1、贝萨妮汉密尔顿用积极的态度面对苦难、取得优异成绩的故事激励着人们。Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration for millions through her story of faith, determination and hope.And now her story has become a major movie which is entitled Soul Surfer.On 31 October 2003, at the age of 13, Bethany was attacked by a 15foot tiger s
2、hark while surfing just off the shore of Hawaii.Bethany said, “It came out of the blue.I had no warning at all; not even the slightest sign of danger on the horizon.The waves were small and inconsistent, and I was just kind of rolling along with them, relaxing on my board with my left arm dangling (
3、悬摆) in the cool water.I remember thinking, I hope the surf picks up soon .”“Thats all it took: a split second.I felt a lot of pressure and a couple of lightningfast tugs (猛拽)Then I watched in shock as the water around me turned bright red.Somehow, I stayed calm.My left arm was gone along with a huge
4、 piece of my surfboard .”理解 Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)1The author wanted to tell us an inspiring story of faith, determination and hope.(T) 2Bethany Hamilton lost her right arm when she was thirteen years old.(F) Her friends had to get her to the beach, which took 20 min
5、utes of paddling.After losing more than 40 percent of her blood and making it through several surgeries, Bethany was well on her way to recovery due to an unbelievably positive attitude.In January 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition and with no intention of stopping, Bethany continued
6、to enter and shine in competitions.Initially, she adopted a custommade board that was longer and slightly thicker than standard and had a handle for her right arm, making it easier to paddle, and she learned to kick more to make up for the loss of her left arm.Just over a year after the attack, she
7、took first place winning her first National Title.Now she competes with the worlds best and travels the globe.,积累 1inspiration n鼓舞人心的人(或事物)2on the horizon 很可能即将发生的3surgery n. 外科手术4competition n. 比赛，竞赛5make up for 弥补Section Starting out & Understanding ideasWe Regret to Inform You .“We regret to info
8、rm you .” These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every writer knows well.1The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it, their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence.You may have spent years giving up your weekends and free
9、time to write your lifes work, yet still this is often not enough.Everyone knows that success rarely happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection.1本句是and连接的并列句。在后一个分句中，their hearts sinking 是独立主格结构作伴随状语，when引导时间状语从句。Take for exam
10、ple JK.Rowling.When she received her first rejection letter, she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers, and stuck it on her kitchen wall.Rowling had spent years surviving on little money, spending all her time writing.When she finally finished her first boo
11、k, she received comments from publishers along the lines of “too difficult for children”， “too long”， “Children would not be interested in it”Nevertheless， she persevered.“I wasnt going to give up until every single publisher turned me down， but I often feared that would happen，” she later posted.Af
12、ter a total of twelve rejections, one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book, and2as we know, Harry Potter became a global success, with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.2as引导非限制性定语从句，with复合结构作状语。All too often writers of
13、 great works have had to face criticism along with rejection.J.D.Salinger started writing short stories in high school, but later struggled to get his works published.“We feel that we dont know the central character well enough” was the criticism he received on his manuscript for The Catcher in the
14、Rye.Despite rejections from several publishers, JD.Salinger refused to give up.Even when serving in the US Army during the Second World War, he carried six chapters of The Catcher in the Rye with him and worked on the novel throughout his war service.When it was eventually published, the book became
15、 an immediate bestseller and went on to sell millions and millions of copies.Perhaps the overall prize for perseverance should go to three sisters from Victorian England who dreamt of seeing their words in print.This, however, was a time when women were not encouraged to become writers.As the then P
16、oet Laureate, Robert Southey, wrote to one of them：“Literature cannot be the business of a womans life, and it ought not to be.” Nevertheless, the sisters didnt stop trying.Their response was to write a book of poems under male names.Even when the book sold only two copies, the sisters still didnt g
17、ive up.They started writing novels, and today Charlotte Bronts Jane Eyre, Emily Bronts Wuthering Heights and Anne Bronts Agnes Grey are regarded as classics of world literature.In fact, it is within the pages of Jane Eyre that we can find these words: “I honour endurance， perseverance, industry, tal
18、ent；because these are the means by which men achieve great ends .”So, it seems that talent alone isnt enough to guarantee success.While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance is the key.3Keep trying and eventually you will read the words “We are delighted to inform you .”3本
19、句是“祈使句and陈述句”句型。其中祈使句相当于一个if引导的条件状语从句，and之后的句子相当于主句。读文清障regret v感到遗憾；惋惜regret to do对要做的事感到遗憾(还未做)regret doing后悔做过(已经做完)inform v通知，告知inform sb.of sth.告知某人某事dread v畏惧，惧怕response n回答，答复；回应respond v回答，回应，作出反应spend some time (in) doing sth.花费时间做某事spend some time on sth.在某事上花了一些时间rarely adv.很少，难得rare adj.
20、罕见的，稀有的rejection n拒绝，否决reject vt.拒绝，抵制take for example sb./sth.take sb./sth.for example 以某人/某物为例；就拿某人/某物来说吧have sth.in common有共同之处have much/a lot in common有很多共同之处have little/nothing in common没有共同之处be interested intake/have/show interest in对感兴趣nevertheless adv.然而，不过persevere v锲而不舍，坚持不懈perseverance n毅
21、力；韧性turn down拒绝turn up调大；到达，出现Harry Potter哈利波特criticism n批评；指责criticize v批评；指责start doing/to do sth.开始做某事struggle to do努力做struggle to ones feet挣扎着站起来get/have sth.done(让别人)做某事； 让某事被做get/have sth.doing让某事开始发生manuscript n手稿，底稿refuse to do sth.拒绝做某事bestseller n畅销书；畅销产品 go on to do sth.接着做另一件事go on doing
22、 sth.继续做(原来的)某事three sisters from Victorian England指英国十九世纪著名作家“勃朗特三姐妹”。stop doing sth.停止正在做的事stop to do sth.停下来做另一件事classic n名著；经典作品classical adj.古典的；传统的world literature世界文学within the pages of在书里endurance n(忍)耐力endure v忍耐，忍受guarantee v保证；确保a touch of luck一点运气delighted adj.愉快的，高兴的be delighted to do很高
23、兴地做delight n使人高兴的事 delightful adj.令人愉快的，令人高兴的参考译文我们抱歉地通知您“我们抱歉地通知您”这句话，对每个作家来说，既可怕又熟悉。出版商给了回信，作家急切地拆开来读，但读到这最后一句，心随即跌落谷底。你可能已经花费数年，放弃了周末和空闲时间去创作你的毕生作品，但这往往还不够。大家都明白，成功不是一朝一夕可以获得的；但也许很多人都不知道，很多卓越的作家也都曾被拒稿。JK.罗琳就是其中一位。当她收到第一封拒稿信时，她决定把这看作是自己与喜爱的作家之间有了共同之处，并把这封信贴在厨房的墙上。罗琳过了很多年拮据的生活，她把所有时间都用来写作。当她终于完成第一本
24、书时，出版商给出的评价却是“对孩子来说太难理解”“太长”“孩子们不会感兴趣”等等。尽管如此，她依然坚持不懈。“我不会放弃的，除非所有的出版商都拒绝我。不过我常常担心这真的会发生。”她后来说。在收到12封拒稿信后，终于有家出版商同意将她的第一本书印刷500册。我们都知道，哈利波特后来在全球大获成功，销量超过4亿册，被翻译成了70多种不同的语言。在被回绝的同时还要遭受批评，这在那些写出伟大作品的作家身上太普遍了。J.D.塞林格从高中时就开始写短篇小说了，但之后他的作品却难以发表。“我们觉得自己无法充分理解中心人物。”这是麦田里的守望者的手稿受到的批评。即使被多家出版商回绝，J.D.塞林格也从未放弃
25、。甚至在二战期间，他在美国陆军服役时，还随身携带了麦田里的守望者一书的六章内容，继续对小说进行修改。最终，这本书一经出版，便立刻成为畅销书，卖出了上千万册。也许，坚持不懈的最高荣誉应该颁给来自英国维多利亚时代的三姐妹。她们梦想着看到自己的作品出版。然而，这是一个不鼓励女性成为作家的时代。当时的桂冠诗人，罗伯特骚塞，在给她们其中一位的信中写道：“文学不可能也不应该成为女人的事业。”尽管如此，三姐妹并没有放弃尝试。她们的应对方式是以男性名字为笔名写了一本诗集。虽然这本诗集只卖出了两册，但她们还是没有放弃，转而开始写小说。如今，夏洛蒂勃朗特的简爱、艾米莉勃朗特的呼啸山庄和安妮勃朗特的艾格尼斯格雷被认
26、为是世界文学的经典之作。其实，这正印证了我们在简爱中读到的：“我崇尚忍耐、坚毅、勤奋、天赋；因为只有依靠这些，人们才能实现宏大的目标”因此，仅靠天赋似乎不足以保证获得成功。不懈的努力和一点点运气固然很重要，但坚持不懈才是关键。坚持下去，你终会收到这样的回复：“我们高兴地通知您”Step One：Prereading Match the author with his/her masterpiece.Step Two：Whilereading.Read for the main ideaWhats the main idea of the passage?AJ.K.Rowling succeed
27、ed after a lot of failures.BMost writers had experienced many failures before they succeeded.CEvery writer dreads the words “We regret to inform you .”DRejected by some publishers, JD.Salinger gave up.答案：B.Read for detailsRead the passage carefully and choose the best answers.1How did Rowling react
28、when she received her first rejection?AShe began to doubt her ability of writing.BShe thought about the way to be out of the ordinary.CShe was depressed at the comments from the publishers.DShe gave up the first book and began to write another one.2Whats the result of Rowlings first book?AIt was sol
29、d to a publisher.BIt was thrown into the fire.CIt became a global success.DIt became a part of another book.3What did JD.Salinger have in common with JK.Rowling?ANeither of them got married.BBoth of them were bilingual.CBoth of them once suffered from poverty.DBoth of them were filled with persevera
30、nce.4Why did the three sisters publish one of their books under male names?ABecause that book was forbidden then.BBecause a mans book was more expensive.CBecause they were not as famous as those men.DBecause women were not encouraged to be writers at that time.答案：14BCDDStep Three：Postreading阅读课文内容，
31、在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Actually, a lot of highly successful writers have 1.previously (previous) faced rejection.Take 2.for example JK.Rowling.After a total 3.of twelve rejections, one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book, 4.and as we know, Harry Potter became a global
32、 success.J.D.Salinger started writing short stories in high school, but later struggled to get his works 5.published (publish)When The Catcher in the Rye was eventually published, the book became an immediate bestseller and went on 6.to sell (sell) millions and millions of copies.Perhaps the overall
33、 prize for perseverance should go 7.to three sisters from Victorian England.They wrote a book of poems under male names.Even when the book sold only two copies, the sisters still didnt give 8.up.Today Charlotte Bronts Jane Eyre, Emily Bronts Wuthering Heights and Anne Bronts Agnes Grey 9.are regarde
34、d (regard) as classics of world literature.So talent alone isnt enough to guarantee success.While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play 10.a part, perseverance is the key.重点单词1be heavily in debt负债累累2fast pace of life 快节奏的生活3to inform us as soon as possible 尽快通知我们4eventual outcome 最终的结果5regret
35、to inform you 抱歉地通知您6classics of world literature 世界文学的经典作品7not enough to guarantee success 不足以保证成功8This kind of flower is rare，and rarely do I see it.(rare)9In other words, after being refused by a handsome fellow, women were found to be more likely to reject a less attractive man, thus making the
36、pain caused by the initial rejection even worse.(reject) 10There is nothing more valuable than a determination to persevere when the right thing needs to be done; perseverance is the key to success.(persevere) 11When his teacher criticized him, Tom accepted the criticism with an open mind.(critical)
37、12The football players endure hours of training every day to make preparation for the big game.In my opinion, its also a good way to improve their endurance.(endure)13To our delight, the delightful picture drawn by my brother made all the judges delighted, so he got the first prize.(delight)掌握规律 巧记单
38、词rare(adj.稀有的)lyrarely(adv.很少，难得)completely 完全地merely 仅仅，只不过reject(v.拒绝，否决)ionrejection(n.拒绝，否决)selection 挑选attraction 吸引力instruction 指示delight(n.高兴)eddelighted(adj.高兴的)interested 感兴趣的wooded 长满树木的 .重点短语1Take for example (以为例) JK.Rowling.2It meant she now had something in common (有共同之处) with her favo
39、urite writers.3She stuck it on (把粘贴在) her kitchen wall.4She received comments from publishers along the lines of (与相似的) “too difficult for children”，“too long”， “Children would not be interested in it”5I wasnt going to give up until every single publisher turned me down(拒绝)6After a total of (总共) twe
40、lve rejections, one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book.7All too often (时常，经常是) writers of great works have had to face criticism along with rejection.8While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part (起作用), perseverance is the key.典型句式1教材原句The response from a p
41、ublisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it, their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence.句式分析独立主格结构 佳句仿写Ill come tomorrow, weather permitting.天气允许的话，我明天过来。2教材原句.Harry Potter became a global success, with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy
42、 different languages.句式分析with复合结构作状语 佳句仿写With the exam approaching, students get more and more nervous.随着考试的来临，学生们变得越来越紧张。3教材原句Keep trying and eventually you will read the words “We are delighted to inform you .”句式分析祈使句and陈述句 佳句仿写Take part in more volunteer activities and it can make you a better pe
43、rson.多参加志愿者活动，它能使你成为更好的人。1(教材P13)When the funds are low and the debts are high .当资金很少债务很多的时候debt n债务，欠款in debt 负债out of debt 不欠债pay off ones debts 还清某人的欠款或债务(佳句)Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune.他成年后的大部分时间都在与债务和不幸作斗争。练透单句语法填空/补全句子She was in debt when she w
44、as poor, but she has been out of debt since she got rich.Ten years later, the couple paid off all their debts.十年后，这对夫妇还清了所有的债务。写美句型转换He decided to help those college students who were in debt.He decided to help those college students in debt.2(教材P14)We regret to inform you .我们抱歉地通知您inform v通知，告知(1)i
45、nform sb.that .通知某人inform sb.of/about sth. 通知某人某事keep sb.informed of . 随时向某人报告，使某人随时了解(2)information nU 情报，消息，资料(佳句)We want to inform you that you must pay off all your debts by next Sunday.我们想通知你，下周日之前你必须还清所有债务。练透单句语法填空The newspapers keep us informed (inform) of what is going on around us at any ti
46、me.It was considerate of Michael to inform us of his delay in case we got worried.If youd like more information (inform), ring the Hotline at 4143929.写美一句多译有任何进展我们都会随时通知你。We will inform you of any development.We will keep you informed of any development.名师指津inform后不能直接跟双宾语，需借助于介词of，构成inform sb. of s
47、th.结构。3(教材P14)Take for example JK.Rowling.以J.K.罗琳为例。take for example .(take .for example)以为例take notice of注意到；留意take advantage of 利用take ones time 慢慢来take it easy 别紧张，放松点take action 采取行动(佳句)Take Beijing for example, it is one of the biggest cities in the world.以北京为例，它是世界上最大的城市之一。练透单句语法填空/补全句子Youd be
48、tter take notice of what you read in the newspaper.Before the exam, my mother always asks me to take it easy.She took advantage of the childrens absence to tidy their rooms.她趁孩子们不在的时候整理了他们的房间。写美翻译句子还有很多时间。你可以慢慢来。There is a lot of time left.You can take your time.4(教材P14)When she received her first r
49、ejection letter, she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers, and stuck it on her kitchen wall.当她收到第一封拒稿信时，她决定把这看作是自己与喜爱的作家之间有了共同之处，并把这封信贴在厨房的墙上。have sth.in common (with sb./sth.) (和某人或某物)有共同之处have everything in common一切都相同have much/a lot in common 有很多共同之处hav
50、e not much/little/nothing in common 没有多少/(几乎)没有共同之处(佳句)Research shows that successful language learners have something in common in many ways.研究表明，成功的语言学习者在许多方面有共同之处。练透单句语法填空/补全句子We tend to like people with whom we think we have something in common.Two entirely separate islands, or countries, might
51、have different languages, and most likely have nothing in common.两个完全分隔的岛或者国家之间，会有不同的语言，并且很有可能毫无相同之处。写美翻译句子他们有很多相同之处，相处得很融洽。They have a lot in common and get along well with each other.5(教材P14)I wasnt going to give up until every single publisher turned me down .我不会放弃的，除非所有的出版商都拒绝我turn down 拒绝；调小/低t
52、urn away拒绝入内；把打发走turn up 出现；露面；调大 turn out 证明是；结果是；赶走；生产 turn over 打翻；翻身；移交(佳句)Tom had to turn down the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.上个周末，汤姆不得不拒绝参加聚会的邀请，因为他太忙了。练透单句语法填空Turn the heat down, otherwise itll burn.Dont worry.Im sure your missing glasses will turn up sooner
53、or later.They had nowhere to stay so I couldnt turn them away.写美句型转换Some compromises were unavoidable, but the video proved perfect.Some compromises were unavoidable, but the video turned out perfect.6(教材P15)Their response was to write a book of poems under male names.她们的应对方式是以男性名字为笔名写了一本诗集。response
54、 n回答；响应(1)对作出反应(2)respond v. 答复respond to 答复；对作出反应(佳句)The subway was built to make a response to the needs of surrounding residents and to reach those places where they couldnt reach before.地铁的建造是为了满足周边居民的需求，到达那些他们原本无法抵达的地方。 练透单句语法填空Dont respond to any emails requesting personal information, no matt
55、er how official they look.I am writing in response to your advertisement for a temporary position as a waiter.写美补全句子I want to know why the teacher made no response to the students mistake.我想知道老师为什么没有对这个学生所犯的错误作出反应。7(教材P15)So, it seems that talent alone isnt enough to guarantee success.因此，仅靠天赋似乎不足以保证
56、获得成功。guarantee v保证；确保n.保修单；保证 (1)guarantee to do sth.保证做某事guarantee sb.sth. 保证某人某事guarantee that . 保证/确保be guaranteed to do sth. 肯定会，必定会(2)under guarantee 在保修期内(佳句)I guarantee I can be an excellent volunteer and serve visitors well.我保证我可以成为一名优秀的志愿者，并很好地为游客服务。练透单句语法填空/补全句子If you yell at him, he is gu
57、aranteed (guarantee) to do the opposite of what you want.The car is less than a year old, so it is still under guarantee.The car club couldnt guarantee to meet the demands of all the members.汽车俱乐部不能保证满足所有会员的要求。写美一句多译我能保证你会对结果很满意。I can guarantee that you will be satisfied with the result.(guarantee v
58、)I can give you a guarantee that you will be satisfied with the result.(guarantee n)名师指津“保证某人做某事”的表达不能用guarantee sb.to do .，只能用guarantee to do .或guarantee that .8(教材P15)We are delighted to inform you .我们高兴地通知您delighted adj.愉快的，高兴的(1)be delighted at/with/by对感到高兴be delighted to do sth. 很高兴做某事(2)deligh
59、t n. 高兴vt. 使高兴to ones delight 令某人高兴的是take delight in (doing) sth. 以(做)某事为乐with delight 高兴地(3)delightful adj. 令人愉快的(佳句)I am delighted to inform you that this years music festival will be held shortly.我高兴地通知你，今年的音乐节即将举行。练透单句语法填空/补全句子We are delighted (delight) at the news that we are going to spend our
60、 summer vacation in Hainan.I am very delighted to tell (tell) you something about the College Entrance Examination.About his anecdotes, his neighbours all took delight in talking.对于他的趣闻，他的邻居们都津津乐道。写美翻译句子令我高兴的是，我从几百位申请者中被选出来参加开幕式。To my delight, I was chosen from hundreds of applicants to attend the o
61、pening ceremony.1句型公式with复合结构：with宾语宾语补足语(教材P15).and as we know, Harry Potter became a global success, with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.我们都知道，哈利波特后来在全球大获成功，销量超过4亿册，被翻译成了70多种不同的语言。句中with over 400 million books sold and translated into more tha
62、n seventy different languages是with复合结构，在句中作状语。books 和sell， translate是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用过去分词。另外，with 复合结构还可用作定语。(佳句)I believe we will make great progress with him teaching us.我相信有他教我们，我们会取得很大的进步。练透单句语法填空/补全句子With so much homework to do (do) this evening, I cant go to the concert.With all the things she nee
63、ded bought (buy), she went home happily.Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on.With the door open, the noise of the machines is almost unbearable.门开着，机器的噪音几乎难以忍受。写美翻译句子如果时间允许，我们将参观颐和园。 With time permitting, we will visit the Summer Palace.2句型公式祈使句and陈述句 (教材P15)Keep trying and eventually yo
64、u will read the words “We are delighted to inform you .” 坚持下去，你终会收到这样的回复：“我们高兴地通知您”本句是“祈使句and陈述句”句型。其中祈使句相当于一个if引导的条件状语从句， and之后的句子相当于主句。基本句型有：(1)祈使句并列连词and陈述句If .主句(2)祈使句并列连词or/or else/otherwise陈述句If(If从句是祈使句的否定句) .主句 (佳句)Learn about the general history of Tang Dynasty, and youll understand the Tan
65、g Poems better.了解唐朝的历史概况，那么你就会更好地理解唐诗。练透单句语法填空/句型转换Start out right away, or you will miss the last train.Simply raise your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.Give me a chance, and Ill give you a wonderful surprise.If you give me a chance, Ill give you a wonderful surprise.Take the chance, or you will regret it.If you dont take the chance, you will regret it.写美补全句子Follow the doctors advice, and you will get better soon.遵循医生的建议，你很快就会好的。