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Unit 2
Onwards and Upwards
勇往直前
Guess Who
male
British
scientist
physics and cosmology
black holes
disabled
Guess Who
male
black
president
Nobel Peace Prize
equality
South Africa
Guess Who
artist
Chinese
the 1st half of the 20th century
ink-and-wash painting 水墨畫
reformation of Chinese art
horses
Guess Who
author
British
female
a poor single mother
wizarding world
Harry Potter
Names Achievements What made them
successful
Stephen Hawking was one of the world's leading scientists. His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988, which became a best-seller. Their personal qualities of perseverance
willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them successful.
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white government's system of racial separation. In 1993. he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Xu Beihong was a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western composition to reflect a modern China.
What setbacks have you encountered in your life
Activity 2
What is the key message of the poem
The poem is all about perseverance, determination
and willpower. Never give up especially when
things go wrong. It reminds us that there are
elements of success within every failure, so we
mustn't quit whatever difficulties we may
encounter in life.
Activity 2
2. Why do we feel like quitting
【Which of life's difficulties are mentioned in the poem 】
Things sometimes go wrong; the road seems all uphill: the funds are low and the debts are high.
Activity 2
3. What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out”
Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed. On the road to success, you have to experience failure first. In other words “failure is the mother of success.”
Don’t quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
不要放棄
當事情常常不如人意時，
當眼前的道路如登山一樣步履維艱時，
當資金短缺而債臺高筑時，
當笑意已到嘴邊但不得不掩面嘆息時，　
當生活已被煩惱充斥，讓你不堪重負時，好好休息一下吧！但是，請不要放棄。
Don’t quit
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
不要放棄
生活就是布滿曲折與蜿蜒
正如每個人都會學到
許多情況下，當你堅持下去
事情就會出現轉機，
縱使腳步緩慢也不要放棄
再努力一次成功可能就會來到
Don’t quit
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
不要放棄
成功就就在失敗的背面，
它是烏云中透出的一絲銀光，
而且你根本無從得知你離目標到底有多近，
看似天涯可能卻是比鄰。
所以，奮斗下去即使當你遭到嚴重之極的打擊，
正是事情不如意時你更不能放棄。
Vocabulary from the poem
trudge [tr d ] v.費力地走
to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavy
fund [f nd] n.資金
[pl.] money that is available to be spent
debt [det] n.欠款
a sum of money that you owe someone.
queer [kw r] adj.奇怪的
(old-fashioned) strange or unusual
pace [pe s] n.步調，速度
the speed at which sb/sth walks or moves
blow [bl ] n.打擊，挫敗
a sudden event which has damaging effects on sb/sth, causing sadness or disappointment
Smart expressions
出問題
上坡的
債款；欠債 n.
負債；不負債
還清債務
曲曲折折
熙熙攘攘
許多
turn about
Stick it out
堅持奮斗
成功 v. n. adj.
節選
go wrong
uphill
debt [c; u]
in debt; out of debt
pay off one’s debt
twists and turns n.
hustle and bustle n.
many a/ more than one + n[sing] + v[sing]
徹底改變
堅持到底
stick to the fight
succeed; success; successful
excerpt
Unit 2
Understanding Ideas
We regret to inform you
Activity 1
1 _______ has the same birthday as his /her most famous character: 31 July.
2 _______ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.
3 _______ had to pay to have his / her poetry published.
Match these writers to the information.
1 J.K. Rowling
2 J.D. Salinger
3 Emily Bront
J.K. Rowling
Emily Bront
J.D. Salinger
What do you know about the writer
J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger 杰羅姆·大衛·塞林格
Born: January 1, 1919, New York City
Died: January 27, 2010 (aged 91)
Cornish, New Hampshire
Occupation: a short story writer, novelist
Education: Marnix College, New York University, Columbia University
Notable works:
The Catcher in the Rye (1951) 《麥田里的守望者》
Nine Stories (1953) 《九故事》
Franny and Zooey (1961) 《弗蘭妮與卓埃》
Born: July 31, 1965, Yate, near Bristol, England
Occupation: an British author who is one of the world's most successful and wealthiest authors known for her popular children's books Harry Potter series.
Notable work:
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1998, film 2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998, film 2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999, film 2004)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000, film 2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003, film 2007),
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005, film 2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007, filmed in 2 parts 2010 and 2011)
What do you know about the writer
What do you know about the writer
Bront sisters
Names: Charlotte Bront Jane Eyre 《簡愛》
Emily Bront Wuthering Height 《呼嘯山莊》
Anne Bront Agnes Grey 《艾格妮絲·格雷》
Birthplace: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Occupation: English novelist and poet who produced but one novel who was perhaps the greatest of the three Bront sisters.
Fast reading:
Task 1: What is this passage about
The passage is about ______ ________ whose books were _____________many times before they were published.
three writers
rejected
Task 2: What is the text type (genre) of the passage
A. A narrative essay （記敘文）
B. An expository essay (說明文)
C. An argumentative essay （議論文）
Activity 2
Fast reading:
Task 3: What is the structure of the passage
A. Introduction—Comparison—Conclusion
B. Introduction—Question and Solution—Conclusion
C. Introduction—Examples—Conclusion
D. Introduction—Cause and Effects—Conclusion
Fast reading:
Task 4: How many parts are there in this passage
Part 1: Para( )
Part 2: Para( )
Part 3: Para( )
1
2-4
5
Introduction
Examples
Conclusion
A. Perseverance is the key to success.
B. A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.
C. Some writers’ experiences of getting rejected.
task 5
What problems did the writers overcome
J.K. Rowling
She spent years surviving on little money and her first book received criticism from publishers and was rejected twelve times.
J.D. Salinger
He received criticism and rejections from publishers.
Bront sisters
At that time, women were not encouraged to become writers. Their book of poems which they wrote under male names, only sold two copies.
Fast reading:
Task 6: choose another suitable title for the passage and give your
reasons.
A. Life is Hard for Female Writers
B. Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
C. Never Give Up on Your Dreams
D. Successful Writers
Careful reading: Task 1
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph
A. As long as we stick to writing, we can all become writers.
B. It is very normal for many writers to receive rejections of their works.
C.The publishers reply will be a delight to the author.
D. The more successful a writer is, the more rejection letters he receive.
2. How did she react when J.K.Rowling received her first rejection letter
A. She thought her work was too difficult for children.
B. She no longer wantedd to be a writer again.
C. She continued to write her novels all her time.
D. She decided to print 500 copies of her first book.
Careful reading:
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. Why did J.D.Sanlinger carry six chapters of his book with him
A. He wanted to relax himself on the battlefield.
B. He wanted to read his work to his comrades in the army.
C. He knew that his book would be loved by the soldiers.
D. He did not give up his dream of writing.
4. Who wrote the novel Jane Eyre
A. Charlotte B. Robert C. Anne D. Emily
5. What does the author think i the most important factor to success
A. Perseverance B. Talent. C. Publishers D. Rejections
Match the writers in column A with their information in column B.
Careful reading:
Writers Information
J.K. Rowling a. starting writing short stories in high school
J.D. Salinger b. writing a book of poems under male names
The Bront sisters c. serving in the US Army during the Second World War
d. sticking the first rejection letter on the kitchen wall
e. being from Victorian England
f.receiving 12 rejections in total before the first book's publishcaton
d f
a c
b e
Careful reading:
Task 2: Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram.
A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter
She was told that her book was too difficult and too long for children and it was rejected twelve times by publishers.
Harry Potter became a global success.
A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.
J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye
He received criticism and
rejections from several
publishers.
The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published.
A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.
Emily Bront
Bronte sisters
Jane Eyre,
Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey
Women were not encouraged to become writers at that time.
Their book of poems which they wrote under male names sold only two copies.
Their novels are regarded as classics of world literature.
“We regret to inform you...” These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every writer knows well. The 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 time to write your life’s 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.
a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it.
inform sb of\about sth
dread doing sth\ ~ to think
conj.
little, seldom, scarcely
face sth, be faced with
“We regret to inform you...”These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every writer knows well.
“我們抱歉地通知您……”這句話，對每個作家來說，既可怕又熟悉。
1. regret doing sth. 后悔/遺憾做了某事
regret to do sth. 后悔/遺憾去做某事
regret that... （某人）后悔……
很抱歉地通知您，您的申請未能通過。
We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
他很后悔提及那些事。
He regretted ever having mentioned it.
很抱歉我不能接受您的邀請。
I regret that I am unable to accept your invitation.
2. dread doing sth. 害怕做某事
dread to do sth. 害怕去做某事
dread that... （某人）害怕……
我害怕生病。
I dread being sick.
我害怕去想到如果真的有火災，將會發生什么。
I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here.
她害怕孩子會被帶走。
She dreaded that her child might be taken from her.
動詞不定式to inform和動名詞receiving在句中作賓語：
有些動詞后面通常用動詞的-ing形式作賓語，
如：avoid, enjoy, mind, feel like等。
有些動詞后面通常用動詞不定式to do作賓語，如：want, offer, decide, fail, refuse, ask, pretend, intend, attempt, teach, discuss等。
有些動詞后面可以用這兩種形式作賓語，且意思基本相同，如：like, love, prefer, hate, start等。
獨立主格
名詞（代詞）+現在分詞 -
明天假設天氣好，我們就進行比賽。
We shall play the match tomorrow, weather permitting.
名詞（代詞）+過去分詞 -
如果給我們更多的時間，我們會把工作做得更好。
More time given, we should have done the job much better.
Take for example J.K. 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 book, she received comments from publishers along the lines of “too difficult for children” , “too long”, “Children would not be interested in it”.
take...for example= take... as an example 以...為例
stick stuck stuck v.粘貼
similar to sth\ like sth
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.
當她收到第一封拒稿信時，她決定把這看作是自己與喜愛的作家之間有了共同之處，并把這封信貼在廚房的墻上。
have... in common with... 與……有共同點
這兩種文化有很多共同點。
The two cultures have a lot in common.
我和Jane沒有共同點。
I have nothing in common with Jane.
Nevertheless, she persevered. “I wasn’t going to give up until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen,” she later posted. After a total of twelve rejections, one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book, and as we know, Harry Potter became a global success, with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.
despite the fact that
perseverance
1. to reject 2. to reduce the noise\heat...
in total 總計
agree to do
translate ... into 把...譯成...
All too often writers of 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 don’t know the central character well enough” was the criticism he received on his manuscript for The Catcher in the Rye.
too frequently 經常
struggle for\to do
get sth done
The novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from[ be forced to leave] prep school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden searches for truth and rails against [ complain about sth/sb] the “phoniness” of the adult world. He ends up exhausted and emotionally unstable.The Catcher in the Rye takes the loss of innocence as its primary concern. Holden wants to be the “catcher in the rye”—someone who saves children from falling off a cliff, which can be understood as a metaphor for entering adulthood.
The Catcher in the Rye
這部小說詳細描述了16歲的霍爾登·考爾菲德被預科學校開除后的兩天生活。困惑和幻滅，霍爾頓尋找真相，并譴責成人世界的“虛偽”。他最終筋疲力盡，情緒不穩定。《麥田里的守望者》將失去純真作為其首要關注點。Holden想成為“麥田里的守望者”——一個從懸崖上救下孩子的人，這可以被理解為進入成年的隱喻。
Despite rejections from several publishers, J.D. 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 an immediate best-seller and went on to sell millions and millions of copies.
in spite of 盡管，即使
serve as; serve sb sth=serve sth to sb
從事
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 Poet Laureate, Robert Southey, wrote to one of them: “Literature cannot be the business of a woman’s life, and it ought not to be.”
to be given to sb/sth
dream of\about doing
adj. 當時的
Nevertheless, the sisters didn’t 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 didn’t give up. They started writing novels, and today Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and Anne Bronte’s 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, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends...”
under the name of ... 以...的名義
by means of
end: an aim or a purpose
be regarded / considered as 被認為是...
It's/was +被強調的部分 +that + 其他
So, it seems that talent alone isn’t enough to guarantee success. While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance is the key. Keep trying and eventually you will read the words “We are delighted to inform you...”
guarantee sth\that
Basic human rights are now guaranteed.
一點點，少許
have/play a part (in sth): to be involved in sth
扮演...角色，起...作用
Keep trying and eventually you will read the words“We are delighted to inform you...”
堅持下去，你終會收到這樣的回復：“我們高興地通知您……”
delighted: adj. very pleased and happy 愉快的，高興的
我很高興你能留下來。
I was delighted that you could stay.
她用玩具取悅孩子。
She delighted the children with toys.
這是我見過的最令人愉快的花園。
It was the most delightful garden I had ever seen.
Activity 4
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
1 What might come next in each sentence
We regret to inform you that your book is rejected / turned down / refused...
We are delighted to inform you that your book is accepted / well-received...
2 Which paragraph does each of the sentences come from Why does the author use them like this within the passage
Activity 4
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
2 Which paragraph does each of the sentences come from Why does the author use them like this within the passage
“We regret to inform you…” comes from the first paragraph.
“We are delighted to inform you…” comes from the last paragraph.
The author intends to begin with the negative theme of rejection, but then reveal that perseverance can turn a bad beginning into a good ending. Or rather, success comes to those who don’t give up. In addition, the passage is made complete by the way in which the first sentence is mirrored by the last sentence.
regret to inform you
dread doing
highly successful writers
face rejection
take.. for example
have sth in common with
survive on little money
turn down
a total of
agree to do
抱歉地通知您
害怕做某事
卓越成功的作家
面臨拒稿（拒絕）
以...為例
和...有共同點
靠微薄的錢度日（生活拮據）
拒絕
總計...
同意做某事
be translated in to different languages
all too often
face criticism along with refection
struggle to do
get his works published
serve in the army
work on the novel
throughout his war service
the prize for perseverance should go to...
被翻譯成不同的語言
時常，經常
面臨回絕并遭受批評
爭取\斗爭做某事
出版他的作品
在軍隊服役
致力于寫小說
在戰時服役期間
堅持不懈的榮譽應該頒給...
dream of doing
see their words in print
under one’s name\ under the name of
be regarded as classics of world literature
achieve great ends
guarantee success
a touch of luck
play a part （in）sth
be delighted to inform you
夢想做某事
看到他們的作品（文字）出版
以...的名字
被視為世界文學的經典之作
實現宏大的目標
保證獲得成功
一點點運氣
在...中起作用
高興地通知您

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