WeRegrettoInformYou...OnwardsandUpwards-understandingideasBook4Unit2WhoarethepeoplementionedinthevideoandwhataretheirachievementsWhatmadethemsuccessfulWhoarethepeoplementionedinthevideoandwhataretheirachievementsTheirachievements:StephenHawkingwasoneoftheworld’sleadingscientists.NelsonMandelawasthefirstblackpresidentofSouthAfrica.In1993hewasawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.XuBeihongwasaChineseartistwhocreatedanewformofnationalartthatcombinedtraditionalChinesepaintingtechniqueswithWesterncompositiontoreflectamodernChina.StephenHawkingNelsonMandelaXuBeihong.2.WhatmadethemsuccessfulTheirpersonalqualitiesofperseverance,willpower,determination,patience,leadership,talentandhardworkmadethemsuccess.Read

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Matchthesewriterstotheinformaion.J.K.RowlingEmilyBront?J.D.SalingerJ.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmilyBront?pre-readingReadthetitleandguesswhathappenedtothesewritersWeRegrettoInformYou...Whoare“we”Whoare“you”WhatkindofresponseisitWhatdoesthissentenceimplyA.RejectionB.Approval（同意；批準）

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IntroductionMainBodyConclusionParagraph___Paragraph____Paragraph___12-45Manysuccessfulwritershavefacedrejection.Para.1"Weregrettoinformyou..."Thesearethewordsthateverywriterdreadsreceiving,butwordseverywriterknowswell.Theresponsefromapublishercomesbackandthewritereagerlyopensandreadsit,theirheartssinkingwhentheyreachthatfinalsentence.Youmayhavespentyearsgivingupyourweekendsandfreetimetowriteyourlife'swork,yetstillthisisoftennotenough.Everyoneknowsthatsuccessrarelyhappensovernight,butperhapsnotmanyknowthatalotofhighlysuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.while-reading1.dreaddoingsth懼怕做某事2.one’sheartsinks心情沉重

Whatcanwelearnfrompara.1A.Aslongaswesticktowriting,wecanallbecomewriters.B.Itisverynormalformanywriterstoreceiverejectionsoftheirworks.C.Thepublisherssreplywillbeadelighttotheauthor.D.Themoresuccessfulawriteris,themorerejectionlettershereceive.while-readingWeRegrettoInformYou...ReadPara.1:Manysuccessfulwritersreceivedrejectionswhile-readingPara.2TakeforexampleJ.K.Rowling.Whenshereceivedherfirstrejectionletter,shedecidedthatitmeantshenowhadsomethingincommonwithherfavouritewriters,andstuckitonherkitchenwall.Rowlinghadspentyearssurvivingonlittlemoney,spendingallhertimewriting.Whenshefinallyfinishedherfirstbook,shereceivedcommentsfrompublishersalongthelinesof"toodifficultforchildren","toolong","Childrenwouldnotbeinterestedinit".while-reading3.take...forexample以...為例4.have...incommon有...共同之處5.surviveon靠...生存

Para.2Nevertheless,shepersevered."Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupuntileverysinglepublisherturnedmedown,butIoftenfearedthatwouldhappen,"shelaterposted.Afteratotaloftwelverejecions,onepublishereventuallyagreedtoprint500copiesofherfirstbook,andasweknow,HarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess,withover400millonbookssoldandtranslatedintomorethanseventydifferentlanguages.while-reading6.turndown拒絕；調(diào)小7.atotalof總數(shù)為

Bestknownfor:Experienceofrejection:Eventualoutcome:J.K.RowlingShewastoldthatherbookwastoodifficultandtoolongforchildrenanditwasrejectedtwelvetimesbypublisherstoprint500copiesHarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess:400millionbookssold,..morethan70diffenentlanguages.HarryPotterWriter:Manysuccessfulwritersreceivedrejectionswhile-readingPara.3Alltoooftenwritersofgreatworkshavehadtofacecriticismalongwithrejection.J.D.Salingerstartedwritingshortstoriesinhighschool,butlaterstruggledtogethisworkspublished."Wefeelthatwedon'tknowthecentralcharacterwellenough"wasthecriticismhereceivedonhismanuscriptforTheCatcherintheRye.Despiterejectionsfromseveralpublishers,J.D.Salingerrefusedtogiveup.EvenwhenservingintheUSArmyduringtheSecondWorldWar,hecarriedsixchaptersofTheCatcherintheRyewithhimandworkedonthenovelthroughouthiswarservice.Whenitwaseventuallypublished,thebookbecameanimmediatebest-sellerandwentontosellmillionsandmillonsofcopies.while-reading8.alltooaften太多時候；太過頻繁9.struggletodosth努力做某事

Bestknownfor:Experienceofrejection:Eventualoutcome:J.D.SalingerHereceivedcriticismandrejectionsfromseveralpublishers.

TheCatcherintheRyebecameanimmediatebest-sellerafteritwaspublished.TheCatcherintheRyeWriter:Manysuccessfulwritersreceivedrejectionswhile-readingPara.4PerhapstheoverallprizeforperseveranceshouldgotothreesistersfromVictorianEnglandwhodreamtofseeingtheirwordsinprint.This,however,wasatimewhenwomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewriters.AsthethenPoetLaureate,RobertSouthey,wrotetooneofthem:"Literaturecannotbethebusinessofawoman'slife,anditoughtnottobe."Neverthelessthesistersdidn'tstoptrying.Theirresponsewastowriteabookofpoemsundermalenames.while-reading10.dreamofdoingsth夢想做某事11.inprint刊印；出版

Para.4Evenwhenthebooksoldonlytwocopies,thesistersstilldidn'tgiveup.Theystartedwritingnovels,andtodayCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyre,EmilyBront'sWatberingHeightsandAnneBronte'sAgnesGreyareregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.Infact,it'swithinthepagesofJaneEyrethatwecanfindthesewords:"Ihonourendurance,perseverance,industry,talent;becausethesearethemeansbywhichmenachievegreatends...while-reading12.giveup放棄13.beregardedas被認為是

Bestknownfor:Experienceofrejection:Eventualoutcome:Bront?sistersWomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewritersatthattime;Theirbookofpoemswhichtheywroteundermalenamessoldonlytwocopies.Theirnovelsareregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.JaneEyre,WutheringHeightsandAgnesGreyWriter:Manysuccessfulwritersreceivedrejectionswhile-readingPara.5So,itseemsthattalentaloneisn'tenoughtoguaranteesuccess.Whilealotofhardworkandatouchofluckplayapart,perseveranceisthekey.Keeptryingandeventuallyyouwillreadthewords"Wearedelightedtoinformyou..."while-reading14.playapart起作用Perseveranceisthekeytosuccess.Manysuccessfulwritersreceivedrejectionswhile-reading害怕做某事心情沉重以...為例有...共同之處靠...生存拒絕總數(shù)為太多時候努力做某事10.夢想做某事

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