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新版大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5内容介绍新版大学英语综合教程第二册Unit5内容介绍导语：生活不可能总是一帆风顺的，在成长的路上总有些障碍，下面是一篇讲述克服障碍的英语课文，欢迎大家阅读。
Overcoming ObstaclesPart I Pre-Reading TaskListen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:1. What happened to the singer?2. What helped her pull through all the hardships she suffered?3. What is the tone of the song?4. Is the song related to the theme of the unit — overcoming obstacles?Part IITextLook at the following two sayings and then see if the story of Michael Stone bears out the points they make.The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.—— MoliereWhen it is dark enough, you can see the stars.—— Charles A, BeardTRUE HEIGHTDavid NasterHis palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grip. The sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone confronted the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting career.The stands were still filled with about 20,000 people, even though the final race had ended an hour earlier. The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. It also has the element of flying, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event.As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying. Michael's mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. Her stories were always ones that described the land from a bird'seye view. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael's dreams full of color and beauty. Michael had this one recurring dream. He would be running down a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by. It was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he began to lift off the ground. He would begin soaring like an eagle.Where he flew would always coincide with his mother's stories. Wherever he flew was with a keen eye for detail and the free spirit of his mother's love. His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer. Bert Stone was a hardcore realist. He believed in hard work and sweat. His motto: If you want something, work for it!From the age of 14, Michael did just that. He began a very careful training program. He worked out every other day with weightlifting, with some kind of running work on alternate days. The program was carefully monitored by Michael's coach, trainer and father. Michael's dedication, determination and discipline was a coach's dream. Besides being an honor student and only child, Michael Stone continued to help his parents with their farmchores. Mildred Stone, Michael's mother, wished he could relax a bit more and be that "free dreaming" little boy. On one occasion she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, "You want something, work for it!"All of Michael's vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. If Michael Stone was surprised, excited or vain about clearing the bar at 17 feet, you couldn't tell. As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on its feet, Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight. He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the National Junior Olympics.When Michael cleared the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump. Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A miss would get him second place. Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.He rolled over and did his routine of three finger-tipped push-ups. He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life.The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. Itwasn't working. He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accurate description. What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arms and upper body. The light breeze that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, too. The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. The surface below him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly. His take-off was effortless. Michael Stone was now flying, just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn't dreaming. This was real. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring like an eagle.It was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his landing that brought Michael back to earth. On his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face, he knew he could only see in his mind's eye the smile on his mother's face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too, even laughing. What he didn'tknow was that his dad was hugging his wife and crying. That's right: Bert "If You Want It, Work For It" Stone was crying like a baby in his wife's arms. He was crying harder than Mildred had ever seen before. She also knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride. Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life. He later went on that day to clear 17 feet 6 1/2 inches: a National and International Junior Olympics record.With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael's life would never be the same again. It wasn't just because he won the National Junior Olympics and set a new world record. And it wasn't because he had just increased his personal best by 9 l/2 inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.New Words and Expressionsbear outprove that (sth.) is true 证实sweatvi. 出汗n. 汗水toweln. 毛巾，手巾pole-vaultvi., n. 撑竿跳高vaultn. 撑竿跳高 (=pole vault);撑物跳跃gracen. quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement or structure 优美，优雅;雅致gymnastn. 体操家，体操运动员body buildern. 健美运动员merea. nothing more than 仅仅，只不过fantasyn. 幻想numerousa. very many 许多的，无数的passionn. strong feeling, esp. of love 热情detailn. small, particular fact or item 细节，琐碎的`事recur▲vi. come or happen again 再来;再发生outrun (outran, outrun)vt. run faster or better than; go beyond 跑得比…快;跑得比…好;超过eaglen. 鹰coincide▲vi. happen at the same time; be in agreement 同时发生;一致coincide with与…同时发生;与…一致hard-corea. 顽固不化的coren. the most important part 核心realistn. a person who deals in a practical way with situations as they actually are 现实主义者motton. 格言，座右铭work outgo through a physical exercise session 体育锻炼，训练weightliftingn. 举重(运动)alteinate▲a. every other or second; happening by turns 交替的;轮流的coachn. (体育运动的)教练dedicationn. giving oneself, time, effort, etc. (to sth.) 奉献，献身dedicate▲vt. 献身于，致力于choren. 家庭杂务relaxv. make or become less tense, worried or nervous 放松，松弛on one/two/several occasion(s)有一(两，几)次vaina. too pleased with one's own abilities or looks 虚荣的，自负的barn. 横杆;条;块inflatev. fill (sth.) with air (使)充气，(使)膨胀matn. 垫子;席子competitorn. 竞争者，对手emotionn. 情感，感情preparationn. the act or process of preparing 准备be ashamed offeeling foolish or uncomfortable because of (sth.) 因…感到难为情finger-tippeda. using or operated by the fingers 用手的push-upn. (AmE) 俯卧撑runwayn. 跑道startle▲vt. give a sudden shock or surprise to 使大吃一惊balen. (一)大捆，(一)大包hayn. 干草intensityn. the state of being intense 强烈、剧烈，紧张anxietyn. a feeling of worry or fear 忧虑，担心tensionn. worry or nervousness 紧张，不安tensea. feeling worried or nervous; making people worried ornervous 紧张的;令人紧张的along withtogether with 连同stretch out伸展breezen. 微风，轻风deafenvt. make (sb.) unable to hear, esp. for a short time 使聋deafa. unable to hear at all or to hear well 耳聋的sprintvi. run at one's fastest speed, esp. for a short distance 疾跑take-offn. 起跳;(飞机)起飞effortlessa. needing little or no effort 容易的，不费力气的eruptionn. 爆发erupt▲ vi.thumpn. (noise made by) a heavy blow 重击(声)bring (sb.) back to earth使回到现实中in one's mind's eye在想象中congratulatevt. 祝贺median. 大众传播媒介sponsorshipn. 资助;赞助Proper NamesDavid Naster大卫·纳史特the Olympics = Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会Michael迈克尔(男子名)Bert伯特(男子名，Albert, Herbert, Bertram 的昵称，亦作Burt)Mildred米尔德里德(女子名)Language sense Enhancement1. Read aloud paragraphs 9-10 and learn them by heart.2. Read aloud the following poem written by the American deaf-blind writer and educationist, Helen Keller (1880-1968).Facing FateHelen kellerSecurity is mostly a superstition.It does not exist in nature,nor do the children or men as a whole experience it.Avoiding danger is no safer in the long runthan outright exposure.Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.To keep our faces toward change andbehave like free spiritsin the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.3. Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of theovercoming of it.—— Helen KellerNo pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.—— William PennAll rising to great place is by a winding stair.——Francis baconIf we face our tasks with the resolution to solve them, who shall say that anything is impossible.—— Wilfred Grenfell4. Read the following humorous story for fun. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.A missionary unexpectedly met a lion in the jungle. Not seeing any way to escape, he fell to his knees in prayer. He was comforted by seeing the lion kneeling next to him." Dear Brother, how delightful to join you in prayer when only a moment ago I feared for my life," the missionary said." Don't interrupt," said the lion, "I'm just saying grace."。
Book 2 Unit 5roll /rəul/ vt. & vi.滚动；（使）摇摆(rolling,rolled,rolls)n.摇晃；卷；卷形物；面包圈1.V-T/V-I When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. 滚动例：The ball rolled into the net. 球滚进了网。
2.V-I If you roll somewhere, you move on a surface while lying down, turning your body over and over, so that you are sometimes on your back, sometimes on your side, and sometimes on your front. 打滚例：When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg.我小的时候曾滚下山摔断了腿。
6.V-T If you roll something flexible into a cylinder or a ball, you form it into a cylinder or a ball by wrapping it several times around itself or by shaping it between your hands. 卷; 绕(成柱形或团)例：He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow, and lay down on the grass.他脱下毛衣，卷成一个枕头，然后在草地上躺了下来。
7.PHRASAL VERB Roll up means the same as . 卷; 绕(成柱形或团)例：Stein rolled up the paper bag with the money inside.斯坦把装着钱的纸袋卷了起来。
Book 2----unit51.class---classical adj. 古典的, 经典的first-class adj.最好的,第一流的,头等舱的,优秀的classical music 古典音乐folkmusic民间音乐2.music---musical adj. 音乐的---musician n.音乐家musicalinstrument 乐器3.dream---dreamt---dreamt---dreamof/about doing sth 梦想做某事4.pretend to do sth 假装做某事He pretended to fall over. 他假装跌倒。
Theytourists.他们假装是旅行者。
decide/refuse/fail/mange/promise to do5.to be honest=honestly speaking=to be frank=frankly speaking 坦白地说；6.attach…to (使)贴(系, 粘)在…上；附属于，隶属于；使依恋，使喜爱He attached labels to his luggage. 他把标签贴在行李上。
He attached himself to the university where he worked nearly thirty years.他对那大学依依不舍, 因为他在那里工作了差不多30年。
She is deeply attached to her young brother. 她深爱她的弟弟。
attach great importance to sth…重视…The old man didn't seem to attach any importance to the question.这老人似乎一点也不重视这个问题。
7.form vt. 形成；构成in the formof…以…形式Steam forms when water boils. 水煮沸之后就形成蒸汽。
M2U5背诵清单一、单词1. 古典的classical2. 管弦乐队orchestra3. 民间音乐folk music4. 合唱choral music5. 酒馆pub6. 工作室studio7. 百万富翁millionaire8.广播broadcast-broadcast-broadcast9. 歌谣ballad10. 浸dip—dipped—dipped二、词变1.音乐家musician n. 音乐的musical adj.2.路人passer-by 复数passers-by3.表演perform v. performance n.4.男演员actor n. 女演员actress n.5.依赖rely—relied –relied reliable adj.6.幽默humor n. humorous adj.7.吸引人的attractive v. attraction n. 8.兴奋excitement n. exciting adj. excited adj.9.自信confident adj.. confidence n.10.简短的brief adj. briefly adv.11.投入devote v. devotion n.12.邀请invite v. invitation n.13.痛苦pain n. painful adj.三、词组1.梦想做某事dream of/about doing2.欣赏你的音乐appreciate your music3.假装pretend to do pretend that…4.组建乐队form a band5.挣外快earn some extra money6.玩乐器paly the musical instruments7.表演give performances8.付现金pay in cash9.互相开玩笑play jokes on each other10.依靠别人rely on others11.更熟悉这个歌手get/be more familiar with the singer12.大约一年a year or so13.乐队解散The band broke up. 14.到英国短暂旅行visit Britain on a brief tour15.展示忠心show sb’ devotion16.情况不妙Things go wrong.17.没被跟踪without being followed18.留胡子wear beards19.同意某事agree to do agree on sth.20.坚持stick to it21.最重要Above all22.依赖rely on23.另外in addition24.分类sort out25. 后来afterwards26. 对……敏感be sensitive to/ about sth.三、句子1.你曾经想过在音乐会上演唱，观众欣赏你的演唱为你鼓掌吗？Have you ever dreamed of playing at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music?2.说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。
