Unit 7 Reading BWhy are people unhappy

1、Unit 7 Reading B Why are people unhappy? Although they have equal degree of health and wealth equal i:kwl adj.相等的，平等的; 胜任的 vt.等于; 比得上; 使相等; Their ages are equal. 他们同龄。 All men are equal in the eye of law. 法律面前人人平等。 be equal to:等于，胜任 Twice two is equal to four 2 乘 2等于4。 Four and six are equal to ten.

2、 4加6等于10. He is equal to anything 他事事都能胜任。 This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and resulting effects upon their minds. arise raz vi.& vt.产生; 出现; 起身，起立; 起源于，产生于 arise from:产生于，起因于 in which在这引导定语从句。 consider knsd(r) vt.& vi.考虑; 把（某人，某事）看作，认为（某人，某事

3、）如何; 关心, 体谅, 顾及 He never considers others. 他从不为别人着想。 I considered him as a politician. 我认为他是个政客。 consider as.看作 我把他看作一生中最好的朋友。 effect： n.影响; 效果; 印象; 所有物 side effect副作用 take effect起作用，有效果 have the effect of: 有 效果I consider him as my best friend in my life. People who are to be happy fix their attenti

4、on on the convenience of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. fix ones attention on sth.集中注意力在上 well prepared:精心准备的 快乐的人把注意力集中在事物的便利性上，谈话的愉快部分，精心准备的菜肴，美酒的美味和美好的天气。 Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the

5、opposite things. opposite:相对的，相反的 We hold the opposite opinions. 我们持相反的意见。 Black and white are opposite. 黑与白是截然相反的。 be opposite to:在对面 The post office is opposite (to) the station. 邮局在车站的对面。 By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable eve

6、rywhere. 通过他们的言论，他们破坏了社会的快乐，得罪了许多人，使自己处处不受欢迎。 Lemons have a sour taste. 柠檬有股酸味。 Most green fruit is sour. 大多数未熟的水果都是酸的。 Everything turned sour for me there. 在那里，对我来说一切变得很不顺利。 If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied. 如果这种性情是天生的，这些不快乐的人更可怜。 The inten

7、tion of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. take up开始从事; 接受（提议）; 占用 Im sorry I offended you, but it wasnt my intention.对不起, 冒犯你了, 但我绝不是有意的。批评和不喜欢的目的，也许是模仿。 have (no) intention of doing something:打算/不打算做 with the intention of：带着目的，想要，为了 他去美国是想要学英语。He went to America with

8、the intention of learning English. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. grow into:变成，形成 possessor pzes(r) 拥有者，主人 but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. treat 与cure的区别： treat: 治疗，强调动作过程 cure：治愈，强调结果时间状语从句定语从句，先行词为those. I hope th

9、is little warning may be of service to them, be of service to:对有用， 对有帮助 service s:vs 服务 This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. draw into：卷入，拉入，吸引 Dont try to draw me into your plan. 别想把我也拉进你们的计划中去。 The funny story drew him into it. 这个滑稽的故事吸引了他。Homeless children often

10、get _ into crime.(draw）drawn draw money提出现金 He drew his gun and fired. 他拔出枪就开火。 They drew the game at 2525. 他们使比赛打成25平。 The game ended in a draw. 比赛以平局告终。 The Childrens Day is drawing closer. 国庆节快到了。 If they aim at getting some advantages in social or fortune, nobody wishes them success. aim at:瞄准，针

11、对；旨在，意图 He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier. 他拔出枪对准敌兵。 Harry aims at becoming a doctor. 哈利立志做一名医生。 This kind of magazine aims at teenagers.这种杂志的目标读者是青少年。 fortune f:tu:n n.（某人的）命运; 财富; 幸运; He came into a large fortune when his rich uncle died. 有钱的叔父死后, 他继承了一大笔财产。 tell fortunes：算命 Nor wi

12、ll anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. favor:vt.支持; 赞成; 照顾; 促成 in favor of:支持，赞成 do sb. a favor: 帮忙 We are in favor of her promotion to president. 我们赞成她升为总裁。 Will you please do me a favor? Nor will anyone start a step否定词副词位于句首时主谓需部分倒装。即：谓语中的助动词要在主语的前面。 否定副词： not/ no/ never, har

13、dly/ scarcely/ rarely, seldom/ few/ little/ in vain 否定副词短语： by no means/ in no way/ under no circumstances 1. 他很少去看电影（Seldom）Seldom does he go to the movies. (He seldom goes to the movie) 2. 我们乎几不知道他为什么生气。（Hardly） Hardly do we know why he is angry。(We hardly know why he is angry) 3. 我们根本没想到会输掉比赛（Lit

14、tle） Little do we think that we would lose the game. (We think little that we would lose the game) 4. 你绝对不可对老师说谎。 In no way can you lie to your teacher.(You can in no way lie to your teacher) 5. 我绝不会放弃追求我的梦想。（By no means） By no mean will I give up pursuing my dreams. (I will by no mean give up pursu

15、ing my dreams)a. I _ seen such a good har-vest! b. _ I seen such a good har-vest. A. have never, Never have B. never have, Have never C. have never, Have never D. never have, Never have AHis mother had talked to him for many minutes while he was watching TV, but _. A. a little did he hear B. little

16、did he hear C. little heard he D. a little heard heB _ forget my hometown and my happy childhood. A) Never I will B) Never will I C) Never I D) I never have Seldom _ any mistakes during my past five years of teaching in this university. A) would I make B) I did make C) should I make D) did I make BD

17、 Not until I went to America _ what kind of a country she is. A) did I know B) I know C) I didnt know D) I could know Rarely _ such a silly thing. A) have I heard of B) I have heard of C) have I been heard D) I have been heard of AA On no condition _ with him. A) we cannot agree B) would we agree C)

18、 can we agree D) we can agree C Scarcely _ when the murderer shot him down. A) did he finish his opening address(公开演讲) B) he did finish his opening address C) had he finished his opening address D) he had finished his opening addressC If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend

19、 or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. 如果他们自己引起了公众的反对，没有人会为他们辩护，很多人会加入指责他们的不道德的行为。 object bdkt n. 物体; 目标; 宾语; 客体，对象 object to:反对 objective bdektv adj. 客观的 objection n. 反对; 反对的话，异议; 反对的理 These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worr

20、ying needlessly about themselves and others. be pleased with:对 满意，满足 这些人应该改变坏习惯，满意于令人高兴的事物，而不必无谓地担心自己和别人。 If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. 如果他们不这样做，对其他人来说，避开与他们有任何接触是最好的办法。 avoid:避开，避免 avoid sth./doing sth, 避免做 contact: kntkt 接触，联系 Otherwise, it can be disagreea