新视野大学英语第一册第六单元Horizon.ppt

1. What’s IQ? A psychology educator was born in 1912 in California. He wrote eight non-fiction books. Known for his clear thinking, he argued for the cause of people who are ignored in a wealthy society. The quotation referred to in Text A first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post II. Check Yourself go with look down on/upon boast about/of hold water contrary to register turn a deaf ear to sore wickedly continuous original spontaneously yell response head to be ashamed of tremble approachable make the rounds wicked retreat 死于心脏病，车祸，过劳或者是无聊死等等。在与时间的竞争中，没有人能幸免，所以你不得不选择一种。这是一个让人难以忍受的事实。你可以了解了解，到处问问。你可能会无视它，也可能因此很紧张，难以入睡。但是你没有办法改变。 当官的会死，无论他们多么努力的工作；明星们也会死，无论你多崇拜他们。我们所爱的亲人和朋友也会。我们将会被新的一代人所代替。 死亡是人生的一部分。只有认识到这一点，我们才有可能正确的面对死亡。时间太宝贵了。 die of care for stay up pick out ask around compete with straighten out wound up ignore survive replace acquaintance devote executive admire bear make inquiries about 1 6 Related Information Fun Time Check Yourself I. Related Information IQ stands for “intelligence quotient”. Intelligence refers to how effective one’s mental ability is, including ability to understand, learn, recall, think and reason. An average IQ score is 100. Related Information 2. John Gardner Related Information December 1, 1962 and has since been used almost one thousand times in writings by others. 3. Senior Administration Team 总经理 General Manager 副总裁 Vice President 总裁, CEO President and Chief Executive Officer 董事长 Chairman of Board Related Information 4. Job Titles of a Company head of maintenance, catering and other facilities Marketing Manager responsible for all money matters Accountant coordinates all commercial activities Finance Director runs the company Managing Director big boss, top of the hierarchy Chairman of the Board of Directors Related Information responsible for one factory in charge of a group of workers Plant Manager Foreman come up with new products from time to time Prod