1.Understanding the Organization of the Text 1)Introduction (Para.1) Athletes are chosen to be role models,and they can choose to be good or bad ones. 2)Athletes should be role models.(Para.2-5) The author's arguments: A.Athletes shouldn't refuse the responsibility of being a role model while accepting all the glory and the money that comes with being a famous athlete.(Para.2) B.I try to be a positive role model,but that doesn't mean I'm perfect.(Para.3) C.Qualities of a positive role model (Para.4): a.He influences people's lives in a positive way: b.He gives of himself,in time or money,to help those who look up to him: c.He displays the values of honesty and determination. D.Athletes cannot take the place of parents,but can help reinforce what parents try to teach their children.(Para.5) 3)People sometimes expect so much that some athletes don't want to be role models. (Para.6-7) A.Sometimes people put athletes on a pedestal. Example:I've had parents in Utah put my picture on the wall beside Jesus Christ. (Para.6) B.Constantly being watched by the public can be hard to tolerate at times. Example 1:Negative publicity Michael Jordan received about gambling 2:Ever since I played on the Dream Team,I can't go anywhere without being the center of attention,and I can't even buy a motorcycle I really want.(Para.7) 4)Conclusion (Para.8-9): The good things about being a role model outweigh the bad. A.It's a great feeling to think you're part of the reason that a kid decided to try to be good. B.But parents should remind their kids that there are no perfect human beings. C.Charles Barkley is a good role model. Words,Phrases and Grammatical Points 1.not necessarily (1.3) This phrase means:possibly but not certainly. e.g.I)We don't necessarily have to go to Florida this winter. II)You're a good worker,but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll get a raise. 2.deny (1.9),felt like (1.52) “deny”and“feel like”should be followed by a noun or gerund e.g.I)The defendant denied the witness's statement. II)The students all denied cheating on the test. III)I don't feel like having a walk. Other examples of verbs and phrases that must be followed by nouns or gerunds:admit,advise, allow,appreciate,finish,avoid,consider,delay,postpone,enjoy,endure ()escape,excuse, fancy,involve ()mind,miss,bear,favor,permit,risk,resist,practice,quit,suggest,feel Iike(想要)，give up,can't help,put off,look forward to,object to(反对)
1. Understanding the Organization of the Text 1) Introduction (Para.1) Athletes are chosen to be role models, and they can choose to be good or bad ones. 2) Athletes should be role models. (Para.2~5) The author’s arguments: A. Athletes shouldn’t refuse the responsibility of being a role model while accepting all the glory and the money that comes with being a famous athlete. (Para.2) B. I try to be a positive role model, but that doesn’t mean I’m perfect. (Para.3) C. Qualities of a positive role model (Para.4): a. He influences people’s lives in a positive way； b. He gives of himself, in time or money, to help those who look up to him； c. He displays the values of honesty and determination. D. Athletes cannot take the place of parents, but can help reinforce what parents try to teach their children. (Para.5) 3) People sometimes expect so much that some athletes don’t want to be role models. (Para.6~7) A. Sometimes people put athletes on a pedestal. Example: I’ve had parents in Utah put my picture on the wall beside Jesus Christ. (Para. 6) B. Constantly being watched by the public can be hard to tolerate at times. Example 1: Negative publicity Michael Jordan received about gambling 2: Ever since I played on the Dream Team, I can’t go anywhere without being the center of attention, and I can’t even buy a motorcycle I really want. (Para. 7) 4) Conclusion (Para.8~9): The good things about being a role model outweigh the bad. A. It’s a great feeling to think you’re part of the reason that a kid decided to try to be good. B. But parents should remind their kids that there are no perfect human beings. C. Charles Barkley is a good role model. Words, Phrases and Grammatical Points 1. not necessarily (l.3) This phrase means: possibly but not certainly. e.g. I) We don’t necessarily have to go to Florida this winter. II) You’re a good worker, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get a raise. 2. deny (l. 9), felt like (l. 52) “deny” and “feel like” should be followed by a noun or gerund. e.g. I) The defendant denied the witness’s statement. II) The students all denied cheating on the test. III) I don’t feel like having a walk. Other examples of verbs and phrases that must be followed by nouns or gerunds: admit, advise, allow, appreciate, finish, avoid, consider, delay, postpone, enjoy, endure（忍受）, escape, excuse, fancy, involve (需要), mind, miss, bear, favor, permit, risk, resist, practice, quit, suggest, feel like (想要), give up, can’t help, put off, look forward to, object to (反对)
"deny"can also be used in the sentence pattern:"There is no denying the fact that...."which means“everyone must admit that.”. eg.There is no denying the fact that he was involved in it. 3.run into(亿.20) 1)hit someone or something with a car or other vehicle eg.His car skidded and ran into a lamp-post. 2)meet someone by chance e.g.Guess who I ran into on High Street this afternoon! 4.If I were deciding(L.24) Here the verb of the sentence is in the subjunctive mood and the continuous tense is used for emphasis.The more formal expression is"If I were to decide". e.g.IfI were to decide whether he is a good father or not,I would not hesitate to say yes. 5.I wouldn't ask whether he lives his life exactly the way I would live it...(1.28) In this sentence,."the way'”means“in the same way that'”and it can be used with"just”or exactly”. e.g.I)It all happened in exactly the way we wanted it to. II)Karl,please do it exactly the way you did it with Hanna in the last production. 6.be bound to (L.39) 1)certain to do something e.g.He's done so much work that he is bound to succeed. 2)obliged by law or duty to do something e.g.I)Well I'm bound to say,I think you're taking a huge risk II)I feel bound to tell you that if you go on like this,you'll end up in prison. 7.But I've had parents in Utah say things...(140) The sentence has a structure of“have+object+infinitive without to”,Here“had”isa causative verb followed by an infinitive without to,and other verbs of the kind are"make"and "let'. e.g.My sister's professor had her rewrite her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee. 8....imagine someone putting...(1.44) imagine的用法： 1)imagine that e.g.I)He imagines that people don't like him,but they do. Il)Try to imagine that you are a tourist arriving in London for the first time. 2)imagine somebody doing something e.g.I can't imagine Sarah running her own business. 3)imagine doing something e.g.I)Imagine going all that way for nothing. I1)It's hard to imagine working in a place like that. 4)imagine somebody/something as e.g.I never knew my grandmother but I always imagine her as a kind,gentle person. 5)imagine somebody/something to be something e.g.I was surprised when I saw the farm.I had imagined it to be much bigger
“deny” can also be used in the sentence pattern: “There is no denying the fact that….” which means “everyone must admit that…”. e.g. There is no denying the fact that he was involved in it. 3. run into (l. 20) 1) hit someone or something with a car or other vehicle e.g. His car skidded and ran into a lamp-post. 2) meet someone by chance e.g. Guess who I ran into on High Street this afternoon! 4. If I were deciding (l. 24) Here the verb of the sentence is in the subjunctive mood and the continuous tense is used for emphasis. The more formal expression is “If I were to decide”. e.g. If I were to decide whether he is a good father or not, I would not hesitate to say yes. 5. I wouldn’t ask whether he lives his life exactly the way I would live it…(l.28) In this sentence, “the way” means “in the same way that” and it can be used with “just” or “exactly”. e.g. I) It all happened in exactly the way we wanted it to. II) Karl, please do it exactly the way you did it with Hanna in the last production. 6. be bound to (l. 39) 1) certain to do something e.g. He’s done so much work that he is bound to succeed. 2) obliged by law or duty to do something e.g. I) Well I’m bound to say, I think you’re taking a huge risk. II) I feel bound to tell you that if you go on like this, you’ll end up in prison. 7. But I’ve had parents in Utah say things… (l.40) The sentence has a structure of “have + object + infinitive without to”. Here “had” is a causative verb followed by an infinitive without to, and other verbs of the kind are “make” and “let’. e.g. My sister’s professor had her rewrite her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee. 8. …imagine someone putting…(l. 44) imagine 的用法： 1) imagine that e.g. I) He imagines that people don’t like him, but they do. II) Try to imagine that you are a tourist arriving in London for the first time. 2) imagine somebody doing something e.g. I can’t imagine Sarah running her own business. 3) imagine doing something e.g. I) Imagine going all that way for nothing. II) It’s hard to imagine working in a place like that. 4) imagine somebody/something as e.g. I never knew my grandmother but I always imagine her as a kind, gentle person. 5) imagine somebody/something to be something e.g. I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it to be much bigger
