unit-6-the-Pace-of-Life全新版大学英语第四册第六单元

Unit6ThePaceofLifeProcedureCulturalNotesQuestionsTrueorFalseScanningLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsHomeworkCulturalNotesRichardTomkins:

ConsumerindustrieseditoroftheFinancialTimes,wherehehasbeenamemberoftheeditorialstaffsince1983.Heiscurrentlybasedatthecompany’sLondonhead-quarters,whereheleadsateamofjournalistscoveringtheconsumergoodssectorandwritesaboutconsumertrends.TomkinswasborninWalsall,England,in1952.Hisformaleducationendedattheagedofseventeen.Beforebecomingajournalist,hewasacasuallaborer,afactoryworker,atruckdriver,arestaurantcashier,acivilservant,andanassistantprivatesecretarytoagovernmentminister.Heleftgovernmentservicein1978tohitchhikearoundtheworld,andonreturningtotheU.K.in1979,joinedalocalnewspaperasatraineereporter.HejoinedtheFinancialTimesasasub-editorfouryearslater.Inthissection,hediscussesthetimesqueezethatmanypeopleareexperiencingandoffersawayofcombatingtheproblem.QuestionsWhatisthecruxoftheproblemtheauthorpointsout?Whatisremedyforthestressaccordingtotheauthor’sopinion?TrueorFalseItisconvenienttosaywearealllackoftime.About50%ofpeoplewilltellyoutheyneverhaveenoughtimetogetthingsdone.IntheU.K.,workinghourshaverisenonlyslightlyinthelast10years.Thegainsoffreetimewereunevenlydistributedonlybecausedifferentgroupsofpeoplegaineddifferentamountoffreetime.Scanning

ScanPartIandfindout3reasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.Andmakeanoteofthetransitionaldevicesusedthere.TechnologyInformationexplosionRisingprosperityTransitionaldevices:...apart,…asecondreason…(Para.7)Thereisanotherreason…(Para.11)LanguagePoints1.onthego:(infml)veryactiveorbusye.g.I’vebeenonthegoallweek,preparingmythesis.

我母亲终日忙碌。

Mymotherisonthegoallday.短语：allthego

时髦的，流行的

atonego

一举，一气，一次

befullofgo/haveplentyofgo

精力充沛2.copewithsb./sth.:dealsuccessfully

e.g.Healthpsychologistsstudyhowpeoplecopewithstress.

孩子们自己不能应付这些问题。

Childrenthemselvescannotcopewiththeseproblems.3.setaboutsth./doingsth:begin;startdoingsth.e.g.Imustsetaboutworking,otherwiseIwon’tfinishthetaskontime.

妈妈和我在客人走后开始打扫客厅。

MymumandIsetaboutcleaningthelivingroomaftertheguestsleft.短语：setaside

留出，拨出（时间，金钱）；把…置于一旁

setback

推迟，阻碍；使花费setforth

阐明，陈述4.quantities/alargequantityof+不可数名词：largeamounts/alargeofamountofe.g.Thekeytostayinghealthandstrongwhenbackpackingistoeatlargequantitiesofenergy-richfoods.

今年夏天雨水很多。

We’vehadquantitiesofrainthissummer.5.eatinto:graduallyreducetheamountof;damageordestroye.g.Responsibilitiesathomeandworkeatintohistime.

Acideatsintothemetal,damagingitssurface.

我们的假日旅游耗费了我们的积蓄。

Ourholidaytravelhaseatenintothemoneywesaved.6.inreality:infact;reallye.g.Somefamousprivateschoolsaretheoreticallyopentothepublic,butinrealityareattendedbythosewhocanaffordthefees.

Heismuchsmallerinrealitythanhelooksonthetelevision.7.multiply:increaseinnumberorquantity;addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimese.g.Theweedsjustmultiplied,andbeforelongthegardenwasajungle.

Multiplyinglargequantitiesinone’sheadhasbecomealostartsincetheinventionofthecalculator.扩展：multiplicity：n.大数目，多种多样，繁多

multiple:adj.复合的，多样的

multitude:n.大量，众多8.burden:heavyloade.g.Manypupilsfindhomeworkaburden.Somefarmersarecomplainingabouttheheavyburdenoftaxation.9.fraction:smallpart,bit,amountorproportione.g.Onlyasmallfractionofthepopulationlivedinthatremotearea.

他只花了所赚的钱的一小部分。

Hespendsonlyafractionofherearning.搭配：afractionof：一小部分…inafractionofasecond:眨眼间10.pourin:gointoaplacequicklyandinlargenumberse.g.TouristspouredintoBeijingonNationalDay.

铃一响，学生们就蜂拥进入食堂。

Assoonasthebellrang,thestudentspouredintheschoolcanteen.11.ahandfulof:asmallnumberof;theamountofsth.thatyoucanholdinyourhande.g.Ahandfulofgraduateshavenotfoundjobssofar.

我们邀请了十几家公司，但只来了少数几个。

Weinvitedadozencompanies,butonlyahandfulofthemarrives.12.amountto:beequalto;adduptoe.g.Theirtravelingexpensesamounttosevenhundredpounds.

学费总计一万元。

Thetuitionfeeamountstotenthousandyuan.13.minute:verysmallinsizeoramounte.g.Onlyaminuteamountofmoneyisneeded.Studiesshowthatwatercontainsminutequantitiesoflead.

搭配：minutedifference

极小的差别

inminutedetail

极其详尽的14.frontier:(usu.pl)theextremelimitofanareaofknowledgeoraparticularactivity;theborderbetweentwocountriese.g.OurpassportswereinspectedattheCzechfrontier.Thefrontierofmedicalknowledgearebeingpushedfartheroutwardsastimegoeson.

frontierdisputes

边疆争端

frontierincidents

边疆事件

15.stress(on)n.e.g.Thedirectorstressedthatpointinparticular.

他强调了苦干的必要。

Helaidstressontheneedforhardwork.

搭配：危难之时timesofstress

强调某事laystressonsth.v.ImuststressthatwhatIsayisconfidential.16.prosperity:stateofeconomicallysuccessfulofriche.g.Warbringsnoprosperitytothegreatmassofordinarycitizens.

每个人都渴望幸福而富足的一生。17.obligesb.(withsth./bydoingsth.)e.g.pleaseobligemebyleavingmealone.

请帮忙把门关上。

Pleaseobligemebyclosingthedoor.18.abundanceof:quantitythatismorethanenough;plentye.g.ThevisitortoOxfordhasanabundanceofsightstosee.Mostmilkconsistsofanabundanceofthemajornutrientsneededbythebodyforgoodhealth.inabundancee.g.Bythemid-15thcenturypaperwasavailableinabundance.watermelonsareavailableinabundanceinsummer.

夏天西瓜货源充足。19.forecast:tellinadvance;predicte.g.预测自然灾害的方式themeansofforecastingnaturaldisasters

预示着形势的变化forecastthechangeofthesituation20.perception:wayofseeingorunderstandingsth.;abilitytonoticeandunderstandthingse.g.Ourteachersalsotaughtushowtoincreasethepowersofperception

我对艺术的感知力不是很强。

Myperceptionofartisn’tverystrong.21.nurture:careforandeducate(achild);encouragethegrowthof;nourishe.g.Parentswanttoknowthebestwaytonurtureandraisetheirchildtoadulthood.

发展心智nurtureone’smind22.appliance:instrumentordeviceforaspecificpurposee.g.TheEnergyDepartmenthassetefficiencystandardsfornewhomeappliances.

家用器具能为人们提供方便。

Householdappliancescanbringconveniencetopeople.23.famine:extremescarcityoffoodinaregione.g.去年非洲有很多人死于饥荒。

Lastyear,manyAfricansdiedoffamine.

易混：feminine:adj.女性的

familiar:adj.熟悉的，常见的24.provoke:causesth.tooccurorarousee.g.TheyarguedthatNATOenlargementcouldprovokeRussianhostility.

国王的残暴引起了人民的反抗。

Theking’scrueltyprovokedtherebellionofthepeople.25.avarietyof:alotofaparticulartypeofthingsthataredifferentfromeachothere.g.Manystudentscomefromavarietyofdifferentbackgrounds.Chinahasavarietyofmineralresources.

这个购物中心出售多种商品。

Thisshoppingmallsellsavarietyofgoods.26.streamline:makemoreefficientandeffective;giveastreamlinedformtoe.g.Someracingcarsarestreamlinedforspeedandaresingle-seated.Corporationmergerscanresultinjoblossesbecausemanagementcombinesandstreamlinesdepartmentswithinthenewlymergedcompanies.27.domestic:ofthehome,householdorfamily;oforinsideaparticularcountrye.g.GDPGrossDomesticProduct

国内市场

domesticmarket

家畜

domesticanimal

家庭纠纷

domestictrouble28.forum:anassembly,place,radioprogrametc.forthediscussionofpublicmattersorcurrentquestionse.g.Theschoolauthoritieswillprovideaforumwhereproblemscanbediscussed.Theletterspageofthisnewspaperisaforumforpublicargument.这份报纸的读者来信栏是公众意见的论坛。29.springup:appear,develop,growth,etc.quicklyorsuddenlye.g.Fastfoodrestaurantsarespringingupalloverthecity.Astrongwindseemedtohavesprungupfromnowhere.

杂草到处从生。

Weedsarespringingupeverywhere.30.futile:producingnoresult;useless;pointlesse.g.Itwasfutiletocontinuethenegotiations.Iknewthatitwasfutiletotryandpersuadeheronceshehadmadethedecision.

易混：fertileadj.多产的；肥沃的31.divert:turn(sb./sth.)asidefromacourse,direction,etc.intoanothere.g.Somedamsdiverttheflowofriverwaterintoapipeline,canal,orchannel.

街上一阵喧闹声转移了我的注意力。

Aloudnoisefromthestreetdivertedmyattention.

搭配：divert…(from…)to…

使…(从…)转向…;使…改道

divertariverformitscourse使河改道32.arise:appear;becomeevidente.g.Somebirdsattackcropswhentheopportunityarises.Afinancialcrisishasariseninthemultinationalcorporation.33.switchoff:disconnect(electricity,etc.)e.g.Besuretoswitchoffthelightswhenyouleavehome.

他把车停好，关掉引擎。

Heparkedthecarandswitchedtheengineoff.34.bedoomedto:becertaintohappen,andyoucandonothingtopreventit

bedoomedtosth.

bedoomedtodosth.

e.g.Theirplanseemedtobedoomedtofailure.Hethoughtthathewasdoomedtospendtherestofhislif