A_life_of_Riches__全新版大学英语(第二版)Book2_unit2.ppt

unit 2 人的一生，到底在追求甚么？ match the person with his name and identity. b r _ whos who1 whos who 1 2 3 4 5 a. li ka-shing 李嘉诚爵士加拿大籍香港企业家 b. ingvar kamprad英格瓦尔卡姆普拉德 .瑞典 1943年创建宜家公司 c. samuel moore walton d. kushal pal singh库夏帕尔辛格;印度；房地产世界首富前十名，300亿美元 e. warren buffett identity a. one of the most successful investors in the world, primary shareholder and ceo of berkshire hathaway b. chairman of hutchison whampoa limited (hwl) and cheung kong holdings; the worlds largest operator of container terminals and the worlds largest health and beauty retailer c. chairman of the board, dlf universal limited, indias largest real estate developer d. a swedish entrepreneur; the founder of the home furnishing retail chain ikea e. an american businessman and entrepreneur; founder of the american retailer wal-mart 参透人生 感谢上苍我所拥有的， 感谢上苍我所没有的。 _传说中.的贴 “人生”就是： 下课啦；放学啦；放假啦； 毕业啦；混够啦；老啦； 后悔啦；死啦。 这个世间只有圆滑， 没有圆满的。 佛菩萨只保佑那些肯 帮助自己的人。 b r _ a debate1 a debate whos more important to the world? vs 看破红尘 这世间充满钱财之奴、名誉之奴、情 之奴、欲之奴，更有知识之奴，有几 人作得了自己的主？ 上传者感悟 自以为拥有财富的人，其实 是被财富所拥有。 特蕾莎修女（mother teresa of calcutta，原名：agnes gonxha bojaxhiu，1910年8月26日 - 1997 年9月5日，又称：德蕾莎修女， 泰瑞莎修女），是世界敬重的天 主教慈善工作者，主要替印度加 尔各答的穷人服务，于1979年被 授予诺贝尔和平奖。 2003年10月，教皇若望保 禄二世把她列入天主教宣福 名单。德蕾莎修女也有“加尔 各答的天使”的美誉。 德蕾莎修女（中）從美國總統罗纳德里根手中 接受自由獎 每一个人都拥有生命，但并非每个人都懂得生命， 乃至于珍惜生命。不了解生命的人，生命对他来说 ，是一种惩罚。 不洗澡的 人，硬擦香 水是不会香 的。名声与 尊贵，是来 自于真才实 学的。有德 自然香。 * 幸福 * 幸福 幸福在人得失的一念之间。 什么是得？什么是失？许多人把家财万贯、功成名就 、儿孙满堂当作“得”，或者把由于得到而获得的短暂 的快乐、得意与赞扬当作“得”，而把穷困潦倒、事不 如意、孤苦伶仃当作“失”，或者把别人给自己带来的 委屈、痛苦、不公当作“失”。 但让人们意想不到的是，当我们紧紧抓住自 以为得到的东西而害怕失去，并因为这种害 怕而更加努力的去获取更多时，我们抓住的 不是幸福，不过是追求幸福的渴望，幸福一 直在前面，成为驱使我们奔波的诱饵，却不 在我们的手中。真正占据我们心灵的是患得 患失的恐惧，因为恐惧，我们不敢享受我们 已经得到的一切，恐惧将幸福的满足驱离了 我们的内心，让我们的双脚总是踏在虚空， 在虚幻中行走在追求的路上，无法停留。 其实，得即是失，失即是得，他们是无法分割的 一体两面，失伴随着得而来，得伴随着失而显， 正如生与死的不可分离。生与死不过是另一形态 的得与失。世界本是流转圆融的，只有把目光固 着在今天而不肯看向未来的人，才会恨不能将自 己所能拥有的一切挥霍于今天，财因你而集，亦 因你而散；名因你而起，亦因你而落。得时所得 到的是看的见、摸的着、听的到的名与利，耗费 的是你看不见、摸不着的精神和体力，世间没有 什么是可以不用付出就收获的；失时所失去的是 看的见、摸的着、听的到的名与利，积累的却是 看不见、摸不着的勇气、意志、宽容与正信，世 间也没有什么是付出而没有收获的。潮起潮落沙 无痕，在浩瀚的宇宙中，人是渺小的，微不可见 的，大音稀声，大象无形，真正永恒的是宇宙。 俗世中的财富与名声在宇宙中算得了什么呢？ 真正的智者，不会活在别人的眼中，让别人用眼 光塑造自己；也不会活在财富与权势之中，让欲 望主宰自己。他们相信命运的公正，顺时应势， 得便当取，失便当去，此时不有它时有，此世不 成来世成。在得失有无间逍遥自在，优游自得， 勘透得失与生死，才能真正的活在当下，让幸福 须臾不离，而不是活在追求幸福的路上。 所以幸福是简单的，无求而自得，做自己应该做 的，却没有不断追逐的疲惫。 所以幸福是透明的，没有利益的阴影，没有在追 逐中受尽折磨的叹息，只有在运转不息的规律中 起起落落，如船行水中，随势起伏。 所以幸福是完整的，即使一个人高居于山林 之巅，与世隔绝，或者深潜于沧海之底，与 虾蟹为伍，又或者居于熙熙攘攘的世间，与 人为伴，他也永远不会感到孤独与寂寞，因 为世界与他同在！他的精神与思维时刻在与 万物交流，山水草木是他的知音，飞禽走兽 是他的朋友，日月星辰是他的伴侣，而他的 精神在宇宙的深处，与天籁共响，与精灵共 舞，散发着坚定、独立、柔和而安详的光芒 。 幸福不在世俗中。 不在。 directions: 1. before class, students are asked to collect relevant materials of participation in charity work by bill gates or mother teresa. 2. in class, students form two camps to debate the following issue: mother teresa has no money, but she took care of the poor in calcutta until her death. bill gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. does the world need more love like mother teresas or more money like bill gates? the text can be divided into 3 parts. write down the main idea of each. (p.38 ex.2) partsparasmain ideas part oneparas. 1-2 part twoparas. 3-12 part three paras. 13 the writers encounter with a boy who raised the question “are you poor?” in search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways. in conclusion, the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question. detailed understanding what does a salvation army bell ringer do? what did the boy ask the writer? how did the writer answer? what does the writers answer to the boys question mean? why did the boys mother scold him? part one (paras. 1-2) red kettle 韩国救世军 韩国演員金宣 兒突然變為了 救世軍。 50多岁绅士将1亿1000万韩元支票放入 慈 善锅中后消失 转载 韩国中央日报 中文网 12月4日下午5点20分， 首尔明洞友利银行前的 大街上，一位50多岁的 男性径直走向了韩国救 世军的红色慈善锅。他 从口袋中拿出一个白色 袋子，将其放到锅中， 然后小声嘱咐道“请将钱 用来做好事”， salvation army 救世军 a christian charity and social services organization founded by william booth and his wife catherine booth in london in 1865 got the name because of a popular saying that “the christian mission is a volunteer army.” nearly 33 million americans receive help from it annually. it is a christian charity and social services organization founded by william booth and his wife catherine booth in london in 1865, which later expanded around the world. originally known as “the christian mission”, the organization was renamed “salvation army” in 1878 thanks to a popular saying that “the christian mission is a volunteer army.” nearly 33 million americans receive assistance from the salvation army each year. people can help by donating money, used cars, airline mileages英里数, used clothes and furniture for sale at salvation armys thrift stores廉价/旧货店, and time. detailed reading it was early december 2003, my first season as a salvation army bell ringer, when i was confronted with the question. (para.1) 首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次 为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。 人干点好事儿总想让鬼神知道， 干点坏事儿总以为鬼神不知道， 我们太让鬼神为难了。 confront (para.1) vt. face e.g. our countrys employment is to be confronted with a major challenge as more and more college graduates join the work force. the writer was confronted with a pile of work. 这位作家面对一大堆工作。 the school is confronted with a reduced budget. 学校面临削减预算。 the accused was confronted with her accuser. 被告与原告对质。 they are confronted with difficulties. 他们遭遇困难。 they confront difficulties bravely. 他们直面困难。 confront reality 正视现实 i was standing just outside the doorway of a wal-mart, offering a “thank you” and a smile to each person who dropped a donation into my red kettle. (para.1) 当时我就站在沃尔玛商场入口处门外，对每一位 向我的红壶里投入捐款的人都报以一声“谢谢”和 一个微笑。 confusion(para.1) n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc. e.g. they retreated in great confusion. 他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。 their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱. confuse vt. confusing confused 令人困惑、迷惑的 糊涂的、混杂的 使困惑/ 弄乱/ 混淆 (confuse liberty with license) covered with confusion 非常慌张 in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态 from/out of curiosity 在好奇心驱使下 in open curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事 curiosity killed a cat.好奇伤身。 curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth. we burned with curiosity over what was in the box. just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? 辨析 refuse infuse: effuse： interfuse infuse:灌输，沏（茶），泡（草药 effuse：涌出，流出，泻出 interfuse：（使）混入，（使）混合 ef=ex- inter=between in-=in fuse=pour the social no-no (para.2) something that is socially inappropriate. hurry off men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing have happen. 人有时或会绊到在真理上，但大部分人都会爬起来就赶快 走开了，好象什么事情也未发生过一样。 both whole communities and individuals turn their back on some pitfall and hurry off to land in another, rather deeper.无论是社会，还是个人，往往逃离了某个陷 阱，却又匆匆地跳进了另一个更深的陷阱 she shoved the book into her bag and hurried off. 她把书胡乱塞进包里就急急忙忙走了。 he hurried off the boat after paying the boat fare. 他付了船钱，匆忙下船 g r _ table completion table completion about the question the author was asked who asked the question? a boy. what was the question? are you poor? what was the authors reply? well, i have more than some people, but not as much as others. what did the mother do after the question was asked? she scolded her son. is the writer poor or not in terms of material possessions? how do you know? does he feel poor? why? what happened between the writer and the girl he dated? can you infer from the essay what role commercials can play in society? give facts to support your conclusion. why does the writer say “december is the time of year i feel wealthiest?” how has the boys question affected the writer? part two out of harmony d r _ word _ pursuit pursuit: n. the act of looking for or trying to find . companies shouldnt damage the environment and customers in their pursuit of profit追逐利润. he exercises every day in pursuit of health. perseverance is a must in your pursuit of knowledge. daily pursuits日常事务 educational pursuit教育事业 in ones pursuit of happiness追求幸福 but there is one vital area of my life where i am not so well off. in a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, i feel out of place. (para.7) 但是在我生活中，有一个重要方面我并不那么 富有。在一个对物资财富的追求投入如此之多 心力的社会中，我觉得很不自在。 她对我说，对她而 言，最重要的是“ 一个人的内心”。 我以为我找到了非 同一般的生活伴侣 。 what was most important to her, she told me, was “whats on the inside.” i thought i had found someone special to share my life with. (para.8) shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south. (para.8) go south 能够说出的委屈，便不算委屈； 能够抢走的爱人，便不算爱人 。 男人的眼睛喜欢女人的外表， 但大脑却喜欢女人的内心 。 go south下降； 变坏 he has a plan up his sleeve in case things go south. 假如情况不 利的话，他还有锦囊妙计。 up ones sleeve作为锦囊妙计的，留作一手的 i can t figure out why the relationship went south 我不知道这段感情为什么会结束。 this job goes south , there may not well be another. 如果这个工作搞砸以后就再也不会有机会了 活着一天，就是有福 气，就该珍惜。当我 哭泣我没有鞋子穿的 时候，我发现有人却 没有脚。 in contrast to (para.10)when a contrast is made to e.g. in contrast to his brother, he is always considerate of others. on the contrary vs. by contrast it doesnt seem ugly to me; on the contrary, i think its rather beautiful. (对同一个东西的否定) the birth rate for older women has declined, but, by contrast, births to teenage mothers have increased. (对比两个东西) consequence (para.10) n.a result of sth. that has happened e.g. jimmy experienced severe headache as a consequence of heavy drinking the night before. 因而，结果as a consequence 因此，结果 in consequence 的结果，因为的缘故，由于in consequence of 自食其果，承担责任take the consequences effect, result and consequence 这三个词都是名词，都有“结果”之意。 effect 由原因产生的直接结果，因此常常用作效果。 e.g. your disease is the effect of over-study. result “最终的结果”之意与excuse（原因）相对。 e.g. the meeting ended without result. consequence 随之发生的结果、后果,是发展或演变的 结果。和effect相比，consequence和原因关系较远， 如战争的consequence要到下一代人才能清楚的感觉到 e.g. the company now suffers the consequences of his mismanagement. directions: fill in the blanks with the words above. change the form where necessary. 1. the dilemmas that parents find themselves in today is a _ of changes in society. 2. i tried to persuade him, but with little or no _. 3. one of the _ of this illness is that you lose your hair. 4. it represents the _ of ten years labor. 5. the high level of unemployment has produced harmful social _. consequence consequence effect effects result commercial(para.10)1) n. an advertisement between rograms on tv or radio 2) adj. relating to business e.g. he left the commercial world to become a government official. 商业函件 commercial correspondence 商务工作commercial work commerce industry trade dealing commerce n. 贸易 交易 工业 商业，与industry并称 the pressure to purchase is real. it may be true that everybody wants a high-end tv. after all, nobody wants to be a nobody. (para.10) 购买这种电视机的 压力千真万确。也 许每个人真的都想 要一台高档电视机 ，毕竟没有人想做 一个无名之辈。 钱可以解决的问题都不是问题 。 举得起放得下叫举重，举得起放不下叫负重。 nobody n. 小人物，无名之辈, 无足轻重的人 a man in my position has nothing to fear from a nobody like you. 处在我这样位置的人，一点都不害怕像你这种小人物。 im not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him. 我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头。 affluent(para.11) adj. rich enough to buy things for pleasure 自然资源丰富的土地 land affluent in natural resources affluence n. u genuine(para.12) adj. real, true it appears to be genuine, but i have my suspicions about it. a genuine diamond a genuine picture by picasso e.g. he has a genuine desire to help us. antonym: artificial (1. manmade 2.矫揉造作的，假的) gene genuine （真正的/ 纯种的/ 地道的/ 正宗而非假冒 的/ 名副其实的） real vs. true realreality true truth 现实，实际实际存在的而非理想 或虚幻的 真理、真相 与事实、实际相符， 而非杜撰的 is it _ your _ salary is 4000 dollars a month?truereal is this a _ ming vase? genuine go through(para.12) when he was a child, he went through one hardship after another. 孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。 experience (sth. difficult or unpleasant) directions: choose the appropriate the translation for “go through” in the following sentences. a. 检查、审查、搜查 b. 完成、做完 c. 遭受、经历 d. 看完 1. how long will it take to go through the book? 2. im flattered that you went through all this trouble just for me. 3.they went through our luggage at the customs. 4. with great concentration she went through the movements. d c a b linger(para.12) vi. 2) take a long time to leave or disappear 1) last or continue for a long time the beautiful melody is lingering in my mind. e.g. before leaving suzhou, we took a last lingering look at the beautiful view. e.g. he lingered outside the school after everybody else had gone home. individual(para.12)1) n. person considered separately from their society e.g. the welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community. rights of individuals 2) adj. of or for one person e.g. a good coach knows how to take best advantage of the strength of each individual player on the team. she has her own individual way of walking. individualism n. over the past four years, ive grown to understand more about myself because of