职业中专高三英语-Unit 4

Text 2 Words
means pianist survive praise

n. 手段，方式，方法，意味 n. 钢琴家 v. 幸存，残存，活下来 v.&n. 赞扬，表扬
forehead deserve force
n. 前额 v. 值得，应受，应得 n. 力，力量
Text 2

Text 2 Take care of this kiss-it comes from Beethoven


How happy and proud the first praise made me feel when I was seven! One day my father asked for help in the garden. I worked as I could. When we finished our work, he kissed me and said, “Thanks, son, you did very well. ”His words still ring in my ears more than sixty years later. When I was sixteen, the famous pianist Sauer, Liszt’s last surviving pupil,
Unit 4
I have always known you were a man of genius我一
直知道你是一位天才。
words
excellent [‘ɛksiənt]a. 出色的;杰出的;优等的 fluently [‘fluəntlɪ] ad. 流利地, ability [ə‘bɪlətɪ] n. 1能力;能耐2才能;专门技能 genius ['dʒinjəs] n. 天才，天赋，天才人物，才子 masterpiece['mæ stɚ,pis] n. 杰作，名作 praise [preiz] v /n 称赞，赞美 encouragement [ɪn'kɝɪdʒmənt] n. 鼓励，激励


百度文库

“Now,” she said proudly, “you can write your book!” “Yes,” replied the man, with confidence, “and what shall we live on while I am writing it?” To his amazement, she opended a drawer and pulled out a large amount of money. “Where on earth did you get that? ”he cried. “I have always known you were a man of genius.” she told him. “I knew that someday you would write a masterpiece.

Essential expressions A． Very good!/Well done!/Wonderful!/Excellent! You can do it! Sounds great! Try your best./Do your best. Every dog has his day. Don’t be afraid/shy. You must be a man of ability. You have an eye for beauty. What a wonderful idea you have! You speak English very well/fluently.
When was the writer praised for the first time? What did the father say to him? Who came to Budapest when the writer was sixteen? Why did Sauer kiss the writer? How did the writer consider the praise?

surprise v 使惊讶 n 惊讶 ，可惊之事 amazement [ə'mezmənt] n. . 惊奇,,诧异 drawer v. 抽屉 housekeeping n. 家务开支，家用钱 literature ['lɪtərətʃɚ] n. 文学;文学作品 scarlet ['skɑrlɪt] a. 腥红的，绯红的，鲜红的

came to Budapest and asked me to play for him.I put all my heart into playing Beethoven’s music.After I finished my playing.Sauer stood up and kissed me on the forehead. “My son,”he said,“take care of this kiss-it comes from Beethoven,who gave it to Liszt and gave it to me after hearing my first playing.Now I pass on this kiss to you,for I feel you deserve it.”

Text 1
encouragement [ɪn'kɝɪdʒmənt] n. 鼓励，激励 confidence ['kɑnfədəns] n 信赖，信任


heartbroken ['hɑrt,brokən] a. 心碎，极度伤心的， 悲哀的
failure ['feljɚ] n. 失败 fire [faɪr] v. 解雇，开除，开火，射击 custom ['kʌstəm] n 习惯，关税
So every week, out of the money you gave me for housekeeping, I saved a little bit. So here is enough to last us one whole year.” From her trust and confidence came one of the greatest novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter.
Nothing in my life has meant as much to me as Sauer’s praise.Beethoven’s kiss helped me become the pianist I am today. Soon I will pass it on to the one who most deserves it. Praise is a strong force, a light in a dark room.It is a magic:no wonder it always works.

Text 1 Someday you would write a masterpiece

Some of the greatest success stories of history have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a trusting friend. Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia,we might not have listed among the great names of literature the name of Nathaniel Hawthorne. When Nathaniel ,a heartbroken man, went home to tell his wife that he was a failure and had been fired from his job in a custom house, she surprised him with a cry of joy.

Questions
How was some of the greatest success stories of history created? What happened to Nathaniel one day? What did his wife say to him? Where did his wife get so much money? Which novel was mentioned in the passage?

B．
You were great! I wish I had your ability. If only I were as wise as you. I have always known you were a man of genius. I knew that someday you would write a masterpiece. C． Thank you (for your praise/encouragement). OK.I’ll try it again.