Ambition.ppt

Ambition 1.Paraphrase and translate the following quotations on ambition. 1) All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Joseph Conard 所有的雄心壮志都是正当的，除了那些建立在人类苦难和轻信之上的野心。 2） Every man believes that he has a greater possibility. Ralph Waldo Emerson 每个人都相信自己有更大的潜能。 3）First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus 首先对自己说你想成为什么样的人，然后做你必须得做的事。 4）Who begins too much accomplishes little. German proverb 开始期望太高，最后成功很少。 开始时贪多，往往一事无成。 5）Always to be the best. Greek motto 永远争取第一。 6） Ambition, the soldier’s virtue. William Shakespeare 雄心壮志是士兵的美德。 2.Listen to the song and fill in the blanks. Keys: (line1) than a snail (line4) a hammer than a nail (line6) If I only could, I surely would. (line8) here and gone (line9) tied up to the ground (line10) its saddest sound (line12) be a forest than a street (line15) the earth beneath my feet Discuss 1.What do “snail”, “nail”, “swan”, “forest”, and “street” symbolize respectively? 2.What would you like to be if yo could? Why? 1. A “snail” symbolizes something confined to the earth, just the opposite of a “sparrow” which can fly freely in the sky. A “ nail” symbolizes something passive, just the opposite of a “hammer” which is a tool for action. A “swan” symbolizes man’s greatest dream, something graceful and free from earthly constaints. A “ forest ” symbolizes nature. A “street” symbolizes something man-made. 3. How ambitious you are? Step1. Do the questionaire on page291 to find out how ambitious you are. Step2. Talk with your group members and report to the whole class the results of your group. The Tortoise and the Hare The Tortoise and the Hare is a fable attributed to Aesop. The story concerns a hare who ridicules a slow-moving tortoise. In response, the tortoise challenges his swift mocke