Unit 7
Happiness & Success
Avant-garde Lifestyles
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Various modern lifestyles
 L: An interview with a DINK couple
 L: Two backpackers
 S: Freelance—to be or not to be
 R: LOHAS
 W: Writing a poster for the LOHAS Club
An interview with a DINK couple
1) Because we want to spend our leisure time
together…
leisure n. 空闲
eg: He has a lot of leisure time since retirement.
I seldom have leisure to consider the question.
leisure常用结构：
gain/obtain leisure 得到一点空闲；
occupy one’s leisure time/hours 利用/占用某人的空
闲时间；
have much leisure有很多空闲；
at one’s leisure 有空时，方便时。
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2) But have you ever thought of yourselves as
being selfish?
think of…as… 把……看作……
eg: I think of him as my best friend.
He doesn’t think of himself as a politician.
selfish a. 自私的
eg: I didn’t realize you are so selfish.
It seems to me an awfully selfish way of looking at
things.
selfish常用结构是 it is selfish of sb. to do sth.。
eg: It was selfish of them to do that.
他们那样做太自私了。
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3) We never want to come across as being
selfish or anything like that.
come across as给人……印象，使人产生……印象
eg: He came across as being rather mean.
He comes across as someone who means what he
says.
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Two backpackers
1) We went on our trip and arrived at Istanbul
Airport, dead tired. 我们出发去旅行，疲惫不堪地
到达了伊斯坦布尔机场。
此句中的dead作副词用，表示“非常，极度”，常
置于所修饰词之前。
eg: You were dead lucky to get the job.
I was dead scared.
 2) We both decided to do the right thing and stay
up all day.
stay up不睡，熬夜
eg: Nobody stayed up to give us our supper.
I stayed up until 2:00 in the morning.
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3) We were feeling quite proud of ourselves by
the time we checked in at our hotel in the
afternoon.
be/feel proud of sb./sth. 为某人/事感到骄傲
eg: She’s proud of her daughter.
He felt very proud of having a friend with such
noble ideas.
 4) We ended up falling asleep at about 4:00 in the
afternoon…
end up (with) 以……结束，以……告终
eg: We don’t know where Nancy will end up.
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R: LOHAS
1) Do you care about your health and exercise
frequently to keep fit?
keep fit 保持健康
eg: In order to keep fit, she exercises every day.
Practicing yoga regularly is a good way to keep fit.
 2) …do you feel responsible for the environment
and say no to non-reusable chopsticks and
plastic bags?
feel/be responsible for 感到有/有责任的，应负责任
的
eg: The bus driver feels responsible for the
passengers’ safety.
The police are responsible for the preservation of
public order and security.
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say no表示拒绝。
eg: Of course you’ll end up doing most of the work if
you don’t learn to say no.
You know me — when people ask me to go round
to their homes I just can’t say no.
 plastic a. 塑料的，塑胶的
eg: He wrapped his sandwiches in a plastic bag.
The cups and the plates were plastic.
 plastic也可当名词用，表示“塑料”。
eg: These spoons are made of plastic.
The toy motorcycle is made of plastic and is easily
broken by children.
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3) Do you consider the effect of the hamburger on
your health, or even on the whole environment? 你
会考虑汉堡包对身体甚至对整个环境的影响吗？
effect n. 影响
eg: She thought about the effect of such news upon
her husband.
It had an almost immediate effect on his thinking.
 effect还可表示“结果，效果”。
eg: Irony was the effect he worked for in conversation.
The advertising campaign didn’t have much effect on
sales.
 effect还可当动词用表示“使发生，完成”。
eg: I shall effect my purpose; no one shall stop me!
He effected his escape by killing a guard.
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4) I realized that I was not living a really healthy
life, and started thinking about ways to change
my life for the better.
think about 考虑
eg: The boss is thinking about raising the sales
manager’s pay.
Have you thought about what job you are going to
do?
 5) I set a goal to stop smoking within a certain
period of time.
set a goal (to do sth.) 设定目标，确立目标（做……）
eg: At the beginning of this year he set a goal to
save enough money for a piano for his daughter.
Set a goal and work on it till you achieve it.
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6) LOHAS stands for Lifestyles of Health and
Sustainability. 乐活族代表一种健康及可持续发
展的生活。
stand for 代表；支持；容忍
eg: What does “WTO” stand for?
I am not going to stand for that kind of behavior.
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7) LOHAS markets are growing too, such as
healthy buildings, recycled energy, healthy
furniture, organic food, health food, and selfimprovement programs. 乐活族的市场也在扩大，
如环保建筑、再生能源、环保家具、有机食品、健
康食品和自我完善计划。
recycled a. 回收的，循环的
eg: The company tries its best to produce highquality recycled paper.
recycled energy 再生能源
organic food表示“有机食品”，又称“绿色食品”，
在原料生产和产品加工过程中不使用农药、化肥、
生长激素、化学添加剂、化学色素和防腐剂等化学
物质，也不使用基因工程技术。
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L: Success at the Supermodel Contest
1) Did you hear that Marilyn just won first prize in
the Supermodel Contest?
prize n. 奖，奖赏，奖金
eg: At school, I received several prizes for chemistry
and physics.
The prize money for singing contests can be as
high as $10,000.
prize一般用来表示在大赛或竞赛中获奖。prize当动词用
时表示“珍视，重视”。
eg: I prize my independence too much to go and work
for them.
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contest n. 竞赛，竞争，比赛
eg: Last week she took part in and won a beauty
contest.
contest可以作动词，当动词用时表示“争取赢得…”，
eg: The championship is being keenly contested by
eight athletes.
 2) Being a good model calls for a lot of qualities.
call for 需要，要求
eg: This problem calls for quick action by the
government.
Congratulations! This news calls for a celebration!
 3) And Marilyn has been practicing her modeling
skills a lot.
此处model作动词，意思是“做模特”。
eg: She modeled for a few years when she was in
her twenties.
L: An interview on success
1) Jane, what do you think makes people succeed?
succeed vi. 成功
eg: If you try hard enough, you’ll succeed in the
contest.
succeed表示成功的常用结构为：succeed in sth. /
doing sth.。
eg: She’s absolutely determined to succeed in life.
I tried to clean the watch, but only succeeded in
breaking it.
succeed还可表示“继承”。
eg: When the queen dies, her eldest son will
succeed her.
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2) So ability is of great importance. 因此能力很
重要。
ability n. 能力
eg: I did the work to the best of my ability.
Thanks to his ability, he was appointed to the
chairmanship of the Committee.
ability常用来表示做某事或从事某事的能力，常用结
构：display/exhibit/show ability显露才能；
develop/foster/cultivate one’s ability 培养……的才
能；have ability in 具有……才能。
“be + of + 抽象名词”为英语中常见结构，相当于形
容词形式，如be of importance = be important。名
词前还可插入形容词，起修饰作用。
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3) But I think what leads to eventual success is
persistence.
persistence n. 坚持不懈
eg: By persistence we succeeded in winning him
over at last.
This is not easy. It requires hard work and
persistence.
persistence的形容词形式为persistent。
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eg:
He is always persistent in his questions.
Ways to success
 S:
What can lead to success
 L: Success at the Supermodel Contest
 L: An interview on success
 S: Factors of success
 R: Chance or choice
 W: Writing an ad for the barber
 R: Complain or change