新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程第三册Units1-3教案(3)

Note: keep one's eyes on the prize: stay focused on the end result; not let small problems get in the way of good results 执著地追求成功I know it's difficult going to class after work, but just keep your eyes on the prize. At the end of next year, you'll have your MBA. 我知道下班之后再去上课是很困难的，但是你得坚持既定目标！明年底你就能获得工商管理硕士了。

12. They achieved prosperity because they possessed a fierce will to keep preparing and working and a passion to succeed. (Para. 5)

Meaning: They made such great achievements because they had a strong will to persist in preparing and working, and they were eager to be successful.

13.They attained success, not because it was easy, but because they had the will to overcome profound obstacles and to work diligently in the pursuit of their goals. (Para. 5) Meaning: They became successful not because it didn't need much hard work, but because they were strong-willed to defeat many great difficulties, and they worked extremely hard to realize their aims.

Sentence structure note:“not because … but because” 是比较重要的平行结构句型，表示“不是因为…，而是因为…”。这种句型一般否定前半部分，肯定后半部分，从而形成对比。例如：

Sometimes plagiarism occurs not because students are trying to cheat, but because they have not been taught how to paraphrase accurately.

剽窃的存在有时不是因为学生想作弊，而是因为老师没有教他们如何准确地转述。

I think markets move not because of an external force, but because the internal structures are either strengthening or weakening.

我认为市场的变化不是因为外部力量，而是因为其内部结构在加强或削弱。

14. After growing up on a cattle ranch without running water or electricity, Sandra Day

O'Connor fought to achieve the best education possible. (Para. 6)

Meaning: After growing up on a cattle ranch where neither running water nor electricity was available, Sandra Day O'Connor struggled to get the best education she could.

Unit 1 Text B Chance favors the prepared

Ⅰ.Reading Skills

Understanding denotation and connotation

B2U5 has given us a detailed explanation of denotation and connotation. Connotation goes hand in hand with the author's attitude and thus constitutes the major tone of the passage. Successful readers can understand the implied meaning of a specific word or even figure out the reason why the author chooses this one instead of that one. To describe someone who is hard to be persuaded, we can use the adjective stubborn, obstinate, or we can use determined and resolute. The difference lies in the author's attitude toward this person. If the author disapproves of the person, he may prefer the former, and if the author approves of the person,

he may prefer the latter.

Here, let's look at some sentences from Text A. Pay attention to the underlined words, of which both denotation and connotation have been given.

1 Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there did not preclude him from going on to the university. He eventually had a premier army career whereby he was later elected prime minister. (Para. 1)

Denotation: fortunately

Connotation: The word thankfully is associated with a feeling of relief and pleasure, indicating the author's positive attitude toward Churchill.

2 In the end, both Einstein and Edison overcame their childhood persecution and went on to achieve magnificent discoveries that benefit the entire world today. (Para. 3) Denotation: extremely bad treatment of someone, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs

Connotation: The word persecution is too big a word for the trouble a child goes through, but it indicates the tremendous hardships Einstein and Edison suffered in their childhood. It makes the author's point quite clear, that is, despite the great trouble, they finally succeeded because they never gave up.

3 Just like Churchill and Lincoln, only those who "keep their eyes on the prize", those who uphold a committed and focused will and spirit, will find their endeavors successful. (Para.

5)

Denotation: an attempt to do something

Connotation: The word endeavor is usually associated with a sense of great efforts and hard work, indicating that Churchill and Lincoln had made painstaking efforts to overcome a lot of difficulties before they finally succeeded.

Text Chance favors the prepared

New words

1.stricken

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used with some nouns to describe people or things affected by serious problems or unpleasant emotions （与某些名词连用）受…侵袭的

A majority of young couples are well-educated even in the poverty-stricken areas. 大部分

年轻夫妇都受过良好的教育，即使在贫困地区。

a. 1 affected by serious problems such as injury or illness 患病的；受伤的

She was too hurt to argue and too stricken with pain to reason with him. 她感觉太受伤害

而不愿争辩，太痛苦而不愿和他理论。

2 damaged or destroyed by a bomb, fire, flood, etc. 罹难的；受侵害的；受灾的；遭损失的

Fire broke out on the stricken ship and two helicopters raced in to help put it out.

出事轮船爆发了火灾，两架直升机迅速赶往现场帮助扑救。

2. prospective a. (only before noun) 1 likely or expected to happen 可能发生的；预期的He was worried about the prospective loss of muscle mass resulting from his lack of exercise at the job; therefore, he went to the gym every morning before work.

他担心由于工作中缺少锻炼，肌肉量会减少，因此每天上午工作前他会先去健身房健身。

2 likely to be or become a particular thing 可能的；有希望的

The plain look of these houses discourages many prospective buyers.

这些房屋的简朴外观使很多潜在买家很失望。

3.destined a. (never before noun) 1 certain to do sth. or certain to happen in the future 注定的；肯定的

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