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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,*,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,*,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,*,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,*,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,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,*,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,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,*,How I Found My Voice,BY Rose,2014.09,Main Content,How I Found My Voice,(The text is an autobiographical narration of a successful actor and television announcer who had severe stutter in his early childhood.),Text,I How I Found My Voice,Pre-reading questions,1.Have you ever spoken to a large audience? How did you feel?,2. What factors hold you back from speaking in the presence of a crowd?,3. Do you think voice is important to personal development?,James Earl Jones,詹姆斯,厄尔,琼斯,James Earl Jones is one of Americas most distinguished and versatile actors.,He is best known for his,impressive basso voice.,He appeared in many roles, including the voice-over in,Star Wars,as Darth Vader, King Mufasa in,Lion King (1994),and for CNN,（美国有限电视新闻网,Cable News Network,）,.,About the author:,James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down.,It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period.,Has appeared on The Simpsons (1989) a couple of times and played Mufasa in The Lion King (1994).,James Earl Jones returned as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).,Awards,: Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 16 nominations,Nominated,Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role,for:,The Great White Hope (1970),Won,Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,for:,Gabriels Fire (1990),Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special f,or:,Heat Wave (1990) (TV),2001 Lifetime Achievement Award,琼斯,生于,美国,密西西比州,的阿卡布特拉市（,Arkabutla,）。,1953,年从,密歇根大学,毕业。,1957,年开始演员生涯。,1962,年他获得,奥比,最佳非,百老汇,戏剧演员奖，并因其对,百老汇,戏剧角色的出演获得两座,托尼奖,（拳王奋斗史。,1969,年，和栅栏，,1987,年）。在,1970,年,琼斯,因其在电影版拳王奋斗史中的角色获得了奥斯卡提名。他还以,莎士比亚,剧中人物的塑造及电视演员及旁白的工作而闻名。,琼斯,在,星球大战,电影,系列中为达斯,维德一角的配音也深入人心。除了给,星球大战,和,狮子王,(Lion King),中,辛巴,的爸爸配音外，在小荧屏上,琼斯,也小有成就。,2000,年他凭借,Summers End,获得日间艾美奖最佳儿童特别节目表现奖。另外，他还曾获得,9,次艾美奖提名。,1993,年他客串当时的热门,喜剧,欢乐一家亲,(Frasier),，,2004,年他还曾客串经典,美剧,雪山镇,(Everwood),，凭借在两部剧中的出色表现,琼斯,在,1997,年和,2004,年获得了,艾美奖,最佳客串,明星,奖的提名。,2008,年,12,月，获得,美国,演员工会终身成就奖。,2012,年,2,月，获得,84,届,奥斯卡,终生成就奖。,Background Information,Star Wars,is a science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer/producer director,George Lucas,during the 1970s. The saga began with the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), which was released on May 25, 1977 by the 20th Century Fox.,Six feature films comprise the Star Wars film series. These films are generally split into two trilogies:,The “original trilogy” of Episodes IV-VI,(released between 1977 and 1983) and,the “trilogy” of Episodes I- III,(released between 1999 and 2005).,The films, which are generally centered around the Skywalker family, deals with a series of personal and intragalactic (,银河系内的,) wars that have a major impact on the fate of the Star Wars galaxy (,星系,银河,).,George Lucas embraces a style of epic storytelling that he refers to as “motifs”, common themes and concepts which he adjusts slightly each time they recur.,Darth Vader,is the central antagonist in George Lucass first three,Star Wars,films and,Revenge of the Sith, voiced by James Earl Jones and portrayed physically by David Prowse in the original,Star Wars,trilogy and by Canadian actor Hayden Christensen in,Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,. Vader is one of the most iconic villains of all time.,William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds preeminent dramatist. He is often called Englands national poet and the “Bard of Avon” (or simply “The Bard”,吟游诗人,). His surviving works consist of 38 plays.,154 sonnets,十四行诗,(a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme,格律,) , two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.,Masterpieces,Shakespearean comedy,As You Like It,The Merchant of Venice,A Midsummer Nights Dream,Much Ado About Nothing,Twelfth Night,The Two Gentlemen of Verona,The Winters Tale,Shakespearean tragedy,Romeo and Juliet,Coriolanus,科里奥兰纳斯,Timon of Athens,雅典的泰门,Julius Caesar,Macbeth,Hamlet,King Lear,Othello,Shakespearean history,King John,Richard II,Henry IV, part 1,Henry IV, part 2,Henry V,Henry VI, part 1,Henry VI, part 2,Henry VI, part 3,Richard III,Henry VIII,Timon of Athens,(,雅典的泰门,The Life of Timon of Athens,) is a play by William Shakespeare about the legendary Athenian misanthrope,（愤世嫉俗者）,Timon,(and probably influenced by the philosopher of the same name, as well), generally regarded as one of his most obscure and difficult works.,剧情,:,雅典的大财主泰门是一个淳朴的人,.,一开始,泰门毫无原则的 将自己的全部财产散发给所有的人,得了他好处的那些贵族全认为他是一个大傻瓜,.,后来,泰门破产了,但人人拒绝给他任何帮助,泰门 很愤怒,对人类彻底失望,躲进了森林中以洁身自好,.,神让他在森林中发现了金子,有人想骗去那些金子,被泰门怒斥,.,彻底绝望的泰门终于在森林中病倒,他将自己埋葬在预先在海边筑好的坟墓里,墓石刻着自己写下的难解的碑文,.,而与此同时,雅典导致了内乱,元老们这才想起后悔,跑到洞穴请求泰门说服叛军,但被泰门拒绝,.,事情发生了意想不到的转折,叛军首领在泰门精神的感召下,反省自己,主动停止的攻打雅典,.,泰门死了,他亲手撰写的自己的碑文上铭刻着对人性之恶的诅咒和深深的凄凉感,令后世警醒,.,3.,O,bie,: (,奥比奖,) award, short for “Off- Broadway Theater Award”,非百老汇戏剧奖, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper,The Village Voice,on off-broad theater artists performing in New York city .Due to the prominence of New York in the United States the Obie has become the most prestigious theater awards in the United States next to the Tony Awards . Tony Awards,（托尼奖，是戏剧界最知名的奖项之一）,are given to Broadway productions,while Obie are given to off-broadway productions.,Cha,u,cer,乔叟，,an English peot, “Canterbury tales,”,(,坎特伯雷故事集,written 1387-1400) is regarded as one of the finest works of English literature.,H,e is considered as the greatest literary figure of medieval England and the first great English poet .,Pilgrims from Chaucers Canterbury Tales,Robert Lee Frost,(1874 1963),an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.,His work frequently employed themes from the early 1900s rural life in New England, using the setting to examine complex social and philosophical themes.,A popular and often-quoted poet, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving,four,Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.,Structure,This autobiographical narration comprises three parts.,Part 1,(,Para.1-2,),presents a,striking contrast,between his successful career as an actor and television announcer and his severe stutter in his early childhood.,Part 2,(,Para.3-22,),recollects how his high school teacher ,Professor Crouch, helped him to,overcome his stutter,and,find his voice,.,Part 3,(,Para.23-29,) tells the reader how his voice found with the help of Professor Crouch turned a new leaf to his life and brought him,great successes,and how,grateful,he is to his teacher.,Part I (Para. 1-2),Did you expect a person as described in,p,art,1 could have suffered from stutter? What kind of rhetorical effects does the author want to achieve?,Can you expect a person with experience of stuttering to become the outstanding actor and TV announcer someday? What according to your understanding, can cause the change?,trilogy,a group of three dramatic or literary work related in subject or theme,三部曲,E.g.,指环王,三部曲的前两部吸引了,5400,多万名观众。,The first two films in the Lord of the Ring,trilogy,attracted more than 54 million admissions,The voice-over announcer,An announcer who makes a commentary or gives an explanation which is heard as part of film or Tv programme, but he himself is not actually seen.,旁白,stutter,stammer, especially by involuntarily repeating the first constants of words.,E.g.,他思想一不集中，就结结巴巴起来。,The moment he relaxes his concentration, he will lapse into a,stutter,.,n.,stutterer,口吃的人,Paraphrase,When I was a youngster I stuttered so badly I was completely unable to speak in public.,Para: when I was young, I stuttered so severely that I wasnt able to speak in public absolutely .,Part II (Para. 3-22),What are supposed to be the causes of his stuttering?,Why could he talk to all kinds of animals on the farm, but not in front of people?,What attracted Prof. Crouch to the writers school?,How did Professor Crouch help the author to find his voice?,Language work,round up,: gather together animals or people, often when they do no want to be gathered together,savor:,to fully enjoy the taste or smell of sth./a time or experience,She sipped her wine, savoring every drop.,She savored her few hours of freedom.,Round up,Round sb/sth up: v.,cause sb/sth to gather in one place,The guide rounded up the tourists and led them to the next place.,Round sth out: v.,supply sth with more details and explanation,He will tell you something about the plan, and later I will round it out.,Traumatic,Trauma:,emotional shock producing a lasting harmful effect; any distressing or unpleasant experience; wound or injury,Traumatic: adj.,Our journey home was pretty,traumatic,The childrens emotional development had been retarded by,traumatic experiences,.,a,s,s,ess,1. to make a judgment about sb/sth/situation after thinking carefully about it =,judge,assess the,impact/extent/effectiveness,etc of something,The technique is being tried in classrooms to,assess what effects,it may have.,Many of the adults,were assessed as,having learning difficulties.,2. to,calculate,the value or cost of something,The value of the business was assessed at 1.25 million.,Vent:,to express feelings of anger, hatred etc, esp. by doing sth. violent or harmful,vent something,on,somebody,If hes had a bad day, Paul vents his anger on the family.,vent something,by doing,something,I could hear mum ventingher frustration by banging the pots noisily.,The meeting gave us a chance to vent our spleen (=anger).,prodigious,: That boxer is a prodigious feed.,prodigy:,He is a prodigy who had learned several foreign languages when he was five.,humiliate,: The boy humiliates their parents by behaving badly in front of the guests.,pound,: She pounded at the door.,She pounded down the road.,retreat,: The army retreated quickly.,sermon,: The minister preached a long sermon.,wry,: She made a wry face.,dubious,: (,语气较弱,带有猜疑,半信半疑的含义,)She knows he really wants to help her, however she was dubious about his ability to help.,doubtful: (,语气较强,明显表示一种怀疑态度,.),P,araphrase,Granddads Irish heritage came out in his love for language; during the week he used “everyday talk”, but on Sunday he spoke the finest English.,Para: Granddad had a love for language, which might have been inherited from his Irish ancestors. In weekdays, he used plain English, but when in church on Sunday, he spoke perfectly standard English.,Instead, one day as the students assembled, he challenged me.,On the contrary, one day when the students all came, he questioned me.,I,stood amazed and floated back to my desk in a daze, amid wild applause.,Para: I stood there, amazed at my performance, then not knowing how, I drifted back to my seat, and my classmates gave me a big applause.,Most have no problem singing because the lyrics rhythmic pattern flows by itself.,Para: Most people who stutter can sing without stuttering because they can sing along with the rhythm pattern which just flows by itself.,I found the same cadences in the poetry, and before long my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.,I found the same rhythms in poetry as in the songs ,and soon after my classmates were eager to hear me recite poems,He never pushed anything at me again,he just wanted his students to wake up.,From then on, he never gave me any pressure, and what he tried to do is help students realize and tap their potential.,Part III (Para. 23-29),Why did the writer want to show his successes to his teacher?,What kind of comments did the writer make about his teacher?,Why could he talk to all kinds of animals on the farm, but not in front of people?,Shame and humiliation held him back from public speaking.,The more he worried about being laughed at because of his stuttering, the more he retreated from other people. And it got worse as he grew older.,Language work,Maneuver/manoeuvre,. If you maneuver sth into or out of a place ,you skillfully move it into or out of the place.,He started the car and maneuvered it out of the parking space.,He maneuvered successfully to get them go with him.,abundant:,We have abundant proof with his guilt.,Paraphrase,I supported myself between roles by sweeping floors of off-Broadway stages.,Para: Before acting any new role, I supported myself by sweeping the floors of off-Broadway stages.,“Can I fly you in from Michigan to see it?”,Para:Can I offer you a flight to Michigan to,see my acting,helped in part by the realization that though my mentor could no longer see, he was still living in a world vibrant with all of the beautiful treasures he had stored,.,Partly relieved by the thought that although my teacher could not see any longer, he was still living in a colorful and beautiful world which was created by the poems he had remembered.,Translation,1. People were flooding from the surrounding countryside.,2. His performance has come close to perfection.,3.Mary was in a daze all the way to London.,4.In this mountain retreat you can feel the best climate in the country.,5.He leaned back into his seat and relaxed,savoring the comfort.,6.What makes the young couple proud is that their child could recite poems from memory at the age of three.,7.He repeated in public what he had said in private.,8.A family vibrant with life and love is to be built with the joint efforts of all its members.,Oral Activities,A man is trying to persuade a woman that he seriously wants to marry her. Shes not so sure.,Two people are having an argument after getting lost.,A mother is talking to one of her children who is about to go on holiday without her for the first time.,A really good piece of gossip about your friends love life,An employer is accusing an employee of stealing some money.,How can we successfully make a speech in public? What elements are essential to bear in mind?,Thank you!,
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