大学英语Unit_1_Change_in_the_way_we_live概要1.ppt

Warm-up Activity 究竟是我们改变了世界 还是世界改变了我们. Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city? We long for experiences of others’ life and places where others live, maybe we are just looking for something different from the one of our previous life. We want to change, but seldom with enough courage to start out as Mr. Doherty did. Post Reading Unit 1 Useful Expressions 1. 过得去 get by 2. 寻觅心灵的满足 find contentment 3.自力更生的生活 4. 艰苦的生活 a tough life 5.日常的家务 household routine a self-reliant life 6. 正如老话说的那样 as the old saying goes 7. 温馨快乐每一分钟 Love / enjoy every minute of sth. 8. 过冬 get through the winter 9. 常青藤联合会学校 Ivy League schools 10. 带着……的祝福 with sb.’s blessings Useful Expressions 11. 总的来说 on balance 12. 担任全职工作 be employed full time 13. 贷款按揭 mortgage payments 14. 至于 …… When it comes to … 15. 除……以外 aside from … Useful Expressions 16. 外出吃饭 dine out 17. 生活水准/水平 standard of living / living standard 18. 弥补收入差额 make up the difference in income 19. 听歌剧看芭蕾演出 attend the opera and ballet 20. 耐得住寂寞 a tolerance for solitude Useful Expressions 靠……为生 live off 找时间做；终于做 get round to 把梦想变为现实 put one’s dreams into practice 创建理想生活 build one’s dream life 过得去 get by Beautiful Expressions 寻觅心灵的满足 find contentment 自力更生的生活 a self-reliant sort of life 繁忙的工作日程 demanding schedule 日常的家务 usual household routine Beautiful Expressions 老话说的好 As the old saying goes 享受生活 enjoy/love every minute of sth. 过冬 get through the winter 带着某人的祝福 with sb.’s blessings 总的来说 on balance Beautiful Expressions 每月600美金的贷款按揭 $ 600- a-month mortgage payments 至于 when it comes to ….. 付帐 pick up 弥补收入差额 make up the difference in income Beautiful Expressions 外出吃饭 dine out 耐得住寂寞 a tolerance for solitude 怆chuang然里去 leave with a feeling of sorrow 提高生活质量 improve the quality of our lives Beautiful Expressions Summary This essay is about Mr. Doherty’s _____ of moving f