新世纪大学英语2册U1B2 4.docx

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新世纪大学英语2册U1B24

1.DifficultSentences

1.（Para.1）Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.

Canyouanalyzethecause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess?

（=Ifyouexpectgoodthingstohappen,theyusuallydo.）

2.（Para.2）Optimismandpessimismarewithpowerfulforces,andeachofusmustchoosewhichwewant,soastoshapeouroutlookandourexpectations.

Whyshouldeachofuschoosebetweenoptimismandpessimismtoshapeouroutlookandourexpectations?

（=Becausethereisenoughgoodandbadineveryone’slife,whichservesasarationalbasisforustochooseeitheroptimismorpessimism.）

3.（Para.2）Thereisenoughgoodandbadineveryone’slife—amplesorrowandhappiness,sufficientjoyandpain—tofindarationalbasisforeitheroptimismorpessimism.

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=每个人的生命中都有足够的幸运与不幸——丰富的哀伤和喜悦、充足的欢欣与痛苦——令我们找到或乐观或悲观的理由。

）

4.（Para.3）Ichoosetohighlightthepositiveandsliprightoverthenegative.

Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?

（=Theauthorchoosestobeanoptimistratherthanapessimist.）

5.（Para.3）Butwhenallissaidanddone,Ifindthatthegoodinlifeisfargreaterandmoreimportantthanthebad.

Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthissentence?

（=Havingexperiencedsomanydifficultiesandcrises,theauthorbelievesthatthegoodinlifeisfargreaterandmoreimportantthanthebad.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

〔=但是，当一切尘埃落定，我发现生命中的美好远比丑恶多。

〕

6.（Para.4）Conversely,negativethoughts,attitudes,andexpectationsfeedonthemselves;theybecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.

Whydoestheauthorsaynegativethoughts,attitudes,andexpectationsbecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy?

（=Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenpessimismandfailure.Ifyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbad,itprobablywill.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=反过来，悲观的想法、态度和期待也会自成因果：

它们是能自我实现的预言。

）

7.（Para.5）Thatseemedlikeanoddquestion,butIfeltfineandtoldhimso.

Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthissentence?

（=Theauthorwasfeelinggreatonthatbeautifulday.Althoughhewasabitsurprisedtoheartheattendant’squestion,hestilltellshimthefact.）

8.（Para.9）Optimismdoesn’tneedtobenaive.

Whatdoesthissentenceimply?

（=Tobeoptimisticdoesn’tmeantobesimple-mindedorhappyblindly.）

9.（Para.10）Optimismdrawsourattentionawayfromnegativismandchannelsitintopositive,constructivethinking.

Paraphrasethissentence.

（=Ifwetakeanoptimisticattitudetowardslife,wewilllookonthepositivesideofthesituationandgraduallycultivateapositiveandconstructivewayofthinking.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=乐观精神使我们的注意力从消极的否认态度转向积极的、建设性的思考。

）

2.WordsandExpressions

1.inreverse:

intheoppositewaytonormalortotheprevioussituation

USvideorecorderscannotplayEuropeantapes,andthesameappliesinreverse.

2.（）shape:

v.

1）influencesth.suchasabelief,opinion,etc.andmakeitdevelopinaparticularway

People’spoliticalbeliefsareshapedbywhattheyseeinthepapers.

Itistruethatapeople’scharacteris,toagreatextent,shapedbytheenvironmenttheylivein.

2）makesth.haveaparticularshape,especiallybypressingit

〔插入图片birdnest〕

Thebirdshapeditsnestfrommudandsticks.

Childrenshapedthesandintoamoundonthebeach.

（插入声音文件shape）

（=Wewatchedinamazementassheshapedtheclayintoapot.）

3.（Para.2）ample:

adj.

1）morethanenough

Thereisanamplesupplyofconsumergoods.

Thedirectorofthecompanyreceivesanamplesalary.

2）（literary）largeinawaythatisattractiveorpleasant

他胸怀广阔。

（=He’sgotanamplebosom.）

4.（Para.2）bless:

v.askGodtoprotectsb.orsth.;haveaspecialability,goodquality,etc.

〔插入图片Jesus〕

TheybroughtthechildrentoJesusandheblessedthem.

Wewerebothblessedwithgoodhealth.

〔插入声音文件〕

（=Insomecountries,thepriestblessesthefieldsbeforeseedissown.）

愿上帝保佑你。

（=MayGodblessyou.）

Pattern:

beblessedwithsth.

N.B.注意该词的词性变化，它的名词与形容词分别为：

blessing和blessed。

5.（Para.2）curse:

1.v.

1）sayorthinkbadthingsaboutsb.orsth.becausetheyhavemadeyouangry

Hecursed（at）hisbadluck.

Shecursedhimforruiningherlife.

2）swear

Gilbertwascursingunderhisbreath.

2.n.

1）aswearwordorwordsthatyousaybecauseyouareveryangry

Hemutteredacurseunderhisbreath.

2）sth.thatcausestrouble,harm,etc.

〔插入图片mice〕

Miceareacurseinthecountry.

Gamblingisoftenacurse.

他的财富最后害了他。

（=Hiswealthprovedacursetohim.）

6.（Para.2）perspective:

n.

1）awayofthinkingaboutsth.,especiallyonewhichisinfluencedbythetypeofpersonyouareorbyyourexperiences

Youhavethewrongperspectiveonthatsituation.

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