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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,whowantspeopletobelieveintheAmerica
2、nDream?Why?3.WhydoesDr.HertzsaytheAmericanDreamisinone'sheadandinone'spocket?4.WhatdoyouunderstandbytheAmericanDream?Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:povertyn.贫穷advertisingn.广告宣传PartIITextATheAmericanDreammeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Butformany,particularlyimmigrants
3、,itmeanstheopportunitytomakeabetterlifeforthemselves.ForthemthedreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.TonyTrivisonnodidnotrisequitesohigh,yethemanagedtomakehisowndreamcometrue.TONYTRIVISONNO'SAMERICANDREAMFrederickC.CrawfordHecamefromarockyfarminItaly,somewheresou
4、thofRome.HoworwhenhegottoAmerica,Idon'tknow.ButoneeveningIfoundhimstandinginthedriveway,behindmygarage.Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin."Imowyourlawn,"hesaid.ItwashardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish.Iaskedhimhisname."TonyTrivisonno,"hereplied."Imowyourlawn."ItoldTonythatIcouldn'taff
5、ordagardener."Imowyourlawn,"hesaidagain,thenwalkedaway.Iwentintomyhouseunhappy.Yes,theseDepressiondaysweredifficult,buthowcouldItoturnawayapersonwhohadcometomeforhelp?WhenIgothomefromworkthenextevening,thelawnhadbeenmowed,thegardenweeded,andthewalksswept.Iaskedmywifewhathadhappened."Aman
6、gotthelawnmoweroutofthegarageandworkedontheyard,"sheanswered."Iassumedyouhadhiredhim."Itoldherofmyexperiencethenightbefore.Wethoughtitstrangethathehadnotaskedforpay.Thenexttwodayswerebusy,andIforgotaboutTony.Weweretryingtorebuildourbusinessandbringsomeofourworkersbacktotheplants.ButonFri
7、day,returninghomealittleearly,IsawTonyagain,behindthegarage.Icomplimentedhimontheworkhehaddone."Imowyourlawn,"hesaid.Imanagedtoworkoutsomekindofsmallweeklypay,andeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanyheavyobje