自考英语二(新版)原文-Unit-9-Facing-Life.docVIP

Unit9FacingLife’sChallenges

AFamousQuote:

Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.

-FranklinDelanoRoosevelt

我唯一要恐惧的就是恐惧本身。

——富兰克林.德拉诺.罗斯福

FranklinDelanoRoosevelt(1882-1945),the32ndPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1933-1945),heledthenationoutoftheGreatDepressionandlaterintoWorldWarII.Beforehedied,heclearedthewayforpeace,includingestablishmentoftheUnitedNations.HispresidencyiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestinUShistory.

Pre-readingQuestions:

Haveyoueverdonehurdles?Whatdoyouthinkofit?

你参加过跨栏比赛吗？对此有什么看法？

Whatkindsofdifficultiesandchallengeshaveyouevermetinyourlife?

你在生活中遇到过什么样的困难和挑战？

NewWords

hurdle/h3:dl/n.

?raceinwhichrunnersorhorseshavetojumpoverhurdles跨栏赛②eachofaseriesofverticalframesthatapersonorhorsejumpsoverinarace栏架;跨栏③aproblemordifficultythatmustbesolvedordealtwithbeforeyoucanachievesomething难关;障碍

negative/negative/n.adj.

awordorstatementthatmeans“no;arefusalordenial

否定词;否定;拒绝badorharmful坏的:有害的

despair/drspe?(r)/e.

tostophavinganyhopethatasituationwillchangeorimprove绝望;失去希望:丧失信心

petty/peti/adj.smallandunimportant小的:琐碎的;次要的

individual/individ?u?l/adj.

connectedwithoneperson;designedforoneperson一个人的:供一个人用的

lane/lein/n.

anarrowmarkedsectionofatrackoraswimmingpoolthatisusedbyonepersontakingpartinarace(比赛的)跑道，泳道

spot/spdt/naparticularareaorplace地点:场所:处所

symbolize/simb?laiz/u.tobeasymbolofsomething象征;是...的象征;代表

incredibly/inkred?bli/adv.extremely极端地:极其

positive/pdz?tiv/adj.goodoruseful良好的:正面的

tough/t?f/adjhavingorcausingproblemsordifficulties艰苦的:艰难的:棘手的

arise/?raiz/v.(especiallyofaproblemoradifficultsituation)tohappen;tostarttoexist

发生产生:出现

lost/ldst/adj.unabletodealsuccessfullywithaparticularsituation

不知所措的:-筹莫展的

leap/li:p/v.toju