新應(yīng)用大學英語第一冊新版課件Unit2-Idol

NewAppliedCollegeEnglishBook1Unit2IdolObjectivesAfterstudyingthisunit,youwillbeableto:knowhowtotakeinspirationfromyouridol;knowwhyyoushouldstopcomparingyourselftoothers;writecompoundsentencesandcomplexsentences;useinfinitivescorrectly;knowhowtoconductaninterviewwithyouridol.Writing&Grammar

1234In-depthReadingAppliedListeningandSpeaking5TeamProject&GlimpseWarmup6FurtherReadingContentTask1

Underlinethewordsorexpressionsthatcanbeusedtodescribeyouridol.Youmayaddmorewordsorexpressionsonthelineifnecessary.AboutMyIdolNationalityChinese,German,Japanese,American,British,Careerasinger,awriter,anengineer,anactor,ateacher,a(n)Interestsinging,dancing,reading,traveling,cooking,<BackNext>HomeWarm-upClip1Clip2FrenchartisthikingAboutMyIdolHairblond,black,gray,brown,braided,straight,curly,Faceround,thin,heart-shaped,square,fleshy,Clothesfashionable,casuallydressed,welldressed,smart,Heighttall,short,medium-height,Buildstrong,stout,slim,bony,broad-shouldered,Qualitiessociable,quiet,easy-going,open-minded,active,confident,helpful,friendly,intelligent,thoughtful,fun,brave,kind,loving,strict,aspiring,ambitious,Warm-up<BackNext>HomeTask1

Underlinethewordsorexpressionsthatcanbeusedtodescribeyouridol.Youmayaddmorewordsorexpressionsonthelineifnecessary.baldlongtidy1.72metershighwell-builtdiligentClip1ForrestGump<BackNext>HomeClip2LikeMike<BackNext>HomePartA_1Task2

Askyourselfwhyyouchoosesomeoneasyouridolandcompletethefollowingtable.YoumayusethewordsorexpressionsinTask1.YouridolWouldyouliketoshareastoryofyouridol?Whydoyouchoosethispersonasyouridol?Name:AndersonLeeOneday,whenIgothomefromschool,Ifoundamotorcycleinouryard.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadseensuchauniquemotorcycle.WhenIwaslookingatitclosely,myfathercameouttotellmethathemadeitbyassemblingsomediscardedmotorparts.Iwasreallysurprisedtohearthat.Heisindeedaverycreativeman.WhatIadmiremostaboutmyfatherishisdedicationtowhatheloves.Althoughhehasneverwenttocollege,heisverygoodatelectricity.Hebuyslotsofbooksandlearnsbyhimself.Sometimes,heissoabsorbedinhiselectronicworkthatheignoresthingshappeningaroundhim.Gender:MaleAge:58Otherinformation:AndersonLeeismyfather.Heisanelectrician,goodatrepairingmanykindsofhouseholdappliances.Healsolikesplayingbadminton._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Warm-up<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingTextTextOrganizationComprehensionVocabulary<BackNext>HomeStructureTranslationTopicPreview:

Findinganidolthatyouwouldliketolearnfrom,whetherincharacterorappearance.Youmightconsidersomeonetobeanidolbecausetheyareveryintelligent,orbecausetheyhavedonealotforcharity,orbecausethey’recreativeorsporty.Whateveryourreasonis,youridolmaybethemostimportantpersontoencourageyoutoimproveyourself.MeetingMyIdol,AlexWong<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReading1Behindthesteelbarriers,Ianxiouslyawaitedthecasttocomeout.IhadjustseenNewsies,askillfullychoreographedandexecutedBroadwayshowbasedonthemovieofthesamename.However,Iwasn’tjustwaitingforanautograph.Iwasn’tjustwaitingforapicture—no,Iwaswaitingtomeetmyidol,AlexWong.2ForaslongasIcanremember,I’vebeendancing.ItookanIrishstepdancingclassattheageofthree,andhavefalleninlovewitheverykindofdanceeversince.ItookinspirationfromallofthesuccessesIsaw—MichaelJacksoninhisThrillermusicvideo(andeveryotherI’veseenafterthat),BritneySpears—younameit,Idancedtoit.Therewassomethingsoempoweringaboutdancing—IlovethewaythatIcouldexpressmythoughtsandfeelingswithoutsayingaword.TranslationIn-depthReading<BackNext>Home3Butasanyparentcantellyou,danceisveryexpensive.Apartfromclasses,privatelessons(ifclassesaren’tenough),shoes(thatarewornouteasilyandneedtobeconstantlyreplaced),recitaloutfits,andeverythingelseinbetweenaddtoasmallfortune.IwasluckyenoughtobeputthroughacombinedJazz-BalletclasswhenIwaselevenyearsold.IwasabsolutelycrushedwhenIrealizedIwouldn’tbeabletoreturnforasecondyear,butneverunderstoodwhy.ForaverylongtimeIthoughtthatIsimplywasn’tgoodenoughtocontinuedancing—thatIwasn’tworththeinvestment.

Fromthatpointon,myoncepassionatelovefordanceslowlydriftedaway.TranslationIn-depthReading<BackNext>Home4

Untiloneday,whenIhappenedtobeflippingchannelsIfoundthetelevisionshowSoYouThinkYouCanDance,andwatchedtheauditionofAlexWong.WhileIwaswatchinghimexplainhisstoryofhowhardheworkedandhowpassionatehewasaboutdancing,Icouldn’thelpbutwanttoembodythatspirittoo.WeekafterweekIwouldwatchhimbrilliantlyperformaperfectpiece,andIjustbecamemoreandmoreinspired.TranslationIn-depthReading<BackNext>Home5

ItwasthenthatIrealizedIdidn’tneedclassestolearnhowtodance—IstartedmimickingwhatIsawontheshow,goingonYouTube,tryingtofindroutinestolearninanykindofstyleIcould.That’swhenIstartedbecominginvolved—Ivolunteeredasadanceteacheratmylocalmiddleschool,signinguptoteachafter-schooldanceworkshops,doinganythingthatIcouldtodanceandtoteachothershowtodance.6

Behindthosesteelbarriers,Itriedmybesttokeepcalmashewalkedouttogreeteveryone,takingpicturesandsigningautographs.IwasshockedwhenIactuallycamefacetofacewithAlex.Ihadnoideawhattosay,somyfriendaskedhimifshecouldgetapictureofhimandme(thankfully).Afterthepicture,whilehewassigningmyplaybill,Icouldn’thelpbutsay“Youdidanamazingjob!”

Afterhethankedmeforsomethinghe’dalreadyheardprobablyathousandtimesIsaid,“Thankyousomuch,Alex.Youinspiredmetodanceagain!”(whichwasallIcouldreallysay,I’msuchacrybabyandIwassoclosetocrying).Bythewayhiseyeslitupandthecornersofhislipsturnedupintoagenuinesmile,youcouldtellhehadn’theardthatbefore.Herepliedwithasimple“Thankyou,you’resosweet!”andaftersayinggoodbye,movedontothenextgroup.TranslationIn-depthReading<BackNext>Home7

Meetingmyidolwasanamazingexperience—it’sonethingtoseeaperformanceontelevision,butanotherthingentirelytoseeitonstage,rightinfrontofyou.Seeingallofthispositiveenergypersonifiedislikenothingelse.EversincemeetingAlexWong,Ican’tsayI’vedancedthesame.Iputmoreofmyselfintoit,makingeverysinglemove

count.TranslationIn-depthReading<BackNext>Home

我的偶像黃景偉1我站在護欄后面焦急地等待著全體演員出來。我剛剛看了跟電影《報童傳奇》同名的音樂劇，一部編舞和制作都很精致的百老匯戲劇。然而，我并不僅僅是在等親筆簽名，也不僅僅是在等著與他們合影。我是在等著見我的偶像黃景偉。參考譯文：2從我記事的時候起，我就一直在跳舞。3歲時，我參加了一個愛爾蘭踢踏舞舞蹈班，從那以后就愛上了各種舞蹈。我從自己看過的所有成功的演出當中受到啟發(fā)，比如《顫栗》里的邁克爾·杰克遜（還有之后看過的所有其他作品）、布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯。凡是你能說得出來的音樂，我都伴著跳過舞。舞蹈能賦予人力量，我喜歡這種無需語言就可以表達想法和感受的方式。In-depthReading3但是，正如父母告訴你的那樣，學習舞蹈的費用很高。培訓班、私人課程（如果培訓班不夠的話）、舞鞋（很容易穿破，需要經(jīng)常更換）、演出服裝，還有這中間的其他一切東西，會讓你花上一大筆錢。我11歲時很幸運地參加了一個爵士和芭蕾舞組合班。當?shù)弥乱荒瓴荒芾^續(xù)參加這個班時，我傷心欲絕，但是一直沒有搞清楚其中的原因。在相當長的一段時間里，我以為只是因為我不夠優(yōu)秀，所以不能繼續(xù)跳舞——我不值得那些投入。從那時起，我對舞蹈的狂熱慢慢消失了。In-depthReading4直到有一天，我碰巧在換電視頻道時發(fā)現(xiàn)了電視節(jié)目《舞魅天下》，觀看了黃景偉的試演。當我聽到他講述自己如何努力奮斗以及他對舞蹈的熱愛時，我禁不住也想體現(xiàn)那種精神。接下來的每個星期，我都會看他出色地演繹一部部完美的舞蹈作品，備受鼓舞。In-depthReading5就在那個時候，我意識到我可以不必通過舞蹈培訓班來學習如何跳舞。我開始模仿電視上的舞蹈秀，上YouTube網(wǎng)站，努力從各種風格的舞蹈中尋找我能學習的舞蹈動作。也是從那時起，我開始積極投入——我自告奮勇成為當?shù)刂袑W的一名舞蹈老師，在課后教學生跳舞。我竭盡所能去跳舞，并且教別人跳舞。6從護欄后看到他走出來跟人們打招呼、拍照和簽名時，我努力保持平靜。當真的和他面對面時，我受寵若驚。我不知道說些什么，（虧得）我的朋友問他是否可以給我和他拍張照。拍過照之后，他在我的節(jié)目單上簽名，這時我忍不住說：“您跳得真棒！”這句話他可能已經(jīng)聽過一千遍了，但他依然說感謝我。然后，我說：“非常感謝您，是您激勵了我繼續(xù)跳舞。”（這是我當時僅能說出來的一句話。我是一個愛哭的人，當時差點哭了出來。）通過他明亮的雙眼和嘴角流露出來的真誠的微笑，你就知道他之前沒有聽到過這樣的話。他簡單地答道：“謝謝，你真可愛?！闭f過再見后，他走向了其他人。In-depthReading7跟我的偶像見面是一次令人興奮的經(jīng)歷。在電視上看表演是一回事，但是親眼看舞臺上的表演完全是另外一回事。從一個人身上看到這么多正能量，這是其他事情所無法比擬的。自從和黃景偉見面之后，我對舞蹈又有了新的認識。我會更加投入，把每一個動作都做好。In-depthReadingPart1(1)describestheauthor’swaitforheridol.Part2(2~5)describestheauthor’sdancingexperience.Part3(6)describestheauthor’smeetingwithheridol.TextOrganizationPart4(7)is

theauthor’sreflectiononhermeeting.In-depthReading<BackNext>Home1.await:vt.等候，等待，期待e.g.①Theywereawaitingthebirthoftheirsecondchild.②Herlatestbookiseagerlyawaited.In-depthReading2.IhadjustseenNewsies,askillfullychoreographedandexecutedBroadwayshowbasedonthemovieofthesamename.畫線部分是Newsies的同位語，其中choreographedandexecuted作Broadwayshow的前置定語；basedonthemovieofthesamename作Broadwayshow的后置定語。In-depthReading3.autograph1)n.[C]（名人的）親筆簽名e.g.CanIhaveyourautograph?2)vt.在……上簽名e.g.Couldyouautographyourbookforme,please?In-depthReading4.aslongas:長達……之久；只要e.g.①Aslongasthereislifethereishope.②I’llacceptanyjob,aslongasIdon’thavetogetupearly.In-depthReading5.Irishstepdancing:愛爾蘭踢踏舞

IrishstepdanceisastyleofperformancedancewithitsrootsintraditionalIrishdance.Itisgenerallycharacterizedbyastiffupperbodyandthequickandprecisemovementsofthefeet.In-depthReading6.everyother:

所有其他的e.g.Tomwasearly;everyotherboywaslate.In-depthReading7.empower:

vt.賦權(quán)，使自主e.g.Themovementactivelyempoweredwomenandgavethemconfidenceinthemselves.In-depthReading8.wearout:用壞；使精疲力竭e.g.①Childrenwearouttheirshoesveryquickly.②Youwillwearyourselfoutifyoucarryonworkingsohard.In-depthReading9.inbetween:（空間或時間上）在中間，當中e.g.Weusuallyflyoneday,andgetaday’srestinbetween.In-depthReading10.asmallfortune:alargeamountofmoney一大筆錢e.g.Acarlikethatcostsasmallfortune.In-depthReading11.putthrough:安排（某人）上（學），供（某人）上（學）e.g.Iendedupputtingmydaughterthroughschool.In-depthReading12.crush:

vt.使傷心，使失望；撞壞，壓扁e.g.①Shefeltcompletelycrushedbytheteacher’sscolding.②Hislegwascrushedintheaccident.In-depthReading13.FortheabsolutelongesttimeIthoughtthatIsimplywasn’tgoodenoughtocontinuedancing—thatIwasn’tworththeinvestment.畫線部分的兩個that引導(dǎo)的從句都是動詞thought的賓語從句，破折號表示意思的遞進。In-depthReading14.fromthatpointon中的point指“時間、時刻”，該詞組意為“從那時起”。In-depthReading15.driftaway:慢慢消失，漸漸離開e.g.Thecrowddriftedawayfromthesceneoftheaccident.In-depthReading16.happento:碰巧，恰好e.g.Shehappenedtobeoutwhenwecalled.In-depthReading17.can’thelpbutdosth./can’thelpdoingsth.:

忍不?。ɑ驘o法抑制）做某事，不可能避免某事e.g.①Shecouldn’thelpbutwonderwhathewasdoing.②Ican’thelpthinkinghemayknowmorethanhehastoldus.In-depthReading18.WeekafterweekIwouldwatchhimbrilliantlyperformaperfectpiece,andIjustbecamemoreandmoreinspired.1)watchsb.dosth.:觀看某人做某事感官動詞see、watch、feel、hear、notice等后的動詞不定式省略to，但在被動語態(tài)中要加to。e.g.①Suddenlywefeeltheatmospheregrowtense.②Thewomanwasseentoenterabank.2)inspired:a.受鼓舞的，有雄心壯志的【拓展】inspire:vt.鼓舞，激勵e.g.Weneedsomeonewhocaninspiretheteam.In-depthReading19.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIdidn’tneedclassestolearnhowtodance—IstartedmimickingwhatIsawontheshow,goingonYouTube,tryingtofindroutinestolearninanykindofstyleIcould.1)破折號前面的畫線部分是一個強調(diào)句，被強調(diào)部分是then。強調(diào)句已在本書第一單元講過，請參考第19頁。2)mimic:vt.模仿，學……的樣子e.g.Theparrotcanmimicaperson’svoice.【注意】該詞的過去式和過去分詞為mimicked,現(xiàn)在分詞為mimicking。In-depthReading20.involved:

a.參與的，投入的e.g.Shewasdeeplyinvolvedwiththelocalhospital.In-depthReading21.volunteer:1)v.自愿做，無償做e.g.①Manypeoplevolunteertoworkonthefarm.②Severalstaffmembersvolunteeredforearlyretirement.2)n.[C]志愿者e.g.Schoolsneedvolunteerstohelpchildrentoread.【拓展】voluntary:a.自愿的voluntarily:ad.自愿地In-depthReading22.signup:同意從事，同意參與e.g.Manypeoplehavesigneduptocarryouttheplan.In-depthReading23.Afterhethankedmeforsomethinghe’dalreadyheardprobablyathousandtimesIsaid,“Thankyousomuch,Alex.Youinspiredmetodanceagain!”(whichwasallIcouldreallysay,I’msuchacrybabyandIwassoclosetocrying).something后面省略了定語從句關(guān)系代詞that。beclosetosth./doingsth.:almostinaparticularstate幾乎處于某種狀態(tài);belikelytodosth.soon可能要做某事e.g.①Shewasclosetotears.②Thetwocountriesareclosetosigningapeaceagreement.In-depthReading24.Bythewayhiseyeslitupandthecornersofhislipsturnedupintoagenuinesmile,youcouldtellhehadn’theardthatbefore.1)畫線部分是兩個省略了that的定語從句，都修飾先行詞theway。2)lightup:喜形于色，喜氣洋洋e.g.Asmilelitupherface.In-depthReading25.count:

vi.重要，有價值；vt.清點，數(shù)e.g.①Everypointinthegamecounts.②Icountedthemoney.Itwasmorethan500pounds.In-depthReadingTask1

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.(T)1BeforetheactorsinNewsiescameout,Iwasanxiouslywaitingformyidolandhisautograph.(T)2IlearnedfromsuchmusicvideosasMichaelJackson’sandBritneySpears’andIcoulddancetoalotofthem.(T)3WhenIrealizedIwouldn’tbeabletocontinuemyJazz-Balletclass,Iwasextremelyupset.(F)4IfoundthetelevisionshowSoYouThinkYouCanDanceaftersearchingforitforalongtime.____________<BackNext>HomeComprehensionIn-depthReadingTask1

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.(T)5AfterIwatchedAlexWong’sperformanceonTV,Ibegantotakepartinmanydancingactivities.(T)6IwastooexcitedtosayanythingwhenmeetingAlexWongfacetoface. (F)7Ididn’ttakeapicturewithAlexWong.NordidIgethisautograph.(T)8SeeingaperformanceonTViscompletelydifferentfromseeingitlive.____________<BackNext>HomeComprehensionIn-depthReadingTask2

Completethefollowingsummaryaccordingtothetext.Writenomorethanthreewordsoneachline.ThestorybetweenmyidolandmeBeforeIknewAlexWong?Attheageof3,Itooka(n)lrishstepdancing

class.?Attheageof11,Iwasputthrougha(n)

combinedJazz-Balletclass.?IwascrushedwhenIgottoknowthatIcouldn’tcontinuethedancingclass._______________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingComprehensionThedayIgottoknowAlexWongonTVIwasinspiredbyAlexWong'sspiritofworkinghardandbeingpassionate.______________________Task2

Completethefollowingsummaryaccordingtothetext.Writenomorethanthreewordsoneachline.AfterthedayIgottoknowAlexWongThedayImetAlexWongfacetoface?IstartedmimickingthoseperformancesonTVandontheInternet.?Ibecamea(n)teacheratthelocalmiddleschool.?Iwasanxiouslywaitingforhimtocomeout.?Myfriendtookapictureofhimandme.?Hesignedmyplaybill.?Iexpressedmyadmirationandthanks/gratitude.?Itwasa(n)amazing

experience.______________________________________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingComprehension1idol2crush3involved4barrier5personify6channel7count8inspirationTask1

Workoutthewordsontheleftaccordingtotheirmeaningsontheright.someonethatyouloveoradmireverymuchmakesomeonefeelveryunhappyorupsettakingpartinanactivityoreventsomethingthatpreventspeoplefrommovinginaparticulardirectionhaveaparticularqualityorbeatypicalexampleofsomethingatelevisionstationandtheprogramsthatitbroadcastsbeimportantorvaluableasuddengoodideaaboutwhatyoushoulddoorsay_________________________________________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingVocabularyTask2Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.thankfullybarrierroutinecombinesignupfliplightupturninto1Itispossiblethatfriendlyrelationsturnintofriendships.2Theyaretryingtogetthebabyintoa(n)routineforfeedingandsleeping.3Hisfacelitupwithexcitementandpleasure.4Shecamein,flippingthelighton.5Thankfully,wehavelearnedabiglessonfromthefrustratingevent.6Itistruethatthehotelcombinescomfortwithconvenience.7About50peoplesigneduptohelpfoundtheorganization.8ShehasbeenwaitingforJohntobreakdownthebarrierbetweenthem.______________________________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingVocabularyTask3Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromthewordbank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsmorethanonce.A)asB)qualitiesC)confidentD)amazedE)idolsF)mimicG)constantlyH)sharedOftenwhenweidolizesomeonesomuch,wemightwanttoimpressthembothdirectlyandindirectly.Wemight(1)Gbuysomethingjustbecausetheydidorgoonasimilardiet,eventellingthemwedidsointhehopeofimpressingthem.Thismayhappenifsomeoneworksinthesameplace(2)Athepersontheyadmire.Myadviceisthatyoushouldstoptryingto(3)Ftheirbehavior,asyouarenotbeingfairtoyourself.Haveconfidenceinyourinterestsandlife,andletthepersonyoulookuptoandotherpeoplefallinlovewiththose(4)B.Nomatterhowsuccessfulthosepeopleare,theywillstilladmiregenuineinterestsanddesires.___<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingVocabulary_________Task3Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromthewordbank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsmorethanonce.Confidenceisatraitsharedbymanyofoursuccessful(5)E.Feeling(6)C

aroundyouridolcouldbetricky,butitisnotimpossible.Beawarethatyouadmirethembecauseofyour(7)Hinterests.Begratefulthatyouarewhereyouneedtobeanddon’tneedtofollowtheirpathstepbystep,andbeconfidentinyourowninterestswithouttheneedtoimpressanybody.Youcouldbe(8)D

athowconfidentandateaseyouwouldbe.___<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingVocabulary_________Task1Combinetwoshortsentencesintoalongoneafterthemodel.Model1:Anyparentcantellyou.Danceisveryexpensive.→Asanyparentcantellyou,danceisveryexpensive.<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingStructure1Doit.Ihavetoldyou.DoitasIhavetoldyou.2Shestayedinbed.Thedoctortoldhertodoso.Shestayedinbedasthedoctortoldher.3Iwanttogoabroad.Mybestfriendwentabroad.Iwanttogoabroadasmybestfrienddid._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Task2Rewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodelbyusing“Itis/was…that/who…”Model2:

ThenIrealizedthatIdidn’tneedclassestolearnhowtodance.→ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIdidn’tneedclassestolearnhowtodance.1Isawhimthedaybeforeyesterday.Itwashimwho/thatIsawthedaybeforeyesterday.2Wehaveachievedourgoalwiththeirhelp.Itiswiththeirhelpthatwehaveachievedourgoal.3IcamelatebecauseIwasstuckinthetraffic.ItwasbecauseIwasstuckinthetrafficthatIcamelate.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingStructureTask1TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromChineseintoEnglish.1課堂上電腦永遠不會取代老師。(replace)Teacherswillneverbereplacedbycomputersintheclass.2專家們一致認為這的確是一場精彩的表演。(performance)Expertsagreethatthisisatrulygreat/excellent/wonderfulperformance.3世界上沒有絕對的自由。(absolute)Thereisnoabsolutefreedomintheworld.4這些最新型的汽車具有許多新特征。(embody)Thelatestcarsembodymanynewfeatures.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingTranslationTask2TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishintoChinese.1Wehavetwolessonsthismorning,butthere’ssomefreetimeinbetween.今天上午我們有兩節(jié)課，但是課間有些休息時間。2Heputallhischildrenthroughcollege.他把子女都送進了大學。3Markhaspersonifiedthevaluesofhardwork.馬克的身上已經(jīng)體現(xiàn)出了勤勞的價值。4NeverdidIdoubtthatIwouldbeabletoexecutemyplan.我沒有懷疑過我能將自己的計劃執(zhí)行到底。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BackNext>HomeIn-depthReadingTranslationFurther

ReadingTextComprehensionLevel-upExercise<BackNext>HomeYouAreNotYourIdol<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading1Ifyouareanaspiringentrepreneurorsomeonewithanaim,itisverynormalforyoutohaveidols,readalotofsuccessstoriesofpeopleinyourfieldandsometimesevencompareyoursuccesstothatofotherswhomaybewayaheadofyou.Translation2IadmitthatIgothroughthattoo.Iaspiretobecomeaworld-famouswriterandIidolisethelikesoftheAmericanwriterF.ScottFitzgeraldandtheIrishwriterCeciliaAhern.<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading3However,myfriendsnappedmeoutofmyliterarybubblebysayingthatnomatterwhatIdoIwillneverbelikeFitzgerald.Translation4

Herwordsreplayedinmymindforacoupleofdays.Shewasright.IwastooimmersedinbeingsomeonelikeFitzgerald,andspentalotoftimereadingaboutsuccessfulwritersandtheirjourneys,whichdidnothingbutwastemytime.Ishouldhavefocusedonenhancingmyabilitiesandpolishingmyliterarywork.<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading5Don’tgetmewrong.Thereisnothingwrongwithreadingthesuccessstoriesofyouridols.Infact,itcould

serveasmotivationforyoutofollowyourdreams.Butwhenfixatingonothers’successesimpedesyours,youshouldknowthatyouneedtochangethewayyouviewmatters.Translation6Hereareafewwaysthathavehelpedmestopcomparingmyselftoothersandpushedmeclosertowardsmygoals:<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading7Stoplookingatothers.Thefirstandmostimportantstepistoniptheprobleminthebud.Withaccesstoinformationonline,wemightfeelsotemptedtofindoutmoreaboutouridolsthatittakesawayourenergy,timeandsometimesmoney.Rememberthatyouonlyhavesomanyhourseachday.Honouryourgoalsandcapabilitiesinstead.Translation8Donotcompareyourselftoothers.Wehavebeendoingthateversinceayoungage,suchaswhenwecomparedourvideogamingskilltothatofothers.Theymightbebetter,butperhapsthatisbecausetheyhavebeendoingitlonger.Itdoesnotmeantheyaremoretalented,butratherthattheyarefurtheralongtowardsmastery,accordingtotheCanadianwriterMalcolmGladwell’s10,000-hourruleofsuccess,whichstatesthatpeoplewhospend10,000hoursfocusingonaspecificskillwouldmasterit.<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading9Itisunfairtocompareourselvestoothers,becauseweonlyknowtheirexteriorandwhattheyprojecttotheworld.Wedonothaverealinsightstotheirthoughtsandthestrugglesthattheyhavebeenthrough.Everyone,nomatterhowsuccessfultheyare,goesthroughperiodsofupsanddowns.Stopthinkingthatyouareanydifferent,andrememberthatwitheffortyoucouldevenendupbeingbetterthanthem.Translation<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading10Thisbringsustoakeypointabouttheimportanceofnotcomparingyourselftootherpeople,butcomparingyoursuccesswiththeirs.IwassomehowdisrespectfultomyselfwhenIcomparedmylifetoFitzgerald’s.IcontinuouslycomparedmynascentrouteofbecomingawritertoFitzgeraldathislaterstagewhenhewasfamousallovertheworld.Itisunfairtomyselfbecauseofthedifferentpointsthatweareat.Hisworkisaheadofmygame,butifIdedicatedenoughtimeandeffortIcouldbeinthatleagueaswell.Translation<BackNext>HomeFurther

Reading你和你的偶像不同1對于一個有抱負的企業(yè)家或有目標的人來說，擁有自己的偶像，閱讀大量本領(lǐng)域人士的成功故事，有時甚至把自己的成功和那些遠遠超過自己的人相比較，都是很正常的。參考譯文：2

我承認這些我都經(jīng)歷過。我立志成為一名國際知名作家，而且我崇拜美國作家弗·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德和愛爾蘭作家塞西莉亞·埃亨這類的人。3

但是我的朋友卻打破了我的文學夢想，認為無論我怎么做都不會成為菲茨杰拉德那樣的人。Further

Reading4她的話在我腦海里縈繞數(shù)日。她是對的。我太沉迷于成為菲茨杰拉德那樣的人，浪費了大量時間去閱讀關(guān)于成功作家及其歷程的故事，卻沒有花時間去提高自己的能力和修改自己的文學作品。5不要誤解我。閱讀自己偶像的成功故事并沒有錯。實際上，這可能會促使你去追求夢想。但如果你這么做阻礙了自己的成功，你就應(yīng)該知道你需要換個角度來看問題了。Further

Reading6下面是一些幫助我不再拿自己去跟別人進行比較，使自己更接近目標的方法。Further

Reading7不要看別人。第一步也是最重要的一步就是把這個問題消滅在萌芽狀態(tài)。便捷的網(wǎng)絡(luò)資源可能會誘使我們禁不住要去查找更多關(guān)于自己偶像的信息，而這會耗費我們的精力、時間甚至金錢。要記住，你一天只有那么多時間，得把這些時間用來堅定自己的目標和提高自己的能力。8不要把自己和別人進行比較。我們從小到大都在跟別人比較，例如，跟人比打電子游戲的技巧。他們可能打得更好，但或許那是因為他們已經(jīng)打了很久了。根據(jù)加拿大作家馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾提出的一萬小時成功法則，這并不能說明他們比你更有天賦，只能說明他們比你掌握了更多游戲技巧。該法則認為，人們只要花費一萬個小時集中精力專攻某項技能，就能掌握這項技能。Further

Reading9與其他人進行比較對自己來說是不公平的，因為我們只能看到他們的表面和他們呈現(xiàn)給這個世界的東西，無法真正了解他們的想法和他們所經(jīng)歷過的掙扎。每一個人，不管有多成功，都會經(jīng)歷人生的跌宕起伏。不要認為你跟別人有什么不同，要知道通過努力你最終甚至可以比他們做得更好。Further

Reading10由此可見，不要拿自己去和別人比較，關(guān)鍵是要拿自己的成功去和他們的成功進行比較。當我拿自己的人生和菲茨杰拉德的人生進行比較時，從某種程度上講，是對自己的不尊重。我曾經(jīng)不斷拿自己剛剛起步的作家之路和菲茨杰拉德的人生后期進行比較，而