《实用大学英语 4》Unit 2

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大学体验英语综合教程4 unit 2 Passage B Cultural Differences

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letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies. Sometime during my third trip I was politely disabused of my notion. Reading question 3 “Oh no, Grigorii Davidovich,” a Russian graciously kindly corrected me. “In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady it means he has a romantic interest in her.” How embarrassed I felt. And here I had been proudly telling everyone about this tidbit of cultural understanding. 有些教训只有通过这种尴尬的方式才能吸取。 Certain lessons have to be learned the hard way. Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than good and may not be as amusing. They present, like my bananas, too many generalizations or quite a d现方式做保护处理对用户上传分享的文档内容本身不做任何修改或编辑并不能对任何下载内容负责

新实用标准大学英语综合教程4第二版unit1-6课文翻译及课后翻译

英语翻译Unit one Nine to fivepassage1 大学毕业找工作的第一要义：别躺在沙发上做梦今年夏天，超过65 万的大学生毕业离校，其中有许多人根本不知道怎么找工作。

在当今金融危机的背景下，做父母的该如何激励他们？1 七月，你看着英俊的21岁的儿子穿上学士袍，戴上四方帽，骄傲地握着大学荣誉学位证书，拍毕业照。

这时，记忆中每年支付几千英镑，好让儿子吃好、并能偶尔参加聚会的记忆开始消退。

但现在，你又不得不再考虑钱的问题。

2 等到暑假快要结束，全国各地的学生正在为新学期做准备的时候，你却发现大学毕业的儿子还歪躺在沙发上看电视。

除此之外，他只是偶尔发发短信，浏览社交网站Facebook，或者去酒吧喝酒。

这位属于“千禧一代”的年轻人一夜之间变成了“抱怨一代”的成员。

他能找到工作吗？3 这就是成千上万家庭所面临的状况：今年夏天，超过65万的大学生毕业，在当今金融危机的背景下，他们中的大多数人不知道自己下一步该做什么。

父母只会唠叨，而儿女们则毫无缘由地变成了叛逆者。

他们知道自己该找份工作，但却不知道如何去找。

4 来自米德尔塞克斯郡的杰克·古德温今年夏天从诺丁汉大学政治学系毕业，获得二级一等荣誉学士学位。

他走进大学就业服务中心，但又径直走了出来，因为他看见很多人在那里排长队。

跟他一起住的另外5个男孩子也都跟他一样，进去又出来了。

找工作的压力不大，虽然他所认识的大多数女生都有更明确的计划。

5 他说：“我申请政治学研究工作，但被拒绝了。

他们给的年薪是1.8万镑，交完房租后所剩无几，也就够买一罐豆子，可他们还要有工作经历或硕士学位的人。

然后我又申请参加快速晋升人才培养计划，并通过了笔试。

但在面试时，他们说我‘太冷漠’了，谈吐‘太像专家政治论者’。

我觉得自己不可能那样，但我显然就是那样的。

”6 打那以后，他整个夏天都在“隐身”。

他能够轻松地复述出电视剧《交通警察》中的若干片段。

他白天看电视的时间太长，已经到了影响健康的地步。

实用综合教程4电子教案Unit2

Unit 2 Gender RolesObjectives:1. Enlarge students’ vocabulary relating to gender roles;2. Let students have some idea of what have changed about gender roles;3. Make students study the use of the subject complement;4. Make students know how to write an advertisement for a job.Focuses:1.V ocabulary: (omitted)2.Speaking: discussing the changes in gender roles3.Grammar: the subject complement4.Practical writing: How to write an advertisement for a jobT eaching ProceduresPeriod 1 and Period 2Step 1. Warm-upMake a three-minute presentation in answer to either of the following question.1.What is the role your father and mother play at home respectively?2. Do you think that some day there will be no difference in gender roles? Why?Step 2. Background InformationNowadays, great changes have taken place in women’s social status and conditions. They have gained a sense of self-respect, self-confidence and self-reliance and have started to participate in government and political affairs, as well as in scientific researches. Chinese women enjoy equal rights with men in all aspects of social and family life and have become a great force in the country’s social and economic development, making major contributions to the socialist economic construction. In this part we mainly talk about what is gender? difference between gender and sex, gender roles and social influence of gender。

(完整版)应用型大学英语第四册unit2参考译文

Text: A white heron 白鹭1 The forest was full of shadows as a little girl hurried through it one summer evening in June. It was already eight o’clock and Sylvia wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late.2 Every evening Sylvia left her grandmother’s house at five thirty to bring their cow home. It was Sylvia’s job to bring the animal home to be milked. When the cow heard Sylvia’s voice calling her, she would hide among the bushes.1 六月的一个黄昏，森林里树影婆娑，一个小女孩正在其中匆匆穿行。

已经是晚上八点了，西尔维娅想，这么晚回家，外婆会不会生气呢？2 每天傍晚五点半，西尔维娅就离开外婆家去把母牛牵回家。

她的活就是把这头牲口赶回家挤奶。

母牛听到西尔维娅叫她的声音时，老是躲到灌木丛中去。

3 This evening it had taken Sylvia longer than usual to find her cow. The child hurried the cow through the dark forest, toward her grandmother’s home. As the cow stopped at a small stream to drink, Sylvia put her bare feet in the cold, fresh water of the stream.4 She had never before been alone in the forest as late as this. Sylvia felt as if she were a part of the gray shadows and the silver leaves that moved in the evening breeze.3 这天晚上，西尔维娅花了比平时更长的时间才找到母牛。

大学英语4unit2原文及翻译（...

大学英语4 unit 2 原文及翻译（College English 4, unit 2,original text and Translation）能看到、听到、感觉、闻到和说话的智能汽车？自己开车？这听起来像是一场梦，但计算机革命将把它变成现实。

能看、能听、有知觉、具嗅觉、会说话的智能汽车？还能自动驾驶？这听起来或许像是在做梦，但计算机革命正致力于把这一切变为现实。

智能汽车Michio Kaku1，即使汽车工业在过去七十年里基本保持不变，也即将感受到计算机革命的影响。

智能汽车米其奥？卡库即便是过去70年间基本上没有多少变化的汽车工业，也将感受到计算机革命的影响。

2汽车工业是二十世纪最赚钱、最强大的行业之一。

目前地球上有5亿辆汽车，每十个人就有一辆车。

汽车工业的销售额约为一兆美元，成为世界上最大的制造业。

汽车工业是20世纪最赚钱、最有影响力的产业之一。

目前世界上有5亿辆车，或者说每10人就有1辆车汽车工业的销售额达一万亿美元左右，从而成为世界上最大的制造业。

3这辆车及其行驶的道路将在二十一世纪彻底改变。

未来“智能汽车”的关键是传感器。

我们会看到车辆和道路，看到、听到、感觉到、闻到、说话和行为，”Bill Spreitzer预言，美国通用汽车公司的程序技术总监，这是未来智能汽车和智能公路设计。

汽车及其行驶的道路，将在21世纪发生重大变革。

未来”智能汽车”的关键在于传感器。

”我们会见到能看、能听、有知觉、具嗅觉、会说话并能采取行动的车辆与道路，“正在设计未来智能汽车和智能道路的通用汽车公司其项目的技术主任比尔？斯普雷扎预言道。

4美国每年大约有40000人死于交通事故。

在车祸中丧生或重伤的人数是如此之大，以至于我们再也懒得在报纸上提起这些事了。

这些死亡人数中有一半来自醉酒司机，还有许多来自粗心大意。

一辆智能汽车可以消除大部分车祸。

它可以感知司机是否喝醉了通过电子传感器，可以拿起空气中的酒精蒸气，并拒绝启动发动机。

全新版大学英语综合教程4Unit_2

Terms of roads:
Underground / subway Light rail (elevated railway) Inner-ring road Outer-ring road Elevated road; viaduct Over-pass Mag-lev train: Magnetically levitated train
Part Division of the Text
Parts 1 2 3 Para 1-3 4-9 10-13 Main Ideas
The prospect of future smart cars and smart highways.
Features of future smart cars The building of smart highways
3. The car, and the roads it travels on, will be revolutionized in
the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow‘s ―smart cars‖ will be sensors. ―We‘ll see vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and smell and talk and act,‖ predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation‘s ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future. Part I (p1~3) --The impact of new technology on cars and highways of future

应用型大学英语第四册教案Unit 2-推荐下载

general idea of each paragraph.
as slow-moving, far-reaching.
1. The passive infinitive.
难点
2. The rhetorical question.
1. Writing a 180-word summary of the passage.
作业
2. Exercises of the workbook.
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(5-6) period: Part1 and Part2 (Useful words and expressions; Important Language
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points; Difficult sentences; Exercises after the passage);
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(7-8) period: Part3 (Language in use; workbook);
Step2: Starter
A. Listen to a passage and fill in the blanks with the exact words you heard.
Refer to the new words in the Mind Map before playing the tape and then replay to check
grandmother’s farm and her daily farm work.
Part II (paras 6-24) How Sylvia met a young man hunting for a white heron and
how she discovered the bird’s nest but resisted giving it away for the money offered by

大学英语4 Unit 2 原文及翻译

8 As a satellite passes overhead, it sends out a radio signal that can be detected by a receiver in a car's computer. The car's computer can then calculate how far the satellite is by measuring how long it took for the signal to arrive. Since the speed of light is well known, any delay in receiving the satellite's signal can be converted into a distance.
美国每年有大约4万人死于交通事故。在汽车事故中死亡或严重受伤的人数太多，我们已经不屑在报纸上提及。这些死亡的人中至少有半数是酒后开车者造成的，另有许多死亡事故是驾驶员不小心所导致。智能汽车能消除绝大多数这类汽车事故。它能通过会感测空气中的酒精雾气的电子传感器检测开车者是否喝醉酒，并拒绝启动引擎。这种车还能在遇窃后通报警方，告知车辆的确切地点。
7 Two of the most frustrating things about driving a car are getting lost and getting stuck in traffic. While the computer revolution is unlikely to cure these problems, it will have a positive impact. Sensors in your car tuned to radio signals from orbiting satellites can locate your car precisely at any moment and warn of traffic jams. We already have twenty-four Navstar satellites orbiting the earth, making up what is called the Global Positioning System. They make it possible to determine your location on the earth to within about a hundred feet. At any given time, there are several GPS satellites orbiting overhead at a distance of about 11,000 miles. Each satellite contains four "atomic clocks," which vibrate at a precise frequency, according to the laws of the quantum theory.

大学英语综合教程4(Unit2)教程答案

Unit TwoMan and TechnologyEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action▆ Working with Words and Expressions1.In the box below are some of the words you have learned in thisunit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)productivity2)phenomenon3)isolation4)gradual5)opponent6)advent7)genetic8)universal9)extreme10)nasty11)boom12)formal13)survey14)Similarly15)modify16)rough2. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learnedin this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)at the same time2)are stuck with3)for certain4)make no difference5)on average6)when it comes to7)are better off8)built into9)come to mind10) close to11)in favor of▆ Increasing Your Word Power1.You will read six pairs of words which are similar in meaningbut are different in usage. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words in each group and fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the form if necessary.▆ Answers:1)exterior2)external3)delightful4)pleasant5)separate6)isolate7)company8)companion9)acquire10)learn11)ripe12)mature2. Fill in each blank with one of the words listed below in theappropriate form, paying special attention to the meaning and spelling.▆ Answers:1)accept2)oppression3)loss4)excerpts5)depression6)loose7)except8)expectations9)lose10)suppress3.Words that come from the same root may be said to belong to thesame family. Getting acquainted with each member of the family is a sure way to increase your word power. Now complete the following table with words of the same family. You may consulta dictionary if necessary.▆ Answers:1)technology2)eternity3)miracle4)relevance5)analysis6)luxurious7)leisurely / leisured8)subjective9)prosperous10)innovativeGRAMMAR IN CONTEXTTask 1: Complete the following sentences with appropriate connectives listed in the following table.▆ Answers:1)Whatever2)Although / Though3)whereas4)However5)though / although6)Granted / Granting that7)as8)WhileTask 2: Translate the following sentences into English.▆ Answers for reference:1)Though it was raining hard, yet they went on playing football.2)You will have to attend the commencement whether you are freeor busy.3)She leaves her bedroom windows open, however cold it is.4)We will make a trip even if / though the weather is bad.5)No matter who / Whoever you are, you must abide by the law.6)Difficult as the job was, they decided to accept it.7)No matter what I say or how I say it, he always thinks I’mwrong.8)She seems to have a ready answer, whenever / no matter when Iask her a question.ClozeComplete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.▆ Answers:1)emphasize2)opposite3)improved4)luxuries5)benefited6)obviously7)consciously8)fractures9)eternal10)groundbreaking11)entitled12)correlation13)depends14)exclusivelyTranslation1.Translate the following sentences into English, using the wordsand expressions given in brackets.▆ Answers for reference:1)He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes toactual work, he seems to be quite ignorant.2)The latest survey shows /showed that the majority of thecitizens support / supported the government’s plan to build a new library.3)The two countries could reach agreement successfully onscientific and technological cooperation because several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.4)I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the titlejust won’t come to mind for the moment.5)He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelvehours every day on average.6)Is it necessary to know his height? To me, it is not relevantto whether he can be a good lawyer or not.7)The cupboard is built into the wall so that it both savesspace and is convenient to use.8)These workers earn more than we do, but the other side of thecoin is that their job is more dangerous.9)Helen majors in economics at the university and at the sametime she studies philosophy as her second major.10)What is most important is that you must find out and solve theproblems by yourselves. It makes no difference whether I go there or not.2.Translate the following passage into English.▆ Answers for reference:Nowadays, many people are enjoying the benefits brought about by material and technological advances unimaginable in previous eras. With the development of science and technology, people’s standard of living is getting higher and higher. People’s life expectancy has soared, too.However, oddly enough, many people do not feel happier than they used to be. It can be seen that there is no close correlation between people’s income and their happiness. Happiness cannot, after all, be bought with money.Although the majority of people are not very satisfied with their lives, they are happy to be alive, and the more time they live on earth, the better off they feel they’ll be. What is important is that material wealth is far from enough. People need spiritual happiness, too.Theme-Related WritingWrite an essay of no less than 150 words about a technological invention. Your writing should cover the following points:1) a brief description of the invention2) the positive impact of the invention on people’s life3) the negative impact of the invention on people’s life4) your opinion▇ Sample essay:The Impact of the Mobile Phone on People’s Lives Among the many technological inventions, the mobile phone impresses me most.The mobile phone brings considerable convenience to our lives. It not only enables us to keep in touch with each other almost anytime and anywhere but also helps us solve problems or do business efficiently. In emergencies, a mobile phone can even be a life-saver. Besides, its multi-functions add ease and color to our lives. With a mobile phone, we can receive mail, read news, listen to music, play games, and take pictures.Yet, the mobile phone has its disadvantages, too. Most of us have experienced the nuisance of unwanted or wrong calls. We are inconvenienced by calls on occasions when we least expect one. Besides, the technology infrastructure to support mobile communication has consumed valuable natural resources and caused significant environmental problems. It is reported that electromagnetic radiation waves from the phone may result in health problems......................最新资料整理推荐.....................Despite its negative side, the advantages of the mobile phone outweigh its disadvantages. I believe that with advances in science and technology, improved and safer models of mobile phones will surely serve us still better. (184 words)11。

应用型大学英语第四册教案Unit 2

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how she discovered the bird’s nest but resisted giving it away for the money offered by the stranger. Part III (para25) Conclusion. Sylvia’s confusion over her preference for the bird over the young man. Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph. Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method. 2. Scan the passage and answer the following questions
教学手段

multimedia; Video and listening training; Group-discussion; explanation; exemplification simulation teaching Living performance; interaction; students’ reporting or presentation; 1. Word building: adjective-to-verb conversion.

应用型大学英语第四册教案Unit2

Step 2Listen to a story andfill in the blanks.
2.While-reading activities(15min.)
Step 1 Lead in
1. Questions for discussion (group work)
1) How do we view the two differernt worlds, nature and society?
教学手段
Teaching Methods and Strategies：
Student-oriented communicative teaching,
Free discussion and interaction, multi-media
重点
Emphasis is placed on:
1.The important words and phrases
2.the maintheme of the text
难点
Difficulty in teaching:
1.The passive infinitive.
2.Word building: adjective-to-verb conversion.
作业
Assignment：
1. Free discussion ofthe meaning of nature.
1.Pre-reading Activities(20min.)
Step 1 Presentation:what does nature mean to us?
Questions: 1) Do you love nature?
2) Do you like bird? What does bird mean to human being?

新通用大学英语第四册unit02

B. Read the questions.
Then listen to Part 2 of the talk and answer the questions.
1. What are the four benefits Dr. Schmidt talks about?
a. emotional c. physical b. social d. intellectual
□ Beck‘s sound
□ Beck‘s vocals
□ Beck‘s lyrics □ Beck‘s education □ Beck‘s videos □ Beck‘s dancing □ Beck‘s parents □ Beck‘s neighborhood
Part 1
B. Listen to George Stephanopoulos and John Flansburgh at the beginning of Part 1 and complete their statements.
□ Beck‘s dancing
□ Beck‘s neighborhood
Part 2
B. Which one of the following reasons for why Beck is original is NOT supported by the report?
a. He takes ideas from others and makes them new. b. He does not record other people‘s songs.
His saxophone playing is a little annoying on that CD. ____________________________________________________

大学体验英语综合教程4Unit2课文翻译及课后答案

Unit 2为什么数字‎文化对你有‎好处？最近，新闻媒体以‎及社会学家‎和行为学家‎们都发出大‎量警告指出‎：网络空间危‎险重重。

其实，万维网与世‎界上其它任‎何事物一样‎并非天然地‎有害。

它并非某种‎看不见摸不‎着的实体，能使危险降‎临进入它的‎每一个人。

实际上，网络就其本‎身而言是相‎当无害的，它没有超越‎其使用者并‎改变他们的‎存在的特殊‎功能。

正如古老的‎传说指出的‎一样，吸血鬼不请‎不会自入家‎门来伤害你‎，互联网也不‎会不请自来‎地使你堕落‎。

除孩子和意‎志薄弱者外‎，它不可能造‎成本来就不‎存在的东西‎…（1）如同酒精的‎作用一样，网络仅仅是‎将已有的事‎物放大：专家们担心‎，网上盛行的‎隐藏装假对‎参与数字文‎化的人来说‎是危险的。

他们告诉我‎们，我们不知不‎觉地全都会‎使用假身份‎，一个个变得‎残缺不全面‎目全非，以至于连自‎己都不敢肯‎定自己究竟‎是谁。

全错。

只有那些在‎“现实生活”中表现得诡‎秘莫测，毫不坦诚的‎人，才感到被迫‎要在网上伪‎装自己并用‎其它方法提‎供虚假情况‎。

网络只不过‎为他们增添‎了一种实施‎欺骗的工具‎。

因为我们了‎解现实生活‎中的这些人‎，所以被这些‎人欺骗的可‎能性很小。

因特网并不‎会“引起”人们去装扮‎成另一些人‎。

至于数字文‎化中人被这‎些不诚实的‎家伙欺骗的‎问题，就如同“现实”生活中一样‎，网上同样有‎许多“信号”会揭露他们‎的骗术。

有水平的网‎迷能识别在‎线人行为所‎发出的很多‎危险信号。

尤其是经过‎一段时间之‎后，别的用户的‎意图常常是‎非常清楚的‎。

有人试图在‎网上欺骗我‎们时，常常会明白‎无误地表现‎为自我矛盾‎，这是力求取‎信而过分涂‎抹，甚至说话虚‎假、令人难信的‎必然迹象。

同样，与在“现实世界”中一样，许多其它令‎人讨厌的倾‎向在网上也‎都能很容易‎地识别出来‎。

孤芳自赏（一切围绕“我我我”）在网络上也‎老远就会被‎发现，因为他们都‎是些只说别‎人反话或坏‎话的人，认为只有吹‎灭他人的蜡‎烛自己才能‎闪光的人。

大学英语综合教程4Unit 2 Smart Cars

- Examples of Intelligent transportations systems include: Advanced Traveler Information Systems Advanced Traffic Management Systems Incident Management Systems
Language points In(L19): v. to completely get rid of sth.
that is unnecessary or unwanted; to defeat a team or person in a competition 淘汰
ITS program
• ITS (L13): Intelligent transportation systems; • Advanced electronics, communications, and computer systems that increase the efficiently and safety of highway transportation. - Functions of ITS: Help monitor and manage traffic flow Reduce congestion Provide alternate routes to travelers Enhance productivity Save lives, time and money.
Automobile Brands
• • • • • • • • • • • • Porsche 保时捷德国 Chevrolet 雪佛兰美国 Volkswagen 福斯/大众德国 Ford 福特美国 Buick 别克美国 Lamborghini 兰博基尼意大利 • Cadillac • 凯迪拉克美国 the Cadillac of sth 一流的，最好的，顶级的 • Rolls Royce • 劳斯莱斯英国

应用大学英语4册Unit2privacy

news item.
Word Tips
• fugitive • NSA • revert
Word Tips a. 逃亡的 (National Security Agency) 美国国家安全局 v. 回复；恢复
• susceptible a. 易受影响的
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What did Americans know from the program exposed by Snowden? A) President Barack Obama pledged a new approach. B) Edward Snowden was a fugitive former NSA contractor. C) A shadowy U.S. agency monitored vast telecommunications.
Word Tips
Little Things By Julia Carney Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land. Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Made our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
B) Stick to the original plan.
C) Compromise with his colleague. D) Try to change his colleague’s mind.
5. W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian? M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imagine how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? A) Decline the invitation as early as possible. B) Ask Tony to convey thanks to his mother. C) Add more fruits and vegetables to her diet. D) Tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat.

《实用大学英语 4》Unit2

气流较弱。
• B. 辅音连缀辅音浊化
• ◆辅音连缀 • 两个或者两个以上的辅音连在一起的现象叫做辅
音连缀，如desk /ｄｅｓｋ/中的/ｓｋ/。 • 辅音浊化 • 清清辅音浊化清辅音浊化只是一种发音现象，不
是规则。按照英语读音的习惯，在/ｓ/音后面的清辅音会读成相应的浊辅音，这就是清辅音浊化。
• 4. Why is George Washington respected by American people?
• 5. Who do you think is the greatest person in Chinese modern history?
★ Useful Expressions:
“在…活动中，在…状态中”。 • ④ Nothing much. 没什么。 • ⑤ pretty busy非常忙，好忙 • ⑥ Seems like all I do is work and work. • 此处省略了主语，相当于It seems like… • ⑦ The pleasure is mine. • 很荣幸认识你。
实用大学英语
Unit Two
Section A Listening and Speaking ◆学习前元音、爆破音、辅音连缀以及清辅音浊化 ◆掌握Greeting and Introducing的相关表达
Section B Reading
• ◆阅读两篇有关Person的文章
• Section C Trying Your Hand
• Para 3∶George Washington gained the respect of his people with his achievements and personal charm.

实用大学英语综合教程(高级版)课件 Part 4 Unit 2

1) Some people work to live... 2) Other people live to work... 3) My opinion is that everyone has to work...
Why Do We Work? Some people work to live. In their eyes, work is merely a means for them to earn a living. Every day, they work hard to earn enough money so as to live a better life. They seldom think about the importance and meaning of their work. Other people live to work. As for them, work is a most important part of their life. They cannot live without work and most of them may be workaholics. They are more concerned about the importance and enjoyment of their work rather than the money or salaries obtained from their work. My opinion is that everyone has to work in order to maintain a basic comfortable life. But work is not just a means of getting money. For most of us, work is very important to our future happiness and satisfaction. Besides, through work we can communicate with different kinds of people, realize our own values and contribute our share to the whole of society.