volume 1 - unit 8大学英语基础教程1教材.ppt

Unit 8 WORDS AND PHRASES emerge: rise from or as if from immersion 出现，浮现 remind: make someone remember something that they must do 提醒，使记住 security: safety, freedom from danger or anxiety 安全 accurate: correct and true in every detail 准确的，与事实完全相符的，无误的 recall: remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past 记起，想起 accelerate: If a process accelerates or if something accelerates, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect. 加速，促进加快……的速度 perceive: notice, see, or recognize something 察觉 flexible: A person, plan, etc. that is flexible can change or be changed easily to suit any new sit-uation. （反义词inflexible） 灵活的，有伸缩性的 advantage: something likely to bring success, esp. in competition 优势 related: connected in some way 有关 EXPRESSIONS Study the following expressions and see how they are used in sentences. interact with 与……相互作用，相互影响 contribute to 导致，对……起促成作用 insist on doing 坚持做…… adjust to 使适应，调整 isolate... from 使……分离，隔离 in an instant 立刻，马上 frown upon/on 对……不表赞同，反对 give priority over 赋予优先权，给予优先考虑 1.　Presley’s early success ____ him _____ his friends. isolated ... From 2.　Generally speaking, single women don’t ____ married life. frown on 3.　Desks are arranged in a U-shape, so the teacher can ____ easily the students. interact ... With 4. The saving of the party newspapers at this time ____ matters related to broadcasting and other information services. was given priority over COMPREHENSION CHECK Understand the General Ideas Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups. The key words given in the brackets may help you in your discussion. 1. What does the text mainly talk about? (how, time, affect, people’s lives) 2. Why does Dr. Dossey think “time sickness” is one of the most common ills in our society? (pressure, anxiety, tension, heart disease, strokes) 3. In what way(s) do you think time is related to health? (view of time, stress, biological rhythm, out of synchronization) 4. What does the author