Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Warm-up Questions English Song — Money, Money Who’s Who Detailed Reading A Debate Background Information Salvation Army The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign Wal-Mart Personal Income Tax in the US
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Warm-up Questions 1. Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why? Detailed Reading 2. Watch the video clip “Money Can’t Buy Happiness”. 1) What cannot be bought according to the woman? True love, the moon. 2) What can also happen to wealthy people? Divorces, suicides and murders. 3. Do you think a poor person can have a life full of riches? How? 4. How would you show your value if you were rich enough?
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading English Song — Money, Money I work all night, I work all day, to pay bills the ____ I have to pay Reading Detailed Ain’t it sad And still there never seems to be a single _____ penny left for me That’s too bad ______ In my dreams I have a plan _______ If I got me a wealthy man ____ I wouldn’t have to work at all, I’d fool around and have a ball Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading English Song — Money, money Must be funny Detailed Reading In the rich man’s world Money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It’s a rich man’s world Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading English Song — Money, Money off A man like that is hard to find but I can’t get him ___ my mind Detailed Reading Ain’t it sad ___ And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn’t fancy me That’s too bad leave So I must _____ , I’ll have to go To Las Vegas or Monaco And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the ______ same _____
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading English Song — Money, money Must be funny Detailed In the rich man’s world Reading Money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It’s a rich man’s world
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Who’s Who Match the person with his name and identity. Person Detailed Reading 1 2 3 Name A. Li Ka-Shing B. Ingvar Kamprad C. Samuel Moore Walton D. Kushal Pal Singh E. Warren Buffett 4 5
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Identity a. one of the most successful investors in the world, primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway b. Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Detailed the Cheung Kong Holdings; Readingworld’s largest operator of container terminals and the world’s largest health and beauty retailer c. Chairman of the Board, DLF Universal Limited, India’s largest real estate developer d. a Swedish entrepreneur; the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA e. an American businessman and entrepreneur; founder of the American retailer Wal-Mart (1)-(C)-(e); (2)-(D)-(c); (3)-(A)-(b); (4)-(E)-(a); (5)-(B)-(d)
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A Debate Who’s more important to the world? Detailed Reading VS Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Directions: 1. Before class, students are asked to collect relevant materials of participation in charity work by Bill Gates or Mother Teresa. Detailed Reading 2. In class, students form two camps to debate the following issue: Mother Teresa has no money, but she took care of the poor in Calcutta until her death. Bill Gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. Does the world need more love like Mother Teresa’s or more money like Bill Gates’?
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Salvation Army ☆ a Christian charity and social services organization Detailed Reading ☆ founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865 ☆ got the name because of a popular saying that “The Christian Mission is a volunteer army. ” ☆ Nearly 33 million Americans receive help from it annually.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading It is a Christian charity and social services organization founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865, which later expanded around the world. Detailed Reading Originally known as “The Christian Mission”, the organization was renamed “Salvation Army” in 1878 thanks to a popular saying that “The Christian Mission is a volunteer army. ” Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year. People can help by donating money, used cars, airline mileages, used clothes and furniture for sale at Salvation Army’s thrift stores, and time.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign Detailed Reading Volunteers put a red kettle at a prominent place of public gathering and ring a bell to urge passers-by to drop money into the kettle in the spirit of Christmas.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading It was first started in San Francisco in 1891, the campaign, during which volunteers put a red kettle at a Detailed Reading prominent place of public gathering such as the entrance to a shopping mall and ring a bell to urge passers-by to drop money into the kettle in the spirit of Christmas, has traditionally been The Salvation Army’s most prominent fundraiser.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Wal-Mart Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Founder Founding time Characteristics Guiding philosophy of the founder Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Samuel Moore Walton (Sam Walton) 1962 Detailed Reading The largest private employer and the largest grocery retailer in the United States To offer customers a wide selection of goods at a discounted price
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Founded by Sam Walton in 1962, Wal-Mart stores, Inc. is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department. Reading Detailed stores. Now the company is the largest private employer and the largest grocery retailer in the United States. Sam Walton’s guiding philosophy for his stores from the beginning was to offer customers a wide selection of goods at a discounted price. Wal-Mart expanded into other countries in the 1990 s, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia and China.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Personal Income Tax in the US a progressive tax on the taxable income Detailed Reading from the federal government of the US individual personal income taxes from some state and municipal governments
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Personal Income Tax in the US The federal government of the United States imposes a progressive tax on the Detailed Reading taxable income of individuals. Some state and municipal governments also impose personal income taxes. A progressive tax is a tax by which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases, where people with more disposable income, or people in a higher income bracket, pay a higher percentage of that income in tax than those with less income, or in a lower income bracket. Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Part Division of the Text Further Understanding Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Further Understanding For Part 1 Table Completion For Part 2 Scan and Match True or False Questions and Answers For Part 3 Blank Filling Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Part Division of the Text Parts Para(s). Main Ideas 1 1~2 The writer’s encounter with a boy who raised the question “Are you poor? ” 2 3~12 In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesn’t make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Parts 3 Global Reading Para(s). 13 Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Main Ideas In conclusion, the writer thinks he’s grown to understand more about himself because of the boy’s question.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Table Completion About the question the author was asked Who asked the question? A boy. Are you poor? What was the question? What was the author’s reply? Well, I have more than some people, but not as much as others. What did the mother do after the question was asked? She scolded her son.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Scan and Match What does the author have? A. A high-end TV. B. Good health. C. A modest apartment. D. The gift of creativity. E. A 2003 car. F. Outdoors clothes. G. A life full of riches.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading True or False 1. The author has taken just two vacation trips in the ( F ) past 35 years. The author has taken just one vacation trip in the past 35 years. 2. One of his main sources of enjoyment is to talk with many actor friends. ( F ) One of his main sources of enjoyment is to talk with many interesting writer friends.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. The author feels quite natural about not being focused on material goods. ( T ) 4. Only a small part of people in the world would consider the author’s lifestyle to be affluent. ( F ) Many people throughout the world would consider the author’s lifestyle to be affluent. 5. The author has a sense of belonging as he put on the Salvation Army’s red apron. ( T )
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Questions and Answers 1. How does the author think of attaining the material things? He thinks it is just a passing whim. 2. When does the author feel rich inside? He feels rich inside when he writes a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricates a funny joke. 3. How did the author think of the girl before he took her to his apartment? He thought the girl was so special that he could share life with.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Questions and Answers 4. What is something that the author feels deeply connected to? People helping people.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Blank Filling 1. The author has come to understand more about himself four ______ because of the question over the ____ 2007 ____ years from 2003 to ____. tangible intangible 2. He is most thankful for his _______ and ____ good fortune.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A Life Full of Riches Supplementary Reading Karl R. Green It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the question. I was standing just outside the doorway of a Wal-Mart, offering a “thank you” and a smile to each person who dropped a donation into my red kettle. A neatly dressed woman and her young son walked up to the kettle stand. While she searched her purse for some cash, the boy looked up at me. I can still see the confusion and curiosity in his eyes as he asked, “Are you poor? ”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “Well, ” I stammered, trying to think, “I have more than some people, but not as much as others. ” His mother scolded him for the social no-no, and they hurried off to do their shopping. His question, however, did not leave me. I’ve never thought of myself as “poor, ” but I can’t deny certain facts. Every time I fill out my 1040 form, I fall into one of the lowest income brackets. In the past 35 years, I’ve taken just one vacation trip. My TV is a black-and-white set that someone gave me eight years ago.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have. My 1999 car shows the wear and tear of 105, 000 miles. But it is still dependable. My apartment is modest, but quiet and relaxing. My clothes are well suited to my work, which is primarily outdoors. My minimal computer needs can be met at the library. In spite of what I don’t have, I don’t feel poor. Why? I’ve enjoyed exceptionally good health for 53 years. It’s not just that I’ve been illness-free, it’s that I feel vigorous and spirited. Exercising is actually fun for me. I look forward to long, energizing walks. And I love the “can do” attitude that follows.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I also cherish the gift of creativity. When I write a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricate a joke that tickles someone, I feel rich inside. I’m continually surprised at the insights that come through my writing process. And talking with so many interesting writer friends is one of my main sources of enjoyment. But there is one vital area of my life where I am not so well off. In a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, I feel out of place.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading When I was younger, there was an exceptionally interesting person I dated. What was most important to her, she told me, was “what’s on the inside. ” I thought I had found someone special to share my life with. Then I took her to see my apartment. At the time, I lived in a basement efficiency with a few pieces of dated furniture. The only new, comfortable chair was the one at my desk. Shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The seemingly abrupt change in her priorities was jolting. It remains a most memorable turning point in my personal journey. In contrast to relationships, stuff just doesn’t mean that much to me. I think most people feel the same way — except when there are social consequences to not having particular items. There is a commercial on the radio that begins, “Everybody wants a high-end TV …” The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high -end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody. But I’m happy to live without one. In fact, not being focused on material goods feels quite natural to me. There are many people throughout the world who would consider my lifestyle to be affluent.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Near the end of the year, when I put on the Salvation Army’s red apron, something changes inside me. Instead of feeling out of place economically, I begin to feel a genuine sense of belonging. As I ring my bell, people stop to share their personal stories of how much it meant to be helped when they were going through a rough time. People helping people is something I feel deeply connected to. While I’m ringing the bell, complete strangers have brought me hot chocolate, leaving me with a lingering smile. Countless individuals have helped to keep me warm with the sentiments of the season: “Thank you for ringing on such a cold day. ”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “Can I get you a cup of coffee? ” “Bless you for your good work. ” December is the time of year I feel wealthiest. Over the past four years, I’ve grown to understand more about myself because of a single question from a curious child. As I’ve examined what it means to be poor, it has become clear to me what I am most thankful for: both my tangible and my intangible good fortune.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the question. What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do? To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor. Translate this sentence into Chinese. 首次面对这个问题，是在 2003年 12月初我第一次为救世 军摇铃募捐的时候。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I can still see the confusion and curiosity in his eyes as he asked, “Are you poor? ” Why did the boy ask such a question? Because he was confused and curious. How much did the boy know about the Salvation Army bell ringer? Obviously he knew nothing about that.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “Well, ” I stammered, trying to think, “I have more than some people, but not as much as other. ” How did the author think of the question? He thought it was difficult to answer. What does the author’s answer mean? This means he is neither poor nor rich.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading His mother scolded him for the social no-no. . . What is “social no-no”? Something that is socially inappropriate. Why did the mother scold her son? Because the author looked poor, the question was socially inappropriate to ask.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have. What do many other people have? The material things. Please paraphrase this sentence. However, I have only occasionally felt the urge to go after the material things so many other people have.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading And I love the “can do” attitude that follows. What is the “can do” attitude? That is self confidence. How do you understand this sentence? And I love the feeling of self confidence brought by brisk exercises.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south. What was their relationship after her visit? Their relationship went sour. That is to say, they were no longer boyfriend and girlfriend. Why there was such a change in their relationship? Because the girl actually paid much attention to material things although she claimed that she was interested in what was on the inside, and after she went to the author’s apartment, she found he was really poor.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading There is a commercial on the radio that begins, “Everybody wants a high-end TV …” The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody. What is “a high-end TV”? A TV that is expensive and of high quality. What can be inferred from this part about what role commercials can play in society? Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading December is the time of year I feel wealthiest. Why does the author think so? Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Over the past four years, I’ve grown to understand more about myself because of a single question from a curious child. How has the boy’s question affected the author? The boy’s question has helped him realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that. Translate this sentence into Chinese. 由于一个好奇的孩子提了一个简单问题，我在过去的四年 中对自己的了解进了一步。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading confront: vt. 1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc. ) face (sb. ) threateningly The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable. A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university. 2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc. ) 军人必须面对危险和死亡。 A soldier has to confront danger and death. Astronauts have to confront the unknown.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading be confronted with: be brought face to face The prisoner was confronted with his accusers. conclusions that can be confronted with experience
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading donation: n. money or goods given for a good cause The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。 They made a generous donation to charity. Collocation： a blood donation 献血 make/give a donation 捐赠 promise a donation 允诺捐助
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc. The enemy retreated in great confusion. 他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。 Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion. Collocation： covered with confusion 非常慌张 in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态 throw into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱 N. B. 该词的动词为confuse，confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷 惑的”， confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂的”。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth. We burned with curiosity over what was in the box. Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? Collocation： from/out of curiosity 在好奇心驱使下 in open curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事 Curiosity killed a cat. 好奇伤身。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllable It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. 他结结巴巴地道了谢。 He stammered his thanks.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading deny: vt. 1) say that sth. is not true There is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s. 2) refuse to admit or accept He denied knowing anything about their plans.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading fill out: add information such as your name and address in (a form or document) It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire. 请把附表填好。 Please fill out the attached blank.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading fall into: belong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities) 理事会成员们意见相左，分成自由和保守两个阵营。 The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps. All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading nothing more than: only, just Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. 这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。 It is nothing more than a made-up story.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading attain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort 我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。 I’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost. She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot. Collocation： attain one’s goal 达到目的 attain the age of 有…岁了 attain the top of a moutain 到达山顶
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: get, gain, obtain & attain 这四个词都是动词，都有“得到”、“获得”之意。 get 是最普通的用语，可指通过任何方式的获得，多用于 口语中。例如： She got the highest score in fancy rope jumping. 她在花样跳绳中得分最高。 gain 多指在竞争中获得，所得的东西往往是有用的或是所期 待的。例如： I hope you will gain the victory this time. 我希望你这次获得胜利。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading obtain 是书面语，指靠他人或自己努力而得到，强调结果 或目的。例如： By this method, we obtained a good result. 我们用这种方法获得了好结果。 attain 强调达到完美的地步。例如： Such a condition is very difficult to attain. 这样的情况是很难达到的。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading minimal: adj. very small in size or amount; as small as possible 暴风雨只造成极轻微的损失。 The storm did only minimal damage. The Ford CEO offered to work for a minimal salary of one dollar a year. N. B. 该词的动词为minimize。 反义词为maximal。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading cherish: vt. love (sth. /sb. ) very much and protect them Riding horses with my mother when I was a kid has become a cherished memory. She cherished the child as though he were her own. Collocation： cherish fond dreams of 做…的美梦 cherished desire 夙愿 cherish a deep love for 热爱…
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading fabricate: vt. make up (a story, a piece of information, etc. ) in order to deceive people Have you ever lied a little, or fabricated a story about yourself, to impress someone you meet the first time? 她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。 The excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading tickle: v. 1) amuse and interest The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes. It tickled her to think that her boss would dress up as a clown at the New Year party. 2) move one’s fingers on a sensitive part of another’s body in a way that makes them laugh She tickled the boy’s feet and made him laugh. 婴儿喜欢呵痒和拥抱。 Babies like to be tickled and hugged.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading vital: adj. very important, necessary, or essential This point is vital to my argument. The leader’s vital and cheerful manner filled his men with courage. Pattern: be vital to … 对…极为重要
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading well off: rich, or having enough money to live well The Communist Party of China will lead the Chinese people in building a well-off society. 如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。 If he had worked harder when young, he would be well off now.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading emotional: adj. connected with people’s feelings His emotional language reduced many of the audience to tears. Nature has programmed us all with both physical and emotional needs.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading pursuit: n. the act of looking for or trying to find 我们为追求幸福生活而努力 作。 We work hard in pursuit of happy life. He exercises every day in pursuit of health. Collocation： daily pursuits educational pursuit of profit in one’s pursuit of happiness 日常事务 教育事业 追逐利润 追求幸福
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading out of place: feeling uncomfortable or not suitable in a particular situation Your jokes are out of place on such a solemn occasion. 在正式的舞会上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。 At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading in contrast to: when a contrast is made to In contrast to his brother, he is always considerate of others. In contrast to her sister, she is very tall.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading consequence: n. a result of sth. that has happened Jimmy experienced severe headache as a consequence of heavy drinking the night before. 这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。 Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences. Collocation： as a consequence in consequence of of consequence take the consequences 因而，结果 因此，结果 …的结果，因为…的缘故，由于 有势力的，重要的 自食其果，承担责任
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: effect, result & consequence 这三个词都是名词，都有“结果”之意。 effect 表示由某种原因直接产生的某一结果或状况。 result 表示某一事件的发生或某一行为所造成的结 果，有“最终的结果”之意。 consequence 表示由于逻辑推断得出的结果，或由于某种 原因、一些必要的条件而造成的结果。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. The dilemmas that parents find themselves in today is a consequence of changes in society. ______ 2. I tried to persuade him, but with little or no ______. effects 3. One of the ______ of this illness is that you lose your hair. result 4. It represents the _____ of ten years’ labor. 5. The high level of unemployment has produced harmful social consequences. ______
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading commercial: 1. n. an advertisement on TV or radio Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading TV commercials today are more imaginative than they were 20 years ago. 2. adj. relating to business He left the commercial world to become a government official. 商业函件 commercial correspondence
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading focus: v. concentrate (one’s attention, etc. ) on (sth. ); concentrate (on sth. ) You should focus your attention on your work. The only way to attain your goals is to stay focused and work hard.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading affluent: adj. rich enough to buy things for pleasure 自然资源丰富的土地 land affluent in natural resources In an affluent society people can afford to strike a balance between work and life. CF: rich, wealthy & affluent 这三个词都是形容词，都有“丰富”、“富有”之意。 rich 意为“有钱的”、“富有的”，其程度超过正常需要 的，语气强烈；形容人时，指拥有大量金钱、财产， 其引申义为“富于…”。例如： The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. 富人更富，穷人更穷。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading wealthy 指人、家庭或国家富有、安康、富裕；语气较缓， 程度可大可小。尤指拥有大量财产、财富。例如： Some wealthy people are likely to be philanthropists. 有些富人往往是慈善家。 affluent 意为“富裕的”、“富足的”，尤指家庭和社会，在 这一点上相当于wealthy，是较正式用语。例如： It’s our duty to build an affluent and civilized society in the new century. 在新世纪建设一个富裕文明的社会是我们的义务。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading genuine: adj. real, true 他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。 He has a genuine desire to help us. It appears to be genuine, but I have my suspicions about it. CF: real, true & genuine 这三个词都是形容词，都有“真的”、“真正的”之意。 real 普通用语，指真实的或与事实相符的。 true 强调客观事实与实际情况相符合，兼有real的含义。 genuine 指真实性是有据可查的。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. true 1. It is ____ that the earth is round. genuine 2. Is this a _______ Ming vase? real 3. This is a story of ____ life. real 4. A mirage is not a ____ object. genuine 5. _______ silver
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading go through: experience (sth. difficult or unpleasant) He’s amazingly cheerful considering all that he’s gone through. 孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。 When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Directions: Choose the appropriate the translation for the expression “go through” in the following sentences. A. 检查、审查、搜查 B. 完成、做完 C. 遭受、经历 D. 看完 __ 1. How long will it take to go through the book? D C __ 2. I’m flattered that you went through all this trouble just for me. A __ 3. They went through our luggage at the customs. B __ 4. With great concentration she went through the movements.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading linger: vi 1) last or continue for a long time Before leaving Suzhou, we took a last lingering look at the beautiful view. The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind. 2) take a long time to leave or disappear He lingered outside the school after everybody else had gone home.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: stay, remain & linger 这三个词都是动词，都有“停留”、“逗留”之意。 stay 是本组词中最普通的用语。或长期或短期，或永远或暂 时地停留。例如： My car stays in the garage most of the week. 我的车子一周大部分时间都停放在车库里。 remain 强调维持原来的状态，表示“逗留”时比stay更正 式些。例如： Little of the original architecture remains. 原来的建筑现在留存很少了。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: stay, remain & linger 这三个词都是动词，都有“停留”、“逗留”之意。 linger 意思是“逗留”、“徘徊”，尤指迟迟不愿离开的样 子。例如： He should have gone out, but lingered over his meal till it was too late to catch the train. 他本该出门了，可还慢腾腾地吃饭，以致来不及赶火 车了。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading individual: 1. n. person considered separately from their society 个人权利 rights of individuals The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community. 2. adj. of or for one person A good coach knows how to take best advantage of the strength of each individual player on the team. She has her own individual way of walking.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading tangible: adj. that can be clearly seen to exist; that you can touch and feel Sculpture is a tangible art form. Tangible assets refer to those assets that have a physical form, such as machinery, buildings and land. NB: 该词的反义词为intangible。
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Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Useful Expressions 1. 面临，遭遇 be confronted with 2. 仰头向上看 look up at 3. 填写 fill out 4. 属于 fall into 5. 仅仅，不多于，不强于… nothing more than 6. 转瞬即逝的念头 a passing whim 7. 磨损，损耗 wear and tear
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 8. 虽然，尽管 in spite of 9. 期望，盼望 look forward to 10. 富裕的，有钱的 well off 11. 不自在，格格不入 out of place 12. 陈旧的家具 dated furniture 13. …之后不久 shortly after 14. 走下坡路，失败 go south Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 15. 转折点 a turning point 16. 与…形成对比 in contrast to 17. 对…予以注意，致力于 focus on 18. 归属感 a sense of belonging 19. 遭遇困难 go through a rough time 20. 久不消逝的微笑 a lingering smile 21. 为…感恩 be thankful for 22. 收入最低的档次 the lowest income bracket 23. 创作才能 the gift of creativity 24. 对物质财富的追求 the pursuit of possessions
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Compound Dictation Directions: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For the blanks numbered from 8 to 10, you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading He’s the most famous businessman in the world. Many ______ pages _____ have been written about how he has dominated the computing _____ revolution in personal. But we know little familiar _______ about him as a person. Here’s a anecdote which may show his personality: when Bill Gates was in the sixth ____ grade, his parents decided that he needed some kind of help. He was at war with his mother Mary, an extrovert woman who believed that he should do what she told him. She would call him to from his bedroom, which she dinner ______ had given up trying to make him clean, but he wouldn’t respond. “What are you doing? ”_______ asked him. “I’m she once thinking, ” Bill answered. “You’re thinking? ” “Yes, Mom, I’m thinking, ” he said aggressively.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “Have you tried thinking? ” Finally, his parents decided to send him to a psychologist ___________. The psychologist concluded After a one year that Bill was extremely intelligent. ________ session and a large amount of tests _______________ , the psychologist told Bill’s parents: “You’re going to lose. You had better adjust to it because there’s no use trying to punish him. A lot of computer It’s useless to try to compete with him. ” ________ companies have concluded the same _______________.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Sentence Translation 1. The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody. 购买这种电视机的压力千真万确。也许每个人真的都想 要一台高档电视机，毕竟没有人想做一个无名之辈。 2. I was standing just outside the doorway of a Wal-Mart, offering a “thank you” and a smile to each person who dropped a donation into my red kettle. 当时我就站在沃尔玛商场入口处门外，对每一位向我的 红壶里投入捐款的人都报以一声“谢谢”和一个微笑。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. My 1999 car shows the wear and tear of 105, 000 miles. But it is still dependable. 我的汽车是 1999年的产品，到现在开了十万五千英里， 已经很破很旧了，但是它依然可靠。 4. But there is one vital area of my life where I am not so well off. In a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, I feel out of place. 但是在我生活中，有一个重要方面我并不那么富有。 在一个对物资财富的追求投入如此之多心力的社会中， 我觉得很不自在。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. 然而，想要得到其他那么多人都有的物质的东西, 对我来说， 只不过是转瞬即逝的念头而已。 Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have. 6. 五十三年来我一直非常健康。我不但不生病，而且精力充沛， 情绪饱满。 I’ve enjoyed exceptionally good health for 53 years. It’s not just that I’ve been illness-free, it’s that I feel vigorous and spirited.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 7. 当我写出美丽的诗句，或编造出能把人逗乐的笑话，我内心 感到很富有。通过写作而获得的洞察力，不断地令我惊奇。 When I write a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricate a joke that tickles someone, I feel rich inside. I’m continually surprised at the insights that come through my writing process. 8. 她对我说，对她而言，最重要的是“一个人的内心”。我以 为我找到了非同一般的生活伴侣。 What was most important to her, she told me, was “what’s on the inside. ” I thought I had found someone special to share my life with.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Group Discussion Imagine that you and three friends in your class have, as a group, just won RMB 1, 000 in a lottery. You have decided to have a meeting to help and advise each other on how best to share and use the money. Make a plan of how you personally think the money should be used. It could include: Ø Immediate personal needs Ø Help for family and friends Ø Ideas for investment Ø Extravagances and luxuries Ø Donations to charity Meet with the other three. Compare plans and try to reach some agreement.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Introduction Using a short anecdote is another way to start your essay. If you have a relevant anecdote ready, using it in the introduction will make your essay more interesting and attract the attention of your reader. Be sure your anecdote is short, to the point and relevant to your topic.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading An Example Sarah Johnson remembers coming across her first auction twenty years ago, while out for a weekend drive in the country. She pulled into a crowded dirt lot and wandered into the crowd. There was a mouth-watering smell of barbecued pork and fried dough, set to the background music of the auctioneer’s sing-song chanting. Hours later, she came back to her car, lugging a chest full of vintage fabrics and a life-long love of auctions. “It’s an addiction, ” says Sarah, a high school teacher, and one of a growing number of auction devotees. (This anecdote, which is not necessarily about a real person, is the introduction to an article about auctions. )
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Homework for Writing You are required to start an essay entitled Help the Homeless with an anecdote. In this essay, you will try to persuade your readers that people should have sympathy for the homeless because many of them suffer from misfortune and need help.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I know that many of you think the homeless are a lost cause and that they are lazy, good for nothings. Well, of course, that might be true for some of them, but let me tell you about Dave. I went to school with Dave for three years until Grade 6. It was just before our exams when Dave’s mum and dad hit problems! From then on, Dave’s life began to fall apart. He just wasn’t able to cope. By the time he was eighteen, when I was sitting for my college entrance examination, Dave was on the streets. . .
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Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Proverbs and Quotations 1. Poverty is not a crime. 贫非罪。 2. Little wealth, little care. 财富少，烦恼也少。 3. Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。 4. That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. — Henry Thoreau, American writer 能处处寻求快乐的人才是最富有的人。 —— 美国作家 亨利·梭罗
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. It’s better to live rich than to die rich. — Samuel Johnson, British writer 与其死时握着一大笔钱，还不如活时过得丰富多彩。 —— 英国作家 塞缪尔·约翰逊 6. Money is a good servant and a bad master. — Francis Bacon, British philosopher 金钱是善仆，也是恶主。 —— 英国哲学家 弗朗西斯·培根
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Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Rolls-Royce ☆ any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce ☆ The company was formed in 1905 -1906 by Charles Rolls (1877 -1910) and Henry Royce (1863 -1933). ☆ Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold to Volkswagen in 1998.
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Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Rolls-Royce refers to any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce. Many people recognize them by the small metal statue on the hood front of every Rolls-Royce car. The company was formed in 1905— 1906 by Charles Rolls (1877— 1910) and Henry Royce (1863— 1933). However, Rolls-Royce Plc. today is no longer a car manufacturer. It has four main business sectors — civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold to Volkswagen in 1998, although BMW holds the rights to the name and the marque for use on Rolls-Royce cars.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Dime store It’s a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Ford Motor Company ☆ a large US company that makes cars ☆ established in Detroit in 1903 by Henry Ford ☆ It has produced the Lincoln since 1922 and the Mercury since 1938. Ford Motor Company is a large US company that makes cars. It was established in Detroit in 1903 by Henry Ford, and the first Model T was sold in 1908. The company has produced the Lincoln since 1922 and the Mercury since 1938.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Forbes is an American business magazine. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Samuel Moore Walton Life time March 29, 1918~April 5, 1992 Identity founder of the American retailer Wal-Mart The first Wal opened on July 2, 1962 in Arkansas -Mart Pioneering 1) The shelves were consistently stocked with practice and a wide range of goods at low prices recipes for 2) The store stayed open later success than most other stores. 3) He practiced discount merchandising to pass on savings to his customers and drive up his sales volume.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Samuel Moore Walton Sam Walton was born on March 29, 1918. He opened his first variety store in 1945. There he pioneered many concepts crucial to his success. Walton made sure the shelves were consistently stocked with a wide range of goods at low prices. His store also stayed open later than most other stores, especially during the Christmas season. He also pioneered the practice of discount merchandising by buying wholesale goods from the lowest priced supplier. This allowed him to pass on savings to his customers, which drove up his sales volume. Higher volumes allowed him to negotiate even lower purchase prices with the wholesaler on subsequent purchases.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Samuel Moore Walton The first true Wal-Mart opened on July 2, 1962 in Arkansas. Walton launched a determined effort to market American-made products. Included in the effort was a willingness to find American manufacturers who could supply merchandise for the entire Wal-Mart chain at a price low enough to meet the foreign competition. He died on April 5, 1992.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Does being rich mean you live a completely different life from ordinary people? Not, it seems, if your name is Sam Walton. The Richest Man in America, Down Home Art Harris He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America. He imagined what surely awaited: a mansion, a “Rolls-Royce for every day of the week, ” dogs with diamond collars, servants everywhere.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Then he was off to the house, wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville, a remote Arkansas town of 9, 920, where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a $6 billion discount chain called Wal. Mart. He drove down a country road, turned at a mailbox marked “Sam and Helen Walton, ” and jumped out at a house in the woods. It was nice, but no palace. The furniture appeared a little worn. An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard. He never spotted any servants. “It was a real disappointment, ” sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it. And the 67 -year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup, red and white, bird dogs by his side, and, come shooting season, waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart. “He doesn’t want any special treatment, ” says night manager Johnny Baker, who struggles to call the boss by his first name as a recent corporate memo commands. Few here think of his billions; they call him “Mr. Sam” and accept his folksy ways. “He’s the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream, ” says Mayor Richard Hoback.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading By all accounts, he’s friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around. No matter how big a time he had on Saturday night, you can find him in church on Sunday. Surely in a reserved seat, right? “We don’t have reserved seats, ” says Gordon Garlington III, pastor of the local church. So where does The Richest Man in America sit? Wherever he finds a seat. “Look, he’s just not that way. He doesn’t have a set place. At a church supper the other night, he and his wife were in back washing dishes. ”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading For 19 years, he’s used the same barber. John Mayhall finds him waiting when he opens up at 7 a. m. He chats about the national news, or reads in his chair, perhaps the Benton County Daily Democrat, another Walton property that keeps him off the front page. It buried the Forbes list at the bottom of page 2. “He’s just not a front-page person, ” a newspaper employee explains. But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something that would have made headlines anywhere in the world: He forgot his money. “I said, ’Forget it, take care of it next time, ’” says barber Mayhall. “But he said, ’No, I’ll get it, ’ and he went home for his wallet. ”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Wasn’t that, well, a little strange? “No sir, ” says Mayhall, “the only thing strange about Sam Walton is that he isn’t strange. ” But just how long Walton can hold firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters keeping following him wherever he goes is anyone’s guess. Ever since Forbes magazine pronounced him America’s richest man, with $2. 8 billion in Wal-Mart stock, he’s been a rich man on the run, steering clear of reporters, dreamers, and schemers.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “He may be the richest by Forbes rankings, ” says corporate affairs director Jim Von Gremp, “but he doesn’t know whether he is or not — and he doesn’t care. He doesn’t spend much. He owns stock, but he’s always left it in the company so it could grow. But the real story in his mind is the success achieved by the 100, 000 people who make up the Wal-Mart team. ” He’s usually back home for Friday sales meetings, or the executive pep rally Saturday morning at 7 a. m. , when Walton, as he does at new store openings, is liable to jump up on a chair and lead everyone in the Wal-Mart cheer: “Give me a W! Give me an A! Give me an LLouder!”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading And louder they yell. No one admits to feeling the least bit silly. It’s all part of the Wal-Mart way of life as laid down by Sam: loyalty, hard work, long hours; get ideas into the system from the bottom up, Japanesestyle; treat your people right; cut prices and margins to the bone and sleep well at night. Employees with one year on board qualify for stock options, and are urged to buy all they can. After the pep rally, there’s bird hunting, or tennis on his backyard court. But his stores are always on his mind. One tennis guest managed to put him off his game by asking why a can of balls cost more in one Wal. Mart than another. It turned out to be untrue, but the move worked. Walton lost four straight games.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Walton set up a college scholarship fund for employees’ children, a disaster relief fund to rebuild employee homes damaged by fires, floods, tornadoes, and the like. He believed in cultivating ideas and rewarding success. “He’d say, ’That fellow worked hard, let’s give him a little extra, ” recalls retired president Ferold F. Arend, who was stunned at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to join Wal-Mart. “I had to change my way of thinking when I came aboard. ” “The reason for our success, ” says Walton, in a company handout, “is our people and the way they’re treated and the way they feel about their company. They believe things are different here, but they deserve the credit. ”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Adds company lawyer Jim Hendren: “I’ve never seen anyone yet who worked for him or was around him for any length of time who wasn’t better off. And I don’t mean just financially, although a lot of people are. It’s just something about him — coming into contact with Sam Walton just makes you a better person.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The Richest Man in America, Down Home The text is adapted from The Reader’s Journal (1992). The article first appeared in The Washington Post (1985).
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Rolls-Royce: any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading discount: n. amount of money which may be taken off the full price Traditional retailers who’ve opened cyber-stores may offer special discounts to online shoppers. 尽管网上书店常有折扣，但不要期望能省多少。 Although online bookstores usually offer discounts, don’t expect to save much.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading folk: n. people in general (You can refer to people as folk or folks. ) These are the folks from the local TV station. 他们结了婚，有了孩子，像其他人一样生活。 They got married and had kids and lived like other folks.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading get away with: do sth. wrong or risky without being caught or punished (In the text, it means “do sth. without experiencing any problems or difficulties”) They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it. 艾里克偷税漏税好些年，都没碰到麻烦。 Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Sam Moore Walton Sam Walton died at the age of 74 in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 5, 1992.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading come shooting season: when the hunting season comes. “come” (infml) here means “when (a particular time) comes” Come Friday, they will be in New York.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading local: adj. of or for a particular place The plane was to take off at 6 a. m. and land at 7 a. m. local time. 主办奥运会所需的四分之三的投资将由中央政府和当地 政府承担。 Three-quarters of the investment needed to host the Olympics would be borne by central and local government.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading corporate: adj. relating to large companies The two companies decided to merge to take advantage of similarities in their corporate cultures. 谷歌公司总部位于加州的山景城。 The corporate headquarters of Google Inc. is located in Mountain View, California.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading by all accounts: according to what everyone says The Chinese football team will play the Koreans tonight. It should be a match worth watching, by all accounts. 大家都说汤姆是个很棒的老师。 Tom, by all accounts, is a superb teacher.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading blend: v. mix together The singer is known for blending Latin pop and American mainstream pop in her songs. 我们早饭吃什么？混合了香蕉、草莓、椰枣和芒果的水 果布丁。 What do we have for breakfast? A fruit pudding of blended bananas, strawberries, dates and mangos.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading blend in/into: If sb. blends into a particular group or situation, or if they blend in, they seem to belong there or are noticeable, because their behavior is similar to that of the other people involved. (used in the patterns: blend in; blend into sth. ; blend in with sth. ) As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could blend in. The painter blended in with the crowd at the art sale. 他说的话坚定了我的信念，要和周围打成一片。 What he said reinforced my determination to blend in with my surroundings.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading on the run: trying hard to hide or escape from sb. Princess Diana died while on the run from paparazzi. 他在逃避警方的追捕。 He is on the run from the police.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading rank: v. put (sb. /sth. ) into a position according to their size, importance, etc. Jim was so sure of himself that he only applied to those universities ranked in the top 10 on the annual U. S. News & World Report issue on “America’s Best Colleges. ” 搜索引擎按相关度对搜索结果进行排名，最先展现的是 最相关的记录。 This search engine ranks search results in order of relevance, showing you the most relevant records first.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading make up: form, constitute Women make up nearly 50% of university entrants. 这所大学由 14个系和5个研究中心构成。 The college is made up of fourteen departments and five research centers.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading rally: n. a large, usu. political public meeting Overseas Chinese held rallies around the world on Sunday and Monday to voice their support for the Beijing Olympic Games. 巴拉克·奥巴马在集会上以“我们需要改变”这个口号结 束了演讲。 Barak Obama’s speech at the rally ended with the slogan “Change we need. ”
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading liable: adj. likely (to do sth. ) It’s liable to snow heavily tomorrow. 由于天气恶劣，运动会可能推迟到下周。 The sports meeting is liable to be postponed until next week because of the bad weather.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading lay down: establish (sth. ) as a rule or principle Conditions for membership are laid down in the soccer club rules. 校方印发了新册子，规定了学生守则。 The school authorities have issued a new booklet laying down regulations for students.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading loyalty: n. the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for sb. / sth. ; a strong feeling that one wants to be faithful to sb. /sth. (followed by to) My father is a soccer fan. His loyalty to the local team has taken him all over the country to see them play. 一旦拿定了主意，李将军就没有动摇过对南方的忠诚。 Once his mind was made up, General Lee never changed his loyalty to the South.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading cultivate: vt. 1) make a special effort to establish and develop (a relationship, attitude, etc. ) Some students try to cultivate a love of art. 他们鼓励学生培养对理论物理的特殊兴趣。 They encourage students to cultivate special interests in theoretical physics. 2) prepare land grow crops on it 他们在郊区耕耘了500英亩土地。 They cultivated 500 acres in the suburbs.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading reward: vt. give sth. to (sb. ) in return for work or services (used in the pattern: reward sb. for sth. with sth. ) The officer is to be rewarded for his efforts with promotion to the rank of inspector. 如果你期末考试考得好，我奖励你一趟香港游。 If you do well in the final exams, I will reward you with a trip to Hong Kong.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading stun: vt. shock and surprise The minute the door opened, I felt too stunned to open my mouth, staring at her scarred face under the glaring lamp. 尸体在宁静的街道被发现，四周的街坊们说他们对这起 谋杀感到非常震惊。 Neighbors at the quiet street where the body was found said they were stunned at the murder.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading generosity: n. kindness, esp. in giving things to people Christmas is a season to show your generosity. 他能完成大学学业，多亏了叔叔的慷慨大方。 He was able to finish college thanks to the remarkable generosity of his uncle.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading come into contact (with): communicate with; touch The young Muslim came into contact with a terrorist group in Leeds some years ago. 你什么时候初次接触到哈罗·品特？ When was the first time you came into contact with Harold Pinter?
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it. Paraphrase the sentence. Only in America can a very rich person live like ordinary people without experiencing any problems.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading By all accounts, he’s friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around. Translate the sentence. 人人都说他为人友善，性情开朗，是个好邻居；他尽力与人 们融洽相处，从不炫耀，也不盛气凌人。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something that would have made headlines anywhere in the world: He forgot his money. Paraphrase the sentence. But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something to people’s surprise that would appear as a piece of news: He forgot his money.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading But just how long Walton can hold firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters keeping following him wherever he goes is anyone’s guess. Translate the sentence. 然而，沃尔顿所到之处专门报道名人的记者紧跟不舍，他的 平民习惯能保持多久，就很难说了。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading One tennis guest managed to put him off this game by asking why a can of balls cost more in one Wal-Mart than another. It turned out to be untrue, but the move worked. Walton lost four straight games. Translate the sentence. 一位来打网球的客人为了分散他打球的注意力，故意问了句 为什么一筒球在一家沃尔玛店卖得比别的沃尔玛店贵。此话 并非实情，但这一招真管用。沃尔顿连输四局。
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Listening Comprehension 1) What were employees offered at Wal-Mart stores? They were offered stock options and store discounts. 2) What did Sam Walton believe? He believed that “individuals don’t win, teams do”. 3) How many chain stores of Wal-Mart were there by 1991? There were 1, 700 stores then. 4) What plan did Walton introduce to his company in 1970 s? The “profit sharing plan”.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Walton’s management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today. After taking his company public in 1970, Walton introduced his “profit sharing plan”. The profit sharing plan was a plan for Wal. Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profitability of the store. Sam Walton believed that “individuals don’t win, teams do”. Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to implement them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading and more sales. Walton believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the company’s success, they would care about the company. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest U. S. retailer with 1, 700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Pair Work Suppose you were interviewed by the local newspaper as a senior clerk working with Wal-Mart. You were sharing some anecdotes of Sam Walton with the reporter. You may choose to talk about two of the following stories and the words and expressions are for your reference. Just exchange your roles after the interview.
Unit 2 Values Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading A. church service B. hair cutting C. pep rally D. a tennis guest’s question E. relief fund and rewarding mechanism by all accounts blend in hold to celebrity loyalty system cultivate reward come into contact with barber make up on board stun employee rally court generosity
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