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Before Reading

1. Abraham Lincoln

Story about Abraham Lincoln

Discussions about the Story

2. Celebrities

Rich People I Know

Who’s Who

3. Background Information

4. Warm-up Questions

Story about Abraham Lincoln

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1. What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day?

Working as a shop clerk, he overcharged a customer. Although the sum was insignificant, Lincoln walked a long distance to pay back the money.


The theme of this unit is about values. What do values mean? And how is the story related to the theme of the unit?

Values mean a person’s principles or standards of behavior and his judgement of what is importantin life. The story reveals that Abraham Lincoln regarded honesty as an important value.

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Do you think it worthwhile to walk two or three miles to pay back the six and a quarter cents?

Honesty makes one feel good about himself and creates trust in others. It improves one’s relationshipwith himself and with others. It’s not much in fashion these days to talk about the benefits of honesty and decency, but the benefits are there and they are valuable and worth the trouble.

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4. What values do you consider the most important?

Rich People I Know

Collect stories, news reports, pictures, books, or video clips of rich people. Form groups of three or four to share what you have collected and discuss what values these rich people hold dear.

Who’s Who

Look at the following pictures. Who are they?

Who’s Who

Greek shipping magnate and financier

Aristotle Onassis

1906~1975, born of Greek parents in Turkey

made his first fortune in tobacco business

built up one of the world’s largest independent fleets, and was a pioneer in the construction of supertankers

first marriage to the daughter of the influential Greek shipowner Stavros Livanos ended in divorce (1960)

Who’s Who

Aristotle Onassis

had a long relationship with the soprano Maria Callas

gained special prominence in the United States through his marriage (1968) to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, widow of President John F. Kennedy

Who’s Who

Aristotle Onassis

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.

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Who’s Who

nicknamed Superman, Asia’s richest and most influential billionaire

Li Ka-shing

once a poor immigrant, got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950s

business centered on the conglomerate Hutchinson Whampoa (telecom, port services, real estate), now spans 41 countries and accounts for 13% of Hong Kong’s stock market value

has invested more than $7 billion in Chinese mainland and built 400 miles of roads and bridges

Who’s Who

has given away over $500 million to support education and health care facilities in Asia

Li Ka-shing

亲信不等于亲人。傲气不可有，傲骨不可无。

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Who’s Who

the richest of the rich

Bill Gates

has topped the Forbes 400 list for nine consecutive years since 1994 and is most likely to remain to be the richest in the world in the years to come

born in 1955 in Seattle, Washington

had been shy and awkward, rarely ventured out to parties even when studying at Harvard University

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Bill GatesMS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) and subsequent programs (including the Windows operating systems) made Microsoft the world’s largest producer of software for microcomputers

founded the Microsoft Corporation (1974), a computer software firm, with Paul Allen

Who’s Who

Bill Gates

There are people who don’t like capitalism, and people who don’t like PCs. But there’s no one who likes the PC who doesn’t like Microsoft.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

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Background Information

1. Sam Walton 2. Rolls-Royce

3. Dime Store 4. Ford Motor Company

5. Names 6. Forbes

Sam Walton

Sam Walton, an American retailing executive, was born in 1918 in Oklahoma. After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores, he opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Arkansas, in 1962. Walton developed Wal-Mart into a chain of massive, centrally controlled stores that were typically sited in small

towns and rural areas. The stores featured heavy discounting, smaller profit margins than usual coupled with higher-volume sales, and a customer-oriented staff. Wal-Mart flourished, went public in 1970, and by 1991 had become a multibillion-dollar business and America’s largest retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton, who stepped aside as CEO of the company in 1988 but remained active in its management, was by 1985 the wealthiest person in the United States.

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Sam Walton

After his death, his widow Helen and four children are doing well on their own. With a collective net worth of over $100 billion, they are ranked 7 to 11 in the Forbes World’s Richest People in 2003.

Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce refers to any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce. Many people recognize them by the small metal statue on the front of every Rolls-Royce car. The company was formed in 1905~1906 by Charles Rolls (1877~1910) and Henry Royce (1863~1933) and also produces aircraft engines. The Rolls-Royce company was bought by the German company Volkswagen in 1998. The name Rolls-Royce is also used informally to refer to the best product of a particular type.

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Dime Store

A dime store offers a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use. II ■

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is a large US company that makes cars. It was established in Detroit in 1903 by Henry Ford, and the first Model T was sold in 1908. The company has produced the Lincoln since 1922 and the Mercury since 1938.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business. In its November 27, 2000 edition it published one listing the 50richest businessmen and women in China, headed by Rong Yiren of CITIC with 1.9 billion dollars, followed in second place by Liu Yongxing of the Hope Group with 1 billion dollars. The richest businesswoman on the list was Yang Lan of Sun Television, with 63 million dollars.

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Warm-up Questions

If you should become the richest man or woman in China, what kind of life do you think you would live?

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Some people believe, “There is only one success to be able to spend your own life in your own way.” Do you agree? Give your reasons.

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Global Reading

1. Part Division of the Text

2. Scanning

For Part 1

For Part 2 & 3

3. Further Understanding

Part Division of the Text

Parts Lines Main Ideas

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2

3

1~13

14~44

45~85

The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.

Being friendly, easy-going and never flashy, Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment.

With the Wal-Mart team in mind, Walton devotes himself heart and soul to making the business a great success.

Scanning

Scan Text A and underline all the names mentioned.

Tell who these persons were and mark the words they said.

The quotations are chosen to serve certain purposes. What do you think they revolve around?

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2.3.

Scanning

am WaltonS____________

ie Beaulieu Jam ____________

hnny Baker Jo____________

founder of Wal-Mart, the discount king

waiter at Sam Walton's birthday party

night manager at the local Wal-Mart

LL. 78~80 “The reason for our success is our people and the way they’re treated and the way they feel about their company. They believe things are different here, but they deserve the credit.”

L.19 “He doesn’t want any special treatment.”

L.13“It was a real disappointment.”

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ichard HobackR _____________

ordon

Garlington III

G________

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Mayor of Bentonville, Arkansas

pastor of the local church

LL. 22~24 “He is the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream.”

LL. 31~32 “… He doesn’t have a set place. At a church supper the other night, he and his wife were in back washing dishes.”

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hn MayhallJo _____________

on GrempJim V_____________

local barber

corporate affairs director

LL. 43~44 “… the only thing strange about Sam Walton is that he isn’t strange.”

LL. 50~54 “He may be the richest by Forbes rankings, but he doesn’t know whether he is or not -- and he doesn’t care. He doesn’t spend much. He owns stock, but he’s always left it in the company so it could grow. But the real story in his mind is the success achieved by the 100,000 people who make up the Wal-Mart team.”

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erold F. ArendF _____________

endrenJim H _____________

retired president of Wal-Mart

company lawyer

LL. 74~77 “He’d say, ‘That fellow worked hard, let’s give him a little extra.’ I had to change my way of thinking when I came aboard.”

LL. 81~85 “I’ve never seen anyone yet who worked for him or was around him for any length of time who wasn’t better off. And I don’t mean just financially, although a lot of people are. It’s just something about him -- coming into contact with Sam Walton just makes you a better person.”

1.Fill in the following table.

what Jamie Beaulieu imagined to see

what Jamie Beaulieu actually saw

a mansion/a palace nice house, but not palace

a Rolls-Royce an old pickup truck

dogs with diamond collars a muddy bird dog

servants everywhere no servants

2. Complete the summary.

According to Jamie Beaulieu’s imagination, Sam Walton, the richest man in the world, should lead a lavish/luxurious life. What he saw, however, proved that he was wrong. It turned out that the billionaire, who acquired his wealth by starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount chai, carried on in a very simple/frugal way.

lavish/luxurious_____________

starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount chain

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Fill in the Table In part 2 and part 3, we can see a character sketch of the richest man in America. List some of his character traits and the details that reveal those traits.

Character Traits Details

free of self-importance

friendly and easy-going

waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart

has no reserved seat in church

asks his employees to call him by his first name

Fill in the Table In part 2 and part 3, we can see a character sketch of the richest man in America. List some of his character traits and the details that reveal those traits.

Character Traits Details

never flashy

hard working

steers clear of reporters, dreamers, and schemersmanages to keep himself off the front pageattends sales meetings, the executive pep rally

generousset up a college scholarship fund and a disaster relief fund

THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA, DOWN HOME

He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America. He imagined what surely awaited: a mansion, a “Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,” dogs with diamond collars, servants everywhere. Then he was off to the house, wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville, a remote Arkansas town of 9,920, where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a $6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart. He drove down a country road, turned at a mailbox marked “Sam and Helen Walton,” and jumped out at a house in the woods.

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He imagined what was waiting for him. Or: He imagined what he was surely to see.

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remote: adj. far away in space or time

The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province.

Taming the deserts is no longer a dream of the remote future but a practical human endeavor.

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discount: n. amount of money which may be taken off the full priceTraditional retailers who’ve opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers.

Collocation:

give/make/allow a discount

a cash discount

at a discount

打折扣

低于正常价格

现金折扣

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“It was a real disappointment,” sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu. Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it. And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup, red and white, bird dogs by his side, and, come shooting season, waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.

It was nice, but no palace. The furniture appeared a little worn. An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard. He never spotted any servants.

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1. Paraphrase the part.It is only in America that a billionaire can live in the same way as ordinary people.

2. Translate the whole sentence into Chinese.只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像普通百姓一样，安稳地过着普普通通的日子。Note: In writing and formal speech, you can put "only" at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the word, word group, or clause it modifies, and then you put an auxiliary or "be" followed by the subject of the main clause.Examples:

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Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks.

Only when the injured limb is fully mobile will the runner be encouraged to restrengthen it.

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carry on: 1) behave or conduct oneself in a specific way

There’s nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else.He carries on as if he were a millionaire, spending money left, right and centre.

如果你们再那样胡闹下去，你们会给自己惹麻烦的。

If you carry on in that way, you will get into trouble.

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carry on: 2) continue

carry on with your work

carry on talking

We must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.

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继续你的工作

继续谈

尽管条件极端困难，我们必须坚持下去，直到成功。




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folk: 1. n. people in general (You can refer to people as folk or folks.)They got married and had kids and lived like other folks.

These are the folks from the local TV station.

他们确实是些纯朴的乡下人。They are really simple country folks.

2. adj. (esp. of music) in the traditional style of a country

folk music/songs/art

民间音乐 / 歌曲 / 艺术




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get away with: do sth. wrong or risky without being caught or punished

How did he get away with cheating?

他是如何考试作弊而未被发现的？

They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it.

Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years.




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local: adj. of or for a particular place

The plane is to take off at 6 a.m. and land at 4:30 p.m. local time.

Three-quarters of the investment needed to host the Olympics would be borne by central and local government.


“He doesn’t want any special treatment,” says night manager Johnny Baker, who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a recent corporate memo commands. Few here think of his billions; they call him “Mr. Sam” and accept his folksy ways. “He’s the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream,” says Mayor Richard By all accounts, he’s friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around.

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treatment: n. the way you deal with sb. or behave towards them (followed by of)

Like everyone else, I resent his cruel treatment of his old father.

The old woman suffered from bad treatment at the hands of her sons. None of them were willing to take care of her.



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by/from all accounts: according to what everyone says

Tom, by all accounts, is a superb pianist.

根据大家的说法，汤姆是个很棒的钢琴家。

The Chinese football team will play the Koreans tonight. It should be a match worth watching by all accounts.

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according to/by sb.’s own account 据某人自己说



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cheerful: adj. (of sb.) happy in a lively, energetic way; (of sth.) making you feel happyOne of the reasons why she is successful is that she is able to remain cheerful in a crisis.The kindergarten is bright and cheerful, with plenty of toys.You could never be unhappy in such a cheerful house.在这么舒适的房子里，你绝对不会不愉快。

他乐意负起责任，我们都很受鼓舞。

His cheerful acceptance of responsibility encouraged us all.



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blend in/into: If sb. blends into a particular group or situation, or if they blend in, they seem to belong there or are not noticeable, because their behavior is similar to that of the other people involved.

What he said reinforced my determination to blend in with my surroundings.

As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could blend in.The painter blended in with the crowd at the art sale.

Pattern:

blend in blend into sth.blend in with sth.


No matter how big a time he had on Saturday night, you can find him in church on Sunday. Surely in a reserved seat, right? “We don’t have reserved seats,” says Gordon Garlington III, pastor of the local church. So where does The Richest Man in America sit? Wherever he finds a seat. “Look, he’s just not that way. He doesn’t have a set place. At a church supper the other night, he and his wife were in back washing dishes.”



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1. What does “in back” mean here?

Here it means “at the back of the church”.

2. Note: in back (of)/at the back (of) ：在……后面（或后部）Examples:

There is a garden at the back/in back (of the house).( 房子 ) 后面有个花园。The sound is produced at the back of the palate. 这个音是从后腭发出的。





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reserve: vt.1) order or book (a seat, book, room, table, etc.)

The service at that five-star restaurant is excellent. I’ll reserve a table for five there.

音乐会的票会很紧张，所以让你的朋友先预订。Demand will be huge, so ask your friends to reserve tickets for the concert.

2) keep for a special usePattern:be reserved for sb./sth.这些座位是专门留给老人和病人的。These seats are reserved for old and sick people.Reserve your strength for the long walk.


For 19 years, he’s used the same barber. John Mayhall finds him waiting when he opens up at 7 a.m. He chats about the national news, or reads in his chair, perhaps the Benton County Daily Democrat, another Walton property that keeps him off the front page. It buried the Forbes list at the bottom of page 2. “He’s just not a front-page person,” a newspaper employee explains. But one recent morning, The Richest Man in America did something that would have made headlines anywhere in the world: He forgot his money. “I said, ‘Forget it, take care of it next time,’ ” says barber Mayhall. “But he said, ‘No, I’ll get it,’ and he went home for his wallet.”



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1.What does “it” refer to?

“It” refers to the Benton County Daily Democrat.

2. Paraphrase the sentence.

The Forbes list was arranged at the bottom of page 2 in the Benton County Daily Democrat so that it could not be found easily.





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open up: unlock and open the door so that people can get in

Open up, or I break in.

They open the school up at 7:45 a.m. so that students can have more sleep.



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headline: n. the title of a newspaper article, printed above the article in large letters

Headlines in the newspaper are arranged so that they attract attention.

The headlines in the newspapers were to please millions of people in China: Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic Games.


Wasn’t that, well, a little strange? “No sir,” says Mayhall, “the only thing strange about Sam Walton is that he isn't strange.” But just how long Walton can hold firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters keeping following him wherever he goes is anyone’s guess. Ever since Forbes magazine pronounced him America’s richest man, with $2.8 billion in Wal-Mart stock, he’s been a rich man on the run, steering clear of reporters, dreamers, and schemers. “He may be the richest by Forbes rankings,” says corporate affairs director Jim Von Gremp, “but he doesn’t know whether he is or not -- and he doesn’t care. He doesn’t spend much. He owns stock, but he’s always left it in the company so it could grow.



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Translate the sentence into Chinese.

然而，沃尔顿所到之处名人追星族紧跟不舍，他的平民习惯能保持多久，就很难说了。





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hold to: keep to

John holds to his belief that you can be successful as long as you work hard.

约翰坚信只要努力就会取得成功。

不管你怎样争辩，我将坚持我的决定。

Whatever your argument, I shall hold to my decision.

Collocation:

hold on （打电话时用语）稍候；坚持

hold out 坚持，忍耐；伸出

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hold to: keep to hold to, hold on & hold outPut into each gap one of the above phrases.

1. Could you there? I’ll just see if the manager’s in.

2. The town was surrounded but the people until help came.

3. He his hand in friendship.

4. She always passionately the view that her mother is an angel.

hold on

held out/held on

held out

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stock: n. shares of a company that are sold to investors

You’d better get professional advice before buying stocks or bonds.

After a dull start, stock prices moved ahead again yesterday.

Collocation:

stock market/exchange 股票市场；证券交易所

issue stocks 发行股票

blue-chip stocks 蓝筹股（红利稳而值钱的主要公司的股票）



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on the run: continuously active and moving about; trying to avoid being captured

He has to be on the run from one office to another to get the permit to open a take-away restaurant.

She’s on the run from morning till night.

她从早到晚都匆匆忙忙。

在逃的杀人犯已流窜了三个星期。

The escaped murderer has been on the run for three weeks.



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steer clear of: keep away from

Tell the children to steer clear of troublemakers.

俱乐部成员避开了宗教信仰等一些会引起争议的问题。

Members of the club steer clear of controversial issues such as religion.


But the real story in his mind is the success achieved by the 100,000 people who make up the Wal-Mart team.”

He’s usually back home for Friday sales meetings, or the executive pep rally Saturday morning at 7 a.m., when Walton, as he does at new store openings, is liable to jump up on a chair and lead everyone in the Wal-Mart cheer: “Give me a W! Give me an A! Give me an L! Louder!”




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1. Paraphrase the part.

But what is always on his mind is…

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another story/a different story ：另一回事，另一种情况only part of the story: 只是部分情况not the whole story ：不是全部情况the (same) old story ：老一套，经常听到的借口、诉苦等cut/make a long story short ：长话短说，简而言之

Note: 此处的 story 不是指“故事”、“传闻”或“经历”。类似的含有 story 的短语有：







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make up: 1. form the whole of (sth.)

Women make up nearly 50% of university entrants.

大学新生中女生占了将近 50％。

该学院由 14个系和 5个研究所组成。The college is made up of fourteen departments and five research centers.

2. become friends again after a quarrel

You don’t really hate each other, why don’t you kiss and make up?你俩不是真的恨对方，何不亲吻一下和解呢？你该跟你妹妹和解了。It's time you made (it) up with your sister.

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3. use special paint and powder on the face so as to change or improve the appearance

She makes herself up/makes up her face in 20 minutes in the morning.

她早上花 20 分钟时间给自己 /在脸上化妆。




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liable: adj. likely (to do sth.)

It’s liable to snow heavily tomorrow.

The sports meeting is liable to be postponed until next week because of the bad weather.

He’s liable to shout when angry.

他在生气的时候很容易吼叫。


And louder they yell. No one admits to feeling the least bit silly. It’s all part of the Wal-Mart way of life as laid down by Sam: loyalty, hard work, long hours; get ideas into the system from the bottom up, Japanese-style; treat your people right; cut prices and margins to the bone and sleep well at night. Employees with one year on board qualify for stock options, and are urged to buy all they can. After the pep rally, there’s bird hunting, or tennis on his backyard court. But his stores are always on his mind. One tennis guest managed to put him off his game by asking why a can of balls cost more in one Wal-Mart than another. It turned out to be untrue, but the move worked. Walton lost four straight games.



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Translate it into Chinese.

从公司最底层起大家集思广益。





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loyalty: n. the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for sb./sth.; a strong feeling that one wants to be faithful to sb./sth.

My father is a soccer fan. His loyalty to the local team has taken him all over the country to see them play.

Once his mind was made up, General Lee never changed his loyalty to the South.

他有难以两全的忠诚义务，他想对公司尽心，可是他也想对自己的家庭尽责。He had divided loyalties; he wanted to be loyal to his firm, but he also wanted to be loyal to his family.


And louder they yell. No one admits to feeling the least bit silly. It’s all part of the Wal-Mart way of life as laid down by Sam: loyalty, hard work, long hours; get ideas into the system from the bottom up, Japanese-style; treat your people right; cut prices and margins to the bone and sleep well at night. Employees with one year on board qualify for stock options, and are urged to buy all they can. After the pep rally, there’s bird hunting, or tennis on his backyard court. But his stores are always on his mind. One tennis guest managed to put him off his game by asking why a can of balls cost more in one Wal-Mart than another. It turned out to be untrue, but the move worked. Walton lost four straight games. CloseClose

system: n.1) set of ideas, theories, principles, etc. according to which sth. is done

Most of the teachers are doing research work, trying to find a good system of teaching English.

The classification of the books in the library follows the Dewey Decimal System.All the employees are required to work on an eight-hour system.

2) group of things or parts working together as a whole

With the further development of automation, more complicated control systems have come into being.

Manned space vehicles have life-support systems designed to meet all the physical needs of the crew.

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Collocation:a political/an economic/an educational system

政治 /经济 /教育体制

a one-party/two-party/multiparty system

一党 /两党 / 多党制

a high-way/motor-way system 高速公路网

a solar system 太阳系

a digestive/an immune/a central nervous system

消化 /免疫 /中枢神经系统

an operating system 计算机操作系统

under a system 在某种制度下beat the system 钻制度的空子



qualify: vt. have or give (sb.) a legal right (to sth./to do sth.) Pattern: qualify (sb.) for sth.qualify (sb.) to do sth.

A few useful skills -- English teaching, for example -- qualified foreigners for work visas.

Highly trained staff are well qualified to give practical advice to students when they select courses.他完全有资格对这件事情进行评价。He is fully qualified to pass judgment on this matter.

英格兰队没有获得参加下一轮比赛的资格。England failed to qualify for the next round.



option: n.

1. (in business) an agreement or contract that gives sb. the right to buy or sell sth. such as property or shares at a future date

With cash, stock options and the promise of vast resources, Microsoft has attracted faculty elites to its research center.琼斯已取得那幢房子的买卖权。Jones has taken an option on that house.

2. sth. you can choose to doShe has the option of entering graduate school or starting her professional career.Analysts say that the launch of the euro offers a new and attractive option.你们有各种各样的选择。There are various options open to you.



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put off: distract sb.

我弹钢琴时你不要笑，你让我分心。

Don’t laugh while I’m playing the piano, you put me off.

Pattern:

put sb. offput sb. off sth.


Walton set up a college scholarship fund for employee’s children, a disaster relief fund to rebuild employee homes damaged by fires, floods, tornadoes, and the like. He believed in cultivating ideas and rewarding success. “He’d say, ‘That fellow worked hard, let's give him a little extra,’” recalls retired president Ferold F. Arend, who was stunned at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to join Wal-Mart. “I had to change my way of thinking when I came aboard.”



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Paraphrase the part.

…who, having left his stingy employer to join Wal-Mart, was shocked at such generosity by Walton.





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scholarship: n. (award of a) grant of money to a scholar

Some companies have set up scholarships for both students and teachers at our university.

She can’t afford to go to college if she doesn’t win a scholarship.



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and the like: and other things of the same sortIf you mention particular things or people and then add “and the like”, you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.

Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.

Always carry your passport, money and the like with you while you are traveling abroad.

其他表示“诸如此类，等等”的词和短语：and so on, and so forth, etc., and others

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cultivate: vt. 1) make a special effort to establish and develop (sth.) They encourage students to cultivate special interests

in theoretical physics.

学生应努力培养对艺术的爱好。Students should try to cultivate a love of art.

2) prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops

He cultivated the field with a large tractor.

他用一台大型拖拉机耕地。



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reward: 1. vt. give sth. to (sb.) in return for work or services

The officer is to be rewarded for his efforts with promotion to the rank of inspector.

If you do well in the final exams, I will reward you with a trip to Hong Kong.

2.n. sth. given or gained in return for work or service

She got nothing in reward (for her kindness).The police are offering a reward for information about the robbery.

Pattern:

reward sb. for sth. with sth.a reward for sth.



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retire: v. (cause to) stop working at one’s job, usu. because of age (followed by from)

Although their careers are important they plan to retire at 50.

The school had to employ the retired teachers to give classes.



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come/get aboard: (AmE, infml) join

New employees who came aboard in the last six weeks have not been tested.

This is her second promotion since coming aboard.

NB ：形近词比较：

aboard prep./adv. 在（车、船、飞机）上

abroad adv. 在国外

board n. 木板； vt. 登上（船、飞机等）

broad adj. 宽的，辽阔的；宽容的

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Put into each gap one of the above words.

1. The job involves working three months each year.abroad

board

broad2. The minister has views and does not insist that everyone believe just as he does.

3. When everybody was on , the ship sailed.

aboard

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4. John has never been a plane.______


“The reason for our success,” says Walton, in a company handout, “is our people and the way they’re treated and the way they feel about their company. They believe things are different here, but they deserve the credit.” Adds company lawyer Jim Hendren: “I’ve never seen anyone yet who worked for him or was around him for any length of time who wasn’t better off. And I don’t mean just financially, although a lot of people are. It’s just something about him -- coming into contact with Sam Walton just makes you a better person.”



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1. Paraphrase the part.

how they are treated

2. Note:

When “the way” is followed by a defining relative clause, this clause can be either a “that” clause or a clause beginning with “in which”. For example, you can say “the way she told the story”, “the way that she told the story”, or “the way in which she told the story”. There is no difference in meaning.





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deserve: vt. be sth. or have done sth. for which one should receive (a reward, special treatment, etc.); be entitled to (not used in the continuous tense)

I am only partly responsible for the success of this book, my collaborator deserves more credit.

They deserve a better salary for the job they do.

Mary deserves a reward for her efforts.

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1. Discussion

2. A Summary of the Writing Techniques

3. Synonyms

4. Useful Expressions

5. Listening Comprehension

6. Proverbs and Quotations

Discussion

Sam Walton was the richest man in America. However, he was able to carry on like plain folks and get away with it. Do you think it’s strange? Why or why not?

1.

What were Sam Walton’s ideas about what is important in life as revealed in the essay?

2.

A Summary of the Writing Techniques

To make a character portrait convincing, an author must refrain from telling readers directly what the person is like. Instead, he/she lets readers deduce. Of all the methods of indirect description, the one used most frequently in Text A is _________.quotation_________


The author quotes not only _________________, but also ________________________.

Sam Walton himself_________________his townsfolk and colleagues________________________


The text begins with an anecdote: how waiter Jamie Beaulieu had anticipated __________________________, only to find _________________________. This kind of beginning lures readers to go on. There are other anecdotes,like________________________________________________________________________, and

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a lavish mansion at the Waltonsan ordinary-looking household

how Sam Walton forgot his wallet and insisted on fetching it to pay the local barberhow he lost 4 straight games after a Wal-Mart employee asked him a question about pricing

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Sam Walton is a folksy guy, of which a lot of examples are given. Examples of how generous an employer he is are also plentiful. Jamie Beaulieu’s anticipation and the reality he later found out form a _______. It reveals_________________ _______________________.When retired company president Ferold F. Arend compared Sam Walton with __________________, we appreciate further Sam Walton’s __________.

contrast Sam Walton’sdown-home characteristics

his previous employergenerosity

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Synonyms

Find out in Text A synonyms or synonymous phrases for “down-home”.

Para 5

Para 6

Para 7

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carry on like plain folks

folksy ways

friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around

not a front-page person

Useful Expressions

1. 廉价品商店 a dime store

2. 普通百姓

3. 平民作风

4. 人人都说

5. 融洽

a plain folk

a folksy way

by/from all accounts

blend in

Useful Expressions

6. 盛气凌人 throw one’s weight around

7. 爱上头版新闻的人

8. 遵守，不改变

9. 名人追星者

10. 逃避；忙个不停

a front-page person

hold firm to

a celebrity hunter

on the run

Useful Expressions

11. 避开，避免 steer clear of

12. 组成，构成

13. 鼓舞士气的会议

14. 制定；设立

15. 从最底层起集思广益

make up

a pep rally

lay down

get ideas from the bottom up

Useful Expressions

16. 尽可能降低价格 cut prices and marginsto the bone

17. 优先认股权

18. 广开思路

19. 入伙，加盟

20. ……与交往

stock options

cultivate ideas

come aboard

come into contact with sb.

Listening Comprehension

Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.

Silver and Gold Well, I met an old man walking down the street

His clothes were torn and tattered

With sandals on his feet

And I stopped to help him and lend him a hand

He said, I love you so much But you must understand

Silver and gold might buy you a home

But things of this world

They won’t last you long

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And time has a way of turning us oldAnd time can’t be bought back with silver and goldAnd he said to meLet’s rest for a while’Cause I have some good news to share with you, childHe said: “ you can’t change this old world

But people need to know that a deer savior died hereA long long time agoAnd silver and gold might buy you a homeBut things of this worldThey won’t last you long

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And time has a way of turning us oldAnd time can’t be bought back with silver and goldHis eyes shone like diamondsAnd his smile was heaven sentHis hair was long and flowingAnd his back was slightly bentAnd I knew he knew it’Cause that day I changedAnd as I watched him walk onI forgot to get his name

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He says, silver and gold can’t buy you a home

When this life has ended and your time is gone

But you can live in a world where you’ll never grow old

And things can’t be bought there with silver and gold

And time can’t be bought back with silver and gold

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Questions about the Song


1) Do you know anything about the singer?

Dolly Parton, American country singer and songwriter of the 1970’s and 80’s.

2) What do silver and gold represent in the song?

Questions about the Song


3) Why do you think the old man mentioned the deer savior?

4) What do you think the old man meant to tell?

Proverbs and Quotations

1. A thousand-mile trip begins with one step. 2. As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries men. 3. Easy come, easy go.

千里之行，始于足下。

试金石试金，金钱试人。

来得容易去得快。（易得则易失。）

Money is not the root of all evils as is usually claimed; what is the root of all evils is the lust for money, that is the excessive, selfish and greedy pursuit of money.

-- Nathaniel Hawthorn, American writer

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金钱并非像平常说的那样是万恶之源。而对金钱的贪图，即对金钱过分的、自私的、贪婪的追求，才是一切邪恶的根源。

-- 美国作家 N. 霍桑


5. All for one, one for all.-- Alexandra Dumas, French writer

人人为我，我为人人。-- 法国作家大仲马

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