《當(dāng)代商務(wù)英語(yǔ)綜合教程》課件-Unit 11 A Lesson Learned at Midnight

Contents1TextAALessonLearnedatMidnightLanguageinUseTextBHowDidtheSupermarketStealYourMoney?Warm-upQuestions:2Warm-upQuestions:1.Whatdoyouthinkoflife?2.Doyoubelievethereisgoodandevilinallofus?Pre-classTask13Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,theglossary,ordictionaries.TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight4PassageEversinceonemidnight,innineteenhundredandninewhenIfirstheardmymothercrying—Ihavebeengropingforbeliefstohelpmethroughtheroughgoingandconfusionsoflife.Mydad'svoicewaslowandtroubledashetriedtocomfortMother―andintheiranguishtheybothforgotthenearnessofmybedroom.Ioverheardthem.15PassageIwasonlyseventhen,andwhiletheirproblemofthattimehaslongsincebeensolvedandforgotten,thebigdiscoveryImadethatnightisstillrightwithme―lifeisnotallheartsandflowers.It'shardandcruelformostofusmuchofthetime.Weallhavetroubles―theyjustdifferinnature,that'sall.Andthatleadstomyfirstbelief.TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight6PassageIbelievethehumanraceisvery,verytough―almostimpossibletodiscourage.Ifitwasn't,thenwhydowehavesuchwordsas“l(fā)augh”15and“sing”and“music”and“dance”—inthelanguageofallmankindsincethebeginningofrecordedtime?Thisbeliefmakesmedownrightproudtobeahumanbeing.2TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight7PassageNext,Ibelievethereisgoodandevilinallofus.ThomasManncomesclosetoexpressing20whatI'mtryingtosaywithhiscarefullywordedsentenceaboutthe“frightfullyradicalduality”betweenthebrainandthebeastinman—inallofus.3TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight8PassageThisbeliefhelpsmebecausesolongasIrememberthattherearecertainforcesof25evileverpresentinme―andneverforgetthatthereisalsoadivinesparkofgoodnessinme,too―thenIfindthatthe“score”ofmybadmistakesandregretsattheendofeachdayisgreatlyreduced.“Forewarnedofevilishalfthebattleagainstit.”4TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight9PassageIbelieveintryingtobecharitable,30intryingtounderstandandforgivepeople,especiallyintryingtoforgiveverykeenorbrilliantpeople.Amanmaybeageniusbuthecanstilldothingsthatpracticallybreakyourheart.5TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight10PassageIbelievemostifnotallofourveryfinestthoughtsandmanyofourfinestdeedsmustbe35kepttoourselvesalone―atleastuntilafterwedie.Thisusedtoconfuseme.ButnowIrealizethatbytheirverynature,thesefinestthingswedoandcannottalkaboutareasortofsecretpreviewofabetterlifetocome.6TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight11PassageIbelievethereisnoescapefromtherulethatwe40mustdomany,manylittlethingstoaccomplishevenjustonebigthing.ThisgivesmepatiencewhenIneeditmost.AndthenIbelieveinhavingthecouragetoBEMYSELF.OrperhapsIshouldsay,tobehonestwithmyself.Sometimesthisispractically45impossible,butI'msureIshouldalwaystry.78TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnight12PassageFinally,andmostimportanttome,IdobelieveinGod.I'msurethereisaverywiseandwonderfulBeingwhodesigned,constructedandoperatedthisexistenceaswemortalsknowit;50thisuniversewithitsgalaxiesandspiralnebulae,itsstarsandsomoonsandplanetsandbeautifulwomen,itstreesandpearlsanddeepgreenmoss―anditshopesandprayersforpeace.9TextA

ALessonLearnedatMidnightPre-classTask213Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.D2.D3.A4.B5.CPre-classTask314Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask315GlossaryPre-classTask316Pre-classTask317Pre-classTask318Pre-classTask319Pre-classTask320In-classTask121In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.ThomasManncomesclosetoexpressingwhatI'mtryingtosaywithhiscarefullywordedsentenceaboutthe“frightfullyradicalduality”betweenthebrainandthebeastinman―inallofus.(line20)1.I’mtryingtosaythatthecontradictorytendenciesinmanbetweenbeinghumanandbeinganimalisfrightfullyradicalandThomasMannalmostexpressesthisbychoosingcarefullyhiswords.(line20)In-classTask1222....andneverforgetthatthereisalsoadivinesparkofgoodnessinme,too―thenIfindthatthe“score”ofmybadmistakesandregretsattheendofeachdayisgreatlyreduced.(line25)2.IfeelmuchlessterribleattheendofeachdayoveradebtofmybadmistakesandregretsasIneverforgetthereisalsoadivinelightofhopeofgoodnessinme.(line25)In-classTask1233.ButnowIrealizethatbytheirverynature,thesefinestthingswedoandcannottalkaboutareasortofsecretpreviewofabetterlifetocome.(line36)4.Ibelievethereisnoescapefromtherulethatwemustdomany,manylittlethingstoaccomplishevenjustonebigthing.(line40)3.ButnowIunderstandthesefinestthingswedoandcannottalkabout,moreoftenthannot,areakindofsecretforetasteofabetterlifecomingourway.(line36)4.Wedomanysmallthingsinordertoachieveevenjustonebigthingandthisisarulethateveryonemustfollow.(line40)In-classTask224In-classTask21.Readaloudparagraphs2～8.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Whathappenedonemidnightin1909whentheauthorwassevenyearsold?1)Forthefirsttimeheheardhismothercryingandseeminglyinanguish.In-classTask2252)Whatdidthefathertrytodo?2)Hetriedtocomforthiswifeinalowbuttroubledvoice.3)Didtheauthorunderstandwhathisfatherandmotherweretalkingaboutthen?3)Yes,hedid.In-classTask2264)Howdidhefeelaboutlife?4)Lifewashardandtherewerealotofroughgoingsandconfusions.5)Whatdidherealizeaboutlife?5)Lifeisnotallhappiness.In-classTask227In-classTask23.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontothebold-typedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.In-classTask2281)為了能夠從學(xué)校畢業(yè)，我哥哥正在找兼職工作。Iwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpmethroughthedifficulty.2)人們對(duì)失敗持有不一樣的態(tài)度。Kateandhersisterdifferinpersonalityeveniftheirdifferencesinagearenotsignificant.3)這位醫(yī)生雖然多年前就退休了但是仍然在診所看病。Sucheffortshavelittlechanceofsuccess,buttheyarestillveryimportant.In-classTask2294)證據(jù)確鑿，無(wú)法逃避。Itseemsthatthereisnoeasyescapefromtheawfulthingsthatwehavedone.5)最后，也是最重要的是，我可以學(xué)到很多寶貴的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，這對(duì)我今后的發(fā)展是很重要的。Finallyandmostimportantly,Ihavetodeeplythankmyfiancéefortoleratingandsupportingmyresearchworks.In-classTask230In-classTask24.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)Summarizetheauthor'sbeliefsaboutlife.2)Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantamongtheauthor'sbeliefs?31TextATextTranslation在午夜學(xué)到的一課1909年，午夜時(shí)分，生平第一次聽(tīng)到母親哭泣。自從那時(shí)起，我就一直都在摸索信仰方面的東西，以便走出生活中的艱辛和迷茫。當(dāng)時(shí)，父親壓低聲音，但也不無(wú)煩惱，因?yàn)榧敝参磕赣H，情急無(wú)奈中，倆人竟然都忘了我的臥室是緊挨著的。我無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到了他們的談話。那年我才七歲，當(dāng)時(shí)是為了什么事兒因?yàn)樵缇徒鉀Q也就不怎么記得了，但那個(gè)夜晚獲得的對(duì)生活的認(rèn)識(shí)一直伴隨著我——生活并不都是歡樂(lè)和鮮花。很多時(shí)候，生活對(duì)我們大多數(shù)人是苛刻和