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Unit 7
Happiness & Success
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Avant-garde Lifestyles
S: Various modern lifestyles L: An interview with a DINK couple L: Two backpackers S: Freelance—to be or not to be R: LOHAS W: Writing a poster for the LOHAS Club
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An interview with a DINK couple 1) Because we want to spend our leisure time tog
ether… leisure n. 空闲eg: He has a lot of leisure time since retirement. I seldom have leisure to consider the question. leisure常用结构: gain/obtain leisure 得到一点空闲; occupy one’s leisure time/hours 利用 / 占用某人的
空闲时间; have much leisure 有很多空闲; at one’s leisure 有空时,方便时。
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2) But have you ever thought of yourselves as being selfish?
think of…as… 把……看作……eg: I think of him as my best friend. He doesn’t think of himself as a politician. selfish a. 自私的eg: I didn’t realize you are so selfish. It seems to me an awfully selfish way of looking at
things. selfish 常用结构是 it is selfish of sb. to do sth. 。eg: It was selfish of them to do that. 他们那样做太自私了。
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3) We never want to come across as being selfis
h or anything like that.
come across as 给人……印象,使人产生……印象 eg: He came across as being rather mean.
He comes across as someone who means what he
says.
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Two backpackers 1) We went on our trip and arrived at Istanbul Airp
ort, dead tired. 我们出发去旅行,疲惫不堪地到达了伊斯坦布尔机场。
此句中的 dead 作副词用,表示“非常,极度”,常置于所修饰词之前。
eg: You were dead lucky to get the job. I was dead scared. 2) We both decided to do the right thing and stay
up all day. stay up 不睡,熬夜eg: Nobody stayed up to give us our supper. I stayed up until 2:00 in the morning.
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3) We were feeling quite proud of ourselves by the time we checked in at our hotel in the afternoon.
be/feel proud of sb./sth. 为某人 / 事感到骄傲 eg: She’s proud of her daughter.
He felt very proud of having a friend with such noble ideas.
4) We ended up falling asleep at about 4:00 in the afternoon…
end up (with) 以……结束,以……告终 eg: We don’t know where Nancy will end up.
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R: LOHAS 1) Do you care about your health and exercise fre
quently to keep fit? keep fit 保持健康 eg: In order to keep fit, she exercises every day. Practicing yoga regularly is a good way to keep fit. 2) …do you feel responsible for the environment
and say no to non-reusable chopsticks and plastic bags?
feel/be responsible for 感到有 / 有责任的,应负责任的
eg: The bus driver feels responsible for the passengers’ safety.
The police are responsible for the preservation of public order and security.
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say no 表示拒绝。eg: Of course you’ll end up doing most of the work if
you don’t learn to say no. You know me — when people ask me to go round
to their homes I just can’t say no. plastic a. 塑料的,塑胶的eg: He wrapped his sandwiches in a plastic bag. The cups and the plates were plastic. plastic 也可当名词用,表示“塑料”。eg: These spoons are made of plastic. The toy motorcycle is made of plastic and is easily
broken by children.
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3) Do you consider the effect of the hamburger on your health, or even on the whole environment? 你会考虑汉堡包对身体甚至对整个环境的影响吗?
effect n. 影响eg: She thought about the effect of such news upon he
r husband. It had an almost immediate effect on his thinking. effect 还可表示“结果,效果”。eg: Irony was the effect he worked for in conversation. The advertising campaign didn’t have much effect on
sales. effect 还可当动词用表示“使发生,完成”。eg: I shall effect my purpose; no one shall stop me! He effected his escape by killing a guard.
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4) I realized that I was not living a really healthy life, and started thinking about ways to change my life for the better.
think about 考虑eg: The boss is thinking about raising the sales man
ager’s pay. Have you thought about what job you are going to
do? 5) I set a goal to stop smoking within a certain pe
riod of time. set a goal (to do sth.) 设定目标,确立目标(做…
…) eg: At the beginning of this year he set a goal to sav
e enough money for a piano for his daughter. Set a goal and work on it till you achieve it.
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6) LOHAS stands for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. 乐活族代表一种健康及可持续发展的生活。
stand for 代表;支持;容忍 eg: What does “WTO” stand for?
I am not going to stand for that kind of behavior.
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7) LOHAS markets are growing too, such as healthy buildings, recycled energy, healthy furniture, organic food, health food, and self-improvement programs. 乐活族的市场也在扩大,如环保建筑、再生能源、环保家具、有机食品、健康食品和自我完善计划。
recycled a. 回收的,循环的eg: The company tries its best to produce high-qualit
y recycled paper. recycled energy 再生能源organic food 表示“有机食品”,又称“绿色食品”,
在原料生产和产品加工过程中不使用农药、化肥、生长激素、化学添加剂、化学色素和防腐剂等化学物质,也不使用基因工程技术。
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L: Success at the Supermodel Contest
1) Did you hear that Marilyn just won first prize in the Supermodel Contest?
prize n. 奖,奖赏,奖金eg: At school, I received several prizes for chemistry a
nd physics. The prize money for singing contests can be as hig
h as $10,000. prize 一般用来表示在大赛或竞赛中获奖。 prize 当动词
用时表示“珍视,重视”。eg: I prize my independence too much to go and work
for them.
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contest n. 竞赛,竞争,比赛eg: Last week she took part in and won a beauty con
test. contest 可以作动词,当动词用时表示“争取赢得…”,eg: The championship is being keenly contested by e
ight athletes. 2) Being a good model calls for a lot of qualities. call for 需要,要求eg: This problem calls for quick action by the govern
ment. Congratulations! This news calls for a celebration! 3) And Marilyn has been practicing her modeling
skills a lot. 此处 model 作动词,意思是“做模特”。 eg: She modeled for a few years when she was in he
r twenties.
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L: An interview on success 1) Jane, what do you think makes people succeed?
succeed vi. 成功eg: If you try hard enough, you’ll succeed in the cont
est. succeed 表示成功的常用结构为: succeed in sth. / d
oing sth. 。 eg: She’s absolutely determined to succeed in life. I tried to clean the watch, but only succeeded in br
eaking it. succeed 还可表示“继承”。eg: When the queen dies, her eldest son will succee
d her.
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2) So ability is of great importance. 因此能力很重要。
ability n. 能力eg: I did the work to the best of my ability. Thanks to his ability, he was appointed to the chai
rmanship of the Committee. ability 常用来表示做某事或从事某事的能力,常用结
构: display/exhibit/show ability 显露才能; develop/foster/cultivate one’s ability 培养……的才能; have ability in 具有……才能。
“be + of + 抽象名词”为英语中常见结构,相当于形容词形式,如 be of importance = be important 。名词前还可插入形容词,起修饰作用。
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3) But I think what leads to eventual success is persistence.
persistence n. 坚持不懈eg: By persistence we succeeded in winning him ove
r at last.
This is not easy. It requires hard work and persistence.
persistence 的形容词形式为 persistent 。eg: He is always persistent in his questions.
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Ways to success
S: What can lead to success L: Success at the Supermodel Contest L: An interview on success S: Factors of success R: Chance or choice W: Writing an ad for the barber R: Complain or change