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Unit11FamousPeople
Unit11FamousPeople
PartA
ListeningStrategy
IdentifyingtheSpeaker’sAttitude
Aswassaidinthepreviouslesson,aspeaker’sattitudeoropiniontowardswhathe/sheisdiscussingoftenhastobeinferred.Weneedtorelyoninformationembeddedinhis/herchoiceofdetails,useoflanguage,intonation,etc.tofindoutwhatthespeaker’sattitudeistowardshis/hersubjectmatter,orwhetherhis/heropinionofthecharacterdepictedisfavorableornot.
Nowyouaregoingtohearthreeshortpassages.Chooseoneortwowordsfromthefollowingboxtodescribethespeaker’sattitudetowardsthecharacterdiscussedineachpassage.
neutralnegativepositive
sympatheticrespectfuldisrespectful
1.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsNapoleon?
Neutral.(ThespeakermainlygivesafactualaccountofNapoleon’slifeeventhoughheholdsthatNapoleonwagedwarsagainstmanycountries.)
2.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsTomCruise?
Positive.(“Worldrenownedactor”,“almosteveryonerespectshim”and“internationalstar”showthespeaker’sattitude.)
3.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsWarrenEdwardBuffett?
Positive,respectful.(In“regardedasoneoftheworld’sgreateststockmarketinvestors”,thechoiceoftheword“great”indicatesthespeaker’sattitude.)
Script:
1.Napoleonwasmanythingsbuthewas,firstofall,rememberedasamilitaryleader.RisingfromanartilleryofficertothecommanderoftheFrencharmy,hewagedwarafterwaragainstneighboringcountries.In1804,hedeclaredhimselfemperorandbecamethemostpowerfulmanintheworld.AtonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope.ButNapoleon’spowerwasshort-lived.HisdefeatcamewhenhedecidedtoattackRussia.SoonthewholeofEuroperoseagainsthim,eventuallyforcinghimtogiveuphisthrone.In1821,hediedaloneonthesmallislandofSt.Helena.
2.TomCruisehasalwaysrepresentedcool,butsomehowoverthelastcoupleofyears,hehasgonefromjustanotherHollywoodprettyboytoacertifiedworld-renownedactor.Itseemsthateverythinghetouchesturnstogold.Noteveryonelikeshim,butatleastnowalmosteveryonerespectshim.Hismoviesmakemillions;heisaninternationalstar—menenvyhim,andwomenlovehim.
3.WarrenEdwardBuffettisanAmericaninvestor,businessmanandphilanthropist.Heisregardedasoneoftheworld’sgreateststockmarketinvestors,andisthelargestshareholderandCEOofBerkshireHathaway.WithanestimatednetworthofaroundUS$62billion,hewasrankedbyForbesastherichestpersonintheworldasofFebruary11,2008.
Pre-listeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
Youaregoingtotalkaboutfamouspeople.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.
1.Canyounamesomefamouspeopleyouknowabout?
2.Whoimpressesyoumost?
Why?
3.Doyouwanttobefamous?
Whyorwhynot?
4.DoyouknowanythingaboutAlanGreenspan?
Demo:
3.Doyouwanttobefamous?
Whyorwhynot?
Positiveanswer:
Peoplesaythatfameandfortune(名利)arewhatalmosteverybodywantsinlife.Ifthat’strue,thenIamnoexception.Ihavemyownambitionsandlongingforsuccess.Iwanttodosomethingusefultothesocietyandcontributetotheprogressofhumanity.Iwantpeopletoknowaboutmycontributionsandmyname.Ithinkbeingfamouswouldbringmeafortuneandhappinessaswell.
Negativeanswer:
Beingfamousmaynotbringhappinesstoaperson.Alongwithfortune,itmayalsobringjealousyorhatred.What’smore,famouspeoplehavelessprivacy.SoIamnotparticularlyinterestedinbecomingfamous.WhatIwanttodoissomethingthatwillbeusefultohumanityaswellasmeaningfultomyself.IfIhavedoneagoodjob,Ihopepeoplewouldrecognizemyachievement.IfIbecomealittlefamousintheprocess,that’sfine.Itdoesn’thurt.Ifpeopledon’tknowwhatI’mdoing,Iwon’tbefrustrated,either.Becausefamewillneverbetheultimategoalinmylife.
LanguageFocus
Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.
●I’vereadabiographyof...andI’mdeeplyimpressedbyhis/hertalentin...
●Iadmirethemfortheirperseverancein/devotiontothepursuitoftruth/knowledge/worldpeace/theirdreams.
●Irespectthemfortheircontributiontohumanity/science/education/medicine.
●Irespectthemfortheircontributiontothefightagainstwar/poverty/injustice/racialdiscrimination/terrorism.
●Ilookuptothemfortheirdevotiontothecauseofpeace/spaceexploration/sports/publichealth.
●His/Hermostimpressiveaccomplishmentis...
●He/Sheinvented…/discovered…/founded…/wrote…/organized.../madeabreakthroughin.../broketheworldrecordin.../successfullyplayedthepartof...
●I’mafilm/footballfan.Iespeciallylikethefilmstar.../thefootballplayer...andIknowallabouthim/her.
●Celebrities/High-profilepeople/Famousactorsandactresses/Popsingersusuallygetalotofmediaattention/havenoprivacy.
●I’maveryprivateperson/Icherishmyprivacy.Idon’tthinkI’dliketobeinthespotlight.
●Astheoldsayinggoes,“It’sbadforamantobecomefamousandforapigtogrowfat.”
●Ithinkbeingfamousisgood.
●Alldoorsareopentofamouspeople.
●Famouspeoplecangetaccesstoalmosteverythingandeverywhere.
●I’veheardofGreenspan,butknowverylittleabouthim.
●GreenspanwasChairmanoftheU.S.ReserveBoardfornearlytwodecades,from1987to2006.
●Greenspanwasthemanwhousuallyannouncedinterestratecuts,wasn’the?
●GreenspanisanAmericaneconomist.WhenheservedasChairmanoftheFederalReserveBoard,whathesaidanddidunavoidablyaffectedtheAmericaneconomyaswellastheworldeconomy.ButevenGreenspancouldn’tsavetheAmericaneconomyfromrecession.
ListeningTasks
AMusician-turnedEconomist
WordBank
stockbrokern.someonewhosejobisbuyingandsellingstocksandsharesforotherpeople证券和股票经纪人
retailingn.sellinggoodsdirecttocustomers,usu.insmallquantities零售业
digitn.anyofthenumbersfrom0to9(从0到9的任何一个)数字
developv.tostarttohave产生
appreciationn.comprehension,clearperception鉴赏力
consultinga.providingspecialistorprofessionaladvice承接咨询业务的
chiefn.head,leader,director,chairman首领,领袖,长官
drivev.toprovidethepowerfor驱动,推动
musician-turnedeconomistamusicianwhohasnowbecomeaneconomist乐师出身
的经济学家
FederalReserveBoard联邦储备委员会
runlowtorunshort将耗尽,几乎用光
withdrawfrom...todropoutof...离开……,退出……
NewYorkUniversity’sSchoolofCommerce纽约大学商学院
NYUNewYorkUniversity纽约大学
WallStreet华尔街
Script
AlanGreenspan,whoservedasChairmanoftheU.S.FederalReserveBoardforabouttwodecadesfrom1987to2006,wasregardedinthosedaysasoneofthemostimportantmenbymanypeopleintheworld.
GreenspanwasbornonMarch6,1926.Hisfatherwasastockbrokerandhismotherworkedinretailing.Whenhewasfouryearsold,hisparentsdivorcedandhewasraisedbyhismotherinNewYork.
YoungAlanwasashyboybuthewasverygoodatlargenumbers.Whenhewasonlyfive,hismotherwouldgethimtoaddtwothree-digitnumbersinhishead.
Helovedbaseballandtennis.And,likehismother,hedevelopedadeepappreciationformusic.Inthemid-1940shestudiedbrieflyatamusicschoolinNewYork,andthentouredthecountryforayearwithamusicband.ThenheenteredNewYorkUniversity’sSchoolofCommerceandgraduatedwithadegreeineconomics.HegotaMaster’sdegreeatNYUin1949,andshiftedtoColumbiaUniversitytoworkonhisPhD.Whenhismoneyranlow,hewithdrewfromgraduateschoolandwenttoworkfortheNationalIndustrialConferenceBoard.HeeventuallyearnedaPhDfromNYUin1977.
Inthemid-1950sGreenspanopenedaneconomicconsultingcompany.In1987hebegantoworkintheFederalGovernment.HisworkasChiefofFederalReserveBoardwasmuchthesameastheworkhedidonWallStreet,tryingtounderstandhowtheeconomyworkedandwhatdroveit,offeringsuggestionsforimprovement.Hewas,however,makinglessmoney.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.Backgroundinformation
AlanGreenspan(bornMarch6,1926inNewYorkCity)isanAmericaneconomistandfrom1987to2006wasChairmanoftheBoardofGovernorsoftheFederalReserveoftheUnitedStates.Hecurrentlyworksasaprivateadvisor,makingspeechesandprovidingconsultingforfirmsthroughhiscompany,GreenspanAssociatesLLC.
FirstappointedFedchairmanbyPresidentReganinAugust1987,hestayedthroughfourpresidenciesfromRonaldRegantoGeorgeWBush.HeretiredonJanuary31,2006,andwassucceededbyBenBernanke,aneconomistfromPrincetonUniversity.
Aschairman,GreenspanwaslargelyresponsiblefordirectingU.S.nationalmonetarypolicy.Hewasoftenpraisedforkeepinginflationatverylowlevels,andwassometimescriticizedfortheboom-and-bustnatureoftheeconomyintheso-called“dot-com”eraofthe1990s.GreenspanwasconsideredtobetheleadingauthorityonAmericandomesticeconomicandmonetarypolicy,andhisactiveinfluencecontinuestothisday.
2.theFederalReserveBoard
acommitteeofsevengovernorsappointedbytheAmericanPresidenttosupervisetheFederalReserveSystem,whichisbestknowntothepublicforitsinfluenceontheinterestratesbyraisingorcuttingtheamountofmoneyavailableatanyonetimeintheAmericanfinancialsystem.
3.theNationalIndustrialConferenceBoard
NowcalledtheConferenceBoard,itisanonprofitresearchinstitutionwithheadquartersinNewYorkandMontreal.Itwasfoundedin1916.Itstudiesbusinesseconomicsandcorporateadministrationandmanagement.
4.WallStreet
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