新编英语教程 6 unit 7.ppt

Unit Seven Beauty Words and Expressions: 1.Lamely: weakly,unsatisfactorily 2.Paradoxical: seemingly self-contradictory; puzzling 3.seductive: attractive; charming 4. Pedagogical: teaching 5. Wary: careful; heedful 6.on the defensive: prepared for disapproval or attack ;7. Demeaning overtones: implication of humiliation 8. Vestiges: traces that have once existed but exist no more 9. To the detriment of: to the harm of 10. Throes: a condition of agonizing struggle or effort; upheaval 11. Narcissism:excessive admiration of oneself 12. Obligation: duty; social requirement that compels one to follow a certain course of action ;13. Fretful: irritable; complaining 14. Pass muster: be accepted as satisfactory 15. Depreciation: a disparaging or a belittling act or instance 16. Censure: an expression of blame or disapproval 17. Preen: adorn or trim (oneself) carefully 18. Interminable: endless;II. Roman Catholicism and Protestantism Roman Catholic Church is Christian church headed may be simply defined as Christians in communion with the Pope. Roman Catholicism holds that the Pope and the Bishops have in varying degrees the spiritual authority Christ assigned to his apostles. The voice of the Pope is regarded as infallible when speaking on matters of faith and morals. ;Protestantism is a special development within Christianity. It is distinct from Roman Catholicism in that it breaks from papal obedience. Protestantism is widely practiced in most northwestern European countries except southern Germany, Ireland, France, and Belgium. ;III. Pagan A pagan is one of a people or community professing a polytheistic religion, I.e., a religion based on the belief in more than one god. Ancient Romans and Greeks were pagans. A pagan is different from a Roman Catholic and Protestant in that the latter believe in only one god.;IV. Appreciating of the text How does the notion of beauty held by the ancient Greeks basically differ from the modern one?(paras.1-2) For the an