高中英語外研版高中選修6Module2FantasyLitera

Book6Module2VocabularyandReadingTheStoryofandHarryPotter(P22)themainideawitheachparagraphpara1. a.Shemetsomedifficultieswhilewriting.para2. b.Sheovercamethedifficultiesandpublishedthefirstbook.para3. c.Rowling,Harry'screatorcameupwiththeideapara4. d.Thebooksappealtoreadersofallages.para5. e.Theeffectofthebooksaregreat.para6. f.Ittookhertenyearstocompletethesuccessfulbooks.2.Dividethepassageintothreeparts.Part1(Para.)Howdidsheovercomedifficultiesandsucceed?Part2(Para.)Whatmakesherbookssoimportant?Part3(Para.)WhatistheHarryPottereffect?3.Guessthemeaningofthewords.wordspartofspeechdefinitionClueanecdotestubbornadjustmentrenewedrestrictSupplementaryReadingExtractfrom.Rowling’sLectureatHarvardLookingbackatthe21-year-oldthatIwasatgraduation,isaslightlyuncomfortableexperienceforthe42-year-oldthatshehasbecome.Halfmylifetimeago,IwasstrikinganuneasybalancebetweentheambitionIhadformyself,andwhatthoseclosesttomeexpectedofme.IwasconvincedthattheonlythingIwantedtodo,ever,wastowritenovels.However,myparents,bothofwhomcamefromimpoverishedbackgroundsandneitherofwhomhadbeentocollege,tooktheviewthatmyoveractiveimaginationwasanamusingpersonalquirk(怪癖)thatwouldneverpayamortgage(按揭),orsecureapension.SotheyhopedthatIwouldtakeavocationaldegree;IwantedtostudyEnglishLiterature.Acompromisewasreachedthatsatisfiednobody,andIwentuptostudyModernLanguages.Hardlyhadmyparents’carroundedthecornerattheendoftheroadthanIthrewawayGermanandscuttledoffdowntheClassicscorridor.Iwouldliketomakeitclear,inparenthesis,thatIdonotblamemyparentsfortheirpointofview.Thereisanexpirydateonblamingyourparentsforguidingyouinthewrongdirection;themomentyouareoldenoughtotakethewheel,responsibilitylieswithyou.Whatismore,IcannotcriticizemyparentsforhopingthatIwouldneverexperiencepoverty.Theyhadbeenpoorthemselves,andIhavesincebeenpoor,andIquiteagreewiththemthatitisnotanennoblingexperience.Povertyinvolvesfear,andstress,andsometimesdepression;itmeansathousandpettyhumiliationsandhardships.Climbingoutofpovertybyyourownefforts,thatisindeedsomethingonwhichtoprideyourself,butpovertyitselfisromanticizedonlybyfools.WhatIfearedmostformyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty,butfailure.Atyourage,inspiteofadistinctlackofmotivationatuniversity,whereIhadspentfartoolonginthecoffeebarwritingstories,andfartoolittletimeatlectures,Ihadaknack(訣竅)forpassingexaminations,andthat,foryears,hadbeenthemeasureofsuccessinmylifeandthatofmypeers.Iamnotdullenoughtosupposethatbecauseyouareyoung,giftedandwell-educated,youhaveneverknownhardshiporheartbreak.Talentandintelligenceneveryetprotectedanyoneagainstthecaprice(多變)ofthefate,andIdonotforamomentsupposethateveryoneherehasenjoyedanexistenceofunruffledprivilegeandcontentment.Ultimately,weallhavetodecideforourselveswhatmakesupfailure,buttheworldisquiteeagertogiveyouasetofcriteriaifyouletit.SoIthinkitfairtosaythatbyanyconventionalmeasure,ameresevenyearsaftermygraduationday,Ihadfailedonanepicscale.Anexceptionallyshort-livedmarriagehadimploded,andIwasjobless,aloneparent,andaspoorasitispossibletobeinmodernBritain,withoutbeinghomeless.Thefearsthatmyparentshadhadforme,andthatIhadhadformyself,hadbothcometopass,andbyeveryusualstandard,IwasthebiggestfailureIknew.Now,Iamnotgoingtostandhereandtellyouthatfailureisfun.Thatperiodofmylifewasadarkone,andIhadnoideathattherewasgoingtobewhatthepresshassincerepresentedasakindoffairytaleresolution.Ihadnoideathenhowfarthetunnelextended,andforalongtime,anylightattheendofitwasahoperatherthanareality.SowhydoItalkaboutthebenefitsoffailure?Simplybecausefailuremeantstrippingawayoftheinessential.IstoppedpretendingtomyselfthatIwasanythingotherthanwhatIwas,andbegantodirectallmyenergyintofinishingtheonlyworkthatmatteredtome.HadIreallysucceededatanythingelse,ImightneverhavefoundthedeterminationtosucceedintheonearenaIbelievedItrulybelonged.Iwassetfree,becausemygreatestfearhadbeenrealized,andIwasstillalive,andIstillhadadaughterwhomIadored,andIhadanoldtypewriterandabigidea.AndsorockbottombecamethesolidfoundationonwhichIrebuiltmylife.YoumightneverfailonthescaleIdid,butsomefailureinlifeisinevitable.Itisimpossibletolivewithoutfailingatsomething,unlessyoulivesocautiouslythatyoumightaswellnothavelivedatall–inwhichcase,youfailbydefault.Failuregavemeaninnersecurity(安全)thatIhadneverattainedbypassingexaminations.FailuretaughtmethingsaboutmyselfthatIcouldhavelearnednootherway.IdiscoveredthatIhadastrongwill,andmoredisciplinethanIhadsuspected;IalsofoundoutthatIhadfriendswhosevaluewastrulyabovethepriceofrubies.Theknowledgethatyouhavecomeoutwiserandstrongerofsetbacksmeansthatyouare,everafter,confidentinyourabilitytosurvive.Youwillnevertrulyknowyourself,orthestrengthofyourrelationships,untilbothhavebeentestedbyfailure.Suchknowledgeisatruegift,forallthatitispainfullywon,andithasbeenworthmorethananyqualificationIeverearned.SogivenaTimeTurner,Iwouldtellmy21-year-oldselfthatpersonalhappinessliesinknowingthatlifeisnotacheck-listofacquisitionorachievement.Yourqualifications,yourC