2016年自考英语二教材课文讲义unit4.docx

Unit 4 The Joy of Work Unit 4 The Joy of Work I. New words and expressions I. New words and expressions New words 1. blessing n. 好事；有益之事 2. subsistence n. 勉强维持生活；生计 3. sugar cane n. 甘 蔗 4. corn n. 玉 米 5. hog n. 猪 6. cash n. 现 金 7. dairy adj. 乳品业的；生产乳品的 n. 牛奶场；乳制品 区分：dairy / diary 8. complain v. 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚 complaint complain to sb. about sth. complain of a splitting headache 9. carpenter n. 木工；木匠 10. committed adj. 尽心尽力的：坚信的；坚定的 commit an error commit a crime commit suicide 精选文库 精选文库 — PAGE — PAGE 10 commit oneself to (doing) sth. be committed to (doing) sth. commitment brick n. 砖；砖块 hammer n. 锤子；榔头 escort n. 护送者；护卫队 remind v. 提醒；使想起 victim n. 受害者；牺牲品fall victim to sth. ideology n. 意识形态：观念形态 terrorism n. 恐怖主义 depression n. 萧条期；经济衰退；不景气depress depressed 沮丧的；萧条的 unrest n. 动荡；动乱；骚动 illegal adj. 不合法的；非法的；违法的il 是 in 的变体，否定前缀，再如：illogical ir, im 都是 in 的变体，如：irregular, irresponsible, imbalanced, impossible, immobile immigrant n.（外来）移民；外侨 trafficking n. 非法交易；非法买卖 c 结尾的词变形时先加 k，如 trafficker, panicker, picnicker, trafficking, panicking dealer n. 贩毒者；毒品贩子 deal in sth. car / drug dealer deal with sth. gang n. 一帮，一群，一伙（闹事、斗殴的年轻人） contribute v. 增加；增进；添加（到某物） quit v. 停止；戒掉 Phrases and Expressions bring in 赚得；挣 eke out a living 竭力维持生计；勉强度日 sink in 被完全理解；被充分意识到 look forward to （高兴地）盼望，期待 over and over again 多次；反复地；一再 be prepared for 准备好；有所准备 believe in 认为某事好（对、可接受） Text Learning Work Is a Blessing ① I grew up in Lakeland, Louisiana, one of 12 children. We all lived on my parents subsistence farm（自给自足的农场）. We grew cotton, sugar cane, corn, hogs, chickens and had a large garden, but it didnt bring in much cash. So when I was 12, I got a part-time job on a dairy farm down the road, helping to milk cows. We milked 65 cows at 5 in the morning, and again at 2 in the afternoon, seven days a week. ② In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight, I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said, Ya know, boy, to work is a blessing. ③ I look