新视野大学英语课件第二册课件B2U9 Never be a Quitter in Face of Life

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CubanMissileCrisisisaconfrontationbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionin1962overthepresenceofmissilesitesinCuba;itisoneofthehottestperiodsofthecoldwar.Backgroundinformation

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishJohnsHopkinsUniversity

ThefirstresearchuniversityinUSA.Foundedin1876,itwasanentirelyneweducationalenterprise.Itsaimwasnotonlytoadvancestudents’knowledge,butalsotoadvancehumanknowledgegenerally,throughdiscoveryandscholarship.Today,ithasventuredfromitshomeinBaltimoretocountriesthroughouttheworld—China,Italy,andSingapore,amongmanyothers.Itremainsaworldleaderinteaching,patientcareanddiscovery.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishThePulitzerPrizeisaUnitedStatesawardregardedasthehighesthonorinprintjournalism.Theawardalsohonorsliteraryachievementsandmusicalcompositions.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishRussellBakerRussellBakerwasborninLoudounCounty,Virginiain1925.HegraduatedfromJohnHopkinsUniversitywithadegreeinEnglishandthenhestartedworkingasareporterfortheBaltimoreSunfrom1947-1954.Bakerstartedoutasareporterchasingpolicecarsaroundtown.HeworkedhiswayuptoaLondoncorrespondent,thenlaterbecametheWhiteHousereporter.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishIn1954,BakerjoinedtheNewYorkTimesastheirWashingtonreporterandcoveredtheWhiteHouse,Congressandanythingremotelytodowithpolitics.Throughhispoliticalcommentaryandwit,Bakerstartedwritingacolumncalledthe“Observer”in1962.For32yearsBakerhadwrittenforthe“Observer”columnuntilDecember25,1998inwhichheretired.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishRussellBakerwontwoPulitzerprizesforhiscommentaryin1979,andoneforhisbookcalledGrowingUpin1983.InadditiontoGrowingUp,Bakerhasalsopublishedoveronedozenotherbooks,including,TheRescueofMissYaskell,SoThisIsDepravity,TheGoodTimes,There’saCountryinMyCellar,BookofAmericanHumorandTheNortonBookofLightVerse.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishBakerservedasamemberofthePulitzerPrizeBoardinthelate80’sandearly90’s.HeisalsoamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters,andaFellowoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.HehasbeenthehostofMasterpieceTheaterfrom1993to2004.Evenafterallhisyearsofexperience,Bakerisstillgoing.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishRussellBaker’sHumorousQuotations①Inanimateobjectsareclassifiedscientificallyintothreemajorcategories—thosethatdon’twork,thosethatbreakdownandthosethatgetlost.②Isfuelefficiencyreallywhatweneedmostdesperately?Isaythatwhatwereallyneedisacarthatcanbeshotwhenitbreaksdown.③Miserynolongerlovescompany.Nowadaysitinsistsonit.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish④Peopleseemtoenjoythingsmorewhentheyknowalotofotherpeoplehavebeenleftoutofthepleasure.⑤Peoplewhosayyou’rejustasoldasyoufeelareallwrong,fortunately.⑥TheonlythingIwasfitforwastobeawriter,andthisnotionrestedsolelyonmysuspicionthatIwouldneverbefitforrealwork,andthatwritingdidn’trequireany.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishOvalOfficeOvalOffice

istheofficialofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.LocatedintheWestWingoftheWhiteHouse,itwasoriginallyconstructedin1909,duringtheTaftadministration.SincethepresidencyofRichardNixon,thetermhasbeenusedtorefertothepresidenthimself:“TheordercamedirectlyfromtheOvalOffice.”YoucantakealookatphotographscapturingeventsandspecialmomentsintheOvalOfficeBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishat/history/photoessays/ovaloffice/peindex.html.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishWatch&DiscussDirections:

Watchthevideoandthendiscussthetopicsasfollows:1.Whatdowedointheeventoflife’sdarkside?

2.Whatdowedointhefaceoflife’sbrightside?

keykeyBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishWhatdowedointheeventoflife’sdarkside?Confrontedwiththepiecesoflifetopickup,thepessimisticareusuallyatsea,assumingthereislittlethatcanbedoneaboutthesituation.Inthiscase,theychoosetofixtheireyesonanythingnegativeinlifeasifitwerewiserofthemtoquitthananyothermove.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishInthefaceofhardshiparisingfromlife,however,theoptimistic,likeourherointhevideo,nevershaketheirconfidenceintheirabilityaswellasintheirlife.Instead,theykeepmovingahead,asever,withtheirhighambitioninmind,tryingtobeattheirbestBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishalongtheway,andmanagingtoplaythecardstheyhaveinhandtotheiradvantage.Fromtheabove,onetruthcanbebornoutthataquitterneverwinswhilethewinnerneverquits.

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishWheneverlifegoesright,thepessimisticnormallygototheotherextreme,indulgedinafitofsweepingjoy.Dizzywiththebrightsideoflife,theyusuallyfailtokeepsocalmandcoolthattheymakeclearwhatcompasstotakeinlifetocome.Justasanoldsayinggoes,hewhoabandonshimselftowhateverdrinklifeaffordstodayneverbotherstocareaboutwhatwillbecomeoflifetomorrow.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishIncontrasttothat,theoptimistic,althoughfilledwithjoyandhappinessderivedfromtheirefforts,arestillclearaboutwhattheyare,neverforgettingtoseekmoreroomforimprovementoftheirlife.Drivenbysuchhighergoals,theyhavealreadyputthemselvesonthewaytoreachingnewpeaksofexcellence.Whatdowedointhefaceoflife’sbrightside?Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishCompoundDictationDirections:Youwillheara

passagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS8withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS9toS11youarerequiredto

fillinmissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Nowlistentothepassage.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishCompoundDictationPerseverancedependsonthreethings—purpose,will,enthusiasm.Hewhohasapurposeisalways[S01]____________hisforces.Bythewill,thehopeandplanare[S02]_________fromevaporatingintodreams,andalittlegainisallthetimebeingadded.Enthusiasmkeepstheinterestup,andmakesthe[S03]________seemsmall.Themanwhothinkstogetonbymere[S04]_________andbyidlingmeetsfailureatlast.concentratingpreventedobstaclessmartnessBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishCompoundDictationLifeisinasenseabattle.Perseveranceisthemasterimpulseofthefirmest[S05]_____,holdsthekeytothosetreasure-housesofknowledgefromwhichtheworldhasdrawnitswealthbothofwisdomandofmoralworth.Greatmenneverwaitfor[S06]___________theymakethem.Theyseizeuponwhateverisathand,workouttheirproblem,andmasterthe[S07]_______.Thegreatestthingamancandointhisworldistomakethemostpossibleoutofthe[S08]____thathasbeengiventohim.Thisissuccess,andthereisnoother.soulsopportunitiessituationstuffBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish[S09]__________________________________

___________________________.Ittakescourageandstamina,whenmortifiedandembarrassedbyhumiliatingdisaster,toseekinthewreckorruinstheelementsoffutureconquest.[S10]____________________________________________________________________.Youcan’tmeasureamanbyhisfailures.Youmustknowwhatusehemakesofthem.

Oneofthefirstlessonsoflifeistolearnhowtogetvictoryoutofdefeat

Yetthismeasuresthedifferencebetweenthosewhosucceedandthosewhofail

CompoundDictationBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishCompoundDictationAconstantstruggle,aceaselessbattletobringsuccessfromhardsurroundings,isthepriceofallgreatachievements.[S11]________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Themanwhohasnotfoughthiswayupward,anddoesnotbearthescarofdesperateconflict,doesnotknowthehighestmeaningofsuccess

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishFunTime

ASong—IHaveaDreamBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishSuccessdoesn’tcomeovernight.Thosewhohavesucceededwilltellyouthatitisalongroadtothetop,buttheyalwaysknowwhichwayisup.Despitethemanybumpsalongthewaytheysticktotheirgoaluntilultimatelytheyarriveattheirdestination.

Havingadream,you’vegotagoaltoheadfor.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishIHaveADreamIhaveadream,asongtosing

Tohelpme________anything

Ifyouseethe_______ofafairytale

Youcantakethefutureevenifyou___Ibelieveinangels

SomethinggoodineverythingIsee

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I'llcrossthe______Ihaveadreamcopewithwonderfail

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Tohelpmecopewithanything

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I'llcrossthestreamIhaveadream

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Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish1.quittern.[C]轻易放弃的人

2.standpointn.[C]立场；观点

3.tendera.温柔的；亲切的4.equivalentn./a.[C]等同物；对应/相等的；5.bamboon.[C,U]竹子

6.torturen./vt.[U]拷打；折磨/拷打；折磨7.Christinter./n.天啊/基督；耶稣基督8.uttervt./a.说；讲/完全的；十足的9.scatterv.（使）分散；（使）散开Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishscattereda.分散的；零星的10.insanea.患精神病的；疯狂的11.institutionalizevt.收容12.grocern.[C]食品杂货铺/店员13.deceivevt.欺骗14.missilen.[C]导弹15.ambitiousa.雄心勃勃的；充满野心的16.identificationn.[U]识别；辨认17.revolvev.（使）旋转Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEermediatea.中级的；中等程度的19.advanceda.高级的；先进的20.lapvt./v.

舔食／（水）拍打21.monstrousa.残忍的；可怕的22.refugeen.[C]难民23.corruptionn.[U]腐败24.fascinatevt.强烈吸引，迷住25.humiliatevt.使丢脸；使蒙羞26.sympathizevi.同情；体谅Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish27.diplomatn.[C]外交官28.embassyn.[C]大使馆全体官员；大使馆29.ovala.椭圆形的30.journalistn.[C]新闻记者31.consideringprep.考虑到32.onwarda./ad.向前的（地）;前进的(地)33.correspondvi.相符；相一致／通信34.marginal

a.微小的；少量的／边缘的35.concessionn.[C]承认，认可／[C]让步Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish36.keena.渴望的；热衷的／强烈的37.nuisancen.

[C]讨厌的人或东西38.thrilln./vt.[C]兴奋，激动/使激动兴奋39.fantasyn.[C]幻想40.departv.启程；离开

41.schemen.[C]计划；规划42.summitn.[C]顶点；顶峰43.namelyad.即；也就是44.overalla.全面的Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish45.forevermoread.

永远in(the)faceof面对makesth.ofsb.使成为有出息的人passaway死亡，逝世havesth.atheart关心fromsb.’sstandpoint从某人的立场或观点来说beentitledto有权做；有权得到pickupthepieces收拾残局；恢复正常takeshelter躲避Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishlapup欣赏lookforwardto盼望，期待knowbetter有头脑；明事理（而不至于）watchout注意；小心onceandforall一劳永逸地；永远地；彻底地outoftouchwith不再了解Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishAllen艾伦（人名）EdwinJames埃德温·詹姆士（人名）TheNewYorkTimes《纽约时报》JohnsHopkins约翰·霍普金斯（大学）BaltimoreSun《巴尔的摩太阳报》Russ拉斯（人名）PulitzerPrize普利策奖(美国一种多项的新闻、文化奖金)Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishNeverBeaQuitterinFaceofLife

Para.1“Getyourselfupandmakesomethingofyourself,buddy!”Thoughshehaspassedaway,mymother’swordsareasclearinmyheadtodayaswhenIwasaboy.Para.2Shemayhavehadmyinterestsatheart,butfrommystandpointatthetime,herlessthantenderapproachtoparentingwastheequivalentofbambootorturetreatment.

句型Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.3“Christ!”Iutter,“Ihavemadesomethingofmyself.Iamentitledtosleeplate.”

Para.4“Ifthere’sonethingIcan’tstand,it’saquitter.”Hervoiceinmyheadismorepowerfulthanmywilltorefuse,soIpullmyselffrombed.句型Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.5aMyfatherdiedafterfiveyearsofmarriage.Mymotherdidn’thaveanymoneyafterhedied.Shehadthreebabiestocareforandlotsofbillstopay.Shehadjuststartedcollege,butshehadtoquittolookforwork.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.5bWhenwelostourhouseacoupleofmonthslater,shewasleftwithnothingbutscatteredpiecesofalifetopickup.MyinsanegrandmotherwhowasdyinghadtobeinstitutionalizedandweallhadtotakeshelterwithherbrotherAllen.Sheeventuallyfoundworkasagroceratasupermarketattendollarsaweek.

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.6Mother,althoughhopefulthatIwouldmakemillions,neverdeceivedherselfaboutmyabilitiestodoso,andsoshepushedmetowardworkingwithwordsfromanearlyage.句型Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.7Wordsraninherfamily.Themostspectacularproofwasmymother’sfirstcousinEdwin.HewasmanagingeditorofThe

NewYorkTimesandhadgainedanameforhimselfwhilecoveringtheCubanMissileCrisis.SheoftenusedEdwinasanexampleofhowfaranambitiousmancouldgetwithoutmuchtalent.

句型Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.8“EdwinJameswasnosmarterthananybodyelse,thoughalittlefasterasatypist,andlookwhereheistoday,”mymothersaid,andsaid,andsaidagain.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.9Herearlyidentificationofmyowngiftforwordsgaveherpurposeandfromthenon,herwholelifestartedtorevolvearoundhelpingmetodevelopmytalents.Thoughverypoor,shesignedusupforasetofbooksforintermediateandadvancedreaders.Onebookarrivedbymaileachmonthforjust39cents.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.10WhatIreadwithjoy,though,werenewspapers.Ilappedupeverywordaboutmonstrouscrimes,awfulaccidentsandterribleactscommittedagainstpeopleinfarawaywarsandtherefugeeswhohadtoescapefromtheirhomecountries.Accountsofpolicecorruptionandmurderersdyingintheelectricchairfascinatedme.

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.11In1947IgraduatedfromJohnsHopkinsandappliedforajobwiththeBaltimoreSunasapolicereporter.Whytheypickedmewasamystery.Itpaid$30aweek.WhenIcomplainedthewagewashumiliatingforalearnedman,motherrefusedtosympathize.

Para.12“Ifyouworkhardatthisjob,”shesaid,“maybeyoucanmakesomethingofit.”

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.13Afterawhile,IwasgivenanassignmenttocoverdiplomatsatvariousAfricanembassies.Then,sevenyearsafterIstarted,IwasassignedbytheSuntocovertheWhiteHouse.ReportingfromtheOvalOfficewasasclosetoheavenasajournalistcouldget.Ilookedforwardtoseeingthedelightonmymother’sfacewhenItoldher.Consideringtheonwardandupwardcourseshehadsetforme,Ishouldhaveknownbetter.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.14“Well,Russ,”shesaid,“IfyouworkhardatthisWhiteHousejob,youmightbeabletomakesomethingofyourself.”Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.15Herweakpraisedidn’tcorrespondtomyachievements.NomatterwhatIdid,anyaccomplishmentofmineonlyseemedmarginalinhereyes.Thiswouldoftenmakemecrazy.ShewouldnevercongratulatemeormakeanyconcessionthatIwasdoinggreatthings.Therewasalwayssomethingnegativetobesaid,evenwhenIsucceeded.

句型Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.16“Evenifyougettothetop,youhavetowatchout.”Shewasalwayskeentopointout,“Thebiggertheycome,thehardertheyfall.”

Para.17UncleEdwin’ssuccesswasasincerenuisanceduringmyearlyyearsasareporter.Whatathrill,Ithought,ifIweretobehiredbyThe

Timesthusprovingmyworthtomymotheronceandforall.句型Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.18Then,outofmywildestchildhoodfantasy,The

Timescameknocking.ItwassadthatUncleEdwinhaddepartedbythistime.Eventually,Iwouldbeofferedoneofthemostprizedassignmentsforwhichareportercouldpossiblyhope:aregularopinionpieceinThe

NewYorkTimes.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.19Itwasproofthatmymother’sschemetopushmetowardliteraturefromanearlyagehadbeenabsolutelyright.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.20In1979Ireachedthesummitofmyprofessionalcareerwinningamajoraward,namelythePulitzerPrize.Unfortunately,mymother’sbrainandoverallhealthcollapsedtheyearbeforeleavingherinanursinghome,outoftouchwithlifeforevermore.SheneverknewofmyPulitzer.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.21Icanprobablyguesshowshe’dhaveresponded.“That’snice,buddy.Itshowsifyouworkhard,you’llbeabletomakesomethingofyourselfoneofthesedays.”

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishParagraphWriting写作模式Writing写作实践Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishStatement:Theparagraphstartsfromastatementaboutsth.Denial:Thencomesthedenialofwhathasbeenstatedabove.Correction:Theparagraphendsupwiththecorrection(s)forit.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishExample:

IwasassignedtocovertheWhiteHouse.ReportingfromtheOvalOfficewasasclosetoheavenasajournalistcouldget—abighonor,whichshowedIwasasuccess.

(Statement)Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishYetIshouldnothavebeensoproudifIhadconsideredtheonwardandupwardcourseMotherhadsetforme.Asshealwayssaid,agoodjobdoesnotnecessarilymeansuccess.Ifyouworkhardatthisjob,youmightbeabletomakesomethingofyourself.Ineffect,nomatterwhatIdid,anyaccomplishmentofmineonlyseemedmarginalinhereyes.(Denial)

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishTopreventmefromsufferingabigfall,shewasalwayskeentopointout,“Evenifyougettothetop,youwillhavetobewareofthefactthat,thebiggertheycome,thehardertheyfall.”(Correction)

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish写作实践Directions:

Writeaparagraphononeofthefollowingtopicswhichstartswithastatementfollowedbydenialandcorrection.Onetopichasbeengivenadetailedoutlinethatyoucanfollow.

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishStatement:Parentsoftenthinkthattheyshoulddecidewhatkindofjobsuitstheirchildren.Denialandcorrection:

●freetomaketheirownchoices●cultivateaspiritofindependenceand

self-reliance●theirowninterest●preferablejobs—challenging,

independentandcreativethinking●notnecessarilyastablejob●notacceptanythingimposedonthem●maketheirownchoiceBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish[SampleComposition]Parentsoftenthinkthattheyknowtheirchildrenwellenoughtodecidewhatkindofjobsuitsthem.Theyareafraidthattheirchildrenaretooyoungtodecidetheirfutureontheirown.(Statement)However,childrenwouldarguethattheyshouldbeleftfreetomaketheirownchoices.Theywouldprefertocultivateaspiritofindependenceandself-reliance.TheyhaveBook2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishtheir

owninterestsdifferentfromtheirparents’.Theypreferjobswhicharechallengingandrequireindependent,creativethinkingorbringgreatereconomicbenefits.Theywouldnotthinkmuchaboutwhetherthejobisstableornot.Theywouldnotacceptanythingimposedonthembytheoldergeneration.Besides,asyoungadults,theyarematureenoughtomaketheirowncareerchoices.(Denial&Correction)Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishWritingAssignment

Directions:

Writeaparagraphononeofthefollowingtopicswhichstartwithastatementfollowedbydenialandcorrection.Onetopichasbeengivenadetailedoutlinethatyoucanfollow.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishStatement:Booksarethemainsourcesofhumanknowledge.Denialandcorrection:

●arecordingofthepast●notcoverallthethingsforthefuture●manymysteriesunsolved●hardforpeopletocopewithpractical

problems●developourabilitythroughpracticeand

observation●notrelyonbooksonly

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishMoretopics:

●Themeaningoflifeismorethanajob.●Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish不要做生活的逃兵

Para.1.“孩子，起来，做个有出息的人!”虽然母亲已经过世，但她的话依然清晰地在我脑海中回响，就如我在孩提时代听到的一样。Para.2.

她心里也许是为我好，但那时依我看来，她那毫不温柔的为母之道就如同用竹条鞭笞一般严厉。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.3“天哪!”我叫道：“我已经是个有出息的人了。我有权晚点起床了。”Para.4“要是有什么我不能忍受的东西，那就是逃兵。”她的声音在我脑海中回响，让我无法拒绝，于是我从床上爬了起来。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.5a我的父亲在婚后5年就过世了。他死后，我母亲没有钱。她要抚养三个孩子，还有一身的债务。当时母亲刚上大学，却不得不辍学去找工作。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.5b几个月后，我们失去了房子，母亲一无所有，只有支离破碎的生活残局等着她去收拾。我那奄奄一息的精神失常的祖母不得不被送往疯人院，而我们也只能寄居于她弟弟艾伦的家中。最终，母亲找到了一份超市售货员的工作，每周工资10美元。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.6虽然母亲期冀我能成为百万富翁，但她很清楚我的能力，在这一点上，她从不欺骗自己。因此，从我很小的时候起，她就鼓励我向文字工作的方向发展。

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.7母亲的家庭与文字素有渊源。最显著的证据就是我母亲最年长的堂兄埃德温。他是《纽约时报》的执行编辑，因报道古巴导弹危机而声名大噪。她常用埃德温的例子来告诉我一个有雄心的人能走多远，即使他没什么天赋。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.8“埃德温·詹姆士虽然打字速度比较快，但他并不比其他人聪明，你看，他现在多么功成名就，”我母亲总是一遍又一遍地说。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.9她早就认定我有文字天赋，从那时起，她就有了目标，她的整个生命便开始围绕着帮助我开发天赋而运转。虽然很穷，她还是为我们订了一套适合中高级水平读者阅读的读物。每个月都会有一本书邮寄过来，价值39美分。

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.10然而，我感兴趣的却是报纸。我贪婪地汲取每一条消息：骇人听闻的罪行、可怕的事故、在遥远地区发生的战争对人们犯下的令人发指的罪行，以及不得不背井离乡的难民的消息。警察贪污以及凶手死于电椅的报道令我着迷。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.111947年，我从约翰·霍普金斯大学毕业，向《巴尔的摩太阳报》应聘警事记者一职。他们为何选择了我是个谜。工资是一周30美元。我抱怨薪水太低，这是对一个有学问的人来说是侮辱，但母亲却不认同。Para.12“如果你努力做好这份工作，”她说，“说不定能够做出些名堂来。”Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.13不久，我被委派去采访非洲各国驻美大使馆的外交官。工作七年后，《太阳报》派我去白宫采访。对于一个记者来说，能够从椭圆型办公室发回报道已经是达到职业的顶峰了。当我把这个消息告诉母亲时，我期待着从她的脸上看到喜悦。要是我能够考虑到她为我设定的不断向前迈进、向上攀升的人生路线，我就不该有这种期待了。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.14“好，拉斯，”她说：”要是你努力做这份白宫的工作，你有可能会有所成就。”Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.15母亲并没有对我取得的成就予以充分肯定。无论我做什么，我取得的成就在她看来都是微不足道的。这往往会让我心烦。她从不向我道贺，从不承认我做得很棒。即使在我成功的时候，她也是说一些否定的话。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.16“即使你到达了顶峰，你还得留神。”她总是尖刻地指出，“成就越大，摔下来也越重。”

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在我刚刚成为记者的几年中，舅舅埃德温的成就常常萦绕在我脑中，挥之不去。我常想，要是《纽约时报》雇用我，该是件多么令人兴奋的事情啊，那样我就可以向母亲一劳永逸地证明我的价值了。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.18后来，连孩提时代也没想过的是，《纽约时报》竟然自己来敲门了。可惜的是，当我去《纽约时报》工作时埃德温舅舅已经离开了那里。最后，我终于被委任了一个记者能够梦想得到的最具荣誉性的工作：《纽约时报》的一个固定专栏的评论员。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.19这证明了我母亲在我小时候制定的、鼓励我从事笔墨生涯的计划是完全正确的。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.201979年，我达到了事业的顶峰，获得了一个重大奖项——普利策奖。不幸的是，在这前一年，我母亲的神志和健康状况都完全崩溃了，她住进了疗养院，从此与世隔绝。她从来不知道我的普利策奖。Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglishPara.21我大概可以猜到她会做出怎样的反应。“不错，孩子。看来，要是你努力工作，总有一天你会成为一个出色的人。”

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish使自己成功

tomakesth.ofoneself人人都渴望成功，但你要清楚你有什么把握。Everyonelongstomakesomethingofthemselves,butyouneedtohaveaclearideaaboutwhatcardsyouhaveinyourhands.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish关心某事

tohavesth.atheart

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。

Whatambitionaswanhasatheartisbeyondasparrow’sinsight.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish相当于

tobetheequivalentof

在变革的时代，停滞不前就如同倒退的序言。Inatimeofchange,standingstillistheequivalentoftheprefacetogoingbackward.

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish有权做，有权享受

tobeentitledto只有当自己得以享受的东西所剩无几时，人们才懂得珍惜。Onedoesnotknowtocherishwhatoneisentitledtountilthereishardlyanyofit.Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish收拾烂摊子

topickupthepieces

明知前夫留下了生意的烂摊子要收拾，她却选择了知难而进。Fullyawareofherformerhusbandleavingthepiecesofhisbusinessforhertopickup,shechosetotakethebullbythehorns.

Book2Unit9NewHorizonCollegeEnglish成名；出名

togain/makeanameforoneself一个人成名的关键，是要知道怎样成功抵达该目标