全新版大学英语课件U2.ppt

BR-main,Before Reading,1.Abraham Lincoln,Story about Abraham Lincoln,Discussions about the Story,2.Celebrities,Rich People I Know,Whos Who,3.Background Information,4.Warm-up Questions,BR1.1,Story about Abraham Lincoln,II,Discussions about the Story,1.What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day?,Working as a shop clerk,he overcharged a customer.Although the sum was insignificant,Lincoln walked a long distance to pay back the money.,Discussions about the Story,The theme of this unit is about values.What do values mean?And how is the story related to the theme of the unit?,2.,Discussions about the Story,Do you think it worthwhile to walk two or three miles to pay back the six and a quarter cents?,3.,Discussions about the Story,4.What values do you consider the most important?,BR2.1,Rich People I Know,Collect stories,news reports,pictures,books,or video clips of rich people.Form groups of three or four to share what you have collected and discuss what values these rich people hold dear.,BR2.2,Whos Who,Look at the following pictures.Who are they?,Whos Who,Greek shipping magnate and financier,Aristotle Onassis,19061975,born of Greek parents in Turkey,made his first fortune in tobacco business,built up one of the worlds largest independent fleets,and was a pioneer in the construction of supertankers,first marriage to the daughter of the influential Greek shipowner Stavros Livanos ended in divorce(1960),Whos Who,Aristotle Onassis,had a long relationship with the soprano Maria Callas,gained special prominence in the United States through his marriage(1968)to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy,widow of President John F.Kennedy,Whos Who,Aristotle Onassis,It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest.We must learn to sail in high winds.,quotations:,Whos Who,nicknamed Superman,Asias richest and most influential billionaire,Li Ka-shing,once a poor immigrant,got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950s,business centered on the conglomerate Hutchinson Whampoa(telecom,port services,real estate),now spans 41 countries and accounts for 13%of Hong Kongs stock market value,has invested more than$7 billion in Chinese mainland and built 400 miles of roads and bridges,Whos Who,has given away over$500 million to support education and health care facilities in Asia,Li Ka-shing,亲信不等于亲人。傲气不可有，傲骨不可无。,quotations:,Whos Who,the richest of the rich,Bill Gates,has topped the Forbes 400 list for nine consecutive years since 1994 and is most likely to remain to be the richest in the world in the years to come,born in 1955 in Seattle,Washington,had been shy and awkward,rarely ventured out to parties even when studying at Harvard University,Whos Who,Bill Gates,MS-DOS(Microsoft Disk Operating System)and subsequent programs(including the Windows operating systems)made Microsoft the worlds largest producer of software for microcomputers,founded the Microsoft Corporation(1974),a computer software firm,with Paul Allen,Whos Who,Bill Gates,There are people who dont like capitalism,and people who dont like PCs.But theres no one who likes the PC who doesnt like Microsoft.Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.,quotations:,BR3,Background Information,1.Sam Walton,2.Rolls-Royce,3.Dime Store,4.Ford Motor Company,5.Names,6.Forbes,Sam Walton,Sam Walton,an American retailing executive,was born in 1918 in Oklahoma.After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores,he opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Arkansas,in 1962.Walton developed Wal-Mart into a chain of massive,centrally controlled stores that were typically sited in small towns and rural areas.The stores featured heavy discounting,smaller profit margins than usual coupled with higher-volume sales,and a customer-oriented staff.Wal-Mart flourished,went public in 1970,and by 1991 had become a multibillion-dollar business and Americas largest retailer with 1,700 stores.Walton,who stepped aside as CEO of the company in 1988 but remained active in its management,was by 1985 the wealthiest person in the United States.,II,Sam Walton,After his death,his widow Helen and four children are doing well on their own.With a collective net worth of over$100 billion,they are ranked 7 to 11 in the Forbes Worlds Richest People in 2003.,BR3.2,Rolls-Royce,Rolls-Royce refers to any of the large,expensive,comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce.Many people recognize them by the small metal statue on the front of every Rolls-Royce car.The company was formed in 19051906 by Charles Rolls(18771910)and Henry Royce(18631933)and also produces aircraft engines.The Rolls-Royce company was bought by the German company Volkswagen in 1998.The name Rolls-Royce is also used informally to refer to the best product of a particular type.,II,BR3.3,Dime Store,A dime store offers a wide assortment of inexpensive items,formerly costing five or ten cents,for personal and household use.,II,BR3.4,Ford Motor Company,Ford Motor Company is a large US company that makes cars.It was established in Detroit in 1903 by Henry Ford,and the first Model T was sold in 1908.The company has produced the Lincoln since 1922 and the Mercury since 1938.,II,Names,II,BR3.6,Forbes,Forbes is an American business magazine.It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business.In its November 27,2000 edition it published one listing the 50,richest businessmen and women in China,headed by Rong Yiren of CITIC with 1.9 billion dollars,followed in second place by Liu Yongxing of the Hope Group with 1 billion dollars.The richest businesswoman on the list was Yang Lan of Sun Television,with 63 million dollars.,II,BR4,Warm-up Questions,GR-main,Global Reading,1.Part Division of the Text,2.Scanning,For Part 1,For Part 2&3,3.Further Understanding,GR-text,Part Division of the Text,Parts,Lines,Main Ideas,1,2,3,113,1444,4585,The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.,Being friendly,easy-going and never flashy,Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment.,With the Wal-Mart team in mind,Walton devotes himself heart and soul to making the business a great success.,GR-s1,Scanning,GR-s2,Scanning,am Walton,S,_,ie Beaulieu,Jam,_,hnny Baker,Jo,_,founder of Wal-Mart,the discount king,waiter at Sam Waltons birthday party,night manager at the local Wal-Mart,LL.7880“The reason for our success is our people and the way theyre treated and the way they feel about their company.They believe things are different here,but they deserve the credit.”,L.19“He doesnt want any special treatment.”,L.13“It was a real disappointment.”,GR-s3,Scanning,ichard Hoback,R,_,ordon Garlington III,G,_,Mayor of Bentonville,Arkansas,pastor of the local church,LL.2224“He is the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream.”,LL.3132“He doesnt have a set place.At a church supper the other night,he and his wife were in back washing dishes.”,GR-s4,Scanning,hn Mayhall,Jo,_,on Gremp,Jim V,_,local barber,corporate affairs director,LL.4344“the only thing strange about Sam Walton is that he isnt strange.”,GR-s5,Scanning,erold F.Arend,F,_,endren,Jim H,_,retired president of Wal-Mart,company lawyer,LL.7477“Hed say,That fellow worked hard,lets give him a little extra.I had to change my way of thinking when I came aboard.”,GR-f1,Fill in the following table.,a mansion/a palace,nice house,but not palace,a Rolls-Royce,an old pickup truck,dogs with diamond collars,a muddy bird dog,servants everywhere,no servants,GR-f2,2.Complete the summary.,According to Jamie Beaulieus imagination,Sam Walton,the richest man in the world,should lead a lavish/luxurious life.What he saw,however,proved that he was wrong.It turned out that the billionaire,who acquired his wealth by starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount chai,carried on in a very simple/frugal way.,lavish/luxurious,_,starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount chain,simple/frugal,_,GR-f3,Fill in the Table,In part 2 and part 3,we can see a character sketch of the richest man in America.List some of his character traits and the details that reveal those traits.,Character Traits,Details,free of self-importance,friendly and easy-going,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart,has no reserved seat in church,asks his employees to call him by his first name,GR-f4,Fill in the Table,In part 2 and part 3,we can see a character sketch of the richest man in America.List some of his character traits and the details that reveal those traits.,Character Traits,Details,never flashy,hard working,steers clear of reporters,dreamers,and schemers,manages to keep himself off the front page,attends sales meetings,the executive pep rally,generous,set up a college scholarship fund and a disaster relief fund,DR1,THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME,He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.,DR1.1,THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME,He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.,He imagined what was waiting for him.Or:He imagined what he was surely to see.,Paraphrase the sentence.,DR1.2,He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.,THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME,THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME,He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.,remote:adj.far away in space or time,The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province.,Taming the deserts is no longer a dream of the remote future but a practical human endeavor.,THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME,He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.,discount:n.amount of money which may be taken off the full price,Traditional retailers whove opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers.,Collocation:,give/make/allow a discount,a cash discount,at a discount,打折扣,低于正常价格,现金折扣,DR2,“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.,It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.,DR2.1,“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.,It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.,1.Paraphrase the part.,It is only in America that a billionaire can live in the same way as ordinary people.,2.Translate the whole sentence into Chinese.,只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像普通百姓一样，安稳地过着普普通通的日子。,Note:In writing and formal speech,you can put only at the beginning of a sentence,followed by the word,word group,or clause it modifies,and then you put an auxiliary or be followed by the subject of the main clause.Examples:,3.,Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks.,Only when the injured limb is fully mobile will the runner be encouraged to restrengthen it.,DR2.2,“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.,It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.,“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old dis