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Unit2Part1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentStarterLookatthefollowingpictures.Thinkoverthesequestions.Whatwaysofgettingrichdothesepicturessuggest?Referenceanswer：Thefourpicturesrepresentfourdifferentwaysofgettingrich.Thefirstpicturesuggeststhatonecangetrichquickbybuyingstocks.Thesecondpictureshowsthatpeoplecanbecomerichthroughinheritanceoffortunes,eitheroftheirownparents,orofsomewealthypersons.Thethirdpictureindicatesthatmarriagecouldbeapassporttothekingdomofwealth.Thatistosay,amanorawomancouldbearichpersonifhisorherspouseisrich.Thefourthpicturetellspeoplethatlotteriesmakemillionaires.Whichdoyouthinkisthequickestwaytogetrich?Referenceanswer：Allthesefourmethodsofgettingrichquickcouldturnapennilessguyintoamillionaireovernight,butitseemstomethatwinningalotteryisthequickestwayofmakingpeoplerich.Justpayadollarortwoandyoucouldbecomearichpersonovernight!Butontheotherhand,suchanopportunityisveryrare.ListentothestoryAliBabaandtheFortyThieves(Part1)andanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatwerethemagicwordsusedtoopenandclosethecave?Theywere"Open,Sesame!"and"Shut,Sesame!".WhatdidAliBabafindinthecave?Hefoundrichsilksandcarpets,goldandsilverware,andgreatbagsofgold.WhatdidAliBabatakefromthecave?Manyofthebagsofgold.Tapescript:AliBabaandtheFortyThievesInatowninPersiatherelivedapoorwoodcutternamedAliBaba.Oneday,AliBabawasworkingdeepintheforest.Suddenlyheheardthenoiseofmanyhorses.Hetieduphistwomulesbehindsomehighrocks.Thenheclimbedintoatalltreetohide.Fromuphighinthetree,AliBabasawfortymenonfortyhorses.Eachmanworeasaberandadaggerinhisbelt.Theylookedveryfierce.AliBabacouldseeatoncethattheywerethieves.Thefortythievesdismountedinfrontofahugerock,andone,whoseemedtobecaptain,said,"Open,Sesame!"Andadoorflewopenintherock.Thentheyallwentinsideandthedoorclosedbehindthem.AliBabacouldhardlybelievewhathehadseen!Hedidnotdaretoclimbdownfromhistree—thethievesmightcomeoutatanymomentandfindhim.Hewaitedalongtime.Atlastthedooropened,andthefortythievescameout.Theircaptainsaid,"Shut,Sesame!"Thedoorclosed,andthefortythievesrodeaway.WhentheywereoutofsightAliBabacamedownfromthetree.Hewalkeduptothehugerockandsaid,"Open,Sesame!"Thedooratonceopened,andAliBabasteppedinside.Hefoundhimselfinalargecave,lightedfromaholeinthetop,andfullofallkindsoftreasure—richsilksandcarpets,goldandsilverware,andgreatbagsofgold.Heloadedhistwomules

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下马，下（自行、摩托）车and,afterclosingthedoorbysaying"ShutSesame!" sesame n. 芝麻madehiswayhome.TextInfoBoxInfoBoxMarkEdgemonMarkEdgemonhasbeenwritingfor30years.Hewritesandpublishesshortstories,articles,poetryandscripts,aswellas,producesaudiocomedyproductionsforover700radiostationsnationwide.TheworksofMarkEdgemoncanbefoundat.TheEgyptianPyramidTheEgyptianpyramidsareancientpyramid-shapedmasonry(砖石结构)structureslocatedinEgypt.Thereareover100pyramidsinEgypt.Mostwerebuiltastombsforthecountry'sPharaohs(therulerswhowerethereligiousandpoliticalleadersofancientEgyptandtheir(duringtheOldandMiddleKingdomperiods.ThebestknownEgyptianpyramidsarethosefoundatGiza,ontheoutskirtsofCairo.SeveraloftheGizapyramidsarecountedamongthelargeststructureseverbuilt.TheshapeofEgyptianpyramidsisthoughttorepresenttheprimordial(始的moundfromwhichtheEgyptiansbelievedtheearthwascreated.Theshapeisalsothoughttoberepresentativeofthedescendingraysofthesun,andmostpyramidswerefacedwithpolished,highlyreflectivewhitelimestone石灰石inordertogivethemabrilliantappearancewhenviewedfromadistance.TheEgyptiansbelievedthedarkareaofthenightskyaroundwhichthestarsappeartorevolvewasthephysicalgatewayintotheheaven.OneofthenarrowshaftsthatextendfromthemainburialchamberthroughtheentirebodyoftheGreatPyramidpointsdirectlytowardsthecenterofthispartofthesky.ThissuggeststhepyramidmayhavebeendesignedtoserveasameanstomagicallylaunchthedeceasedPharaoh'ssouldirectlyintotheabode(住所)ofthegods.AllEgyptianpyramidswerebuiltonthewestbankoftheNile,whichasthesiteofthesettingsunwasassociatedwiththerealmofthedeadinEgyptianmythology.3.EgyptandAsyutEgyptisacountrymainlyinNorthAfrica,coveringanareaofabout1,010,000squarekilometers.Egyptisfamousforitsancientcivilizationandsomeoftheworld'smostfamousmonuments,includingthepyramidcomplexandtheGreatSphinx(chamberthroughtheentirebodyoftheGreatPyramidpointsdirectlytowardsthecenterofthispartofthesky.ThissuggeststhepyramidmayhavebeendesignedtoserveasameanstomagicallylaunchthedeceasedPharaoh'ssouldirectlyintotheabode(住所)ofthegods.AllEgyptianpyramidswerebuiltonthewestbankoftheNile,whichasthesiteofthesettingsunwasassociatedwiththerealmofthedeadinEgyptianmythology.3.EgyptandAsyutEgyptisacountrymainlyinNorthAfrica,coveringanareaofabout1,010,000squarekilometers.Egyptisfamousforitsancientcivilizationandsomeoftheworld'smostfamousmonuments,includingthepyramidcomplexandtheGreatSphinx(狮身人面像).EgyptiswidelyregardedasanimportantpoliticalandculturalnationoftheMiddleEast.AsyutisthecapitalofthemodernAsyutGovernorate,Egypt.ThecityofAsyuthasalmost400,000inhabitants.ItishometotheUniversityofAsyut,oneofthelargestuniversitiesinEgypt.每个小孔都需要一颗宝石

byMarkEdgemonGettingrichquickisniceifyoucandoit,butthephrase 1一夜暴富当然不错。但这常常意usuallyimpliesacquiringgreatsumsofwealthwithvery 味着大量财富唾手可得如果想以此littleeffort.Ifthatisthemethodofstudy,Iwouldn'thold富的话，我认为希望渺茫。yourbreath. 2然而，这种想法非常普遍，否则However,ifthatweren'tapopularnotionmillionsof 每次彩票抽奖也就不会有数以百万计dollarswouldn'trollineverytimetherewasalottery 的美元滚滚而来。somewhere. 3城里正在巡展古埃及文物，许多AnEgyptianarcheologicalexhibitwastouringthroughwithmanyinterestingartifactsforthepublictosee.inparticularwasanancientdocumentbelievedto获取财富的神秘方法。uncoveramysteriousformulaforacquiringwealth. 4在当地的早报上读到这则新闻之Havingreadaboutthisancientdocumentintheearly 后，约翰·霍利戴便从邻居家借来了editionofthelocalnewspaper,JohnHolidayborrowedhis机，以便拍下这份文献，供日后研neighbor'scameraforthepurposeoftakingof 究。thedocument,sohecouldstudyitlater. 5拍了一张十分清晰的文献照片之Aftergettingaveryclearimageofthedocument,he 后他便前往图书馆开始阅读有关现wenttothelibraryandstartedreadingbooksonancient 已消亡的古代语言的书籍。奇怪的是languagesthatarenowdead.Strangelyenough,John 约翰居然在语言上有潜在的天赋他从hadahiddentalentforlanguages.Heneverdeveloped 来没有开发过自己的语言或者其他的thisoranyothertalent,becausehewaslazy.Hewould 天赋因为他很懒惰不管什么事都喜alwayslookfortheeasywaytodoeverythinghehadto 欢走捷径但是一夜暴富对他来说极doinlife.Howeverinthiscase,ashotatsuddenwealth 具诱惑，是一次不能放过的机会。wastoomuchofanincentiveforhimtopassup. 6他花了几小时就弄清楚了这种语Inafewhours,hefiguredoutthecodeofthelanguage言代码并开始解读这份古文献这份andbegantodeciphertheancienttext.Ittoldof文献说，埃及中部有一座上千年的雕thousandsofyearsold,inthecentralpartofEgypt, 像藏在距一座大金字塔几英里的洞穴hiddeninacavemilesfromalargepyramid.Thetext 中还说这座雕像身上有8个小孔寻statedthatthestatuehadeightorificesandthatthe 宝者必须把珍贵宝石放进每个小孔中seekerofwealthmustplacepreciousgemsineachofthe这些宝石还必须按照特别的方式切割，holesinthestatue.Thegemshadtobecutinaspecial 然后以特定的方式嵌入.wayandinsertedinaspecificmanner. 7雕像的嘴里要塞入一块透明的钻7Acleardiamondwastobeinsertedintothemouthof 石，右眼眶要填进一块深蓝色的蓝宝thestatue,adeepbluesapphireintotherighteyesocket, 石，左眼眶要放入一块明亮的红宝石abrightredrubyintothelefteyesocket,awhitepearl 左耳要塞入一颗洁白的珍珠右耳要放intotheleftear,ararepink topazintotherightear,a 入一颗珍稀的粉色黄宝石左边的鼻孔blackonyxintotheleftnostril,agreenemeraldintothe 要塞进一块黑玛瑙右边的鼻孔要填入rightnostril,andapurpleamethystintothenavel. 一粒祖母绿雕像的肚脐要塞入一颗紫8Themeaningwasunclearwhythiswastobedone,but水晶。Johnjustwantedtobecomewealthy,sohedidn'tcare. 8AfterextensiveresearchJohndetermineditwouldcost1.2milliondollarstoacquirethegemsandtoEgypt.Ittookhimfiveyearstodiligently120万美元。createabusinessandgeneratethatlargesumofmoney.为此，他花了五年时间，努力工作，并9Oncehehadthefundshepurchasedthegemsanda笔钱。monthslocatingthepyramidandthecavethatthe9一有了这笔钱，约翰立刻购买了Egyptiandocumenthadalludedto.Onceinthecave,it宝石和去埃及古城艾斯尤特的票到了onlytookafewminutestolocatethestatuethatthe那里他花了好几个月才找到那份古埃ancientmanuscripthaddescribed. 及手写本中暗示的金字塔和山洞进10Hewastednotimeinsertingthepreciousstonesinto山洞后他只用几分钟便找到了那座古eachholeofthestatue.Rightbeforehiseyes,theeight代手写本里描绘的雕像。gemsturnedtostonefillingtheholesleavingnotrace10他迫不及待地把这些宝石塞wheretheholesusedtobe. 11Withgreatdisbelief,hestaredathisinvestmentofgemsnowturnedtostonesandwonderedwhatallmeantJustthenatthefootofthestatuehenoticed迹都没留下。aninscription,whichhecouldnowdecipherwhichread, 11约翰眼睁睁地看着自己投资"Anyfoolcancreatewealth,butonlythewiseknowwhat买来的宝石变成了石头，他难以置信，todowithit." 百思不得其解就在这时他注意到了12Wasthatit?Johnwasterriblydisappointedandfelthe雕像底座的一行铭文——他现在能读hadbeenonafool'serrandforthelastfiveyears.He 懂了，上面写着：愚者亦能创造财富returnedhomeandresumedhisbusiness,wherehe 但唯智者知晓用财之道。continuedtoexpandthecompanyhefoundedoriginally 12难道就是这样吗！约翰感到五forthepurposeofbuyingthejewelsforthestatue. 年辛苦，白忙一场，失望至极。于是，Onenight,ashesatinhisnewapartmentinthe 他回到家中重整旧业开始拓展自affluentsideoftown,hetookalookonceagainatthe 当初为了购买雕像所需的宝石而创建photographoftheancientdocumentthathadstartedhis 的公司。questforwealthandnoticed,forthefirsttime,an 13一天晚上，他坐在城里富人区inscriptionatthebottomthatheneededamagnifying 的新公寓里再次看了看那张让他开始glasstoread.Theinscriptionread,"Ifoneachievesthis 寻宝历程的古文献照片他第一次发现quest,theywillhavetransformedtheirmindbytheuseof文献最下端有一行要用放大镜才能看theirfaithandwillfromthenonhavethepowerto 清的文字这些文字是凡历此功成者overcomeinallthingsandnothingwillbeimpossibleto 必脱胎换骨，身心俱新，无坚不摧，无them."AsJohnlookedaroundhisluxuryapartmentand

所不能。14约翰环顾着奢华的公寓，回忆rememberedoncehavingtroublepayinghisrentjustfive起就在短短五年前他连房租都付不起shortyearsearlier,herealizedthatthe1.2milliondollars的情景。他终于意识到，当初为了探险heshelledoutthatstartedthisadventurewasareallygreatinvestment!NewWords

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马克·埃吉蒙约翰·霍利戴艾斯尤特（埃及中东部城市，位于尼罗河沿岸）What'sthemotivebehindbuyinglotteryticketsaccordingtothewriter?Referenceanswer：Itistheideaofgettingrichquick,thatis,acquiringgreatsumsofwealthwithverylittleeffort.WhatstartedJohn'squestforwealth?Referenceanswer：ItwasanancientdocumentinanEgyptianarchaeologicalexhibitbelievedtouncoveramysteriousformulaforacquiringwealth.HowdidJohnlaborovertheancientdocument?Referenceanswer：Hewenttothelibraryandstartedreadingbooksonancientlanguagesthatarenowdead.Afterhefiguredoutthecodeofthelanguage,hebegantodeciphertheancienttext.Whatdidtheancienttextsaytheseekerofwealthshoulddoabouttheeightorificesofthestatue?Referenceanswer：Thetextstatedthattheseekerofwealthmustplacepreciousgemsineachoftheholesinthestatue.Thegemshadtobecutinaspecialwayandinsertedinaspecificmanner.HowdidJohnfeelwhentheeightgemsthathehadinsertedintoeachoftheholesinthestatueturnedtostone?Referenceanswer：Johnwasterriblydisappointedandfelthehadbeenonafool'serrandforthelast5years.WhydidJohnthinkthatthe1.2milliondollarswasareallygreatinvestment?Referenceanswer：5yearsago,hehadtroublepayinghisrent,but5yearslater,asarewardforhishardwork,hepossessedaluxuryapartmentandranacompany,sohethoughtthe1.2milliondollarswasareallygreatinvestment.WhatchangeshadJohngonethroughduringthepursuitoftreasure?Referenceanswer：Atfirst,hewasanopportunist,becausehewantedtoacquirewealthwithverylittleeffort.Butthen,inordertorealizehisambition,heworkedhardandopenedhisowncompany,sohewasalsoadiligentandhard-workingperson.Finally,herealizedwhathereallygotfromhisadventure,thatis,the1.2milliondollarswasareallygreatinvestment,sowecansayhewasawiseman,aswell.Whatlessondoesthestorywanttoteachus?Referenceanswer：Thestorywantstotellusthatonlythroughdiligentworkcanyouacquirewealth.WorkingwithwordsandphrasesFindthewords(1—6)inthetextthatfittheitems(a—f).(c)1.generate a.thegeneticcodeonDNA(e)2.acquire b.amotorcoachintoamobilehome(a)3.decipher c.electricity(d)4.locate d.theUSonthemap(b)5.transform e.fluencyinEnglish(f)6.uncover f.themurderCompletethefollowingsentenceswithappropriatewordsinthetext.Theproblemhadbeena(lluded)tobrieflyinearlierdiscussions.Thegovernmentisconsideringani(ncentive)fordriverstoreplaceold,pollutingvehicleswithnewones.Saraisind(isbelief)thatherson,ofwhomthewholefamilywassoproudforbeingaCanadianBorderofficer,facessixchargesincludinggunrunning.Thegrimnewscontinuestor(oll)inabouttheGermaneconomyasthedataisbeingreleased.Withanestimatedmedianhouseholdincomeof$172,945,thisDallassuburbisthemosta(ffluent)neighborhoodinthecountry,mostlyduetorealestategrowth5.DiscussionDiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartnerorinasmallgroupof4to6students.MindMapidiot indicatorwatershed brilliantopportunityadventureMindMapidiot indicatorwatershed brilliantopportunityadventureinvestmentwealth,butonlythewiseknowwhattodowithit"?Referenceanswer：Fordifferentreasons,opportunitiesandmethods,manypeople,includingveryfoolishones,canberich.Forinstance,anidiotmaybearichmanifhehasarichfather.Sowealthisnotasureindicatorofthepersonalityofanindividual.Thewatershedbetweenabrilliantpersonandafoolishpersonliesinhowhe/shemakesuseofhis/herwealth.Itisonlythewisepeoplewhoknowhowtodealwiththeirwealthproperly.Asweallknow,LiJiacheng,thebrilliantenterpriser,whoisverywealthy,hasusedhismoneytodoalotofcharitywork.DoyouthinkJohnHolidayinthetextwasafool?Whyorwhynot?Referenceanswer：Afterreadingthewholestory,Idon'tthinkJohnisafoolbecauseheeventuallyrealizedthathehadlearnedagoodlessonfromhisadventure,thatis,the1.2milliondollarswasareallygreatinvestment.Sohewasawiseman.Practice:interpretingSeveralyearslater,John's10-year-oldson,Mark,happenedtoseetheveryancientdocumentthatJohnkept.Hewasunabletounderstandit,soheturnedtoJohnforhelp.Theyhadaconversationasfollows.InterpretitintoEnglishwithyourpartner.马克：爸爸，您看，我找到了一份古文献。您知道它是讲什么的吗？Mark:Dad,look!Ifoundanancientdocument.Doyouknowwhatitisabout?约翰：噢，是那份古埃及文献啊。它揭示了获取财富的神秘方法。John:Oh,thatancientEgyptiandocument.Ituncoversamysteriousformulaforacquiringwealth.马克：真的？您是怎么知道的？Mark:Really?Howdoyouknowthat?约翰：或许你不相信，但我确实有语言天赋。John:Maybeyouwon'tbelieveit,butIdohaveahiddentalentforlanguages.马克：那这份文献到底说了什么？Mark:Indeed,whatdoesthisdocumenttalkabout?的山洞中。John:Ittellsofastatue,thousandsofyearsold, inthecentralpartofEgypt,hiddeninamilesfromalargepyramid.马克：找到雕像就能获得财富吗？Mark:Willpeopleacquirewealthiftheyfindthatstatue?8必须把宝石放进每个小孔中。John:No,youshouldpreparesomespecialthingsfirst.Thetextstatesthatthestatuehad8orificesandthattheseekerofwealthmustplacepreciousgemsineachoftheholesinthestatue.马克：那要花费很大一笔钱吧！Mark:Thatmustcostalot!120John:Um,nearly1.2milliondollars.Butthatisareallygreatinvestment.Practice:translationPutthefollowingsentencesfromthetextintoChinese.Payspecialattentiontotheitalicizedexpressions.However,ifthatweren'tapopularnotion,millionsofdollarswouldn'trollineverytimetherewasalotterysomewhere.然而，这种想法非常普遍，否则每次彩票抽奖也就不会有数以百万计的美元滚滚而来。Ittookhimfiveyearstodiligentlycreateabusinessandgeneratethatlargesumofmoney.他花了5年时间，努力工作，并开办了一家公司，终于赚足了这么一大笔钱。Withgreatdisbelief,hestaredathisinvestmentofvaluablegems,nowturnedtostones,andwonderedwhatitallmeant.约翰眼睁睁地看着自己投资买来的宝石变成了石头，他难以置信，百思不得其解。Theinscriptionread,"Ifoneachievesthisquest,theywillhavetransformedtheirmindbytheuseoftheirfaithandwillfromthenonhavethepowertoovercomeinallthingsandnothingwillbeimpossibletothem."这些文字是：凡历此功成者，必脱胎换骨，身心俱新，无坚不摧，无所不能。CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninthebrackets.[OnceknownastheParisoftheMiddlethisseasidecityfellintochaosduringLebanon'sprolongedcivilwar.Ameetingwasheld[forthepurposeofappointinganewmanager](是为了任命一位新经理).esdrnwhaPWCsodopassup](好得让人无法拒绝).Morethan150peoplewerelookingforthebodyofa24-year-oldtohavebeenkilled](据说已经遇害adayafterauthoritieschargedamanwithkidnappingher.5.[Itisstillunclear](仍然不清楚)whatwasbehindtheFederalReserve'ssurprisedecisiononWednesdaytobuyupto$300billioninTreasuries.Practice:writingWriteasummaryofthetext(max.180words),referringtotheoutlinebelow.Summaryoutline:John'stakingasnapshotofanancientdocumentalludingtotheformulaforacquiringwealth;John'sworkonthedocument;John'sstartingtheadventurousquestforwealth;John'sdisappointmentwhenhefinishedputtingthegemsintotheholes;John'senlightenmentaboutthisadventure.Referenceanswer：Johngotthenewsaboutanancientdocumentwhichwasbelievedtouncoveramysteriousformulaforacquiringwealth.Withashotatsuddenwealth,Johnbegantoworkonit.Heborrowedhisneighbor'scamera,wenttothelibraryandreadbooksonancientlanguage.Finallyhedecipheredthemessage:toacquirethewealth,theseekermustplaceeightpreciousgemsineachoftheholesinastatueinEgypt.Ittookhimfiveyearstodiligentlycreateabusinessandgeneratethatlargesumofmoneyneededforthegems.Whenhereachedthestatue,hedidasthedocumenthadinstructedhim.However,hewasstunnedthatassoonasheinsertedthepreciousgemsintoeachholeofthestatue,theyturnedtostone,fillingtheholes,leavingnotracewheretheholesusedtobe.Johnwasterriblydisappointedandfelthehadbeenonafool'serrand.Hereturnedhomeandresumedhisbusiness.Butatlastherealizedthatthemoneyhehadshelledoutwasareallygreatinvestment!Basicwritingtechniques:thetopicsentenceofaparagraph.Atopicsentenceisthemostimportantsentenceinaparagraph.ItbrieflyindicateswhattheAtopicsentenceisthemostimportantsentenceinaparagraph.Itbrieflyindicateswhattheparagraphisgoingtodiscuss.Forthisreason,thetopicsentenceisahelpfulguidetoboththewriterandthereader.Thewritercanseewhatinformationtoinclude(andwhatinformationtoexclude).Thereadercanseewhattheparagraphisgoingtobeaboutandisthereforebetterpreparedtounderstandit.Therearethreeimportantpointstorememberaboutthetopicsentence:Atopicsentenceisacompletesentence;thatis,itcontainsasubject,averb,and(usually)acomplement.Thefollowingarenotcompletesentencesandthereforenottopicsentences:DrivingonfreewaysTheimportanceofgoldHowtoregisterforcollegeclassesAtopicsentencecontainsbothatopicandacontrollingidea.Itnamesthetopicandthenlimitsthetopictoaspecificareatobediscussedinthespaceofasingleparagraph.Thefollowingexamplesshowhowatopicsentencestatesboththetopicandthecontrollingideainacompletesentence:Drivingonfreewaysrequiresskillandalertness.Gold,apreciousmetal,isprizedfortwoimportantcharacteristics.Registeringforcollegeclassescanbeafrustratingexperiencefornewstudents.Atopicsentenceisthemostgeneralstatementintheparagraphbecauseitonlygivesthemainidea.Itdoesnotgiveanyspecificdetails.Thefollowingisanexampleofageneralstatementthatcouldserveasatopicsentence:TheArabicoriginofmanyEnglishwordsisnotalwaysobvious.Thefollowingsentenceistoospecifictoserveasatopicsentence:Theslangexpression"solong"isprobablyacorruptionoftheArabic"salaam".Someofthesentencesmaybetoogeneraltobegoodtopicsentences:Englishisadifficultlanguagetolearn.Exercise:Exercise:Step1Decidewhich