新起点大学基础英语教程修订版课件2_9.pptVIP

Unit Nine;1. born with confidence天生自信 天生好奇 curiosity 2. at the mercy of fate/ drift on the currents of fate听天由命 听凭上帝的安排 God 3. adjust well to growing old很好地适应衰老 很好地适应国外的学习和生活 studying and living abroad 4. drawn from experience取自经历 取材于二次大战的经历 experiences in World War Two 5. belief in blind luck盲目相信运气 相信宗教 religion 6. play a big role in life在生活中起着重要作用 在英语学习中起着重要作用 English study;7. have nothing to do with heredity与遗传无关 与一个人的生活环境相关 have something one’s environment 8. better known as以……而更为著称 更以勤奋著称的学生 a hardworking student 9. award the Nobel Prize for medicine颁发诺贝尔医学奖 颁发诺贝尔和平奖的机构 a body that awards the Nobel Prize peace 10. have a better chance of being well adjusted有可能得到很好的调整 修好的可能性不大 have a poor of being well repaired 11. aging process衰老过程 生长过程 growing .;;Detailed Understanding of Text ; 4. What is the difference between people having an “internal power of control” and those having an “external power of control” ? The former believe that ________________ determine their own lives and the latter believe that ______________________________ . 5. According to the study, which plays a more important role in people’s confidence, heredity or lifetime experiences? According to the study, __________________ are more important because _________________________________________ _______________ .;1.Some people are born the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel that they are the mercy of fate. A.of, at B. with, at C. with, in D. of, in 2. Psychologists have long known that people confident in their ability to control their fate are more to adjust well growing old than those who feel that they drift on the currents of fate. A. like, to B. likely, of C. likely, to D. like, of 3. Two researchers questioned hundreds of Swedish twins report that such confidence, or lack of