大学英语综合教程2

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1、Unit2OptimismandPositiveThinkingGetStartedListenandRespondOptionalClassroomActivitiesEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessReadandExploreSitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.Howdoyoufeelaboutyourpresentlife?2.Areyouinabadmoodsometimes?Ifso,why?3.Doyouknowhowt

2、okeepyourselfinagoodmood?4.Howdoyoureacttodifficultiesinlife?Canyougiveanexample?5.Doyouthinkoptimismisthekeytoahappyandbetterlife?Studythefollowingquotesabouteducationandseeifyouaccepttheideasexpressedinthequotes.Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface.—VictorHu

3、goInterpretation:Whenwefeeldisappointed,sad,lonelyormiserable,wetendtofeelasifwewerelivinginwinter.Butlaughterisagoodmedicineanditcanworkmiracles.Ifwemakeaconsciousefforttolaugh,wewillsoonfindthatweareinabettermood.Here,VictorHugotellsus,inahumorousway,theimportanceofbein

4、goptimisticintimesofadversity.ClickPictureWhatseemstousasbittertrialsareoftenblessingsindisguise(伪装).─OscarWildeClickPictureInterpretation:Lifeisfulloftrials.Whenyouareindifficultyorsufferasetback,don’tdespair.Youcanalwaysfindsomethinggoodinwhatseemstobeabadthing.Onceyou’

5、vegonethroughthetrials,youwillfindyourselfstrongerandinabetterpositiontoattainsuccess.ClickPictureInterpretation:Theattitudeofapersoncoloursthingsaroundhimorher.Apessimisticpersonisalwaysfocusingonthenegativesideofthings.Evenwhenthereisagoodopportunity,apessimistwillthink

6、aboutthepossibledangersorrisksinvolvedinit.Anoptimistdoesrecognizethedifficulties,butheorshechoosestofocusonthepositiveside.Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.─WinstonChurchillOptimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievemen

7、t.Nothingcanbedonewithouthopeandconfidence.─HelenKellerClickPictureInterpretation:Optimismisessentialforachievement.Ifweseenohopeandhavenoconfidenceinwhatwearedoing,wecanachievenothing.Itishopeandconfidencethatmotivateustoreachourobjectives.Watchthefollowingvideoclip“Howt

8、oPracticePositiveThinking”andthencompletethetasksthatfollow:Fillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhat