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懂你英语L6Unit2

Unit2-1listening退休和投资

Walterwantstoretirewithinthenextfewyears.Hehasbeenworkingatthesamecompanyforover15yearsasanaccountant.Duringthattime,he’sbeensavinghismoneyandpayingoffthatdebt.However,evenwithhissavingsandinvestments,heisn’tsurethathewillhaveenoughmoneyforretirement.Ifitdoesn’t,hewillhavetokeeponworking,whichdependsonthecompany.Fornow,thecompanyisok.Butit’snolongergrowingasfastasitusedto.Whetherornothecankeeponhisworkingwillalsodependonhishealth.Fortunately,heisingoodhealth.Butheknowsthatthatcouldchangeinanytime.Ifhefelldownorhadastroke,itcouldforcehimtostopworking.Ifthathappened,hewouldhavetorelyonhissavingsandotherassetstosurvive.Soonorlater,heknowshishealthwilldeclineandhewillhavetostopworking.Soheneedstoprepare.

Mostofhiswealthisintheformofcompanystockandthevalueofhishome.Bothoftheseareatrisk.Thecompanystockmaygodownandthevalueofhishomemayalsofall.Thecompanyheworksforisapharmaceutical（制药的）company.Itdevelopsnewdrugswhichisriskybusinessandsellsthemworldwide.It’sexpensivetodevelopnewdrugsanditcantakeaverylongtimetogetanewdrugapproved.Withoutgovernmentapproval,itcan’tbesold,whichcanresultinahugeloss.Anotherthreatthecompanycomesfromforeigncompetition,whichisgettingstronger.Thecompanyhasalsostartedtomovesomeofitsresearchesandproductionfacilitiesoversees.Salarylevelislowerthere,andthequalityoftheforeignworkersisgettingbetter.Asaresult,thecompanyhastoreduceitslocalhiringandit’snolongergivinglargebonuses.

Onethingheisconsidering,istosellhisshareinthecompany.Hecouldbegintosellalittleatatimeandreinvestthemoneyinsomewhereelse.Butwherewouldheinvest?

Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutinvestingandseveralofhisfriendhavelostalotbymakingabadinvestment.Investinginrealrestateorthestockmarketcouldbeveryrisky.Inthebestcase,hewillmakealotofmoney.Ifthathappened,hecouldfinallyretireandenjoyacomfortablelife.Ontheotherhand,intheworstcase,hisinvestmentscouldresultinahugeloss.Ifthathappened,hewouldn’tbeabletoenjoyhisretirement.Hewouldn’tbeabletotravelordoanyofthingsthathe’sdreamedaboutdoing.Sonowhehastodecidewhatheshoulddo.Shouldhebegintosellhisstockinthecompanyorshouldhewaituntilheactuallyneedsthemoney.Ifhesoldnow,hewillhavetodecidewhattodowiththemoney.Hisinvestmentcouldturnoutwelloritcouldturnouttobeadisaster.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudecidetowait,anythingwilldependonhiscompany.Theoneadvantagehehaswiththisoptionsishe’sbeingontheinsideofthecompany.Withhisinsiderinformation,hecanpredictthecompany’sshot-termfuture.Thisisespeciallytruebecauseasanaccount,hehasanaccesstothecompany’sfinancialdata.Ifthingsstarttogobadly,hecanbegintosellhisstockandavoidabigloss.Otherwise,it’sprobablysafertokeepthestockandhopethatthecompanydoeswellevenifitsgrowthratedeclines.Sofornow,thatisprobablywhatheshoulddo.Ifyouwerehe,whatwouldyoudo?

Unit2-1dialogue非洲和巴黎旅行

So,whereshouldwegoonourvacation.WhataboutAfrica?

Africa,no,that’snotforme.WhydoyouwanttogotheAfrica?

I’dliketogetoutandseethewildlife,thedramaofnature!

Wecouldseesomeofthegreatmigrations.

Wow,youareadventurer.Whataboutfoodanddiseases?

Whataboutterrorism.

Suresomethingthatcouldhappen.Butifwenevertakeanyrisks,wewon’thaveaninterestinglife.Idon’twanttohaveaboringlife.

So,youthinkI’mboringthen,right.

Well,you’recertainlynotthemostexcitingperson.Whatplaysthingsafeandsecure.

Idon’tmindtakeafewrisksbutit’sgottobeworthit.WatchinganimalsmigrateissomethingIcouldseeinadocumentary.AndIdon’tliketheideaofbeingaroundpredators（肉食动物）,likelionsandhyenas（鬣狗）.

Ok,mybraveman.Whatwouldyouliketodo?

Well,I’vebeenthinkingaboutit.Ithinkit’snicetogotoParisinthefallandvisitsomemuseums.Wecangotoaconcertandgotoseeaballet.

Ah,we’vebeentoParisbefore.That’sexcitingaboutitandI’mtiredofmuseums.Anyotherideas?

OneplacethatmightbeinterestingisinSouthAmerica,MachuPicchu.It’sanabandonedcitywayupinthemountainPeru.

Yes,I’veheardofit.thatmightbeinteresting.

Shouldwelookintoit?

Sure,youlookintoitandI’llgetsomeinformationabouttripstoAfrica.

SoyourheartisreadysetonAfrica,isn’tit?

Yes,itreallyis.Ineedsomethingexcitinginmylifenow.allIdoworkandbewithyou.Ineedachange.Don’tyoueverfeelthatway?

OK,Ihearyou.Let’sgotoAfrica.Anddon’tblamemeifyougetsickalongtheway.

Great,youarenotsobadafterall.Icanalwaysdependonyou.

Becareful.MaybeoneofthesedaysIwillsurpriseyou.

Unit2-1reading在线相亲和运动受伤

Isonlinedatingkillinglove

Afairmaidenisguardedbyadragon.Ahandsomeprincemustslay（杀）thedragontosaveher.Then,magically,theyfallinloveandlivehappilyeverafter.

Traditionalstoriestendtoemphasizethefantastic,magicalsideoflove.Fateplaysmatchmaker（媒人）.Strangersseeeachotherfromacrossaroomandinstantlyknowthattheyaredestinedtobetogether.

Itisn’tdifficulttoimaginetwostrangerscomingtogetherandfallinginlovedespitetheirdifferences.Itsuggeststhatloveischallenging,uncertainandincomprehensible.

Butwithmorepeopleusingonlinedatingservices,averydifferentkindoflovehasemerged:

onethatisscientific,convenient,andself-directed.Itminimizesriskandprovidesachoice,likeonamenu.Thereisanonymityandavoidance（逃避）ofimmediaterejection.Meetingtermsarenegotiatedonline.

Onlinedatingalsoallowsthesettingofpreconditions.Computeralgorithms（程序）excludeundesirabletraits（个性/特征）suchasthewronghaircolor,raceorage.Buttheyalsoexcluderandomness.Theyreducethechancesofmeetingsomeonedifferent,orsomeonewhocouldchallengeone’sromanticideals.Instead,theyfindthepartnerwethinkwewantandexcludeeveryoneelse.Asaresult,wecouldbemissingtheopportunityofalifetime,tomeetsomeonewewouldneverhaveexpectedtofallinlovewith.

Perhapsthisnewwayrepresentsamoreefficientformofromance.Traditionalideasoflovemaybeenchanting（迷人的）–butaretheyuseful?

Lonelinessandboredomarelessexcitingthanchanceencounters,buttheyrepresentthemorerealisticsideoflove.Alltoooftenpeoplehavesufferedthroughhaddatesandhumiliations（羞辱）.

Iftheycouldjustchoosewhattheywanted.Wouldn’titsavetimeandreducesuffering?

However,bychoosingpartnersbasedonourpreconceivedideas,wemaybeindulginginourillusions.Insteadoflettingourselvesgrowwithsomeone,lovebecomesmoreaboutlookingforourselvesintheother.Whatifwedon’tknowourselvesaswellaswethink?

Perhapsloveisn’taboutknowingwhatwewant.Perhapsit’saboutbeingopentounimaginedpossibilities.

Sportinjuries

Sportinjuriesareinjuriesthathappentoathletesparticipatinginsportingevents.Inmanycases,thesetypesofinjuriesareduetooveruseofapartofthebody.Forexample,runner’skneeisapainfulconditionassociatedwithrunning,whiletenniselbowisaformofrepetitivestressinjuryattheelbow.Othertypesofinjuries,suchasabrokenbone,canbecausedbyhardcontactwithsomething.Injuriesareacommonoccurrenceinprofessionalsports,andmostteamshaveastaffoftrainersandcloseconnectionstothemedicalcommunity.Controversyhasarisenattimeswhenteamshavemadedecisionsthatcouldthreatenaplayer’slong-termhealthforshort-teamgain.

Sportinjuriescanbeclassifiedaseithertraumatic（外伤的）oroveruseinjuries.Traumaticinjuriesaccountformostinjuriesincontactsportssuchassoccer,rugby（英式橄榄球）,andAmericanfootball.Thisisofcourseduetothedynamicandhighcollisionnatureofthesegames.Theseinjuriesrangefrombruisesandmusclestrainstofracturesandheadinjuries.

Abruiseisdamagetosmallbloodvesselswhichcausesbleedingwithinthetissues.Amusclestrainisasmalltearofmusclefibersandaligamentsprain（韧带拉伤）isasmalltearofligamenttissue.Thebody’sresponsetotheseinjuriesisthesameintheinitialfive-dayperiodimmediatelyfollowingtheincident–inflammation（发炎）.Inflammationischaracterizedbypain,localizedswelling,heat,rednessandalossoffunction.

Inflammationisthefirstphaseofhealing,andtypicallylastsforaroundfivedays.However,toomuchofaninflammatoryresponsecanmeanthatthehealingprocesswilltakelonger,andareturntoactivityisdelayed.Sportsinjurytreatmentsareintendedtominimizetheinflammatoryphaseofaninjurysothattheoverallhealingprocessisaccelerated.

Runner’skneeisapainfulinjurythat’sduetooveruse.

Inflammationisthefirstphaseofhealingandtypicallylastsforaround5days.

Unit2-2listening情态动词

NowthatyouhavestudiedinEnglishatahighlever,let’sgetabetterunderstandingofthemodels.Bynow,youshouldalreadyhaveagoodunderstandingofwhattheymeant.Therearethemodelswhichareusedtoexpressthedegreeofcertainty.

Willshallmaycan

Thesemodelsareusedtomakepredictions,judgementsandspeculations.Theyindicatehowmuchaspeakerknowsaboutthelikelihoodofanevent.

First,themodelwillexpresscertaintyasinifyouheatwater,itwillboil.Basedonwhatisknown,thespeakeriscertainitwouldhappen.

Themodelmayexpress