2013高一英语精品课件-unit2教材背景[重大版必修1].ppt

Unit 2　Helpful Schoolmates;教材背景链接 你会发现人世间最珍贵的东西恰恰都是免费的，而且都是最无价的。比如说亲情、友情还有爱情。除了这些还有吗？就让我们从下面的 短文中找到答案吧！;It suddenly occurred to me that the best things in life are free. Sunshine is free.None of the human beings in the world can survive without sunshine.However，who has ever paid a coin for the sunshine he or she enjoys? Air is also free.A person needs inexhaustible supply of air to keep alive. ;But is there anybody who pays for the air that’s so indispensable? Free is blood relationship.Since a baby comes to the world it is under meticulous care of its parents—so profound，and selfless that none of the parents would say，“I won’t care for you unless I’m paid.”The parents’ love won’t depreciate with the child’s growing up，nor ;weaken with their own aging—it remains the same as long as they live. Also free is friendship.Your friend，who keeps you company when you are lonely，helps you stand up when you fall，embraces you when you are heartbroken，is the one who never asks for payment.Does he or she demand any reward for the offer?;Love is indeed free.Admiration arises despite oneself，yearning grows beyond one’ s control，willingness to go through thick and thin，and enthusiasm to help each other overcome crisis—all these are deep comfort and most solid support to depend on in life.They are gratis，yet they can’t be bought by money. ;Target，the aim one pursues in life，is also free.Either a prince who lives in luxury or a tramp dressed in rags，can have an aim in life if he will.It can be a great one or an ordinary one，a splendid one or a modest one.Nevertheless，so long as there’s a will，there’s a way；you are always hopeful. It’s also true for faith，hope and will，as well as dream...They are all ;free and can be got for the asking.Also free are the spring wind and drizzle，the moonlight and the twinkling stars...all those nice things of the world that are nourishing to one’s mind! Don’t sigh any more to the Heaven，which is just and generous.Every one is fairly treated—the most va