1、Lesson 31 Success story成功者的故事Discussion lWhat is success?Success=Money?Do you know these successful people?Bill GatesLi JiachengGuo JingjingJacky ChanStephen William Hawkingretire v.1)退休(stop working)eg.He retired at the age of 60.2).就寝(正式用语)retire for the night 就寝3).退下eg.The ladies retired into the
2、 drawing room.uretired adj.退休的eg.I am retired now so I have time to learn Epany n.1)公司,商号firm:指两个人以上合资经营的商业机构a limited(liability)company 有限责任公司(Ltd.Co)2)陪同,交往,交际eg.I enjoyed his company.3)伙伴,朋友,同伴eg.A man is known by the company he keeps.近朱者赤,近墨者黑。bicycle n.自行车(口语 bike)构成:bi(两个)+cycle(轮子)get on a bi
3、cycle 上自行车get off a bicycle 下自行车eg.It was his job to repair bicycles.save v.1)挽救,救save sb./save sth.挽救 save ones life 救了的命save ones face 保全面子lose ones face 丢脸SOS:save our soul/save our ship 国际求救信号eg.He saved an old man from the fire.save v.2)储存,积蓄,节省,省去eg.He save money for years and bought a house.e
4、g.Save your strength for the hard work youll have to do later.savings n.积蓄helper n.帮手,助手help v.帮助eg.Help me!救命cant help doing sth.忍不住做eg.On hearing the news,I cant help laughing.eg.Heaven helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。employ v.雇佣eg.She is employed in a bank.employ oneself in/be employed in 从
5、事,忙于eg.She was employed in preparing dinner for 5 guests.employer 雇主employee 雇员employmentn.Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.昨天下午弗兰克 霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。1.experience n.&v.He is a man with a lot of experience.Seeing my uncle after 10 years is an unforge
6、ttable experience.1.Grandpa has experienced many difficulties.He is experienced in computers.不可数名词“经验”可数名词“经历”及物动词“经历”形容词“有经验的”Before he retired,Frank was the head of a very large business company,but as a boy he used towork in a small shop.在退休前,弗兰克是一家非常大的商业公司的经理,但他小时候却在一家小铺里做工。2.retire v.退休He is ge
7、tting old and he is going to retire.3.used to do sth过去经常做某事be used to do sth被用来做某事be used to doing sth习惯(做)某事He used to stay up late but now he is used to going to bed early.It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.他那时的工作是修理自行车,并且通常是一天工作十四个小时。4.it 做形式主语
8、It is easy for him to solve the problem.不定式做真实主语Its no use arguing with him for he is stubborn.动名词做真实主语It is necessary that we learn English well.主语从句He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.他靠多年积蓄,于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子。5.of ones own 属于某人自己的我五岁的时候有了属于自己的第一个玩具。When I was
9、 five I had the first doll of my own.on ones own=by oneself=alone 单独,独自昨天晚上我独自在家。Last night I was at home on my own.In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.At that time he had two helpers.二十多岁的时候,弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。那时他有两个帮手。6.in ones twenties/thirties 在某人30/40多岁的时候He achieved his goal
10、 in his late fifties.五十好多的时候The great poet died in his early twenties.二十出头的时候in the 1980s 在二十世纪八十年代In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.几年之后小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。7.employ vt.雇用,利用emplyment n.雇用,利用emloyer n.雇主emloyee n.雇员他已经
11、被那个学校雇佣了十年了。He has been employed by the school for 10 years.You should employ your spare time wisely.你应该合理的利用你的空闲时间。In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.先行词关系代词定语从句几年之后,小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂.1His uncle works in a factorybic
12、ycles are madeAthat Bwhich Cwhere Dthere2Is there anything else you require?AwhichBthat Cwho Dwhat3The last placewe visited was the Great WallAwhichBthat Cwhere Dit 4He talked happily about the men and booksinterested him greatly in the schoolAwhichBwho Cit Dthat5The railway tunnel,throughthe train
13、goes,will be completed soonAwhich Bthat Cit Dwhom1 C2 B3 B4 D5 A 定语从句Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.弗兰克回想着他早年的艰难经历和走过的漫长的成功之路,微笑了。8.the long road to success 通往成功的漫长道路the key _ the front door the answer _ the question the home _ many species the solu
14、tion _ the problem the way _ the hospitaltototototosuccesssucceedsuccessfuln.成功v.成功adj.成功的抽象意义讲时,不可数n.eg.Failure is the mother of success.有具体明确的修饰词时,可数n.eg.The new movie is a big success.succeed in doing sth.成功做成某事他成功的解决了这个问题。He succeeded in solving the problem.eg.The play was very successful.He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.She wanted him torepair their grandsons bicycle!他正笑着的时候门开了,他的妻子走了进来,她叫他去修理孙子的自行车。10.want sb to do想要某人做某事want to do (自己)想做某事翻译:他想赶在天黑之前回家。你到底想要我做什么?He wanted to get home before dark.What on earth do you want me to do?