Unit 2 Mistake to Success
A Famous Quote
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
——Winston Churchill 成功就是经历一次一次失败后，热情依旧。
——温斯顿·丘吉尔
TEXT A Spilt Milk New Words
spill （spilt） v. （使）洒出，泼出，溢出 respond v. 作出反应，响应
interview v. （媒体）采访；访问; 面试 creative adj. 创造（性）的；创作的 occur v. 发生；出现
remove v. 移开；拿开；去掉 refrigerator n. 冰箱 grip n. 紧握；紧抓
slippery adj. 滑的；滑的抓不住（或站不稳，难以行走）的 content n. 所容纳之物；所含之物
veritable adj. 十足的；名副其实的；不折不扣的 yell v. 喊；大喊；吼叫
lecture n.（冗长的）教训，训斥，谴责 mess n. 肮脏；杂乱；不整洁 rarely adv. 罕有；很少；不常 puddle n. 水洼；小水坑 eventually adv. 最后；终于
restore v. 使复原；使复位，使复职 sponge n. 海绵块
effectively adv. 有效的 tiny adj. 极小的；微小的 discover v. 查明；发现 grasp v. 抓紧；抓牢 lip n. 边，边沿
renowned adj. 有名的；闻名的；受尊敬的 remark v. 谈论；评论 opportunity n. 机会；时机
scientific adj. 科学（上）的；关于科学的 valuable adj. 很有用的；很重要的；宝贵的 Phrases and Expressions
in this manner 用这种方式
set …apart from 区别；使与众不同
重点词汇讲解
spill v. （使）洒出，泼出，溢出
eg: The ink spilt all over the desk. 墨水洒了一桌子。 Who has spilt/spilled the milk? 谁把牛奶泼出来了? 用法：
cry over spilt milk 为已经发生而无法补救的事懊悔 eg: You've broken it now; it's no use crying over spilt milk! 你现在既已把它损坏了，后悔是没有用的! interview v. （媒体）采访；访问
eg: We interviewed 20 people for the job. 为这份工作我们对20人进行了面试。
衍生：
inter- 在…之间 internet 互联网 international 国际的 interview 面试 -ee 动作的受动者
interviewee n. （面试中）受审核者；被接见者；被采访者 employee 雇员，examinee 考生 -er 动作的执行者
interviewer n. 主持面试者；接见者；采访者 employer雇主，examiner 考官 re- = again = 再 rename 重命名 replace 替代
remove v. 移开；拿开；去掉 用法：
~ sth./sb. （from sth.）
eg: remove the dishes （from the table） （从餐桌上）撤去碗碟 restore v. 使复原；使复位，使复职 用法：
~ sb./sth. to sth.
eg: restore sacked workers to their old jobs 使被解雇的工人复工 remark v. 谈论；评论 用法：
~ on/upon sth./ sb.
eg: I couldn't help remarking on her youth. 我脱口而出说她那么年轻。
Spilt Milk
Have you heard of the story about spilt milk? Well, we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner.
打翻的牛奶
你是否听过打翻的牛奶的故事?我们都知道为已经打翻的牛奶哭泣是没有用的。不过这次的故事不同。我希望所有父母都能作出如此回应。
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what set him so far apart from others?
最近我听到一个故事，故事的主角是一个在医学领域取得多项重大突破的知名科学
家。在一次报社记者对他的采访中，记者问他为什么他比普通人更富有创造力，是什么让他如此与众不同。
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor — a veritable (十足的) sea of milk!
他回答道，在他看来，这全部源于他两岁时和妈妈的一次共同的经历。他试图从冰
箱里取出一瓶牛奶，却没有抓住光滑的瓶子，瓶子掉了，牛奶洒得厨房满地都是——白花花的一片。
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, \what a great wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?\
他妈妈走进厨房时，没有对他大吼大叫，没有训斥他或惩罚他，而是对他说：“罗伯
特，瞧你把地板弄得，多么的壮观啊!我几乎从未见过这么大的一摊牛奶。噢，既然损失已经造成了，你要不要下来玩一会牛奶我们再打扫?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, \know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?\they cleaned up the spilt milk.
他真的在一地的牛奶上玩了一会儿。几分钟后，妈妈又说：“罗伯特，你要知道，每次像这样搞得一团糟，最终还是要收拾干净，让一切恢复原位。所以，你看该怎么打扫好呢?我们可以使用一块海绵、一条毛巾或者一个拖把。你喜欢用哪一个呢?”他选择了海绵，并和妈妈一起把地板上的牛奶打扫干净。
His mother then said, \failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.\grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
他妈妈接着对他说：“你知道，今天我们实际上做了个实验——如何用两只小手稳妥地端一个大的牛奶瓶，可惜我们的实验失败了。那我们去后院继续做实验吧，给瓶子里装上水，看看你能不能发现用什么方法端这个瓶子它不会掉。”于是这个小男孩学会了用双
手抓住瓶子上面靠近瓶盖的位置，这样端的时候瓶子就不会掉。多么美妙的一堂课!
The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about(真谛). Even if the experiment \learn something valuable from it.
这位著名的科学家谈论道，正是在那一刻他明白了无需害怕犯错误。相反，他认识到错误正是学习新东西的机会，毕竟任何科学实验都是如此。’即使实验“行不通”，我们往往也能从中得到一些宝贵的经验。
Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond （in）the way Robert's mother responded to him?
如果所有家长都像罗伯特的妈妈那样对待孩子该有多好啊。
EXERCISES
I Check your comprehension
1. This is a story about a famous research scientist who __ __. A）looked smarter than the average person B）was an unordinary boy when he was young C）became well-known after an interview D）achieved great success in the medical field 【正确答案】D
【答案解析】本题是对这则故事主人公身份事迹的考查。我们可以从课文 第二段第一句中找到答案——who had made several very important medical breakthroughs，即一个在医学领域颇有成就的著名科学家，因此答案为D. 2. Why did he get the milk spilt all over the kitchen floor? A）He failed to remove the bottle and it fell. B）He was too young to carry the heavy bottle. C）He had no confidence in taking the bottle. D）He loosed his grip on the bottle deliberately. 【正确答案】A
【答案解析】本题是对细节的考查。我们可以从课文第三段第二句找到答案，he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, 因为他没有抓住光 滑的瓶子，瓶子掉了，因此A正确；D项前面说法正确，但是deliberately
意为“故意地”，明显不合文意。答案为A. 3. How did his mother respond to his mistake?
A）She punished him by making him clean the kitchen. B）She shouted to stop him from doing anything. C）She allowed him to play in the milk first.
D）She taught him how to carry the bottle immediately. 【正确答案】C
【答案解析】本题是综合细节考查题。答案需要阅读第四段全文，归纳得出，问题问的是妈妈对他的错误的反应，从第四段关键词语可以得出， 当他妈妈赶到厨房，非但没有朝他喊叫，训斥他或是责罚他，还让他到
牛奶堆里玩，因此C为正确答案。答案为C.
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