unit-1--the-shadowland-of-dreams(ppt文档).ppt

UNIT1TEXTTHESHADOWLANDOFDREAMSWARMINGUPQUESTIONSDoyouhaveadream？Whatsyourdream?Areyouwillingtosacrificeforyourdream?Whatdoyouthinkyouhavetosacrificeforyourdream?I.TITLEshadowlandareaofshadedreammentalpictureofthefutureExplainthetitle:Thetitlereferstothestateoflivingwithuncertaintybeforeonesgoalisreachedorthedarkperiodonehastoexperiencebeforehisdreamcomestrue.II.AUTHOR:ALEXHALEYAlexHaley(1921-1992)wasAmericanbiographer(传记作者),scriptwriter(电影剧本作家)andauthorwhobecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelRoots(根).IttracedHaleysancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte(昆塔金特).Rootswasadaptedtotelevisionseriesandwokeupaninterestingenealogy(afamilytree家系,宗谱)particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.ALEX HALEYS BOYHOOD HOMEItwasbuiltin1919inthesmalltownofHenning,TennesseebyWillE.Palmer,thematernalgrandfatherofAlexHaley.From1921to1929,andduringsomesubsequentsummers,Haleylivedherewithhisgrandparents.ItwasontheporchofthishousethatHaleyheardfromhisgrandmother,CynthiaPalmer,thefamilystoriesthatinspiredhimtowriteRoots,retellingtalesofhisAfricanancestorswhowerebroughttoAmericaasslaves.ROOTSThisbookwonAlexthe1976PulitzerPrize,andthebookwaspresentedinaneight-parttelevisionadaptationin1977.Rootshasbeentranslatedintooverthirtylanguages,andhasinspiredmillionstosearchfortheirownroots.http:/ astudentfailstopassontheexamination.Likemany aChinesestudenttoday,hecouldexperience,buthecouldnotfeel.longingearnestdesirerequiterewardForeverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrequited.Althoughsomeofthewritersdidsucceed,yettherearestillthousandsofthemfailed.Fewwriterssucceedinbecomingawriter,manyfail.Eventhosewhosucceedoftenknowlongperiodsofneglectandpoverty.Idid.Althoughsomepeoplefinallysucceededinwriting,therewerequitealongperiodwheretheywerenotknownandlivedapoorlife.Ivegonethroughsuchperiods.WhenIlefta20-year-careerintheCoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.CoastGuard美国海岸警卫队afreelancewriter awriterwhoearnshismoneywithoutbeingintheregularemploymentofanyparticularorganization自由撰稿人 prospectchancesoffuturesuccess前途WhatIdidhavewasafriendinNYCity,GeorgeSims,withwhomIdgrownupinHenning,Tenn.Georgefoundmemyhome,acleaned-outstorageroomintheGreenwichVillageapartmentbuildingwhereheworkedassuperintendent.superintendentmanager（大楼的）管理人genuinerealbreakasuddenormarkedchange突变barelyhardlywhatifwhatwill,would,betheresultof如果将如何呢？要是又怎样 Whatifyoushouldfail?假如你失败了,该怎么办呢?Iwasntgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?Iwasntgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhoonlydreamtobeawriterbutneverputitintopracticeuntiltheydie.IamnotgoingtoregretwhenIamdying.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Dontgoforsecondbestbaby.Putyourloveto the test.Youllneverknowhowmuchyoucanhandleifyoudontputyourlimitsto the test.This is the shadowland of hope,and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.siren(1)n.(inoldGreekstories)oneofanumberofwingedwomenwhosesongscharmedsailors&causedtheirdestruction;(hence)womanwhoattracts&isdangeroustomen;shipswhistleforsendingwarnings&signals塞壬(原指希腊神话中半人半鸟的女海妖,她以美妙歌声吸引水手并使船只触礁沉没);迷人的女人;汽笛 (2)a.inducing,luring,seducing诱人的,迷人的,使用手段引人随从自己的意见Itwasntanagentoreditorofferingabigcontract.Itwastheoppositeakindofsirencalltemptingmetogiveupmydream.Whywasthephonecallsaidtobeakindofsirencall?Becauseitwasatemptation,inducingtheauthortogiveuphisdreamtobecomeawriter.temptpersuadesb.todosth.wrongorfoolishacquaintancepersonwithwhomoneisacquainted熟人onthesideasasecondaryoccupation兼职作为副业bull-headed(ofaperson)goingafterwhatonewantswithoutregardfortheopinionofotherswellv.risefromaninnersourcelikewater Anger was welling up in him.Blood was welling out from the wound.Asthedollarsweredancinginmyhead,somethingclearedmysense.Fromdeepinsideabull-headedresolutionwelledup.Iamgoingtostickitoutandwrite.Thereiseverythingyouvemadeofyourselfsofar.IamnotsureIveeverfeltsolow.stickoutputupwith,endurehardshipuntiltheendcrate板条箱,柳条箱jampack(items)toexcess塞紧,(使)挤满crumpledpressedintowrinkles起皱的lowdepressedveteranexperiencedmorselasmallamountwilt(ofplants,flowers)losefreshness凋谢,枯萎 down-homeof,relatingto,orreminiscent（怀旧的）ofasimple,wholesome,unpretentiouslifestyle,esp.thatassociatedwiththeruralsouthernUnitedStates 乡土的,田园生活的,尤指美国南方乡村的生活方式 down-homecooking(美国)南方烹调术sacrificethegivingupofsth.ofgreatvaluetooneselfforaspecialpurpose牺牲tracefollowordiscover(sb.orsth.)byobservingmarks,tracks,bitsofevidence追溯dazzlingbrightlyshininglimelight(1)intensewhitelightproducedbyheatingarodoflime(石灰)inaveryhotflame,usedforlightingthestageintheaters石灰光 (2)centreofpublicattention众人注意的中心Theshadowshadturnedintodazzlinglimelight.Mylifecompletelychangedfromdarktobright,fromfailuretosuccess,fromunfamoustofamousandfrompoortorich.dealabusinesstransaction协议exhilaratingdelightingandexcitingblinddepriveofperceptionorinsightcorroderustriptidecurrent激流huddlecrouch蜷缩Whydidtheauthorthinkthatthe things in that bag are part of his roots,too?Because his past hard life experience contributedalottohissuccess.bleakcoldandcutting,raw阴冷的frameencloseinaframe给加框PulitzerPrizeanyofseveralawardsestablishedbyJosephPulitzerandconferredannuallyforaccomplishmentinvariousfieldsofAmericanjournalism,literature,andmusic.普利策奖：约瑟夫普利策设立的每年颁给在新闻、文学及音乐等领域取得成就的美国人的若干奖金EmmyastatuetteawardedannuallybytheAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciencesforoutstandingachievementintelevision.艾美奖：美国电视艺术和科学学会每年颁发给在电视节目上有突出成就者的小雕像Spingarnmedal斯宾卡奖章ItisawardedannuallybytheNAACPforoutstandingachievementbyanAfrican American.Theaward,whichconsistsofagoldmedal,wascreatedbyJoel Elias Spingarn,ChairmanoftheBoardoftheNAACPin1914.NAACPNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople美国）全国有色人种协进会 staythecoursetoendureorpersist持续到底Idbehardpressedtosaywhichmeansthemosttome.ButonlyoneremindsmeofthecourageandpersistenceittakestostaythecourseintheShadowland.Whichone?Theclearplasticcaseinsidewhichthereweretwocansofsardinesand18cents.VI.ABSTRACTInthetext,byexplainingthedifferencebetweenwantingtobecomeawriter&wantingtowrite,theauthorfirstsuggeststothosewhowanttobecomeprofessionalwritersthatbeingawriterdoesnotjustmeanwealthandfame,butalsothelongperiodsofneglect&poverty.Thenhetellsabouthisstruggletosticktohisdreamofwinninghisfinalsuccess.Finallyhedrawstheconclusionthatonemustlearntostruggleintheshadowlandofdreamsinordertobecomesuccessful&oneshouldneverforgetthecourage&persistenceittakestostaythecourseintheshadowlandevenaftersuccess.DISCUSSIONWhatdoyoulearnfromAlex?WhatarethelessonsofAlexssuccess?Tomakeourdreamcometrue,whateffortsshouldwemake?成功的光环万众瞩目，但背后的艰辛却无人问津，唯有走过梦想和希望的“shadowland”，才有可能达到成功的彼岸！READINGSKILLSUSINGTHEDICTIONARYWhatyoucanlearnaboutawordinthedictionary?ThedifferentmeaningsofthewordHowtospellthewordHowtobreakdownthewordintosyllablesHowtopronouncethewordHowthewordfitsintotheEnglsihsystemofgrammarSynonymsofthewordAnantonymofthewordAnotherwordthatderivedfromthewordhumiliationN.thestateofbeinghumiliatedordisgraced(Both1and2,inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pretendV.giveafalseappearance(2inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pace V.walkbackandforth(15inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)ranV.manage(67inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pictureV.formamentalimageof;visualize(14inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)setV.putintoaspecifiedstate;place(1inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)VII.Writing style:1st-person narrationVIII.Questions for discussion1.What else do you know about Alex Haley and his novel Roots?2.What do you think of the relationship between success and failure?Failure is the mother of success.VIIII.Ex.about the textX.Reading Skills XI.Homework:(1)Fast Reading (2)Home Reading (3)Preview Unit 4