the tail of fame --课文分析课件.ppt

;Are they famous?; who is the man with a good fame you admire? Why?;Team work ---topic discussion;reference;A large number of economic income Be admired by public Have a good social status A high material standard of living ;The shortcomings of gaining a good fame;Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar（遥远的） off. 名誉如河流，发源处最狭，愈远愈宽广。 A good name is better than riches.好名誉胜过有财富。 A good name is sooner lost than won.美誉难得而易失。 Fame is a magnifying （放大）glass. 名誉是放大镜。 ; Understanding;I. Structure Analysis;Argumentation: Chasing fame often leads to  self-destruction. (Para. 1);;1. An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. 艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。 提炼句型：Sb. who do sth. be like sb. else doing sth. else who, when / once …, … 做某事的人如同他人做······， 一旦······， 就······ 用于表达 “事物之间的类比”。 ;A “ day job” refers to the normal job where one earns most of their money. A “budding artist” is one who is beginning to develop or show signs of future success in a particular area. The budding artist’s family and friends frequently advise him against giving up his day job. Their feeling that the artist might fail in his pursuit is understandable. pessimistic: adj. 悲观的 e.g. I am deeply pessimistic about the future. at best: even when considered in the most positive way. The technique is at best ineffective and at worst dangerous. ;end up : finally be in a particular situation/ place He ended up unemployed for a long time. bankrupt: a. without enough money to pay what one owes e.g. Many state-owned enterprises have gone bankrupt. 许多国有企业都破产了。 e.g. Due to the fierce competition, many small business holders went bankrupt miserably. 竞争异常残酷，许多小企业者都惨痛的经历了破产。 ; Impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and the praise form peers may push the artist to achieve fame. It is almost impossible to resist the admiration and praise that f