OBJECTIVES
Unit 5
The Company
Man
制作人：张少林
Procedures
Warming up
Memorable quotes
Pre-reading questions
Background information
Watch & Discuss
Rhetorical features
Use of illustrative details
Speaking & Listening
Oral activities;
Phonetic training;
Listening
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1. Learn 144 new words and expressions and some
special language points
2. Grasp the main idea and structure of the texts
3. Practice critical thinking ability through further
discussions on the role of work in life
4. Analyze the rhetorical feature: Use of illustrative
details
5. Write: The role of work in life
6. Speak and listen
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I. Warming up
Text Analysis
Text comprehension
Structure and ideas
Sentence explanation
New words and
expressions
Writing
The role of work in life
Memorable quotes
Pre-reading questions
Background information
Watch & Discuss
After-class tasks
Read Text II and write a
summary; Dictation; …
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Memorable quotes
• The wisdom of a learned man cometh
by opportunity of leisure; and he that
hath little business shall become wise.
― Bible
• What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
― W. H. Davies
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• How important do you think
work is to a person?
• Words and phrases suggested
• provides ... for... — apart from — It
is ... that... — keep in touch with —
do one's bit for — futile —
tedious — besides — guard
against — tendency of —
workaholic — be obsessed with — be
ignorant of
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I. Warming up _ Background Information - author
• For your reference
• Work provides daily subsistence for life, and
it also provides wealth and fame for a
successful person. Apart from that, work
makes life meaningful because it is through
work that a person can keep in touch with
society and do his or her bit for other people.
However, work is not everything for a person.
Life without work is futile but work without
life is tedious. Besides, one has to guard
against the tendency of becoming a
workaholic, one who is obsessed with
nothing but work and one who is totally
ignorant of the beauty of life.
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Ellen Goodman (1941 ― )
An American
journalist and
Pulitzer Prizewinning syndicated
columnist.
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II. Text
Watch and Discuss
Let’s watch an episode of film and discuss
what people should do under great
pressure.
II. Text learning _ Introduction to the Text
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II. Text
Learning
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Introduction to the Text
The article, in a colloquial style, paints an
ironic picture of the cutthroat life of a
company man and his family.
He was a classic, because he worked
himself to death. He was the very person
who would have been naturally moved to
the top spot if he could have lived for
another five years. He had been
consistently praised as a model for his
colleagues. He worked six days a week,
over ten hours a day.
He confined his interests to his work only.
Of course, he occasionally did some
physical exercises to keep fit. He
considered pastimes of any form a waste
of time. He was just too busy to share
any time with his children. As a result, he
was somewhat distant from his children;
at least, his children thought so.
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However, he meant so much to the
company and everyone in the company
loved him and even admired him, for he
was almost perfect in their eyes.
After reading the article, we cannot help
asking, “but who would help the widowed
wife and orphaned children clear up the
mess he left in the family behind him?”
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2. Why is the phrase "dearly beloved"
repeated when referring to his children in
Para. 9?
• The phrase "dearly beloved" is repeated to
create a sarcastic effect for his relationship
with his children which was far from being
close and intimate.
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1. What is meant by the sentence "she
would be “well taken care of'" in Para. 8?
• It means that the company Phil worked
for would provide some financial help
for his wife so as to relieve her of any
possible worries about finance.
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3. What do you think is the relationship like
between Phil and the three children? (Paras.9-12)
• Successful as he was as a corporate man,
Phil was a failing father. His eldest son knew
so little about him that he had to research
his father by asking the neighbors what he
was like. His daughter had nothing to say
when staying along with him. And his
younger son, also his favorite, remarked
bitterly that his father and he only boarded
at the home. The relationship between Phil
and his children was distant and estranged.
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4. What is the implication of the ending?
• It implies the story of Phil sees no end: He
will soon be replaced by an equally hardworking guy who may follow in his steps
and repeat the same tragedy. Bosses are
always on the lookout for workaholics and
they are never in short supply. The ending
is full of sarcasm and bitterness.
5. Do you think it is a sheer waste of life
to die so young for working so hard?
What can you learn from the story of Phil?
• Open for discussion.
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Part 1
Structure of the Text
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Part 1: Paragraph 1
Part 2: Paragraphs 2- 6
Part 3: Paragraphs 7-13
Part 4: Paragraphs 14-16
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Main Idea of Part 1
This is the introductory part, telling
us the time, character and the
setting.
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precisely: exactly
e.g. They arrived at five o'clock precisely.
she always expressed herself precisely.
I can't give you a precise date.
Some of its synonyms are:
exactly, accurately, definitely
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Let’s listen to and read
Part 1 of the text
(Paras.1-2)
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He worked himself to death, finally
and precisely, at 3:00 a.m. Sunday
morning. (Para.1)
• Can you summarize how the author
follows the rule of narrative writing
in the first sentence of the story?
Concise as it is, the first sentence
provides the information of "who,"
"what," "how" and "when. "
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He worked himself to death, finally
and precisely, at 3:00 a.m. Sunday
morning. (Para.1)
• Why are these adverbs "finally and
precisely" used?
•"Finally" suggests the doomed ending of
the workaholic.
•"Precisely" emphasizes his devotion to
work, as he died on a Sunday, a day when
people are supposed to take a rest and 3:00
a. m. when people are supposed to sleep.
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He died from self-motivated
overwork.
Let’s listen to and read
Part 2 of the text
(Paras.2-6)
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This part reports how
devoted the man was to his
work.
This, on the one hand, is meant to
get the readers involved in finding
out who is being discussed, and on
the other, suggests the fact that
workaholicism has become a
common phenomenon. The deceased
was only one of the many
workaholics who bury themselves in
their work and forget all about their
individuality.
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It (obituary) said that he died of a
coronary thrombosis. … (L1, Para.2)
• Why is the name of the deceased
still not mentioned in the second
paragraph?
Main Idea of Part 2
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Part 2
• He worked himself to death (Para.1).
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Unlike most essays which usually make it
clear who the character is at the very
beginning, this essay begins with the
pronoun "He." At the end of the third
paragraph where the name was finally
mentioned, readers only get to know the
first name of the deceased, not his full name.
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• It said that he died of a coronary
thrombosis ― I think that was it ― but
everyone among his friends and
acquaintances knew it instantly. (L1,
Para.2)
• Dashes here are used to introduce the
idea the speakers wants to add to the
sentence.
• e.g. (Para. 3)
• This man … Sunday morning ― on his
day off ― was fifty-one years old and a
vice-president.
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Dash and Hyphen
acquaintance: a person whom one
knows
e.g.
• He has a large circle of acquaintances.
• I have no acquaintance (?) with this book.
• Let me acquaint you with my family.
• Please acquaint us with your plans.
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•The em dash (—) indicates a sudden
break in thought; a parenthetical (插句的)
statement; or an open range.
•The em dash is used in much the way
a colon or set of parentheses (圆括号) is
used: it can show an abrupt change in
thought or be used where a period is
too strong and a comma too weak.
•It can be used instead of the quotation
dash when the latter is unavailable
•Some examples of en dash:
•June–July 1967
•1:00–2:00 p.m.
•For ages 3–5
•pp. 38–55
•President Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
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•A dash is a punctuation mark. It is
similar in appearance to a hyphen, but
longer and used differently. The most
common versions of the dash are the en
dash (–) and the em dash (—).
•The en dash (–) is roughly the width of
the letter n. It is longer than a hyphen
but shorter than an em dash.
•The en dash is often used in ranges,
such as 6–10 years, read as "six to ten
years".
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•Examples of em dash
•He was one of the three who might
conceivable — if the president died or
retired soon enough — have moved to the
top spot.
•Ellen Goodman (1941 — )
•She would need him to straighten out the
finances — the stock options and all that
•Keep your eyes wide open before marriage,
half shut afterwards.
— Benjamin Franklin
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•The hyphen ( - ) is a punctuation mark
used both to join words and to separate
syllables of a single word.
• It is often confused with dashes ( –, —,
― ), which are longer and have
different uses, and with the minus sign
( − ) which is also longer. The use of
hyphens is called hyphenation.
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•Examples of hyphen
•The sixty-year-old company president
told the forty-eight-year old widow that
the fifty-one-year-old deceased had …
•syllabification as in syl-lab-i-fi-ca-tion
•disease-causing poor nutrition
•the anti-Japanese war
•an Italian-American
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•In TeX, a typesetting system written by
Donald Knuth, which is popular in
academia, an em dash is typed as three
hyphens ("---"), an en dash as two
hyphens ("--"), and a hyphen as one
hyphen ("-").
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• He was a perfect Type A, … (L3, Para.2)
Type A is the blood group whose red
cells carry the A antigen (抗原). It is a
type of person who is anxious and hardworking, who has a strong drive to
succeed, who overworks, and finds it
hard to delegate (委托他人) or share tasks
with colleagues. Type A is held to be
associated with increased risk of
cardiovascular(心脏血管的) disease.
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He was, however, one of six vicepresidents, and one of three who
might conceivably … have moved to the
top spot. (L2, Para.3)
• Why does the author report the man's
position in the company in detail?
The author reports it in detail to show
how successful he had been and
importantly, to reveal how fierce the
competition was in the company.
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• He was … a workaholic. (L3, Para.2)
A workaholic is a person who is addicted
to work. The word does not always
imply that the person actually enjoys his
work, but rather simply feels compelled
to do it. There is no generally accepted
medical definition of such a condition,
although some forms of stress,
obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder can be work-related.
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conceivably: believably, imaginably,
possibly, plausibly
e.g.
We wonder whether his fee might conceivably
cloud his professional judgment.
It is conceivable that knowledge plays an
important role in our life.
It's difficult to conceive of travelling to the
moon.
The plot of the film is ingeniously conceived.
The boy had been conceived on their
honeymoon in Spain.
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He worked six days a week, five of
them until eight or nine at night, …
(L2, Para.4)
He was a workaholic who cared about
nothing but work. While many others in
his company worked four days a week,
he worked long hours for six days every
week.
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• He had no outside “extracurricular
interests,” … (L3, Para.4)
He had no interests outside his work.
Here “extracurricular interests” is a
metaphor denoting personal interests or
hobbies. Phil was so much devoted to
his work that he had no interests
whatsoever.
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On Saturdays, Phil wore a sports
jacket to the office instead of a suit,
because it was the weekend. (Para.5)
• What type of man was the deceased
according to the description of him?
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• (Three of them will be seriously
considered for his job.) The obituary
didn’t mention that. (L2, Para.6)
• Why does the author mention such
an obvious thing?
• What do you learn from this
Paragraph?
To Phil, Saturday is not a day to relax,
but only a time to change to a casual
wear.
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curricular: of all the courses of study
offered by an educational institution
e.g.
Employers are looking more carefully at
"the journey" towards the final degree, such
as extra curricular activities and how
motivated a student was at university.
I have not time for extra-curricular
activities.
Cheryl Burrell is curriculum director for
the public schools.
Every law school supplements this basic
curriculum with additional courses
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Part 3
Let’s listen to and read
Part 2 of the text
(Paras. 7-13)
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He is survived by his wife. (Para.5)
Main Idea of Part 3
•His wife lives longer than him.
survive: to live longer than, outlive; to
live or persist through
e.g.
She survived her husband by five years.
Safina survives big scare at U.S. Open.(a
title of news)
This part describes Phil's
role in his family.
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• … a good woman of no particular
marketable skills. (L2, Para.7).
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A company friend said, “ I know how
much you will miss him.” and she
answered, “I already have.” (L5,
Para.7)
•A good woman with no specific
skills wanted by employers
• What did Phil's wife mean when she
answered "I already have"?
marketable: wanted by purchasers or
employers
e.g.
It is a good idea to list your marketable
skills before heading for the job fair.
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She meant to say that Phil was so
engrossed in work that he neglected his
family. She had already lost him to his
work for many years.
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• His “dearly beloved” eldest … (L1, Para.9)
• His second child is a girl, …(L1, Para.10)
• The youngest is twenty, … (L1, Para.11)
• Did his children know him well?
No. His eldest son tried to know what
his father was like from his neighbors.
His daughter found nothing to talk with
him and his youngest son had very little
to share with him. To his children, he
seemed like a stranger.
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• … researching his father. (L3, Para.9)
• … trying to discover his
father; …trying to get to know what
kind a person his father was.
• (His son)… asking the neighbors what he
was like. They were embarrassed. (L3,
Para.9)
• Why were the neighbors embarrassed?
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• (The youngest is twenty) … doing enough
odd jobs to stay in grass and food. (L2,
Para.11)
… doing enough temporary jobs to stay
alive on drug and food.
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• Over the last two years, Phil stayed up
nights worrying about the boy. (L4,
Para.11)
• Doesn’t a workaholic care about his
family members?
Here the word “grass” refers to
marijuana, a soft and usually illegal drug
made from the dried leaves and flowers
of the hemp (大麻) plant, which
produces a feeling of pleasant relaxation
if smoked or eaten.
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• At the funeral, the … president told
the …widow that the …deceased had
meant much to the company. (L1, Para.13)
mean much to sb: be important to sb
e.g.
This dinner seemed to mean so much to the
old gentleman.
Ernie Harwell's farewell tonight means
much to generations of Detroit Tigers fans.
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• She was afraid he would read her
bitterness and ,after all, she would need
him to straighten out the finances ―the
stock options and all that. (L4, Para.13)
• What is the meaning of bitterness
here, grief, resentment, or animosity
(怀恨)?
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straighten out: settle or resolve;
remove the trouble or ignorance in sb’s
mind
e.g.
Let's try to straighten out this confusion.
You’re clearly rather muddled about office
procedures, but I’ll soon straighten you out.
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stock options: a right granted by a
corporation to officers or employees as
a form of compensation that allows
purchase of corporate stock at a fixed
price at a specified time with
reimbursement (偿还) derived from the
difference between purchase and
market price.
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Part 4
Main Idea of Part 4
• This is the end of the essay. After
the cause of Phil's death being
restated, the author goes on to
report the company president's
inquiry for his successor.
Let’s listen to and read
Part 4 of the text
(Paras. 14-16）
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• Phil was … a heart-attack natural (L2,
Para.14)
Phil was a person suited by
nature for heart-attack
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• How many times is "he finally worked
himself to death, at precisely 3: 00 a.m.
Sunday, morning" repeated in the
essay? Why is it repeated?
Three times. By repeating this sentence,
the author relates the two
contradictory ideas work and Sunday
and thus reveals the personality of the
man and suggests that the man is
destined to be exhausted.
natural: one suited by nature for
a certain purpose or function:
e.g.
She is a natural at mathematics.
You are a natural for this job.
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• How is irony used in language and in
juxtapositions (并列) of image?
Let’s read some sentences in the text:
…worked himself to death ... at 3:00 a. m.
Sunday morning.
On Saturdays, Phil wore a sports jacket to
the office.
... he (his son) went around the
neighborhood researching his father
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By putting contradictory actions or
ideas together such as mentioned
above, the author creates the image of
a workaholic, one who worked on days
when others were having their holidays
and one who failed to be a qualified
husband and father while being
successful in his career.
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He (the company president) asked around:
“Who’s been working the hardest?”
• Why does the essay end with the
question the company president asked?
This question is a bitter irony that
strikes us as heavy-hearted. To find the
replacement of Phil, one who worked
himself to death, the company
president asked "Who's been working
the hardest?"
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2. extracurricular n.
校长十分注重课外活动。他认为，课外
活动有助于培养学生对外部世界的极大
兴趣。
The principal attaches much importance
to extracurricular activities and he
believes that they will help to cultivate
students’ tremendous interest in the
external world.
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1. workaholic n.
² one who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work
Examples
我的顶头上司是一个典型的工作狂，一
年到头每天工作10个小时以上。
My immediate boss is a typical
workaholic, for he works for over ten
hours each day all the year round.
I'm a reasonably hard-working person,
but I'm not a workaholic.
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3. grab v.
² being outside the usual duties of a job or profession
Examples
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4. straighten out v.
² to solve or settle; to remove difficulties or the doubt
² to take hurriedly
Examples
星期一早上，他总是快速冲个澡，胡乱
吃个三明治，接着赶搭出租车去上班。
He always grabs a shower, a sandwich
and then a taxi to go to work every
Monday morning.
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5. stay up v.
² not to sleep in the evening
or ignorance
Examples
既然你要离开公司了,你要在本周内清
算账目。
Since you are leaving the company, you
should straighten out the accounts within
the week.
I was then muddled (乱七八糟的) about the
registration procedures. Luckily, she came in
time to straighten me out.
Examples
为了有时完成他的博士论文,他经常熬
夜。
He often stays up late at night in order to
finish writing his Ph. D. dissertation on time.
I just made a promise that I shall never stay
up late again.
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6. natural n.
² one suited by nature for a certain purpose or function
Examples
他被认为是总裁职位的当然人选，因为
他已经做了近10年出色的副总裁。
He is considered a natural for the post of the
president, for he has been an excellent vicepresident for almost ten years.
She is a natural at mathematics.
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war widows
the deceased father
to pick sb. out from a lineup
to be backed by a powerful
lineup
to work oneself to death
to move to the top spot
extracurricular interest
to list one’s survivors
accurately
before mothering
to do odd jobs
to stay in grass
• 战争造成的寡妇
• 先父
• 在一群人中认出某人
• 得到强有力阵容的支
持
• 工作到死
• 升到最高点/总裁
• 业余爱好
• 准确地把死者家属列
出来
• 生孩子前
• 干零活
• 吸大麻
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to have rosy plump cheeks
a chubby toddler
to survive her husband
marketable skills
marketable commodity
sb’s widowed father
contradictory actions
to contradict each other
to contradict her
a bitter irony
to be heavy-hearted
to inquire sb's address
• 有着红润丰满的面颊
• 胖乎乎的小孩
• 比她丈夫活得长
• 市场所需的技术
• 适销商品
• 鳏居的父亲
• 矛盾的行动
• 互相矛盾
• 驳斥她
• 辛辣的讽刺
• 忧心忡忡
• 查询某人的地址
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New words and expressions in phrase contexts
• to die of a coronary
thrombosis
• an obituary notice
• a lifelong workaholic
• It is hardly conceivable
that…
• by every conceivable
means
• the executive of the
company
• an executive branch
• to board at a friend's house
• a boarding school
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to read one’s bitterness
to straight out the finances
the stock options
a heart-attack natural
to make inquiries about
one’s replacement
the symptoms of the illness
a woman of robust frame
obese kids
sb’s fleshy arms
slim girls
stout matrons
pudgy fingers
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at the inquiry office
to sound rather objective
a prevailing practice
the prevailing party
the dry, sardonic tone
a sardonic smile
full of sarcasm and
bitterness
the cutthroat competition
to be mature and selfmotivated
self-motivated overwork
tobacco consumption
• 死于冠状动脉血栓症
• 讣告
• 终生醉心于工作的人
• 简直难以想象...
• 千方百计
• 公司经理
• 行政部门
• 在一个朋友家搭伙
• 寄宿学校
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• 看出某人的辛酸
• 清理财务问题
• 职工优先认股权
• 先天易得心脏病者
• 询问关于替代某人的
事
• 疾病的症状
• 体形健壮的女人
• 肥胖儿童
• 滚圆的手臂
• 苗条的女孩
• 强健的护士长/主妇
• 胖乎乎的手指头
U5A.5, B3
• 在问讯处
• 听起来相当客观
• 流行的惯例
• 占优势的一方
• 干涩讽刺的语调
• 冷笑，挖苦的笑
• 充满讽刺与刻薄
• 残酷的竞争
• 思想成熟而且上进心
强
• 自我驱动的工作过度
• 烟草消费
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U5A.6, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
• to highlight your positive
•
attribute
• the abuse of drugs and alcohol •
• to abuse a privilege
•
• a significant correlation
•
• mineral substance
•
• stressful work
•
• to alienate potential
•
supporters
• alien people
•
• a rapid deterioration
•
• seasonal affective disorder
•
• to be antecedent to the
•
revolution
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
a grassroots constituency
to eat/read with relish
to have no relish for tragedy
the majority shareholder
to gain market share
a robust young man
robust coffee
a dynamic market
dynamic balance
a dynamic curve
to be energized
a financial syndicate
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
• a look of boredom and
discontent
• a frantic longing for
• to be frantic with grief
• to tickle the jaded palate
• to look jaded
• to feel hopelessly thwarted
• to thwart the conspiracy
• to work for public object
• the indirect object
• a cuplike object
• to object to smoking
• to indulge one’s children
突出你积极品质
毒品酒精的滥用
滥用特权
显著相关
矿物质
产生压力的工作
疏远潜在的支持者
外国人,外星人
迅速的恶化
季节性情感障碍
在革命之前
U5A.8, B3
• 基层选区
• 津津有味地吃/读
• 不喜欢悲剧
• 控股股东
• 获得市场份额
• 精力充沛的年轻人
• 浓咖啡
• 有活力的市场
• 动力平衡
• 动态曲线
• 精力充沛
• 金融财团
U5B.2, B3
• 厌倦和不满的面孔
• 疯狂的渴望
• 悲痛得发狂
• 刺激疲惫的味觉
• 看来疲惫不堪
• 有绝望的挫败感
• 挫败那个阴谋
• 为公共目标做事
• 间接宾语
• 杯状物体
• 反对吸烟
• 对孩子放任
U5A.7, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
an episode in a novel
an episode in a teleplay
to take the reins
to rein in a horse
sb’s net income
the public revenues
economic recession
economic depression
sb’s core competency
to hate bureaucracy
to give sb credit for
to have little constituency
• 小说中的一个片断
• 电视剧的一集
• 掌握控制权
• 悬崖勒马
• 净收入
• 国库收入
• 经济衰退
• 经济萧条
• 核心能力
• 憎恨官僚伤风
• 因…给某人以荣誉
• 没有多少支持者
U5B.1, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
• external causes for
melancholy
• melancholy news
• to make people somber
• a somber January day
• the cause of this malaise
• to pose problems for sb
• to abolish poverty
• economic insecurity
• opulent cars
• radiant happiness
• the aforesaid reformers
• 忧郁的外部原因
• 令人悲伤的消息
• 让人消沉/忧郁
• 一个阴沉的正月天
• 身体不适的原因
• 给……提出问题
• 消除贫困
• 经济不安全(感)
• 豪华汽车
• 容光焕发的喜悦
• 前面提到的改革家
U5B.3, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
• grand friends
• the necessary demeanor
• to lapse into lachrymose
melancholy
• to come to an end by lapse
of time
• as gay as a lark
• to swindled money from
• to drink with a gusto
• to decree a punishment
• to cease forthwith
• the necessity of
subservience
• to be weary and cynical
• 显要的朋友
• 必要的举止
• 陷入悲痛的忧郁
• 因时间流逝而终止
• 像云雀一样快乐
• 诈取……的钱财
• 兴高采烈地喝酒
• 判刑
• 立刻停止
• 服从的必要性
• 令人厌烦还吹毛求疵
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U5B.4, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
to make cynical remarks
to put a stopper on …
to moan to sb.
to become a yes-man
to be condemned to gastric
ulcers
premature old age
to compile a dictionary
wild oats
a contributor to an
encyclopedia
an editorial policy
to be solemn and prudent
• 说风凉话
• 对…喊停
• 向某人抱怨
• 成为应声虫
• 被宣告有胃溃疡
• 早衰
• 编纂词典
• 野燕麦
• 百科全书的撰稿人
• 编辑原则
• 严肃而谨慎
U5B.6, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
• to endure the abominable
beings
• to tweak noses
• to dry up
• to dry up the dishes
• to boot
• to run riot
• to provoke a riot
• riot police
• 忍受讨厌的人
• 拧鼻子
• 耗尽,住口
• 把碟子擦干
• 并且
• 肆意放纵
• 挑动骚乱
• 防暴警察
U5B.5, B3
New words and expressions in phrase contexts
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
tolerance for idiosyncrasies
to flatten out sth
to act on impulse
to take felicity to do sth
to express oneself with felicity
innumerable things
a wine merchant
to cold-shoulder one’s friends
the stick-in-the-mud Mr.
Such-and-such
• to give free rein to whim
• the doctrine of evolution
• the legal doctrine
• 容许特异性
• 抹平某事
• 一时冲动做事
• 乐于做某事
• 措词恰当
• 无数的事情
• 酒商
• 轻视老朋友
• 保守的某某先生
• 对任性不加约束
• 进化论
• 法律原则
U5A.5, B3
Old to new
• a notice of a death
• a person who works
obsessively
• that can be imagined or
believed
• a person having managerial
authority
• to live longer than
• to pay to sleep and eat in sb’s
house
• a woman whose husband has
died
• sb. who has died
• a line of people
• obituary
• workaholic
• conceivable
• executive
• survive
• board
• widow
• deceased
• lineup
III. rhetorical features
Rhetoric
Features
of the Text
U5-B3
Use of illustrative details
• The impression of the company man
one gets after reading the story is that
he devoted all his thoughts and energy
to work and everything else was
secondary to that and the end might be
considered tragically heroic: he worked
himself to death.
• That general impression is made vivid
by illustrative details.
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III. Rhetorical features
U5-B3
• So one of the most obvious techniques
to make the story a success, among
others such as the repetition of some
key sentences “he worked himself to
death” and “the obituary didn’t say
that”), some key phrases and key words
(type A, work, overweight), is the
employment of details.
III. Rhetorical features
U5-B3
• To show how hard he worked:
• He worked six days a week, five of them
until eight or nine at night, during a time
when his own company had begun the fourday week for everyone but the executives.
• To show his poverty in hobbies
• “He had no outside ‘extracurricular
interests,’ unless, of course, you think about
a monthly golf game that way”.
U5-B3
• To show his lack of a proper way
towards meals;
• He always ate egg salad sandwiches at his
desk.
• To show that he was somewhat remote
from his children
• In the day and a half before the funeral, he
(his dearly beloved eldest of the dearly
beloved children) sent around the
neighborhood researching his father, asking
the neighbors what he was like.
U5-B3
IV. Writing
III. Rhetorical features
The role of work in life
• Directions: People's attitudes toward
work vary. Some live to work. They
believe work to be the goal of life and
spare no pains to have a fulfilling career.
Others, however, work to live. To them
work is of little value but a
breadwinning process. Write an essay
of no less than 300 words, stating your
opinion on the role of work in one's life.
Cite some examples to illustrate your
viewpoint.
The role of work
in life
U5-B3
IV. Writing
The role of work in life
• People's attitudes toward work vary.
Some live to work while others work to
live. As for me, I place life at the first
place and believe work should serve as
the access to high quality life.
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U5-B3
IV. Writing
• In my opinion, work is of course a
necessary, if not an indispensable, way to
support oneself and to have a meaningful
life. With the money earned from work,
one can cultivate one's hobbies, travel
around and lead a comfortable life. But if
one is filled with stress from work and is
hampered from having an enjoyable life,
then one becomes the slave of work
instead of the master of oneself. There
are too many people who spend the best
time of their life on work, which in many
cases does not stimulate their interest or
fill them with the joy of life.
U5-B3
IV. Writing
The workaholics, who have spent all their
time on work but who have neglected
their family and their friends, may get a
satisfying position, but in the meantime,
they have become strangers to their
family and they may lose their friends.
Work, instead of giving them a sense of
accomplishment, becomes a hurdle to a
happy life.
U5-B3
IV. Writing
• Some will state that they can get the
sense of success from work. Yes,
that's just how work will help you
obtain a healthy life. But if one places
work at the first place, I would say
that one is putting the cart before the
horse. When one's life is filled with
work only, life will become
meaningless.
U5-B3
IV. Writing
• I believe life is more than work. There
can be a lot of pursuits in life. In
addition to work, we can cultivate
interesting hobbies, enjoy family
warmth and friendship, and do many
other good and meaningful things. Our
happiness lies in just living naturally,
with work being only a means to
guarantee a better life.
U5-B3
V. Speaking and Listening
Speaking
and
Listening
Oral activities
• Topic for discussion:
• People in the world can be divided into
two types ― those who work to live and
those who live to wak. Which type sould
you like to be and why?
• Instructions:
• Have a debate as a whole class.
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V. Speaking and Listening
U5-B3
Phonetic training
• Let the record show this is the third day
of this senate hearing investigating
human rights violations by the recently
disbanded (解散) Counter Terrorist Unit.
Yesterday, when we adjourned (休会),
we were discussing brutality and torture
by CTU agents in the course of their
operations. Will the witness please state
his name? …
V. Speaking and Listening
U5-B3
Listening activities
• Listen to a material about Jack Welch,
the CEO of General Electric and finish
the exercise.
VI. After-class tasks
• Do the dictation.
Free from Debt Trouble
• Read Text II and write a summary.
Collection of Sayings
• Finish all the exercises in Unit 5
• Try to remember new words in Unit 6.
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