2016年自考英语二教材课文讲义unit9
自考英语(二)Unit 9
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despair [dɪˈspeə(r)] noun the feeling of having lost all hope 绝望 She uttered a cry of despair. 她发出了绝望的叫声。 A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him. 深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。 Verb ~ (of sth/sb) | ~ (of doing sth) to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve 绝望；失去希望；丧 失信心 Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this. 别灰心！我们会找到出路的。 They'd almost despaired of ever having children. 他们对生孩子几乎不抱任何希望了。
English Level 2
Text A : 300 Hurdles • 300 Hurdles • 300米跨栏
Text A 300 Hurdles
English Level 2
• hurdle [ˈhɜ:dl] noun • each of a series of vertical frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race （供人或马在赛跑中跨越的）栏架，跨栏 • His horse fell at the final hurdle. • 他骑的马在最后一个跨栏倒下了。 • to clear a hurdle (= jump over it successfully) • 跨过栏架 • hurdles [复数] a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles 跨栏赛 • the 300 m hurdles 300米跨栏赛 • a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth 难关；障碍===obstacle • The next hurdle will be getting her parents' agreement. • 下一个难关是征得她父母的同意。
自考英语二Unit 9 Facing Life's Challenges
1. hurdle /ˈhɜːd(ə)l/ n. hurdles /ˈhɜːd(ə)lz/ [pl.]跨栏赛；栏架，跨栏；难关，障碍
2. negative /ˈneɡətɪv/ n. 否定词；否定；拒绝 adj. 坏的；有害的 3. despair /dɪˈspeə(r)/ v. 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心 4. petty /ˈpeti/ adj. 小的：琐碎的；次要的 5. individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ adj. 一个人的；供一个人用的 6. lane /leɪn/ n. （比赛的）跑道，泳道 7. spot /spɒt/ n. 地点；场所；处所 8. symbolize /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ v. 象征；是…的象征；代表
最终成为一个乞丐/囚犯/百万富翁 end up in prison / debts最终入狱/负债累累 3. keep up with （与…）齐步前进；并驾齐驱；跟上 4. pace oneself 调整自己的工作（或活动）节奏
5. fit in （与…）合得来；适应 6. get over 解决；克服；控制 7. wear out 使疲乏；使筋疲力尽；使厌烦 8. with ease 轻而易举地 9. make it 获得成功 10. fall over 被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒 11. get lost 不知所措；一筹莫展 12. look back on 回首(往事)；回忆；回顾 13. inch by inch 缓慢而谨慎地；一步一步 14. at a time 每次；逐一；依次
VI. Exercises on Text B
A Famous Quote名言
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(完整版)自考英语二(新版)原文Unit9FacingLife
Unit 9 Facing Life’s ChallengesA Famous Quote:The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.- Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt(1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), he led the nation out of the Great Depression and later into World War II. Before he died, he cleared the way for peace, including establishment of the United Nations. His presidency is widely regarded as one of the greatest in US history.Text A: 300 HurdlesPre-reading Questions:1. Have you ever done hurdles? What do you think of it?2. What kinds of difficulties and challenges have you ever met in your life?Life may give you negative, but don’t despair – it may just develop into a beautiful picture one day. This year, I realized my theory that I have on life. Life is like a 300m hurdle race. Since I run the 300m hurdles, I would know what the race is like.The first thing to any race is worrying about whether you are going to win or not. This relates to worrying about the petty things in life. Does it really matter if you win? Is it really going to be the end of the world? Or will you be upset if you lose and forget about it? In life we worry too much and live in the moment too little.Next is the lining up in our own individual lanes. We each start at different spots, but the race is still the same distance for everyone. This relates to our lives taking us to different places and putting us in different situations, but hopefully we will end up in the same place, but maybe at different times.Now comes the beginning of the race. We all try to keep up with everyone and pace ourselves with other people. This symbolizes that at times in everyone’s lives we worry about fitting in or being the same as other people, instead of worrying about being unique. If anyone were the same, the world would be incredibly boring.Now comes the first hurdle. This hurdle is the easiest to get over because you are not worn out from running. We all make it over this hurdle with ease. This symbolizes those obstacles in life that we struggle to get over, but wealways manage to do so. You can look at that hurdle in two ways: “I can’t make it over, I’m tired” or “I am one more hurdle closer to finishing this race.” This is an example of taking a negative situation and seeing something positive in it.The next part of the race is every hurdle between the first and the last one. These hurdles get tougher and tougher and you may feel as though you can’t go on. This happens a lot in life too. There may be a situation that arises where you feel as though you can’t make it and all you can think is giving up. You may fall over that “hurdle” or struggle getting over it, but somehow you find it in yourself to jump over it and move on with the race.Next is that last 100m of the race. You feel as though you just want to say, “No I can’t do this.” Again, you must find it in yourself that you can do it, and you must finish the race stronger than when you had started it.Now lastly is the last hurdle. This hurdle is the toughest out of all of them. In life we find ourselves falling and falling, and maybe getting too lost in our problems that we feel like we have been through enough and there’s no hope. That last hurdle symbolizes these situations. It’s one step close to the end of the race.Once you finish, you look back on it and you realize that you made it not by leaping, but step by step. “Yard by yard, life is very hard. But inch by inch, life can be a cinch.”All it takes is one step at a time, one hurdle at a time.Text B A Violin with Three StringsPre-reading Questions:1. Do you know anyone that is/was deprived of something in life but still leads/led asuccessful or brilliant life?2. How do you understand the slogan “Nothing is impossible”?On Nov. 18th, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, and so he has braces on both legs and walks with aid of two crutches. To see him walk across the stage one step at a time, painfully and slowly, is an awesome sight.He walks painfully, yet majestically, until the reaches his chair. Then hesits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.By now, the audience is used to this ritual. They sit quietly while he makes his way across the stage to his chair. They remain reverently silent while he undoes the clasps on his legs. They wait until he is ready to play.But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap – it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.We figured that he would have to get up, put on the claps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage – to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn’t. instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.Of course, anyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him modulating, changing, re-composing the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was de-turning the strings to get new sounds from them that they had never made before.When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of applause from every corner of the auditorium. We were all on our feet, screaming and cheering, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done. He smiled, wiped the sweat from his brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said – not boastfully, but in quiet, pensive, reverent tone –“You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much you can still make with what you have left.”What a powerful line that is! It has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the definition of life – not just for artists, but for all of us.Here is a man who has prepared all his life to make music on a violin with four strings, who, all of a sudden, in the middle of a concert, finds himself with only three strings; so he makes music with strings, and the music he made that night with just three strings was more beautiful, more sacred, more memorable,than any that he had ever before, when he had four strings.So, perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with that we have left.。
出版自考英语（二）讲义Unit9FacingLife27sChallenges
出版自考英语（二）讲义Unit9FacingLife27sChallenges2013年自考“英语（二）”备考资料（新版教材unit 9）Unit 9 F ac i ng Lif e's Chal len gesI. Ne w w or ds a nd ex p r es s ionsNe w wor ds1. hur d le n. h ur dl es [pl.]跨栏赛；栏架，跨栏；难关，障碍2. ne gat iv e n.否定词；否定；拒绝adj. 坏的；有害的3. des p air v. 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心4. pe tt y adj. 小的：琐碎的；次要的5. i ndi v idu al adj. 一个人的；供一个人用的6. l ane n. （比赛的）跑道，泳道7. s pot n. 地点；场所；处所8. s ym bo li ze v. 象征；是…的象征；代表s ym bol-i ze常用的动词后缀：m oder ni ze, g lob al i ze, ec on om ize9. i nc r edi bl y a dv.极端地；极其c r edib le 可靠的，可信的c r edib l y变副词时需省略-e的形容词有s im ple, tr ue, c r edib le, bel ie va ble s im pl y, tr u l y, (in)c r edi bl y, (u n)bel ie va bl y10. p os it iv e adj. 良好的；正面的11. t oug h adj. 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的12. ar is e v. 发生；产生；出现ar is e f r om s th.区分：ar ous e / ar is ear ous e one's a ng er / r es pec t / s ym p ath y13. los t a dj. 不知所措的；一筹莫展的14. lea p v. 跳跃15. yar d n. 码16. inc h n. 英寸17. c i nc h n. 很容易的事；小莱Phr as es a nd Ex pr es s i ons1. l ine up 排成一行；站队；排队（等侯）2. en d u p 最终成为；最后处于end up (in) d oin g s t h. en d u p be gg ing / b ein g ar r es tedend up as a b egg ar / pr is on er / m ill ion air eend up in pr is on / d ebts3. k eep up wit h（与…）齐步前进；并驾齐驱；跟上4. pac e on es elf调整自己的工作（或活动）节奏5. f it i n （与…）合得来；适应6. ge t o ver解决；克服；控制7. we ar out 使疲乏；使筋疲力尽；使厌烦8. wi th e as e 轻而易举地9. m ak e it 获得成功10. f al l o ver被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒11. g et los t 不知所措；一筹莫展12. look bac k on 回首(往事)；回忆；回顾13. inc h b y inc h 缓慢而谨慎地；一步一步14. a t a t im e 每次；逐一；依次II. T ex t Lear n ing300 H ur dl es① Lif e m a y gi v e yo u a ne gat iv e, b ut d on't des pa ir- it m a y j us t d eve lo p into a b eau tif ul pic tur e on e da y. T his year, I r eal i zed m y the or y t hat I hav e o n l if e. Lif e is li k e a 300m hur dle r ac e. S inc e I r un t he 300mhur dl es, I wo ul d k now w hat the r ac e is l ik e.② T he f ir s t thing to a n y r ac e is wor r yin g a bout whet her you ar e goi ngto wi n or n ot. T his r e l ates to w or r yi ng abo u t the pett y t hi ngs i n l i f e. Does it r ea ll y m atter i f yo u w in? Is it r e al l y goi ng t o be the en d o f the wor ld? O r wi ll yo u b e ups et if you los e and then f or get ab out it? (1)Inlif e we wor r y t oo m uc h an d l iv e i n th e m om ent t oo litt le.（承上总结句）③ (2)Nex t is t he li nin g up in our o w n ind iv i dua l l anes. W e eac h s tar t at dif f er ent s pots, bu t th e r ac e is s ti ll th e s am e dis t anc e f or e ver yo ne.（承上启下句） (3)T his r el ates to our l i ves tak in g us to dif f er ent pl ac es and putt ing us in dif f er ent s ituat io ns, but ho pef ull y w e wil l en d u p i n the s am e plac e, but m a yb e at dif f er ent tim es.④ No w c om es the b e gin nin g of the r ac e. W e all tr y t o k eep u p withever yon e a nd pac e o ur s elv es wit h ot her p eop le. (4)T his s ym bo l i zes that at tim es in e ver yon e's li ves w e wor r y, ab out f itting in or be in g th e s am e as other peo pl e, i ns te ad of wor r yi ng ab out bei ng u ni que. If eve r yone wer e th e s am e, the wor ld wou ld b e i nc r edi bl y bor ing.本部分重点及难点：1. In lif e w e wor r y too m uc h and li ve in the m om ent too lit tle.生活中，我们担心得太多，而活在当下太少。
自考英语二unit9课后答案
自考英语二unit9课后答案1、David ______ at home when I called at seven o’clock yesterday evening. （）[单选题] *A. didn’tB. doesn’tC. wasn’t(正确答案)D. isn’t2、More than one student_____absent from the class yesterday due to the flu. [单选题] *A.areB.hasC.isD.was(正确答案)3、The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her（）attitude towards customers. [单选题] *A. impartialB. mildC. hostile(正确答案)D. opposing4、Stephanie _______ going shopping to staying at home. [单选题] *A. prefers(正确答案)B. likesC. preferD. instead5、The bookstore is far away. You’d better _______ the subway. [单选题] *A. sitB. take(正确答案)C. missD. get6、Mary _______ Math. [单选题] *A. is good at(正确答案)B. do well inC. is good forD. is good with7、They might have found a better hotel if they _________ a few more kilometers. [单选题]*A. droveB. would driveC. were to driveD. had driven(正确答案)8、Tony can _______ the guitar.Now he _______ the guitar. [单选题] *A. play; plays(正确答案)B. playing; playingC. plays; is playingD. play; is playing9、Something must be wrong with the girl’s _______. She can’t hear clearly. [单选题] *A. ears(正确答案)B. noseC. armsD. eyes10、8．Turn right ________ Danba Road and walk ________ the road, then you will findMeilong Middle school. [单选题] *A．in...alongB．into...along (正确答案)C．in...onD．into...on11、--It is Sunday tomorrow, I have no idea what to do.--What about _______? [单选题] *A. play computer gamesB. go fishingC. climbing the mountain(正确答案)D. see a film12、79．On a ________ day you can see the city from here. [单选题] *A．warmB．busyC．shortD．clear(正确答案)13、The story has _______ a lot of students in our class. [单选题] *A. attracted(正确答案)B. attackedC. appearedD. argued14、There may be something wrong with her _______. She can’t see things clearly. [单选题] *A. eyes(正确答案)B. earsC. mouthD. nose15、There _______ no water or milk in the fridge. [单选题] *A. is(正确答案)B. areC. hasD. have16、He spoke too fast, and we cannot follow him. [单选题] *A. 追赶B. 听懂(正确答案)C. 抓住D. 模仿17、—______ —（）[单选题] *A. How long did you stay there?B. How much did you pay for the dress?C. How many flowers did you buy?(正确答案)D. How often did you visit your grandparents?18、Although the story is written for children, it can be read by adult, _____. [单选题] *A. alsoB. eitherC. as wellD. too(正确答案)19、--Henry treats his secretary badly.--Yes. He seems to think that she is the _______ important person in the office. [单选题] *A. littleB. least(正确答案)C. lessD. most20、In order to find the missing child, villagers _______ all they can over the past five hours. [单选题] *A. didB. doC. had doneD. have been doing(正确答案)21、My father?is _______ flowers. [单选题] *A. busy watering(正确答案)B. busy waterC. busy with wateringD. busy with water22、Across the river（）. [单选题] *A. lies a new built bridgeB.lies a newly built bridge(正确答案)C. a new built bridge liesD.a newly built bridge lies23、We got up early this morning and took a long walk after breakfast. We walked _____ the business section of the city. [单选题] *A. amongB. betweenC. through(正确答案)D. upon24、If it _______ tomorrow, I won’t go there. [单选题] *A. rains(正确答案)B. is rainingC. will rainD. would rain25、In crowded places like airports and railway stations, you___ take care of your luggage. [单选题] *A. canB. mayC. must(正确答案)D. will26、The Spring Festival is on the way.Many shops have _______ huge posters with the word sales. [单选题] *A. put up(正确答案)B. put onC. put outD. put off27、A?pen _______ writing. [单选题] *A. is used toB. used toC. is used for(正确答案)D. used for28、Our campus is _____ big that we need a bike to make it. [单选题] *A. veryB. so(正确答案)C. suchD. much29、Don’t ______. He is OK. [单选题] *A. worriedB. worry(正确答案)C. worried aboutD. worry about30、Jim will _______ New York at 12 o’clock. [单选题] *A. get onB. get outC. get offD. get to(正确答案)。
自考英语二(新版)原文 Unit 9 Facing Life
Unit 9 Facing Life’s ChallengesA Famous Quote:The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.- Franklin Delano Roosevelt 我唯一要恐惧的就是恐惧本身。
——富兰克林.德拉诺.罗斯福Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), he led the nation out of the Great Depression and later into World War II. Before he died, he cleared the way for peace, including establishment of the United Nations. His presidency is widely regarded as one of the greatest in US history.Pre-reading Questions:1.Have you ever done hurdles? What do you think of it?你参加过跨栏比赛吗？对此有什么看法？2.What kinds of difficulties and challenges have you ever met in your life?你在生活中遇到过什么样的困难和挑战？New Wordshurdle /'h3:dl/ n.race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles跨栏赛②each of a series of vertical frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race栏架;跨栏③a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something难关;障碍negative /'negative/ n.adj.a wor d or statement that means“no"; a refusal or denial否定词;否定;拒绝bad or harmful坏的:有害的despair /dr'speǝ(r)/ e.to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve绝望;失去希望:丧失信心petty /'peti/ adj. small and unimportant小的:琐碎的;次要的individual /indi'vidƷuǝl/ adj.connected with one person; designed for one person一个人的:供一个人用的lane /lein/ n.a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one person taking part in a race (比赛的)跑道，泳道spot /spdt/ n a particular area or place地点:场所:处所symbolize /'simbǝlaiz/ u. to be a symbol of something象征; 是...的象征; 代表incredibly /in'kredǝbli/ adv. extremely极端地:极其positive /'pdzǝtiv/ adj. good or useful良好的:正面的tough /tɅf/ adj having or causing problems or difficulties艰苦的: 艰难的:棘手的arise /ǝ'raiz/ v. (especially of a problem or a difficult situation) to happen; to start to exist 发生产生:出现lost /ldst/ adj. unable to deal successfully with a particular situation不知所措的: -筹莫展的leap /li:p/ v.to jump high ora long way跳跃yard /ja:d/ n. a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet (36 inches) or 0.9144 of a metre 码inch /intſ/ n. a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres.There are 12 inches in a foot.英寸cinch /sintſ/ n something that is very easy很容易的事:小菜Phrases and Expressionsline upto stand in a line or row; to form a queue/line排成一行:站队;排队(等候)effect end upto find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in最终成为;最后处于keep up with to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as somebody/something (与-)齐步前进:并驾齐驱:跟上pace oneself to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that youhave enough energy to do what you have to do调整自己的工作(或活动)节奏fit in to live, work, etc. in an easy and natural way with somebody/something(与--)合得来;适应get over to deal with or gain control of something解决:克服:控制wear out to make yourself/somebody feel very tired使疲乏:使筋疲力尽:使厌烦with ease with no difficulty轻而易举地make it to be successful in your career获得成功fall over to hit your foot against something when you are walking and fall, or almost fall 被.绊倒:几乎被绊倒get lost to be unable to deal successfully with a particular situation不知所措:一筹莫展look back on to think about something in your past 回首[往事):回忆;回顾inch by inch very slowly and with great care or difficulty 缓馒而谨慎地:一步一步at a time separately or in groups of two, three etc. on each occasion 每次:逐一;依次Text A: 300 Hurdles300米跨栏Life may give you negative, but don’t despair –it may just develop into a beautiful picture one day. This year, I realized my theory that I have on life. Life is like a 300m hurdle race. Since I run the 300m hurdles, I would know what the race is like.生活也许会充满荆棘坎坷，但不要灰心绝望——也许有一天它便会勾勒出一幅美丽的画卷。
大学英语自学考试英语二下册unit9教案
UNIT 9Text A Aging in European CountriesI课文简介在过去50年中，欧洲国家的人口年龄结构经历了巨大的变化：所有的发达国家都进入了老龄化行列，并且老龄化的趋势还在继续。
老龄化有诸多原因。
一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口就可能越老龄化。
造成老年人比率高的实际原因是出生率的下降，而不是死亡率的下降。
预期寿命正在变长。
Para.1 Aged countries in Europe are briefly introducedParas.2-4 Different ideas about the problem are discussed.Para.5 Expectation of life is becoming longer.II.New Words词汇精讲:classify: vt. 把…分类派生词：classification n. 分类；classical a. 古典的，经典的用法：classify … as 把… 划分为；把… 列为The books in the library are classified according to subject.图书馆里的书是按照科目分类的。
Memory can be classified as short- term memory and long -term memory.记忆可分为长期记忆和短期记忆。
proportion : n.. 比率，比例词组：in proportion 与…成比例；out of proportion 与…不成比例The different parts of the house are in perfect proportion.这幢房子的各部分比例很匀称。
His earnings are out of proportion to his skill and ability.他的收入与他的技术能力很不相称。
2016年自考英语二教材课文讲义unitWord版
Unit 7 Inner VoiceI. New words and expressionsNew words1. inner adj. 内心的；隐藏的2. precisely adv. 准确地；恰好地preciseprecision联想：accurate, accuracy比较：simply, possibly, subtly, truly / definitely, rarely, fortunately, likely / luckily, heavily3. bombard v. 大肆抨击；连珠炮似地质问；提供过多信息，4. dreaded adj. 令人害怕的；可怕的5. small talk n. 寒喧；闲谈；聊天6. hesitation n. 犹豫hesitatehesitanthesitancy / hesitation7. wonder v. 想知道；想弄明白；琢磨n. 奇迹wonder wh-…do / work wonders / miracles8. prompt v. 促使；导致；激起9. complete adj. （用以强调）完全的，彻底的10. upset adj. 难过的；不高兴的；沮丧的11. roll v. （使）翻滚，滚动12. despite prep. 即使；尽管despite / in spite of that fact that …13. feeble adj. 无效的；无力的14. attempt n./ v. 企图；试图；尝试attempted15. wipe v.（用布、手等）擦干净，抹掉16. profusely adv. 大量地；连连地17. address v. 写（收信人）姓名地址；致函18. receptionist n. 接待员19. attach v. 把…固定，把…附（在…上）attach …to…attached 依恋的；附加的；附属的attachment 依恋；附件20. emotion n. 强烈的感情；情感；情绪emotionalemotionless21. contain v. 控制，克制，抑制（感情）22. apparently adv. 据…所知；看来；显然23. overwhelming adj. 巨大的；压倒性的；无法抗拒的overwhelming problemsan overwhelmed person联想：surprised / surprisingexcited / excitingamazed / amazingdisappointed / disappointingfrightened / frighting注意：excited eyes / expressions / looks24. scream v. 高声喊，大声叫Phrases and Expressions1. be lost in one's thought陷入沉思2. break down 失败3. come up with找到（答案等）；想出4. drop…off （顺路）把…放下5. take one's own life自杀6. in desperation 在绝望中；走投无路7. care about sb. 关心；关怀8. take a chance 冒险9. make a difference 有作用；产生影响II. Text LearningYour Inner Voice①(1)My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years where I get up, make some coffee, shower, get dressed and leave for the train station at precisely 7:35 A.M. to arrive at work by 8:30. While on the train I would always choose a seat away from the crowd so I can read the newspaper in peace and quiet. (2)At work I am always being bombarded with questions from coworkers, suppliers, telephone and then those dreaded meetings, so the last thing I need is some stranger to sit beside me and make small talk.本部分重点及难点：1. My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years where I get up, make some coffee, shower, get dressed and leave for the train station at precisely 7:35 A.M. to arrive at work by 8:30.(1) where引导定语从句，先行词为days。
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Unit 9 Facing Life’s Challenges?I. New words and expressions New words1. hurdle n. hurdles [pl.]跨栏赛；栏架，跨栏；难关，障碍2. negative?n. 否定词；否定；拒绝 adj. 坏的；有害的3. despair v. 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心4. petty?adj. 小的：琐碎的；次要的5. individual?adj. 一个人的；供一个人用的6. lane n. （比赛的）跑道，泳道7. spot n. 地点；场所；处所8. symbolize?v. 象征；是…的象征；代表symbol-ize常用的动词后缀：modernize, globalize, economize9.?incredibly?adv. 极端地；极其credible 可靠的，可信的credibly变副词时需省略-e的形容词有simple, true, credible, believable simply, truly, (in)credibly, (un)believably10. positive adj. 良好的；正面的11. tough adj. 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的12.?arise?v. 发生；产生；出现arise from sth.区分：arouse / arisearouse one's anger / respect / sympathy13. lost adj. 不知所措的；一筹莫展的14. leap v. 跳跃15. yard n. 码16. inch n. 英寸17. cinch n. 很容易的事；小莱Phrases and Expressions1. line up 排成一行；站队；排队（等侯）2. end up?最终成为；最后处于end up (in) doing sth. end up begging / being arrestedend up as a beggar / prisoner / millionaireend up in prison / debts3. keep up with?（与…）齐步前进；并驾齐驱；跟上4. pace oneself 调整自己的工作（或活动）节奏5. fit in （与…）合得来；适应6. get over 解决；克服；控制7. wear out 使疲乏；使筋疲力尽；使厌烦8. with ease 轻而易举地9. make it 获得成功10. fall over?被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒11. get lost 不知所措；一筹莫展12. look back on?回首(往事)；回忆；回顾13. inch by inch 缓慢而谨慎地；一步一步14. at a time 每次；逐一；依次II. Text Learning300 Hurdles① Life may give you a negative, but don't despair - it may just?develop into?a beautiful picture one day. This year, I realized my theory that I have on life. Life is like a 300m hurdle race. Since I run the 300m hurdles, I would know what the race is like.② The first thing to any race is worrying about whether you are going to win or not. This relates to worrying about the petty things in life. Does it really matter if you win Is it really going to be?the end of the world?Or will you be upset if you lose and then forget about it (1)In life we worry too much and live in the moment too little.?（承上总结句）③ (2)Next is the lining up in our own individual lanes.?We each start at different spots, but the raceis still the same distance for everyone.（承上启下句） (3)This relates to our lives taking us to different places and putting us in different situations, but?hopefully?we will end up in the same place, but maybe at different times.④ Now comes the beginning of the race. We all try to keep up with everyone and?pace ourselves with other people. (4)This symbolizes that?at times?in everyone's lives we worry, about fitting in or being the same as other people, instead of worrying about being unique.?If everyone were the same, the world would be?incredibly boring.本部分重点及难点：1. In life we worry too much and live in the moment too little.生活中，我们担心得太多，而活在当下太少。
2. Next is the lining up in our own individual lanes.接下来的一步就是在我们自己的跑道站好，也就是各就各位。
3. This relates to our lives taking us to different places and putting us in different situations, but hopefully we will end up in the same place, but maybe at different times.(1) relate to 涉及，有关(2) taking us to different places和putting us in different situations的逻辑主语都是our lives，作relate to的宾语。
(3) end up in the same place 在同一个地方结束，即有同样的结局end up in prison / in debtsend up beggingend up as a beggar / prisoner4. This symbolizes that at times in everyone's lives we worry, about fitting in or being the same as other people, instead of worrying about being unique.(1) at times: sometimes(2) fit in:合得来，适应(3) instead of: rather than⑤ Now comes the first hurdle. This hurdle is the easiest to?get over?because you are not worn out?from running. We all?make it?over this hurdle?with ease.?This symbolizes those obstacles in life that we struggle to get over, but we always manage to do so.?You can look at that hurdle in two ways: "I can't make it over, I'm too tired" or "I am one more hurdle closer to finishing this race".?This is an example of taking a negative situation and seeing something positive in it.（承上句）⑥?The next part of the race is every hurdle between the first and last one.?（主题句）These hurdles get tougher and tougher and you may feel as though you can't go on.?This happens a lot in life too.（承上启下句）There may be a situation that arises where you feel as though you can't make it and all you can think about is giving up. You may?fall over that "hurdle"?or struggle getting over it, but somehow you find it in yourself to jump over it and move on with the race.⑦ Next is that last 100m of the race. You feel as though you just want to say, "No I can't do this." (5)Again, you must find it in yourself that you can do it, and you must finish the race stronger than when you had started it.本部分重点及难点：5. Again, you must find it in yourself that you can do it, and you must finish the race stronger than when you had started it.(1) find it in yourself that you can do it，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是that从句。