Unit5-work to live or live to work

1、全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第一冊(cè) College English BookCollege English Book Work to Live or Live to Work wAbout the Author wEnglish Poem The Wasted Tears wOrigin of Workaholic wWarm-up Activities wDetailed Study of Text A wText Analysis wAssignments About the Author l Ellen Goodman (1941 ) was born in Massachusetts and gra

2、duated from Radcliffe College. She worked for Newsweek and the Detroit Free Press before joining The Boston Globe in 1967. Her column “At Large” has been widely syndicated since 1976. As an essayist and television commentator, Goodman has discussed feminism, changes in family life, sexual harassment

3、, and male and female relationships. Her essays have been collected in several books, including Close to Home (1979), Turning Points (1979) and At Large (1981). About the Author l In 1980, Goodman received the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary. Among other awards she has won are the Americ

4、an Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award and the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award. The National Womens Political Caucus gave her the Presidents Award, and the Womens Research and Education Institute presented her with their American Woman Award. The Wasted Tears -by Rajaram R

5、amachandran lThey were newly married couple, A few days went on with no trouble. As days passed on, he never turned, While for his love, her heart yearned. She wore daily the best of robes, Diamonds sparkled in her ear lobes, But he had his mind on his work. And wasnt keen to have a look. The Wasted

6、 Tears -by Rajaram Ramachandran lHer heart, one day, nearly broke , But it was saved from a stroke. With tears she stood before him, He saw her face-glow gone dim. Deeply engrossed in his work, He was stuck up to his desk. Elsewhere was his mind The reason for tears to find. The Wasted Tears -by Raj

7、aram Ramachandran lSuddenly, his mind woke up. He collected, drop by drop, In a test tube all her tears, And mixed some powders. Oh, I found out, my dear, It is nothing but saline water. So said the scientist husband, Still tied up, work bound. Origin of Workaholic Origin of Workaholic Warm-Up Activ

8、ities l1. Definition of workaholic lIf a person is a workaholic, hes got compulsive need to be driven to accomplish things. In the workdays, they just keep going, keep pushing themselves. And a lot of stress leads to many problems, anxieties and diseases. l2. Suggestion to deal with workaholism lIf

9、you are not able to let go of work, and the work holds onto you, you may be a workaholic and you may need to seek some outside professional help. Youd be able to keep balance in your career world and to deal with other issues. Not let workaholism steal the joy of living. Warm-Up Activities l3. What

10、is the distinction between working hard and being a workaholic? lWorking hard involves being organized, focused, getting a lot of work done, knowing when to stop and having a life other than work. Workaholics, on the other hand, are often disorganized, always find reasons for working more. Warm-Up A

11、ctivities l4.How many types of workaholics are there and what are they? lThere are three types. First are people with high energy that needs discharging. Second are very competitive people who have a strong need to prove themselves and tie their self-worth to their work. Third are people who use wor

12、k to escape from something and they keep themselves so busy working that they have no time or energy to deal with their real problems. Warm-Up Activities l5.What are same traits these three types have? lThey cant stand not being active. They find it hard to go on vacation. They are more comfortable

13、being with fellow workers than with family and friends. They equate self-worth and success with hard work. Proverbs on Work 1. Work while you work play while you play; this is the way to be cheerful and gay. 2. Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. 今日事，今日畢。今日事，今日畢。 3. All

14、work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Mary/Jane a dull girl. 只會(huì)用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。只會(huì)用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。 Proverbs on Work 4. Work smarter, not harder. 更有技巧地工作，而不是更努力地工作。更有技巧地工作，而不是更努力地工作。 5. Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. German proverb 工作雖苦，果實(shí)卻甘。工作雖苦，果實(shí)卻甘。德國(guó)諺語(yǔ)德國(guó)諺語(yǔ) 6. Many

15、 hands make light work. 眾人拾柴火焰高眾人拾柴火焰高; 人多好辦事。人多好辦事。 7. Work makes the workman. 熟能生巧。熟能生巧。 Part Division of the Text Part Division of the Text Text Analysis lprecisely: adv. l1. exactly; just Scientists do not yet know precisely how insects can produce their toxic defensive chemicals without poisoni

16、ng themselves. l2. quite so So you think it was a mistake? Precisely. I think that was it. lHow to understand this sentence? lI think that that was what was said about the cause of his death-that he died of a coronary thrombosis. acquaintance: n. l1. a relationship with someone you know, but who is

17、not a close friend lOur mere acquaintance ripened into friendship. l2. person whom one knows (less intimately than a friend) lShe is an old acquaintance of my sister. acquaintance: n. lCollocation: lmake sb.s acquaintance 結(jié)識(shí)某人結(jié)識(shí)某人 ldrop an acquaintance 斷絕往來(lái)斷絕往來(lái) lhave a casual acquaintance 半生不熟半生不熟，略

18、知一，略知一 二二 lrenew an acquaintance 重建友誼重建友誼 friend, mate, acquaintance immediately l霎那間，迪克意識(shí)到他處境危險(xiǎn)。霎那間，迪克意識(shí)到他處境危險(xiǎn)。 lInstantly Dick awoke to the terrors of his position. He was a perfect Type A, a workaholic, a classic, they said to each other and shook their heads and thought for five or ten minutes a

19、bout the way they lived. classic: 1. adj. Of the highest quality; having a value or position recognized and unquestioned It is very interesting for a Chinese to read an English translated version of the Chinese classic novel The Dream of Red Mansions. classic: l2. n. l1) writer, artist, book, etc. o

20、f the highest class lCharles Dickens is a classic. l2) outstanding example of its kind lHes hoping that tomorrows game will be a classic. What is a perfect Type A? People exhibiting Type A behaviour tend to be impatient and highly time-conscious. Often as high-achieving workaholics, they feel insecu

21、re about their social status and are extremely competitive and aggressive. day off: lday on which one does not have to work lIt felt like a big sick joke when the company made us work on our day off. conceivably: adv. limaginably; believably l他的話想來(lái)不會(huì)是他的原意。他的話想來(lái)不會(huì)是他的原意。 lHe couldnt conceivably have m

22、eant what he said. retire: lgive up ones regular work, esp. because of age. lIn the UK, men usually retire in the late 50s or early 60s. spot: l1. n. l1) small round mark; dirty mark lHe tried to remove the spot on his sweater with soap and water. l2) particular place or area lFor many years, Spain

23、was a favourite holiday spot. l2. vt. l1) pick out ; recognize l走在街上，我看見(jiàn)了一個(gè)老朋友。走在街上，我看見(jiàn)了一個(gè)老朋友。 lI spotted one of my old friends when I was walking on the streets. l2) mark with spots lShe has two dogs, a yellow one and a spotted one. spot: He have moved to the top spot. lWhat is the implied meaning

24、of this sentence? lIf the president died or retired soon enough, he would be one of three who might have become the president of the company. Phil knew that. lThe author doesnt tell the readers the name of Phil until the end of the third paragraph, and she doesnt even supply Phils last name or the n

25、ame of the company he works for throughout the essay. why does the author do so? lBy so doing she may be intending to signal to readers that she is more concerned with defining the company man as a type of person than in talking about the unique characteristics of Phil as a particular person. execut

26、ive: l1. adj. having the power to make and carry out decisions, esp. in business l美國(guó)總統(tǒng)是政府的行政首腦。美國(guó)總統(tǒng)是政府的行政首腦。 lThe President of the United States is the executive head of the government. executive: l2. n. person with administrative or managerial powers lThe executive has been making decisions about t

27、he future of the company. He worked like the Important People. lwhat can you infer from this sentence? lhe voluntarily worked overtime because all the excutives in the company considered themselves too important a group to be allowed to ease up. extracurricular: adj. loutside the regular course of w

28、ork or studies in school or college lThe school encourages students to have rich and colorful extracurricular life. lCollocation: lextracurricular activities 課外活動(dòng)課外活動(dòng) lextracurricular athletics 課外體育活動(dòng)課外體育活動(dòng) lextracurricular life 課余生活課余生活 lextracurricular pastime 業(yè)余消遣業(yè)余消遣 lextracurricular books 課外書課外

29、書 He had no outside “extracurricular interests,” unless, of course, you think about a monthly golf game that way. To Phil, it was work. lFor what purpose did he play golf monthly? lThe monthly golf game offered him a good opportunity to talk or do business. True or False l1. Phil was one of the six

30、vice-presidents of a large corporation and one of the three promising candidates who might succeed to the position of the president. (T) l2. The company had extended the four-day week for everyone in the company. (F) lThe company had extended the four-day week for everyone but the executives. True o

31、r False l3. In order to have some physical exercise, Phil played golf each month. (F) lThe monthly golf game offered him a good opportunity to talk or do business. l4. Phil was overweight by 20 or 25 pounds and he did not realize that he was a heart- attack natural. (T) He is survived by his wife, H

32、elen, forty-eight years old, a good woman of no particular marketable skills, who worked in an office before marrying and mothering. lsurvive: v. lcontinue to live or exist; live longer than; remain alive after l這次地震中一家人都幸免于難這次地震中一家人都幸免于難, , 真是九死一生。真是九死一生。 lIt is a narrow escape that the whole famil

33、y survive the earthquake. survive, continue, remain that can be sold easily lCollege students should study to make them marketable when they finally get their degrees or diplomas. lTranslate this sentence into Chinese. l他的遺孀海倫，四十八歲，一個(gè)好女人。但沒(méi)他的遺孀海倫，四十八歲，一個(gè)好女人。但沒(méi) 有什么適合市場(chǎng)需求的技能，結(jié)婚生育之前曾有什么適合市場(chǎng)需求的技能，結(jié)婚生育之前

34、曾 在辦公室工作。在辦公室工作。 compete: lvi. try to win sth. by defeating others who are trying to do the same lWe must strive to fully equip ourselves to seize new opportunities and to compete successfully in the global market as we enter this new era. lPattern: lcompete against (with) 與與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng) lcompete for為為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

35、lcompete in在在中競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中競(jìng)爭(zhēng) A company friend said, “I know how much you will miss him.” And she answered, “I already have.” lWhy did Phils wife say so? lBeing a workaholic, Phil spent little time at home before he died. His wife had missed him long before he died. beloved: l1. adj. dearly loved lEvery lover

36、 sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。情人眼里出西施。 l2. n. dearly loved person lHe wrote a sonnet（十四行詩(shī)） to his beloved. firm: la business company l公司應(yīng)按照同工同酬的原則進(jìn)行分配。公司應(yīng)按照同工同酬的原則進(jìn)行分配。 lThe firm should distribute on the principle of equal pay for equal work. embarrass: lvt. make (sb.) feel a

37、wkward or ashamed lIm so sorry to embarrass you in front of your friends. lHe was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him. lIt was an embarrassing situation, but they carried it off well. l這是一個(gè)尷尬的局面這是一個(gè)尷尬的局面, , 但是他們成功地應(yīng)付過(guò)但是他們成功地應(yīng)付過(guò) 去了。去了。 The youngest is twenty, a boy, a high-school g

38、raduate who has spent the last couple of years, like a lot of his friends, doing enough odd jobs to stay in grass and food. lodd: adj. l1. strange; unusual lDont you think it odd that the famous pop singer should have committed suicide? l2. separated from its pair or set lThere was nothing but an od

39、d shoe under the old mans bed. l3. (of numbers) unable to be divided by two l1, 3, 5 are odd numbers. What do we learn about Phils youngest son? lHis youngest son failed to go in for a college education and did no more than odd jobs to get enough money for marijuana and food. You could have picked h

40、im out in a minute from a lineup. lWhat can you infer from the sentence? lBased on the use of police lineups from which a victim identifies a criminal, this is used metaphorically to emphasize how easy it is to identify Phil. He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough t

41、o him to keep the man at home. lgrab: l1. v. take roughly, snatch eagerly l他他抓住了去美國(guó)的機(jī)會(huì)。抓住了去美國(guó)的機(jī)會(huì)。 lHe grabbed the chance to go to the US. l lCollocation: lgrab a chance 抓住機(jī)會(huì)抓住機(jī)會(huì) lgrab a seat 強(qiáng)占座位強(qiáng)占座位 lgrab at sb. / sth. 試圖抓住試圖抓住；搶奪；搶奪 He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean

42、 enough to him to keep the man at home. l2. n. a sudden attempt to seize sth. lThe boy made a grab at the frog, but it jumped away. lWhy did Phils youngest son try to “grab at his father”? lThe workaholic Phil never paid enough attention to the growth and education of his youngest son. His son longe

43、d for his love and care. board: v. l1. get into (a ship or public vehicle) lBefore boarding the plane, Jenny tried once more to call home. l2. get or supply meals and lodging for payment lShe arranged to board some students from the universities. Table Completion：List all the details to show a typical workaholic Phil in terms of his relation with his family members. decease: lvi.die lthe deceased: n. the dead person lThe property should be inherited by the children of the deceased. ldie, decease, perish put right l