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1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上Lesson Four: This Life &
2、#160; Sidney pointier看過猜一猜誰來吃飯或炎熱的夏夜里的人人一定會(huì)對(duì)美國(guó)黑人悉尼波蒂的演技贊嘆不已??墒悄闶欠裰浪谠噲D進(jìn)入演藝圈時(shí),曾被導(dǎo)演轟下舞臺(tái),因?yàn)樗B臺(tái)詞都不會(huì)念-不認(rèn)識(shí)的字太多。他又是怎樣邁開第一步的呢?且聽他娓娓道來。1 It is the first time I have ever been on a stage I dont even know what a stage looks like but Im up there now and I open this” script,” but I dont know what it
3、 is. The director tells me to read the part of “John.” Everywhere I see “John” I must read everything under that.譯:這是我第一次登上舞臺(tái) 我甚至還不知道舞臺(tái)是個(gè)什么樣子 但是現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)站在上面了,并且展開了“臺(tái)詞稿”,但是,我還是不知道他是什么東西。導(dǎo)演叫我念“約翰”這個(gè)角色。只要看到“約翰”這個(gè)名字,我就必須把下面的所有句子念出來。2 Then I see him sitting in a front seat staring at
4、 me with the strangest look. He says. “Get off the stage” I say, “What do you mean?” He says, “Just come on down off that stage and stop wasting my time. Youre no actor. You dont even know how to read.”譯:接著我就看見他就坐在前排的椅子上以再奇怪的表情盯著我。他說:“下去!”我說:“你的意思是 ”他說:“就是走下舞臺(tái),別在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間了。你就根本就不會(huì)演戲。你甚至不知道怎么念
5、?!? I leave and walk off down 135th Street saying to my self,”You can hardly read. You cant be an actor and youre not able to read.” I begin to think about what hes said to me. Now I Know I cant read too well. Here I am eighteen years of age, and if I live to be eighty, for the next sixty-two years
6、Im going to be a dishwasher. Im not going to be able to make people notice me.譯:我離開那兒,沿著135號(hào)大街,一邊走一邊對(duì)自已說:“你幾呼不會(huì)念,你根本不可能成為一名演員,而且你不會(huì)閱讀。”我開始考慮他對(duì)我說的話?,F(xiàn)在,我非常清楚地知道我不能閱讀。如今我已經(jīng)18歲了,假如我能活到會(huì)80歲,我將做事60年的洗碗工。我不可能引起別人的注意。4 During the next six month, I spent as much times possible reading. One of the restaurants
7、 I worked in during that period was in Astoria, long Island. The work was hard and heavy, but we would have most the dishes cleared away by 11:00 or 11:15 p.m. It was my custom to sit out near the kitchen door and read the newspaper. 譯:在接下來的六個(gè)月里,只要一有時(shí)間,我就花在讀書上。在那期間,我曾工作過的餐館之一就是在長(zhǎng)島的阿斯托里亞。這項(xiàng)工作艱苦而繁重,但是
8、,我們常常要在晚上下班11點(diǎn)或者說11點(diǎn)15分之前把絕大多數(shù)的碟子清洗干凈。我習(xí)慣坐在廚房門外不遠(yuǎn)的地方閱讀報(bào)紙。5 At the waiters table there was a old Jewish man who used to watch me trying go read that paper. I asked him one night what a word meant and he told me. I thanked him and went back to my paper. He went on watching me for a few seconds and the
9、n said “Do you run across a lot of words you dont understand?” I said “A lot-because Im just beginning to learn to read well,” and he said, “Ill sit with you here and work with you for a while.”譯:在侍者的座位上,通常有位猶太老人注視著我極力讀懂那份報(bào)紙的樣子。有一天晚上,我問他一個(gè)單詞的意思,他告訴了我。我對(duì)他表示了感謝,又回到原位繼續(xù)閱讀那份報(bào)紙。他又注視了我一會(huì)兒,接著說道:“你是不是碰到了許多不
10、懂的單詞?”我說:“有一些 因?yàn)槲也艅倓傞_始認(rèn)真地學(xué)習(xí)閱讀?!彼终f到:“我要和你在這里和你一起坐一坐,和你一起閱讀一會(huì)兒。”6 So at about eleven every night when he sat sown for his meal, I would come out of the kitchen and sit down next to him and read articles from the front page of the paper. When I ran into a word I didnt know (and I didnt kno
11、w half of article, become any word longer than a couple of syllables gave me trouble) he explained the meaning of the word and gave me the pronunciation. Then hed send me back to the sentence so I could understand the word in context.譯:這樣,在每晚期11點(diǎn)鐘左右他坐下來用餐的時(shí)候,我就會(huì)從廚房里出來,坐在他的下手,閱讀那份的頭版文章。在我遇到不懂的字的時(shí)候(這篇
12、文章中有一半的字我不認(rèn)識(shí),因?yàn)槿魏我粋€(gè)超過兩個(gè)音節(jié)的詞都會(huì)給我?guī)砺闊?,他就向我解說該詞的意義,并且教我如何發(fā)音。接著,他就會(huì)把我?guī)Щ氐骄渥又腥?,這樣我就可以根據(jù)上下文來理解這個(gè)詞的意思。7 Then I would take the paper away with me, armed now with the meaning of those words, and reread and reread the article so that the meaning of those words would get locked into my memory. Every evening we
13、 did that.譯:然后,我把報(bào)紙帶在身邊?,F(xiàn)在,我懂得了這此詞的意思,將這篇文章反復(fù)地閱讀,這樣,這些詞的意義就會(huì)銘刻在我的記憶中。我們每都如此。8 I stayed there at that job for about five or six weeks and learned from him a way to study, and then I went off to other jobs. I have never been able to thank him properly because I never knew then what an enormous contrib
14、ution he was making to my life. He was wonderful, and a little bit of him is in everything I do. 譯:我呆在那里做那份工作大約有五六個(gè)星期的時(shí)間。從他那里,我學(xué)到了學(xué)習(xí)的方法,接著我就去干另一份工作。我一直未能對(duì)他表示恰當(dāng)?shù)母兄x,因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)根本沒有意識(shí)到他對(duì)我一生起到的作用會(huì)如此巨大。他的作用是驚人的,我做的每一件事多少都有人世間影響。9 After that, I always looked for the meaning of words, and when I ran into words I
15、couldnt pronounce and didnt understand, I would work on them until I began to understand. I would keep going over and over the sentence they were in, and after a while I would begin to get an idea of what the word meant just by repeating the sentence. That became a habit, as did all the other things
16、 he left me with.譯:自那以后,我總是查找單詞的意思。在我碰到不會(huì)發(fā)音和不懂的詞的時(shí)候,我就會(huì)想辦法,直到弄懂為止。我會(huì)反復(fù)閱讀這些詞所在的句子,要不了一會(huì)兒,僅僅通過反復(fù)閱讀這個(gè)句子,對(duì)該詞的意義我就有了大致的理解。這成了一種習(xí)慣,正如他教給我做每件事都成了習(xí)慣一樣Word List(單詞表)script n.(戲劇、電影等)劇本,腳本 part n. (戲劇、電影等角色的)臺(tái)詞 look n.樣子,表情 no adj.完全不是,絕不是 dishwasher n.洗碟工;洗碗機(jī) heavy adj.繁重的;費(fèi)力的 p.m. abbr.(post meridiem的縮寫)下午,
17、午后Jewish adj.猶太族的 syllable n.音節(jié) context n.上下文 armed adj.具備知識(shí)或技能的;有裝備的 reread v.重讀,再讀enormous adj.巨大的,極大的contribution n.貢獻(xiàn)Proper Names(專有名詞)Sidney Poitier 悉尼·波蒂埃(人名)John 約翰(人名)Astoria,Long Island 長(zhǎng)島的阿斯托里亞(地名)Useful Expressions(常用短語)see sb. doing sth.看見某人正在做某事stare at 盯著 get off從下來,下車say to onese
18、lf 自言自語be able to do能夠做 think about sth.考慮某事spendtime(in)doing花時(shí)間做某事 make sb. do sth.讓某人做某事 clear away清除run across/into sb./sth.偶然碰到 a couple of幾個(gè) make a contribution to為做出貢獻(xiàn)take sth. away (with sb.)帶走 look for尋找 go over認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí) begin to do sth.開始做某事 used to do sth.過去常常做某事 He used to go for a walk in th
19、e park when he was young. get/have an idea (of)知道,懂得I have no idea what I should do.Im sorry,I have no idea of that. Verb Pattern 4(動(dòng)詞句型4)主語+不及物動(dòng)詞The moon rose.His mother has left.The telephone is ringing.The glass dropped and broke.The old man can't read and write.注意:用于這一句型的動(dòng)詞不能用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。Questions
20、 on the Text(課文問題)1. What did the director tell Sidney to do the first time he was on a stage?The director told Sidney to read the part of “John” from a play.2. Why did the director tell home to get off the stage Because Sidney read badly and the director didnt think he could be and actor.3. How old
21、 was Sidney at the time?He was 18 years old.4. What did he think about while walking down the street?He thought about what the direcrtor had said to him and also about what he was going to do for the resgt of his life.5. What did he come to realize about himself?He realized that if he didnt learn ho
22、w to read well, he would have to wash dishes all his life and he would be nobody for the rest of his life.6. What did he do during the next six months?He spent as much time as possible reading.7. What did he usually do after eleven o'clock every evening while working in a restaurant?He would sit
23、 out near the kitchen door and read the newspaper.8. What was his main problem?There are too many new words which he didnt know the meaning and the pronunciation.9. Who offered to help him? And how did this man help him?An old Jewish man did. He explained the meaning of the words to Sidney and told
24、him how to pronounce them. Then he told him to read the sentences again and get their meaning in the context.10. How long did Sidney work in the restaurant? he learn from the Jewish man?Did he learn from the man only how to read? What else did he learn?He worked there for about five or six weeks.11.
25、 What did he learn from the Jewish man?Did he learn from the man only how to read?What else did he learn?He learned from him a way to study. No. He also learned how to face difficulties a way of life12. Why does Sidney say that he has never been able to thank him properly?Because he didnt realize at
26、 that time that the Jewish man had made and enormous contribution to his life, and that the mans way of doing things would have a great influence on him.Written Work (筆頭作業(yè))Translate the following passage into English.將下面短文譯成英文。 悉尼.波蒂埃是美國(guó)著名黑人演員和導(dǎo)演。18歲時(shí),他想當(dāng)演員。就去找了一為導(dǎo)演并把他的愿望告訴了他。導(dǎo)演叫他在舞臺(tái)上讀劇本中的一個(gè)角色。由于有許多
27、的字不認(rèn)識(shí)的字。悉尼沒念好。導(dǎo)演覺得這個(gè)年輕人不行,就把他攆下臺(tái)去。后來悉尼想了很多。他認(rèn)識(shí)到閱讀能力太差,并下決心要好好學(xué)。在此后的六個(gè)月中,他拿出盡可能多的時(shí)間進(jìn)行閱讀。Sidney Poitier is a famous American black actor and director. When he was eighteen, he wanted to become an actor, so he went to see a director and told him his wish. The director asked him to read the part of a ch
28、aracter on the stage. Because there were many words he didn't know, Sidney didn't read well. The director didn't regard this young man as an actor and let him get off the stage. Later Sidney thought a lot of things .He realized that his reading was too poor and he was determined to study
29、 well. During the following six months ,he spent as much time as possible reading.Vocabulary Exercises(詞匯練習(xí))1. 根據(jù)下列構(gòu)詞發(fā)規(guī)則完成以下練習(xí)。*名詞+ish(某國(guó)家。民族或語言的:某國(guó)家的人民或語言) 名詞/形容詞 如:Spanish 西班牙的:西班牙人(的):西班牙語(的)Swedish 瑞典的:瑞典人(的)瑞典語(的)(表示一個(gè)國(guó)家的人民是,前面須加the ,如the Spanish 西班牙人)*re-(再,重新;回復(fù))+動(dòng)詞/名詞/形容詞-動(dòng)詞/名詞/形容詞 如:restart
30、 重新開始 retell 復(fù)述 recopy 再抄寫 rebuilt 重新組建的 reaction 反應(yīng),回應(yīng) rebound 彈回1) 將-ish加在下列單詞后面構(gòu)成新單詞,必要時(shí)適當(dāng)更改單詞拼寫。Turkey TurkishIreland IrishDenmark DanishBritain BritishEngland English2) 將re-加在下列單詞前面構(gòu)成新詞。write rewriteexamination reexaminationmarry remarrybirth rebirthconsider reconsider2. 將下列句子譯成英語。1) 用課文中的詞或詞組。
31、(1)我看見她正坐在角落里,盯著那個(gè)女孩。I saw her sitting in the corner, staring at the girl.(2)你能告訴我應(yīng)該在哪一站下車嗎?Could you please tell me where I should get off the bus?(3)昨夜有一個(gè)好電影,可是我沒看成。There was a very good film on last night, but I wasnt able to go.(4)以前他常走路去上班。In the past he used to walk to work.(5)咱們把那些廢物(rubbish)
32、從閣樓清除掉吧。Lets clear away the rubbish in the attic.(6)讀書時(shí)遇到了新詞,就要查字典。If you run across/into a new word while reading, look it up in the dictionary.(7)請(qǐng)等一下,我有幾個(gè)問題要問你。Please wait for while. I have a couple of questions to ask you.(8)昨天我遇到了好幾年都沒有見面的一個(gè)朋友。Yesterday I ran into a friend I had not seen for se
33、veral years.(9)我一點(diǎn)兒都不知道她來不來。I have no idea whether she will come or not.(10)這些老紅軍戰(zhàn)士對(duì)我國(guó)革命做出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。These old Red Armymen made a great contribution to Chinese revolution.(11)昨天他整個(gè)下午都在計(jì)算機(jī)旁工作。Yesterday he spent the whole afternoon working at his computer.2) 用本課的動(dòng)詞句型4。(1)音樂會(huì)已經(jīng)開始了。The concert has begun.(2)
34、她的兒子正在哭。Her son is crying.(3)這小男孩撒謊了。The little boy lied.(4)我父親從不抽煙。My father never smokes.(5)我們都呼吸,飲水和吃東西。We all breathe, eat and drink3. 用恰當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~或副詞填空。1) The stranger dared not move on, because a dog was staring at him angrily.2) When you run _into_ new words in reading,you don't have to look al
35、l _of_ them _up_ in the dictionary.3) Often, you can guess the meaning of new words from the context,4) Don't forget to take your umbrella with you.5) He will be remembered for ever for his great contributions to world peace.6) We should help each other and learn from each other,7) They think th
36、ey can have a better understanding of the essay if they learn it by heart.8) He carefully went over the letter again before posting it.9) The man had no idea what a piano looked like before he saw one.10) Armed with food, water and a map, the children started out for the forest.11) Who's the man
37、 sitting next to the chairman?12) By 10 a.m. they had cleared away all the snow in the main streets.4. 用方框里的單詞填空,每次限用一次about at between life on standing taking teachAn old gentleman was very unhappy(1) about modern education, and thought that young people nowadays were not being taught the importanc
38、e of knowing the difference(2) between right and wrong.One day,he has(3) taking a walk in the park near his home when saw some boys(4) standing around a small cat. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them what was going(5) on One of the boys answered, "We're playing a game.the o
39、ne who tells the biggest lie gets the cat."The old gentleman thought that this was a good opportunity(機(jī)會(huì))to(6) teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, "I've never told a lie in my(7)life ."(8) at once, all the boys started laughing, and they said,"You've won.
40、You can take the cat."Grammar(語法) Articles(冠詞)1. 不定冠詞的主要用法1) 不定冠詞有a和an兩種形式。a用于輔音讀音開頭的單詞前,an則用于以元音開頭的單詞前。a book, a university, a European, an egg, an honour, an apple2) 不定冠詞與單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞連用表示某一類人或事物,或泛指某人的職業(yè)。A rose is a beautiful flower. 玫瑰是漂亮的花。A child can do it.小孩都能做這就件事。He is an English teacher.他是英語
41、老師。They advised him to get a government job.他們建議他在政府部門找個(gè)工作。3) 與單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞連用表示某一類人或事物只的一個(gè)。A man is waiting for you outside.有人在外面等你。Once upon a time there was a poor boy in Denmark.從前在丹麥住著個(gè)窮苦的男孩。4) 表示數(shù)量“一”。There is a book on the desk.桌上有一本書。I'll be back in a month.我一個(gè)月后回來。For 37 years, a new book of A
42、ndersons fairy tales come out each Christmas.在37年里,每年圣誕節(jié)都有一本安徒生童話出版。2. 定冠詞the的主要用法1) 用在表示獨(dú)一無二的東西是名詞前。the sun the moon the sky2) 用在表示海洋,河流,山脈,群島等專有名詞以及由普通名詞組成的國(guó)名前。the Yellow River 黃河 the Atlantic 大西洋 the Sahara 撒哈拉沙漠 the Himalayas 喜馬拉雅山脈 the People's Republic of China 中華人民共和國(guó) the United States of
43、 America 美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)3) 用在第2次提到而變?yōu)樘囟ǖ臇|西的名詞前。There is a pen on the desk.I bought the pen yesterday.桌上有之筆,這之筆是我昨天買的。4) 用在由短語或從句修飾使之成為特定的東西的名詞前。the boy I met yesterday the girl in red 5) 用在形容詞,副詞最高級(jí)和敘述次以及only前。He is the tallest of us three.他是我們?nèi)齻€(gè)中最高的。This is the first time I have ever been in Shanghai.這是我第一次到上海。She was the only person I knew when I came here.我來這里時(shí),她是我唯一認(rèn)識(shí)的人。6) 在表示演奏樂器時(shí),樂器的名詞前用the.play the piano play the violinaGrammar Exercises(語法練習(xí))1. 在需要冠詞的空處填如恰當(dāng)?shù)墓谠~。1) A square has four sides.2) The pla
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