unit二textwhypeoplework文件材料.ppt

Unit 12 text Why People Work Tarnish 1. 玷污，败坏，损害(名誉或形象)?If you say that something?tarnishes?someones reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.?? The affair could?tarnish?the reputation of the prime minister... 这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。 2. (使)有污迹;(使)失去光泽;(使)变暗淡?If a metal?tarnishes?or if something?tarnishes?it, it becomes stained and loses its brightness.?? It never rusts or?tarnishes... 它从不生锈，也不会失去光泽。 Debilitate 1. 使虚弱;使衰弱?If you?are debilitated by?something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.?? Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was?debilitated by a stomach virus. 昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。 2. 削弱（组织、社团或政府）的力量?To?debilitate?an organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker.?? ...their efforts to?debilitate?the political will of the Western alliance. 他们试图削弱西方联盟的政治决心的努力 Malaise 1. 不适;不安;不快?Malaise?is a state in which people feel dissatisfied or unhappy but feel unable to change, usually because they do not know what is wrong.?? He complained of depression, headaches and?malaise. 他主诉自己情绪低落，头痛且身体不适。 2. (社会或群体的)痼疾?Malaise?is a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution.?? There is no easy short-term solution to Britains chronic economic?malaise... 短期内迅速治愈英国经济顽症的灵丹妙药并不存在。 Deteriorate 恶化;变坏;衰退?If something?deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.?? There are fears that the situation might?deteriorate?into full-scale war... 人们担心形势可能恶化而演变成一场全面战争。 The weather conditions are deteriorating... 天气变得越来越糟。 Grants health steadily?deteriorated. 格兰特的健康状况持续恶化。 deterioration...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries. 对两国关系迅速恶化的担忧 Crave 渴望;热望?If you?crave?something, you want to have it very much.?? There may be certain times of day when smokers?crave?their cigarette... 吸烟者可能会在一天中的某些时刻特别想吸烟。 You may be cr