大学英语必修2.ppt

paraphrase Dr. Ralph Greenson… …takes a fairly gentle view of procrastination Dr. Ralph Greenson is not very critical of postponement Take a … view of sth. have … ideas (attitude of ) about sth. For example : She takes a pretty poor vies of her son’s recent behavior 2.rationalize - attempt to explain or justify ones action with plausible reasons, even if they are not true or appropriate. Example:Dont rationalize your incompetence by finding fault with the method. Language point 3.do-it-nowers - those who act promptly-er is a suffix that denotes a person who does something. Reminder: Do-It-Yourselfer in Book 5, Unit 10, Text II. Language point 4. at an ungodly 6:30 p. m. at an unusually early hour. The author thinks 6:30 p. m. is rather too early for a planned formal dinner.. Language point 5.all the trouble procrastination may incur all the trouble that a personal delay in action may bring upon himincur become subject to (something unpleasant) as a result of ones own action招致. Example:The company incurred a heavy loss due to mismanagement. Language point 6.the art of postponement had been virtually a monopoly of the military . . . , diplomacy and the law -the practice of putting things off had almost been exclusively done by the military, etc. The implied meaning is that the military, diplomacy, and the law are almost the worst delayers. Paraphrase 7.ruminate - (formal) think deeply and carefully. Examples:He ruminated over on the situation before he made the final decision.She ruminated for a long time before she expressed her opinion Language point 8.the worlds most addicted postponers – the worlds worst postponers who just could not free themselves from postponingAddicted (adj.) literally means dependent on something (usually a drug) and unable to stop having it. Example:He is addicted to cocaine heroin.Addicted may also mean enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity, e. g., be addicted to computer ga