1. --- American Dream American Dream

3. The Beginning of the Country Mayflower In December 1620, with snow already flying, Mayflower dropped anchor off Cape Cod. Fifty men, twenty women and thirty- four children driven from England finally came to the new land where they could enjoy their religious freedom to the full.

4. Basic American Beliefs We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed ( 赋予） by Creator with certain inalienable （不可剥夺的） rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed ( 赋予） by Creator with certain inalienable （不可剥夺的） rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --- The Declaration of Independence

5. Chinese Version 我们认为下面所说的都是极明显的真理 : 所有 的人生而平等, 造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权 利, 其中包括生命、自由和对幸福的追求。 --- 《独立宣言》 --- 《独立宣言》

6. Six Basic Beliefs  individual freedom  self-reliance  equality of opportunity  competition  material wealth  hard work

7. What is American Dream?

8. What Is American Dream ★ ( Improving financial situation) 1. getting out of poverty 2. getting good education for kids 3. opening one’s own business 4. getting very rich ★ ( Improving social status) 5. living upper-class lives 6. becoming a senator or something 7. becoming the President

9. James Truslow Adams ` The American Dream `.

10. The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.

14. Words Study  Names lawn

15. instrument

16. hardware

17. tractor

18. pepper

19. giant

20. route

21. Words Study lawn  lawn  instrument  hardware  tractor  route pepper  pepper giant  giant  route

22. Questions  Who was Tony?  What is the relationship between Tony and author?  What was Tony’s lifelong dream?  How did Tony make his dream come true?  Why did the author compare Tony with the greatest American industrialists?

24. He came from a cocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome.

25. about five-foot-seven or eight, thin, broken English

27. I mow your lawn. @#$%? I can hardly understand! It was hard to ______________his broken English. comprehend v. understand. n. comprehension; adj. comprehensive, comprehensible

28. I mow your lawn. I do not have enough money to have a gardener. I told Tony that I can’t _________ a gardener. afford v. Be able to spend time or money on something without causing trouble.

29. How could I say “no” to him? …, but how could I ___________ a person who had come to me for help? turn away Depression

30. I ___________ you had hired him. assumed -sume: to take consume, resume presume, assume

31. You have done a good job. I ___________ him____ the work he has done. complimenton

32. Tony ___________ the yard and took care of little tasks. clean up clean up: The new mayor promised to clean up the city by getting rid of all the criminals. clear up: It always clears up in the afternoon. We have to clear all the work by the weekend. The teacher clear up all the difficulties in the textbooks.

33. I managed to _________ some kind of small weekly pay, and… work out  We have worked out a program.  They made a great effort to work out their differences.  The little boy worked out the maths problem all by himself.

34. Come from somewhere south of Rome; Standing in the driveway, behind the garage; About five-foot-seven or eight; Thin; The lawn mowed; the garden weeded, the walks swept Clean up the yard; take care of any little tasks. Unable to c cc comprehend his broken English; Couldn’t a aa afford a gardener; “How could I t tt turn away a person…” Compliment him o oo on the work… Manage to w ww work out some kind of small weekly pay…

36. …,snow pretty soon, when winter come, you give me job clearing snow at factory. What do you do with ______________ and hope? determination

37. Personnel office Yeah, Tony is a good worker. Is Tony doing a good job?

38. Clearing the snow Determination and hope A good worker Gave him the job Asked for a report Was told that Tony was a good worker.

40. I want to be ‘prentice. Apprentice School

41. Can Tony do it? Can he read the blueprints and micrometers? Can he do the precision work?

42. Boss’s office Tony graduated as a skilled grinder.

43. My wife and I were delight ed with what we felt was a ___ (satisfy) end of the story.

44. apprentice Wanted to be an apprentice. Took a cut in pay to become an apprentice. Graduated as a skilled grinder. micrometer Learned to read the… on the micrometer …and to shape … Doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. Got a report that he… Were d dd delight ed with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.

46. A complete wreck?!

47. reluctantly

48. mortgage I II I don’t want to do it, but… reluctantly

49. Discard ed, I take them home.

50. Wanted to buy a house. Got the mortgage and the house with no down payment… Gathered d dd discard ed odds and ends around our place and took them home. Called on a banker friend Persuade d the banker to loan money to Tony on character. Though r rr reluctantly, His friend wrote a mortgage.

52. He seemed stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence.

53. amazed

54. A dream? He found a small abandoned piece of property with a house a shed.

55. Sold the house and bought a farm. Talked about his dream… He sent for his wife and his son and his daughter in Italy. Amazed. ?...?!!!

57. Neatly dressed. Had p pp persuad ed his childhood friend to move to America. Was s ss sponsor ing him. “When they a aa approach ed the little farm he now operated, his friend stood in a aa amazement and said,…

58. vision determination self-control optimism self-respect integrity Grew in stature…

59. Bottom rung

61. tedermination determination

62. tcterlnau reluctant

63. dcneifneo confidence c

64. tegelninecil intelligence

65. tagefninmci magnificent

66. Assignment  read Unit 7, 8 of Book 1 and Unit 1 of book 2  do the exercise of those units  get ready for quiz 3