全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)二冊(cè)UNIT5ppt課件

1、unit 5 overcoming obstacles part i pre-reading task listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions: 1. what happened to the singer? 2. what helped her pull through all the hardships she suffered? 3. what is the tone of the song? 4. is the song related to the t

2、heme of the unit overcoming obstacles? part ii text a look at the following two sayings and then see if the story of michael stone bears out the points they make. the greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. moliere when it is dark enough, you can see the stars. charles a, beard true h

3、eight david naster his palms were sweating. he needed a towel to dry his grip. the sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the national junior olympics. the pole was set at 17 feet. that was three inches higher than his personal best. michael stone confronted the most challenging day of

4、his pole-vaulting career. the stands were still filled with about 20,000 people, even though the final race had ended an hour earlier. the pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. it combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. it also has the ele

5、ment of flying, and the thought of flying ashigh as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event. as long as michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying. michaels mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. her stories were always ones

6、that described the land from a birdseye view. her excitement and passion for details made michaels dreams full of color and beauty. michael had this one recurring dream. he would be running down a country road. as he raced between golden wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing b

7、y. it was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he began to lift off the ground. he would begin soaring like an eagle. where he flew would always coincide with his mothers stories. wherever he flew was with a keen eye for detail and the free spirit of his mothers love. his dad, on the other

8、 hand, was not a dreamer. bert stone was a hardcore realist. he believed in hard workand sweat. his motto: if you want something, work for it! from the age of 14, michael did just that. he began a very careful training program. he worked out every other day with weightlifting, with some kind of runn

9、ing work on alternate days. the program was carefully monitored by michaels coach, trainer and father. michaels dedication, determination and discipline was a coachs dream. besides being an honor student and only child, michael stone continued to help his parents with their farm chores. mildred ston

10、e, michaels mother, wished he could relax a bit more and be that free dreaming little boy. on one occasion she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, you want something, work for it! all of michaels vaults today seemed to bethe reward fo

11、r his hard work. if michael stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet, you couldnt tell. as soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on its feet, michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight. he seemed unaware of the fact th

12、at he had just beaten his personalbest by three inches and that he was one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the national junior olympics. when michael cleared the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. as he lay on his back and heard the c

13、rowd groan, he knew theother vaulter had missed his final jump. he knew it was time for his final jump. since the other vaulter had fewer misses, michael needed to clear this vault to win. a miss would get him second place. nothing to be ashamed of, but michael would not allow himself the thought of

14、 not winning first place. he rolled over and did his routine of three finger-tipped push-ups. he found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. the runway felt different this time. it startled him for a brief moment. then it all hit hi

15、m like a wet bale of hay. the bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. thats only one inch off the national record, he thought. the intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. he began shaking the tension. it wasnt working. he became more tense.why was this happening to hi

16、m now, he thought. he began to get nervous. afraid would be a more accurate description. what was he going to do? he had never experienced these feelings. then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother. why now? what was his mother doing in his thoughts at a tim

17、e like this? it was simple. his mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths. so he did. along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. he began to stretch out his arms and upper body. the light breeze that was once

18、his pole. he felt his heart pounding. he was sure the crowd did, too. the silence was deafening. when he heard the there was now gone. he carefully picked up singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly. as he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully dif

19、ferent, yet familiar. the surface below him felt like the country road he used to dream about. visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts. when he took a deep breath, it happened. he began to fly. his take-off was effortless. michael stone was now flying, just like in his childho

20、od dreams. only this time he knew he wasnt dreaming. this was real. everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. the air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. michael was soaring like an eagle. it was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his landing

21、that brought michael back to earth. on his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face, he knew he could only see in his minds eye the smile on his mothers face. he knew his dad was probably smiling too, even laughing. what he didnt know was that his dad was hugging his wife and crying. thats right

22、: bert if you want it, work for it stone was crying like a baby in his wifes arms. he was crying harder than mildred had ever seen before. she also knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride. michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greates

23、t accomplishment of his life. he later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6 1/2 inches: a national and international junior olympics record. with all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, michaels life would never be the same again. it wasnt just because he won the national junior olympi

24、cs and set a new world record. and it wasnt because he had just increased his personal best by 9 l/2 inches. it was simply because michael stone is blind. new words and expressions bear out prove that (sth.) is true 證實(shí) sweat vi. 出汗 n. 汗水 towel n. 毛巾，手巾 pole-vault vi., n. 撐竿跳高 vault n. 撐竿跳高 (=pole va

25、ult)；撐物跳躍 grace n. quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement or structure 優(yōu)美，優(yōu)雅；雅致 gymnast n. 體操家，體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員 body builder n. 健美運(yùn)動(dòng)員 mere a. nothing more than 僅僅，只不過(guò) fantasy n. 幻想 numerous a. very many 許多的，無(wú)數(shù)的 passion n. strong feeling, esp. of love 熱情 detail n. small, particular fact or item 細(xì)

26、節(jié)，瑣碎的事 recur vi. come or happen again 再來(lái)；再發(fā)生 outrun (outran, outrun) vt. run faster or better than; go beyond 跑得比快；跑得比好；超過(guò) eagle n. 鷹 coincide vi. happen at the same time; be in agreement 同時(shí)發(fā)生；一致 coincide with 與同時(shí)發(fā)生；與一致 hard-core a. 頑固不化的 core n. the most important part 核心 realist n. a person who de

27、als in a practical way with situations as they actually are 現(xiàn)實(shí)主義者 motto n. 格言，座右銘 work out go through a physical exercise session 體育鍛煉，訓(xùn)練 weightlifting n. 舉重（運(yùn)動(dòng)） alteinate a. every other or second; happening by turns 交替的；輪流的 coach n. （體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的）教練 dedication n. giving oneself, time, effort, etc. (to sth

28、.) 奉獻(xiàn)，獻(xiàn)身 relax v. make or become less tense, worried or nervous 放松，松弛 on one/two/several occasion(s) 有一（兩，幾）次 vain a. too pleased with ones own abilities or looks 虛榮的，自負(fù)的 bar n. 橫桿；條；塊 inflate v. fill (sth.) with air （使）充氣，（使）膨脹 mat n. 墊子；席子 competitor n. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者，對(duì)手 emotion n. 情感，感情 preparation n. the a

29、ct or process of preparing 準(zhǔn)備 be ashamed of feeling foolish or uncomfortable because of (sth.) 因感到難為情 finger-tipped a. using or operated by the fingers 用手的 push-up n. (ame) 俯臥撐 runway n. 跑道 startle vt. give a sudden shock or surprise to 使大吃一驚 bale n. （一）大捆，（一）大包 hay n. 干草 intensity n. the state of b

30、eing intense 強(qiáng)烈、劇烈，緊張 anxiety n. a feeling of worry or fear 憂慮，擔(dān)心 tension n. worry or nervousness 緊張，不安 tense a. feeling worried or nervous; making people worried or nervous 緊張的；令人緊張的 along with together with 連同 stretch out 伸展 breeze n. 微風(fēng)，輕風(fēng) deafen vt. make (sb.) unable to hear, esp. for a short ti

31、me 使聾 deaf a. unable to hear at all or to hear well 耳聾的 sprint vi. run at ones fastest speed, esp. for a short distance 疾跑 take-off n. 起跳；（飛機(jī)）起飛 effortless a. needing little or no effort 容易的，不費(fèi)力氣的 eruption n. 爆發(fā) erupt vi. thump n. (noise made by) a heavy blow 重?fù)簦暎?bring (sb.) back to earth 使回到現(xiàn)實(shí)中 i

32、n ones minds eye 在想象中 congratulate vt. 祝賀 media n. 大眾傳播媒介 sponsorship n. 資助；贊助 proper names david naster 大衛(wèi)納史特 the olympics = olympic games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) michael 邁克爾（男子名） bert 伯特（男子名，albert, herbert, bertram 的昵稱，亦作burt） mildred 米爾德里德（女子名） language sense enhancement 1. read aloud paragraphs 9-10 and learn

33、them by heart. 2. read aloud the following poem written by the american deaf-blind writer and educationist, helen keller (1880-1968). facing fate helen keller security is mostly a superstition. it does not exist in nature, nor do the children or men as a whole experience it. avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. to keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable. 3. read the following quotations. learn them by heart if you can. you