1. Section A My Fist Job

2. Preparation Getting the Message Direction: read the questions and complete the answers according to the text. 1. What made the author happy when she helped out in the kitchen? _________________________________made her happy when she helped out in the kitchen. _________________________________made her happy when she helped out in the kitchen. 2.Why would the author put Fred Hasbrook’s order in without him even needing to ask? Because_____________________________ Because_____________________________

3. Preparation 3. Why did some of the regular customers agree to lend her $50,000? Because they thought _____________________ Because they thought _____________________ 4. Did the author open her own restaurant with the $50,000? No, she went to______________________. No, she went to______________________. 5. What did she do after all the money was lost? She worked as __________________________five years later. She worked as __________________________five years later.

4. Reading Through Main Idea Main Idea From the first job as a waitress at a local dinner, the author learned a lot for her later successful career. From her fellow waitress Helen, she picked up self-respect, loving her own job, confidence and taking pride in life’s little achievements; with the help of a customer Fred Hasbrook and other regulars, she made her first investment though failed unluckily. Thanks to those experiences, she later became a successful stockbroker and paid the customers back and also opened my own company.

5. New Words diner fellow ton lack serve alike pride achievement salesman confidence lend sunshine faith invest meantime stockbroker apply eventually plus annual forever

6. Phrases and Expressions look up to sb. take pride in dream of sth./doing sth. share sth. with sb. have faith in sb. come true apply for

7. Detailed Study of Text A 1. Helen was in her 60s, had red hair, and 1. Helen was in her 60s, had red hair, and tons of self-respect—something I was really self-respect—something I was really lacking.(Para. 1) 2. 2. I looked up to Helen because she was doing what. she loved—serving people—and nobody did it better. (Para. 1) 3. 3. …nothing made me feel better than preparing the eggs and serving them just the way the customers wanted. （ Para.2 ） 4. As soon as I saw him walking towards the diner, I would put his order in without him even needing to ask. order in without him even needing to ask. 5. 5. Thanks to the confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant one day.. （ Para.4 ） 6. 6. At that time, I found myself thinking about what it would be like to be a stockbroker, and decided to apply for a job at the bank.

8. tons of: a very large quantity of 大量的 e.g. You may have already bought tons of stuff. 你可能已经 购买大量东西。 e.g. The employees always have tons of complaints. 雇员总 是抱怨连天。

9. lack: vt. be without; not have; or not have enough of (especially something needed or wanted) 缺乏；不足； 没有 e.g. Ordinary people lack experience in choosing between different models of computers. 一般人在挑选计算机型号时往往经 验不足。 e.g. More and more kids lack simple math skills due to the over use of calculators. 由于过多使用计算器，越来越 多的孩子缺乏简单的数学技能。 n. [singular; U] the state of not having (enough of) something 缺乏； 不足；没有 e.g. Mary did not get a good education because of lack of money. 由于经济困难，玛丽没能接受良好教育。

10. look up to: respect; admire 尊敬，敬仰 e.g. Schoolboys usually look up to great football players. 学 校男生一般都崇拜杰出的足球运动员。 e.g. This artist is greatly looked up to for his landscape paintings. 这位艺术家因他的风景画而备受尊敬。

11. 句型结构 …nothing made somebody do better ( 比较级 ) than doing something and doing something. ( 黄体字可替换 ) 没有 什么比做某事和某事更让某人觉得 … … 。 e.g. In cold winter, nothing makes me feel cosier than sitting beside the fireplace and having a cup of coffee..

12. as soon as: at once after 一 …… 就 …… e.g. He got married as soon as he left university. 他一离开 大学就结婚了。 e.g. She turned on the light as soon as she heard his footsteps. 她一听到他的脚步声就把灯打开了。

13. 句型结构 Thanks to …( 通常是好的原因 ),somebody did something. ( 黄体字可替换 ) 因为 … … 某人做了某事。 e.g. Thanks to his rich experience ， he was well prepared for the challenges in the new job.

14. 1. find oneself doing: 发现自己做某事 e.g. Whatever she did, she found himself thinking about him. 她发现自己无论在做什么事情时都在想着她。 2. to apply for: request something, especially officially and in writing （以书面）提出请求；申请 e.g. I‘ll apply for the job today. 我今天就申请这份工作。 e.g. They applied to him for help. 他们向他求援。