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Contents LearningObjectivesandKeyPoints BackgroundInformation Pre readingQuestions MainIdea StructuralAnalysis DetailedAnalysis ClassActivity Assignment Textone Pre readingquestionsBackgroundinformationStructureanalysisComprehensionquestionsLanguageworkofTextI Warm upActivities Howimportantdoyouthinkworkistoaperson Makeanorderofthefollowingelementsforyourlifeaccordingtotheirimportance LOVE FAMILY HEALTH HOBBY CAREER FRIENDS3 Whatdoyouthinkisthelifeofatypicalworkaholiclike Warm up Chinahasbecomeacountrywheredeathcausedbyoverworkisnolongerrare Statisticsshowthatworkpressurehascausedthedeathofmorethan600 000Chineseemployeesandmoreurbanwhite collarworkersaresufferingtheillsofoverwork Proverbson work Workhasabitterrootbutsweetfruit Workingwithoutaplanissailingwithoutacompass Worktoday foryouknownothowmuchyoumaybehinderedtomorrow Workwillnotkillamanbutworrywill Worrykillsmorementhanwork Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions WhydoesSamantharefusetoreadAlly sresume 2 WhydoesSamanthaneedhelp Pre readingActivities Audiovisualsupplement1 Becauseshesays Referencesaremuchmoreimportantinthislineofwork Tonyvouchedforyou That sallIcareabout HerhusbandhasbeenbackEastforthelasttwomonthsopeningtheirNewYorkoffice Meanwhilesheisheredesperatelytryingtobalance beingamother beingafather andrunninganentireadvertisingagency Soshehascometotheinevitableconclusionthatsheneedshelp Pre readingActivities Audiovisualsupplement2 Backgroundinformation Profession journalistandcolumnistAchievements 1980PulitzerPrizeforcommentaryWriteforNewsweek theDetroitFreePress andtheBostonGlobe Works TurningPoints 1979 ClosetoHome 1979 AtLarge 1981 EllenGoodman 1941 AnyofseveralawardsestablishedbyJosephPulitzerandconferredannuallyforaccomplishmentinvariousfieldsofAmericanjournalism literature andmusic PulitzerPrize OtherAwards 1980DistinguishedWritingAwardtheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditors1988theHubertH HumphreyCivilRightsAwardfromtheLeadershipConferenceonCivilRights1993thePresident sAwardbytheNationalWomen sPoliticalCaucus1994AmericanWomanAwardbytheWomen sResearch EducationInstitute Structuralanalysis Theintroductorypart Thispartreportshowdevotedthemanwastohiswork ThispartdescribesPhil sroleinhisfamily Thisistheendoftheessay AfterthecauseofPhil sdeathbeingrestated theauthorgoesontoreportthecompanypresident sinquiryforhissuccessor 14 16 StructuralAnalysis TextOrganization Para 1 Para 2 6 Para 7 13 Para 2 6 Para 7 13 Para 14 16 Para 1 Qs Whatkindofroledoyouthinkthispartplayinthewholearticle Whatdo finally and precisely suggest Para 2 Para 6 Qs Whyisn tthenameofthedeceasedmentionedattheverybeginning Whatwastheman spositioninthecompany Whydoestheauthorreportitindetail Whattypeofmanwasthedeceased WhatdoyoulearnfromPara 5 Rhetoricdevices Repetition Repetition Therepeatedusageofword s groupofwordstocreateaemphaticeffect Thismanwhoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3 00a m Sundaymorning onhisdayoff wasfifty oneyearsoldandavice president Effectsexpectedtogenerate Toemphasizethathedevotedallhisthoughtsandenergytoworkandeverythingelsewassecondarytothat Theendmightbeconsideredtragicallyheroic Theauthoriswarningmanyotherworkaholicsinthesocietyofthedanger UseofDetails FiguresHewas however oneofsixvice presidents andoneofthreewhomightconceivably ifthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough havemovedtothetopspot Philknewthat para 3 Heworkedsixdaysaweek fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight duringatimewhenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives para 4 Hehadalotofpeopleworkingforhim maybesixty andmostofthemlikedhimmostofthetime Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob Theobituarydidn tmentionthat para 6 Whatdothesefiguresimply UseofDetails 2 PovertyinhobbiesHehadnooutside extracurricularinterests unless ofcourse youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway ToPhil itwaswork Whatdoesthissentenceshow 3 LackofaproperwaytowardsmealsHealwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk Hewas ofcourse overweight by20or25pounds Hethoughtitwasokay though becausehedidn tsmoke OnSaturdays Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuit becauseitwastheweekend WhatdoyouknowaboutPhilfromthesedetails Questionsforpart1Whathaveyoulearnedfromthefirstsentence Whyaretheseadverbs finallyandprecisely used LanguagepointsofTextI 1 workhimselftodeath diedfromself motivatedoverwork 2 precisely exactlyE g Theyarrivedatfiveo clockprecisely Note Someofitssynonymsareexactly accurately definitelyEmphasizinghisdevotiontowork Para 2Whyisn tthenameofthedeceasedmentionedattheverybeginning Whattypeofmanwasthedeceased Para 3Whatwastheman spositioninthecompany Whydoestheauthorreportitindetail Para 4 5HowdidPhildevotetohiswork WhatdidSundaymeantohim WhatdoyoulearnfromParagraph5 Para 6 Whatcanyouinferfromthisparagraph DetailedStudyofthetext PartII Part2 1 classic Synonyms classic classical 1 classic的主要意思是 第一流的 最上等的 标准的 如 ThisisareallyclassicFrenchchampagne Itisaclassicexample aclassicperformance古装戏 aclassicground艺术园地 2 classical则指古希腊 罗马的文学 艺术 意为 古典 文学或艺术 的 如 NowonlyafewstudytheclassicalmusicofIndia 现在只有少数人在研究印度的古典音乐 classicallanguages古代语言 classicalmusic古典音乐 2 oneofsixvice presidents 1 汉语中表示副职的头衔一般都冠以 副 字 英译时需视词语的固定搭配或表达习惯等情况 可选择vice associate assistant deputy等词 相应而言 vice使用面较广 副总统 或大学副校长 vicepresident 副主席 或系副主任 vicechairman 副总理 vicepremier 副部长 viceminister 副省长 vicegovernor 副市长 vicemayor 副领事 viceconsul 副校长 中小学 viceprincipal 2 行政职务的副职头衔与学术头衔的 副 职称往往用不同的词表达 最为常用的英语词是associate 副教授 associateprofessor 副研究员 associateresearchfellow 副主编 associatemanagingeditor 副审判长 associatejudge 副主任医师 associateseniordoctor 3 有些英语职位头衔 如manager headmaster 其副职头衔可冠以assistant 副总经理 assistant deputygeneralmanager assistant deputymanagingdirector 大堂副理 宾馆 assistantmanager 4 以director表示的职位的副职常以deputydirector表示 此外 secretary mayor dean等头衔的副职也可冠以deputy 副秘书长 deputysecretary general 副书记 deputysecretary 副市长 deputymayor 副院长 deputydean 3 conceivably adv inamannerthatcanbeimaginedorbelieved e g Ifwepersistinworkingthathard conceivablywe llharvestapromisingprogressinthefuture conceivablee g 难以想象这么小的孩子能跑这么快 Itishardlyconceivablethatsuchasmall littlekidcanrunsofast 她千方百计地赚钱 Sheearnedmoneybyeveryconceivablemeans a conceive1 Apatriotneverconceivesofbetrayinghis hermotherlandinanycase toimagine think2 Togainanupperhandinthecutthroatcompetitiveness wehavetoconceiveaplantomakeourselvessuperior toformordevelopinthemind mapout3 Icouldn tconceivetheimplicationofthatsentence althoughheexplainedagain tocomprehendmentally understand4 Shewastoldshecouldn tconceive Henceshegotnochancetobeamother tobecomepregnantwith achild v 4 executive1 n 2 a of relatingto capableof orsuitedforcarryingoutorexecutinge g Anefficientexecutivemustpossessgreatexecutiveability execute1 Agovernmentexecutesthedecisionsoftherulingparty fml toputintoeffect carryout2 Thevictim srelativesexpectedtoexecutethemurder toputtodeath especiallybycarryingoutalawfulsentence v 5 overweighta fat obese stout pudgy plump chubbyTheseadjectivesmeanhavinganabundanceandoftenanexcessofflesh Themostneutraltermisoverweight 1 Fat isthemostusualanddirectadjectivetodescribepeoplewithexcessflesh butitisnotpolite e g Thatguyisnotmerelyoverweightbututterlyfat 2 Obese fmlormedical ofpeople veryfat Doctorsuseobesetodescribepeoplewhoaresooverweightthattheyareunhealthy e g Obesepatientsareadvisedtochangetheirdiet 3 Stout issometimesusedasapolitetermtodescribefatness Instricterapplication stout indicatesoverallheavinessofthebody 身体胖得匀称 e g Evenslimgirlscanbecomestouthousewives 4 Pudgy infml meansshortandfat e g Hispudgyfingerslookreallyfunny 5 Tobepolite wecanuse plump appliestoaslightorattractivefullnessoffigure e g EverybodylovesRita theplump rosylittlegirl 6 Chubby indicatespleasantroundnessinbabiesandcheeks e g achubbytoddler chubbycheeks Exercises 1 Itisimpolitetodescribepeoplewithexcessfleshusing but isokay forit sneutral 2 Doctorssuggestpeoplehavelessfastfood inordernottobe 3 Therewasatimewhenthe figurecaughton 4 The kidhasfunny fingers pudgy chubby plump stout obese overweight fat QuestionsforconsiderationCanyoudescribetherelationshipbetweenPhilandhiswifeandhischildren WhydidPhil swifetrytoconcealherbitternessinfrontofthepresidentatthefuneral Shewasconcernedaboutherfinancialsituationafterherhusbanddied Philprovidedwellforhiswidow Part3 Part3 Questions WhatdidPhil swifemeanwhensheanswered Ialreadyhave Howmanytimesis hefinallyworkedhimself repeatedintheessay Whyitisrepeated Theauthorrelatesthetwocontradictoryideas worktodeathonSundaymorning ThusrevealsPhil spersonalityandsuggeststhatheisdestinedtobeexhausted LanguagepointsinPart3 survivemarketablemotheringwidowstraightenout survivevt 6 tocontinuetoliveaftersomeone especiallyamemberofyourfamily hasdied synonyms outliveoutlast It samazingthatsheshouldhavesurvivedallherchildrenandgrandchildren 我希望在我有生之年永远不要变成废物 Ihopelshallneversurvivemyusefulness 经过暴风雨袭击 这所房屋并未倒塌 Thehousesurvivedthestorm marketable 7easytosell attractivetocustomersoremployers 可销售的 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我当时正被登记手续搞得稀里糊涂 可巧她来得正好 帮我摆平了 他的经营情况糟糕透了 要整顿好需要花很多时间 Hisbusinessareinaterriblemess theywilltakeagestostraightenout Straightout Itoldhimstraightoutthathewastalkingnonsense thefinances thestockoptions andallthat andallthat jazz rubbish etc idm infml andothersimilarthings e g Igotfedupwithmathematicsforitsfigures tables formulaeandallthatstaff Paraphrase 1 Butitdidlisthis survivors quiteaccurately Buttheobituarydidlistthefamilymembersofthedeadmanquiteaccurately 2 Hewastheonewhotriedtograbathisfather andtriedtomeanenoughtohimtokeepthemanathome Itwastheboywhomadeeffortstodiverthisfather sattentionfromwork Exercises 1 Wordtransformation P602 Paraphrase P613 Presentperfectorpresentperfectprogressivetense P61 624 translation P485 Writingpractice Exercises 1 Translationexercises1 我的顶头上司是一个典型的工作狂 一年到头每天工作10个小时以上 workaholic Myimmediatebossistypicalworkaholic forheworksforovertenhourseachdayalltheyearround 2 校长十分注重课外活动 他认为 课外活动有助于培养学生对外部世界的极大兴趣 extracurricular Theprincipalattachesmuchimportancetoextracurricularactivitiesandhebelievesthattheywillhelptocultivatestudents tremendousinterestintheexternalworld Exercises 1 3 星期一早上 他总是快速冲个澡 胡乱吃个三明治 接着赶搭出租车去上班 grab Healwaysgrabsashower asandwichandthenataxitogotoworkeveryMondaymorning 4 既然你要离开公司了 你要在本周内清算帐目 straightenout Sinceyouareleavingthecompany