1、Life ExperienceUnit 3Unit 3Life Experience 1Around the Topic2Section A A3Section B4Section CLeading In Exploring the TopicPlus ActivitiesWarming-upText AExercisesBackground InformationReading ThroughExercisesAbout Registration FormSample ReadingExercisesUseful Terms In the long journey of life, you

2、are surely to encounter many events. Your attitude towards those events makes your life different. Are you a victim of lifes events, choosing to see the negative side no matter what the situation is? Or, do you believe no matter what happens you should think positively and learn from the experience?

3、 To a great extent, a persons outlook on life decides its outcome. 1. What will you do when something bad happens to you?What to do?I will feel miserable.I will get something from it.I will be happy.I will see it as a type of learning.I will try to avoid it.2. How do you make your life exciting?* Id

4、 like to get together with my friends at weekends. * Id like to get something positive from something bad.* Id like to buy myself whatever I want.* Id like to choose to have a good mood every day.3. Do you always choose to learn from something bad? Give an example.4. Why do people need to choose a g

5、ood mood whatever happens to them?1. Have you heard the story of Helen Keller?2. What can you learn from her? Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should live each day wit

6、h a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt the Epicurean motto of Eat, drink, and be merry, but most people would be chasten

7、ed by the certainty of impending death.Read and ThinkThree Days to See In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed, and he becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent spiritual value

8、s. It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do. Most of us, however, take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future. When we are in buoyant health, dea

9、th is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.Spot DictationDirections: The following paragraph is taken from Text A. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks without refer

10、ring to the original text. Michael replied, “Each morning I wake _ and say to myself, Mike, you have two _ today. You can choose to be in a good _ or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time _ bad happens, I can choose to be a _ or choose to see it as a type of le

11、arning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost _ a victory.” up choices mood something victim as Life Is Full of Choices Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy. He is always happy and always has something positive to say. At work, when someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply,

12、“If I were any better, Id be twins!”Para. 1 邁克爾決非等閑之輩，他總是那么樂觀，總能看到事物積極的一面。在工作中，假如有人問他“你最近好嗎？”，他就會說：“太好了，簡直沒的說。” If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest theyd continue feeling down. He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince among m

13、en. One day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?”Para. 2 假如員工哪一天遇到不順心的事情，邁克爾總是告訴他們如何看待事物積極的一面，以免他們繼續感到沮喪。他如同一縷陽光，是蕓蕓眾生里的佼佼者。一天，我走到邁克爾跟前，問他：“我不明白，你不能總是那么積極樂觀吧，你是怎么做的呢？” Michael replied, Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Mike

14、, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost as a victory. Pa

15、ra. 3 邁克爾說：“每天早上，我醒來就對自己說：邁克，你今天有兩種選擇：你可以選擇好心情，也可以選擇壞心情。我選擇了前者。每當不幸降臨時，我可以甘當受害者，也可以把它當成一種學習。但我選擇后者，把它看成是一種勝利。” “Yeah, right. It isnt that easy,” I said. “Yes, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. You choose how you react to situations. The bottom line is: Its your choice how you live li

16、fe.” I reflected on what Michael said. Paras. 4-5 “哦，有道理。但沒那么容易吧？”我說。 “也不難。”邁克爾答道，“生活就是選擇。你如何應對外界是你的選擇，歸根到底你如何生活也是你的選擇。”我努力回味邁克爾的這些話。 Soon after that, I left the big company where I had worked for years to start my own business. I lost touch with Michael, but I thought about him almost weekly as I t

17、ried to live the best life I could. Several years later, I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. Para. 6 不久，我離開了那家我工作多年的大公司，開創了自己的事業。雖然我與邁克爾失去了聯系，但我幾乎每個星期都會想起他，因為我想盡量過上最美好的生活。數年后，我聽說邁克爾出了大事故，他從約60英尺高的通訊塔上摔了下來。 After 18 hours of

18、surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident and asked how he was. He replied, “If I were any better, Id be twins. Would you like to see my scars?” I didnt want to see his wounds, but I d

19、id ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident was taking place. Para. 7 經過18小時的手術和數周的精心護理，邁克爾終于出院了，但他的背部置入了幾根鋼釬。大約在事故發生6個月后我碰到了他，我問及他的近況，他答道：“太好了，沒的說。你想看看我的傷疤嗎？”我不想看他的傷口。不過我倒是問他，在事故發生的瞬間，他腦海里首先閃現的是什么。 “The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my young daughter,” Mi

20、chael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, within an inch of my life, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to die or I could choose to live. I chose the latter.” Para. 8 “我想到的第一件事是我那年幼的女兒怎么辦，” 邁克爾說道， “然后，當我躺在地上，生命垂危時，我想到我有兩個選擇：我可以選擇死，也可以選擇生。我選擇了后者。” “Werent you scared?” I asked. “W

21、hen the paramedics transferred me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to take action.”Paras. 9-10 “你感到害怕嗎？”我問道。 “當救護人員把我送進醫院，我看到醫生和護士的臉部表情時，我確實感到驚駭。從他們的眼神里，我看得出他們把我當成了死人。我意識到我必須采取

22、行動。” “What did you do?” “Well, I simply yelled: Im choosing to live. Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.” Michael lived, not only thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. Attitude

23、 is everything. Para. 11-13 “你怎么做呢？” “我索性吼道：我要活下去！快救我，把我當活人醫治，別把我當成快要死的人！” 邁克爾活下來了，這多虧醫生的高超技術，但也要歸功于他對人生的驚人態度。我也從他那兒學會了選擇充實地過好每一天。態度決定一切。 1Meaning of the Sentences Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy. Meaning: Michael is by no means an ordinary man.Meaning of the Sentences2. he would reply, If

24、 I were any better, Id be twins! Meaning: Please notice the subjunctive mood used in the sentence. English people use this expression to tell others that they are in a very happymood. By saying Id be twins, the speaker means he has a maximum level of happiness himself and could only be happier if th

25、ere should be someone exactly like him.Meaning of the Sentences3If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest theyd continue feeling down. Meaning: If one of his fellow workers felt miserable that day, Michael would tell him/her to be

26、 cheerful and hopeful in face of difficulties so that they would not continue to feel miserable.Meaning of the Sentences4He was like a ray of sunshine, a prince among men.Meaning: He was a person with shining personality, a great person standing out among ordinary people.Meaning of the Sentences5 On

27、e day, I went up to Michael and asked him, I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?Meaning: One day, I approached Michael and asked him, What I dont understand is this: Since no one can be optimistic and cheerful about life all the time, how can you always be in such a goo

28、d mood?Meaning of the Sentences6Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning.Meaning: Whenever something bad takes place, I can either choose to think that Ill suffer a lot from it or choose to consider it as something that I can learn from.

29、it = something badMeaning of the Sentences7 Yeah, right. It isnt that easy, I said.Meaning: Yes, you are right. Its quite easy, but not very easy, I said.Note that yeah is used chiefly in American English. It isinformal as compared with yes.Meaning of the Sentences8 The bottom line is: Its your choi

30、ce how you live life.Meaning: In the final analysis (歸根結底), it is entirely up to you to decide on the kind of life you wish to lead.Meaning of the Sentences9 . I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.Meaning: . I learned that a s

31、erious accident happened to Michael; he had fallen from a tall structure for communicationsat a height of about 60 feet down to the ground.Meaning of the Sentences10After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in his back.Meanin

32、g: After the operation which went on for 18 hours and many weeks of careful treatment, Michael was allowed to goback home, but he had metal rods placed in his back.Meaning of the Sentences11I didnt want to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident was taking pl

33、ace.Meaning: I didnt want to see his scars, but I did ask himwhat he was thinking about the moment the accident wastaking place.Meaning of the Sentences12When the paramedics transferred me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. Meaning:

34、 I really got astonished when the ambulance driver and his men (women) sent me to the hospital andI read the thoughts of the doctors and nurses from the look on their faces.Meaning of the Sentences13In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man.Meaning: I could tell from their eyes that they believed that I

35、had already died.Meaning of the Sentences14Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.Meaning: I know I am so seriously wounded that Imwithin an inch of my life. However, do all you can to saveme, treating me just like a living man, not as a man who is going to die.Meaning of the Sentences

36、15Attitude is everything. Meaning: Ones attitude is the most important factorthat may determine the outcome of everything oneexperiences. The passage tells us a story about Michael. Michael is a person who chooses to look on the bright side of a situation. He takes a positive attitude towards everyt

37、hing and he benefits a lot from his positive attitude, especially when the terrible accident happened to him. It is his amazing attitude to face life with laugh that at last saved him from death. From this story we learn that attitude is everything. Life can be different, and it all depends on your

38、own choice. Main IdeaStructureWords & ExpressionsNew WordsWords & ExpressionsExpressionsNew Wordslest conj. 惟恐，免得e.g. Lets do it carefully lest this (should) lead to failure. 我們小心地做，以免失敗。 1. 我把他的生日記下來，免得忘了。 I wrote down the date of his birthday lest I should forget it. 2. 小心拿，以免摔壞。 Handle it careful

39、ly lest it be broken. New Wordsprince n. 1) 品格高尚的人；性格非凡的人 2)（常用大寫）王子；王孫；親王 e.g. a financial prince 金融巨子 the Crown Prince 太子；王儲1. 郁金香電腦公司確立了自己在計算機制造商中的王者地位。 Tulip Computers has confirmed his position as a prince among computer manufacturers,2. 這位王子將繼承王位。 The prince is to inherit the throne. New Words

40、mood n. 心情；情緒e.g. His moods change very quickly. 他的情緒變化無常。 陽光燦爛的早晨使她心情愉悅。 The beautiful sunny morning put her in a good mood. New Wordsvictory n. 勝利；成功e.g. The game ended in victory for our department. 比賽結果是我們系獲勝。 1. 在選舉中，他勉強獲勝，當選為該國總統。 A narrow victory in the election makes him president of the cou

41、ntry.2. 真理對強權的勝利 the victory of right over might (the word often goes with the preposition over)New Wordsweeklyadv. every week; once a week 一周一次 e.g. Are you paid weekly or monthly? 你拿周薪還是月薪？adj. once a week 一周一次的 e.g. a weekly meeting 每周一次的會議n. a magazine or newspaper which appears once a week 周刊；周

42、報 e.g. Is the journal a weekly or a monthly? 這本雜志是周刊還是月刊？ New Wordsweekly1. 我的周薪只有250美元。 My weekly wage is only $250. 2. 這份周報每星期五印刷。 This weekly is printed every Friday. 3. 大多數學生住在學校，每周回家一次。 Most students live on campus; they go home weekly. New Wordssurgery n. 外科（手術）e.g. undergo emergency surgery 接

43、受緊急手術 隨著科學技術的發展，外科手術挽救了許多人的生命。 With the development of science and technology, many lives have been saved by surgery.New Words releasev. 【1】 discharge; set free; let go 釋放 e.g. After he was released from prison, he went back to his hometown to start his own business. 他出獄后回到家鄉，自己做生意。 Note: The verb i

44、n this sense is often used with the preposition from. 【2】 allow (a new film or record) to be shown or sold publicly 使（新影片或唱片）上映或發行 e.g. The film has been released to various cinemas. 這部影片已在全國各個電影院上映。New Words release 1. 她把兔子從陷阱中放了出來。 She released the rabbit from the trap. 2. 吃了幾片藥后，他的痛止住了。 He was re

45、leased from pain after taking some tablets. 3. 這位歌手新發行的唱片讓她賺了一大筆錢。 The singer made a fortune out of her newly released record. New Wordsmetal n. 金屬e.g. a metal ring 金屬環銅和銀都是金屬。 Copper and silver are both metals.New Wordsinch n. 英寸e.g. Hes 5 feet 9 inches tall. 他身高5英寸9英尺。 昨晚的降雨量是3英寸。 Three inches of

46、rain fell last night. n. the second (of two people or things just mentioned) (剛提到的兩者之間的) 后者 e.g. John and James are twins. I have met the latter before. 約翰和詹姆斯是雙胞胎，后者我曾經見過。 Note: Latter used as a noun is always preceded by the definite article the.adj. near to the end; later 后一半的；末尾的 e.g. during the

47、 latter half of the eighteenth century 在18世紀下半葉New Words latter 1. 兩個提議中，我青睞后者。 Of the two proposals, I prefer the latter. 2. 他今天心情不好，連我后半部分話他也裝作沒聽見。 He is not in a good mood today, and he even pretended not to hear the latter part of my remark. New Wordslatterv. move over from one place, job, posit

48、ion, etc. to another 轉移；調動 e.g. He has been transferred to another local hospital. 他被轉入當地另一家醫院。Note: This verb goes with “to from”.n. an act or process of transferring 轉移；職務調動 e.g. the transfer desk （機場）換乘臺New Words transfer 1. 請把電話轉到我房間好嗎？ Will you transfer my phone calls to my room? 2. 她被調到公司的另一部門

49、。 Shes got a transfer to another department of the company. New Words transfere.g. The doctors quick action saved the childs life. 醫生果斷的行動挽救了孩子的生命。1. 現在是采取行動的時候了。 Now its time for action.2. 我不喜歡那部電影，里面沒有什么戲。 I didt like the film; there wasnt much action in it. 3. 應該根據他們的行為而不是他們的言語來評價他們。They should b

50、e judged by their actions, not by what they say. New Wordsaction n. 行動，活動；行為，作為n. 【1】 the place in the ground where a dead person is buried 墳墓；墓地 e.g. dig a grave 掘墓 【2】 death 死亡 e.g. from the cradle to the grave 從搖籃到墳墓（從生到死）v. giving cause for worry and/or needing urgent attention; very serious 嚴重的

51、；重大的; 嚴厲的；嚴肅的e.g. The patient is in grave condition. 病人的病情很嚴重。New Words grave 1. 他父親的墳墓在山里。 His fathers grave is in the mountain. 2. 人都有一死。 The grave comes to all men. 3. 如何消滅貧困和疾病是國家面臨的重大問題。 How to get rid of poverty and diseases is a grave problem facing the nation. New Words gravein a good/bad mo

52、od (心情)（不）愉快e.g. Talk to him when he is in a good mood. 當他心情好時再跟他講。我今天沒心情，明天再干。 Ill do it tomorrow. Im not in a good mood for it today. Expressions Expressionswithin an inch of 差一點；險些e.g. He was within an inch of death in the bombing incident. 他險些在這次爆炸事件中喪命。這小偷差點被打死。 The thief was beaten to within a

53、n inch of his life. Expressionstake action 采取行動e.g. There are riots here, but the police take no action. 這個地區有騷亂，但警方未采取任何行動。我們必須采取行動，以免傳染病蔓延到其他地區。 We must take action to deal with the epidemic before it spreads to other areas. Expressionsat work 在工作中；在干活e.g. George was at work on his car when the ac

54、cident took place. 事故發生時喬治在修汽車。我在你這個年齡時，日夜在實驗室工作。 When I was at your age, I was at work day and night in the laboratory. Expressionssee as 把看作 e.g. Do you see the new leader as the hope of the party? 你認為新的領導人是這個政黨的希望嗎？ 大多數人認為他的行動可能很危險。 Most people see his action as possibly dangerous. Expressionsbot

55、tom line 最重要的因素/東西e.g. The bottom line is that its not profitable. 最重要的是它不賺錢。 1. 最重要的是沒有讓每個人發揮出最好的一面。 The bottom line is that it did not get the best out of everybody. 2. 對于一份工作來說，最重要的是不要成為一種折磨。 For a job, the bottom line is that you dont find it torturing. Expressionsreflect on/upon 仔細考慮e.g. Take t

56、ime to reflect on our designing. 認真考慮我們的計劃。 我們需要時間仔細考慮做什么，怎么做。 We need time to reflect on what to do and how to do it. Expressionsinvolve in 使卷入；牽涉 e.g. Once you are involved in gambling, your familyand relatives will suffer a lot. 一旦染上了賭癮，你的家人和親戚就要遭殃。1. 有時，青少年參與搶劫只是為了好玩。 Teenagers are sometimes inv

57、olved in robberies just for fun. 2. 不要讓自己卷入到任何非法組織中。 Dont involve yourself in any unlawful organization. Using the Right Word Working with Expressions Focusing on Sentence Structure Translating Using Topic-related Terms Basic Writing SkillsExercisesUsing the Right WordFill in the blanks with the wor

58、ds given below, changing the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only. reflect latter touch victim intensivewound weekly transfer scared blame1. More than two hundred people were killed in the explosion (爆炸), but the _ have not been named. 2. Michael is always _ of asking for help.vi

59、ctimsscaredUsing the Right Word3. He insisted on giving up football unless his club _him to another club. 4. The joint venture (合資企業) had a remarkable sales growth this year, particularly in the _ part of the year. 5. The house is very well equipped, but its rent must be paid _. transferredlatter we

60、eklyUsing the Right Word6. The likely public reactions to the unemployment figures issued recently should be _ upon. 7. With high-tech development, it has now come true that you are able to reunite (團聚) with your relatives, whom you have lost _ with for dozens of years. 8. Wind and ice were _ for th