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Unit 2 Mistakes to Success
I. New words and
expressions
New words
1.
spill v.
（使）洒出，泼出，溢出
2. respond
v.
作出反应；响应
respond to
…
response
3.
interview
v.
（媒体）采访，访问
4.
creative adj.
创作的
5. occur
v.
发生；出现
It occurred
to me that
…
6.
remove v.
拿开；去掉
7. refrigerator n.
冰箱
8. grip n.
紧握；紧抓
9. slippery
adj.
滑的；滑得抓不住（或站不稳、难以行走）
10. content n.
所容纳之物；所含之物
11.
veritable adj.
十足的；名副其实的；不折不扣的
12. yell v.
叫喊；大喊；吼叫
13.
lecture n.
（冗长的）教训，训斥，谴责
14. mess n.
肮脏；杂乱；不整洁
15.
rarely
adv.
罕有；很少；不常
rare animals / stamps
Rarely is he late for class.
16. puddle n.
水洼；小水坑
17.
eventually
最后；终于
18. restore v.
使复原；使复位；使复职
19.
sponge n.
海绵块
20.
effectively
adv.
有效地
effective
ineffective
注意区分：
effective / efficient
21. tiny adj.
极小的；微小的
22.
discover
v.
了解到；认识到；查明
discovery
23. grasp v.
抓紧；抓牢
24. lip n.<
/p>
（容器或凹陷地方的
)
边，边沿
25. renowned adj.
有名的；闻名的；受尊敬的
26. remark v.
谈论；评论
27.
opportunity n.
机会；时机
28. scientific
adj.
科学（上）的；关于科学的
science
scientist
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例如：
The medical science is making great
progress in the treatment of cancer.
You should provide scientific evidence
instead of subjective evidence to prove this
theory holds water.
Several world-renowned scientists will
be invited to attend the forum.
29.
valuable
adj.
很有用的；很重要的；宝贵的
Phrases and Expressions
1.
in this manner
用这种方式
2. set
…
apart from
区别；使与众不同
II. Text
Learning
Spilt Milk
①
Have you heard of the
story about
split
milk?
(1)Well, we all know
there
is no use
crying over split
milk
.
But this story is
different. I would hope all parents would
respond
in this
manner
.
②
I
recently
heard a story about
a famous research
scientist
（
研究科学家，高级研究员）
who had
made
several very important
medical breakthroughs
.
(2)He was interviewed
by a
newspaper
reporter
who asked
him why he was so much more creative than the
average
person; what set him
so far
apart
from
others?
③
He
responded that, in his opinion, it all came from
an experience with his mother
that
occurred
when he was about
two years old.
(3)He had been trying to
remove a
bottle of milk from the
refrigerator
when he lost
his
grip
on the
slippery
bottle and it
fell
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spilling
its
contents
all
over the kitchen floor - a
veritable
sea of milk!
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When his mother came into
the kitchen, instead of
yelling
at him, giving him a
lecture
, or
punishing
him, she
said,
(4)Robert, what a great and
wonderful mess you
have made!
I have
rarely
seen such a huge
puddle
of milk. Well, the damage has
already been done. Would you like to
get down and play in the milk for a few minutes
before we clean it
up?
⑤
Indeed
, he did. After a few
minutes, his mother
said
，
you make a
mess like this,
eventually
you have to clean it up and
restore everything to
its
proper order
. So, how would you like to
do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or
a
mop
. Which do
you prefer?
spilt milk.
⑥
His mother then said,
failed
experiment
in
how
to
effectively
carry a big milk
bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the
back yard
and
fill
the bottle with water and see if you
can
discover
a way to carry
it without
dropping
it.
(5)The little boy learned
that if he
grasped
the
bottle at the top near the
lip with
both hands, he could carry it without dropping
it.
What a wonderful lesson!
（承
上总结句）
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(6)The
renowned
scientist remarked that
it
was
at
that
moment that he knew he
didn't need to
be afraid to make mistakes. (7)Instead, he learned
that mistakes were
just
opportunities for learning something
new
, which is, after all, what
scientific
experiments
are all about.
Even if the
experiment
something
valuable
from it.
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⑧
(8)Wouldn't it be great if all parents would
respond the way Robert's mother
responded to him?
本文重点及难点：
1. Well,
we all know
there is no use crying over
split milk.
There / It is no
use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
2. He was
interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him
why he was so much
more creative than
the average person; what set him so far apart from
others?
(1) who asked why
…
from
others
定语从句，修饰先行词
a newspaper
reporter
。
(2) why
he was so much more creative than the average
person
和
what set him so far
apart from others
都是
ask
的直接宾语。
(3)
the average person
普通人
(4) set him so far apart from others
使他特别有别于他人，使他和别人有很大不同。
far
在这
里是副词，加强程度。
注意区分：
so
far
迄今为止，到目前为止。相当于
by now, up
to now, as yet
。
So far he has mastered five foreign
languages.
3. He had been trying
to
remove
a bottle of milk
from
the refrigerator when
he lost his
grip on the
slippery
bottle and it fell,
spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor -
a
veritable
sea
of milk!
他试图从冰箱里取出一瓶牛奶，却没有抓住光滑的瓶子，瓶子掉了，
牛奶洒得厨房满地都是
--
白花花的一
片。
4. Robert, what a great
and wonderful mess you have made!
感叹句。
注意
what
和
how
的区别：
What a slower walker he is!
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How slowly
he is walking!
5. The little boy
learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top
near the lip with both
hands, he could
carry it without dropping it.
(1) grasp
the bottle at the top
v.+sb./sth.+
介词
+the +
身体部位
/
衣服
(2) without
dropping it
作状语。再如：
Tom left without saying good-bye.
He ran out (without) saying a good.
6. The renowned scientist remarked that
it was
at that moment
that
he knew he didn't
need to be afraid to make mistakes.
宾语从句是强调结构
it was
…<
/p>
that
…。注意区分强调结构和
it<
/p>
作形式主语或普通代词的结构。例
如：
It was in this park that they first met
each other.
It was this park where/in
which they first met each other.
It is
important that we learn a foreign language well.
7. Instead, he learned that mistakes
were just
opportunities for learning
something
new
, which is,
after all, what
scientific
experiments are all about.
相反，他认识到错误正
是学习新东西的机会，毕竟任何科学实验都是如
此。
8. Wouldn't it
be great if all parents would respond the way
Robert's mother responded
to him?
该句是个反问句，相当于语气很强烈的肯定句。
(1) the way Robert's mother responded
to him
作状语，相当于
in the way
…。再如：
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He learned
money was not everything the hard way.
(2) the way sb. does/did
sth.
某人做某事的方式
I
like the way she dresses herself.
People don't the way he talks.
III.
部分练习讲解
P128 Bridging the Gap
Directions: Fill in the blanks with a
word or a phrase that best completes the passage.
You may choose a suitable one from the
list given.
解题方法
：把词分类
动词
名词
形容词
副词
介词
连词
fear
fear
unavoidable
wisely
without
so that
reach
success
under
as long as
reach
between
Lots of
people don't dare to make mistakes. They 1
fear
that they will be
ridiculed or
blamed by others. They
fear that they will lose their money and
belongings or
be 2
under
a lot of stress. But
risks are 3
unavoidable
and
they do pave the way you
must
tread
（踩，踏）
upon
towards 4
succcess
. Have you
ever heard of someone who
achieves
success 5
without
making any
mistakes before?
So it is only natural
that making mistakes in your effort to 6
reach
your dreams is
considered a must, and you shouldn't
worry about that as you may get a lot of
advantages out of your mistakes. By
making mistakes at least you then can
distinguish 7
between
the correct and the
incorrect portions of what you did. Anthony
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D'Angelo
said:
so that
you know what
to do the
next time
business
in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail
in good spirits
（精神抖擞，情绪
高昂）
.
You needn't worry about
anything 9
as long as
you
keep on going by 10
wisely
learning
from your mistakes and trying even
harder.
I. New words and expressions
New words
1.
glance
n.
瞥一眼；匆匆一看；扫视
2.
touch n.
修饰；润色；装点
3. frost n.
给（糕饼）覆上糖霜
4.
aesthetic adj.
审美的；有审美观点的；美学的
5.
triumph n.
巨大成功；伟大胜利
6. lumpy adj.
多块状物的；为块状物覆盖的
7.
frosting n.
糖霜（用以装饰糕饼等）
8. blender n.
（电动）食物搅拌器
9.
fixings n. [pl.]
（菜肴的）配料
10. requisite adj.
必需的；必备的；必不可少的
11.
utensil n.
（家庭）用具，器皿
12. phoenix
n.
（传说中的）凤凰，长生鸟
13. clutter n.
杂乱的东西（尤指不需要的或无用的）；杂乱
14. present
v.
把…交给；颁发；授予
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