1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,TEXT B,My First Job,1/30,Scan the passage and answer the following questions,1)What can we learn about Louiss family when he was young?,A.They hardly had to struggle for their lives,B.They could barely make enough money for their needs,C.They would get a
2、 discount on their rent,D.They were unfortunate although they lived in a great country,2/30,2)Louiss father could get a discount on condition that _.,A.he used a machine to pick up litter,B.he worked in a cardboard-box factory,C.he got up at 3:00 A.M.every day,D.he cleaned the parking lot three nigh
3、ts a week,3/30,3)By saying that“there is dignity in all work”the author means that _.,A.we should honor those who work hard to support their families,B.he will never forget working in the parking lot,C.people should work hard to make a living,D.no matter what job one does,one deserves respect,4/30,4
4、)What made Suzes customer lend her money according to the passage?,Her maturity,Her faithfulness,Her honesty,Her success,5/30,Two distinguished Americans recalling their first job experience,Louis Caldera:The Parking-Lot Sweeper,My parents imbued in me the,concepts,of family,faith and patriotism whe
5、n I was young.Even though we struggled to,make ends meet,they stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.,6/30,concept,n.,概念,观念,思想,同,notion,我不能了解“无限”这个概念。,I cant grasp the concept of infinity.,7/30,搭配,ethical concept,
6、伦理观念,fundamental strategic concept,根本战略思想,8/30,make(both)ends meet,使收支相抵,工资低税收高,约翰极难做到收支平衡。,With high taxes and his small income,John has great difficulty in making both ends meet.,9/30,I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad,Benjamin,injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was
7、 retrained as a hairstylist.The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a,discount,on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week,which meant getting up at 3 A.M.To pick up trash,Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter b
8、y hand.It took two to three hours to clean the lot.Id sleep in the car on the way home.,10/30,discount,n.,折扣,vt.,把,打折,现金付款,我们给以,9,折优惠。,We give 10%discount for cash payment.,11/30,I did this for two years,but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime,.I acquired,discipline,and a strong work ethic,
9、and learned at an early age the importance of,balancing,lifes competing interests-in my case,school,homework and a job.,This really helped during my senior year of high school,when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food joint while taking a full load of college-prep courses.,12/30,
10、discipline,n.,纪律,vt.,训练,训导,那个教师无法维持课堂纪律。,The teacher cant keep discipline in her classroom.,父母须管教儿女。,Parents have to discipline their childeren.,13/30,The,at the military academy is so rigid that students hardly bear it.,(CET4),convention B)confinement,C)principle D)discipline,答案:,D,14/30,The hard w
11、ork,paid off,.I attended the U.S.Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard.Later,I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly.In these jobs and in everything else Ive done,I have never forgotten those nights in t
12、he parking lot.The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families,that is something we should honor.,Note:Louis Caldera was the 17th Secretary of the Army of the U.S.A.,15/30,pay off,付清,还清(债务)是值得(计划等)取得成功,我已付清了那台洗碗机余
13、额。,Ive paid off the balance on the dishwasher.,他们冒了很大风险,但事情成功了。,They took a hell of risk but it paid off.,16/30,由,pay,组成短语,pay back,偿还(欠款);向,报复,pay for,因,受处罚,/,受苦,Pay up,全部付清,17/30,Suze Orman:The Waitress,I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22.I worked there fo
14、r seven years and learned so many lessons,especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self respect and did what she loved-serving people.She made everyone smile and feel good,customers and co-workers alike.,Being a waitress changed my life.One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook
15、,an electronics salesman.He always ate a ham-and-Monterey-Jack omelet,and when I saw him walking toward the diner,I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.,18/30,Thanks to,the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen,I dreamed of having my own restaurant.But when I called my parents
16、to ask for a loan,they said,We just dont have the money.,The next day,Fred saw me and asked,Whats wrong,sunshine?Youre not smiling today.I shared my dream with him and said,Fred,I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me.,19/30,thanks to,幸亏,因为,多亏有他帮忙,我才得到了那份工作。,Thanks to his help,I
17、 got the job.,幸亏你及时帮忙,我们才按时完成了任务。,It was thanks to your timely help that we accomplished the task on time.,20/30,He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling$50,000-along with a note that I have,to this day,.It reads,The only collateral on this loan i
18、s my trust in your honesty as a person.Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true.,I took the checks to Merrill Lynch-the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house-where the money was,invested,for me.,I continued working at the Buttercup,making plans for
19、the restaurant I would open.My investments,soured,though,and I lost the money.,21/30,to this day,到现在,至今,至今我还不明白她为何那样做。,To this day,I still dont know why she did it.,22/30,使用方法,表示“至今,到现在”词有,so far,until now,等,23/30,invest,vt.,投资投入(时间,精力等)授予,赋予,vi.,投资,他把全部钱都投入了股票买卖。,He invested all his money in stocks
20、 and shares.,24/30,sour,a.,酸,馊,v.,变馊,变坏,水果太酸了,不能吃。,The fruit was too sour to eat.,伴随时间推移,他们婚姻关系恶化了。,As time went by their marriage turned sour.,25/30,I found myself thinking about what it would be like to be a stockbroker.After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch.Even th
21、ough I had no experience,I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker.Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the$50,000,plus 14-percent annual interest.Five years later,I was able to open my own firm.,26/30,I got a thank-you note from Fred,which will,be imprinted on,my heart forever.
22、He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped,cover,his mounting medical bills.His letter read,That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make.Who else could have invested in a counter girl with a million-dollar personality and watch that investment mature into a very
23、 successful career woman.How few investors have that opportunity?,Note:Suze Orman is a bestselling financial author whose books include The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom and The Courage to Be Rich.,27/30,imprint on ones mind/memory/heart,铭记,这景象已经深深地印在我脑海中。,The scene is deeply imprinted on my mind.,28
24、/30,cover,vt.,盖住,覆盖 报道,采访,最优异记者被派去做战地报道。,The best reporter were sent to cover the war.,这本书谈到了大部分关键点。,Most of the key points are covered in this book.,29/30,WORDS,concept,概念,make ends meet,使收支相抵,discount,打折;,discipline,纪律,pay off,偿清;,thanks to,多亏,to this day,至今;,invest,投资,sour,变酸;,cover,覆盖,imprint on ones mind,铭记,30/30,