上外：Unit 05-B (第六冊,英語綜合教程,外教社)課件

Unit5

TextExplanationPartIIParagraph4Thetroubleis,realAmerianvaluesarenotexpressedbywhatwesaywewishfor,butbywhatwereallydo.Weloveouroldpeoplebutnotformorethananhouratwoatatime.Theyseemtoprefertheirchild-freeretirementcommunitiestolifeinextendedfamilies.Webelieveinfiscalresponsiblitiesbutourownbalancesheetlookprettymuchlikethefederalgovernment'actnotimpairedordiminishedinanyway;undamagedinanyway;wholeTheboywhofounditonthestreetreturnedthemoneyintact.在街上發(fā)現(xiàn)那筆錢的男孩原封不動地把錢送了回去。Theintactcarcassoftheprehistoricanimalwaspreventedfromputrefyingbythearcticcold.史前時期動物的完整尸體,是由于北極嚴寒的保護不致腐爛.compassionadeepawarenessofandsympathyforanother'ssuffering;thehumanequalityofunderstandingthesufferingofothersandwantingtodosomethingaboutitHisunboundedcourageandcompassionmadehimanexcellentleaderofthenation他極大的勇氣和同情使他成為一名卓越的國家領導人。compassionate:

v.sharethesufferingofhuddlecrowdordrawtogetherWeallhuddleroundthefire.我們都擠在爐火周圍。Thereisahuddleofpeoplearoundtheinjuredman.一群雜亂的人圍著那個傷員。Thecommitteememberswentintoahuddlewiththechairperson.委員會成員與主席私下碰頭開會。Paragraph5-6WhataretherealAmericanvalues?Mainlytheyaretherichandthefamousandthesuccessfulandthebeautiful,thefilmandsportsstars.Perhapsthebestindicatorofwhatwereallyareiswhatwespentourmoneyonorwhatwewatchontelevsion.volunteer(n.)(military)apersonwhofreelyenlistsforservice；apersonwhoperformsvoluntarywork;(adj.)withoutpayment;(v.)agreefreelyMysisterisanOlympicvolunteer.我妹妹是奧運會志愿者。Childrenwhodovolunteerworkaremorelikelytogrowuptobecaringadults.從事志工工作的孩子，比較可能在長大后變成有愛心的成年人。Theyvolunteertohelpservemealstopeoplewhohavenohomes.他們志愿去幫忙向那些無家可歸的人提供食物。baronn.anobleman(invariouscountries)ofvaryingrank;aBritishpeerofthelowestrank;averywealthyorpowerfulbusinessman;;Thebaronexpecthisbaronesstomarryamanofpowerandwealth.男爵盼望自己的女兒嫁個有錢有勢的人。SheisoneofChina'srichestwomen，butnotyourtypicalironindustrybaron.作為中國最富有的女性之一，她并不是人們印象中典型的鋼鐵大王。anoilbaron石油大亨articulate(adj.)expressingorabletoexpressthoughtsandfeelingseasilyandclearlyInliterarycriticismthetraditionalistsweremorearticulateandaggressive.傳統(tǒng)主義者更善于文學批評，而且行動積極?！癟hemorearticulate,thelesssaid”isanoldChineseproverbwhichIjustmakeupmyself.“說話越清晰，說得就越少”是一個我自己剛編的古老的中國格言。Paragraph7Wecomplainabouttheinvasionofdrugsbutourculturetellsusthatnodiscomfortcanbetoleratedandthateverydesiredeservestobesatisfied.Wecomplainaboutcrimebutoursystemdemonstratesthatgoodguysfinishlast--thatcrimepays.Wecomplainaboutthemoraldecadenceofouryoungandthehighincidenceofteenpregnanciesbutouryounghavebeencarefullytaught,byexample,thatresponsibilityisold-fashioned.derivationofinvasioninvade:marchaggressivelyintoanother'sterritorybymilitaryforceforthepurposesofconquestandoccupation侵略invader:someonewhoentersbyforceinordertoconquer侵略者invasive:involvinginvasionoraggressiveattackinvasiveness(n.)discomfortthestateofbeingtenseandfeelingpain;anuncomfortablefeelingofmentalpainfulnessordistressHestillsuffersconsiderablediscomfortfromhisinjury.他因那次受傷至今仍頗感不適.Hewrotebadlyandhandedinthecompositionwithdiscomfort.他的作文寫得不好，交卷時很不好意思。Butforthosewhopreferusingnaturalremediestosoothediscomfort,honeymaybeadecentoption.對于那些習慣使用天然物質來緩解疼痛的人來說，蜂蜜是相當好的選擇。derivationoftoleratetolerant:(adj.)showingrespectfortherightsoropinionsorpracticesofothers;showingthecapacityforendurancetolerance:(n.)thepowerorcapacityofanorganismtotolerateunfavorableenvironmentalconditionstolerantly(adv.)inatolerantmannertoleration:(n.)adispositiontotolerateoracceptpeopleorsituations;officialrecognitionoftherightofindividualstoholddissentingopinions(especiallyinreligion)tolerable(adj.)capableofbeingborneorendured;acceptabledecadence(n.)thestateofbeingdegenerateinmentalormoralqualitiesThedecadenceofmoralsisbadforanation.道德的墮落對于國家是不利的。Hindusocietyduringtheeighteenthcenturyhadbeenpassingthroughaperiodofdecadence.印度社會在十八世紀期間經歷了一個頹廢時期decay(v.)becomeworse,rotincidencetherelativefrequencyofoccurrenceofsomething;thestrikingofalightbeamonasurfaceArecentstudyshowedasignificantroleofeconomicsintheincidenceofcolds.最近一次研究顯示，經濟條件明顯影響著感冒的發(fā)病率。TheEskimosalsohadalowincidenceofasthma,diabetes,hypertension,psoriasis,ulcerativecolitis,cancerandallergies.愛斯基摩人同時也少有哮喘，糖尿病，高血壓，牛皮癬，腸潰瘍，癌癥和過敏。pregnancythestateofbeingpregnant;theperiodfromconceptiontobirthwhenawomancarriesadevelopingfetusinheruterusEveryminuteawomandiesasaresultofpregnancycomplications.每分鐘都有一名婦女因懷孕并發(fā)癥而死亡。Donoteatduringpregnancyorlactation.懷孕及哺乳中女性請勿食用。pregnantpregnant:(adj.)carryingdevelopingoffspringwithinthebodyorbeingabouttoproducenewlife;richinsignificanceorimplicationSothisisaverypregnantmoment,notonlyforthefutureofAmerica,butalsoforallofthematureindustrialeconomiesand,ultimately,fortheworldatlarge.因此這是個至關重要的時刻，這不僅僅對美國的未來、而且對所有成熟的工業(yè)化國家，并且最終對整個世界來說都是至關重要的。Paragraph8Theproblemis,changingthingsisaproblem.Itisnotaquestionofhoeingattheweedsonthesurfaceofsociety,butofarealrootjob.Whomadetherulesthesedaysthatdeterminehowoursocietyisgoingtowork--thecodeofethicsbehindthelawsthatdeterminesorvaluesanddecideshowwearegoingtolivetogetherincommunity.Paragraph9Itisn'tthechurch.It'snotsomuchthattheirmoralleadershipisbeingignoredasthat,toagreatextent,they'veabdicatedtherole.Collectivelytheyseemtoexudethesamerelativismandinsecurityaboutrightandwrongastherestofus.Simplysaying"BecauseGodsaysso"doesn'tworkverywellanymore.abdicategiveup,suchaspower,asofmonarchsandemperors,ordutiesandobligationsHewasforcedtoabdicatehisclaimontheproperty.他被迫放棄要求財產的權利Hechosetoabdicateratherthanmartheimageofthemonarchy.為了維護統(tǒng)治者的形象，他(愛德華)選擇了退位。abdication(n.)aformalresignationandrenunciationofpowersrelativismn.(philosophy)thephilosophicaldoctrinethatallcriteriaofjudgmentarerelativetotheindividualsandsituationsinvolvedZhuangzi’soptimismisbasedonhisknowledgeoftheworld,fromtheperspectivesofmaterialismandrelativism.莊子的達觀是建立在對世界的唯物主義和相對主義的認識之上的。Whatisyourtakeonculturalrelativism?你是怎么看待文化相對主義的呢？Paragraph10InspiteofwhatPresidentBushsays,wedoseemtohavelostou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