SectionA unit 5 新视野大学英语第4册.ppt

5. How is a solitary man advised to enjoy life? To stay rational, settle down in a comfortable way and find pleasure from the current life, wait for anything happy that may happen. Text Study—Understanding e.g. She did it on purpose, of course. 她当然是故意那样做的。 1. … to be alone on purpose, … (Para. 2) purposely 故意的 on purpose Detailed study of the text: e.g. We have found a meeting–place that will serve our purpose. 我们找到了一个很合适的会址。 扩展 e.g. He managed to seek out his friend in the crowd. 他设法在人群中找出了自己的朋友。 2. They all speak highly of themselves for seeking it out, …(Para. 3) find sth. or sb. by looking hard 找出，搜寻出 seek out 3. …he calls the girls to come back and write it down while he dictates. (Para. 6) e.g. She spent the morning dictating letters to her secretary. 她花了一上午向她的秘书口述信件。 dictate v. speak sth. aloud for another person or for a machine to record the words said 听写，口授 4. The larger the ego, the less the need for other egos around. (Para. 10) n. one’s idea or opinion of oneself, or a great feeling of one’s own importance and ability 自我，自尊心 ego e.g. Im glad she got the job — she needed something to boost her ego. 我很高兴她得到了那份工作——她需要那份工作来增强她的自尊心。 e.g. That man has got such an enormous ego — Ive never known anyone so full of themselves. 那个人非常自负，我从来没有见过 那么以自我为中心的人。 egoism: n.自我主义；自私；利己 egoist: n.自私自利者；自我中心者 egoistic(al): a.自私自利的；利己主义的 ego-trip: n.(俚）以自我为中心的活动 e.g. Her life is just one big ego-trip. 她的一生都是以自我为中心的。 扩展 e.g. I do quite a humble job at the hospital. 我在医院从事很普通的工作。 5. The more modest and humble we feel, the more we suffer from solitude. (Para. 10) adj. having a low opinion of oneself 谦逊的，谦虚的 e.g. He strikes me as a very humble person. 他的谦虚给我留下了深刻的印象。 humble I’m your humble servant. 6. …you can stretch out your soul… (Para. 11) lengthen sth. by pulling; cause to reach forward, as with the hands 拉长，伸长，伸出 e.g. He stretched out on the grass. 他手脚伸开着躺在草地上。 stretch out e.g. She doesn’t have all the qualification