大学英语2 unit 5 PPT.pptVIP

Overcoming Obstacles Unit 5 Warm-up I: Listening Comprehension Listen to a recording about a legless superman in Australia. Fill in the gaps (P131) Warm-up II: Proverbs on Overcoming Obstacles Think of the proverbs on overcoming obstacles 1. 有志者事竟成。 Where there’s a will, there’s a way. 2. 罗马非朝夕建成。 Rome wasn’t built in a day. 3. 皇天不负有心人/自助者天助之。 God helps those who help themselves. 4. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆/一分耕耘，一分收获。 You shall reap what you sow. 5. 锲而不舍，金石可镂 Constant dripping wears away the stone. Warm-up III: Overcoming Obstacles Quotes Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today. (Robert H. Schuller) Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. (Orison Swett Marden) Lifes up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want. (Marsha Sinetar) If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesnt lead anywhere. (Frank A. Clark) History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. (B. C. Forbes) Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they havent half the strength you think they have. (Norman Vincent Peale) Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small. (Orison Swett Marden) We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. (Maxwell Maltz) As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life. (Les Brown) Its the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles. (Claude M. Bristo