unit2 A Life Full of Riches.pptVIP

Unit 2 A Life Full of Riches 1.Have you ever bought lottery tickets? 2. If you became a millionaire by buying lottery tickets, what do you decide to do? Debate: Is the author really rich? “Riches” means “material wealth”. Is the author really rich? Please find some evidences. Interestingly, he never uses the word “money”. Instead he mentions “possessions”, “material things”, “material goods” and “stuff”; He always fall into the lowest income brackets; There is a lack of “things” in his apartment and life. On the other hand, you could also find in the text some other evidence showing that the author is quite well-off. What’s that? He has exceptionally good health; He cherishes the gift of creativity; He enjoy friendship; He feels a strong sense of belonging each December because he loves helping others as well as being appreciated for the help. Pass: V 前进;通过;经过;超过You cannot pass. Stop where you are. 终止,消失;离开,死亡pass away (时间)推移,流逝;变化,转化 The ten days passed quickly. (考试等)及格;通过; He passed in German, but failed in English. Passing: adj 经过的; 短暂的,一时间;They had a passing interest in music. 偶然的,不经意的;附带的I made a passing mention of the weather. 我顺便提及天气。 attain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort attain the top of a mountain 到达山顶 attain one’s goal 达到目的 attain the age of 有…岁了 我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。 I’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost. get, gain, obtain attain 这四个词都是动词, 都有“得到”、“获得”之意。 get 是最普通的用语，可指通过任何方式的获得，多用于口语中。 She got the highest score in rope jumping. gain 多指在竞争中获得，所得的东西往往是有用的或是所期待的。 I hope you will gain the victory this time. obtain 是书面语，指靠他人或自己努力而得到，强调结果或目的。 By this method, we obtained a good result. attain 强调达到完美的地步。 She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot. Wear and tear: is a term for damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal use or aging自然磨损，消耗 E.g. The furniture suffers a lot of wear and tear when the children are at home. 孩子们在家时家具磨损很厉害。 minimal: adj. 极小的；最低限度的 该词的动词为minimize 反义词为maximal fabr