新视野大学英语第三版第二册第六单元ectionA.pptx

;Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. — Lin Yutang (Chinese writer);;Contents;;1. As far as choices in our daily life are concerned, have you ever been troubled with such dilemma: to keep all or to give up some?;2. What is the proper way to deal with this dilemma? Is more always better than less? ;Task1. Listen to a talk about why people are often irrational. Based on what you hear, match the questions with the answers by placing a letter next to the number.;Task1. Listen to a talk about why people are often irrational. Based on what you hear, match the questions with the answers by placing a letter next to the number.;Task1. Listen to a talk about why people are often irrational. Based on what you hear, match the questions with the answers by placing a letter next to the number.;1. In your opinion, what is an irrational behavior? Give some examples.;2. What do you think may cause people’s irrational behavior?;;;;;Questions Previewing;;;;rival options;Why did General Xiang Yu order his troops to crush their cooking pots and burn their sailing ships when crossing the Zhang River?(Para.3);Part I introduces a story of closing doors to open ___________________ about Xiang Yu. Facing choices of rival options, he made an unusual decision - ordering his troops to crush cooking pots and burn their sailing ships. By doing this, he closed the door for retreating from the enemy’s territory but opened the window for ______________.;According to Dr. Ariely’s book, Predictably Irrational, what might be a weakness of human beings? (Para.4);Part I serves as a transition from the ancient story of Xiang Yu to the __________ of the students at MIT. Through conducting an experiment on human’s_____________ , Dr. Ariely found that people just couldn’t bear to see their options vanish though they knew it would benefit