unit 8大学英语精读.ppt

Unit8 DaydreamALittle Introductoryremarks Weoftenhearparentsscoldtheirchildrenfordaydreaming Andweoftenhearteachersaskthequestion John areyoudaydreaming withimpliedcriticism Peopleusuallytakeahostileattitudetowardsdaydreamingbecausetheythinkdaydreamingisawasteoftimeanditcanbeanescape Butdaydreamingcanalsodousalotofgood Inthisunit theauthortellsussomeoftheconclusionsresearchershavereachedaboutdaydreaming conclusionsthatmaybeverysurprisingtomostofus II Warm upquestions Whydopeopletakeahostileattitudetowardsdaydreaming becausetheythinkthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime anescapefromreallifeanditsduties Whathappensifapersonisnotallowedtodreaminhissleep Hebecomestenseandanxious Hebecomesirritable Hehastroubleconcentratingandhismentalhealthistemporarilydamaged Inshort hecannotgetthebenefitsofrest Whatarethebenefitsofdaydreamingaccordingtoresearchers It sagoodmeansofrelaxationandimportanttomentalhealth Itcontributestointellectualgrowth Itimprovesconcentration attentionspan andtheabilitytogetalongwithothers Itleadschildrentopaymoreattentiontodetail Itmakeschildrenfeelhappierandworktogetherbetter Itseemstoproduceimprovedself controlandcreativeabilities It susefulinshapingourfuturelivesaswewantthemtobe WhywouldpositivedaydreaminghelpproducerealsuccessaccordingtoDr Maltz accordingtoDr Maltz ournervoussystemcannottellthedifferencebetweenanimaginedexperienceandarealone Inbothcases itreactsautomaticallytoinformationthatwegiveit Anditreactstowhatwethinkorimaginetobetrue Besides daydreamingbuildsnew memories inthebrain Thesepositivememoriesimproveourself image andthisimprovedself imagemayhelpbringaboutrealsuccess Whatistheprocedureofcreativedaydreaming chooseatimewhenyoucanbealoneandundisturbed closeyoureyes letyourimaginationsoarfreely pictureyourselfasvividlyaspossiblethewayyouwanttobe pictureyourdesiredgoalsasifyouhadalreadyattainedthem gooverallthedetailsofthispicture seethemclearlyandsharply impressthemstronglyonyourmemory Isdaydreamingallyouhavetodoinordertoattainyourdesiredgoals no inordertoattainyourdesiredgoalsyouhavetocombinecreativedaydreamingwithhardworkandothermethodsofself development Whyisitworthwhiletosetasideafewminuteseachdayfordaydreaming becauseitmayimproveyourphysicalandmentalhealth addmuchtotheexcitementandenjoymentofyourlifeandevenhelpyouattainyourdesiredgoals PartDivisionoftheText Part1 1 3 Attitudestowardsdaydreamingarechanging Part2 4 5 thebenefitsofdaydreamingPart3 6 8 Daydreamingisusefulinshapingourfuturelives Part4 9 10 thereasonwhyamentalvisionofsuccesswouldhelptoproducerealsuccessPart5 11 12 theproceduresorthestepsofhowtodaydreamPart6 13 14 Daydreamalittleeachdaybutnotbetoodependentonit Languagepoints amountto developinto becomeWithherintelligenceandtalents sheshouldamounttosomethingwhenshegrowsup adduptoThedebtamountsto onebillion andthecompanyisabouttogobankrupt 3 beequalto 他的建议等于是说工作还有改进的余地 Hissuggestionamountstosayingthatthereisstillroomforimprovementinthework hostile unfriendly showingagreatamountofdislikeYoucan tblameyoursonforbeingsohostiletowards toyouafterthewayyoutreatedhim hostilityCf behospitabletosb hospitality view as think as regard asinviewof鉴于 考虑到 由于Inviewofhisyouth eintoview进入视野Theseacameintoviewaswecameoutoftheforest withaviewto为了要 希望He sstartedwalkingtoworkwithaviewtocuttingdownexpenses Attitudestowardsdaydreamingarechanginginmuchthesamewaythatattitudestowardsnightdreaminghavechanged 人们对白日做梦的态度正在改变 这与人们对夜间做梦的看法的变化有非常相似之处 interfereinterferewith hinder beanobstacleto affect阻碍 影响Ihopethatthismisunderstandingwillnotinterferewithourfriendship Don tallowpleasuretointerferewithduty interferein takepartinitwithoutbeingwanted干预 干涉Somepeoplebelieveit snotthechurch sjobtointerfereinpolitics gobeyond exceed surpassTheresultsoftheexperimenthavegonebeyondtheirexpectations Onhearingourdecision hisangerwentbeyondallreason 一听到我们的决定 他就愤怒得失去理智了 conduct carryout make performexperimentsreach cometo arriveat drawconclusionsDr JoanT Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributestointellectualgrowth 1 intellectualgrowth thedevelopmentofintelligence 2 contributeto helptobringabout促成I msureyoursuggestionswillcontributetosolvingtheproblem 你的及时帮助大大有助于我们的成功 Yourtimelyhelpcontributedgreatlytooursuccess 17 可编辑 2 givemoney help ideas etc tosth thatalotofotherpeoplearealsoinvolvedin贡献 捐助Herfamilyhavecontributed 50 000tothefund contributionIndoingsoyouwillmakeasubstantialcontributiontoyourcollege Butthat sonlypartofthestory story asituationorstateofaffairsTheoutsideofthehouseisbeautifullydecorated andit sthesamestoryinside HecanspeakEnglishwell butwriteit that squiteanotherstory he shopelessatthat maintain 1 continuetobelieveandclaim坚持认为Somepeoplemaintainthatthewideninggapbetweentherichandthepoorisresponsiblefortherisingcrimerate 2 keepup保持 维持Despitelivingindifferentcountries thetwofamilieshavemaintainedcloselinks Holdapictureofyourself inyourmind seye andyouwillbedrawntowardit 在你的心目中树立起一个你自己的形象 这样 你就会向这个形象靠拢 drift fig move change ordosth withoutanyplanorpurposeThetalkdriftedaimlesslyfromonesubjecttoanother 有些人有生活的目标 而有些人则飘忽不定 Somepeoplehaveapurposeinlife othersjustdrift recommend 1 adviseorsuggest 建议recommenddoing n Thecommitteerecommendedraisingtheoldagepension recommendsb todoIrecommendedyoutothinkcarefullybeforeyoumakeanydecision recommendthat should do 2 speakfavorablyof她获得大力推荐担任这个职务 Shewasstronglyrecommendedforthepost recommendsb for recommendsb sth goabout 1 startworkingon doHeshowedushowtogoaboutplowingthefieldsandsowingtheseeds 如果你采用正确的方法做 这是一件容易的事儿 It saneasyjobifyougoaboutitintherightway goaround spreadTherearewhispersgoingaboutthecitythatthebankistoraiseitsinterest impresssth onsb impresssb withsth Myfatherimpressedonmethevalueofhardwork n leave makeadeepimpressiononsb 17 supposedly adv presumably probablyTherewillbesupposedlyasimpleexplanation