1、 DreamsUnit 6NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES Book Two第1頁(yè)Unit 6 Dreams1Around the Topic2Section A3Section B4Section CLeading in Exploring the TopicPlus ActivitiesWarming-upText AExercisesBackground InformationReading ThroughExercisesRelated KnowledgeSample ReadingExercisesUseful Terms第2頁(yè) Dreams really ca

2、n come true! No matter how old you are, if you really and truly want something in life, you can get it if you try your best. When times are tough and others dont believe that you can make your dream come true, look inside your heart and try even harder. When it comes right down to it, only you are i

3、n charge of where your life goes. Happy traveling! 第3頁(yè)Directions: In this section youll listen to someone talking about dreams. While listening, try to write in the space provided with the information you hear from the recording. Whats the topic of Text A in this unit? 1) _. Whats the topic of Text

4、B in this unit? 2) _. What did the young man do in Example 1? He 3) _ in business to study music. How old was the lady when she started to study for a college degree? 4) _. Life in a Violin Case Never Too Old to Live Your Dream gave up a promising career Eighty seven years old.第4頁(yè)Directions: You wil

5、l hear a short passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.1. What kind of job do you dream of doing as a career?2. How can you make your dreams come true?keykey第5頁(yè)Suggested answer: Everyone has his ideal job in his dream just as many young people today tend to follow well-paid jobs

6、 as their career. But when I am faced up with the choice one day, I would like to pursue a career which interests me and helps realize my life value though it may not necessarily provide me more money. Return第6頁(yè)Suggested answer: Dreams really can come true but it will never become the reality by its

7、elf. We can make it as long as we try our best and dont give up when stuck in difficulties. So lets keep in mind the famous saying “There is a will, there is a way.” Return第7頁(yè)Questions & Answers3. What factor(s) is/are the most important in realizing your dreams?4. What may have to be given up for t

8、he realization of your dreams?keykey第8頁(yè)Suggested answer: When asked what are the most important factors in realizing ones dreams, people may hold different opinions. Many people believe that in modern society money and power are decisive factors. But so far as I am concerned, I think whether one can

9、 make his dream come true depends on his talent and the efforts he makes because they are always the keys to the door of success.Return第9頁(yè)Suggested answer: It depends on what kind of dream you are trying to realize. If you take up a job that should pay well in order to live a comfortable life even t

10、hough you are not interested in it, you may have to give up spiritual satisfaction; if you insist on doing something you have dreamed of despite the low pay, you may have to give up the material comfort. But no mater what kind of dream you are pursuing, good health, love and care for others should n

11、ever be given up.Return第10頁(yè)Life in a Violin CaseSection A:第11頁(yè)Do you like music? What does music mean to you? Listen to “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound of Music”, and discuss with your classmates.第12頁(yè)Do - a deer a female deer Re - a drop of golden sun Mi - a name I call myself Fa - a long long way to run

12、 So- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do 第13頁(yè)Spring Hill College is the first Catholic (天主教) college in the Southeast of the USA, the third oldest Jesuit (耶穌教會(huì)會(huì)士) college in the country and the fifth oldest Catholic college i

13、n America. It is a four-year, coeducational (男女同校), liberal arts (文科) and sciences institution located near the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama.Spring Hill CollegeBackground Information第14頁(yè)Columbia University was founded in 1754 as Kings College by the Royal Charter of King George II of England, which

14、 defined the institutions goal as “the Institution and Education of Youth in the Learned Languages and Liberal Arts and Sciences”. After the American Revolution, the College reopened in 1784 with a new name- Columbia-that embodied (表達(dá)) the patriotic fervor (愛(ài)國(guó)熱情) that had inspired (激發(fā)) the nations s

15、earch for independence. Located in the city of New York, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.Columbia University第15頁(yè) In order to tell you what I believe, I must briefly bring up something from my personal history.The turn

16、ing point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music. My parents, although sympathetic, disapproved of music as an occupation. This was understandable, I thought, in view of my family background.Para. 1&2Life in a Violin Case小提琴盒里生活為了讓你了解我信念，我必須簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)一說(shuō)我個(gè)人歷史。我人

17、生轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)是我決定放棄前途無(wú)量經(jīng)商生涯去學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè)。即使父母也能了解我，但他們不一樣意我把音樂(lè)看成一個(gè)職業(yè)。從我家庭背景來(lái)看，我想這是能夠了解。第16頁(yè)My grandfather taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College. Despite being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said that it was only becaus

18、e my grandmother was so economical that the wolves were kept at bay.Para. 3我祖父在斯普林希爾學(xué)院教了快要40年音樂(lè)。即使他在社會(huì)上備受尊敬，可他幾乎賺不到足夠錢來(lái)供養(yǎng)一大家子人。我父親經(jīng)常說(shuō)，多虧了我祖母勤儉持家，他們才得以勉強(qiáng)維持生計(jì)。第17頁(yè)As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a career carried with it the idea of an uncertain existence. M

19、y parents insisted upon college instead of music school, and so to college I went.Para. 4家里有了這個(gè)先例，以后只要一提到以音樂(lè)為生，我們就想到朝不保夕生活。父母堅(jiān)持要我上大學(xué)而不是音樂(lè)學(xué)校，所以我就上了大學(xué)。第18頁(yè)Before my graduation from Columbia University, my family ran into some money problems, and so I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job

20、. Before I knew it, I had begun my career in businessa time in my life that I feel was wasted.Para. 5我從哥倫比亞大學(xué)畢業(yè)之前，家里經(jīng)濟(jì)上出了點(diǎn)問(wèn)題，所以我感到自己有義務(wù)離開學(xué)校去找份工作。于是我就稀里糊涂地開始了經(jīng)商生涯我認(rèn)為，那是自己一生當(dāng)中蹉跎歲月。第19頁(yè)Now, I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business; my whole point is that it was just not for me. I went int

21、o it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was just not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. I became very sad. My aim was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to study music.Para. 6當(dāng)然，我絲毫沒(méi)有貶低經(jīng)商意思；我意思只是說(shuō)經(jīng)商不適合我。我是

22、為了錢才去經(jīng)商，而且，除了因?yàn)槟軌驇椭彝ザ玫綕M足感之外，錢就是我經(jīng)商所得到一切。這還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。我以為生命在離我而去。我變得很憂傷。我目標(biāo)就是攢夠錢后停頓經(jīng)商，然后去歐洲學(xué)習(xí)音樂(lè)。第20頁(yè)I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”. Instead of lunching with my coworkers, I would seek out some cheap caf and order a mean meal. I continued to make money, and finally, litt

23、le by little, I saved enough to go abroad.Para. 7我那時(shí)經(jīng)常一大清早起來(lái)練琴，然后去“市中心”工作。我不和同事們一起吃中飯，而是找一家廉價(jià)小餐館，點(diǎn)一份簡(jiǎn)單廉價(jià)午餐。我不停地盈利，終于一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地?cái)€夠了出國(guó)錢。第21頁(yè) At that time, my family no longer needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of work

24、ing before, and enjoyed every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too mild a word, really; I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.Para. 8-9那時(shí)，家里不再需要我?guī)椭?，所以我放棄了工作，坐船去了歐洲。我在那兒待了4年，發(fā)奮學(xué)習(xí)，用功程度是我以前做夢(mèng)都想不到，而且每一分鐘都過(guò)得很開心。說(shuō)真，“開心”這個(gè)詞還不足以表示我心情；我簡(jiǎn)直是陶醉

25、了。這才是真正生活。我成了一個(gè)自由人，我在做我喜歡和該做事情。第22頁(yè) If I had stayed in business, I might be a really wealthy man today. I do not believe, however, I would have made a success of living. I would have given up a happiness that money cant buysomething that is all-too-often done when ones primary goal is making money.P

26、ara. 10假如一直經(jīng)商話，我今天可能已經(jīng)是一個(gè)真正有錢人了。然而，我并不認(rèn)為那樣生活會(huì)是成功。我可能放棄掉了金錢所無(wú)法買到幸福當(dāng)一個(gè)人主要目標(biāo)是盈利時(shí)，這種幸福往往就被放棄掉了。第23頁(yè) When I broke away from the business world, it was against the advice of practically all of my friends and family. So conditioned are most of us to the idea that success is moneyso much so that the thought

27、 of giving up a good salary for happiness seems foolish. If so, all I can say is “Gee, its great to be foolish!” Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it.Para. 11&12我脫離商界幾乎是違反了全部朋友和家人忠言。我們大多數(shù)人習(xí)慣性地認(rèn)為金錢等于成功這種想法如此根深蒂固，以致于在大多數(shù)人看來(lái)，為了幸福而放棄高薪想法似乎是愚蠢。假如這么

28、，我只能說(shuō)“??！愚蠢太好了。”錢是樣好東西，不過(guò)現(xiàn)在我知道，為了它人們可能會(huì)付出太大代價(jià)。第24頁(yè)This text is about the authors life as a musician and how he enjoys this kind of life. Actually at the very beginning, his parents insisted that he should not go into music as a career because his grandfather, who took music as an occupation, earned b

29、arely enough to support the family. So he had to go into business to help his family out of their money problems. But later, he was able to go abroad to study music with the money, which became the turning point in his life. He enjoyed his life as a musician because he feels he is really making a su

30、ccess of living. Main Idea第25頁(yè)Main idea: “Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high a price for it.” (Para. 12)StructureMain idea: Citing his own personal history: 1) His grandfather could barely provide for his family by teaching music. 2) He went into business for money and he

31、 made it. 3) He felt his time spent in business was wasted, so he quit and went to Europe to study music.Main idea: “The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music.” (Para. 2)Part II: Para. 3-9Part III: Para. 10-12Part I: Para. 1-2第26頁(yè)Meaning: L

32、eading a life as a violinist. This text is about the authors life as a musician and how he enjoys this kind of life. It is most probable that he plays the violin, so the title is like this.1Life in a Violin Case Meaning: In order to tell you my beliefs, I must first say a few words about what has ha

33、ppened to my family and me. 2In order to tell you what I believe, I must briefly bring up something from my personal history.第27頁(yè)Meaning: My parents understood my feelings, but they didnt think it was a good choice for me to take up music as a job.4My parents, although sympathetic, disapproved of mu

34、sic as an occupation.The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising career in business to study music. 3Meaning: An important change took place in my life when I decided to give up my career in business to study music, though it seemed that I could have achieved great success in

35、 business.第28頁(yè)5Meaning: I could understand why they were against me when my family background was taken into consideration.6Meaning: My grandfather taught music for almost forty years at Spring Hill College.This was understandable, I thought, in view of my family background. My grandfather taught mu

36、sic for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College. 第29頁(yè)7Meaning: Though he was greatly respected by other people in his area, he earned so little that he was almost unable to supply his large family with what they needed for life.8Meaning: My father often said that they had just enough money to eat

37、and live only because my grandmother knew how to use money carefully and without waste. Despite being greatly respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said that it was only because my grandmother was so economical that the wolves were kept

38、at bay. 第30頁(yè)9Meaning: Because my grandfather had set a negative example for the family, if anyone ever talked about taking up music as a career, the others would think immediately that it meant youd have to live without a sufficient income.10Meaning: My parents demanded that I go to college rather t

39、han to music school, and so I went to college.As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a career carried with it the idea of an uncertain existence. My parents insisted upon college instead of music school, and so to college I went. 第31頁(yè)11Meaning: Before I graduate

40、d from Columbia University, my family was having difficulty paying all the bills, and so I felt I should leave college and find a job.12Meaning: I had already taken up business as a career before I realized it, and now I feel that the period of time I spent doing business was wasted.Before my gradua

41、tion from Columbia University, my family ran into some money problems, and so I felt it was my duty to leave college and find a job. Before I knew it, I had begun my career in businessa time in my life that I feel was wasted. 第32頁(yè)13Meaning: Now, I do not at all want to say that business is something

42、 bad; I just want to say that business does not suit me. 14Meaning: I worked in business just to earn moneyNow, I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business; my whole point is that it was just not for me. I went into it for money 第33頁(yè)15Meaning: and except for the feeling of happiness that

43、came from helping the family, the only thing I got from working in business was money.16Meaning: I felt that I was not really living the life I was meant to. and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. I felt that life was passing me by. 第34頁(yè)17Mean

44、ing: My goal was to save enough money so that I didnt have to do the job any more and could go to Europe to study music.18Meaning: I used to get up when the day just broke and practiced music before I went to work in the downtown area. My aim was to save enough money to quit and go to Europe to stud

45、y music. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”. 第35頁(yè)19Meaning: I would not have lunch with my fellow workers, but would try to find a cheap caf and order a simple meal.20Meaning: I continued to make money and gradually saved enough money to go to a foreign country in the

46、end.Instead of lunching with my coworkers, I would seek out some cheap caf and order a mean meal. I continued to make money, and finally, little by little, I saved enough to go abroad. 第36頁(yè)21Meaning: At that time, my family no longer needed me to earn money to help them, so I quit my job in business

47、 and went to Europe by sea.22Meaning: I stayed in Europe for four years, worked harder than I had ever thought I would, and enjoyed every minute of my life when I was studying music.At that time, my family no longer needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four ye

48、ars, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before, and enjoyed every minute of it. 第37頁(yè)23Meaning: The word “enjoyed”, as used in the previous sentence, is really not strong enough to express my feelings24Meaning: I was extremely happy.“Enjoyed” is too mild a word, really I walked on air.

49、第38頁(yè)25Meaning: Life was really meaningful to me.26Meaning: I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was supposed to do.I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do. 第39頁(yè)27Meaning: If I had continued to work in business, I might

50、be a really rich man now. This sentence, and a number of the following sentences, are in the subjunctive mood, as the situations described in these sentences are pure supposition and do not exist in reality. 28Meaning: But I dont think I would have lived a successful life if I had stayed in business

51、. (In fact, I have lived a successful life because I did not stay in business.)If I had stayed in business, I might be a really wealthy man today. I do not believe, however, I would have made a success of living. 第40頁(yè)29Meaning: I would have lost a happiness that money cant buy. When peoples main pur

52、pose in life is making money, they always give up a happiness that money cant buy. (Fortunately, I did not give up a happiness that money cant buy because I did not stay in business.)I would have given up a happiness that money cant buysomething that is all-too-often done when ones primary goal is m

53、aking money. 第41頁(yè)31Meaning: Most of us are used to thinking that a person is successful only if he has money. We are so convinced of this that we think it foolish to give up a well-paid job just for happiness.So conditioned are most of us to the idea that success is moneyso much so that the thought

54、of giving up a good salary for happiness seems foolish. 30Meaning: When I quit my job and left the business world, almost all of my friends and family advised me not to. When I broke away from the business world, it was against the advice of practically all of my friends and family. 第42頁(yè)33Meaning: M

55、oney is very useful, but now I know that some people may have to give up too much for money.Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too high a price for it. 32Meaning: If a person is said to be foolish just because he/she gives up a good salary for happiness, I can only

56、 say, “Gee, its great to be foolish!”If so, all I can say is “Gee, its great to be foolish!” 第43頁(yè)New words violin sympathetic disapprove occupation understandable nearly economical wolf bay consequence mention uncertain existence duty satisfaction aim quit dawn downtown coworker seek caf abroad mild

57、 wealthy all-too-often primary practically condition salary gee 第44頁(yè)P(yáng)hrases and expressions bring up in view of provide for keep. at bay as a consequence of insist upon/on run into not for a moment speak poorly of go into aside from get. out of pass somebody by/over seek out little by little walk on

58、 air break away from pay a/the price for 第45頁(yè)a wooden and leather case for holding a violin 小提琴盒When I was young, I took singing, dancing and violin here. 我年輕時(shí)在這兒唱過(guò)歌，跳過(guò)舞，拉過(guò)小提琴。n. C a four-stringed wooden musical instrument 小提琴 e.g. She played the violin to welcome the guests. 她演奏小提琴歡迎賓客。 violina vio

59、lin case Practice :第46頁(yè)mention or bring to attention (a subject) 提出（議題） e.g. He would bring up the question of the loan at the meeting. 他將在會(huì)議上提出貸款問(wèn)題。 bring up She had never brought up the subject of money in the face of her relatives. 她從未在親戚面前提起過(guò)錢事。Practice :第47頁(yè)adj. kind to someone who has a proble

60、m and willing to understand how they feel （表示）同情；有同情心 e.g. He comforted Tom in a sympathetic voice. 他用同情語(yǔ)氣撫慰湯姆。 sympatheticShe was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students. 她非常體諒成人學(xué)生困難。Practice :第48頁(yè)vi. have a favorable opinion; regard as good, right, sensible, etc. 贊成；同意 e.g. The committe