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moaned that I had rung every doorbell in town and knew there wasn?t a single potential buyer left in Belleville that week. (Para. 32): One of my mother‘s maxims that I disliked most was ―If at first you don‘t succeed, try, try again.‖ It was the words that repeatedly sent me back to the struggle in which I found no hope at all. Even if I explained that I had rung all the doorbells in town and sensed that no one might come to buy the magazines at all, she would still insist on my trying again.
despise (v.): dislike and have no respect for sb./sth.
e.g. (1) You shall not despise a man because he is poor.
(2) When I think of the opportunities I lost before, I will despise myself for my cowardice.
battle cry: a word or phrase used by a group of people who work together for a particular
purpose, esp. a political one
e.g. Their battle cry will be: “Sign this petition before they sign away your country.”
17. Reading it with her own schoolteacher?s eye, my mother agreed that it was top-
drawer seventh grade prose and complimented me. (Para. 34): My mother read the
composition with an eye of a teacher, she also agreed it was an excellent seventh grade prose and praised me.
top-drawer (a.): of the highest social class or of the highest quality
e.g. The Potters may have plenty of money, but they don’t come out of the top-drawer.
18. Writers did not have to trudge through the town peddling from canvas bags, defending
themselves against angry dogs, being rejected by surly strangers. (Para. 36): Writers
didn‘t need to make their way through out of the town to sell magazines. Then they didn‘t need to defend themselves from being attacked by those angry dogs and to worry about being turned down by those unfriendly strangers.
trudge (v.): walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired and/or carrying sth.
heavy
e.g. In the early morning the casualties began to trudge into the dressing-station.
): bad-tempered and rude
surly (a.e.g. He found his partner to be very disagreeable. Frequently he was the worse for liquor which made him surly.
19. So far as I could make out, what writers did couldn?t even be classified as work. (Para. 36): As
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far as I could understand, according to what writers did, being writer couldn‘t be regarded as work.
make out: understand
e.g. Can you make out the meaning of this poem?
20. I was enchanted. Writers didn?t have to have any gumption at all. (Para. 37): To be a
writer, gumption was not necessarily indispensable, so I felt excited and delighted.
enchant (v.): attract sb. strongly and make them feel very interested, excited, etc.
e.g. Don’t expect young children to be as enchanted with the scenery as you are.
Part II
Key to Exercises P
re-reading Activities
1. (Open)
2. (Open)
E
xercises
Ⅰ. Post-reading Activities
Text Comprehension
1. The author began the article by recalling what most parents usually expected for their children fifty years ago. The intention was that he wanted to create the curiosity among the readers. Because the readers may not be familiar with the parents‘ expectations of their children about 50 years ago, so they are eager to know what children were expected to do so as to satisfy their curiosity. . Unlike the other boys, he firstly wanted to grow up to be a garbage man. 10
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. For example, gumption firstly appeared in the direct speech of the author‘s mother ―Have a little gumption, Russell,‖ for there is a clear contrast between the author and other boys. Those boys were ambitious for they wanted to grow up to be president while the author to be a garbage man. So his mother used this word to show her dissatisfaction for his lack of ambition. So we can guess gumption may be similar as ambition. . She wanted Russell to make something of himself in the future. So she introduced him to a publishing company. . No. He sold none of the magazines. It was his uncle Allen who helped him out of the dilemma. He earned the first nickel from Uncle Allen and Uncle Allen also decided to take the Post regularly as a regular customer. . The special way that the author‘s mother used to encourage him is quoting maxims. Her favorite one is ―If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.‖ No, he despised it. . The turning point in Baker‘s young career is the time when he was eleven and his teacher graded his composition with an A. His mother agreed it was a good composition and praised him, and later she advised Russell ―maybe you could be a writer.‖ . He thought that to be a writer, gumption was not necessarily needed. The author used ―the ease of the writer‘s life‖ as a comic contrast to his first job as a newsboy. Text Analysis
Paragraphs Main idea Part 1 Paragraphs Russell Baker‘s initial idea on what he wanted to grow up to 1—4 be, which was pretty different from those of ambitious boys. Paragraphs The unsuccessful experience of Russell Baker in selling Part 2 5—33 magazines, which eventually put an end to his mother‘s expectation of him in the magazine business. Part 3 Paragraphs Baker‘s A grade on a composition set him onward to a career 34—37 in writing. Points for Discussion (Open)
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Ⅱ. Language Focus
Vocabulary
Part A 1. peddling
. trudge
. gumption
. despise . detachable . reverence . embark on . intervene
. paupers
10. take in
Part B
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. B
Cloze
(1) generalist
(2) Flexibility (3) switching
(4) count on (5) mentor (6) occupational (7) on-going
(8) resumé
(9) cutting
(10) qualifications
Translation
Part A Russell Baker had once said: ―Those who deeply loved the news writing and wanted to work as reporter had one kind of romantic ideal or dream mostly. They hoped that someday they might become writers like Mark Twain or Hemingway, or become some big media editor-in-chief, chief reporter. When I was only eight years old, I embarked on journalism and this was my mother‘s idea. She had filled herself with fantasy to life. She did not want to let me be the same as my father who had worked from dawn to dusk, living the life of toils and leaving behind with us a few pieces of tattered furniture till his death. She expected especially I could make something of myself. After giving me a moderate praise on my gumption she introduced me to The Saturday Evening Post. I begun to sell the newspaper in this way.‖
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经济萧条造成了多么大的影响！雇主们回到了司机的座位自己开车，想改行的人 不得不重新学会游戏规则。作为一个经理代理人，我负责高级管理人员的职业安排， 对于他们在职业上遇到的最艰难的挑战，我通常了如指掌。在我看来，求职者应该遵 循以下几条新规则是有好处的。
让人需要你比让人雇佣你更容易：有一句老话说得好：“先把你的脚跨进门 内。”不过，即使想那样做，现在也不容易。因为公司在雇用员工之前完全有条件对 求职者进行长时间的仔细考察。有一个解决办法，就是先和公司作某种交易。我的一 个客户就与其公司达成一项为公司提供咨询服务的协议，并与公司共同承担风险，如 果他能成功，他就会得到一份永久的工作。他这一招还真奏效了。
学会自我欣赏：有位客户在求职面试时颇为沮丧，因为坐在对面负责面试的主管竟 然是他以前的下属。其实，这样的事情屡见不鲜。毕竟，在网络行业繁荣的时期，随着 不少企业家型人才外流，那些留守员工往往加官进职——很大程度上就是因为他们留下 来没有跳槽。像乌龟和兔子赛跑一样，乌龟艰难地爬向终点却乐观自信。在求职市场， 要摒弃傲慢，不要目中无人；不要搞小动作。要摆正自己的位置，至于你从前的下属， 你以后可以采取回避的方式对待。不过要重新参与竞争，你必须首先回到队伍中。
Ⅲ. Oral Practice
PRESENTATION Task
(Open)
Ⅳ. Writing Project
Task One
(Open)
Task Two
(Open)
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