New Horizon College English Book 3

新视野大学英语 3New Horizon College English Book 3

新视野大学英语 3

School of Foreign Studies 外国语学院

Unit 1刘悦

School of Foreign Studies 外国语学院

Unit 1刘悦

Unit One Section A The Tail of Fame

Brain Storm

FAMEFAMEFAMEFAME

What can fame bring to What can fame bring to

people?people?

What can fame bring to What can fame bring to

people?people?a life of luxurya life of luxurya life of luxurya life of luxury

a rise in social statusa rise in social statusa rise in social statusa rise in social status

a good taste for social lifea good taste for social lifea good taste for social lifea good taste for social life

Happiness! ?Happiness! ?Happiness! ?Happiness! ?

seeking/chasing fame by all means:seeking/chasing fame by all means:seeking/chasing fame by all means:seeking/chasing fame by all means:

sexually explicit photos: 艳照

hidden rules: 潜规则

affairs: 绯闻

flaunt wealth: 炫富

fraud or cheating: 造假

Watch and Discuss: Watch and Discuss:

Is fame a burden to famous people?

Watch and Discuss: Watch and Discuss:

Is fame a burden to famous people?

甲方乙方

burden of fame

loss of identityloss of identityloss of identityloss of identity

lack of privacylack of privacylack of privacylack of privacyless freedom of speechless freedom of speechless freedom of speechless freedom of speech

living on the favor of fansliving on the favor of fansliving on the favor of fansliving on the favor of fans

paparazzi: [pɑ:pə‘rɑ:tsi] paparazzi: [pɑ:pə‘rɑ:tsi] 狗仔队狗仔队paparazzi: [pɑ:pə‘rɑ:tsi] paparazzi: [pɑ:pə‘rɑ:tsi] 狗仔队狗仔队

What’s your understandingWhat’s your understanding

of fame and fame-seeking?of fame and fame-seeking?

What’s your understandingWhat’s your understanding

of fame and fame-seeking?of fame and fame-seeking?Beethoven

Fame should be a by-product of one’s Fame should be a by-product of one’s

honest labor in life, not a result of one’s honest labor in life, not a result of one’s

impure pursuits.impure pursuits.

Fame should be a by-product of one’s Fame should be a by-product of one’s

honest labor in life, not a result of one’s honest labor in life, not a result of one’s

impure pursuits.impure pursuits.

• Assignment

Contents

• Summary

• Structure and writing device

• Passage Reading

• New Words

1. idle:

a. Not working or producing anything 不工作的；闲着的 adj.

b. To waste time doing nothing 虚度；浪费时间；无所事事 vt.

* 同音异形词： idol: 偶像；受崇拜的人

I. New WordsI. New Words

An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Example

Don’t idle away precious time and be sorry in vain when youthful heads become white .

莫等闲，白了少年头，空悲切！

2. sustain:a. Make sth. continue to exist for a period of time 维持；使持续b. To keep up the strength, spirits, or determination 维持体力，精神，决心等

I. New WordsI. New Words

Example

The hope that a rescue team would be searching for them sustained the trapped miners.

一支救援队伍正在寻找他们的希望使得受困矿工得以支撑下去。

这位演讲者成功地使听众的注意力（兴趣）保持到了最后。 The speaker succeeded in sustaining the listeners’ attention (interest) to the very end.

3. discount:

a. regard sth. as unlikely to be true or important 忽视；低估 vt.

b. reduce the price of sth. 降低价格；打折 vt.

c. a reduction in the usual price of something 折扣 Cn.

I. New WordsI. New Words

You should discount much of what he says.他说的绝大多数话你都不要相信。

Example

All sale items have been heavily discounted.所有出售的上品都大幅降价。

I bought this pair of boots at a 30% discount.我买的这双靴子打了七折。

4. distinct:

a. clearly different or belonging to a different type 明显不同的 ; 独特的

b. able to be clearly seen, heard, smelled, etc. 清晰的，清楚的，明显的

I. New WordsI. New Words

啤酒有一种很独特的气味；它与葡萄酒的气味十分不同。

Beer has a very distinct (distinctive) smell; it’s quite distinct from the smell

of wine.

Example

这房间里有一股明显的酒味。 There is a distinct smell of beer in this room.

5. justify: show that there is a good reason for sth. That other people think is

unreasonable 证明…有道理； 为…辩护

Example

My training, education and personal qualities justify my application for the position.  

我所接受的教育和训练，我所具备的个性品质，使我符合该职位的要求，特提出申请。

愚蠢的人总是为自己的错误辩护。 A stupid person always tries to justify himself for his mistakes.

• Assignment

Contents

• Summary

• Structure and writing device

• Passage Reading

• New Words

Structure Analysis

Argumentation + Supporting Details + Conclusion

Argumentation

Part 2

Part 3

Conclusion

Part 5

Part 4

Paras. 2~5

Para. 6

Para. 7

Para. 8

Part 1

Para. 9

Supporting Details

Part I General Statement (Para. 1)

A: It is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it.

Q2: What is the writer’s statement about fame?

A: The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction.

Q1: What is it like to seek fame?

Detailed Analysis

Part II Specific Argumentation paras. 2-8

A: The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. Q2: What will happen to artists if they’re bored?A: Their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public.

Q1: What does the writer think of conquest of fame?

Q3: How do celebrities pay for their distinct style?

A: They pay for it by giving up the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms.

Detailed Analysis

Part II Specific Argumentation (Paras. 2-8)

A: They have to please their audiences by saying things they don’t mean or fully believe.

Q5: What if celebrities remain true to themselves?

A: They pay a heavy price for doing so, as shown in the case of Oscar.

Q4: In what way are artists similar to politicians?

Q6: What will become of those who initially fail?

A: Oddly, those who initially fail but never give up trying turn out to be the greatest winners.

Detailed Analysis

Part II Specific Argumentation (Paras. 2-8)

A: Failure motivates them to work even harder to succeed. But unfortunately, not many follow their lead.

Q7: How does failure affect singled-minded seekers?

Detailed Analysis

Part III Conclusion (Paras. 9)

A: People may find that once they have conquered fame, it is not really what they ever wanted. So you should be happy with what you are and do what you are proud of. Maybe you won’t be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art.

Q1: What is the author’s advice on fame seeking?

Detailed Analysis

• Assignment

Contents

• Activity

• Structure and writing device

• Passage Reading

• New Words

Part I (Para.1): General Statement

Passage Reading

A.Language points

B.Questions

Part I Argumentation: Chasing fame often leads to self-destruction.

Para. 1 An artist who seeks fame is like a dog

chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does

not know what else to do but to continue chasing it.

The cruelty of success is that it often leads those

who seek such success to participate in their own

destruction.

The Tail of FameThe Tail of Fame

A. Language points

1. Participate in : take part in or become involved in an activity

班里的每个人都应该积极参加这些讨论。Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions.

Example

Para 2 The lure of fame is hard to resist.

Para. 2 “Don’t quit your day job!” is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard to succeed. The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on. The lure of drowning in fame’s imperial glory is not easily resisted.

有固定收入的工作有固定收入的工作有固定收入的工作有固定收入的工作

刚崭露头角的艺术家刚崭露头角的艺术家刚崭露头角的艺术家刚崭露头角的艺术家

A. Language points

1. at best : even when considered in the most positive way

The meeting was at best partially successful.

这次会议充其量只是部分成功。

Example

The technique is at best ineffective and at worst dangerous.

这个技术说得好一点是无效的，说的坏一点是有危险的。

A. Language points

2. end up : finally be in particular situation or place

In stead of ending up in jail he became remarkably famous.

他最终没有坐牢，而是声名鹊起。

Example

A. Language points

3. spur…on (into) : encourage someone or make them want to do sth.

We spurred them on to greater efforts.

我们鼓励他们做出更大的努力。

Example

It was his mother’s words that finally spurred him into action.

最终是他母亲的话促使他采取了行动。

A. Language points

4. drown in : have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with

These countries are drowning in debt.

这些国家债台高筑。

Example

We are drowning in data but starved of information.

我们被数据包围，可是却缺乏信息。

Para 3 It would be hard to keep the audience’s lasting enthusiasm.

Para. 3 Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of exploiting their talent for singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. They develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevator to the top is a blur. Most would be hard-pressed to tell you how they even got there. Artists cannot remain idle, though. When the performer, painter or writer becomes bored, their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public. After their enthusiasm has dissolved, the public simply moves on to the next flavor of the month.

Para 3 It would be hard to keep the audience’s lasting enthusiasm.

Para. 3 Artists who do attempt to remain current by making even minute changes to their style of writing, dancing or singing, run a significant risk of losing the audience’s favor. The public simply discounts styles other than those for which the artist has become famous.

The public only accepts the styles for which the The public only accepts the styles for which the artist has become famous and they think other artist has become famous and they think other styles are not worth their attentionstyles are not worth their attention..

The public only accepts the styles for which the The public only accepts the styles for which the artist has become famous and they think other artist has become famous and they think other styles are not worth their attentionstyles are not worth their attention..

[mai‘nju:t] 极小的[mai‘nju:t] 极小的

apart from; exceptapart from; exceptapart from; exceptapart from; except

A. Language points

1. exploit : a. to use (esp. a person) unfairly for one’s own profit or advantage <贬 >剥削b. to use or develop (a thing) fully so as to get profit利用；开发

The world economic system exploits the developing

countries in favor of the developed countries.

世界的经济制度是发达国家剥削发展中国家。

Example

我们需要确保尽可能充分地利用资源。We need to make sure that we exploit our resources

as fully as possible.

A. Language points

2. ride on the express elevator to the top : (a metaphor) means becoming famous quickly 迅速走红；青云直上

Susan Boyle rode on the express elevator to the top due to her astounding performance in the “Britain’s Got Talent” show. “苏珊大妈”因她在“英国达人秀”上的惊人表现而迅速走红。

Example

express: 1. express: 1. 表达表达 vt.vt. ；； 2. 2. 快车；快快车；快

件件 n. 3. n. 3. 快速的，快递的快速的，快递的 adj.adj.

express: 1. express: 1. 表达表达 vt.vt. ；； 2. 2. 快车；快快车；快

件件 n. 3. n. 3. 快速的，快递的快速的，快递的 adj.adj.

A. Language points

3. be hard-pressed to do sth. : have difficulty to do sth. 很难做某事

This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.

今年这家航空公司要盈利困难重重。

Example

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4. flavor of the month/year/week : an idea, person, style, etc. that is very popular at a particular time, but only for a short while. 风靡一时的人或物

任何风靡一时的东西任何风靡一时的东西都如同昙花都如同昙花一现，不久就会失去对大众的吸一现，不久就会失去对大众的吸引力引力。

Example

Any flavor of the monthAny flavor of the month, like a flash in the pan, will lose i, like a flash in the pan, will lose i

ts appeal to the public before long. ts appeal to the public before long.

A. Language points

5. run a/the risk of : be in the situation in which sth. Bad could happen 有…危险；冒…危险

Men Men run a greater risk ofrun a greater risk of suffering from heart disease tha suffering from heart disease tha

n women. n women. 男子患心脏病的男子患心脏病的风险高于风险高于女子女子。

Example

Para 4 distinctive styles of famous artists limits them to express themselves with other styles or forms.

Para. 4 Famous authors’ styles—a Tennessee Williams play or a plot by Ernest Hemingway or a poem by Robert Frost or T.S. Eliot—are easily recognizable. The same is true of painters like Monet, Renoir, or Dali and moviemakers like Hitchcock, Fellini, Spielberg, Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou. Their distinct styles marked a significant change in form from others and gained them fame and fortune. However, they paid for it by giving up the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms.

A. Language points

1. pay for : suffer as a result of doing sth. 为…付出代价

We will We will pay forpay for our mistakes in some way at sometime. our mistakes in some way at sometime. 我们大家都会在某个时候以某种方式我们大家都会在某个时候以某种方式为为我们的错误我们的错误付出代付出代价价。

Example

Para 5 Some famous people have to please the audience sometimes against their own will.

Para. 5 Fame’s spotlight can be hotter than a tropical jungle—a fraud is quickly exposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too much for most to endure. It takes you out of yourself: You must be what the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be. The performer, like the politician, must often please his or her audiences by saying things he or she does not mean or fully believe.

You have to forget your true selfYou have to forget your true selfYou have to forget your true selfYou have to forget your true self

Para 6 It is hard to find an artist who is both successful and uncompromising.

Para. 6 One drop of fame will likely contaminate the entire well of a man’s soul, and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly amazing. You would be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game. An example, the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, known for his uncompromising behavior, both social and sexual, to which the public objected, paid heavily for remaining true to himself.

oppose or disapprove of sth.oppose or disapprove of sth.

oppose or disapprove of sth.oppose or disapprove of sth.

A. Language points

1. contaminate :make sth. dirty or poisonous污染，弄脏 vt.

该食品在生产的过程中被污染了。

The food was contaminated during

the production process.

Example

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2. remain/be true to : continue to be loyal to someone or something忠于

The TV series are criticized as not remaining true to the original work. 这部电视剧被批评为不忠实于原著。

Example

A. Language points

3. uncompromising : unwilling to change one’s opinions or behavior 不妥协的

The group has taken an uncompromising position on environmental issues. 这个团体在环境问题上采取决不妥协的立场。

Example

Word building

un+ compromise + -ing → uncompromising

否定前缀 词根：妥协 形容词词尾

Para 6 the example of Oscar Wilde is provided as an illustration.

Para. 6 The mother of a young man Oscar was intimate with accused him at a banquet in front of his friends and fans of sexually influencing her son. Extremely angered by her remarks, he sued the young man’s mother, asserting that she had damaged his “good” name. He should have hired a better attorney, though. The judge did not second Wilde’s call to have the woman pay for damaging his name, and instead fined Wilde. He ended up in jail after refusing to pay, and even worse, was permanently expelled from the wider circle of public favor. When things were at their worst, he found that no one was willing to risk his or her name in his defense. His price for remaining true to himself was to be left alone when he needed his fans the most.

A. Language points

1. be intimate with:Involve or have a secual relationship with; have a very close

friendship with 与…有染；与…关系密切

她和总统关系密切。

She is intimate with the president.

Example

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2. accuse ab. of sth. : say that someone has done sth. wrong or is guilty of sth.指控；指责

The founder of Wikileaks website, Julian Assange, is accused of having committed a sex-crime.维基解密网站创始人朱利安 .阿桑奇被指控性犯罪。

Example

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3. be expelled from. : be dismissed officially from a school, club, etc.被驱逐出…

被誉为韩国民族英雄的黄禹锡由于学术造假而被驱逐出了学术界。

The Korean national hero, Yuxi Huang, was expelled from the academic community for academic cheating (fraud).

Example

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4. at one’s/its worst: as bad or unpleasant as someone or sth. can be 最糟糕、最厉害的时候

The pain was at its worst in the late evenings. 深夜时痛的最厉害。

Example

我不想让你看到我最糟糕的时候。 I don’t want you to see me at my worst.

Para 7 Those who fail reap the greatest reward and enjoy the freedom to express themselves in the style they like.

Para. 7 Curiously enough, it is those who fail that reap the greatest reward: freedom! They enjoy the freedom to express themselves in unique and original ways without fear of losing the support of fans. Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing that they did not sell out. They may justify their failure by convincing themselves their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences.

A. Language points

1. Sb. find comfort in knowing / thinking that … or in knowing / thinking that … 某人寻求安慰时，会想到 ······ ，或 ······

懒汉寻求安慰时懒汉寻求安慰时 , , 总会想“有福之人不用忙”，或总会想“有福之人不用忙”，或“无福之人跑断肠”。“无福之人跑断肠”。

Example

Lazybones always find comfort in knowing that a luc

ky dog needs no haste, or in knowing that an unluck

y dog runs heartbroken.

Para 8 Failure has motivated some artists to work even harder to succeed. But not many follow their examples.

Para. 8 Single-minded artists who continue their quest for fame even after failure might also like to know that failure has motivated some famous people to work even harder to succeed. Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published. Beethoven overcame his father, who did not believe that he had any potential as a musician, to become the greatest musician in the world.

Para 8 Failure has motivated some artists to work even harder to succeed. But not many follow their examples.

Para. 8 And Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss educator in the 19th century, failed at every job he ever had until he came upon the idea of teaching children and developing the fundamental theories to produce a new form of education. Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the fourth grade, because he seemed to his teacher to be quite dull. Unfortunately for most people, however, failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning.

A. Language points

1. single-minded : having one clear aim or purpose目的专一的；一心一意的

Example

a. + n.+ ed

Word building

具有什么特征的

blue-eyed

kind-hearted

broad-minded

good-natured

gray-haired

light-hearted

open-minded

cold-hearted

near-sighted

single-handed

A. Language points

2. come upon/on : find sth. or meet someone unexpectedly 偶遇；突然想到

Tao Yuanming, a famous writer of the Eastern Jin DyTao Yuanming, a famous writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), wrote the well-known essay nasty (317-420), wrote the well-known essay Peach-Peach-Blossom SpringBlossom Spring. In it he tells a story which goes like . In it he tells a story which goes like this: A fisherman happened to this: A fisherman happened to come uponcome upon a place ca a place called Peach-Blossom Spring. lled Peach-Blossom Spring.

Example

东晋的文学家陶渊明写了一篇著名的文章叫《桃花源记》。叙述一个渔人出外捕鱼的时候，偶然来到了桃花源这个地方。

Para 9 People should do what they are happy with. They may not be famous, but they may create better art.

Para. 9 I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck. But alas, you may find that it was not what you wanted. The dog who catches his tail discovers that it is only a tail. The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good. So instead of trying so hard to achieve success, try to be happy with who you are and what you do. Try to do work that you can be proud of. Maybe you won’t be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art.

A. Language points

1. desperate: a. needing or wanting sth. very muchb. Very worried and willing to do anything to change a bad situation

他急需一份工作养家糊口 . He is desperate for a job to support his family 。

Example

失踪者的家人越来越绝望。 The missing man’s family are getting increasingly desperate.

A. Language points

1. desperately: adv. extremely; very adv. extremely; very 非常非常

他非常希望自己的文章能被发表 .

He desperately wanted his article published 。

Example

• Assignment

• Activity

• Structure and writing device

• Passage Reading

• New Words

Contents

Dubbing the Movie clips给电影片段配音

Step 1: Note down the lines

Step 2: Translate the lines into English

Step 3: Assign the roles in the group and dub the clip.

《五彩缤纷》的刘导： Director Liu from Multicolor

嘉宾： distinguished guest中央电视台的春节晚会： CCTV Spring Festival Gala普通人： a(n) ordinary/common person 签名： signature影迷： fans演艺圈： entertainment circle是是非非： gossip冷冷清清的过日子： live in peace委托我们全权代理： authorize us to be your representative

Tips for translation:

我们就是吃这碗饭的： That’s just our work.对售后服务进行摸底： ask sb. for feedback on after service神通广大： powerful 起诉： sue sb.名誉权： reputation right 三炒两炒把你炒红了： You’ll become famous again with those negative reports.沾你的光： count on you我也得吃饭： I have to survive.特别走红： very hot

Tips for translation:

• Assignment

• Activity

• Structure and writing device

• Passage Reading

• New Words

Contents

The way to know life is to love many thi

ngs.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 ～ 1890)

The way to know life is to love many thi

ngs.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 ～ 1890)

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Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardlycatch it going.

Tennessee Williams

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardlycatch it going.

Tennessee Williams

Writing a poem is discovering.

Robert Frost

If I had more time, I would have written

a shorter letter.

T. S. Eliot

If I had more time, I would have written

a shorter letter.

T. S. Eliot

The pain passes, but the beauty remai

ns.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The pain passes, but the beauty remai

ns.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Have no fear of perfection— you'll never

reach it.

Salvador Dali

Have no fear of perfection— you'll never

reach it.

Salvador Dali

In feature films, the director is

God;

in documentary films, God is the

director.

Alfred Hitchcock

In feature films, the director is

God;

in documentary films, God is the

director.

Alfred Hitchcock

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.

Federico Fellini

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.

Federico Fellini

I dream for a living.

Steven Spielberg

I am someone who likes taking risks. Chen Kaige

Love that can be explained is not love. Zhang Yimou

Love that can be explained is not love. Zhang Yimou

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not

love her.

Oscar Wilde

That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.

Thomas Wolfe

It is comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad.

Friends applaud, the comedy is over.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Man must search for what is right, and let happiness come on its own.

Johann Pestalozzi

I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.

Thomas A. Edison

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