unit-1--the-shadowland-of-dreams

UNIT1TEXTTHESHADOWLANDOFDREAMSWARMINGUPQUESTIONSDoyouhaveadream？What’syourdream?Areyouwillingtosacrificeforyourdream?Whatdoyouthinkyouhavetosacrificeforyourdream?I.TITLEshadowland—areaofshadedream—mentalpictureofthefutureExplainthetitle:Thetitlereferstothestateoflivingwithuncertaintybeforeone’sgoalisreachedorthedarkperiodonehastoexperiencebeforehisdreamcomestrue.II.AUTHOR:ALEXHALEYAlexHaley(1921-1992)wasAmericanbiographer(传记作者),scriptwriter(电影剧本作家)andauthorwhobecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelRoots(《根》).IttracedHaley’sancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte(昆塔·金特).Rootswasadaptedtotelevisionseriesandwokeupaninterestingenealogy(afamilytree家系,宗谱)particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.ALEXHALEY’SBOYHOODHOMEItwasbuiltin1919inthesmalltownofHenning,TennesseebyWillE.Palmer,thematernalgrandfatherofAlexHaley.From1921to1929,andduringsomesubsequentsummers,Haleylivedherewithhisgrandparents.ItwasontheporchofthishousethatHaleyheardfromhisgrandmother,CynthiaPalmer,thefamilystoriesthatinspiredhimtowriteRoots,retellingtalesofhisAfricanancestorswhowerebroughttoAmericaasslaves.ROOTSThisbookwonAlexthe1976PulitzerPrize,andthebookwaspresentedinaneight-parttelevisionadaptationin1977.Rootshasbeentranslatedintooverthirtylanguages,andhasinspiredmillionstosearchfortheirownroots.http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/3PB9e0CbBC0/?FR=LIANThebookopenedupthemindsofAmericansofallcolorsandfaithstooneofthedarkestandmostpainfulpartsofAmerica’spast. In1977RootswontheNationalBookAwardandaspecialPulitzerPrize.Thebooksoldinoneyearmorethanmillioncopiesandbecamethebasisofcoursesin500Americancollegesanduniversities.Roots,thetelevisionmini-series,ranfromJanuary23toJanuary30,1977andattractedsome130millionviewers–thelargestaudienceuptothen.Morepeoplehaveseentheseriesthanreadthebook.美国黑人作家艾历克斯·哈利（1921—1992）的作品《根》发于1976年，上世纪七十年代在美国畅销一时，哈利也凭此作品获得普利策奖。1977年美国广播公司（ABC）把它改编成电视剧，也成为当年美国收视率最高的电视剧。哈利花了多年的时间到非洲寻根，最后查到1767年他的一个在冈比亚名叫昆塔·金特（KuntaKinte）的祖先被贩到美国当黑奴。这些发现就是《根》的素材。QUESTIONSHowiswritinglike?Whattemptationdidthewritergothrough?Didheinsistonhisdream?Whatdidthewritemakeofhimselfwhenheresolvedtocontinuewritingfulltime?Whoarethewriter’srolemodelswhenhedidnotsucceed?Howdidtheylivecreatively?Whoisalwaystherehelpingthewriter?Canyougiveexampleshowhehelpedhim?Whatlessondoyouthinkthewritertellus?MAINIDEAIttellsushowAlexHaleygotoutoftheshadowlandofdreamsandbecameasuccessfulwriter.III.STRUCTUREPartI(para.1-2)AlexHaleyexplainsthedifferencebetween“beingawriter”and“writing”PartII(para.3-14)Theauthortookupwritingfulltimeandhestruggledforalongtimewithoutsuccess.PartIII(para.15-19)AlexHaleysucceededPartIV(para.20-23)Conclusion:IttakescourageandpersistencetostaythecourseintheshadowlandLANGUAGEFOCUSESManyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.manya=manyManyastudentfailstopassontheexamination.LikemanyaChinesestudenttoday,hecouldexperience,buthecouldnotfeel.longing–earnestdesirerequite–rewardForeverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrequited.Althoughsomeofthewritersdidsucceed,yettherearestillthousandsofthemfailed.Fewwriterssucceedinbecomingawriter,manyfail.Eventhosewhosucceedoftenknowlongperiodsofneglectandpoverty.Idid.Althoughsomepeoplefinallysucceededinwriting,therewerequitealongperiodwheretheywerenotknownandlivedapoorlife.I’vegonethroughsuchperiods.WhenIlefta20-year-careerintheCoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.CoastGuard–美国海岸警卫队afreelancewriter–awriterwhoearnshismoneywithoutbeingintheregularemploymentofany particularorganization自由撰稿人prospect–chancesoffuturesuccess前途WhatIdidhavewasafriendinNYCity,GeorgeSims,withwhomI’dgrownupinHenning,Tenn.Georgefoundmemyhome,acleaned-outstorageroomintheGreenwichVillageapartmentbuildingwhereheworkedassuperintendent.superintendent–manager（大楼的）管理人genuine–realbreak–asuddenormarkedchange突变barely–hardlywhatif–whatwill,would,betheresultof如果……将如何呢？要是…又怎样Whatifyoushouldfail?假如你失败了,该怎么办呢?Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhoonlydreamtobeawriterbutneverputitintopracticeuntiltheydie.IamnotgoingtoregretwhenIamdying.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest–eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Don'tgoforsecondbestbaby.Putyourlovetothetest.You’llneverknowhowmuchyoucanhandleifyoudon’tputyourlimitstothetest.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.siren–(1)n.(inoldGreekstories)oneofanumberofwingedwomenwhosesongscharmedsailors&causedtheirdestruction;(hence)womanwhoattracts&isdangeroustomen;ship’swhistleforsendingwarnings&signals塞壬(原指希腊神话中半人半鸟的女海妖,她以美妙歌声吸引水手并使船只触礁沉没);迷人的女人;汽笛(2)a.inducing,luring,seducing诱人的,迷人的,使用手段引人随从自己的意见Itwasn’tanagentoreditorofferingabigcontract.Itwastheopposite–akindofsirencalltemptingmetogiveupmydream.Whywasthephonecallsaidtobeakindofsirencall?Becauseitwasatemptation,inducingtheauthortogiveuphisdreamtobecomeawriter.tempt–persuadesb.todosth.wrongorfoolishacquaintance–personwithwhomoneisacquainted熟人ontheside–asasecondaryoccupation兼职作为副业bull-headed–(ofaperson)goingafterwhatonewantswithoutregardfortheopinionofotherswell–v.risefromaninnersourcelikewaterAngerwaswellingupinhim.　     Bloodwaswellingoutfromthewound.Asthedollarsweredancinginmyhead,somethingclearedmysense.Fromdeepinsideabull-headedresolutionwelledup.Iamgoingtostickitoutandwrite.Thereiseverythingyou’vemadeofyourselfsofar.IamnotsureI’veeverfeltsolow.stickout–putupwith,endurehardshipuntiltheendcrate–板条箱,柳条箱jam–pack(items)toexcess塞紧,(使)挤满crumpled–pressedintowrinkles起皱的low–depressedveteran–experiencedmorsel–asmallamountwilt–(ofplants,flowers)losefreshness凋谢,枯萎down-home–of,relatingto,orreminiscent（怀旧的）ofasimple,wholesome,unpretentiouslifestyle,esp.thatassociatedwiththeruralsouthernUnitedStates乡土的,田园生活的,尤指美国南方乡村的生活方式down-homecooking(美国)南方烹调术sacrifice–thegivingupofsth.ofgreatvaluetooneselfforaspecialpurpose牺牲trace–followordiscover(sb.orsth.)byobservingmarks,tracks,bitsofevidence追溯dazzling–brightlyshininglimelight–(1)intensewhitelightproducedbyheatingarodoflime(石灰)inaveryhotflame,usedforlightingthestageintheaters石灰光(2)centreofpublicattention众人注意的中心Theshadowshadturnedintodazzlinglimelight.Mylifecompletelychanged─fromdarktobright,fromfailuretosuccess,fromunfamoustofamousandfrompoortorich.deal–abusinesstransaction协议exhilarating–delightingandexcitingblind–depriveofperceptionorinsightcorrode–rustriptide–current激流huddle–crouch蜷缩Whydidtheauthorthinkthatthethingsinthatbagarepartofhisroots,too?Becausehispasthardlifeexperiencecontributedalottohissuccess.bleak–coldandcutting,raw阴冷的frame–encloseinaframe给……加框PulitzerPrize–anyofseveralawardsestablishedbyJosephPulitzerandconferredannuallyforaccomplishmentinvariousfieldsofAmericanjournalism,literature,andmusic.普利策奖：约瑟夫·普利策设立的每年颁给在新闻、文学及音乐等领域取得成就的美国人的若干奖金Emmy–astatuetteawardedannuallybytheAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciencesforoutstandingachievementintelevision.艾美奖：美国电视艺术和科学学会每年颁发给在电视节目上有突出成就者的小雕像Spingarnmedal–斯宾卡奖章ItisawardedannuallybytheNAACPforoutstandingachievementbyanAfricanAmerican.Theaward,whichconsistsofagoldmedal,wascreatedbyJoelEliasSpingarn,ChairmanoftheBoardoftheNAACPin1914.NAACP–NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople美国）全国有色人种协进会staythecourse–toendureorpersist持续到底I‘dbehardpressedtosaywhichmeansthemosttome.ButonlyoneremindsmeofthecourageandpersistenceittakestostaythecourseintheShadowland.Whichone?Theclearplasticcaseinsidewhichthereweretwocansofsardinesand18cents.VI.ABSTRACTInthetext,byexplainingthedifferencebetweenwantingtobecomeawriter&wantingtowrite,theauthorfirstsuggeststothosewhowanttobecomeprofessionalwritersthatbeingawriterdoesnotjustmeanwealthandfame,butalsothelongperiodsofneglect&poverty.Thenhetellsabouthisstruggletosticktohisdreamofwinninghisfinalsuccess.Finallyhedrawstheconclusionthatonemustlearntostruggleintheshadowlandofdreamsinordertobecomesuccessful&oneshouldneverforgetthecourage&persistenceittakestostaythecourseintheshadowlandevenaftersuccess.DISCUSSIONWhatdoyoulearnfromAlex?WhatarethelessonsofAlex’ssuccess?Tomakeourdreamcometrue,whateffortsshouldwemake?成功的光环万众瞩目，但背后的艰辛却无人问津，唯有走过梦想和希望的“shadowland”，才有可能达到成功的彼岸！READINGSKILLS–USINGTHEDICTIONARYWhatyoucanlearnaboutawordinthedictionary?ThedifferentmeaningsofthewordHowtospellthewordHowtobreakdownthewordintosyllablesHowtopronouncethewordHowthewordfitsintotheEnglsihsystemofgrammarSynonymsofthewordAnantonymofthewordAnotherwordthatderivedfromthewordhumiliation―N.thestateofbeinghumiliatedordisgraced(Both1and2,inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pretend―V.giveafalseappearance(2inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pace―V.walkbackandforth(15inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)ran―V.manage(67inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)picture―V.formamentalimageof;visualize(14inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)set―V.putintoaspecifiedstate;place(1inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)VII.Writingstyle:1st-personnarrationVIII.Questionsfordiscussion1.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutAlexHaleyandhisnovelRoots?2.Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweensuccessandfailure?Failureisthemotherofsuccess.VIIII.Ex.aboutthetextX.ReadingSkillsXI.Homework:(1)FastReading(2)HomeReading(3)PreviewUnit4