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book3新思维大学英语读写教程3西南大学外国语学院制作1Unit1
Health
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Health,whichisnotmerelytheabsenceofdiseaseorinfirmity,isastateofcompletewell-being,includingphysical,socialandmentalhealth.
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WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)isaspecializedagencyoftheUNthatisconcernedwithinternationalpublichealth.
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Ifapersongetssomebadaddiction,suchassmokinganddrugabuse,heisonthewayofchronicsuicide,i.e.heiskillinghimselfslowly.◆
Thegoalofbalanceddietistotakeinnutrientsyouneedandeatmoderatefoodforhealthattherecommendedlevel.
SayingsOnHealth3TextATextB4In-classActivitiesAfter-teachingActivities5In-classActivitiesAfter-teachingActivities6
Lead-inActivitiesLanguagePointsSolvingDeeperUnderstandingMainIdeasExploring7Pre-readingDiscussionsLanguagePointsSolvingStructuralAnalysis8
TypesofPeerPressure
Anuja
Kanhere“Theuglyrealityisthatpeerpressurereachesitsgreatestintensityatjusttheagewhenkidstendtobemostinsensitiveandcruel.”—WaltMueller,President,CPYU
Peerpressureisapartofaperson’sroutinelife.Commonlyseenamongstteenagers,peerpressurecanaffectpeople’slivesirrespectiveoftheirageorsex.Theintensityofpeerpressuregenerallyvarieswithageandmaturity.Mainreasonsbehindpeerpressurearerisingcommunicationgapbetweenparentsandchildren,intensedesiretobeanacceptablememberofagroupandahighlyimpressionablemindthatfailstodistinguishbetweenwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.9Spokenpeerpressure.Hereweseepeersverballyinfluencingateenagertobehavethewaytheyarebehaving,e.g.:Apeermightbeseensayingtoateen,“WhyareyouwastingtimestudyingCalculus?Westillhavealongtimetilltheexams.Whydon’tyoucomeoutforasmokewithus?Itwillbemorefun!”
Theteenwhowouldhaveotherwisecontinuedwithhisownwayof
life,listenstothepeersandstartsbelievingthatthelifestyleledbyhispeersismoreattractive.Attimes,hemayseethedownsideofgetting
influencedbyhispeers,buthismindissetonbecominganacceptablememberinhispeergroup,someonewhowouldneverbemadefunof
orteased.
Unspokenpeerpressure.Hereweseeteenagersgettinginfluencedbytheir
peers
without
any
provoking
verbal
communication
taking
place
between
them.
If
a
teen
routinely
watches
his
peers
livinga
particularkind10oflifestyle,hismindgetsinfluencedandstartsassumingthathispeersareleadingabetterlifethanhimandthatthereisnothing
wrong
in
doing
something
if
everybody
is
doingit.
Here,one’scommonsenseandbetterjudgmentoftengoes
foratoss,e.g.:Ateenmaystartsubstanceabuseorsmokingifheseesallhisfriendsdoingitfearlessly.
Negativepeerpressure.Teenagers’mindsarelikesoftclaywhichassumestheshapeofmostimpressivepersonalityaroundthem.Theimpressionisoftenlikelytobenegativeinnature.Teenshavebeenknown
tohavechosenawrongpathoflifebytakingtosubstanceabuse,excessivedrinkingandsmoking,thievingandshoplifting,etc.Suchsituationsoften11
leadtoacriminalrecordandlossofanopportunityforabrightacademiccareer.Anegativepeerpressuresituationwherepeersareseento“dare”ateentodosomething
dangerous,oftenleadstodeath.
Positivepeerpressure.Peerpressureisnotalwaysnegative.Sometimes,itinculcatesnewhobbies,sportingspirit,healthconscienceoratirelessdeterminationtosucceedinlifeamongstteenagers.Positivepeerpressurealsocanbeseeninsituationswhereateenstartsimbibingthequalitiesofapersonhehasneverdirectlymetsuchasfromanidolworship.12Adultpeerpressure.Asubtypeofpeerpressure,ithasbeenobservedamongstworkingprofessionals.Anadultmindisnotaseasilyimpressionableasthatofateenager.However,adultsareoftenseenturningtodrinkingorsmokinghabitsaftertheirpeerssuggestthatthesearethebestremediestorelieveoneselfofpersonalandworkrelatedstress.Similarly,adultshavebeenknowntoturncorruptaftertheyhaveseentheirseniorsatworkacceptabribe.Often,youngsterswhostartanewcareermakemistakesofspendingexcessivelyoncostlyproductslikemobilephonesoravailofahugeloantobuyanewvehiclebecauseofspokenorunspokenpeer
pressuretobeliketheirprofessionalcounterparts.
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Someofbestwaystoreduceorgetridofpeerpressureistoteachyourchildrenataveryyoungage,tomakerationaldecisionsontheirown.Whenapersoncanidentifythenegativeimplicationsofgettinginfluencedbyhispeers,onlythenwillhebeabletoprotecthimself.Parentsneedtoensurethattheirchildrenaremadetofeelspecialandunique.Achildshouldbemadetounderstandthathisuniquequalitiesmakehimthe
personthatheisanditisnotrequiredtobehavelikeanyofhispeers.Parentsmaysupportnewpositivefriendshipsandshieldtheirchildrenagainstnegativeones.Lastly,bridgingthecommunicationgapbetweentheparentsandteenagersisthemosteffectivetoolagainstpeerpressure.14intensitythestateorqualityofbeingintense强度,强烈Nowyoutry:攻击是预料之中的,但攻势之猛烈令人震惊。Theattackwasanticipatedbutitsintensitycameasashock.Example:Thefast-foodbusinessisintenselycompetitive.快餐业竞争非常激烈。
LanguagePointsSolving15Example:Humansexperienceadelayedmaturity;wearriveatallstagesoflifelaterthanothermammals.人类发育较缓——在生命的各个阶段,我们都晚于其他哺乳动物。maturity
1.thequalityofthinkingandbehavinginasensible,adultmanner(人或动植物)成熟,成年
2.(ofaperson,ananimal,oraplant)thestateofbeingfullygrownordeveloped长成许多十几岁的孩子既缺乏自信又不够懂事,所以感情上十分脆弱。Nowyoutry:Lackingself-confidenceandmaturity,manyteenagersareleftfeelingveryvulnerable.16Example:Thelawisintendedtoprotectyoungandimpressionableviewers.该法律意图保护那些年轻且无判断力的电视观众。Nowyoutry:
impressionable(ofaperson,especiallyayoungone)easilyinfluencedoraffectedbysomeoneorsomething易受影响的她果然是个容易受影响的女孩。She'sreallyaveryimpressionablegirl.17Example:Thetesthasscoresforverbalskills,mathematicalskills,andabstractreasoningskills.测试包含对语言能力、数学能力和抽象推理能力的考查。verballyinspokenwordsandnotinwritingoractions口头上(而非书面或行动上)韦恩的语言表达能力很强。Nowyoutry:Waynehasgreatverbaldexterity.
18Example:Themaindownsidetostartingfulltimeisrisk.开始全职工作的主要不利因素就是风险。Nowyoutry:downsidethedisadvantagesorlesspositiveaspectsofsomething缺点,消极面这种血腥的防御还是有一种负面影响的。Thisbloodandgutsdefencehasonedownsidehowever.19Example:Researchersarejustbeginningtoteaseapartthiscomplextraitanditsrelationtohealth.研究者们正开始梳理分析这一复杂的特性及其与健康的关系。teasetomakefunofsomebodyplayfullyorunkindly取笑,逗弄傻傻的取笑练习让他们有些不自在。Nowyoutry:Thesillinessoftheteaseexercisemadethemself-conscious.20Example:Theymightseektoprovokecommunalorreligiousclashes.阿拉维派会试着挑起群体冲突或是宗派冲突。Nowyoutry:
provoke
1.tomakeangryorannoyed激怒,招惹
2.tocauseaparticularreactionorhaveaparticulareffect致使,引起一个有着谦逊方式的宗教导演使用网络方式直接激怒敌人。Asectarianauteurwithmodestmeansusedthewebtoprovoke
enemiesdirectly.21MainIdeasExploringPartI(Para1):whatpeerpressureisPartII(Paras.2--7):typesofpeerpressurePartIII(Para.8):waystoreducepeerpressure22
Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.1.Howcanpeerpressureaffectpeople’slives?Peerpressureisapartofaperson’sroutinelife.Commonly
seenamongstteenagers,peerpressurecanaffectpeople’slivesirrespectiveoftheirageorsex.The
intensityofpeerpressuregenerallyvarieswithageandmaturity.23
Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.2.Whatarethereasonsbehindpeerpressure?
Mainreasonsbehindpeerpressurearerisingcommunicationgapbetweenparentsandchildren,intensedesiretobeanacceptablememberofagroupandahighlyimpressionablemindthatfailstodistinguishbetweenwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.24
Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.3.WhatarethetypesofpeerpressurementionedintextA?
Spokenpeerpressure,unspokenpeerpressure,negativepeerpressure,positivepeerpressure,and
adultpeerpressure.
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Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.4.What’sspokenpeerpressure?Howdoesspokenpeerpressureinfluenceateenagers’mind?
Itisreferstothesituationwherepeersverballyinfluence
ateenagertobehavethewaytheyarebehaving.
Theteenstartsbelievingthatthelifestyleledbyhispeersismoreattractiveandhismindissetonbecominganacceptablememberinhispeergroup.26VocabularyBuildingI.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary1.Atwhatagearechildrenabletodistinguishbetweenrightandwrong?2.Theseplantsimbibemoisturethroughtheirroots.3.Inacourt,wemustassumehisinnocencebeforehearingtheevidenceagainsthim.4.Sunscreenlotionisusedtoshieldourskinfromthesun’sultravioletrays.5.Yoursonsuffersfromyourexcessiveshielding.27II.Chooseasuitablewordfromthegivenwordgroupstocompletethesentencesandtrytofigureoutthedifferenceinmeaning.
1.Theycorruptedtheofficialwhowouldn’tissuepermitsbyofferinghimabigamountofmoney.2.Oneofthewitnesseswasbribedtogivefalseevidence.
3.Hewascorruptedbypowerandambition4.Inordertogetpromotion,hegreasedhisleader’spalm.28Ⅲ.Thesuffix–itycanbeaddedtoadjectivestoformnouns,indicating“thestateorqualityof”1.Shepresumedonherfather’sgenerositybyborrowingmoneyfromhimandnotrepayingit.2.Outofnecessityoroutofinterest,peoplegobacktoschoolforthecommongoaltoimprovethemselves.3.Ifyourcareerisatthetopofyourprioritylistthenyoumightdecideagainsthavingkids.29TranslationTrainingI.TranslatethefollowingsentenceschosenfromthetextintoChineseaccordingtothetranslationstrategiesgiveninthebox.1.Apeermightbeseensayingtoateen,“WhyareyouwastingtimestudyingCalculus?”(para.3)
一个同辈也许会对一个青年说:“为什么要浪费时间学算术呢?2.Teenshavebeenknowntohavechosenawrongpathoflifebytakingtosubstanceabuse,excessivedrinkingandsmoking,thievingandshoplifting,etc.(para.6)
很多青年据知由于染上毒瘾、酗酒、抽烟、盗窃、顺手牵羊等坏毛病而走上错误的人生
道路。30
Exercise,balanceddietandquittingsmoke.Thesearesomeofthemostcommonadvicetopeoplewhowishtostayhealthy.Butagrowingamountofscientificresearchshowsthatthereisanotherequallyimportantaspecttostayingwell,peaceofmind.Whenyouexperiencejoy,fear,orrelaxation,theimmunesystemmayincreaseordecreaseproductionofdisease-fightingcells,thushelpingorhinderingyouinfightingdiseases.
Researchhasfoundthatifthesamecoldviruswasputundertwodifferentnoses,thepersonwhoisdepressedoranxiousorpessimisticwouldbemorelikelytodevelopthecold.Ifnegativefeelingscanmakeyoumorelikelytogetsick,canthereversebetrue?Willyouhaveastrongerimmuneresponseandgreaterhealthifyouare
happierandmoreoptimistic?Expertsbelievethattheanswerisyes.II.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.31CriticalWritingI.WriteasummaryofTextA.II.Doyouagreethatone’sphysicalhealthcanbegreatlyinfluencedbyhismentalstate?Writeanessayofnolessthan200words.
Youressayshouldstartwithabriefdescriptionofthefollowing
picture.321.Doyouknowanypeoplewhoareaddictedtosmokingaroundyou?Howdoestheirsmokingaffectthemselvesandpeoplearoundthem?2.Youmusthaveheardof“second-handsmoke”,butwhatdoyouknowabouttheterm“third-handsmoke”?Doyoubelievethatthosewhosmokeoutdoorsstilldoharmtoyourhealth?Pre-readingDiscussions:33ANewCigaretteHazard:“Third-HandSmoke”Parentswhosmokeoftenopenawindoworturnonafantocleartheairfortheirchildren,butexpertsnowhaveidentifiedarelatedthreattochildren’shealththatisn’taseasytogetridof:third-handsmoke.
That’sthetermbeingusedtodescribetheinvisibleyettoxicbrewofgasesandparticlesclingingtosmokers’hairandclothing,nottomentioncushionsandcarpeting,thatlingerslongaftersecond-handsmokehasclearedfromaroom.Theresidue
includesheavymetals,carcinogensandevenradioactivematerialsthatyoungchildrencangetontheirhandsandingest,especiallyifthey’recrawlingorplayingonthefloor.34DoctorsfromMassGeneralHospitalforChildreninBostoncoinedtheterm“third-handsmoke”todescribethesechemicalsinanewstudythatfocusedontheriskstheyposetoinfantsandchildren.Thestudywaspublishedinthismonth’sissueofthejournalPediatrics.“Everyoneknowsthatsecond-handsmokeisbad,buttheydon’tknowaboutthis,”saidDr.JonathanP.Winickoff,theleadauthorofthestudyandanassistantprofessorofpediatricsatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Whentheirkidsareoutofthehouse,theymightsmoke.Ortheysmokeinthecar.Ortheystrapthekidinthecarseatinthebackandcrackthewindowandsmoke,andtheythinkit’sokaybecausethesecond-handsmokeisn’tgettingtotheirkids,”Dr.Winickoffcontinued.“Weneededatermtodescribethesetobaccotoxinsthataren’tvisible.”35“Third-handsmokeiswhatonesmellswhenasmokergetsinanelevatoraftergoingoutsideforacigarette,”hesaid,“orinahotelroomwherepeopleweresmoking.”“Yournoseisn’tlying,”hesaid.“Thestuffissotoxicthatyourbrainistellingyou:‘Getaway.’”
Thestudyreportedonattitudestowardsmokingin1,500householdsacrosstheUnitedStates.Itfoundthatthevastmajorityofbothsmokersandnonsmokerswereawarethatsecond-handsmokeisharmfultochildren.Some95percentofnonsmokersand84percentofsmokersagreedwiththestatementthat“inhalingsmokefromaparent’scigarettecanharmthehealthofinfantsandchildren.”
Butfarfewerofthosesurveyedwereawareoftherisksofthird-handsmoke.Sincethetermissonew,theresearchersaskedpeopleiftheyagreedwiththestatementthat“breathingairinaroomtodaywherepeoplesmokedyesterdaycanharmthehealth36ofinfantsandchildren.”Only65percentofnonsmokersand43percentofsmokersagreedwiththatstatement,whichresearchersinterpretedasacknowledgementoftherisksofthird-handsmoke.Thebeliefthatsecond-handsmokeharmschildren’shealthwasnotindependentlyassociatedwithstrictsmokingbansinhomesandcars,theresearchersfound.“Ontheotherhand,thebeliefthatthird-handsmokewasharmfulgreatlyincreasedthelikelihoodtherespondentalsowouldenforceastrictsmokingbanathome,”Dr.Winickoffsaid.
“Thattellsuswe’reontoanimportantnewhealthmessagehere,”hesaid.“Whatweheardinfocusgroupafterfocusgroupwas,‘Iturnonthefanandthesmokedisappears.’Itmadeusrealizehowmanypeoplethinkaboutsecond-handsmoke—they’retellingustheyknowit’sbadbutthey’vefiguredoutawaytodoit.”37
Thedatawascollectedinanationalrandom-digit-dial
telephonesurveydonebetweenSeptemberandNovember2005.Thesamplewasweightedbyraceandgender,basedoncensusinformation.Dr.PhilipLandrigan,apediatricianwhoheadstheChildren’sEnvironmentalHealthCenteratMountSinaiSchoolofMedicineinNewYork,saidthephrasethird-handsmokeisabrand-newtermthathasimplicationsforbehavior.“Thecentralmessagehereisthatsimplyclosingthekitchendoortotakeasmokeisnotprotectingthekidsfromtheeffects38ofthatsmoke,”hesaid.“Therearecarcinogensinthisthird-handsmoke,andtheyareacancerriskforanybodyofanyagewhocomesintocontactwiththem.”Amongthesubstancesinthird-handsmokearehydrogen
cyanide,usedinchemicalweapons;butane,whichisusedinlighterfluid;toluene,foundinpaintthinners;arsenic;lead;carbonmonoxide;andevenpolonium-210,thehighlyradioactivecarcinogenthatwasusedtomurderformerRussianspyAlexanderV.Litvinenkoin20
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