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nullUnit 2Unit 2A Life Full of Richesnull☆Song Listening: Money, Money, Money☆☆Who’s WhoA Debate: Materially rich vs. Spiritually richMoney Money MoneyMoney Money MoneyListen to a song by ABBA, and then fill the blanks.ABBA: http://baike.baidu.com/view/79562.htmABBA and Mamma Mia ABBA and Mamma Mia nullEnglish Song — Money, Money, MoneyI work all night, I work all day, to pay the I have to pay Ain’t it sad And still there never seems to be a penny left for me That’s too bad In my I have a plan If I got me a man I wouldn’t have to work at all, I’d around and have a ball bills____single_____dreams______wealthy_______fool____nullMoney, money, money Must be funny In the rich man’s world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It’s a rich man’s world English Song — Money, Money, MoneynullA man like that is hard to find but I can’t get him off my Ain’t it sad And if he happens to be I bet he wouldn’t fancy me That’s too bad So I must , I’ll have to go To Las Vegas or Monaco And win a in a game, my life will never be the mind___free___leave_____fortune______same_____English Song — Money, Money, MoneynullEnglish Song — Money, Money, MoneyMoney, money, money Must be funny In the rich man’s world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It’s a rich man’s worldnullMatch the person with his name and identity.Who’s WhoPerson1 2 3 4 5Name A. Li Ka-Shing 李嘉诚 B. Ingvar Kamprad 英瓦尔·坎普拉德 C. Sam Walton山姆·沃尔顿 D. Kushal Pal Singh 金伯利·辛格 E. Warren Buffett 沃伦·巴菲特 (1)-(C); (2)-(D); (3)-(A); (4)-(E); (5)-(B)nullIdentity a. one of the most successful investors in the world, primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway b. Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; the world’s largest operator of container terminals and the world’s largest health and beauty retailer c. Chairman of the Board, DLF Universal Limited, India’s largest real estate developer d. a Swedish entrepreneur; the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA e. an American businessman and entrepreneur; founder of the American retailer Wal-Mart(1)-(C)-(e); (2)-(D)-(c); (3)-(A)-(b); (4)-(E)-(a); (5)-(B)-(d)Forbes(2010)Forbes(2010)A. Li Ka-Shing $21.0 billion  14 B. Ingvar Kamprad $23.0 billion  11 C. Sam Walton Christy Walton $22.5 billion 12 Jim Walton $20.7 billion 15 Alice Walton $20.6 billion 16 S. Robson Walton $19.8 billion 18 D. Kushal Pal Singh $9.0 billion 74 E. Warren Buffett $47.0 billion 3 Top 15 billionaires according to Forbes 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_billionaires nullA DebateWho’s more important to the world?VSnull Mother Teresa has no money, but she took care of the poor in Calcutta(加尔各答) until her death. Bill Gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. Does the world need more love like Mother Teresa’s or more money like Bill Gates’?null If you could be rich, do you want to be materially rich or spiritually rich? Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why? nullBackground InformationPart Division of the Text☆☆☆Questions and answersnullSalvation Army☆ a Christian charity and social services organization ☆ founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865 ☆ got the name because of a popular saying that “The Christian Mission is a volunteer army.” ☆ Nearly 33 million Americans receive help from it annually.null It is a Christian charity and social services organization founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865, which later expanded around the world. Originally known as “ ”, the organization was renamed “Salvation Army” in 1878 thanks to a popular saying that “The Christian Mission is .” Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year. People can help by money, used cars, airline mileages, used clothes and furniture for sale at Salvation Army’s thrift stores(旧货商店), and time. The Christian Missiona volunteer armydonatingnullVolunteers put a red kettle at a prominent place of public gathering and ring a bell to urge passers-by to drop money into the kettle in the spirit of Christmas.The Red Kettle Christmas Campaignnull It was first started in San Francisco in 1891, the campaign, during which ________ put a red kettle at a place of public gathering such as the entrance to a and ring a bell to urge to drop money into the kettle in the spirit of Christmas, has traditionally been The Salvation Army’s most prominent fund-raiser.prominentshopping mallpassers-byvolunteersnullThe largest private employer and the largest grocery retailer in the United StatesTo offer customers a wide selection of goods at a discounted priceWal-martWal-mart Founded by Sam Walton in 1962, Wal-Mart stores, Inc. is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. Now the company is the largest private employer and the largest grocery retailer in the United States. Sam Walton’s guiding philosophy for his stores from the beginning was to offer customers a wide selection of goods at a discounted price. Wal-Mart expanded into other countries in the 1990s, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia and China.nullnullTable CompletionA boy.Are you poor?Well, I have more than some people, but not as much as others.She scolded her son.nullWhat does the author have?A. A high-end TV. B. Good health. C. A modest apartment. D. The gift of creativity. E. A good car. F. Outdoors clothes. G. A life full of riches.Scan and Matchnull True or False1. The author has taken just two vacation trips in the past 35 years. FThe author has taken just one vacation trip in the past 35 years.( )2. One of his main sources of enjoyment is to talk with many actor friends.FOne of his main sources of enjoyment is to talk with many interesting writer friends.( )null3. The author feels quite natural about not being focused on material goods. T( )4. Only a small part of people in the world would consider the author’s lifestyle to be affluent. FMany people throughout the world would consider the author’s lifestyle to be affluent.( )5. The author has a sense of belonging as he put on the Salvation Army’s red apron.T( )nullQuestions and Answers1. How does the author think of attaining the material things? (Para 4)He thinks it is just a passing whim.2. When does the author feel rich inside? (Para 6)He feels rich inside when he writes a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricates a joke that tickles someone.3. How did the author think of the girl before he took her to his apartment? (Para 8)He thought the girl was so special that he could share life with.nullQuestions and Answers5. What is something that the author feels deeply connected to? (Para 12)People helping people.4. What happened after the girl visit his apartment? (Para 8)Their relationship went straight south.null Part Division of the TextPartsPara(s).Main Ideas11~2 23~12 The writer’s encounter with a boy who raised the question “Are you poor?”In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesn’t make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.nullPartsPara(s).Main Ideas313In conclusion, the writer thinks he’s grown to understand more about himself because of the boy’s question. nullUseful Expressions New wordsnullUseful Expressions 1. 面临，遭遇be confronted with2. 仰头向上看look up at3. 填写fill out4. 属于fall into6. 仅仅，不多于nothing more than7. 转瞬即逝的念头a passing whim8. 磨损，损耗wear and tear5. 收入最低的档次the lowest income bracketnullin spite oflook forward towell offout of placedated furnitureshortly after11. 创作才能 the gift of creativity13. 对物质财富的追求the pursuit of possessionsnull18. 转折点a turning point19. 与…形成对比in contrast to20. 对…予以注意，致力于focus on21. 归属感a sense of belonging22. 遭遇困难go through a rough time23. 久不消逝的微笑a lingering smile24. 为…感恩be thankful forgo southnullconfront: vt.The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly A major difficulty that confronts international students is how to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university.2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.)军人必须面对危险和死亡。A soldier has to confront danger and death.Astronauts have to confront the unknown.New Wordsnullbe confronted with: be brought face to faceThe prisoner was confronted with his accusers.nullscold: vt. to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done Do not scold the puppy, but simply and firmly say ‘no’. Otherwise, he will also feel grieved.Her father scolded her for upsetting her mother. nulldonation: n. money or goods given for a good causeThey made a generous donation to charity.他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。Collocation：献血a blood donation捐赠,捐献make/give a donation toThe hospital receives a good deal of money in donations.nullconfusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc.The enemy retreated in great confusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 。Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.Collocation：非常慌张，困惑be covered with confusion 处于混乱状态，处于困惑之中in confusion使狼狈，使慌乱，使困惑throw into confusionnullcuriosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth.Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?Collocation：在好奇心驱使下from/out of curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事in open curiosity好奇惹祸伤身。Curiosity killed a cat.We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.nullstammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllableIt’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer.他结结巴巴地道了谢。He stammered his thanks.nulldeny: vt.There is no denying that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s.1) say that sth. is not true 2) refuse to admit or acceptHe denied knowing anything about their plans.nullattain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。I’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost.She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot.Collocation：达到目的attain one’s goal 到达某个年龄attain the age ofnullfabricate: vt. make up (a story, a piece of information, etc.) in order to deceive peopleHave you ever lied a little, or fabricated a story about yourself, to impress someone you meet the first time?她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。The excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.nulltickle: v. The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.It tickled her to think that her boss would dress up as a clown at the New Year party.1) amuse and interest2) move one’s fingers on a sensitive part of another’s body in a way that makes them laughShe tickled the boy’s feet and made him laugh.婴儿喜欢呵护和拥抱。Babies like to be tickled and hugged.nullpursuit: n. the act of looking for or trying to findHe exercises every day in pursuit of health.我们为追求幸福生活而努力工作。We work hard in pursuit of happy life.Collocation：追逐利润pursuit of profit追求幸福pursuit of happinessnullconsequence: n. a result of sth. that has happenedJimmy experienced severe headache as a consequence of heavy drinking the night before.这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。 Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences.Collocation：因而，结果是as a consequence因而，结果是in consequence因为，由于in consequence of有势力的，重要的of consequence自食其果，承担责任take the consequencesnullan issue of consequencea person of consequence重要议题重要人物nulleffect, result & consequence 这三个词都是名词，都有“结果”之意。 effect 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 示由某种原因直接产生的某一结果或状况。强调 效果或者状态。 result 表示某一事件的发生或某一行为所造成的结果，有 “最终的结果，成果”之意。 consequence 表示由于逻辑推断得出的结果，或由于某种 原因、一些必要的条件而造成的结果。CF:nullDirections: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.1. The dilemmas that parents find themselves in today is a of changes in society. 2. I tried to persuade him, but with little or no . 3. One of the of this illness is that you lose your hair. 4. It represents the of ten years’ labor. 5. The high level of unemployment has produced harmful social . consequence___________effect______effects______result_____consequences___________nullcommercial: 1. n. an advertisement on TV or radionullTV commercials today are more imaginative than they were 20 years ago.2. adj. relating to businessHe left the commercial world to become a government official. 商业 函 关于工期滞后的函关于工程严重滞后的函关于工程进度滞后的回复函关于征求同志党风廉政意见的函关于征求廉洁自律情况的复函 件commercial correspondencenullaffluent: adj. rich enough to buy things for pleasureIn an affluent society people can afford to strike a balance between work and life.自然资源丰富的土地land affluent in natural resourcesrich, wealthy & affluent 这三个词都是形容词，都有“丰富”、“富有”之意。CF:The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. 富人更富，穷人更穷。rich 意为“有钱的”、“富有的”，其程度超过正常需要 的，语气强烈；形容人时，指拥有大量金钱、财产， 其引申义为“富于…”。例如：nullwealthy 指人、家庭或国家富有、安康、富裕；语气较缓， 程度可大可小。尤指拥有大量财产、财富。例如：Some wealthy people are likely to be philanthropists. 有些富人往往是慈善家。It’s our duty to build an affluent and civilized society in the new century. 在新世纪建设一个富裕文明的社会是我们的义务。affluent 意为“富裕的”、“富足的”，尤指家庭和社会，在 这一点上相当于wealthy，是较正式用语。例如：nulllinger: viHe lingered outside the school after everybody else had gone home.2) take a long time to leave or disappear 1) last or continue for a long timeThe beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.Before leaving Suzhou, we took a last lingering look at the beautiful view.nulltangible: adj. that can be clearly seen to exist; that you can touch and feelSculpture is a tangible art form.Tangible assets refer to those assets that have a physical form, such as machinery, buildings and land.Antonym: intangible。NB:nullLong and difficult sentencesnullWhat does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the question. (Para 1)Translate this sentence into Chinese.首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。nullWhat is “social no-no”?Something that is socially inappropriate.His mother scolded him for the social no-no ... (Para 2)Translate this sentence:母亲因为孩子问了一个在社交上不应该问的问题，训斥了他一顿。nullTranslate this sentence.Every time I fill out my 1040 form, I fall into one of the lowest income brackets. (Para 3)每次当我填写1040税务申报表时，我都属于收入最低的档次之一。nullfill out: add information such as your name and address in (a form or document)请把附表填好。Please fill out the attached blank sheet.It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.nullfall into: belong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities) All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without.理事会成员们意见相左，分成自由和保守两个阵营。The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.nullTranslate this sentence.Paraphrase this sentence.However, I have only occasionally felt the urge to go after the material things that so many other people have.Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have. (Para 4)然而，想要得到其他那么多人都有的物质的东西对我来说，只不过是转瞬即逝的念头而已。nullnothing more than: only, just这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。It is nothing more than a made-up story.Happiness is nothing more than a comfortable life and a bad memory.nullTranslate this sentence.My 1999 car shows the wear and tear of 105,000 miles. But it is still dependable. (Para 4)我的汽车是1999年的产品，到现在开了十万五千英里，已经很破很旧了，但是它依然可靠。nullWhat is the “can do” attitude?That is self confidence.And I love the “can do” attitude that follows. (Para 5)How do you understand this sentence?And I love the feeling of self confidence brought by brisk exercises.nullTranslate this sentence.When I write a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricate a joke that tickles someone, I feel rich inside. I’m continually surprised at the insights that come through my writing process. (Para 6)当我写出美丽的诗句，或编造出能把人逗乐的笑话，我内心感到很富有。通过写作而获得的洞察力，不断地令我惊奇。nullTranslate this sentence.But there is one vital area of my life where I am not so well off. In a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, I feel out of place. (Para 7)但是在我生活中，有一个重要方面我并不那么富有。在一个对物资财富的追求投入如此之多心力的社会中，我觉得很不自在。nullwell off: rich, or having enough money to live well The Communist Party of China will lead the Chinese people in building a well-off society.如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。If he had worked harder when he was young, he would be well off now.nullout of place: feeling uncomfortable or not suitable in a particular situationYour jokes are out of place on such a solemn occasion.在正式的舞会上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.nullHow to define the word “went south”? What was their relationship after her visit?Their relationship went sour. That is to say, they were no longer boyfriend and girlfriend.Shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south. (Para 8)Why there was such a change in their relationship?Because the girl actually paid much attention to material things although she claimed that she was interested in what was on the inside, and after she went to the author’s apartment, she found he was really poor.nullTranslate this sentence.The seemingly abrupt in her priorities was jolting. It remains a most memorable turning point in my personal journey. (Para 9)她所看重的东西似乎突然有了变化，使我大为震动。在我的人生旅途上，这仍然是一个最难以忘怀的转折点。nulljolt: v. The boxer jolted his opponent with a heavy punch.She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.1) to strike or move with a sudden, hard blow 重击，打击2) to cause to move jerkily 摇晃，颠簸The bus stops and starts, jolting the passengers.The remark jolted my memory.3) to stir up; arouse 激起，唤起4) to disturb suddenly and severely 震惊，诧异nullWhat is “a high-end TV”?A TV that is expensive and of high quality.It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody. (Para 10)Translate this sentence:也许每个人真的都想要一台高档电视机，毕竟没有人想做一个无名之辈。nullOver the past four years, I’ve grown to understand more about myself because of a single question from a curious child. (Para 13)The boy’s question has helped him realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.How has the boy’s question affected the author?Translate this sentence into Chinese.由于一个好奇的孩子提了一个问题，我在过去的四年中对自己的了解更进一步。nullUsing an anecdote to start your essaynullIntroduction Using a short anecdote is another way to start your essay. If you have a relevant anecdote ready, using it in the introduction will make your essay more interesting and attract the attention of your reader. Be sure your anecdote is short, to the point and relevant to your topic.nullAn Example Sarah Johnson remembers coming across her first auction twenty years ago, while out for a weekend drive in the country. She pulled into a crowded dirt lot and wandered into the crowd. There was a mouth-watering smell of barbecued pork and fried dough, set to the background music of the auctioneer’s sing-song chanting. Hours later, she came back to her car, lugging a chest full of vintage fabrics and a life-long love of auctions. “It’s an addiction,” says Sarah, a high school teacher, and one of a growing number of auction devotees. (This anecdote, which is not necessarily about a real person, is the introduction to an article about auctions.)nullHomework for Writing You are req