新编大学英语（第三版）综合教程 4浙江财经大学编Unit6Reading-Centered Activities.ppt

*****************************************************************************************************Ifsomethingis“thelesserofthetwoevils”,itisbad,butnotasbadassomethingelse.Here“thelesserofthetwoevils”referstosomethinglikelytokilluslaterinsteadofnow.TheexpressionisrelatedtotheEnglishproverb“Ofthetwoevils,choosethelesser(两害相权取其轻).”3.Bothmayinvolvethesameelementofrisk—thesameprobabilityofeventuallydyingfromthatactivity—butariskthatmaycauseimmediatedamageismuchmorecostlythanoneforwhichthepiperneedn’tbepaidforalongtime.两者具有相同的危险因素——即最终因从事某事而导致死亡的可能性。但是，会马上引起伤害的危险要比一个长时间内不需要付出代价的危险代价要大得多。“...butariskthatmaycauseimmediatedamageismuchmorecostlythanoneforwhichthepiperneedn’tbepaidforalongtime”meansthatariskthatmayhavenegativeconsequencesimmediatelyismuchmorecostlythanonewhoseconsequenceswillbesufferedalongtimelater.Theexpression“paythepiper”isrelatedtotheEnglishsaying“Hewhopaysthepipercallsthetune(谁出钱，谁有支配权).”4.Thinkingaboutmattersinthislightinevitablycausesareassessmentofmanyofthethreatstohealth.从这种角度看问题的话，我们必然会对威胁健康的许多危险因素进行重新评估。Theexpression“inthislight”heremeans“inthisparticularway(从这一角度看)”.I)Viewedinthislight,theproblemseemedlessimportant.II)Thecompany’sproblems,inthislight,arecertainlynotunique.5.Forinstance,heartdiseaseisthesinglelargestkillerofAmericans,wayinfrontofcancerorstrokes.例如，心脏病是夺去美国人性命的头号杀手，其危险性远远超过癌症或中风。Theword“way”hereisanadverbmeaning“veryfar”.Shefinishedtheracewayaheadoftheotherrunners.6.Specifically,cancersclaimabout25percentmoreYPLLsthanheartdisease(ifwedefinetheYPLLasayearoflifelostbeforeage65).具体来讲，与心脏病相比，癌症大约多损失了25%的YPLL（如果我们将YPLL的单位定义为65岁以前寿命每缩短一年的话）。The