Unit 3 Winners Never Quit（课件）- 《当代商务英语综合教程2》同步教学（华师大版·第2版）

当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版） Unit 3 Winners Never Quit Contents 2 Text A Winners Never Quit Language in Use Text B Expecting the Unexpected From Jeff Bezos Warm-up Questions: 3 Warm-up Questions: 1. Have you ever quit your hobby or something? Why or why not? 2. Have you taken part in any competition? What prize have you won? Pre-class Task 1 4 Pre-class Task 1 Read the text once for the main idea（s）. Do not refer to the notes, the glossary or dictionaries. Text A Winners Never Quit 5 Passage I had been swimming competitively for about five years and was ready to quit, not because I had satisfied my desire to swim, but because I felt I was horrible at it. I was often the only African American at a swim competition, and our team could not afford anything close to the great uniforms the other teams were wearing. Worst of all though, and my number-one reason for wanting to quit, was that I kept receiving “Honorable Mentions” at each competition, which simply means, “Thank you for coming. 1 Text A Winners Never Quit 6 Passage You did not even rank first, second or third, but we don't want you to go home with nothing, so here is something to hide later.” Any athlete knows that you don't want to have a bookshelf or a photo album full of “Honorable Mentions.” They call that the “show-up ribbon”; you get one just because you showed up. 7 Passage One hot summer day, the very day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. On the one hand I thought it was a big deal because I was the only athlete in the family, but on the other hand, because no one ever came to see me compete, I didn't think it would be a major issue. 2 Text A Winners Never Quit 8 Passage You have to know my grandma — she stood on tiptoe to five-feet-two-inches and weighed a maximum ninety-five pounds, but could run the entire operation of her house without ever leaving her sofa or raising her voice. As I sat next to my grandma, I assumed my usual position