新概念英语 Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy.ppt

Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy Do you know whats a begger and tramp? New Words and Expressions philosopher n.哲学家 wisdom n.智慧 priest n.牧师 spiritual a.精神上的 grudge v.不愿给，舍不得给 surgeon n.外科大夫 passer-by n.过路人(复数passers-by) New Words and Expressions dignity n.尊严 deliberately ad.故意地 consequence n.后果，结果 afflict v.使苦恼，折磨 ease n.容易 nature n.大自然 contempt n.蔑视 envious a.嫉妒的 Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material good in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. Notes on the Text It has been said= it is said that 据说 live by: 依靠某种职业为生 live on 依靠某种食物维持生命，或靠某人生活 e.g: Sheep and cows live on grasses. In the light of [英]= in light of [美] 根据,按照= according to= taking into account =in accordance with: 依据(法律) （更加正式） In the light of this statement 是经典的引出论据的过渡句 Notes on the Text philosopher Phil (o) 这个前缀表示 “loving” , 即喜欢…的 sopho 词根：wise 字面意思：lover of wisdom 热爱智慧的人 古希腊: Sopho 表示哲人 英语：Wiseman Philosopher 哲学家 两词根构成的其他词： Philobiblic 爱书的，爱文学的 Sophomore 大二学生 （有点智慧了） Sophisticated 世故的，老练的 Notes on the Text spiritual e.g: spiritual life /spiritual need spirited adj.精神饱满的, 生机勃勃的, 勇敢的 low-spirited 沮丧的, high-spirited 兴奋的 public-spirited 热心公益的, a spirited debate 热烈的辩论 mental? adj.心理的, 智力的 physical? adj.身体的, 物质的, 自然的, 物理的 Notes on the Text Wisdom? n.智慧 （wise? adj.英明的, 明智的, 聪明的） e.g: He is a man of wisdom. = He is a wise man. cut ones wisdom teeth? 开始懂事? in terms of = in respect of（关于, 就…来说）, with respect to（关于, 至于, 谈到） = in/with regard to（关于）, as regards（关于, 至于） Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge pa