Living a Long Life.pptxVIP

Unit One;The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. ------Zeno 生活的目标就是与自然和谐相处。------芝诺 ;Discussion Where do you prefer to live, in a big city or in the countryside? Give your reasons.;Part II Text;Text information: In what regions, people can have a long life? Georgians in the Caucasus region of the Georgia, Pakistani Hunzas in the Himalaya Mountains, Vilcabambans of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador 2. At what age does youth end to Georgians? Perhaps at age 80. the youngest estimate was age 60.;Words Expressions out of / in : 从…中 50 out of 100,000 people 3 people in 100,000 e.g. 十人中有将近两人吸烟。 Nearly 2 out of 10 people smoke. ;Words Expressions 2. By comparison 相比较而言 e.g. By comparison, people in industrial society cannot live for a long life. *compare with 与…比较起来 e.g. Compare with your score, mine is not good enough. ;Words Expressions 2. age at age 20=20 years of age in one’s 20s 在20多岁 age v. aging n. 变老;Words Expressions 3. be foreign to 对….感到陌生 4. estimate v. n. 估价 估算;Sentence Structure These peoples remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. Paraphrase: These people keep healthy both physically and mentally in spite of the process of their aging. e.g. 尽管有病在身，他还是去上班了。 He went to work despite illness.;Sentence Structure 2. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Georgians, aged 110 to 140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. Paraphrase: Many older persons…..,but some… While 表示转折;Text Information Why could the long-lived peoples survive to a very old age? Hard physical work Mountainous regions Isolation Inherited factors Diets ;Words Expressions account for 是…原因；解释 e.g. 你必须解释你昨晚的反常行为。 You must account for your abnormal behaviors yesterday night. 2. 构词 Long-lived Pollution-free Reduced-oxygen e.g. 我们希望我们家乡是个无污染的城市。 We hope our hometown is a pollution-free city. ;Words Expressions 3. have intention o