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Unit4TheJoyofWork

I.Newwordsandexpressions

Newwords

blessingn.好事；有益之事

subsistencen.勉强保持生活；生计

sugarcanen.甘蔗

cornn.玉米

hogn.猪

cashn.现金

dairyadj.乳品业的；生产乳品的n.牛奶场；乳制品划分：dairy/diary

complainv.抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚complaint

plainofasplittingheadache

carpentern.木匠；木匠

committedadj.尽心全力的：坚信的；坚定的

commitanerror

commitacrime

commitsuicide精选文库

commitoneselfto(doing)sth.

becommittedto(doing)sth.

commitment

brickn.砖；砖块

hammern.锤子；榔头

escortn.护送者；护卫队

remindv.提示；使想起

victimn.受害者；牺牲品

fallvictimtosth.

16.ideologyn.意识形态：看法形态

17.terrorismn.惧怕主义

18.depressionn.冷清期；经济衰落；不景气

depress

depressed沮丧的；冷清的

19.unrestn.纷乱；纷乱；杂乱

20.illegaladj.不合法的；非法的；违纪的

il是in的变体，否定前缀，再如：illogical

ir,im都是in的变体，如：irregular,irresponsible,imbalanced,impossible,immobile

21.immigrantn.（外来）移民；外侨

22.traffickingn.非法交易；非法买卖

c结尾的词变形时先加k，如trafficker,panicker,picnicker,trafficking,panicking

23.dealern.贩毒者；毒品商贩—2精选文库

dealinsth.

car/drugdealer

dealwithsth.

gangn.一帮，一群，一伙（惹祸、打架的年轻人）

contributev.增加；增进；增加（到某物）

quitv.停止；戒掉

PhrasesandExpressions

1.bringin赚得；挣

ekeoutaliving全力保持生计；勉强度日

sinkin被圆满理解；被充分意识到

lookforwardto（快乐地）希望，希望

5.overandoveragain多次；屡次地；一再

6.bepreparedfor准备好；有所准备

believein认为某事好（对、可接受）

TextLearning

WorkIsaBlessing

IgrewupinLakeland,Louisiana,oneof12children.Wealllivedonmyparents'

subsistencefarm（自给自足的农场）.Wegrewcotton,sugarcane,corn,hogs,chickens

andhadalargegarden,butitdidn'tbringinmuchcash.SowhenIwas12,Igota

part-timejobonadairyfarmdowntheroad,helpingtomilkcows.Wemilked65cows

at5inthemorning,andagainat2intheafternoon,sevendaysaweek.

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②InthekitchenoneSaturdaybeforedaylight,Iremembercomplainingtomyfather

andgrandfatherabouthavingtogomilkthosecows.Myfathersaid,"Yaknow,boy,to

workisablessing."

③Ilookedatthosetwomenwho'dworkedharderthanIeverhad-myfathereking

outalivingonthatfarm,andmygrandfatherfarmingandworkingasacarpenter

duringtheDepression.(1)IhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportant,

butittookmanyyearsbeforeitsankin.（承上、总结的话）

④GoingtocollegewasarareprivilegeforakidfromLakeland,Louisiana.Myfather

toldmeifIpickedsomethingtostudythatIlikeddoing,I'dalwayslookforwardtomy

work.Buthealsoadded,"Evenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobat

all."Iwantedtobeafarmer,butIjoinedtheROTC（美）后备军官训练队，预备役军官训

练营（ReserveOfficers'TrainingCorps）programtohelppayforcollege.(2)Andwhat

startedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayedcommitted

tofor37years,threemonthsandthreedays.

本部分重点及难点：

1.IhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportant,butittookmanyyears

beforeitsankin.我有种感觉--父亲跟我说了一些确实重要的东西，但好多年后我才真切理解。

sinkin:beunderstood

Ittookmanyyearsfortheteachers'wordstosinkin.

2.AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayed

committedtofor37years,threemonthsandthreedays.

(1)anobligationtotheArmy对于队伍的义务

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(2)awayoflife生活方式

(3)stay/becommittedto致力于

Hehasbeencommittedtoworkingforthepeopleheartandsoulformorethantwenty

years.

译文：当时的"义务"从军便成为了我的生活方式--我在队伍服役长达37年三个月零三天。⑤Inthelate1980s,duringavisittoBangladesh,Isawawomanwithherbabyonher

back,breakingbrickswithahammer.IaskedaBangladeshmilitaryescortwhythey

weren'tusingamachine,whichwouldhavebeenaloteasier.Hetoldmeamachine

wouldputthatladyoutofwork.Breakingthosebricksmeantshe'dearnenough

moneytofeedherselfandherbabythatday.(3)Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwas,it

wasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:toworkis

ablessing.（承上、总结的句子）

本部分重点及难点：

3.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwas,itwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive.

此处疑似错句，应省略前面的as，即改为：Andbadasthatwoman'sjobwas,itwasenough

tokeepasmallfamilyalive.诚然她的工作实在很糟糕，但那却足够养活一个小家庭。

as意为"诚然"，用于倒装，句式以下：

Thoughheisveryyoung,heisverylearned.=Youngasheis,heisverylearned.

Thoughheisanoldman,heisveryenergetic.=Oldmanasheis,heisveryenergetic.

ThoughIlikehimverymuch,Iwon'tdohishomeworkforhim.

=MuchasIlikehim,Iwon'tdohishomeworkforhim.

Thoughhetried,hefailedagain.=Tryashedid,hefailedagain.

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请认真答题，答题结果将记入知识点测评的成绩！

【单项选择题】7._______,heisverygentleandhasasweetvoice.

?A．Asheisboy

?B．Asheisaboy

?C．Aboyasheis

?D．Boyasheis

【答案】D

【分析】本题观察as用于倒装句。Although/thoughheisaboy=boyasheis，这里必然要

注意的是修饰可数名词单数形式的不定冠词要省略。这句话的意思是"诚然他是个男孩，他特别

平易而且声音甜美。"

【知识点】as用于倒装句

ServingintheUnitedStatesArmyoverseas,Isawalotofpeoplelikethatwomanin

Bangladesh.AndI'vecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfree.They're

victimsofcrime,theideologyofterrorism,poorhealth,depressionandsocial

unrest.Thesevictimsbecometheillegalimmigrants,theslavesofhumantrafficking,

thedrugdealers,andthestreetgangmembers.I'veseenitoverandoveragainon

theU.S.border,inSomalia,theCongo,AfghanistanandinNewOrleans.Peoplewho

havejobscanhaveahome,sendtheirkidstoschool,developasenseofpride,

contributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers.Whenwecanwork,

wearefree.（总结概括的句子）Weareblessed.

Idon'tthinkI'lleverquitworking.I'mretiredfromtheArmy,butI'mstillworkingto

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helppeoplebepreparedfordisasters.AndImaygettodoalittlefarmingsomeday,too.

I'mnotgoingtostop.Ibelieveinmyfather'swords.Ibelieveintheblessingofwork.

部分练习讲解

P168BridgingtheGap

Directions:Fillintheblankswithawordoraphrasethatbestcompletesthepassage.

Youmaychooseasuitableonefromthelistgiven.

解题方法：把词分类

动词名词形容词improveweightstressedcheckoutprioritydifferentclearingawayroutineroutinearriverouteWeallgettheMondaybluesfromtimetotime,buttherearewaysto1improveyourworkinglifeandbehappyatwork.Ifyou'regoingthrougharoughpatch（经历难关，经历一段困难时期）atworkorarelackingjobsatisfaction,2checkoutthesewaystoboostyourmoodandhaveahappierworkday.Ifyourworkdayoftenleavesyoufeeling3stressedandoverwhelmed,itistimetocalmthingsdownbygettingmoreorganized.Firstly,makesureyou4arriveafewminutesearlyforworktogiveyoutimetoorganizeyourtasksforthedayandgetmentallyprepared.Secondly,organizeyourspaceby5clearingawayanyclutterandstreamliningyourworkspace.Finally,makealistofeverythingthatyouneedtodothatdayinorderof6priority.lfyoucan,trytakingcareofthemoredifficultthingsfirstto

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helptakea7weightoffyourmind.

Varietyisthespiceoflife,andthisisnevertruerthanwhenitcomestoyourworking

day.Followingthesame8routinedayin,dayoutcanquicklycauseboredomand

dissatisfactiontosetin,sotrymakingeverydayalittle9differentinanywayyoucan.

Trydoingroutinetasksinadifferentorder,talkingtosomeonenewortakinga

different10routetowork.Ifyoureallycan'tshakeup（重）yourworkdayitself,instead

tryorganizingsomethingfunanddifferenttodoonyourlunchbreakeverysooften.

I.Newwordsandexpressions

Newwords

paradoxn.矛盾的人（或事情、情况）

2.simultaneousadj.同生（或行）的；同步的

rewardn.励；回；酬

entrepreneurn.者；企家

excludev.把⋯排斥在外；防范⋯入；阻截⋯参加

tragicadj.悲惨的；沉痛的；可悲的tragedy

tragedian悲演，悲作家comedy

passionn.強烈感情；激情passionate

soundadj.理智的；合理的；正确的；可靠的

processn.（达到某一目的）程；程

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crucialadj.至关重要的；重点的

privilegedadj.有幸的；好运的

motivationn.动机；原因

prioritizev.按重要性排列；划分优先序次

prior

priority

-r（+ity构成名词），再如：regularity,similarity,familiarity,popularity

patternn.模式；方式

strategyn.策划；规划；部署；兼备安排

routinen.常例；正常序次

sightn.视力范围；视野

solelyadv.仅；只：惟；单独地

logisticsn.后勤；物流；组织工作

locallyadv.在当地

competitorn.（尤指商业方面的）竞争者，对手

competewith/againstsb.forsth.

competitive

competitor

competition

22.roomn.可能性；时机

Thereisstillalotofroomforprogress.

23.nichen.（商品的）商机；市场定位

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uniqueadj.独到的；罕的

survivev.生计；存活；存在

surviveafire/awar/aflood/anaccident/anearthquake

surviveaperson

survivor

survival

Heisoneoftheluckysurvivorsinthisaccident.

Darwin'sTheoryofEvolutioncanbecharacterizedassurvivalofthefittest.

clientn.客；客

financen.（个人、、国家的）力，源，管理

purchasen.；采

obligationn.（已承的或法律等定的），任

downpaymentn.（分期付款的）首期付款；付金；定金

mortgagen.按揭；按揭款

trashcann.垃圾桶

garagen.停房；

fixturen.固定施

landscapev.⋯做景美化；美化⋯的境

exceedv.超（数量）

boundaryn.界；界限；分界

exhaustiveadj.尽的；底的

viabilityn.可行性

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run（使）运转，运转；操作

assumev.假设；假设；认为

assumption

alleviatev.减少；缓和；缓解

seasonedadj.富饶经验的；老于此道的

offerv.主动提出；愿恩赐

aspirev.希望（成就）；有志（成为）

aspiration

inspiration

perspiration

respiration

Edisononcesaidgeniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.

46.variousadj.各样不同样样的；各样各样的

vary

variety

counseln.劝告；忠告；建议

makeshiftadj.临时取代的；权宜的

licensen.赞成证；赞成证；执照

presencen.存在；出现

unparalleledadj.特其余；无双的；空前的；绝无仅有的

52.professionaladj.职业的；专业的

53.careern.生涯；职业

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feedv.足（希望、梦想、欲望等）

PhrasesandExpressions

1.liein存在；在于

2.bargainfor想到；猜想到

3.be/feelobligedtodosth.有幸地做某事

4.bring⋯tothetable来（好）

5.at/in/totheforefrontof⋯在最前列；入重要地位

6.inplainsight而易

get⋯up安排；

8.seekout求

inplace在工作；准就

applyfor（平时以面形式）申，求

II.TextLearning

HowtoStartYourOwnBusiness

1Theparadoxofstartingyourownbusinessliesinthesimultaneouschallengeandreward,makingitanexperienceunlikeanyother.Somanybusinessesfail,andmostentrepreneursexcludethemselvesfromthepossibility.Thetragicrealityisthatwhenbusinessesfail,thepassionoftendieswithit.（承上句）Byfollowingsomesoundadviceandbeingpreparedfortheprocess,youwilldecreaseyourchancesoflosingalotmorethanyoubargainedfor.Ihaverecentlystartedabusinessandhavelearnedsome

cruciallessonsintheprocessthatIfeelprivilegedtosharewithyou.（承上启下句）

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21.Identifyyourmotivation.Whydoyouwanttostartyourownbusiness?Tohave

moretime?Tomakemoremoney?Tobeyourownboss?Tohavecreativecontrolover

whatyoulovetodo?Writeoutallofyourmotivatingfactorsandprioritizethem.（承上

启下句）Whenyouseethemlisted,youmightseeapatterninthatyou'rejustunhappy

atyourcurrentjobandstartingyourownbusinessisn'ttheanswer.

32.Identifyyourpassion.Whatdoyoulovetodo?Whatskillsandknowledgedoyou

uniquelybringtothetable?Whatgetsyouexcitedaboutyourwork?Keepthatpassion

attheforefrontofyourbusinessplan,yourmarketingstrategies,andyourdailyroutine.

(1)Ifyoukeepyourpassioninplainsight,youwillstayfocusedonthepurposeof

yourbusinessandnotsolelyonthelogistics.

43.Identifyyourmarket.Ifyouarestartingyourbusinesslocally,researchyourcompetitors.Determineifthereisroominthemarketforyourbusiness.Whatwillyoudodifferentlytodrawincustomers?Whatnichemarketaretheotherbusinessesmissing?IfyouarestartinganInternetcompany,researchtherequirementsforyourownuniqueWebpresence.Yourbusinesscannotsurvivewithoutcustomers,sodoenoughresearchonthefrontendtodetermineifthereareenoughpotentialclientstokeepyourbusinessalive.54.Identifyyourfinances.Ifyouhaveeverpurchasedanewhome,youknowthatthefinancialobligations（债务）extendbeyondthedownpaymentandthemortgage.Youhavetobuyfurniture,trashcans,agaragedooropener（车库门遥控开关）,lightfixturesandlandscapingequipment（景观美化设备）,andbeforeyouknowit,you'vefarexceededyourfinancialboundaries.Thatcanhappenjustaseasilyinabusiness.

—13精选文库Doexhaustive（详尽的）financialplanning.Meetwithafinancialadvisor（财政顾问）orsomeoneatyourbanktoexaminethefinancialviabilityofyourbusinessandtheprocessofgettingitupandrunning.Planwiselyanddonotassumethebestaboutyourbusiness.Bepreparedforfinanciallossandgetadviceonhowtoalleviatethatburdeninthefuture.65.Identifyyoursuppor