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Unit 3 The secret of success
主题: 人与自我 子话题: 成功的秘密 对应教材: 选修11 Unit 3 The secret of success
Ⅰ. 细品味经典文章
Success
There are no secret of success. Success is doing the things you know you should do. Success is not doing the things you know you should not do.
Success is not limited to any one area of your life. It encompasses all of the facets of your relationships: as parent, as wife or husband, as citizen, neighbour, worker, and all of the others.
Success is not confined to any one part of your personality but is related to the development of all the parts: body, mind, heart, and spirit. It is making the most of your total self.
Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective contribution to your fellow men.
Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm.
Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination. It is a continuing upward spiral progress. It is a perpetual growth.
Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated. It is refusing to let present loss interfere with your long-range goal.
Success is accepting the challenge of the difficult. In the inspiring words of Philips Brooks: “Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle. ” Ⅱ. 按要求完成任务 1. 写出与本话题有关的词汇
optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, enthusiasm - 1 -
2. 你认为如何才能取得成功呢?
To succeed, one should be confident, persistent and patient. We can’t lose heart in face of difficulty and work hard to overcome it.
1. improvement n. 改进, 改善 【教材原句】
I have been mayor for three years, and I have made many improvements for the people of the city. (P33)
我当市长三年了, 使这个市里的市民生活大有改善。 【词块必记】
(1)make an improvement on/in. . . 在……方面改进 (2)improve
v. 改进;提高
改进;做出比……更好的成绩
improve on/upon
【语境速测】 单句语法填空
① I am writing the letter in the hope that you can solve these problems and make more improvements (improve).
②Try recording your speech with your smartphone or PC and making a note of specific areas you need to improve on . 完成句子
③The supermarket has made a great improvement on its service. 这家超市在服务方面有了巨大进步。
2. resign vi. &vt. 辞职 【教材原句】
In 1961, Sinclair resigned from his job and founded his own company. (P34) 在1961年, 辛科莱辞去工作并建立了自己的公司。 【词块必记】 resign from resign as
从……辞职 辞去……职位 把……托付给……
resign. . . to. . .
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resign oneself to 听任(某种影响);只好接受(做某事)
【语境速测】 单句语法填空
①We had to resign ourselves to making a loss on the sale.
②We want you to reconsider your decision to resign from the board. ③He is still on the board, but he resigned as chairman some months ago.
④She resigned her son to the care of a neighbour.
3. tire of 对……感到厌倦 【教材原句】
Sinclair had tired of his various businesses, and was throwing himself into British Mensa, a club for clever people. (P35)
辛科莱对他的各项生意已感到厌倦, 而将精力投入到针对高智商人士的英国门萨俱乐部。 【词块必记】 tire sb. out be/get tired of
使某人感到筋疲力尽 厌烦…… 因……而疲倦 累坏了;筋疲力尽
be tired with/from be tired out
【语境速测】 完成句子
①There are many interest clubs, which makes students not tired of the learning life. 有很多兴趣俱乐部, 这会让学生们对学习生活不会感到厌倦。
②The students are sleepy in class, and the workers are easily tired out while working. 学生们上课犯困, 工人们上班的时候很容易疲惫。
③I heard that your mum has been ill and that you are very tired from doing all the housework. 我听说你母亲病了, 你因为做所有的家务而疲惫。
4. pull out 退出, 脱离 经典例句
A racing injury forced Stephen Roche to pull out. 一次比赛中的受伤使斯蒂芬·罗奇不得不退出。 【词块必记】
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(讲义)选修11Unit3 ThesecretofsuccessWord版含解析
