英第七册Unit Eleven.docVIP

Unit 11 Text I Beyond Invalidism Pre-reading and Brainstorming 1. Suppose you had an elderly friend or relative who is an invalid, one who is too weak or disabled to care for himself, how would you help him go though life? 2. What do you think the title “Beyond Invalidism” means? Answer for reference: “Beyond Invalidism” means going beyond the range or limits of invalidism, i.e. getting the better of invalidism or defeating invalidism or dealing with it successfully, or not be subject to the fatal or harmful effect of invalidism. (Invalidism: the condition of being chronically ill or disabled. 久病：患慢性病或伤残的状态Lexical work come to term with (l.3)---learn to accept or adjust to (something. One does not want to accept) tentatively (l.6)---uncertainly, without confidence flinch (l.10)---畏缩, 退缩, 畏首畏尾draw back in fear of danger; wince deflect (16)---turn aside (使)偏斜, (使)偏转 erosion (l.16)---disintegration; gradual removal/wearing away somber (l,19)---dreary, gloomy阴森的, 昏暗的, 阴天的, 忧郁的 resiliency (l.24)---ability to return quickly to usual health after suffering from an illness/跳回, 弹性 cardiac (l.41)---connected with the heart affirm (l.45)--- ▲To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. See Synonyms at assert 断言：肯定地或坚定地声明；证实正确; ▲To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. 证实，确实：支持或维护…的正确性；坚持认为 ▲State sth as the truth; assert sth 肯定某事物属实; 断言某事物: potentiate (l.46)---provide with more power加强 swathe (l.54)---wrap round绑, 裹, 包围 sterile (l.56)---worthless, useless; characterized by an absence of life in retrospect (l.65)---回顾thinking back to the past from the present beneficiary (l.84)---受惠者, 受益人 go out of the way (l.76)---make a special effort/take the trouble to do something cornary insufficiency (l.84)---冠状动脉机能不全 tantalizing (l.87)---tempting, captivating;非常着急的 arena (l.88)---a place; here, an opportunity banter (l.88)---light joking talk善意地取笑, 逗弄 semblance (l.92)---seeming likeness; appearance外表, 伪装 Main ideas: This essay is on how to fend off invalidism: