Unit 6 Groundless Beliefs

.,GROUNDLESSBELIEFS,A.E.Mander,Unit6,.,GroupDiscussion,Onethingwealldoeverydayisexpressingourviews，statingourbeliefsordiscussingourideasWesaytooneanother：Ithink，Ibelieve，Imconvinced，Imsure，Itgoeswithoutsaying，Itscrystalclear，ItsassimpleasABC，Nodoubt，etc，everydayandoftenmanytimesadayWemaynotbeprofessionalthinkers.ButwealldothinkingasahabitWemaynothavereachedthelevelofgrade-onethinkingButwecannotavoidthinking，rightlyorwrongly.However,.,Dowereallyknowwhatwearedoing?Dowereallyknowwhatitmeanswhenwesaywearethinking?Dowereallythinkforourselves?Areourbeliefsandideasreallywell-grounded?Arewesurethatallthebeliefsweholdwithintenseconvictionandacceptwithoutquestionarereallytrue?Whatconstitutesadequategroundsforbeliefs?,.,Chooseoneofthesebeliefsandtalkabouttheminyourfamiliaraspects,BuddhismReligionBeliefsHistoryChristianityJesusChristChristianCatholicismCatholicChurchDaoismDaoistBeliefsConfucianismConfuciusBeliefsSomeotherbeliefs,.,Listentotherecordingandanswer,Whatisthethemeofthepassage?Whatdoyouthinkisthestyleofthispassage?Findoutthemainfactorsinfluencingtheformingofabelief.,.,ground,OftengroundsThefoundationforanargument,abelief,oranaction;abasis.常作grounds根据：争论，信仰或行动的基础；依据OftengroundsTheunderlyingconditionpromptinganaction;acause:常作grounds理由，原因：促使采取行动的根本条件；原由,.,assertion,Theactofasserting.Somethingyoudeclareorstatepositively,oftenwithnosupportorattemptatproof.Herepeatedhisassertionthathedidntkillhisfather.,.,staunch,Firmandsteadfast;true.faithfulAstaunchfriendisonewhowaitsforyoutotieyourshoelaceinurgency.Staunchismorecommonthanstanchasthespellingoftheadjective.Stanchismorecommonthanstaunchasthespellingoftheverb.,.,.,sentiment,Acastofmind;generalmentaldispositionn.情操,情感,情绪,观点,多愁善感,感情,.,assuch,asthewordisusuallyunderstood;intheexactsenseoftheword.从字面意义看，严格来说Thenewjobisnotapromotionassuch,butithasgoodprospects.,.,dogma,Aprincipleorbelieforagroupofthem教条，教义，信条，信念，信仰dogmatic，dogmatism,.,credit,tobelievesthistrueWeallfindtheMayaprophecydifficulttocredit.Sherefusedsteadfastlytocreditthereportsofhisdeath,.,Itpays(sb)todosth.,bebeneficialforsb.todosthItwillpaytobeprudentandcautious.Itdoesntpayustoearnbigmoneybyallmeansinthelongrun.,.,indignant,adj.不平的,愤慨的beindignantatover,aboutsth.对某事感到愤慨,beindignantwithsb.对某人表示愤愤不平,.,attribute,attributesth.to认为某事物是.的属性;把某事物归功于;认为某事物是(某人)创造的Wecannotattributeallthefoodsecurityproblemstoalackofregulation.,.,bungling,bunglesome,adj.拙劣的;不精致的Heisafoolwhobunglesconstantly.他真是个笨蛋,做起事来总是笨手笨脚的,.,antagonism,n.对立;对抗;对抗性antagonize,antagonist,.,belittle,vt.轻视,使渺小,使.显得渺小Apoorbuthonestmanisnottobebelittled.,.,legitimate,Beingincompliancewiththelaw;lawful:合法的：遵照法律的；合法的：Basedonlogicalreasoning;reasonable:合理的：建立在逻辑推理之上的；合乎逻辑的：,.,improvident,Notprovidingforthefuture;thriftless.Rash;incautious.Heistooimprovidenttobeagooddecision-maker.,.,gotothedogs,Togotoruin;degenerate.Itsbeen25yearssinceChernobylwenttothedogsduetothenuclearaccident.,.,Asitwere,Usedwhendescribingsb.orsth.inawaythatisnotquiteexact.可以说，姑且这么说，好像，宛如Heis,asitwere,awalkingdictionary.Theywaited,asitwere,breathlessfortheresult.,.,fitinwith,Ifsth.fitsinwithotherthings,itissimilartothemorgoeswellwiththem.适合，符合，与一致Hisopinionfitsinwithmine.,.,oldfogey,