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Unit 9 Figures Warm-up Questions 预热提问 1. Do you want to be a famous person, why or why not? 2. How much do you know about Mo Yan? Section A Read Fast 一睹为快 Passage A Topic-oriented Lead-in 抛砖引玉 Chinese literature has its own history and characteristics. Since thousands of years ago, tens of thousands of Chinese writers have had great contributions not only to the history of Chinese literature, but also to the world literature. In present-day China, we still have many excellent writers, and some of them even touch upon the Noble Prize. It is they who lead more and more people to know the Chinese literature and culture. Mo Yan — a Storyteller and the Nobel Prize Winner Bank of New Words 词库宝典 1. assault / ?s?:lt / n. violent attack, especially a sudden one攻击，猛袭，突袭 v. make assault on sb. 袭击某人 The man saw us and stopped his assault. 那个男人停止了攻击看着我们。 2. convince / k?nvins / v. make sb. feel certain; cause sb. to realize 使相信，使明白 This fact will convince you. 这事实将使你信服。 3. dispute / di‘spju:t / n. key or core (an) argument or quarrel 争论, 议论 That admits of no dispute. 这是不容争议的。 This is a matter of some dispute. 这是一个有些争议的问题。 4. exhibit / ig‘zibit/ n. something shown to the public 展品；展览 Never touch the exhibit. 千万别碰展品。 The kids all enjoy the exhibit, but the adults thought it overpriced. 孩子们喜欢这个展览，但是大人们却认为对它期望过高了。 5. household /‘haush?uld / adj. very well known 家喻户晓的 The product was so successful that its name became a household word. 这一产品非常成功，其名称已经家喻户晓。 6. merge / m?:d? / v. join or combine 合并；融合；兼并 How do I merge them? 我该怎么合并它们呢？ Stop, and learn to merge. 快点停止吧，然后学着如何将两者融合。 7. prominent / pr?min?nt / adj. of great importance, fame, ect. 著名的，杰出的 Doing well is not enough; she has to be a prominent prizewinner. 做的一般好都不行，必须是杰出的获奖者。 jutting