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新视野大学英语读写教程Unit_5课件
3. … over time, people starve themselves of both food and air, … (L42)
… during that period of time (when money that should be spent for food is instead paid to the tobacco companies for their cigarettes), people cause themselves to suffer from not having food to eat and fresh air to breathe in, …
Key
He was hooked by the vender’s tricks.
6. be stuck in (L25)
caught or fixed 陷（入）；困（于）
Examples
We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.
Application
我想要告诉她，只是有口难言。
这样不但大大地削弱了孩子们的体质，还使他 们染上了烟瘾，最终还会置他们于死地。
5. … surely one such victory in my family, for the prosperous leaders who own the tobacco companies, is enough. (L57)
C.f. fat/ slim/ small/ slender/ poor chance
good/high/excellent/big chance
7. slim vi.
③ become or try to become thinner by eating less, taking exercises, etc. Use it
新视野大学英语4 读写教程(全)
8 faithful 9 pledge 10 drain
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1 tell …on you 2 track down 3 work it out 4 picking on me 5 reckoned with
6 call on 7 on his own 8 get through 9 in disguise 10 revolves around
2．蒸汽机的发明使船舶发生了变化，正如其已经改变了陆地运输一样。
3．尽管经理努力帮忙，他还是不能找到问题的根源所在。
4．这个女孩的生活天天围着哥哥转，完全明白该做什么来使哥哥高兴。
5．如果你不知道自己想要什么，你最终得到的可能都是自己不想要对。
6．吉米有他妹妹帮助他度过那些没有父亲的艰难日子。
If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won’t say a word to you any more.
Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.
3 The room was a mess, empty bottles and beer cans (being) everywhere.
4 When I walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table, the newspaper spread before him.
Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.
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1 tell …on you 2 track down 3 work it out 4 picking on me 5 reckoned with
6 call on 7 on his own 8 get through 9 in disguise 10 revolves around
2．蒸汽机的发明使船舶发生了变化，正如其已经改变了陆地运输一样。
3．尽管经理努力帮忙，他还是不能找到问题的根源所在。
4．这个女孩的生活天天围着哥哥转，完全明白该做什么来使哥哥高兴。
5．如果你不知道自己想要什么，你最终得到的可能都是自己不想要对。
6．吉米有他妹妹帮助他度过那些没有父亲的艰难日子。
If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won’t say a word to you any more.
Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.
3 The room was a mess, empty bottles and beer cans (being) everywhere.
4 When I walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table, the newspaper spread before him.
Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.
新视野4二版UNIT5练习答案ppt课件
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2. Thoreau didn’t require any company. Instead, he had a strong desire to be left in the hut all alone. all by himself 3. On weekends we are usually allowed to go to bed later than usual to watch TV. stay up late
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4. How will the temporary absence of friends and acquaintances affect a person? It depends. If they live with their friends, the friends’ temporary leaving will be received as a welcome change. However, if they live alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave them with a feeling of emptiness.
They may call friends to tell them important things, or talk to themselves, their pets, the television, or even to strangers.
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3. What can be learned from Thoreau’s choice of the solitary way of life?
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2. Thoreau didn’t require any company. Instead, he had a strong desire to be left in the hut all alone. all by himself 3. On weekends we are usually allowed to go to bed later than usual to watch TV. stay up late
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4. How will the temporary absence of friends and acquaintances affect a person? It depends. If they live with their friends, the friends’ temporary leaving will be received as a welcome change. However, if they live alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave them with a feeling of emptiness.
They may call friends to tell them important things, or talk to themselves, their pets, the television, or even to strangers.
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3. What can be learned from Thoreau’s choice of the solitary way of life?
新视野第四册Unit5SectionA课件
high priest of ~ : a person who has a leadership position in a certain field 代表人物；专家
People refer to him as the high priest of science fiction.
He is widely regarded as the high priest of calligraphy.
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While the others are absent you can stretch out your soul … (L.46)
stretch v. 1) 伸展；拉紧
stretch a rope tight stretch one’s neck / arms / legs / oneself 2) be fully stretched 竭尽所能；全力以赴 3) 滥用；曲解 stretch the law / one’s principles 4) stretch out 拉长，伸长; 躺平，舒展 The rubber band can be stretched out to twice its length. He stretched himself out on the sofa and fell asleep.
1) Para. 11: author’s comments comparison If you live with other people, … But it’s different when you live alone, …
2) Para. 12~13: it is human that we need to talk to others Who may the person living in solitude talk to?
People refer to him as the high priest of science fiction.
He is widely regarded as the high priest of calligraphy.
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While the others are absent you can stretch out your soul … (L.46)
stretch v. 1) 伸展；拉紧
stretch a rope tight stretch one’s neck / arms / legs / oneself 2) be fully stretched 竭尽所能；全力以赴 3) 滥用；曲解 stretch the law / one’s principles 4) stretch out 拉长，伸长; 躺平，舒展 The rubber band can be stretched out to twice its length. He stretched himself out on the sofa and fell asleep.
1) Para. 11: author’s comments comparison If you live with other people, … But it’s different when you live alone, …
2) Para. 12~13: it is human that we need to talk to others Who may the person living in solitude talk to?
新视野大学英语4_Unit5_SectionB课件
The first question Although the destructive power of roommate conflicts is less danger than the national one , we should not underestimate it and we ought to have
National conflicts?
Nowadays , we are living on our safe motherland . Do you know what national conflicts mean? It means war.
The danger of war
War bring people into a terrible world. It destroys
The testament of Ma Jiajue 马加爵的遗书
◆What pain， what trouble， and what
a hard life I can endure.
◆Others despise me. I can tolerate
discrimination.
◆But several slightly better classmates of
a well understanding of it. 不理性信念的典型特征是：以某一件或某几件事来评价自身或他人的整体价值。
In the dormitory, we be together morning and night, relations are ready to have the subtle change, this is very normal thing. 用自认为好的方式来对待别人，是自作多情；
新视野大学英语4读写教程unit 5讲义
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Para. 4 Consider Dorothy Wordsworth, for instance, helping her brother William put on his coat, finding his notebook and pencil for him, and waving as he sets forth into the early spring sunlight to look at flowers all by himself. "How graceful, how benign, is solitude," he wrote.
inadequate parcel
sunlight
self-reliance plural
parrot
speak highly of
seek out
might as well
benign
hut
cushion
axe
apology soak
sportsman skate
set forth stretch out
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Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
Para. 3 Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers.They're all for it.释义 They all speak highly of themselves for seeking it out, at least for an hour or even two before they hurry home for tea.
新视野大学英语第四册第五单元课件
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Questions for Roommate Agreements
• What time do you go to bed? • What time do you usually wake up? • Can lights be on when someone is sleeping? Which lights (bathroom\desk\main)? • Are there going to be study hours? What time? • Can I have guests in the room during study hours? • How will you share the common space of the room (living room, bedroom and main room)? • Will you purchase items for the room together? How will you share these items? • Can we have overnight guests? How often? • Can overnight guests sleep in another roommate’s bed if that roommate is out for the night? Does it need prior permissions ? • What should be done when someone continuously violates tenets of the contract? • Who should be involved in making that decision? Who should be informed?
新视野大学英语第四册第五单元ppt
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<1>solitary|a. |tending to spend a lot of time alone |独自的；喜欢独处的 a solitary traveler 一位孤独的旅行者
<2>tame vt. |make sb. or sth. easy to control 驯服；控制 He tamed the wild horse. 他驯服了那匹野马。
<22>ego n. 1. [C] the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are 自我
Unconditional surrender was more than his fragile ego could bear. 无条件投降不是他脆弱的自我所能承受 得了的。
<5>solitude n. [U] the situation of being alone 独居，孤独 People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独
处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
<6>commodity n. [C] sth. that is useful or necessary 有用的东西；必需品 If you‘re going into teaching, energy is a necessary commodity. |如果你打算从
<41>cast out|make sb. leave a place, or refuse to accept sb He was cast out of the upper society. |他为上流社会所摈弃。
新视野大学英语第四册第五单元ppt
a. (esp. of animals) not afraid of people, and used to living with them （尤指动 物）温顺的，驯化的
<3>pond n. [C] a small still body of water formed naturally or created artiicially | 池塘
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<1>solitary|a. |tending to spend a lot of time alone |独自的；喜欢独处的 a solitary traveler 一位孤独的旅行者
<2>tame vt. |make sb. or sth. easy to control 驯服；控制 He tamed the wild horse. 他驯服了那匹野马。
事教学，精力充沛是个必要的素质。
. [C] a substance or product that can be bought or sold 商品，货物 <7>sunlight n. [U] the light that comes from the sun 阳光，日光
The early morning sunlight shone through the curtains. 清晨的阳光透过窗帘照 了进来。
<13>kettle the media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.|不能容认媒体向政府发号施令。
n. C] a container with a lid, handle and a spout used for boiling water 水 壶
<3>pond n. [C] a small still body of water formed naturally or created artiicially | 池塘
New words
<1>solitary|a. |tending to spend a lot of time alone |独自的；喜欢独处的 a solitary traveler 一位孤独的旅行者
<2>tame vt. |make sb. or sth. easy to control 驯服；控制 He tamed the wild horse. 他驯服了那匹野马。
事教学，精力充沛是个必要的素质。
. [C] a substance or product that can be bought or sold 商品，货物 <7>sunlight n. [U] the light that comes from the sun 阳光，日光
The early morning sunlight shone through the curtains. 清晨的阳光透过窗帘照 了进来。
<13>kettle the media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.|不能容认媒体向政府发号施令。
n. C] a container with a lid, handle and a spout used for boiling water 水 壶
新视野大学英语4读写教程ppt课件
e Europe Disney More Europe
阿成出品
• 1 Does Mickey Mouse have a beard?
• 2 No.
• 3 Does this mean that French men seeking work with the Disney organization must shave off their moustaches too?
• 7 The Disney management, which is assembling what it calls a "cast" of 12,000 to run the theme park, argues that all the employees, from bottle washers to the president, are similar to actors who have to obey rules about appearance. Anyway, a company spokesman says, no one has yet put his moustache before a job.As one new "cast member" put it: "You must believe in what you are doing, or you would have a terrible time here.
• 8 But what do people think of Euro Disney? People everywhere are wondering whether Europeans would like this form of American
阿成出品
• 1 Does Mickey Mouse have a beard?
• 2 No.
• 3 Does this mean that French men seeking work with the Disney organization must shave off their moustaches too?
• 7 The Disney management, which is assembling what it calls a "cast" of 12,000 to run the theme park, argues that all the employees, from bottle washers to the president, are similar to actors who have to obey rules about appearance. Anyway, a company spokesman says, no one has yet put his moustache before a job.As one new "cast member" put it: "You must believe in what you are doing, or you would have a terrible time here.
• 8 But what do people think of Euro Disney? People everywhere are wondering whether Europeans would like this form of American
新视野大学英语第四册读写教程unit5b单词平ppt
1、The city authorized a housing project 该市批准了一项住房建筑规划。 2、The Government has allocated funds for housing 政府已为住房建筑拨给资金。
furnace 英['fɜːnɪs] ['fɝnɪs] n. 火炉，熔炉 美 thermometer 英[θə'mɒmɪtə] [θɚˈm ɑmɪtɚ]
industrial depression产业不景气；[工经] 工业衰落 The Depression大萧条；经济大萧条；经济大恐慌 great depression 大萧条（美国经济大萧条时期） economic depression [经]经济萧条 1、During a depression money circulates slowly 在商业萧条时期， 货币流通滞缓。
n. 温度计；体温计 trumpet['trʌmpɪt] n. 喇叭；喇叭声 vt. 吹喇叭；吹嘘 vi. 吹喇叭；发出喇叭般的声音 近义词：喇叭horn, loudspeaker trumpet major 大喇叭
minus 英['maɪnəs]美['maɪnəs] prep. 减，减去
n. 负号，减号；不足；负数 adj. 减的；负的 Minus One桃花源；谢谢你捧场；幸福意外；零下 一度 九减四得五： 1、Nine minus four is five 2、Four from nine is five 3、Subtract four from nine and you have five.
1、Organic farming is expanding everywhere. 有机农业在各处发展。 2、Therefore, Marxism in China's basic method is to uphold the organic unity of mind and seeking truth from facts.
furnace 英['fɜːnɪs] ['fɝnɪs] n. 火炉，熔炉 美 thermometer 英[θə'mɒmɪtə] [θɚˈm ɑmɪtɚ]
industrial depression产业不景气；[工经] 工业衰落 The Depression大萧条；经济大萧条；经济大恐慌 great depression 大萧条（美国经济大萧条时期） economic depression [经]经济萧条 1、During a depression money circulates slowly 在商业萧条时期， 货币流通滞缓。
n. 温度计；体温计 trumpet['trʌmpɪt] n. 喇叭；喇叭声 vt. 吹喇叭；吹嘘 vi. 吹喇叭；发出喇叭般的声音 近义词：喇叭horn, loudspeaker trumpet major 大喇叭
minus 英['maɪnəs]美['maɪnəs] prep. 减，减去
n. 负号，减号；不足；负数 adj. 减的；负的 Minus One桃花源；谢谢你捧场；幸福意外；零下 一度 九减四得五： 1、Nine minus four is five 2、Four from nine is five 3、Subtract four from nine and you have five.
1、Organic farming is expanding everywhere. 有机农业在各处发展。 2、Therefore, Marxism in China's basic method is to uphold the organic unity of mind and seeking truth from facts.
新视野大学英语第四册读写教程unit5ppt
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Para 7 You may have noticed that most of these artistic types went outdoors to be alone. The indoors was full of loved ones keeping the kettle warm till they came home.
Para 1 Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed.
New Horizon College English
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Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
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Look at some pictures. Can you divide them into different groups?
n. v. n. n. n. vi. n. a. vi.
[C,U] 评论 观察；注意 评论/观察 观察；
1. 说不出话来 2. （使）窒息； 窒息；
[C] 包裹 [C]鹦鹉 鹦鹉 [C] 运动员 溜冰， 溜冰，滑冰 [C] 溜冰者，滑冰者 溜冰者， 自我为中心的， 自我为中心的，自私的 封；密封
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②to easily defeat an opponent,especially a strong or powerful one 轻松打败(尤指强大的对手)
➢这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
➢The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
②pl. information that you cannot go to a meeting or must leave early(因不能赴会或提前离开)致歉
➢她致歉后就提前离开了。
➢She made apologies and left early.
➢make no apology/apologies for sth对某事无可道歉，无 错可认
(通过感官)吸取，摄取 ➢用布把多余的水吸去。 ➢Use a cloth to soak up some of the excess water. ➢我们就坐在那感受着那里的气氛。 ➢We were just sitting soaking up the atmosphere.
④an act of leaving sth in a liquid for a period of time;an act of making sb/sth wet 浸泡，浸渍，湿透 ➢把衬衫好好泡一泡再洗。 ➢Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.
6.soak [səʊk] vi. v. ①spend a long time taking a bath长时间泡浴 ②make sth very wet or become very wet使湿透，浸湿
soak sth in sth ➢先把桌布浸一浸再洗，污渍就能去掉。
➢If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it,the stains should come out. ➢突如其来的一场雨把观众淋了个透。
Q2:How will the temporary absence of friends affect a person?
It depends. If they live with their friends, the friends’ temporary leaving will be received as a welcome change. However, if they live alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave them with a feeling of emptiness.
4.plural [ˈpluərəl] a. n. ①of a word or form which expresses more than one 复 数的
➢英语中多数复数名词以s结尾。
➢Most plural nouns in English end in ’s’. ②[c]a word or form that shows you are talking about more than one thing,person,etc. 复数(形式) ➢这个动词应该用复数形式。
➢Humbly ad.
➢愚以为这里有点错误。
➢I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.
2.Humble ['hʌmbl] a. ①having a modest opinion of oneself 谦逊的，谦虚的 ➢要虚心地从自己的错误中学习 ➢Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. ②having a low social class or position 地位或身份低下 的 ➢A man of humble birth/origins 出身低微的人 ➢他是个出身低微的人。 ➢He is a man of humble origins.
to offer/make/demand/accept an apology 主动道歉； 道歉；要求/接受道歉
➢你要为你所说的话向他道歉。
➢You owe him an apology for what you said.
➢今天航班延误，敬请原谅。
➢We should like to offer our apologies for the delay to your fight today.
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➢humble v.
①to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were 贬低，使感到卑 微
➢她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
➢He was humbled by her generosity.
➢The verb should be in the plural.
5.apology [ə‘pɒlədʒɪ] 四级词汇 n.
①[c]a word of statement to say you are sorry for having done sth.wrong or for upsetting sb. 道歉
Unit 5
Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
Question:
Do you choose to live in solitude?Why or Why not?
Arguments against living in solitude:
⑴A sign of loneliness;
➢I felt totally inadequate as a parents. ➢inadequately ad.准备不充分，保险、资金不充足
③humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth,admit that you have been wrong,etc 低声 下气；谦虚；虚心
3.inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] a. in(缺乏，没有)+adequate(充分的) ①not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose 不充分的；不充足的 ➢这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。
➢The system is inadequate for the tasks its has to perform. ②not able,or not confident enough,to deal with a situation 不胜任的，缺乏信心的 ➢我觉得我作为父亲(母亲)完全不称职。
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1.ego ['i:ɡəʊ] n. ①[c]the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are (=your identity)自我 ②[c]your sense of your own value and importance 自我 价值感 ➢ 获得这个奖项大大增强了她的自信心。
⑵A world of cowards;
⑶Another name for alienation from society.
Henry David Thoreau
July 12,1817-May 6,1862 was an American author,poet,philosopher, abolitionist,naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor,historian, and leading transcendentalist.
➢A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators. ③to obtain a lot of money from sb by making them pay very high taxes or prices.向某人敲竹杠，宰某人，向某人 征收重税
➢他被指控向客户敲竹杠。 ➢He was accused of soaking his clients. soak into/through sth| soak in 渗入，渗透 ➢血透过绷带渗了出来。 ➢Blood had soaked through the bandage. soak sth off/out 把……泡掉 soak sth up 吸收，吸掉
亨利·戴维·梭罗（Henry David Thoreau，1817年7月12日－1862年5月6日）， 美国作家、哲学家、废奴主义者、超验主义者，也曾任职土地勘测员。[1]他最 著名的作品有散文集《瓦尔登湖》（又译为《湖滨散记》）和《公民不服从》 （又译为《消极抵抗》、《论公民抗命》、《公民不服从论》）。《瓦尔登湖》 记载了他在瓦爾登湖的隐逸生活，而《公民不服从》则讨论面对政府和强权的不 义，为公民主动拒绝遵守若干法律提出辩护。
➢ 对不起，我没有弄懂。
➢My humble apologies.I didn’t understand.
④not large or special in any way不大的，没有特别之处 的
➢公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
➢The company has worked its way up from humbel beginning to become the market leader.
Group 4 (Para.10-11 )
Q1: What do the example of Thoreau serve to do here?
➢这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
➢The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
②pl. information that you cannot go to a meeting or must leave early(因不能赴会或提前离开)致歉
➢她致歉后就提前离开了。
➢She made apologies and left early.
➢make no apology/apologies for sth对某事无可道歉，无 错可认
(通过感官)吸取，摄取 ➢用布把多余的水吸去。 ➢Use a cloth to soak up some of the excess water. ➢我们就坐在那感受着那里的气氛。 ➢We were just sitting soaking up the atmosphere.
④an act of leaving sth in a liquid for a period of time;an act of making sb/sth wet 浸泡，浸渍，湿透 ➢把衬衫好好泡一泡再洗。 ➢Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.
6.soak [səʊk] vi. v. ①spend a long time taking a bath长时间泡浴 ②make sth very wet or become very wet使湿透，浸湿
soak sth in sth ➢先把桌布浸一浸再洗，污渍就能去掉。
➢If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it,the stains should come out. ➢突如其来的一场雨把观众淋了个透。
Q2:How will the temporary absence of friends affect a person?
It depends. If they live with their friends, the friends’ temporary leaving will be received as a welcome change. However, if they live alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave them with a feeling of emptiness.
4.plural [ˈpluərəl] a. n. ①of a word or form which expresses more than one 复 数的
➢英语中多数复数名词以s结尾。
➢Most plural nouns in English end in ’s’. ②[c]a word or form that shows you are talking about more than one thing,person,etc. 复数(形式) ➢这个动词应该用复数形式。
➢Humbly ad.
➢愚以为这里有点错误。
➢I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.
2.Humble ['hʌmbl] a. ①having a modest opinion of oneself 谦逊的，谦虚的 ➢要虚心地从自己的错误中学习 ➢Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. ②having a low social class or position 地位或身份低下 的 ➢A man of humble birth/origins 出身低微的人 ➢他是个出身低微的人。 ➢He is a man of humble origins.
to offer/make/demand/accept an apology 主动道歉； 道歉；要求/接受道歉
➢你要为你所说的话向他道歉。
➢You owe him an apology for what you said.
➢今天航班延误，敬请原谅。
➢We should like to offer our apologies for the delay to your fight today.
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➢humble v.
①to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were 贬低，使感到卑 微
➢她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
➢He was humbled by her generosity.
➢The verb should be in the plural.
5.apology [ə‘pɒlədʒɪ] 四级词汇 n.
①[c]a word of statement to say you are sorry for having done sth.wrong or for upsetting sb. 道歉
Unit 5
Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
Question:
Do you choose to live in solitude?Why or Why not?
Arguments against living in solitude:
⑴A sign of loneliness;
➢I felt totally inadequate as a parents. ➢inadequately ad.准备不充分，保险、资金不充足
③humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth,admit that you have been wrong,etc 低声 下气；谦虚；虚心
3.inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] a. in(缺乏，没有)+adequate(充分的) ①not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose 不充分的；不充足的 ➢这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。
➢The system is inadequate for the tasks its has to perform. ②not able,or not confident enough,to deal with a situation 不胜任的，缺乏信心的 ➢我觉得我作为父亲(母亲)完全不称职。
Word using
1.ego ['i:ɡəʊ] n. ①[c]the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are (=your identity)自我 ②[c]your sense of your own value and importance 自我 价值感 ➢ 获得这个奖项大大增强了她的自信心。
⑵A world of cowards;
⑶Another name for alienation from society.
Henry David Thoreau
July 12,1817-May 6,1862 was an American author,poet,philosopher, abolitionist,naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor,historian, and leading transcendentalist.
➢A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators. ③to obtain a lot of money from sb by making them pay very high taxes or prices.向某人敲竹杠，宰某人，向某人 征收重税
➢他被指控向客户敲竹杠。 ➢He was accused of soaking his clients. soak into/through sth| soak in 渗入，渗透 ➢血透过绷带渗了出来。 ➢Blood had soaked through the bandage. soak sth off/out 把……泡掉 soak sth up 吸收，吸掉
亨利·戴维·梭罗（Henry David Thoreau，1817年7月12日－1862年5月6日）， 美国作家、哲学家、废奴主义者、超验主义者，也曾任职土地勘测员。[1]他最 著名的作品有散文集《瓦尔登湖》（又译为《湖滨散记》）和《公民不服从》 （又译为《消极抵抗》、《论公民抗命》、《公民不服从论》）。《瓦尔登湖》 记载了他在瓦爾登湖的隐逸生活，而《公民不服从》则讨论面对政府和强权的不 义，为公民主动拒绝遵守若干法律提出辩护。
➢ 对不起，我没有弄懂。
➢My humble apologies.I didn’t understand.
④not large or special in any way不大的，没有特别之处 的
➢公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
➢The company has worked its way up from humbel beginning to become the market leader.
Group 4 (Para.10-11 )
Q1: What do the example of Thoreau serve to do here?