高中英语-模块十一第三单元阅读课课件-牛津版选修11.pptVIP

F. What do you think about Sir Clive Sinclair’s life and success? Discuss the questions below with your partner. Using the following conversations as an example. 1. Why is it important to learn about successful people? 2. What does success mean to you? 3. How do you think you can achieve success? Language focus: —the man who brought technology to the man in the street. 句中the man in the street意思是“普通人”, “常人”, “大众”, 也可为“man on the street”。 2. Sinclair was blessed with brains and spent much of his time educating himself. 3. Sinclair’s big picture was to produce in bulk and to sell cheaply so that everyone could afford electronic goods. 短语in bulk意思是“大量地”，比如： 短语“be blessed with”意思是“赋有（能力等）”，“享有（幸福等）”。比如： Though in his eighties, he is blessed with good health. 尽管他八十多岁了，身体却很好。 She prefers buying things like tissues in bulk. 她喜欢批量购买东西，比如面巾纸。 4. As soon as he advertised, the company was flooded with demands for the little, cubic-shaped radios. “was flooded with” 如洪水般涌至，比如：The office was flooded with companies. 5. The company expanded rapidly, and he even had to open a new center in the USA to cope with the increased demand. “cope with” 对付，应对，比如： There was too much work for our computer to cope with. 我们的计算机要干的事情太多，简直应接不暇。 办事处收到如洪水般的涌至的投诉信件。 名词“demand”在这里是“需求”，比如：There is a growing demand in China for enviromentally-friendly cars. 中国对环保汽车的需求量越来越大。 6. When Sinclair joined in 1959, membership was falling, and the society was on its last legs. 短语“on its last legs”意思是“奄奄一息” 比如： 7. He was honoured in 1983 with a knighthood from the Queen of England in recognition of his efforts and achievements. recognition在这里意识是“承认”，“认可”，比如： The company was on its last legs after the manager retired. 公司在经理退休后到了快解体的地步。 He was rewarded with a pay increase in recognition of his contribution to the company. 他被奖励加薪，作为他为公司所做贡献的肯定。 * Many people work very hard to become successful in their chosen career. Look at