U10 Text A

New Words and Phrases
Underline the following words and phrases that appear in Text A
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
far from be given to promise symptom despair
Column B
They were good at engineering in their early teens. His teacher tried to get him out of the class. He was 20 before he became interested in science. At 22, he suddenly showed great passion for music. He showed talent for music at an early age. At 17 he had read enough mathmatics for a doctor's degree. He started his medical studies after he was 30. He barely managed to graduate from the divinity school. He seemed to be a born administrator. He was turned down by the West Point because of poor vision. He once worked as a postmaster in a small town. She didn't sell a painting until she was 80.
Unit Ten
Success
Text A: It's Never Too Late for Success

Warm-Up Exercise
Directions: Read the text quickly and then match Column A with Column B.

2. be given to
like; be fond of 喜欢 (para.2) …many of our great figures were given to daydreaming, indecision, dullness… e.g. 1. My brother is given to drinking rather heavily. 2. She is given to staying in bed till lunchtime.

4. symptom
(n.) physical condition which indicates a particular illness; sign of the existence of sth. 症状;征兆 (para.3) 症状; …if you suffer from the same symptoms, don't despair. e.g. 1. Fever is a symptom of illness. 2. The only symptom of illness that Billy has is a pain in his stomach. 3. The strike is a symptom of a deep problem in his factory. 4. His father discovered in him symptoms of uncommon genius in maths.

11. turn down
refuse (an offer, request, etc.) 拒绝 (para.8) Truman Was Turned Down by the West Point e.g. 1. He was given the job but he turned it down because it was not highly paid. 2. My manager turned down my plan for a new product.
Column A
a. 1. Faulker b. 2. Pasteur c. 3. Wright Brothers d. 4. Grandama Moses e. 5. Schweitzer f. 6. Darwin g. 7. Hoover h. 8. Mozart 9. Truman i. 10. Fermi j. 11. Tchaikovsky k. 12. Edison l.
9. waver between 10. care for 11. turn down 12. contrast 13. exception 14. mix up 15. better off 16. advantage
8. nothing but

5. despair
(v.) have lost all hope (n.) the state of having lost all hope 绝望 (para.3)
e.g.
1. Don't despair. Keep trying and I'm sure you'll get it right. 2. Defeat after defeat filled us with depair. 3. His despair of becoming a great artist made him stop painting.

8. nothing but
only; merely 只有;不过 (para.5) 只有; The great Pasteur's parents were in despair because teenage Louis did nothing but draw pictures and go fishing. e.g. 1. Don't scold her; she is nothing but a child. 2. Nothing but a miracle can save the patient.

12. contrast
(n.) a clear difference between two things or people; comparison between two people or things that shows the defference between them 对比;比较 对比; (para.8) Politics offers a familiar example of contrast. e.g. 1. There is a contrast between the climate in the valley and the climate in the hills. 2. Their old house had been large and spacious; by contrast the new flat seemed small and dark. 3. In contrast to their neighbours, the man and his wife lived in a simple way.

3. promise
(n.) indication of future success or good result (有成功的 可能,(有)前途,(有)指望 有成功的)可能 前途, (para.2) 有成功的 可能, 有 前途 有 指望 …, and they showed no promise of being doctor, lawyer or Indian chief. e.g. 1. When he was still a child, Mozart showed great promise as a musician. 2. Life is sweet and full of golden promises.

10. care for
like; have a taste for 喜欢;爱好 (para.7) 喜欢; "You care for nothing but shooting dogs and catching rats, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family!" e.g. 1. He cared for her more than she realized. 2. I don't really care for tea; I like coffee better.

9. waver between
hesitate between 犹豫不决 (para.6) …, who wavered between music and the church until he was 30. e.g. 1. I wavered between accepting and refusing the invitation to the party. 2. He wavered between buying stocks and keeping his money in the bank.

6. feel like
want to have sth. or do sth. 意欲;想要 (para.4) 意欲; If you take piano lessons and you don't feel like practicing, your parents might justly complain and show you the famous picture of little Mozart playing the piano at midnight in the attic. e.g. 1. Do you feel like having some ice cream? 2. I don't feel like dancing now.

7. be fired with
feel very excited about and interested in (sth.) 对…充满激情 (para.4) It was not until he was 22 that he suddenly became fired with a great passion for music,…. e.g. 1. I am fired with the desire to visit Venice. 2. He was fired with enthusiasm for literature at an early age.
1. far from
not at all 远非;完全不 (para.1) 远非; … Pasteur, Edison, Darwin and lots more were far from being geniuses in their teens. e.g. 1. The show was far from being a failure; it was a great success. 2. The high temperatures this summer were far from normal. 3. He is not a fool; far from it.