新视界大学英语综合教程3 unit 7.ppt

1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * Language in Use 4 There must be a ______________ why the light keeps going off. 5 I’m afraid his behaviour has __________ my __________ that he’s not the right person for the job. 6 The likely increase in fees next year is a _____________________________ for all of us. rational reason comfirmed suspicions constant worry / constant concern 1 Even the most rational person can be convinced at times that there is a force out there making mishaps occur at the worst possible time. 即使是最理智的人有时候也会对此深信不疑，认为冥冥之中有一种力量让他们在最糟糕的时期里灾祸连连。 Language in Use ? Translate the sentences into Chinese. Language in Use 2 So badness is much better represented as being on a spectrum rather than something which is there or not there. 所以我们更应该把事情的好坏看成是一个程度的问题，而不是非好即坏。 3 So while the probability of being made redundant on any particular day and the probability of being sick may both be small, the chance of both occurring is almost certainly higher than the product of the two probabilities. Language in Use 因此，虽然人们在某一天被裁员和在某一天生病的概率都很小，但是这两件事同时发生的概率肯定要高于他们分别发生的概率。 Language in Use 4 As in most bad luck stories, you forget about the number of times the road doesn’t land awkwardly and remember the times it does. 5 Red lights come up just as often when the driver is not in a hurry; it’s just that the disadvantage of the red light is considerably less if time is not critical. 在大多数有关倒霉事儿的故事中， 你会忘掉路线好找的次数，只记得路线不好找的次数。 司机不赶时间的时候碰到的红灯其实和赶时间的时候一样多；只是如果时间不紧急，红灯带来的不便要小得多。 ? Translate the sentences into English. 1 说到科学发现，我们就会想起牛顿发现万有引力定律。这个例子告诉我们不要忽视生