unit1一个平衡的生活abanlancedlife

1Howisyourwintervacation?2Didyoumakebestuseofyourholiday?3Whatdidyoudoduringtheholiday?TravelPart-timejobWatchingTVSleepingReunion

dinnerGatheringswithfamilyandfriendsReunion

dinner

helps

to

deepen

family

ties

while

the

exchange

ofgifts

and

greetings

enhances

relations

between

friends.

通过团圆饭，增进亲情，通过送礼拜年，增进友情。SpringFestivalGala

ChineseNewYearGalaSpringfestival

大吉大利-Wishyouauspiciousandpropitiousinthenewyear.恭喜发财Wishyoubecomerich/prosperous.恭喜发财，红包拿来.

Wishyouafortune！Givemearedpacket！I

am

here

to

say

Happy

New

Year

to

everyone!

我给大家拜年了！Pay

New

Year

phone

calls.

电话拜年Burning

fireworks

was

once

the

most

typical

custom

on

the

spring

festival.

Didyouset

off

firecrackers

and

watch

fireworks

displaysontheNewYear’sEve?The

local

government

has

decreed

that

fireworks

be

banned

in

urban

areas.Youfeelalittlelonging,alsoalittlefearful.Weshouldwavegoodbyetolastyearandwelcomethenewyear.

schoolbeginsfromtodayon.Itmeansanotherlifewillbegin.

Areyoureadytogobacktoschool???Requirements:1performance(activeorpassive)2presencea.unauthorizedabsence(1/3)b.latecomer(3)c.leaveearly(3)3homework(handintime)

AWell-balancedLifeBeingallearsKeytoShortconversations1.colleagues,fessor,pleased3.overseas,technician4.editor,journalist5.UnitedStates,flightscriptMr.Sun:Goodmorning.SoyouareLiPing.LiPing:yes,I’dliketoapplyforthejobyouadvertisedintoday’snewspaper.Mr.Sun:Takeaseat,please.LiPing:Thanks.Mr.Sun:Whatcollegedoyouattendandwhatisyourmajor?LiPin:ShanghaiIndustryCollegeandmymajorisElectronicEngineering.Mr.Sun:HowgoodisyourEnglish?LiPing:IcanspeakandwriteinEnglishsmoothly,andIhavepassedthenationalexaminationforcollegestudents.Mr.Sun:What’sthat、LiPing:It’sthePracticalEnglishTestforcolleges.Mr.Sun:Good.willyoupleasefilloutthisapplicationform?We’llsendyouanemail

inhalfamonth.LiPing:Sure,Thanks.Dialogue2Peter:Thereyouareatlast.Wethoughtyouwerenotcoming.Joe:Hi,Peter.Sorry.Igotheldupatwork.Peter:Anyway,I’dliketointroducemyfiancee,June.Joe:fiancee?well,thatisasurprise.Congratulations.:Peter:Thanks,Joe.June,myhighschollclassmate.HeisnowastudentatNewYorkUniversity.June:Hello,Joe.Whatareyoustudyingthere?joe:Computer.I’vebeentherefortwoyears.Peter:talkingofcomputer,Joe.iamgoingtobuymyfirstpersonalcomputernextmonth.Couldyougivesomeadvice?Joe:ofcourse.Butyoumusttellmehowmuchmoneyyouwanttospend.Peter:Around1,400dollars.KeytoPassageListening1American2Tokyo3holiday4Europe5forward6discussed7agent8advice9visit10detailsSummary&homeworktopreviewAWell-balancedLifewell-balancedadj.很均衡的Weshouldhaveawell-balancedlife.

well-built体型匀称的，健美的well-known出名的，众所周知的

functionv.运行，起作用，运转

Despitethepowercuts,thehospitalcontinuedtofunctionnormally.

尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。adjustv.调整，使适应

Youmustlearntoadjustyourselftothenewlife.Theheightofthebicycleseatis____.(adjust)relievev.缓和，减轻，解除

reliefn.安慰，减轻，解除，救济I’vetriedeverymeansto___mystress.(relief)

tiresomeadj.令人厌倦的，讨厌的-some用以构成复合形容词,表示“有…倾向的，引起的…”handsome英俊的lonesome寂寞的troublesome麻烦的depressv.使忧愁，沮丧，消沉

Hissadnewsdepressedusallday.

他的不幸消息令我们整天难过。depressn.?depressionn.忧愁，沮丧，不景气depressdepressed--depresseddepressed

adj.沮丧的；萧条的；Wheneveryoufeeldepressed,youcouldtalktoyourfriends.creativeadj.有创造力的

createv.创造，创作

creativityn.创造力，创造性ExerciseonPage111unfulfilled2Alongwith3universal4wentthrough5figureoutReadTextAandanswerthefollowingquestionsWithoutawell-balancedlife,whatwouldhappentoaperson?Inwhatwaydidtheauthorfinallyfindtorelievehisstress?Whydoestheauthorlikelisteningtomusic?Friendsareveryimportanttotheauthor.Why?Howdidtheauthorbehavewhenhewasexperiencingashorttimeofdepression?Whatkindoflifeiscalledabalanced-life?Whatkindoflifeisconsideredawell-balancedlife?

Iflifeisnotwell-balanced,whatwouldhappenDetailedStudyofTextAWithoutawell-balancedlifeapersoncanneitherfunctionproperlynordevelopintoawell-roundindividual.

没有平衡健康的生活，一个人就没法正常工作，也不能发展成为一个全面的个体。neither….nor….既不….也不….

她既不高也不矮。Sheisneithertallnorshort.Alongwithreadingtorelax,listeningtomusicisveryimportanttome.

除了读书放松，听音乐对我来说也非常重要。alongwith…

除….以外；与…一起；relateto涉及，与…相关

Itcanrelatetothesoul,orinfactIthinkitisthesouloffeelings.音乐可以与灵魂相联系，或者实际上我认为它就是感觉的灵魂。Heisneverjokingwhenitrelatestomoney.otherthan除了，而不是

Butwhenithappens,youcandosomethingotherthanwait,liketalkingtoyourfriendsorlisteningtomusic.当你感到沮丧或者不幸时，你可以去做些什么而不是等待，比如和你的朋友聊聊或是听听音乐。Idon’tknowanyFrenchpeopleotherthanyou.getby勉强生活，设法维持

Withoutsomesortofbalanceitishardtogetbyineverydaylife.

没有一定的平衡，很难设法维持每一天的生活。她靠这点微薄的工资怎么生活？Howdoesshegetbyonsuchasmallsalary?

Let’ssumupHowcanwerelieveourstressandrelax?

AWell-balancedLife