新世纪大学英语综合教程课件 秦秀白主编 第4册U7B4.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程课件秦秀白主编第4册U7B4

新世纪大学英语综合教程课件秦秀白主编第4册U7B4

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Unit7Book4

StrippingDowntoBareHappiness

1.DifficultSentences

1）（LL12-15）Neitheroneofthem,itturnedout,waswillingtorestrict

whattheyconsideredtheir“reallife”intothebrieftime

beforeworkandthetiredhoursafterwards.

Whatdoes“reallife”heremeanaccordingtoSaraandMichael?

（=“Reallife”herereferstoasimplesatisfyingbutnotwastefulfamilylifethatthecoupleareafter.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=他们俩谁都不愿意把他们视为生活中最重要的部分仅仅局限于上班前的一小

段时间和下班后已疲惫不堪的那几个小时。

）

2）（LL21-26）Theydecidedtospendtheirmoneyonlyonthingsthat

contributedtotheirmajorgoal,theconstructionofaworld

wherefamilyandfriendship,workandplay,wereallofa

piece,aworld,moreover,whichdidnotmakewastefuluse

oftheearth’sresources.

Accordingtothissentence,whatkindofaworlddidSaraandMichaelintendtobuildforthemselves?

（=SaraandMichaelintendedtobuildaworldoftheirownwherethey

couldenjoyfamilylife,sociallifeandbalanceworkandplayallatthe

sametime.Meanwhile,theywishedtoconstructaworldwhichdid

notmakewastefuluseoftheearth’sresources.）

Analyzethestructureofthissentence.

（=本句的主句是Theydecidetospendtheirmoneyonthings，后面携带的

that从句是先行词things的定语从句，而在定语从句中又嵌套了分别以where

和which引导的定语从句，修饰theconstructionofaworld中的world一

词，而短语theconstructionofaworld其成分实际上是短语majorgoal的同

位语。

）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=他们决定只把钱花在有助于实现他们的主要目标的东西上:

构建一个把家庭和

友谊、工作和娱乐融为一体的生活天地，而且还是一个不浪费地球资源的生活

天地。

）

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3）（LL50-53）Bysiftinganddiscarding,bykeepingtrackofwhatthey

have,SaraandMichaelhaveaclearideaofwhattheyreally

need.

Paraphrasethissentence.

（=Bypickingupwhatisessentialandgettingridoftheuselessandbyexaminingcloselywhattheyhave,SaraandMichaelunderstandtheirrealneeds.）

4）（LL59-61）TheydonotownaTV,andsotheyandtheirchildarenot

constantlysaturatedwithimagesofnewtoys,newthings,

andnewtemptations.

Whatdoesthephrase“besaturatedwith”meaninthiscontext?

（=Hereitmeanstobeoverexposedtosomethingorhavetoomuchcontactwith.）

WhatdoesthissentenceimplyaboutthedisadvantageofTVmedia?

（=itcriticizesTVforputtingcountlessbutuselesstemptationstoeitheradultsorchildrenthroughTVcommercials.）

5）（LL62-66）Theyhaveexchangedtheexpensesofworkinacommuter

Age—theextracar,thecostofgasoline,professional

wardrobes,lunchesandfrequentdinnersout,and

babysittingfees—forthetimetopayattentiontothequality

oftheirlives.

Whatdoes“commuterage”referto?

（=“Commuterage”referstothepresentsituationthatmanyworkingpeoplehavetotravelregularlybyacertaintransportbetweenone’swork

placeandone’shome.）

Accordingtothissentence,whatdotheexpensesofworkinacommuterageinclude?

（=Theyincludetheextracar,thecostofgasoline,professional

wardrobes,lunchesandfrequentdinnersout,and

babysittingfees.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=他们节省了通勤时代上下班必须支付的开支:

另外的一辆车、汽油费、职业装、

午餐和经常外出吃晚餐的开销以及保姆费，换来的则是时间——

用于关注生活质量的时间。

）

6）LL76-78）Thatyearningfeelingthat’ssomuchapartofthisculture

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goesonforever.

Whatisthe“yearningfeeling”thatSaratalksabout?

（=The“yearningfeeling”Saratalksaboutreferstothestrongdesireto

possessmoreandmorematerialthings.Animportantpartofthe

Americancultureisconsumerism—theideaorbeliefthatbuyingas

manygoodsaspossibleisdesirableforapersonorsociety.Anditis

this“yearningfeeling”thathasledtotheemergenceofsuchsocially

sanctionedproblemsasimpulsebuying,brand-nameloyalty,

irrationalconsumptionoftheearth’sresourcesandthementalityof

followingtrendsandfads.）

7）（LL81-83）Ireaditcarefully,givingmyselfhighmarksinsomeareas,

surprisedatmysociallysanctionedirrationalbehaviorin

others.

Whydoestheauthorcommentherbehavioras“sociallysanctioned

irrationalbehavior”?

（=Becauseherbehaviorwasnotbasedonclearlogicorgoodreason

andshouldnotbeencouraged,butsuchbehaviorwasregarded

right,acceptedandevenpromotedbysociety.）

TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=我仔细地阅读了，在一些方面我给自己打了高分，而在另一些方面我为身上存

在的社会所认可的不理智行为感到惊讶。

）

8）（LL87-89）WhenIstoodintheparkinglot,$11poorer,nohappieron

leavingthestorethanIhadbeenenteringit,Ifeltlikea

child,helplessinthefaceofmyownimpulse.

Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhershopping?

（=Shedidnotfeelhappieronleavingthestorethanshehadbeen

enteringit.Shefeltlostafterhershoppingbecauseshecouldnot

resistthetemptationofbuyingthingsthatshecouldactuallylive

without.）

Didthe