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课件网) Unit 2 Onwards and upwards 外研版高中英语 选择性必修一 Unit 2 debt /det/ n. 债务，欠款 pace /pe s/ n. 速度；进度 *inform / n f m/ v. 通知，告知 *dread /dred/ v. 畏惧，惧怕 rarely / re li/ adv. 很少，难得 *overnight / v na t , v na t/ adv. 突然，一下子 rejection /r 'd ek n/ n. 拒绝，否决 nevertheless / nev les/ adv. 然而，不过 *persevere p s v (r) v. 锲而不舍，坚持不懈 criticism / kr t s z m/ n. 批评；指责 一起读单词 128页 *manuscript / m njuskr pt/ n. 手稿，底稿 *rye /ra / n. 黑麦 *best—seller n. 畅销书；畅销产品 *endurance / n dj r ns/ n. （忍）耐力 guarantee /ɡ r n ti / v. 保证；确保 *delighted /d 'la t d/ adj. 愉快的，高兴的 outcome / a tk m/ n. 结果，后果 worthwhile /w θ wa l/ adj. 重要的；值得做的 blanket / bl k t/ n. 毯子，毛毯 *beaver / bi v (r)/ n. 河狸，海狸 *cucumber / kju k mb (r)/ n. 黄瓜 enthusiastic / nθju z st k/ adj. 热心的，热衷的 contest / k ntest/ n. 比赛，竞赛 Unit 2 128页 We Regret to Inform You… To know some successful writers and their stories. To figure out the reasons why they achieve success. To understand the passage by using different reading skills. Answer the questions. 1. Which writer do you admire most Which book is your favourite 2. What qualities does the person you admire have What is the key to his / her success 3. If you wrote a story for a magazine and it was rejected, what would you do Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage. Then predict what this passage is mainly about. We Regret to Inform You… What do you know about these writers Match them to the information. J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Emily Bront _____ has the same birthday as his / her most famous character: 31 July. _____ may have written and hidden several unpublished works. _____ had to pay to have his / her poetry published. J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Emily Bront J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Emily Bront J.K. Rowling UK Joanne Rowling, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won many awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of Harry Potter films. 1."We regret to inform you..." These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every writerknows well. The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it, their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence. You may have spent years giving up your weekends and free time to write your life's work, yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that success rarely happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection. 2.Take for example J.K. Rowling. When she received her first rejection letter, she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers, and stuck ... ...
