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Unit Three Little ThoughtsPart One Warming-upListening Activity1Directions: Listen to the following dialogues and fill in the blanks with the missing words.Dialogue 1Mary: Hi, Liu Yong. I didnt see you at work this morning. Are you all right?Liu Yong: Oh, I feel miserable. Ive got a bad cold. My head is dizzy and my nose is running.Mary: Oh, I feel sorry to hear that. Have you seen a doctor or taken any medicines?Liu Yong: As a matter of fact, I have. The doctor said itll go away after a day or two. Hes prescribed me some tablets.Mary: Are you feeling better?Liu Yong: Yes, it helps me a lot now.Mary: Do you want me to come by today?Liu Yong: OK, if its not too much trouble for you.Mary: Of course not. Ill take you some fruits, too.Liu Yong: You are so kind. Thank you very much.Dialogue 2Mike: Long time no see! You look not so good, are you alright?Linda: Oh, I always feel tired these days. And I have a bad sleep.Mike: It is necessary for you to keep health, so you need to do some exercise.Linda: But I do not know the right method to keep fit.Mike: I will try my best to help you. Do you go on a diet these days?Linda: Yes, because I want to lose weight.Mike: Then you should follow the right way instead of having the crash diet. Crash diet is not good for your health. If you want to lose weight in a proper way, you should know that you mustnt eat the food with much oil and fat. You should eat the low-calorie food like apple, chicken, fish and so on.Linda: And what can I do about my sleep?Mike: The average adult needs eight hours sleep per night. If you cant sleep, get up and do something active.Linda: Thank you very much. Ill follow your advice.2Directions: Listen to the following passage and finish the exercises after it. The passage will be spoken two times. You must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. Some people think the reason is clear-they eat too much. But the scientific evidence does little to support this idea. Going back to the America of 1910, we can find that people were thinner than today, but they ate more food than us. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didnt watch TV. Several modern studies, such as a study of 3,545 London office workers in 1979, report that fat people eat less than thin people. Studies show that thin people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University found the following interesting facts: the more the men run, the more their body fat lost; the more they run, the more food they need; those who run the most eat the more and lose the greatest amount of body fat. 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A3Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1. BW: Good afternoon. Can I help you? M: Id like a single room with bath. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?2. DM: Lets see. Ill take the mushroom soup and sour cream salad. W: Im not too hungry. Just give me a hamburger. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?3. CW: Good afternoon. Can I help you? M: Yes. Id like to cash a travelers check please. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?Reading Activity1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. APart Two Reading AA. About the AuthorCaroline Jalango is an ex-lawyer, life strategist and motivational coach for women who want to do better for themselves. As a coach, she draws on her diverse personal and professional experiences to provide practical life changing information and strategies that help her clients jump-start and transform their lives from that of mere existence into rewarding ones infused with purpose, action and fulfilled dreams. She also conducts seminars and workshops for groups and organizations that support womens personal, professional and socio-economic development, self-esteem and so forth.B. Warm-up Discussion1. What do you know about thought?2. If you have a little thought, what do you usually do?3. Are the little thoughts useful?4. How should people treat the little thoughts?C. StructurePart I Paras. 1-2 The introduction of the topic.Part II Paras. 3-11 The suggestion about what we should do when we have some little thoughts.Part III Para. 12 The conclusion.D. Detailed Study of the Text1. suddenly a light bulb is turned on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. (Para. 3) when a thought or an idea suddenly appears in your mind, it makes an impression.2. The thought catches your attention, but it seems very meaningless and you are tempted to get rid of it. (Para. 3) You will be attracted by the thought, but you dont think this thought is significant and you are trying to get rid of it.3. That thought could be the potential beginning of the success that you have so much yearned for. (Para. 4) That thought could be the possible beginning of the success and that kind of success is what you have hoped to get in your deep heart. yearn for (someone or something): to have a strong, often melancholy desire for someone or something; to long for someone or something; to desire someone or something stronglye.g. The sailors out at sea yearned for their families.Mary yearned for a big bowl of high-butterfat ice cream.4. As the thought crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a realization, a solution, a conclusion, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has long eluded you. (Para. 4) When the thought occurs to you, you become very intellectually active and you suddenly see that it may be a possibility, a realization, a solution, a conclusion, or maybe you suddenly solve a problem that you have failed to find the solution to it for a long time.cross ones mind: (also pass through ones mind) (of a thought) suddenly occur to one, especially for a short period of timee.g. It never crossed my mind that they would turn the proposal down. It crossed her mind that he might have gotten lost.It had not crossed Floras mind that they might need payment.elude: (of an idea or fact) fail to be understood or remembered by (someone)e.g. This fact sometimes eludes the people writing about it.Some of the more technical details eluded him, but he understood most of what his companions were saying.However, one important fact has eluded you: If you take this job, how much will you be paid?5. It is almost as if a divine being has whispered the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality thereby bringing illumination to your life. (Para. 5) It seems that God has told you the solution to a reality secretly, and then it brings enlightenment to your life.illumination: spiritual or intellectual enlightenmente.g. Socrates was put to death, but the Socratic philosophy rose like the sun in heaven, and spread its illumination over the whole intellectual firmament.6. This becomes an aha moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that little but powerful thought. (Para. 6) This moment becomes a happy one. It seems that everything around you becomes motionless when you try to understand the practical use of that little but powerful thought in a very enthusiastic and eager manner. At that moment, you would not pay attention to anything around you because your focus is that thought.an aha moment: a moment of sudden insight or discoverye.g. He had an aha moment when looking at my medications past and presentfreeze: become suddenly motionless or paralyzed with fear or shocke.g. For a moment, there was silence in the center of Potters Bar as everyone nearby froze at the shock of the noise.A schoolgirl told how she froze with fear as she was allegedly troubled by a drunken man in an early hours attack.While the two other women ran, Linda testified that she froze, fearing she would be shot.7. When you become conscious of the great possibilities that can arise if that little thought is acted upon, your self-confidence and enthusiasm will increase. (Para. 7) When you realize that there will be the great possibility if that little thought is put into practice, you will become very confident and enthusiastic.act upon/on: take action according to or in the light of; to take action on a particular problem. (upon is more formal and less commonly used than on.)e.g. Last but not least, the new mayor said that he would also be acting on a suggestion by Cllr. Browning.We really do welcome your suggestions and try to act on them when possible.This was because his role in that came to light too late for the Hutton inquiry to act on it.8. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to write down any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. (Para. 7) It is time to write down any ideas that appear in your mind based on that little thought because later you can review them when necessary.stream: (of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified directione.g. He was watching the taxis streaming past.I do not expect to see lines of refugees streaming to the borders.People are streaming past the windows in both directions.Soon a long line of tractors streamed over the lone bridge connecting Kosovo with Albania.9. When they are acted upon, seemingly meaningless little thought or ideas have a potential to explode into great projects. (Para. 8) The little thoughts once seemed very meaningless, but when they are put into practice, they may have the capacity to become great projects. potential: (n. often potential for/to do something) the possibility of something happening or of someone doing something in the futuree.g. They were of course unaware of the latent potential for economic growth just around the corner.It has experienced strong growth in the past three years and has good potential for future growth.More to the point still, is this potential to anger particularly strong in the media?10. Many successful projects have been born from the little positive thoughts that were carefully nurtured and recognized as tickets to great things. (Para. 9) Many successful projects have grown up from the little thoughts. The little positive thoughts were carefully protected while they are growing into meaningful ones. They were regarded as the methods to achieve great things.nurture: v. care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growinge.g. They also want to maintain their carefully nurtured relationships with individual solicitors.Doherty took the rural heartlands and has so carefully nurtured over the past four years.11. in a flash (Para. 10)(or: like a flash) very quickly; immediatelye.g. She was out of the back door in a flash.I closed the door quickly and like a flash.It happened in a flash. Suddenly my wallet was gone.12. follow something through (Para. 12)continue an action or task to its conclusione.g. Lamont follows this argument through to its logical conclusion.Finally, we do individual sessions to follow people through a full task, to make certain its working the way they want it to.I had to follow it through to its conclusion or semi-conclusion.E. Translation of the Text你在忽略那些小想法嗎?-卡羅琳·加蘭果你曾經(jīng)想到過(guò)的那個(gè)絕妙的主意后來(lái)怎樣了？你是否因?yàn)橛X(jué)得那只是個(gè)小小的念頭而將其忽略了呢？你是否考慮過(guò)，如果你依照直覺(jué)行事，或是多用點(diǎn)心，當(dāng)初那個(gè)小小的念頭將會(huì)變成怎樣？想象這樣一個(gè)場(chǎng)景：你正坐在家里看電視或看書，一個(gè)想法或念頭閃過(guò)腦際，令你眼前一亮，豁然開朗。這個(gè)想法雖然令你心中為之一動(dòng)，但卻似乎毫無(wú)意義，于是你打算放棄它。但是請(qǐng)等一下！那個(gè)想法可能就是你渴望已久的潛在的成功起點(diǎn)。當(dāng)它在你頭腦中閃過(guò)時(shí)，你的思維變得敏銳起來(lái)，你突然看到了一種可能性、一種想法的實(shí)現(xiàn)、一個(gè)解決方案、一個(gè)結(jié)論，或是找到讓你困惑已久的問(wèn)題的答案。這就像是一位圣人在你耳邊低語(yǔ)，告訴你最佳的解決方案，或者將你的思維喚回到現(xiàn)實(shí)，從而給你的人生帶來(lái)光明。這就像是找到智力拼圖的最后一塊一樣。這將成為一個(gè)令人驚喜的時(shí)刻。當(dāng)你滿心激動(dòng)，努力領(lǐng)會(huì)那個(gè)不起眼但非常有用的想法的實(shí)用性時(shí)，周圍的一切都好像靜止了。當(dāng)你意識(shí)到，如果實(shí)踐那個(gè)小小的想法，就會(huì)產(chǎn)生極大的可能性時(shí)，你的自信心就會(huì)增強(qiáng)，熱情也會(huì)高漲。此時(shí)，你要以那個(gè)小小的想法為基礎(chǔ)，記下由其激發(fā)出的所有念頭，以便日后回顧?？此茻o(wú)足輕重的小想法或念頭一旦得以實(shí)施，就具有演變成偉大事業(yè)的潛能。許多成功的事業(yè)都源于那些得到精心孕育的積極的小想法，這些想法被看作是走向輝煌事業(yè)的敲門磚。你可能聽別人多次說(shuō)過(guò)：我瞬間有了那個(gè)想法。閃念之間，一個(gè)與你一直計(jì)劃實(shí)現(xiàn)的事情有關(guān)的小點(diǎn)子或看似毫無(wú)意義的想法，就可能會(huì)在你腦中閃過(guò)。不要浪費(fèi)任何一個(gè)實(shí)踐某個(gè)充滿潛力的非凡念頭的機(jī)會(huì)。你不必為了實(shí)踐那個(gè)小念頭而等待大主意、總體規(guī)劃的出現(xiàn)，或是等待同伴的贊同。如果你下定決心堅(jiān)持到底，那個(gè)小小的想法或念頭就會(huì)是你成就偉大事業(yè)的開始。F. Keys to ExercisesQuestions for ComprehensionAccording to the text, you are required to decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F).1. When we become conscious of the great possibilities that can arise if that little thought is acted upon, we should build upon that thought and write down any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. (F) 2. The thought catches your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to discard it, so youd do this. (F) 3. Wed better not waste any opportunity to act on a potentially brilliant idea. (T)4. Sometimes a good idea just come to us in a flash. (T)5. When we have a little thought, wed better first get an approval from our peers in order for us to act on it. (F)ExercisesI. Translate the following expressions into Chinese.1. 一個(gè)絕妙的主意 2. 依照直覺(jué)行事3. 頭腦一片黑暗 4. 成功的潛在起點(diǎn)5. 一位圣人 6. 意識(shí)到 7. 由小想法激發(fā)出的所有念頭 8. 被看作是走向輝煌事業(yè)的敲門磚9. 閃念之間 10. 同伴的贊同II. Complete each of the sentences with an indefinite pronoun beginning with any / some / every / no, add “s” or “else(s) ” where necessary.1. somebody2. anybody / somebody3. anybody elses.4. Everybody5. anyone6. someone7. no one else8. anyone9. nothing；Nobody10. someone else11. Everyone；no oneIII. Choose the word in the box and complete the following sentence with its proper form.1. whispered 2. practical 3. alert 4. grasp 5. accomplish6. nurture 7. potentially 8. divine 9. enthusiastic  10. brilliantIV. Choose the appropriate answer from the four choices.1-5 DBABD 6-10 ACABD 11-15 BDBCB 16-20 DDCACV. Choose the words and fill in the blanks with their proper forms to complete the following passage. What do we think with? Only the brain? Hardly. The brain is like a telephone exchange. It is the switchboard, but not the whole system. Its function is to receive incoming signals, make proper connections, and send the messages through to their destination. For efficient service, the body must function as a whole. But where is the “mind”? Is it in the brain? Or perhaps in the nervous system? After all, can we say that the mind is in any particular place? It is not a thing, like a leg, or even the brain. It is a function, an activity. If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. Observe how people go about the business of ordinary conversation. If you have never done this painstakingly(費(fèi)力的), you have a surprise in store, for good conversationalists are almost constantly in motion.TranslationTranslate the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets.1. It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. 2. Sometimes I see him in a dream, and I reach out to grasp him, but he is not there. 3. I was trained to be an actress but I didnt follow it through.4. Many people might even be tempted to do a bungee jump. 5. I watched him hand her a rose and whisper to her “I love you”. 6. Perhaps, this is one reason we yearn for the simple life. 7. We are aware of the potential problems and have taken every precaution.8. If you concentrate all your energies on studying English, you will master the language.9. You should have one goal that you want to accomplish this week. 10. After the TV news, most people were on the alert for the disaster. Part Three Reading BA. About the AuthorSteven Johnson (born on June 6, 1968) is an American popular science author and media theorist. Johnson grew up in Washington, D.C., where he attended St. Albans School. He completed his undergraduate degree at Brown University, where he studied semiotics, a part of the schools modern culture and media department. He also has a graduate degree from Columbia University in English literature.Johnson is the author of nine books, largely on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. A contributing editor to Wired, he writes regularly for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and many other periodicals.He is the author of the best-selling book Everything Bad is Good for You: How Todays Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter (2005), which argues that over the last three decades popular culture artifacts such as television dramas and video games have become increasingly complex and have helped to foster higher-order thinking skills.His book Where Good Ideas Come From advances the notion that innovative thinking is a slow and gradual process based on the concept of the “slow hunch” rather than an instant moment of inspiration. His book Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age was released in September 2012.B. Warm-up Discussion1. Where do you think good ideas come from?2. For a good idea, what is the basic characteristic?C. StructurePart I Paras. 1-2 The coffeehouse makes me think where good ideas come from.Part II Paras. 3-4 The good ideas come from discussion.Part III Paras. 5-6 The innovation needs a long time to be put into practice.D. Detailed Study of the Text1. flowering (Para. 1) the time when something, especially a period of new ideas in art, music, science, etc., reaches its most complete and successful stage of developmente.g. the flowering of Viennese intellectual lifethe flowering of democracy2. Ive been spending a lot of time thinking about coffeehouses (Para. 2) have been doing sth.: It is the symbol of present perfect continuous tense, whichtalks about actions that started in the past and are still continuing or talks about actions that have just finished butare still connected to the present in some way. e.g. We have been waiting for you for half an hour. She has been sleeping for 6 hours and still cannot wake up.Ive been reading this book for two hours，but I havent finished it. spend time (in) doing something: to use time for a particular purpose; to pass timee.g. I spend too much time watching television.Ive spent years trying to learn Japanese.Most of her life was spent in caring for others.3. We take ideas from other people, stitch them together into new forms, and create something new. (Para. 3) We get some ideas from other people, and put them together in a different order to form some new ones.stitch: to use a needle and thread to repair, join or decorate pieces of clothe.g. Her wedding dress was stitched by hand.A pocket was stitched to the front of the jacket.(figurative) An agreement was hastily stitched together (= made very quickly).4. to figure out (Para. 4)To discover or decide something; to begin to comprehend someone or something; to come to understand someone or something bettere.g. Lets figure out a way to help. We figured out when to hold the next meeting.Could you help me figure out this problem?5. breakthrough (Para. 4)(adj.) only before noun in which a performer or type of product is successful for the first time, when it is likely to be even more successful in the futuree.g. an award for