【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 。戲班里的管教異常嚴厲，本該在父母膝下承歡的年紀，他卻在師傅的鞭子與辱罵下練功，吃盡苦頭。時間不長，他就偷偷跑回了家，父親勃然大怒，堅決叫他回去： “ 做人應當信守承諾，已經(jīng)簽了合同，絕不能半途而廢。咱人雖窮 ，志不能短！ ”他只好重新回到戲班，刻苦練功，這一練就是十幾年 。 終于學有所成，戲曲行業(yè)一落千丈，他空有一身本事，卻毫無用武之地。當時香港電影業(yè)正在迅速發(fā)展，但是男影星都是貌比潘安，威武雄壯。個子不高、大鼻子小眼睛的他，怎么在電影界混呢？ 經(jīng)人介紹，他進了香港邵氏片場，做了一個 “ 臭武行 ” ，跑龍?zhí)?。他扮演的第一個角色，居然是一具 “ 死尸 ” ?？帱c累點不算什么，更要命的是，跑龍?zhí)椎臎]有尊嚴，時常遭人百般刁難，冷嘲熱諷。在那樣的環(huán)境里，他沒有怨天尤人，依然刻苦勤奮。由于學得一身好功夫，為人厚道，幾年下來，他逐漸擔當主角，小有名氣，每月能拿到 3000元薪水。 Passage A – Another Door Leadin Extended reading 有一天，行業(yè)內(nèi)的何先生約他出去，請他出演一個新劇本的男主角，“ 除了應得的報酬，由此產(chǎn)生的 10萬元違約金，我們也替你支付。 ” 何先生說完強行塞給他一張支票，匆匆離去。 他仔細一看，支票上竟然簽著 100萬元，好大一筆巨款！他從小受盡苦難，嘗遍艱辛，不就是盼望能有今天嗎？可轉念一想，如果自己毀約，手頭正拍到一半的電影就要流產(chǎn)，公司必將遭受重大損失。于情于理，他都不忍棄之而去。 一宿難眠，次日清晨，他找到何先生，送還了支票。何先生很是意外，他則淡淡地說： “ 我也非常愛錢，但是不能因為 100萬元就失信于人，大丈夫當一諾千金。 ” 何先生非常欣賞這位年輕人，他的事情也很快傳開了。公司得知非常感動，主動買下了何先生的新劇本，交給他自導自演。就這樣，他憑借電影 《 笑拳怪招 》 ，創(chuàng)造了當年票房紀錄，大獲成功。 那年他才 22歲，全香港都認識了他 ——成龍。 Passage A – Another Door Leadin Extended reading 從影 30多年以來，成龍一直都很拼命，重傷 29次，卻從未趴下，拍了 80多部電影，在全世界擁有 ，還是惟一把手印、鼻印留在好萊塢星光大道上的中國演員。 有一次，成龍受邀去國外參加一個頒獎典禮，好萊塢大牌影星云集。他有些底氣不足，謙遜規(guī)矩地站在一旁。出乎意料，那些大牌竟然主動排好隊，一一上來同他握手。他這才恍然大悟： “ 哦，原來我也是大明星。 ” 在一次電視訪談中，成龍回憶起這些往事，感慨萬千，深情地說道：“ 坦率地講，我現(xiàn)在得到了很多東西。但是，如果當初我背信棄義，從戲班逃走，沒有這身過硬的武功，或者為了得到那 100萬元一走了之，我的人生肯定要改寫。我只想以親身經(jīng)歷告訴現(xiàn)在的年輕人，金錢能買到的東西總有不值錢的時候，做人就應當誠實守信，一諾千金。 ” Passage A – Another Door Leadin Extended reading 1. Have you ever been in a dilemma (困境 ) while making a choice? What was the dilemma and what was your choice? 2. Have you ever regretted making such a choice? Why or why not? 3. If you were Jack Chen at that time, what would you do? Passage A – Another Door Prereading Questions Passage A – Another Door Text study ? Text reading ? Organization of the text ? Language points Passage A Another Door 1. When I e across a good essay in reading a newspaper, I would like to cut it out and keep it. But sometimes, just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the opposite side just as interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep healthy, or advice about how to behave oneself in society. If I cut the front essay out, the opposite one is sure to be damaged, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without its subject. As a result, the scissors would stop before they start when I find out the possible result that will surely cause my regret. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ __________ ______ _______________________________________________ _________________________________________ ______________ __________________________________ ____ _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Passage A Another Door 2. Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time. We can only take up one of them。 the other has to wait or be given up. But we know the future is uncertain — the changed situation may not allow us to do what is left behind. Thus we are caught in a fix and feel sad. How e those nice opportunities and brilliant ideas e all at once? It may happen that our life changes suddenly just because we choose one over the other. ________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________ Passage A Another Door 3. In fact, this is what life is like: We are often faced with two opposing things which are both desirable. Just like the newspaper cutting, it often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we are engaged in another. The former may be more important than the latter and can give rise to a divided mind. However, I remember a philosopher’s words: “When one door closes, another one opens.” So a casual or passive choice may not always be a bad one. ___________________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ____________________________________ ___ Passage A Another Door 4. Whatever we do in life, wherever life’s storms toss us, there must be something we can achieve, some shore we can land on, which opens up a new vision for us. Don’t fet God always keeps a door open for everyone. While the front door may be closed, there will be another open for you somewhere. ___ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Passage A – Another Door Organization of the text Structure Part I (Para. ____) Part II (Para. ______) Part III (Para. ______) 1 23 4 I’m faced with a dilemma when cutting newspaper. A casual or passive choice may not always be bad. There will always be a door open for you in life. Passage A – Another Door When I e across a good essay in reading a newspaper, I would like to cut it out and keep it. 讀報時遇到一篇好文章，我總想把它剪下來收藏。 我的父母想見見你。 My parents would like to meet you. 表示想做某事，與 want to do sth. 意思相同。 would like to do sth. (Line 1, Para. 1) Passage A – Another Door But sometimes, just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the opposite side just as interesting. 然而有時，正當我準備這么做時，會發(fā)現(xiàn)背面的文章也同 樣有趣。 just as interesting 在這里的完整形式為 just as interesting as the article on the front side， 類似的用法有： just as good / bad / big,etc. （和 一樣好 /壞 /大等）。 (Line 2, Para. 1) Passage A – Another Door If I cut the front essay out, the opposite one is sure to be damaged, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without its subject. 如果我剪了正面的文章，背面的文章肯定會被破壞 —— 只留下一半，或是缺了文章的題目。 簡從自行車上摔下來，傷了腿。 Jane fell off the bike, hurting her legs. leaving 和 keeping 在這句話中，都是現(xiàn)在分詞