unit1-Competition-

UnitOneCompetition1.Whatisthespiritofcompetition?Competitionisacommonphenomenoninoursociallife.Wecompetewhenweplaygamesandwhenwetrytodobetterthanothersinourstudy.Thereisconstantcompetitionforacademicdegrees,jobs,customers,moneyandsoforth.Inasense,competitionisoneofthemotiveforces动力tothedevelopmentofsociety.1.Whatisthespiritofcompetition?Ⅰ.Lead-inWhatisthespiritofcompetition?1.Whatisthespiritofcompetition?专注活力想赢的心Whyweneedcompetition?•Competitionhelpsinspirepeopletobehardworking.2.Whyweneedcompetition?Whyweneedcompetition?•Competitionhelpsinspirepeopletobecreative.2.Whyweneedcompetition?•Competitionexiststhroughouttheevolutionofnatureandeveryone'slife.Creaturescompetetosurvivethemercilessenvironment,eliminatingweakerones.•Ashumanbeings,weareinvolvedincompetitionswithmanyothersaroundus,includingtakingexaminations,huntingforjobsandstrivingforpromotion,theresultsofwhichcanoftendetermineourfate.•Brainstormingatleast10commonlyusedwordsrelatedtocompetition.competitioncompetitorcooperationcreativitychallengeteamworkexcellencehardworkwinlose......capabilityⅡ.Englishproverbs•1.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.•一人计短，二人计长。/集思广益。/（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。）•2.Thenatureselects,thefittestsurvives.•物竞天择，适者生存。•3.Stormsmaketreestakedeeperroots.•风暴使树木深深扎根。•4.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.•谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。（谁能笑到最后，才是真正的赢家。）•5.Theonlywaytodifferentiateyourselffromcompetitionisthroughservice.•只有良好的服务才能使你在竞争中凸显。ⅢText-relatedinformation•JackRobinson•BeforeyoucansayJackRobinson=verysoon•JackRobinsonisanamethatisacommonfigureofspeechusedtodindicateaveryshortperiodoftime.Itoriginatedfromthestroy:•Jackwasamanwhopaidsuchbriefvisitstoacquaintancesthattherewasscarcelytimetoannouncehisarrivalbeforehehaddeparted.ProverbsaboutJack•1.everymanJack每人；人人•Alltheworkerswantapayincrease,everymanJackofthem.•全体工人都要求加工资。•2.Allshallbewell,JackshallhaveJill.•谚语：有情人终成着属。•【JackandJill】——在这句谚语中Jack和Jill不是具体的某一个男、女，而是对男、女的通称。•EveryJackhashisJill.（人各有偶。）•3.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.•谚语：只工作不玩，聪明的孩子也会变傻。DiscourseAnalysis•1.MainIdea•Manypeopledreadcompetitionformanyreasons,andthiswillresultinnegativeanddestructiveconsequences.•Theauthorofthistextencouragespeopletotakeapositiveandrationalattitudetowardscompetitionbyanalyzingindetailtheacceptedactivitiesandmeasuresyoushouldtakeinafaircompetition.•Onlyinsuchaway,canyoubecomemorecompetitiveandatruewinner.•2.WritingStyle•Thistextisapieceofexpositorywriting,说明文focusingonthefearthatpeopleencounterincompetition,andthepositiveattitudepeopleshouldtakeincompetition.•Theorganizationofthetextisclearandconcise.•Theauthorbeginsthepassagebypointingoutthatthefearofcompetitionisdestructiveandcounter-productive.•Theninthenextfewparagraphs,theauthorcitesdifferentcompetitionsituations,inwhichpeopletakenegativeattitude,fearingandworryingwhenfacingcompetitions.•Afterthat,theauthormovesontopointoutthatpeopleshouldtreatcompetitioninapositiveattitude.•Tomakehispointreasonableandpersuasive,thewriteroffershisanalysisfromdifferentanglesingreatdetail.•Intheend,theauthordrawstheconclusionthatapersonfacingacompetitormaybecomeatruewinnerwhenengaginginthecompetitioninanoptimisticway.•3.DivisionoftheText•PartOne(Paras.1-5)Thefearofcompetitionisdestructiveandcounter-productive.Threeexamplesareusedtoillustratethebadeffectsbroughtbythenegativeattitudetocompetition.•PartTwo(Paras.6-13).Analysisofhowwemayviewcompetitioninapositiveway.Adetailedexplanationoftheactivitiesandmeasureswemaytakeincompetition.•PartThree(Para.14)Theconclusionisdrawnthatyoumaybecomeatruewinnerwhenbearinganoptimisticattitudetocompetition.Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints•1.Manypeoplefearcompetition,regardlessofwhereitiscomingfrom.•很多人不管竞争来自何处，都一味地惧怕。•1)whereitiscomingfrom是一个宾语从句，it指competition。•2)regardlessof:payingnoattentionto•不管，不顾，不考虑Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints•1.Manypeoplefearcompetition,regardlessofwhereitiscomingfrom.•很多人不管竞争来自何处，都一味地惧怕。•1)whereitiscomingfrom是一个宾语从句，it指competition。•2)regardlessof:payingnoattentionto•不管，不顾，不考虑•Shesayswhatshethinksregardlessofotherpeople’sfeelings.•她想怎么说就怎么说，根本不管其他人的感受。•Religionacceptsallpeople,regardlessofwhatnationalityorraceyouare.•宗教是面对所有人的，毫无国籍和种族之见。•2.counter-productive•a.tendingtohinderratherthanserveone’spurpose反效果的，达不到预期目标的，事与愿违的•It’scounter-productivetobetootough;itjustmakethestaffresentful.过于严厉则适得其反，使全体工作人员愤愤不平。•Theargumentatthispointwillbecounter-productivetofurtherdevelopment.在这一点上争论不休，对进一步的发展是不利的。•注意，前缀“counter-”可加在名词，动词，形容词前，表示“反……，逆……”、“回击，反击”和“对应的”等含义。•如本课文中的另一单词counteract（对抗，抵制，阻碍；抵消，中和）。常见的由counter-构成的词汇有：•counter-attraction(n.反引力，对抗物)•counter-attack(n./v.反击，反攻)•counterclaim(n.反要求，反诉)•counter-clockwise(a.逆时针)•counter-intelligence(n.反情报，反间谍)•countermeasure(n.对策)•counterpart(n.对应人或物，副本)•counterplot(n.反计，对策)•counter-revolution(a.反革命)•counterterrorism(n.反恐，反暴行)•3.Youfearthecompetitionthatthefreshhandbrings.Youfearheorshewouldtakethespotlightawayfromyou.•你惧怕新人带来的竞争，惧怕他们会让你黯然失色。•1)freshhand:anewcomer,greenhand•生手，新手，没有经验的人•Heisafreshhandinthedigitalcompany.•他是这家数码公司的新手。•Don’tblamehim.Afterall,heisafreshhand.•不要责怪他，毕竟他只是一位新手。•2)spotlightn.•(1