The richest man in America

Unit2ValuesTheRichestManinAmerica,DownHome选自：《大学英语综合教程》第二册上海外语教育出版社ClassOrganizationTeachingObjectivesTeachingContentsTeachingObjectivesTheaimofthisclassistoletthestudents:Haveageneralideaofsomeculturalinformation,suchasdimestore,Wal-martGettoknowthefolksylifestyleoftherichestpersonSamWaltonandsummarizethevaluesthatweshouldtreasurenowadaysLearnsomenewlanguagepointsandstructuresTeachingContents•Warmingup•CulturalInformation•TextAnalysis•Languagestudyandpractice•After-textreviewandfurtherstudy•HomeworkListsomerichpeopleyouknowanddiscusswhatvaluesthesepeopleholddear.Quotations:Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikecapitalism,andpeoplewhodon’tlikePCs.Butthere’snoonewholikesthePCwhodoesn’tlikeMicrosoft.BillGates•nicknamedSuperman,Asia’srichestandmostinfluentialbillionaire•onceapoorimmigrant,gothisstartsellingplasticflowersinHongKonginthe1950s•HehascarriedoutmanycharitablecausesonphilanthropyLiKa-shing(李嘉诚)Quotations:亲信不等于亲人。傲气不可有，傲骨不可无。•thepresidentandgeneralmanagerofWahahaGroupofHangzhou•quotations:做光明正大的中国人，为中国人创造财富。宗庆后Valuesthesepeopleholddear•selfless•caring•havecompassionforhumansufferings•respectknowledgeandvaluetalentsWarm-upQuestionsIfyoushouldbecometherichestmanorwomaninChina,whatkindoflifedoyouthinkyouwouldlive?Tips:liveanordinarylifejustasbefore;travelaroundtheworld;beaphilanthropist;Canyoufindoutsynonymsorsynonymousphrasesfor“downhome”inthetext?Tips:carryonlikeplainfolks;folksyways;friendly,cheerful,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround;notafront-pageperson;BackCulturalInformationSamMooreWaltonNamesinAmericaWal-MartDimestoreSamMooreWaltonHewasbornin1918inOklahomaHeopenedthefirstWal-MartDiscountCityinArkansas,in1962In1988,hemadeitasCEOofthecompanyandby1985hebecamethewealthiestpersonintheUnitedStatesNamesinAmericaSamMooreWaltonfirstnamelastname/surnamemiddlenameChristiannames/GivennamesWhenwritingtheirnamesGeorgeM.CohanGeorgeW.BushmiddleinitialfirstnamelastnameWal-MartanyofaverylargechainofshopsinUS,sellingawiderangeofgoodsatlowprices.ThefirstWal-MartdiscountCitywasopenedin1962bySamWalton,wentpublicin1970,andby1991becameamultibillion-dollarbusinessandAmerica’slargestretailwith1700stores.DimeStoreastoreofferingwiderangeofinexpensiveitems,usuallycostingfiveortencents,forpersonalandhouseholduse.BackTextAnalysisTextOrganizationPart1:(Para.1--4)IntroductionThewaiterwasdisappointedtofindthattherichestmaninAmericahadsosimplealife.Part2:(Para.5--13)detailedaccountoftherichestAmerican’sfolksywaysBeingfriendly,easy-goingandneverflashy.Waltoncarriesonlikeplainfolksandneverwantsanyspecialtreatment.Part3:(Para.14--22)hisdevotiontotheWal-MartteamWiththeWal-Martteaminmind,Waltondevoteshimselfheartandsoultomakingthebusinessagreatsuccess.MainIdeaDespitehiswealth,SamWaltonremainsdown-homeanddevotedtohisteam.BackLanguageStudyandPracticeOnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMooreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart.“Hedoesn’twantanyspecialtreatment,”saysnightmanagerJohnnyBaker,whostrugglestocallthebossbyhisfirstnameasarecentcorporatememocommands.Fewherethinkofhisbillions;theycallhim“Mr.Sam”andaccepthisfolksyways.“He’sthesamemanwhoopenedhisdimestoreonthesquareandworked18hoursadayforhisdream,”saysMayorRichardHoback.Byallaccounts,he’sfriendly,cheerful,afineneighborwhodoeshisbesttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround.BackOnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Onlyatthebeginningintroduceaninvertedsentence.Paraphrasethesentence:ItisonlyinAmericathatabillionairecanliveinthesamewayasordinarypeople.Translatethesentence:只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像普通百姓一样，安安稳稳地过普通日子。Endcarryon1)behaveorconductoneselfinaspecialway表现e.g.Ifyoucarryoninthatway,youwillgetintotrouble.如果你们再那样胡闹,你们会给自己惹麻烦的.2)continue，goon继续carryontalking继续谈话folksn.peopleingenerale.g.Theyarethebestfolksonearth.他们是世界上最好的一群人。(adj.)民间的，民俗的e.g.folkmusic/song/art民间音乐/歌曲/艺术getawaywith1)hereitmeansdosth.withoutexperiencingdifficulties平稳地，安安稳稳地2)dosth.wrongorriskywithoutbeingcaughtorpunished逃脱e.g.getawaywithtaxfraud逃税骗税comeshootingseasonmeanswhentheshootingseasoncomese.g.ComeFriday,theywillbeinNewYork.周五的时候，他们会在纽约。treatmentn.thewayyoudealwithsb.orbehavetowardsthem(followedbyof)待遇，对待e.g.Histreatmentoftheanimalwascruel.他对待这只动物很残忍。by/fromallaccounts：accordingtoeveryonesays人人都说e.g.Universitylife,byallaccounts,isaperiod/timetobecherishedallthelifetime.人人都说，大学生活是段一辈子都会珍惜的记忆。blendin/into...with:mixharmoniously融入e.g.Youaresupposedtoblendinwiththesocietyaftergraduation.毕业之后，你们应该融入社会。After-textReviewandFurtherStudycarryonfolksgetawaywithcomeshootingseasontreatmentbyallaccountsblendin/into...with•ProverbsandQuotations1.Athousand-miletripbeginswithonestep.千里之行，始于足下。2.Asthetouchstonetriesgold,sogoldtriesmen.试金石试金，金钱试人。3.Easycome,easygo.来得容易去得快。（易得则易失。）BackHomework•EssayWritingWriteashortessayabout200wordsinwhichyouaresupposedtodescribethegoodqualitiesofsomepersoninyourdailylifean