Unit Five Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Fame Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Home Fame Me/vin howards Detailed Read ing 40 Fame is very much like an animal chasing its own tail who when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. S Fame and the publicity that accompanies it, force the famous person to participate in his or her own destruction. Ironic. isn 't it? <e Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of possessing a single talent or skill: singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. The successful performer develops a style that gains some popularity, and it is this popularity that usually convinces the performer to continue performing in the same style, since that is what the public seems to want and to enjoy Prev.‖Next> 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Fame Melvin Howards Detailed Reading Fame is very much like an animal chasing its own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. Fame and the publicity that accompanies it, force the famous person to participate in his or her own destruction. Ironic, isn’t it? Those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of possessing a single talent or skill: singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc. The successful performer develops a style that gains some popularity, and it is this popularity that usually convinces the performer to continue performing in the same style, since that is what the public seems to want and to enjoy
Unit Five Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Fame Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Home 40 But in time, the performer becomes bored singing the same Detailed Read ing songs in the same way year after year, or the painter becomes bored painting similar scenes or portraits, or the actor is tired of playing the same character repeatedly. S The artist becomes the slave of his or her own success because of the public demands. If the artist attempts to change his or her style of writing or dancing or singing, etc. the audience may turn away and look to give the momentary fame to another and then, in time, to another, and so on and so on Fame brings celebrity and high regard from loyal fans in each field. A performer can easily come to believe that he or she is as s ood as his or her press. But most people, most artists do not gain fame and fortune. What about those performers who fail, or anyone who fails? 《Prev.Next 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Detailed Reading But in time, the performer becomes bored singing the same songs in the same way year after year, or the painter becomes bored painting similar scenes or portraits, or the actor is tired of playing the same character repeatedly. The artist becomes the slave of his or her own success because of the public demands. If the Fame brings celebrity and high regard from loyal fans in each field. A performer can easily come to believe that he or she is as good as his or her press. But most people, most artists do not gain fame and fortune. What about those performers who fail, or anyone who fails? artist attempts to change his or her style of writing or dancing or singing, etc., the audience may turn away and look to give the momentary fame to another and then, in time, to another, and so on and so on
Unit Five Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Fame Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Home <e Curiously enough, failure often serves as its own reward for Detailed Read ing many people. It brings sympathy from others who are delighted not to be you, and it allows family and friends to lower their expectations of you so that you need not compete with those who have more talent and who succeed. And they find excuses and explanations for your inability to succeed and become famous: you are too sensitive, you are not interested in money, you are not interested in the power that fame brings and you are not interested in the loss of privacy it demands, etc. S excuses, but comforting to those who fail and those who pretend not to notice the failure Prev.‖Next> 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
in money, you are not interested in the power that fame brings and you are not interested in the loss of privacy it demands, etc. — all excuses, but comforting to those who fail and those who pretend not to notice the failure. Detailed Reading Curiously enough, failure often serves as its own reward for many people. It brings sympathy from others who are delighted not to be you, and it allows family and friends to lower their expectations of you so that you need not compete with those who have more talent and who succeed. And they find excuses and explanations for your inability to succeed and become famous: you are too sensitive, you are not interested
Unit Five Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Fame Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Home 4 History has sufficiently proven that some failure for some people at certain times in their lives does indeed Detailed Read ing motivate them to strive even harder to succeed and to continue believing in themselves. (S Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist. had his first novel Look Homeward Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published and launched his career and created his fame. Beethoven overcame his cruel and harsh father and grudging acceptance as a musician to become the greatest, most famous musician in the world. and thomas edison was thrown out of school in fourth grade, at about age 10 because he seemed to the teacher to be quite dull and ill behaved. Many other cases may be found of people who failed and used the failure to motivate them to achieve tosucceed, and to become famous. But, unfortunately, for most people failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning. S There are few, if any, famous failures 《Prev.Next 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Detailed Reading History has sufficiently proven that some failure for some people at certain times in their lives does indeed motivate them to strive even harder to succeed and to continue believing in themselves. Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published and launched his career and created his fame. Beethoven overcame his cruel and harsh father and grudging acceptance as a musician to become the greatest, most famous musician in the world, and Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in fourth grade, at about age 10, because he seemed to the teacher to be quite dull and illbehaved. Many other cases may be found of people who failed and used the failure to motivate them to achieve, tosucceed, and to become famous. But, unfortunately, for most people failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning. There are few, if any, famous failures
Unit Five Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Fame Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Home Well then why does anyone want Detailed Read ing fame? Do you? do you want to be known to many people and admired by them? Do you want the money that usually comes with fame? Do you want the media to notice everything you do or say both in public and in private? In some areas it is very obvious that to be famous is to be the target of everyone who disagrees with you as well as of the media SFame tums all the lights on and while it gives power and reputation, it takes the you out of you: you must be what the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be Prev.‖Next> 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
target of everyone who disagrees with you as well as of the media. Fame turns all the lights on and while it gives power and reputation, it takes the you out of you: you must be what the public thinks you are, not what you really are or could be. Detailed Reading Well then, why does anyone want fame? Do you? Do you want to be known to many people and admired by them? Do you want the money that usually comes with fame? Do you want the media to notice everything you do or say both in public and in private? In some areas it is very obvious that to be famous is to be the