unit 12 text why people work 知识讲稿.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。 Therapeutic 1. 使人放松的;能解郁安神的?If something is?therapeutic, it helps you to relax or to feel better about things, especially about a situation that made you unhappy.? Astanga Yoga is a?therapeutic?physical exercise that focuses on breathing and relaxation. 八步功法瑜伽注重呼吸和放松，是一种舒缓身心的锻炼方法。 2. 治疗性的;有助于治疗的?Therapeutic?treatment is designed to treat an illness or to improve a persons health, rather than to prevent an illness.?? ...therapeutic?drugs. 治疗性药物 Languish 1. 被迫）受苦，受折磨?If someone?languishes?somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation.?? No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or?languish?in camps without a permanent place of settlement. 无人清楚如今有多少难民在到处流浪，或有多少人流离失所，在难民营里受苦。 2. 中落；衰败；衰落?If something?languishes, it is not successful, often because of a lack of effort or because of a lot of difficulties.?? Without the founders drive and direction, the company gradually?languished... 没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。 Exert 1. 施加（影响、压力等）;行使，运用（权威等）?If someone or something?exerts influence, authority, or pressure, they use it in a strong or determined way, especially in order to produce a particular effect.?? He?exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues... 他极大地影响了科学界对这些问题的看法。 2. 尽力;努力?If you?exert yourself, you make a great physical or mental effort, or work hard to do something.?? Youngsters get so absorbed that they dont realise how much theyre?exerting themselves... 年轻人如此地沉浸其中，他们没有意识到自己有多么努力。 De