全新版大学英语综合教程第一册 unit4

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1、全新版大学英语综合教程第一册Unit4全新版大学英语综合教程第一册Unit4发布时间：2006-02-23Unit4AmericanDreamPartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.AccordingtoDr.Hertz,whatdidtheAmericanDreammeantohisgrandparents?2.InDr.Hertz'sopinion,whowantspeopletobelieveintheAmericanDream?Why?3

2、.WhydoesDr.HertzsaytheAmericanDreamisinone'sheadandinone'spocket?4.WhatdoyouunderstandbytheAmericanDream?Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:povertyn.贫穷advertisingn.广告宣传PartIITextATheAmericanDreammeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Butformany,particularlyimmigrants,itmeanstheopportunityto

3、makeabetterlifeforthemselves.ForthemthedreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.TonyTrivisonnodidnotrisequitesohigh,yethemanagedtomakehisowndreamcometrue.TONYTRIVISONNO'SAMERICANDREAMFrederickC.CrawfordHecamefromarockyfarminItaly,somewheresouthofRome.HoworwhenhegottoAmerica,Ido

4、n'tknow.ButoneeveningIfoundhimstandinginthedriveway,behindmygarage.Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin."Imowyourlawn,"hesaid.ItwashardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish.Iaskedhimhisname."TonyTrivisonno,"hereplied."Imowyourlawn."ItoldTonythatIcouldn'taffordagardener."Imowyourlawn,"hesaidagain,thenwalk

5、edaway.Iwentintomyhouseunhappy.Yes,theseDepressiondaysweredifficult,buthowcouldItoturnawayapersonwhohadcometomeforhelp?WhenIgothomefromworkthenextevening,thelawnhadbeenmowed,thegardenweeded,andthewalksswept.Iaskedmywifewhathadhappened."Amangotthelawnmoweroutofthegarageandworkedontheyard,"sheanswered

6、."Iassumedyouhadhiredhim."Itoldherofmyexperiencethenightbefore.Wethoughtitstrangethathehadnotaskedforpay.Thenexttwodayswerebusy,andIforgotaboutTony.Weweretryingtorebuildourbusinessandbringsomeofourworkersbacktotheplants.ButonFriday,returninghomealittleearly,IsawTonyagain,behindthegarage.Icomplimente

7、dhimontheworkhehaddone."Imowyourlawn,"hesaid.Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay,andeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanyheavyobje