invest tough steadyinvest tough steadyThe American dream used to go to something like this:arrive in his country for an unskilled job with small pay.Save and_until you can open a small businessin_years,a takeout restaurant or a dry cleaner.Buy a_house in
20、the subers.Send the children to college an hope they_up to be doctors.In the past decade,that_has changed.For many_today,the new version of the dream goes more like this:arrive in America for a hign-tech job with good pay,invest and invest until you can open your own_.Buy a huge house in an exclusiv
21、e suberb.Ane if you dont have a(n)_degree?Work like crazy,get a tech-relatedjob and_a large part of your wages into stocks until youdont wait ofr your kidsare_. save recentmodestgrowdreamimmigrantsbusinessengineering investrichTranslation1）据报道，联合国调解人（mediators）制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案。（work out） 2）多丽丝小心翼翼地
22、在森林行走，害怕遭到大蛇的攻击。（giant）3）地震、台风和其他自然灾害（disaster）无法防止，但可采取行动保护生命财产。（property）4）我买了一期新的我最喜欢的体育杂志就赶紧回家，急着想读之自娱。（amuse）5）海伦缺乏信心，我从未遇到过想她那样没有自信的（unsure of oneself）人。（confident）It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.Doris walked in the fores
23、t cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disaters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it. Helen lacks conf
24、idence. Ive never known anyone so unsure of herself.Translate the passage into English,using the words and phrases given below.托尼大学毕业后打算自己开业。一开始好多银行家都拒绝了他的贷款要求。但他毫不泄气，继续一个个拜访银行家寻求帮助。有一位银行家被他的决心和乐观精神所感动，最终答应贷款给他。如今他成了一位富翁。在谈到令人惊奇的成就时，托尼说重要的是创造机遇而不是等待机遇。 turn down call on amaze loan determmination Aft
25、er graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bitdiscouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to loan him the money. Now he has become a wealthy businessman. Talking about his amazing achievement, Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities.TheendsThanks 小组成员：小组成员：龙雨婷龙雨婷杨情杨情江琴江琴陈雅琴陈雅琴陈小红陈小红
