【精选】英语公开课课件 happiness

property
spend
well-off
Relationship
= 礻+乚
乚乚=乙
Be respectful in the relationship
Public
individualism I
my, myself
collectivism we
our, ourselves
Critical Reading disagree reasoning evidence
• So if one person improves his status, someone else loses an equal amount. It is a zero-sum game…(Line 4, Para 6) …
• That is why the rat race is so destructive: we lose family life and peace of mind in pursuing something whose total cannot be altered (Line 8, Para 6)
•Pursuit of happiness for the common good
wealth
family, friends, society
Elements money
relationship
common
good

public
Money
rich salary
wealth
income
economy work earn
一口田 Wealth and
fortune
福： Wealthy and good
relationship with family members, and the whole society
•幸福： the wish for wealthy life, and good relationship with family and society
…and crime—another indicator of dissatisfaction—is also much higher. (Line 6, Para 1)
• Since society as a whole cannot raise its position relative to itself, the effort which its members devote to that end could be said to be a waste…(line 3, Para 5)
Assignment
Summarize the main idea of each part of the passage
Write a passage with the title
I Don’t Agree
END
But when material discomfort has been
banished, extra income becomes much less important than our relationships with each
other: with family, with friends and in the
community
幸,吉而免凶也。——百度文库说文》
Lucky, with fortune
幸为(希望); 幸来(希望前来); 幸愿(希望).幸翼(希望)
Wish
幸:fortune, wish
= 礻+一口田
礻：祭祀 sacrifice
福,祐也。——《说文》
The blessing of ancestors
Happiness
• Theme of the passage • Structure of the passage • Assignment: critical reading
What is happiness
土
=
When most people exist near the breadline, material progress does indeed make them happier. People in the rich world (above, say, $20,000 a head per year) are happier than people in poorer countries, and people in poor countries do become happier as they become richer