新视野大学英语读写教程第四册unit1Thetailoffame

Unit1thetailoffame•ListeningOscarWildewasfamousnotonlyforhisplaysandoffensivepublicbehavior,butalsoforhiscynical(愤世嫉俗的)quotations.Herearetwoquotesandtheirmeanings.Thefirstquoteis,“Nomanisrichenoughtobuybackhispast.Itmeansthatapersonshouldbecarefulaboutthechoicesheorshemakesinlife,becausesomemistakescanneverbecorrectedlater.Thesecondquoteis,Menbecomeold,buttheyneverbecomegood.Itmeansthatwhilemenmaygetolder,theyneverlearntobegood.Wildeseemedtohaveverylittlefaithinhimselforhisfellowman.BackOscarWilde(1854-1900)Oscarwasafamousnovelist,poet,andshortstorywriter.hewasalsooneofthemostsuccessfulplaywrightsoflateVictorianLondon,andoneofthegreatestcelebritiesofhisday.Whilechargedbythehomosexualoffenceshewaslaterimprisonedfortwoyearsofhardwork.Topics1.whoisthemanwithagoodfameyouadmire?giveanexample,andtellmewhy.Topic2.Ifyouareafamoussinger,whatdoyoufeelwhenyouareinterviewedinthepublic.Topic3.doyoulookforwardtobeamanwithagoodfame,why?chasev.追逐；追赶Mydoglikeschasingrabbits.我的那条狗喜欢追逐兔子。crueltyn.残酷；残忍Thebooktellsreadersthecrueltyoftheslavetradeatthattime.这本书告诉了读者在那个时候奴隶买卖的残忍。•Anartistwhoseeksfameislikeadogchasinghisowntailwho,whenhecapturesit,doesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.Thecrueltyofsuccessisthatitoftenleadsthosewhoseeksuchsuccesstoparticipateintheirowndestruction.Pessimisticadj.悲观的Thedoctorsarepessimisticabouthischancesofrecovery.医生们对他康复的可能性感到悲观。词形变换：pessimismn.悲观主义pessimistn.悲观主义者[反]optimistica.optimismn.optimistn.conquestn.征服；控制Hefinallymadetheconquestofthediseasecometrue.他最后战胜了那疾病。bankruptadj.破产的Fiveyearsagoshewasasuccessfulactress,butnowsheisbankrupt.五年前她是一个成功的演员，可是现在她一贫如洗了。worshipvt.崇拜；敬重；仰慕•Heworshippedhiswife.•他很崇拜妻子。spurvt.鼓励；刺激•Mytrainerspurredmetokeepupapaceoffourmilesanhour.•我的教练鼓励我保持每小时4英里的节奏。luren.诱惑•Itisthelureofmoneythatbringsthemtothecity.•是金钱的诱惑使他们来到了这城市。drownv.沉浸于;淹死•IfeltasifIweredrowninginsleep.我感到自己好像沉浸在睡眠之中。imperiala.壮丽的；宏大的；帝国的；皇帝的•Itissaidthatfewplacesonearthoffersuchimperialscenicbeautyasthis.•据说世界上很少有地方像这里有如此壮观的美景。•“Don’tquityourdayjob!”isadvicefrequentlygivenbyunderstandablypessimisticfamilymembersandfriendstoabuddingartistwhoistryinghardtosucceed.Theconquestoffameisdifficultatbest,andmanyendupemotionallyifnotfinanciallybankrupt.•Still,impuremotivessuchasthedesireforworshippingfansandpraisefrompeersmayspurtheartiston.Thelureofdrowninginfame’simperialgloryisnoteasilyresisted.exploitv.利用（……为自己谋利）•Heexploitedhisfather’snametogethimselfajob.•他利用他父亲的名声为自己找到一份工作。agentn.经纪人;代理人；代理商•Abest-sellingwriterneedsagoodagent.•畅销书作家需要好的经纪人。hastenvt.加快；加速•Thetreatmentshereceivedmay,infact,havehastenedherdeath.•实际上她接受的治疗加速了她的死亡。blurn.模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物•TTheeventsofthatdaywerejustablur.•那天所发生的事情简直就是一片模糊，记不清楚。continuityn.连贯；连续（性）•Hisspeechlackscontinuityinlogic.•他的演说缺乏逻辑的连贯性。sustainvt.维持；使...持续•Shemanagedtosustaineveryone'sinterestuntiltheendofherspeech.•她设法使得每个人的兴趣都保持到她演讲结束。dissolvev.溶解•Saltdissolvesinwater.•盐溶解于水。minutea.极小的•Herwriting'ssominutethatit'sdifficulttoread.•她的字迹太小了，很难认。discountvt.忽视；低估•Youshouldn'tdiscountthepossibilityofhimcomingback.•你们不应该不相信他回来的可能性。•Thosewhogainfamemostoftengainitasaresultofexploitingtheirtalentforsinging,dancing,painting,orwriting,etc.Theydevelopastylethatagentsmarketaggressivelytohastenpopularity,andtheirrideontheexpresselevatortothetopisablur.Mostwouldbehard-pressedtotellyouhowtheyevengotthere.Artistscannotremainidle,though.Whentheperformer,painterorwriterbecomesbored,theirworkbeginstoshowalackofcontinuityinitsappealanditbecomesdifficulttosustaintheattentionofthepublic.Aftertheirenthusiasmhasdissolved,thepublicsimplymovesontothenextflavorofthemonth.Artistswhodoattempttoremaincurrentbymakingevenminutechangestotheirstyleofwriting,dancingorsinging,runasignificantriskoflosingtheaudience’sfavor.Thepublicsimplydiscountsstylesotherthanthoseforwhichtheartisthasbecomefamous.Thebenefitsofgainingagoodfame•Alargenumberofeconomicincome•Beadmiredbypublic•Haveagoodsocialstatus•Ahighmaterialstandardoflivingplotn.（小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节•Thefilmhasaverysimpleplot.•这部电影的情节非常简单。distincta.明显不同的;清晰的；清楚的；明显的•Thetwoconceptsarequitedistinctfromeachother.•这两个概念是有明显区别的。Famousauthors’styles—aTennesseeWilliamsplayoraplotbyErnestHemingwayorapoembyRobertFrostorT.S.Eliot—areeasilyrecognizable.ThesameistrueofpainterslikeMonet,Renoir,orDaliandmoviemakerslikeHitchcock,Fellini,Spielberg,ChenKaigeorZhangYimou.Theirdistinctstylesmarkedasignificantchangeinformfromothersandgainedthemfameandfortune.However,theypaidforitbygivingupthefreedomtoexpressthemselveswithotherstylesorforms.fraudn.欺诈；诈骗•Shewaschargedwithcreditcardfraud.•她被指控用信用卡诈骗。Fame’sspotlightcanbehotterthanatropicaljungle—afraudisquicklyexposed,andthepressureofsomuchattentionistoomuchformosttoendure.Ittakesyououtofyourself:Youmustbewhatthepublicthinksyouare,notwhatyoureallyareorcouldbe.Theperformer,likethepolitician,mustoftenpleasehisorheraudiencesbysayingthingsheorshedoesnotmeanorfullybelieve.Theshortcomingsofgainingagoodfame•Noprivacy•Nofreedom•Onefalsestepbringseverlasting（接连不断的）grief（悲伤）•Hiddenrules(潜规则)contaminatevt.污染；弄脏•Thefoodwhichhadbeencontaminatedw