Know yourself9A Unit 1Reading(2)Reading（2）People who are happy with their jobs Language points1.a born artist/writer/singer He was born with intellectual disabilities. 2. 这个女孩个女孩给她朋友留下幽默的印象。她朋友留下幽默的印象。The girl impressed her friends with humour.He has impressed the whole country with his creative work.3. praise n. win high praise（from) 赢得高度赞扬赢得高度赞扬 receive praise 接受赞美接受赞美 give praise 表扬表扬 praise vt He praised her for her courage. 他赞扬她很勇敢。4. the general/chief manager 总经理理 general knowledge/idea 常常识/大意大意 in general 总之，大体上之，大体上 In general, you cant stay up late.总之，你不能熬夜。之，你不能熬夜。5. race= competitionHe fell behind in the race.win the raceLife is like a race. 生活就像一场竞赛。6. 你要么领先，要么落后。你要么领先，要么落后。You either take the lead or fall behind.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。条条大路通罗马。7. take on new challenges 迎接，接受挑战迎接，接受挑战8. connect to/ withPlease connect the computer to the Internet这条铁路连接了阳光镇到天津。这条铁路连接了阳光镇到天津。This railway connects Sunshine town to Tianjing.If you are a railway engineer, what pesonality should you have?9. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里失之毫厘，谬以千里10. pay attention to sth pay attention to datails 注意细节注意细节 pay attention to your handwriting 注意书写注意书写 pay attention to making few mistakes pay attention to listening carefullypay attention to doing sth to介词介词pay no/more/a little attention to doing sthlook forward to doing sth be used to doing sth 习惯于习惯于.devote. to doing sth 把把.贡献于做贡献于做.11. devote . to sth 把把.贡献于献于 My father devoted most of his time to his workdevote ones knowledge/energy/life toShe devoted her life to helping the poor.devote. to doing sthWhats your personality?I am patient.I always spend much time explaining things to my students.What about you?What job do you want to do?