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1、FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,Passion guides life choices,8,UNIT,Section A,4,A meaningful life,Objectives,Passion guides life choices,Section A,A meaningful life,Section A,The following questions are designed to help you get to know your life attitude.

2、For each question,please choose one item that best fits your views toward life.Then compare your answers to some other students and discuss how they are similar or different.,1.The most important thing in life is _.A health B money C family D success E None of the above.It should be_.,Survey,Tips,2.

3、In 5-10 years,Id like to see myself as _.A a rich person B a happy person C a healthy person D a successful career person E None of the above.Id like to be a(n)_.,3.On an ideal Saturday night,Im more likely to _.A play cards B study hard C stay with my boyfriend or girlfriend D have fun on the compu

4、ter E None of the above.I would like to_.,Survey,Tips,4.While at school,I spend most time _.A dating B studying C doing a part-time job D hanging out with friends E None of the above.I spend most time _.,5.My ultimate goal in life is_.A to have a happy family B to become a rich person C to be succes

5、sful in my career D to travel around the world E None of the above.My goal is _.,Survey,Tips,Q1.Do you think it is important for a person to plan his future as early as possible?Why or why not?,Yes,it is important for one to plan his future early.Early planning makes it possible for a person to work

6、 toward his life goals and achieve success more efficiently.In this way,he can avoid waste of time and energy on things that will contribute little to the realization of his life goals.,Tips,To be continued,Q1.Do you think it is important for a person to plan his future as early as possible?Why or w

7、hy not?,No,it is unnecessary for one to plan his future early.We all know from experience that any plan is likely to change,no matter how carefully made it may have been.Nobody can foresee the future,and hence it is a mere wishful thought that early planning will end in success.I think a better thin

8、g for one to do is to make the best plan based on the situation he is faced with at the moment,rather than draw unrealistic plans before he even has any idea about what will happen in the future.,Q2.What kind of career would you like to pursue in the future?,Id like to be ain the future.I am studyin

9、g for my bachelors degree inright now,and I keep myself updated about the latest developments in the field.I am particularly interested in how advances incan help human beings solveproblems.I believe this is a meaningful career to pursue because I can contribute to the welfare of the human race.,Q3.

10、From your perspective,what factors are essential for a meaningful life?,Being able to pursue ones dream freely.Meeting challenges bravely even if the efforts end in failure.Having a happy family.Doing something that makes the world better.,Tips,Tips,Video Watching,Watch&Talk,How much do you know abo

11、ut Mother Terasa?,Mother Teresawas aRoman Catholic religious sisterandmissionary who lived most of her life in India.Mother Teresa founded theMissionaries of Charity(仁爱教会),which began as a small Order(宗教团体)with 12 members in Calcutta and today has more than 4000 nuns running orphages,AIDS hospices,c

12、harity centers worldwide.Members of the Missionaries must adhere to the vows of giving“wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor”.,To be continued,Watch&Talk,Tips,Because of her selfless devotion to the poor,in the 1970s,she became an international celebrity and received numerous awards i

13、ncluding the 1979Nobel Peace Prize.During her lifetime,and even after her death,she was consistently found by the Gallup poll(盖洛普民意调查)to be the worlds most admired person.In 1999 she was ranked asthe“most admired person ofthe20th century”and even outpolled the other political leaders by a wide margi

14、n.,Watch&Talk,Tips,How much do you know about Mother Terasa?,2.Do you think she lived a meaningful life?Why?,YES.She helped make the world better by reducing the suffering of the poor and the needy.She always remembered her mission to help the poor and brought change to the society.,Watch&Talk,Tips,

15、Life is never just being.It is becoming a relentless,flowing on.Our parents live on through us,and we will live on through our children.The _ we build endure,and we will endure through them.The beauty we fashion cannot be _ by death.Our flesh may perish,our hands will wither,but that which they crea

16、te in beauty and _ and truth lives on for all time to come.,To be continued,Listen to a short passage concerning the meaning of life and fill in the missing information.,institutions,dimmed,goodness,To be continued,Dont spend and waste your lives _ objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.Pursu

17、e not so much the material as the ideal,for ideals alone _ life with meaning and are of _.Add love to a house and you have a home.Add righteousness to a city and you have a _.Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school.,accumulating,enduring worth,invest,community,Listen to a short passag

18、e concerning the meaning of life and fill in the missing information.,Add religion to the humblest of edifices and you have a sanctuary.Add justice to the far-flung round of human endeavor and you have _.Put them all together,exalt them above their present _,add to them the vision of humankind redee

19、med,forever free of need and strife and you have a future _ with the radiant colors of hope.,lighted,civilization,imperfections,Listen to a short passage concerning the meaning of life and fill in the missing information.,Animal rights,Tips,What are the animal rights?What ideas do the advocates and

20、critics of animal rights hold?,Animal rights,also known asanimal liberation,is the idea that the most basic interests of animals should be given the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings.Advocates of animal rights agree that animals should be treated as human beingsand members

21、of the moral community,and should not be used as food,clothing,research subjects,or for entertainment.,Animal rights,To be continued,Animal rights,Critics of the idea argue that animals are unable to enter into asocial contractor make moral choices,and thus they cannot be seen as possessors of right

22、s.However,defenders of animal rights disagree with this view.They think that humans are considered to have rights regardless of their mental competence,so animals have rights too.,What are the animal rights?What ideas do the advocates and critics of animal rights hold?,A meaningful life,Section A,Th

23、e death of Henry Spira,an animal activist,does not rate with that of rock star,yet his life tells us something important,not only about _,but about the possiblitiy of _.(Para.1),Tips,be compared with,the modern animal movement,an individual making a difference in the modern world,Part I functions as

24、 the introduction.The author states the main idea of the passage:Henrys life tells us something about how an individual can _ in the world although his death didnt _ from the public.,Part I(para._),1,make a difference,draw much attention,How did the author get to know Henry Spira?Whats the authors f

25、irst impression of Henry?(Para.2),The author first met Henry at an adult education seminar at New York University.He considered Henry an unusual person because Henry didnt fit the regular image of an“animal person”.His clothes were untidy,his hair uncombed,and his language quite open and direct.,Wha

26、t had animal rights movement been doing for over a centry?Was it successful?(Para.3),The animal rights movement had been putting out graphic brochures,leaflets,and audio propaganda,alerting people to the dreadful experiments on animals.But the number of animals used in experiments had risen greatly.

27、No activist had managed to stop a single experiment or improve the lives of animals.,Tips,closed down a lab conducting experiments on rabbits;laid siege to Revlon over their use of rabbits to test cosmetics for potential eye damage;exerted enough pressure to persuade them to search for alternatives;

28、other major cosmetics corporations soon followed suit.,Tips,According to the author,Henrys achievements in animal rights protection include:(Paras.3-4),What approaches or methods did Henry use to achieve success in his campaigns for animal rights?(Para.5),Tips,He learned how to:build public awarenes

29、s campaigns;shape malpractice lawsuits to sue large companies,build committed groups of supporters.,How did Henry make a difference in the face of a big and bureaucratic society?(Paras.6-7),preventing suffering of innocent,helpless animals,stand on,the sidelines,get revenge for,appealed to the publi

30、c,How did Henry react when he was dianosed with cancer and predicted to die in a few months?(Paras.11-12),Tips,He didnt show any sign of depression,and he refused to hear sympathy and condolences.For the next two years he kept working,helping develop the material the author needed for his book.,Part

31、 II Paras._-_,Part II is the body of the essay.The author describes his acquaintance with Henry and Henrys achievements in the animal rights movement.In Paras.2-7,the author gives a brief account of Henrys _ and makes a _ on it.In Paras.8-12,the author describes his meeting with Henry after Henry wa

32、s _ and depicts Henrys _ in the face of death.,campaigns and achievements,comment,2,12,diagnosed with cancer,calmness,What did Henry find meaningful in the way he led his life?(Para.13),Tips,He could be satisfied with his achievements when looking back at life,and to be able to accept death calmly.,

33、Part III(Para.13),Part III serves as a conclusion.Henry _ because he was _ with what he had done although he did not enjoy much material wealth and comfort.,led a meaningful life,satisfied,The text is a _ which tells the story of Henry Spira,_,who dedicated his life to _.He made great achievements a

34、nd revealed the possibility of an individual making a difference in the big and bureaucratic society.After he was diagnosed with cancer,he didnt show _ and kept working.He led a meaningful life though he wasnt materially wealthy.,Main Idea of the Text,narrative,an animal rights advocate/activist,pro

35、tecting innnocent and helpless animals,any sign of depression,Introduction,Henrys life story tells us how an individual can make a difference in the world although his death didnt draw much attention from the public.(Para.1),Main body,Introduction,Henry led a meaningful life because he was satisfied

36、 with what he had done although he did not enjoy much material wealth and comfort.(Para.13),Main body,Introduction,Main body,Introduction,Conclusion,Henry led a meaningful life because he was satisfied with what he had done although he did not enjoy much material wealth and comfort.(Para.13),In Sept

37、ember 1998,Henry Spira _ unnoticed.Yet his life tells us something important,not only about the modern animal movement,but also the possibility of an individual _ in the modern world.,To be continued,passed away,making a difference,The author got _ Henry at a seminar.Then the author got to know Henr

38、ys major achievements in animal rights _.Through decades of work on the side of weak and _,Henry influenced the animal rights movement and brought changes to society.,To be continued,oppressed,acquainted with,protection,The author went to visit Henry when he was _ cancer.He was moved by his _ attitu

39、de toward life and death.Henry led a _ life because he was satisfied with what he had done although he did not enjoy much material wealth and comfort.,fighting against,positive,meaningful,展示；公告,put out,短语逆译,(statement/rumour),The government has put out a statement denying these rumours.,短语应用,政府发表了一项

40、声明，否认了这些谣言。,意群提示,提醒（某人）注意,(printand broadcastads/drink driving/speeding),The organizationunveileda seriesofprintand broadcastads,hoping to alert the young people to thedangersofdrink driving and speeding.,alert sb.to sth.,短语应用,该组织公布了一系列平面广告和广播广告，希望提醒人们注意酒后驾驶和超速的危险。,意群提示,短语逆译,向展开攻势；围攻,lay siege to st

41、h./sb.,(have sth.stopped/persuade sb.to/vote against),The only way to have the new law stopped is to lay siege to all members of the committee and persuade them to vote against it.,短语应用,阻止新法规实施的唯一办法就是向委员会的所有成员展开攻势说服其投反对票。,意群提示,短语逆译,仿效,follow suit,(the smoking ban/spark a debate),The smoking ban has

42、sparked a debate as to the other provinces should follow suit.,短语应用,禁烟令引发了关于其他省份是否也要仿效的争议。,意群提示,短语逆译,袖手旁观；置身事外,stand/stay/remain on the sidelines,(defer/purchase),For the last two years,consumershave been standingonthesidelinesanddeferring purchasesofautomobiles.,短语应用,过去两年里，消费者一直处于观望的状态，推迟了他们的购车计划。,

43、意群提示,短语逆译,因为报复（某人）,(swear/do wrong to sb.),She swore to get revenge for the wrongs he had done to her.,get revenge(on sb.)for sth.,短语应用,她发誓要报复他曾经对她做的那些坏事。,意群提示,短语逆译,呼吁某人做某事,(international community/a lasting solution),He appealed to the international community to continue to work for a lasting solut

44、ion through dialogue.,短语应用,他呼吁国际社会继续努力，通过对话找到一个持久的解决方案。,意群提示,appeal to sb.to do sth.,短语逆译,经过几十年为弱势及受压迫群体所做的抗争，亨利变得非常善于策划各种活动。,原句译文,逆译练习,From decades spent working on the side of the weak and oppressed,Henry became efficient at masterminding campaigns.（Line 1,Para.5）,句型提炼,From decades/years/months sp

45、ent doing sth,sb.became good/efficient/skilled/skillful/adept at,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“长期做某事对某人的影响”。,句型应用,(collaborate with),典型例句,数年的外企工作经历使她变得善于与来自不同文化背景的人合作。,意群提示,From years spent working in a foreign company,she became skillful at collaborating with people from different cultures.,在我开始动笔的时候，我从来没想到亨利能看到完

46、整的初稿，但是他一直活到亲眼看到书在纽约的书店出售。,原句译文,逆译练习,When I began writing,I never thought Henry would see a completed draft,but he lived to see the book on sale in a New York bookstore.（Line 3,Para.12）,句型提炼,When sb.began to do sth.,sb.never thought,but,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“事情的发展超出某人最初的预料”。,句型应用,(make a hit/stir/bestselle

47、r),典型例句,当我着手写这部小说时，我从没想到它能引起轰动，但是它竟然成为年度最畅销书之一。,意群提示,When I began to write the novel,I never thought it would make a hit,but it turned out to be one of the bestsellers of the year.,一个人活得好的一个根本标志就是，在他回首自己人生的时候，他对自己的成就感到满意，而且能够冷静地接受死亡、面对永恒。,原句译文,逆译练习,One essential mark of living well is to be satisfie

48、d with ones accomplishments when taking a retrospectivelook at life,and to be able to accept death and face infinity calmly.(Line 1,Para.13),句型提炼,One essential mark of is,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“的一个根本标志是”。,句型应用,(differentiate between/rational/emotional impulse),典型例句,一个人走向成熟的一个根本标志是，他能够区分理智决定和情感冲动之间的不同。,意群提示,

49、One essential markofa person growing mature is to be able to differentiate between rational decision making and emotional impulse.,Yes,I think that the animal rights movement is necessary.My reasons are:It can arouse human beings awareness of animals suffering;Animals,like human beings,should also b

50、e respected and treated with friendliness.,1.Do you think the animal rights movement is necessary?Why or why not?,to be continued,Tips,No.This is because:It ignores the human need to provide food,e.g.meat and milk,for an increasing world population;It ignores the necessity of inventing new drugs and