UnitTwoEntrepreneurialSpiritSuggestedTeachingStepsLead-inTextADetailedStudyStructureAfter-readingAdditionalMaterialsLead-inDirections:Pleasewatchthevideoclipandanswerthequestions1.Accordingtothevideo,whatisentrepreneurialspirit?2.Choosethedefinitionyouagreewithmost.Tips:1.beinganowner;lookingoutsideofthenorm;crossingtheboundary;openingupone’smind;doingthingsinadifferentway.TextAUnleashYourEntrepreneurialSpiritandAchieveSuccessonYourOwnTermsNomatterhowyoucontributetotheworld—whetherit’sbybecomingadoctororateacherorastay-at-homemother—yoursuccessatwhateveryouchooseisequallyimportant.Noneofthesechoicesisanylessvalidthananother—theyaresimplydifferent.Theworldwouldbeabizarredystopiaifeveryone’svaluewasmeasuredbythesameyardstick.Wedon’tallhavethesamedefinitionofhappiness,andthuswedon’tallhavethesamedefinitionofsuccess.Youdon’thavetobeperfectorgiftedfrombirth.Anyonecandosomethingextraordinary.Doyoueverlookaroundattheworld,evaluateyourlife,andseethewayyouwouldlikeittobeinsteadofthewayitis?That’sallyouneedtogetstarted.Infact,thatdesiretowonderwhat’spossibleiswhatdefinesyourentrepreneurialspirit.Youcannurturethissideofyouintobelievingyouhavethepowertocreatechange.Allofthiscapacitywithinyouiswhatwe’lltapintotounleashyourentrepreneurialspirit.Firstyou’regoingtoneedtobelievethatconfidencecomesbeforecompetence,failurecomesbeforewinning,andhappinesscomesbeforesuccess.Deepdown,Ithinkyoualreadyknowthatlifeisdeterminednotbyyourpastoryourcircumstancesbutratherbywhatyouchoosetodonext.Thedoingisthedifference.Yourinnerentrepreneurisallaboutplanning,partnering,andpersistinguntilwhatyoudreamandimagineismadereal.It’saboutgettingoutthereandcreatingsuccessinyourlife.AndI’mtalkingrealsuccess,thekindthatputspeaceinyourmindandhappinessinyourheart,notjustmoneyinyourbankaccountandatitleonyourrésumé.Thinkthat’stoomuchtoaskforoutoflife?It’snot.I’veboiledtheentrepreneurialspiritdowntowhatIcallthesixP’s:Passion+Path+Positivity+People+Perseverance+Productivity.Thesearetheessentialtoolsthatwillmakeyourgoalsreachableandyourlifeextraordinary.Alotofpeoplegoallpassionbutwithnosenseoftheirpath.Passiongivesyouthegustotobounceoutofbedeverymorning,butwithoutthepath,youwillhavetroubletranslatingthoughtintoimpactfulaction.Yourpathisyourplanforgettingthere,atthepaceyouset.Nosuccessispossiblewithoutcultivatinganoptimisticperspective—inshort,positivity.Iamadeepbelieverinthepowerofpositivethinking.Learningtoshiftintoapositivemindsethelpsyoudodgetheobstaclesonyourpath.Butwithoutthepowerofpeoplearoundyoutosupportyou,mentoryou,andotherwiseloveyou,yourpassionwillfallflatandyourplanwillnevergetdone.Otherpeoplehelpusmakeourdreamsreal,keepusaccountable,cheeruson,andmakeitallworthwhile.NoneoftheseP’swillworkifwedon’tfuelthemwithperseverance.You’llneverhearmesaythatyoucanmakeyourdreamscometruewithouthardwork.ThatwouldbelikeoceanfrontpropertyinArizona—peoplemaywanttobuyit,butthatdoesn’tmakeitreal.Ifyouwanttobeextraordinary,youneedtobuildtheresiliencetoweatherthenaysayersanddevelopthedeterminationtoreachyourgoalsThefinalPisproductivity—howyouuseyourtimetomakeitcount,foryou.HowcomesomethingasunsexyasproductivityisthelastP?Becauseitisessentialifyouwanttoachieveawesomethingsinlifewithoutrunningyourselfragged.Successisaboutworkingsmarter,notjustharder…ProductivitypullsalloftheotherP’stogetherandenablesyoutoloveyourlife.ButIwon’tsugarcoatit.Becauseextraordinaryisn’tforthosewhothink“haveitall”means“doitall”—andonsomeoneelse’sschedule,tryingtopleaseallthepeopleallthetime.Beingextraordinaryrequiressayingnoandmakingtrade-offs—alot.Together,thesesixP’sareyourroadmapforfindingyourextraordinarylife.BycultivatingthesixP’s,you’lllearntoshiftyourgazetoseetheopportunitiesallaroundyou,insteadoffocusingontheobstacles.Let’sstartbyaskingyousomekeyquestions.Pursuetheanswerstothesequestions,andyouwillbeonthewaytomakingyourone-of-a-kindlifeextraordinary.WhatisyourPASSION?HowdoyoucreateaPATH?DoyouhaveaPOSITIVEmindset?WhoarethePEOPLEwhomattermosttoyou?AreyouwillingtodevelopthePERSEVERANCEtooutlastyourproblems?TobemorePRODUCTIVE,areyoureadytosaynotothingsthatdon’talignwithyourvaluesandyourgoals?Youmaynotknowtheanswerstoallofthesequestionsjustyet,butdon’tworry.Thisprocessmaystartmessy,butbytheendallwillbeclearasday.So,areyouready?Ifyouaren’tgoingtocreatewhatyouwantinyourlife,whois?Andifyouaren’tgoingtodoitnow,thenwhen?Getstarted!DetailedStudy(Para.1)Noneofthesechoicesisanylessvalidthananother—theyaresimplydifferent:Allthesechoicesarevalid—theyarejustdifferent.【譯文】所有這些選擇都意義相當(dāng)——它們僅僅不同而已。(Para.2)Doyoueverlookaroundattheworld,evaluateyourlife,andseethewayyouwouldlikeittobeinsteadofthewayitis?【譯文】你可曾環(huán)視世界，審視你的生活，勾勒它理想的模樣，而非現(xiàn)狀？evaluate:v.toformanopinionoftheamount,valueorqualityofsth.afterthinkingaboutitcarefully估計(jì)；評價(jià)；評估e.g.Ourresearchattemptstoevaluatetheeffectivenessofthedifferentdrugs.Itisimportanttoevaluaterisksbeforemakingadecision.(Para.2)Youcannurturethissideofyouintobelievingyouhavethepowertocreatechange.【譯文】你可以恣意憧憬，相信自己有力量去變革。nurture:v.tocareforandprotectsb./sth.whiletheyaregrowinganddeveloping養(yǎng)育；養(yǎng)護(hù)；培養(yǎng)e.g.Thesedelicateplantsneedcarefulnurturing.Parentswanttoknowthebestwaytonurtureandraisetheirchildtoadulthood.4.(Para.3)Allofthiscapacitywithinyouiswhatwe’lltapintotounleashyourentrepreneurialspirit.【譯文】我們致力發(fā)掘你的這些內(nèi)力，以發(fā)揮你的企業(yè)家精神。tap:(～into):tomakeuseofasourceofenergy,knowledge,etc.thatalreadyexists利用，開發(fā)，發(fā)掘（已有的資源、知識等）e.g.Weneedtotaptheexpertiseofthepeoplewealreadyhave.Myrecommendationforyouistotapintothatknowledgeandusethepartsyouneed.unleash:v.tosuddenlyletastrongforce,feeling,etc.haveitsfulleffect突然釋放；使爆發(fā)e.g.Unleashyourcreativity!Thegovernment’sproposalsunleashedastormofprotestinthepress.5.(Para.5)I’veboiledtheentrepreneurialspiritdowntowhatIcallthesixP’s.【譯文】我把企業(yè)家精神歸納為六點(diǎn)（6個(gè)P）。boildownto:(notusedintheprogressivetenses)(ofasituation,problem,etc.)tohavesth.asamainorbasicpart歸結(jié)為；基本問題是e.g.Whattheywantboilsdowntojustonething.Itisland.Intheend,whatitallboilsdowntoismoney,orthelackofit.(Para.5)Passiongivesyouthegustotobounceoutofbedeverymorning,butwithoutthepath,youwillhavetroubletranslatingthoughtintoimpactfulaction.【譯文】激情讓你每天早晨一躍而起，但缺乏途徑，你沒法將想法化為有效行動(dòng)。gusto:n.enthusiasmandenergyindoingsth.（做某事的）熱情，興致，精力e.g.Herswasaminorpart,butsheplayeditwithgusto.Theysangwithgusto.translateinto:tochangesth.,ortobechanged,intoadifferentform把······轉(zhuǎn)化成······e.g.It’stimetotranslatewordsintoaction.Ihopeallthehardworkwilltranslateintoprofits.impactful:adj.havingamajorimpactoreffect有效的，有力的e.g.Sharewhatyouknowinthebestandmostimpactfulwaypossible.7.(Para.6)Learningtoshiftintoapositivemindsethelpsyoudodgetheobstaclesonyourpath.【譯文】學(xué)習(xí)養(yǎng)成積極心態(tài)有助你規(guī)避途中重重障礙。shiftinto:tochangefromonestate,position,etc.toanother轉(zhuǎn)入e.g.Thatwouldhavebeentheidealchanceforhertoshiftintoahigh-profileoverseasassignment.Manyofthoseresidentswilllikelyshiftintootherjobsasworkbecomesmoreplentiful.dodge:v.tomovequicklytoavoidsomeoneorsth.閃開；躲開；避開e.g.Heranacrosstheroad,dodgingthetraffic.Faceyourproblemboldlyinsteadoftryingtododgethem.obstacle:n.sth.thatmakesitdifficulttoachievesth.障礙；阻礙；絆腳石e.g.Sofar,wehavemanagedtoovercomealltheobstaclesthathavebeenplacedinourpath.Alackofqualificationscanbeamajorobstacletofindingajob.8.(Para.7)Butwithoutthepowerofpeoplearoundyoutosupportyou,mentoryou,andotherwiseloveyou,yourpassionwillfallflatandyourplanwillnevergetdone.【譯文】但是，若沒有周圍的人支持你，引導(dǎo)你，愛你，你的激情會(huì)消退，你的計(jì)劃不會(huì)付諸實(shí)踐。mentor:v.togivesb.helpandadviceoveraperiodoftime,especiallyhelpandadvicerelatedtotheirjobe.g.Thearrogantyoungexecutivedidnotwishtobementoredbyanyone.fallflat:ifajoke,astory,oraneventfallsflat,itcompletelyfailstoamusepeopleortohavetheeffectthatwasintended（笑話、故事、事件等）完全失敗，根本未達(dá)到預(yù)期效果e.g.Hisjokefellflat.Iftheywon’tofferthemoney,ourprojectwillfallflat.9.(Para.7)Otherpeoplehelpusmakeourdreamsreal,keepusaccountable,cheeruson,andmakeitallworthwhile.【譯文】他人幫助我們實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想，令我們有擔(dān)當(dāng)，為我們加油，讓一切變得值得。accountable:adj.~(tosb.)(forsth.)responsiblefortheeffectsofyouractionsandwillingtoexplainorbecriticizedforthem（對自己的決定、行為）負(fù)有責(zé)任，有說明義務(wù)e.g.Politiciansareultimatelyaccountabletothevoters.Someonemustbeheldaccountableforthekillings.worthwhile:adj.~(todosth.)|~(doingsth.)important,enjoyable,interesting,etc.;worthspendingtime,moneyorefforton重要的；令人愉快的；有趣的；值得花時(shí)間（或花錢、努力等）的e.g.Thesmileonherfacemadeitallworthwhile.Itdidn’tseemworthwhilewritingitalloutagain.(Para.8)NoneoftheseP’swillworkifwedon’tfuelthemwithperseverance.【譯文】這些點(diǎn)都不會(huì)起作用，除非我們輔之以堅(jiān)持。fuel:v.toincreasesth.;tomakesth.stronger增加；加強(qiáng)；刺激e.g.Theeconomicboomwasfuelledbyeasycredit.Therapidpromotionofthedirector’ssonhasfuelledresentmentwithinthecompany.(Para.12)AreyouwillingtodevelopthePERSEVERANCEtooutlastyourproblems?【譯文】你愿意鍥而不舍地嘗試解決問題嗎？outlast:v.tocontinuetoexistorbeeffectiveforalongertimethansth.else比······持續(xù)時(shí)間長e.g.Thesenaturallydriedflowerswilloutlastabouquetoffreshblooms.Thistypeofbatteryoutlaststheordinarykind.(Para.12)TobemorePRODUCTIVE,areyoureadytosaynotothingsthatdon’talignwithyourvaluesandyourgoals?【譯文】為了有更高的產(chǎn)出，你準(zhǔn)備好對那些與你價(jià)值觀和目標(biāo)相悖的事說不了嗎？alignwith:tochangesth.slightlysothatitisinthecorrectrelationshiptosth.else使一致e.g.Domesticpriceshavebeenalignedwiththoseinworldmarkets.Structure1)Whatdefinestheentrepreneurialspirit?A)Makingagreatcontributiontotheworld.B)Beingtalentedininnovation.C)Wonderingaboutanotherpossibility.D)Showingprofessionalcompetence.2)Accordingtothepassage,realsuccesswilldefinitelyleadto________.A)physicalhealthB)plentyofmoneyinyourbankaccountC)afancytitleonyourrésuméD)innerpeaceandhappiness3)Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?A)Makingyourtimecount.B)Runningyourselfragged.C)Compromisingwiththenaysayers.D)Tryingyourutmosttopleaseeveryone.4)TheexampleofoceanfrontpropertyinArizonaisusedtoillustrate________.A)thenecessityofworkingsmartB)thebenefitsofgoodinvestmentC)theadvantageofplanningaheadD)theimportanceofperseverance5)WhichPpullsalloftheotherP’stogether?A)Passion.B)People.C)Productivity.D)Positivity.6)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A)Onlyafewpeoplecouldbeextraordinary.B)Nosuccessispossiblewithoutimpactfulaction.C)“Haveitall”means“doitall”.D)Theroadtosuccessisneversmooth.AfterReadingSummaryoftheTextDirections:Thetextcanbedividedinto4parts.FillintheblankswithappropriatewordsfromthetexttocompletethemainideaofeachpartPartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartI1-2Anyonecandosomethingextraordinarywiththeentrepreneurialspiritwithin.PartII3-4Tounleashyourentrepreneurialspirit,youneedtobelievethatyourlifeisdeterminedbywhatyouchoosetodonext.PartIII5-11TheentrepreneurialspiritcanbeboileddowntosixP’s,i.e,Passion,Path,Positivity,People,Perseverance,Productivity.PartIV12-14BycultivatingthesixP’s,you’lllearntofocusontheopportunitiesallaroundyouandgetstartedtoachievesuccessonyourownterms.KeytoExercises—Vocabulary1)circumstance2)perseverance3)cultivate4)accountable5)outlast6)impactful7)nurture8)capacity9)10)alignwith2.1)approachable2)capacity3)emotion4)nurture5)competentKeytoExercises—Structure11

KeytoExercises—ClozeE2)I3)L4)C5)J6)O7)B8)N9)G10)FKeytoExercises—Translation參與并取勝，這就是奧林匹克精神。它表現(xiàn)于弱者敢于向強(qiáng)者挑戰(zhàn)，也表現(xiàn)于強(qiáng)者力爭取得更好的成績。勝而又勝，優(yōu)而更優(yōu)，這種理想一直鼓舞著運(yùn)動(dòng)員奮力前進(jìn)。他會(huì)盡其所能，爭取優(yōu)勝，永不松懈，永不罷休。有人說競技者終究逃脫不了失敗，即使是最佳運(yùn)動(dòng)員也會(huì)被更強(qiáng)者所淘汰——這就是競技運(yùn)動(dòng)的魅力。After-readingActivity1Directions:Whodoyouthinkisasuccessfulbusinessperson?Whatdoyouknowabouthim/her?Talktoyourclassmates.After-readingActivity2Directions:Areyoureadytostartyourownbusinessandbeasuccessfulbusinessperson?Beforegivingyouranswers,thinkaboutwhatitreallytakestobeasuccessfulbusinessperson.Listentotherecordinganddiscusswithyourgroupmembersthequalitiesneededandrankthembyimportance.QualitiesReasonsRankingScript:Lastweek,agoodfriendinvitedmetoanideacampforentrepreneursatIILM,abusinessschoolinGurgaon.Beinganentrepreneurisalotmoreriskythantheconventionaljobroutine.Thereisnoregularsalary;youhavetofindcustomersonyourown.Atthecamp,Iaskedseveralsuccessfulbusinessmentosharetheirinitialstrugglesandsuccessstories.Theyspokewithpassion,andIlearntafewlessons:Lessonone—Believeinyouridea.Neverunderestimatewhatyoucando.Youmaysurpriseyourself.Lessontwo—Buildyourteamwithpeoplepossessingcomplementaryskills,not“yesmen”whoarealwaysshoweringpraise.Youneedemployees,whowillgiveyouhonestfeedbackandtakeyourcompanytothenextlevel.Lessonthree—Keepyourteammotivated.Celebratingeverysmallsuccessandappreciatingteammemberswillbuildasenseofcamaraderie.Lessonfour—Bepassionate.Mostbusinessmenacceptedthattherewardsofbeinganentrepreneurcanbeterrificbuttheywerealsooftheopinionthatthereisno“secretsauce.”Whatyoureallyneedistobepassionateaboutyourwork.After-readingActivity3Directions:Inrecentyears,jobsingovernmentagenciesseemtobemoreandmorepopularinChina.However,someuniversitystudentsdonotwanttoworkingovernmentagenciesbecauseofthefixedpay,boringwork,etc.Therefore,theywouldprefertofindjobsincompaniesorevenestablishtheirownbusinesses.Sowhat’syourchoice,beingacivilservant,workin