研究生英语综合教程unit 2

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许多日本人都是工作狂。
2. He was a lifelong workaholic, who painted dawn to dusk seven days a week.
他终生醉心于工作,天天从早画到晚。
workaholic: work+ -aholic
-aholic: (suffix forming nouns) a person who has an addiction to or obsession with some object or activity. abstracted from alcoholic first in sugarholic (1965), later in workaholic (1968), golfaholic (1971), chocoholic (1976), and shopaholic (1984). beerholic 嗜好啤酒成癖 colaholic 嗜好可口可乐成癖 movie-holic 嗜好电影成癖 teleholic 嗜好看电视成癖 computerholic 嗜好电脑成癖
15年来,他为公司建立起一整套工作守则,并要 求公司的所有其余人员都必须遵守。
பைடு நூலகம்
Materialism
The belief that money, possessions and physical comforts are more important than spiritual values E.g. 1. He embodied the American spirit of optimistic materialism. 他体现了美国人乐观的实利主义精神。 2. Crass materialism causes people to forget spiritual values. 极端唯物主义使人们忘记精神的价值。 唯物主义;实利主义,物质主义
condominium
[kɔndə′miniəm] A condominium, or "condo" for short, is an apartment that is owned by the occupant, not the building owners.
(产权为居住者自有的)公寓(的单元)
公寓房偏僻的位置赶跑了许多很有希望的买主.
inordinate
[i′nɔ:dinət]
过度的,过量的,无节制的
E.g. 1. To treat with often inordinate indulgence.
用过分纵容的方式对待
Contents
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Vocabulary
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Analysis of text Exercises Writing & Translating
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Workaholic
[wɜ:kə′hɔ:lik] One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work. 工作狂;工作迷;醉心于工作的人 E.g. 1. Many Japanese people are workaholic.
Work ethic
职业伦理;职业道德;工作观念 Work ethic is a set of values based on hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in the moral benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. An example would be the Protestant work ethic. A work ethic may include being reliable, having initiative or maintaining social skills.
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Unit 2
Workaholics, Work Ethic and Materialism
Pre-reading Questions
1. In your opinion, is it easy for people to hunt for jobs these days? 2. What gives people their identities? How important is work compared to other activities in life? 3. Have you ever heard of the word “workaholic”? How is the word made up? Does it tell you something about the meaning of the word? Do you know anybody like this? Is “workaholism” a phenomenon in your culture? 4. Is working hard good for us?
E.g. 1. Houses are just too expensive! We've decided to buy a condominium.
独栋房子太贵了!我们还是决定买公寓。
2. The poor location of the condominium turned away many prospective buyers.
E.g. 1. From the standpoint of success , a good work ethic is no less important than an education.
从成功的角度来说,良好的职业道德与教育同等 重要。
2. For 15 years he has set a work ethic for the company and demanded that the rest of the company meet it.
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