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BookFour
UnitSix:
AttitudestoLife
PartIGetStarted
SectionADiscussion
▇Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.
1)Haveyoueverexperiencedanydifficulttimeinyourlife?
Pleasesaysomethingaboutit.
2)Whatdoyouthinkistherightattitudetowardsproblemsinone’slife?
3)Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkoneshouldpossesstosurvivetoughtimes?
▇Answersforreference:
1)Answersmayvary.Thefollowingmayserveasanexample.WhenIwasinseniorhighschool,Ifellfrommybicycleoneday.MylegwasbrokenandIstayedinhospitalforseveralweeks.Asthenationalcollegeentranceexamwasjustaroundthecorner,Iexperiencedthemostdifficulttimeinmylife.Itriedtofacethedifficultybravelyandspentdaysandnightsinthehospitalreviewingmylessons.Fortunately,IpassedtheexamandenteredtheuniversityasIhadhoped.
2)Answersmayvary.Hereisapossibleanswer.Lifeisfullofproblems.Howweapproachthemoftendetermineswhetherwearehappyormiserable.Here,apositiveattitudeisadecisivefactor.Wemustfaceourproblemscourageously,studyandassessthemcarefullyandtrytoturnthemtoouradvantage.Asthesayinggoes,problemsareopportunitiesindisguise.Theychallengeusandgiveustheopportunitytodothingswehaveneverdonebefore.Sodon’tshunfromproblems.
3)Answersmayvary.Hereisapossibleanswer.Thequalitiesoneshouldpossesstosurvivehardtimesincludeoptimism,courage,perseverance,andcommitment.Aslongasonepossessesthesequalities,heorshemaystandabetterchancetosurvivetoughtimes.Toughtimesneverlast,buttoughpeopledo.
SectionBQuotes
▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutattitudestowardslifeanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.
⊙Attitudeisalittlethingthatmakesabigdifference.
—WinstonChurchill
Interpretation:
Bythisquote,Churchillstressestheimportanceofattitudetowardslife.Wecanchoosetofocusonnegativethoughtsthatleaveusfeelinginsecure,frightenedandcynical,orwecanchoosetofocusonpositivethoughtsthatgiveuscourage,strength,andhope.Itisattitudethatmakesthedifference.
WinstonChurchill
AboutWinstonChurchill:
WinstonChurchill(1874-1965):
aBritishpoliticianandoneofBritain’sgreatest20th-centuryheroes.HewasPrimeMinisterduringmostofWorldWarIIandagainfrom1951to1955.HeisstillrememberedandadmiredbymostBritishpeopleasagreatleaderwhomadepossibleBritain’svictoryinthewar.Churchillwroteanumberofhistories,biographiesandmemoirs,includingthelandmarkfour-volumeAHistoryoftheEnglish-speakingPeoples(1956-58).In1953hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.
⊙Lifeistenpercentwhathappenstoyouandninetypercenthowyourespondtoit.
—LouHoltz
Interpretation:
Weallhavetroublesandproblems.Somepeopletakeapositiveattitudetowardsadversitiesinlifewhileothersrespondtothemnegatively.Yourhappinessandsuccessdependlargelyonhowyourespondtowhathappenstoyou.
LouHoltz
AboutLouHoltz:
LouHoltz(1937-):
anauthor,televisioncommentator,andformerNCAA(NationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation)footballheadcoach.HeistheonlycoachinNCAAhistorytoguidefourdifferentprogramstofinaltop20rankings.HeisalsoamultiplewinnerofCoachoftheYearhonors.Overtheyears,Holtzhasbecomewell-knownforhisquickwitandabilitytoinspireplayers.
⊙Humanbeings,bychangingtheinnerattitudesoftheirminds,canchangetheouteraspectsoftheirlives.
—WilliamJames
Interpretation:
Wecanreshapeourlivesbychangingourattitudes.
WilliamJames
AboutWilliamJames:
WilliamJames(1842-1910):
apioneeringAmericanphysician,psychologistandphilosopher,sonoftheAmericanphilosopherandwriterHenryJames,Sr.(1811-1882),andbrotherofthenovelistHenryJames(1843-1916).WilliamJamesisconsideredasoneofthefoundersofthephilosophyofpragmatism(实用主义)andisalsoknownas“thefatherofAmericanpsychology”.
⊙Whenonedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens,butoftenwelooksolongatthecloseddoorthatwedonotseetheonewhichhasbeenopenedforus.
—HelenKeller
Interpretation:
Wetendtobebotheredtoomuchandfortoolongbyourfailuresanddisappointments,somuchsothatwedon’tseeingoodtimethenewopportunitythathasalreadyopeneditsdoortous.
HelenKeller
AboutHelenKeller:
HelenKeller(1880-1968):
USwriterknownespeciallyforthewayshelearnedtospeakandwriteafterbecomingblindanddeafasababy.Shegreatlyhelpedtheblindanddeafbycollectingmoney,makingspeeches,andtryingtochangepeople’sattitudes.
SectionCWatchingandDiscussion
▇ForrestGumpisa1994American epic romantic comedy-dramafilm.ThestorydepictsseveraldecadesinthelifeofForrestGump,anaïveand slow-witted yetathleticallyprodigiousnativeof Alabama whowitnesses,andinsomecasesinfluences,someofthedefiningeventsofthelatterhalfofthe20thcenturyinthe UnitedStates;morespecifically,theperiodbetweenForrest’sbirthin1944and1982.
Watchthefollowingvideoclip“ForrestGump”anddothetasksthatfollow:
插入视频片段:
“ForrestGump.wmv”
1.Fillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.
—…Deathisjustapartoflife.Somethingwe’realldestinedtodo.Ididn’tknowit,butIwasdestinedtobeyourmama.IdidthebestIcould.
—Youdidgood,Mama.
—Well,Ihappentobelieveyoumakeyourowndestiny.YouhavetodothebestwithwhatGodgaveyou.
—What’smydestiny,Mama?
—You’regoingtohavetofigurethatoutforyourself.Lifeisaboxofchocolates,Forrest.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.
2.Discussthetopicwithyourgroupmembers:
Howdoyouviewdestinyanddeathinyourlife?
▇Answersforreference:
(Open.)
Script:
—What’sthematter,Mama?
—I’mdying,Forrest.Comeonin,sitdownoverhere.
—Whyareyoudying,Mama?
—It’smytime.It’sjustmytime.Now,don’tyoubeafraid,sweetheart.Deathisjustapartoflife.Somethingwe’realldestinedtodo.Ididn’tknowit,butIwasdestinedtobeyourmama.IdidthebestIcould.
—Youdidgood,Mama.
—Well,Ihappentobelieveyoumakeyourowndestiny.YouhavetodothebestwithwhatGodgaveyou.
—What’smydestiny,Mama?
—You’regoingtohavetofigurethatoutforyourself.Lifeisaboxofchocolates,Forrest.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.
(MamaalwayshadawayofexplainingthingssoIcouldunderstandthem.)
—Iwillmissyou,Forrest.
(ShehadgotthecanceranddiedonaTuesday.Iboughtheranewhatwithlittleflowersonit.Andthat’sallIhavetosayaboutthat.)
PartIIListenandRespond
SectionAWordBank
unpredictablea.thatcannotbepredicted无法预言的,不可预测的
negativityn.fmlatendencytoconsideronlythebadsideofsth./sb.〖正式〗否定(性);消极(性)
upagainsthavingtofaceordealwith面临
self-motivateda.beingkeentodosth.orachievesth.withoutbeingtoldtodoso自我激励的,有工作激情的
SectionBTaskOne:
FocusingontheMainIdeas
Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.
1)Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A)Beingpositivecanincreasethequalityofourlife.
B)Beingpositivecanhelpuscontrolourmoods.
C)Beingpositivecanhelpuslookhonestlyatthereality.
D)Beingpositivegivespeoplemoreopportunities.
2)Whatcanwecontrolandchangeaccordingtothespeaker?
A)Wecancontrolawholecycleofnegativity.
B)Wecancontrolourmoodsandchangeourattitude.
C)Wecanchangeourworkprojectandbebetteroff.
D)Wecanchangethequalityofourlife.
3)Whatdothetwoexamplesthespeakercitesintendtoillustrate?
A)Theyintendtoillustratedifferentwaystostarteachday.
B)Theyintendtoillustratetheimportanceofhavinganopportunity.
C)Theyintendtoillustratedifferentwaystoanswerthesamequestion.
D)Theyintendtoillustratetheimportanceofhavingapositiveattitude.
4)Whatchoicedopeoplehavetomakeeverydayaccordingtothespeaker?
A)Toseeiftheglassisemptyorfull.
B)Tofinishtheworkprojecttodayortomorrow.
C)Tofinishtheworkprojectinthemorningorintheafternoon.
D)Toseethepositiveorthenegativesideofathing.
5)Howdoself-motivatedpeoplelookattheirwork?
A)Theylovetheirworkandareeagertolookfornewopportunities.
B)Theymakeachoiceeverymorningwhentheygetoutofbed.
C)Theylovetheirworkandareeagertogettoworkeveryday.
D)Theyalwaystrytofinishtheirworkbeforethedeadline.
▇AnswersforReference:
1)A2)B3)D4)D5)C
SectionCTaskTwo:
ZoominginontheDetails
▇Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.
Here’sanotherexample.Youhaveabigwork1)__________dueontheboss’sdesktomorrowmorning.Youareupagainsta2)__________.Andyouarehalf-done.Nowtherearetwowaystolookattheproject.Youcanworryaboutalltheworkstill3)__________foryoutodo.Oryoucantellyourselfthathalfofitisalreadydone,andyouarecertainly4)__________thanwhenyoufirststartedtheproject.
That’syourchoice:
istheglass5)__________orhalf-full?
That’sthe6)__________wehavetomakeeverymorningwhenwegetoutofbed.
Lookinghonestlyattherealityofthe7)__________andseeingthe8)__________ofitmayindeedincreasethequalityofourlife.9)__________peoplelookateachdayasanew10)__________.Theylovewhattheydo.Theycannotwaittogettoworkinthemorning.
▆Answers:
Here’sanotherexample
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