全新版大學(xué)英語剖析教程第一冊(cè)單元4課文引見

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導(dǎo)語：美國夢(mèng)象征著與分歧的人不同的器械。 但對(duì)良多人來講，額外是移民，這意味著無機(jī)緣為自身餬口。 對(duì)他們來講，妄圖是，干才與辛勞任務(wù)概略把你從板屋帶到白宮。 下面是一篇陳訴傭人公的美國夢(mèng)并無如斯飛騰，而是想法讓自己的妄圖成真。

American Dream Part I Pre-reading Task

Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:

1. According to Dr. Hertz, what did the American Dream mean to his grandparents?

2. In Dr. Hertzs opinion, who wants people to believe in the American Dream? Why?

3. Why does Dr. Hertz say the American Dream is in ones head and in ones pocket?

4. What do you understand by the American Dream?

The following words in the recording may be new to you:

poverty

n. 窮苦

advertising

n. 廣告?zhèn)鲹P(yáng)

Part II

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The American Dream means different things to different people. But for many, particularly immigrants, it means the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. For them the dream is that talent and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. Tony Trivisonno did not rise quite so high, yet he managed to make his own dream come true.

TONY TRIVISonNOS AMERICAN DREAM

Frederick C. Crawford

He came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I dont know. But one evening I found him standing in the driveway, behind my garage. He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.

I mow your lawn, he said. It was hard to comprehend his broken English.

I asked him his name. Tony Trivisonno, he replied. I mow your lawn. I told Tony that I couldnt afford a gardener.

I mow your lawn, he said again, then walked away. I went into my house unhappy. Yes, these Depression days were difficult, but how could I to turn away a person who had come to me for help?

When I got home from work the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the garden weeded, and the walks swept. I asked my wife what had happened.

A man got the lawn mower out of the garage and worked on the yard, she answered. I assumed you had hired him.

I told her of my experience the night before. We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.

The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying to rebuild our business and bring some of our workers back to the plants. But on Friday, returning home a little early, I saw Tony again, behind the garage. I complimented him on the work he had done.

I mow your lawn, he said.

I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay, and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.

Su妹妹er passed into fall, and winds blew cold. Mr. Craw, snow pretty soon, Tony told me one evening. When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.

Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the factory.

The months passed. I asked the personnel department for a report. They said Tony was a very good worker.

One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage. I want to be prentice, he said.

We had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. But I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. Still, how could I turn him down?

Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice. Months later, I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grinder. He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrument set with a diamond. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.

A year or two passed, and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place. We talked about his work, and I asked him what he wanted.

Mr. Craw, he said, I like a buy a house. On the edge of town, he had found a house for sale, a complete wreck.

I called on a banker friend. Do you ever loan money on character? I asked. No, he said. We cant afford to. No sale.

Now, wait a minute, I replied. Here is a hard-working man, a man of character, I can promise you that. Hes got a good job. Youre not getting a damn thing from your lot. It will stay there for years. At least he will pay your interest.

Reluctantly, the banker wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave Tony the house with no down payment. Tony was delighted. From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place ― a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing ― Tony would gather and take home.

After about two years, I found Tony in our familiar meeting spot. He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence.

Mr. Craw, I sell my house! he said with pride. I got $8,000.

I was amazed. But, Tony, where are you going to live without a house?

Mr. Craw, I buy a farm.

We sat down and talked. Tony told me that to own a farm was his dream. He loved the tomatoes and peppers and all the other vegetables important to his Italian diet. He had sent for his wife and son and daughter back in Italy. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed. Now he was moving his family to his farm.

Sometime later. Tony arrived on a Sunday afternoon, neatly dressed. He had another Italian man with him. He told me that he had persuaded his childhood friend to move to America. Tony was sponsoring him. With an amused look in his eye, he told me that when they approached the little farm he now operated, his friend stood in amazement and said, Tony, you are a millionaire!

Then, during the war, a message came from my company. Tony had passed away.

I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. They found the farm green with vegetables, the little house livable and homey. There was a tra首席武藝官r and a good car in the yard. The children were educated and working, and Tony didnt owe a cent.

After he passed away, I thought more and more about Tonys career. He grew in stature in my mind. In the end, I think he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.

They had all reached their success by the same route and by the same values and principles: vision, determination, self-control, optimism, self-respect and, above all, integrity.

Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. Tonys affairs were tiny; the greatest industrialists affairs were giant. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.

Tony Trivisonno came to America seeking the American Dream. But he didnt find it ― he created it for himself. All he had were 24 precious hours a day, and he wasted none of them.

New Words and expressions driveway

n. 宅旁私家車道

mow

v. 修剪(草坪)，刈(草)

comprehend

vt. understand fully

lawn

n. 草地，草坪

turn away

refuse to help (sb.) or to allow (sb.) to enter a place 回絕輔助;不讓…進(jìn)入

weed

v. 撤除…的雜草;除草

n. 雜草，野草

assume

vt. suppose 要是;認(rèn)為

compliment▲

vt. praise 歌詠

n. 恥笑的言辭或舉動(dòng)

work out

plan; solve; calculate 制訂出;解決;算出

weekly

a. happening once a week or every week 每周的;一星期一次的

clean up

make clean and tidy 翦滅，肅除

helpful

a. giving help; useful 有扶助的;無效的

do with

(used in questions with what) 看待，處置懲罰

determination

n. 定奪，決議

personnel

n. 人事部分;全體人員，全體職員

apprentice

n. 學(xué)徒

capacity

n. the ability to understand or do sth. 能力，才能

micrometer

n. 測(cè)微計(jì)，千分尺

precision

n. the quality of being exact 邃密;切確(性)

turn down

refuse 拒絕

graduate

v. (使)畢業(yè)

n. (尤指大學(xué))畢業(yè)生

skilled

a. having skill; needing skill 諳練的，有才略的;技術(shù)手段性的

grinder

n. 磨工

grind (ground)

vt. 磨，磨碎，碾碎

instrument

n. 工具，器械，儀器

for sale

intended to be sold 待售

wreck

n. 殘缺物;(尤指誤事出事船只、飛機(jī)等的)殘骸

call on

visit (sb.) for a short time 接見會(huì)面

banker

n. 銀行家;銀行初級(jí)人員

loan

vt. lend (sth.) 借，貸

n. 存款;借，貸

character

n. (人的`)道德;品格;性情

damn

a.，n. (infml) (usu. used in negatives) of even the smallest amount 涓滴

reluctantly

ad. 委屈地

reluctant a.

mortgage▲

n. 典質(zhì)告貸，按揭

discard

vt. (fml)throw away 揚(yáng)棄

odds and ends

零散雜物，嚕蘇物品

screen

n. 紗門，紗窗;屏;熒屏

hardware

n. 五金用具;(計(jì)算機(jī)的)硬件

spot

n. a particular place;a small dirty mark 地址;黑點(diǎn)

confidence

n. 決心信念

amaze

vt. surprise (sb.) very much 使驚悸，使驚異

amazement

n. 驚惶，驚嘆

pepper

n. 辣椒;胡椒粉

Italian

a. 意大利的

diet

n. food and drink usually taken by a person or group 素日飲食

send for

ask for the arrival of 派人去叫，召喚;派人去取

hunt

v. 尋覓;狩獵

abandon

vt. give up completely or forever 甩掉，放棄

property

n. land, buildings or both together; sth. which is owned (房)地出產(chǎn);家制作

shed

n. 小屋，棚

vt. 使雕殘;使流出，分發(fā)出

sometime

ad. 某個(gè)時(shí)辰

sponsor

vt. 為…做保障人;主辦，創(chuàng)議

n. 保證人;主辦者，動(dòng)員人

amuse

vt. cause to laugh or smile; cause to spend time in a pleasant manner 逗樂;給…提供文娛

approach

v. come near(er) to 接近

millionaire▲

n. 百萬大亨

pass away

(euph) (esp. of a person) die 棄世

handle

vt. manage; control 打算，處置懲罰;利用

livable

a. fit or pleasant to live in 適于棲身的

homey

a. (infml) pleasant; like home 逍遙的;像家一樣的

tra首席技藝官r

n. 利索機(jī)

stature

n. 身材，身高;地步

industrialist

n. 工業(yè)家，實(shí)業(yè)家

route

n. 路線，線路

principle

n. guiding rule for behavior; basic truth 信條;原則;事理

vision

n. the ability to make great plans for the future; sight; the ability to see 遠(yuǎn)見;視覺，目力眼光

optimism▲

n. 絕望主義

self-respect

n. proper respect for oneself 尊嚴(yán);自重

above all

most important of all 最須要的是

integrity▲

n. quality of being honest and responsible; state of being complete 正大;完整

rung

n. (梯子的)橫檔，梯級(jí)

ba搜索引擎營銷ent▲

n. 暗中室

giant

a. of great size or force 碩大的

n. 偉人

balance

n. 失調(diào);余額

balance sheet

資產(chǎn)欠債表

decimal▲

小數(shù)

create

vt. produce or make (esp. sth. new) 發(fā)現(xiàn)，創(chuàng)作

Proper Names Tony Trivisonno

托尼?特里韋索諾

Frederick C. Crawford

弗雷德里克?C?克羅弗德

Italy

意大利

Rome

羅馬(意大利首都)

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