1、Nothing ventured, nothing gained,Unit 1,Words,stoveunbearablebreathlesscircumstanceblessselfish,n. 炉子 adj. 无法忍受的; 承受不住的 adj. 喘不过气来的 n. 环境; 详情; 境况 vt. 祝福; 保佑 adj. 自私的,hookaboard stewardmournurgentbedding vitalcheerful,n. 钩; 吊钩 vt. 钩住; 入迷 adv. 高兴的,faith framework rankselectboomingswearadvocate,n. 信任；信
2、念；信仰 n. 框架； 结构 n. 等级；军阶；军衔 vt. 选择；挑选 adj. 发轰隆声的 vt. 宣誓；发誓 vt. 主张；提倡；鼓吹,Have you ever had a hardest experience or faced a greatest challenge? What is it? How did you go through it? What lessons have you learned from it?,Warming Up,Nothing brave, nothing have. Nothing seek, nothing find. Nothing stake
3、, nothing draw. Nothing venture, nothing win (or have or gain).,Do you know “不入虎穴, 焉得虎子” in Chinese? How can we say the same meaning in English?,Read the three stories on P1. And try to think out the characters they have in common. What do you think helped them to achieve success in life?,King Bruce
4、 is watching the spider weaving its web.,Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English.,Anne Sullivan is teaching He
5、len Keller by feeling or touching.,Helen Keller, born a normal little girl, but in 1880, she had a fever that made her blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. She and her family was in despair until they met Anne Sullivan. Her work with Helen was very successful.,After college, Helen gave lecture to
6、urs speaking about her experiences and her beliefs. They worked very hard to raise money, to encourage people to educate blind and deaf children.,Gou Jian is sleeping on firewood and straw tasting gall-bladder.,Gou Jian was the ruler of the kingdom of Yue, conquered by the neighboring kingdom of Wu.
7、 He was made a slave and suffered many hardships. But his tolerance earned the trust of the King of Wu and eventually he was set free.,But he never forgot his suffering, slept on firewood and straw every night, and tasted bitter gall-bladder until his kingdom was strong enough and he attacked the Ki
8、ng of Wu and killed him.,卧薪尝胆,Something in common,make up ones mind, be determined to do sth, persevere with, stick at, persist in, not give up, not be discouraged by, keep going, keep trying, keep positive, etc.,patient, resilient, persevering, resourceful, focused, serious, determined, strong-will
9、ed,obstinate, stubborn, pig-headed,Positive adj.,Negative adj.,Discussion,What conclusion can we draw from the three stories? 2. By what did they achieve their success? 3. How do you regard the behaviour of Gou Jian? 4. What can we learn from them?,Reading Comprehension,The “spider-story” is often t
10、old as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English.,So what? First, always think about your fa
11、ilure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?,Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb (电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.,Second, is the goal (目标) you are trying to reach the
12、right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: “If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldnt be doing anyway.,The third thing to remember about failure is that its a part of life. Lear
13、n to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You cant win them all.”,Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that_. A. people who fail are not lonely B. animals can help people sometimes C. nature will help us if we are hard-working D. confidence is important for o
14、ne to be successful,2. Edisons example shows us that_. A. he liked to do other kinds of work B. he invented many kinds of light bulbs C. failure may be a way towards success D. he was a man of many important inventions,3. If you are not sure about what success will get you, youd better_ . A. change
15、your goal B. go on with your goal C. not care for that D. work even harder on your goal,4. It can be learned from the passage that_ . A. one should try not to fail B. ones failure is anothers success C. one should take failure seriously D. one should learn lessons from failure,5. This passage is mai
16、nly about_ . A. two great men B. two sides of failure C. the right attitude (态度) towards failure D. ways to keep away from failure,1 What is the hardest experience you have ever had? What is the greatest challenge you have ever faced? How did you go through it? What lessons have you learned from it?
17、,Pre-reading,2 Suppose you choose to go on an expedition to Antarctica, what qualities do you think you may need to survive in one of the most unfriendly places on earth?,Reading,A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE,l Why did Blackborow think that being “young, fit and energetic“ would encourage Shackleton to take
18、him on the trip? A Shackleton liked young people who were fit and energetic. B It would be cold and Shackleton would need young, energetic people to do difficult jobs. C Shackleton wanted people who were fit but not trained in useful skills. D Blackborow would not have gone unless he was young and e
19、nergetic.,Choose the correct answer to each question.,2 Why did Shackleton accept Perce when he found him hiding in the ship after the voyage had started? A He didnt have time to turn round andtake him back to England. B He admired his courage and encouragedhim to stay. C He felt angry but could not
20、 show it so heaccepted die boy. D He made the best of the situation.,3 Why did Shackleton not show how disappointed he was when the ship sank? A He thought he could always organize another expedition. B He knew it would be easier to cross Antarctica without the ship C He felt the men would need enco
21、uraging after this disaster. D He had already taken all necessary supplies from the ship,Try to skim through the passage and get the main plot of the story.,This is the true story of one young man, Perce Blackborow, who hid aboard the ship that took Ernest Shackletons expedition to the South Pole. H
22、e was accepted by him, once he was found, and became a steward and cook for the rest of the expedition.,The main plot of the story,When the ship was crushed by ice, Perce was one of those left behind on Elephant Island to wait for rescue. Shackleton and a few others set out through very dangerous se
23、as to South Georgia Island to get help so that they could all be saved.,The conditions for those left on Elephant Island were very bad. They had little food, other than penguin or seal, problems keeping warm, problems melting the ice for water and protecting their fingers and toes from frostbite. Pe
24、rce had to have his toes removed because they bad become affected by the cold.,Nevertheless the small group remained loyal to their captains instructions: to remain cheerful and optimistic despite all difficulties. Above all they worked to stay alive till Shackleton returned to rescue them.,2. When
25、the ship sank, Shackleton encouraged each sailor to collect three personal things (camera, banjo, diary, family album, etc) to take with him. Try to make a dialogue between Shackleton and three of his men about what to leave, what to take and why.,Hints:,.want to take something to read take my “game
26、boy“ with me to play with. need a battery cannot buy batteries at the South Pole!, choose a pack of cards play with that. take my diary write about how it feels and what happens to us every day taking a bar of soap try and keep clean,S1: OK. This was Shackletons position. The ship is sinking. He has
27、 collected essential supplies and now suggested that each person take three personal things. What sort of things do you think we should choose?,Sample discussion,S2: I want to take something to read. I would feel very upset if there was nothing to do while we were waiting to be rescued. S3: Thats a
28、good idea. I would take my “gameboy” with me to play with. S4: Do you think thats a good idea? You need a battery for that and you cannot buy batteries at the South Pole!,S3: Thats true. Perhaps it would be better if I chose a pack of cards. We can all play with that. S1: Thats a good idea. Now what
29、 about you, other? S2: Perhaps I would take my diary. Then I can write about how it feels and what happens to us every day. That way we could keep a record.,S3: And I am thinking of taking a bar of soap so I can try and keep clean. It makes me miserable if I feel dirty. So it will help keep me cheer
30、ful. S1: Those are good choices and good reasons. Now you each have two more to choose,1 Do you think Shackleton behave well when the ship sink? What would you have done?,Discussion,2 What qualities do you think Shackleton and Perce show? Find some examples to support your ideas.,1 Perseverance, uns
31、elfishness, calmness 2 concern and responsibility for others,1 determined, adventurous 2 Cheerful, hard-working,click here,click here,never gave way to disappointment when ship sank and expedition failed; was always honest with his men; no differences in rank or in social status; a fair division of
32、food as well as work planned a rescue plan as soon as the ship sank,Shackleton,Examples,click here,when he thought he could not go he did aboard the ship; served 28 meals three times a day despite problems with food.,Blackborrow,He is the commander of the expedition. 他是远征军的司令/探险队的队长。,1. expedition:
33、n. 远征,探险队,迅速,They planned to organize a scientific expedition.他们计划组织一次科学考察。,Language points,The expedition suffered all the rigors of a Canadian winter. 这支探险队饱受了加拿大严冬的折磨。,They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。,1 The heat outside is unbearable. 2 I find his rudeness unbearable. 3 The u
34、ncertainty is unbearable! 4 Loneliness in a gloomy raining day may be unbearable to him.,2. unbearable a. 无法忍受的,Block out this unimportant detail at the top of your picture. 在底片上把图象上部的这个不重要的细节涂没。That wall blocks out all the light. 那堵墙把光线都遮住了。,3. block out: vt. 封闭(打草样, 用蔽光框蒙 住底片之一部使不透影),I was complet
35、ely breathless when I got to the top of the mountain. 当我到达山顶上时，我已经上气不 接下气了。,4. breathlessa. 喘不过气来的=out of breath,A breathless audience. 屏住呼吸的观众。,I met him in a hot and breathless afternoon.我是在一个又闷又热的下午遇到他的。,The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act. 孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。,Circumstances
36、 forced us to change our plans. 客观情况迫使我们改变了计划。He was forced by the circumstances to do this. 他做此事是为环境所迫。,5. circumstance n. 环境,状况,事件,Under the circumstances, he felt unable to accept the job.在这种情况下, 他觉得无法接受这项工作。 Under no circumstances should you lend him any money.你无论如何都不该把钱借给他。,Under no circumstanc
37、es will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.中国决不首先使用核武器。She wont give up in any circumstances. 在任何情况下她都不会屈服。,in/under no circumstances “决不;无论如何也不”,inunder the circumstances “在这种情况下；因为这种情况”。,Its amazing that they did so well under the circumstances.In exceptional circumstances students may take
38、 exams at other times.如遇特殊情况，学生可在其他的 时段考试。,1 This work is not urgent; we can do it tomorrow. 2 Theyve made an urgent request for international aid.他们紧急请求国际援助。 3 I was prevented from going by urgent business.,6. urgent a. 急迫的, 紧要的, 紧急的,It is urgent that food and clothing (should) be sent to the suffe
39、rers.急需将食物和衣服送给灾民。 Im afraid something urgent has come up; I wont be able to see you tonight. 很抱歉, 有些急事; 今晚不能见你了。,The leaders vital and cheerful manner filled his men with courage.指挥官朝气蓬勃和欢欣愉悦的神态使士兵们勇气倍增。 This point is vital to my argument.It is vital that we move quickly.,7. vital a. 生命的; 至关重要的,She
40、s a very vital sort of person.精力旺盛的人 The heart performs a vital bodily function. 心脏起著维持生命的重要作用。,The government saw the introduction of new technology as vital.政府认为引进新技术至关重要。,She remained cheerful throughoutthe trip.I have a cozy and cheerful room.The news isnt very cheerful, Im afraid.A cheerful woo
41、d fire was crackling in the sitting room. 熊熊的柴火在起居室的炉中噼啪作响。,8. cheerful 高兴的, 快乐的,I kept faith with him.我信守了对他的诺言。He has great talent, but he has lost his faith. 他很有天赋, 但是他已经丧失了信心。,9. faith n. 信任, 信仰,Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings.【谚】早晨云遮日，晚上星满天。Mrs. Jones didnt give way to fears during t
42、he flood.洪水来临时琼斯太太并没有害怕。,10. give way to让位，让道；妥协， 屈服；转为,If he is given way to, he will only make further demands.要是我们向他妥协，那他就会提出 更多的要求。As winter gave way to spring, the days began to lengthen.冬天过去, 春天来到。白天越来越了。,Its a bridge of steel framework. 那是座钢铁结构的桥梁。All the cases can be considered within the fr
43、amework of the existing rules. 一切情况都可依据现行章程的结 构加以考虑。,11. framework n. 结构,骨架,架构,He is above me in rank.他的级别比我高。This tennis player ranked third in the world. 这位网球运动员排名世界第三。A general ranks a captain.将军的级别比上尉高。,12. rank: n. 等级, 排, 阶级 v. 排列, 归类于, 列于,A select group were invited to the wedding reception.一群
44、经过挑选的人士被邀请参加婚宴。This is a very select area; you have to be rich to live here.这是高级住宅区,13. select a. 精选的 n. 被挑选的人或物 v. 选择, 精选,She selected a diamond ring from the collection.她从收藏品中挑选了一枚钻石戒指。 Our shops select only the very best quality produce.我们商店都是精选的质量最高的产品。,Its a boom year this year. 今年是繁荣昌盛的一年。 The
45、 oil market is enjoying a boom. 石油市场欣欣向荣。,14. boom n. 繁荣, 隆隆声 v. 急速发展,Technology is a booming sector of the economy. 技术是一个迅速发展的经济部门。 The computer industry is booming. 计算机业繁荣起来。 He made his pile during the property boom. 在房地产生意兴隆期间他发了大财。,They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully.他们发誓要忠实
46、履行自己的职责。I swore her to secrecy about what I had told her.我要她起誓对我告诉她的事保守秘密。,15. swear v. 发誓,宣誓,咒骂,I swear by Almighty God that I will tell the truth. 我对万能的上帝发誓我要说真话。 The President has to be sworn in publicly. 总统必须当众宣誓就职。,They advocated the use of force.他们提倡要动用武力。I advocate a policy of gradual reform.
47、 我拥护逐步改革的政策。He advocated, though he did not practise the no-drinking policy. 他主张禁酒，虽然他自己并不实行。,16. advocate: n. 提倡者, 拥护者 v. 主张, 提倡,He advocates reducing military spending. 他主张削减军费开支。Do you advocate banning cars in the city centre? 你支持禁止汽车在市中心通行这 一主张吗?,1 I try to think of happier things: warm and dry
48、clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days, my mothers face and the celebration we will get when we return, for I am part of a failed expedition that tried to cross the continent of Antarctica, something that had never been done before.,Difficult sentences analysis,我试着想到较快乐的事物: 温暖的和干 燥的衣服，一间舒适的卧室, 阳光充足的 日子
49、, 我母亲的脸和我们归还的时候我们 将会经历的庆祝活动。因为我是企图越 过南极洲的失败的远征的一部份，在此 以前人们从未做过此事。,for前后是并列关系，for是并列连词。 并列连词用来连接平行的词、词组和分句。 如：and, but, or, nor, so, therefore, yet, however, for, hence, as well as, bothand, not onlybut also, eitheror, neithernor, (and)then 等。,2 Men wanted for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, months of complete darkness, and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is successful. Sir Ernest Shackleton.,