《當(dāng)代商務(wù)英語(yǔ)綜合教程》課件-Unit 3 Discovery in a Thunderstorm

Contents1TextADiscoveryinaThunderstormLanguageinUseTextBFORDMotorCompanyHistoryWarm-upQuestions:2Warm-upQuestions:1.Whatwillyoudoifyouareridingabikeintherainwithoutaraincoat?2.Howwouldyouovercomeyourdifficulties?Pre-classTask13Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,theglossary,ordictionaries.TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstorm4PassageManyyearsago,Iwasonabicycletripthroughsomeexceedinglypicturesquecountryside.Suddenly,darkcloudspiledupoverheadandrainbegantofall,butstrangetorelate,severalhundredyardsaheadofmethesunshonebrilliantly.Pedaling,however,asrapidlyasIcould,Ifounditimpossibletogetintotheclear.ThecloudswiththeirrainkeptadvancingfasterthanIcouldraceforward.Icontinuedthisunequalcontestforanexhaustinghalfhour,beforerealizingthatIcouldnotwinmywaytothebrightareaaheadofme.15PassageThenitdawneduponmethatIwaswastingmystrengthinunimportanthurry,whilepayingnoattentionwhatsoevertothelandscapeforthesakeofwhichIwasmakingthetrip.Thestormcouldnotlastforeverandthediscomfortwasnotunendurable.Indeed,therewasmuchtolookatwhichmightotherwisehaveescapedme.AsIgazedaboutwithsharpenedappreciation,Isawcolorsandlinesandcontoursthatwouldhaveappeareddifferentlyunderbrilliantlight.2TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstorm6PassageTherainmistswhichnowcrownedthewoodedhillsandthefreshclearnessofthedifferentgreenswereentrancing.Myannoyanceattherainwasgoneandmyeagernesstoescapeitvanished.Ithadprovidedmewithanewviewandhelpedmeunderstandthatthesourcesofbeautyandsatisfactionmaybefoundcloseathandwithintherangeofone'sownsensibilities.TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstorm7PassageItmademethink,thenandlater,aboutothermatterstowhichthisincidentwasrelated.IthelpedmerealizethatthereisnosenseinmyattemptingevertofleefromcircumstancesandconditionswhichcannotbeavoidedbutwhichImightbravelymeetandfrequentlymendandoftenturntogoodaccount.IknowthathalfthebattleiswonifIcanfacetroublewithcourage,disappointmentwithspirit,andtriumphwithhumility.Ithasbecomeeverclearertomethatdangerisfarfromdisaster,thatdefeatmaybetheforerunneroffinalvictory,andthat,inthelastanalysis,allachievementisperilouslyfragileunlessbasedonenduringprinciplesofmoralconduct.3TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstorm8PassageIhavelearnedthattryingtofindacarefreeworldsomewherefaroffinvolvesmeinanendlesschaseinthecourseofwhichtheopportunityforhappinessandthehappinessofattainmentarealltoooftenlostinthechaseitself.IthasbecomeapparenttomethatIcannotwipeoutthepainsofexistencebydenyingthem,blamingthemlargelyorcompletelyonothers,orrunningawayfromthem.4TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstorm9PassageTheelementsofweaknesswhichmarkeverypersoncannotabsolvemefromtheburdensandblessingsofresponsibilityformyselfandtoothers.Icanmagnifybutneverlessenmyproblemsbyignoring,evadingorexorcisingthem.Ibelievethatmyperplexitiesanddifficultiescanbeconsiderablyresolved,ifnotcompletelyovercome,bymyownattitudesandactions.IamconvincedthattherecanbenoguaranteeofmyhappinessexceptthatIhelpevokeandenhanceitbytheworkofmyhandsandthedictatesofmyheartandthedirectionofmystriving.5TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstorm10PassageIbelievethatdeepfaithinGodisnecessarytokeepmeandholdmankinduncowedandconfidentunderthevagariesandordealsofmortalexperience,andparticularlysointhisperiodofrevolutionarystormandtravail.Ifmyvaluesreceivetheirsanctionandstrengthfromrelationshiptodivinelawandacceptanceofitsethicalimperatives,thennothingcanreallyharmme.“TheLordismyshepherd;Ishallnotwant.”TextA

DiscoveryinaThunderstormPre-classTask211Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.D2.C3.A4.D5.DPre-classTask312Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask313GlossaryPre-classTask314Pre-classTask315Pre-classTask316Pre-classTask317Pre-classTask318In-classTask119In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.ThecloudswiththeirrainkeptadvancingfasterthanIcouldraceforward.(line6)1.ThecloudswiththeirheavyrainmovedfasterthanIcouldrideintotheclear.In-classTask1202.Ithadprovidedmewithanewviewandhelpedmeunderstandthatthesourcesofbeautyandsatisfactionmaybefoundcloseathandwithintherangeofone'sownsensibilities.(line22)2.Awholenewviewhadbeenprovidedtomeandletmeknewthatthebeautyandsatisfactioncouldbeextremelyeasytobefoundinourdailylifeaslongasdiscoveredcarefully.In-classTask1213.IknowthathalfthebattleiswonifIcanfacetroublewithcourage,disappointmentwithspirit,andtriumphwithhumility.(line31)3.IknowthatIwillmakethehalfvictoryofthebattleifIcanfacedifficultieswithcourage,disappointmentwithspirit,andsuccesswithmodesty.In-classTask1224.Ifmyvaluesreceivetheirsanctionandstrengthfromrelationshiptodivinelawandacceptanceofitsethicalimperatives,thennothingcanreallyharmme.(line59)4.Iwouldbefearlessifmyvaluescouldgetthesupportandstrengthfromrelationshiptodivinelawandcommitmentofethicalrequirements.In-classTask223In-classTask21.Readtheparagraphs3～5.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Whathappenedtotheauthorduringhisbicycletrip?1)Suddenly,darkcloudspiledupoverheadandrainbegantofall,butstrangetorelate,severalhundredyardsaheadofhimthesunshonebrilliantly.In-classTask2242)Whydidn'thecontinuethecontestwiththecloudswiththeirrain?3)Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromthenewviewafterthestorm?2)Becauseitwasanunequalcontest,andherealizedthathecouldnotwinhiswaytothebrightareaaheadofhim.3)Helearnedthatthesourcesofbeautyandsatisfactionmaybefoundcloseathandwithintherangeofone'sownsensibilities.In-classTask2254)Howwouldyoudealwiththecircumstancesandconditionswhichcannotbeavoided?5)Accordingtothetext,whatshouldyoudoifyoudon'twantanythingtoreallyharmyou?4)Thereisnosenseinyourattemptingevertofleefromcircumstancesandconditionswhichcannotbeavoidedbutwhichyoumightbravelymeetandfrequentlymendandoftenturntogoodaccount.5)Ifyourvaluesreceivetheirsanctionandstrengthfromrelationshiptodivinelawandacceptanceofitsethicalimperatives,thennothingcanreallyharmyou.In-classTask226In-classTask23.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontothebold-typedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.In-classTask2271)我們知道資本偏愛(ài)穩(wěn)定的投資環(huán)境，而對(duì)動(dòng)蕩的環(huán)境避之惟恐不急。Thingsarenotmovingasrapidlyaswehoped.2)為了不受良心的譴責(zé)，她把從他那偷來(lái)的錢(qián)還給了他。Hemarriedherprincipallyforthesakeofherfather’sproperty.3)在面試過(guò)程中我的心跳得厲害。Inthecourseofstudytheybroughtupmanyquestions.In-classTask2284)不管什么人檢驗(yàn)了我們的車(chē)以后一定會(huì)對(duì)我們車(chē)的質(zhì)量深信不疑的。Itsoonbecameapparenttoeveryonethathecouldn'tsing.5)把崇高理想灌輸?shù)侥贻p人的思想中去是很必要的。Talentandeducationarenecessarytomakegoodincertainfields.In-classTask229In-classTask24.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)Haveyoueverfoundanybeautyandsatisfactioncloseatyourhand?Andwhatisit?2)Whatdoyouthinkaboutsuccess?Howcanweachievesuccess?30TextA

TextTranslation雷雨中的醒悟內(nèi)爾松·格盧克博士多年前，我曾騎著自行車(chē)從一片風(fēng)景如畫(huà)的郊野中穿過(guò)。突然，烏云密布，大雨滂沱，然而令人驚奇的是，在前方幾百碼的地方卻是陽(yáng)光燦爛。我蹬著車(chē)使勁往前沖，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)怎么也到不了那片陽(yáng)光普照之地。烏云夾著大雨比我沖得還快。半小時(shí)后，精疲力盡的我停止了這場(chǎng)不公平的抗?fàn)?，意識(shí)到自己根本無(wú)法到達(dá)那片晴朗的天地。131T