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全新版大学英语综合教程第一册Unit4
Unit4
AmericanDream
PartIPre-readingTask
Listentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkover
thefollowingquestions:
1.AccordingtoDr.Hertz,whatdidtheAmericanDreammean
tohisgrandparents?
2.InDr.Hertzsopinion,whowantspeopletobelieveinthe
AmericanDream?Why?
3.WhydoesDr.HertzsaytheAmericanDreamisinoneshead
andinonespocket?
4.WhatdoyouunderstandbytheAmericanDream?
Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:
poverty
n.贫穷
advertising
n.广告宣传
PartII
TextA
TheAmericanDreammeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.
Butformany,particularlyimmigrants,itmeanstheopportunity
tomakeabetterlifeforthemselves.Forthemthedreamisthat
talentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhite
House.TonyTrivisonnodidnotrisequitesohigh,yethe
managedtomakehisowndreamcometrue.
TONYTRIVISONNOSAMERICANDREAM
FrederickC.Crawford
HecamefromarockyfarminItaly,somewheresouthofRome.
HoworwhenhegottoAmerica,Idontknow.Butoneevening
Ifoundhimstandinginthedriveway,behindmygarage.He
wasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.
mowyourlawnlawnhesaid.Itwashardtocomprehendhis
brokenEnglish.
Iaskedhimhisname.name.name.hereplied..mowmow
affordagardener.
walkedaway.Iwentinto
myhouseunhappy.Yes,theseDepressiondaysweredifficult,
buthowcouldIturnawayapersonwhohadcometomefor
help?
WhenIgothomefromworkthenextevening,thelawnhad
beenmowed,thegardenweeded,andthewalksswept.Iasked
mywifewhathadhappened.
mangotthelawnmoweroutofthegarageandworkedon
theyardyardassumedy
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