Unit2ValuesTeachingObjective:1.Understandthemainidea(despitehiswealth,SamWaltonremainsdown-homeanddevotedtohisteam)2.Payattentiontotheindirectdescriptioninportrayingaperson.PreviewTasksLetstudentssurftheNetorreadsomebooksinordertofindoutsomeinformationaboutSamWaltonandWal-martandanswerthefollowingquestion.1.WhoisSamWalton?WhatisWal-Mart?（Seebackgroundknowledge）LetstudentsreadtextAbeforehandandtrytofindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions:2.Whatmadethewaiterdisappointed?(Para1,3:thecontrastbetweenthewaiter’simaginationandtherealityabouttherichestmaninAmerica)3.FindsomeexamplestoprovethatSamWaltondidn'twantanyspecialtreatment.(Para5-10:Drovehis1979pickupformanyyears;WaitedinlinetobuysomethinginlocalWal-martstore;Lethisemployeesaddresshimthefirstname;WenttothechurcheverySundayandwasheddishessometime;Usedthesamebarberfor19yearsandfetchedthemoneybyhimselfwhenheforgettakingmoneywithhim.)4.WhatwasSam'smainconcernasfounderofWal-Mart?(Para15)Therealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,00peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam.Hisrealconcernishisstore.5.Whatdidhethinkarethemainreasonsforhissuccess?P(ara16,19,21)Thereasonforhissuccessishispeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Introductorywords:Weallarelookingforwardtosuccessandtherealizationofourdreams.Asforsomepeople,tobecomeamillionaireistheirlifelonggoal.Therefore,theyselecttheAmerica,themostpowerfulcountryinthewholeworldnowadaysastheirdestination,becauseitissaidtobethefairylandtogetwhateveryouwant.Butdoessuccessonlymeanthepossessionofalargeamountofmoneyorhighposition?Inthisunit,wewilldiscussthevalueoflifeandthetruemeaningofbeingrich.Firstperiod(90minutes)I.Aswehavegivenassignmentsofthebackgroundknowledgeinpreviewtasks,sofirstofall,wegivestudentsthechancetostanduptotellwhattheyhavealreadyknownaboutSamWaltonandWal-Mart.II.Thentheteachercanmakeasupplement.Inthisway,studentscangraduallylearnhowtolearnbythemselvesandhowtocollectinformationwiththehelpoftheInternetandlibrary.BackgroundKnowledge1.SamWalton:Born:29March19181Birthplace:Kingfisher,OklahomaDied:6April1992(diedofmultiplemyeloma)BestKnownAs:FounderofdiscountretailerWal-MartSamWalton,withhisbrotherBudWalton,foundedWal-Mart,thechainofdiscountvarietystoresthatinthe1990sbecametheworld'slargestretailer.SamWaltonwentintotheretailbusinessin1945.HisstorewasafranchiseeoftheButlerBrothers,whichconsistedoftwochains.SamstorewasgoingtobeavarietystoreandwiththeassistanceoftheButlerBrothers,hisstoreledinsalesandprofitsinthesix-stateregion.Sammadethispossiblebyproperlystockingalltheshelveswithawiderangeofgoodswithverylowprices,keepinghisstorecentrallylocatedsoitwaseasilyaccessibletomanycustomers,stayedopenlaterthanmoststoresespeciallyduringChristmasseasons,andexperimentedwithdiscountmerchandising(buyingstraightfromthewholesalerwhichenablehimtolowerhispriceperitemandthenwasabletosellagreaterquantityofgoods,andtherebyincreasinghissalesvolumeandprofits).AllthesewereideaswerenewtobusinessesbutSamcaughtonfastandwasabletousethemtohisadvantage.TokeephisstoresrunningintiptopshapeSamwasalwaystryingtofindnewideastoimprovebusiness.Thenextnewthinghefoundwasaconceptknownasself-service.BythetimeWal-Martfirstopenedin1962heownedachainof15varietystoresinArkansas,MissouriandOklahoma.Walton'ssavvymarketingskillsandattentiontodetailledtoWal-Mart'sexpansionthroughouttheUnitedStates.By1990Wal-Martwasthenation'stopretailerintermsofsales,andWaltonwasoneoftherichestmenintheworld.Afterhisdeathin1992thecompanycontinuedtoexpand,includingonlinecommerceandstoresaroundtheworld.By2001thereweremorethan4,500Wal-Martstoresworldwide.FamousquotationsfromSamWalton:--Highexpectationsarethekeytoeverything.--Thereisonlyoneboss—thecustomer.Andhecanfireeverybodyinthecompanyfromthechairmanondown,simplybyspendinghismoneysomewhereelse.--There'salotmorebusinessoutthereinsmalltownAmericathanIeverdreamedof.--Weletfolksknowwe'reinterestedinthemandthatthey'revitaltous.Causetheyare.--Ihadtopickmyselfupandgetonwithit,doitalloveragain,onlyevenbetterthistime.--"We'reallworkingtogether;that'sthesecret.Andwe'lllowerthecostoflivingforeveryone,notjustinAmerica,butwe'llgivetheworldanopportunitytoseewhatit'sliketosaveandhaveabetterlifestyle,abetterlifeforall.We'reproudofwhatwe'veaccomplished;we'vejustbegun."2.Wal-Mart:Wal-MartStores,foundedbySamWaltonin1962,isthelargestretailchainintheU.S.ItsfirstshopwasopenednearRogers,Arkansasandhadgrowntomorethan1,100storesbymid-1988,witharound600,000Americansworkingforit.Thepricesarelowandvalueandcustomerservicearehigheveryday.Sothecustomersdonothavetowaitforasaletorealizesavings.3.Dimestore:Itisalsocalled5&10,five-and-dime,ten-centstore.Itoffersawideassortment2

ofinexpensiveitems,formerlycostingfiveorlowercents,henceitgetsthename.4.Forbes:ItisanAmericanbusinessmagazine,notedforitslistsofthetopcelebritiesinbusiness,suchasTop100Celebrities,400RichestAmericans,WorldRichestPeople,World'sMostPowerfulWomen,etc.Inthelatestlist,thetoptenrichestAmericansare1.WilliamH.Gates,2.WarrenE.Buffett,3.PaulG.Allen,4.MichaelDell,5.LawrenceEllison,6.ChristyWalton,7.JimC.Walton,8.S.RobsonWalton,9.AliceL.Walton,10.HelenR.Walton.AfterSamWalton'death,hislegacywasinheritedbyhiswifeandchildren.Therefore,wecanseethattheWaltonfamiliesareallhere.III.GroupDiscussion1.Doyouwanttobearichman?--Yes/No.2.Supposedyouwereabillionaire,whatkindoflifewouldyoulike?--Iwouldbuyahugehousewithaswimmingpoolandabasketballplayground.--Iwouldbuyseveralcarsfordifferentusages,e.g.aBMWtodrivetowork,asportcartotravel,etc.AlsoIwantayacht/boattoenjoyavoyage.--Iwouldliketorunabookshopnotforprofitsbutforsharingthegoodoneswithothers.--Iwouldtravelaroundthewholeworld.Noworkandallplayismyideallife3.Howcanyouearnsomuchmoney?--Byrunningacompany.--Bybuyinglotteryorstockshares.--BymakingPCprogrammers.--Byforeigntrade4.Ifyouareaboss,howcanyoumakeyouremployeesworkwhole-heartedlyandpassionately?--Firstly,Irespectthemthoughtheyworkforme.Secondly,Iwouldaskthemforadvicebecausetheymaketheproductsordirectlycommunicatewiththecustomers.ThenIwouldpraisetheexcellentonesandrewardtheminordertostimulatethemtoworkevenharderthanbefore.5.Whatkindofcharacteristics/meritsdoyoubadlyneedtorisefromnothing?--honesty,ambition,courage,perseverance,persistence,thoughtfulness,creativity,eagernessforsuccess,kindnesstotheemployees,theabilityofforetellingthetrendandfuture...IV.StructureAnalysisBeforehandwehavegiventhemthequestions.Throughansweringthesequestions,wecangetthegeneralideaofthetextandthemainstructure.PartI:Para1-4PartII.Para5-13PartIII.Para14-22ThewaiterwasdisappointedtofindthattherichestmaninAmericaledsosimplealife.Beingfriendly,easy-goingandneverflashy,Waltoncarriesonlikeplainfolksandneverwantsanyspecialtreatment.WiththeWal-Martteaminmind,Waltondevoteshimself3

heartandsoultomakingthebusinessagreatsuccess.1.Mainidea:seetheappendix.2.Therearemanycontrastsinthisarticle.Lookatthetitle.Therichestmanshouldbeveryspecial,sometimesevenstrange.Usuallytherichmenhavesomeuniquehabitsorhavesomeprivileges.ButSamisdownhomeandveryordinary.What'smore,inthefirstpart,thewaiterwaslookingforwardtoseeingahugemansionbutonlytobedisappointedbythecompletelycommonhouse.Withthesevividcontrasts,itismoreimpressivethatSambehaveinafolksyway.3.TheauthordescribesSamWaltoninanindirectway.Hedoesn'ttelluswhatkindoflifeSamliveorwhatkindofpersonheisorhowhemanagesthestores.Instead,theauthoremploysseveralexamplesandletusfindsoutthefactswithourowneyes.Thenwewouldacceptitwithnodoubt.Otherwise,itishardtobelievethatsucharichmanwouldbehaveinthefolksyway.V.DetailedLearningoftheTextPartOneThroughtheeyeofawaiter,wecanseeSam’sdownhomewayoflife.StepOne:askSstobrowsethepartandanswertofollowingquestions.1)HowdidthewaiterrecognizeSam'shouse?Isiteasytotellitfromothers'?--Hestoppedatthemailboxmarked"Sam&HelenWalton",whichindicatedthattheirhousewasnotspecialatall.2)Whatdisappointedhim?--Whathesawwastotallyunexpected.Imagined--mansion,Rolls-Royce,dogswithdiamondcollar,servantseverywhereReality--wornfurniture,oldpickuptruck,muddybirddog,spotnoservantsTheauthordidn'tdirectlytellushowdownhomeSamwas.Becausenomatterhowhardhetried,peoplewouldn'tbelievethattherichestmanwouldlivesuchasimplelife.Smartashewas,theauthortoldusthetruththroughtheeyesofawaiter.WefindourSam'sfolksywaybyourselves.StepTwo:LanguagepointslearningWheel(v.)--driveRemote--farawayinspaceortime;farfromthecityChain--anumberofshopsunderthesameownershipormanagementVI.Assignment:1.previewnextpartsandgetfamiliarwithnewworksandphrases.2.FindouttheexamplestheauthorgaveinordertoshowcharactersofSamWalton.SecondPeriod(90minutes)I.Review:withoutlookthebook,letSssummarizeintheirownwordswhatthewaiterimaginedthelifeoftherichestAmericanwouldbeandwhatisthereality.II.DetailedLearningoftheTextPartTwo--With3examples,hischaractercanvividlybeshownhere.StepOne:GroupDiscussionInthepreviewwork,thestudentshavetheassignmentofprovehisfolksywaywith4theexamples.Givethem2minutestodiscusswiththeclassmates.Thenretellitintheirownwords.Suggestedanswer:Examples1:Althoughheisveryrich,hisFordpickupisreallyoutofdate.Hebehavesinthefolksyway.Whentheshootingseasoncomes,heevenwaitsinlineatthelocalWal-Mart,thoughactuallyheistheboss.What'smore,SamevencommandshisemployeestoaddresshimMr.SaminsteadofMr.President.Example2:NomatterhowbusyheisonSaturdaynight,SamgoestothechurcheverySunday.Hedoesn'thaveasetplace.Hesitsattheplacewhereverhefindsaseat.Onceafterthechurchsupper,thecoupleevenwenttowashthedishes.Example3:Samhasusedthesamebarberfor19years.EverytimeSamwaitsforhimeventhoughthebarberopensat7a.m.Hetalkswiththebarbercheerfullyandneverthrowshisweightaround.OnetimeSamforgottakinghiswallet,heevenwentbackhometofetchit.StepTwo:DetailAnalysis1.Whatcanyouinferfromtheseexamples?Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkheis?--Heisfriendly,cheerful,andfreeofself-importance,afineneighborwhodoeshisbesttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightround.Thatissaidbyallthepeople,whichmeansitisthetruthandhisrealpersonality.Afteroneexample,theauthortellsuspeople'simpressiononSam,whichturnsouttobeamoreeffectiveway.Ifhetellsusintheverybeginning,wemaydoubtit.Butitbecomesveryconvincingafterthedescriptionofhisactualactions.Followedbyothertwoexamples,thecommentisjustprovedagainthatSamisreallydownhome.2.Doestheemployeesfeelcomfortabletoaddresstheirbossbyhisfirstname?--No.Atfirst,theyhadtostruggletodoso.Butgraduallytheyaccepthisfolksyway.Fewthinkofhismoney.Theytreathimasacolleagueandfriend.3.Generallyspeaking,therichpeoplehireotherstocleanthehouseoffandon.Iftheyarerichenough,theyhavetheservantstodoallthehousework.Thiscouplearerichmorethanenoughtodoso,buttheydon'tregardthemselvesasspecialones.Theyarejustcommonpeopleasanybodyelseinthechurch.Everyoneisequal.4.Nowadays,manypeoplewanttobecomefamous.Inordertoachievetheirgoals,theytryeverymeansnomatterhowindecentitis.Sometimes,oneevenspreadhisownscandalifonlyitcanmakehimselfknowntootherswhetheritisfamousornotorious.Newspaperistheeffectivewaytospreadnews.Samownsanewspaper.ItreallycanhelphimtointroducehimselftotheAmericansintheleast.Buthedoesn'tdoso.HeputstheForbeslistatthebottomofthesecondpage.Weknowthattheimportantnewsisgenerallyinthefirstpagetoattractreader'sattention.Theinsidenewsislikelytobeignored,nottospeakoftheonesatthebottom.Samdoesn'twantpeopletofocusonhimself.Hejustwantstoliveinhisownfolksywayandbehimself.5

5.Onceheforgothiswalletwhenhewenttothebarber.Itwasacceptabletopaynexttimeornottopayatallastheyhadknowneachotherfor19years.Butheinsistedtogobackhometogetit.Hedidn'twantanyspecialtreatment.Withtheseexamples,wecansaythatSamisreallystrange.Hedoesn'tbehavelikeabillionaireatallandevenisthesameasthecommonpeople.StepThree:Languagepointslearning1.getawaywith--dosth.withoutbeingcaughtorpunishedlocal--ofacertainarea,esp.theplacenearwelivebyallaccounts--accordingtowhateveryonesaysblendin--mixharmoniouslyreserve--keepforaspecialuse;bookbury--toputinagrave;etheshootingseason--whentheshootingseasoncomesOnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.(invertedsentence)--AbillionairecanbehavelikethecommonpeopleandnotbecaughtorcriticizedonlyinAmerica.3.Inversion:Toexplainthisgrammarexplicitlyisreallylaborious.SoI'dliketogivethemsomeexamplestoillustrateit.1.Fullinversion:1)介詞短語(yǔ)開(kāi)頭Byhissidesathisdog.Earlyinthemorningfallstherain.HerecomesTom.(**Herehe2)adv.開(kāi)頭comes.)Sobrightwasthemoon.Nooncedidhetalktome.Seldomdidamandoso.2.HalfInversion:1)否定詞開(kāi)頭2)Only+介詞短語(yǔ)OnlyinAmericacanyoubehavethisway.Onlybyworkinghardcanyousucceed.PartThree--WithWal-Martteaminhismind,Waltondevoteshimselfheartandsoultomakingthebusinessagreatsuccess.StepOne:LetSsbrowsethispartandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatwasSam'smainconcernasfounderofWal-Mart?(para15)--Therealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,00peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam.Hisrealconcernishisstore.Onlybydoingthiswaycanabusinessmansucceed.Ifhewantstodevelophisowncompanyandmakeitrunsmoothly,hemustplungeintoit.Thatisuniversallytruenomatterwhatyoudo.Forexample,youarethestudents.Yourcurrenttaskistomastertheprofessionalskillsandturntobeanusefulpersoninthefuture.Therefore,youshouldstudyveryhardandmakedailyprogress.2.Whatdidhethinkarethemainreasonsforhissuccess?(para16,19,21)--Thereasonforhissuccessishispeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.SamWaltonpaysmuchattentiontohisemployees.Inordertoinspirethemtoworkharder,thisoldmanevenjumpsuponachair6andleadseveryonetocheertheWAL.Astheleaderofalargercompanyhedoesn'tputonairbuttoblendinwithhisemployeesandtrytoarisetheirpassion.Oncetheybecomepassionate,thewholeteamcanmakemiracles.Furthermore,Sambelievesincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess.Hesetsupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees’children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomes,whichcanreducetheirburden.Hecaresabouttheemployeesandtrytohelpthemwhentheyareintrouble.Ifyourbossissuchaperson,won'tyoudevoteyourselftoyourwork?StepTwo:DetailAnalysis1.DirectSpeech--Inthispart,theauthoruseseveraldirectspeeches.Wecanknowwhosaidthat,whichmakesthecommentsvividandconvincing.Throughthesespeeches,wecangetafurtherunderstandingofWaltonandthereasonforhisgreatsuccess.Inoneexample,Arendevendidn'tbelievethatabosscanbesogenerous.Bycomparingwithhisformerboss,wecanknowheisauniqueone.2.Whatcanyougetfromworkingforhim?--Youmaybebetteroffandbecomerich.Butthatisnotyourgreatestgains.What'smoreimportantisthatyouhavelearnhowtobeaman,howtobeasuccessfulman.Hetellsyoutodevoteheartandsoultoyourwork.Onceyouwantsomething,workforit.Besides,youshouldshowyourappreciationtoothers.Trytobegeneroustoothersandcareaboutthemfromthebottomofyourheart.Peoplecanfeelit.Thoughyouseemtolosesomething,youactuallygainalot.3.Whatisthemeaningof"beingrich”?--Generallyspeaking,whenwetalkaboutwealth,thefirstideacomestousisalargeamountofmoney.Owingalotofmoneyreallycanenableustodomanythings.Butonlymoneyalonecannotmakeyouacompleterichman.What'smoreimportantisyourmentallife.Ifyouonlyhavealotofmoney,youindeedareverypoor.StepThree:Languagepointslearning1.celebrity--famouspeopleholdto--keepto;insisttodosteerclearof--keepawayfromontherun--continuouslyactivebeliabletodo--belikelytodolaydown--establish,setdownputoff--disturbandthelike--andthethingslikethiscultivate--improve,developgenerosity--thequalityofbeingwillingtogivemoney,helpstun--surprise,shock,deserve--beworthyof2.Paraphrase:HowlongWaltoncanholdfirmtohisfolksyhabitswithcelebrityhunterskeepingfollowinghimwhereverhegoesisanyone'sguess.--WhereverWaltongoes,therearemanycelebrityhunters(reporters)followinghim.Nooneknowswhetherheisreallyafolksypersonornot.Ifhepretendstobefolksy,thehuntersmustdiscoverit.Ifnot,peoplearewonderinghowlonghecanbehaveinthisway.Employeeswithoneyearonboardqualifyforstockoptions.--IfoneworksintheWal-Martforoneyear,hehastherighttobuythestock7

shares.III.Homework:1.Exercise2.Retellofthestoryinthefirstperson.3.PreviewTextBandanswerthefollowingquestions.①WhatdidPresidentJimmyCarterandhiswifedoafterleavingWhiteHouse?--Theylearntsomethingnewandusedback-to-basicsskillstoconfrontandresolvetheirpainfulpoliticaldefeat.②What’sthecouple’ssuggestiontoaveragepeoplenomatterwhatstageoflivetheymaybein?--Theyencouragepeopletotakeonnewthingsthatmightlookverydifficult,butthatbecomeveryrewardingoncethepersonisinvolved.ThirdPeriod(90minutes)I.RevisionandExercise:1.Letstudentsretelltheirownversiontotheirdeskmates.2.Dictation:Jackwasontherunsincethemomenthecameaboard.Hewasalwayscheerfulanddevotedhimselfheartandsoultohiswork.BecauseofhisexcellentperformancehewaspromotedtoCEO.Fromthenonhetriedhardtoblendinwiththeworkersandneverthrewhisweightaround.Healsolaiddownarewardsystemtoencouragetheworkerstoworkhard.Hebelievedthatloyaltyandhardworkwouldgreatlycontributetothesuccessofthecompany.Byallaccountshewasanoutstandingchiefexecutiveofficer.3.Checktheexercise.II.ExplanationofTextBTextBStepOne:IntroductoryWords:IntextA,weknowthelifeoftherichestmaninAmerica,thenhowaboutthelifeofthemostinfluentialpersonandfamilyinAmerica,ImeanthelifeofPresidentandhisfamily—theFirstfamily.LotsofPresidentsrosefromlogcabintoWhiteHouseinAmerica,andintheirterm,theymusthaveexperiencedadifferentlife,thenhaveyoueverthoughtthelifeofthemwhentheylefttheWhiteHouse?Howdidtheycopewiththedifference?Inthistext,wearegoingtoknowoneofthem—PresidentJimmyCarter.Nomatterinhispresidencyorafterit,hetriedtokeepasimpleandeasylife,whichissimilartothelifeofcommonAmericans.Thistextisspecialbecausetherearesomanywordsinquotationmarks,sowemayinferthatitissomeexcerptsfromtheauthor’sinterviewtoPresidentJimmyCarterandhiswife.Nowpleasereadthetextbyyourselfandanswerthefollowingquestions:StepTwo:Questions:1.Wheredidtheinterviewtakeplace?--IntheporchofCarter’slogcabininasmallsouthGeorgiatown.(Para1)82.Whyisthe“swing”inparagraph1special?--Becausetheswingwasdesignedandbuiltbytheformerpresidenthimself.(Para1)3.Whatistheimpliedmeaningofhiswife’swordsinparagraph3“Heusednailsthen,nowhebuildseverythingwithoutnails.”--ThewifewantstotellusthattheskillofthePresidentisimprovinggradually.Nowheisratherskillful.(Para3)4.WhydidCarteroccasionallymanagedtoslipinafewhoursatthecarpenter’sshedatCampDavid?--BecausethePresidentthinksthatit’sakindoftherapy,andasteadyforceinhislife—atotalrestforhismind.(Par5)5.WhydidthecoupletrytorelatetheirlivesnottotheWhiteHouse,buttoplainsinthebookEverythingtoGain?--Thereareacoupleofreasons:first,theywanttoshowtheattractionofasmalltown;second,tomakeitclearthatthebookisnotjustaboutacouplewhohappenedtohavebeentheFirstFamilyofthenation;it’salsowrittenfortheaveragepersonwhoexperiencedunexpectedchangeinlife.6.AccordingtoCarter,Whypeopletodayareluckierthanpeopleinthepast?(Para8)--Becausetheyhavemorefreetime.(Para13)7.Whatdidthecouplesuggestpeopledonomatterwhatstageoflivetheymaybein?--Theyencouragepeopletotakeonnewthingsthatmightlookverydifficult,butthatbecomeveryrewardingoncethepersonisinvolved.(Para13)8.Afterreadingthetext,trytosummarizewhatthePresidentdotocopewithhislifeafterleavingWhiteHouse?--Theylearntsomethingnewandusedback-to-basicsskillstoconfrontandresolvetheirpainfulpoliticaldefeat.PreviewTask:Readthetextindetailandtrytograspthestructureandsomeimportantwordsandphrases.FourthPeriod(90munites)TheauthorportraysthePresidentthroughthePresident’sorhiswife’sownwords,orwecansaya“directdescription”,WhichisdifferentfromtextAwhichportraysthecharacterbyindirectmethods.I.Structure:PartOne1-3ThroughdescribingtheswingandmanyotherthingsmadebythePresidenthimself,theauthortriestotelluswhatdidthePresidentdoafterhehaslefttheWhiteHouse.PartTwo4-11PartThree12-13TheauthortellsusindetailthatwhythePresidentenjoystheback-to-basicskillsduringandafterhispresidency,andwhatdidheandhiswifeactuallydo.Suggestionsthecouplegivetoaveragepeople.II.Importantwordsandphrases:1.Restoration:~tosth.Restoringtoaformerplaceorcondition.9Restore:v.2.Laze:v.~about/around,belazy,relax,rest.E.g.Lazebytheriverallday.3.Sip:v.drinksth.,takeverysmallquantitieseachtime.E.g.Sipone’scoffee.4.Overlook:v.①haveorgiveaviewof(aplace)formabove.E.g.myroomoverlooksthesea.②takenonoticeof(sb.orsth.);ignore.E.g.wecannotaffordtooverlooktheminormistake.5.Campaign:v.~for/againstsb/sth,takepartinorleadacampaign.E.g.campaigningforone’srights.6.Slip:v.①gosomewherequietlyorquicklyinordernottobenoticed.E.g.thethiefslippedoutbythebackdoor.②slideaccidentally,loseone’sbalanceandfallornearlyfallinthisway.E.g.Sheslippedoverontheiceandbrokeherleg.7.Upsanddowns:(idm)alternategoodandbadluck.E.g.Hestuckbyherthroughalllife’supsanddowns.8.Reinforce:v.givemoresupportto(sth);emphasize:E.g.Reinforceone’sopinion,argument,conviction,etc.9.Involve:v.①causesbtotakepartinsth.E.g.Don’tinvolvemeinsolvingyourproblems;②include:e.g.thestrikeinvolvedmanypeople.③~sbinsth:showsbtobeconcernedin(acrime,etc.)10.Conduct:v.undertake,carryout.E.g.~business,ameeting,negotiations,etc.11.Resolve:v.~on/upon/againststh/doingsth.decideformly;determine.E.g.Sheresolvedthatshewouldneverseehimagain.12.Relate:v.connect,associate:~sthto/withsth;~tosb/sth;13.Additional:adj.Added;extra;supplementary.E.g.~charges,candidates,supplies.14.Appeal:v.①~tosb(forsth);~forsth.makeanearnestrequest②~(tosb)beattractiveorinteresting(tosb)15.Takeon:undertake;decidetodo.E.g.takeonextrawork.16.Crisis:n.timeofgreatdangerordifficulty.III.Translationofimportantsentences:1.Ithinkthatskillwithone’sownhands—whetherit’stillingthesoil,buildin