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1、Introduction to the Text1.Whats the meaning of“success”in your eyes?(earning a lot of money/social status/good job/promising career/happy family life/excellent children/good health/or sth else?)2.There are many sad stories and trapped persons around us everyday,what will you do-indifferent because y

2、oure also not wealthy and not capable enough?Or help them whatever you could do because youre responsible as a social member?第1页/共33页Discussion3.Is it a duty for the well-off person to donate money or sth to the charity organizations?Why?4.Can you name some famous philanthropists in the world?Whats

3、your opinion to their deeds?5.Comment on Bill Gates and his wife?第2页/共33页Discussion6.We have more and more wealthy and successful people in China but have fewer philanthropists compare to the western country,what s the reason?Do you think theyre wealthy but indifferent，selfish and lack of responsibi

4、lity?(为富不仁)第3页/共33页Words and expressionsassault:1)an attempt to achieve sth difficult e.g.They made their on the south face of the glacier(=an attempt to climb or cross it).2)a strong spoken or written criticism of someone elses ideas,plans,etc.e.g.The governor is continuing his on the welfare syste

5、m.3)a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemyThe combined fleet made plans for an on Midway island.第4页/共33页blueprintblues:feelings of sadnessAt 3:15 the midwife came down stairs and said my mother was suffering from after-baby blues caused by hormone trouble.Hospitality cu

6、red my blues,and my journey was kept alive.Many graduates sang the job-market blues.His prospects of getting a job look rather blue(=bleak).第5页/共33页bluebeat sb black and blueHe was blue with cold.blue bloodblue bookblue ribbonblue movie/jokeWaterloo Bridge vs.蓝桥第6页/共33页charity1)an organization that

7、gives money,goods etc to people who are poor,sick etc.E.g.Several charities sent aid to the flood victims.a event/concert/dinner2)money or gifts given to help people who are poor or sick etc.Pride makes it difficult for even the poorest peasant to accept charity from strangers.第7页/共33页charity3)kindn

8、ess or sympathy shown toward other peopleMother Teresa gained worldwide attention for her selfless acts of.begins at home:people should look after the people nearest and dearest to them before thinking about others is not a bone given to a dog but a bone shared with a dog.第8页/共33页commuteE.g.between

9、Brighton and LondonEvery day she s from her home in the suburbs to her office downtown.Every morning and evening the subway is packed with rs.pain for pleasure foreign money to domestic第9页/共33页dilapidateruin:suggests the action of destructive agencies and the ending of the value,beauty,or well-being

10、 of sth or someone or the loss of sth vital:a reputation by ugly rumorsdilapidate:implies ruining resulting from neglector abuse but in more general use implies a shabby worn-out condition:drove a d carwreck:implies a ruining by or as if by crashing or being shattered and is likely to suggest damage

11、 that is beyond repair:health ed by dissipation第10页/共33页dubiousE.g.Newsome failed to explain his personal finance.The new strategy of stopping drug smugglers is untested and.I am about/as to the safety of my cars airbags.dubiety n.第11页/共33页jolt1)give sb a sudden shock or surpriseE.g.Vic was ed awake

12、 by at least five explosions.The news of his resignation gave even his critics a.2)move suddenly and roughly,or make sb move in this wayE.g.Their house was ed right off its foundation.3)n.sth that has a sudden strong effectE.g.a of caffeineThe tax laws may be a severe to the economy第12页/共33页mortgage

13、1)the arrangementE.g.The payment will be around 600 dollars a month.Barb and Joe have taken out a on their first house.2)the money owed on a We paid off our last September.We still have a$180,000 on the house.第13页/共33页mortgage v.We d our house to start Pauls business.Everything I owned is d to the h

14、ilt sbs future:do sth that will make things very difficult for sb in the future:Our lack of respect for the environment is mortgaging our childrens future.第14页/共33页needy,-y-y:1)with much of,full of,or covered with sthe.g.sugary desserts(full of sugar)dirty hands(covered with dirt)hairy chest;healthy

15、;juicy2)having a quality or feeling,or tending to do sthE.g.messy room;sleepy child;droopy ears;sticky finger第15页/共33页-y3)like sth,or typical of sthE.g.his long,horsey facea cold wintry day(typical of winter)wavy line4)formed byE.g.waxy,icy5)in nicknamesE.g.Daddy,granny,doggy第16页/共33页peek:look quick

16、ly at sth you are not supposed to seepeep:look at sth quickly and secretly,esp.through hole or openingpeer:suggests a straining to see more closely or fully,often with narrowed eyes and as if through a small openinggaze:implies fixed and prolonged attention,as in wonder or admiration第17页/共33页gape:su

17、ggests an openmouthed and often stupid wonderstare:implies a direct open-eyed gazing denoting curiosity,disbelief or insolenceglare:suggests a fierce or angry staring第18页/共33页scorching:extremely hotIf you scorch sth or if it scorches,its surface burn slightly and changes color:Stir the onions freque

18、ntly to prevent ing.scorched-earth policy:the destruction by an army of everything useful in an area,esp.crops and buildings,so that the land cannot be used by an enemyToday is going to be a scorcher(=an extremely hot day).syn.sultry,steamy,第19页/共33页stopgapE.g.a method/solutionAfter his death,the co

19、mmittee appointed his deputy as a.The Senate has passed a funding measure.第20页/共33页whizE.g.a on the computera in the watera at footballa management 第21页/共33页yearnE.g.after letters from friends towards sb My eyes ed for sleep.We for beauty,truth and meaning in our lives.Bud had yearned to be a pilot

20、since he was young.to satisfy a ing for mysteryan unfulfilled 第22页/共33页Notes to the text1.A planned life can only be endured:A planned life offers little excitement,drama,or romance;its a life that has fallen into a rut,or into a boring situation that has never changed.第23页/共33页2.They were trapped.T

21、hey got into a bad situation from which they cannot escape.E.g.At 31,Peggy feels trapped in a boring job.trap sb:1)prevent sb from escaping a dangerous place:workers were trapped in the ships engine room by the fire2)catch sb by forcing him into an inescapable place:police have the man trapped insid

22、e the bar3)trick sb so that you can make him say or do sth that he did not intend to:Anthony says she trapped him into marriage before he was ready第24页/共33页3.tap a reservoir of good willdraw upon or use a great deal of kindness or the readiness to help shown by otherstap:1)to use or take what is nee

23、ded from sth such as energy supply or an amount of money:To continue the research project,the university plans to tap funds primarily from private foundations.2)listen secretly to someones telephone conversation by making a connection to the phone or wire:The investigators had tapped the drug dealer

24、s phone line.第25页/共33页4.I was looking for a way to measuremoneyI was looking for a way to find out the meaning of my life or to judge my value from some other perspectives,not from the monetary point of view.other than:apart from a particular person or thing;exceptE.g.He doesnt eat out at all,other

25、than at Burger King.The music was a little loud;but other than that,it was a great concert.第26页/共33页5.passer-by passers-bysimilar examples:editors-in-chieflookers-onsisters-in-lawcomrades-in-arm第27页/共33页P352.work,job,professionwork:1)imply activity of body,mind,machine,or a natural force,or it may a

26、pply to the effort expended or to the product of such effort2)may apply to any purposeful activity,whether remunerative or not第28页/共33页work,job,professionjob:apply to a piece of work voluntarily performed or to an assigned bit of menial work and may sometimes suggest difficulty or importanceprofessi

27、on:refer to work that needs special training,skill or knowledge第29页/共33页satisfactory vs.satisfiedsatisfactory:acceptable,or good enough for a particular situation or purposeE.g.a answer to the questionan arrangement to both sidesatisfied:pleased because sth has happened in the way you want,or becaus

28、e you have achieved sth第30页/共33页difference vs.distinctionDifference:stresses the absolute absence of similarity whatsoever between things compared in nature,quantity or sizeE.g.There is a between them just as that between night and day.Being well-educated or not makes a world of.There are many s bet

29、ween English and Chinese.第31页/共33页distinctiondistinction applies to difference that makes one thing easily separated from the other,even though they are of the similar kind,class etc.E.g.Whats the between hares and rabbits?All as human beings,there is without a difference between the black and white.make/draw a distinction between:be careful to say what the difference between two or more things is第32页/共33页感谢您的观看！第33页/共33页