Unit1TextTheShadowlandofDreamsI.TitleshadowlandareaofshadedreammentalpictureofthefutureExplainthetitle:Thetitlereferstothestateoflivingwithuncertaintybeforeonesgoalisreachedorthedarkperiodonehastoexperiencebeforehisdreamcomestrue.II.Author:AlexHaleyAlexHaley(1921-1992)wasAmericanbiographer(传记作者),scriptwriter(电影剧本作家)andauthorwhobecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelRoots (根).IttracedHaleysancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte(昆塔金特).Rootswasadaptedtotelevisionseriesandwokeupaninterestingenealogy(afamilytree家系,宗谱)particularlyamongAfrican-Americans.ThebookopenedupthemindsofAmericansofallcolorsandfaithstooneofthedarkestandmostpainfulpartsofAmericaspast.In1977RootswontheNationalBookAwardandaspecialPulitzerPrize.Thebooksoldinoneyearmorethanmillioncopiesandbecamethebasisofcoursesin500Americancollegesanduniversities.Roots,thetelevisionmini-series,ranfromJanuary23toJanuary30,1977andattractedsome130millionviewersthelargestaudienceuptothen.Morepeoplehaveseentheseriesthanreadthebook.美国黑人作家艾历克斯哈利（19211992）的作品根发表于1976年，上世纪七十年代在美国畅销一时，哈利也凭此作品获得普利策奖。1977年美国广播公司（ABC）把它改编成电视剧，也成为当年美国收视率最高的电视剧。哈利花了多年的时间到非洲寻根，最后查到1767年他的一个在冈比亚名叫昆塔金特（KuntaKinte）的祖先被贩到美国当黑奴。这些发现就是根的素材。AlexHaleysBoyhoodHomeItwasbuiltin1919inthesmalltownofHenning,TennesseebyWillE.Palmer,thematernalgrandfatherofAlexHaley.From1921to1929,andduringsomesubsequentsummers,Haleylivedherewithhisgrandparents.ItwasontheporchofthishousethatHaleyheardfromhisgrandmother,CynthiaPalmer,thefamilystoriesthatinspiredhimtowriteRoots,retellingtalesofhisAfricanancestorswhowerebroughttoAmericaasslaves.RootsThisbookwonAlexthe1976PulitzerPrize,andthebookwaspresentedinaneight-parttelevisionadaptationin1977.Rootshasbeentranslatedintooverthirtylanguages,andhasinspiredmillionstosearchfortheirownroots.III.StructurePartI(para.1)thedifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.PartII(para.23rdpara.onp.3)authorsownhardlifeexperiencebeforebecomingafamouswriterPartIII(last4paras)lessondrawnfromhisownwritingcareer:courage&persistenceareneededforbecomingasuccessfulwriterIV.MainIdeaIttellsushowAlexHaleygotoutoftheshadowlandofdreamsandbecameasuccessfulwriter.V.TextAnalysischerishkeepfondlyinmind充满感情地怀有cherishamemoryfondcherished珍爱的myfondesthopeslongingearnestdesirerequiterewardHowtounderstand“Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrequited.”Fewwriterssucceedinbecomingawriter,manyfail.CoastGuard美国海岸警卫队afreelancewriter awriterwhoearnshismoneywithoutbeingintheregularemploymentofanyparticularorganization自由撰稿人prospectchancesoffuturesuccess前途superintendentmanager（大楼的）管理人manualoperatedbyhand手工操作的Iwasntgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?Iwasntgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhoonlydreamtobeawriterbutneverputitintopracticeuntiltheydie.siren(1)n.(inoldGreekstories)oneofanumberofwingedwomenwhosesongscharmedsailors&causedtheirdestruction;(hence)womanwhoattracts&isdangeroustomen;shipswhistleforsendingwarnings&signals塞壬(原指希腊神话中半人半鸟的女海妖,她以美妙歌声吸引水手并使船只触礁沉没);迷人的女人;汽笛(2)a.inducing,luring,seducing诱人的,迷人的,使用手段引人随从自己的意见Whywasthephonecallsaidtobeakindofsirencall?Becauseitwasatemptation,inducingtheauthortogiveuphisdreamtobecomeawriter.temptpersuadesb.todosth.wrongorfoolishacquaintancepersonwithwhomoneisacquainted熟人onthesideasasecondaryoccupation兼职作为副业personificationafigureofspeechregardingorrepresenting(sth.)asaperson拟人bull-headed(ofaperson)goingafterwhatonewantswithoutregardfortheopinionofotherswellv.risefromaninnersourcelikewaterAngerwaswellingupinhim.Bloodwaswellingoutfromthewound.stickoutputupwith,endurehardshipuntiltheendcrate板条箱,柳条箱jampack(items)toexcess塞紧,(使)挤满crumpledpressedintowrinkles起皱的lowdepressedveteranexperiencedmorselasmallamountwilt(ofplants,flowers)losefreshness凋谢,枯萎down-homeof,relatingto,orreminiscent（怀旧的）ofasimple,wholesome,unpretentiouslifestyle,esp.thatassociatedwiththeruralsouthernUnitedStates 乡土的,田园生活的,尤指美国南方乡村的生活方式down-homecooking(美国)南方烹调术sacrificethegivingupofsth.ofgreatvaluetooneselfforaspecialpurpose牺牲tracefollowordiscover(sb.orsth.)byobservingmarks,tracks,bitsofevidence追溯dazzlingbrightlyshininglimelight(1)intensewhitelightproducedbyheatingarodoflime(石灰)inaveryhotflame,usedforlightingthestageintheaters石灰光(2)centreofpublicattention众人注意的中心Theshadowshadturnedintodazzlinglimelight.Mylifecompletelychangedfromdarktobright,fromfailuretosuccess,fromunfamoustofamousandfrompoortorich.dealabusinesstransaction协议exhilaratingdelightingandexcitingblinddepriveofperceptionorinsightcorroderustriptidecurrent激流huddlecrouch蜷缩Whydidtheauthorthinkthatthethingsinthatbagarepartofhisroots,too?Becausehispasthardlifeexperiencecontributedalottohissuccess.bleakcoldandcutting,raw阴冷的frameencloseinaframe给加框PulitzerPrizeanyofseveralawardsestablishedbyJosephPulitzerandconferredannuallyforaccomplishmentinvariousfieldsofAmericanjournalism,literature,andmusic.普利策奖：约瑟夫普利策设立的每年颁给在新闻、文学及音乐等领域取得成就的美国人的若干奖金EmmyastatuetteawardedannuallybytheAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciencesforoutstandingachievementintelevision.艾美奖：美国电视艺术和科学学会每年颁发给在电视节目上有突出成就者的小雕像Spingarnmedal斯宾卡奖章ItisawardedannuallybytheNAACPforoutstandingachievementbyanAfrican American.Theaward,whichconsistsofagoldmedal,wascreatedbyJoel Elias Spingarn,ChairmanoftheBoardoftheNAACPin1914.NAACPNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople（美国）全国有色人种协进会staythecoursetoendureorpersist持续到底ButonlyoneremindsmeofthecourageandpersistenceittakestostaythecourseintheShadowland.Whichone?Theclearplasticcaseinsidewhichthereweretwocansofsardinesand18cents.VI.AbstractInthetext,byexplainingthedifferencebetweenwantingtobecomeawriter&wantingtowrite,theauthorfirstsuggeststothosewhowanttobecomeprofessionalwritersthatbeingawriterdoesnotjustmeanwealthandfame,butalsothelongperiodsofneglect&poverty.Thenhetellsabouthisstruggletosticktohisdreamofwinninghisfinalsuccess.Finallyhedrawstheconclusionthatonemustlearntostruggleintheshadowlandofdreamsinordertobecomesuccessful&oneshouldneverforgetthecourage&persistenceittakestostaythecourseintheshadowlandevenaftersuccess.成功的光环万众瞩目，但背后的艰辛却无人问津，唯有走过梦想和希望的“shadowland”，才有可能达到成功的彼岸！VII.Writingstyle:1st-personnarrationVIII.Questionsfordiscussion1.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutAlexHaleyandhisnovelRoots?2.Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetween successandfailure?Failureisthemotherofsuccess.VIIII.Ex.aboutthetextX.ReadingSkillsXI.Homework:(1)FastReading(2)HomeReading(3)PreviewUnit4humiliationN.thestateofbeinghumiliatedordisgraced(Both1and2,inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pretendV.giveafalseappearance(2inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pace V.walkbackandforth(15inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)ranV.manage(67inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)pictureV.formamentalimageof;visualize(14inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)setV.putintoaspecifiedstate;place(1inTheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary)