当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版）Winners Never Quit

当代商务英语综合教程2

（第2版）

WinnersNeverQuitContents2TextAWinnersNeverQuitLanguageinUseTextBExpectingtheUnexpectedFromJeffBezosWarm-upQuestions:3Warm-upQuestions:1.Haveyoueverquityourhobbyorsomething?Whyorwhynot?2.Haveyoutakenpartinanycompetition?Whatprizehaveyouwon?Pre-classTask14Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea（s）.Donotrefertothenotes,theglossaryordictionaries.TextA

WinnersNeverQuit5PassageIhadbeenswimmingcompetitivelyforaboutfiveyearsandwasreadytoquit,notbecauseIhadsatisfiedmydesiretoswim,butbecauseIfeltIwashorribleatit.IwasoftentheonlyAfricanAmericanataswimcompetition,andourteamcouldnotaffordanythingclosetothegreatuniformstheotherteamswerewearing.Worstofallthough,andmynumber-onereasonforwantingtoquit,wasthatIkeptreceiving“HonorableMentions”ateachcompetition,whichsimplymeans,“Thankyouforcoming.1TextA

WinnersNeverQuit6PassageYoudidnotevenrankfirst,secondorthird,butwedon'twantyoutogohomewithnothing,sohereissomethingtohidelater.”Anyathleteknowsthatyoudon'twanttohaveabookshelforaphotoalbumfullof“HonorableMentions.”Theycallthatthe“show-upribbon”;yougetonejustbecauseyoushowedup.7PassageOnehotsummerday,theverydaybeforeabigswimmeet,IdecidedtobreakthenewstomygrandmathatIwasquittingtheswimteam.OntheonehandIthoughtitwasabigdealbecauseIwastheonlyathleteinthefamily,butontheotherhand,becausenooneevercametoseemecompete,Ididn'tthinkitwouldbeamajorissue.2TextA

WinnersNeverQuit8PassageYouhavetoknowmygrandma—shestoodontiptoetofive-feet-two-inchesandweighedamaximumninety-fivepounds,butcouldruntheentireoperationofherhousewithouteverleavinghersofaorraisinghervoice.AsIsatnexttomygrandma,Iassumedmyusualpositionoflayingmybigheadonhertinylittlelapsothatshecouldrubit.TextA

WinnersNeverQuit9PassageWhenItoldherofmydesiretoquitswimming,sheabruptlypushedmyheadoffherlap,satmestraightup,facingherandsaid,“Baby,rememberthesewords:‘Aquitterneverwinsandawinnerneverquits.’Yourgrandmotherdidn'traisenolosersorquitters.Yougotothatswimmeettomorrow,andyouswimlikeyouareagrandchildofmine,youhear?”3TextA

WinnersNeverQuit10PassageIwastooafraidtosayanythingbut,“Yes,ma'am.”Thenextdaywearrivedattheswimmeetlate,missingmygroupofswimmersinthefifteen／sixteenagegroup.MycoachinsistedIbeallowedtoswimwiththenextgroup,thenextageolder.Icouldhavejustaseasilycrawledoutofthegym.Iknewshewasincludingmeintheracesoourlongdrivewouldnotbewasted,andshehadnoexpectationswhatsoeverthatIwouldcomeinanythingbuteighth,andonlythatbecausetherewerenotninelanes.4TextA

WinnersNeverQuit511PassageAsImountedtheboard,Iquicklynoticedthatthesegirlswiththeirskintightcaps,gogglesandSpeedosuitswereheretodoonething—kickmychocolatebutt!Allofasuddenmygrandma'swordsranginmyhead:Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit,quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit.SPLASH!Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit,quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit.6TextA

WinnersNeverQuit7891112PassageIwasswimmingharderthanI'deverswumbefore.AsIdrewmyrightarmback,InoticedIwastiedwithoneperson.Iassumed55wewerebattlingforeighthplaceandIrefusedtofinishdeadlast,soIaddedmorekickonthelasttwohundredyards.Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit,quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit.Ihitthewallandlookedtotheleftandtotherightfortheswimmerswhohadbeatenme,butnoonewasthere.Theymusthavegottenoutofthewateralready.10TextA

WinnersNeverQuit12141313PassageIraisedmyheadtoseemycoachscreaminghysterically.MyeyesfollowedherpointingfingerandIcouldn'tbelievewhatIsaw.Theotherswimmershadjustreachedthehalfwaypointofthepool!Thatday,atagefifteen,Ibrokethenationalseventeen／eighteen-year-old400-freestylerecord.Ihungupmyhonorablementionsandreplacedthemwithahugetrophy.BackatGrandma's,Ilaidmyheadonherlapandtoldheraboutourgreatrace.TextA

WinnersNeverQuitPre-classTask214Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingoftextA.1.d）

2.b）3.a）4.b）5.c）Pre-classTask315Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask316Glossary17Pre-classTask318Pre-classTask319Pre-classTask320Pre-classTask3In-classTask121In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.In-classTask1221.Youhavetoknowmygrandma—shestoodontiptoetofive-feet-two-inchesandweighedamaximumninety-fivepounds,butcouldruntheentireoperationofherhousewithouteverleavinghersofaorraisinghervoice.(Para.2)1.Youhavetoknowmygrandma—shewaslessthanfive-feet-two-inchestallandweighedatmostninety-fivepounds,butcouldruneverythinginmyfamilywellwithouteverleavinghersofaorraisinghervoice.(Para.2)2.Icouldhavejustaseasilycrawledoutofthegym.(Para.5)In-classTask1232.Imightaswellrefusetoparticipateintheraceandleavethegymimmediately.（Para.5）3....andshehadnoexpectationswhatsoever...(Para.5)3....andshehadnotanyexpectationstomeatall（Para.5）In-classTask1244.Ihungupmyhonorablementionsandreplacedthemwithahugetrophy.(Para.13)4.Istoppedhavingmybookshelforaphotoalbumfullofhonorablementions,butdisplayedahugetrophyinstead.（Para.13）In-classTask225In-classTask2StructuralanalysisofthetextThistextcanberoughlydividedintothreeparts.Thefirstpart(paragraph1)isanintroductioninwhichthenarratorstatesherintentiontoquitswimmingforshehadneverwonanythingbut“HonorableMentions”.InPart2(paragraphs2-4),theauthortoldhergrandmaherdesiretoquitswimmingontheverydaybeforeabigswimmeet.In-classTask226Hergrandmapersuadedherintochanginghermindwiththemaximthat“Aquitterneverwinsandawinnerneverquits”.InPart3(paragraphs5-14)theauthordescribeshowshebrokethenationalseventeen／eighteen-year-old400-freestylerecordencouragedbyhergrandma'swords.In-classTask327In-classTask31.Readaloudparagraphs5-7.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Howmanyyearshadthenarratorbeenswimmingcompetitivelywhenshewasreadytoquit?1)Fiveyears.In-classTask3282)Whydidthenarratorwanttoquit?2)Shehadneverwonanycompetition,onlykeptreceiving“HonorableMentions”ateachcompetition.3)Whatis“HonorableMentions”?3)“HonorableMentions”means“Thankyouforcoming.Youdidnotevenrankfirst,secondorthird,butwedon'twantyoutogohomewithnothing,sohereissomethingtohidelater.”4)Whatisthenarrator'sgrandmalike?In-classTask3294)Althoughsheisnottall,mygrandmacouldruntheentireoperationofherhousewithouteverleavinghersofaorraisinghervoice.5)Whatpositiondidsheassumeusuallywhenshesatnexttohergrandma?5)Sheusuallylaidherbigheadonhergrandma'stinylittlelapsothathergrandmacouldrubit.3.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)Doyouthinkthewordsthat“Quittersneverwinandwinnersneverquit”arehelpfultoyouwhenyouarereadytoquithalfway?Whyorwhynot?2)Whatwouldyoudowhenyoumeetdifficulties?In-classTask33031TextA

TextTranslation坚持就是胜利(永不言弃)在我参加游泳比赛五年之际，我准备退役。我之所以要退役并不是因为我已经满足游泳的愿望，而是因为我已经对此感到讨厌。我经常是游泳比赛中唯一的非洲裔美国人，我们游泳队买不起类似于其他游泳队员穿的游泳衣。而最糟的也是我想退役的最主要原因是，我每次比赛总是得到“荣誉奖”，这个奖项的意思是说“谢谢你的参与。132TextATextTranslation你没赢得第一、第二，也没得第三，我们又不想让你空手而归，所以此奖是让你日后收藏。”没有哪个运动员想要在书架上或影集里放满“荣誉奖”。运动员称之为“出席纪念”，因为你出席比赛就可以得到此奖。33TextATextTranslation一个炎热的夏日，就是一次大型游泳比赛的前一天，我决定把我要退役的消息告诉我的祖母。一方面，我认为这是一件大事，因为我家只有我一个运动员，但另一方面，从没有家人来看我比赛，我认为这不是什么大问题。234TextATextTranslation你得先知晓我祖母：她踮脚尖才五英尺两英寸高，最多重九十五英镑，但是她不用离开沙发也不用