标准大学英语综合教程4UNIT1第二部分.ppt

Active reading(2),If you ask me,词汇,If you ask me,real life is not all its cracked up to be.Twelve years at school and three years at university,teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students,and what do I find?Try as I might to stay cheerful,all I ever get is hassle,sometimes with people(especially boys,god,when will they grow up?),but mostly with money.Its just so expensive out here!Everyone wants a slice off you.The Inland Revenue wants to deduct income tax,the bank manager wants repayments on my student loan,the landlord wants the rent,gas,water,electricity and my mobile bills keep coming in,and all thats before Ive had anything to eat.And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue,asking if Im interested in buying a pension.At this rate,I wont even last till the end of the year,let alone till Im 60.,I didnt really want to go out to work just yet.I mean,I wasnt a dropout and I knew Id have to some day.According to any number of people lifes not a picnic,theres no such thing as a free lunch.But given that Id got a good degree,I thought Id like to go on to get my masters.Actually,I had my eye on the course at the London School of Economics(LSE).Top school,very good for my CV.But I talked to my mum about it,and she said she couldnt afford to support me any more.I kind of understand it,and not just because my degree is in economics.Shed worked hard for 15 years to give me an education.My dad wasnt around most of the time,and when he was,he didnt have any money.Hed spent it gambling on the dogs or down the pub.So it came to the point when I just agreed with Mum,and bowed myself towards the inevitable.,If you ask me,and despite everything you hear,fortunately there are some really nice people out there.Take Mike,for example.When I left university,what I thought was that my mum would feel obliged to look after me if I returned home.So I packed up my belongings and went to London to get a job.I wanted something in finance and investments,because you know,maybe with a job like that,I could use my degree.But by that time,there were no jobs left,and I didnt really want to end up in some boring office,doing photocopies and making the tea.Go anywhere you like in London and theres usually a good pub.The day I realized no one in the city was going to offer me a job,I went into The Salisbury on Leadenhall Street for a drink and something to eat.Mike the landlord was at the bar,pouring pints with one hand,making sandwiches with the other,and washing the glasses all at the same time its true,he really did seem to have three hands.He also seemed to know everyone,and greeted the regulars by name,getting their drinks ready with the question,The usual today,is it?I thought he looked kind of cool,he was doing what he did best,serving thirsty clients,and no one did it better.So I went up to him and asked him whether there was a job for me.,Well,to cut a long story short,I started work in the pub one Friday lunch time.It was quite demanding work,but I liked it.People seemed to find me amusing and it made me feel better too.There was one middle-aged regular in a suit who always had a half of bitter and a ham and pickle sandwich,with the crusts cut off.When I saw Tony coming,I tried to have his lunch ready for him even before he asked.He was another one of those really nice people.,翻译,依我看，现实生活并没有人们想象的那么好。我们上了12年的中、小学，又上了3年的大学，这期间老师们一直在没完没了地谈论在备受呵护的学生生活之外的那个广阔天地里的各种机会，可我遇到的又是什么呢？无论我怎么想保持心情愉快，可麻烦事总是接踵而来：有时是和人发生矛盾（尤其是跟男孩子，天哪！他们什么时候才能长大？），但通常是为钱发愁。这个地方什么东西都很贵！人人都想从我身上赚点钱：税务局要收个人所得税，银行经理要我偿清学生贷款，房东催我交房租、燃气费、水费、电费，手机账单也不断地寄来。所有这些还没算上吃饭的钱。更可气的是，不知从哪里冒出一个自作聪明的家伙给我打电话，问我要不要买养老金。照这样下去，我甚至都支撑不到年底，更别提活到60岁领养老金了。,我那时还不想出去工作。我的意思是，我并不是个逃避现实社会的人，但我知道自己未来某一天可能不得不逃避现实。许多人认为“生活不是野餐”，“没有免费的午餐”。但既然我拿到了优等生文凭，我想我应该继续攻读硕士学位。实际上，我已经看中了伦敦政治经济学院的课程。这是一所顶尖的学校，能给我的履历表增添一段光彩的经历。但当我跟妈妈谈起这件事时，她说她没法继续供我上学了。我大概能理解她的心情，但并不仅仅是因为我学的是经济学。15年来，为了能让我上学，她含辛茹苦。这些年来，父亲大部分时间都不在家。就算在家，他也没钱。他把钱都拿去赌狗、喝酒了。所以我听了妈妈的话，向命运低下了头。,依我看，不管人们说什么，幸运的是世上还有很多好心人。迈克就是其中的一个。大学毕业时，我想如果我回家，妈妈就会觉得她有责任照顾我。所以，我就收拾行李去伦敦找工作。我想找金融和投资方面的职位，因为你知道这样我就可以用上我的专业知识。可是那时候已经没有这样的工作了，但我又不愿意做复印文件、端茶倒水之类的乏味的办公室工作。在伦敦，无论走到什么地方，你都能找到一个好酒吧。有一天，我意识到这个城市没有人会雇我，于是我走进位于利德贺街的索尔兹伯里酒吧去喝酒，顺便吃点东西。店主迈克正在店里，他一只手倒酒，一只手做三明治，同时还洗酒杯。他真的好像有三只手。他好像也认识所有的客人，叫得出常客的名字。他跟他们打招呼，帮他们调好酒，并问一句：“今天还喝这个，是吧？”我觉得他看起来蛮酷的，他在做着他最擅长的事情：为那些口渴的顾客服务，没人能比得上他。所以我就走上前去问他要不要雇人。,好吧，长话短说，某个周五的午餐时间我开始在那个酒吧打工。这份工作要求很高，但我喜欢。顾客好像觉得我很有趣，这也让我感觉好一些。有位穿西服的中年常客总要半杯苦啤酒和一份火腿泡菜三明治，面包皮要削掉。他叫托尼。我一看见他进来，尽量不等他开口就准备好他的午餐。他也是一个好心人。,paragraph7,If you ask me,spending money when you dont have any is dead easy(及其容易）.I began to think about how Id spend my first months wages.The flat where I was staying was expensive,and I just about had enough to cover the first months substantial bills.But I calculated that thered be just enough money over to treat myself to something（犒劳自己；特意买某物）.Why not get a CD or maybe a plant to cheer up（亮堂起来；高兴起来）the flat?I thought.,Translate,依我看，一个人没钱的时候花钱最容易。我开始琢磨怎么花第一个月的薪水了。我住的公寓房租很贵，我挣的钱刚够支付第一个月的大笔账单，但是我估计还能剩点钱好好犒劳一下自己。我想，何不买张CD或买盆花草装点一下房间？,Grammar spend,spend.Vt.vi.(1)用(钱),花费 spend money on books 花钱买书spend all ones energies 竭尽全力(2)消耗,用尽,浪费 They went on firing until all their ammunition was spent.他们不断射击,直到耗尽所有的弹药。spend ones blood and life for the cause of communism 献身于共产主义事业,(3)消磨(时光),度过 spend on sth.(in doing sth.)spend a lot of care on sth.in doing sth.在某事上做某事时费很多心血 He doesnt spend much time on his homework.他花在作业上的时间不多。,Phyase treat,treat.as.把当当成（看作）。例如：The teacher treats his students as his own sons and daughters.这位老师把他的学生看作是他自己的儿女。treat with 与谈判；与交涉；与打交道例如If we are to treat with them,it must be on equal terms.如果要我们与他们谈判的话，双方必须处于平等地位。,treat与like的搭配短语,treat sb like dirt,treat sb like a dog把某人看得一钱不值。例如：People doing hard work were treated like dirt in the old days.在旧社会做苦工的人是被人瞧不起的。,paragraph8,It was my birthday on pay day（发薪日）.Apart from Mike and Tony,I didnt have any friends in London.Seeing that I didnt have a boyfriend either,you can understand why I began to feel sorry for myself.So I ordered myself some flowers,and asked them to be sent with a little card,saying With all my love Anon（匿名的）.The highlight（最精彩的部分；使突出强调）of my birthday would be the confused look on the florists eyes when he delivered them.,Translate,发工资的那天正好是我的生日，除了迈克和托尼，我在伦敦就没有别的朋友了。如果你知道我那时还没有男朋友，你就会理解我为什么觉得对不起自己了。我给自己定了些鲜花，让卖花的人附上一张卡片，上面写道：“给你我所有的爱。无名氏”。我生日那天最精彩的瞬间将会是送花人送我花时大惑不解的眼神。,paragraph9,Later that week,Tony came in as usual and sat down at the bar.Whats wrong with you?Wheres that smile gone today?I talked to him about.well,about pretty well（差不多；几乎）everything,money,the masters,my birthday,the lot.He sympathized（同情，体谅）with me.,Translate,那周晚些时候，托尼像往常一样来了，在酒吧里坐下。“你怎么了？今天怎么不见你笑啦？”我跟他聊天嗯，差不多什么都跟他说了：钱、硕士学位、生日、命运。他很同情我。,paragraph10,Tony got up from his stool（凳子）,and went over to talk to some of the others.Remember:The Salisbury is right in the heart of the city,so all the customers were in banking or insurance or the stock market.Next day he turned up（出现，来到）with cheques to the value of 20,000.This is a loan for you to set up your business.The only collateral（担保物）you have is my trust in you that one day,youll pay us back if you can.And if you cant,too bad,thats the finance business for you.But I think you will.,Translate,托尼离开搁脚凳、走过去和另外几个人说话。别忘了：索尔兹伯里酒吧位于市中心，所以这里所有的顾客都从事银行、保险或证券工作。第二天，他拿着价值两万英镑的几张支票来到酒吧，对我说：“这是给你的创业贷款，你唯一的贷款担保就是我对你的信任，相信有一天你赚了钱会把钱还给我们。如果你还不了钱，那就太糟了，不过对你来说，也算是做过金融生意了。但是，我相信你还得了。”,paragraph11-13,I didnt say anything for fear that（生怕；以免）I was going to cry.What were the odds on anyone being so nice?And the flowers?I redirected（改寄；使改道）them to my mum,and they arrived for her on my birthday.She deserved them,dont you think?If you ask me,looking back after all these years,you only need one or two breaks in your life to succeed.The fact that the rest is hard work doesnt matter,its still worth it.,Translate,我没说话，我怕我自己要哭了。世上怎么会有这么好的人？那些花怎么处理？我叫花店改送到妈妈那里去了，我生日那天鲜花正好送到。她应该得到这些鲜花，不是吗？依我看，回顾这些年的经历，我发现人一辈子只需要一两次的机缘就能成功。就算吃苦受累也不要紧，那还是值得的。,paragraph14,After a year working at The Salisbury,I got a place at the LSE,did my masters and found a job in an investment bank.I invested the 20,000,and sold out before the 2008 crash.I paid back Tony and the other investors（投资者；投资机构）,with ten per cent annual interest（利息）,and set up my own firm.It exceeded all my expectations（比某人预想的要好）and is still a thriving（欣欣向荣的；繁华的）business.,Translate,在索尔兹伯里酒吧干了一年之后，我去了伦敦政治经济学院深造。拿到硕士学位之后，我在一家投资银行找到了一份工作。我把那两万英镑投进了证券市场，在2008年金融崩盘之前卖掉了所有的股票。我把托尼和其他投资者的钱还了，付给他们10%的年息，并成立了自己的公司。公司的生意好得出乎意料，至今还红红火火。,paragraph15-17,Tony wrote me a thank-you note.Hed been in a car accident,and couldnt walk.The money I paid back would allow him to adapt his house so he could move around it in his wheelchair.This is what he wrote:Thirty-five years in banking,and Ive never made a better investment than the loan to you.Youve repaid the money with interest,and my trust in you and your honesty（诚实）100-fold.If you ask me,investing in people gives the best return you can ever hope for.If you ask me,hes right.What do you think?,Translate,托尼给我写了一封感谢信。他出了车祸，现在不能走路了。我还给他的钱正好可以用来改造房子。房子改造后他就可以坐着轮椅在家里自由活动了。下面是他信里写的话：“我从事银行业35年来最好的投资就是给你的这笔贷款，你连本带利地偿还了贷款，我对你的信任和你的诚实都获得了百倍的回报。依我看，在人身上投资能带来你所期望的最好的回报。”依我看，他说得对。你说呢？,词汇,hassle n.C,U(infml)sth.that is annoying,because it causes problems or is difficult to do 麻烦e.g.1.Its such a hassle not having a washing machine.没有洗衣机真是麻烦。2.It saves a lot of hassle if you buy them by post.邮购可以减少很多麻烦。,inland 1)a.(only before noun)not near a coast 内地的；内陆的e.g.1.The economy of the inland towns and cities of our country also develops rapidly in recent years.近几年，我国内地城镇经济发展也很快。2.This is an inland lake.这是内陆湖。2)ad.in a direction away from the coast 向内地，在内陆e.g.The path turned inland and met the road.小径转向内陆，与大道相接。,deduct vt.take an amount or number from a total 减去；扣除e.g.1.Nothing will be deducted from your pay without your consent.没有你的同意你的工资一分钱也不会扣。2.The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay.损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。Word family:deduction n.,repayment n.1)C an amount of money that you pay to the person,bank etc.that you have borrowed it from 偿还款；所付还的钱e.g.The repayments of the loan are spread over 10 years.贷款可在十年内分期偿还。2)U the process of paying someone money that you have borrowed from them 付还；偿还e.g.Interest will be refunded in the event of early repayment of the loan.提前还贷的话利息可以退还。,loan n.C an amount of money that a person,business,or country borrows,especially from a bank（尤指银行的）贷款；借款e.g.1.As it was an unsecured loan,their property was not at risk.2.They were struggling to meet their monthly loan repayments.3.Id take into account his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community,and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.我要考虑一下他在该社区其他农户和商人中的声誉，然后决定是否同意贷款给他。,landlord n.C a man who owns a house,flat,or room that people can rent;a landowner who leases to others 房东；地主e.g.1.Do you pay your landlord a fixed charge for heating?你是不是付给你的房东固定的取暖费?2.My landlord is turning me out at the end of the month.我的房东让我月底搬走。3.They were driven off their plots by the landlord.他们被地主从土地上赶走。landlady n.女房东；地主婆,spark n.C an elegant,fashionable,or lively young man or woman;a gallant,a fop 翩翩少年；花花公子e.g.1.He is only a spark,driving a car everywhere all day.他只是个花花公子，整天开着车四处乱逛。,dropout n.C someone who leaves school or college without finishing their course of study 辍学者；退学者e.g.1.In the long haul,shell regret having been a school dropout.她终归会后悔不该中途辍学。2.Even a dropout from Edinburgh changed the world.即使一个爱丁堡的肄业生都改变了世界。3.Bill Gates,richest man on the planetfor now,anywayis a dropout from Harvard.比尔盖茨，这个星球上最富有的人就目前而言是个哈佛大学的退学生。,gamble v.1)risk money or sth.valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess sth.correctly 打赌；赌博e.g.1.He gambles in the casino when he is in cash.他有钱时就在赌场赌博。2.Their house and land were all gambled and lost by her husband that morning.他们的房子、土地就在那一天上午被她丈夫全输光了。3.When he had gambled his money,he was put to shifts to live.他输光了钱就凑合着过日子。,2)do sth.that involves risks but may result in benefits if things happen as you hope they will 冒风险e.g.1.Shes had two kidney transplants and now her family are gambling on one last operation.她做过两次肾移植，现在家人正冒险让她做最后一次手术。2.The federal government gambled hundreds of thousands of dollars in research funds to work on the project.联邦政府为了这项研究计划冒险动用了好几十万美元的资金。,fortunately ad.used for emphasizing that sth.good has happened,especially because of good luck 幸运地；侥幸地e.g.1.I was late,but fortunately the meeting has not started.我迟到了，不过幸好会议还没开始。2.Fortunately,I found the wallet Id lost.很幸运，我找到了丢失的钱包。Word family:fortunate a.fortune n.Synonym:luckily,belongings n.(pl)the things you own 所有物；财产；财物e.g.1.Remember to take all your personal belongings when you leave the plane.下飞机时切记带走您的私人物品。2.In her absence,someone had gone through her belongings.她不在场的时候，有人搜查过她的物品。,photocopy n.C a photographic copy of printed or written material produced by a process involving the action of light on a specially prepared surface;a copy made by a photocopier 复印件；照相复制品e.g.1.I made two photocopies of the report.我把这份报告影印了两份。2.It is a very poor photocopy but you should be able to make something of it.那个照相复制本非常蹩脚，不过你应该能够看懂的。,regular 1)n.C a customer who often goes to the same bar,restaurant,or shop 常客；老主顾e.g.1.They are more or less the regulars of this place.他们多少可算这儿的常客。2.The barman gave free drinks to the regulars at Christmas.圣诞节的时候，酒吧侍者免费给老顾客酒喝。,2)a.normal,usual,ordinary 平常的，规则的；通常的；正常的e.g.1.Driving the van was a change from his regular duties.驾驶小货车不是他平时的工作。2.Regular teachers dont have the training to deal with problem children.一般的老师没有接受过处理问题儿童的训练。3.The verb dance is regular,but be is not.“dance”是规则动词，而“be”则不是。,3)a.arranged so that there is the same amount of time between events or the same amount of space between objects 定期的；固定的e.g.She arrives at work on her bicycle at 8:45 every day,as regular as clockwork.她每天骑自行车上班，总是在8:45准时到达。4)a.happening or doing sth.very often 频繁的，经常的e.g.Old Joe is one of the bars regular customers.老乔是这家酒吧的常客之一。Word family:regularity n.Antonym:irregular,client n.C someone who pays for the services of a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer 顾客；客户e.g.1.She cant come to the telephone;shes serving a client.她不能来接电话,她正在接待一位顾客。2.The company needs to focus on its biggest clients.公司需要把注意力集中在最大的那些客户身上。,demanding a.requiring much skill or effort;needing a lot of time,ability,and energy 要求高的；费时费力的e.g.1.This is really a technically demanding piece of music to play.这真是一支弹奏起来技术要求很高的曲子。2.Teaching is a demanding profession.教书是个要求很高的职业。,crust n.C,U the hard brown outer part of a loaf of bread;a layer of cooked pastry that forms the outer part of a pie 面包皮；糕饼等的酥皮e.g.1.The crust of the bread is burnt.这块面包的外皮烤焦了。2.Please cut the bread into slices and remove the crust.请将面包切片并去皮。,2 Choose the best answer to the questions.1.What did the writer want to do after finishing her degree?(a)To do an MA at the London School of Economics.(b)To earn some money to pay off her loan.(c)To start working as soon as possible.(d)To return home and help her mothe