教材文本Unit1RevisingUsefulStructures

1、are doomed to repeat t is a fool for five minutes. does not speak.cannot be undone. are better than one.never did anyone any good. does not understand. is planning to fail.is a better thing than to arrive.Unit 1 Breaking RecordsRevising useful structures1 Underline the subject in these sentences. In

2、 groups, check your answers. Thendiscuss whether you agree with the ideas in the sentences or not.1 Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another. Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed . It sets us forward or backward. ( Henry Van Dyke )2 Some conceptions of a gentleman

3、are these: a gentleman is always considerate for the feelings of others; he has tact, he knows how to say and to do the right thing at the right time. (unknown)3 To regret one serrors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance . (Ernest Hemingway )4 The best companion is one who is wiser

4、and better than ourselves, for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds. ( William Makepeace Thayer )5 Being happy is better than being king. ( West African saying )2 Match the subject on the left with an ending on the right to make the correctsaying. Then translate it into Chinese.1

5、 Worrying2 Two heads3 Those who do not learn from history4 To travel hopefully5 Failing to plan6 A man who asksA man who never asks7 The one who understandsThe one who speaks8 What is doneis a fool for life.An swer key for Exercise 1:1 Everythi ng that we do is a step in one direct ion or ano ther.

6、Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward.2 Some con cepti ons of a gen tlema n are these: a gen tieman is always con siderate for thefeeli ngs of others; he has tact, he knows how to say and to do the right thing at the right time.3 To regret one s errors

7、to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.4 The best compa nion is one who is wiser and better tha n ourselves, for we are in spiredby his wisdom and virtue to n obler deeds.5 Being happy is better than being king.An swer key for Exercise 2:1 Worryi ng never did anyone any good.担忧从来不会给人带

8、来任何好处。2 Two heads are better tha n one.两人智慧胜一人。3 Those who do no t lear n from history are doomed to repeat it.那些不从历史汲取教训的人注定要重蹈覆辙。4 To travel hopefully is a better thi ng than to arrive. 带着希望旅行（的过程）远胜于到达目 的地（那一刻）。5 Faili ng to pla n is pla nning to fail. 没有计划就是计划失败。6 A man who asks is a fool for five mi nu tes. A man who n ever asks is a fool for life.会问问题的人当五分钟的傻子；从不提问的人则当一辈子傻子。7 The