视野英语教程第二册Unit6-ALifeinaViolinCa.ppt

Unit Six Dreams Whats is your dream? - Write them down and share with us . How should you do to realize your dream? Unit Six Section A 情系小提琴 Words take into consideration鉴于;考虑到，由于 In view of our research, we conclude that we can introduce our new product to the market. l虽然父母也能理解我，但他们不同意我把音乐当作一种职业。 l从我的家庭背景来看，我想这是可以理解的。 Par.3 lEconomical 节俭的；节约的 I find it economical to shop in the large supermarkets lkeep the wolves/wolf at bay: 勉强维持生计 He took on two jobs at the same time, but could only just keep the wolves at bay. l我父亲经常说，多亏了我祖母勤俭持家，他们才 得以勉强维持生计。 Par.4 lconsequence 结果；后果 as aconsequence of: 作为的结果 E.g. I was late for work as a consequence of the trains delay. linsist upon/on: 坚决要求 家里有了这个先例，后来只要一提到以音乐为生，我们就 到朝不保夕的生活。 父母坚持要我上大学而不是音乐学校，所以我就上了大学。 Par.6 lgo into 从事（某种职业）； As a young man he went into politics. 他年轻时就进入政界。 laside from Aside from Mary, all were here at the party. 除了玛丽，其他人都出席了晚会。 Aside from her beauty, she is warm-hearted. 她不仅人长得漂亮，而且还很热心。 lget. out of 从得到；获得 The old man got lots of money out of his investment. 当然，我丝毫没有贬低经商的意思；我的意思只是说经商不适合我。 我是为了钱才去经商的，而且，除了因为能够帮助家庭而得到的满足感之外，钱 就是我经商所得到的一切。 Par.7 我那时常常一大清早起来练琴，然后去“市中 心”工作。 Para 9 lwalk on air: be extremely happy 非正式 极其高兴 lI walked on air when I learnt that Id won the prize. l得知自己获了奖，我高兴极了 l 说真的，“开心”这个词还不足以表达我的心情；我简直是 陶醉了 Para 10 l 如果一直经商的话，我今天可能已经是一个真正的有钱 人了。 l 然而，我并不认为那样的生活会是成功的。 l我可能放弃掉了金钱所无法买到的幸福当一个人的主 要目标是赚钱时，这种幸福往往就被放弃掉了。 Par.11 lso much so that: 到这种程度，以至于 We are very busyso much so that we cant manage to take a holiday this year. 我们很忙，忙得今年都没办法度假了。 l我们大多数人习惯性地认为金钱等于成功这 种想法如此根深蒂固，以致于在大多数人看来， 为了幸福而放弃高薪的想法似乎是愚蠢的。 Par.12 lpay a/the price for 付出代价 lHe finally got the job, but paid a heavy price for it. 钱是样好东西，但是现在我知道，为了 它人们可能会付出太大的代价。 Reading Comprehension (True or False) 1. My parents disapproved of music as an occupation because my grandfather taught music and earned barely enough to provide for his family. 2. By saying “The wolves were kept at bay“, the author means that they were protected from being attacked by wolves. 3. I left college before graduation and went into business in order to save enough money to study music in Europe. 4. I think poorly of business. 5. Money is the only thing I got out of my job in business. 6. I would eat a mean meal at some cheap caf instead of lunching with my coworkers in order to save enough money to study music in Europe. 7. I dont believe being wealthy is being successful in living. 8. I think giving up a good salary for happiness is foolish. excercise p111. 1. We didnt have enough time, so we did not carry out the plan. 2. I didnt attend the meeting, so I dont know the decision now. 3. The ticket was so expensive that I couldnt afford it. If we had had enough time, we would have carried out the plan. If I had attended the meeting, I would know the decision now. If the ticket had not been so expensive, I could have afforded it. Rewrite “not for a moment“. Model: I do not mean to speak poorly of business at all. Key: I do not for a moment mean to speak poorly of business. 1. I cant agree with you on this point at all. I cant for a moment agree with you on this point. 2. He did not want to help you solve the problem at all. He did not for a momen