Unit2GlobalPersonageTheMagicianSteveJobsBackgroundInformationLanguageFeaturesDetailedReadingPost-ReadingOrganizationAnalysisWarming-upQuestionsPassage1LanguageFeature報刊英語標題的時態特點由于新聞標題必須言簡意賅，不可能采用英語的所有時態形式來濃縮新聞事實。為此，新聞標題形成了自身獨有的時態特點，以達到使動詞既傳神達意又具時間感的目的。

英語報刊的新聞標題中一般不用過去時態，當然更不用過去完成時等時態，而采用現在時態，使讀者閱報時一如置身于這條新聞事件中，這叫做“新聞現在時”

(journalisticpresenttense)。英語新聞標題中常用的動詞時態主要有三種：一般現在時、將來時和現在進行時。

1）一般現在時通常被用來表示過去發生的事通常情況下，報刊所載消息多為已發生過的事，按日常英語語法，標題中的動詞應使用過去時態，但是這樣容易給人產生一種陳舊感，似有“昨日黃花”之嫌，缺乏吸引力。為了彌補這一缺陷，英語新聞標題常用一般現在時從形式上來增強報道的新鮮感（freshness）、現實感（reality）和直接感（immediacy）。ComebackGivesChinaaSensationalThomasCupWin（＝TheComebackGaveChinaaSensationalThomasCupWin）中國隊反敗為勝榮獲湯姆斯杯StreetBattleinHeavyShellingasPeaceTalksProceed（＝StreetBattleinHeavyShellingasPeaceTalksProceeded）和平會談進行之際巷戰依然炮聲隆隆2）動詞的將來時更多地直接采用動詞不定式來表達英語新聞標題中動詞將來時的表達形式除一般將來時“will+動詞原形”外，更多的還是采用“聯系動詞be+動詞不定式”結構，其中聯系動詞be通常省略，以節省標題字數。換言之，動詞不定式在英語新聞標題中可直接表示未來動作，這是因為不定式標志to只由兩個字母構成，比一般將來時中的will來得少，故頻頻見諸英語報端。例如：LastTwoBeiruitHostagestoGoFree（=TheLastTwoHostagesinBeiruitAretoGoFree）貝魯特最后兩名人質“獲釋在望”3）現在分詞直接表示正在進行的動作或事件對于正在發生的事態或動作，英語新聞標題也按日常英語語法規則處理，采用現在進行時“be+現在分詞”這一形式，但其中“be”又通常省略。因此，剩下的現在分詞便在新聞標題中直接表示正在進行的動作或正在發展的事態。例如：SignsofRiftsAppearinginArgentina’sJunta（＝TheSignsofRiftsAreAppearinginArgentina’sJunta）阿根廷軍人政府出現內訌跡象BackgroundInformation

Bornin1955LosAltosCA,SteveJobs,alongwithSteveWozniak,co-foundedAppleComputerCorporationandbecameamultimillionairebeforetheageof30.

1)JobswasawardedtheNationalMedalofTechnologyfromPresidentRonaldReaganin1985,andtheJeffersonAwardforPublicServiceinthecategory“GreatestPublicServicebyanIndividual35YearsorUnder”in1987.

2)OnNovember27,2007,JobswasnamedthemostpowerfulpersoninbusinessbyFortuneMagazine.3)OnDecember5,2007,CaliforniaGovernorArnoldSchwarzeneggerandFirstLadyMariaShriverinductedJobsintotheCaliforniaHallofFame,locatedatTheCaliforniaMuseumforHistory,WomenandtheArts.SteveJobsRememberedListentothefollowingnewsandanswerthequestions:Question1:WhatdidSteveJobsdieof?Question2:HowdidtheApplefansmournJobs?Question3:WhatwereJobs’adoptparents?Question4:InwhichyeardidSteveJobsandhisfriendfoundApplecompany?SteveJobsRememberedListentothenewsagainandfillintheblanks.

SteveJobsmadetechnologyfun.

______________________________________________________.

Hehadfoughtforyearsagainstcancer.MournersgatheredoutsidehishouseinPaloAlto,California,andApplestoresaroundtheworld.TimBajarinispresidentofCreativeStrategies,ahigh-techresearchandconsultingcompany.Theco-founderofApplediedlastWednesdayattheageoffifty-six

TIMBAJARIN:“______________________________________________________________________.SteveJobshastheAppleⅡ,theMac,theiPod,theiPhone,theiPadandPixar.”SteveJobswasacollegedropout.________________________________________________.Theysupportedhisearlyinterestinelectronics.HeandhisfriendSteveWozniakstartedAppleComputer—nowjustcalledApple—innineteenseventy-six.Theystayedatthecompanyuntilnineteeneighty-five.___________________________________________________________________________________.Ifyouactuallylookatatechleader,they’rereallyhappyiftheyhaveonehitintheirlifeHewasadoptedbyamachinistandhiswife,anaccountantThatyear,SteveWozniakreturnedtocollegeandSteveJobsleft

inadispute

withthechiefexecutive

Mr.Jobsthenformedhisowncompany,calledNeXTComputer.HerejoinedAppleinnineteenninety-sevenafteritboughtNeXT.______________________________________________________________________________________________________.SteveWozniak,speakingonCNN,rememberedhislongtimefriendasa“greatvisionaryandleader”anda“marketinggenius.”PresidentObamasaidinastatement:“Bybuildingoneoftheplanet’smostsuccessfulcompaniesfromhisgarage,________________________________________.BymakingcomputerspersonalandputtingtheInternetinourpockets,______________________________________________________________.”HehelpedremakeApplefromabusinessthatwasinbadshapethentooneofthemostvaluablecompaniesintheworldtodayheexemplifiedthespiritofAmericaningenuityhemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonlyaccessible,butintuitiveandfun

DavidCarrollisaprofessoratParsonsSchoolofDesigninNewYorkCity.______________________________________________________________________________.DAVIDCARROLL:“________________________________________________________________________________.HeprobablywillbeconsideredanindustrialgiantonthescaleofThomasEdisonandHenryFord,sooneofthegreatsofalltime.”HesaysSteveJobsnotonlyrevolutionizedtechnology,healsorevolutionizedAmericanbusinessThefactthathewasabletoredesignAmericancommercetoptobottomandacrossisreallystunning______________________________________________________________________.HediedadayafterthecompanyreleasedanewiPhoneversionthatmetwithlimitedexcitement.Apple’snewchief,TimCook,willalsohavetodealwiththenewKindleFiretabletcomputerfromA.ItcostslessthanhalfasmuchasaniPadbutalsodoesless.SteveJobssteppeddownasApple’schiefexecutiveinAugustbecauseofhishealthWhatdoessuccessmean?Beoneofthebestinyourfield.Makegreatcontributiontothesociety.Dowhatinterestsyouandbegoodatit.Warming-upQuestionsPara.1-2Jobs’AchievementPara.3-5RichExperienceofJobsPara.6-8FactorsaccountingforJobs’SuccessOrganizationAnalysisPartI(Para.1-2)MainIdea:

Jobs’Achievement

Para.1

Jobschanneledhisenergyintothedelicateandconvenientproductsinthecomputerindustry.

Para.2

Jobswasapioneerpredictingthepotentialoftheprivatecomputermarket.OrganizationAnalysisPartII(Para.3-5)MainIdea:

RichExperienceofJobsPara.3Jobs’waywardyouthcontributedtohiscreativity.Para.4ThediversehobbiesofJobshelpedhiminhisprominentperformance.

Para.5TheapparentdisasterofbeingexpelledbytheboardofAppleturnedouttobeablessingforJobs’furthersuccessinelectronicindustry.OrganizationAnalysisPartIII(Para.6-8)MainIdea:FactorsaccountingforJobs’SuccessPara.6Jobsstressedthecombinationoftechnology,liberalartsandhumanities.Para.7Hisinterdisciplinaryaccomplishmentsattributedtoanobsessiveattentiontodetail.Para.8Jobspursuedhisinstinctanddesireandmadegreatimpactonthewholeworldwithhisachievement.

OrganizationAnalysisDetailedReadingPassageReadingUnderstandingSentencesWordStudyAsateenagerinthelate1960shecold-calledhisidol,BillHewlett,andtalkedhiswayintoasummerjobatHewlett-Packard.

(Para.3)Translation在20世紀60年代末，年僅十幾歲的他有幸認識了自己心目中的偶像比爾·

休利特，并成功地為自己獲得了到休利特創辦的惠普公司做暑期兼職的機會。Comments這個句子中包括一個詞組：talkone’swayinto

（通過交談成功獲得）。“V.+one’swayinto”結構中動詞表達出做成某事的方式。ExamplesHecheatedhiswayintothescholarship.Weforcedourwayintotheflaminghousetosavethegirl.

UnderstandingSentences

2.Hisremarkablesecondactbeganin1996whenApple,havinglostitsway,acquiredNeXT,andMr.JobsreturnedtoputitstechnologyattheheartofanewrangeofAppleproducts.

(Para.5)UnderstandingSentences他于1996年蘋果陷入困境的時候東山再起，在蘋果收購了NeXT之后再度將自己的創意注入了蘋果的系列產品當中。Translation2.Hisremarkablesecondactbeganin1996whenApple,havinglostitsway,acquiredNeXT,andMr.JobsreturnedtoputitstechnologyattheheartofanewrangeofAppleproducts.

(Para.5)loseone’sway

原意是“迷失，迷路”，此處指的是“不再繁榮，陷入困境”。arangeof

一系列的

1.Thegovernmentforcelostitswayinthewartosuppresstheenemy.2.JobstookcreditforarangeoftheAppleproducts.

UnderstandingSentencesCommentsExamples3.

Buthisemphasisondesignandeaseofusegavehimtheedgelateron.(Para.6)喬布斯則率先關注設計以及使用的便捷性，這為他后來推出產品的特性奠定了基礎。詞組givesb.theedge意思是“使……獲得優勢；使……如虎添翼”。注意單詞edge釋義之一是“優勢”。UnderstandingSentencesMarciahastheedgeovertheotherstudents,havingspentayearinEngland.TranslationCommentsExamplesWordStudy1.conjurev.(Para.1)1)toperformclevertricksinwhichyouseentomakethingsappear,disappear,orchangeasifbymagic

變魔術，用魔術變出

Themagician

conjured

arabbitoutofhishat.

2)tomakesomethinghappenorappearunexpectedly

使意外出現或發生

Everydayadifferentchefwillbe

conjuring

updeliciousdishesintherestaurant.2.shufflev.(Para.1)

towalkveryslowlyandnoisily,withoutliftingyourfeetofftheground

拖著腳走，緩慢地走

Theoldman

shuffled

alongthesidewalk.WordStudytomovesomethingintoadifferentorderorintoadifferentposition

移來移去

Jacksatnervously

shuffling

thepapersaroundonhisdesk.3.ubiquitousadj.(Para.2)

adj.

seemingtobeeverywhere

普遍存在的，無處不在的

Weweretormentedintheoutbackbythe

ubiquitous

Australianfly.

Takingthisonestepfurther,islifealso

ubiquitous

inthemultiverse?

WordStudy4.knackn.(Para.2)aspecialskillorabilitythatyougainbypractice

訣竅，技巧

Iusedtobeabletoskatequitewell,butI'velostthe

knack.2)haveaknackofdoingsth.:tohaveatendencytodosth.

有做某事的習慣

Hehasa

knack

ofsayingthewrongthings.WordStudy5.waywardadj.(Para.2)WordStudybehavingin

awaythatisdifferentfromotherpeopleandthatcausesproblems

怪癖的

Asateacher,hegainedtheknackofdealingwiththose

wayward

teenagers.2)behavinginaselfish,unpredictableway,difficulttocontrol

任性的

Intaming

wayward

athletes,sportsofficialscangenerallyrelyonthehelpofthemedia.6.linearadj.(Para.3)consistingoflines,orintheformofstraightline

線的，直線的

alineardiagram2)

concerninglength

長度的

linearmeasurements

3)involvingaseriesofdirectlyconnectedevents,ideas,

etc.

線性的

Linear

thinkingisnotnecessarilythebestwaytofigureoutasolution.WordStudy7.dropout(Para.4)1)toleaveanactivity,coursebeforeithasfinished

中途退

出，輟學

Hehadto

dropout

oftheracebecauseofinjury.2)tomoveawayfromorrefusetotakepartinsocietybecauseyoudonotagreewithitsprinciples

逃避現實，遁世WordStudyWordStudy8.calligraphyn.(Para.4)

theartofproducingbeautifulwritingusingspecialpensorbrushes,orthewritingproducedthisway

書法

I’mconsideringstudying

calligraphy

orChinesepainting.

詞根graph=write,record

寫，畫，記錄器，圖形

autobiography

自傳

photography

攝影術

orthography

正字法

typography

印刷工藝

1)happeningatthebeginning;first

開始的，最初的

Sheovercameher

initial

shynessandreallyenjoyedtheparty.2)thefirstletterofsomeone’sfirstname

名字的首字母

CanIhaveyour

initial,

Mr.Davies?WordStudy9.initialadj./n.(Para.4)10.oustv.(Para.4)

toforcesomeoneoutofapositionofpower,especiallysothatyoucantaketheirplace

強迫某人放棄職位，把……攆走

Theymadeanattemptto

oust

theConservativesfrompower.

Theumpire

ousted

thearguingplayerfromthegame.

WordStudy11.animatedadj.(Para.5)1)

showingalotofinterestandenergy

活躍的，栩栩如生的

Shewasseenin

animatedconversationwiththesinger.2)

animatedcartoon/film:afilmmadebyphotographingaseriesofpictures,claymodels,etc.動畫片

Disneyhasreturnedtowhatitdoesbest:makingfull-length

animated

featurefilms.WordStudy12.vintageadj.

(Para.6)

WordStudy

1)vintagewineisgoodqualitywinemadeinaparticularyear佳釀的

2)showingallthebestormosttypicalqualitiesofsomething

最好的，最典型的

Hislatestfilmis

vintage

Spielberg.13.interdisciplinaryadj.

(Para.7)WordStudy

aninterdisciplinarycourseofstudyincludestwoormoresubjects

跨學科的

構詞法

inter-前綴

=betweenoramongagroupintermarry通婚

intercommunicate互通消息

interpenetrate互相滲透14.aestheticadj.(Para.7)

1）connectedwithbeautyandthestudyofbeauty

美學的

Froman

aesthetic

pointofview,it’sanicedesign.

2）designedinabeautifulway

有美感的，有審美能力的

Thebuildingis

aesthetic,butnotpractical.

WordStudy15.autocraticadj.(Para.8)

anautocraticpersonororganizationhascompletepowerandmakesdecisionswithoutaskinganyoneelse’sadvice

專制的

Therhetoricisdemocraticbuttherealityisabsolutely

autocratic.WordStudy16.egomanian.(Para.8)

obsessiveloveforoneselfandregardforone’sownneeds利己主義者，自大狂

Worsestill,Iwasneverabletodistinguishhisoptimismfromplain

egomania.

WordStudy構詞法ego

=I,self自我egocentric自我中心的，利己主義的egoism自我主義，自私egotist自負者，自大者mania

=

insanity

精神錯亂

Post-Reading1.Comprehension2.Translation3.QuestionontheArticle1.Comprehension1)WhatdidJobsattributehisabilityandsuccessto?(Para.2)_______CA.Hisoutstandingcomputerskills.B.Hisloveofcalligraphy.C.Hisexperiencesofhiswaywardyouth.D.Hispursuitoffashion.2)WhydidJobsregardh