大学英语4unit5A.pptVIP

People can experience loneliness for many reasons The Pros of Being Alone: Peace and quiet. It is the ability to control the noise, and choose when you want music or TV, and when you dont. Cleaning, grocery shopping and laundry can be done on your own schedule. All the foods you like are in your refrigerator and pantry(储藏室) The bathroom is always free On your way home from work, you can shop, see a movie, or pick up dinner. You can watch anything you want on television, and no one asks whats going on when you tune in. The only mess you have to clean is your own. If you get bored or lonely, friends are only a phone call away. The Cons of Being Alone How to Enjoy Being Alone Question: What do people think of living alone? 1. A national disease; 2. A characteristic of American hero. Some people choose to be alone on purpose. Examples: solitary hunter or explorer; Thoreau, a U.S. thinker and essayist. tame: v. 1) make sb. or sth. easy to control 制服，控制并利用 tame a river 治理河流 tame nature 征服大自然 2) train an animal or bird not to be afraid of humans and to be obedient 驯化，驯服 tame a tiger 驯虎 3) adj. (esp. of animals) not wild or fierce, （尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的 公园的鸟很温顺，它们会吃你亲手喂给它们的食物。 The birds in the park are quite tame and will take food from your hand. speak highly of: express or have a high opinion of 高度评价 The students speak highly of their new monitor. speak well /ill of: express a bad/good opinion of 说好/坏话 high priest: If you call a man the high priest of a particular thing, you are saying (in a slightly mocking way) that he is considered by people to be expert in that thing. 主教, 大祭司/ (学术领域等的)大师，领导者 他被人们广泛誉为当代舞蹈的代表人物。 He is widely regarded as the high priest of contemporary dance. self-reliance 自力更生 self-abasement 自卑 self-confidence 自信 self-complacency 自满 self-consciousness 自觉 self-respect 自尊 self-important 自高自大 at one’s own pace (L. 46)按自己的节奏 back up: 1) block up（使）积压，（使）拥塞 大雨把阴沟堵塞了。