Unit Two Success Stories

Beethoven

Abraham Lincoln

Helen Keller

Zhang Haidi

Michelangelo and

the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Listen to the text and match the headings with the paragraphs. Each paragraph will be read twice.

Early learning and achievements A person who lives on in people’s

minds A special task – working as a painter The influence of Michelangelo’s work The fruit of hard and lonely work

TextMichelangelo

be remembered as

Helen Keller 作为一名伟大的作家和教育家被人们铭记于心。

Helen Keller is remembered as a great writer and educator.

remember to do

remember doing

train v.

他被训练成为一名外科医生。 He was trained to be a surgeon. a well-trained dog

trainer n. trainee n.

at an early age

他很小的时候就能说一口流利的英语。 He can speak English fluently at an earl

y age. at the age of 他十六岁时进入了一所著名的大学。 At the age of sixteen, he entered a famo

us university. 一名中年妇女 a middle-aged woman

any other + n. （单）

He is taller than any other student in his class.

He is taller than any of the others in his class.

He is taller than any of the other students in his class.

belong to (no pass.)

台湾属于中国。 Taiwan belongs to China.

belongings n. property

satisfy v.

Your answer didn’t satisfy me.

satisfying/satisfactory adj.

satisfaction n. be satisfied with 我对你所做的感到满意。 I am satisfied with what you have done. Last night, I watched a ___________ per

formance, and I felt very ________.satisfying

satisfied

be regarded as

regard…as = consider…(as) = look upon…as = think of…as 我认为这部电影是我所看过的最好的电影之

一。 I regard the movie as one of the best I’ve

ever seen.

of the age n. 时代，时期 石器时代 the stone age 核子时代 the nuclear age 太空时代 the space age 信息时代 the information age

turn down

你怎么能够拒绝这样好的一份工作？ How could you turn down such a good j

ob?

Can you turn the music down a little?

你能把音乐调轻点吗？

shut up

他把自己关在房间内，不肯出来。 He shut himself up in his room and refu

sed to come out. We shut up the shop early on New Yea

r’s Day.

我们元旦那天早早地把店打烊了。 Shut up! = Stop talking!

It took him four years to …

It 充当形式主语， to do sth. 是真正的主语

解出这道题花了我 50 分钟。 It took me 50 minutes to work out the pr

oblem.

imagine v.

很难想象住在一个没有电的地方。 It is hard to imagine living in a place wh

ere there is no electricity. 当他们告诉我这个消息时你能想象我的惊

讶吗？ Could you imagine my surprise when th

ey told me the news? 试着想象你在天空中飞翔。 Try to imagine that you are flying in the

sky.

imagine v.

imagination n. Imaginative adj. Imaginary adj. She is an imaginative writer, and she

has written a lot of science fictions. But all the stories she wrote are imaginary.

lie on one’s back

lie on one’s face/chest lie on one’s side stand on one foot

fascination n.

fascinate v. 学生们被美丽的景色吸引住了。 The students were fascinated with/by th

e beautiful scenery. fascinating adj.

He can’t help but ______ (laugh).

He can’t help _________ (laugh).

He can’t help _________ (carry) the box for me because he is too busy.

laugh

laughing

(to) carry

admire v.

我钦佩他对待困难的态度。 I admire his attitude towards difficulties. admiration n. admirable adj.

Thinking about the readingThinking about the reading

What do you think led to What do you think led to Michelangelo’s success?Michelangelo’s success?

In your opinion, what are the In your opinion, what are the secrets of success?secrets of success?

Presentation:Presentation:

Try to introduce one of the Try to introduce one of the successful people you admire.successful people you admire.