Unit 8 The Great Minds

　　Life Without Limits

　�、� Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios(設(shè)想) together: no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life?

　�、� Born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without any medical explanation or warning, Nicholas Vujicic came into the world with neither arms nor legs. (1)Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy, only to find he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal. How would their son live a normal happy life? What could he ever do or become when living with what the world would see as such a massive disability(嚴(yán)重殘疾)? (2)Little did they or anyone know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life, touching lives all over the world.

　　本部分重點及難點：

　　1. Having had an uneventful(平凡的)pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy, only to find he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal.

　　(1) 懸垂分詞。建議換成：Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, his parents felt great shock when they saw …. Can you imagine the shock?

　　以下是可以接受的懸垂分詞形式：

　　Strictly speaking, nobody is allowed in here.

　　Judging from his accent, he must be from the South.

　　經(jīng)常這樣用的分詞(分詞詞組)有：frankly (broadly, generally, strictly…) speaking, judging from / by…,talking about…,speaking of…等。

　　某些句子中作狀語的分詞的邏輯主語雖然不是句子的主語，但可能是句中的另外某一成分，對這樣的句子也可以不認(rèn)為是"懸垂分詞"。課文中的這個句子屬于這種情況。再如：

　　Seeing her health sinking rapidly, alarm clutched the father's heart. 她父親看到她健康迅速惡化，很是驚慌。

　　切記：該結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)慎用。

　　(2) only to find…不定式表示結(jié)果。不定式表結(jié)果時通常前面需要加only,表示出乎意料的不希望看到的結(jié)果。例如：

　　They rushed to the cinema, only to find the tickets left at home.

　　They hurried back home, only to find the door locked.

　　They went to the hospital without any delay, only to be told their beloved grandpa had already passed away.

　　(3) what the world would consider作插入語

　　(4) 譯文：在經(jīng)歷了一段平靜無事的孕期，而且沒有任何家族病史預(yù)示的情況下，我們可以想象得到當(dāng)時他的父母看到這個剛出生的小男孩時會是多么地震驚，只知道他就是世人所說的缺陷和不正常。

　　2. Little did they or anyone know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life, touching lives all over the world.

　　(1) 否定詞放在句首句子倒裝，如rarely, seldom, in no case, by no means, little, hardly等。

　　(2) who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life定語從句，先行詞是someone。

　　(3) touching lives all over the world 現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語，修飾inspire and motivate people。

　　(4) 譯文：當(dāng)時他們不知道而且也沒有任何一個人知道，這個漂亮的無手足的小男孩有一天會啟發(fā)激勵社會各階層的人，并且感動全世界的人們。

　　請認(rèn)真答題，答題結(jié)果將記入知識點測評的成績!

　　【單選題】16. He returned to work after recovery from his illness, _______ another employee had taken his place.

　　· A. only to tell

　　· B. only to be told

　　· C. only to be telling

　　· D. to be told

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】本題考查不定式表示結(jié)果。不定式表結(jié)果時通常前面需要加only，表示出乎意料的不希望看到的結(jié)果。本句的意思是"他生病痊愈返回了工作崗位，結(jié)果卻被告知另一個雇員接替了他的崗位"，故選B。

　　【知識點】不定式表示結(jié)果

　�、� As Nick grew up he learned to deal with his disability and started to be able to do more and more things on his own. He adapted to his situation and found ways to accomplish tasks that most people could only do by using their limbs, such as cleaning teeth, brushing hair, typing on a computer, swimming, playing sports, and much more. As time went by, Nick began to embrace his situation and achieve greater things.(承上啟下句) In grade seven Nick was elected captain of his school and worked with the student council(學(xué)生會)on various fund-raising events for local charities and disability campaigns.

　　④ After school Nick went on with further study and obtained a double bachelor degree majoring in accounting and financial planning. By the age of 19, Nick started to fulfill his dream of encouraging others by sharing his story through motivational speaking(勵志演講). He found the purpose of his existence, and also the purpose of his circumstance. Nick wholeheartedly believes that there is a purpose in each of the struggles we encounter in our lives and that our attitude towards those struggles can be the single most effective factor in overcoming them.

　�、� Now at 27 years old, this limbless young man has accomplished more than most people even twice his age. Nick recently made the massive move from Brisbane, Australia to California, USA, where he is the president of an international non-profit organization(非盈利組織), and also has his own motivational speaking company, Attitude Is Altitude. Since his first motivational speaking engagement(演講)back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions of people, speaking to a range of different groups such as students, teachers, youth, business men and women, entrepreneurs, and church congregations of all sizes. People ask Nick, "How can you smile?" (3)Then they realize there's got to be something more to life than meets the eye if a guy without arms and legs is living a fuller life.

　　本部分重點及難點：

　　3. Then they realize there's got to be something more to life than meets the eye if a guy without arms and legs is living a fuller life.

　　(1) There is something to / in sth. ……有意義，有道理

　　(2) live a full life 生活充實

　　(3) 譯文：接著他們意識到，如果一個沒有四肢的人過得比普通人更充實，那么人生的含義必定超出了我們目光所及的范疇。

　�、� Nick shares with his audiences the importance of vision and dreaming big. Using his own experiences in worldwide outreach as examples, he challenges others to examine their perspective and look beyond their circumstances. (4)He shares his view of ceasing to see obstacles as problems, but instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow and reach out to others. (5)He stresses the importance of our attitude being the most powerful tool we have at our disposal and illustrates how the choices we make can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of those around us. (6)Nick shows through his own life that the major keys in fulfilling our biggest dreams are persistence and choosing to embrace failure as a learning experience, rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us.

　　本部分重點及難點：

　　4. He shares his view of ceasing to see obstacles as problems, but instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow and reach out to others.

　　(1) cease to do sth. 停止做某事，不再做某事

　　(2) see…as…: look on / upon …as, view…as, regard…as

　　(3) reach out to 伸手以抓到、觸到或拿到某物

　　We must reach out to those in need. 我們應(yīng)該伸出援手，去幫助有困難的人。

　　本句reach out to others意為"求助于某人"

　　(4) 譯文：他與大家一起分享停止把阻礙看作是麻煩、困難，相反，應(yīng)該把它們看作是自身成長并接觸他人向他人學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會。

　　5. He stresses the importance of our attitude being the most powerful tool we have at our disposal and illustrates how the choices we make can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of those around us.

　　(1) at our disposal任某人處理;供某人任意使用

　　disposal是dispose的名詞形式，意為"支配，處理"。

　　聯(lián)想：al為名詞后綴，再如：arrive-arrival, survive-survival, approve-approval, disapprove-disapproval, dismiss-dismissal, deny-denial, refuse-refusal等。

　　(2) have a profound effect on sth. 對……產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響

　　(3) 譯文：他強(qiáng)調(diào)態(tài)度是我們可以支配的最強(qiáng)大的工具，闡明了我們作出的選擇如何對我們自身乃至周圍人的生活產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響。

　　6. Nick shows through his own life that the major keys in fulfilling our biggest dreams are persistence and choosing to embrace failure as a learning experience, rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us.

　　(1) through his own life作狀語，修飾show。show的賓語是由that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，賓語從句的主干是the major keys are persistence and choosing to … , rather than allowing…。

　　(2) embrace failure as a learning experience 歡迎失敗，把它看成是學(xué)習(xí)的體驗

　　(3) rather than 相當(dāng)于instead of "而不是"

　　(4) rather than allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us 而不是被失敗和恐懼所打倒

　　(5)譯文：尼克用他的人生來告訴我們實現(xiàn)遠(yuǎn)大夢想最關(guān)鍵的就是堅持不懈和選擇擁抱失敗，把它看作是一次學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會，而非容忍失敗帶來的內(nèi)疚和恐懼使我們癱瘓、麻痹。

　�、� How does Nick Vujicic feel about his disability now? He accepts it, embraces it and oftentimes pokes fun at his own circumstance as he shows off his many tricks. He meets challenges with his special blend of humor, perseverance and faith, always encouraging those around him to examine their perspective as they develop and define their vision. (7)Using those new definitions he challenges each person he meets to make changes in their lives so that they can begin the path to fulfilling their biggest dreams. (8)Through his amazing ability to connect with people from all walks of life and his incredible sense of humor that captivates children, teens and adults alike, Nick is a truly inspirational motivational speaker.

　　本部分重點及難點：

　　7. Using those new definitions he challenges each person he meets to make changes in their lives so that they can begin the path to fulfilling their biggest dreams.

　　(1) using those new definitions 分詞作狀語

　　(2) challenge sb. to do sth. 刺激某人做某事

　　(3) begin the path to fulfilling their biggest dreams 開始踏上實現(xiàn)人生夢想的征程

　　(4) 譯文：采用這些新的定義，尼克鼓勵每個人勇于面對并改變生活，以便他們開始完成人生夢想的征程。

　　8. Through his amazing ability to connect with people from all walks of life and his incredible sense of humor that captivates children, teens and adults alike, Nick is a truly inspirational motivational speaker.

　　(1) 句子的主干是Nick is a truly inspirational motivational speaker.。through…作狀語

　　(2) alike: adv. in the same way 同樣地

　　例如：treat everybody exactly alike 一視同仁

　　The climate here is always hot, summer and winter alike.

　　his incredible sense of humor that captivates children, teens and adults alike 他驚人的幽默感令孩子、青少年和成年人都著迷

　　(3) 譯文：通過與人們溝通的驚人能力和令人難以置信的幽默，尼克深受孩子、青少年和成年人的喜愛，尼克成了真正的使人倍受鼓舞的演說家。