新精读2 Unit 2.ppt

Unit Two Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 1. Do you admire any great political figures or statesmen both at home and abroad? Who are they? And why? Zhou Enlai was one of the major leaders of the Chinese Communist movement. He was the first premier of the Peoples Republic of China, a post he held until his death in 1976. He was educated in Japan and Europe and achieved high rank in the Communist movement at an early age. He was well known as a skilled international negotiator. The Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen had a tremendous impact on the development of modern China. Sun was the catalyst （激发者）in the overthrow of Manchu rule. Napoleon Bonaparte was the greatest military genius of the 19th century. He conquered most of Western Europe and Egypt for France, while instituting（设立） reforms in these new territories aimed at guaranteeing civil liberties and improving the quality of life. He crowned himself emperor of France in 1804 and introduced reforms intended to unify（统一） the revolution-fractured（碎裂的） nation. Many of Napoleons reforms are still in effect today. Lead-in Of the American presidents, how many do you know? Can you recognize the people in the following pictures and say something about them? Bill Clinton Background Information A Brief Introduction to Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) is best remembered as a great President and as the author of the Declaration of Independence. He also won lasting fame as a diplomat, a political thinker, and a founder of the Democratic Party. (民主党) Jeffersons interests and talents covered an amazing range. He became one of the leading American architects of his time and designed the Virginia Capitol, the University of Virginia, and his own home, Monticello. He greatly appreciated art and music and tried to encourage their advancement in the United States. Background information Jefferson invented a decoding device, a lap desk, and an improved type of moldboard plow. His collection o