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1、Unit4:TheAmericanDreamTonytrivisonno'sAmericandreamFrederickC.CrawfordBR_1_popAmericanDreamisthebeliefthateveryoneintheUnitedStateshasthechancetoachievesuccessandprosperity.Forordinarypeople,itmeansahappyfamily,anidealjob,andanicehouse.Forminoritiesandimmigrants,ita
2、lsoincludesfreedomandequalrights.TheGreatDepressionBR_3_popTheGreatDepressionisconsideredthemostsevereeconomiccrisisintheindustrializedworld.ItbeganwhenAmericanstockmarketfellonFriday,Oct.24,1929,andcontinuedthefollowingTuesday,knownasBlackTuesday,withagreaterfall.T
3、heDepressionstruckmanyothercountriesaswell,particularlyGermany,Japan,andBritain.Intheearly1930smillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs,andmillionsofbusinessesandbanksfailed.PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt’sNewDealpoliciesimprovedthesituation,buttheGreatDepressiondidnotcometoanen
4、duntilWorldWarIIwhenindustrialproductionforthewarincreased.FranklinRoosevelt'snewdealGeneralUnderstandingLet’sgothroughthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestionstogether.1.WheredidTonycomefrom?(Para1)HecamefromarockyfarminItaly,somewhereofsouthofRome.Hewasanimmigr
5、ant.HeimmigratedintoAmerica.HeemigratedfromItaly.2.Whatdidhelook?(Para1)Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.1英尺=12英寸=0.3048米1英寸=2.54厘米1.73m3.Wheredidtheymeet?(Para1)Standinginthedriveway,behindmygarage.4.WhatdidTonyaskfromthewriter?(Para2-4)Heaskedtomowtheloanf
6、orthewriter.(forajob)5.CanIunderstandhim?Why?(Para2-4)No.BecauseofhisbrokenEnglish-结结巴巴的英语Heisstrong-minded&determined&optimistic.6.Howmanytimesdidhesay“Imowyourloan.”?(Para2-4)7.DidIwanttohirehim?Why?(Para2-4)TheseDepressiondaysweredifficultandIcan’taffordagardener
7、.Thesentenceisrepeatedfourtimes.That’sbecauseitshowsTony’sdeterminationinfindingajob,andhisoptimisticviewthatpeoplewouldhelpamanwhoneededajob.8.Whathappenednextday?(Para5-7)9.DidTonygetthemowingjob?(Para8-10)MylawnhadbeenmowedbyTony.Yes.Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsm
8、allweeklypay.10.HowdidTonytreatthisjob?(Para8-10)cleanuptheyard,takecareofanylittletasks,liftheavyobjects,fixthings.Hewasactiveandserious-