Unit3-The-road-to-success

Unit3TheRoadtoSuccessJiangYixuanBeforeReading_1Pleaseidentifythefollowingsuccessfulpeople.Whoarethey?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Whatinyouropinionhasledtohisorhersuccess?LangLangYangLanLiuXiang1.OralPracticeWhoarethey?FanBingbingBeforeReading_2MadamCurieYangZhenningLiAnWhoarethey?BillGatesHilaryClintonasuccessfulwomaninpoliticsAlbertEinstein----oneofthemostfamousscientistsWhatmakethesepeoplesuccessful?•Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.•Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.Proverbs:自信是走向成功的第一步。天才不过是勤奋而已。Thebiggest,thesmartestandthestrongestarenotthesurvivors.Rather,thesurvivorsarethemostadaptable(thesurvivalofthefittest).CharlesDarwinadaptability•Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。•Failurebreedssuccess.•失败是成功之母。perseverance[pə:si'viərəns]坚持不懈+Confidence+Adaptability+PerseveranceSuccess=DiligencethesecretofsuccessYouarewhatyourdeepdrivingdesireis，Asyourdesireis，soisyourwill。Asyourwillis，soisyourdeed。Asyourdeedis，soisyourdestiny。BrihadaranyakaUpanishadIV.4.5成就取决于欲望，欲望决定意志，意志决定行为，而行为则决定了命运。《奥义书》（印度《吠陀》圣典的最后部分）第四章第4、5节LookattheKeyWordsandchooseajoborjobsforeachquotebelow.actor,astronaut,dancer,writer,businessowner,footballplayer,firefighter,newsreporter,TVpresenter1.“Itcangetabitlonely.SometimesIdon’tseemyfamilyforweeks.”astronaut2.“Iworkalotmorethanthehalfhouryouseemeonthescreeneveryday!”TVpresenter3.“I’mlucky.TheypaymewellforplayingthegameIlove.”footballplayer4.“Iwishitwasjustninetofive!Meetingsandconferencecallsoftengoontilllateatnight.”CEOChiefExecutiveOfficeBusinessowner5.It’smyresponsibilitytoreportthenewsandtellpeoplewhat’sgoingon.thenewsreporterEveryonewantstosucceed,buttheroadtosuccessisnotsosmooth.Itneedshardwork,strongmindandmanyotherfactors.Todaythestoryisaboutafamousreporter—AlexPalmerHaley.Hetalksabouthissuccessfulexperienceandsharestheshadowbehindtheaura.I’msureyou’lllearnsomethingfromhim.HEREWEGO!!!BeforeReading_9AbouttheAuthor：AlexPalmerHaleyTimeEventHewasborninIthaca,NewYork.19211939HeenteredtheU.S.CoastGuardandbeganhiswritingcareer.1959Heretiredfromthemilitaryandbecameafull-timewriter.1965HepublishedhisfirstmajorbookTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX.BeforeReading_11TimeEvent1976Hepublishedthecompleteversionof.RootsRootswontheNationalBookAwardandaspecial.1977PulitzerPrize1992HediedinSeattle.BeforeReading_10Haley,AlexPalmer(1921~1992),wasanAmericanbiographer,scriptwriterandnovelist.Hewasbornin1921inIthaca,NewYork.Asayoungboy,AlexHaleyfirstlearnedofhisAfricanancestor,KuntaKinte,bylisteningtothefamilystoriesofhismaternalgrandparantswhilespendinghissummersinHenning,Tennessee.Haley’swritingcareerbeganafterheenteredtheU.S.CoastGuardin1939.Heretiredfromthemilitaryafter20yearsofservice,andthencontinuedwriting.Outoftheservice,hetriedhishandatjournalismintheprivatesector.•Around1965,histhoughtsturnedbacktothefamilystoryoftheAfricanslavethatheheardasachild.ThecompletedversionofRootswasplacedonbookshelvesin1976.Rootswonin1977theNationalBookAwardandaspecialPulitzerPrize.OtherHaleypublicationsincludeADifferentKindofChristmas,MamaFlora’sFamily,etc.Haleydiedofheartattackin1992inSeattle.AfterReading_3.3•ThenovelRoots《根》madeHaleyworld-famous.InitHaleytracedhisancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte.Thebookwasadaptedtotelevisionseries,andwokeupaninterestingenealogy（家谱学）,particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.•WhenRootsappearedin1976itgainedcriticalandpopularsuccess,althoughthetruthandoriginalityofthebookfacedcriticism.In1977RootswontheNationalBookAwardandaspecialPulitzerPrize（普利策奖）.Thebooksoldinoneyearmorethanmillioncopiesandbecamethebasisofcoursesin500Americancollegesanduniversities.4.Globalreading•TrueorFalseStatement•BlankFilling•StructureGlobalReadingInmostcases,manyyoungpeoplewanttobewriters,butnottowrite.AftertheauthorretiredfromtheCoastGuard,hebecameanewspaperreporter.1.AftertheauthorretiredfromtheCoastGuard,hebecameafreelancewriter.Thehometheauthor’sfriendfoundforhimwasacleaned-outstorageroom.Itwascoldandhadnobathroom.2.3.T()F()F()Thehometheauthor’sfriendfoundforhimwaswell-conditioned.GlobalReadingForaboutoneyeartheauthordidnothavehisworksacceptedforpublication,hebegantodoubthimself.4.F()Althoughforaboutoneyeartheauthordidnothavehisworksacceptedforpublication,heneverdoubtedhimself.Theauthordidn’twanttobeoneofthosepeoplewhofeltregrettedfornottryingbeforewhentheydied.5.Onedaytheauthorgotacallfromanoldacquaintance,whooncelenthimsomemoneyandlikedtoremindhimofit.6.Onedaytheauthorgotacallfromanoldacquaintance,whooncelenthimsomemoneybutneveraskedhimtopayback.T()F()GlobalReading7.Although$6,000ayearwasaverygoodofferatthattime,theauthorresistedthetemptationbecausehewasdeterminedtobeafull-timewriter.T()TheshadowsremainedfortheauthorafterRootswaspublished.9.TheshadowsturnedintodazzlinglimelightfortheauthorafterRootswaspublished.10.Theshadowlandofdreamsmeansallthedifficultiespeoplemeetwithwhenpursuingtheirdreams.WhentheauthormetJoeDelaneyandHarryBelafonte,theywerestillstrugglingforsuccess.8.WhentheauthormetJoeDelaneyandHarryBelafonte,theywerealreadyverysucce