1、a.He was one of the worlds leading scientists.b.He suffered from disease that affected his muscles.c.His book A Brief History of Time was a best-seller.Stephen HawkingStephen Hawkinga.He was the first black president of South Africa.b.He struggled for racial equality in South Africa.c.He spent nearl
2、y 30 years in prison.d.He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela Man struggles upwards;water flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。人往高处走，水往低处流。If you are doing your best,you will not have to worry about failure.如果你竭尽全力，你就不用担心失败。如果你竭尽全力，你就不用担心失败。Have you seen these classics of the world
3、 literature?麦田里的守望者是美国作家杰罗姆大卫塞林格唯一的一部长篇小说，塞林格将故事的起止局限于16岁的中学生霍尔顿考尔菲德从离开学校到纽约游荡的三天时间内，并借鉴了意识流天马行空的写作方法，充分探索了一个十几岁少年的内心世界。愤怒与焦虑是此书的两大主题，主人公的经历和思想在青少年中引起强烈共鸣，受到读者，特别是广大中学生的热烈欢迎。呼啸山庄是英国女作家勃朗特姐妹之一艾米莉勃朗特的作品，是19世纪英国文学的代表作之一。小说描写吉卜赛弃儿希斯克利夫被山庄老主人收养后，因受辱和恋爱不遂，外出致富。回来后，对与其女友凯瑟琳结婚的地主林顿及其子女进行报复的故事。Background Inf
4、ormation Pre-reading Joanne Rowling a British authorHarry Potter books.Background Information Pre-reading Jerome David Salinger(1919-2010)an American writer The Catcher in the Rye.Background Information Pre-reading Emily Jane Bronte(1818-1848)an English writerWuthering Heights.Fast reading 1.Read th
5、e text quickly and choose another suitable title for the passage.A.Life is Hard for Female Writers B.Good Things Come to Those Who Wait C.Never Give Up on Your Dreams D.Successful Writers Fast reading 2.Read the passage and find out what problems the writers overcame.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerBronte si
6、stersShe spent years surviving on little money and her first book receivedcriticism from publishers and was rejected twelve times.He received criticism and rejections from publishers.At that time,women were not encouraged to become writers.Their book of poems which they wrote under male names only s
7、old two copies.ConclusionPerseverance is the key to success.“We regret to inform you.”“We are delighted to inform you.”VLanguage points regret inform rarely rejection criticism guarantee delighted regret inform rarely rejection regret doing sthregret to do sth后悔/遗憾做过某事（做过的事）很遗憾要做某事（事还没做）information
8、n.消息消息inform sb.of sth.通知某人某事inform sb.that.通知某人.rare adj.稀有的；珍贵的稀有的；珍贵的rarely置于句首用部分倒装置于句首用部分倒装 reject v.拒绝接受拒绝接受rarely是表示否定意义的副词，位于句首时，句子用部分倒装语序，即把连系动词be、助动词或情态动词移至主语之前。有类似用法的词还never,neither,nor,hardly,seldom,scarcely（几乎不）,little等。Never can I understand why that fellow said nothing about her mista
9、ke.我始终不明白为什么那个家伙对她的过错只字不提。Hardly had the game begun when it started raining.比赛刚开始就下起雨来。He did not regret saying what he said.He informed me of/about your decision.We regret to inform you that you didnt pass the test.Jack rarely talked about his own work.Sarah rejected her brothers help.Rarely do we
10、see them nowadays.criticism guarantee delighted critic n.评论家criticise v.批评；指责critical adj.批判性的；关键的 criticise sb.for(doing)sth.因（做）某事批评某人be critical to 对至关重要 guarantee to do sth.保证做某事guarantee that.保证delight n.快乐快乐，高兴，高兴be delighted to do sth.某人某人高兴地做某事高兴地做某事be delighted that.令令某人高兴的是某人高兴的是 There is
11、no guarantee that the meeting will be held.I know Frank will be delighted to see you.2.take.for example _ 3.have.in common with _ 4.turn sb down _ 6.all too often _ 7.struggle to do sth _ 8.play a part _ 以以举例举例和和有共同之处有共同之处拒绝某人拒绝某人经常地；频繁地经常地；频繁地努力努力/挣扎着做某事挣扎着做某事起作用起作用；扮演角色扮演角色 10.survive on _ 11.alon
12、g the lines _ 12.a total of _ 13.along with _ 14.It seems that._ 靠靠生存生存类似于（提及的方式或东西）类似于（提及的方式或东西）总共，总计总共，总计与与一起一起,沿沿(顺顺)着着似乎似乎give upgo wrongturn downhave in commondreams ofworking onam delighted towas regarded as 1)have.in common with 和和有共同之处有共同之处2)have nothing in common with 和和无共同之处无共同之处 When she
13、received her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall.1)have.in common with 和和有共同之处有共同之处e.g.我们之间有一个共同点，那就是热爱和平。我们之间有一个共同点，那就是热爱和平。2)have nothing in common with 和和无共同之处无共同之处e.g.尽管她们是姐妹，但她们一点儿也不像。尽管她们是姐
14、妹，但她们一点儿也不像。We have something in common with each other that is the love of peace.Although they are sisters,they have nothing in common with each other.立主格1）Humor was a means _ the American writer would win popular acceptance.2）He caught sight of a small house of a single story,the window was lit up.3）There are fifty students in our class,are from big cities.by whichof whichmost of whom“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导定语从句时，关系代词常用引导定语从句时，关系代词常用which（指物（指物）与）与 whom（指人），即介词（指人），即介词+which/whom。
