After class reading Tasks based discussion

Passage one: Better Late than Never Tasks: conclude Harlan Sanders’ life: (1) all that he did and failed (2) the most ridiculous thing he ever did in your mind, (3) and finally one thing he succeeded (what, when, why) Extra question: do you think it is the mere luck or determination alone that made this success? translate the last two paragraphs into Chinese

这个事事皆败仅一事成功的人，这个要不是 因为失败就成了一个绑架犯的人，这个直到 该停止的时候才开始的人 — 就是哈伦桑德斯。 这份用他的第一笔社会救济金启动的生意 — 就是肯德基炸鸡。接下来的故事你都知道了。

Passage two: The Pursuit of Excellence Task: summarize the early years of Winston Churchill before he became the Prime Minister of the British Empire summarize the early experience of Abraham Lincoln before he was elected president of United States Translate the last sentence

Back to the beginning: On “the pursuit of excellence” A soul with a desire for excellence never would give up the possibilities of bettering and perfecting his all. That’s what “light” mean. On the “excellence” of Churchill and Lincoln Churchill served minister during , , received a Novel Prize in literature, recognized as an Honorary Citizen of the United States Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April The American civil war freed less than 20,000 slaves and sacrificed a much larger number of soldiers

Winston Churchill Who-- (what, when, well-known for what) – pa1&2 Early years-- (middle school, university, career)- pa1 How he looked – pa 4 The speech – pa 4

Abraham Lincoln Who – (what, when) Early experience — (education, political career)

Translate the last sentence 但是有一点必须记住，他早年的生涯中充满 了失利和失败，而且他的人生初期是多么 的卑微、前途暗淡。 但是有一点我们必须记住，他早年的生涯中 充满了失利和挫败，而且他的人生的起点 是多么卑微，当时看来前途是多么暗淡。