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A veteran of,HBO,(,美电视台名,),Showtime,(,美电视台名,), A&E,(,美国的一个西班牙语社区电视网络,), MTV,(,全球音乐电视台,), and many other television shows, hes also a favorite performer on cruise ships, college campuses, and at corporate banquets and events. His comedy focuses on everyday experiences revealing how humor can be found in even the most,dire,(,可怕的,),situations.,Background Information,5,Naster personalizes his routines for his audience, whether theyre a focused group like a bunch of engineers at a conference or a diverse group like stockholders at a corporate meeting.,He receives high marks, too, for his frequent roles as master of ceremonies, toastmaster(主持人), and keynote speaker. His recent book, “You Just Have to Laugh . And I Can Prove It summarizes his attitude as well as his remarkable ability to bring,Background Information,6,people together in laughter. David Naster is a nationally known comedian who specializes in personalized shows. Besides giving you a,hilarious (,非常滑稽的,),presentation, David will also show you if you can laugh at it, you can get through it. Be it change, stress, or just getting through life, David will give you the tools to see the humor in anything and the magic laughter brings.,Background Information,7,Warm-up Questions,Video,watching,Directions:,Watch the video and then discuss the,follow,ing topic,s:,1. Do you think that the disabled could be as successful as, or even more successful than healthy people Why or why not,2. Although True Height is a fictional story, in real life, many disabled people have achieved great success. Do you happen to know any such persons and their stories,8,Song,：,I Believe,Artist,：,Nikki Yanofsky,9,Main Idea,The two opening quotations, first by Moliere, a 17,th,century French writer and humorist and the second by Charles Beard, an American historian, established the theme for this story.,David,Naster,is also a humorist as well as a motivational writer.,He tells his story,10,f,rom the perspective of Michael Stone, a young athlet,competing in the National Junior Olympics as a pole ,vaulter. The challenge is increasingly great and to win,he must rise to a higher level of performance than he,has,ever,achieved.,By drawing on the values his,Main Idea,11,have taught him he reaches championship heights in his sport and in his personal life. (When asked if the story was true, David Naster replied, “I intended for it to just be a great heart warming fiction story which it is. You will find wonderful lessons on which to reflect.),Main Idea,12,palm,n,(line,1, para.3),1) part of hand, the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things,她看了一眼,手里,握着的的硬币。,She looked at the coins,in her palm,.,to have hold sb in the palm of sbs hand,: to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do what you want them to do,他已经完全,控制,了整个委员会。,He has got the committee,in the palm of his hand,.,Language Points,13,to know sth like the palm of ones hand,: to know sth very well,to read sbs palm,: to tell sb what is going to happen to them in the future by looking at the lines on their hand,to grease somebodys palm:,to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do sth,Language Points,14,只要你,拿钱铺路,，某些官员就什么事情都愿意为你,干。,Some officials would do anything for you if you,greased their palms,.,2) a tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top,Language Points,15,2.,grip,n,(,line,1, para.3),a special part of a handle that has a rough surface so that you can hold it firmly without it slipping,警察用手握住手枪,柄,。,The policeman put his hand on,the grip,of his pistol.,那把刀的刀,柄,与众不同。,The knife has a very unusual,grip,.,Language Points,16,2) firm hold,他,紧紧抓住,绳子，把箱子拉上来了。,He,took a grip of,the rope and hauled the box up.,小偷,紧紧抓住,我的手提包不放。,The thief would,not release his grip on,my handbag.,3) understanding,他,理解,这个学科。,He,has gets a grip of,the subject.,Language Points,17,4) power and control over someone or sth,我完全了解你的思想。,I have a thorough grip of your ideas.,他无法摆脱罪反感和内疚。,He cound not free himself from the grip of sin and guilt.,Language Points,18,Language Points,3.,quench,vt,(line 2, para.3),1),to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking sth sth,我想要些水,解渴,。,I need some water to,quench my thirst,.,冰镇茶在热天将,解除你的口渴,。,Iced tea will,quench your thirst,on hot days,.,19,Language Points,2) to,put out,or to stop a fire from burning,消防人员无法,扑灭这场大火,。,The firemen were unable to,quench the fire,.,S,ynonyms,:,snuff out, blow out, extinguish,他的希望几乎,破灭,了。,His hopes were nearly,snuffed out,.,20,Language Points,一定要一口气,吹灭,所有的蜡烛。,Be sure to,blow out,all the candles in one puff.,他们竭力要把火焰,扑灭,.,They tried to,extinguish,the flames.,21,3) to suppress or crush completely,她重返家园的念头怎麽也消除不掉.,Nothing could quench her longing to return home again.,不要压制自己的灵感和想象力。,Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination.,Language Points,22,Language Points,S,ynonyms:,to,slake your thirst,:,to drink so that you are not thirsty,any more,我喝了 3 瓶水,解渴,。,I,slaked my thirst,with three,bottle,s of,water,.,to,allay (somebodys) fear/concern/suspicion etc,:,to make someone feel less afraid, worried etc,他竭尽所能来,消除,妻子的各种恐惧。,He did what he could to,allay,his wifes fears.,23,4. event n ( line 5, para.4) one of the races or competitions that are part of a large sports competition,主要比赛工程下午1点开场。,The main events start at 1 pm.,体育运开工程,a sporting event,Language Points,24,团体比赛工程,a team event,游泳比赛工程,swimming events,田径径赛工程,track and field events,Language Points,25,5,.,quest,n,(,last,line,of,para.,4,),a long and difficult search for sth,我继续,寻找,一家更好的银行。,My,quest,for a better bank continues,.,人类在,探索,真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。,Man will suffer many disappointments,in his quest,for,truth,.,Language Points,26,6. chunk n (line 5, para.5) large thick piece of sth that does not have an even shape,他们必须留神大块浮冰。,They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.,我需要一大块儿面包。,I need a chunk of bread.,Language Points,27,7.,the golden-lined wheat fields,(line,6, para.5),Language Points,28,一,8.,coincide with,v prep,(line 1, para.6) 1),be the same,在这一问题上， 他与你,不谋而合,。,He,happened to coincide with,you on this point.,2),to happen at the same time as s,th.,else,especially,by chance,我们,同时放假,的时候，就经常一起度假。,When,our vacations coincided, we ofte,n,holidayed,together.,Language Points,29,9.,hard-core,adj,(line,3, para.,6,),having an extreme way of life or an extreme belief that is very unlikely to change,我们拥有一,批,铁,杆,顾客。,Weve got,hard,-,core,customers that have stood,by us.,他嗜毒成性,不可救药,。,He is a,hard-core,drug addict.,Language Points,30,hard,core,n,the small group of people that are most active within a group or organization,公众的注意力越来越集中在与经济增长有关的,核心,内容上。,The concern is increasingly focused on the,hard core,of the issues for the ecnomic growth.,Language Points,31,10,.,soar,vi,(line 8, para.5),1),to,fly upwards or high in the sky,滑翔机可以,滑行,好多英里。,A glider can,soar,for many miles.,如果你能飞翔那么,振翅高飞,吧！,If you can fly -,-,then,soar,!,Language Points,32,2),(amount/prices, etc) to increase quickly to a high level,最近几周油价,飙升,。,The price of petrol has,soared,in recent weeks.,股市的股票价格,暴涨,。,Shares,soared,on the stock exchange.,Language Points,33,11,.,regiment,vt,(line 1, para.7),1),to organize and control people firmly and usually too strictly,如今的孩子不喜欢被父母,管得很死。,Today ,children,dont like to be,regimented,by,their parents.,2),n,a large group of soldiers,Language Points,34,他指挥,一个步兵团,。,He commands,an infantry regiment,.,3),n,a large number of people, animals, or things,一群蚂蚁,a,regiment of,ants,Language Points,35,12. weightlifting,n,(,line,2, para.7),the sport of,lifting specially shaped pieces of metal that,weigh an exact amount,Language Points,36,13. honor,n,(line,5, para.7),1) an academic distinction,conferred on a superior student,2),plural,a course of study for superior students,supplementing or replacing a regular course,英国的大学开设两种课程：即,优等生的高级课,程和,普通课程。,British Universities offer two types of courses:,an,honors,course and a general course.,Language Points,37,3),singular,fml,sth that makes you feel very proud,我们,荣幸地,通知您，您获得了一等奖。,We have,the honor,to inform you that you have won,the first prize.,由于这门亲事，他也,沾了光,，和你攀上了亲戚。,Through this marriage, he has,the honor of,being,connected with you.,Language Points,38,认识您感到十分荣幸。,It is a great honor to be acquainted with you.,他为他的职业增添荣耀。,He is an honor to his profession.,Language Points,39,4) the respect that you, your family, your country etc,receive from other people, which makes you feel,proud,为,向他,表示敬意,而举行的晚宴。,A dinner was held,in his honor,.,向某人表示敬意,to showgiverenderpay,honor,to sb,Language Points,40,5),v,to feel very proud and pleased,很荣幸,能成为这个团队的一员。,I,felt very honoured,to be included in the team.,6) to show publicly that someone is respected and,admired, especially by praising them or giving them,a special title,该书的的出版社将被,授予,获奖证书。,The publisher of this book will be,honored with,a certificate of merit.,Language Points,41,7) to do what you have agreed to do,我们希望双方继续,履行,他们的和平协议。,We hope that both sides will continue,to honor their,commitment to,the peace agreement.,政府未能,兑现,他们的承诺。,The government has failed to,honour its promises,.,Language Points,42,14,.,obsession,n,(line 6, para.7),an extreme unhealthy interest in sth or worry about sth, which stops you from thinking about anything else,因为,赌博成瘾,，他最终失去了一切。,Gambling,became an obsession, and he eventually lost everything.,Language Points,43,obsession with,目前,对,考试成绩的,执着追求,正危害着孩子的教育。,The current,obsession with,exam results is actually harming childrens education.,to the point of obsession,他对艺术充满热爱，在我看来，已经,到了痴迷的程度,。,He has an enthusiasm for art,to the point of obsession,in my opinion.,Language Points,44,an obsessive concern with sth,她有洁癖。,She has an obsessive concern with cleanliness.,obsessive about (doing) sth,我努力保持安康，但并不痴迷于此。,I try to stay fit, but Im not obsessive about it.,Language Points,45,15. inflated adjline 3, para.91) filled with air or gas,这就是那个充气气球。,This is the inflated balloon.,2) inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable,抬高价格出售的旧汽车。,The old cars are sold at inflated prices.,grossly/vastly/hugely inflated,Language Points,46,3) opinions etc about someone or sth make them seem better, more important etc than they really are,他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。,They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity.,Language Points,47,16,.,clear,vt&vi,(line 2, para.9),1),to go over a fence, wall etc without touching it, or to go past or through sth and no longer be in it,飞机刚好,掠过,跑道尽头的围墙。,The plane barely,cleared,the fence at the end of the runway.,爱德华兹在撑杆跳中,跳过,了18英尺。,Edwards,cleared,18 feet in the pole vault.,Language Points,48,2),clear your throat:,to cough in order to be able to,speak with a clear voice,他咳了咳，再次,清清嗓子,，然后抬头看着这职员。,He coughed and,cleared his throat,again and looked up at the clerk.,3),clear your head/mind:,to stop worrying or thinking,about sth,他需要几天时间,清醒一下头脑,。,He wants a few days to,clear his head,.,Language Points,49,4),clear the way for sth:,written,to make it possible,for a process to happen,这项协定将为进一步的和谈,扫清道路,。,This agreement will,clear the way for,further talks.,5),clear off,v adv,to leave a place quickly,看到警察来了，他们就,迅速离开,了。,They,cleared off,when they saw the police coming.,Language Points,50,6),clear up,v adv,to remove sth unwanted and leave the,place clean; to find an answer to sth,请你在离开办公室之前把这堆废纸杂物清理掉,。,Please,clear up,the litter before you leave the,office,.,白宫希望这些,问题,能快点,解决,。,The White House hopes these,problems,can be,cleared up,soon.,Language Points,51,17. oblivious adj ( line 4, para. 9 ) lacking conscious awareness of,oblivious of/to,他好似没意识到自己伤害了她。,He seemed oblivious to the fact that he had hurt her.,seemingly/apparently oblivious,国会对此事显然不知情。,Congress was apparently oblivious to these events.,Language Points,52,18. vision n (line 2, para.10),1) an idea of what you think sth. should be like,他对公司要怎样开展有着清楚的憧憬。,He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop.,总统为未来的远景做了总体规划。,The President outlined his vision for the future.,Language Points,53,2,) ability to see,她在头部遭到重击后,暂时性失明,。,She,suffered temporary loss of vision,after being,struck on the head.,good/normal/poor etc vision,：,视力好/正常视力/弱,视等,Language Points,54,3)the area that you can see,somebodys field/line of vision:,某人的视域或视线,他大睁着双眼，,目光所及,丝毫不漏。,His eyes were wide apart, nothing,in their field of,vision,escaped.,Language Points,55,19.,push-ups,n,(line,1, para.1,1) an exercise in which you lie on the floor on your chest and push yourself up with your arms = press-up,BrE,Language Points,56,20,.,envision,vt,(line 7, para.12),to,imagine;,to,conceive,of;,to,see in ones mind,他,预想,有一天每个家庭都能接入因特网。,He,envisions,a day when every household will have,access to the Internet.,尤其是一些未来学家抓住这个时刻为我们,设想,描绘,一个新的世纪,。,Some futurologists ,in particular, have taken this,important moment to,envision,and describe a new,century to us.,Language Points,57,21.,trickle,n,(line,3, para.1,3,),1),a thin slow flow of,liquid,小溪里的水成了,涓涓细流,。,The water in the stream had been reduced to,a trickle,.,从岩石下渗出,涓涓细流,。,A trickle of,water is seeping from under the rock.,Language Points,58,2),vi,if liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream.,凭倒了，牛奶,淌掉了,。,The bottle fell and the milk,trickled away,.,眼泪顺着眼角扑簌簌地,流下来,。,Tears were,trickling,from the corners of her eyes.,Language Points,59,22. pound vi&vt (line 4, para.13),1) if your heart or blood is pounding, your heart is,beating very hard and quickly.,帕特里克冲向房门，他冲动得心砰砰直跳。,Patrick rushed to the door, his heart pounding with excitement.,他从机器上下来，心里怦怦直跳。,He stepped down from the machine and his heart was pounding.,Language Points,60,2) to walk or run quickly with heavy loud steps,to,pound along/through/down/up etc,我能听到他上楼的,沉重的脚步声,。,I could hear him,pounding up,the stairs.,3),to hit sth very hard several times and make a lot of,noise,惊涛拍岸,。,Waves,pounded against,the pier.,格林用拳头,捶打,柜台。,Green,pounded his fist on,the counter.,Language Points,61,23.,sprint,vi,(line 1, para.14) 1) to run very fast for a short distance ; to jog,他得,猛跑一阵,才能赶上公共汽车。,He had to,sprint,to catch the bus.,2),n,a fast run that someone does, either at the end of a race or because they are in a hurry,Language Points,62,警方,快速,撤退。,The police retreated,at a sprint,.,这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的,冲刺,。,The runner seemed to be rallied for a final,sprint,.,Language Points,63,24. majesty n ( last line of para.14),纵令身处绝境，他仍保持自己的威严。,Even in great adversity, he retained kept his majesty.,那庄严的场面使我们每个人都冲动不已。,The majesty of the occasion thrilled us all.,Language Points,64,25.,giggle,n,( line 4, para.15 ) a quick, quiet, high-,sounding laugh,她也,咯咯地笑,了。,She burst into,a giggle,.,沉默了片刻之后，有人在,咯咯地笑,。,There was silence for a moment, then,a giggle,.,Language Points,65,Synonyms:,chuckle, grin, smirk, titter, snigger,burst into laughter,Language Points,66,26. endorsement n (line 1, para.16) support ; approval,我们支持这个方案。,We gave endorsement to this plan.,他的意见得到了俱乐部全体成员的同意。,His idea received endorsement by the entire club.,Language Points,67,2) i,f your,driving licence,is,given an,endors,ement,for a driving offence, an official record is made on it to show that you are guilty of the offence,.,要是你再有,违章记录,，就不许你开车了。,If you get any more,endors,ement, you wont,be allowed to drive.,Language Points,68,27.,swarm,vi,(line 1, para.16) 1) if people swarm somewhere, they go there as a large, uncontrolled crowd.,一群新闻记者,团团围住,了这个歌手。,A press army,swarmed,around the singer.,开发商从西部,蜂拥而至,。,Developers,swarm,from the west.,Language Points,69,2),be full of a moving crowd of people or animals,博物馆里,挤满,了游客。,The museum,was swarming with,tourists.,大楼里,到处都是,无家可归的人。,The building,swarmed with,homeless people.,Language Points,70,Language Points,Video watching,71,1.,It,combines,the grace of a gymnast,with,the strength of a body builder. It,also has the element of,flying,and the thought of,flying as high as a two-story building,is a mere fantasy to,anyone watching such an event.(line 3,para.4),Difficult,S,entences,它将体操的优美和身体的力量结合起来。它还具有飞翔的因素，而且观众一想到运发动能飞到两层楼那么高就感觉不可思议。,72,2.,Where he flew would always,coincide with,his mothers stories. Wherever he flew was with,a keen eye for detail and the free spirit of his mothers love,.(line 1, para. 6),无论“飞向何处，他都会飞到妈妈为他讲述的那些故事里; 无论“飞向何方，妈妈的关爱之情都会追随到那里。,Difficult,S,entence,s,73,3.,Michaels persistence in,striving for perfection,was not only his,obsession,but his,passion,.,(line 6, para.7),迈克尔坚持,做到完美,，不仅因为他,执著,还因为他,充满激情,。,Difficult,S,entence,s,4.,Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not,allow himself the thought of,not winning first place. (line 5, para.10),虽然这没有什么感到羞耻的，但是迈克尔,不允许自己有这种,不当不成冠军,的想法,。,74,6.,It was,either,the,eruption,of the people in the stands,or,the,thump,of his landing that,brought Michael back to earth,.,(line 1, para.15),也许是,因为看台上观众那震耳欲聋的,欢呼声,，,抑或是,因为迈克尔从高空中落到充气垫子上的,撞击,，迈克尔,重新回到了现实之中,。,Difficult,S,entence,s,5.,He began to get,nervous. Afraid,would be a more accurate description,.,(line,5, para.12),他的神经也开场紧张起来。也许，用恐俱来描述他此刻的心情会更准确吧。,75,7.,With all the media attention,endorsement possibilities,and,swarming herds of heartfelt congratulations, Michaels life would never be the same.(line1,para.16),随着媒体的关注以及,可能会发生的高薪签约,还有那,蜂拥而至的忠心祝贺,，迈克尔今后的生活将会随之改变，再也不会像以前那样平静了。,Difficult,S,entence,s,76,Key,s,to,the,Exercises,I.,Reading Comprehension,II. Vocabulary,III. Cloze,IV. Translation,77,1.A,2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B,6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D,I. Reading Comprehension,78,II. Vocabulary,A.,1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B,B.,1.strive for,2. coincide with,3. motto,4. fantasy,5. recurring,6. swarming with,7. works out,8. glamour,9. ritual,10. persistence,79,III. C,loze,1. e,mphasis,2. program,3. patterned after,4. bowling,5.,u,nlike,6. alternate,7. took place,8. brings together,9. fundraising,10. organizations,80,1.,他的手心在出汗。他需要一条毛巾擦一擦撑杆的握柄。一杯冰水使他不再感到口渴，却很难缓解他的紧张感。他坐在阿斯特罗牌的人造草皮上，草皮就像今天他面临的全国少年奥运会中的这场比赛一样热。,2.今天在撑杆跳中的一切表现似乎是辛苦锻炼的回报。迈克尔. 斯通跃过了17 英尺高的横杆，但却看不出他是惊喜、冲动还是洋洋自得。,IV,.,Translation,81,3.一切仿佛都慢了下来，他从未感到周围的空气是如此的纯洁、如此的清新。迈克尔用鹰一般的傲岸身姿腾空而起。,5.,迈克尔立刻被蜂拥而至的人们围住，人们拥抱他，并且祝贺他取得一生中最出色的成绩。,4.,要么是看台上山鸣海啸般的欢呼，或是他落地时的砰然之声，使得迈克尔回过神来。,IV,.,Translation,
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