新世纪大学英语第二册Unit-4-Optimism-and-Positive-Thinking

Howwouldyouunderstandthefollowingquotations?Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.---WinstonChurchillMostoftheshadowsofthislifearecausedbystandinginownsunshine.---RalphWaldoEmersonBetweentheoptimistandthepessimist,thedifferentisdroll,theoptimistseesthedoughnutandthepessimistseesthehole.---OscarWilder,Playwright,authorThisshortfilmwasabeautifulwaytodepictthewaythisyounggirlperceivestheworld.Willyouseethisworldlikeher?Tellyourfeelingsafterwatchingtheshortfilm.Glasshalf-full?Glasshalf-empty?Areyouanoptimistorapessimist?The3P’sofPessimismPersonalPermanentPervasivePersonal“It’smyfault.Iamtoblame.”Permanent“Ihavealwaysdonethis.Ineverseemtolearn.”Pervasive“Iseemtomakethesamemistakesinallareas.Nothingevergoesrightforme.”Thereisabetterway!Personal“Thatwasanespeciallyhardjob.ButIlearnedthingsthatwillhelpmedobetter.”Permanent“ThatisamistakeIhavemadebeforebuteachtimeIlearnsomethingnew.”Pervasive“IstillhavetroubleinoneareabutoverallIamdoingmuchbetter.”1.Ifanemployeewashaving__________,Michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookothe_________sideofthesituation.2.EachmorningwhenMichaelwokeuphewouldremindhimselftobeina____________andchoosethepositivesideoflife;ifsomethingbadhappened,hewouldchooseto___________itandnottobea________ofit.3.InMichael’sopinion,lifeisallabout________.Everysituationinlifeisachoice.Youchoosehowyou__________situations;youchoosehowpeoplewill_________yourmood;youchoosehowyou_______.Thebottomlineis:It’syourchoicehowyouliveyourlife.4.TheauthordecidedtofollowMichael’sexampleandbelievedthatifhechosetobeanoptimisthemight__________,________________andhavemore___________________.abaddaypositivegoodmoodlearnfromvictimchoicesreacttoaffectfeelfeelbetterenjoylifemorechancesofsuccessDiscussthefollowingquestions:1.WhatisMichael’spersonalitylike?2.WhatmakestheauthorcuriousaboutMichael?3.HowdoesMichaellookatlife?4.What’sMichael’sinfluenceontheauthor?1.WhatisMichael’spersonalitylike?Michaelisanaturaloptimist.Heisalwaysinagoodmood,alwaysupandalwayshassomethingpositivetosay.2.WhatmakestheauthorcuriousaboutMichael?Michael’soptimismmakestheauthorcurious,hewondershowonecanbesopositiveallthetime.3.HowdoesMichaellookatlife?Healwayslookonthepositivesideofthesituation.Hethinksthatlifeisallaboutchoices.Itiswewhochoosehowtoliveourlife.Sohealwayschoosesthepositivesideoflife.That’swhyheisalwaysinagoodmood.4.What’sMichael’sinfluenceontheauthor?TheauthorhasdecidedtofollowMichael’sexampleandchoosetobeanoptimistsoastoenjoythelifefully.Michaelwasanaturaloptimist.Hewasalwaysinagoodmood,alwaysupandalwayshadsomethingpositivetosay.Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.Seeinghisoptimismreallymademecurios,soonedayIwentuptoMichaelandaskedhim,“Idon’tgetit.Youcan’tbepositiveallthetime.Howdoyoudo.AttitudeisEverythingMichaelreplied,“EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself:Mike,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,Icanchoosetobeavictimorchoosetolearnfromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.Everytimesomeonecomestomecomplaining,IcanchoosetoacceptthecomplainingorIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflife,Ialwayschoosethepositivesideoflife.”“Yeah,right,butitisn’tthateasy.”Isaid.“Yes,itiseasy,”Michaelsaid.“Lifeisallaboutchoices.Everysituationinlifeisachoice.Youchoosehowyoureacttosituations;youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood;youchoosehowyoufeel.Thebottomlineis:It’syourchoicehowyouliveyourlife.FromMichaelIhavelearntthateverydaywehaveachoicetolivefully,soIwillchoosetobeanoptimist.IfIamanoptimistImayfeelbetter,enjoylifemore,andmaybehavemorechancesofsuccess.Readthefollowingstory.Whatdoyouthinktheoptimisticsalesmanandthepessimistsalesmanwouldrespectivelyreporttothemanager?WhatwouldYOUreportifyouwereasalesman?Therewasasuccessfulcompanythatmadeandsoldshoes.OnedaythemanagementhasameetingtoconsideropeningtheirmarketinAfrica.TheysentoneofthetopsalesmentoAfricatomakeastudyofthemarketpotentialthere.UponarrivinginAfrica,henoticedthatmostoftheAfricanswerebare-footed.Sohereportedtothemanagement:____________________________________________________________________________________Readthefollowingstory.Whatdoyouthinktheoptimisticsalesmanandthepessimistsalesmanwouldrespectivelyreporttothemanager?WhatwouldYOUreportifyouwereasalesman?Themanagementconsidereditwisetohaveasecondopinion,anddecidedtosendanothersalesmantoAfricatoassessthemarketthere.UponarrivalinAfrica,thesecondsalesmanwasveryexcitedandreportedtothemanagement:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Directions:Figureouttheexpressionsrelatedto“optimisticattitude”.optimisticattitudeamplehappinessunlimitedconfidencegreatpersistenceproblem-solvingabilitypositive,constructivethinkingpositiveaffirmationpositiveattitudeSufficientjoy1.Howdoyoufeelaboutyourpresentlife?2.Howdoyoureacttodifficultiesinlife?howtokeepyourselfinagoodmood?Canyougiveanexa