2007最感人的励志电影.ppt

Happiness 2007最感人的励志电影：The pursuit of happiness  Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them.  This is a touching story of a guy down on his luck who finally accomplished his dream. Directions: Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner. Dialogue 1 On Happiness Dialogue 2 East or West, Home Is Best Dialogue 1 ON happiness A: Mike, what are you reading now? B: I’m reading an article on happiness. The author says life is full of joy and happiness; never say it is dull and not interesting. A: oh, come on. Tell me more about it. B: First, countless material things bring us happiness. Delicious food can make you happy. A girl gets excited when she can buy beautiful and fashionable clothes. When you move to a spacious, newly bought house with a charming view, you feel so happy that you want to hold a housewarming party. A: Then what do spiritual factors contribute to our happiness/ B: spiritual factors make us even happier. For example, friendship gives us warmth, strength and happiness. Dialogue 2 East or west, home is best A: Xiao Rui, we are graduating. Will you stay in Shanghai or return home to work? B: I’ve decided to work in my home town. A: why not stay in the big city? Your home town is so small and life there is so monotonous. B: I prefer living in my home town to staying here because my parents are there. I’d like to take care of my parents. I want them to be happy. If I remained in Shanghai, the pace of life is so fast that I could not spend much time staying with them and taking care of them. A