1、Unit 5 Success and HappinessUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListeningWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationYou will hear a talk about the secret of success with a good case in point. Before listening, try to figure out the point and the good example with the help of the following key wo
2、rds and phrases selected from the talk. Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListeningWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationKey Words and PhrasesSecret of SuccessA Case in Pointreach your dreampull aheadlifelong commitmentthe pursuit of excellencemarathon
3、raise the barpersistenceprolific inventorphotographmicrophone incandescent electric lampstorage battery25,000 times experiments24,999 times failurePart APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningListeningMatch each of the words
4、and expressions in the left column with its meaning in the right. Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and Happiness1. prolific2. bask3. pitfall4. sprint 5. complacent 6. oblivion7. parlance 8. wane 9. trait10. sidetrack 11. to the hilt12. feed offWord BuildingLead-inBackground Inform
5、ationPre-listeningListeningA. completelyB. unexpected danger or difficultyC. (fig.) enjoy; enjoy warmth and light D. state of being forgottenE. calmly satisfied with oneself, ones work, etc.F. to run of a short distance at full speedG. to weaken in strength or influenceH. particular way of speaking
6、or use of words, phraseologyI. (esp. passive) divert (sb.) from the main topic or issueJ. element is sb.s personality; distinguishing characteristicK. to increaseL. (of a writer or artist, etc.) producing many worksPart APart BPart CSuccess Is a Choice多产的；众多的 取暖；享乐圈套；诱惑 全速短跑 自满的 遗忘；淹没 腔调，说法 衰退；衰退期 特
7、点转移目标,次要地位 完全地，彻底地 依靠提供的东西维持（生活） Unit 5 Success and Happiness1. Shakespeare was a writer.2. The old people always themselves in the sun.3. This text presents many for the translator.4. He past the other runners just before reaching the tape.5. We must not be about our achievements; there is still a
8、lot to be done.6. Alcoholics often suffer from periods of .7. The term “meta directory” came into industry two years ago.8. Her enthusiasm for the expedition was rapidly.9. I was from my work by an unexpected visitor.Word BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningListeningbaskFill in the fol
9、lowing blanks with the previous words._prolific_Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a Choicepitfalls _sprinted_complacent_oblivion_waning _parlance_sidetracked_Unit 5 Success and HappinessWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listeningThomas Edison (1847-1931) He was a poor student. When a schoolma
10、ster called him “addled”, his furious mother took him out of the school and proceeded to teach him at home. Thomas Edison said many years later, “My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me, and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint.” At an early age, h
11、e showed a fascination for mechanical things and for chemical experiments. ListeningPart APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessWord BuildingLead-inBackground InformationPre-listening Born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; the seventh and last child of Samuel and Nancy Edison
12、. When he was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan and Edison lived there until he struck out on his own at the age of sixteen. He had very little formal education as a child, attending school only for a few months. He was taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by his mother, but was alwa
13、ys a very curious child and taught himself much by reading on his own. This belief in self-improvement remained throughout his life. But not everything Thomas Edison created was a success he also had a few failures.ListeningPart APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and Happiness a, b, f. P
14、re-listeningListeningListen to the talk. Choose from the following options the points the speaker might agree with. Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a Choicea. Persistence is the secret of final success. b. Anybody can be great and perform completely for a short time. c. People should be content with th
15、eir success and enjoy it.d. Talented people are never going to drift. e. People who are constantly changing their careers are likely to succeed. f. People should not remain in their comfort zone.Main points:_Unit 5 Success and HappinessListen to the talk again and complete the answers to the followi
16、ng questions.Pre-listeningListeningPart APart BPart CSuccess Is a Choice1) What does the speaker try to tell us by citing the example of Thomas Edison?It is a good example of .2) According to the speaker, what kind of people will ultimately pull ahead and wind up on top?They are the ones who . They
17、keep , not becoming by success.3) According to the speaker, how do those people who finally succeed think about the pursuit of excellence?They understand that the pursuit of excellence is a , not a . persistence_raising the bar_discouraged by pitfalls or complacent_marathon_sprint_make personal exce
18、llence a lifelong commitment_Unit 5 Success and Happiness4) In sports jargon, what does persistence mean?Persistence means . 5) According to the speaker, what often happens to the talented people who never seem to reach their potential?These people often have , then seem to .6) According to the spea
19、ker, what will happen to people who are constantly changing careers?They become about their new job and feed off the momentum for a while to perform well. But when this and they realize they arent to the job in the long term, their success and they .great early success_hanging in the game, not tossi
20、ng in the towel, refusing to quit_Pre-listeningListeningPart APart BPart CSuccess Is a Choiceenthusiastic_newness wears off _incredibly _committed to sticking _begins to wane _start to fail_fade into oblivion_Unit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListeningAfter youve started to master the techniq
21、ues, the real struggle is just beginning. Its persistence that makes you great. Its persistence that allows you to reach your dreams. Its persistence that enables you to perform at your fullest potential. There might be no better example of persistence than Thomas Edison. A prolific inventor, Edison
22、 received about 1,000 patents in his lifetime, including those for the photograph, microphone, and the incandescent electric lamp. He certainly had more than his share of great victories along the way. But think of how many failures Edison had, literally thousands. To his great credit, though, Ediso
23、n didnt see them as such. When reminded that he had failed something like 25,000 times while experimenting with the storage battery, Edison supposedly responded by saying, “No, I didnt fail. I discovered 24,999 ways that the storage battery does not work.”Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5
24、Success and HappinessPre-listeningListening What a marvelous look. An outlook we all can learn something from. The thing to remember is that anybody can be great and perform to the hilt for a day, a week, even a month. We know people in all walks of life who get on a great roll, ride the adrenaline
25、high, and wonderful things begin to happen. Then all too often, they begin to feel content. Theyve made a change, right? Theyve become more successful, right? So why not relax and enjoy it, bask for a moment in the newfound success? But the people who will ultimately pull ahead and wind up on top ar
26、e the ones who make personal excellence a lifelong commitment. These are the people who go after it day after day. They keep raising the bar, not becoming discouraged by pitfalls or complacent by success. They understand that the pursuit of excellence is a marathon, not a sprint. The dictionary says
27、 persistence is refusing to give up, or let go. Persevering obstinately. Continuing despite opposition. In sports parlance, persistence means hanging in the game, not tossing in the towel, refusing to quit. In life, its the same thing. Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and Happines
28、sPre-listeningListening The persistent person raises the bar to seemingly unreachable heights, and then establishes the methods necessary to reach those heights. The persistent person knows that letting up will only get him back to the starting point. We all know talented people who never seem to re
29、ach their potential. These people often have great early success, then seem to fade into oblivion. Those who lack persistence start out with the best intentions, but they eventually drift. This trait is quite characteristic, for example, of people who are constantly changing careers. They become ent
30、husiastic about their new job and feed off this momentum for a while to perform well. But when this newness wears off and they realize they arent incredibly committed to sticking to that job in the long term, their success begins to wane and they start to fail. Why?Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a Cho
31、iceUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListening Because they are not persistent. They get sidetracked, or they get distracted. They might have everything else going for them. A strong work ethic, the right methods, all the best intentions. But they dont have persistence. We all know talented p
32、eople who seem reluctant to take the extra step that can make them great at what they do. Like the employee who does everything thats asked of her, yet everyone knows that she could do more if she only pushed herself a little harder: such people find their comfort zone and are content to remain ther
33、e.Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListeningAfter youve started to master the techniques, the real struggle is just beginning. Its persistence that makes you great. Its persistence that allows you to reach your dreams. Its persistence that enables you to
34、perform at your fullest potential. There might be no better example of persistence than Thomas Edison. A prolific inventor, Edison received about 1,000 patents in his lifetime, including those for the photograph, microphone, and the incandescent electric lamp. He certainly had more than his share of
35、 great victories along the way. But think of how many failures Edison had, literally thousands. To his great credit, though, Edison didnt see them as such. When reminded that he had failed something like 25,000 times while experimenting with the storage battery, Edison supposedly responded by saying
36、, “No, I didnt fail. I discovered 24,999 ways that the storage battery does not work.”Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListening What a marvelous look. An outlook we all can learn something from. The thing to remember is that anybody can be great and perf
37、orm to the hilt for a day, a week, even a month. We know people in all walks of life who get on a great roll, ride the adrenaline high, and wonderful things begin to happen. Then all too often, they begin to feel content. Theyve made a change, right? Theyve become more successful, right? So why not
38、relax and enjoy it, bask for a moment in the newfound success? But the people who will ultimately pull ahead and wind up on top are the ones who make personal excellence a lifelong commitment. These are the people who go after it day after day. They keep raising the bar, not becoming discouraged by
39、pitfalls or complacent by success. They understand that the pursuit of excellence is a marathon, not a sprint. The dictionary says persistence is refusing to give up, or let go. Persevering obstinately. Continuing despite opposition. In sports parlance, persistence means hanging in the game, not tos
40、sing in the towel, refusing to quit. In life, its the same thing. Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListening The persistent person raises the bar to seemingly unreachable heights, and then establishes the methods necessary to reach those heights. The pers
41、istent person knows that letting up will only get him back to the starting point. We all know talented people who never seem to reach their potential. These people often have great early success, then seem to fade into oblivion. Those who lack persistence start out with the best intentions, but they
42、 eventually drift. This trait is quite characteristic, for example, of people who are constantly changing careers. They become enthusiastic about their new job and feed off this momentum for a while to perform well. But when this newness wears off and they realize they arent incredibly committed to
43、sticking to that job in the long term, their success begins to wane and they start to fail. Why?Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningListening Because they are not persistent. They get sidetracked, or they get distracted. They might have everything else going
44、 for them. A strong work ethic, the right methods, all the best intentions. But they dont have persistence. We all know talented people who seem reluctant to take the extra step that can make them great at what they do. Like the employee who does everything thats asked of her, yet everyone knows tha
45、t she could do more if she only pushed herself a little harder: such people find their comfort zone and are content to remain there.Part APart BPart CSuccess Is a ChoiceUnit 5 Success and HappinessYou will hear an excerpt of an interview where “Today show” host Meredith Vieira talks with Daniel Gilb
46、ert, a professor of psychology at Harvard and author of Stumbling on Happiness, about how people can be happier. Before listening, read what Daniel Gilbert said in the interview and guess the questions raised by the interviewer. Compare your guesses with a partners.Word BuildingLead-inBackground Inf
47、ormationPre-listeningListeningPart APart BPart CCan We Find HappinessUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningBackground InformationQuestion 1: So why are we so lousy at predicting whats gonna make us happy? Professor Gilbert: Thats a great question, one that economists, psychologists and neuroscien
48、tists have been thinking about now for over a decade. You know those things do make you happy, they just dont make you happy for as long as you anticipate. ListeningWord BuildingLead-inPart APart BPart CCan We Find HappinessUnit 5 Success and HappinessPre-listeningBackground InformationQuestion 2: W
49、hy did you say that happiness is a place you visit not a place you stay?Professor Gilbert: Well, you know, happiness is a noun, then, so we make a mistake of thinking of it like an object, thats a toaster and once I can get it, then thats mine, then I get to keep it. Happiness is a temporary state t
50、hat we can visit, we can go there more often if we are smart about it, but its not a place we can stay.ListeningWord BuildingLead-inPart APart BPart CCan We Find HappinessQuestion 3: Is being happy self-delusion? Professor Gilbert: Im not gonna say self-delusion, but it certainly self-generated.Unit
