大学英语精读第一册第五单元ppt.ppt

Article1_W_burst1 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half of the students nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said. “And you are getting a D this semester.” I Never Write Right Linda Stafford I was so embarrassed that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short, sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly. To my astonishment they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. burst: v. 1) (cause to) break suddenly, esp. by pressure from within The river burst its banks and flooded the town. 河水冲决了堤岸, 淹没了城镇。 2) (cause to) come into the stated condition suddenly, often with force She burst through the door into the room. 他从起跑线冲出。 He burst away from the starting line. Article1_W_burst2 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half of the students nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said. “And you are getting a D this semester.” I Never Write Right Linda Stafford I was so embarrassed that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short, sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly. To my astonishment they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,”