研究生公共英语阅读 A unit 4.ppt

Unit Four Three Kinds of Fatigue Jane Brody Analyze the title: fatigue: syn. tire; weary; exhaust What’s the main method the author employs to develop the essay? (from the title) Classification The essay explores one common problem in our not-so-healthy society. The author analyzes the causes of fatigue into 3 kinds--- physical, pathological, and psychological --- and then discusses what causes certain types of fatigue and studies how each cause operates to produce tiredness and what should be done to combat the fatigue. What is the difference between the fatigue in old days and the fatigue in modern days? And according to the text, what causes the difference? Old days: over-activity Modern days: under-exertion Language points The causes of modern day fatigue are diverse…(line 1 in Para. 2) Today, physicians report tiredness is more likely…wearing yourself down with over activity. (line 3 in Para. 2) What are the three main categories of fatigue? Physical fatigue Pathological fatigue Psychological fatigue Language points This is well-known result of overworking your muscles to the …(line 1 in Para.4) feel dragged out (line 1 in Para. 6 ) feel very tired; become exhausted all over; e.g. As he has been preoccupied with so many things to deal with, he has felt dragged out for months. Language points resume full activity (line 3 in Para. 6) restore one’s activity fully Pushing yourself to resume full …precipitate a relapse (line 3 in Para. 6) precipitate: make happen before expected relapse: a return to a former worse state of health after an improvement Language points counterproductive: (line 3 in Para. 9) having negative results Many violence-filled program are counterproductive to children’s behavior. Backfire: (line 4 in Para. 9) have the opposite effect According to the text, what can help to avoid fatigue? Diet Exercise Sleep Know yourself Take breaks Para.(9-15) Good ways to avoid fatigue. (prolonged fatigue and periodic tiredness) a) diet: