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Unit2TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

WordsandExpressions

1.agingn.theprocessofbecomingold

e.g.Peoplewanttofigureoutwhetherdoingsportscaninfluenceaginginthebody.

Comparison:

elderlya.apolitewordmeaningold

e.g.Thebuildinghasnowbeenconvertedintoaretirementhomefortheelderly.

seniorcitizenapoliteexpressionmeaningoldpeople

2.dreadvt.feelgreatfearoranxietyabout

e.g.Thelittlegirldreadssleepingalone.

Thestaffinthiscompanydreadtothinkwhatwillhappenifthefinancialcrisiscomes.

Derivation:

dreadfula.

Synonym:

fear,frighten

3.distincta.noticeable,unmistakable

e.g.Thefootprintsarequitedistinct;theymustbefresh.

Collocation:

distinctfromsth.differentinkind;separate

e.g.Mozart’sstyleisquitedistinctfromHaydn’s.

Astronomy,asdistinctfromastrology,isanexactscience.

天文学是一门严谨的科学，与占星术完全不同。

Derivation:

distinctionn.

distinctlyad.

Sentences

1.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.（Paragraph1）

Explanation:

GrecianFormulaandOilofOlay:

GrecianFormulaisapopularmen’shaircoloringproductintheUnitedStates,firstintroducedin1961andisstillmade.Oneofitsmainfeaturesisthatitworksgraduallysothecolorchangeisnotnoticeableaswithdyeproducts.OlayoriginatedinSouthAfricaasOilofOlay.ItwasknownasOilofOlayuntil1999inSouthAfricaandNorthAmerica,andOilofUlayintheUnitedKingdom.Itisabrandbasedaroundfacialmoisturizerandskincareproducts.Itclaimstohavetheeffectofhelpingpeopletostaylookingyoung.

Translation:

广告使我们相信，只要购买了希腊处方染发剂和玉兰油就能使我们青春永驻。

3.gladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain（Paragraph2）

Explanation:

Literally,thephrasemeanstosignacontractwiththedevil,sothatthedevilwouldhelpyoubecomeyoungagaininexchangeforyoursoul.Inthetextthephraseismetaphoricallyusedtomeanbewillingtodoanything（evenbad）tobecomeyoungagain.

Paragraph3

4.beobsessedwithhaveanunreasonablystrongandcontinuousinterestinparticularthingsorpersons

e.g.Thenewpresidentwasobsessedwiththethoughtofbeingwatched.

新主席总觉得受人监视而心神不宁。

Derivation:

obsessionn.

obsessivea.

Translation:

她童年时一直害怕父母离异。

Thefearofherparents’divorceobsessedherthroughoutherchildhood.

Synonym:

preoccupy,haunt

5.perfectvt.makesth.perfect

e.g.Nowadays,moreandmoreforeignerscometoChinatoperfecttheirChinese.

Derivation:

perfectionn.

perfectiblea.

Comparison:

improvevt.causesth.tobecomebetter

refinevt.improvesth.byremovingdefectsandattendingtodetails

6.turnintochangecompletelyandbecomesth.else

e.g.Afteryears’development,Shenzhen,whichusedtobeasmallvillage,hasturnedintoaninternationalmetropolis.

Synonym:

changeinto,become

Comparison:

turnagainstsb.与某人反目成仇

turnsthinsideout把里面翻作外面

turn（sb./sth.）over（使某人/某物）翻身或翻转

7.diet

vi.eatlessinordertoloseweight

e.g.Thedoctortoldthepatienttodietandtakesomeexercise.

n.thetypeoffoodthatapersonregularlyeats

e.g.Exerciseandawell-balanceddietkeepsyoufitandhealthy.

Collocation:

adietofsth.somuchofsth.thatyoufeelboringorunpleasant

e.g.aconstantdietofsoapoperasonTV多得令人腻烦的电视连续剧

8.besatisfiedwithfeelpleasedbecauseyouhavewhatyouwantorbecausethingshavehappenedinthewaythatyouhoped

e.g.TheCEOofthiscompanyisnotsatisfiedwiththevolumeofbusiness.

Comparison:

satisfactorya.awordfordescribingaresult,situation,etc.,thatmakesonefeelsatisfiedbecauseitiswhatonewashopingfor

e.g.ThescoreofherTOFELwassatisfactory.

satisfyinga.awordfordescribingajob,activity,orexperiencethatmakesonesatisfiedbecauseoneenjoysdoingitandresultsareoftenverygood

e.g.There’ssomethingverysatisfyingaboutmakingexplorations.

Synonym:

gratify,content

9.pleadvi.makeanurgent,emotionalstatementorrequestforsth.

e.g.Thelittlegirlpleadedwithherparentsnottoleaveherinheruncle’shome.

Thecriminalpleadedtoseehiswifeoncemore.

Comparison:

begvi.asksb.verystronglyinawaythatmakesonefeelashamedormakesotherpeopleloserespectforhim

e.g.Theunfilialsonbeggedmercyofhismother.

Collocation:

pleadwithsb.forsth.makerepeatedurgentrequeststosb.forsth.

10.toleratevt.bewillingtoacceptsth.unpleasantordifficult,eventhoughonedoesnotlikeitor

approveit

e.g.Asnewcomers,theyhadtotoleratetheawfulweatherandthetoughlivingconditions.

Comparison:

standvt.acceptorbeforcedtoacceptanunpleasantsituation

endurevt.acceptorbeforcedtoacceptanunpleasantsituationforalongtime

bearvt.acceptorbeforcedtoacceptanunpleasantsituationthatmakesoneangry,sad,orupset

putupwithacceptorbeforcedtoacceptanannoyingsituationorunpleasantbehavioras

partofone’sdailylife

Derivation:

toleranta.

tolerationn.

11.beyondprep.outsidetherangeorlimitof

e.g.Dealingwithsuchatroublesomeproblemisbeyondmycapability.

Theradioisbeyondrepair.

这台收音机已经不能修理了。

Collocation:

bebeyondsb.beimpossibleforsb.toimagine,understandorcalculate

e.g.It’sbeyondmewhyshewantstomarryBurton.

我不明白她为什么想嫁给伯顿。

Antonym:

within

12.agonyn.extremementalorphysicalpainorsuffering

e.g.Themotherwasinanagonyoflosingfivesonsinthewar.

Hesufferedagoniesofremorse.

他饱受悔恨的煎熬。

Derivation:

agonizev.

agonizinga.

agonizinglyad.

Synonym:

distress,anguish

13.denyoneselfnotdosth.thatoneenjoysdoingorhavesth.onedesirestohave,becausehethinksthatwillbegoodforhim

e.g.Hedeniedhimselfallsmallpleasuresandluxuriesinhisefforttoliveaholylife.

Comparison:

dowithoutbeabletomanagewithoutsth.onereallywantstohave

e.g.Noonecandowithoutdrinkingwaterforalongtime.

Translation:

为了省钱给女儿治病，他戒烟了。

Inordertosavemoneyforhisdaughter’smedicaltreatment,hedeniedhimselfsmoking.

Activity：

Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordtakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

pleadbeyondobsessdietsatisfy

perfectdenyoneselfturnintoagonytolerate

1.Mozart’s_______withpianostartedwhenhewasababy.（obsession）

2.Theshygirlinformerdayshas_________aprettylady.（turnedinto）

3.The_______toothachetorturedmeawholenight.（agonizing）

4.Seeingtheinterestingtoysfromthewindow,thelittleboy_____withhismotherforbuyingsomebackhome.（pleaded）

5.Shakespeare’swifehadnothing_____Shakespeare’ssecondbestbed.（beyond）

6.Herparents’marriageportionreally_____her.（satisfied）

7.Hemovedtohisgrandfather’shomesoasto_______hisLatin.（perfect）

8.Theheadmaster_______thosenaughtystudents’behavior.（tolerated）

9.ThenursesaysRichardhasgottogoona_____.（diet）

10.Inordertofindanexpectedjob,she________alltheentertainmentsinherinternship.（deniedherself）

Sentences

4.megadosesofvitamins（Paragraph3）

Explanation:

verylargedosesofvitamins

5.Ifourparentsdidn’tgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.（Paragraph3）

Translation:

如果父母不给我们买我们想要的衣服，我们就觉得世界末日到了。

6.wearenolongerslavestostyle（Paragraph3）

Explanation:

wenolongerfollowthefashionblindly

7.atthemercyoffashion（Paragraph3）

Explanation:

completelycontrolledbyfashion

Paragraph4

14.preferablea.moredesirableorsuitable

e.g.Forme,teamworkispreferabletosingleaction.

Synonym:

better,superior

Antonym:

inferior

Derivation:

preferablyad.

preferencen.

15.criticala.extremelyimportant,crucial

e.g.Facingtheenemy’sinvasion,thenationisatacriticaltimeinhistory.

Thisdocumentiscriticalforallthecitizenslivinginthisarea.

Antonym:

insignificant,uncritical

Derivation:

criticallyad.

criticizev.

criticismn.

16.confrontvt.dealwithsth.inabraveanddeterminedway;bringfacetoface

e.g.Theproblemsconfrontingusareknotty.

Confrontedbyablackbear,thehunterretreated.

Synonym:

oppose,encounter

Derivation:

confrontation

17.awaitvt.waitfor

e.g.Alargepartyawaitedhimonhisbirthday.

Abigdecisionawaitshimtomake.

Synonym:

bereadyfor,waitfor

Translation:

对于这个罪犯而言，等待他的将是法律的严惩。

Forthiscriminal,severepunishmentofthelawawaitshim.

18.carefreea.cheerfulandwithoutworries

e.g.Ourchildhood,thosecarefreedayshavegoneforever.

Synonym:

lighthearted,untroubled

Collocation：

keepapeacefulandcarefreemind悠闲自在

19.unknownn.anunknownpersonorthing

e.g.IwishtohaveajourneyintotheunknownsothatIcanbeobliviousofmyself.

RecentlyIalwaysseeanunknownappearinginmyneighbor’sgarden.

Antonym:

celebrity

Collocation：

contentunknown

identityunknown

Sentences

8.…butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.（Paragraph4）

Translation:

但是当刚刚踏入社会的年轻人在为生活中的每个重要决策感到焦头烂额之时，我已经做过很多重要的决断。

Paragraph5

20.benefitn.anythingthatbringshelp,advantage,profit

e.g.Allthe11countriesgetbenefitfromChina-ASEANFreeTradeArea.

Derivation:

beneficiala.

benefitvt.

Synonym:

profit,advantage

21.wortha.deservingof

e.g.ThefootballgamebetweenEnglandandGermanyisworthwatching.

Theschemeiswellworthatry.

这个计划倒值得一试。

Collocation:

notworthastrawworthless

worthitsweightingoldextremelyhelpful,useful,etc;invaluable

Translation:

他觉得他的生命已经没有继续下去的意义了。

Hefeltthathislifewasnotworthastrawtocontinue.

22.sa