全新版大学英语综合教程第一册Unit4[精品].ppt

Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? paraphrase : It is hard to refuse a person who is determined and hopeful to get a job * My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story. Q: What does the sentence imply? A: My wife and I were happy with what Tony had achieved, and thought that the whole thing had thus been settled. * Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. Q: What does the sentence mean? A: “Ladder” refers to the way to success. “Basement” refers to Tony’s starting point. He was worse than ordinary people. He had nothing to help him seek his American Dream. * Focus of the text The importance of details in describing a person Writing strategy: how to write a personal description * The importance of details in describing a person Changes of Tony’s appearance: He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin—He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence—He grew in stature in my mind. In the end, I thin he stood as tall, and as proud as the greatest American industrialists. Changes in Tony’s manner towards “me”: Tony had remained standing when talking to “me” --we sat down and talked. Functions of these details: they show that Tony’s social status has been improving and he has been moving nearer to his success. * Writing strategy: how to write a personal description Focus on characteristic features In writing a personal description, you’ll find that the person you write about often reveals may sides of his personality. In a short essay you must choose only a few of these sides to work with, that is , to focus n the persons characteristic features which make him different from all other people. Supporting facts Suppose your central purpose in describing a person is to emphasize his main characteristic feature—determination. Not only do you say that he is determined but you also give facts. What a person does and says and h