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American DreamAmerican DreamAmerican DreamAmerican Dream

The Beginning of the The Beginning of the CountryCountry

• Mayflower In December 1620, with In December 1620, with

snow already flying, snow already flying, Mayflower dropped anchor Mayflower dropped anchor off Cape Cod. Fifty men, off Cape Cod. Fifty men, twenty women and thirty-four twenty women and thirty-four children driven from England children driven from England finally came to the new land finally came to the new land where theywhere they could enjoy their could enjoy their religious freedom to the full.religious freedom to the full.

Basic American BeliefsBasic American Beliefs

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men aWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men a

re created equal, that they are endowed (re created equal, that they are endowed ( 赋予）赋予） by Creaby Crea

tor with certain inalienabletor with certain inalienable （不可剥夺的）（不可剥夺的） rights, that rights, that

among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happineamong these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happine

ss.ss.

---The Declaration of Independence

Chinese VersionChinese Version

我们认为下面所说的都是极明显的真理 : 所有的人生而平等 ,造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利 , 其中包括生命、自由和对幸福的追求。

------ 《独立宣言》《独立宣言》

Six Basic BeliefsSix Basic Beliefs

individual freedom self-reliance equality of opportunity competition material wealth hard work

What is What is American DreamAmerican Dream??

What Is American What Is American DreamDream

★ ( Improving financial situation)

1. getting out of poverty

2. getting good education for kids

3. opening one’s own business

4. getting very rich

★ ( Improving social status)

5. living upper-class lives

6. becoming a senator or something

7. becoming the President

James Truslow Adams `The American Dream`.

The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.

Words StudyWords Study

NamesNames

lawnlawn

ininstrustrumentment

hardhardwareware

tractortractor

pepperpepper

giantgiant

routeroute

Words StudyWords Study lawnlawn instrumentinstrument hardwarehardware tractortractor routeroute pepperpepper giantgiant routeroute

QuestionsQuestions Who was Tony? What is the relationship between Tony and

author? What was Tony’s lifelong dream? How did Tony make his dream come true? Why did the author compare Tony with the

greatest American industrialists?

He came from a cocky He came from a cocky farm in Italy, somewhere farm in Italy, somewhere

south of Rome.south of Rome.

about five-foot-seven or about five-foot-seven or eight, thin, broken Englisheight, thin, broken English

I mow your I mow your lawn.lawn.

@#$%? I can @#$%? I can hardly hardly

understand!understand!

It was hard to ______________his broken English.comprehendcomprehend

v. understand.

n. comprehension;

adj. comprehensive, comprehensible

I mow your I mow your lawn.lawn.

I do not have I do not have enough money to enough money to have a gardener.have a gardener.

I told Tony that I can’t _________ a gardener.affordafford

v. Be able to spend time or money on something without causing trouble.

How could I How could I say “no” to say “no” to

him?him?

…, but how could I ___________ a person who had come to me for help?

turn away turn away

Depression

I ___________ you had hired him.assumeassumedd

-sume: to take

consume, resume

presume, assume

You have done a good

job.

I ___________ him____ the work he has done.compliment compliment onon

Tony ___________ the yard and took care of little tasks.

clean up clean up

clean up:

The new mayor promised to clean The new mayor promised to clean up the city by getting rid of all the up the city by getting rid of all the criminals.criminals.

clear up:

It always clears up in the It always clears up in the afternoon.afternoon.

We have to clear all the work by We have to clear all the work by the weekend.the weekend.

The teacher clear up all the The teacher clear up all the difficulties in the textbooksdifficulties in the textbooks.

I managed to _________ some kind of small weekly pay, and…

work out work out

We have We have worked outworked out a program. a program.They made a great effort to They made a great effort to work outwork out their differences.their differences.The little boy The little boy worked outworked out the maths the maths problem all by himself.problem all by himself.

Come from somewhere south of Rome;

Standing in the driveway, behind the garage;

About five-foot-seven or eight;

Thin;

The lawn mowed; the garden weeded, the walks swept

Clean upClean up the yard; take care of any little tasks.

Unable to comprehendcomprehend his broken English;

Couldn’t affordafford a gardener;

“How could I turn awayturn away a person…”

ComplimentCompliment him onon the work…

Manage to work outwork out some kind of small weekly pay…

…,snow pretty soon, when winter come, you give me job clearing snow at factory.

What do you do with ______________ and hope?

determination determination

Personnel officePersonnel office

Yeah, Tony is a Yeah, Tony is a good worker.good worker.

Is Tony doing a Is Tony doing a good job?good job?

Clearing the snow

DeterminationDetermination and hope

A good worker

Gave him the job

Asked forAsked for a report

Was told that Tony was a good worker.

I want to be I want to be ‘prentice.‘prentice.

ApprentiApprentice Schoolce School

Can Tony do it? Can he Can Tony do it? Can he read the read the blueprintblueprints s and and micrometersmicrometers? ?

Can he do the Can he do the precisionprecision work? work?

Boss’s officeBoss’s office

Tony graduated Tony graduated as a as a skilled skilled

grinder.grinder.

My wife and I were My wife and I were delightdelighted with what ed with what

we felt was a ___ we felt was a ___ (satisfy) end of the (satisfy) end of the

story.story.

Wanted to be an

apprenticeapprentice.

Took a cut in pay to become an apprentice.

Graduated as a skilled grinder.

Learned to read the… on the

micrometermicrometer…and to shape …

Doubted whether Tony had the

capacitycapacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precisionprecision work.

Got a report that he…

Were delightdelighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.

A comple

te wreck?

!

reluctantlreluctantlyy

mortgagemortgage

I don’t want to dI don’t want to do it, but…o it, but…

reluctantlyreluctantly

DiscardDiscardeded, , I I take them take them

home.home.

Wanted to buy a house.

Got the mortgage and the house with no down payment…

Gathered discarddiscarded odds and ends around our place and took them home.

Called on a banker friend

PersuadePersuaded the banker to loan money to Tony on

charactercharacter.

Though reluctantlyreluctantly, His friend wrote a mortgage.

He seemed stand a little He seemed stand a little straighter. He was straighter. He was

heavier. He had a look of heavier. He had a look of confidenceconfidence..

amazedamazed

A A dream?dream?

He found a small He found a small abandonabandoned piece ed piece of of propertyproperty with with a house a shed.a house a shed.

Sold the house and bought a farm.

Talked about his dream…

He sent for his wife and his son and his daughter in Italy.

Amazed.

?...?!?...?!!!!!

Neatly dressed.

Had persuadpersuaded his childhood friend to move to America.

Was sponsorsponsoring him.

“When they approachapproached the little farm he now operated, his friend stood in

amazementamazement and said,…

visionvision

determinatideterminationonself-self-

controlcontroloptimisoptimismm

self-respectself-respect

integritintegrityy

Grew in stature…Grew in stature…

Bottom rungBottom rung

te d e rmi na t io n

determinatideterminationon

tc t e rl na u

reluctantreluctant

dc n e if ne o

confidenceconfidence

c

te g e lni ne c il

intelligenceintelligence

ta g e fni nm c i

magnificentmagnificent

Assignment Assignment

read Unit 7, 8 of Book 1 and Unit 1 of book 2

do the exercise of those units get ready for quiz 3