2017年高中英语人教版选修10课件： Unit 1《Nothing ventured%2cnothing gaine》 .pptVIP

Warming Up 人教实验版高三 Module 10Unit 1 Nothing brave, nothing have. Nothing seek, nothing find. Nothing stake, nothing draw. Nothing venture, nothing win (or have or gain). Do you know “不入虎穴, 焉得虎子” in Chinese? How can we say the same meaning in English? Sow nothing, reap nothing. He who risks nothing, gains nothing. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. Read the three stories on P1. And try to think out the characters they have in common. What do you think helped them out and achieved success in life? Tasks King Bruce is watching the spider weaving its web. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Anne Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller by feeling or touching. Helen Keller, born a normal little girl, but in 1880, she had a fever that made her blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. She and her family was in despair until they met Anne Sullivan. Her work with Helen was very successful. After college, Helen gave lecture tours speaking about her experiences and her beliefs. They worked very hard to raise money, to encourage people to educate blind and deaf children. Gou Jian is sleeping on firewood and straw tasting gall-bladder. Gou Jian was the ruler of the kingdom of Yue, conquered by the neighboring kingdom of Wu. He was made a slave and suffered many hardships. But his tolerance earned the trust of the King of Wu and eventually he was set free. 卧薪尝胆 But he never forgot his suffering, slept on firewood and straw every night, and tasted bitter gall-bladder until his kingdom was strong enough and he attacked the King of Wu and killed him. 卧薪尝胆 Something in common make up one’s mind, be determined to do sth, persevere with, stick at, persist in, not give up, not be discouraged by, keep going, keep trying, keep positive, etc. pa