新世纪大学英语4第二版综合教学教程第4册Unit5答案解析Word文档格式.docx
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PartIGetStarted
SectionADiscussion
▇Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.
1.Whatkindoflifestyledoyoulivenow?
2.Doyoubelieveinthesaying“apennysavedisapennyearned”?
3.Whataresomeofthethingsthatcometoyourmindwhenwetalkabouthealthylifestyles?
Makealistofhealthylifestylesandshareyouranswerswithyourgroupmembers.
HealthyLifestyles
a.balancingstudyandplay
b.doingphysicalexerciseeveryday
c.
d.
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▇Answersforreference:
1.Asampleanswer:
Asauniversitystudent,Iliveasimpleandplainlife.Igetupearlyinthemorningandthenattendclasses.InthelateafternoonIplaybasketballorfootball.IfIdonothaveclassesduringtheday,Iusuallygotothelibrarytodosomereadingorgotothecomputercentertosearchforsomeinformationrelatedtomystudies.IntheeveningIrevieworpreviewmylessonseitherintheclassroomorinthedormitory.DuringweekendsIsometimesgoshoppingorgotoamoviewithmyclassmates.
2.Apossibleanswer:
Yes.Thissayingtellsusthatsavingmoneyisasgoodasearningit.Savingisnotonlyagoodhabitbutalsoanimportantsteponthewaytofinancialwell-being,bothintheshorttermandinthelongrun.Intheshortterm,itgivesusanemergencycushionintheeventthatanunforeseen,largeandurgentexpensearises.Inthelongterm,aconsistentpatternofsavingcanenableustoaccomplishourfinancialgoals,suchasfinancingacollegeeducation,ahomepurchase,oraretirement.Soweshouldbethriftyanddon’tspendmoneyonthingswedon’treallyneed.
3.Asampleanswer:
c.drinkingatleast2litresofwatereveryday
d.sleepingatleast7hoursaday
e.havingatleastanappleaday
f.seekingprofessionalhelpifyoufeeldepressedoranxious
SectionBQuotes
▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutlifestylesanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.
JackKerouac
⊙Greatthingsarenotaccomplishedbythosewhoyieldtotrendsandfadsandpopularopinion.
—JackKerouac
Interpretation:
Trendsandfadscomeandgoquickly,andpopularopinionsofthedaymaynotrepresentever-lastingtruth.Thosewhowishtoaccomplishsomethingextraordinarymustnotbeslavishtotrendsandfadsorpopularbeliefs.Instead,theyshouldbreakawayfromthe“followingtheherd”mentalityandbeextraordinarilyinnovative.
AboutJackKerouac(1922-1969):
aUSwriterwhowasaleadingfigureofthe1950sBeatGeneration.HismostfamousnovelisOntheRoad(《在路上》),whichdescribestheadventuresoftwofriendsastheytravelacrosstheUnitedStates.
MargaretMead
⊙Wearelivingbeyondourmeans.Asapeoplewehavedevelopedalifestylethatisdrainingtheearthofitspricelessandirreplaceableresourceswithoutregardforthefutureofourchildrenandpeopleallaroundtheworld.
—MargaretMead
Inthisquote,MargaretMeadrightlypointsoutthattheAmericanwayoflifehasgivenrisetoawastefulsocietyandthatitisdoingalotofharmtotheearthandhencetomankindasawhole.Ifwedonotmakechangesinourlifestylestoday,ourchildrenaredoomedtosufferfromlackofirreplaceableresourcesinthefuture.
AboutMargaretMead(1901-1978):
aUSanthropologist,whostudiedthewaysinwhichparentsontheislandsofSamoa,Bali,andNewGuineastaughttheirchildren.Shealsotriedtodiscoverwhethermalesandfemalesarebornwiththedifferencesinbehaviourthattheyshow,orwhethertheyleantobehavedifferentlyastheygrowupinaparticularsociety.
CharlieChaplin
⊙ThesaddestthingIcanimagineistogetusedtoluxury.
—CharlieChaplin
Inthisquote,Chaplinpointsoutthedangerofseekingluxuries.Luxuriesarenotnecessities.Manypeopleworkhardtoseekluxuriesinlife—theypurchaseluxurygoodsandservicesandalwayslongforpossessionsthattheydonotnecessarilyneed.Indoingso,theyhavegraduallybecomeslavestothoseluxuries.Theymayfeel“abundance”forawhilebuttheycanneverenjoyever-lastinghappiness,andtheirsoulscanneverbeuplifted.Moreover,thosewhoareusedtoluxuriesmaylivebeyondtheirmeansandgetintodebt,anddebtrobsamanofhisself-respect.Indeed,itissadtoseeapersonindulgeinluxuriesandpossessions.
AboutCharlieChaplin(1889-1977):
aBritishactoranddirectorwhoworkedmainlyintheUSinhumoroussilentfilmsduringthe1920s.Heusuallyappearedasahumorouscharacterwhohadasmallmoustache,abowlerhat,andawalkingstick,andwhowalkedinafunnywaywiththebacksofhisfeettogetherandhistoespointingouttothesides.
SamuelJohnson
⊙Withoutfrugalitynonecanb