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There Alex, I said to myself. There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low. 1. What has the author made of himself so far? Two cans of sardines and 18 cents. 2. Translate the sentences into Chinese.
The author owes his success to his courage and persistence in pursuing his dream of writing
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Reading in detail It is perhaps human nature to be drawn towards fame and wealth. Yet, as Alex Haley points out through his own experience, in order to become successful, one must learn to struggle in the Shadow land of dreams — a deep forest that can swallow up those who swing and hesitate. Only the determined stand a chance of making it.
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Culture information
Alex Palmer Haley
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American biographer, scriptwriter, and novelist, whose most famous work is ROOTS, a publishing phenomenon and international bestseller. Haley traced in it his ancestry back to Africa and covered seven American generations, starting from his ancestor, Kunta Kinte. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in genealogy, particularly among African-Americans. Haley himself commented that the novel was not so much history as a study of mythmaking: "What Roots gets at in whatever form, is that it touches the pulse of how alike we human beings are when you get down to the bottom, beneath these man-imposed differences." He said that three groups of people lived in every village. First were those you could see - walking around, eating, sleeping, and working. Second were the ancestors, whom Grandma Yaisa had now joined. "And the third people - who are they?" asked Kunta. "The third people," said Omoro, "are those waiting to be born." (from Roots)
我对自己说，看吧，亚历克斯，这就是你的全部家当了。 我对自己说，看吧，亚历克斯，这就是你的全部家当了。我觉得 前所未有的沮丧。 前所未有的沮丧。
Unit3
These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself.
Translation: 从内心深处， 从内心深处，一个固执的决定涌上心头
Anger welled up within me. I felt tears well up in my eyes.
comes to the surface of sth. and starts to flow out; if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly
Unit3
Please identify the following successful people. Who are they? What do you know about them? What in your opinion has led to his or her success?
Small Discussion
Translation: 他借过一些钱给我，不时提起这件事 他借过一些钱给我，
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From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up. 1. What is the author’s “bull-headed resolution”? His resolution to become a full-time writer. 2. What kind of person do you know about the author from this sentence? He is a very determined person, sticking to his dream.
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For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded.
1. How do you understand “every writer kissed by fortune”?
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It is perhaps human nature to be drawn towards fame and wealth. Yet, as Alex Haley points out through his own experience, in order to become successful, one must learn to struggle in the Shadow land of dreams — a deep forest that can swallow up those who swing and hesitate. Only the determined stand a chance of making it.
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He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about it. 1. “Buck” is a rather informal word. What is its formal counterpart? It is “dollar”. 2. How do you understand the expression “egg me about it”? It is a slangy expression, meaning “annoyingly remind me of it”.
Text structure
Part3 (19~22) Part 2 (3~18) Part 1 (~2)
Alex Haley explains the difference between” being a writer” and “writing”
The author tells about his struggle to stick to his dream of writing and his final success.
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And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can’t ever forget that. Why did the author say the things in this bag were part of his roots, too? Because the things reminded him of his past before he achieved success. Although he became a famous writer, he thought he should remember the time when he was striving for success.
1. What were the stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before?
2. What did the author do with the stories before?
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For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere. How do you understand “open do doors” refer to the opportunities in the author’s life.