《实用英语3_U03_Text B》.pptVIP

1. Some people say that in the 21st century, how we do is more important than what we do. Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. When mentioning the financial services meltdown, the author of the passage says, “We got away from the basics — from the fundamentals ... We got away from the hows.” Do you agree? Why or why not? Now compare your answers with your neighbours’. — We stopped sticking to the most important principle of lending and borrowing money carefully. By this principle, both the lender and borrower should be responsible for and care about whether the person who borrows the money can actually repay it / give it back. We got away from the basics — from the fundamentals of prudent lending and borrowing, where the lender and borrower maintain some kind of personal responsibility for, and personal interest in, whether the person receiving the money can actually pay it back. e.g. It’s important for children to be taught the fundamentals of science. This course provides an opportunity to learn more about the fundamentals of film-making. Police have launched a campaign to educate children about the fundamentals of traffic safety. fundamentals: n. the most basic and important aspects of something e.g. It’s always prudent to read a contract properly before signing it. Being a prudent and cautious person, you realize that the problem must be resolved. prudent: a. sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks — Yes, this bubble involves us, although not all of us because many Americans were very poor and they were prudent enough not to spend and borrow excessively. The word way is American English, used as adverb, meaning very. e.g. I think she’s way cool, man. Yes, this bubble is about us — not all of us, many Americans were way too poor to play. — But it involves so many of us that we can say it involves America. But it is