1.在本单元中我学到了美国梦的概念：

The American Dream is many people around the world have the belief that in the America anyone can become successful through hard work and enterprise.

2.本篇文章学到的单词：

（1）comprehend  v. understand fully. 完全理解

（2）capacity  n. the ability to understand or do sth. 能力，才能

（3）words that describe human qualities：vision 远见 optimism乐观 integrity 正直 determination 决心 self-control自控力 self-respect自尊

3.本篇文章中我最喜欢的句话：

1.They had all reach their success by the same route and by the same values and principles: vison ,determination ,self-control, optimism, self-respect and, above all, integrity.

2.But,after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.

4.在本篇文章中学到的知识点：

(1) summer passes into fall.夏去秋来

(2) no sale 没门

(3) be neatly dressed 穿戴整齐

(4) down payment 首付

(5) the Depression days 大萧条时期

(6) five-foot-seven or eight 七八英尺高

5.本单元学习遇到的苦难：

（1）单词记忆不能通过读音进行快速记忆，只是机械重复反复书写。

（2）翻译能力仍需提高，对于长难句理解不到位，对细节把控不好。

6.个人感受与收获：

通过本文的学习，我意识到了，即使起点不高基础不好，仍然可以通过自己的努力去改变自己的未来发展。还学到了如果面对不熟悉的单词应该结合语境反复推敲。

7.对老师的建议：

老师课前可以抽出一部分时间读一遍单词，这样可以帮助大家学习准确的发音，有利于节省课文和单词的背诵所需要的时间,能提高大家的学习效率。