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Unit7InnerVoice
Yourmindknowsonlysomethings.Yourinnervoice,yourinstinct,knowseverything.
——HenryFranklinWinkler
你的头脑只了解一些事情,你的心声、你的直觉却洞悉一切。
——亨利·富兰克林·温克勒
TextAYourInnerVoice
NewWords
inneradj.(offeelings,etc.)privateandsecret;notexpressedorshowntootherpeople内心的;隐藏的
preciselyadv.exactly准确地;恰好地
bombardv.todosomethingtoooftenortoomuch,forexamplecriticizingorquestioningsomeone,orgivingtoomuchinformation大肆抨击;连珠炮似地质问;提供过多信息
dreadedadj.causingfear令人害怕的;可怕的
smalltalkpoliteconversationaboutordinaryorunimportantsubjects,especiallyatsocialoccasions寒暄;闲谈;聊天
hesitationn.theactofpausinguncertainly犹豫
wonderv.tothinkaboutsomethingandtrytodecidewhatistrue,whatwillhappen,whatyoushoulddo,etc.想知道;想弄明白;琢磨
promptv.tomakesomebodydecidetodosomething;tocausesomethingtohappen促使;导致;激起
completeadj.usedwhenyouareemphasizingsomething,tomean"tothegreatestdegreepossible"(用以强调)完全的,彻底的
upsetadj.unhappyordisappointedbecauseofsomethingunpleasantthathashappened难过的;不高兴的;沮丧的
rollv.toturnoverandoverandmoveinaparticulardirection;tomakearoundobjectdothis(使)翻滚,滚动
despiteprep.usedtoshowthatsomethinghappenedoristruealthoughsomethingelsemighthavehappenedtopreventit即使;尽管
feebleadj.noteffective;notshowingdeterminationorenergy无效的;无力的
attemptn.anactoftryingtodosomething,especiallysomethingdifficult,oftenwithnosuccess企图;试图;尝试
wipev.toremovedirt,liquid,etc.fromsomethingbyusingacloth,yourhand,etc.(用布、手等)擦干净,抹掉
profuselyadv.inanabundantmanner大量地;连连地
addressv.towriteonanenvelope,etc.thenameandaddressoftheperson,company,etc.thatyouaresendingittobymail写(收信人)姓名地址;致函
receptionistn.apersonwhosejobistodealwithpeoplearrivingatortelephoningahotel,anofficebuilding,adoctor'ssurgery,etc.接待员
attachv.tofastenorjoinonethingtoanother把…固定,把…附(在…上)
emotionn.astrongfeelingsuchaslove,fearoranger;thepartofaperson'scharacterthatconsistsoffeelings强烈的感情;情感;情绪
containv.tokeepyourfeelingsundercontrol控制,克制,抑制(感情)
apparentlyadv.accordingtowhatyouhaveheardorread;accordingtothewaysomethingappears据…所知;看来;显然
overwhelmingadj.verygreatorverystrong;sopowerfulthatyoucannotresistitordecidehowtoreact巨大的;压倒性的;无法抗拒的
screamv.toshoutsomethinginaloud,highvoicebecauseoffear,anger,etc.高声喊,大声叫
PhrasesandExpressions
belostinone'sthoughttobeconcentratingsomuchonone'sthoughtsthatoneisnotawareofone'ssurroundings陷入沉思
breakdowntofail失败
comeupwithtofindorproduceananswer,etc.找到(答案等)
drop…offtodeliversomethingonthewaytosomewhereelse(顺路)把…放下
takeone'sownlifetokilloneself自杀
indesperationinthestateofdespair在绝望中;走投无路
careaboutsb.tolikeorlovesomebodyandworryaboutwhathappenstothem关心;关怀
takeachancetodecidetodosomething,knowingthatitmightbethewrongchoice冒险
makeadifferencetohaveaneffectonsomebody/something有作用;产生影响
重点词汇
inneradj.(offeelings,etc.)privateandsecret;notexpressedorshowntootherpeople内心的;隐藏的
eg:
Taichigivesmeasenseofinnercalm.太极可以让我获得内心平静。
其他词义:
(ofthe)inside内部的;里面的
eg:
aninnerroom内室innerLondon内伦敦
反义词
outeradj.fartherfromtheinsideorcentre远离内部或中心的
eg:
theouterhall外厅outerLondon外伦敦
theoutersuburbsofthecity城市的远郊
hesitationn.theactofpausinguncertainly犹豫
eg:
Sheagreedwithouttheslightesthesitation.她毫不犹豫地同意了。
hesitatev.bereluctant不情愿
eg:
Ihesitatetospendsomuchmoneyonclothes.我舍不得把这么多钱花在穿衣服上。
Don'thesitatetotellusifyouhaveaproblem.你有问题就直截了当地告诉我们。
promptv.tomakesomebodydecidetodosomething;tocausesomethingtohappen促使;导致;激起
eg:
Whatpromptedhimtobesogenerous?
是什么原因使得他如此大方呢?
其他词性
adj.donewithoutdelay;punctual及时的;迅速的;准时的
eg:
apromptreply及时的答复
衍生
promptlyadv.quickly;punctually
eg:
Sherepliedpromptlytomyletter.她立即给我写了回信。
attemptn.anactoftryingtodosomething,especiallysomethingdifficult,oftenwithnosuccess企图;试图;尝试
attempttodosth.
eg:
Allattemptstocontrolinflationhavefailed.所有试图控制通货膨胀的努力都失败了。
其他词性
v.totrytodosomething,especiallysomethingdifficult
attempttodosth.
eg:
InthischapterIwillattempttoexplainwhatleduptotherevolution.在这一章,我尝试解释导致革命的原因。
attachv.tofastenorjoinonethingtoanother把…固定,把…附(在…上)
eg:
attachalabeltoeachpieceofluggage每件行李上都加上标签
其他词义
attachimportance/significanceetc.tosth.
tobelievethatsomethingisimportant重视
eg:
Peopleattachtoomuchimportancetoeconomicforecasts.人们非常重视关于经济的预报。
衍生:
attachmentn.affection;devotion依恋;眷恋;留恋
~(to/forsb./sth.)
eg:
feelastrongattachmenttoone'sfamily十分恋家
overwhelmingadj.verygreatorverystrong;sopowerfulthatyoucannotresistitordecidehowtoreact巨大的;压倒性的;无法抗拒的
eg:
theoverwhelmingmajorityofpeople,i.e.themajoritybyagreatnumber压倒性多数
衍生:
overwhelmv.cover(sth./sb.)completelybyflowingoverorpouringdownonit/him;submergesuddenly(以浇或灌的方式)淹没(某物[某人]);使突然没入或浸入
eg:
Agreatmassofwateroverwhelmedthevillage.大水淹没了村庄。
YourInnerVoice
P1
Mydaystartedjustlikealltheotherdaysforthepast15yearswhereIgetup,makesomecoffee,shower,getdressedandleaveforthetrainstationatprecisely7:
35A.M.toarriveatworkby8:
30.WhileonthetrainIwouldalwayschooseaseatawayfromthecrowdsoIcanreadthenewspaperinpeaceandquiet.AtworkIamalwaysbeingbombardedwithquestionsfromcoworkers,suppliers,thetelephoneandthenthosedreadedmeetings,sothelastthingIneedissomestrangertositbesidemeandmakesmalltalk.
P2
Idon'tknowwhybutforsomereasonwhenIgotonthetrainthatdayitwasunusuallyfull,somethingIdon'trecalleverhappeninginthepast.WithhesitationIsatdownintheonlyseatavailablebesideamiddle-agedmanwhohadhisheaddownandseemedtobelostinhisthoughts.Iwasgladthathedidn'tnoticewhenIsatnexttohimashejustcontinuedtolookdowntowardsthefloor.
P3
Shortlyafterthetrainleftformy30-minuteridedowntownIfoundmyselfwonderingwhatthismanwasthinkingabout.Whatcouldbesoimportantthathedidn'tevenseemesitnexttohim?
Itriedtoforgetaboutitandstartedtoreadmypaper.However,forsomestrangereasonthisinnervoicekeptpromptingmetotalktothisman.Itriedtoignorethevoice,astherewasnowayIwasstartingaconversationwithacompletestranger.
P4
Asyouprobablyguessed,Ieventuallybrokedownandcameupwithanexcusetoaskhimaquestion.WhenheraisedhisheadandturnedhiseyestowardsmeIcouldseethathemusthavebeenreallyupsetashehadredeyesandstillhadsometearsrollingdownthesideofhisfacedespitehisfeebleattempttowipethemaway.Ican'tdescribethesadnessIfeltseeingsomeoneinsomuchpain.
P5
Wetalkedforabout20minutesandintheendheseemedtobedoingbetter.Aswewereleavingthetrainhethankedmeprofuselyforbeinganangelbytakingthetimetotalk.IneverdidfindoutwhatwasmakinghisheartsoheavywithpainbutwasgladIlistenedtothevoicethatday.
P6
SeveralweekshadpassedwhenInoticedanenvelopeonmydeskafterreturningfromlunch.Itwasnotaddressedtoanyoneandonlyhadthewordangelwrittenonit.Myreceptionistattachedanotesayingagentlemandroppeditoffsayinghedidnotknowmynamebuthaddescribedmewellenoughthatthereceptionistknewitwasforme.WhenIreadthenoteinsidetheenvelopeIwassofilledwithemotionsthatIcouldn'tcontainmyself.ItwasaletterfromthemanImetonthetrainthankingmeagainfortalkingtohimandsavinghislifethatday.
P7
Apparentlyhehadsomeveryhurtfulpersonalproblemsthatweresooverwhelmingthathewasplanningtotakehisownlifethatday.InhisletterhewentontoexplainthathewasareligiouspersonandindesperationscreamedouttoGodthatifGodreallycaredabouthimhewouldsendsomeonetopreventhimfromtakinghisownlife.InhiseyesIwasthatsomeone,thatAngelsentbyGod.
P8
Notbeingareligiouspersonmyself,Idon'tknowwhatthatvoicewasthatmademetakeachanceandtalktoastranger,butIdoknowthatitmadeadifferenceinsomeone'slifethatday.Sothenexttimeyoufeelpromptedfornoapparentreasontotalktoafriend,relative,neighbororevenacompletestrangerpleaseremembermystory.Youjustmaymakeadifferenceinsomeone'slifewhenyoulistentoyourinnervoice.
Exercises
ⅠCheckingYourComprehension
Directions:
Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.
1.Whydidtheauthoralwayschooseaseatawayfromthecrowd?
A)Tohavearestonhiswaytotheoffice.
B)Toprepareforanewday'swork.
C)Toavoidbeingrecognizedbyhiscoworkers.
D)Toreadthenewspaperinpeaceandquiet.
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【正确答案】D
【答案解析】第一段whileonthetrainIwouldalwayschooseaseatawayfromthecrowdsoIcanreadthenewspaperinpeaceandquiet.当我上了火车,我通常选个远离人群的座位,这样我就可以安静的读报纸。
答案为D。
2.Theauthorsatbesidethemiddle-agedmanbecause________.
A)hisinnervoicepromptedhimtodoso
B)hemistookthemanforsomeoneinhisoffice
C)itwastheonlyseathecouldfindinthecrowdedtrain
D)themanlookeddownallthetimeanddidn'tnoticehim
[答疑编号506430070202]
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】第二段前两