新概念英语课件NCE3-lesson27（共48张）

Lesson27NothingtoSellandNothingtobuyNothingtoSellandNothingtoBuyIthasbeensaidthateveryonelivesbysellingsomething.Inthelightofthisstatement,teacherslivebysellingknow-ledge,philosophersbysellingwisdomandpriestsbysellingspiritualcomfort.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasurethevalueofmaterialgoodsintermsofmoney,itisextremelydifficulttoestimatethetruevalueoftheserviceswhichpeopleperformforus.Therearetimeswhenwewouldwillinglygiveeverythingwepossesstosaveourlives,yetwemightgrudgepayingasurgeonahighfeeforofferinguspreciselythisservice.Theconditionsofsocietyaresuchthatskillshavetobepaidforinthesamewaythatgoodsarepaidforatashop.Everyonehassomethingtosell.Trampsseemtobetheonlyexceptiontothisgeneralrule.Beggarsalmostsellthemselvesashumanbeingstoarousethepityofpassers-by.Butrealtrampsarenotbeggars.Theyhavenothingtosellandrequirenothingfromothers.Inseekingindependence,theydonotsacrificetheirhumandignity.Atrampmayaskyouformoney,buthewillneveraskyoutofeelsorryforhim.Hehasdeliberatelychosentoleadthelifeheleadsandisfullyawareoftheconsequences.Hemayneverbesurewherethenextmealiscomingfrom,butheisfreefromthethousandsofanxietieswhichafflictotherpeople.Hisfewmaterialpossessionmakeitpossibleforhimtomovefromplacetoplacewithease.Byhavingtosleepintheopen,hegetsfarclosertotheworldofnaturethanmostofuseverdo.Hemayhunt,beg,orstealoccasionallytokeephimselfalive;hemayevenintimesofrealneed,doalittlework;buthewillneversacrificehisfreedom.Weoftenspeakoftrampswithcontemptandputtheminthesameclassasbeggars,buthowmanyofuscanhonestlysaythatwehavenotfeltalittleenviousoftheirsimplewayoflifeandtheirfreedomfromcare?

Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语

philosophern.

哲学家

wisdomn.

智慧

priestn.

牧师

spiritualadj.精神上的

grudgev.

不愿给，舍不得给

surgeonn.

外科大夫

passer-byn.

过路人

dignityn.

尊严

deliberatelyadv.故意地

consequencen.

后果，结果

afflictv.

使苦恼，折磨

easen.

容易

naturen.

大自然

contemptn.

蔑视

enviousadj.嫉妒的Ithasbeensaidthateveryonelivesbysellingsomething.Itissaidthat…Inthelightofthisstatement,teacherslivebysellingknow-ledge,philosophersbysellingwisdomandpriestsbysellingspiritualcomfort.wisdomn.智慧（wiseadj.明智的,聪明的）--Heshowedgreatwisdom.--Heisamanofwisdom.=Heisawiseman.

spiritualadj.精神上的,灵魂的

--spirituallife精神生活,spiritualneed精神上的需要spiritedadj.精神饱满的,生机勃勃的,勇敢的--aspiritedgirl一个勇敢的女孩--low-spirited沮丧的,high-spirited兴奋的--public-spirited热心公益的,aspiriteddebate热烈的辩论inthelightof…按照,根据,考虑到,从...的观点inthelightof=accordingto--Thetheoryhasbeenabandonedinthelightofmoderndiscovery.--Inthelightoftheevidenceitwasdecidedtotakethemanufacturerstocourt.liveby…以某种职业为生liveon…依靠某种食物维持生命,或靠某人生活--Sheepandcowsliveongrasses.--Heliveschieflyonfruit.--Thoughheisoverthirty,hestilllivesonhisparents.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasurethevalueofmaterialgoodsintermsofmoney,itisextremelydifficulttoestimatethetruevalueoftheserviceswhichpeopleperformforus.intermsof按照,在...方面,就…而言,关于--Hethinksofeverythingintermsofpeople’sinterests.intermsof

=inrespectof（关于,就…来说）=withregardtoTherearetimeswhenwewouldwillinglygiveeverythingwepossesstosaveourlives,yetwemightgrudgepayingasurgeonahighfeeforofferinguspreciselythisservice.grudgevt.吝啬,不愿给,勉强给--Igrudgewastingtimeonthis.--Hegrudgepayingsomuchmoneyforsuchbadfood.Theconditionsofsocietyaresuchthatskillshavetobepaidforinthesamewaythatgoodsarepaidforatashop.theconditionsofsocietyaresuch=SucharetheconditionsofsocietyEveryonehassomethingtosell.Trampsseemtobetheonlyexception

tothisgeneralrule.Beggarsalmostsellthemselvesashumanbeingstoarousethepityofpassers-by.Butrealtrampsarenotbeggars.Theyhavenothingtosellandrequirenothingfromothers.Inseekingindependence,theydonotsacrificetheirhumandignity.dignityn.尊严loseone‘sdignity丢面子,失去尊严--Althoughsheisverypoor,shehasnotlostherdignity.她虽然很穷,但没有失去她的尊严。inseekingindependence=inthecourseofseekingindependence

withgreatdignity仪态大方太太先生们的举止应该总是十分端庄体面的。--Ladiesandgentlemenshouldalwaysactwithgreatdignity.dignifyvt.使有尊严,使高贵dignifiedadj.高贵的，有尊严的Atrampmayaskyouformoney,buthewillneveraskyoutofeelsorryforhim.Hehasdeliberatelychosentoleadthelifeheleadsandisfullyawareoftheconsequences.deliberatelyadv.故意地onpurposeadv.故意--Hecoughedonpurposetoattractmyattention.consequencen.后果,结果

inconsequence因此,结果inconsequenceof...因为...的缘故,由于taketheconsequencesof…承担…责任--Youhavetotaketheconsequencesoftheaccidence.Hemayneverbesurewherethenextmealiscomingfrom,butheisfreefromthethousandsofanxietieswhichafflictotherpeople.afflictv.使苦恼,折磨

beafflictedwith…受…的折磨--Heisafflictedwithadiseaseafflictionn.痛苦,苦恼afflictiveadj.带给人痛苦的,苦恼的,难受的befreefrom…不受…的影响,免于...=without--Theoldladyisneverfreefrompain.--freefromerror没有错误,freefromanxiety没有忧虑--Heisleadingalifefreefromcareandanxieties.

Hisfewmaterialpossessionmakeitpossibleforhimtomovefromplacetoplacewithease.easen.容易

withease熟练地,轻而易举地atease安逸,自由自在be/feelillatease局促不安,心神不宁putsb.athisease使某人宽心--Themanagerputhisshopassistantsattheirease.Byhavingtosleepintheopen,hegetsfarclosertotheworldofnaturethanmostofuseverdo.

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