新世纪第二册 Unit Three.pptVIP

Unit Three The Road to Success 1. (Para. 2) For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. 幸运之神会眷顾一些作家，但数以千计的人心中的渴望永远无法满足。 CF: reward, award honor 这三个词都是名词，都有“奖赏”、“奖励”之意。 reward意为“报答”、“奖赏”、“酬金”，侧重指因为付出而应得的报酬，如对做好事或者努力工作的报答，也可以指对帮助寻回失物或缉拿犯人等而给予的酬金。例如： The rewards of study cannot always be measured in money. award比较正式庄重，指由于某方面出色成就、卓越贡献而正式给予的褒奖，可指精神奖励或物质的奖励。一般指官方给予的奖励。例如： He received awards from the government for his great contribution to scientific studies. Honor比较常用，可用于正式或非正式场合，表示尊敬或敬意。有时可指显示 荣誉的东西，如奖品、勋章、称号等。例如： The visiting president was given the honor of a twenty-one gun salute. (Para. 9) From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up. 内心深处，一个固执的决心涌了上来。 bullheaded：determined in an obstinate and unthinking way 顽固的 a bullheaded belief that she is right. 顽固地相信她没错。 resolution: n. strong belief and determination She kept her resolution not to see Anne any more. 她从未动摇过不再见安的决心。 a New Years resolution. 新年伊始的决心。 well: v. 1 (of a liquid) rise up to the surface and spill （液体）涌上，冒出 Tears were beginning to well in her eyes. 眼泪开始涌上她的眼眶。 2 (of an emotion) arise and become more intense. （情感）涌起 All the old bitterness began to well up inside her again. 过去的苦难又一次在她心中涌起。 (Para. 21) But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland. 但只有一样东西会提醒我，在梦想的阴影里坚持自己的方向需要怎样的勇气和毅力。 persistence n. insistence; firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition 坚持不懈；执意 Cardiff‘s persistence was rewarded with a try. 加的夫坚持不懈所受到的奖赏是给试一次的机会。 persistent adj. stay the course: (informal) finish sth. in spite of difficulties 1虽然他很累，他还是坚持跑完了全程。 Although he was very tired, he stayed the course and finished the race. 2 She always stays the course and never gives up in spite of the difficulties and risks she has encountered. the Shadowland （of hope）＝ a state of poverty, neglect, and fear of failure. (Para. 3) prospects [pl] chance